Chapter 800 Who should I choose?

When Abramovich received the news, Yang Huan was actually no longer in Hamburg.

He only stayed in Hamburg for one day before heading south to Monaco.

He flew to Milan and Hamburg as a temporary change of his schedule. Otherwise, according to his original plan, he should have flown directly from Barcelona to Monaco, which would have been convenient.

But now, because Abramovich suddenly appeared and intervened, he had to go around in a big circle.

What made him even more depressed was that after going around in circles and arriving in Monaco, he received another piece of not-so-pleasant news, that is, Monaco's head coach Martino resigned!

It’s true that a big family and a big business bring a lot of worries!

Martino coached Monaco for two seasons. He first led the team to successfully upgrade from the French Ligue 2, and then last season, as a newly promoted team, they won the runner-up in the league and were just a little bit away from winning the championship.

You know, the opponent is the wealthy Paris Saint-Germain, while Monaco is just a group of young players. It is already quite outstanding that Martino can perform so well.

But precisely because of this, Monaco players were targeted.

It’s okay to poach other people’s players, but some people just like to poach other people’s head coaches!

What made Yang Huan laugh and cry was that the person who came to poach him was none other than his own number one follower, Sun Yue!

Tell me, what can Yang Huan do about this?

I really have the urge to let Long Wu go crazy and throw this bastard directly from the hotel building into Hercules Port!

Seeing Yang Huan's knife-like eyes, Sun Yue, who was good at observing people's words and expressions, of course knew it, and could only smile bitterly and said: "Master Huan, I didn't want to do it either, but who would have known that the Argentine Football Association would choose Martino out of the blue when so many famous coaches didn't want him?"

"Hey, kid, you think you're right, right?" Yang Huan glared at Sun Yue viciously.

The boy immediately fell silent and dared not say another word.

He knew Master Huan too well, so it was better not to speak at this time.

"What did Martino say?" Yang Huan looked at Jean-Luc Bussin.

Bissin is Monaco's technical director, responsible for coordinating competitive affairs.

"I talked to him and I can see that he is quite interested. After all, this is a rare opportunity!"

Yang Huan nodded and his brain started to work.

The cause of the whole incident was that Argentina's current head coach Sabella said that he was somewhat overwhelmed, so he hoped to resign after the World Cup. Seeing that Sabella was determined to leave, the Argentine Football Association had no choice but to agree.

So, the Argentine Football Association began to select a coach and privately contacted famous coaches including Pellegrini, Simeone, Pekerman, etc., hoping that they could take over the Argentine national team after the World Cup.

But these coaches have little interest in the Argentina coaching position.

Under such circumstances, the Argentine Football Association took a fancy to Martino, who had coached very well in Monaco, and the two sides had initial contact.

It happened that at this time, Miracle Media and the Argentine Football Association were negotiating a very important cooperation project, so the Argentine Football Association hoped that Sun Yue would come forward and ask Monaco to let Martino go.

"Master Huan, actually, they are quite righteous!" Sun Yue couldn't help but make an explanation.

"It's only June now, and they disclosed the news to us in advance, so we can prepare and respond more calmly. If we wait until the World Cup is over, the preparations for the new season will have already begun, which will definitely catch us off guard and inevitably affect the new season's games!"

When Yang Huan heard this, his eyes widened again, "Hey, kid, who are you helping? Others come to steal my girl, but you speak for them instead. You are a traitor!"

Sun Yue's face suddenly turned bitter again, full of grievances, as if he was making a tearful accusation.

My Master Huan, it was you who said a few words, gave me a project, and asked me to cooperate with the Argentine Football Association.

Tell me, if someone asks me to do something for them, how can I refuse?

But now, I promised them, but you, old man, say that I am a traitor. I can't live like this anymore!

Yang Huan looked at Sun Yue's expression and wanted to laugh for no reason.

In fact, he also knew that Sun Yue was right.

At least the Argentine Football Association was willing to give the notice, which shows that it is quite generous.

