Football giants

Chapter 221 Huanhuan Young Master's Thighs
Southampton's training building has only two floors.

This is the same as football training bases all over the world, low buildings.

The first floor is the fitness room, swimming pool, lounge, entertainment room, locker room, medical room, etc., and the second floor is the coaching staff's office, the head coach's office, and two conference rooms, one large and one small.

Behind the training building is the living quarters.

The living quarters for the first team and the youth team are connected and share a double-storey building.

The ground floor is the dining room, and the second floor is a room for players to sleep in.

All the rooms and facilities are decorated in strict accordance with the standards of a five-star hotel.

Even the restaurant on the ground floor is strictly implemented according to high standards.

By the way, the management system of the entire training base will adopt a modern model.

It's like a restaurant.

Every day, the person in charge of the restaurant will receive information from the medical department, the coaching staff, or the research center, which will ask the restaurant to prepare targeted meals for the players based on various aspects such as the physical condition and injury status of different players.

The research center will have nutrition experts to track this area and provide the most professional advice for the restaurant's meal preparation.

Even if necessary, the restaurant will feed back the players' dining situation to other departments and make detailed records.

This is just the interaction of the restaurant with other departments.

In the entire Stapletwood, almost every department and every working group has a very close interaction and connection, and what maintains all of this is the high-tech management system that Yang Huan started to promote a year ago.

Including Yang Huan himself, Bielsa and others, there is an APP in their mobile phones.

Let them connect to the system anytime, anywhere and know everything here.

The whole system is very complicated and requires constant debugging and running-in.

But there are some areas that have matured and started to work.

For example, data analysis.

A lot of money has been invested in Yang Huan, and the introduction of Marcus du Sartoy and Howard Hamilton, two technical giants, together with a research team composed of graduates from Oxford, Yale, Stanford and other famous universities, has rapidly improved Southampton's data analysis capabilities.

And all of this is finally reflected on this computer screen in Bielsa's office.

"Me and Marcus, and Howard, tried to count and analyze every game we played last season, and you know what I found?"

Yang Huan was depressed, how would I know what you found.

"Get straight to the point!"

He found that almost all technical experts like to show off and show off.

You will die if you don't sell it?

Bielsa smiled awkwardly, "I found that our midfield does not lack defense."

"What do you mean?" Yang Huan didn't quite understand.

"To give an example, from a statistical point of view, a good midfielder's defense can be reflected in many aspects, such as midfielders' interceptions, steals, and even fouls."

Yang Huan can understand this.

According to the data guru, everything can be explained by data.

It doesn't make sense because you haven't collected enough data.

"If you analyze it in this way, we don't lack interceptions, steals, or fouls in our midfield."

With that said, Bielsa called up a set of charts, which contained some comparisons.

And the objects of comparison are all Premier League teams.

Judging from the chart, Southampton's midfield defense data is not lost to the Premier League teams, even better than Arsenal and Manchester United, but worse than Chelsea.

But the Blues have been known for their defense for so many years, so defense is naturally good.

The main reason here is that the performances of Strowman and Vidal are too eye-catching.

"You mean we don't need a defensive midfielder?"

For a long time, everyone, including Bielsa, has been telling Yang Huan that Southampton lacks a midfielder.

Bielsa smiled awkwardly, "We lack a defensive midfielder, but we don't lack defense."

"And then?" Yang Huan seemed to understand a little bit.

"One of the important reasons why our midfielder has not been able to play a stronger combat effectiveness is that our midfielder is far behind the top teams in terms of organization and distribution of the ball."

As he spoke, he pulled out another chart.

The object of comparison is still a few strong teams in the Premier League, but the gap is huge now.

Compared with Manchester United, Chelsea, Liverpool, Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester City and other teams, Southampton's midfielder's ability to create chances is the worst.

"Our midfield is seriously holding back Zlatan Ibrahimovic!" Bielsa came to this conclusion.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic has indeed scored goals in League One and the FA Cup.

But according to Bielsa's statement, if Southampton's midfielder can be upgraded to a higher level, Ibrahimovic's attack power will be stronger.

Even Neymar et al will perform better.

"From a tactical point of view and Ibrahimovic's characteristics, Adam Lallana's position should be removed, because many functions of this position overlap with Ibrahimovic, causing waste."

"In midfield, Vidal and Strowman are excellent, but we need a commander, a commander in chief."

Now Yang Huan really understood.

"You mean, we need a commander like Pirlo?"

Bielsa nodded, "Theoretically, but Pirlo's age, I don't think it's suitable for us."

"Harvey? Alonso?" Yang Huan asked again with a smile.

This player has both offense and defense, and is definitely a commander-level treasure worth buying.

"Can you convince Real Madrid?" Martin Hunter shook his head and smiled wryly.

Harvey? Alonso is not old enough to retire. How could he throw away Real Madrid's core players and come to Southampton to play in the British Championship?
"So, Busquets is out of the loop."

Yang Huan thinks, how much will it cost for Barcelona to sell Busquets?
Besides, he has absolutely no love for the Barcelona Oscar winner.

