Midfielder Ruler

The substitute team was inseparable from the main team, which rarely happened in past training matches, and the biggest contributor to this phenomenon was undoubtedly Tang Zheng, who had just been transferred from the youth team.

So many teammates took the initiative to go to Tang Zheng, either to chat about the youth team, or to inquire about interesting things about China, in short, they had to talk about it.

During the break, Falcao also walked towards Tang Zheng. He waved to Diego Bonanotte, pointed at Tang Zheng, and signaled that he had something to talk to Tang Zheng about.

Diego Bonanault shrugged his shoulders, then moved his hip to the right to make room for Falcao.

"Hey, the long pass just now was very accurate." Falcao said.

"It's just luck." Now Tang Zheng has learned to keep a low profile.

Now that Tang Zheng was keeping a low profile, Falcao changed his voice: "I think if you have a stable performance, you are already capable enough to play."

Tang Zheng didn't answer, but turned his head and glanced at Diego Simeone on the coach bench, and then said: "Hey... I want to play, but it depends on the head coach's arrangement, you know... this is what every young man wants to do. A player's dream."

"Anyway... I like you!" Falcao patted Tang Zheng's thigh, encouraging Tang Zheng like a big brother.

Didn't he come here when he joined the River Plate team?

At the beginning, he was in the youth team, then the reserve team, and finally promoted to the first team. Before this season, he was still a substitute striker. With the outbreak of this season, he became the team's main striker.

The arrangement of the next training session was beyond everyone's expectations. Diego Simeone put a yellow vest on Tang Zheng that symbolized the main force, and then said to everyone: "In the second training session, Tang came to play with the yellow team." Single back."

Regarding this arrangement, no one raised any significance. Tang Zheng's defensive ability was perfectly reflected in the first training session, and he even had no way to defend Captain Ortega. This effect will naturally attract the head coach's attention.

Only Leonardo Ponceo, who was kicked out of the main team, was a little uncomfortable. Tang Zheng performed well, but his work on the defensive end was not bad.

"Tang, give me a long pass when you have a chance." Falcao immediately approached Tang Zheng, winked and said, "Don't worry, I'm very fast!"

Tang Zheng nodded, he knew that Falcao was fast, but he knew that the Chilean winger on the left, Alexis Sanchez, was even faster.

Of course, Falcao had the opportunity to give priority.

Who made his relationship with Falcao better?

However, thinking of this, Tang Zheng patted himself on the head. Now he is just a rookie in the first team, and he only played one training match. How does he feel that he is at the core level?

No...be correct.

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Before the start of the second training session, Diego Simeone called Tang Zheng aside and taught him face-to-face: "Tang, your ability has been affirmed by everyone. You have to show your own characteristics and try long balls if you have the opportunity. , and... you have to protect Ariel when he's dribbling forward with the ball, you know?"

"Um."

Regarding the position of the midfielder, Tang Zheng's understanding became more and more thorough.

According to the master-level defensive midfielder Makelele, it is-offensive to protect football, defensive to protect space.

However, the second training session was more difficult than the first training session, because in the first training session Tang Zheng also had a partner midfielder, and now he was on the main team, standing in accordance with River Plate's customary four-three-three formation. There is only him as a defensive midfielder in front of the central defender.

It is impossible to go too far forward. You can only assist the team's offense and defense through your own predictions and reading the game.

Fortunately, there are Ortega and Domingo on offense, one takes the ball to break through, and the other goes in behind, the division of labor is clear, Tang Zheng is not required to complete the transfer of the ball.

In the second training session,

Tang Zheng only showed his face when he was defending, but his defensive success rate was very high. Whether it was assisting defense or one-on-one defense, he was able to save the defense from danger.

It was a bit of a pity that Tang Zheng didn't find an opportunity to make a long pass, because the main team's tactics had already taken shape, and the backcourt players would look for Domingo or Ortega the first time they got the ball.

Tang Zheng's only chance to take the ball and make a long pass was to Alexis Sanchez, who had a lot of space on the side, but due to lack of tacit understanding, the timing of the pass was not grasped, and the football was predicted in advance by the goalkeeper. get it.

For Tang Zheng's sloppy long pass to launch a counterattack, Domingo, who ran to the open space to catch the ball, was a little dissatisfied, and he complained to Tang Zheng.

Tang Zheng was too lazy to argue with him, twisted his buttocks, and returned to his defensive position.

Just now Sanchez had already run towards the open space, but he did not run resolutely enough, otherwise it would definitely be a good shot.

Sanchez, who realized his mistake, gave Tang Zheng a high thumbs up from a distance. He was hesitant to run just now. If he started to accelerate at the moment of passing the ball, then he would have a chance to take the ball and face the goalkeeper directly. .

With Tang Zheng's defense in the midfield, the frontcourt could attack forward without any scruples, so the deadlock was quickly broken, and it was Captain Ortega who scored the goal.

"Don's defense was really good," praised Jorge Gortillo.

"Yes, it's very good. Leaving aside the game experience, it's true." Diego Simeone was already planning in his mind, whether he could put Tang Zheng in the next league squad against Rosario Central Woolen cloth?

Facts have proved that Tang Zheng's state is very good.

On the second and third days of training, it was still the same.

But he is not wearing the yellow vest that symbolizes the main force, but the ordinary training uniform of the substitute lineup. As the day of the game gets closer, Diego Simeone begins to pay attention to the stability of the lineup.

It was finally the day before the game.

As usual, Diego Simeone will announce the 18-man roster for the next day's game.

After the last training session, assistant coach Jorge Gortillo called the entire first-team team over.

Except for a few unshakable main players, the eyes of most players are full of desire.

Of course, the same is true for Tang Zheng, his desire is even worse.

What is the purpose of crossing the ocean?

Isn't it just to gain a foothold in the first team and play a real professional game?

Diego Simeone swept across the assembled players and started calling names: "Mario Daniel, Juan Carrizo, Paolo Ferrari, Gustavo Cabral, Cristian Beau Leigh, Nicolas Sanchez, Danilo Gero, Emmanuel Martinez, Nicolas Domingo, Ariel Ortega..."

When he heard the head coach Diego Simeone call the midfielder, Tang Zheng became nervous, and at the same time he muttered to himself in a low voice: "Tang Zheng, Tang Zheng, Tang Zheng!"

"Leonardo Poncio..."

In the 18-man roster, two goalkeepers and six defenders account for eight places. The frontcourt is destined to be three forwards and two substitutes, which means that they occupy 13 places. Now Nicolas Domingo, Ariel Ortega and Leonardo Poncio for a total of sixteen spots.

"Matias Aveleras..." Diego Simeone clicked here, paused, looked at Tang Zheng whose heart was raised in his throat, and then raised his voice twice: "...Tang .”

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