Football: Three sure-fire weaknesses in every match!

Genoa.

The Sampdoria club's office building.

Head coach Giampaolo sat at his desk.

What's spread out in front of me is a tactics board.

Next round opponent: AC Milan.

He had been staring at it for almost half an hour.

How to press the midfield?

Should the flanks be controlled or allowed to flank?

Should we interrupt the opponent's advance in advance?

The pen moved back and forth across the paper.

It stopped again.

"Still not stable enough..."

He muttered to himself.

Just then...

boom!

The office door was suddenly pushed open.

Several teaching assistants practically rushed in.

"Commander!"

"Just now, the fax machine!"

Something suddenly appeared!

Giampaolo's brow furrowed instantly.

"What utter nonsense!"

"Who told you to..."

He hadn't finished speaking.

A stack of documents had already been handed to him.

Eye-catching title

Specialized Intensive Training Program for Lin Qi (Phase-Based)

Giampaolo paused for a moment.

I flipped it open subconsciously.

The first page.

It's a densely packed structural design.

【I. Improved accuracy in off-the-ball movement】

The training focuses on the "secondary start" rhythm (false pause → counter-start) to enhance the ability to instantly read changes in the center of gravity of defenders. Daily repetition: 30 sets of "delayed start + diagonal run" positioning simulations.

[II. Finishing Ability in a Confrontational Environment]

Weighted interference shooting (increases body contact), limited-angle shooting training (small goal frame + dynamic blocking), and strengthening "shooting decision-making under non-standard posture".

【III. Pivot Point and Positioning in the Penalty Area】

The integrated training of back-to-back pressure resistance → turning → kicking strengthens the stability of the first touch (reducing ball control errors). The focus is on simulating "the choices to make when being double-teamed".

[IV. Heading and Spatial Judgment]

Predicting landing point training (random trajectory); fine-tuning takeoff timing (delay of 0.2~0.4 seconds); enhancing core stability in aerial combat.

[V. Reading Comprehension Skills in the Competition]

Video analysis and real-time simulation enhance the "first decision priority" and reduce unnecessary ball touches.

...

Giampaolo's hand.

stopped.

He had initially looked impatient.

But the further you look, the more you realize...

His brows, instead, gradually furrowed.

"Who... wrote this?"

The tone has changed.

The teaching assistant shook his head.

"The fax machine just came out."

"I haven't looked at it carefully yet..."

Giampaolo sneered.

"Which high-ranking official is it this time!"

"Acting on your own initiative!"

"How the training is arranged is none of their business!"

He slammed the documents onto the table.

"What do you guys know about football, sitting in offices all day?"

"Do you really think I can't lead a team?"

The teaching assistants looked at each other in bewilderment.

The air became a little stiff for a moment.

Giampaolo cursed a few times.

The anger in my heart hasn't completely subsided.

He picked up the document again.

"I'd like to see!"

"How outrageous is it?"

He turned to the last page.

My gaze swept over the signature.

then.

whole person.

He paused.

signature:

Marcello Lippi

The air was silent for two seconds.

Giampaolo's expression.

From anger, to stiffness, and then... a rapid subdued reaction.

He coughed lightly.

Rearrange the document.

"Um."

"this……"

"It's written...and it's quite valuable for reference."

His tone recovered very quickly.

It even carried a hint of seriousness.

"We can look into it."

Teaching assistant: "..."

Another teaching assistant couldn't help but mutter something under his breath.

"Why is Lin Qi the only one receiving this kind of treatment..."

"The other young people in the team..."

He had only said half of what he was going to say.

Giampaolo looked up immediately.

"nonsense!"

His tone exploded instantly.

"Are those people from China?"

"Is he protected by someone of Marcello Lippi's caliber?"

The teaching assistant was speechless.

Giampaolo got more and more excited as he spoke.

"You still don't understand?"

"Lin Qi is no longer an ordinary genius."

"He's now the crown prince of our Sampdoria!"

"But looking at the bigger picture, he's the man destined to become the emperor of Chinese football, you know?!"

The office fell silent instantly upon hearing this.

Giampaolo took a deep breath.

"We can't afford to make mistakes now."

"If even one detail goes wrong!"

"Do you believe it or not!"

"Can 1.4 billion people keep criticizing us until we retire?"

Teaching assistant: "..."

That's an exaggeration.

But no one refuted it.

Giampaolo continued.

"and!"

"What if we can't make a living in Italy in the future!"

"Who else can we rely on?"

He pointed to the document.

"We're counting on him."

"We'll go to China then!"

"Just pick any club!"

"I can say anything!"

"I was his mentor during his professional career."

He became more and more serious as he spoke.

They've even started planning for the future.

The teaching assistants were completely speechless.

But Giannis didn't stop.

He suddenly remembered something.

His expression changed.

"Oh, right!"

"My agent just told me that yesterday."

"A Chinese brand asked our entire coaching team to film a 'GG' movie."

The teaching assistant was taken aback.

"GG?"

"Yeah, it's an instant noodle brand."

Giampaolo was very serious.

"They say Chinese fans like to eat this while staying up all night to watch our games."

"They told us that they would broadcast our game over at halftime."

There was a two-second silence in the office.

The teaching assistant couldn't help but ask:

Are you going to answer?

Giampaolo did not hesitate.

"Of course I'll accept."

"so!"

He stood up.

He slammed the training plan on the table.

"Starting now!"

"All training!"

"Give me the same level of intensity."

"Especially Lin Qi!"

"Not a single detail can be wrong."

He looked at the crowd.

His eyes had completely changed.

"Next match is against AC Milan."

"No mistakes can be made."

"Do you understand?"

The teaching assistants nodded immediately.

"clear!"

Giampaolo took a deep breath.

He sat back down in his chair.

My fingers tapped on the table.

On the tactics board.

AC Milan's formation.

He circled me tightly.

pressure.

Suddenly they all came.

……

Manchester, England.

Carrington Training Base.

In a lounge of the indoor training building.

The foosball table made a clattering sound.

The cue stick was moved back and forth.

On the other large screen.

The match footage is looping highlights of the Sampdoria vs. Juventus game.

Goal replay.

It appeared again.

Inside the restricted area.

Lin Qi catches the ball.

Turn around.

confrontation.

The ball was kicked and went straight into the top corner.

"Stop, stop, stop!"

Zlatan Ibrahimovic pressed the remote control button.

The screen paused.

He pointed at the screen.

"See that?"

"This ball."

"This angle, this approach!"

He grinned.

"I went there when I was young."

The tone was matter-of-fact.

next to.

Michael Carrick was standing.

His hand was still resting on the foosball stick.

But the person has stopped playing.

His eyes were fixed on the screen.

It was as if he had entered some kind of dreamlike state.

And on the sofa.

Wayne Rooney rolled his eyes.

"Which goal haven't you scored before?"

The problem is...

He pointed to the screen.

"How old is this kid?"

"Are you planning to have him come?"

"Would I put you as a substitute?"

Ibrahimovic turned to look at him.

"And what about you?"

"You'll give up your seat?"

Rooney sneered.

"Why don't you go sit on the bench?"

The two looked at each other for a second.

They laughed at the same time.

Such words.

Only they can say that.