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Chapter 90: Circle grabbing game (please order first!)
June 6st, training day.

Dawo Suk woke up early and rushed to the training base at 7 o'clock.

Also arriving with him were veterans of the Croatian national team such as Jarni and Stimac.

"Good morning!"

"Good morning!"

The three greeted each other.

As former national team teammates, they have a very good relationship.

"It's rare for you to wake up so early."

Jarni teased: "Are you going to give those little guys a kick in the ass?"

Dawo Suk shrugged and said: "I want them to realize that us old guys are working so hard, what right do they have to relax."

Stimac also smiled; "Appropriate pressure is conducive to their progress."

The three of them were talking and laughing as they walked from the parking lot to the stadium.

Along the way, more veterans joined them.

After a while, it reached the size of 7 people. Except for Davo Suker and three other people, the others were the previous veterans of Dinamo Zagreb who were retained by Besic.

As the captain, Davor Suk prepared to establish his authority for these little guys on the first day.

His idea was simple.

He got up early and made the little guys realize that he had to work hard and come earlier than they did.

By the way, a majestic image is planted in the hearts of the little guys.

But things didn't seem to be going the way he wanted.

When a group of seven people arrived at the training ground, there were already many people warming up in the stadium.

Suker, Modric, Mandzukic, Vukojevic, Planic, Srna, Duimovic, all the new players were present.

Some people have even finished warming up and are doing basic ball feel training.

Facing the rising sun and looking at the bustling stadium, Davor Suker fell into deep silence.

Jarni: ".Is it just our generation that is too lazy?"

Stimac turned to look at Davo Suk; "Are you still going to reprimand me?"

Dawo Suk was even more speechless.

What a scolding!

Why are these little guys so positive? !
The word 'volume' has not yet appeared.

But since Su Ke arrived at the training base, these young players watched Su Ke get up early in the dark every day, and they were all stimulated.

At the beginning, it was Suker and Modric. After only three days, all the young people who had just joined began to appear on the court one after another.

This also makes the early morning at the Dinamo Zagreb training base even more lively.

"Good morning! Captain!"

"Good morning!"

"Captain! Good morning!"

Every young man is greeting Dawo Suk warmly.

The latter walked into the stadium with an awkward smile on his face and a depressed heart.

The rest of the people followed Dawo Suk, with smiles on their faces.

Obviously, they found it interesting to see Davo Suk's deflated appearance.

Unable to complete his impressive move, Dawo Suker was holding back his energy.

He immediately proposed loudly: "Hey! How about we play a little game?"

All the young people, including Suk, turned their heads and looked over.

I saw Davor Suker pointing to the center circle of the training ground and saying, "Two people are responsible for grabbing the circle here. Once they grab it, they can go out and pass the ball. The person passing the ball can run around in the circle at will. As long as you don’t kick the ball out of the center circle, it’s easy to understand, right?”

Davor Suker stepped on the ball and said with a smile: "Who comes first?"

Mandzukic and Vukojevic immediately stepped forward.

They can't wait.

The two walked into the circle and took the lead in pressing.

However, they obviously did not cooperate, so they scrambled for a while, while Davor Suker and others kept running in the crowd and passing the ball.

Suker, Modric and others were lining up and waiting to play while also observing.

"The pace is so fast!"

Modric said with a serious face.

In the center circle, almost all passes are made with one kick. Davor Suker and others judge the passing route very accurately and extremely quickly.

Mandzukic and Vukojevic couldn't even react. They stood in the middle and kept spinning in circles, and they were all dizzy.

Su Ke also looked at the opponent's way of passing and receiving, and saw his eyebrows raised slightly, as if he had discovered something.

After a while, Mandzukic and Vukojevic fought for their lives and finally touched the ball.

Change to a pair of grabbing partners, and the two come to the outside to pass the ball.

But it was obvious that he couldn't keep up with the rhythm when passing and receiving the ball. He barely reacted in the first two times, but couldn't keep up with the rhythm in the second time, and was eventually intercepted easily.

"Why can't the word spread!"

Mandzukic sat down on the ground, gasping for air.

Vukojevich was also sweating profusely, holding his knees and panting.

Clearly exhausted.

On the other hand, although Dawo Suker and others also sweated a little, their condition was obviously much better.

Dawo Suk had a playful smile on his lips.

"Who will come next!"

Srna and Planic looked at each other, and the two immediately moved forward.

Both are full-backs and have more experience in defense.

Therefore, the performance during the lap battle is much better.

But when they pass the ball, it's the same situation.

With just two touches of the ball, they broke out of rhythm with the team and were eventually intercepted.

"Reaction is too slow!"

"It must be a slow move! There is obviously space, but it just can't pass through."

The two said with pity on their faces.

At this time, Modric was slightly surprised and said, "I understand."

Su Ke also nodded; "It's not that I'm too slow!"

Modric: "It's the wrong time to raise your head!"

"Go?" "Go!"

Suker and Modric immediately stepped forward.

"We are newcomers, please be merciful, and the pace can be a little slower at the beginning, okay?"

Suk suggested with a smile.

Davo Suk, Jarni and the others looked at each other, smiled and shrugged, "No problem."

Immediately, Suker and Modric walked into the circle.

"These old guys are waiting to see our jokes." Suk whispered.

Modric: "Give them some color!"

"Do it!" Su Ke said decisively.

Soon, the lap competition began.

Suk and Modric suddenly moved.

They have been on the same team before and have experience and tacit understanding of high-position pressing, so they cooperate with each other very skillfully.

Press the side, take the lead in blocking the passing channel, and then press forward.

Suker and Modric also moved very quickly, pressing up bit by bit, and soon the two of them compressed the passing range.

"Oops!"

When Jarni saw he was being pressed, he immediately pulled the ball back and tried to pick it over the top.

But at this moment, Suker suddenly pressed forward, and Modric took a step back, jumped up slightly, and hit the ball in the air.

"I got it! It's your turn to grab the circle!"

Suk jumped up immediately.

Dawo Suk and others also looked at the two of them in slight surprise.

In the past few times, those little guys usually passed the ball with ten feet, or even twenty feet without grabbing the ball.

But Suker and Modric grabbed it with only 7 passes.

And during the pressing process, the two also had a perfect understanding.

"These two little guys are different!"

Jarni whispered.

Dawo Suk also nodded and said, "But the real test comes next!"

At this time, Jarni and Stimac came to the middle to grab the ball.

Suk stepped on the ball and shouted; "I'm going to start."

After that, he passed the ball to Davor Suker.

Davor Suker moved the ball horizontally and turned to look at Suker.

I saw that Su Ke had already run to the next gap to receive the ball. At the same time, he turned his head to observe both sides. When the ball rolled towards him, he pulled it behind him, passed it to Modric, and continued to run to the next gap.

And Modric also moved the ball out of the small space.

Dawo Suk looked at the two of them in surprise.

"These two boys"

Bang bang bang!

The ball quickly passed among the crowd.

Suker and Modric also seem to be integrated into this team, and their passing and receiving rhythms are exactly the same.

In the process of passing and receiving the ball quickly, there is no frustration or sense of disharmony, everything is so smooth and natural.

Soon, Suk was forced into a corner.

Seeing the opportunity, Jarni immediately jumped forward.

Suker saw the opponent's movement and immediately pulled the ball horizontally. The ball passed under Jarni's crotch. Suker sideways avoided the collision and passed the ball to Modric on the opposite side with his toes.

"Put your crotch on! Another round!"

Suk said, pointing to the embarrassed Jarni.

At this time, Dawo Suk laughed and scolded: "There is no need for you two to fight for the circle, go and practice on your own!"

Modric said unhappily; "We have just begun!"

"Go, go!" Dawo Suk urged with a look of disgust.

During this period, he also kicked Suker and Modric in the butts and drove them out.

Mandzukic and others were confused.

They don't understand why they can't do this.

After excluding Suker and Modric, the competition went on for several more rounds. Finally, Davor Suker looked at the exhausted Mandzukic and others and called Suker and Modric over.

"You two tell them what the problem is!"

Modric said directly; "It's time to look up!"

Su Ke also nodded and explained in more detail: "Actually, this training is to test whether we have the right time to raise our head, or to observe the time!"

"For example, if you stop the ball - look up - observe - release the ball, when you are observing, the opponent has already come over to press you, so the release of the ball will be slower accordingly!"

"So the correct sequence is to look up - observe - catch or release the ball. It is important to look up and observe in advance. This is the key to this circle grabbing training."

Listening to Suk's explanation, Davor Suk nodded with satisfaction and said: "Observation is very important in the field of football. When to look up and when to observe is even more critical!"

"In high-level leagues, their pace is much faster. Often the moment you look up, the opponent has already reached the front, giving you no chance to look up at all, so it is important to observe in advance!"

"It's a test of how much valid information you gather before you touch the ball."

"When I was playing for Arsenal, coach Wenger once asked Bergkamp to observe many times in advance. He said that a top midfielder would observe 15-20 times before receiving the ball!"

Everyone opened their mouths slightly.

Do you observe so many times before catching the ball?
Modric also looked solemn, but compared to others, he seemed eager to try.

"It is important to develop a good habit of playing football. This is the content of today's training. If you don't get the ball, run a circle. Run ten laps!"

Mandzukic and others got up again and started running.

Suker and Modric did not join in, but Davor Suker came over and kicked them into the running team one by one.

"You two go for a run too!"

Suker and Modric immediately complained.

"We both got it!"

"That's right! We've adapted!"

Dawo Suk laughed and scolded; "Then run for me too! Everyone, run ten laps!"

Just like that, facing the morning glow, the first day of training at Dinamo Zagreb started with a lap grab.

　Four more sent!

　　Begging for the first order! ! !

　　
　
(End of this chapter)