The cross comes out!
Maher took a long breath. After passing the ball boringly for an hour, he finally finished the passing proficiency panel.
As mentioned in the utility, crossing is definitely a very important ability for a winger.
A winger who can't cross the ball is basically walking with one leg cut off.
As soon as you get the ball, the opponent knows that you will either cut inside or pass back, so there is very little pressure on defense.
Even Robben, who is famous for his inward shooting, has a good crossing ability and can occasionally make a low cross to confuse the defender.
The key point is that the defenders must follow up, because if Robben is really given the opportunity to pass the ball, it will not be difficult to break through their defense.
This is also one of the reasons why Robben has a high success rate in cutting inside.
The defenders couldn't go anywhere. Sometimes when they hesitated or got nervous, Robben would cut inside and shoot.
"We will strive to improve our crosses to level 3 before the season starts, on the same level as long shots."
Maher made a plan and envisioned the future, "I won't be afraid even if I play in the Championship."
He plays on his own when he gets the chance, and passes the ball when he doesn't have the chance to kick the ball. He has certain functionality for the team.
I think it shouldn't be difficult to get a chance to play.
After gradually adapting to the Championship, I started competing for a starting position. Once I got the position, I tried to put up as many stats as possible to build up my popularity and value at Sheffield United.
The world is eager to hear stories about young and promising people.
Although Maher was not in a hurry and knew that the road had to be taken step by step, he still hoped that he could walk a little faster.
"Keep going."
Maher didn't think too much about it and walked to Gilbert's side. "Let's play one-on-one. We can practice the cross next time."
He wanted to develop the dribbling skill he had planned before. Now that he has a breakthrough ability, he is not in a hurry to develop a new skill in the near future.
When all of these are upgraded to around level 3, the strength will also reach level 3.
He can practice coordination and speed for a period of time to make himself more comfortable on the wing.
"bring it on."
With the shock of enlightenment just now, Gilbert was convinced by Maher's training method. He lowered his center of gravity and stood in front of Maher, "I am not good at defense, this is my weakness.
"You can use me as a training ground, and I can learn how to steal from you."
Maher hesitated for a moment. Through the shooting and passing training, he understood that each major category of ability should have many subcategories.
For example, when shooting, there are definitely more than just long-range shots with the instep of the foot, there are also volleys, headers, arc shots, etc. The same goes for passing.
Dribbling skills are more than just dribbling.
This may even be the category with the most subcategories, because there are so many ways to pass.
So how should he choose?
Common ones include stride past the opponent, Marseille turn, bicycle kick, McGee turn, fried meatballs, etc. He first considers his position.
As a winger, there are two most common one-on-one scenarios: breaking through the bottom line and breaking through and cutting inside.
The most suitable skills for these two items are probably stride past the opponent and bicycle kick. He does not need to use skills like Marseille turn too much.
Having narrowed down his options, Maher then considered the flow.
Then the answer is undoubtedly cycling!
"Bang, bang!"
Maher moved the ball under his feet and ran towards Gilbert. He first circled the ball with his left leg, then circled it with his right leg.
"Snapped!"
Gilbert stretched out his foot and cleanly intercepted the ball from under his feet.
Maher suddenly lost his balance, staggered a few steps and almost fell. After he recovered, he picked up the football again and started riding his bicycle towards Gilbert.
Just like that, he was intercepted again and again, and made mistakes again and again.
The sweat on his face slowly gathered and fell drop by drop. Some of it even fell into his eyes, making him very uncomfortable.
Gilbert couldn't stand it anymore and tried to persuade him: "How about you try another move?
"Your bicycle is so bad, not to mention me, even Mr Wenger could break it with one kick.
"If there are more tricks, it will be hard for me to defend. Defense is my weak point."
Maher waved his hand and started cycling again, constantly changing the number of cycling movements in the process, hoping not to bore Gilbert too much. More than 20 minutes passed, and Gilbert mechanically stole the ball again and again. This time he really didn't understand and couldn't figure out anything.
"Snapped!"
Until he broke Maher again, Maher stopped, wiped the sweat off his face and lay on the ground.
Gilbert sat aside, stroking his chin and thinking. He was a man who was good at thinking.
After a long while, he suddenly raised his head and asked, "Is it physical training?"
Maher: "."
[Skill: Cycling lv1]
[Proficiency: (43/100)]
[Effect: As an offensive player, you must master the skill of breaking through. You start to practice bicycle dribbling diligently, but the results are minimal. You are eager for the day when you can upgrade.]
In the next few days, the two of them kept going back and forth between their residence and the training base, gradually becoming familiar with everything around them.
Sheffield is an industrial city that still retains many buildings and factories from the last century. Walking on the streets gives you a retro feel.
But it is also famous as a university town. The fresh faces coming here from all over the world to study bring a lot of vigor and vitality here, making it look very vibrant.
You could even call it a sports city.
The names of Sheffield United and Sheffield Wednesday are both well-known in European football.
Maher gradually adapted to this place. He has always had a strong ability to adapt, and with Gilbert as his companion, he did not feel lonely.
Before the players' gathering day, the two of them spent every day at the Sheffield first-team training ground, doing extra training on the extremely high-quality turf.
Jolson often accompanies them. He seems to be quite free recently, probably because he has no tasks at the club.
July 7th, two days left until assembly day.
Sheffield United first team training ground.
After a cross, Maher suddenly felt a strange feeling in his right ankle and right leg, making him tighten his instep and squeeze his knees.
[Skill: Arc Pass lv2]
[Proficiency: (1/300)]
[Effect: After a long period of practice, you gradually find out how to make a curve when passing the ball. When the confrontation is not fierce and you observe well, you can occasionally send a high-quality curve cross! ]
"Boom! Boom!"
Maher was not idle and did not sigh. He picked up the football and tried to kick it a few times.
Since it was a two-person sparring, the confrontation was not intense and the observation was sufficient. His crosses all accurately formed a banana shape and landed in front of Gilbert's forehead.
Gilbert didn't even need to move to complete a powerful header.
"The quality of these kicks..."
Gilbert was a little confused. As someone who trained with Maher every day, he knew Maher's crosses very well. "Did you figure out something? Wasn't it the same thing when you were cycling a few days ago? You suddenly became better?"
"No, it's just that you made the right judgment and did a good job." Maher waved his hand, very modestly.
Due to his high initial proficiency in cycling, he had already reached level 2 two days ago.
After practicing his crossing skills to level 2 today, his strength has once again been greatly improved.
All in all, he now possesses quite a few abilities. Violent shot lv3, strong lv2, arc pass lv2, continuous bicycle kick lv2!
"If they are all level 3, I think they can start to gain a foothold in the Championship."
Mahel lay on the soft grass again. He liked it this way, feeling the soft grass beside his cheek and staring at the blue sky in a daze.
When he wasn't paying attention, Gilbert raised his eyebrows several times to feel his forehead, and then jumped a few times to feel his jumping ability.
He finally spread out his hands and looked at them puzzled: "Do I have the potential to be a sky master?"
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(End of this chapter)