Facts speak louder than words. Seeing the obvious progress of the players, Claude no longer mentioned warm-up exercises and did too much, and Dai Li continued to use the original training method, interspersing training with warm-up exercises.
One week before the start of the Chinese Super League, Dingtian Football played two AFC Champions League group matches.
The opponent in the first game was Binh Duong, Vietnam. Not surprisingly, Dingtian defeated Binh Duong, Vietnam 1-0 in the away game.
Then in the second game, Dingtian played at home and faced South Korea's Tokyo FC. Dingtian Football still won the victory with a score of 2-1.
The start of the AFC Champions League's two-game winning streak is a very good result for Dingtian. Moreover, through the AFC Champions League games, Dingtian's players have also entered the game state in advance. The subsequent Chinese Super League kicked off. Dingtian Football also won two consecutive victories by virtue of its better state and stronger strength.
Entering May, the schedule begins to become intensive. In addition to the four rounds of the Chinese Super League this month, the AFC Champions League has entered the top 16 knockout stage. Dingtian will play a home game and an away game; the domestic Football Association Cup The competition has also reached the third round, and Dingtian Club is about to appear on the stage to face a Chinese League One team.
According to the competition rules of the Football Association Cup, 32 teams including the Second Division League, Amateur League, and Football Association Cup Qualifying Round will play the knockout rounds in the first round, and the winning 16 teams will advance to the second round. These 16 teams will compete with the Chinese League One teams. It is also a knockout round. The winner will enter the third round and encounter the Chinese Super League teams.
In other words, the Chinese Super League teams will not appear until the third round in the Football Association Cup, and their opponents are still one level weaker than the Chinese A team, or two or three levels weaker than the Chinese B team. For the Chinese Super League teams, it is not difficult to win the game as long as they send their main players to the field.
In the following June and July, the Chinese Super League played eight rounds, and the Football Association Cup also completed five rounds and was about to enter the semi-finals.
In August, Dingtian Club will face a tough schedule, including four rounds of the Chinese Super League, the semi-finals of the Football Association Cup, and the quarter-finals of the AFC Champions League. The most important of them is of course the AFC Champions League game.
There are no underdogs in the AFC Champions League quarter-finals, and it is also a knockout match at home and away. Not only the final score is calculated, but also away goals are calculated, which greatly increases the cruelty of the game.
The intensive schedule and higher-intensity games have led to frequent injuries to players.
Injuries are unavoidable in sports, and can even be said to be part of sports, especially in football. Even for amateur football enthusiasts, it is common for them to bump into something or break something there. , and for professional football players, ordinary bumps and bumps cannot even be considered injuries.
Fractures or muscle tears are relatively serious injuries. If an athlete suffers from such a thing, the season will be cancelled.
The most common ones are general strains, such as ligament strains, Achilles tendon strains, muscle strains, etc. Even cramps will be recorded by the team doctor.
These are minor injuries that do not affect the players' appearance in the game and do not require special treatment. They can be solved by the team's rehabilitation therapists and physical coaches.
But players who are troubled by injuries must be treated specially during training. Conventional period training will definitely need to be changed, and training loads and training items must be specially arranged. This is also called "individual training".
Claude personally took charge of the individual training without letting anyone else interfere.
Individual training of injured players is a very rigorous task that requires very high skills and experience. If the coaching level is not good enough, not only will the training effect not be achieved, but it will have a counterproductive effect and aggravate the players' injuries. So Claude didn't feel comfortable leaving this job to anyone else.
In the past few months, Dai Li also learned a lot about football training and football tactics from the Harman team.
The physical fitness coach must participate in the formulation of the team's training plan, and the goal of physical training is also to coordinate the execution of tactics. Therefore, as the team's physical fitness coach responsible for periodic training, Dai Li needs to know some things about the team's tactics. For Dai Li, it is a learning process.
What's more, the Harman team is the top football coaching team in the world. Teachers of this level cannot be found everywhere, especially for a non-football professional coach like Li Dai, even the simplest tactical discussion Yes, you can also learn a lot of new knowledge from it.
In the past, Dai Li only knew a little about football tactics, and was probably not as good as many "commentators". However, after these few months of training, his knowledge and understanding of football can be said to be completely transformed.
At the end of September, the AFC Champions League reached the semi-finals. Dingtian Football will face Jeonbuk Hyundai of South Korea. The first round of the contest between the two sides will be held in South Korea, which means that Dingtian Football will have to play an away game first.
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Jeonju World Cup Stadium.
"It's a foul, it's not even a call!" Haman complained loudly.
