Juan Carlos's mental stats were quite good.
[Stance]: 75!
[Determination]: 78!
[Determination]: 83!
[Aggressiveness]: 83!
[Work Input]: 86!
[Bravery]: 91!
There were a total of five red numbers for the mental stats. In addition, [Stance] was 75, which was just a little short of being red. It could be said that the mental stats were all floating in red!
Just looking at these red numbers, Li Ang had a feeling of "I've picked up a big treasure."
The mental stats played a crucial role in a player's growth.
Because a player's technical level could grow, and his physical condition could also be trained. However, it was basically very difficult for the mental stats to grow again.
Just look at Carlos's red stats.
His [Determination] had reached 83, which was a very good stat. [Determination] reflected a player's desire to win. In a situation where they were behind or at a disadvantage, a strong-willed player would fight until the last minute. He was mentally prepared for Carlos's better stats in the [Determination] stat. In the game between Real Madrid and Getafe, when Getafe was behind by a large margin, the other players gave up. Only Juan and Carlos were still fighting! This was the specific embodiment of the [Determination] stat's good stats.
Carlos's [Aggressiveness] had reached 83. [Aggressiveness]. This attribute described a player's ferocity in the face of physical confrontation. A player with more aggressiveness would wholeheartedly devote himself to every fight.
His [Bravery] stat had reached 91, which could be said to be an off the charts attribute value!
What did the [Bravery] stat do? [Bravery] was important for all players. A coward could not cope with confrontation on the football field, especially for defenders and goalkeepers.
These two attributes looked very similar, but there was a difference. To put it simply, [Aggression] referred to whether you wanted to fight with someone with a bayonet, while [Courage] referred to whether you dared to fight with someone with a bayonet.
[Aggressiveness] referred to the intensity of a player's desire to seek physical confrontation. The higher the stat, the more the player liked to use his body to collide with his opponent; the lower the stat, the player would tend to maintain a certain distance when defending.
[Bravery] referred to whether a player dared to continue his actions when he was in danger of injury. If the attributes were high, the players would be more reckless and risk their lives to complete the technical moves. If the attributes were low, the players would be inclined to protect themselves, but at the same time, hand over the ball.
Obviously, Juan Carlos's [Aggression] and [Bravery] attributes were both very high. This showed his personality. He was a guy who liked to fight with others with bayonets. He was also a person who dared to fight head-on with his opponents!
This was a very important point for a defender.
In addition, Carlos's [Positioning] had reached 75. [Positioning] was the ability of a defender to maintain his advantageous defensive position. In other words, it was the ability to jam in a more prominent position, which was a very important ability for a center back.
Now, Li Ang had a more direct impression and understanding of Juan Carlos. He was a fighter. As long as he was on the field, he would fight until the last minute!
His physical condition was excellent, and he was not afraid of confrontation with his opponent.
He was not slow. Even when facing the opponent's fast attackers, Carlos was not without the ability to compete.
In addition, when marking the opponent, Carlos's positioning choice was very good, which was very important for a center back.
In addition, Carlos's [Prediction] was 65. It was not very good, but it was a good attribute value. [Prediction] could be understood as foresight. It was the player's judgment of the path of the ball without the ball. Midfielders with good prediction could intercept the opponent's passes more often. For forwards and defenders, prediction played an important role in offense and defense. It allowed people to make the right move in the right place.
For example, a defender with high [Prediction] could rely on his judgment of the path of the ball to deal with the football before the defenders, or to stand in position first to help him successfully complete his defensive action.
At present, Carlos's attribute value was excellent. Li Ang had really picked up a big treasure!
*****
However, Li Ang suddenly felt that something was wrong!
Li Ang stared at Carlos's [Positioning] attribute and [Prediction] attribute and pondered. Then he looked at Carlos, who was practicing for the team's match on the field, and he was deep in thought.
Carlos's very good prediction destroyed the opponent's straight ball.
The combination of [Positioning] 75 and [Prediction] 65 was just that awesome!
Li Ang nodded. With Juan - Carlos's strong physical attributes, coupled with the performance of several indicators of his spirit attribute, a defender with a [Positioning] attribute of 75, combined with [Prediction] of 65, could be said to be a pretty good center back.
Well, wait, center back!
Center back!
Li Ang immediately grasped the key of the problem. He immediately went to look for Juan - Carlos's [Header] attribute. His [Header] was only 41!
