Chapter 3 Tottenham coaching staff meeting
Tottenham sounded the horn for the new season's training camp, and within Tottenham Hotspur, manager Villas-Boas called a meeting of the coaching staff.
In the manager's office, Villas-Boas held a thick list of players in his hand and said: "Gentlemen, the new season is about to start, we can't do it this time again, we have to look for changes. ”
The "Youth Storm Plan" was an important reorganization charter proposed by Boas.
The main content is to give up most of the old players, clean up those locker room tumors, and focus on young players to create a completely different Bai Baihe.
In his concept, this will be a team that is youthful, sunny, enthusiastic, energetic, and has a taste of hard work.
They may not have the experience of the tournament, they may not be mature enough, but they are young enough to inject youth into the aging White Hart Lane with this fresh blood, so as to build a completely different team.
This is the ambition of Boas!
For this important reorganization, Villas-Boas hand-picked Yile and also brought in a number of players.
He will be on loan at Milton Kells' Dele. Ali was brought back, and the performance of the '96 youngster impressed Boas.
Dele. Ali's role up front and in midfield is huge, and he will be the perfect partner for Yile and Elkeson.
Subsequently, Villas-Boas consolidated the strength of the forward line, and he spent another 30 million euros to bring in a South Korean player from Bundesliga Bayer Leverkusen, Son Heung-min, and then in order to strengthen the thickness of the bench, he introduced a large number of mid-to-high-priced players.
And these players are all youngsters, the oldest of which is the current Tottenham captain Harry. Kane and Son Heung-min too.
This season, Villas-Boas's ambition is not small, he wants to finish the run-in of this team this season, and start to attack the league title and even the Champions League next season.
Boas confidently glanced at the list of players at the table, then turned on the projector and said, "Gentlemen, let's watch a video first." ”
Boas is not a man of rhetoric, he likes to speak with facts.
Soon the projector projected a game screen, a collection of passes from a black-haired teenager.
The teenager is the Millwall midfield that Villas-Boas has handpicked this season.
The coaching team didn't know what medicine was sold in Boas's gourd, but they still watched carefully, and at first they felt that they were not interested, but soon found something that surprised them.
"What an exaggerated vision!"
Assistant Coach. Michelle said in surprise.
"Yes." Sitting on his desk, Villas-Boas folded his hands over his chest and exclaimed: "Yi's technical characteristics are reflected in his control of the midfield, and his passing has a wider range than Elkeson's, this is a player who can pass, can penetrate, and has a wonderful through ball ability. ”
Hearing this, the coaches of each group began to write hard and record data.
A group of data appeared in the projection place, Boas did not urge, and smiled as the coaches kept calculating something.
After a while, the fitness coach was pleasantly surprised: "He is physically fit to adapt to the Premier League, and judging by this set of data, he is indeed a perfect playmaker at the back. ”
Assistant Coach. Michelle also looked up and said in surprise: "Of the 24 attacks launched in this game, Yi undertook as many as 20 times, and they were all threatening attacks, including five wonderful through balls, which directly pierced the opposing team's backline, oh my God!" This is Bournemouth! A Premier League team, his performance is phenomenal. His grip on the midfield is even stronger than Elkeson's. ”
"Does he really only need £10 million? My God! Have we found a treasure? ”
'It's a midfielder who has never been seen before in the Premier League and his arrival could bring a completely different style of play to the team.
"His teammates are so bad, the defense is garbage! The offensive end is barely okay, but the technical characteristics are too monotonous, if you replace that Grigory with Harry. Kane, he can score twice as many goals. ”
"There are also problems with the tactical arrangement, relying on Yi's mid-lane cannon to support it, and the stupid approach completely obliterates Yi's versatility."
Listening to the praise of the coaching team, Boas is also honored, this is a player he hand-picked, can it not be strong?
