Chapter 858 Koeman is a good coach!

After watching the Madrid derby in Madrid, Yang Huan rushed back to the UK the next day.

That afternoon, he showed up at Southampton's Glory Stadium to watch the Saints play against Newcastle.

As one of Yang Huan's few enemies, Ashley's big mouth made another comment before the game, believing that the Magpies, who have two draws and one loss in the new season and have not won a single game so far, will take away three points from the Stadium of Glory.

This also became a hot topic for many people to joke about before the game.

As a result, in the match that afternoon, with Suarez's double, Di Maria and Sanchez's goals, the Saints defeated Newcastle 4-0 at home, won four consecutive victories in the new season, and slapped Ashley in the face.

Three days later, the Saints welcomed the Bundesliga powerhouse Schalke 04 at home.

However, in the game, Schalke 04 took the lead in using a set-piece opportunity to break Southampton's goal.

But this goal also completely aroused the Saints' bloodiness.

Just nine minutes after Schalke 04 scored, the Saints equalized the score with a long shot from Matic.

After that, Danilo, Sturridge and Suarez scored successively, and Schalke 04 won 4-1 at home, winning the first round of the Champions League group stage.

However, Atletico Madrid was not so lucky.

Simeone's team had just won a resounding victory over Real Madrid at the Bernabeu Stadium, and then they went to Greece, but were ambushed by Olympiacos and unexpectedly lost 2-3 away from home.

This game also fully exposed some problems that were concealed after the victory over Real Madrid.

For example, the bench lineup and the team's running-in.

Judging from the surface, Atletico Madrid's bench lineup is not bad. There is basically no problem with the forward line. In the midfield, veteran Gabi still plays a huge role, and the newly joined Brazilian player Alex Teixeira is also highly recognized by Simeone.

In addition, there are local young players such as Samper, Rafinha, Saul, Oliver Torres, etc., who are also very talented.

But the key issue lies in how to establish an effective rotation mechanism and integrate the team as quickly as possible.

It would be impossible for Atletico Madrid to succeed in multi-line operations with just that starting lineup.

Another unfortunate and tragic thing was that after Real Madrid suffered a crushing defeat to Atletico Madrid, they turned around and defeated Basel of Switzerland 5-1 at the Bernabeu Stadium.

This made Yang Huan very confused.

Could it be that Real Madrid can't beat the big brothers, so it specifically targets the youngest brother?

Oh my god, is it necessary to hit so hard?

As the saying goes, when it rains, it pours.

Both Atletico Madrid and Basel lost, so it would be meaningless even if Benfica won, as they lost 0-2 to Zenit St. Petersburg at home, which made Yang Huan very depressed again.

In terms of strength, even if Benfica is not better than Zenit St. Petersburg, it is at least about the same.

I didn't expect that we would lose at home. It's really...

Forget it, no swearing.

Of course, there is also good news. Ajax drew 1-1 with Paris Saint-Germain at home, while Anderlecht drew 1-1 with Galatasaray of Türkiye away.

This result is considered good for both Ajax and Anderlecht.

But the biggest surprise came from Monaco.

Even Yang Huan himself did not expect that, at the Stade Louis II, Monaco defeated Belarus's Borisov 6-0 with Mitrovic's hat-trick, and goals from Tovan, Fekir and Carrasco, and got off to a good start in their debut match after returning to the Champions League after many years.

This battle not only excited the Monaco fans, but even Yang Huan who was far away in Southampton was excited.

Before the game was over, he immediately called Jean-Luc Bussing and asked him to praise the Monaco players on his behalf.

"Koeman is such a good coach!"

After Master Huan hung up the phone call to Bi Xin, he sighed with emotion.

When Monaco was going to change its coach, he himself hesitated for a long time. Faced with so many candidates, he was a little hesitant to make the decision.

To be honest, even though he has watched football for so many years and managed so many teams, he is still a layman when it comes to real tactical matters.

Because it's too professional and too complicated.

Even though they are famous coaches, such as Ferguson, Wenger and Mourinho, they can only see the tip of the iceberg and no one dares to say that they fully understand football.

This is true for the world's top coaches, let alone a layman like Yang Huan.

"Every head coach in the Netherlands is not simple!"

Bielsa, who was sitting next to Yang Huan, nodded in agreement.

When choosing Coman, he also gave a lot of advice, which finally made Master Huan make up his mind.

No one expected that Koeman would perform so well in his first season as coach of Monaco.

If it is surprising to rush to the top of the French Ligue 1, then the first round of the Champions League group stage is definitely a plus, because Koeman's European competition experience is already a plus, and now it has been fulfilled, which is even more satisfactory.

Yang Huan hummed, "I have also learned a lot from this coaching selection, especially seeing Koeman perform so well now, which further proves that our original choice was right and the path we are taking is correct."

