The next weekend, Sheffield United's first-team training ground. Only seventeen people came here to conduct post-match recovery training under Kevin's leadership, and more than seven people went on strike in the name of asking for leave. It was obvious that Kevin had lost control of the team. Many old players used the strike to make their voices heard, hoping that the club would dismiss them as soon as possible. After the recovery training, Maher came to the next field with a football and practiced breakthroughs with Gilbert. "We need to increase the amount of training on the rest day." He couldn't wait to play, to show his worth in the Championship, and to do something for the current team. The feeling of waiting was not good. No one liked to be dormant, and everyone wanted a bright future. Maher placed the training equipment on the court, simulated the actual combat situation as much as possible, and tried his best to dribble through the sign pole. He still used the bicycle pedal, while Gilbert used several different techniques. After discovering that the same training effect could be achieved by facing the sign pole, the two stopped practicing against each other. After all, people's patience is limited. Maher has a proficiency panel, which allows him to see his progress and results anytime and anywhere, but Gilbert doesn't.
If he really defends Maher's cycling all day long, he will definitely collapse, and he will feel sick when he sees the cycling...
The days go by day by day, and the whole club is shrouded in a haze. The players are very silent, and there is rarely laughter in training sessions.
Only when they get along privately, there will be some warm atmosphere occasionally.
On August 10, after the start of the new season of the Premier League, the League Cup is also coming.
Sheffield United will face the sixth-level English Parliamentary League team, Hartlepool United, in the first round of the game on the 12th.
They have two cup competitions to play this season, namely the League Cup and the FA Cup.
In terms of importance, the FA Cup must be better than the League Cup. This is the cup that many top teams are most eager to compete for.
As for the League Cup, most teams will play wherever they can. If they accidentally enter the semi-finals, they will consider going all out to compete for the championship.
But it is obvious that these two cups have nothing to do with Sheffield United.
They don't have the possibility of competing for the championship, so it's better to give up as soon as possible and concentrate on relegation in the Championship.
In the evening of this day, Maher finally ushered in the long-awaited moment.
He felt a tingling sensation in his hips and knees, and the muscle memory of cycling had a qualitative leap, as if he suddenly realized it.
[Skill: Bicycle dribbling lv3]
[Proficiency: 1/800]
[Effect: After thousands and tens of thousands of times of practice, you will be familiar with bicycle dribbling, have a certain speed and deceptiveness, and have a chance to successfully break through professional players! ]
"Finally lv3."
Maher's face relaxed. Now he has a certain degree of threat on the wing.
When facing a defender who is not familiar with him, he can quickly dribble the bicycle and get out of space.
Whether it is a cross from the bottom or a long shot from the inside to threaten the opponent's goal, it is a good means of attack!
[Skill: Strength lv2]
[Proficiency: 564/800]
After glancing at the proficiency of strength, he thought about the future training plan, "It is obviously impossible to do physical strength training all the time. The human body has limited endurance and injuries must be avoided.
"You can add a breakthrough training commonly used by wingers to ensure a balanced training volume and full use of training time.
"Try to practice both "strength" and "stride past the opponent" to lv3 by the end of this month. By then, I will definitely be the number one player on the wing of the English Championship."
It can be regarded as a preliminary ability to carry, break through, play and pass.
After that, Maher plans to end other training and switch to speed and coordination.
For a winger, the importance of speed is self-evident!
If he can practice speed to lv3, combined with two breakthrough skills, he will definitely become a sharp knife that can cause threats with just a touch of the ball.
Even without the breakthrough skill, the lv3 speed must be able to beat some English Championship defenders.
As for coordination, this is a basic skill and must be there.
Whether a player's lower body is stable or not is the key to whether he can stand firm in a fast-paced and strong confrontation game.
Not to mention, a stable lower body is very helpful for his breakthrough and confrontation.
"And the intensity of speed training must be very high, and coordination training can just be a neutralization."
After making all the decisions, Maher took advantage of the sky before it was completely dark and resumed dribbling training, aiming at the proficiency panel of stepping over.
After more than 40 minutes, he wiped off the sweat and left the training ground with the football in his arms.
[Skill: Stepping over lv1]
[Proficiency: (24/100)]
[Effect: You...]
Next, practice it.
When speed and coordination are both out, and then both reach lv3, he can upgrade some of his current abilities to lv4, deepening and highlighting them.
Behind Maher, in the blind spot, a middle-aged man in a navy blue suit stood outside the training ground railing, smoking a cigarette, and seemed to have been paying attention to the field for a while. After watching Maher leave, he took out his phone and dialed a number, "Is the list out? Is Maher on it?" "No, Gilbert is not here either." A voice came from the other side. "Kevin, this idiot who says one thing on the surface and another behind the scenes!" He grinned secretly, and his hand holding the cigarette trembled slightly, "Is he afraid of training young players, but it will become my wedding dress after taking office? "He really doesn't want to do something good before leaving, and wants me to bear the pressure of poor performance in the future and cultivate hope for the team in the second half of the season." There was silence for a while, and a voice came from the other side: "Not necessarily, but I have the intention of the board of directors. If Kevin loses five Championship games at the beginning of the season, they will definitely terminate his contract." He swallowed his saliva, and his mind calmed down a little, "I know. "
...
On August 12, Sheffield United rushed to Hartlepool United's away game for the first round of the League Cup.
Originally, the team should have set off a day earlier for this kind of away game, but because the opponent's level was too low, the team did not take it too seriously.
Maher was still not selected for the big list. He originally wanted to watch the game broadcast at home, but was told that there was no signal.
Helplessly, he could only go to the training ground with Gilbert again, and after three hours of extra training, he went home to check the news online.
The two were originally very relaxed, just out of curiosity to take a look to see who scored and whether there was any tragedy.
As a result, they were suddenly dumbfounded after opening the data website.
Zero to two!
Lost!
The British Champions League team was shut out by a team four levels lower than itself!
"Impossible."
Gilbert's face flushed instantly, "The 18 people on the big list this time are exactly the same as the last game. They are all the backbone of the team. Why did they lose to the English Parliament team? "
Maher slowly put down his phone, sat on the sofa, stared at the ceiling in a daze, unable to speak.
"Are they determined to drive Kevin away?"
Gilbert opened his mouth wide, "Or is it our strength..."
Suddenly, he fell into a deep panic. The team's situation was worse than they thought.
"No matter what, wait for the game."
Maher shook his head. They couldn't do anything now.