The Godfather of Greenery

Chapter 563 Stability Maintenance First
Ye Qiu once saw such an article in his coach development system, which clearly explained the core elements of a football club's success. It is not an outstanding head coach, nor is it a great coach. Chairman, it is not a group of very good superstars, but a long-term stability.

This kind of stability includes all aspects of the team, including the chairman, including the management, including the head coach and coaching staff, as well as players, and even some important employees and staff of the club.

Throughout the history of football, the peak period of almost all great football clubs was born in a stable period.

The peak period of Real Madrid was the period of Chairman Bernabeu. Even the Five Eagles period in the 80s can be regarded as the legacy of Mendoza period; the peak period of AC Milan came from Sacchi and Capello after Sacchi , the two can be regarded as the same line.

The same case also happened to many teams, such as Liverpool. Although Liverpool's head coach changed many times at its peak, Liverpool at that time had a very famous culture called boot room culture. From the former assistant team, this can ensure the long-term stability of the team.

If you carefully study the history of all great and successful teams, it is not difficult to find that, in fact, this kind of head coach inheritance from the boot room culture is not an isolated phenomenon, but a very common phenomenon, because all players with stable tactics Teams in the system will first consider adopting this method to ensure the unity and inheritance of the team's tactics.

Of course, this kind of inheritance does not mean that there will be no changes at all, but that it can inherit the good advantages, and then find ways to improve the shortcomings and adopt a gradual reform. This is not only applicable to a country, but also to a country. Teams, especially professional teams, basically have huge performance pressure.

The same is true of the coach, and the same is true of the players.

For all teams at their peak, if they want to ensure stability, in addition to the head coach, the stability of the player lineup is also a key, and this also involves the transfer of the team.

Stability doesn't mean you don't transfer. If you don't transfer, it means a pool of stagnant water, no new ideas and no vitality.

The so-called stability also means adopting a gradual transfer method to keep the advantages and improve the disadvantages.

And all fans know that every head coach will have his own different tactical ideas and ideas. If it is not to adopt this kind of inheritance similar to the boot room culture, the first thing a new head coach will do when he comes to power must be Reorganizing the team and introducing some players who are his own preferences and in line with his tactical philosophy will inevitably cause turmoil.

Therefore, almost all great teams at their peak often represent the team's success in terms of youth training output.

This is definitely not an accident, but an inevitability. The reason is very simple. The team is stable in all aspects. The head coach is familiar with the team's tactical system and does not easily reorganize the team lineup. The team has a group of outstanding young players who are rising. , Drive the team's internal competition and stimulate the pressure on the players in the team. Such a team is the team that is most likely to succeed.

Some people may find it strange again, how to ensure the output of youth training?
This involves many issues, but the output of youth training here does not mean that you must grow up and become talents in the club since childhood. Such a so-called youth training concept is too narrow, because you must understand that the biggest youth training system The purpose is to cultivate available talents for the first team, so there is no need to worry about whether this talent came to the team at the age of eight, or, as long as it is a talent for the first team, it is considered a successful youth training.

Someone once made such a statistic, and it is also the signing strategy that teams including Lyon, Ajax, and Porto have always pursued, that is, first-team signings are generally around 20 years old, according to the current young players. The characteristics can be appropriately relaxed to the left and right.

Why do these teams known for their black shops pursue such a strategy?

There are many reasons. Young players around 20 years old generally have formed skills and tactics and are in the rapid development stage of their careers. Therefore, the introduction of them at this time has a very high success rate, but because they are still growing rapidly, the general price Not too high, it can be said to be of high quality and low price. After being introduced to the team, they can be sold at any time after they are famous and earn the price difference.

So what if you were younger?
This involves a risk and financial control issues.

Younger players, such as Zuo Zuo, are generally well-known players with stable performance at this young level. For example, Rooney, the transfer fee is very high, because they are all called geniuses. At this time, it is not worthwhile to introduce them. And if the strength is not stable, the chance of becoming a talent will be more risky.

There is another problem. When considering high-priced signings, wealthy teams generally consider mature players first, and it takes at least three years to join the team, and some even have to be 24 or [-] years old.

Everyone who does trade knows what kind of trade is the most profitable?

Fast in and fast out, there is no financial pressure, that is to say, for trade teams, they not only have to consider buying players, but also consider how long the players will be in their hands. It is best to play for a period of time after the introduction. It is the most ideal result to sell quickly after the price increase, without financial pressure, and earn the price difference. The longer you keep it in your hand, the more unfavorable it is for the team's capital operation, so fast in and fast out is The strategy pursued by all black shop teams.

