Newcastle training ground.
Today's training hasn't started yet.
There will be a duel with Chelsea tomorrow, so there won’t be too high-intensity training today.
"Why did you lose to Boyle on purpose?" Flick chatted with Lu Yang while eating breakfast.
Recently, Lu Yang has almost become the "sparing partner" of the team.
He will supervise everyone's training, and his training volume is the strongest in the team.
To put it bluntly, Flick was sometimes really afraid that Lu Yang would be exhausted.
After all, Lu Yang still had Sophia to take care of.
Sophia had just given birth for three months and was almost recovering. It was the time when Lu Yang was needed to accompany her.
Thinking of this, Flick suddenly understood.
Damn it!
No wonder Lu exercises so hard.
Is this making ends meet at home?
"I didn't let him go. He was really fast. I felt he was faster than Bayizami." Lu Yang ate eggs crazily. Don't ask why, he had to make up for it!
"What's going on there? His lateral movement ability has indeed improved, but if he wants to compare with you, he's still far behind." Flick smiled.
In fact, many of the team's internal trainings are recorded with data.
However, Lu Yang's state during confrontation training with his teammates was obviously much worse than what was recorded in the data.
In other words, Lu Yang occasionally deliberately loses to his teammates.
"After all, the public opinion outside is so bad now. I'm afraid they won't be able to bear it. I have to give them some confidence." Lu Yang told the truth.
The young people in the team need words like "Lu and I are similar in this aspect" to boost their confidence.
Otherwise, they would have been overwhelmed by the overwhelming doubts.
Or, they become problem children with weird tempers who don't care about the overall situation but insist on trying to prove themselves through childish behavior.
That would be too bad.
"Are you confident in tomorrow's game?" Flick finally asked.
This is important to him.
Because he is not the same as the generally optimistic attitude in the current team.
The team can achieve an incredible score of 12 to 2, which is really exciting.
But the opponent is Maccabi Haifa.
The opponent in the next round is Chelsea, currently ranked top two in the Premier League standings!
This is one of the toughest bones in the Premier League.
"Of course not." Lu Yang shook his head, "But I am confident in the next four games."
After Chelsea, Newcastle's opponents are West Ham United, Queens Park Rangers, Swansea and Southampton.
Except for West Ham United, which is a strong team, the other three teams are all at the relegation level.
Pretty much the same as Stoke City.
As long as Newcastle is in normal condition, they can win at least three of these four games.
By then, the pressure from public opinion will be less.
In fact, Newcastle's recent four-game losing streak has nothing to do with Newcastle's state. It's because of the devilish schedule.
Manchester United and Tottenham are the big6.
Wolves and Aston Villa are strong teams.
From Newcastle's perspective, they even got a point against Tottenham, which is pretty good.
They didn't do badly.
Don’t get carried away by the schedule.
The most important thing is to ensure a good mentality and state.
On October 25, the ninth round of the Premier League begins.
Newcastle vs Chelsea.
Chelsea had a total of 17 shots in the game.
This is quite rare for Chelsea.
When they face strong teams, they often only have three or five shooting opportunities in a game.
And Newcastle...under Chelsea's fierce and tough style of play, they were obviously afraid of being kicked.
They were lost in the blue forest of muscle.
Newcastle lost to the Blues 1-2 in the end.
Lu Yang scored Newcastle's only goal, raising his personal number of goals to thirteen.
Two players, Lima and Dominguez, have already tied Lu Yang in terms of goals scored, and the three of them are tied for first place in the Premier League.
After the game, the major media gave Newcastle a verdict.
"Skills stop here!" Chelsea kicked Newcastle on the edge of the cliff into the abyss! 》
"Fourteen in the standings!" Newcastle are on the verge of relegation! 》
"Newcastle, which is ravaging the UEFA Cup, is not worth mentioning in the Premier League! 》
"Newcastle have not won in five games. Where is the road ahead?" 》
"cowardice! Weak! Clumsy! Rough! Newcastle are like headless flies under Chelsea's defense! 》
"A fallen phoenix is worse than a chicken!" Newcastle have collapsed, and fourth place in the standings is just a mirror image. Relegation is their top priority this season! 》
Lost again.
