Chapter 52 Maybe he should skip a grade?

[7 goals in three games, Jiang Yuan, you make the other U17 players in Portugal look stupid! ]

[I feel like Jiang Yuan shouldn’t stay in the U17 team anymore. How about trying the U19 team? ]

[This is not something we can decide. 16 years old is really too awkward. The body is not fully developed yet. It is easy to get injured when playing in the games of the older age groups! ]

[You guys are praising us like this after scoring 7 goals. There is really no hope for Chinese football! ]

[It’s easy to talk without any pain. Online: Chinese football is hopeless. Reality: Brother Yuan, I’m your fan. Please give me an autograph!]

[Hahahaha, I checked the time of the next few games of Porto U17, and they just happened to be staggered with the Premier League. I also want to watch Jiang Yuan's performance. More Porto international students should do live broadcasts! ]

[I will go to Portugal to study at university next year. I will defeat Jiang Yuan in a singles match online by then! ]

The original top trending search on the fan forum was "Chinese young players compete in the Portuguese U17 Youth League", but now it has been overshadowed by a new hot topic.

The new hot topic is: "China's 16-year-old young player scored seven goals and made one assist in three games in the Portuguese U17 League"

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At the Gaya Training Center, Jiang Yuan and his U17 teammates were training on the field, but Alvarenga was nowhere to be seen on the training ground at this time.

"Enrique, what do you mean by this? You just gave me a talent and now you want to take him away?"

Alvarenga and Enrique sat opposite each other, and Alvarenga looked a little angry.

"That's not the case. What I mean is to let Jiang Yuan skip a grade. You know, it's good for him. The current U17 league is no longer helpful for his growth!"

Enrique said earnestly.

Alvarenga frowned. "Skip a grade? Are you going to let him play for the U19 team?"

Alvarenga slowly calmed down. Enrique was right. Jiang Yuan's progress was too fast. It took him less than two weeks from integrating into the team to completely conquering him as the head coach.

He has been coaching the youth training team for more than 20 years and has never encountered such a situation.

In the eyes of outsiders, Jiang Yuan seemed to have suddenly become enlightened, and this was not just the first time!
But head coach Alvarenga understands that this is the result of Jiang Yuan's hard training. The youth training players will go home to rest after training and go out to relax and have fun on weekends.

Jiang Yuan is a freak. On weekdays, when others are training, he is playing football on the field. On weekends, when others are having a party or eating outside, Jiang Yuan is still playing football on the field.

So there is a reason why Jiang Yuan has made such rapid progress.

The most incredible thing for Alvarenga is that this guy doesn’t get injured after such training!

“U19, no!”

Enrique smiled and shook his head.

"If you don't play for the U19 team, then it's not like you're skipping grades. Wait, you're not going to sell Jiang Yuan to another U17 team, are you? Paul, tell me, how many euros did you cheat?"

Alvarenga glared at Enrique.

Enrique replied calmly: "Losos, have I become this kind of person in your heart? What I mean is, let Jiang Yuan skip several levels and directly skip the U19 stage!"

Enrique made a shocking statement.

"I remember that Porto U21 already has a lot of strikers. If Jiang Yuan wants to join U21, I'm afraid someone will have to be a substitute!"

Alvarenga said gloatingly that, indeed, with Jiang Yuan's talent and his determination to train hard, it is not impossible for him to get a starting position in the U21.

However, Enrique still shook his head: "Are you so sure that Jiang Yuan wants to play in the youth team?"

"What else? Are you going to send him to Porto's first team?" "Yes, Losos, you finally got it right. I want to put Jiang Yuan in the first team to participate in joint training. I don't want him to play in the Portuguese Super League directly, but just increase the intensity of his training!"

Alvarenga frowned: "Let Jiang go to the first team to train? Is this your idea or the first team's idea?"

"Mr. Hu Lun told me that he has been paying attention to Jiang. When I met Mr. Hu Lun yesterday, he asked me if Jiang Yuan felt tired during the U17 training. I told him that not only did the kid not feel tired, he even had to practice more. Losos, I really want to take a picture of the expression on Mr. Hu Lun's face at that time and show it to you, hahaha!"

After hearing what Enrique said, Alvarenga kept silent.

The training courses of Porto's youth training camp are famously strict throughout Portugal, otherwise Porto would not be a top team in the Portuguese Super League.

There are two ways to demonstrate a player's talent: performance in games and performance in training.

There is no need to say much about Jiang Yuan's performance in the game. He scored seven goals in three games and convinced everyone.

Jiang Yuan's training is even more exaggerated. According to the secret observation of assistant coach Hemiel, Jiang Yuan's training volume is 17 times that of the average Porto U1.5 player.

The higher physical load capacity shows that the 16-year-old boy needs stronger training stimulation, which is why Lopetegui wants Jiang Yuan to participate in the first-team training.

"Paul, tell me, is there any other reason besides this?"

Alvarenga's eyes were sharp, and it seemed that Enrique had something he hadn't explained clearly.

"All right!"

Hearing this, Enrique was like a child whose secrets were exposed.

"Losos, this is a secret. Mr. Hullen wants this kid to increase free kick training so that he can be included in the team's Portuguese Super League roster when he is 17 years old!"

"!"

"call--"

Alvarenga let out a breath and lay back in the chair.

Sure enough, Lopetegui was attracted by Jiang Yuan's direct free kick.

Let’s not discuss how Jiang Yuan’s speed and shooting ability will perform in the Portuguese Super League, but Jiang Yuan’s direct free kick level is definitely among the best in the Portuguese Super League.

What Porto's first team lacks most right now is a player with the ability to take direct free kicks. However, the price of a free kick master in the current transfer market can easily reach tens of millions of Euros.

Therefore, Porto wanted to cultivate a direct free kick master through its youth training base, but the plan was shelved after only a few months.

The reason is that the time cost of training free kicks is too high. According to incomplete statistics, it takes an average of 6500 hours of training to train a direct free kick expert!

In addition, in the modern football environment, players have heavy game tasks and require more recovery time. The time originally used to train free kicks is also covered by recovery and tactical related content.

Today's coaches generally believe that direct free kicks are not cost-effective, but if they can be used, they will definitely be a killer weapon for the team!
This is also why, since the beginning of the 21st century, the number of free kick masters in football has decreased rapidly, and players who are capable of both open play and free kick tactics are almost priced sky-high in the transfer market.

For example, Cristiano Ronaldo of Real Madrid is now worth 1.2 million euros.

purchase?
Buy some yarn!

"Hey! Wait here for a while. I'll ask someone to call Jiang Yuan to the office."

Alvarenga sighed and spoke slowly.

Since this is Lopetegui's idea, there is no use for Alvarenga to stop it.

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(End of this chapter)