The Sports Healer Starting from Milan

Chapter 36 Zanetti's Return

10 month 20 day.

The Dragon Stadium was packed with people.

The third round of the Champions League group stage match between Porto and Inter Milan is underway.

The review work was handed over to the research group.

He then traveled with Inter Milan to Porto, a city in northern Portugal.

"That Peipei is so dirty!"

Marco de la Casar couldn't help but complain.

Lin Mu also felt a toothache from looking at it.

Just now, Pepe delivered a powerful kick to Corvado's chest, but only received a yellow card.

Inter Milan is short of key players.

Especially Materazzi.

This led to them being overwhelmed by Porto's momentum.

Recoba was also absent today due to rest.

Samuel performed well, but he couldn't carry the team alone, and Porto scored in the 38th minute.

Inter Milan ultimately lost the match 0-1 away from home.

During the journey back to Milan, Lin Mu could clearly see that the team's morale was somewhat low.

He sent Bergomi a text message.

"Blue Zone needs more guests."

Lin Mu was also thinking.

It's unreliable to judge which players need psychological counseling based solely on intuition.

Just like determining the tension in ACL double-bundle reconstruction.

He now has several ideas for testing players' eye movement trajectories and reaction speed through eye-tracking and reaction time tests, which involve using specific computer programs.

Based on this standard setting.

Moreover, the content of psychological counseling cannot be as casual as it was when counseling Adriano before.

Previously, Linmu had requested some facilities from Moratti, such as a hypothermia recovery room and a dedicated spa area.

The television inside the psychological counseling room is used for visualization and imagery training.

Different coaching methods must be chosen based on the player's personality.

Cambiasso is rather reserved, so the communication process needs to be a bit slow.

Samuel, on the other hand, is more passionate.

After the plane landed at Milan Airport, Lin Mu returned to the training base first. Rossi, Oliver Beck and Bergomi were there, along with several psychological counselors newly recruited by Moratti.

"Have all the specific plans been finalized?"

Lin Mu was too busy the other day, so he had to delegate his work.

But he set the direction from the perspective of the future.

As long as you don't go astray.

Actually, the solution should be developed very quickly.

"What we're mainly doing now is managing pre-match anxiety," Lin Mu said, tapping the whiteboard with a marker.

Inter Milan's situation is almost common knowledge.

The fear of losing makes one afraid of losing again, and the fear of losing again makes one afraid of winning; one is constantly surrounded by anxiety.

Plus.

Zanetti and Materazzi have both been absent recently.

Inter Milan players are even more anxious.

Today's loss to Porto is the best proof of that.

Although Porto is not weak either, with promising players like Pepe, Jorginho, and Quaresma.

Inter Milan's squad is stronger on paper.

"Don't do video trigger point analysis yet."

Lin Mu glanced at the proposal and shook his head.

This analysis involves playing clips of mistakes or controversial calls from the previous game.

Simultaneously monitor the players' physiological indicators.

Help players identify the triggers that cause anxiety and learn techniques to regain focus in a short time.

However, each player has their own little habits.

For example, Bergomi, when he felt anxious while playing football, would pull out two blades of grass and chew them.

When Lin Mu heard this, he was only thinking about one question.

Some players were spitting on the field.

just in case....

"Let's first teach them how to focus their attention."

Lin Mu continued.

The so-called focus of attention has two aspects.

These are results-oriented and process-oriented, respectively.

The former, such as "I must score in this game," "I can't lose to Porto," or "If I get beaten again, I'm doomed," can cause one's focus to become uncontrollable.

This will naturally trigger anxiety.

Process focus, such as "aiming at the outside of the ball," "locking the ankle when touching the ball," and "slightly bending the knee when landing," can shield anxiety, activate muscle memory, and improve execution accuracy.

In fact, many players know and are good at using this little trick.

But they don't know the specific principles behind it.

In this way.

The efficiency of knowledge transfer is very low.

After Lin Mu finished speaking, Bergomi suddenly realized that the underlying principle of his habit was like this.

He also roughly understood how to talk to the players.

Three days.

Lin Mu and his colleagues coached half of Inter Milan's players, which slightly improved the anxious atmosphere within the team.

"pretty!"

Lin Mu saw Figo cut inside and assist Adriano on TV.

Inter Milan scored the first goal against Udinese.

He couldn't help but pump his fist in celebration.

He could see that Adriano's depression was gradually lessening in a virtuous cycle.

According to Moratti, Adriano asked him to help find a new house, as he was considering bringing his mother from Brazil to live with them.

Inter Milan ultimately defeated Udinese 2-0 in the match.

They continue to stay close to Juventus in the league standings.

Back at the hospital.

Lin Mu spotted Zanetti's smiling face at a glance.

"Come on." He placed his right hand on Zanetti's leg, indicating that Zanetti should bend and straighten his leg.

He saw that the tear in his biceps femoris muscle had healed.

Zanetti also underwent myofascial release.

"Javier, if nothing unexpected happens, you should be able to play in the game against Roma."

Lin Mu hadn't expected Zanetti to recover so quickly.

No wonder Zanetti rarely got injured before.

Since Lin Mu intervened in Zanetti's rehabilitation, the Recovery Bonus Badge has started to take effect. Every time Lin Mu examines Zanetti, he can see a recovery effect that slightly exceeds the physiological limit.

Until now.

The tear has been filled with orderly arranged type I collagen fibers.

Fascial gliding is normal.

Strength tests showed the patient reached 95% of their pre-injury level.

Lin Mu could write a report to the club saying that Zanetti would be included in the matchday squad.

"Really?"

Zanetti rubbed his leg in disbelief.

He originally thought he would need to rest for at least three months, and he would be satisfied if he could make it to the Milan derby in December.

But it's only the end of October.

"Very good!"

Zanetti gave Lin Mu a tight hug.

God knows how tough this period has been for him.