Super Coach

The Pinettina base is actually located on the outskirts of the small town of Gentile. It is very quiet and hidden, and tourists who are not familiar with the local area often cannot find it.

To the east is the golf course, which occupies a large piece of green grass. To the west is a luxury villa area. It is a mountainside villa area where many wealthy people live. There are guard posts at the foot of the mountain, and the environment is beautiful.

Inter Milan bought a piece of land from the golf course last season. Compared with the huge golf course, the land needed for the Pinettina base is really inconspicuous, so the two sides negotiated easily.

In the new season, the Inter Milan base will be officially relocated to the Pinettina base. Inter Milan’s youth academy will begin to share a training base with the first team, but it will be separate. Interlo will occupy the northern area , while the Pinettina base is located in the south, close to the main road, with a row of buildings in the middle, no vehicles, so you can only walk.

Yang Cheng is very satisfied with the new layout of the Pinettina base, because it means that the young players in the youth training camp will have more opportunities to train with the first team players, which is very important for the youth training camp. The teenagers will be of great help.

The three giants of Inter Milan went to the youth training camp in person, and Yang Cheng put forward some suggestions of his own, such as the living facilities of the players, some problems in tutoring, the importance of cultural courses, etc. Both his past life memories and current life experiences were brought up.

Facchetti promised that the club will pay attention to these aspects.

In the past, the Intreiro base and the Pinettina base were far apart, and Yang Cheng was out of his reach. Although the youth training camp was under his control, he didn't have much time to intervene, except for Moniz and Mullensteen who taught in the past. Besides, he himself doesn't go often.

But the situation is different now. Moving to the Pinetina base is done under Yang Cheng's nose. He will hold a meeting of the coaching staff of the youth training camp in the new season to express his requirements.

Just when the Big Three inspected the project of the youth training camp and were about to go back, when passing through the passage of the row of buildings between the first team and the youth team, the three of them and a man in the uniform of a club employee People pass by.

Hello, Caesar, Mr. Moratti, Mr. Facchetti! The man turned sideways and greeted.

The three nodded in unison, Hello!

It is normal to meet staff at the Pinettina base, because there are too many people here.

But just after passing by, Yang Cheng turned his head in confusion, he always felt that this person looked familiar.

I've seen it several times,

But every time it doesn't look very real.

He was too busy doing things before, so he didn't have time to take care of it, but when we met again today, he glanced at it just now, as if he knew him.

Go ahead first, I'll look back! Yang Cheng said with a smile.

What's the matter? Moratti wondered, they all made an appointment to have dinner together.

Yang Cheng smiled slightly, It's okay, you go to the office and wait for me first!

After finishing speaking, he walked over quickly.

This guy is always so mysterious! Moratti smiled and shook his head.

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Benitez walked back to Interello's office. Since the training building of the youth academy was still under construction, their office was temporarily arranged on the first floor of the living area of ​​the youth academy.

What's the matter? Benitez came in and asked when he saw that the director of youth training, Osilio and the director, Giuseppe Baresi, were discussing some issues enthusiastically.

Rafa, you're back! Baresi smiled and looked at the fat Spaniard.

I don’t know if it’s because of coming to Italy to eat well and dress well, or something else. Benitez is getting fatter and his belly is bulging, but what is directly proportional to his fatness is that his The coaching performance is also very good. Last season, the youth team he led won the 2002 Viareggio Cup in Italy. The team included Martins, who was favored by experts. This is a very fast player. The player he admires most is Ronaldo in the first team.

Caesar and the chairman came over just now, and Caesar decided to stay! Ausilio said with a smile.

This is a good thing! Benitez laughed.

He heard that Yang Cheng was leaving before, and he was still considering whether to follow suit, but now it seems that there is no need to leave.

Caesar, the chairman, and the general manager all came to inspect just now. Caesar gave us a new task, which is how to spend the money if we increase the investment in the team's youth training camp! Baresi looked very excited.

At present, Inter Milan invests about 2 million euros in the youth training camp every year. some talent.

But judging from what Yang Cheng said just now, he is considering increasing the investment in youth training to 4 million euros per year, but in the case of increasing investment, he hopes to get a detailed investment plan.

With this money, many plans can be launched! Benitez is also very excited.

He has been in Inter Milan for more than two years. He is very clear about the situation of this youth training camp. In terms of the strength of training players, it is definitely not weak. It is second to none in Serie A, especially after Yang Cheng took charge of the team. The unity of tactics from top to bottom and the general emphasis on technology have made Inter Milan's youth academy excellent.

I was discussing with Giuseppe just now that the coaching lineup needs to be expanded. After the new season, Moniz and Meulenstein will take over the coaching and special training of the youth academy. It must be expanded accordingly, and these costs are not small.

