Chapter 742 Entry Point

"You still, Jurgen, it's great to see you!"

In the luxury suite of Dortmund's most luxurious Pullman Hotel, Yang welcomed the long-famous Klopp.

The first impression of this famous German young coach is, why the hell is he so tall?

After all, Klopp is a professional player. His physique is not just tall, but also very strong, giving people a sense of powerful majesty. Even Long Wu couldn't help but move closer to Yang Huan when he saw him.

Yang Huan was only stunned for a moment, but he quickly let it go.

In Germany, a physique like Klopp's is probably very common!

Everyone was relatively low-key in this meeting, so not many people participated.

There was only Yang Huan himself, Cash Harris who came with him, technical director Marco Branca who flew over from Milan, and football director Osilio.

Klopp's side was even simpler, he only came accompanied by his agent Mark Kosik.

This is normal, after all, Klopp’s most valuable resource is himself!

Almost as soon as he entered the door, Klopp stared at Yang Huan.

If there weren't so many people witnessing this, he would have suspected that the young man in front of him was not the legendary tycoon, but a second-generation rich man.

But this surprised him more and also made him curious.

That is, why was Yang Huan able to manage Southampton and Atletico Madrid to such a level in just a few years?

The living room of the luxury suite was not small and could be used as a small meeting room. Therefore, everyone sat down as host and guest and did not feel crowded at all. It was just that it was cloudy outside the window and the light was insufficient, so the lights were on.

As soon as Yang Huan sat down, he looked at Klopp with interest and smiled bitterly.

"Jurgen, you know what? If our domestic fans saw you like this, I'm afraid no one would recognize you!"

"Huh?" Klopp was a little surprised and glanced at his agent Kosik, who was also puzzled.

"Why?"

"In China, you are considered the best coach in the Bundesliga, and you are as good as Guardiola. They gave you a very affectionate nickname, Uncle Zha!"

"Uncle Zha?" Klopp was a little surprised.

"The uncle with a face full of stubble!" Yang Huan explained with a smile.

When Klopp heard this, he involuntarily reached out to touch his face. Where was the stubble?

In order to meet him now, he rushed home immediately after receiving the call, took a shower, changed his clothes, shaved, and even put on a suit and tie that he was not used to and even a little disgusted with. Unexpectedly...

Damn it, I shouldn’t have shaved my beard earlier. I’ve had it for a long time!

Yang Huan laughed. Judging from Klopp's action, his sincerity was indeed reflected.

Moreover, he could feel that this was a very sincere and straightforward person who did not like to deceive.

If it were any other more cunning guy, he would probably have just put on some airs at this time, but he didn't.

This made Yang Huan have a better impression of him.

Originally, Inter Milan's top target for coaching selection was Allegri, but the Italian head coach was hesitant about the invitation from Inter Milan, and Southampton's technical team did not have a very good assessment of Allegri.

A very important reason is whether Allegri can reorganize Inter Milan?

This is a question!

Inter Milan's current lineup has been assembled, the key is reorganization and integration, which requires a strong head coach.

Judging from Allegri's coaching at AC Milan, he may not be able to succeed in the transformation!

Instead, after evaluation, Klopp was pushed to the forefront.

Today's Inter Milan is a bit like Dortmund back then, both were terrible and had to be torn down and rebuilt, but Klopp did a pretty good job in Dortmund, and his tactics were also in line with the current mainstream of European football.

More importantly, the head coach has an amazing learning ability.

Head coaches, like people in other industries, need to constantly add value to themselves and keep up with the times.

This profession is different from other industries. It is difficult to give a precise estimate of the coaching level, but it is generally believed that learning the advantages and strengths of the opposing head coach through competition is the most important source of nutrients for all professional coaches to increase their self-worth.

This is why most coaches do not want to be away from the front line for too long.

Judging from Klopp's past record, he is quite capable in this area.

In addition, Klopp is definitely good at adjusting the players' psychology, motivating and cohesing the team. Moreover, in Dortmund where he coached, outstanding stars such as Shinji Kagawa, Gotze, Reus, Gundogan, Hummels, Lewandowski and Sahin emerged, which shows that his ability to cultivate players is also quite good.

As for improving systems, data analysis, long-term planning and so on, the Bundesliga head coaches are quite good in this aspect. This is also a common feature of the Bundesliga, and Klopp is the best among them.

Otherwise, with the level of player selling that Dortmund has experienced in the past few years, they would have been finished long ago!

From the current perspective, Klopp's biggest weakness is at the tactical level.

Yang Huan also used this as a starting point.

After starting the conversation, Yang Huan took the initiative to talk about the current football environment in Italy. He did not deny that Serie A has fallen behind the Bundesliga to some extent and has fallen to fourth in Europe.

But Yang Huan sees this as an advantage of the Serie A.

"Why did Guardiola give up the Premier League and choose the Bundesliga?"

