Nagi, who returned to Milan, re-planned his training plan. He increased the proportion of ball control training, while reducing the proportion of endurance and physical training. For him, the current physical fitness can already adapt to the intensity of Serie A.
Therefore, Nagi needs to further improve his footwork skills. The one-on-one passing skills are obviously not enough for the current situation, because he often encounters double-team defenses.
He arranged the marker poles in various strange shapes, and then drilled with the ball inside. Through the push-pull hook under his feet, he made a way out of the densely arranged poles. During this period, the football could not touch the marker poles, nor could he stop.
Although the marker pole is different from the real defense, it will not give feedback according to the action of the offensive player, but it also has a good practice effect. First of all, there are a lot of poles, which surround all directions, so to a certain extent, it can be simulated.
The second is that after the offensive player brings the ball into an ambush, he needs to make an instant judgment and find a way out. This can also simulate the ever-changing situation on the court and the player's ability to respond quickly.
Nagi adjusted the arrangement of the rods while practicing, and continued to reduce the gap between the rods to increase the difficulty after each success. After half a day of practice, the difficulty is now very high, which led to 21 consecutive failures.
He wiped the sweat from his forehead, continued to calculate the route of dribbling the ball and the strength and angle of handling the ball under his feet, and started another round of attempts.
He didn't know when coach Cooper and Ronaldo came to the sidelines, but Nagi, who was concentrating on training, didn't notice them.
Ronaldo has been discharged from the hospital earlier and is about to undergo recovery training. Fortunately, the strain this time is not too serious, so he can return after the new year at the earliest.
At this time, he was asking Cooper with a puzzled expression: "Mr. Cooper, what is Mina's current training method? I have never seen it before."
Cooper shook his head and said: "I have never seen this kind of training method, it should be a kind of training with the ball. Mina often conducts some unbelievable training, like the last time I saw him use two footballs to do pass drills."
"I also asked him, and he said that it was a way of extra training that he thought about, because he often couldn't find anyone to practice with, and I have to say that his hard work is beyond the reach of all of us."
Ronaldo will not adopt this kind of self-abuse training. He advocates happy football. If there is only training in addition to the game, this kind of life will definitely drive him crazy.
"So do you think this training method is effective?" Ronaldo asked curiously.
Cooper said with a bitter face: "I don't know, to be honest, I personally don't recommend this kind of practice method without scientific basis, but Mina only uses this method for extra practice when he is resting in the club. , plus it won't cause any damage to the body, so I can't control it."
I don't know if this training method will be effective for other people, but it is very effective for Mina. The feeling of every practice is deeply engraved in his mind. The feeling becomes a knee-jerk reaction.
When he can move freely like Ronaldo, he will be regarded as a real step forward.
At the 51st attempt, Nagi finally managed to bring the ball out again. He let out a roar to the sky, only to find that the coach on the sidelines.
So he hurried over and scratched his head embarrassingly: "I didn't notice when you two came here, I'm really sorry."
Cooper waved his hand and said, "I'll accompany Ronnie to do a routine checkup and make an adaptive training plan. I saw you were training, so I came here out of curiosity. We bothered you."
Ronaldo said: "I always see you practice more. Such a young and self-disciplined player is really rare. I am not as good as you haha."
"However, we have to combine work and rest. At noon, I have an appointment with a player who is also young. You also come here together. We all know each other." Ronaldo said.
Now that Ronnie has spoken, Nagi has no choice but to give him a tumps up, and went to the appointment with him, they boarded Ronaldo's Porsche 911 Turbo to the destination, Nagi asked curiously on the way: "Which player are you talking about? "
"Antonio Cassano, only one year older than you, just turned 19 this year."
Nagi was taken aback. Isn't Cassano the young player known as "the future pillar of Italian football"? This year he just transferred from Bari to Roma for 28.5 million euros, and Roma is Inter Milan's opponent in the next round. Is it really okay to meet the opponent before the game?
Seeing Nagi's surprised expression, Ronaldo immediately understood what he was thinking, and said with a smile: "In fact, we have a good relationship with Roma. Our rival in the same city is AC Milan, and the rival in the same city of Rome is Lazio. The relationship between AC Milan and Lazio Very close, so we are relatively close to Rome.