Reality slapped Newcastle players in the face.
They thought they could win.
Of course, what makes them most angry is not losing.
But what Talista said in an interview with the media the next day: "Lu is overestimated, or he overestimated himself. He is indeed the biggest contributor to the miracle of Sanremo."
"He also led Barcelona and Real Madrid to win the Champions League."
“But that has everything to do with his teammates.”
"He couldn't have done this without those teammates. Just like he is struggling now at Newcastle, he is no match for us at Chelsea."
"In fact, if he hadn't been lucky enough to avoid the French team this summer and avoid being defeated by Zizo, I would even think Zizo is more deserving of this year's Ballon d'Or and World Footballer than him."
Talista's one stone stirred up a thousand waves.
This time it’s not just the Premier League.
The entire European football world has entered a fierce debate stage because of this statement.
Newcastle and all that have been forgotten by everyone.
Everyone is now beginning to question the championship value of Lu Yang's career.
Can he succeed without the assistance of Moric and others in Sanremo?
What would it be like in Barcelona without the help of Mateo and others?
What would it be like to be in Real Madrid without the help of superstars such as Zizzo?
In the Italian national team, not to mention, the stars are shining, is Lu Yang the one who picks the peaches?
For a time, everything was possible.
The scene was once very chaotic.
However, on the night Talista was interviewed, he was waiting for a call from Lu Yang.
Talista frowned and said, "Lu, you've really done me a disservice this time."
Lu Yang smiled and said: "I really didn't expect it to cause such a big commotion, but as a bounty hunter, you are not required to bring your own traffic, but you must be able to generate traffic when needed."
"In this way, it will obviously be much easier to negotiate a contract extension between you and Chelsea, isn't it?"
"Of course, the premise is that Paris will not poach you by giving you a higher salary."
Talista was amused by Lu Yang: "I just hope that the kids on your team won't find anyone to smash the windows of my house, otherwise..."
There was a clang.
There was the sound of breaking glass from Talista's side.
"Shet! This horse riding is the third wave today!" Talista was quite speechless.
Lu Yang's popularity is too high.
In particular, many die-hard fans of the Sanremo Miracle expressed their disbelief at Talista's behavior.
Talista's ridicule of Lu Yang certainly put Lu Yang at the forefront and absorbed all the negative comments for Newcastle.
But didn’t Talista also suffer a wave of retribution?
London, Morici's home.
Emma beamed, she had just received news about the person she hired.
The other party completed the task.
Emma happily paid the balance.
"Why are you so happy? Is it because Arsenal has been at the top of the Premier League standings for eight consecutive rounds?" Moric said in dismay.
Emma's smile faded: "No. It's because those who slandered Brother Lu Yang finally got their comeuppance."
Moliqi asked: "You mean Talista? No, no, no, he is not the one who slandered Lu, and he wouldn't dare."
"Anyone who has played with Lu can't possibly slander him because we all know that the praise Lu receives is far less than his actual dedication."
"At first glance, Talista is in a relationship with Lu."
"Newcastle's current situation is very bad, but not that bad. They lost not because they are too weak, but because their opponents are too strong. But if they are affected by public opinion and make their players lose confidence, they will face If you play against a weaker opponent, you may fall behind.”
"It will be really weak then."
"We at Sanremo have fought our way up from a weak position. We know this feeling all too well. Without strong spiritual beliefs, we will never be able to withstand the disdain from the outside world."
"Newcastle and Sanremo are different. Although Sanremo is humble, they have won championships all the way. Although we are weak, we have championship belief and we know we can win."
"And Newcastle does not have championship genes and beliefs. You cannot ask a young player who has never won a championship to suddenly have the mental quality of a championship player. This is unfair and unrealistic."
