Zhou Zheng came to the court on time again today, training with his teammates like a machine.
Zhou Zheng was not a football player originally. He was interested in basketball since he was a child.
And because he has been tall since he was little, he has always played center.
He has been on the school basketball team since elementary school, and he is very good as a center.
His height and good jumping make him an outstanding rebounder.
Moreover, he is also very flexible with his steps under the basket and has always been the core of the basketball team.
Especially after he put his back to the basket, he faked a sway, slipped from the baseline, rushed into the basket, and then scored the basketball.
This is a great weapon for Zhou Zheng to score. His turns are very flexible and his fake moves are very realistic.
As an Asian, he is different from other Asian centers.
Zhou Zheng doesn't look like a rip-off like them, Zhou Zheng looks quite strong.
However, he was stronger than he looked. Such conditions destined him to become a basketball player, but an accident happened.
In a basketball game, Zhou Zheng rushed to the basket and then jumped high, trying to make up for the basketball.
However, his opponent made a mistake and pushed Zhou Zheng in the air. Without any weight, Zhou Zheng landed with one palm on the ground.
It was this incident that broke his thumb and index finger. Of course, he was still young and had to recuperate from the injury for several months.
Although the injury recovered later, Zhou Zheng suffered a psychological shadow from it.
Whenever he holds the ball in his right hand, he feels pain.
However, Zhou Zheng’s right hand is still his dominant hand. Now he basically plays with his right hand.
Under such circumstances, his basketball playing became worse and worse.
This made him hate playing basketball, and eventually he gave up basketball.
Zhou Zheng, like many sports students, chose sports because he didn't like studying.
Zhou Zheng is one of them. He is a scumbag no matter how hard he studies.
In addition, he originally hated studying, so he still wanted to pursue sports.
You don’t need to think about volleyball because volleyball also requires hands.
He wanted to find a sport that didn't involve using hands, and by chance he chose football.
But he came into contact with football a little late, so he was never the one who stood out.
He used to use his hands, but now he suddenly switched to his feet and still couldn't adapt.
He has almost no ability to hold the ball. Since he came into contact with football, he has played as a forward and a central defender.
After all, his height advantage is here, but if he plays as a forward, he really has no means of attacking the goal.
He also has the ability to header the ball, but other than that he is too average.
When playing as a central defender, his defensive ability is indeed a bit poor.
After he was recommended to Tianjin Wei, he thought he would definitely lose the selection.
But in the end, he actually signed with Tianjin Wei and is even now in the first team.
Zhou Zheng has been at a loss these past few months, full of questions about his future.
He didn't know where to go. Tianjin Wei's player number had been determined.
He actually got the No. 9 jersey. Zhou Zheng knew the importance of the No. 9 jersey.
No. 9 is usually the number of the team's main forward, but Zhou Zheng got this number without fighting for it.
This made him very confused, and later he found out that this was what the head coach Xue Yang meant.
Zhou Zheng knew that when Xue Yang was in the Chinese League One, he liked to use young players very much.
Could it be that he is also a player that Xue Yang likes and is even willing to give him the No. 9 jersey?
But Zhou Zheng doesn't think he has this ability. Sometimes he even wonders whether he is not suitable for the sport of football.
Of course he didn't know that Xue Yang knew about his talent. Xue Yang wanted to train Zhou Zheng to become the main player as soon as possible.
This winter training is held in China, and the opponents in the warm-up matches are basically Chinese A and B teams.
Exercise may not be of much value, but it's better than nothing.
Xue Yang asked Zhou Zheng to start the game, but what shocked Zhou Zheng was that Zhou Zheng performed relatively amateurishly.
His heading ability is obviously good, but he just can't hit the ball.
Xue Yang soon discovered Zhou Zheng's problem. Although he could header the ball, his movement and positioning were poor.
Moreover, Zhou Zheng played without any goals throughout the game and looked very lost on the court.
Afterwards, Xue Yang learned about the situation and found that Zhou Zheng was obviously not normal.
Only then did Xue Yang know the whole story. No wonder Zhou Zheng was so confused on the court and his basic skills were unexpectedly poor.
It turns out that Zhou Zheng's exposure to football has been so short, no wonder he feels like he doesn't know what to do.
A few days later, Xue Yang called Zhou Zheng to the office, hoping to have a chat with Zhou Zheng.
"Zhou Zheng! I know you used to play basketball, but you changed to football because of something." Xue Yang said.
"I can understand the predicament you are currently in, but I believe you also know that you cannot continue like this."
Zhou Zheng couldn't help but lower his head after listening to Xue Yang's words.
He heard what Xue Yang meant, and there were only two consequences to what he said.
Either he needs to be fired or he needs to be transferred to a lower level. Of course he would prefer to be transferred to a lower level.
"For you now, the best way is to give full play to your advantages." Xue Yang continued.
When Xue Yang said this, Zhou Zheng didn't understand why he started giving him advice.
"Coach! Are you going to let me go?" Zhou Zheng asked hesitantly.
"Of course not! You have unique conditions, and your potential is also very high. It would be a waste of your talent to let you go to the reserve team." Xue Yang replied in surprise.
Xue Yang's answer shocked Zhou Zheng. It turned out that Xue Yang was not driving him away as he thought before.
"Your problem now is that you came into contact with football a little late, and you still need to improve in many areas."
"Facing a situation like yours, my advice to you is to use your advantages as much as possible." Xue Yang gave advice.
"My advantage?" Zhou Zheng frowned. He couldn't think of his own advantage for a moment.
"Although you are young, you are good at physical confrontation, so he can fight against the opponent more often." Xue Yang replied.
"And as far as I know, you were a center before. First of all, your rebounding ability is good. I believe you should be good at blocking positions."
"It's okay!" Zhou Zheng replied confidently.
Maybe he is really bad at football, but he is still confident in basketball.
Positioning in basketball is very important. If you position yourself well, you have a much greater chance of grabbing a rebound.
If you have watched the NBA, you know that when someone starts to take a free throw, players from both sides will form two teams.
The opponent on the free throw side will be closer to the backboard. When the basketball is thrown out, the opponent closer to the backboard will quickly block the opponent's rebounder.
This results in rebounds after missed free throws being basically grabbed by the opponent.
This shows the importance of positioning when grabbing rebounds. If you are blocked by the opponent, you will not be able to overwhelm your opponent unless your jumping ability or height.
Otherwise, you basically won't be able to grab this rebound.
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