Nagi has only been in Serie A for less than half a season, so he is naturally not familiar with the complex interpersonal relationship between clubs. Ronnie took advantage of the opportunity to give him a popular science on the three invisible factions of Serie A.
"Our Inter Milan has a relatively close relationship with clubs such as Roma, Atlanta and Turin, and the fans will not be at war."
"AC Milan has a good relationship with clubs such as Parma, Bologna, Udinese and Lazio. When we meet them, we will definitely go all out."
"The clubs that are closer to Juventus are Naples, Fiorentina and Lecce. Especially Fiorentina, they have often played some tacit matches with Juventus in recent years, so we must guard against them. "
Seeing the reshaping of Nagi's three views, Ronaldo laughed and said: "Of course a good relationship does not mean match-fixing. It is more about freedom of transfer and harmonious communication between players."
"In fact, every league has more or less well-connected clubs, but Serie A is the most prominent among the five major leagues. This is also related to the fact that Italians like to socialize."
"I actually like the atmosphere of the Serie A team, but it's a pity that the league has brought me too many injuries." Ronaldo said lonely.
Nagi comforted: "Ronnie, you don't need to be sad, I believe you will definitely return to the top."
"Haha I would like to borrow your auspicious words. After this season, the World Cup will be over. I must recharge my batteries and strive to help Brazil achieve greater glory in the World Cup." Ronaldo said confidently.
"By the way, can your Japanese team participate in the World Cup? It should be easy to qualify for the World Cup in Asia, right?"
"We've qualified for the qualifiers, and we've secured a qualifying spot in advance on October 7." Nagi replied, and he will also browse some news about Chinese football.
"Then I look forward to our competition on the stage of the World Cup."
Nagi smiled wryly and said, "Don't expect it, there is a high probability that I won't be recruited."
Ronaldo took a breath and said, "Is the level of the Japanese team so terrifying? If you don't even recruit, it means that there are many people who are better than you. Are you planning to directly compete for the World Cup championship?"
Nagi didn't know what to say, so he could only shrug his shoulders.
While the two were chatting, they had arrived at the target location, a restaurant located in the southwest corner of downtown Milan. Nagi was a little surprised at the elegantly decorated and peaceful environment. He originally thought that Ronaldo would take him to a restaurant full of passion. The bar, I didn't expect it to be a traditional western restaurant.
Ronaldo explained on the side: "This is one of the few Michelin two-star restaurants in Milan. Although I don't know how to review it at all, the taste is really good. Today our customers like this restaurant very much."
After the two entered the restaurant, the owner had been waiting for a long time, and Cassano was at the window seat, waving to them. When the two approached, he first hugged Ronaldo, and then stretched out his hand in front of Nagi: "Mina, I have wanted to know you for a long time. You are the hottest figure in Serie A right now."
Nagi shook hands with him, exchanged a few words of greeting, and then sat down. Seeing Nagi looking around, Cassano said: "The environment here is not bad, next to the Mudec Art Museum, I really like the Eat in a quiet environment."
"The food here is very distinctive. You can try it later. I also ordered a bottle of sparkling wine, which has a very low alcohol content. Let's have a drink."
"You guys just like this kind of environment. If I want to choose, I might as well drink beer and eat barbecue." Ronaldo said with a smile.
Nagi and Cassano are similar in age, and with the cooperation of Ronaldo, a "social butterfly", the three of them communicated very happily.
"When I became famous, I faced Inter Milan," Cassano said. "Although it has been two years, it seems to be still in front of us."
"I remember a sudden flash of inspiration at that time, and I got rid of the defense of Blanc and Panucci in a row, and then scored the goal. It was also at that time that I met Ronnie. He took the initiative to exchange jerseys with me after the game, so that I was excited for a long time."
"I used to think I was the best among young players, until you appeared, Nagi, when I was still at the age when I was complacent about breaking Inter Milan's goals, you had already won the Europa League and won the season Best player."
"It wasn't until this time that I realized that there are people beyond people, and mountains beyond mountains."
Nagi smiled shyly and said: "It's not as amazing as you said, but I just met a group of teammates who fully support me." Ronaldo joked next to him: "Not only that, but your masochistic training is also a part of the reason."
Cassano curiously inquired about Nagi's training, and was shocked to hear that he spent most of his time training except for competitions.
"This kind of life has persisted since you started playing professionally?" Cassano couldn't help but click his tongue. "I can't bear this kind of life. If there is no food and parties, I will go crazy."
A few people ate and chatted, and soon talked about the recent results. Last season, Roma beat Juventus to win the Serie A championship. Since the start of this season, they have also performed very well. Currently, they are behind Inter Milan and Juventus in the standings.
"Roma's performance this season is still eye-catching, but unfortunately I am not a member of the main lineup." Cassano said helplessly: "The front line is full of experienced veterans. Compared with them, I am still too young."
"Fortunately, the head coach, Mr. Capello, has more trust in me and will arrange some opportunities for me to come off the bench to exercise, so I am particularly envious of you starting every game at Inter Milan."
"Speaking of which, why did you choose Inter Milan in Serie A? Aren't you afraid that you won't be able to adapt to the environment and become a substitute? I heard that Deportivo also wanted to introduce you." Cassano asked curiously.
Nagi said: "This is also due to Ronnie's injury. Inter Milan's front line lacks tough players, and the club's sincerity is also very great, so I came here."
"To be honest, I didn't have much confidence in the prospect, but a good friend of mine said, don't lose your confidence on the court, so I decided to give it a try."
"It must be a female friend," Ronaldo said jokingly, "otherwise it wouldn't have such a big weight, haha."
The confrontation with Roma was staged as scheduled on the weekend. Inter Milan still continued the regular three-five-two formation, while Roma used the four-three-three formation.
On the front line, Batistuta, Totti and Montella formed a "trident" with strong offensive firepower, while the young Cassano was still sitting on the bench, and he could only watch Nagi walk onto the field enviously.
After the start of the game, although the friendship between the two sides was good, it was a real competition on the field. Batistuta and Totti frequently threatened Inter Milan's defense, and Nagi and Vieri were not to be outdone.
In this game, Nagi changed his way of playing football. He used the ball more to attack and wanted to further hone his skills in the official game.
In the eyes of other players, this is a feeling of sticking to the ball, which is different from the usual Nagi, but after nearly half a season, his brave performance has already conquered most people in the team, so everyone was concerned. What objections will be raised It's just a little strange how his playing style has changed.
Using this method, there is no doubt that Nagi's turnover rate will rise sharply. In the past, when he was trapped in a double-team, he would decisively pass the ball out, but now he tries to break through, and naturally he was easily intercepted by the defenders.
However, Nagi has always grasped a certain degree, did not miss the ball at a key position, and actively returned to defense even after being intercepted, so no serious consequences were caused.
In such a harsh environment, his dribbling level wqs rapidly improving, and his technology is also constantly improving.
In the 57th minute of the second half, Nagi received the ball from the right, and two defenders of Roma stepped forward to surround him. He first dribbled the ball and turned around to avoid a defensive player in front, trying to maintain his balance amidst the interference of pushing and shoving.
Then he pushed with his right foot, the ball went under another defender's crotch, he successfully broke out from the double-team, and then went laterally into the penalty area.
Before the arrival of the defender, he sent a low ball to the far end of the penalty area, and Vieri put the ball in the goal of Roma.
"goooooooooooooal, the goal has been scored! From Mina's cross, Vieri broke the deadlock on the field."
"Mina successfully brought the ball out under the pincer attack of two defenders, and Vieri who plugged in from the back point could directly score the goal without any difficulty."
After the game restarted, Rome, which was behind, was not reconciled to a loss and organized an attack more resolutely. In the 81st minute, Totti broke through from the left and then made a pass into the penalty area. Batistuta, who was 1.85 meters tall, jumped high and headed the ball into the gate of Toldo's handle.
1:1, Inter Milan scored a draw at home. The 5-game winning streak in the league was terminated, but they still remained unbeaten in 11 rounds.