That's why there is such a rule that around 20 years old is the golden age for first-team signings!
But this article obviously does not apply to Tottenham Hotspur, because Tottenham Hotspur is a team with a mature tactical framework, and they have certain requirements for the skills of the players, so they will introduce players at the age of 20 , Whether he can integrate into the team is a problem, and there is a problem of the length of the adaptation period.

In Ye Qiu’s opinion, for a youth training team like Tottenham Hotspur, the most suitable age for the youth team to introduce players should be around 14 years old, because 14-year-old players still have technical plasticity, and they can enter the team at the age of [-]. After playing for two or three years, I will adapt to the team's overall tactical system. After emerging, I will enter the first team to play as a substitute and in cup games. Those who are capable will climb up and enter the rotation and even the first team.

Regarding this point, Ye Qiu did not create it himself. In fact, teams including Barcelona, ​​Real Madrid, Manchester United and Arsenal, and even the youth academy of Ajax all pursue this method of introducing semi-finished products from youth training. Policy, but this requires a prerequisite, that is, the team itself has a certain amount of youth training and the ability to refine players.

Players including Pogba, Ramsey, Varane, Nastasic, Hazard, etc. basically came to the team around the age of [-] or [-], and Tottenham Hotspur have been on the team since the beginning. Arrange manpower to focus on cultivating these players. For example, Ye Qiu asked Moniz and Meulenstein to take care of these young players, and sometimes even arrange one-on-one guidance from professional coaches.

Not only that, Ye Qiu also dared to delegate power. Pogba will not turn 17 until March, but he has already played in the reserve team for half a season, and has played many games in the League Cup. Teams have had direct face-to-face contests.

There are also Varane and Nastasic, who are also under 17 years old, but they still play in the League Cup and performed well.

To explain Ye Qiu's idea, it is to use competitions to train players. Tottenham Hotspur actually don't pay much attention to competitions such as the League Cup and FA Cup. The North London team's pursuit is to compete in the Premier League and FA Cup. The UEFA Champions League, so Ye Qiu used cup competitions to train young players.

With the professionalization of football, high technology and systematic youth training, the rejuvenation of players has become a trend. For example, the English media are hyping the young player Nobel Lazaros of Barnsley in the British Championship this season. , this player is only 15 years and 45 days old this season, and he made his debut in the British Championship, but he appeared in the cup last season and played two games, and he has already attracted the attention of Manchester United. Invite him to Carrington for a trial.

So don't look at Pogba, Nastasic and Varane are only 16 years old, but in the framework and system of Tottenham Hotspur's entire team, they are not bad, because in the team , They are not fighting alone, as long as they integrate themselves into the team's overall system, individual disadvantages will be properly covered up, and they may even perform very well.

Just like the counterattack against Manchester City this time, Cavani rushed to the front to attract artillery fire, Hazard, Ramsey, Pogba and others followed closely behind, and Cavani quickly caught up behind the ball , wanted to make a breakthrough with the help of inertia, but failed. After being intercepted by Zabaleta, the latter did not clear the siege far.

Hazzard caught up and passed to Ramsey, who failed to make an effective attack and then passed it to Pogba.

This thick-headed African-French player seized the opportunity as soon as he came up, swung his feet and shot another heavy cannon long-range.

Ji Wen didn't expect Pogba to kick again suddenly. When he reacted, the latter's long shot had crossed the goal line and went straight to the goal, 1:0!

Pogba, with dark skin and hair like a mess of haystacks, rushed to the sidelines quickly after seeing the goal, opened his big mouth excitedly along the way, revealing his white teeth. Excitedly sticking out his tongue at the camera, his teammates rushed up from behind and hugged him down.

Under the age of 17, Pogba completely broke the record of Tottenham Hotspur's youngest goal scorer, although only in the cup!
All the Tottenham Hotspur fans in the audience were very excited. They obviously felt the strength of the club in promoting young players, and this group of young players is indeed very powerful, although they have various shortcomings and shortcomings , but the improvement is very obvious, especially in the cup competition, the performance is very good.

This can't help but remind people of the talent day selection event last Christmas. Tottenham Hotspur signed fifteen young players in one go, which aroused huge repercussions in English football, and many people even publicly blasted them. The behavior of Tottenham Hotspur believes that both the FA and the Premier League should impose appropriate restrictions.

Young people are the future of the team, if young people perform well, the future of the team is bright!
And the current group of young players in Tottenham Hotspur really give people hope, whether it is Pogba, Varane, Nastasic and other young players who are still in the reserve team, or Phil ?Jones, Ramsey, Kyle Walker, Hazzard and other teenagers who have already performed in the first team have made people feel their bright future.

Tottenham Hotspur's goal completely pushed Manchester City over a cliff, forcing Mancini's team to fight back desperately.

Because according to the League Cup system, if the two rounds of the semi-finals are tied, the team with more goals will advance directly, and if the two sides have the same number of goals, it will be overtime. If there is a tie in overtime, the team with the most away goals wins directly.

