Green Field Eunuch

Chapter 546 Do I have a chance to become the world's number one midfielder?

Compared to big clubs like Manchester City, Granada's medical examination is relatively simple, though it's still much more complicated than that of teams like Kaffinburg.

Next, we started with physical training.

Summer has passed, and the first week of preseason preparation is definitely physical training, which is very important. Only with sufficient physical condition can players persevere throughout the entire season and reduce the frequency of injuries.

In particular, players like Shan Yongzhuo, Van Dijk, Blind, and Nyom are sure to become starters.

Granada is a small club, and the gap in ability between its starters and substitutes is quite obvious.

To achieve a good result at the end of the season, or even win the La Liga title as Shan Yongzhuo said, the form of the key players is crucial. The loss of any key player could have very bad consequences.

Especially for Shan Yongzhuo, if he gets injured, the team will suffer a fatal blow.

Half past three in the afternoon.

After a short rest, Pellegrini organized a small-scale scrimmage to assess the players. Everyone was divided into four groups for a 7v7 training match. To balance the strength, Shan Yongzhuo was assigned to the weakest group.

Shan Yongzhuo's group basically consists of players who are unlikely to get any playing time, except for one person, Nainggolan.

Pellegrini's idea is very simple.

Granada's midfield is very weak, making new signing Radja Nainggolan crucial. The performance of this key midfielder from Cagliari in Serie A last season will be very important for the team.

The reason for pairing him with Shan Yongzhuo was to assess whether their playing styles were compatible.

Shan Yongzhuo didn't seem to care much, since it was just a 20-minute training match anyway.

Nainggolan, on the other hand, was overjoyed.

He cares.

"This is the first step to becoming the midfield maestro!"

After the teams were assigned, the members gathered together to discuss. The coaches also had tasks; they were assigned to small groups to provide guidance, help them communicate, and participate in tactical planning.

However, many people believe that the grouping is problematic.

Shan Yongzhuo's group is really too weak.

The seven players are Shan Yongzhuo, Nainggolan, Fernando, Fatau, Koev, Dimitrevskiy, and Gomez.

Gomez is not the German striker Gomez, but a defender who was just promoted from the youth team. Dimitrevskiy is also a goalkeeper who was just promoted from the youth team and is only 18 years old this year.

As for the others, they were all peripheral figures within the team.

Aside from Shan Yongzhuo and Nainggolan, they are prominent figures.

Of course, with Shan Yongzhuo on the team, no one dared to underestimate this lineup.

However, in everyone's eyes, Van Dijk's group was still the strongest.

Van Dijk, Blind Jr., Gunnarsson, Flores, Lucena, Rico, Roberto.

They are all key players from last season.

However, once the training match began, the players were surprised to discover the problem.

The teamwork between Shan Yongzhuo and Nainggolan is simply amazing.

No, saying it was a collaboration seems a bit of an exaggeration.

Throughout the training match, Nainggolan basically tried various methods to pass the ball to Shan Yongzhuo.

This behavior could almost be described as groveling.

And Shan Yongzhuo lived up to expectations, easily scoring 3 goals.

This result pleased Pellegrini.

Nainggolan was brought in at the strong insistence of Shan Yongzhuo and Kroos, and of course, Pellegrini also values ​​Nainggolan highly.

In his view, Nainggolan is a well-rounded midfielder who excels in both attack and defense. When attacking, he not only has excellent passing ability but also frequently makes runs forward, capable of orchestrating attacks in short bursts and also taking long-range shots himself.

When defending, Nainggolan's fierce playing style and tenacious attitude are also very admirable.

The only thing to worry about is Nainggolan's volatile temper.

However, judging from this training session, this guy seems to be particularly impressed with Shan Yongzhuo, and he went all out to assist Shan Yongzhuo throughout the entire match.

That's very satisfying.

Shan Yongzhuo was also very satisfied with Nainggolan; the guy went to great lengths to pass the ball to him, which was indeed a challenge for him.

"Shan, you're really amazing!"

As soon as the match ended, Nainggolan immediately came up to fawn over him. It has to be said that this guy's fierce appearance was like a well-behaved child at this moment, which was quite incongruous.

"No, no, Racha, it's all thanks to you passing the ball to me."

Shan Yongzhuo was also very happy. As the saying goes, "a beautiful sedan chair needs many people to carry it," and Nainggolan's performance was very beneficial to the team.

In fact, Shan Yongzhuo felt sorry for this player in his previous life.

At the time, Belgium had a wealth of talent, but Nainggolan was the most versatile midfielder in Belgium, capable of playing almost any position except goalkeeper.

This is a very comprehensive and typical box-to-box midfielder with a large coverage area. He can run, tackle, intercept, pass, and shoot. He can serve as the first line of defense and also as the core hub for transitioning from defense to attack.

This is why Shan Yongzhuo was very happy when he recruited Nainggolan.

In his view, as long as Nainggolan can control his temper, he can definitely become the midfield pillar of Granada.

And now it seems that the effect is quite good.

The other midfielders immediately sensed the danger.

Especially Gunnarsson and Irine, two key midfielders from last season.

Because of Kante's presence last season, Iriné was basically relegated to the bench, while Gunnarsson also switched between starting and bench roles.

I thought that with Kante gone, this player would be able to secure a starting position.

However, judging from Nainggolan's current performance, it seems that securing a starting position is becoming increasingly difficult.

The first day of training matches has ended.

Shan Yongzhuo was very happy. His teammates all revolved around him, and he became the undisputed core figure.

This made him feel very good.

So, after training, he treated his new teammates to a nice meal.

Back home, he suddenly remembered that it was the first day of preparations for the new season, and he should post a tweet to celebrate with the fans.

Finally, he chose a photo of himself with Kane and Nainggolan, and added the caption: "First day of training, met a lot of teammates, they are very enthusiastic, I am full of anticipation for the new season."

Shan Yongzhuo has a huge number of Twitter followers, so Granada's players naturally followed him immediately.

Those who saw the Twitter image all had their own thoughts.

Harry Kane was very satisfied.

Nainggolan was even more satisfied.

"Sure enough, Shan and I became friends."

"As long as I can support my team well, I will have a chance to become the world's best midfielder!"

"I was so clever!"

(End of this chapter)