Chapter 769 The Premier League is really crazy!
Since joining Liverpool in the Premier League, Torres has reached the peak of his career. Not only has his goal efficiency skyrocketed, but his performance and role on the court have also continued to soar, making him a world-class center forward.
But in just three years, Torres suffered injuries in two years, both of which were groin strains.
The so-called groin strain is actually a strain on the inner thigh muscles, which is located at the junction of the abdomen and legs, the two grooves on the left and right sides of the genitals.
The groin is also a very troublesome area and is also a high-risk area for player injuries.
If it is a mild strain, then just take a rest and recuperate for a while, maybe a week at the shortest or two to three weeks at the longest, and you will basically be healed.
But if it is a serious strain, then the problem is big and may be accompanied by other symptoms, but the most terrible thing is that it affects the player's competitive level, such as speed and explosive power.
What's worse is that in the second half of last season, Torres injured his knee and underwent two surgeries, and was out for four months.
In his haste to return to the game, he participated in the World Cup in South Africa, which resulted in Torres being injured again in the World Cup final. This time, his ligament was torn, which forced him to spend the entire summer recovering from the injury, and he almost missed the start of the Premier League.
Two groin strains, two knee surgeries, and a ligament tear, all three injuries are very serious. Fans may not be able to see anything through game recordings and videos, but as a professional, Nuno Kroos can easily see the impact he has suffered.
The explosive power has declined!
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"Remember Shevchenko?" Su Dong asked.
Everyone nodded. This was the superstar that Chelsea had brought in with a huge sum of money. They even gave up on bringing in Su Dong for him.
But in retrospect, Shevchenko was the worst transfer Chelsea had ever made, especially considering that they gave up Su Dong for him, which was simply the worst operation in the history of world football.
"Shevchenko lost his speed and explosiveness due to injuries, so his performance declined rapidly after joining Chelsea."
The Soviet Union and Eastern Europe were very sympathetic to what happened to Ukraine's nuclear warheads back then.
"Although his statistics were still very good in his last season at AC Milan, if you watch his games, you will find that his one-on-one performance has declined significantly. After joining Chelsea, he can no longer be an all-round center forward. He is only left with shooting and scoring ability and awareness, which does not meet Mourinho's tactical requirements."
After a pause, Su Dong continued.
"Torres' situation is actually similar to Shevchenko's. He played for about 20 minutes in the game against Arsenal, but from his performances, his speed may not be obvious, but his explosiveness has obviously declined."
"Is this true?" Pepe was a little bit unconvinced.
"Nuno Cruz said so." Su Dong said firmly.
Everyone immediately believed it a lot.
Nuno Cruz has been committed to sports performance analysis over the years and has extensive experience in improving players' sports performance. He has also led to the rise of this position. Nowadays, courses in this area have been established at the University of Lisbon and Loughborough University, and Nuno Cruz is a professor at these two universities.
If he had not been so close to Su Dong that he could not let go of him, he would have become his teacher by now.
When Nuno Cruz said Torres had declined, most people believed it.
"Why isn't it very obvious?" Pepe wondered.
He carefully studied Torres' game videos, the more than 20 minutes in the first round, and the World Cup games after Torres returned from injury, and he really didn't notice any problems.
"That's because he is only 26 years old." Su Dong said.
Professional players at the age of 26 are generally at the peak of their physical condition, and players at this age are very strong.
So Torres participated in the World Cup immediately after having knee surgery, but was injured again in the World Cup final, this time with a torn ligament. After recovering from the injury, he returned before the new season.
"Not being able to rest well is Torres' biggest problem now."
Nuno Cruz even feels that these three waves of injuries are linked together, and the reason is that he did not get a good rest after the injury, and the previous injury was not fully recovered, which led to the outbreak of the next injury.
"Although it doesn't seem obvious, there is actually a performance gap, especially for a player like Torres who is known for his speed and explosiveness. Even a slight decline may lead to a significant reduction in his overall performance."
This is also the most inexplicable part of football games.
Torres is best at speed and explosive power, the kind of small-range speed and direction changes and forced overtaking. Assuming his original speed and explosive power were both 100, now his speed has dropped slightly, but not obviously, to 90, and his explosive power has reached 80.
Then the question is, when he really gets into the competition, he will find that many of the moves that he used to be familiar with can still be done now, but the effect is just a little bit different.
Sometimes you can clearly pass, but just fall short by a tiny bit and fail.
