Chapter 20

Generally speaking, professional players can juggle the ball 100 to 180 times without any problem, and excellent players can juggle the ball hundreds of times without dropping it.

But Jiang Xiaolin's juggling skills in the training field were really poor. He could only juggle 10 to 20 times, and never more than 30 times before dropping it.

When he was unlucky, he could not even juggle 10 times before dropping it.

Such performance naturally caught the attention of other players, and everyone couldn't help but talk about it.

"With this kind of ball sense, how can he score five goals in a game? Even in amateur games, it's impossible!"

"I heard that he not only scored five goals in one game, but others scored eight goals in two games!"

"I suspect Philip is bragging. Did Philip accept bribes from this kid?"

"Hehe, I don't know about that."

"Chinese people are better at playing table tennis! As for football, I think forget it."

The coaching staff standing on the sidelines were also a little angry. They felt that Jiang Xiaolin's level was an insult to Alkmaar and to professional coaches like them.

Isn't it intentional to make trouble and trouble them by Philip putting players of this level in for trial?

During the dribbling and breakthrough training, Jiang Xiaolin's performance was also unbearable to watch.

His dribbling was amateurish, and he was easily intercepted. He couldn't even break through.

Even Van Gaal, who had been patient, was a little angry.

Although Philip had given him a shot in advance, saying that Jiang Xiaolin had good physical fitness, excellent off-ball running and shooting skills, but his other skills were relatively poor.

But Van Gaal thought that there was a bottom line no matter how bad it was, at least it should meet the basic requirements of professional players, right?

Unexpectedly, Jiang Xiaolin was so bad that he was completely amateur.

With this level of skills, wouldn't he become an undercover for the opponent on the field?

If you don't pass the ball to him, it's equivalent to one less person on your side, fighting ten against eleven.

If you pass the ball to him, he might stop the ball too far or pass it crookedly, giving the ball to the opponent.

Even if he stops the ball well and doesn't pass it out, he may dribble it out of the sideline or the bottom line.

In the top league, it is impossible for a striker to just receive the ball and shoot, and there are not so many gaps and opportunities for you to shoot.

Most of the strikers' touches of the ball also require cooperation, running, pulling, passing and receiving the ball with teammates in the midfield and frontcourt, tearing through the opponent's defense line in the passing and cutting running, and making a fatal blow.

Jiang Xiaolin's technical foundation does not meet the basic requirements for signing with Alkmaar.

However, remembering that Philip repeatedly stated to him that Jiang Xiaolin's shooting skills are superb, Van Gaal decided to take a look at Jiang Xiaolin's shooting skills first.

So, in the afternoon, Van Gaal specially arranged for Jiang Xiaolin and the main goalkeeper Joey Didulica to conduct a comprehensive shooting and goalkeeping training, and warned Didulica not to let the water go before the training started.

He wanted to see Jiang Xiaolin's real shooting level.

If the shooting skills are really superb, he may consider signing Jiang Xiaolin again.

If he can't even shoot, then he is really useless. No matter what Philip says, he will never sign Jiang Xiaolin.

For Didulica, no matter whether Van Gaal warned him in advance or not, he would never let him go.

He doesn't know Jiang Xiaolin.

Therefore, Didulica is ready to go all out, and he still has to rely on his performance in training to continue to maintain his position as the main goalkeeper!

And Jiang Xiaolin, seeing this shooting training, has long been eager to try.

This is his strong point!

He is well aware of the contempt and criticism of him by the coaching staff and players.

If he doesn't show his strengths, he suspects that he will be rejected again.

The combined shooting and goalkeeping training is just what he wants.

The stadium manager dragged a basket of footballs and placed them in a row on the penalty area line under Van Gaal's instructions. There are a full twenty footballs, one every two meters.

After the ball was set, Van Gaal asked Jiang Xiaolin to shoot, and Didulica was guarding the goal.

Van Gaal wanted to see Jiang Xiaolin's goal frame hit rate, goal rate, shooting power, arc and other indicators in various positions when there was a goalkeeper guarding, and he also had to observe the state of goalkeeper Didulica.

After everything was ready, Jiang Xiaolin started shooting, and other coaches and players also focused their attention here.

Everyone has heard Philip's evaluation of Jiang Xiaolin, saying that Jiang Xiaolin's other skills are poor, but his off-ball running and shooting skills are very superb.

Everyone wants to see with their own eyes whether Philip is telling the truth or not.

If the shooting skills are really superb and the goal efficiency is high, it is not impossible for him to stay in Alkmaar as a striker.

After all, what Alkmaar lacks now is a striker.

Jiang Xiaolin is also ready to shoot.His dominant foot is his right foot, so he starts with the ball on the leftmost corner of the penalty area.

The penalty area corner is actually far away from the goal, which is considered a long shot.

But Jiang Xiaolin has no right to bargain.

Fortunately, his physical fitness brings him enough strength and a fast shooting speed. Even if the distance is far, it will not give the goalkeeper too much time to deal with it calmly.

The only regret is that he did not draw the skills of long shots or arcs, which made his shooting path relatively straight and without changes, and it was much easier for the goalkeeper to deal with it than arc balls.

But at this time, he could not care so much, and could only use the existing skills to impress Van Gaal.

Jiang Xiaolin stood four or five meters behind the ball, looking at the goal blocked by the goalkeeper behind him, took a deep breath, and then started to run up.

Didulica half-crouched, ready to make a save.

Based on the skills Jiang Xiaolin had shown before, Didulica didn't think he could play any good ball. Jiang Xiaolin was good if he didn't miss the ball.

As for the ball that hit the goal frame, Didulica was confident that he could save it.

The shot from the corner of the penalty area was originally far away, and with the tilted angle, there was no interference from other people like in the game. Didulica was confident that Jiang Xiaolin's shot would not break through his defense.

On the opposite side, Jiang Xiaolin, who started to run, rushed behind the ball in a few steps, supported himself with his left foot, concentrated all his strength on his waist and abdomen, and then transmitted it to his right foot through his thigh, straightened his instep, and kicked the football.

The football left the ground instantly and flew towards the near corner of the goal like a sharp arrow along the grass.

Didulica only saved the ball after it flew out of Jiang Xiaolin's feet and the ball path was clear.

Because the distance was far, he thought he could save it.

Unexpectedly, the speed at which he fell to the ground was a step slower than the speed at which the football moved forward.

Before his hand touched the ball, the football had already slipped from under his palm along the grass into the near corner of the goal behind him.

Didulica, who had fallen to the ground, turned his head and looked at the ball still bouncing in the goal, a little dazed.

He was careless.

He thought it was a ball that he could catch easily, but he didn't expect Jiang Xiaolin's shot to be so powerful and so fast that he couldn't catch it.

Jiang Xiaolin gave him a warning with the first ball, which was really embarrassing!