Black Swan

Currently, the top league in Chinese football is the Chinese Super League, followed by the China League One and China League Two, all of which are professional leagues.

Next is the China League Three, which falls under the category of amateur leagues.

In fact, the official name of the China League Two at that time was the "Chinese Football Association Amateur League". Although it was later renamed the "China League Three", its nature remained unchanged.

Below the third division are the amateur leagues organized by each province and city. These are basically just for fun, and anyone can participate.

Therefore, the China League Two is the watershed moment.

Some of the teams participating in the China League Three are professional or semi-professional teams aiming for promotion to China League One, while others are purely amateur teams.

Fujian Tianxin's goal this year is to be promoted, so although they play in the China League Three, their player roster is relatively high, with many players recruited to the standards of China League Two.

Take Zhang Lei, for example, who comes from Zhejiang Greentown.

This former Chinese Super League team was relegated just two years ago, but it has been deeply involved in youth training, and the players it has cultivated can be said to be found in various teams across China.

Wang Yudong, who will become famous throughout the country in the future, came from Greentown.

It can be said that a player like Zhang Lei, who comes from Greentown's youth training system, is definitely good enough to be a starter in China League Two, and he stands out among the teams in China League Three.

But now it seems that Wu Bin can defend against Zhang Lei with such ferocity that his strength will only increase!

"Damn it, what's going on?" Zhao Qiang was at a loss for words to explain what was happening before his eyes.

This Wu Bin was just there to make up the numbers, how did he suddenly become so amazing?

……

The intra-team scrimmage ended quickly.

The substitute team unexpectedly defeated the first team 2-1!

Although Wu Bin did not contribute any goals or assists, his sweeping coverage of the midfield greatly affected the main team's attack.

In addition, Zhang Lei repeatedly lost possession of the ball before Wu Bin could intercept it, which made the main team's attack look chaotic and ultimately led to their defeat.

As soon as the game ended, the substitute team players quickly surrounded Wu Bin.

"Your tackles just now were really impressive. You can teach me sometime." This was the center-back from the substitute team.

"Haha, did you guys see Zhang Lei's expression? He looks like he ate shit and is in a terrible state." This was someone who also disliked Zhang Lei.

"You could tell me about your defensive strategy, so I can think in reverse when I'm trying to dribble past someone and avoid being intercepted." This was the substitute team's forward.

Many people disliked Wu Bin because they thought he was a crony, lacked ability, and was a burden—that's human nature.

But now that you've demonstrated your abilities, people's perceptions of you will naturally change, and their attitudes will shift accordingly.

The arena reveres the strong!

Wu Bin is now immersed in joy.

Just a trial card of Beckenbauer's defensive abilities during his youth is this strong. If we could get Beckenbauer at his peak in the future, he would be soaring to new heights!

Don't forget that there are attacking legends like Maradona and Cruyff in the group!

In the future, I will definitely not limit myself to the defensive midfield position, but will develop in a more well-rounded direction...

Of course, we must take things one step at a time and not rush.

First, try to "trick" Beckenbauer into revealing more of his skills, especially on the defensive end.

After all, offense requires more talent, while defense requires more understanding of tactics and diligent practice!

Wu Bin is certainly aware of his own talent, so he needs to focus on improving his defense first and get playing time!

Players like Casemiro and Kanté first establish themselves in the team through exceptional defensive skills, and then gradually develop their offensive contributions.

"Xiao Wu, come here for a second." At this moment, Coach Zhao Qiang waved to them.

The annoyance and scolding in his voice were gone.

Wu Bin quickly got up and ran to the coach's side.

"Can you tell me what you've been doing these past two days?" Zhao Qiang asked curiously.

It is possible for some young players to make rapid progress in a short period of time.

But in yesterday's training match, Wu Bin played like a piece of shit.

Today he suddenly appeared like a god descending to earth, making the team's star player suffer terribly. This is just too outrageous.

Could it really be a genetic mutation that happened in the last couple of days?

Or is it because the team hasn't been together for very long, and I don't actually know the players very well enough?

"Uh... well..." Wu Bin scratched his head, trying to make up a story, but he couldn't come up with one.

Even he himself thought it was outrageous!

It was Zhao Qiang who came to his rescue at this point.

"Alright, if you don't want to talk about it, then forget it." The coach patted Wu Bin on the shoulder.

"I don't care if you're pretending to be weak or if you've suddenly figured it out, I hope you can maintain your form and train even harder."

"There's a friendly match against Nantong Zhiyun in a few days, so prepare well. I hope to see you perform well."

"Oh? Oh!" Wu Bin's eyes lit up.

The fact that the head coach said that meant that his performance had caught his attention.

He even wants to play in the warm-up matches!

This has never happened before.

He is the water dispenser manager at Fujian Tianxin!

However, Beckenbauer's trial period will expire by then, and the deception will be exposed...

Today's training is over.

After returning to his dormitory, Wu Bin took a shower, changed his clothes, hid under the covers, and took out his phone.

He began to think about a serious question: how could he trick... no, get another red envelope from those football bigwigs?

