Newcastle training ground, Darsley Park.
Newcastle is in full swing training for new players.
The three new players have different integration speeds.
Mathias blends in seamlessly.
Because Newcastle's tactical philosophy is similar to that of Sanremo, it emphasizes what to do in which area, rather than emphasizing the affairs corresponding to the player's position.
In addition, the relationship between Matthias and Lu Yang also gave him a direct position as a senior player in Newcastle.
What's more, he is older and has marked his status as a substitute, so he will not have a conflict of interest with other players in the team.
Vincent Gombani's integration is pretty good, he trains hard, is low-key and has a low profile.
The only thing that has a bit of a problem is the Lucatu.
But it's not a question of attitude, but a question of thought.
He always aspired to play on the wing.
"No, no, no, stop! Lukatu, come here, the others continue training." Flick stopped the training match and called Lukatu outside the stadium, "Do you know your position?"
Lukatu is not stupid. He knows where he went wrong: "I am a center, but doesn't the team's tactics encourage us to run more?"
Flick shook his head: "What we advocate is scientific and planned running, rather than running around like a headless fly."
"The players you see running freely are all doing so under the premise that there are routes. There is no absolute freedom in this world, at least not on the court."
"And you, not only need to be familiar with your supposed running route, but also remember your own accusations. You are the center, and our frontcourt needs a fulcrum, someone who can fight for the top and pass the ball in the air, and can withstand the opponent's defensive players. Impact, the fulcrum that can keep football in the frontcourt!"
"You can dribble, but that's at the right time. Not after every touch!"
Lukatu likes dribbling too much.
When he pulled him to the wing, his dribbling moves were eye-catching.
Who would have thought that a tall man of 1.91 meters, regardless of his speed, could be so sharp with his feet.
But when he dribbled like this in the middle and in the penalty area, Flick almost suffered a cerebral hemorrhage from anger.
Your teammates are working hard to pass the football to you, but you are riding a bicycle in the penalty area?
Can't shoot?
Lucatu's squandering of opportunities made his forward partners Sauber, Chiesa and Bridge a little dissatisfied.
You know, in this team, except for Lu Yang, only Bridge has this level of dribbling rights.
Chiesa is not qualified to dribble like Lukatu.
It’s not impossible, it’s not allowed.
Flick puts an end to meaningless dribbling breakthroughs and emphasizes using speed to directly penetrate the opponent.
Because top dribbling geniuses only emerge once every ten years.
With so many teams in European football trying to train him at all costs, it only takes a few years for a high-efficiency, high-threat dribbler to emerge.
But speed dogs are everywhere.
Using speed to attack can greatly shorten the time required for the lineup to mature.
So Liverpool only needs one Salah, and Chelsea only needs one Hazard.
This problem was reported to Lu Yang by Flick after the training.
And Lu Yang immediately asked Laura to prepare a set of equipment.
The next day, Lukatu was told by the coaching staff to change his personal equipment as soon as he arrived.
The equipment is a set of leg guards with a built-in chip. It is a series of football equipment products being developed by Lu Yang and Luo La's research institute.
Not yet available, in the debugging stage.
However, once the effectiveness is stable and the manufacturing cost comes down, it will be put on the shelves.
The price will not be cheap when the time comes, but there will definitely be no shortage of buyers.
Because in addition to recording the mileage of a single game and the total mileage, this set of shin guards can also divide the mileage in detail.
Walking, slow running, rapid acceleration running, number of jumps, number of hits, rapid dribbling mileage, etc.
Among them, Lukatu's rapid dribbling was severely restricted by Flick.
In a single training match, Lukatu's rapid dribbling distance cannot exceed 50 meters.
This was life-threatening for Lucatu.
In fact, this distance is not short anymore. The average distance that many wingers carry the ball in a single game during the season is this level.
Of course, there are players who like to dribble, and the average distance in a single game during the season can reach 150 meters or even 200 meters.
But most of them are wingers, who dribble from the midfield.