"Coupled with Newcastle's background, excessive spotlights are focused here, magnifying any mistakes made by young players countless times."
"So Lu needs to create a topic so that people all over the world pay attention to him, discuss and even question and abuse him. This way he can share the pressure on other players in the team."
"Until these players shine, until they tell Lu through their actions that they are ready to receive attention from all of England and even all of European football, then they will return to the spotlight."
Emma finally understood: "So Talista is one of our own?"
Moliqi nodded: "Although he looks ugly, he has a good heart."
Talista? ? ?
"Oops!" Emma quickly returned to the bedroom and contacted her "mercenary" on her mobile phone.
But it was too late.
The next day, there were news reports that Talista was hit by a rain of stones in the middle of the night.
He was accidentally hit and his brow bone was broken, and he has already undergone surgery.
For the next period of time, he will need to wear special facial protection when he appears.
Another masked man in the Premier League was born.
The name of Talista, the Bounty Batman, spread like wildfire.
…
"ah!"
"oh!"
"Forehead!"
"oh!"
The scene at Newcastle's training ground was unsightly.
If you didn't say that the players were training and just listened to the sound, you might think they were there.
But as it turned out, they were really training.
"Don't hide. I told you, if you hide once, you will get ten more. Think carefully for yourselves!"
"You can close your eyes and frown, but you can't dodge or hinder in any way."
"Beckenham, do you want people to call you a sissy?"
"Reese, you have such a strong physique but are so afraid of pain. It is really a waste of your family's food money. Your parents will be ashamed when they find out!"
"Boyle, great, you're the second to pass this test, that's surprising!"
"Good job, Deas! You have a chance to be the first player to clear all levels!"
On the court, each player is kicking the ball towards his teammates.
Of course, those who were kicked wore professional protective gear.
Protect their heart, chest and head.
This is pain training.
The principle comes from desensitization therapy.
The goal is to get players used to the pain football causes them, so they can become braver.
There are two kinds of courage.
One is born not to be afraid.
The other is to know how painful the pain is and make sure that you can bear it, so that you dare to face such pain again in the future.
The latter is true bravery.
Those who go away and never come back even though they know that they will never come back.
What a strong man!
This training has been going on for several days at Newcastle.
Because against Chelsea, the entire Newcastle team's performance was very unsatisfactory.
A pass-and-catch error under pressure is a technical matter.
But fearing physical contact with the opponent's brutal players and avoiding playing football is a matter of mentality.
This is the temperament of a team.
Liverpool under Klopp has gone from a sinking giant to a super team that has reached three Champions League finals and won three Asian Premier League titles this season.
In addition to tactics, there is a very important point that many people overlook.
That is "temperament".
The temperament that belongs to this Liverpool team.
If Real Madrid's temperament is the foundation of a championship.
Barcelona's temperament is to have Messi.
Manchester United has the temperament to dominate the Premier League.
Arsenal's ethos is gorgeous attack.
Manchester City's temperament is the pinnacle of technology.
The temperament of Paris is that I am rich.
Then the stadium temperament of Liverpool under Klopp is... gangster!
The more outstanding a player is, the more he has this temperament.
The more players have this temperament, the better they will perform in Liverpool.
Van Dijk, Mane, and Trent Alexander-Arnold, their expressions are clear that they are dancing like gangsters.
Even Van Dijk and Alexander-Arnold's court temperament has affected their living conditions, making them full of gangsters in normal times.
This is a spiritual belief and an external manifestation of the confidence accumulated from winning games.
The temperament that Newcastle needs to cultivate in their players is courage.
Be brave in controlling the ball, be brave in attacking, be brave in defending, be brave in shooting, and be brave in fighting.
Newcastle can lose.
But Newcastle cannot be afraid.
This kind of bravery is very similar to the gangsters in Liverpool.
But they are more civilized and less barbaric than bandits.
