This is Richard Scudmore's first time at Staplewood, Southampton.
From the highway exit, go all the way south, bypassing the Test River, and you will arrive in a short time.
Adjacent to the residential area, the road is a brand new and shiny asphalt road.
The roadside is covered with green English hollies, which are more than two meters high.
They are neatly trimmed and airtight.
Arriving at the gate of the training base, Scudmore was immediately attracted by the unique modern-style security room.
"Hello, who are you looking for?"
The security guard in a straight police uniform walked over, gave a polite but majestic salute, and asked forcefully.
Scudmore pressed the window and said, "Hello, I'm Richard Scudmore, chief executive of the Premier League."
The security guard had obviously received the news.
After hearing it, he immediately saluted again, but this time he seemed much more approachable, at least not as unfamiliar as before.
"Hello, Mr.
Scudmore, please go this way.
Turn right at the intersection ahead, which is the first team training area."
"Okay, thank you, responsible sir."
After saying that, the security guard stepped back, and the electric remote control opened the door, allowing Scudmore's car to pass.
Staplewood's roads were clean, as if they had just been washed with water, and not even a single wheel mark could be seen.
Each training area and both sides of the road are separated by two-meter-high English holly trees, which are connected with the outer wall.
When people enter, it feels like they have entered a maze.
But don’t worry about getting lost, because the road signs are very conspicuous, and it’s clear which intersection goes where.
This makes Scudmore feel very comfortable.
Compared with the training bases of most Premier League clubs, Staplewood is simply too much better.
"Hello Richard, welcome, welcome" As soon as the car stopped at the gate, I saw Nicola Cortez coming out of the gate with a smile on his face.
As soon as Scudmore got out of the car, the Saints' executive chairman stretched out his hand in front of him.
"Hello, Nicholas, I'm sorry for disturbing you."
"Whatever you say, Richard, you are always welcome."
After the two shook hands vigorously, Nicola Cortez continued.
"I'm sorry, Richard, Master Huan went back to China for vacation.
You know, their Spring Festival is very, very important.
He just came back yesterday, so" "Yeah, I understand" Richard Scudmore nodded.
This really can't be blamed on Yang Huan, because he came in too hasty.
If I hadn't been on good terms with this young master Huan, this kind of meeting without an appointment would probably have been impossible.
This young master Huan is a very busy man now.
"Young Master Huan just called.
He is already on the way.
Let me receive you first."
Richard Scudmore nodded and looked around again, "Well, it's better to just walk around."
"Okay, please" Nikolay Cortez smiled.
The two of them were walking on the road to the Staplewood training base.
Scudmore seemed to have no intention of visiting the major venues and facilities, and Nicolas Cortez did not take the initiative to recommend it.
He was just casual.
Walking with purpose.
Because they just finished a league game yesterday, Southampton beat Crystal Palace 4-0, today the team's training will be postponed until the afternoon to give the players sufficient rest time.
Therefore, the training base was somewhat empty, and no players were seen.
It was just the staff setting up the training ground leisurely.
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However, after making a small circle, Scudmore stopped outside a training ground.
There was a coach in the training ground, gesticulating and explaining to the players in front of him.
What was being said specifically, he could not hear clearly even though he was standing outside the training ground.
Just when you see him occasionally demonstrating moves and explaining some skills, people guess that it is about defense.
But what really attracted Scudmore was not these, nor the Southampton players on the pitch.
Although these players are now well-known, such as Varane, Nastasic, Aymeric Laporte, Luke Shaw, David Alaba and Chambers, all the first-team defensive players are there.
But Scudmore's eyes were always fixed on that coach.
Soon, he recognized it.
"That's Stam" Scudmore was shocked.
Stam The main central defender during Manchester United's Triple Crown, the only mistake Ferguson admitted in his life, he was recognized as the top central defender in the world in the past.
Why did he become a coach at Southampton?
I haven't heard anything about it before.
"You know him" Nicolás Cortez chuckled.
"Of course" he said, Scudmore walked to the side of the training ground.
After Stam finished his explanation and asked his assistant to lead the players to train, he softly shouted, "Yap" Stam heard someone calling him and immediately looked over, but he was obviously unfamiliar with the person outside the barbed wire fence.
But he still came over.
When he got closer, he suddenly remembered, "Hey, hello, Mr.
Scudmore" The two met and communicated several times during Stam's time at Manchester United.
"Oh, I didn't expect to see you here."
Scudmore was a little surprised, "What are you doing?"
"Yeah, it's been almost a year."
"Almost a year."
Scudmore was a little surprised.
They had not received any news at all.
The all-pervasive British media didn’t even know this was happening.
The Dutch Bald Qiang chuckled.
He didn't have the fierceness he used to have on the football field.
His smile looked particularly kind, "Yeah, I don't want to be harassed."
"Then what?"
Scudmore wanted to say, why didn't you go to Manchester United or Milan?
If not, you would have gone to a Dutch team.
Why did you come to Southampton?
"Actually, after I retired, I worked as a scout, then as an assistant coach in Zwolle, and later as a technical staff member at Ajax, specializing in coaching players on defense.
Maybe I thought I did a good job at Ajax, so " Having said this, Stam smiled again and looked behind him, "Actually, Southampton is very good.
This group of players has great potential.
Moreover, this club has this unique culture, which is very attractive to me.
Being able to communicate with a group of people from the world Working with the best professional and technical teams, I was able to learn a lot. ” Oh, that's it Scudmore understands that Stam’s current goal is to learn something, and he will definitely hope to coach alone in the future.
"Then what are you mainly responsible for now?"
Stam turned back and pointed to the court, "Provide one-on-one targeted coaching for some players, and also be responsible for a defensive training session of about thirty minutes, both for the first team and the youth team.
The other thing is working as a team with the coaching staff.”
Scudmore was really surprised.
Stam was undoubtedly the top central defender in the world at the time, not even inferior to Nesta and Cannavaro.
Such players naturally have their own unique understanding and understanding of defense and football.
It is undoubtedly appropriate for him to mentor young players and strengthen defensive training.
But, can Stam’s experience still adapt to the current development of football?
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You know, today's football tactics are completely different from those of his era.
The most typical one is the tackle.
In order to encourage offense, all leagues and referees are becoming more and more severe in penalties for tackles.
Seemingly seeing the suspicion in Scudmore's eyes, Stam chuckled again.
"Actually, I once had such worries, but after coming to Southampton, I found that this team, which is famous for its crazy offense on the football field, also attaches great importance to defense, especially defense.
The details of the organization, the defense, and the reading and analysis of the game.”
Speaking of this, Stam showed an expression as if he had suddenly realized it, "You know, many things have changed, and even become completely different, but football is still football, and we still need to attack and defend.
So a lot of things have just changed a form and an angle, but the essence has not changed.”
Scudmore frowned, these words are too profound, what do they mean?
But Stam had no intention of further analysis, especially when he heard the shouts of the assistants behind him, apologized to Scudmore and Nicolas Cortez, turned around and ran back to the training ground. .
On the contrary, Nicolas Cortes, after seeing Stam leave, smiled slightly and said: "The current tactics have very high requirements for defenders.
To some extent, they are even higher than those of frontcourt players.
Therefore, changes must also be made in the way players are trained.”
"In the past, defenders started from the youth team and accumulated bit by bit, but now, many of them play as midfielders, and some even play as forwards, and then they are transformed into defenders.
Therefore, they are very familiar with tactics and The understanding of defense is naturally different from that of traditional defenders who have received defensive training since childhood. " "However, on the football field, they are still needed to disrupt the opponent's offense and prevent the opponent from scoring goals.
Therefore, the experience of traditional defenders like Stam can still play an important role."
Scudmore kept nodding.
Although he didn't understand, he felt that it seemed very powerful.
No matter how simple Stam and Nicolas Cortez put it, if you dig deeper, it is definitely very complicated.
There may even be a whole team of people at Southampton who specialize in this direction, and there may be many former legends like Stam among them.
Looking at the training ground, Stam even personally demonstrated every simple defensive move, including how to take a shot and when to take a shot.
He even saw Stam personally demonstrating an indecent butt lift. action.
Could it be said that the hips also affect defense?
If so, then Neuer’s fat ass Well, maybe, in the eyes of some weird researchers, Neuer's ability to become the world's top goalkeeper may have something to do with his fat butt.
Who knows?
Just as Scudmore was thinking about Neuer's fat ass, Nicolas Cortez's phone rang.
After answering the phone, Nicola Cortez smiled and said, "Master Huan has arrived."
The two walked from the training ground to the training building and saw Yang Huan already waiting for them in the lobby on the first floor.
After some polite greetings, we went directly to the conference room on the second floor.
As the saying goes, there is no reason not to visit the Three Treasures Palace.
Scudmore's sudden visit for no reason is definitely not without reason.
Therefore, after being served coffee, Yang Huan asked straight to the point.
"Richard, I didn't know what happened if you came today."
Scudmore sighed, nodded and said: "Yes, Master Huan, I am here today because there is indeed a very important event.
I hope to hear Master Huan's thoughts."
"Oh" Yang Huan is a little funny, it's a very important event His first reaction was related to the fact that in the past, except for Southampton, Manchester City and Arsenal all stopped in the top 16 of the Champions League.
This was ridiculed by the British media as a habitual team elimination.
But what does this have to do with us at Southampton?
Yang Huan was very puzzled
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