On the training day of February 1st, Chu Zheng appeared in the club gym early in the morning to lift irons.
After his body was completely warmed up and he started to move around, he appeared on the training ground and began to practice the boring training programs he had designed.
At 7 o'clock, Knoch drove into the club gate.
When Knoch came out of the parking lot, he spotted Chu Zheng on the training ground, and the smile on his face was filled with helplessness.
Although he was pushed to the bench by Chu Zheng, he was convinced.
Chu Zheng's performance on the defensive end allowed him to see clearly how big the gap was between him and Chu Zheng.
This is a kind of crushing from talent.
Knoch, who has learned to play football since he was a child, knows very well that there are two types of players in the world. The first type is talented players like Chu Zheng who have enviable talents.
The other type is ordinary players like them who can only play a certain role on the team.
At first, Knoch was really frustrated after losing his starting position, and even wanted to regain the starting position with his outstanding performance.
But as time went by and Chu Zheng performed phenomenally one after another, his dissatisfaction gradually disappeared.
There was even a time when he thought about whether he should transfer and leave and go to other teams to find more opportunities to play.
He is only 23 this year, which is 3 years older than Chu Zheng. He is also in an age group where his goals are increasing. He also needs more games to accumulate experience.
But after an in-depth talk with Dieter Heijing and a promise that he would increase his playing time in the cup, Knoch temporarily gave up the idea of leaving.
And he vaguely felt that the destination for a player like Chu Zheng would not be the Bundesliga.
"Hey!! Chu!! Do you need my help?" Kenoch watched quietly for a while, then waved his hand and shouted to Chu Zheng.
On the training ground, the sweaty Chu Zheng turned around and kept blowing out white air. He smiled, waved and shook his head and shouted: "You haven't warmed up yet. This is too dangerous. My training is about to end!"
Kenoch nodded and smiled when he heard this, turned around and walked directly to the locker room.
At 8 o'clock, Wolfsburg players appeared on the training ground one after another, started running laps under the leadership of the physical coach, and then performed various detailed warm-up movements.
"Chu! Dieter wants you to go to his office!"
After Chu Zheng finished stretching, he was just about to take a rest when he saw Eddie appear on the sidelines waving and shouting to him.
"OK!" Chu Zheng made a gesture, and then immediately ran off the field and headed towards Dieter Heijin's office.
More than ten minutes later, Chu Zheng and Dieter Heijing appeared on the training ground together.
Eddy and Olaf, who were directing and supervising the players' special training on the field, saw Dieter Heijing's gesture and immediately stopped training.
A few minutes later, the players were divided into two teams and will conduct a 30-minute intra-team training match.
"Dieter, are you sure Chu can adapt to the midfielder position?" Eddie, standing next to Dieter Heijin, frowned and asked.
"This is just an attempt, maybe we will know the answer soon!" Dieter Heijing smiled.
"I know Chu very well, and he is not suitable to play as a defensive midfielder now!" Eddie concluded directly.
In today's increasingly complex tactical system, the defensive midfielder position can determine the fate of the team and the final direction of the game.
Although it is not as dazzling as the forward players, it plays an extremely important soul role in the team.
This kind of player is often the brain and commander of the team, controlling the team's overall game rhythm and the hub for the team's offensive and defensive transitions.
However, with the comprehensive development of football skills and tactics, the requirements for midfielders are becoming more and more demanding and comprehensive.
Initially, the role of the defensive midfielder was just to assist the defender in defense.
In the mid-20th century, with the rise of sweeper tactics, the role of the defensive midfielder was quickly downplayed.
It was not until the 1980s that the defensive midfielder entered its initial glorious era.
The defensive midfielder at this time is completely different from the previous defensive midfielder. The defensive midfielder at this time needs to shoulder the heavy responsibility of the team's offense and defense.
The emergence of Falcao made the midfielder begin to receive attention, and he also made it clear that the responsibility of the midfielder from now on is to organize the offense and direct the defense.
In the 1990s, Redondo added a new function to his back belt, namely accurate positioning and defense.
After entering the 21st century, through the rise of pass-and-control football, the popularity of the 4231 formation, and the rise of high-position pressing tactics in recent years, today's defensive midfielders have continued to develop in a comprehensive direction.