Because it is feasible and simplest to stimulate players' negative emotions to condense spiritual beliefs, but it is not the best way.
Players who play with hatred, who treat their opponents as life-or-death enemies in every game, will find it difficult to gain real happiness from football.
Football is not about creating confrontation.
Lu Yang also doesn't want these young Newcastle players to turn into roses with thorns.
They need to be strong.
But it also needs to be normal.
Klopp can only hand it over to players, who can become Costa, Alexander-Arnold, and Van Dijk, but they cannot become Zidane, Henry, or Ronaldo.
Only the players themselves can find wisdom and kindness in human nature.
Therefore, among this group of Liverpool players, some will absorb Klopp's essence, remove Klopp's dross, and form their own unique kingly style of football.
Some people will fall into paranoia and arrogance, dancing on the cliff. If they are not careful, they will be doomed.
Back to Newcastle.
Feeling pain and getting used to pain are only part of it.
The final element of this type of desensitization therapy is to actively accept the pain.
Players need to get used to using their bodies to block the football.
Get used to physical collisions with each other.
Professional players are not in bad shape.
In most collisions for the purpose of playing football, even if you are Moliqi's small body, you will not be too hurt.
As long as they develop the habit of physical confrontation, coupled with Newcastle's "group fitness" some time ago, their playing style will invisibly become more powerful.
On November 1, the tenth round of the Premier League begins.
Newcastle are away to challenge West Ham United.
This team, nicknamed the Hammers, is one of the most aggressive teams in the Premier League.
Quite good at fighting.
It is also a team with its own temperament.
This has always made them a strong team with a guaranteed record.
Newcastle's lineup for this game is.
Manjujovic
Chiesa, Sauber, Beckenham
Lu Yang, Tavares
Boyle, Deas, Sasso, Rees
Amelucci
Bridge will begin recovery training next week and is expected to return by mid-month.
He has a positive attitude towards returning to the team because he is afraid that if he doesn't come back, Beckenham will completely take his place.
But what he didn't know was that Beckenham and he were not in a competitive relationship.
Newcastle's recent losing streak has a lot to do with Bridge's absence.
Because Bridge is the core of most of Newcastle's regular tactics.
After he was injured, Newcastle's offensive routine became monotonous. As long as Lu Yang was restricted and the two wings were held down, Newcastle had no offensive means.
West Ham United also had this idea in this game.
Once Lu Yang passes the midfield, they will have someone to mark Lu Yang.
In the ninth minute, West Ham double-teamed, forcing Lu Yang to pass back.
In the 15th minute, West Ham United stopped Lu Yang from advancing in the ribs at the cost of a yellow card.
In the 19th minute, West Ham United's winger retreated and jumped up with Lu Yang, meeting Lu Yang head to head. Both of them lay on the lawn for a while.
West Ham United's defense is very strong.
If Lu Yang moves forward, he may be able to find an opportunity to attack.
But if Lu Yang moves forward, no one can stop West Ham United's offense.
In the 23rd minute, West Ham United's winger took the ball and broke through the wing, and had a fierce physical confrontation with Boyle.
He hit Boyle three times in a row, finally knocked Boyle out of the baseline, and then dribbled the ball down and made a pass.
Deas and the opponent's big center took off at the same time, and Deas overwhelmed the opponent to clear the football.
But his temple was also hit by the opponent's head, and he also lay on the ground for a while.
The team doctors were all present.
Fortunately, Deas was not knocked out and suffered a concussion.
Deas can read the opponent's meaning from the fierce eyes of the opponent's center.
If there is a next time, the other party will hit you like this again!
The Hammer Gang is full of iron.
Never been timid.
But this time, the Hammers' center forward bullied the wrong person.
Because Deas is the first player in the Newcastle team to complete all the "Pain and Fear Desensitization Therapy" programs.
He cannot perform better than teammate Sasso in the central defender position.
But he might be the bravest player on this team.
In the 30th minute, it was Deas again, leaping high and clearing the Hammers' corner kick.
