The intensive Christmas and New Year periods of the matches did cause great trouble for Chu Zhongtian. During this period, the team's performance has also become unstable again. They can defeat Derby County, which is ranked 4-0 at home, or lose to Millwall, who is fourth-last in the league, 0-3 away.

The media also made Chu Zhongtian very uncomfortable - when his team swept Derby 4:0 at home, the media shouted that Chu Zhongtian's team was on the right path, while the media that were not optimistic about Chu Zhongtian remained silent in embarrassment. But soon Wimbledon lost to Millwall away. The media that were not optimistic about Chu Zhongtian became happy this time, and the media that were still cheering Chu Zhongtian's team on the right track did not know what to say.

Chu Zhongtian knew that this was because the schedule was too intensive. After all, he still lacked coaching experience. Maybe he could perform well in one or two games, but when he encountered such a intensive schedule, the problem of his lack of experience was reflected and became particularly prominent.

Of course, this experience is not useless to him. He lacks experience, so this experience is a accumulation of experience.

After this busy Christmas schedule, he learned a lot from actual games and Stonefield, which helped him cope with similar situations in the future.

The injury situation was Chu Zhongtian most worried about. Although he used rotation carefully, even though he sacrificed his results, two main players were injured in the game, one was center back Jamal Laceres, and the other was left forward Edu Seschel.

These two players are the main players of the team's first half of the season. Now one needs to be diagnosed for one month and the other needs to be diagnosed for two months.

This is definitely not good news for the team.

The media who are not optimistic about Chu Zhongtian's coaching also use this matter as their reason. The two main players were injured, so it would be even more difficult for Chu Zhongtian's team to upgrade. Although injuries are problems that any team will encounter, in their mouths, it seems that Chu Zhongtian's improper command and lack of experience caused these two people to be injured.

Chu Zhongtian did not respond to such criticism. He was thinking about how to make up for the vacancy left by these two absent.

It has been said before that the strength of Wimbledon's main players and substitutes is very different, so the absence of these two people will definitely affect the team's strength.

How to minimize this impact is what the head coach Chu Zhongtian should do.

He has taken over all the work of the head coach from Stonefield and started coaching the team like a real head coach. Every Monday he will meet with the entire coaching team to summarize the various situations of the team last week, such as training effects, players' injuries and physical fitness, and then see what the goals and training plans are for this week. For different opponents, they have to arrange some different training plans from the usual ones. For example, their opponents are the kind of teams that are good at defensive counterattacks, so this week's tactical training should focus on joining training programs that break intensive defense.

After formulating the training plan, it is to implement the training plan. However, this part of the work is mainly responsible for assistant coach Stonefield and other members of the coaching team. After all, Chu Zhongtian is a player and has to participate in training. He can't hold a whistle on his mouth, and blow and stop training at any time while participating in training, right?

After training, when he returned home, Chu Zhongtian spent basically studying the video of the game. He wanted to find a way to crack the opponent, and of course he had to study the video of the opponent's game. The so-called "knowing yourself and your enemy and winning every battle."

Fortunately, Chu Zhongtian was familiar with the video of the game. When he was in Hoffenheim, he liked to study the video of his opponent's game. In the club, there were usually dedicated people responsible for studying the video of the opponent's game, and then recorded the things he observed and analyzed, and handed them over to the head coach for reference. This was their job, but Chu Zhongtian simply regarded the video of the game as his own interests and hobbies. At that time, although he and Emily had a relationship, they had been separated for a long time, and he didn't like to find a lady. As an otaku, the entertainment method was not only about playing games online, but also about watching game videos.

From these game videos, he can see a lot and learn a lot.

Because of the previous experience laying the foundation, Chu Zhongtian is now very skillful in studying the game video.

※※※ Due to the loss of two players, Chu Zhongtian decided to find a suitable replacement in the transfer market. Although the two injured players were not absent for a long time, the team's bench depth was seriously insufficient, so sooner or later it would be necessary to introduce players to enhance their strength. So it would be better to take this opportunity to do it.

After some selection, the team finally dug up a central defender Luke Adams from Coventry, who was once the captain of the Coventry Youth Team and had a good chance of playing in the first team. In order to bring him to Wimbledon, the club spent a million pounds.

The player who replaced the injured Edu Seschel was Robin Heming from Cologne, who spent the club on £700,000.

The introduction of these two players has been considered to fill the team's strength shortcomings.

