I build a giant in the Premier League

Chapter 15 Well done, Modric!

“I must succeed in England!”

As early as in Zagreb, Modric had made up his mind when he decided to join Bayswater Chinese.

This was a huge gamble he made on his career and his life.

At the hearing in London, when Yang Cheng described him as a genius in front of everyone, Modric really felt an unprecedented trust.

At the same time, he also felt grateful.

Except for his youth training coach when he was very young, no one, no team, had ever given him such trust.

In return, he works his best every day at Bayswater Chinese.

During the team's summer training camp, he had cramps every day for a long period of time.

Even though he has experienced it many times, Modric still feels a sense of pain every time he thinks about it.

American coach Thad Fawcett told him that the muscle cramps were a result of his body being too young and gradually adapting to high-level and high-intensity training.

The coaching staff arranged stretching training and strength training for him to improve his muscle strength.

His diet and even the water he drinks on a daily basis are somewhat different from others.

This allows him to continue to progress and improve.

Professional players are the most sensitive.

Modric knows his situation best.

However, he still underestimated the difficulty of the English league.

When he came off the field after the warm-up match against West Ham United, his knee pads were pierced directly by the opponent's studs.

Would a formal competition be better?
Do not!
English referees often turn a blind eye to rough play that endangers the safety of players.

Especially away players.

They call this bloodiness.

Roy Keane of Manchester United and Vieira of Arsenal, these two card-getting players with rough actions, turned out to be the spiritual symbols of their respective teams and were admired by countless fans.

This was something Modric had not expected.

But he was not intimidated.

Because he is from the Balkans.

The place known as the powder keg of Europe.

Having experienced war, he knew that timidity and cowardice were worthless.

Only become stronger! Only become stronger!
Thad Fawcett and Oliver Bartlett arranged a series of special training for him.

Flexibility and durability are his greatest strengths.

His physique and height are his natural shortcomings.

Especially in official matches, opponents can easily discover Modric's natural weakness of being skinny.

They always rushed up and hit Modric the moment he received the ball.

This caused him to make frequent mistakes and was very distressed.

Under the instruction of head coach Yang Cheng, two fitness coaches designed targeted training for him to help him learn how to quickly escape from physical confrontations and try to avoid the opponent's violent collisions.

Not only that, Brian Kidd also told Modric.

If he wants to adapt to the English league, he needs to make every one of his movements more streamlined, faster and more threatening.

Croatians are working hard every day.

He also clearly felt the trust and support from the head coach.

Although he didn't tell anyone, he was still holding his breath in his heart.

“I must succeed in England!”

“I must help the Bayswater Chinese and the head coach to achieve success!”

Modric doesn't know what others think.

But for him, this belief became clearer and clearer.

The more you are in the team and when the head coach is in trouble, the stronger it gets!
Today, when the team was trailing 1-3 against Brighton and the head coach replaced two players at once, Modric's feelings became stronger than ever.

Replaced Steve Jenkins and Tony Capaldi.

Both full-backs were very expended.

Substitutes came on for Ricky Lambert and Lee Williamson.

There is no need to say anything about Lambert, he is going to play as a center forward.

Lee Williamson can play in the middle and on the right.

Of Jamaican descent, he possesses excellent running and defensive abilities. He is very committed every time he plays and his passing is also good.

According to the latest instructions from the head coach, Huddlestone's position was moved back again.

Without the full-backs, the back line adopts a three-center-back formation.

This is the determination the head coach is instilling in his players!
He doesn't want to lose!

Even though the score was already 1-3, he was still thinking about scoring goals and winning!

The midfield must be suppressed.

Otherwise, once the ball reaches the back line, it's basically over.

burn one's boats!

Fight!

Captain Martin Rowland also realized this. He leaned back and formed a double midfielder configuration with Lee Williamson, firmly occupying the middle.

Modric also moved to the right.

He was constantly observing.

Without the support of the full-backs, Ribery on the left and Martin Devany on the right had to rely more on their personal abilities to fight alone.

The head coach placed all his bets on Ribery.

The Frenchman's individual ability is indeed the strongest in the team, especially when it comes to dribbling and breaking through, almost no one can get the ball away.

But Brighton also arranged defense against Ribery and blocked Ribery's side.

Ricky Lambert is the center, but after he comes on the court, he doesn't just stay at the front. Instead, he often pulls out to get the ball.

He has good skills, a strong body, and excellent ball-playing ability, mainly supporting Ribery. Steed naturally leaned over here.