Controlling the rhythm, pressing the offense, connecting the front and backcourts, large-scale transfers, sweeping, vision, and overall view, the functions are becoming more and more diverse, and the conditions for becoming a defensive midfielder are becoming more and more demanding.
There is even a saying that is still circulating in the football world, that is, a team can do without No. 10, but it cannot do without No. 6.
This shows the importance of the position of the lower back.
In today's football, a good defensive midfielder can completely determine the direction of the team's performance.
The best examples are Chelsea in the Premier League and Real Madrid in La Liga.
Makelele's entry and exit led to earth-shaking changes in Chelsea and Real Madrid in the next few years.
Real Madrid have so far not been able to fully fill the midfield hole left by Makelele's weakening midfielder.
In addition, there is Arsenal in the Premier League.
Ever since Vieira left for the Apennines, Arsenal's midfielder has been like a mollusk with its spine ripped out.
No one else would be able to do it, and the situation has gotten worse and worse in recent years.
Teams all over the world now know that Arsenal's waist is not very good.
As a result, many Premier League players now feel like they are on adrenaline when they see Arsenal. They pick up the Premier League's traditional long-passing stick and swing it crazily at Arsenal's waist.
The effect was quite good, and the two clubs, Stoke City and Chelsea, almost gave Wenger a phobia.
Therefore, Chu Zheng is too immature for the crucial position of midfielder.
Let’s not talk about other things like Eddie, but Chu Zheng is completely unqualified when it comes to the physical fitness of the back waist, which requires two to four lungs.
Even if he plays well with his defense and vision, he probably won't last until halftime before stalling.
The fact was exactly as Eddie expected.
After the game started, although Chu Zheng made several good performances on the defensive end, he simply couldn't hold the ball.
He often lost the ball under the pressure of the blue team players, which fully exposed his shortcomings in controlling the ball at his feet and not being strong enough.
Even the shots that seemed to be passable started to make mistakes under the pressure of such a high-pressure situation.
In the last minute of the first half, Chu Zheng received a return pass from De Bruyne. As soon as he was about to throw the ball, Schürrle rushed over, dismounted, carried him and kept hooking the ball with his feet.
Chu Zheng soon couldn't hold it anymore, and he fell down and threw the ball away without taking a few plays.
This scene made Dieter Heijing grinning from the sidelines, and Eddie also shook his head and smiled bitterly.
This result was within Dieter Heijing's expectations.
The reason why he arranged for Chu Zheng to play as a defensive midfielder today was because he wanted to see what Chu Zheng could do.
Now that he knows the details, he can make a detailed transformation plan for Chu Zheng.
After the second half, Dieter Heijing left directly with Eddie.
Chu Zheng had already collapsed on the training ground. He lay on his back facing the dark sky, his chest rising and falling violently, and he kept breathing in the cold air.
At this moment, Chu Zheng was already awake and almost autistic.
The excitement that came from the new position and the new challenge disappeared without a trace. He never expected that the defensive midfielder would be so difficult to play.
In just thirty minutes, he was as tired in the defensive midfielder position as if he had played 60-70 minutes on the court.
In terms of physical fitness alone, he failed.
"Hey, guys, why is there a salted fish here!" After a while, Arnold sat down next to Chu Zheng with a teasing smile on his face.
"Oh my God! Chu, your physical ability really surprises me!" Dost also came over and teased, "Of course, it's a very bad kind of surprise! Haha!!!"
"Chu, what does it feel like to be crazily pressed? Hehe!!" Even De Bruyne came to join in the fun. He saw the miserable appearance of Chu Zheng frequently falling to the ground in the past thirty minutes and was happy in his heart.
"Man, today is the most enjoyable day for me this year, because I can ravage Chu like crazy with my body!" Gustavo sat down and patted Chu Zheng's chest, with a look of comfort on his face. God knows he has been raped by Chu Zheng before.
How embarrassing it was to be on guard.
Now he finally has a chance to take revenge!
One word!
Cool!!
"Fake Squid!" Chu Zheng sat up and raised his two fingers directly towards the sky, his face full of laughter and tears.
It immediately caused everyone to burst into laughter.
Not far away, Zhang Xizhe, who looked a little out of place, silently looked at Chu Zheng, who was surrounded by everyone in the center.