Moreover, Deas also consciously strengthened his strength when making a clearance.
Even when he saw the Hammers center forward he was turning his head.
If a pineapple or a watermelon hits the head, who will feel the pain?
Of course it's a headache.
Bang!
Everyone heard it.
Everyone turned around and saw the Hammers center covering his head and falling to the ground.
Blood flowed from Deas' brow bone, but he stood motionless in the small penalty area.
"Roar!"
Deas clenched his fists and roared, celebrating the success of his defense.
"Roar!" Sasso reacted immediately, rushing over and chest-to-chest with Deas.
The friendship and tacit understanding between this pair of central defenders, one old and one young, are growing rapidly.
Newcastle United, morale soared!
Why do table tennis players shout "Sa" every time they win a ball?
Because it improves morale.
Once morale is up, it will increase hand feel and foot feel.
Therefore, roaring is essential in any technical sport.
The Hammers players looked like they had seen a ghost.
They watched the last game between Newcastle and Chelsea.
Is this the same group of players?
Where are those Newcastle girls?
How come everyone has become a real man?
We are also a London team, you Newcastle can't treat us differently!
Deas received treatment from the team doctor on the court, had a bandage tied on his head, and continued to fight.
Brow bone bleeding generally does not affect a player's game, but it can look shocking to fans.
In the last minute of the first half, the Hammers had a great opportunity.
The Hammers right midfielder rushed towards Boyle who was dribbling the ball and knocked Boyle out of the sideline with a foul action.
Boyle rolled two or three times on the ground.
The Hammers helped the right midfielder dribble the ball towards Newcastle's half.
However, Boyle, who had rolled three times, jumped up from the ground despite the pain and chased after him frantically.
When the Hammers' right midfielder had crossed the midfield line, Boyle was still near the parallel position of the opponent's penalty area line.
A gap of nearly twenty meters.
But when the Hammers right back is about to enter the attacking third.
Boyle went straight after him and made a sliding tackle that sent the football flying.
Boyle's movements were standard, he tackled without tackling, and did not directly collide with the opponent.
There are no bright studs either.
It was a 100-point tracking tackle.
Legal and compliant.
The Hammers' right midfielder was blocked by Boyle and inevitably rolled to the ground.
After he got up, he rushed towards Boyle angrily, but Boyle puffed up his chest and bumped into him without fear.
"Do you want to have your legs broken by a tackle, you brat!" The Hammers right midfielder thought Boyle's behavior was very aggressive and was very dissatisfied. Trying to get the referee to give Boyle a yellow card or even a red card.
"You are as slow as a hand-drawn animation. I can tackle you a hundred times without fouling you." Boyle was knocked back by the opponent because his body was indeed not as strong as the opponent.
But his head never dropped.
boom!
Sasso comes up.
While pushing Boyle away with both hands, he bumped into him.
After all, Sasso is a central defender. Even if he is not good at confrontation, he is not weak in confrontation.
He immediately blocked the opponent.
"You should be lucky that my teammates stopped you here, otherwise I would have made you fall to the ground in even more embarrassment!" Sasso laughed and spat out trash talk.
The Hammers' right midfielder immediately became furious and tried to take action.
However, the referee had already arrived at the scene of the crime and prevented the dispute between the two parties from further expanding.
In the end nothing happened.
Premier League referees all know that when refereeing home games of teams such as West Ham United and Chelsea, the whistle should be looser.
This can be regarded as their home field advantage.
Second half.
After the two sides returned to the court, the atmosphere became obviously more serious.
I don’t know what kind of fighting spirit the head coaches of both sides gave the players during the halftime break.
In just fifteen minutes, Kyle Reese, Manju Jovic and West Ham United's midfielder and left midfielder all received yellow cards.
Due to the large-scale rules of the referee, four yellow cards were even shown.
If this were any other game, I'm afraid there would have been more than one red card.
In the 72nd minute, this iron-blooded offense and defense finally changed.