There is no winter break in England's leagues. Although this issue has been arguing for more than 20 years, it still has not been able to shake the "tradition" that the English people are proud of. English football still has no winter break, and still arranges the most intensive events during Christmas and New Year holidays... January passed quickly, and Chu Zhongtian was a little familiar with how to be a qualified head coach, while planning a blueprint for the team's future in the transfer market.

His team's performance in this month can only be said to be halfway through, with both losses and wins and draws.

It is a normal performance that any team should have. It is not good, but it is definitely not bad.

During this period, Russell called and expressed his encouragement and support for Chu Zhongtian's performance in coaching the team. He also paid attention to Wimbledon's competition in the United States. Thanks to the developed Internet, he even allowed him to watch the game through live broadcasts on the Internet. He taught Chu Zhongtian some experience as an experienced person and reminded Chu Zhongtian to pay attention to and improve.

Chu Zhongtian accepted it humbly. Although Russell was only one year older than him, he had more experience than Chu Zhongtian as a coach.

Chu Zhongtian asked about Russell's house, and Russell's voice immediately became quiet.

His father was still in a coma. In the intensive care unit of the hospital, he and his mother took turns to accompany him. Fortunately, the contract he signed at the club is still valid, and the club also pays him a salary every week, otherwise the source of their family's life would probably be a problem.

Chu Zhongtian asked him to take care of his family there with peace of mind. The team's affairs were enough to deal with him and Stonefield.

Russell was worried that he would not know whether the team could come back when the team was most critical to upgrade. He still wanted to experience upgrading with the team. After all, this is the dream of all the first generation of Wimbledon competitive people. Why have they struggled for so many years? Isn’t it just for this moment?

I worked hard for so long, but in the end I couldn't be with the team. It was like I ran to the finish line and suddenly left. How could I be content?

Chu Zhongtian could only comfort him that everything would be fine, his father would definitely wake up as soon as possible, and he could also catch up with the celebration of the team's upgrade.

Is this true? Chu Zhongtian was unsure of it, and he also knew that Russell knew that these were all things to comfort him, which may not mean that it would be like this.

"Let's talk about the team, Chu... January has passed, but I think the test has really come, and the next schedule will not be much easier. Experience from the past two seasons tells me that the Champions League has only entered a white-hot stage since February, and the competition will be more intense, and your team's physical energy consumption will be greater, and injuries will begin to appear frequently. Don't think that if you hurt two people before, you can breathe a sigh of relief. There are still some later. The Champions League has forty-six rounds, but it will all end in early May to play the playoffs. There will be many situations in this week's double matches. It is right for you to give up the FA Cup, otherwise it will be even worse."

Russell calmed down his emotions and began to calmly analyze the situation for Chu Zhongtian.

"Sometimes you may have to rotate. It's very hard to play with just one lineup. I used to be, relying solely on the main lineup. As a result, in the final stage, the players couldn't keep up with their physical strength and had many injuries. I couldn't even get a roster of sixteen people..."

"But Alai, if we rotate, our substitute lineup cannot keep up, and we will lose more games..." Chu Zhongtian disagreed with the rotation. "I have studied it. If the team gets the first joint team in the league, this is of course the best, but it is the most difficult. With the current strength of our team, it is unlikely to achieve it. I think it is the most realistic to upgrade with the playoff situation. In this way, the requirements for points will not be strict. We just need to be able to maintain a stable top six."

"How do you keep in the top six, Chu?"

"With the team's physical strength and few injuries, we will try our best to make points. The team performed well when playing strong teams, but when facing weak teams, it was a bit unstable enough. As long as this problem is solved, I think the team's points will be much more than the first half of the season, which will be of great help to maintain the top six."

This plan is very bold and risky, because this score is not something you can get if you want to. There are many unknowns in football games. No matter how good you perform, you may not be able to win.

Russell felt that Chu Zhongtian’s idea was a bit wishful thinking.

"These games are not something you can win if you want to win. What if Chu's scoring plan fails?"

"Of course I can't know that the plan will definitely be successful before it is implemented. But we must formulate such a goal plan, because it is not only our goal, but also motivate the players of the team. If your goal is set low, how can the players still strive to win? Alai? If you can win a game, you will never accept the result of the draw. If you can win two goals, you will definitely not win one goal. Only in this way can the players do their best in every game, and we can achieve the goal of making points."

Chu Zhongtian explained his thoughts to Russell.

After hearing this, Russell also felt that what Chu Zhongtian said made sense.

"You are the head coach now, you have the final say, Chu."