This is a situation that is very detrimental to the players' confidence.
Torres was hailed as Spain's golden boy and had been placed with high hopes since he was a child, so he tried his best to catch up with the World Cup, but the result was obviously not what he expected.
Of course, he got the World Cup title as he wished, but the price he paid was also very painful.
As for whether it is worth it, it depends on his own judgment.
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One of the important reasons why Nuno Cruz focused on studying Torres was that Su Dong was also 26 years old.
Looking back, Su Dong actually likes to show speed and explosiveness, and also likes to change speed and direction, but this kind of technical movements are very easy to get injured, especially when he reaches a certain age.
One of the important reasons why Su Dong has not suffered any injuries in recent years is the protection provided by his personal coaching team including Nuno Cruz.
However, the speed at which players' physical fitness declines is directly proportional to their age, and this cannot be changed by human will.
As early as two or three years ago, Nuno Cruz proposed that the Soviet Union should undergo appropriate transformation, such as reducing explosive shots like Batistuta GOL.
Torres' problems aren't just his, and he's definitely not his last.
The main reason why Su Dong brought this up at this time is to remind Pepe and even his close teammates to take it seriously.
Whenever you are injured, you must take good care of your body.
At least, Su Dong and his team are never stingy with their friends.
"Now I basically know how to defend him!" Pepe said with confidence.
This is a somewhat unfair victory, but professional football is not a place for morality and ethics. Pepe is a professional player and his duty is to use all means to kill his opponents.
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The day before Manchester City's match against Liverpool, the Premier League held several second-round matches.
Arsenal beat Blackpool 6-0 at home thanks to a hat-trick from Theo Walcott.
It was a merciless massacre.
Blackpool received a red card in the 31st minute and had one less player than Arsenal. The game subsequently became one-sided and Arsenal scored six goals in a row.
Chamakh, the center forward who was brought in by Wenger from Bordeaux on a free transfer, also scored a goal in the final stages of the game.
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As if they had made an appointment with Arsenal, Chelsea, who beat West Bromwich Albion 6-0 at home in the first round, won another 6-0 away game against Wigan Athletic in this round. Ancelotti's team also won 6-0 away from home.
What surprised everyone was that Drogba once again performed a hat trick.
However, this round was an assist hat trick.
The Ivorian Elephant King assisted his teammates to score three goals and also scored two goals himself.
This rhythm is simply going against the will of heaven!
After seeing Drogba's amazing performance and Chelsea's two consecutive 6-0 crazy goals, Pepe was amazed.
"Drogba is like a runaway African elephant now, it's scary!" Pepe said with a sad face.
Just that afternoon, he vowed that Drogba would not be able to score another hat trick.
Yes, Drogba was one goal short of a hat-trick this time, but he did have an assists hat-trick.
After this game, Drogba topped the scorer and assist lists with five goals and three assists.
The league has only played two rounds, so the current data is not yet reliable, but it is already amazing enough to be able to put in such a performance.
You know, such data have appeared in the past for Su Dong, Ronaldo and Messi.
Who could have thought that Drogba would have such an amazing explosion? …
I don’t know if it was influenced by Arsenal and Chelsea, or if the goddess of goal suddenly had a big sale tonight.
In Newcastle's home game against Aston Villa, with Andy Carroll's hat-trick, the Magpies also beat Aston Villa 6-0 at home.
This made Su Dong completely confused!
Oh my god!
Is the Premier League too scary?
Drogba is fine, but now even young players like Walcott and Andy Carroll can surpass Su Dong? "Before tonight, I was the second in the scorer list. Now, where have I fallen to?" Su Dong asked with a wry smile.
All the teammates found it funny.
Who said it wasn't? Who could have thought that there would be such a sudden surge of goals in this round of the Premier League? Six to zero in three games, this is simply amazing!
Marcelo was really a timely help. He specially logged on to the website to check, and told Su Dong the answer with sympathy.
"Mr. Su Dong, congratulations, you are not in the top ten of the scorer list!"
Everyone burst into laughter.
This round was really crazy.
Gareth Bale, John Elmand, Craig Gardner, Kalou, Anelka, these players all scored twice, plus the players who scored in the first and second rounds...
If Su Dong didn't score a goal in this round, he would really fall out of the top ten.
Don't ask Su Dong what he feels at this moment, just feel sad! The Premier League is really crazy!
Su Dong began to miss the Bundesliga.
(End of this chapter)
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