As a center, Lukatu's dribbling distance of fifty meters is enough for him to squander.
However, after the day's training, Lukatu was punished for core strength training, with an extra hour of training time.
Because his dribbling distance is as high as 98 meters, which is seriously exceeded.
And the next day, he had to undergo "courage" training and was bombarded with shots by his teammates.
This is recognized as the most devilish training in the Newcastle team. Many players would rather practice core strength for two hours than endure the ten minutes of football bombardment.
After that, Lukatu did not exceed the standard during the next training match, and was stuck at more than 40 meters.
But when Flick announced a friendly match within the team without limiting Lukatu, Lukatu dribbled crazily for more than 190 meters!
You know, these are all rapid dribblings.
It is a breakthrough action performed when facing the opponent's defender in a dangerous area.
One hundred and ninety meters means there are more than 20 opportunities, large and small, to go back and forth.
Lucatu has simply become an offensive black hole.
After the friendly match within the team, Lukatu was punished by Flick again.
And from now on, his core strength training will become a regular program.
Lucatu was stunned.
Did you agree that there would be no restrictions?
As a head coach, do you still have credibility?
In response, Flick spread his hands and said, who made you waste three consecutive passes from Lu?
You don’t have to eat the cakes that others make for you, but you have to eat the cakes that Lu makes for you while they are warm, even if there is food in the cakes!
January 5th.
The three new players who quickly joined the team all got the chance to play.
The third round of the FA Cup begins.
This is the third event Newcastle has participated in this season.
Why is it said that the gap between the Premier League giants and ordinary teams will widen in the second half of the season?
Because at the beginning of the second half of the season, in addition to the players' physical fitness entering a period of depletion, the increase in the number of games cannot be ignored.
In this game, Newcastle's opponent is the British Championship team Blackburn Rovers.
Blackburn is also a football club with a glorious history. At their peak, they won the Premier League title and runner-up for two consecutive years.
He has reached the FA Cup final eight times and won the FA Cup championship trophy six times.
But they are now sinking in the English Championship and are on the verge of being relegated.
It is not difficult to beat such a team.
The lineups sent by Newcastle are as follows.
Lucatu
Chiesa, Lu Yang, Beckham
Fenio, Tavares
Boyle, Deas, Gombani, Mathias
Amelucci
Manjujovic is injured.
Sauber has been full attendance before, but he needs to be used with caution as he is a glass man. If there is a chance of rotation, it is best to rotate.
Sasso has outstanding abilities and is at his peak, but Gombani also needs official games to determine his status.
Reese's playing style was relatively violent, and he had some hidden injuries on his body, so he took this opportunity to take a rest.
In fact, Newcastle most hope that Lukatu will learn Reese's way of playing.
Brutal, violent, strong impact, proactively seeking confrontation, not afraid of high-speed confrontation, and aggressive.
But Lukatu is not too keen on this style of play so far.
He seems to like the flowing and agile football.
But he never acknowledged this verbally.
A whistle blows and the game officially begins.
Newcastle kicks off.
After two simple kicks, Tavares suddenly made a long pass!
He has a good kicking ability.
Under Lu Yang's deliberate request, this team's midfield and backfield ball-playing abilities seem to be stronger than their frontcourt ball-playing ability...
In the frontcourt, Lu Yang was galloping all the way, starting in fifth gear, and easily surpassed Luka Tu.
Lucatu was depressed at the time.
Who is the center forward?
Brother Lu, you are playing as an attacking midfielder today, not as a center forward. I should be playing in front.
Before he could say anything, Lu Yang jumped up high and headed the ball back, giving the football point to Lukatu.
"This way!"
Chiesa cuts inside without the ball on the left and calls on Lucatu to pass the ball.
Lukatu was running forward. Although Lu Yang's return pass was comfortable, Lukatu was unable to handle the ball with his feet.
boom!
Lucatu relayed the header and headed it to the right front.
Chiesa stopped the ball perfectly without losing speed and reached the penalty area.