Li Ang was immediately dumbfounded. A center back, and his [Header] attribute was only 41! What the f * ck was this?!
No matter how good [Positioning] and [Prediction] were, which meant that your prediction of where the football would land and your body's positioning was, if your header was terrible, the opponent would still completely destroy you in the air!
As long as the opponent knew Carlos's weakness in his header ability and directly greeted his head, it would be enough to destroy such a center back!
Before the game started, could you still go to the opponent's manager and make an agreement with him and say, "Hey, man, don't hit our Carlos's head?!!"
Ah, ah, ah! God, it's dirt!
At this moment, Li Ang felt as if he had just eaten a bowl of fragrant rice, only to discover that it was only half-cooked rice!
He looked at Carlos's technical attributes again.
The situation of Carlos's technical attributes was just as Li Ang expected. The data was terrible, and most of them were white. This was understandable. You could not expect a center back to have strong technical attributes.
Li Ang was not worried about the white of the other attributes in the [Technique Attribute]. Compared to the [Physical Attribute] and [Mental Attribute], the [Technique Attribute] could be improved by a large margin. As the players grew older and worked harder, their skills would continue to improve and improve.
However, the low value of the [Header] attribute directly hit Li Ang's weakness. As a center back, no matter how good his other attributes were, his header was trash. That was his biggest shortcoming.
He swore that if he dared to send Carlos on the field, the opponent would only have to try to play a high ball, and then they would discover that this kid's header was his shortcoming. Well, just wait and see Carlos get beaten by the opponent's tall center forward!
Li Ang looked at the strong and muscular Carlos. This kid was now 181cm tall. For a 17-year-old kid, this height was not bad. He could barely be considered "tall and strong." Why can't you header well?!
This was a f * cking unsolvable problem.
Li Ang thought of a person. This person was not a center back, but a forward. It was the 1.9m tall Ibrahimović. This big guy could play tricks with his feet. His footwork was so good that it made people's hair stand on end. However, he could not header well! You're a 1.9m tall guy, but you can't header well! No! No!
At that time, Li Ang still felt that he could not understand this matter.
Now, the same thing happened to Carlos. A 1.8m tall center back, a strong and muscular center back, you can't header well!
Where the f * ck am I going to reason with?!
Li Ang felt a headache coming on!
*****
Li Ang stopped the team's training for the match. Then, he said a few words to Fernandes, who was in charge of the main team's tactical arrangements.
Fernandes was somewhat puzzled. Li Ang told him that the main team should focus on attacking the right center back of the substitutes' side. In other words, the side guarded by Juan and Carlos!
Moreover, Li Ang indicated that they should focus on attacking the top of Carlos's head. They should play a high ball!
When Paller, who was in charge of the tactical arrangements for the substitutes' side, heard this arrangement, he felt it was quite strange. Then, he smiled. In today's match, as the substitute center back, Carlos's performance was quite outstanding. His tackling and blocking were quite accurate. He did a good job of restricting the main attacking players. This caused Paller to once again praise Li Ang's foresight.
Under such circumstances, Li Ang arranged for the main team to attack Carlos's head.
Was this to give the 181cm tall Carlos a chance to perform?!
Paller was not the only one who thought so. Even Fernandes thought so. They clearly thought that Carlos, who was quite tall, would have no problem with his header.
Therefore, the two assistant managers even speculated that Li Ang was giving Carlos a chance to perform.
However, the match that followed surprised the two of them!
Carloze, who was being attacked on the head, reacted in such a way that they were taken aback!
Faced with the opponent's aerial bombardment, Carlos seemed to be very uncomfortable. Several times, he lost to the opponent in the fight for the header.
Three minutes later, the main team's Javier Blanco defeated Carlos in a fight for the header and completed a beautiful header attack.
Fernandes and Paller were stunned!
The two of them turned to look at Li Ang. Their expressions seemed to say: Oh God, what else can you not see?!
The two of them were directing the match and did not see this point. And this person, just like that, stood on the sidelines with his hands in his trouser pockets. Then, he said:
Then, he f * cking pointed it out!
Was this the difference between a mediocre manager and a genius manager?
The two assistant coaches were in awe of Li Ang, but they could not help but feel a little depressed.
Facing Li Ang, they felt that they had been hit again.
PS: Wandering Scholar's Guild Master has added chapters.
First update!
This chapter is finally straightened out. F * ck!
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