Otherwise, if Martino suddenly resigns in July or August, Monaco's new season will be over.

Moreover, if Yang Huan guessed correctly, it should be Martino who asked the Argentine Football Association to notify in advance.

If you think about it carefully, Martino has indeed done a good job in Monaco in the past two years.

Not only did it achieve good results, it also laid a solid foundation for Monaco. At least now Monaco's entire tactical system and style have taken shape.

If you want to find a new coach, it is best to continue moving forward along this line of thought.

"Rang, what do you think?" Yang Huan looked at Bi Xin.

As Monaco's technical director, Jean-Luc Bussin has apparently been thinking about this issue as well.

"Master Huan, I think the new head coach must consider carefully." Jean-Luc Bussin said very maturely.

"Martino has laid a solid foundation for us. The new coach must be able to continue to lead the team to progress on this basis, rather than go back to the old ways. Therefore, there are not many head coaches in European football who meet this requirement."

Yang Huan nodded. He felt that what Bi Xin said made sense and hit the nail on the head.

Why do I say so?

Yang Huan is not criticizing Chelsea, but he is saying that Chelsea is indeed suitable to be used as an example.

Mourinho enjoyed a glorious first term at Chelsea, but if Yang Huan guessed correctly, Abramovich took Mourinho away mainly for two considerations.

One is that Mourinho’s style of play is not good to look at. Although he has achieved some results, the problem is that the first time you achieve results, the boss will think you are very capable. But the second and third time, if you continue to achieve results, the boss will have higher requirements.

Abramovich wanted beautiful offensive football and a breakthrough in the Champions League, which Mourinho could not give him.

There is also Shevchenko, a flagship player introduced by Abramovich himself, but Mourinho not only failed to use him well, he simply did not want to use him, which directly led to Shevchenko, who should have been a golden mask on Abramovich's face, becoming a slap in the face of the Russians.

Just imagine, would the boss be happy?

To put it bluntly, the current head coaches in football are simply an extension of the boss's will.

All head coaches who make their boss unhappy will end up with bad results.

Mourinho's dismissal should not be unexpected, and Chelsea's direction at the time was also correct, which was continental reform.

It should be said that from Grant to Scolari to Hiddink, Abramovich has fully understood the direction of the team, so he invited the famous European coach Ancelotti.

There is no doubt about Fatty An's coaching ability. He is good at tailoring the coaching to the individual's needs and suiting the dishes to the individual's taste.

But the problem is that Ancelotti is best at local adjustments and configuration optimization, and what he is least good at is the construction of the overall tactical system. Moreover, Chelsea's entire first team at that time was not suitable for the implementation of continental tactics at all.

So, in the first season, Chelsea performed quite well, scored a lot of goals and won the championship. But once Ancelotti gained a foothold and started to take action in the second season, the team's performance plummeted and Ancelotti's reforms failed.

Shortly afterwards, the popular young coach Villas-Boas came to power.

It should be said that the set of high-pressure defensive tactics that was the mainstream in Europe and that Boas promoted at Chelsea was very much in line with Abramovich's requirements and certainly had Abramovich's personal approval. So Boas, who came to power with Abramovich's golden ticket of immunity from death, carried out drastic reforms and reorganizations as soon as he took office.

But what is the result?

There was a commotion in the locker room and the team's performance was in trouble.

But the most crucial thing is that at this time, as the promoter and supporter behind the scenes, Abramovich chose to sacrifice the latter between the players and Boas, so, Boas get out!

Since Villas-Boas left, Chelsea's transformation to the European continent has failed.

Benítez's season was more like a period of relaxation, and Fatty Benítez himself must have known it, so his season at Chelsea was purely a supporting role. After a season, Benítez was sacked and Mourinho made a comeback.

So, Chelsea returned to the old path of a few years ago.

From Chelsea’s coaching change process, it is not difficult to see that a team’s head coach, or even a team’s business philosophy, is merely a reflection and extension of the will of the boss behind the scenes.

