Coming out of the laboratory, Xiao Yu accompanied Esin all the way to the training ground, and kept asking some things about the experiment in the meditation room just now, and Esin also answered them one by one, and at the same time, he also felt that the meditation room should have a certain training effect.

It's just that today is the first time he has touched it, and he is not very used to it, and I believe that as the number of contacts increases, he will gradually feel the effect of the meditation room.

Essien went straight to the indoor soccer gym out of the lab, where he now loves to play and feels that this kind of ball control in tight spaces can train his reflexes, judgment and ability to play the ball, which is absolutely crucial for a midfielder, especially someone like Essien who is not content to just think of himself as a defensive player.

Xiao Yu feels that Essien's offensive potential is very high, in fact, the coaching staff's evaluation of Essien is also both offensive and defensive, but his offensive ability is not outstanding at present, and his defensive ability is good, so the club uses him as a defensive player.

According to Mourinho's plan, his tactical ideal state is a forward attacking fulcrum with skill, speed and ability to score goals, two wingers with excellent attacking ability, who can cut inside and cross to tear apart the opposition defence, and a forward attacker who can suddenly dribble the ball in the middle to point the direction of the team's attack.

The four-man combination can take the new Manchester United's attacking attack to a surprising level, and at the same time, the four of them work together to run like water, who can stop such an attacking combination?

The two full-backs have to be both offensive and defensive, can plug in and recover, and the requirements are also very high, and the central defenders require a certain amount of running ability, which Hangrande is slightly lacking, his body is very strong, and his header ability is outstanding, but his running ability and speed are not very strong.

And because Mourinho requires the team to defend steadily, the formation should be steadily recycled, which requires the two central midfielders to be the kind of players who can stand in position, and can also help the two full-backs fill the position, so these two people are crucial in Mourinho's tactical system.

Preferably the kind of player who can also play and play!

At present, it is certainly impossible for the new Manchester United to play such a formation, and Mourinho is not stupid enough to copy his own ideas, he flexibly adjusts tactics according to the existing players, the formation is more like 433, and the defense is 451, rather than the ideal 4231.

Of course, it's still an old saying, for the new Manchester United who run frequently without the ball, the player's position is not accurate!

With the current staffing set-up, there is no doubt that the midfield three will be Juninho Jr. and Senna, with Essien and Arau Diarra competing for the third spot, with De Rossi on the bench.

And in the front court, Mourinho focuses on Drogba!

In order to help Drogba improve, Mourinho even arranged for Moniz to further hone Drogba's ability after training, along with Curtis, Terry, Ismael, Michael Johnson and John Obi Mikel, and the goalkeeper was Cech.

Xiao Yu stood on the sidelines and quietly watched the training of the players on the field.

According to Mourinho's plan for Drogba, Drogba is only in the first stage.

His physical fitness is super strong, the impact is amazing, the speed is fast, the explosiveness is excellent, plus he has good skills, he is simply a near-perfect frontcourt wall center, is the bridgehead of the attack, Drogba has been playing this role for several years when he was in France, he has long adapted to this role positioning, and his back to the ball is very good.

However, unlike when he was in France, Mourinho asked for more from Drogba.

In Moniz's training, he emphasized more that when Drogba leaned on the opponent, he used his body to suppress the opponent and create gaps, and his teammates then ran with him, and at this time, Drogba was required to make a decision, whether to choose to attack himself or pass the ball to his teammates?

The former is very important for a center forward, and it can be said that when resisting the opposing defender, the center who can turn around can definitely be regarded as a first-class center forward, which shows how difficult it is to turn the body in football.

According to the observation of the coaching staff, Drogba's ability to turn with the ball with his back needs to be improved, but the team uses him as the fulcrum of the front court to attack, so the most realistic way is to rely on him to pass the ball after receiving the ball, and this requires Drogba to have good awareness and observation skills.

That's why Mourinho and Moniz always called a timeout in training and let Drogba raise his head and kick.

The current training for Drogba is also focused on this.

Once Drogba can integrate into the team's attack, then the next thing to do is to train his ability to take the ball and turn, and in the current training, Moniz has also pointed to Drogba many times, when he leans on the opponent, he has a lot of directions to choose from, and the opponent's gap is very large, which is to help him improve further.

