Knock knock knock "Come in" Yang Huan sat behind the desk and raised his head, just in time to see Martin Hunter open the door and come in.
The British middle-aged man looks much older than two years ago, which shows that the pressure on the first team is indeed quite high.
It seems to be fate that Martin Hunter came from Bradford shortly before Yang Huan acquired Southampton.
In the past two years, in addition to helping Bielsa in the first team, he was also responsible for the operation of the Saints youth academy.
Southampton's youth academy is full of talents.
Although there are teams poaching outstanding talents from all over the European continent, the concerted efforts of Martin Hunt, Griffa and Madoni cannot be ignored.
It took them two full years to build Southampton's youth training camp into a top youth training camp that is not inferior to other teams on the European continent, whether it is technical and tactical style or the exquisiteness of the players.
You know, Southampton has its own uniqueness.
This has also created the status and influence of Southampton Youth Training in the entire English football world.
Even more than the Red Devils and Manchester United "Master Huan, you are looking for me."
After Martin Hunter entered, he smiled at Long Wu who was sitting in the corner playing a game, and then walked directly to Yang Huan's desk.
"Sit down."
Yang Huan smiled and pointed to the opposite side, "Are you busy with the work of the first team?"
When asked, he stood up.
Seeing that Martin Hunter was about to stand up, Yang Huan smiled and motioned for him to sit down, while he walked to the corner to make tea.
"It's okay, but the team's recent performance is not very satisfactory, and the pressure is quite high.
Marcelo has been living in the training base these days."
When mentioning the Argentine madman, Martin Hunt looked full of admiration.
When it comes to this dedication to football, Bielsa is unparalleled in the world.
Yang Huan made two cups of tea, came back, placed one cup in front of him, and brought the other cup to his mouth and took a sip.
"I don't pay much attention to the team's performance.
I believe in Marcelo's coaching ability."
Martin Hunter nodded and said: "Yes, actually the team's performance is not too bad, especially for a newly promoted team, but maybe the media, fans and the team themselves have too high expectations for results, which has led to the current The gap is huge.”
Yang Huan smiled and said, "It's normal, we are a team with pursuits."
Martin Hunt also laughed, "If there were no impact from the Olympics and the national team competition, we would have won at least two to three more games than we do now, and then our ranking would be quite high."
To put it bluntly, Southampton is definitely the biggest disaster in the London Olympics.
Ten players were transferred to participate in the Olympics.
There is almost no available player on the entire right wing.
This makes Bielsa how to use his troops.
If they can win two more games and six more league points, they will be ranked very high now.
If they win three more games, they will directly rank among the top four in the league.
"Don't worry, I can understand all these things, and I believe you," Yang Huan said with a smile.
Martin Hunter nodded, but he felt strange in his heart.
Master Huan called me here for no reason.
Was it just to ask about the team?
You know, Master Huan usually knows about the team directly through Bielsa.
Why is he beating around the bush now?
"Martin, you have been with the team for two years, right?"
Yang Huan sat back in his seat.
"Well, a little earlier than Master Huan."
Martin Hunter replied.
"In the past two years, you have done a very good job with us.
All of us feel that you have a lot of knowledge in youth training, such as the three-point youth training philosophy you summarized."
Martin Hunter smiled slightly, wondering what Master Huan meant by mentioning this.
But when he mentioned the three-point youth training philosophy, his face looked somewhat complacent.
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He put forward three points that youth training must achieve at the Saints youth training camp.
Sweat on the field, smile off the field, and learn from it.
This is successful youth training.
If you want to use Yang Huan's words, damn, this is Milu's happy football.
It is really rare in English football to have such an insight.
England's youth training these days is either rigid, barbaric, or simply doesn't know what it wants.
But these three concepts of Southampton have proven to be quite helpful for youth training.
After all, the most important thing in cultivating players, especially those under the age of ten, is to cultivate their interest in football.
Then we have to let them get fun from football and smile from the bottom of their hearts.
"Master Huan, actually this is not my fault alone, Griffa and Madoni, they brought us the essence of the Argentine youth training in South America, allowing us to see their unique skills and methods of training players. " Yang Huan couldn't help but nod.
As youth training consultants and chief scouts, Griffa and Madoni have made very obvious contributions to Southampton, especially in youth training and the development of young players.
"Also, our youth training director Les Reid, he is also well-known in England, and our youth training academy director Matt Crocker, his role is also crucial, it is because of our joint efforts, The Saints’ youth training is starting to get on the right track.”
To put it bluntly, after two years of high investment, the Saints' youth training is on the right track.
Unless Yang Huan gets a headache and destroys the city wall, Southampton's youth training is an endless treasure house and an inexhaustible gold mine.
Of course, we still have to continue to invest in innovating and upgrading software and hardware every year, as well as searching for small beets and excellent talents.
Yang Huan smiled lightly and said nothing.
Although Martin Hunt is a bit humble, as the head of the youth training, he has contributed a lot to the rapid development of the Saints youth training.
Everyone sees this contribution and cannot escape it.
"Have you heard about England's youth training reform plan?"
Yang Huan asked.
"Glorious Revolution"
"Yes."