The head coach is just a pair of hands, but the one who really makes the decision is the boss hiding behind!

Now Yang Huan’s positioning for Monaco is very clear. Stick to the current advanced style of play and maintain the Champions League qualification in the French Ligue 1. As for what kind of results can be achieved in the Champions League, that will depend on fate.

Based on Yang Huan’s first two requirements, there are many head coaches who meet the requirements and are willing to coach Monaco.

"Rang, tell me what you think!" Yang Huan admitted that he was not an expert in these areas.

Bisin handed a document to Master Huan and said, "Our technical team has discussed this in a meeting and also talked to Martino. We have drawn up a preliminary list of candidates for the head coach."

Yang Huan took it, opened it and took a look.

Hey, the first person that caught my eye was an old acquaintance.

"Boas, we all recognize the Portuguese's coaching ability, and his tactical style and play are also in line with the team's current requirements. We all believe that he can lead Monaco well."

Yang Huan remained silent and said nothing.

Any words he said at this time would most likely be regarded as a hint or a designation.

“Ajax’s head coach, Frank de Boer, has also had good coaching results in the past few seasons. He came from the Ajax youth training camp and will be of great help to us in improving our youth training camp.”

The youth training in the Netherlands is world-famous. Although the Netherlands has not cultivated any talented new stars in recent years, almost every youth training hall has traces of Dutch youth training, and there are even youth training coaches from the Netherlands.

"Feyenoord's head coach, Ronald Koeman, is also well-known in Europe and has a stable coaching record. He was born in Ajax and started his coaching career in Barcelona. He has rich experience in European competitions. He is the only head coach in the Champions League who has led three non-top league teams to the quarterfinals in five years."

"Oh?" Yang Huan really didn't know this.

"Ajax in 2002-03, Benfica in 2005-06 and PSV Eindhoven in 2006-07 all made it to the quarter-finals of the Champions League, which is a unique record."

Yang Huan nodded and said, these three teams are not in the top league.

Next season, Monaco will play in the Champions League, and having a head coach with rich experience in European competitions will indeed be a great help.

If Yang Huan remembers correctly, Koeman is quite outstanding in both coaching level and ability to train young players.

At the beginning of this century, he coached Ajax and trained a group of outstanding players such as Van der Vaart, Sneijder, Ibrahimovic and De Jong. That should be regarded as the last glory of Ajax's youth training.

The only one that was criticized was Valencia.

But that season, Koeman's experience was the same as Boas's. With the strong support of the boss and the chairman, he metabolized and reorganized the team, but he was under pressure from the locker room, fans and the media, and was eventually dismissed in disgrace.

However, even though Valencia was in a state of disarray that season, Koeman still managed to win a King's Cup for the Bats.

This is also what many people denounced the Valencia players for when they reflected on it later.

The reason is simple, there is a bonus in the King's Cup and the players are willing to fight for it.

As for the league results, who cares?

Anyway, the one who was unlucky in the end was Coman!

Judging from the whole thing, Koeman was the complete scapegoat, and was even betrayed by Valencia's boss Soler in the end, so he had to resign in disgrace.

Thinking of this, Yang Huan couldn't help but laugh.

In the eyes of the vast majority of fans, isn’t the head coach also an unlucky scapegoat?

The last two people on the candidate list are from La Liga, one of whom is Espanyol's head coach Pochettino.

There is no need to introduce this head coach. Inter Milan also considered him at the beginning, but later chose Klopp.

But whether from the coaching level or style, Pochettino is a very outstanding young coach.

The other is Sevilla’s head coach Emery, nicknamed Aimee.

Fans familiar with La Liga will know him, a talented young coach, but Sevilla is too small.

If Monaco makes an offer, Emery should not refuse.

It can be seen that Bissin must have discussed this list with Bielsa, Simeone and others, because it is very similar to Inter Milan's coach selection at the time.

These candidates can almost be said to be the ones who best meet Monaco's requirements in current football.

But...who should I choose?