Chapter 743 Unsolvable Problem
Perhaps, no one will know how much Yang Huan’s words touched Klopp.
He is not a great professional.
On the contrary, the most glorious record in his career was playing 325 Bundesliga games for Mainz, which is the highest record in Mainz's history, even now.
The person who had the greatest influence on Klopp was Mainz's head coach at the time, Wolfgang Frank, who is still coaching in the second division and is not well-known even in Germany.
But Wolfgang Frank had a profound influence on Klopp. Even many Mainz players at that time have now become professional coaches. One important reason for this is that Wolfgang Frank highly respected Sacchi.
At that time, a very important training project for Mainz was to watch the game and training videos of Sacchi and his team.
One scene that Klopp was particularly impressed with was that Sacchi asked the players to practice running without the ball on a training ground full of poles, which seemed boring and tedious to many people.
But this is just the surface. If you continue to watch it, watch it over and over again, dozens of times, a hundred times, five hundred times, you will slowly figure out some of the mysteries and understand many of Sacchi's football theories.
It is these videos that laid the foundation for Klopp's coaching philosophy today.
It was at that time that Klopp realized the beauty of tactics.
Everything is possible on the football field. Even if your opponent is stronger than you, you can use effective tactics to limit his strength to the same level as you, and then defeat him in one fell swoop!
Another significant influence Wolfgang Frank had on Klopp was learning.
He believes that there is something worth learning from every head coach, even his defeated opponents.
But learning is not about imitation, but about improving yourself and finding a path that suits you better!
It can be said that Wolfgang Frank, although he does not have a prominent reputation in German football and even his coaching record is not impressive, has had an extremely profound influence on Klopp.
But, unfortunately, he passed away last year!
渟But all the influences he had in the past gave Klopp an impulse.
That is, he longed to go to Serie A, the league where Sacchi once created glory, to experience Italian football firsthand.
He firmly believes that he can gain more nourishment from it and thus enrich and improve his coaching level.
But before that, he still had a knot in his heart.
So, when he raised his head again and looked at Yang Huan, he hesitated for a moment, but still asked.
"Mr. Yang Huan, I have a question that may be a little presumptuous, but I still hope you can answer it!"
Klopp's tone was full of respect, without any provocation.
Yang Huan's words just now completely convinced Klopp that the rumors from the outside world were not wrong at all. Yang Huan was not the kind of layman who only knew how to spend money and knew nothing about football.
On the contrary, he knows football very well and knows how to run a team.
"Please speak!" Yang Huan said with a smile without hesitation.
"Do you know Dortmund now?"
After Yang Huan nodded to show that he understood, Klopp continued to ask.
"Then I would like to ask, in your opinion, how can we solve Dortmund's current predicament?"
When Yang Huan heard this question, his brows immediately frowned, because this question was not as simple as it seemed on the surface.
Dortmund’s current problem is both simple and complex.
To put it simply, Dortmund has problems with both offense and defense.
In the past few years, Klopp's so-called heavy metal tactics, which use high-pressure pressing to win possession of the ball in the frontcourt and counterattack opportunities, have very high requirements on the physical fitness of the players and the losses are also quite huge.
Not to mention injuries and the like, what is even more terrifying is the psychological slackness.
No one can maintain this high pressure for a long time, so this tactic will go wrong sooner or later.
The transfers of Gotze and Reus are just the beginning. The real problems have been planted in the past few years.
For Dortmund, there are two options.
One is to keep Klopp and reorganize the team.
But the problem is that now both offense and defense have problems at the same time, which is quite troublesome.
Because Klopp's tactics are very integrated, defense starts from the front line, and offense starts from the back line, so the question is, which link is wrong? Or is it that all links are wrong?
If we want to reorganize, there must be a direction, right?
Is it because the attack in the frontcourt is weak and the cohesion is greatly reduced, making it more difficult for the midfield to handle the ball, making it easier for the opponent to steal the ball and counterattack, thus causing the defense to be vulnerable?
Or is it that the poor defense is unable to provide strong support to the midfield and frontcourt, thereby affecting the operation of the midfield and causing the frontcourt offense to become very unsmooth?
This has probably become an unsolvable problem of whether the chicken or the egg came first.
In other words, what if Klopp stays?
If he continues to adopt this high-pressure tactics, the team will not change in essence.
Does this mean that in two or three years, what happened this season will happen again?
Will we start reorganization at that time?
By the same token, if Klopp changes his tactics, let’s not talk about whether he can pull it off. Even if he can, what will happen to the team’s current players?
By then, layoffs and recruitment will be inevitable, and it will still be a lot of trouble.
Therefore, Dortmund's second choice is much more natural.
That is to keep the current group of players and send Klopp away!
It may be a bit cruel, but that's professional football!
"Do you want to hear the truth? Or a lie?" Yang Huan asked, almost staring into Klopp's eyes.