Assistant Coach. Michelle suddenly asked, "How is his ability to press high positions?" ”
A smile appeared at the corner of Boas's mouth, playing with taste: "He is a child from La Masia, what do you say?" My friend Michelle. ”
Michelle couldn't help but chuckle, snapped his handwriting together, and said, "Old man, you went with a purpose, he fits our tactical style too well, oh no!" He's completely built for our tactics. ”
The coaching staff laughed and laughed, delighted to bring in a good midfielder, but soon Villas-Boas poured cold water on them.
"But there's also a sharp question about how do we deal with the coexistence of Yi and Elkeson!"
As soon as the words fell, the originally lively office was silent.
Everyone looked at each other.
Yes, they already have a central midfielder - Elkeson, and they performed very well last season and have already gained the trust of the fans.
However, Elkeson is not the core of Villas-Boas's squad, and he needs to support Yile.
But will Elkeson really be willing to be a green leaf?
This is obviously impossible.
Now the coaching team is worried.
They're under a lot of pressure right now, the club, the fans.
As for dominating the locker room?
Villas-Boas had such a problem at Chelsea, and the consequences were serious.
After such a lesson, they no longer dared to make such a fuss, so they could only adopt gentle methods.
So.....
"Let them play fair!"
Boas's eyes were sharp, and he said: "I believe that Yi will not live up to my trust, this lineup is suitable for Yi, his style of play is the most correct, let him play on the field, let him slowly influence the fans and teammates, no one will be unable to live with the victory, right?" ”
At the end of the meeting, when the other coaches left, Michelle was dripping.
He poured himself a cup of coffee and asked, "Do you really believe that Yi can succeed?" ”
Boas was sorting out the papers, and when he heard the words, he paused slightly, was silent for a while, and said; "I don't know, but... I want to trust him. ”
"Why?"
Michelle asked, confused.
Boas sighed, he turned to look at Michelle and said: "I see a different quality in him, if before October last year, someone said that Millwall would win the title, do you believe it?" ”
"Don't believe it!" Michelle shook his head and said, "At that time, they were in relegation, and the results were terrible. ”
"That's right! I don't believe it either. Boas smiled, then said with emotion: "But they did it, not only did they succeed in promotion, but they also won the championship, which is something that no one ever thought of." I see a contagious energy in Yi, he is not only able to drive himself, but also his teammates, he can lead the fans, he has a charm to have other people around him and strive for his goals. ”
Michelle said with a strange face: "You think of him as a mascot?" ”
"Huh." Boas laughed; "A powerful mascot? Michelle, you dare to think about it. Let me ask you a question, how have Tottenham been doing in recent years? ”
Hearing this, Michelle's face was a little constipated.
Tottenham's results in recent times can't be considered bad, but they can't be considered good either, anyway, it's just two words... Uncomfortable!
If you can't do it high, if you don't get low, it's stuck there.
In the 2010-2011 season, Tottenham entered the Champions League. Bale's phenomenal performance managed to break through to the quarterfinals, but then he was knocked over by Real Madrid.
In the 2011-2012 season, Tottenham made a perfect start in the Premier League, went hand in hand with the Red Devils, and ranked second by a narrow margin, but the turmoil in the second half of the season caused Tottenham's results to plummet.
In the 2012-2013 season, Villas-Boas took over Tottenham, and the effect was also very good, but it was the same problem, high or low, stuck in the middle, full of embarrassment.
In the 2013-2014 season, he was sixth in the league, and he did not win the championship throughout the year.
In the 2014-2015 season, with the help of Harry. Kane and Elkeson's performance, I feel that the team's results are good, but they have suffered Waterloo again.
Tottenham are now a leaky balloon and the best way to fill the leak is to change the carrier.
And this is the reason for the "Youth Storm" plan.
Just as Michelle was thinking about these questions with bitterness, Boas's voice came: "Just think of it as a mascot, I hope that the feat he accomplished in Millwall can also be repeated in White Hart Lane." This time we're really different, we're making drastic reforms, we're bringing in new players, and we're looking forward to a new round of rise, not filling in the gaps! ”
Boas came all the way to the floor-to-ceiling windows, he looked at the green lawn, and said with fanaticism in his eyes: "This is the storm of youth in North London!" Sooner or later, it will shock the whole of Europe! ”