Super Coach

Returning to England from France, Yang Cheng returned to the busy pre-season preparations.

Although Ribery has been introduced as a wing substitute, it is still not enough. Yang Cheng also wants to get another wing attacker, because he experienced the dilemma of lack of substitutes on the wing last season, and For this wide player, he already has a fixed target.

On the day Yang Cheng returned to England, Juventus raised its offer for Baros to 25 million euros.

Obviously, Moggi is worried because Trezeguet was tempted by Wenger and lost the league championship at the last moment of last season. Everyone at Arsenal expressed that they were very injured and Wenger needed a heavyweight signing to boost morale. , at the same time, the French forward combination of Trezeguet + Henry has a very promising prospect.

Once Trezeguet loses, Juventus will undoubtedly need a suitable player to fill the vacancy. Baros is considered by Moggi to be a very suitable player, at least judging from the performance in the European Cup, this is true. .

Yang Cheng has repeatedly emphasized that in the transfer market, a player's strength and reputation are all secondary. The most important factor, which is the factor that truly determines a player's worth, is How high is the buyer's demand?

Juventus and Chelsea both need to get a striker, so they have to fight to the death, it's that simple!

Seeing Juventus's offer getting closer and closer, Chelsea finally launched an invincible ruble offensive and directly raised the price to the sky-high 30 million euros offered by Liverpool. Abramovich even shouted that they would do their best. Take Baros' Declaration.

30 million euros, this is really something that no one has ever thought of.

But as long as you think about Baros's highlights in the European Cup, and consider that he is only 22 years old and has a great future, it is not difficult to understand why they are flocking to him.

As soon as Yang Cheng returned to England, he negotiated the transfer of Baros with Rick Parry the next day, and Liverpool immediately responded to Chelsea with a reply, agreeing that they would start contacting the players.

In Yang Cheng's view, maybe if the grind continues, Chelsea might even offer a higher price, but what if not?

There are countless examples of this: only those who are greedy will suffer, but Yang Cheng stopped and did not continue to pursue higher. To put it bluntly, there is no comparison between Baros and Rooney, the latter is younger , and he has a local registered residence in England, which virtually increases his value.

The overall situation was finalized, and Rick Parry was responsible for the specific operations. On the one hand, Yang Cheng was responsible for the training of the first team.

On the other hand he had to go to Kirkby.

The rectification of Kirkby is also proceeding in an orderly manner, especially in reorganizing the scouting system.

In the past, when Houllier was here, he had two or three scouts of his own, but now those scouts have left with his departure, which has brought Liverpool to a standstill in terms of scouting, even if Yang Cheng comes to power. After that, because of the conflict between him and Steve Mianwei, the establishment of the scouting system has been very slow.

But now, with Yang Cheng's emphasis on youth training, he has rebuilt Liverpool's scouting system.

The youth training and scouting system of any team is a matter of contemporary benefit and future benefit. Every time Yang Cheng experiences a team, he hopes to leave something of his own to the team. It will make all fans miss him in the future and be able to tell his contribution to a team.

He has never been a person who only cares about the present and ignores the future. From Kaiserslautern to Inter Milan and then to Liverpool, he has always adhered to his own style of conduct.

Look at how Kaiserslautern fans miss him now. The treasure trove he left for Kaiserslautern is still inexhaustible even now, making Kaiserslautern at least able to It has remained at the forefront of the Bundesliga for a long time and is always competitive.

Instead of being like others who won the championship and left, leaving behind a mess.

Therefore, although many people think that Yang Cheng is a bit foolish to rectify Liverpool's youth training, he still thinks it is worth it, because as long as he thinks that many years later, Liverpool fans will miss Kaiserslautern and Inter Milan fans as much as they do today. For him, it's worth it.

Isn't the greatest achievement of a person's life is to let everyone remember him forever?

With the team's funds in place this season, Kirkby's reorganization is also in full swing.

Steve Mianwei still holds the title of Director Kirkby, but many of his youth training coaches have been terminated by Yang Cheng for various reasons. There are also some youth training coaches who conform to Yang Cheng's philosophy and remain. , and at the same time, through the relationship between Moniz and Meulensteen, several very experienced youth training coaches were introduced from abroad.

The entire Kirkby youth training style suddenly took on a new look.

Steve Mianwei is in charge of Kirkby's youth training system, while Paul Johnson, who Yang Cheng poached from West Ham United, has become the scouting director and the chief scout of Liverpool. He is able to stand alone at West Ham United. Chief scout, Tony Moore's most effective assistant, many people even think that he is better than Tony Moore in terms of scouting players, but he has always been a mastermind at West Ham United.

Since West Ham United was relegated and failed to achieve promotion this season, the club's financial budget has problems. In the end, Paul Johnson decided to leave his hometown of London, and Steve Mianwei recommended the scouting director to Yang Cheng, and the two sides hit it off.

In addition to Paul Johnson, the chief scout, the second-in-command of the scouts is also a cool character, that is Malcolm Elias, a scout from Southampton, who single-handedly dug out Bridge, Jones and other famous Premier League players, and as soon as he came to Liverpool, he immediately gave a generous gift.