On the court, Zheng Yunping stood up with difficulty, rubbed his legs, gritted his teeth, and got back into the game.
On the ball just now, a player from Jeonbuk Hyundai tripped Zheng Yunping down with a foul move, and bumped Zheng Yunqi with his knee intentionally or unintentionally. Zheng Yunping fell heavily, but the referee did not blow the whistle.
This is not the first time this has happened in the game. Jeonbuk Hyundai committed several fouls before, but the referee did not blow the whistle. There were even two times when it was obvious that a yellow card should be given, and the referee also gave a verbal warning.
At the beginning, everyone thought that this was Jeonbuk Hyundai's home court and the referee was giving face to the home team. But then they gradually discovered that the referee's whistle blow was too biased, and it was obvious that he was helping Jeonbuk Hyundai.
After several whistles, the players of Jeonbuk Hyundai found that the referee's standards for calling fouls were relatively loose, so they increased the range of their movements. In many cases, it became clear that they were not going for the ball, but for the person.
"What the hell! Jeonbuk Hyundai Football Team, I think it's better to change its name to Jeonbuk Hyundai Tan Leg Team!"
"Don't say that. Be careful that Bangzi will apply for a world intangible cultural heritage and say that Tan's legs are theirs..."
"The nature of the stick has not changed. When the World Cup was held, he blew the whistle, and it is still the same now!"
Domestic fans used various dissatisfied languages to vent their emotions.
On the court, Dingtian's players were extremely tenacious in the face of this situation.
The whistle sounded at the end of the first half, and the score was still 0-0. Neither side scored a goal. This is a good thing for Dingtian. If Dingtian can return to the home court with a draw, Dingtian will win. Hopes of promotion will be greatly increased.
However, Jeonbuk Hyundai could not accept this result. If they did not score a goal in the home game, it would be even more difficult to play in the away game.
In the players' locker room, Zheng Yun lifted up his shorts and saw that his right thigh was bruised.
"It's so swollen. Koreans are really tough on their legs." The teammate next to him said sympathetically.
"Fortunately, the kick was here. If it had been kicked higher, I would have been hit to my death! The Koreans are too shady. If this was not a game, I would definitely beat him!" Zheng Yunping said fiercely.
"Don't be impulsive. This is South Korea's home court after all, and the referee is biased towards them. If you don't calm down and get sent off with a red card, you will lose more than you gain." His teammates immediately advised.
Next to him, foreign aid Martintes was walking around in the locker room with the help of a rehabilitation therapist.
"How do you feel?" the rehabilitation therapist asked anxiously.
"It still hurts," Martintes said through gritted teeth.
"I've checked for you, and there are no broken bones. This is the strain you had before. It was almost healed, but you were kicked by your opponent again. The new and old injuries were added together, so it's It's getting worse. You have to walk a few more steps now and try to be as active as possible," the rehabilitation therapist said.
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Team doctor Maraloni had a solemn expression on his face.
"How is the situation?" Haman asked.
Maraloni shook his head: "The situation is not optimistic. Many of our players were already injured, and now they are suffering from injuries. Although this does not affect their appearance, it will definitely affect their appearance." The way they played in the second half.”
"Are there any players who need special attention?" Hamann then asked.
"Basically, they are ordinary strains or bruises. After spraying the pain relief spray, doing a simple massage, and then holding it for 45 minutes, there should be no problem. However, Zhang Jingyuan's situation is a bit complicated. His ankle joint has been operated on. He was tackled again by his opponent in the half, and now his running will be greatly affected," Maraloni said.
"That kick deserves a yellow card!" Haman's face darkened, and he continued: "Zhang Jingyuan's breakthrough on the left is an important means for us to tear apart the opponent's defense, and it can also attract the attention of the opponent's defense. Naor creates favorable offensive opportunities. If Zhang Jingyuan cannot run, we will lose a very effective option in terms of offensive tactics."
"I have tried my best, but now it seems that it is difficult for Zhang Jingyuan to run as freely as he did in the opening game. I suggest you prepare in advance to make substitutions or change the original tactics." Maraloni said.
As soon as Maraloni finished speaking, someone shouted: "Everyone, make room for me!"
Harman and Maraloni looked in the direction of the sound at the same time, and saw Zhang Jingyuan speeding up and running from the left side of the locker room to the right side in the blink of an eye, with very smooth movements.
"That's Zhang Jingyuan!" Haman looked at Maraloni: "You just told me that he can't run as freely as he did in the opening scene?"
Maraloni also looked surprised: "He started running. He was limping just now, why is he running now!"