Chapter 688: Inter Milan's Deadlock

"Wow, Lao Wu, did you see the expression on Abramovich's face just now?"

After leaving Stamford Bridge, Yang Huan sat in the back seat of his iconic Aston Martin Lagonda Conqueror Extended Edition, and couldn't help laughing as he asked Long Wu who was driving in the front seat.

"I guarantee that even if his wife had taken away so much of his money back then, he wouldn't be as cowardly as he is today!"

"Wow, it's so addictive, so addictive!"

Long Wu looked through the rearview mirror at Master Huan, who was laughing without any image, and he also found it funny.

This young master of our family is becoming more and more cunning. Just now, even I was almost cheated by him.

And he was certain that with Abramovich's personality, he would definitely confront him head-on, so he deliberately revealed that he wanted Juan Mata, and did it again and again, so that Abramovich would believe it.

But what is the reality?

From the beginning to the end, his target was De Bruyne, which was what Marcus du Satoy had recommended to Yang Huan before.

Except for being used by Mourinho in the pre-season warm-up matches and the beginning of the season, the Belgian player was directly put into the sidelines after starting three league games and has not played for a minute until now.

Therefore, it is much easier to poach such players than Juan Mata.

While Long Wu was driving and laughing to himself, Yang Huan took out his cell phone and made a call.

"Hey, Marco, it's me!"

Yang Huan called Marco Branca, Inter Milan's technical director in charge of transfer operations.

"Master Huan, I was about to call you too!" Blanca on the other end of the phone said anxiously.

"Oh, what is it?"

"There are a few things!" Blanca took a deep breath. "The first is that the news that we are planning to sell several players has been published in the media. Now many fans are protesting and even went to the club office to block Durini Street. Even the police were alarmed!"

Blanca on the other end of the phone sounded worried, but Yang Huan on this end sounded calm and composed.

"Oh, anything else?"

Blanca was a little surprised by Master Huan's reaction, but she quickly took a deep breath and calmed herself down.

"Also, we have received offers for the player from many teams, but...Master Huan, do you really want to sell him?"

The news just came out and the fans' reaction was so strong. If it was really sold, wouldn't the fans be furious?

Yang Huan responded to Blanca with a meaningful sigh, followed by silence lasting more than ten seconds.

This made Blanca on the other end of the phone look very confused, and she had no idea what she had said wrong.

After a long time, Yang Huan spoke again.

"Marco, tell me, what is Inter Milan's biggest problem?"

Blanca was caught off guard by Master Huan's sudden question. She was stunned for a moment and forgot to answer.

"Think about it, I'll be in Milan soon!"

After saying that, Yang Huan hung up the phone and said to Long Wu who was driving in the front seat, "Old Five, go to Heathrow Airport!"

The good mood that had originally come from taking advantage of Abramovich turned heavy again.

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Three hours later, in a luxurious suite at the Four Seasons Hotel in Milan.

Yang Huan stood in front of the window, looking at the night view of Milan city in the distance.

The floors of the Four Seasons Hotel are not high, but the buildings in Milan are generally short, so although the view is not far, the scenery is good.

It can be said that it has a unique flavor.

There was a knock on the door outside. Long Wu paused the game on his phone and ran over to open the door.

But I saw that the three most powerful executives of Inter Milan were standing outside the door.

The club's general manager Marco Fassone, technical director Marco Branca and sporting director Piero Ausilio.

Interestingly, Osirio also has a big bald head!

It seems that the lineup of the Bald Alliance will continue to expand further!

"Master Huan!"

As the three of them entered the door, they shouted in unison.

Yang Huan turned around, nodded, and pointed to the living room, "Everyone, sit down!"

The three of them obediently walked to the sofa and sat down in their respective seats.

Yang Huan walked to the bar, poured four glasses of wine, and handed them to them one by one.

"How about it, Blanca, can you answer my question?" Yang Huan also sat down with a smile, crossed his legs, sipped the scarlet wine, and looked at the three people opposite leisurely.

Marco Branca hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said, "I think the biggest problem of the team right now is the lack of core players."

Yang Huan nodded, "Well, tell me about it!"

"In fact, after the treble, there was a period of time when our senior management had differences on the direction of the club's management, so there were obvious deviations when dealing with some things, but we corrected it later."

Yang Huan had inquired about all of this, and just as he had guessed before, it was indeed Moratti who wanted to sell the team.

"Over the past year or so, we have been committed to the rationalization of the team's lineup and have achieved a lot of results. The current average age of the team and the configuration of players from the three generations of old, middle-aged and young are relatively reasonable. That is why Mazzarri is willing to leave Naples to coach Inter Milan."

As we all know, the most reasonable configuration for achieving results in professional football is an orderly combination of the three generations of old, middle-aged and young people.

Inter Milan's current lineup is indeed good. It has veterans such as Zanetti, Cambiasso, Samuel, but also young players born in the 1990s such as Icardi, Juanito and Ted. In between are players in their prime such as Palacio, Handanovic, Ranocchia, Guarin, etc. Such a lineup configuration is very reasonable.

