Chapter 621 Still Not Strong Enough!

What?

Good quality?

?pDoes Southampton still have good quality?

Hasn’t it already become a typical black shop that has been criticized by buyers all over Europe?

All the Southampton executives present almost burst out laughing when they heard what Master Huan said so interestingly.

But from what Master Huan said, they guessed that the 200 million euro offer was for two players.

Besides Gareth Bale, who is the other one?

"Vidal!" This time, Yang Huan didn't play hard to get and directly revealed the truth.

Peter Kenyon frowned immediately, Vidal was not in Southampton's transfer plan.

When Bayern Munich wanted to poach Vidal, Southampton sternly refused.

"Don't they already have a Khedira?" Bielsa also seemed a little surprised.

German midfielder Khedira is also a player with both offensive and defensive capabilities, but judging from his performance on the field, Khedira's role on the offensive end is not as good as Vidal, and his defensive data is not as eye-catching as the Chilean midfielder, so he is not well-known.

But since we already have Khedira, wouldn’t it be too extravagant to introduce another Vidal?

Yang Huan smiled slightly, "With Florentino's character, if he can bring in Vidal, he will sell Khedira right away!"

Everyone also thought it was possible, as this was the usual style of the Real Madrid president.

But even so, 200 million euros for Gareth Bale and Vidal is indeed a big deal.

Not to mention, as long as a little bit of information is leaked to the outside world, it will definitely make the whole world crazy.

As for Barcelona's signing of Neymar, although it is impressive enough, it is still a little short of it, isn't it?

This is just like a top student getting first place in the class; it's normal and everyone is more likely to accept it.

But what if one day, the student who always ranks last in the class suddenly gets first place in the class, oh my god, that would definitely shock the whole class, even the teacher, and they would still be talking about it no matter how long it has been.

Real Madrid wants the latter effect!

If Southampton looks at it from the perspective of team management, it would be really appropriate to sell Vidal at a high price now.

After all, it is really not easy to find such a conscience price in the industry these days.

So everyone looked at Bielsa.

Everyone knows that Master Huan attaches great importance to the opinions of the coaching staff when it comes to transfers. For many transfers, as long as Bielsa calls a halt, there is basically no need to consider them any further.

Bielsa also noticed that everyone was staring at him, and after thinking for a while, he said, "I think I can make a move."

When everyone heard this, they were dumbfounded.

Can you take action?

Does Bielsa mean that Vidal can be sold?

The Argentine madman found it a little funny when he saw everyone's shocked expressions and couldn't help but smile.

This was somewhat surprising in the eyes of everyone.

In fact, since Southampton won the championship, Bielsa's temperament has obviously changed.

He seemed more confident and calm.

Perhaps it was because he had been eager to prove himself over the years.

Now, as a newly promoted team, Southampton has won the treble, defeated Ferguson's Manchester United and won the Premier League championship. He has proved his coaching ability to all the fans around the world who questioned him.

Now he looks calmer and more at ease.

"I've said before that the team must continue to transform!"

Everyone nodded and stared at Bielsa.

"Barcelona's strong rise has triggered a revolution in the tactical system of Europe's top leagues. Guardiola's team has told everyone with facts that many things should have been abandoned long ago."

"For example, midfield defense relies on a strong defensive midfielder, or the frontcourt offense needs a fulcrum player."

Once upon a time, the entire European football world was pursuing big waist players, especially after Mourinho's Chelsea swept across Europe with suffocating midfield pressure, and AC Milan swept across Europe with troublemakers like Gattuso, big waist players became a key position that almost every team had to fight for.

As a result, midfielders such as Ezequiel Sissoko, Diarra, Mascherano, Yaya Toure, etc., who are dark and tough, or have strong defensive abilities, have become players that all teams desire.

But after Barcelona's Dream Team III, this situation has quietly changed.

Because everyone found that Barcelona's midfield was not strong. Even the only strong point, Yaya Toure, was replaced by the technical Busquets. As a result, Barcelona became stronger.

What causes this to happen?

To get to the bottom of it, the mainstream tactics throughout Europe have been constantly changing in the past few years. The three lines of each team have become more and more compact, and the connections have become more and more meticulous. The quality of defense no longer depends solely on individual players, but on the team as a whole.

In the modern tactical system that pays more and more attention to integrity, the available space for players is getting smaller and smaller, whether in offense or defense.

As space becomes smaller and smaller, the requirements for players' on-the-spot reactions, body flexibility, and technical basics become higher and higher, and many of these are the weaknesses of players with strong waists.

As we all know, many beastly waists are often associated with rough guys, and even a dark and tough player like Yaya Toure who has excellent footwork is often greatly restricted in his performance in a small area.

On the contrary, technical players who are physically flexible, have excellent footwork, strong tactical execution and high defensive accuracy are more adaptable to this change in defensive tactics.

More importantly, this type of player has excellent abilities in organization, overall vision and passing. They can not only complete defense, but also further optimize the efficiency of the team's offense and defense conversion.

Therefore, this type of player naturally replaced the beast waist position.