Blackburn obviously did not expect Newcastle to be so aggressive.
Doesn't this team use two full-back players as the starting point for offense?
Why are you entering the restricted area now?
Chiesa rides a bicycle in the penalty area.
Blackburn's defensive players did not dare to take a step easily.
boom!
Chiesa, who had no chance, did not get ahead.
Because he had already seen his teammates out of the corner of his eye.
boom!
Chiesa returned the ball with the outside of his right foot and made an inverted triangle pass.
Lu Yang, who had just reached the top of the penalty area, suddenly started to kick.
boom!
Barty goal!
The football hangs straight to the ten-point corner.
The Blackburn goalkeeper did not make any saves.
"GOAL! A goal! Newcastle succeeded in attacking and completed the kick-off!"
"Thirty-two seconds, this is a lightning goal!"
"Lu Yang's long-range shot gives Newcastle the lead! It's a good start for Newcastle's FA Cup journey in the second period!"
"It's so violent, Blackburn probably hasn't come back to his senses yet."
In the stadium, Lu Yang called Chiesa, Lukatu and others to come over to celebrate, and said: "The pass was good."
Lukatu looked confused.
pass?
Can a header be called a pass?
If this is not done, it will be a failed transmission.
You see, Chiesa also showed off his cycling, but my Lukatu's header relay was simply inferior in comparison.
Chiesa is only two years older than me, so I must work hard.
Lucatu secretly made a determination that no one could understand.
It's always hard for you to get the points of the will-o'-the-wisp boy.
If anyone who knows football looks at it, they will think that Lukatu's header relay is almost overflowing with offensive talent, a flash of genius.
Chiesa's bicycle kick and pass were routine operations.
It's just that the latter is closer to the time line when Lu Yang's goal occurred.
But Lucatu just thinks that his handling is not as good as Chiesa.
It's very confusing.
After Newcastle got the start, they retreated according to the rules to prevent Blackburn from scoring at the most advantageous moment.
In the ninth minute, Blackburn's chicken blood had faded by more than half.
Mathias dueled with the opponent's winger, successfully intercepted the opponent, and passed the ball to Deas.
Deas passes to Fenio.
Fenio crossed to Tavares.
After receiving the ball, Tavares made a long pass and found Beckenham in front of him on the right.
Instead of using full-backs, the midfielder directly initiates the attack.
When Lu Yang was here, Tavares was a pure defensive player.
When Lu Yang is not in the backcourt, Tavares' ball play comes into play.
Mainly because Brother Lu is here, Tavares cannot pass the ball.
After receiving the ball, Beckenham took three steps and completed the cross before the opponent came over.
The handling of this cross is a master's degree, and it is definitely beyond the footwork and handling that a player of this age should have.
If it's one second later, it won't be transmitted.
If the curvature is missing a little, it will be blocked.
If it's too early, your teammates won't be in position.
But has Lucatu ever enjoyed such a high-quality cross?
He had already subconsciously slowed down.
He thought it was definitely impossible to pass on the ball because Beckenham brought too much.
As a result, the next moment, the football appeared in front of him, but he tried his best to stretch his turtle head, but he couldn't touch the football.
Just pass by!
Lucatu looked to the left, somewhat unwillingly.
But his eyes caught the figure of the same black and white jersey.
Chiesa took a step back and scored decisively in the face of an almost empty half-goal.
Although Lukatu did not touch the football, he shook the hand of the central defender behind him, so that the opponent did not touch the football.
It was a coincidence that Chiesa missed the kick.
But it is also a requirement for Newcastle's tactical movement.
The reason why Beckenham had to wait was not only waiting for Lucatu to arrive, but also waiting for Chiesa to come over.
At least two players can create threats with one kick. This is Lu Yang's passing goal for Beckenham.
For high-level players, there should be high-level requirements.
Like Boyle and Reese, Lu Yang's requirement is to pass the ball whenever he can.
