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Chapter 453 Intense Arrangement

Chapter 453 Intense Arrangement

When the referee Meyer blew the whistle for the end of overtime, the medical staff and substitute players of both teams rushed to the sidelines, surrounded the main players and began to adjust. While helping the players to relax, Supplementing energy and hydration is also a must.

The substitute players helped the main players to stretch and massage the leg muscles, while Zoff kept shuttling through the crowd: "Christian, you are the first, followed by Vincenzo, Francisco, Lloris and the last one, you!"

Saying that, Zoff turned around and stared at Piero until the latter raised his head and looked directly at himself, "Dell, you can do it, believe in yourself! I never questioned you, and neither did your teammates. I questioned you!" Then Zoff glanced at the surrounding players and said loudly again: "Don't think that kicking a penalty is like buying a lottery ticket, you have to believe in your own ability, not blindly believe in fate, we will not lose to Germany No one! Five rounds is enough, the Germans will make mistakes, and we will not! I am not forcing you anymore, don't feel that you are forced to take a penalty kick, or complete the task, you must fully believe in yourself Capable of taking on this challenge!!!”

Alan Shearer said: "One of the biggest fears of players in the game is that they are afraid that their teammates will disappoint them. I have never panicked because there are thousands of spectators in the field, but I am afraid of other teammates. Disappointed. If you fail, it's a huge psychological burden on your teammates."

Indeed, Alan Shearer's worries are understandable, because if a player misses a penalty kick in a penalty shootout, it will cause a huge psychological burden on other teammates and affect their performance.

I also come from a professional player, especially in the position of goalkeeper, Zoff clearly understands this.If you claim that you want to take a penalty just because you are the leader of the team and you think you only want to take it because you deserve it, then unfortunately you don't want to take it for the right reasons , You will not take this penalty well.But if the reason why you are willing to take penalty kicks is that you think you are highly skilled and can really take this penalty kick well, and you really want to use your own strength to help the team win, then only in this way can players Take your chances.

For many years in penalty shootouts, the coach would basically walk around the players and ask everyone: 'Who wants to shoot? '.Regardless of the changes in everyone's psychology or the struggles experienced during this process, in general, there are still many players who will reject this seemingly good opportunity.Most players will not say a word during this process, just waiting to be dealt with.Even those players who responded and were willing to take a penalty kick will have a lot of struggles in their hearts when they actually step on the penalty court.

So at this moment, although Zoff personally drew up the candidate, and this candidate has been decided long ago and has undergone special training, he still keeps reducing the pressure on the players.Zoff tried to put the players at ease as best he could, one by one he talked to each player who was going to take the penalty, making little Italian jokes until they smiled.

After completing this step, Zoff pulled Maldini aside and asked in a low voice: "Paul, tell me, what song do you usually like most."

"song?"

"Yes, that's right, tell me! The one you often listen to on the plane!" Zoff showed a little anxiety in his calm movements. He looked at Maldini with a very urgent tone.

"Caruso, it's Caruso, it's a great song, it's the one we're always on the plane with!"

"Caruso, yes, I remember, it was a very good song at that time! Paul, remember, I want you to take the lead in singing this song when you stand near the center circle and prepare to take a penalty kick. Remember, Music has its own power! No matter which teammate misses a penalty, don't blame him, you just need to tell him that the Germans will make mistakes too! Tell me, you can do it, Paul! "

Although in many cases, the distance from the player to the penalty spot is portrayed as the moment when the inner struggle is the most intense, this is not the case.In fact, the penalty shooters waiting for the penalty kick near the center circle are the most anxious. For some players, from the moment they step towards the penalty spot, their emotions begin to change, and they have to find a way to overcome it. Own.

In order to help players build up their confidence at such a tense and critical moment, and focus all their attention on their own strengths and abilities, encouragement is one aspect, while using music to relax players and re-energize them is another aspect. On the one hand.

For players, if you miss a penalty at club level then you might find another chance at redemption next week, but if you miss it with your country - obviously in a If you are on a bigger stage, then you may need to spend two years looking for a chance of redemption.