Benitez understands this very well, the coach is the foundation of a youth training system.

In addition, Giuseppe and I have considered it and decided to put forward your suggestion at the next meeting and launch the youth training camp age group reform plan! Ausilio seemed to appreciate Benitez very much.

Benitez previously pointed out that the selection of talents in the Inter Milan youth training camp is very large, but it is very chaotic.

For example, some very young players, whose hometown is in southern Italy, left their hometown since childhood, which is not conducive to their growth, and often leads to the fall of geniuses in the end. Therefore, he proposed that only players from the Lombardy region should be accepted under the age of 14. Excellent children, under the age of 16, accept Italy mainland and some neighboring countries, and under the age of 18, they are all over the world.

This suggestion fully takes into account the characteristics of the youth training camp to avoid the waste of club resources and the fall of talents.

Baresi also very much agrees with this.

When Cassano came to us for trial training, his request was to find a job for his mother, and one of his best friends also introduced him to a job. I finally decided to reject him. So when Cassano played in Bari, he was very hostile towards us at Inter Milan, but I still think I did the right thing.

Ausilio said firmly, because if Cassano came to Inter Milan that year, he might not be able to play.

Furthermore, Cassano at that time was nothing more than a talented boy. There were countless football boys like him. If every one of them had to introduce jobs to his family and each one had to be responsible for his friends, then Even the first team of Inter Milan can't support it.

This is a football club, not a social welfare institute!

But having said that, the football schools set up by Inter Milan around the world are mostly social care programs and not business-oriented. This makes the maintenance of these football schools need support from the headquarters, which is also a big deal. Fei's expenses.

I always feel that it is really important for the youth academy to train players, but if the first team does not have a suitable player promotion plan and always closes the door to the youth team players, it will be useless in the end. Baresi shook his head.

This is only temporary! Benitez smiled and defended Yang Cheng, Look at the current first team, Ferrari, Pasquale, and Pirlo are all from the youth academy, Perotta and Luca ?Tony is considered a young player. From this point of view, Caesars attaches great importance to the training of young players.

Batistuta is old, and his condition has obviously declined a lot. Luca Toni will take over, and then it will be Martins' chance. The key is that the players we cultivate must be good anytime, anywhere. Prepare.

Well said! Yang Cheng just came to the door, and after hearing it, he praised it.

Caesar! All three were surprised.

Fortunately, I didn't speak ill of him just now!

The three looked at each other and smiled wryly.

Professional football is becoming more and more realistic now. If you want the first team to promote youth training as much as before, it is impossible, because every team has an urgent need for results!

In the previous life, Arsenal, which claimed to be the best at cultivating players, now pays attention to youth training?

No, they still spend a lot of money to buy stars every year. As for the later model of youth training, it is just the transformation of Arsenal after lack of money, but what must be seen is that after the transformation of youth training, Arsenal's achievements As the days went by, the stars were poached one after another, and there was no way to keep them.

The real giants definitely don't want to be like Arsenal!

But in the long run, youth training is the solid backing of a team. To maintain a long-term competitiveness for a team, youth training players are essential, so I will continue to increase youth training funds! Yang Cheng explained with a smile.

It was only then that Ausilio and Baresi came to a realization, and they all had to agree. From Yang Cheng's standpoint, for the needs of the first-team results, it was inevitable that youth players would not be able to flood into the first-team. .

By the way, this is... Yang Cheng pointed at Benitez, who actually recognized him.

Rafa Benitez, your admirer, Caesar! Baresi introduced with a smile.

Yang Cheng smiled and shook hands with Benitez, I've seen you several times, but I never recognized you. René introduced you to me, and he spoke highly of you!

René is René Meulensteen, Yang Cheng's right-hand man, the most famous technical training expert in the world.

He is the best coach in our youth training camp, I think you should promote him to the first team! Ausilio recommended his right-hand man with a smile.

Yang Cheng nodded, but looked at Ausilio again, Is there any impact if you leave Bergomi and Benitez all at once?

Ausilio nodded with a smile, It's a bit of an influence, but it's okay!

Well, Rafa, from now on, you will be in the first team. Your duty is...

Yang Cheng deliberately paused before laughing: Tactical advisor!

Tactical advisor? Benitez was taken aback.

Of course he knew what kind of role this was. Rumors had spread that Yang Cheng was looking for a tactical assistant. Everyone knew that this assistant must be one of Yang Cheng's most trusted, right-hand man.

It is precisely because of the importance that Yang Cheng has not decided on a candidate for a long time. Many people also introduced him, but Yang Cheng refused.

Unexpectedly, because of one sentence, it fell on him now, which made Benitez a little unbelievable, and was so flattered!

Yes, is there a problem? Yang Cheng asked back.