Don't worry about whether there are any of your own people in the penalty area to grab points. This is not what players with your footwork should consider.
"GOAL! Chiesa volleyed into the empty goal! The shot was very stable!"
"Beckenham's crosses are very sharp. It is said that Manchester United wants to take him away during this winter break and double his salary."
"But Beckenham seems to prefer to stay at Newcastle because he can only have a chance to play here."
"And Newcastle's salary is not bad. Beckenham's salary has increased since he entered the first team. If he plays well, there may be an increase after the season, and it will not be less than Manchester United's price."
After the goal, Lu Yang reached out to signal to his teammates.
It means... press on!
with full force!
Newcastle need to show momentum.
To overpower Blackburn and play a crushing game.
Although there is a risk of conceding a goal, the 2-0 score has given Newcastle confidence.
Newcastle are a team that wins a lot and loses a lot, conceding a lot even when they win.
Defense is not the magic weapon for their victory, offense is.
In the 13th minute, Newcastle's pressure showed results.
Blackburn's backcourt players made a passing error under pressure, and Boyle controlled the football as he rushed up.
Boyle dribbled the ball forward, hit the wall with Chiesa, and successfully scored.
boom!
Boyle crosses the ball.
Lukatu jumped high in the penalty area.
But he was over the top.
The quality gap between Boyle and Beckenham's passes is a bit big.
boom!
In order to hit the football, Lukatu pulled his neck back as much as possible and his waist began to bend backwards.
In the end, the football hit him in the face and flew towards the goal.
If this hit him on the head, the football would definitely fly high.
From this we can also see Lukatu's sensitivity to football in the penalty area.
He can always appear on the trajectory of football, no matter in what weird way.
boom!
Blackburn's goalkeeper did not hang up for a third time and successfully saved the ball from the bottom line.
This is related to the lack of power and slow speed of this header.
No, I should say this face ball.
Beckenham walked to the corner flag area and prepared to take a corner kick.
boom!
Beckenham took a shot and Becky's arc appeared.
The highest peak in the Newcastle team, the 1.93 meter Gombani leaps high like a black mountain.
boom!
Gombani headers the goal.
Compared with Lukatu's face ball, this is a real header.
Speed, power, angle, you don't have to choose.
"GOAL! Newcastle is going crazy!"
"Three to zero! The game has just passed fourteen minutes. Newcastle scored three goals in a row!"
"Blackburn are really unlucky. They met the Phoenix, a Premier League team ranked in the European theater, instead of the Magpies who were double beaten by Blackburn last season!"
"Gombani! He scored a goal in the first game he joined Newcastle. There is nothing more satisfying than such a debut."
"Based on current performance, this deal is definitely worth it."
"In addition, another player who joined Newcastle, Lucatu, was also very active in this game. I wonder if he can score? He is currently the youngest player in the Newcastle team, only 16 years old. Of course, , if you say he is twenty-six years old, I will believe it."
In the 19th minute, Lu Yang made a through pass and Lukatu got the ball at the front of the penalty area.
He swayed the opponent with two unnecessary bicycles in a row, but also swayed his center of gravity, shot with one kick, and hit the anti-aircraft gun.
Almost brought down the flight over Newcastle.
Flick on the sidelines hugged his head and couldn't understand Lukatu's choice at all.
Isn't it good to shoot directly?
Lu brought the cake to your mouth.
If you insist on processing it yourself, what will be the result?
If Sauber saw this scene, he would go crazy.
Sauber runs the entire field in a game, often just for one or two such opportunities.
In the 27th minute, Boyle passed the ball back to Chiesa, who passed it across to Lucatu.
Lu Yang on the right has already stepped forward.
Fenio was there to support him from the rear.
Lukatu can do it even if he wants to hit the goal.
But he actually moved laterally with the ball, trying to do something fancy.
Lu Yang's movement just happened to pull the person next to him.
Double-teamed, Lukatu easily lost the ball.
The scene was horrific.
Blackburn immediately launched a very threatening counterattack after stealing the ball.
