The Midfield Master

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Since yesterday's game, although the weather in Merseyside has cleared up, the temperature during the day is still below 10 degrees. Xia Ze struggled under the warm quilt to go to the supermarket to buy food.

Although the cashier who is an Everton fan is very enthusiastic about him, he still feels the cold wind blowing on his face after leaving the supermarket. It seems that it will take a long time to adapt to the British climate.

After hurriedly returning home from the outside, Xia Ze didn't want to go out anymore. For lunch, he ate some dry food and made instant noodles, nestled in the sofa, and watched soap operas to solve the problem.

Because Wang Xiaolin had to go to class, she couldn't have dinner with Xia Ze, and Xia Ze couldn't be bothered to go out to eat, so she settled it casually.

This is the second day after the competition. The second day after each competition is a holiday time. There is no training, so it is rare to have some leisure.

After a day of playing games and watching movies in the warm home, Wang Xiaolin didn't come back until four or five o'clock in the afternoon.

"Ozawa, haven't you gone out all day?" Wang Xiaolin said in surprise when she saw the pile of snacks and leftover instant noodles on the coffee table.

"Yeah, it's so cold outside!" Sitting on the sofa, covered with a blanket, she said pitifully.

Seeing his appearance, Wang Xiaolin couldn't help thinking of a sentence: I am a wolf from the north, but I freeze into a dog in the south.

"Just eat these, how can I do it?" But Wang Xiaolin still said with a stern face, a little displeased.

"It's fine, a day or two is fine." Xia Ze said indifferently.

"Oh... I really can't do anything about you, let's go out to eat."

"Forehead……"

"Change quickly!"

"Oh……"

The next day, Xia Ze went to the club's training base for training. The next game will be at home on Saturday, so the whole team will have plenty of rest time.

After Xia Ze helped the team eliminate Manchester United two days ago, the whole team's opinion of him has changed, and his mentality of stepping into the club's training is also more relaxed.

Before that game,

Xia Ze played poorly in two consecutive games and was under great pressure. His teammates began to doubt his strength.

But it happened to be the explosion in the last game against Manchester United that made him break all these doubts, and the whole team also had a chance to re-recognize his strength.

The training went on as usual, and the coaching staff headed by Martinez, after winning the game against Manchester United, everyone was in a good mood.

Not only the coach, Xia Ze found that the smiles on the faces of his teammates were brighter than before.

"Darren, why are you all so happy?" Seeing that the atmosphere was completely different from a week ago, Xia Ze asked Gibson a little puzzled.

"Because we won Manchester United away, this is not an easy game." Gibson also said with a smile.

Xia Ze nodded, agreeing with Gibson's statement. The victory against Manchester United was indeed not easy, but he was still puzzled, why would he be so happy after winning against Manchester United?

"Because the opponent is Manchester United! The most successful club in England, although the record has not been very good in the past two years, it is still a great honor for the team to be able to retire at Old Trafford. Many times in the past, some The team went to Old Trafford and lost before the game, but we eliminated them, should you be happy?" Gibson said seriously.

When Xia Ze heard this, the doubts on his face were just slightly relieved. It turns out that Manchester United has such a status in the eyes of Premier League clubs.

After training in the afternoon, Xia Ze was called aside by Martinez.

"Coach, do you have anything to do with me?" Xia Ze didn't know why Martinez asked him to talk alone, but he also guessed that it might be related to the last game.

"Xia Ze, you performed very well in the last game, do you know why?" Martinez patted Xia Ze on the shoulder and said with a smile.

Xia Ze was a little stunned when he heard this question. He really hadn't thought about why he performed so well in the last game. The only thing he thought of was the weather, so he blurted out: "Because it didn't rain again in the last game, my hands and feet are not good enough." Just be as stiff as the previous two games."

"This is just one of the reasons, and players rely on the weather to play football, which is the most unreliable." Martinez shook his head and said.

Xia Ze looked at the 40-year-old Spanish coach with confusion in his eyes.

"The weather is certainly a reason. You will overcome it sooner or later. As long as you live here for a while, you will naturally adapt to the weather here."

Seeing that Xia Ze was silent, Martinez continued: "But you were able to perform well in the last game. Apart from your own strength, Manchester United did not use Blind to mark you, which is also a very important reason. After Carrick was off in the second half, Herrera couldn't break the ball at your feet."

Xia Ze couldn't help nodding when he heard this. Because he knew that what Martinez said was true.

"If Blind is close to you, how sure are you that you can get out of his defense?" Martinez asked Xia Ze.

Xia Ze thought about it when he heard Martinez's question. Although Blind's speed is not fast, he has a very high golf quotient and a good defensive awareness. If he is stuck on his defense, he may be intercepted by him before he gets the ball, let alone turn around. Thinking of this, he had nothing to say and lowered his head slightly.

Seeing Xia Ze's silence, Martinez knew that his question had worked. He sighed and continued: "Your skills and awareness are excellent, but you need to gain a foothold in the Premier League. It's not enough, you have to be stronger to be able to fight against the fierce competition in the Premier League."

He glanced at Xia Ze, and continued: "Japanese player Shinji Kagawa is the core midfielder in Dortmund, but he can't play 100% of his strength in the Premier League, mainly because his body is too thin."

"Coach, do you want to..." Xia Ze didn't need to play football if he didn't understand what Martinez was thinking by now.

It's just that he didn't say it directly, but wanted to know to what extent Martinez wanted to do it himself.

"Our coaching staff has set up a set of methods for you to strengthen your physical fitness training. Starting today, you can practice for an extra hour after the training is over, is that okay?"

"Can!"

"Okay, let's start now."

After Martinez finished speaking, he left. The fitness coach came over and led Xia Ze to carry out intensive training.

Sit-ups, push-ups, squats, pull-ups...a training program to strengthen the body's muscular ability. Under the guidance of a physical fitness coach, Xia Ze sweated profusely in the gym for himself to gain a better foothold in the Premier League. working hard.

Now his height is 183 centimeters, but his weight is only 70 kilograms. Although he was able to do a job with ease in the Portuguese Super League, he remained flexible enough.

But to gain a foothold in the Premier League, where the competition is fierce and referees don't blow the whistle easily, such a figure is still a little thin. c