※※※Inside the team, Chu Zhongtian also notified everyone of his scoring plan. First of all, the coaching team, and after discussion, they received support from all coaches. They will support his plan from training plan, injury recovery, physical fitness reserves and other aspects. Then Chu Zhongtian told all the players about his plan.

"...The situation is now, guys. Half a season has passed, and we are ranked tenth in the league, and it is impossible to upgrade this result. So we must work harder in the second half of the season, and we must upgrade our ranking to the lowest sixth in the league. Only in this way can we have hope of upgrading. But I also know that the schedule of the English Champions League is very intensive and has high requirements for everyone's physical fitness. After a fierce half season, some players have had physical problems, and there are injuries threatening us. The situation is not good for us, what should we do? Give up the opportunity to compete for upgrade?"

Chu Zhongtian shook his head: "I believe no one will think so. Why are we working so hard this season? Isn't it just for upgrading? Now, we have to work harder than before. So my plan is to grab points!"

Then he revealed his plan: "The team's physical reserves are relatively abundant now, our injury situation is not too bad, only two players are serious, and the others are all fine. This is already the best situation for us at present. I don't know what the situation will be like for another month of the game, but I think it will definitely not be better than now. So we must start grabbing points from now on!"

"In the past, we would say 'We should win this game'' 'Get a point in this game'. From now on, we will abandon these ideas. No matter what game it is, no matter what opponent it is, no matter whether we should win or not, we must win! All games must win! We must grab points! At this time, the competition in the league is not too fierce, and the resistance we encounter should not be strong in the final stage. This is a great time for us to grab points!"

"You must win games that can win, and you must win even if you can't win. You will definitely not win one goal if you can win two goals! I know this is not easy, but this is the sprint moment. I hope everyone will grit their teeth and hold on! After passing this level, the sky will be wide! You have been in this league for three seasons. Do you still want to be permanent residents?"

Mourinho is a head coach who is very good at inspiring players' omnipotence and fully exerting all the value of players. Chu Zhongtian was somewhat influenced by him. In order to win and for a goal that has been set, he will not hesitate to squeeze everyone's energy, even if it is squeezed dry.

Of course, as a person who has a combination of two identities of player and head coach, he must first squeeze his own.

While squeezing everyone, you should also emphasize protection measures. For example, you can easily get injured even if you know that the intensity of the game is high and the pressure is high, so you cannot ignore it.

Chu Zhongtian asked the club to increase medical power. Now the team has insufficient number of team doctors, and one person is busy with two people's work. This problem was exposed in January.

If it is not resolved, this may become the key to the ultimate failure of Wimbledon.

Chu Zhongtian is an idol, a hero, and a director of Wimbledon. His request was quickly met. Wimbledon Athletic Club successfully poached from a London hospital specializing in the treatment of sports injuries, bringing three doctors with rich clinical experience, enriching the team of doctors.

At the same time, he asked the physical coach and the medical team leader to closely monitor the players' training status and physical fitness every day, collect the players' physical data before and after training every day, establish files and compare them, and understand and discover the situations in the players' bodies at any time. If it is a bad situation, it must be dealt with in a timely manner and cannot be left alone.

Secondly, the arrangement of the training plan should be more scientific and you should not just emphasize high intensity. Doing high-intensity training at this time will not only not improve physical fitness, but will instead make the players spend all their remaining physical fitness on the training ground. Not to mention the easy injury, but they perform well in training but are in a sluggish state during the game.

After every day, players must drink a special drink that replenishes energy from the perspective of the team doctor. This is specially prepared by the team doctor and nutritionists. It is absolutely free of stimulant ingredients.

Chu Zhongtian's seriousness in capturing every detail of the team has almost caught up with his "teacher" Mourinho. Mourinho may be the head coach who has the most influence on him, so when he became the head coach, he would consciously or unconsciously learn from Mourinho to do that.

Mourinho is the kind of head coach who has to ask about every detail of the team. He must ensure that every detail of the entire team is in his own grasp in order to be at ease and feel safe.

Chu Zhongtian was the same. He even had to ask the nutritionist in detail about mixing beverages. Only by confirming that there was no slight ban on it could he feel at ease.

Stonefield once advised him not to ask about everything in detail, but Chu Zhongtian said that he was the first time he was a head coach, of course it would be better to understand everything. This way, he could learn something and accumulate experience from it, so that he would not be the head coach once, but actually he didn't know anything.

Stonefield thought Chu Zhongtian said something reasonable, and judging from his energetic appearance, he stopped talking about anything.

This person cannot be judged by common sense.
Chapter completed!