Therefore, looking at the current mainstream European teams, players with black and hard waists are no longer popular.

Southampton's defensive midfielder is Toni Kroos. Matic debuted as an attacking midfielder. Although he is tall and strong, he has fine footwork and passing skills, so he cannot be considered a simple beast-waisted player.

Manchester United has Carrick, Arsenal has Arteta, Real Madrid has Xabi Alonso, Barcelona has Busquets, Bayern Munich has Schweinsteiger and Dortmund has Gundogan.

From the fact that so many top teams have all changed their style of selecting and employing defensive midfielders and midfielders, it is not difficult to see that the mainstream of Europe has made a very clear choice.

But the Premier League still lags behind continental Europe in this regard.

Manchester United's midfield is supported by the aging Carrick, and there is no successor.

Arsenal has serious problems. Wenger's overly idealistic tactical concepts and ideas have prevented the Gunners from organizing an effective defensive operating mechanism.

Chelsea has frequently changed coaches in recent years, and their style has changed.

As for Manchester City, the rigid Mancini is still unable to handle overly technical things.

In the final analysis, the Premier League’s defeat in European competitions in recent years is due to its own excessive consumption on the one hand, and the most critical reason is the outdated tactics and the low quality of the players, which have led to the team’s lack of competitiveness!

Bielsa had mentioned this to Yang Huan more than once before, so Yang Huan also strongly agreed with Bielsa's opinion and made drastic changes to the team.

For example, they spent a lot of money to sign Toni Kroos and Modric to form a double defensive midfielder combination for Southampton.

But now, Bielsa seems to be making changes to the entire midfield and frontcourt again.

"After a season of running-in and testing, both our coaching staff and analysis team are very satisfied with the operation of the double defensive midfielder. We even have reason to believe that with the foundation laid last season, the double defensive midfielder mechanism will operate more ideally in the new season and exert stronger strength."

"According to the data provided by the analysis team, if Hazard replaces Neymar on the left, the offense may be slightly weaker, but the defensive enthusiasm will be stronger. If Sanchez is introduced on the right, the offense will be more diverse than Gareth Bale, and the defensive contribution will be greater."

Gareth Bale was born as a full-back, so there is no problem for him to defend as a winger, but in his one season at Southampton, especially in the later period, he has transformed into a scorer and is not active in defense.

On the contrary, Sanchez, the Chilean hard-working player, has performed quite well in both Udinese and Barcelona, ​​otherwise Bielsa would not have chosen him.

"In this case, I think, should we consider putting a midfielder who is better at creating chances in front of the double defensive midfielders?"

When Bielsa said this, many people present were shocked.

Madman, this guy is simply a madman!

Damn it, it seems like every thought of his is aimed at strengthening the team's offense!

The double defensive midfielder is already very weak, how about adding a creative midfielder?

Needless to say, after Isco transferred to Atletico Madrid, there is only James Rodriguez left!

With this three-man midfield combination, there is no doubt that their attacking power is good, and their control of the game is also good, but their defense...

After hearing this, Yang Huan burst into laughter, "Great, that's great!"

Everyone was dumbfounded again.

It’s just like what the media said, an old madman met a young madman!

"Hey, Old Bei, you and I are thinking the same thing!"

Yang Huan kept nodding and applauding, "Ah, I've always felt that our offensive capabilities are still not strong enough."

What? Not strong enough?

The goal tally for a single season is almost 100, is that not enough?

Unexpectedly, Bielsa nodded seriously and said, "Well, last season we mainly worked on the two defensive midfielders and adjusted the front three, so the potential in attack has not been fully stimulated."

Yang Huan was right this time, "So, look, Barcelona can score 115 goals a season, and Real Madrid can score 103 goals. How strong are they? That's what we call offensive football!"

Everyone's faces were immediately covered with sweat.

Master Huan, are you sure you are talking about football?

If more goals are scored, then it is considered offensive football. Then what about basketball?

"I think Wenger has a lot of problems and flaws. He is old and arrogant, but he is right about one thing!"

Yang Huan's comment made everyone present want to cry again.

It must not be spread out, otherwise Wenger will definitely come to fight Master Huan for his life.

Who is old and cocky?

You are old and arrogant!

"Wenger said that the best defense is offense!"

"In La Liga last season, Barcelona scored 115 goals and conceded 40, while Atletico Madrid conceded only 28 goals but scored only 73 goals. They almost lost the league title!"

"So, to win the league, scoring goals is the key. Under the premise of ensuring that the defense is not too bad, whoever attacks more sharply will be more likely to win the championship!"

As the saying goes, the league relies on offense and the cup relies on defense, and this is not nonsense.

Having said that, Yang Huan glanced at everyone again, felt that there was no big problem, and made the decision on the spot.

"Well, that's settled, Ron!"

"Master Huan!" Ron Gourlay stood up immediately.

"I'll leave this matter to you to follow up and solve it as soon as possible!"

Ron Gourlay is a rare master negotiator, and Yang Huan feels relieved to have him personally take action.

Ron Gourlay, who was getting fatter and fatter, nodded and agreed.