But this is not Drogba's strongest state, according to Mourinho and Moniz's planning, Drogba's strongest situation should appear after his stopping skills improve, gradually give up physical confrontation, and use more clever stopping techniques, so that whether it is leaning on the opponent, turning and breaking through the goal, or making wall balls, he can be at ease.

At that time, even if Drogba encounters a defender who is more physically stronger than him, he will be able to erode the opponent, and then break down the opponent's defense line and disrupt the opponent's defensive arrangement with an invincible attitude.

Of course, the current Drogbach is far from being as strong as Mourinho planned for him, and he still has to rely on his body honestly to work and cooperate with his teammates.

Michael Johnson is the kind of player who is very smart, he has a strong ability to spy on gaps in the process of running, and can always run to the corresponding position when Drogba relies on the opponent, and his passing is very characteristic, and he also has a certain defensive ability, and his physical condition is constantly improving with age.

In Xiao Yu's previous life, he was considered a player similar to Gerrard, but his passing was undoubtedly more prominent than Gerrard.

As for John Obi Mikel, although he is a forward midfielder, he is not fast, his technique is excellent, and he has a strong ability to insert in the back row, but he can no longer adapt to the requirements of modern strikers, and the coaching staff has positioned him as both offensive and defensive, after all, he is very physical, and if he can improve his defensive skills, he will also be a midfielder in the future.

On the training ground, Xiao Yu saw Drogba receiving passes from teammates again and again, stopping the ball, trying to turn around, passing, etc., all the actions were practiced over and over again, and they were carried out very hard.

And Ismael on the side is also under the defense of Terry, stopping the ball and turning practice again and again, his skills are better than Drogba, but the physical confrontation is poor, so he made a lot of mistakes under Terry's marking.

Instead, Drogba leaned against Curtis, who could barely make any moves.

In order to supervise the progress of the players, Moniz stood in the middle of the two groups, constantly stopping their training, and then instructed Drogba or Ismael on how to create and grasp gaps, and instructed Curtis and Terry on how to judge or defend in advance in this situation.

As for Michael Johnson and John Obi Mikel, who have been emphasised more on the timing of passing to the centre, the direction of the back row insertion and running gaps, they are both very young and obviously can't ask for more.

Petr Cech practiced his positioning and goalkeeping skills under the guidance of Kasper Schmeichel, and once Drogba and others seized the opportunity to hit the goal, he immediately made saves.

The players have worked hard, but Xiao Yu believes that their hard work will be rewarded because they are not lacking in talent, only what they lack is the incentive to improve, and now the new Manchester United are providing them with such an opportunity.

Well done, lads, you are the future of the club!

After watching the training for more than half an hour, Xiao Yu turned around and walked out of the training ground.

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After three warm-up matches, the time has entered August, and the 23 players of the new Manchester United are making the final preparations for the season at the Newton Heath training base, and at the same time preparing for the last warm-up game to be held on August 4, the Newton Heath Cup!

During this period of time, Mourinho has not only improved the problems exposed in the warm-up games, but also consciously or unconsciously strengthened the loyalty education of the players, at least for the significance of the Newton Heath Cup, whether it was last year or the players who just joined this year, they know it clearly.

It's a friendly contest between brother clubs, and it's also a contribution to charity!

The match was broadcast live on Granada TV, and it is said that their advertisements were very popular with merchants before and after the broadcast, which shows the interest in this cup competition, especially after the trip to Africa.

The 14,000 tickets for the game were sold out, the scene was crowded, full of fans, everywhere was a sea of red, and the flaming red flags with green and gold lines were constantly waving in the fan stands, and the fans were particularly excited from the moment they stepped into the stadium.

The same can be said for players on both sides of the game, especially the new Manchester United.

In the home dressing room, the story that Gary Turner told in the locker room at the Butcher's Knife Stadium last year resounded in the locker room of the City Stadium, and all the players, although they had heard it countless times, had a different taste from Curtis's mouth.

Because Curtis is the player who has seen the new United come to this day, he is the oldest player at the club to date, and he is also considered by his team-mates to be the most loyal player to the club since the retirement of the likes of Garay Turner, Darren Lyons and Carl Marginson.

The story that came out of his mouth about him and a club called the Red Rebels was naturally very moving!

With a grateful heart, the players left the locker room and went to the players' tunnel, constantly hugging and politely hugging and politely with the De Roysden players next to them, although they quickly became opponents!

But in that moment, there is no friend or foe in football!

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