Klopp barely hesitated and blurted out, "The truth!"
"Then I can tell you, if it were me, in this dilemma, there is no doubt that firing the head coach would be the lowest cost, so I would choose this!"
As soon as Yang Huan said this, the expressions of almost everyone in the audience changed.
Klopp became a little frustrated, his agent was a little embarrassed and annoyed, while Cash Harris, Marco Blanco and Osilio looked at Master Huan in surprise, not understanding why he said it so directly.
Only Long Wu was still sitting there, with his head buried, playing games on his mobile phone.
Yang Huan took in everyone's expressions and knew what was going on.
He is observing Klopp, and aren't the Germans also observing him?
We are all adults, and being a head coach is just a job. There is no saying that one is nobler than another.
If you want to hire a famous coach, you have to at least make him think highly of you, right?
"Of course!" Yang Huan changed the subject, "If it were me, I would never let my team fall into the current predicament, because I never think that the decision made in a dilemma is how wise it is. It's just a matter of how much loss there is, which is what I have always tried my best to avoid!"
After a pause, Yang Huan smiled slightly and said, "It may sound a bit boastful to say this, but a year ago, after I acquired Atletico Madrid, I told Simeone that Atletico Madrid must transform!"
These words immediately made Klopp's eyes light up!
In the past, when Simeone first coached Atletico Madrid, the tactics were very similar to those of Dortmund.
But in the past two years, Atletico Madrid has successively introduced a number of young newcomers and powerful stars. For example, midfielders Isco, Illarramendi, Krassi and other players have gradually taken on important responsibilities in the team, gradually replacing Gabi, Mario Suarez and other midfield stalwarts.
Otamendi also established himself as a main player in the defense line, while players like Miranda gradually lost their position.
The same is true for the forward line, where Mandzukic's position has gradually been replaced by players like Diego Costa and Tevez.
Simeone also made subtle arrangements and adjustments in specific tactics, which meant that although Atletico Madrid's players also adopted a high-pressure pressing tactic, they were obviously better in defensive positioning, overall movement, passing and coordination, and even often played exquisite tactical coordination.
If Klopp had always thought that it was Simeone's credit before, now he understands.
It turns out that Yang Huan’s foresight was behind the rise of Atletico Madrid!
"We Chinese have a saying that goes, 'Too hard is easy to break.' This means that the best and most ideal state is to combine hardness and flexibility, and to achieve a delicate balance between hardness and flexibility as much as possible. This is an art!"
Yang Huan’s last words made Klopp feel sad.
At least, Dortmund’s management does not have the foresight and foresight of Yang Huan.
They are now more concerned about financial issues!
Many people outside, without knowing the truth, think how powerful Dortmund’s management is.
But as an insider, Klopp knows better than anyone that Dortmund’s management is more fucked up than anyone else.
Why did Gotze leave? Why did Reus leave? Why did Lewandowski leave?
Because there is no hope in Dortmund!
When the team reached the Champions League final, management promised to give a pay raise, but what was the result?
No solution has been given yet!
Last season, Lewandowski wanted to renew his contract, but the management refused to meet his salary demands, citing the team's financial difficulties.
In Klopp's view, Lewandowski's request is not excessive!
Does the team have no money?
In the season when they reached the Champions League final, Dortmund's revenue exceeded 300 million euros and its net profit exceeded 50 million. How could they be out of money?
Moreover, the team does not have any major debts and is now negotiating with Puma to sell part of its shares to Puma, which will raise at least 100 million yuan in financing. How could it be out of money?
If there is really no money, then why did Watzke and other club management give themselves bonuses of more than 1.5 million euros? Watzke even received more than 2 million euros. Why?
After all, as a listed company, Dortmund's management merely represents the interests of shareholders. Instead of investing in the team, they are constantly withdrawing funds that should have been used to strengthen the team.
As for where the funds went, who knows?
At this moment, in Klopp's eyes, compared with Yang Huan, the management of Dortmund is really...
I'm afraid only the fans who are kept in the dark will think how wise they are!
Little do they know that they are the vampires lying on the team!
Thinking of this, Klopp closed his eyes and thought about some issues carefully and seriously.
Yang Huan waited patiently, because he knew that this was the most basic courtesy.
Whether Klopp agrees or not, he must have this demeanor.
And he wasn't in a hurry anyway.
He has booked a flight south to Munich this afternoon.
Because tonight, at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Southampton will challenge Bayern Munich away.
This is also the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals!
Atletico Madrid has successfully defeated Dortmund away from home and has one foot in the Champions League final. Yang Huan naturally also hopes that Southampton can create another miracle, defeat Bayern Munich and enter the Champions League final.
In this way, the two teams under his command will meet in the Champions League final. No matter who wins or loses, it makes no difference to him. It is just a matter of left hand and right hand.
Just when Yang Huan was smiling with anticipation, Klopp opened his eyes.
It seems that he has the answer!