What Master Huan said was not only about enhancing the authority and status of the technical director, but also included a new project of Miracle Football Group, which is to set up a technical and tactical advisory group.

To put it bluntly, the so-called technical and tactical advisory group is a group of people with rich coaching experience, tactical knowledge and tactical literacy invited outside the data analysis and research system to form an advisory team, act as a think tank, and provide some professional opinions for the group's decision-making.

For example, this time, the decision to invite Koeman was not only made by technical director Jean-Luc Bussing. Yang Huan also asked for the opinions of Bielsa, Van Gaal, Simeone and others. Yang Huan even specifically contacted teams such as Benfica, Valencia and Feyenoord to learn about Koeman's coaching situation.

After a complete set of rigorous and detailed evaluations, Yang Huan finally decided to appoint Koeman as the head coach of Monaco.

And now, Koeman has performed so well in Monaco, which naturally proves that this set of prior assessments is very necessary and has indeed played a role.

"Marcelo, what have you thought about what I mentioned to you before?" Yang Huan asked with concern.

If Miracle Football Group wants to set up a technical and tactical advisory group, it must have the right person to lead the group.

Moreover, considering that almost everyone who can enter this group has a rich resume or even a glorious past, the person who serves as the team leader must be highly respected and talented.

Among all the famous coaches Yang Huan knows, it is impossible for Ferguson to come to Miracle Football Group, so Bielsa is the most suitable one.

This season is his fifth season coaching Southampton. He has previously expressed some intention to leave because he feels that he can no longer bring more changes to the team.

He does have his own pursuits and goals, but at least with the current level of technology and the physical fitness and abilities of current players, he is still some distance away from his goals.

This cannot be done overnight; it takes a long time.

Southampton has won big games on all fronts this season, which to some extent confirms Bielsa's achievements in the past few years and also confirms Southampton's comprehensive strength in all aspects.

But from another perspective, the Saints are too strong and therefore lack challenge.

Without challenge, there is no excitement, and no motivation to continue exploring.

Therefore, after the Saints won the Premier League and the Champions League, Bielsa had the idea of ​​leaving the team, but at the request of Yang Huan, he continued to stay with the team this season.

What Yang Huan meant was that he could leave the Saints and become the head of the technical and tactical advisory group of Miracle Football Group, taking full charge of this department.

"Marcelo, we have been working together for five years now. You know me very well. I will always deliver on my promises. I believe that after taking this position, although your position may seem to move behind the scenes, it will actually allow you to focus more on studying tactics and football."

In addition to advising the decision-makers when selecting head coaches and players, and giving professional advice on the formation of each team, the technical and tactical advisory group also has an important mission to keep abreast of the direction and trends of football skills and tactics.

The technical and tactical developments in European professional football are truly rapid, changing all the time, and are mutually reinforcing and counteracting.

Therefore, setting up an institution that specializes in researching this field can help Miracle Football Group keep abreast of the dynamics of professional football, and keep pace with the times both in terms of team formation concepts and player training.

Just like now, Monaco is focusing on cultivating right-back Fabinho, who is a rare talent.

First of all, as a full-back, he is very tall. Although he is flexible, he is not as good as right-backs like Danilo and Maicon, let alone offensive full-backs like Alves and Carvajal.

In the past, it would have been hard to imagine using a player like Fabinho as a right-back.

Because once you encounter an opponent's winger who is fast, flexible, and has strong one-on-one ability, it will be a nightmare.

But now it's different.

With the innovation and evolution of tactics, professional football has a special demand for tall full-backs like Fabinho.

So, Manchester City is paying attention, Manchester United is paying attention, even Arsenal and Bayern Munich are paying attention to him.

Of course, for now it's just attention.

But doesn’t this explain the problem very well?

In Yang Huan’s view, youth training and player cultivation are the manufacturing industry in the entire professional football industry chain.

Well, since it is a manufacturing industry, you must at least understand what products you want to manufacture and what kind of customer groups’ needs you want to cater to. You must have an idea in mind, right?

Oh, are you just going to be so casual and clueless? Then what’s the point of playing?

Just imagine, in today's Premier League where continental style is dominant, who would want you to train traditional English midfielders?

There is absolutely no demand!

Therefore, in Yang Huan's view, the role of the technical and tactical advisory group is very important, and he needs a great person like Bielsa to take charge so that he can feel at ease.

But is the Argentine madman willing to leave the coaching front early?

Yang Huan wanted to convince him, but Bielsa remained silent.

It was clear that he was considering it, but he had no answer yet.

"Marcelo, please think about it carefully. Don't be in a hurry. I'll wait for your reply." Yang Huan said with a smile.

Bielsa nodded but still said nothing.

Because he doesn't talk much.

After Young Master Huan walked out of the office, he looked at the bright sunshine outside and let out a long sigh.

It seems that we have to start looking for and considering candidates for Southampton's head coach in advance.