Zhou Yi agreed to play the midfielder so quickly because he occasionally played the midfielder in real or virtual games. For example, when the opponent pushes him too tightly in the frontcourt, he has to retreat. At this time, he is actually a midfielder.

Moreover, the division of position in modern football is no longer so obvious.

When a player's position on the field is most clear, he may appear in the lineup played by the game broadcast.

When the game starts, the players' positions are not very fixed, especially those in the midfield and frontcourt, who always have to change positions and keep running.

Modern football is not like before. It is said to be a midfielder, so it is fixed in the back, responsible for defense full-time and does nothing else. At that time, the midfielder Kong Wu was strong and had fierce defense, but his offensive ability was not worth mentioning and he rarely participated in the offense.

In the past, the division of labour of football was clear. The center was responsible for goals, the winger was responsible for crossing, the front midfielder was responsible for organizing offense, and the back midfielder was responsible for defense. At that time, as long as you know the position of a player, you could basically know what he was good at.

But now, it's different.

Modern football has more and more comprehensive requirements for players' abilities, and its position significance is becoming more and more blurred. The center can not score goals, but it has to make a goal back. The winger can not pass, but it has to cut back and shoot. The front midfielder can not pass the ball, but it has to be able to score forward. The back midfielder can not be good at defense, but it has to be able to organize the offense... Even the goalkeeper is gradually starting to rush out of the small penalty area, expanding the defense area to the large penalty area, and even the entire second half. This is called "expanding the defense area and cooperating with high-level ball control."

So it does not mean that hitting the back midfield means that the distance from creating a threat is getting farther and farther away. It does not mean that hitting the back midfield will not be so beautiful.

Since Pirlo redefined the midfielder, more and more organizational cores have been playing the midfielder.

For example, Barcelona's Xavi, and for Liverpool and Real Madrid, Xavi Alonso.

The classical front midfielder who used to organize attacks by passing the ball has gradually withdrawn from the stage and has become history. The current front midfielder is instead required to play like a shadow forward, or even... a center forward.

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After determining where to play in the new season, the rest is how to play in the midfield and then train.

Tactical training is different from physical training. Each training class is only open to the public for fifteen minutes at the beginning, and fans and reporters can watch and shoot outside.

But after these fifteen minutes, the training ground was closed and not shown to anyone, except for the reporters on the official website of Dortmund.

But even the photos and videos taken by the reporters on the official website must be reviewed by the coaching staff, and some irrelevant things can be released, such as players practicing shooting, and playing together during training intervals... Such a scene.

The parts involving specific tactical drills must be kept strictly confidential.

Any coach attaches great importance to his team's tactics and cannot be easily revealed.

If a leak occurs, it is a serious problem.

So after the tactical training began, no one outside knew that Zhou Yi had changed to play the midfielder.

The team members were a little surprised.

"You play as a midfielder in the new season?" Groschloitz looked up and down Zhou Yi's body, but he was still not strong. "What did Klopp think? Isn't he worried that you will become our only weakness?"

"Hey, Kevin, don't say that..." Mark stood up again to defend Zhou Yi. "Zhou Yi is really weak and is really not good at defense..." When he said this, he paused for a moment, and he wanted to say "but", but he didn't think of what he took to the next one. After pausing for a moment, he had to say, "Okay, actually I don't know why the head coach wants you to hit the back..."

"In our China, there is a saying that can explain why I want to hit the back." Zhou Yi looked like a master and tone.

"What is the saying?"

"A step back and the sea will expand the sky." Zhou Yi said in German.

For Zhou Yi, this is true. When the position retreats, the sea and the sky are wide open.

He returned to his room that night and experimented with kicking the back midfield in the virtual world. He felt that it was a little different from kicking the front midfield, but it was not as big as the earth. And the defensive pressure he was under was indeed less.

If he doesn't know how to pass a long time, it might be awkward, but now he has long pass skills, so it's no different from playing in the front midfielder.

