Chapter 796: A Dead End

"Master Huan, it's me, Dietmar. I just received a call from Calhanoglu's agent, Bekta Demirtas. He hopes that we can seriously consider the offer from Chelsea."

"I understand that Chelsea just had contact with them yesterday. What should we do now?"

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"Master Huan, I'm Blanca. Chelsea has just made an offer for Icardi and Ranocchia. They hope to acquire Icardi and Ranocchia for 20 million pounds and 10 million pounds respectively."

"I specifically called the players' agents and they all admitted that Chelsea had contacted them."

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Yang Huan lived in Barcelona last night.

Early the next morning, while I was eating breakfast in my room, I received two phone calls in succession.

One call was from Hamburg's technical director Dietmar Beiersdorfer, and the other was from Inter Milan's Marco Branca, both of whom were asking about the team facing poaching from Chelsea.

This surprised Yang Huan a little.

He knew that given Abramovich's character, it would not be so easy to give up.

But he did not expect that the revenge from Chelsea would come so quickly.

We just met yesterday and received the news early this morning. Abramovich's efficiency is really rare.

And he wants to dig out so many people at once. Isn't he afraid of bleeding heavily?

Yang Huan smiled and shook his head. He finished the Western breakfast in front of him and asked the waiter to take it away.

"Oh, by the way, please book me two first-class tickets to Milan, Italy, as soon as possible. Thank you!"

More than two hours later, around noon, he appeared in a private room at the Wangjiangge branch in Milan, Italy.

During the time from Barcelona to Milan, he had already thought of everything.

If Calhanoglu is no longer in Hamburg's plans for the new season, then Icardi and Ranocchia are in a bit of trouble, because both players are still in Klopp's plans.

Moreover, Ranocchia is the captain!

Half a year ago, Yang Huan wiped out the so-called Argentine barbecue gang in Inter Milan in one fell swoop, and took down meritorious players such as Samuel, Diego Milito, Cambiasso and Zanetti, which caused a lot of opposition and protests from fans.

Because they believe that the club should not treat its heroes like this.

Of course, this is a mentality of watching the fun without worrying about trouble, because the players' salaries and so on do not need to be paid by them at all, so they certainly don't mind these meritorious and famous players staying on the team.

But there are also some relatively calm and rational fans who generally believe that Yang Huan’s approach is correct and choose to support him.

If Mazzarri's team had been able to complete the reorganization in the second half last season and the team's performance had improved, the pressure Inter Milan is probably not facing so much now.

But where are the ifs in this world?

Yang Huan once summarized the situation of Inter Milan under Mazzarri's coaching last season. The reason why they finally chose to let Mazzarri leave early was, on the one hand, because they found Klopp, but more importantly, Mazzarri's coaching was disappointing.

It can be said that Mazzarri's biggest mistake in coaching Inter Milan was the lack of offensive power.

There is a saying that goes, the league relies on offense, the cup relies on defense.

Many people don't understand this and think that whether it is a league or cup competition, defense is the key.

Little do people know that the offense here does not simply refer to the number of goals scored, but the richness of the offensive means.

In today's professional football world where targeted tactics are very popular, the idea of ​​one lineup and one set of tactics to conquer the world obviously no longer exists.

If you carefully study the lineup configurations of various top teams, it is not difficult to find that their bench lineups are not just strong, but are filled with players of various styles and types.

This is to enrich the team's tactics!

Just like Southampton, the main lineup is obviously Toni Kroos and Modric, the organizing double defensive midfielders, but why do they have Matic?

Even more, why should Southampton try their best to keep Matic?

Because Matic is the team's plan B!

Not only him, Sturridge is also an important part of the team.

This season, after letting go of Ibrahimovic and Drogba, the team clearly wanted to reuse Suarez, but why did they introduce Harry Kane and Martial? The characteristics of these two players are completely different from Suarez.

To put it bluntly, it’s also Plan B!

And then there is Barcelona!

As early as a few years ago, many people have said that the only thing that can defeat Barcelona is time.

Doesn’t Barcelona know?

No, they knew it very well, because Roselle and others were not stupid.

They also know that Xavi needs a successor, Messi needs a partner, and the team cannot have only one set of ball control tactics, but needs to have a plan B when the ball control tactics do not work.

Therefore, Guardiola introduced players such as Ibrahimovic, Seydou Keita and Mascherano who were obviously incompatible with Barcelona's ball possession system, and began to try cross-field passes and long passes.

Many fans said that this went against Barcelona's tradition.

Damn tradition!

Facts have proven countless times that resting on your laurels will lead to death.

If Barcelona and Spain continue to cling to the ball possession tactics, they will only end up in a dead end.

Don't think that all professional coaches are vegetarians.

If you keep your ball-control tactics unchanged, you will find yourself unable to make any progress in Europe within two years.

Therefore, Barcelona will be defeated by Inter Milan, which is obviously behind, and will be slaughtered in two rounds by Bayern Munich.

And what about Spain?

They will also be humiliated by Switzerland and Italy, which are obviously much weaker than them!