Theo Walcott and Gareth Bale, these are two gems sent by Elias, Steve Mianwei and Paul Johnson are paying close attention to these two Southampton youth team players.

In Kirkby, Yang Cheng and everyone sat in the conference room to discuss the situation of the Kirkby youth training camp.

I have talked with Rick Parry, and we have both decided to increase investment in youth training, so in the new season, the youth training academy can receive an investment of 10 million euros, but I need to see results, so you have to Send me the most complete plan in the shortest possible time.”

At the meeting, as the club's number one power player, Yang Cheng was very strict about the youth training. He even had very high requirements for the introduction of every piece of equipment and the construction of the venue.

Steve Mianwei nodded in agreement. After he went abroad to investigate, he really found that the outside world was really very different from England. Some people had suggested that he go out before, but he didn't think it was necessary. But he really went out After a trip, he lamented his backwardness.

After coming back, he immediately submitted a plan, hoping that every year in the future, Liverpool's Kirkbi Academy would have more experience in communicating and competing with the outside world, and at the same time, arrange as many coaches as possible to visit and study abroad.

The scouting system needs to be put into operation as soon as possible. You don't need many scouts, but they must be professional, love this job, and love football. Then arrange to go to different areas and cultivate good personal relationships as soon as possible. You confirm as soon as possible and then submit a Give me the list and plan!”

Everyone recorded this again.

After this reorganization, Yang Cheng's influence on Kirkby has penetrated into all aspects. Everything is arranged in accordance with Yang Cheng's wishes. For example, Yang Cheng has proposed three criteria for selecting talents in the youth training camp. , football intelligence, technology and body, that is to say, the body is the most valued in England's talent selection, and Yang Cheng puts him last.

If he had not experienced this half-year inspection trip to Europe, Steve Mianwei would definitely be the first to stand up and express doubts. However, after looking at the youth training systems of other countries, he really felt that Yang Cheng’s three The standard is set reasonably.

Arsenal's youth team was pretty good before, but they met Spain's Barcelona youth team and were directly slaughtered by them. It was in that game that Wenger fell in love with Cesc Fabregas.

Manchester United's youth training camp is not bad, but when they meet teams from other countries, they are still beaten to the bone.

However, the youth training camps of these two teams are very good in England. This can only mean one thing. England's youth training is done behind closed doors. Yang Cheng's original criticism was not wrong. He is just a frog in the well. He will always be the only one. I saw a piece of sky as big as a bowl.

Yang Cheng's arrival allowed them to jump out of this dry well and let them see the outside world.

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Throughout the afternoon, Yang Cheng held a meeting at Kirkby, discussing every detail. He even had to go and inspect the turf of the youth training in person, and only gave up when he was satisfied. As for drainage, geothermal and other aspects, I am even more concerned because England itself is a place with abundant rain and snow in winter.

Returning to the Melwood training base, the evening training session has already begun.

Adhering to Yang Cheng's summer training standard of practicing three times a day, Yang Cheng wished he could drill them all to the ground.

According to Liverpool's plan, after two weeks of high-intensity training locally, the team will go to the United States to participate in a European Club Championship Tour sponsored by an American sports operation company. All the top players in Europe will be invited. As the Premier League champion last season, coupled with Yang Cheng's appeal in the United States, the other party provided enough sincerity and appearance fees.

In addition to Liverpool, there are Chelsea and Manchester United in the Premier League, Roma and Milan in the Serie A, Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga, Celtic in the Scottish Premiership, Porto in Portugal and Galatasaray in Turkey.

Liverpool will participate in three of the games, against Bayern Munich, Celtic and Roma, on July 25, 28 and 31 respectively. After playing these three warm-up games, which should be of high quality, Liverpool will be Invited to participate in the Amsterdam Cup, this is the second consecutive year that the Red Army has participated in this event.

Speaking of the reasons, last year it was mainly because Manchester United valued the US market and rejected Ajax's invitation, so they chose Liverpool. But this season, as the Premier League champion, it is natural for Liverpool to be invited.

However, the level of the teams participating in this cup competition this season is not very high. River Plate and Panathinaikos are weak teams, while the former is very good. Therefore, Yang Cheng also compares this event with the United States. Together, it has been listed as an important preparation for the early part of the season.

That is because there are a lot of things that need to be prepared before the season, and Yang Cheng needs to get everything done between Kirkby and Melwood as soon as possible before the trip to the United States, so he has been working overtime at Melwood these days.

When he was about to leave Melwood, he found that the light in a corner of the training ground was still on.

Xiao Luo was diligently practicing the dribbling training around obstacles that Yang Cheng had bet with him before. A year had passed, and his score had always remained between an unstable 18-21 seconds, with occasional good results. A point can reach 17 seconds, but rarely.