Moreover, no one stipulates that long passes can be used to play the midfielder. He can also use medium and short passes to organize the attack. He can also insert forward at any time to participate in the attack, put pressure on the opponent's defense line, and become the key figure who breaks the deadlock and balance.

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Since he confirmed that Zhou Yi changed to play a midfielder, Klopp has been paying close attention to Zhou Yi and wants to see how Zhou Yi performs in this new position.

Any player needs a period of adaptation in a new position, more or less long or short.

But Zhou Yi's adaptation cycle seems to be particularly short...

Even if some newcomers came to the team, he didn't seem to show a sense of strangeness. He still seemed to be training with them for a long time.

This is a characteristic of Zhou Yi, and Klopp was not surprised. He just felt that with such an incredible talent, there were probably not many people in the world... Is this talent considered a "proficient" VIP platinum upgraded version?

Zhou Yi also had time to adapt to the position of the back midfielder, but it was soon obvious that he had already started playing well.

Although the position is different from before, the work they do is still the same, all of which are organized and controlled the rhythm.

In the position of the back midfielder, Zhou Yi still showed his strong ability to read games, analyze games and process these information.

In fact, the old players of Dortmund know about these abilities, and they have seen them last season. However, in the new position, Zhou Yi still did such a good job, and they were a little surprised - should this kid play as a midfielder? Otherwise, why is he so in this position?

What is even more surprising is the new players who have only joined Dortmund this season.

They were surprised that Zhou Yi was young and performed like a veteran on the court with rich experience. Moreover, from front midfield to back midfield, it was so natural and seamless that it also attracted their booths attention.

When Kagawa Shinji was interviewed by Japanese reporters, he talked about his impression of Zhou Yi.

"... Although I have heard Keestsan talk about Zhou Yi frequently before. But after coming here, I know how powerful Zhou Sang is. Although he is young, he has talents and abilities beyond ordinary people. I think it takes him to observe and read games faster than all of us. After he receives the ball, he can pass the football to the next place immediately without observing it. And this choice is still correct... This is really incredible!"

Japanese reporters couldn't believe it at first, and thought Shinji Kagawa was exaggerating.

No matter how powerful Zhou Yi is, he is not worthy of such an evaluation, right?

I feel like I am no longer an ordinary human. Is his brain so powerful?

But if you analyze it, what reason does Shinji Kagawa have to brag about a Chinese player to them? What are the benefits of doing this? In order to please Zhou Yi? Is it worth it?

Therefore, Japanese journalists were half-believing and half-doubting about Shinji Kagawa's words.

On the one hand, I think Zhou Yi is indeed powerful, but on the other hand, I think Zhou Yi is not that powerful - do you think they are confused or not.

In fact, Japanese reporters are a little selfish: they hope that Shinji Kagawa can play the main force in Dortmund. However, in the front midfielder, Shinji Kagawa faces a very powerful opponent, that is, Zhou Yi.

Zhou Yi's performance in the team last season was not enough to describe it as "stunning".

Zhou Yi is highly valued by Klopp. It is not easy for Shinji Kagawa to challenge Zhou Yi.

If these reporters knew that Zhou Yi had changed to a midfielder, I wonder what they felt...

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Everyone was full of expectations for Zhou Yi's performance in the new position, but Zhou Yi himself was very calm.

Because he can test his performance in this area through virtual training and competitions in advance, it is not surprising that he has his current performance.

Compared to himself, he cared more about his good friend Mark.

Since being drawn from the second team, Mark has been training with the first team.

Zhou Yi hopes that Mark can eventually stay in the first team.

But now it seems that Mark is a little difficult to deal with the training intensity of the first team, and he may have to pay more to stay here...

Mark obviously knew this, so despite the rigorous training and the coach was very harsh, he never complained, but gritted his teeth and participated in daily training, striving to complete the training requirements set by the coach during training.

Being able to become a real Dortmund player and play football on the West**** Stadium on behalf of the first team was his childhood dream.

Although this dream has been sealed for a while.

But it is precisely because of this experience that he cherishes this opportunity even more and is unwilling to give up.
Chapter completed!