Many people cannot understand why European teams have to transfer players every year. Why do they have to transfer players even though the team’s record is so good and the lineup is so strong? Isn’t this just a waste of time?

This is a typical layman's statement.

Real insiders know that transfers bring about changes in tactical means and stimulate the players' psychology.

In this world, there are no two leaves that are exactly the same, and no two players that are exactly the same.

Only constant change and metabolism can ensure the team's long-term and sustainable competitiveness.

The biggest difficulty in current professional football, or a very important reason why no team can maintain its peak state for a long time, is that the tactics are too targeted and the efficiency of transfers is too low.

If we want to solve the problem of too much tactical targeting, we have to rely on transfers and signings.

But how to solve the problem of low efficiency in transfers and recruitment?

What the top teams do is to stockpile a large number of high-level players and build up a strong bench.

What is a role player?

That is, the team doesn't expect you to live up to your worth or have any amazing performance. It doesn't even matter how badly you perform on a daily basis. As long as you play the role the team needs when necessary, that's enough.

But for those small and medium-sized teams, this is difficult because they cannot afford such a large lineup.

Therefore, they can only invest all effective resources into the main lineup.

This will lead to a situation where if this main lineup performs stably in a certain season or over a period of time and the players do not have many injuries, then the team will easily achieve results.

But if we are unlucky and this lineup has many injuries, and the players, especially the core players, are not in good shape, then I'm sorry, the results will drop immediately, and we may even fall into the relegation zone or even be relegated.

Many times, this has little to do with the head coach, because they are all constrained and restricted by a lot of objective conditions.

Just like Klopp's Dortmund last season, why did their performance plummet?

Players were poached, the club failed to recruit new players, and there were many injuries to the players, so Dortmund's performance plummeted.

After all, the Hornets are not Bayern Munich and cannot afford such a large lineup.

So the question is, why did Yang Huan fire Mazzari?

The reason is simple. Yang Huan gave him enough resources and enough trust, but he still used the playing style of a mid-to-lower-level team. Even after his opponents had thoroughly studied this style of play, he failed to make effective changes in time.

This in itself is destined. Mazzarri's vision is too narrow and he is destined to only be able to play in mid- and lower-level teams.

In this situation, Yang Huan had no choice but to fire Mazari.

Even if Klopp can't handle it, Yang Huan will have no choice but to fire him!

Because professional football is so cruel and so realistic.

But before it came to that step, Yang Huan always gave the greatest support.

So is Mazzarri, so is Klopp!

So, when he heard about the poaching from Abramovich, Yang Huan flew from Barcelona to Milan immediately and invited the three giants of Inter Milan and Klopp to come to Wangjiang Pavilion.

He wanted to hear their opinions and see what kind of support he could provide.

As soon as Yang Huan arrived at Wangjiang Pavilion, he ordered a table full of dishes, made a few phone calls, and then started chatting on WeChat.

A few minutes later, there was a knock on the door.

Then we saw Fassone, Blanca, Osilio and Klopp walked into the box one after another.

"Master Huan!" the four of them shouted in unison.

"Well, come on, sit down!"

Yang Huan put away his phone, placed it on the table, and greeted with a smile, "I ordered some dishes, you can eat whatever you want, and we can talk while we eat!" After that, he asked the waiter to serve the dishes.

Soon, the waiter placed almost the entire table with the delicious dishes that had been prepared long ago.

But since there is only a small amount of each dish, it won’t be wasted if several grown men eat it.

After Yang Huan asked them to eat, he talked about the latest situation.

"Chelsea is now somewhat retaliatory in their signings. They are not just trying to poach Inter Milan. I have received news that they have officially offered Fiorentina winger Cuadrado and Sevilla midfielder Rakitic."

At this point, Yang Huan smiled and shook his head, "With Chelsea's financial resources, these two teams can't afford it at all."

Whether it is Florence or Sevilla, if they really receive a call for poaching, they can only try their best to negotiate a good price.

If you want to keep the players, don’t count on it!

"Master Huan, I don't quite understand!" Blanca frowned and asked.

"Chelsea's original first choice was Fabregas and Pedro, but now these two players are unlikely to move to Stamford Bridge, so they changed their target because they need to return to the Champions League qualification zone as soon as possible!"

In order to return to the Champions League, both Chelsea and Manchester United are almost desperate.

The reason is simple: the benefits in this area are simply too huge.

Of course, Yang Huan felt that this was somewhat of a revenge against Barcelona.

Look, they are also trying to poach players from Inter Milan and Hamburg!

"So... what does Master Huan mean..." Blanca asked with concern.

Yang Huan smiled slightly, "Sell it. For Inter Milan now, who can't be sold?"

The Nerazzurri are now facing a reorganization. No matter who is sold, it is not a big problem. The key lies in recruiting new players.

"But, Marco, you have to be tough when negotiating with Chelsea. We don't need that little bit of money right now. If they insist on poaching us, then we must make them pay a heavy price!"

When he said this, Yang Huan couldn't help but laugh.