Kyle Reese received the ball on the right wing and was tangled up by the opponent's midfielder after dribbling the ball across half-court.
The two opponents surrounded Reese, and the high-intensity body collision caused Reese to fall to the ground.
The referee blew his whistle to indicate that this was Newcastle's free kick.
Reese stood up and asked the referee for a yellow card.
The Hammers players were dissatisfied and argued with Reese.
But at this time, Lu Yang quickly took a free kick.
The Hammers players had 10,000 MMPs choked in their throats and could not speak out.
After receiving the ball, Beckenham moved the ball forward, then swung his legs and crossed the ball.
At this time, West Ham United's left back made an unconventional defensive move.
He obviously had no time to block Beckenham.
But he still flew up and raised his feet, making a flying kick.
If Beckenham does not use his strength, he will be kicked by the opponent after passing the ball.
This is a scare!
This kind of defense also appeared in Chelsea's last game.
In order to protect themselves, Newcastle players missed several good offensive opportunities.
This time, however, Beckenham was unmoved.
Swing your legs firmly.
boom!
The football drew a curve comparable to the curve of the full moon.
Manjujovic in the middle leaped high and smashed the Hammers' door with a header.
Croatian bombers successfully bomb east London.
"GOAL! Manjujovic scores with a header! One to zero!"
"It was definitely the toughest goal Newcastle have scored this season."
"Manjuyo...wait a minute, Beckenham is lying on the ground, holding his abdomen! What is going on?"
"Oh! It's a player from West Ham United! He kicked Beckenham! This is really serious."
"Manjujovic did not celebrate and rushed directly in the direction of Beckenham. Newcastle players passed by, and Lu Yang took the lead and directly overturned the offending player! It flew three meters away, right? Lu Yang's strength is really big!"
"More players are coming."
"There was a large-scale conflict between the two sides!"
"Lu Yang knocked down Hammers players continuously! An English football hooligan has met the toughest man in Italy. Who can win?"
"At the moment, Newcastle United, wearing black and white jerseys, seem to have some upper hand."
"The Hammers are mainly short of players because several of their players never got up after being knocked down by Lu Yang."
"The referee can't control the situation alone. It can be seen that he is very angry and helpless at the same time."
"Come on, everyone had previously bet on which game Lu Yang would play for the first time in the Premier League. Fans who chose West Ham United made money this time, because most people thought it would be in Newcastle against the Big 6. In the game."
"A fan climbed over the fence and jumped in. He rushed in the direction of the Newcastle players and seemed to want to beat Beckenham. He was stopped. This was... Newcastle coach Flick, who also rushed into the stadium. He knocked down the fan who kicked Beckenham with one punch!"
"I have to say, well done! Beckenham couldn't even get up, and the fans actually wanted to bully the British star. If you want to fight, don't hit us English people, why don't you hit Italian Chinese!" You really know how to choose!”
"The referee and security are entering the court one after another."
"This is the biggest on-field clash in the Premier League this season."
"The referee issued six yellow cards and two red cards in a row! Newcastle players led by Lu Yang received a total of four yellow cards. Flick received a red card. His behavior towards the fans should be punished additionally."
"But West Ham United also received two yellow cards. The player who kicked Beckenham was even sent off."
"This is really unexpected."
"But to be fair, I think the referee's decision favored Newcastle. Because Lu Yang brought down at least four Newcastle players, but only received a yellow card."
"Of course, this is related to Lu Yang's superb fighting skills. He did not use too aggressive movements. For example, Flick's boxing posture, but used Tai Chi's borrowed force and Wing Chun's inch strength to exert force. ."
"Look at the Hammers' other downed players getting up, but two players are still lying on the grass. The two of them were brought down by Lu, and the damage they suffered is definitely more than what we can see from the camera. ."
"Lu Yang's first match in the Premier League, if you ask me, he's a little better than the Hammers in terms of face! It's not a loss this time!"