Don’t underestimate 1 second. For players whose technical level and speed have reached a certain level, the difficulty of increasing from 18 seconds to 17 seconds is definitely dozens of times or even hundreds of times that of increasing from 26 seconds to 18 seconds. , because the latter is an improvement within the technical scope and can be achieved through hard work and thinking, but the former is an improvement in the control of the body, the use of technical movements, and the player's control of all aspects.

Yang Cheng does not underestimate Cristiano Ronaldo, but he feels that if the Portuguese can reach 17 seconds, it will be enough for him to elevate himself to the level of a top star. As long as the technology is used properly, he will definitely be able to achieve the results in his previous life. Such an achievement.

Of course, if he wants to be better, he needs to work harder.

Going around obstacles again and again, dribbling and accelerating again and again, his physical energy was consumed very quickly, and Xiao Luo fell down not long after.

Yang Cheng saw all this from the window of his office. He felt that this guy was not training, but venting. This reminded him of Ronaldinho Ronaldinho at the end of the European Cup final after Portugal lost to Greece. Crying in front of the camera.

Sighing, he felt that the Portuguese were too obsessed with winning, that is to say, too competitive.

Being competitive is a good thing. This proves that players will be self-disciplined and will always be full of fighting spirit. However, being too competitive will eventually turn into a tendency. When things go well, they will be unbeatable. When encountering difficulties, they will start to change. Get restless and become savage.

Yang Cheng has studied psychology himself and knows that it is difficult to persuade him with this kind of personality problem, because if you force him to persuade him, the effect will not be good, and it is easy to offend Xiao Luo, so Yang Cheng has never tried to persuade him. , let him continue his personality.

But now, he has hit a wall, and it's time to stand up.

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Yang Cheng is actually not very familiar with the streets of Liverpool, because the streets in this city are very narrow, and he doesn't like to turn into roads that are too narrow, so he always uses the main roads when he comes and goes.

I still remember the last time I took Yang Cheng's car, they were going from Melwood to Isola Bella. It was also the same car. At that time, Xiao Luo was like now, looking out the window, the scenery kept flying back, and at night Liverpool doesn't have a bustling nightlife.

This is a cold, dilapidated industrial city!

Perhaps because there was no sound in the car, Yang Cheng felt a little bored, so he turned on the CD and listened to music.

Avril Lavigne's Bells of Freedom, the latest single, is said to have sold like crazy in the United States, and her MV is directly based on the radiant shots in some games of Inter Milan, where Yang Cheng coached, and Yang Cheng also Cheng appeared in it, and as a result, this single ranked first on ard's T100 singles chart as soon as it appeared.

This is the first time for Avril Lavigne, and she defeated Usher, who was very promising before, which made many people very interested in this chart-topping song, and after careful analysis, they all feel that most of them It has a lot to do with the record company's promotion and this summer's spicy European Cup. After all, this song contains very rich football elements, and there is also Yang Cheng, who is well-known in the football field.

At present, this song has been at the top of the T100 for several weeks. The advantage is very obvious, and the sales of the album are also rising steadily. It achieved a high sales volume of 1.5 million copies in the first week. The outside world cannot help but re-examine this song. A cross-border collaboration album, the reasons for its popularity are carefully analyzed.

Avril also made a special phone call to express her gratitude for this matter, and said that since Yang Cheng arrived in the United States in the summer, she must thank him properly, and the record company hopes to have the opportunity to continue cooperation.

The song is very long and Isola Bella from Melwood to Dale Street just listened to it in its entirety.

The two got off the car and went in to order something to eat.

Yang Cheng didn't say anything during the whole process. He just casually chatted with Ronaldinho about household matters, such as whether he had bought a house near Liverpool, whether he planned to bring his family over, or whether he had a girlfriend.

Although Yang Cheng is the head coach, he is actually not yet 32 ​​years old. Many of his ideas are quite up to date with the times. Privately, he is not a tough and serious man, so the chat with Ronaldinho is still good, but This kid is very guarded and doesn't like to talk too deeply, so he always stops talking in moderation.

After finishing the meal, Yang Cheng sent Xiao Luo to his door.

The Portuguese boy got out of the car and seemed to have no intention of keeping Yang Cheng in for a ride. Yang Cheng, on the other hand, sat in the driver's seat and waved to him, ready to leave. It's not good if someone doesn't welcome you. Want to go?

After hesitating for a moment, Xiao Luo finally leaned against the car window again.

Thank you, boss! he said, turned around and left.

Yang Cheng shook his head and laughed. This kid still had this temper, but he was still a little happy in his heart.

At least he knows how to say thank you, which proves that he knows Yang Cheng's heart.

When dealing with such a person, the most important thing is not to use any reason or power to change him, but to let him know that you care about him from the bottom of your heart and wish him well. Only he understands this. Only then will he make changes on his own.

Just like last Christmas, Ronaldinho went through a period of training and was enlightened by Nedvěd and others before he accepted Yang Cheng's suggestion and changed a lot in his playing style.

But it would take more to completely transform him as a person.

Take your time! Yang Cheng looked at Xiao Luo's back and laughed. He stepped on the accelerator and the sports car sped off and went home. He would have to go out tomorrow for an inspection. players.