Yang Huan smiled slightly, "Although Bayern Munich has great intentions, it is undeniable that he believes that in the Bundesliga, where Bayern Munich is the only dominant team, many of his tactical ideas can be tried out."

"To be frank, with Bayern Munich's strength, in the past few years in the Bundesliga, except for your Dortmund, no team can threaten their king status, and Guardiola takes advantage of this and regards the entire Bundesliga as his tactical testing field!"

"These conditions are impossible to have in the Premier League and La Liga!"

Klopp heard this method for the first time and found it very fresh, but he had to admit that there was such a possibility.

Looking back at Bayern Munich over the past few years, Van Gaal was a pioneer of reform, but he was too radical, which directly led to the entire team being unable to keep up with his ideas and pace, and also offended many interest groups within the team.

After taking over, Heynckes handled the situation more cleverly and tactfully. He was the type of person who quietly changed the team in a lukewarm and boiling-frog manner, but this change did not bring about any substantial changes to the team.

Therefore, even if Heynckes won the Champions League, Bayern Munich had no intention of retaining him, because everyone knew that Heynckes had already brought Bayern Munich's existing system to its extreme.

Even if he is retained, what will happen? What breakthrough can he bring to Bayern Munich?

The answer is, no!

But Guardiola can!

Therefore, Bayern Munich chose Guardiola and even allowed the latter to treat Bayern Munich as white mice in the laboratory, repeatedly conducting various tactical experiments.

It doesn’t matter, doesn’t it?

No matter how you try, Bayern Munich is the Bundesliga champion!

"Bielsa once said that there are only two teams in the world that have achieved total attack and defense, one is the Netherlands and the other is Germany."

After a pause, Yang Huan continued, "Times have changed, and the understanding of total attack and defense in the football world is constantly undergoing profound changes, but the essence remains the same. Therefore, Guardiola has to go to Germany to understand the Germans' understanding of total attack and defense!"

After listening to this, Klopp really felt that it was difficult for him to refute what Yang Huan said.

He even vaguely felt that this might be true.

Because Guardiola is such a person!

"Do you know? I was sitting in the stands of the Westfalenstadion last night. I watched your Dortmund's game with Simeone's Atletico Madrid. Do you know what I saw?" Yang Huan smiled after asking the question.

Klopp's train of thought had been completely led by Yang Huan, and he asked, "What did you see?"

"detail!"

"Details?" Klopp was a little surprised.

"Simeone is better and more accurate in handling tactical details, which makes his tactics look rich and his countermeasures are just right. There are almost no obvious flaws that can be exploited, and the team as a whole seems impeccable."

Klopp was stunned and speechless.

Because that was exactly how he felt last night in front of the home team's coaching bench.

He knew that there was no perfect tactic in the world, nor was there a team without loopholes, but the problem was that when facing Atletico Madrid, he had no idea where to start.

So, they could only watch helplessly as their team lost this crucial game.

"Serie A is best at creating a balanced tactical system and rich tactical details, so the head coaches from Italy are quite rich in tactical details, whether it is offense or defense."

"Simeone came from Serie A and has been immersed in Italy's tactical environment for many years. He has been influenced by it. So in the past two seasons, Atletico Madrid has been successful. On the one hand, the team's signings are very targeted and the lineup is very strong. On the other hand, Simeone is also constantly improving various details."

"It's not just him. Before he became a coach, Benítez also went to Italy to study. Guardiola also had experience in Italy. Mourinho's tactical qualities were also improved during his time at Inter Milan."

Having said that, Yang Huan decided to stop.

Since his meaning had been made clear, he didn't need to say anything more.

In terms of league influence and team strength, neither Serie A nor Inter Milan has any advantages to attract Klopp.

Even for a head coach like Klopp who is in a period of rapid growth, the best option now is to find a stable team that is easy to achieve results, and then establish his position as a famous European coach in one fell swoop.

But looking at Inter Milan, this is clearly a challenge fraught with dangers!

Therefore, Yang Huan did the opposite and put salary and coaching environment aside.

He just mentioned one thing: long-term planning!

Unlike professional players who are only active for a dozen years at most, being a head coach is a long-term job.

Klopp is only 46 years old now. As long as his body allows and he is energetic, it will not be a problem for him to coach for another 20 years or even longer.

So, for Klopp now, should he use tricks to establish his status as a famous European coach as early as possible?

Or is it more important to consider self-improvement and improving your coaching ability first?

Different people, when looking at such a question, often give different answers.

For example, Boas's choice was to become famous as early as possible, so as soon as he grew strong enough, he immediately left Mourinho and went solo.

But Yang Huan has always felt that if Boas had gone solo a few years later, especially if he had accompanied Mourinho to coach Real Madrid, it would have been of great benefit to his future.

But everyone has their own choices, right?

But I don’t know what Klopp’s choice will be?