The third goal was conceded in the 73rd minute. From the 3th minute, in just about 80 minutes, the Chinese players of Bayswater launched attacks from the left.

But Brighton's defence was tight.

Modric has been cruising around the outside right front of the penalty area.

He was patiently waiting for an opportunity.

Finally, in the 81st minute, the opportunity came.

Still attacking from the left, Ribery tried to cross the ball from the bottom.

The ball reached the small penalty area and was cleared by the center back and headed out.

Lambert headed the ball a second time near the left side of the arc top area and headed the ball back into the penalty area.

There was a sudden chaos in the penalty area.

Steed failed to get the ball and it was headed out again.

But in a hurry, the ball was headed high and fell to the right side of the empty penalty area.

Modric, who had been lying in ambush on the periphery, waiting for his chance, did not hesitate, took a sudden step forward, rushed into the penalty area, and before the defensive player, he passed the ball to his left with his right foot.

The defensive player rushed too hastily but he was very experienced. He immediately stabilized his center of gravity, adjusted himself, and blocked Modric's left foot.

If the Croatian's control of the ball had been a little worse, or his mentality had been worse at the critical moment, the error in this pass would have been large.

But at the critical moment, Modric passed the ball to the right foot just right, adjusted his whole body, and seeing the defensive players rushing over to block him, he kicked the ball to the front right with his left foot.

The defensive player had completely lost his balance and could only watch the football slip past him, unable to do anything.

Modric took a step forward and kicked out with his right foot.

Everything happens in the blink of an eye.

Modric's powerful shot was so fast that everyone was stunned.

The ball went into the net before Brighton's defenders and goalkeeper even had time to react.

2: 3!

In an instant, more than 2 fans in the entire stadium exploded!
They all stood up excitedly, clapping and cheering with all their might!
Modric was stunned for a moment and even felt a little surprised.

But soon, he turned around excitedly, rushed to the fans in the west stand, rushed to the edge of the court, did a backflip, and finally cheered and shouted at the red sea in the stands.

……

"This goal is so beautiful!"

Brian Kidd praised in disbelief.

Although, he didn't see clearly how the ball went in.

But with his intuition as a former top professional player, he could still guess some things.

Yang Cheng was also very happy.

Well done, Modric!

This goal is so important for the Chinese team!

Even if we fail to win the game in the end, as long as this goal can boost morale, it will be worth it!

"Another change, let Andy Holdsworth go in."

Martin Roland consumed too much energy today.

……

After another substitution, Andy Holdsworth and Lee Williamson felt like they were playing as a double midfielder.

Yang Cheng pushed Modric's position forward.

He could see that Modric was in very good shape.

As expected, after being given a wider space to move around, Modric's threat on the offensive end was also brought into play.

After losing the ball, Brighton was directly forced by the Chinese in Bayswater and had to retreat and defend.

They were already thinking desperately that all they had to do was hold on to the 3-2 victory.

But the morale of the Chinese in Bayswater had been completely crushed.

Not only the players on the field, but also the fans on the sidelines were excited.

From the moment Modric scored, they stood up, applauded and celebrated for him.

After that, the 2 fans could never sit back down again.

They kept cheering for the players in the stands and shouting their names.

In fact, they were not familiar with the players and often called out the wrong names.

But it is not important.

Throughout the stadium, from the stands to the field, from players to coaches, everyone wants to win.

And when everyone has the same belief, they can always unleash amazing strength.

In the 89th minute, when Modric received the ball and got rid of the defender, he quickly passed the ball through the gap between people to Ribery's feet on the left side of the penalty area.

The Frenchman did not stop the ball, but moved forward and started immediately, shaking off the defensive player and knocking the ball across the goal near the baseline.

Lambert and Steed on the front line rushed over at the same time to grab the ball.

Lambert rushed to the front point, although he was a little slow, he interfered with the opponent's goalkeeper and defender.

Steed in the middle fell into Brighton's goal with the ball.

3 is better than 3!

There was another burst of crazy cheers in the stadium!
Yang Cheng couldn't contain his inner excitement and rushed out of the coaching command area.

On the way, he saw Steve Copper, who looked lost, in the visiting team's coaching booth.

Even though his defense was tight, his team was strong and the players worked very hard.

But they ultimately failed to hold on to their lead.

Center forward Jonathan Steed excitedly rushed to the fans' stands and accepted the cheers from all the fans.

As a local center forward, this is his fourth goal this season.

Scoring 5 goals in 4 league games, what a great efficiency!

Especially considering that he is only 20 years old!
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