Steady improvement! Looking forward!

August 15th, post-match recovery training day.

"Here we go!"

"Be careful....hahaha!"

In the morning, rare laughter appeared on the training ground.

Sheffield United players, who had won their first victory of the season, were in a good mood and played some circle-grabbing training and games.

After the training, Maher stayed and prepared to start the extra training task again.

His thighs and body were still slightly sore, which was the muscle fatigue caused by yesterday's high-intensity game.

However, the impact was not great. It was still early for the new round of the league. He could practice the low-consumption "step over" for two days, and then train strength after his body recovered.

"Take a look at the proficiency of the two main training skills."

He called up the proficiency panel, glanced at it, and found that the improvement effect of concentrated training was good.

[Skill: Strength lv2]

[Proficiency: (731/800)]

[Skill: Step Over lv1]

[Proficiency: 89/100]

"Step Over can break through lv2 today. I will catch up with my strength in the next few days. Hopefully, I can reach lv3 before the next round."

Maher's expression was relaxed. Every time he looked at the proficiency panel, he felt a great sense of accomplishment and was more motivated.

There are still seven days until the next round of games. Let's step up our training!

Once Step Over reaches lv2, even if you can use it, it may occasionally have an unexpected effect.

Otherwise, it's too monotonous to keep cycling. Once the opponent is familiar with the rhythm of the footsteps, it will definitely be easier to defend.

As for Strength lv3, this can be seen as the biggest improvement since he activated the panel.

Physical and mental skills, as the initial proficiency is higher than other types of skills, it represents more effort and also represents greater rewards!

A strong body is enough to weaken his shortcomings in many aspects, raising his lower limit on the field, and also implicitly raising his upper limit.

After experiencing a baptism of the English Championship, Maher has a deeper understanding of the level of English Championship players.

He knows very well that when he has level 3 strength, he will definitely be considered a tough player in the English Championship.

Even if he is not outstanding, he is definitely well-known far and wide-"Sheffield United has a very strong young winger who is on loan from Arsenal."

"Pah pah pah..."

After placing the sign pole and the sign plate, Maher started training with the ball. His outer instep kept touching the football, and his body kept sliding left and right, laying a solid foundation for the subsequent upgrade.

Brushing proficiency is not just a big improvement in the last moment, daily quantitative changes are equally important.

Based on quantitative changes, there will be the final qualitative change!

As time passed, sweat gradually made the jersey stick to him, and fatigue came, as if it was superimposed on yesterday's fatigue, or even multiplied.

The brain also used this to constantly "persuade" him to surrender.

Yesterday, the game just ended and he got 2 assists.... You can enjoy the glamorous life of a star player. It doesn't matter if you give yourself one less day off.

"No, keep going!"

Maher shook his head to shake off the sweat, put away the distracting thoughts, and strengthened his will.

It is not easy to develop a habit, but it is very easy to give up. As long as he compromises now, there will be more and more compromises in the future.

That must not be what he wants.

Think about those magnificent stadiums, those fans who prepare flowers and applause for you, and then continue to work hard behind the scenes to improve yourself!

More than two hours passed, and when he had exhausted all his strength, he ended the training and came to the sidelines to stretch.

[Skill: Step-over feint lv2]

[Proficiency: (7/300)]

[Effect: Your step-over gradually has a certain degree of deception, and occasionally you can deceive the opponent's center of gravity to complete the breakthrough, but it is still far from the real success, and you are eager to upgrade again. ]

The initial improvement speed of the skill is still very fast.

When strength reaches level 3, go all out to reach level 3 of this skill. It won't be difficult to get an improvement before the end of the month!

"Let's take a look at observation."

Maher remembered something and called up the panel again, looking at the proficiency of the observation skill.

[Skill: Observation level 1]

[Proficiency: (89/300)]

Before yesterday's game, through the accumulation of watching video tapes on weekdays, his observation proficiency should be around 50 points.

Unexpectedly, a game of the English Championship directly increased it by about 30 points.

It seems that the higher the level of the game, the greater the improvement of observation skills!