The first round was 2:1, but now Tottenham Hotspur scored in the second round, 1:0, the total score of the two sides is 2:2, according to the rules, if the score has not been changed after entering overtime, Tottenham Nam Hotspur have an away goal and are automatically promoted.

Therefore, after Tottenham Hotspur scored, Manchester City almost desperately launched a round of fierce attack on Tottenham Hotspur, and Tottenham Hotspur was also suppressed by Manchester City's crazy attack. , had to retreat and fight back.

But as time went by, Mancini gradually felt the pressure, replaced Santa Cruz, Bellamy and other players successively, and continued to strengthen the team's offense, which made the entire defense of Tottenham hotspur. Following the tension, Ye Qiu even changed the formation directly, allowing Beckham to return to the midfielder position, and the team began to pay more attention to defense.

The two sides played in full swing, especially in the final stage of the game, the group of Tottenham Hotspur teenagers were almost exhausted. After all, their age was at a disadvantage, and their physical fitness was naturally inferior to those in their twenties. Next year, the stars will be in their golden age, so the later the time, the more obvious their unfavorable situation will be.

Ye Qiu also exhausted the number of substitutions at the team's difficult moment, further added to the team's defense, and successfully dragged the game into overtime, while Tottenham Hotspur's group of young players desperately resisted Manchester City The tenacious performance of the team's offense still won the recognition and affirmation of the fans in the stands.

But shortly after the start of extra time, Robinho took advantage of a mistake in Tottenham's defense to help Manchester City score the equalizer goal, which also gave Tottenham Hotspur The defeat was like a mountain, followed by Santa Cruz assisted Bellamy and scored again. In the end, Manchester City once again reversed Tottenham Hotspur 2:1.

Both rounds were scored first, and they were reversed. This made the group of Tottenham Hotspur teenagers who tried their best feel very depressed and unhappy. At least in their opinion, if they were more tenacious and worked harder, maybe Manchester City couldn't score.

But after the game, all the fans at White Hart Lane stood up and gave applause to this group of young teenagers. Although they were eliminated from the League Cup, although they still failed to perform a miracle in the end, But their performance is definitely worthy of anyone's approval, especially for this group of young players.

Ye Qiu stood on the sidelines and hugged the players who walked off the court one by one. He told each player that he was proud of their performance, and at the same time encouraged them not to be discouraged, to continue to strengthen their strength, and there must be a chance for revenge.

Every player was obviously disappointed and frustrated when they walked off the pitch, but this was not beyond Ye Qiu's expectations, and he was not even surprised by the loss, because Tottenham Hotspur were too young Ye Qiu was already psychologically prepared for losing, especially this group of [-] and [-] year olds. Facing the wolf-like Manchester City.

But why does he continue to choose this group of players?

Why did he announce the starting lineup in advance after the first round and continue to arrange them to play?
In addition to rotating the main team for the first team, Ye Qiu also wants to tell all the young players that the coaching staff has great trust in them, and the players' performance in the second round is indeed quite good. For them, it is a valuable experience and a painful lesson, which will make them more motivated to improve their own strength in the future.

There is a chance to compete for the League Cup championship every season, but if one season's loss in the League Cup can be exchanged for the ambition and fighting spirit of young players, Ye Qiu feels that it is quite a bargain in any way.

At the press conference after the game, Ye Qiu also repeatedly stated that he was proud of the performance of this group of young players, and would continue to give them opportunities to get more game time to show their strength.

Not only Ye Qiu, the British media also gave a very high evaluation of Tottenham Hotspur, a group of young players who are almost regarded as youth teams, who played so fiercely against Manchester City. They thought that Tottenham Hotspur The performance of the youth echelon made everyone see hope, and the 16-year-old Pogba who scored a goal for Tottenham Hotspur also made everyone remember his name.

The facts proved that Ye Qiu continued to fulfill his promise. Three days after the second round of the League Cup, the fourth round of the FA Cup. Leeds United in the League One, as a result, Tottenham Hotspur relied on Cavani's hat-trick to defeat Leeds United 3:1.

Although this group of young teenagers were eliminated from the League Cup, they continued to get opportunities in the FA Cup, and their performance clearly made people feel their excellence. The team put forward offers for this group of teenagers in Tottenham Hotspur, including Pogba and Joe Hart, but Tottenham Hotspur have stated that they are the future of the team and are not for sale. .

Not only that, but Tottenham Hotspur also announced earlier that they had reached an agreement with these teenagers and signed a contract. As early as last year when they just turned 16, they had already become official professional players. The outside world's coveting of this group of young treasures in Tottenham Hotspur.

Didn't you say something?If you are not afraid of thieves stealing, you are afraid of thieves thinking about you!

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