They penetrated behind Fenio and went to the right side towards the penalty area.
Fortunately, Gombani did not lose his position and blocked the opponent's shot with his body.
Blackburn received a corner kick.
But then Gombani headed the corner kick for a clearance.
In terms of aerial dominance, Gombani has a great advantage. He is a player who knows how to use his physical advantages.
Completely different from the tough guy in the frontcourt.
Maybe this is also related to Lucatu's experience.
In the 35th minute, Chiesa held the ball from the left and cut inside, passing his opponent and heading straight into the penalty area.
After Lukatu caught the ball, he knocked the ball with his heel to change its direction, but the opponent saw through it and directly poked the football away, missing another excellent opportunity.
At this point, Lu Yang finally confirmed his suspicion.
The tall and powerful Lucatu is actually... very afraid of confrontation!
At least, he resisted.
Interesting.
In the 41st minute, Newcastle's formation, which had been unable to attack for a long time, gradually moved forward, thus revealing a fatal flaw.
Blackburn counterattacked successfully and rewritten the score to 1-3.
During the halftime break, Flick came to ask Lu Yang if he needed to replace Luka Tu.
His performance on the field was quite poor.
But this is normal. It is impossible for all the players you introduce to Newcastle to perform well.
There must be parallel imports.
However, Lu Yang thinks it is better to let Lukatu continue playing.
If nothing else goes wrong in this game, Newcastle will win.
Then let's take advantage of this game to expose Lukatu's shortcomings as much as possible, which is better than using the Premier League to check Lukatu.
The latter is too costly.
Regardless of the use of Lucca diagrams, Lu Yang proposed a new plan.
So in the second half, when everyone was surprised that Lukatu had not been replaced, Lukatu stood at the left midfielder position and switched positions with Chiesa.
Chiesa is not a center, but he appears here and there is no need for him to perform the center function.
He plays as hard as he wants.
In the 53rd minute, Lukatu made people shine.
He performed poorly in and around the penalty area, but he flourished on the wing, flying like a bicycle.
There is a difference between dribbling out wide and dribbling in front and behind the penalty area.
In the former case, the defensive players will most likely let you perform.
The offensive team has the initiative. As long as you don't cut inside, they can let you dribble for a lifetime. It's up to you to decide when to cut inside, so the offensive players are fully mentally prepared for the defense.
But when receiving the ball in the middle of the penalty area, the defensive players have no choice. They must come up and defend aggressively, otherwise it will be too dangerous.
The defensive style of the Premier League is already fierce. It is too difficult for Lukatu to dribble in the middle, and there is no chance to fully utilize his dribbling ability.
boom!
Lukatu pushed and dunked, and with his explosive power, he pressed the defensive player behind him and passed the ball across the ground.
Passed...
The football was confiscated by the Blackburn goalkeeper.
Regardless of the quality of this pass, Lukatu scored 95 points in a series of previous operations.
The fans were dumbfounded.
This stupid big guy who co-wrote is not a center, but a winger?
A crew cut, a beer belly, and professional winger Luka Tu?
But the quality of this cross is not as good as that of Boyle and Reese.
In the 66th minute, Lukatu crossed the line again, revealing his true identity as a professional winger. His breakthrough efficiency on the wing is actually not low.
boom!
Lukatu made another cross.
But the quality is almost the same as before.
Horrifyingly bad.
The last pass was too deep.
This time the pass was too far back.
It was almost a backheel pass to Chiesa.
Chiesa is also smart. Knowing that he has no chance to shoot, he simply knocks his heel and then crosses the small penalty area diagonally to disrupt the defense.
Lu Yang followed him into the penalty area and fired a powerful shot!
Uh-huh!
With the help of Chiesa's screen, no defensive player could react to this shot.
Just go online.
Four to one.
Newcastle extended their lead.
Secure the victory in advance.
Lu Yang also scored twice and found the feeling of scoring goals, making a good start for his FA Cup journey.