"By the way, in addition to the midfielder, I plan to improve the team's ball-handling ability in an all-round way next season. Therefore, as for the central defender, we need to introduce another player."

Southampton currently has four central defenders, Benatia, Varane, Jose Fonte and Siberne.

Looking at the whole season, Siberne basically didn't get any chances and has been sent out on a free transfer.

Jose Wundt is also interested in the League One team, and it is estimated that he can also make a move.

There are only two players left, Benatia and Varane. Even if there is Nastasic, who was introduced last season, there are only three, and the other two are teenagers, which are somewhat thinner.

"I know this. I have asked Raiola to contact me before, and there will be news soon."

Yang Huan also remembered his bet with Abramovich.

"By the way, I've finalized a few players for Chelsea."

Bielsa was a little surprised, all the poaching went to Chelsea?
"Who?"

"Matic, Sturridge, and..." Yang Huan deliberately put off a trick, and when everyone had seen it, he said with a smile, "... Drogba!"

"Drogba?" Bielsa lost his voice in surprise.

Pablo Quiroga, a young member of the coaching staff, even stood up on the spot with a look of disbelief.

"My dear, you go to Chelsea to dig Drogba?"

Yang Huan found it very funny seeing the fuss of these guys.

"Whoever is interested in digging, Chelsea is too enthusiastic and offered to give it away!"

However, no reasonable person would believe this.

They would only think that Master Huan had become a big fan this time, and went to rich Chelsea to poach people.

It's so awesome!
"Marcelo, you can decide what to do with these three players. If you can use them, you can keep them. If you can't, just sell them."

Yang Huan's casual words shocked everyone present even more.

From the tone of his voice, it seems that he really wasn't the one who poached the corner.

"Master Huan, what's going on with these three players?" Bielsa asked with a wry smile.

"I said it all, Chelsea gave it away for nothing, don't you believe it?"

These days, to be honest, is it easy?
"It's really free?" Martin Hunter felt suspicious.

"Nonsense, no matter how good Drogba is, he is also a veteran. Am I interested in poaching him?"

What Southampton is most interested in is the kind of young comrades with thin skin and tender meat.

Speaking of which, he himself also found it funny, "Abramovich is now doing everything possible to curry favor with me and hug my thighs, so he is not only free, but also willing to pay the salaries of these players. Tell me, they are so enthusiastic, can I refuse? Do you have the nerve to refuse?"

Everyone nodded.

You are so enthusiastic, you will offend people by refusing!
Hearing that Abramovich hugged Young Master Huan's thigh so hard, everyone looked at Yang Huan in a different way.

To say that this young master Huan is indeed special enough.

Always do some feats that are not amazing and endless.

If it is said that Abramovich hugs other people's thighs, everyone may be a little suspicious.

But Huan Huan's thigh, there is absolutely such a possibility.

For a moment, the eyes of this group of people were filled with something called worship.

Yang Huan felt it, and felt a little proud.

Look, to the shock of you guys, I haven't said all of it yet?
If I let you know that Abramovich intends to give me a Messi, wouldn't it break your little hearts?
After the shock, back to the topic.

"Matic and Sturridge performed very well during the loan period, especially Sturridge, both stayed!" Bielsa pondered the earthquake caused by the arrival of the three players.

"Simply, Lambert and Barnard on the front line are sold, Jason Bundchen is also sold, Matic is added in the midfield, and Hammond is also sold to streamline the team's lineup."

Yang Huan also had no objection.

Among this group of people, that is, Lambert is a bit familiar, and the others are not well-known.

But even Lambert is 29 years old, and while there is still a little market, he will make a move when it is time to make a move.

"Okay, you can discuss these things!"

Yang Huan himself is not a professional, at best he is an amateur fan.

So in the professional field, he has nothing to say.

However, his biggest characteristic is respect for knowledge and talent.

Since you don't understand it, let someone who understands do it, that's right.

Taking advantage of his free time, Yang Huan simply called Raiola again to find out about the progress of the transfer.

"Mino, I found that your work efficiency has decreased recently!" Yang Huan's first words were criticism.

Mino Raiola on the phone smiled bitterly again and again, "It's not easy to talk about, Master Huan."

My young master, it's not that my efficiency is low, it's that your requirements are high, and you only pick non-sale items, is it easy for me?
Yang Huan, however, was cheerful and kept nodding his head, "That's right, he's not a high-level player, and Southampton doesn't think much of him!"

"How? How are you doing in Spain?"

"We're still talking, a bit stalemate."

"what is the problem?"

"The club is about the money, and the players are also a bit of a problem."

"Ok?"

"Next season, he hopes to play in the Europa League."

"Nonsense, Southampton can also play in the Europa League. Isn't the Europa League that Spain participates in the same event as the Europa League that we England participate in?"

Raiola still smiled wryly.

What they mean is not just to play in the Europa League, but to be a little competitive.

Although Southampton can also play in the Europa League, who expects Southampton to achieve results?
Anyone who thinks that Southampton can make a difference in the Europa League is a fool.

"Well, you give him the phone and I'll talk to him."

　Thanks to the book friend [book friend 10****01] for the reward!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)