When the time comes, it's you who suffer during the devil training.
This is actually a difficult aspect of managing a big team.
When the San Remo coaching staff gives a notice, no player takes it lightly.
Even the star players either maintain high professionalism themselves, or Sotu makes special arrangements, making them easy to deal with.
In bigger teams, not to mention whether the star players buy into it, even some young players might not take the coaching staff seriously.
Party at night, wake up during the day just to play video games.
Their bodies seem fine, but their fitness has already declined.
If such players don't get injured, who will?
Even if they don't get injured, their energy will be insufficient in the second half of the season, with training and focus during matches waning.
They will quickly enter a fatigue crisis towards the end of the league, leaving the team's fitness coach stressed and losing hair.
Therefore, many teams collapse in the second half of the season, and the problem often lies not in the late-season fitness, but in the indulgence at the start of the winter break.
The half-month break passes in the blink of an eye.
As the second half of the league resumes, San Remo aims to launch its final assault on the Serie B championship this time!
Kaint got the opportunity to come on as a substitute in his first match after joining.
And he indeed brought surprises to San Remo.
Bai Zhami, Sogel
Lu, Morici, Canyes
Lam, Kaint
Bernulin Palacios Camihong
Areola
352, or say 3232.
Kaint and Lam acted as double defensive midfielders, with Lam as the holding midfielder, playing deeper defensively, and often falling back to the center-back position.
Kaint sweeps the midfield, displaying his running ability and defensive anticipation to the fullest.
If the opponent tries to overpower him, Canyes boldly advances to support him.
The gap behind Canyes is actively covered by Camihong.
The space left by Camihong is slightly adjusted to the right by Palacios for cover.
With Lam observing and falling back, there are no lingering fears.
Once the opponent fails to spot a flaw immediately, allowing the ball to pause slightly, Kaint will reattach, applying tremendous defensive pressure.
To activate Kaint, Sotu specially designed a whole set of tactics for Kaint's defensive movements.
In this sense, all the aforementioned players serve Kaint.
Chain defense is precisely Italy's strength.
Kaint received treatment as a defense core tailor-made for him.
Of course, San Remo is so proficient at this operational flow because this set of tactics was previously designed for Lu.
When Lu served as the defensive core, he needed some teammates' positions to help him buy time to unleash his strongest defensive capabilities.
So Kaint's arrival is like finding half a "Lu" for San Remo!
Kaint's contribution on defense is nearly as effective as Lu's all-out defensive prowess.
Even in aerial duels, Kaint, a little guy at 1.68 meters, maintains a surprisingly high success rate!
This is the data that left experts awestruck after several matches.
How can such a small guy have such a high success rate in aerial duels?
But if you've watched Kaint's matches, you wouldn't be surprised.
Kaint is an honest person, but he has his own defensive wisdom on the field.
He works extremely hard in aerial battles, unlike taller players who can easily outjump.
Kaint succeeds by precise calculation, accurate judgment of the landing point, and disrupting nearby players.
He adeptly misjudges landing points to cause panic and confusion, then uses his agile body to snatch chances.
Or he provides enough physical confrontation before the opponent jumps.
Though small, his ability to withstand physical battles is strong, like stubborn glue.
Lu previously subdued Kaint by relying on longer legs, positioning himself to block Kaint from reaching the ball, similar to Pogba's shielding style.
But from a physical confrontation standpoint, Lu didn't have a big advantage; Kaint could still hold his ground, just lacking in leg length.
If Kaint had Lu's leg length, he'd devour Lu completely.
Besides Lu, few attacking players in Serie B could physically overpower Kaint!
Even if they could, transitioning perfectly under Kaint's pressure is rare.
Drogba's physique, Dybala's technique—no player like that exists in Serie B!
So, no one can frequently fend off Kaint's defense in Serie B.
In the next seven league matches, San Remo secured six wins and one draw!
In February, they won all league matches, earning Lu Serie B's Best Player award for the third time!
In seven matches, San Remo scored nineteen goals, conceding only three.
Lu's personal stats skyrocketed, reaching a 30+10 milestone.
Thirty goals, ten assists, unrivaled in Serie B!
Morici with six goals and sixteen assists, topping the Serie B assist chart.
Sogel, with eleven goals, five assists, Bai Zhami with eleven goals, one assist, and Canyes with two goals, nine assists—each player boasts impressive stats that leave one astounded!
And these are just the stats of San Remo's first and second groups.
Other players also achieved, with almost no one scoring zero.
This reflects San Remo's team creative capacity.
There are individual players with immense talent, not just one or two.