After stretching, Maher returned the football to the equipment room and went to the gym to find Gilbert, who had just gone to practice strength.

Not for anything else, but mainly because Gilbert still owed him a meal, the best kind.

...

At night, the center of Sheffield was bustling and noisy.

Maher and Gilbert talked and laughed all the way, walked into a high-end barbecue restaurant, and called Jolson.

Originally, he was going to call Gary Speed, but this proposal was rejected by Jolson.

It seems a little inappropriate for a player to have a meal with the head coach alone during the season, and to have barbecue, Gary Speed ​​might be embarrassed.

"I train with you every day, and I have also developed a set of improvement plans and theories of my own, which has become a habit now."

As soon as he sat down, Gilbert looked around and smiled, as if he was very happy to go out, "But what I like most is when we go out shopping and relax. The fireworks of life fascinate me."

Maher had the same feeling and nodded: "That's because we train too much and it's too boring. If we go out to play every day, I guess we won't be so fascinated."

"Feelings do come from comparison."

Gilbert agreed, pursed his lips and made a bitter face, "But as you said, if you want to show off in front of others, you have to endure the pain."

"Did I say that?"

Maher forgot, maybe sometimes he was confused when he practiced and said nonsense, although it was his true thoughts.

The two waited for Jolson to arrive, and soon found that there were many tables with more boys in the store, often looking here, sometimes secretly pointing, and then turning around to talk in a low voice.

"It's them, that's right, the two who made their stunning debut yesterday."

"They are only seventeen years old, from Arsenal, and I heard that they are the two kids Wenger is most optimistic about."

"Why did I hear that one is the new Fabregas and the other is the new Henry?"

"Really? Don't spread rumors."

"Really! Mr. Wenger told my friend personally that day, and my friend told me that he is also a Sheffield United fan."

Listening to everyone talking more and more outrageous, Maher felt the harm of spreading rumors for the first time, which was indeed getting more and more outrageous.

However, after he and Gilbert looked at each other, they still saw a little enjoyment in each other's eyes, and they also subconsciously picked up their manners and accents.

Gilbert picked up the menu, touched his non-existent bow tie in a pretentious manner, and said seriously, "I think we should order some beef and fish to ensure adequate protein intake."

Maher was still trying to hold back his laughter when he saw a figure walking over and looking at Gilbert with an extremely difficult to understand expression.

Jolson had arrived.

He frowned and blinked as he approached, feeling puzzled, as if the two people in front of him had some quirks, "Do you usually talk like this in private?"

"Hahaha..." Maher laughed a few times and almost fell over.

Gilbert blushed and put down the menu and stood there awkwardly.

The three of them then ordered the dishes and asked for a bottle of foreign wine for Jolson. They sat in their seats and ate heartily, warming up the atmosphere of the dinner.

"Let's eat protein together."

Jolson picked up a leg of lamb, as if to stick with this way of speaking, "It must be full."

Maher bit it while laughing, while Gilbert felt that any food was hard to swallow, so he simply turned his head to drink juice.

"Okay."

Jolson took a few bites, picked up the wine glass filled with ice cubes, and smiled: "I still have to say thank you to both of you. The victory on the weekend was too crucial. This is a battle to boost morale.

"Your contribution is naturally needless to say. One person contributed 2 assists, one person contributed 1 goal, and together we scored two goals and played today's meal."

Maher and Gilbert did not drink. They raised their juices and clinked them with each other, saying polite words.

"This is what we should do."

"Mr. Jolson doesn't have to do this."

Jolson shook his head and happily picked up the leg of lamb again. "Of course, the more important thing is the protein. This is the crystallization of your contribution to the court. "

"Haha…" This time, all three of them laughed so hard that they fell backwards. Even Gilbert put aside his pride and joined the happy team.

After eating and drinking, the three talked about the recent interesting things and feelings, sometimes laughing and sometimes sighing together.

The dreamlike recent days, in a few conversations in a relaxed environment, really fell on them and became the past.

Now, we have to look forward.