The White Star Team is indeed very distressed at the moment.

Today is July 2o. In the five friendly matches held before the season, the team won one win, two draws and two losses. For a newly promoted team, the situation is not good, but it is not bad.

The team's formation has gradually stabilized in these friendly matches, but at this critical moment, midfielder Baptis accidentally sprained his knee in the last friendly match. After examination by the hospital, it was determined that his knee ligament was torn and he would lie on the hospital bed for at least three months. In addition, it would take another month to recover from sexual training. In total, he would be absent from the league for four months!

Four months!

Basically, half a season has been ruined!

If the team still has a midfielder who can replace it, it would be no big deal, but the team really can't find someone who can replace Baptis.

Faced with such a harsh situation, head coach Mazu and assistant coach Philip discussed for a long time, but there was no good way. They could only temporarily change the formation, from a 3-5-2 double back midfield formation to a 4-4-2 single back midfield diamond standing formation.

However, the 4-4-2 diamond position seems to have an extra defender and the defense line has been strengthened, but let's take a look at the midfield:

There are four midfielders, one front midfielder, two wing forwards, and only one midfielder is in the position of the back midfielder - Driss. He not only has to organize the team's offense, but also has to take on the task of midfield defense.

In this case, it puts higher requirements on Dris's physical fitness, which is not an easy task for a veteran who is nearly 30 years old;

Second, Dris is the back midfielder after all, and the core of the whole team. He must be the target of the opponent's focus. As long as the opponent arranges one person to cut off the connection between Dris and the back line... that is equivalent to exposing the entire back line to the opponent's artillery fire. Although there are four defenders, losing the barrier of the back midfielder is not so reassuring.

So Dris needs someone to protect him from the side, otherwise there is a very bad situation where the midfield and frontcourt are disconnected from the backcourt, but this person is a pity that there is no one at the moment!

In the end, Mazu and Philip could only look at each other and smile bitterly, let's try it!

As for Zhang Xu, Mazu and Philip didn't think of him at all. Why? Can you still expect him to take on such a difficult task for the team if you almost failed the trial?

After the last friendly match, in order to make the team familiar with the new formation as soon as possible, Mazu and Philip focused on practicing the formation of 4-4-2 diamond positions in the team competition.

However, the effect is not very ideal.

July 21, 2o11, this is a memorable day for Zhang Xu, because on this day, he officially joined the Belgian Second Division Voluvi White Star Club.

At 8 o'clock in the morning, the club conducted a routine physical examination on Zhang Xu and then held a simple signing ceremony.

At the signing ceremony, the club only invited a small local media, and then posted a photo of Zhang Xu wearing the No. 15 jersey on the club's official website and gave a brief explanation of Zhang Xu's situation.

In this way, Zhang Xu officially entered the ranks of professional football!

Although he has entered the ranks of professional football, Zhang Xu is still quite far from the first team, so he obediently followed his assistant coach Philip to the training ground of u21.

In the British league, the second only to the first team is called the reserve team, but in other countries' leagues, there is no such thing as the reserve team, only u21.

u21 is generally composed of first-team substitutes, plus the main players who have recovered from injury and excellent young players, etc., to form the u21 team.?

"Young guys, you have a new teammate!" Philip took Zhang Xu to the side of the training ground of u21. After greeting the u21 team members, he pulled Zhang Xu to stand in front of the team and said with a smile: "I think I'd better let zhang introduce himself!"

Zhang Xu was not polite, so he jumped out casually and introduced himself seriously: "Hello everyone, my name is..."

Before they could tell their name, many of the teammates of u21 laughed: "Your name is zhang, a Chinese academic master from the Sixth University of Paris, everyone knows this, right?"

"Oh, you all know?" Zhang Xu laughed dryly in surprise, then stroked his head in a very coquettish way: "It seems that the charm of my academic master is really unstoppable. Even you know it!"

"Haha..." The teammates were stunned for Zhang Xu's funny first, and then laughed loudly.

Philip was very satisfied that Zhang Xu could integrate into the team so quickly, so he clapped his hands: "Okay, guys, zhang is our only new teammate this year, so let's welcome him with the most noble entry ceremony of the White Star Team!"

"Wow! Obey the order, Mr. Philip!" The teammates laughed strangely, which made Zhang Xu feel a bad feeling.

Sure enough, the teammates rushed around and lifted the frightened Zhang Xu up, then shouted "One, two, three, victory! Victory! Victory!" and threw Zhang Xu high, caught, and then caught him, three times in a row, then put down the frightened Zhang Xu.

"I'm scared to death!" Zhang Xu pretended to be a woman, patting his chest shyly. His funny appearance once again made his teammates laugh.

"Haha, guys, zhang is not just a top student, but also a strong monster. He is currently playing as a back-end midfielder in the team." Philip smiled and helped Zhang Xu to clear the squad: "Do you guys introduce yourself too?"

"Zhang, hello, my name is Marco, front midfielder!"

"I'm Kevin. You should know that my hands are so long. I'm a goalkeeper! Haha!"

"Jeremy, forward."

"My name is Laurent. I am a versatile player in the team. I can play from the backcourt to the frontcourt!"

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After a happy introduction to each other, the training of the u21 team officially began.

Because the league is imminent and the team's tactics have not yet been fully formed, the daily training, except for restorative training and special training, is mainly tactical exercises for most of the time.

Once they entered the training, the team members who were originally laughing and playing immediately became serious and completed the training tasks strictly in accordance with Philip's requirements.

Philip, who is usually kind as an old man, suddenly became extremely serious on the training ground. His tight face makes people feel terrible.

During training, as long as there are some players who are not doing well, they will definitely be scolded like a storm. Zhang Xu is naturally no exception, and he is scolded at the top.

Less than an hour after the training began, Zhang Xu had been scolded for more than ten times, and he was scolded by Philip every time and was in a mess.

Furthermore, after entering the training state, the level midfield training system was immediately activated. The extremely seductive female voice prompt sound in the training module was mixed with Philip's angry scolding. Zhang Xu felt very distressed from the inside out.

However, is Zhang Xu's special treatment nothing more than that? Of course not!

When the player was resting during the training interval, Philip called Zhang Xu aside and handed him a stack of printed papers: "zhang, this is your training plan. You have outstanding physical fitness, but your technical and tactical knowledge and ability level are not my ability to hit you. You should have a clear idea of ​​it. It is indeed too low. So, in addition to completing the same training tasks as your teammates, you also have to complete the additional training tasks according to the plan I gave you!"

"Of course, these extra trainings are performed when others are resting. Are you willing?" Philip looked at Zhang Xu seriously.

"I do!" Zhang Xu slashed the gold and agreed in a stern manner.

"Very good!" Philip nodded with satisfaction, opened the training plan in Zhang Xu's hand, and explained: "Your problem is mainly tactical issues, and cooperation with teammates is a problem, so I have prepared a lot of game videos for you, hoping that you can take time to watch and learn well."

"In addition, you also need to improve your steals and man-tapping skills, and at the same time pay attention to cultivating your sense of position! Of course, I have equipped you with a special training coach, and he is ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

"Ah?! You? This is not good. For me, I'll delay your rest time!" Zhang Xu was surprised and felt moved.

"I'm a 46-year-old man, so it doesn't matter if I can see you growing up in my hands!" Philip waved his hand and said indifferently.

"Thank you!" Zhang Xu could only express sincere thanks from the bottom of his heart for such an old man who was devoted to helping you.

"Okay, kid, go and train with others. When you rest, you will come to me again! By the way, you know, I won't show mercy when I train, be careful! Haha"
Chapter completed!