Ideally, it should have a permanent effect, rather than just a trial card.

Hmm, let's talk to Bei Huang first. It seems he's the one who likes me the most right now.

[I'm a football player]: @Franz Beckenbauer, are you there?

The group chat was quiet.

Forget about red envelopes, there wasn't even an emoji.

"Is Beckenbauer some kind of scumbag who's used and discarded?"

Just as Wu Bin was about to ask for a red envelope, someone finally spoke up in the group.

[Frank Rijkaard]: @I'm a football player, I just logged on and saw what you said about using a defensive midfielder, it seems quite novel. But I have a thought, is this role not limited to the libero tactic? Could it also be applied in a total football tactic?

Wu Bin's eyes lit up.

Rijkaard!

Known as the "Black Swan," he was one of the Dutch trio and a representative of the all-around midfielder when he played football. As a coach, he also led Barcelona to a Champions League title.

Whether as a player or a coach, he is an executor of total offense and total defense tactics.

Of course, the experts in this QQ group probably have their own understanding of tactics from their playing days, so Rijkaard's understanding of tactics is currently only at the level of the 1980s.

Then, I can also "show off my skills" in front of him!

Beckenbauer seems to be offline. It would be great if we could get something from Rijkaard!

After organizing his thoughts, Wu Bin began to show off the football knowledge he had acquired from the future.

【I'm a football player】: @Frank Rijkaard, you're right, but if you're going to use a total football system, this deep-lying midfielder not only needs to have frontal defensive ability, but also good passing ability.

[I'm a football player]: When the ball advances to the midfield area, he will stand on one side of the two center-backs, forming a de facto three-center-back formation. At the same time, the left and right full-backs will move forward, becoming left and right wing-backs, and participating more in the team's attack.

[I'm a football player]: Also, when passing the ball out from the backfield, you need to organize the attack and advance the midfield and backfield around him, while avoiding the overall formation being stretched out, and then further compress the opponent's overall defensive formation to the middle.

[I'm a football player]: If the middle is under pressure, then the center-back or the defensive midfielder should make a long pass to the wing to the overlapping full-back, while the winger on the same side quickly moves to the wing to create a rapid numerical advantage in the attacking area on the wing, and finally create a breakthrough point.

……

These were all videos that Wu Bin watched on Bilibili in his previous life; many of them were tactical explanation videos by famous coaches like Klopp and Mourinho.

Although it's not systematic and he just says whatever comes to mind, it seems like he can easily fool these "old men".

Sure enough, after Wu Bin finished speaking at length, the group fell silent again.

This relatively modern tactical concept was far ahead of its time, even for the Dutch, who favored total football!

After a few minutes.

[Diego Maradona]: What are you babbling about? Just let this defensive midfielder win the ball and give it to me, then we can advance into the attacking third. Why make it so complicated?

"Damn it, if I were the group admin, I'd kick this guy out sooner or later! He's always causing trouble!" Wu Bin muttered.

Therefore, the world of geniuses is different from that of others.

Football legends like Maradona and Pelé weren't great coaches either, and that's probably why.

Fortunately, Rijkaard did reply.

[Frank Rijkaard]: @I'm a football player, what you said seems to make a lot of sense. I really hadn't thought of such a tactical approach before. But forgive my slowness, I need more time to digest it. I'm logging off now.

Wu Bin panicked.

[I'm a soccer player]: Wait a minute, don't log off in such a hurry! @Frank Rijkaard

[Frank Rijkaard]: Is there anything else, Master?

[I'm a soccer player]: Here's the thing, I have a friend who also plays defensive midfield, but he's really slow and just can't seem to get it right. I just spent ages teaching him, but he still doesn't get it. Do you have any good learning and training methods that can help my silly friend? He just needs to improve his defense first.

Rijkaard replied almost instantly.

[Frank Rijkaard]: That's a bit of a surprise to me. You're an expert in tactics, so you should also know a lot about player training.

[Diego Maradona]: Bullshit! There's no necessary connection between the two, otherwise why would the team need so many specialized coaches? Although I don't think these training sessions are very useful anyway.

[Frank Rijkaard]: Aha, @Diego Maradona, you're right, I was mistaken. Just like Coach Sacchi didn't have professional playing experience, but he still became a tactical mastermind.

[Frank Rijkaard]: @I'm a football player, when it comes to defense, it's never just about awareness and technique. The body is the foundation of all defense.

[Frank Rijkaard]: To play as a defensive midfielder well, I specifically honed four fundamental skills: cardiovascular endurance, core stability, lower body explosiveness, and upper body strength. Without these four, even the best anticipation or interception techniques are just empty talk.

[Frank Rijkaard]: Well, it's complicated to explain, but I'll send you a video first. You can take a look and practice accordingly.

[I'm a soccer player]: It's not that I want to practice, it's my friend...

Wu Bin scratched his head. How did he know that the friend I was talking about was actually myself?

The next second, a video file popped up in the group chat.

file name:

Rijkaard's Personal Endurance Training!