Yang Huan nodded, "According to this plan, St.
George's will become the Clarefontaine of England.
In the next few years, the entire England, from the top league, the Premier League, to the community amateur league, will drive a raging youth wave. training reform.”
“This is a good thing” Yang Huan smiled and said: "It's a good thing, but the Football Association alone can't achieve it at all, so this time it will be a mixed team responsible for formulating and promoting the youth training reform plan, including the Football Association and the Premier League.
People will be stationed in St.
George.”
When Martin Hunter heard this, he couldn't help but frown.
"Master Huan, youth training is never something that can be completed by one person.
It is a complete system project that requires the joint efforts of many people.
It cannot be accomplished by a mixed team alone."
"That's right, so everyone in this mixed team must not only be deeply involved in youth training, but also must be youth training experts who understand and are familiar with the English football environment, and they will be fully responsible for the entire youth training of the Glorious Revolution. training reform plan.”
Having said this, Yang Huan smiled slightly and said: "Preliminary estimates indicate that starting from 2013, the annual budget of the Glorious Revolution Project will reach nearly 100 million pounds.
If the software and hardware investment of professional clubs in youth training are added, , then the amount involved in this plan will be higher.”
Just kidding, 5% of the annual Premier League broadcasting rights income, after deducting fees and expenses, is invested in youth training.
Part of it is invested in youth training by the club, and part of it is through the Glorious Revolution Planning Group. to operate and improve youth training across England, especially community youth training.
Martin Hunt was a little stunned when he heard, "One hundred million" "Yes."
Yang Huan nodded, "So, everyone attaches great importance to this team, and currently there are only four confirmed candidates."
"who" "Dave Redding, Chairman of the London Olympic Organizing Committee, his work in the Olympic Organizing Committee is very satisfactory, especially in terms of coordination and resource mobilization, so David Bernstein strongly recommends him to join the team."
Martin Hunt gives the nod and Dave Reading has really done well in the run-up to the London Olympics.
"The other two are Nick Leavitt and Roger Davies, who have long been committed to promoting and improving the low-level league system.
They are both experts who are quite familiar with and understand the system and environment of the middle and lower leagues in England."
Martin Hunt had also heard of the two of them, and this plan indeed required them to be responsible.
"There's another one" "Currently head of development at the FA, former England international Southgate" "It's him" Martin Hunt also thinks it's okay.
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"Nick Leavitt and Roger Davies are both from the Development Department of the Football Association.
They have cooperated with Southgate many times in launching initiatives to reform youth training.
Now they are proposing the Glorious Revolution.
With their participation, it is very important. normal."
Yang Huan smiled and nodded, "You are absolutely right, but there are still many things missing."
"What" Yang Huan did not answer but asked with a smile, "Do you think they alone know how to reform?"
Martin Hunter was really stunned this time.
Yes, of these people, it goes without saying that Dave Redding is capable of doing things, but when it comes to youth training, he is a layman.
Although some of Southgate, Nick Leavitt and Roger Davis are professional players and some are familiar with the league environment, youth training is a technical job.
Can they do it?
What would they do to this plan if someone unfamiliar with the business took the lead?
"This time it is a long-term plan.
Everyone is determined to stick to it for the long term, so the people in this team are basically relatively young, so old people including Howard Wilkinson and Eric Harrison are not used at all."
Martin Hunter frowned when he heard this, "Including Les Reed."
Southampton's director of youth training was originally the technical development consultant of the Football Association, and he appeared behind the growth of world-class stars such as Gerrard, Lampard and Rooney.
What is even more commendable is that Les Reid is one of the very few in English football who attaches great importance to technical youth training and is an all-rounder with considerable abilities in sports medicine, technical training and scouting.
Les Reed joined the team almost at the same time as Martin Hunt, but Martin Hunt was later favored by Yang Huan and was promoted to the first team, serving as Bielsa's assistant and having a relatively high status.
But when it comes to being highly respected, Les Reed is unquestionable and deserves to be number one.
Don’t talk about the far ones, just talk about the near ones.
After the official opening of St.
George's not long ago, the Football Association hosted an exchange meeting and invited youth training experts, including Barcelona, to have a discussion.
Southampton's three local youth training experts, Martin Hunt, Matt Crocker and Les Reid, all attended, and during the exchange, they refuted Barcelona's youth training experts speechlessly.
The reason is simple.
Southampton’s youth training model pays more attention to flexibility, creativity and cultivating children’s interests.
Relatively speaking, Barcelona's youth training is very rigorous, but it is also quite rigid.
It almost treats young players as workers on the assembly line, requiring them to abide by the tactics of passing the number 3 to the number 6, and the number 6 to the number 7. rules.
It was after this exchange meeting that Barcelona's youth training experts expressed their hope to find opportunities to visit, exchange and learn at Southampton's Staplewood training base, and at the same time called on the Southampton youth team to visit Barcelona.
This also made the Saints Youth Academy’s reputation skyrocket again in the football circle.
Yang Huan looked at Martin Hunter with a smile and said something that almost made the middle-aged Englishman fall head over heels.
“At the summit in London, I recommend that you take charge of this initiative”: