Chapter 473 Codename: Glorious Revolution
"Let me put it this way, being able to play football and teaching others to play football are two completely different things and cannot be confused."
Yang Huan made this judgment very confidently.
In Southampton, anyone without a professional coaching qualification certificate will be fired.
It doesn't mean that having a professional qualification certificate is awesome, but it is the most basic standard.
"In my opinion, youth training coaches are a key factor in improving a country's football level. Their level determines the quality of the country's football level. The football skills and knowledge they impart to young players may even affect their lives, so they cannot be sloppy at all."
When many people evaluate a player, they like to say that he has solid basic skills.
May I ask, what does it mean to have solid basic skills?
It means that a player can perform some basic routine moves on the court facing tight defense.
For example, if the ball is passed within 15 meters, the error cannot be more than one meter.
Also, like stopping the ball, no matter which direction the ball comes from, the error of the first stop can be controlled within ten centimeters, and the players in the middle of the front court are even required to have an error of five centimeters.
If the player is a wing dribbler, there are also requirements for his pace. The frequency, step point and step length must be very steady. The step point requirement is so strict that the error cannot be greater than five to ten centimeters after thirty consecutive steps.
Different positions have different requirements for basic skills.
But one thing is very clear, that is, these basic skills must be practiced.
Practice day after day, year after year.
You start practicing when you are young, and you still have to practice when you become a professional player. Even when you become a superstar like Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi, you still have to continue practicing every day.
This is the basics
It is conceivable that if there is a rookie who obviously has a talent that is not inferior to Messi, but his youth training coach is a loser and teaches him some messed up basic skills, what will happen to him?
The answer is that he can't play professional football at all
David Bernstein agreed very much with what Yang Huan said. Youth training coaches are indeed very important. Vigorously supporting youth training coaches has become the most important part of England's football revival plan.
But the question is how to train
Thinking of this, David Bernstein couldn't help but look to Master Huan for help.
Yang Huan looked at his eyes and knew what was going on. He smiled and said, "Then we have to look at our Duke of Cambridge."
"Look at me?" Prince William was stunned.
He almost said, I have no money, no people, what's the point of asking me?
"Yes," Yang Huan nodded affirmatively, "You are the honorary chairman of our Saints Fan Club. You are the one who will initiate the initiative. Our Saints Fan Club will do its utmost to support the English football reform plan and cooperate with the English Football Association to establish a youth training and coaching base in Southampton, which will be responsible for training youth training and coaches for English football.
When Prince William heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up.
Wow, what a huge political achievement project!
If this really happens, wouldn't all the media in the country be singing its praises?
By that time, his reputation as the Duke of Cambridge will skyrocket.
David Bernstein also agreed, but he had a question, "Why choose Southampton?"
"It's very simple. They come to receive training! The coaches can go directly to our Staplewood training base for internship and observe our training on site. I believe this will greatly promote their progress."
David Bernstein now completely agreed.
It's rare that Master Huan is willing to open up Southampton. You know, this is an opportunity that many people can only encounter but cannot ask for.
Who in the world doesn't know that Southampton's youth training is unique?
However, the benefits to Southampton are also quite obvious. It will undoubtedly further push the reputation of the Saints to a higher level. Even from the words of Master Huan, it is not difficult to guess that he wants to make the Saints a football palace with a transcendent status in the minds of the English people.
It's very simple. Think about it, your teacher came from here, so the saint is your ancestor, so how can his status not be high?
If you want to be a master, be the grandfather
This is consistent with Master Huan's usual style.
Think about it again, the Saints fans club has said they will give strong support, how can we not give Southampton face?
"But will anyone be willing to receive training?" David Bernstein had a new question.
Yang Huan laughed, "This is even simpler. The English Football Association will come forward and propose a reform plan for English football, requiring that all professional players must be equipped with professional youth training camps. The employees in the camps must be complete and must have professional qualifications. All coaches must have FIFA B-level or higher coaching qualifications."
"Of course, we will have to give the club a transition period of two to three years to allow them to adjust."
David Bernstein nodded repeatedly, but he still had questions.
"Master Huan, the Premier League and Championship teams don't have much of a problem in this regard, but the teams in League One and below will probably have a hard time. Some of them simply don't have that much money..."
Yang Huan didn't wait for him to finish and waved his hand, "I can guarantee that as long as the English Football Association proposes a plan and agrees to let this plan be carried out in an open and transparent manner, the Premier League will definitely strongly support it. At that time, the English Football Association can provide appropriate financial assistance."
"As for those clubs that can no longer operate, it would be better to just let them leave the professional league or simply declare bankruptcy."
Survival of the fittest, this is how professional football can thrive
David Bernstein had anticipated that this would be tricky.
But isn’t that what reform is all about?
Is there any kind of reform that is calm and peaceful?
As the saying goes, fortune and honor are achieved through risk. If you want to become famous, you have to risk it all and give it a try.
If it works, he will be the eternal hero of English football.
"Okay, I'll immediately organize a team of experts and find a time to go to Staplewood for an inspection and study."
Yang Huan felt that David Bernstein had made up his mind this time.
This old guy must be under a lot of pressure, forcing him to take this desperate step.
"Okay, we're always welcome"
David Bernstein nodded, "Master Huan, what else?"
"In addition to the lack of youth training coaches, there is a second problem that must be solved, which is the lack of competition opportunities for young players, because we all know that training and competition are crucial for a player to succeed."
David Bernstein nodded again. He found that everything Young Master Huan said made sense.
"In the current English league system, youth team matches last until the age of 18. After the age of 18, young players either play in the reserve league or are loaned out."
"As we all know, the Premier League Reserve League sounds good, but in fact no one takes it seriously because there is no competition. A league without competition is a stagnant pool of water. This kind of competition is meaningless."
"There are also some problems with loaning. For example, the style of the opposing team is different from that of your own team. Many players who are loaned out either cannot play in the game or change their style. After returning, they still cannot play in the game. Therefore, in recent years, the use of loaning to train players has also been criticized.
David Bernstein has heard these complaints, too.
The problem with leasing, after all, is that the yield rate is too low.
There are even many talented players who were loaned to teams in lower-level leagues, only to be ruined by the opposing team.
This has led to Premier League teams being very cautious about loaning players. Even for Manchester United, if you are not familiar with the team, don't expect to be able to rent the player.
"Master Huan, what suggestions do you have?"
Yang Huan nodded, "Learn from La Liga and Bundesliga and let the reserve team participate in low-level leagues."
David Bernstein was not surprised either, because this has always been one of many options.
"There are many benefits to doing this. The youth team can get more opportunities to practice in real combat, and it can also greatly increase the attention paid to lower-level leagues."
At this point, Yang Huan smiled and said, "David, perhaps you don't know that our Saints fans know all the young talents in our youth team very well. I guarantee that even if our youth team plays in the English League Two, as long as it is broadcast, there will be many people willing to watch it."
When Yang Huan said this, David Bernstein's eyes immediately lit up.
There is no doubt that the Premier League is the leader of English football. As lower-level leagues, the Championship, League One and League Two have been trying to expand the radiation effect brought by the Premier League. Allowing the Premier League reserve team to participate in lower-level leagues is undoubtedly an approach worth trying.
"But Master Huan, if we really do this, it will probably cause dissatisfaction among small teams in lower-level leagues, and it will also be difficult to implement." David Bernstein frowned. Each of Master Huan's suggestions was more frightening than the last.
"A scandal broke out in the Bundesliga. In order to ensure the promotion of the second team, the Bundesliga team arranged for the first team players to play in the regional league for the second team at the end of the season. This immediately caused huge controversy after it came out."
"Yes, that's true," Yang Huan nodded and smiled, "but these are loopholes in the rules. Isn't setting rules what Britain is best at?"
The rules of modern football were set by the British. If FIFA wants to change a rule of a football match now, it must obtain the consent of the British.
We can set rules that affect the whole world, but we can’t set a small rule like this?
"Spain doesn't have this kind of trouble," Yang Huan spread his hands.
"Their rules seem to be that all players registered for the first team cannot participate in the second team's games. There is an age limit for the second team's players to register, and there is also a local quota limit. There is even no way to return to the second team to participate after playing a certain number of games for the first team. It seems to be like this. I need to check the details."
At this moment, Yang Huan couldn't remember it clearly.
"Think about it, Real Madrid's second team is actually the first choice supermarket for other teams to purchase players, from Soldado, Negredo, Parejo, Sarabia, De La Red, Granero, Juan Mata..."
"The reason is simple. They have reached the age limit but have not been able to play in the first team, and they cannot continue to stay in the second team. They can only choose to be loaned out or transferred. This is an opportunity for other mid- and lower-level teams to recruit players. Isn't the league the best opportunity for them to observe these players?"
David Bernstein finally understood it.
To some extent, this is a disguised form of robbing the rich to help the poor.
Top league teams have money to invest in youth training, but the output may be for other teams.
Moreover, age restrictions are only imposed on youth teams, ensuring that the second teams of top league teams do not have much advantage in strength.
In this case, the biggest trouble lies in the issues of league and quota.
But when David Bernstein thought about this issue, it was no longer a problem.
It's simple. After the English League Two, another league is organized, called the English League Three, which becomes the fifth level of the English professional league. The participating teams are composed of some second teams of the Premier League teams and teams from the National League. The remaining second teams and teams from the National League continue to participate in the National League.
After that, the National League will be promoted to English League One, and English League Three will be promoted to English League Two.
If the teams in the national league have objections, the worst that can be done is to use short-term subsidies to solve the problem. Anyway, those teams are small, and some are semi-professional teams, so the subsidies don't cost much money.
Besides, if it really works, maybe they themselves will benefit from it.
The Premier League teams are definitely willing to do so and will definitely strongly support this plan.
Thinking of this, David Bernstein finally smiled.
"Master Huan, if this plan succeeds, it will be a glorious revolution in English football."
But who would have thought that as soon as he said this, Young Master Huan made the final decision.
"Okay, then the code name for this plan is called the Glorious Revolution."
Glorious Revolution?
David Bernstein and Prince William looked at each other, both of them with shock in their eyes.
But in addition to the shock, there is also anticipation and enthusiasm.
Britain's Glorious Revolution not only played an immeasurable role in promoting British history and laid the foundation for the British Empire, but also had an important impact on the whole of Europe and even the world.
Almost every British person has a certain degree of hope for the revival of the British Empire.
So did Prince William and David Bernstein.
In the field of football, Britain is the maker of modern football rules, and the rules they set have influenced every place in the world where football is played.
However, as a football team, the England national team is known to be a weakling. They are always the favorites before major competitions, but after the games, they are met with a lot of doubts and humiliation.
This has caused indignation among all football lovers across the UK.
Football reform is imminent
Everyone knows that English football desperately needs a glorious revolution in football to lead English football to rise again.
So, when Yang Huan proposed to call this plan the Glorious Revolution, David Bernstein and Prince William cheered and nodded in agreement almost without hesitation.
"Okay, let's call it the Glorious Revolution"
"This name is good, awesome"