A football player will deal with football all his life. He has been in contact with football since before he was ten years old. It took ten years of rigorous youth training and ten years of hard work to get to where he is today, but people may only remember Your penalty this time.If you miss, you are unlikely to get another penalty.At this time, it is no exaggeration to say that the player's career for a long time to come can be attributed to these few seconds.

This is not only known by Zoff, obviously all the players also understand this point. Although Totti and his teammates are all smiling and talking to teammates and staff, in fact, if you look closely, you will find that they are smiling. It was very far-fetched, and there was no smile in his eyes, especially Kenny.As the hottest young player today, the two honors of the European Cup and the Champions League have been won by Kenny since he turned out two years ago, but one thing that cannot be ignored is that Kenny seldom kicks penalties, almost none.

He is not the club's top penalty shooter, but he was humbled by his teammates in the Premier League shooter battle last season, so let alone a penalty shootout!This time is the first time Keney participated in a penalty shootout, and it was his first penalty kick in the national team.In the World Cup semi-finals, it is conceivable how much pressure he will bear.

Seeing Kenny's unconcealable nervousness at this moment, Zoff said that he has no regrets is a lie. He subconsciously forgot this when he first arranged candidates, and if he changes rashly at this moment, it will not only affect the The relationship between Kenny and himself, and Kenny's trust in himself, will affect the senses of all players.So at this time, even if it doesn't work, it has to work!After giving the players a boost, Zoff arranged for Maldini almost immediately, and handed over his arrangements to the influential captain of the national team.

Relying on Maldini's status and his character, as long as he can do what he says, it will definitely get twice the result with half the effort.

In the penalty shootout, the atmosphere of your own team is very important. Use a positive attitude to conduct a penalty shootout. This kind of mentality can not only help the team win, but also help players get rid of personal anxiety.Zoff didn't want his disciples to stand there stupidly and feel the struggle and loneliness alone. He wanted Maldini to bring the players together and sing songs to avoid the anxiety of waiting and let the players feel I am not fighting alone, I am closely united with my teammates.

And at this moment, when Zoff was carefully explaining his thoughts to Maldini, Inzaghi also discovered the abnormality of Kenny. He walked up to Kenny and looked at the young man with inexplicable eyes. players.It stands to reason that a rising star like Kenny has gradually come into people's sight, and it is a good thing for Italy to gradually become a first-class star, but it seems that this is not the case for Inzaghi.

It was difficult for him to stabilize the main force in the national team, especially after Kenny gradually gained the trust of coach Zoff. Although Kenny is currently active on the field as a full-back for the time being, everyone knows that Kenny will be able to Sit firmly on the front line and start the main force, but when the time comes, what about yourself?Where should Inzaghi himself go?Del Piero's reputation in the country is almost unshakable. He has repeatedly expressed his unwillingness to take up the midfield position. He is definitely a strong competitor, even if he has been criticized by others.

Thinking of this, Inzaghi couldn't help touching his nose helplessly. Why is there always no sky of his own in the national team?Isn't his highlight moment at the club still not enough to impress the head coach?As early as 93, Inzaghi represented the Italian U21 for the first time. In the European Youth Championship in 94, Inzaghi was selected for the Italian National Youth Team and won the European Youth Championship with the team. In the 96 European Youth Championship, Inzaghi missed due to injury, and it was the later Roman Prince Totti who replaced Inzaghi in the game.

In the warm-up match between Italy and Brazil in 97, Cesar Maldini, then the coach of the Italian national team, called Inzaghi into the team and gave him the opportunity to represent the Italian national team for the first time. Made his debut for the Italian national team. Although he was selected for the national team in the 98 World Cup, he did not score a goal.

In the 2000 European Cup, Inzaghi scored 3 goals in the qualifiers, and also scored 7 goals in the European Cup race, but the coach Zoff rarely gave him a chance in key games.Inzaghi scored [-] goals in the qualifying stage of this World Cup, but he was in a mediocre state all the way in the main game.

(End of this chapter)