But reasonable does not mean powerful!

"But our problems are also quite obvious. The veterans are too old and have won many honors, but they have lost their passion and motivation. Besides the goalkeeper position, the players we have sold before are obviously one or two levels lower. As a result, the team's entire lineup is reasonable, but lacks competitiveness!"

"Well said, keep going!" Yang Huan nodded. Blanca really had vision and insight.

"With the gradual fading of the older players, especially at the end of this season, it has become inevitable to further clear out the veterans in the team, but the team has to face another problem, that is, who will lead Inter Milan!"

Looking at Inter Milan's current lineup, there is really no one who can stand on his own and lead the team.

Not even one!

This is indeed a very scary thing!

But the question is, is it okay not to recruit new players or sell off any players?

The answer is no!

Players such as Zanetti, Cambiasso, Samuel, Diego Milito and others can no longer meet Inter Milan's goal of competing in Serie A and competing for the top three in the league, so cleaning out these players has become inevitable.

But if the cleanup is carried out without bringing in players who can lead the team, the result is self-evident.

Yang Huan kept nodding, "You are right, Blanca, but it is not enough!"

"Not enough?" Blanca was a little surprised.

Fassone and Osilio were also surprised. At least they both felt that Blanca's words were very good and targeted.

"You know what? Before I bought Inter Milan, I asked Southampton's analysis team to do a survey for me."

Upon hearing this, the three people present immediately focused their minds and listened attentively.

Southampton's analytical team is well-known, who doesn't know it?

"In the past 20 years, Inter Milan has been called a black hole for stars. Why?"

None of the three people present had expected that Young Master Huan would talk so deeply, even talking about the past twenty years.

"In terms of players, we have had world-class striker combinations like Vieri and Ronaldo, as well as Recoba and a host of outstanding superstars, but why can't we always achieve results?"

"After the phone-gate scandal, we won consecutive championships, but in those years, we had a fixed style of play and thinking, and that was Ibrahimovic. After Mourinho came, he sold Ibrahimovic, but effectively integrated the team into an organic whole."

Without waiting for everyone to answer, Yang Huan gave the answer himself.

“Because of the strong support from management!”

"No head coach who can achieve success in the top European leagues has gained his fame in vain. The key lies in whether he can get the support of the club and how strong the support is."

After hearing this, Fassone and others nodded continuously.

Many football fans always think about how good the head coach is, how advanced the playing style is, or other such things. However, they do not know that being able to achieve success in the four major leagues at the top of the pyramid of European professional football, where competition is the most fierce in the world, can be a false reputation?

In a season, the team will encounter so many troubles, difficulties and emergencies. Can the head coach who has gained the reputation of "waste" last for a year?

Stop kidding!

As for playing style and choosing the right position for the team, the head coaches basically know how to do it, but each has his own strengths.

"So, during Mourinho's coaching, he was able to blend the team into a united whole, because the management wanted to go all out to compete for the Champions League, so they gave Mourinho power in the locker room, and some core players were also eager to win the Champions League, so they cooperated with Mourinho, and Mourinho was indeed capable and charismatic, so the team became a solid unit!"

"But if we look back at the past few years, do we still have a sense of unity? Do we still have a sense of teamwork?"

In addition to Fassone, Branca and Ausilio are all veterans of Inter Milan. They have all experienced Inter Milan's rise from the trough to the peak, and then from the peak to its current decline. They have to admit that this is indeed the case.

Inter Milan during the years of Mancini and Mourinho seemed more like a special period.

In the past twenty years, the chaotic situation like the current one has been the norm for Inter Milan.

The difference is that Moratti used to have money and could afford to hire stars, but now he has no money and can only gather a group of second-rate players.

As for the team awareness and integrity mentioned by Master Huan, most of them were absent during Moratti's time.

There are roughly two reasons. One is that Moratti has always had a close relationship with the players, which has been praised by fans and the media. But the problem is that his excessive involvement in the team has interfered with the head coach and affected the head coach's authority.

This kind of cross-level management is a big taboo in management!

Another reason is the frequent changes of coaches, which has resulted in the team not having a unified tactical system. The players cannot adapt and the team is in a mess. The head coach is under pressure to achieve results and is unwilling to do such a thing of planting trees for future generations to enjoy the shade, which has led to the current situation.

Let’s not even talk about what happened ten years ago, let’s just talk about the past few years, hasn’t it been like this?

The three major managers of Inter Milan had heard many people say before that Master Huan was the boss who understood football best in Europe, and even the word "one of" did not need to be added. At that time, they were still a little unbelieving and skeptical.

However, at this moment, after listening to what Master Huan said, they had to admit that this evaluation was absolutely correct.

The fact that Young Master Huan gave such an in-depth analysis of Inter Milan is enough to prove this point!

But, facing Inter Milan’s dire situation, does he really have any solution?