Chapter 108

The next morning, when Zhou Yi got up, he found that breakfast was already set on the dining table. He thought it was Cortana's, but when he finished washing, he found that Cortana brought out another plate of exactly the same breakfast, and then sat across from him. ready to eat.

He froze.

An unlikely idea came to his mind.

Seeing him standing still, Cortana said to him, "Come and have breakfast when you're done."

The impossible idea in Zhou Yi's mind became reality...

He said to Cortana in surprise, "Well... when did you become so good?"

Cortana rolled her eyes and reached out to Zhou Yi's plate: "Forget it if you don't eat."

Zhou Yi rushed up nimbly, trying to hold down the plate, but he did not expect to hold Cortana's hand.

He was stunned for a moment, then quickly let go of his hand and said, "Don't, I want to eat, I want to eat... I'm just surprised that you made me dinner last night, and breakfast this morning..."

Then he hesitated to speak.

Cortana stretched out her hand and said to Zhou Yi: "Do you think this is all free? I will charge for it."

Hearing what Cortana said, Zhou Yi heaved a sigh of relief—this was a normal behavior for Cortana, and he finally dared to eat this meal with confidence.

Otherwise, he was really afraid that Cortana would make some embarrassing demands after he ate it.

Money is nothing to Zhou Yi. Although his salary is the lowest in the Dortmund team, Zhou Yi can still afford Cortana's labor costs.

After eating, Zhou Yi put his bag on his back, left the residence, and went to the training base for a new day of training.

Different from the feeling of rushing to the execution ground in the past, after eating the delicious breakfast prepared by Cortana, Zhou Yi felt full of strength all over his body, especially when he thought that he might be able to eat delicious steak again when he came back at night. One day is not so difficult.

During training, fitness coach Bartlett was very surprised by Zhou Yi's state today: "Hey, Zhou Yi. I think you are more active today. What's going on?"

Zhou Yi smiled and said nothing.

It is indeed difficult for him to explain the reason to his coach.

But anyway, he was in a good mood, so the training effect was naturally good.

that's all. The training continued day by day, and Zhou Yi could eat breakfast and dinner cooked by Cortana every day. With the energy supplement, Zhou Yi's training effect is getting better and better. Not only physical fitness, but also a lot more strength than before. It may also be due to the delicious steak he eats every night.

But such a good day did not last long, a week later. Cortana moved back again.

But Zhou Yi didn't think there was anything bad about it. It's normal for a daughter to quarrel with her mother, but it's not normal for a daughter to quarrel with her mother and never go there again. So for now it's just to show that Cortana is normal. If she can go home, it means that the anger between her and her mother has been vented. Wouldn't it be nice to be able to reconcile as before?

As for the problem of eating by yourself, it's actually not that important...

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While Zhou Yi was training. A major event in world football in 2010, the World Cup in South Africa also began in the far southernmost tip of the African continent.

This World Cup still has nothing to do with Chinese football, because the Chinese team has long been eliminated. At the beginning of the World Cup, some Chinese fans couldn't help YY. If there had been Zhouyi, would the Chinese team have been able to break into the World Cup?

This topic has caused a considerable debate on the Internet.

Especially in the summer of 2010, Weibo appeared on the Chinese Internet and became an important place for everyone to socialize online. The debate is taking place on this fledgling social network.

Everyone expressed their opinions and expressed their views on Chinese football.

The Weibo official also knows how to cater to this hot topic, and launched an official poll, which ignited everyone's enthusiasm for participation.

The final voting results show that there are still more pessimistic people.

They don't think that the Chinese team will be able to break into the World Cup in South Africa with one more Zhouyi.

Let’s not talk about the various chaos in the national team’s management at that time, but just discuss it from the perspective of football competition. Zhou Yi is a player who is good at playing for others, but no matter how good his pass is, he needs someone who can pass him. Turned into a goal?

Many fans believed that in the national team, no one could cooperate with Zhou Yi, and they would only waste the opportunities created by Zhou Yi again and again.

To put it bluntly, a genius like Zhou Yi suddenly appeared in Chinese football, but there is still a lack of more geniuses to match him. No matter how good Zhou Yi performed, it was useless.

So even if there is Zhouyi, we will still be a lively audience this summer.

This is really a sad result. It seems that Chinese football will never make it to the top.

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Zhou Yi is in Germany. Although he focuses and trains every day, the atmosphere of the World Cup still affects him all the time.

On the streets of Dortmund, posters of the German national team can be seen everywhere, and people pass by him wearing the jersey of the German national team.

At this moment, there is no Dortmund here, only the German national team.

After a day of training, Zhou Yi returned home. Although he was very tired, he still had to turn on the TV to watch the World Cup.

As a professional player, watching high-level games is also a way to gain experience.

In training the next day, the coach will discuss with him the first day of the game, of course, the main talk is fitness. For example, how many kilometers did a certain player run in yesterday's game, and how did such running help him and his team perform.

Tell Zhou Yi through realistic examples, what is the standard for running in modern football.

I used to think that a player who can run up to ten kilometers in a game is considered a super runner.

But now it seems that a player, especially a midfielder, who runs to ten kilometers in a game is only averagely good, not outstanding at all. As for those midfielders who can run especially, which one is not 11 or 12 kilometers up?