Yang Cheng is well aware of Benitez's abilities. If he had known that there were such talents in the youth academy, he would have dug them out long ago. How could he continue to be obliterated?

As an excellent head coach in Yang Cheng's previous life, Benitez is best at targeted tactics.

A set of football tactics, at the most basic level, is divided into two aspects, first, how to give play to one's own advantages, and second, how to limit the opponent's advantage.

If it is based on the first, then it is offensive football, and the second is more conservative football tactics. Of course, it cannot be generalized, and there is no need to say more, because if you want to go on, you can definitely write a football thesis.

Yang Cheng's own tactical concept is based on the first one, because he can always figure out the strongest tactics according to the characteristics of the players, and he can also introduce the most suitable players according to his own tactical needs, and play the best tactics. Strengthening, he is considered the best in the first tactic.

As for the second point, Mourinho, Capello, Lippi, Heathfield and others are undoubtedly the strongest. Even in this respect, Yang Cheng is inferior, but he can always use his The advantage on the first point is to take the initiative and suppress the opponent.

But targeted tactics are also very important, especially in some key games, such as the two knockout games against Manchester United last season, Yang Cheng did not do a good job in targeted tactics.

Therefore, Yang Cheng has always wanted to have a tactical consultant, who can be regarded as an aide, to advise him.

Paul Bayer has a wealth of tactical knowledge, but he is not sensitive enough to detect the flaws in the opponent's tactics, so he is of little use in this regard. What he is best at is the construction of a defensive system under teamwork. There is presided over the training.

However, on the second point, Benitez is definitely one of the strongest players in Europe in the memory of Yang Cheng's previous life, and even one of them can be removed. He is a tactical master who knows how to limit the opponent's performance.

As for why he is always a tragedy in coaching, a very important reason lies in his idealist complex, as well as his stubbornness and inflexibility.

When a team changes from weak to strong, their role is also changing from limiter to limiter.

The former undoubtedly needs more targeted tactics to restrict opponents, but the latter needs to use its own advantages to break through the opponent's restrictions. This is the biggest difference between mid-lower teams and wealthy teams.

It is also the threshold for countless head coaches.

But those head coaches who are great at coaching small and medium-sized teams and terrible at coaching giants often fall on this threshold, and Benitez is no exception.

Yang Cheng recruited Benitez because he wanted to add such a tactical consultant to his staff to make suggestions for himself, and then add more elements to restrict opponents in his tactics, so as to make his tactics better. balance.

He is looking forward to the role that Benitez can play!

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On the way to the training area of ​​the first team, Benitez looked at Yang Cheng, who was walking in front, and still couldn't believe it.

I just became his tactical advisor?

This is a position that countless head coaches dream of. Anyone who takes it will be worth a hundred times. It is even more popular than Ferguson's assistant coach. It is like a piece of pie falling from the sky to be taken by him like this.

Don't think too much, Rafa! Yang Cheng turned his head and said with a smile, I never make mistakes!

The memory of the previous life is there, where can Benitez go?

I'm still a little... I can't believe it! Benitez smiled bitterly.

What's unbelievable? From now on, you are my tactical consultant. Your duty is to study the team's tactics, study the opponent's tactics, and report your results to me. It's as simple as that, understand? ?”

Benitez nodded, of course he knew his duty.

Seeing that he still couldn't accept it, Yang Cheng was very happy in his heart. The awesome Fatty Bei from his previous life turned out to be his aide. My God, is there anything more awesome than this?

Sometimes he really thinks about whether to bring Guardiola over. This guy has encountered big troubles recently. There are really very few Spaniards who have succeeded in Serie A, neither Mendieta nor Guardiola.

But soon, he dismissed this idea, because he felt that Guardiola would not retire so early, but at his level, he was not qualified to play in Inter Milan.

By the way, Rafa! Yang Cheng suddenly thought of something.

Ah? Benitez raised his head abruptly.

Seeing his surprised appearance, Yang Cheng smiled and shook his head, Don't be so nervous, please, I won't eat people!

Benitez nodded awkwardly, of course he knew he had overreacted.

Go back and get ready, we're going on a business trip next!

Business trip? Benitez was a little puzzled.

Yes, on a business trip, I will go to South Korea and Japan to watch the World Cup! Yang Cheng said with a smile.

Although the World Cup has started for a few days, and he can't keep up with the Chinese team's game, but for him, it doesn't matter whether he watches it or not, because the result is as tragic as his previous life, and it's better not to watch it, so as not to get angry.

Benitez is a smart man. He guessed the purpose of Yang Cheng's trip to South Korea and Japan just by listening to Yang Cheng's voice.

One is to inspect the players, and the other is to talk to Ronaldo, Emerson, Nesta, Van Bommel and other players. After all, they are currently having scandals, and Yang Cheng should stabilize them.