In the virtual world, Zhou Yi found that with the improvement of his physical fitness, long passing became more important.

In the past, because his physical fitness was not very good, his running range was extremely limited. Although he was always running, his range of motion was basically in the middle of the court. At most it moves up and down. He seldom goes to the wing. Because his cross is not good, if he goes to the side, he cannot send a high-quality cross, and at the same time he still has to go to the center. So Zhou Yi seldom dragged to the side in a big way in the game.

But as his stamina has increased, so has his range of motion in the game.

Enhanced running ability. Means he can go to more places in the court.

But no matter how strong his running ability is, it is impossible to surpass football, so there are always some places where football can go. But he can't go, like when he's in front of his own backline. There is a chance in the opponent's penalty area. What should he do?

As before, send the football up with short-distance passes and running backs? That opportunity is gone. The situation in football matches changes rapidly, and some opportunities are fleeting. If you can't catch it, it's gone.

At this time, if Zhou Yi had a precise long pass. You can send the football directly to the target area in the backcourt and let your teammates seize this opportunity.

So the need for long passes is directly proportional to the increase in running ability.

After realizing this. Zhou Yi worked harder on long ball training in the virtual world.

In the real world, he is constantly honing his body, while in the virtual world he can devote himself to technical training.

This is a good way to combine virtual and reality.

In the past, when people described how hard a person worked, they would say "while others are sleeping, he is working hard". Zhou Yi really deserves such an evaluation now.

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On June 30th, after Zhou Yi finished strength training today in the gym, Bartlett and Wang Le appeared in front of him together.

"Congratulations, Zhou Yi. You have completed the special training we specially prepared for you, and you have escaped from the 18th floor of hell."

When Bartlett smiled and said such words to Zhou Yi, Zhou Yi was stunned.

"So you don't need to use it tomorrow. You can have a good rest before the team reports." Wang Le also grinned.

Only then did Zhou Yi come to his senses, his face showed joy, and he wanted to cheer.

But his knees softened, and he sat down on the gym mat.

He still had the strength to stand up after the training just now, but now he feels exhausted and unable to move.

Seeing him like this, the two coaches were startled: "Are you all right, Zhou Yi?"

"No, no." Zhou Yi quickly waved his hand, "I was just too excited, I didn't realize it all at once... Ha!"

Seeing that Zhou Yi could talk and laugh normally, the two coaches were relieved. Then Bartlett held out his hand to Wangle: "Bring it."

"Tsk, do you have to mention this at this time?" Wang Le pouted.

"Of course, I'm afraid you won't admit it for a while, and you won't dare to do it in front of the players." Bartlett hooked his hand.

Only now did Wang Le reluctantly take out a stack of banknotes from his trouser pocket, and then took out a hundred euros from it and slapped it in Bartlett's palm.

Zhou Yi was confused: "What are you doing, coach?"

"Hehe, it's like this, Zhou Yi. When we made this training plan, we made a bet. Florian didn't think you could stick to this training plan." Bartlett pointed to Wang Le .

"At that time, who believed that you could persevere? We were all prepared for you to give up halfway. After all, such a training plan is really too difficult, otherwise why would we call this a 'hell'?" Wang Le was also quite aggrieved, "But who knew that such a thin body of yours contained such terrifying energy! You really insisted on finishing the training! You didn't give up halfway! It's unbelievable..."

Wang Le shook his head and sighed.

"That's right, that's right. Your performance impresses us. I'm full of vision for your future now, Zhou Yi, I think you can reach a height that none of us could have imagined before..." Bartlett also praised with all his might Won him a Zhouyi of one hundred euros.

But Zhou Yi grasped the point. He asked the two coaches: "Wait, coaches. What do you mean... this training can be stopped from the beginning?"

Wang Le had an expression of "Are you stupid?": "Of course, any training plan has risks. We will evaluate the risks according to your physical condition. If you think your body cannot persist, or you feel If your body can no longer hold on, then this training will stop. Otherwise, what should I do if the training breaks you?"

Zhou Yi looked confused: "So if I think I can't do it anymore, I can apply to stop training?"

"Yes." Bartlett nodded, then turned his head and said to Wang Le, "But now that I think about it, I think we were lucky enough. It's a miracle that Zhou Yi's small body allowed us to make such a fuss... ..."

"Yes, yes. Now that I think about it, I feel scared, and I will never play like this again... But don't you think this fully demonstrates that human potential is unlimited, Oliver?"

"Well, it makes sense for you to say that, Florian. Fully developing a person's potential and seeing how far he can go in the end is really a sense of accomplishment..."

Listening to the conversation between the two of them like no one else, Zhou Yi wanted to cry but didn't have any tears - the agreed profession! major! How does this sound unprofessional at all!

Also... "Why didn't anyone tell me it's okay to drop this!" he asked aloud.

The two people who were chatting turned their heads to look at him together and said, "If I told you, you might give up the next day."

"Am I such a person without perseverance?" Zhou Yi objected.

"Yes." Wang Le replied decisively.

"If we don't force you into some kind of predicament, we really may never see how great your potential is, Zhou Yi." Bartlett said with a smile.

In Zhou Yi's eyes, his smile has already been equated with "old treacherous and cunning"... (To be continued.) Open a new website