Just when Yang Huan was thinking about how to further persuade Guardiola, he saw the Spaniard take out his apple kidney machine, and then press and stroke on it for a while.

Immediately after, I heard a sound of making a phone call, and after a few beeps, a voice came from the phone.

"Hello, Pep!" The voice sounded a little startled and a little embarrassed.

Yang Huan felt that this voice was familiar, but suddenly, he couldn't remember where he had heard it.

"Hey Leo, you should be home now, right?" Pep Guardiola laughed.

When Yang Huan heard this, he immediately understood, it turned out to be Messi!

Nimei, I'm just telling you, you actually called Messi directly?

That's too much, isn't it?

"Yes, Pep." Messi replied.

After being silent for about a second or two, Yang Huan clearly felt that there was indeed a deep friendship between the two, but because they had not been in touch for too long, they looked both familiar and unfamiliar.

"Pep, if you call me at this time, should it be ......" Messi said lightly on the phone.

"No, you're mistaken, Leo, I'm not representing Bayern Munich, I'm only representing myself!"

Messi on the phone was obviously relieved and smiled, "That's good, it almost scared me, Pep!" ”

After that, the atmosphere of the conversation between the two became significantly hotter, and even talked about Messi's son.

All signs are enough to show that there is indeed no problem between Guardiola and Messi, and the friendship is very deep.

"Leo, I'm calling you today because I think there's something I should have informed you about in advance."

"Oh?" Messi was a bit surprised.

"I've decided not to renew my contract with Bayern Munich."

"Hmm." Messi's reaction was flat, as if it wasn't a surprise to him.

"When my contract expires, I'm going to Southampton."

When he said this, Guardiola raised his head and looked at Yang Huan in front of him, "Young Master Huan is sitting in front of me now, he mentioned your matter to me, I think it is necessary to let you know my decision." ”

Yang Huan was confused and completely confused.

What is this?

What's going on?

Messi was silent for several seconds on the phone.

Pep Guardiola added: "I still sincerely hope that we can have the opportunity to work together again, because I believe that with Southampton and me, what you have achieved in the Premier League, you will not lose to La Liga!" ”

There was silence on the other side of the phone for about two or three seconds before Messi's voice came again.

"Pep, I'd love to work with you again, you're the best manager I've ever met, and I really want to get the chance to play for Southampton because they all told me it's a team that always creates legends!"

They? Who is it?

Yang Huan really wants to ask, who has talked to Messi about Southampton?

But there are too many Argentinas in Southampton, who it is, Yang Huan doesn't know at all.

"Okay, then, so be it!" Guardiola said with a slight smile.

"Well, back to Barcelona and find me for coffee, old place!"

“ok！ Bow! ”

Guardiola hung up the phone with a grin, and it was clear that he was happy with the conversation.

Yang Huan sat on the sidelines, full of questions, which Guardiola could not answer.

In fact, the phone call didn't change anything at all.

From the moment Messi publicly stated that he favored Southampton, if the Saints decided to bring in Messi, everything was no longer a player's business.

That will be the negotiation and distribution of benefits between Southampton and Barcelona, and the sponsors that Southampton represents, the sponsors of Barcelona, and the sponsors of Messi.

In this case, the players may be able to change the situation by sacrificing some personal interests, but in general, they simply can't change much.

"Young Master Huan, I'm sorry to call Leo without your consent."

Pep Guardiola apologized sincerely, "That's because I don't want him to know about my agreement with Southampton through other people's mouths, because that would greatly undermine our trust in each other." ”

Yang Huan nodded, indicating that he understood.

Guardiola's behavior, in Yang Huan's view, is a piece of cake and not worth mentioning.

What's more, this move of the Spaniard has another meaning, that is, to make Yang Huan believe that he really has no contradiction with Messi!

"With that phone call, I can also assure you very clearly that I am confident that I can combine Eden Hazard, Suarez and Messi into the strongest in the world, and even with the support of an excellent midfield, they have the potential to become the most powerful attacking combination ever, I promise!"

Yang Huan nodded, "Okay, who are you sure you want in this lineup of the current team?" ”

Although Pep Guardiola will not coach the Saints until a year later, Yang Huan must first understand Guardiola's thoughts before he can manage the team's transfer well.

Otherwise, the player that Guardiola wants, Yang Huan turned around and sold it, so the Spaniards are not mad?

"In addition to Eden Hazard and Suarez, Cesc Fabregas, Angel Di Maria and Toni Kroos, all stay!"

Yang Huan nodded and agreed.

None of these players are in conflict with the team's strategy.

"Sesk is an unlucky kid, I wanted to get him for a long time, but, when he came to the team, it was my last season, you know, he was a player I handpicked, I knew how to use him, how to teach him, but in the last season, I didn't have time!"

Listen, Guardiola is full of guilt about Cesc Fabregas.

"OK, no problem!" Yang Huan nodded again.

'Toni Kroos is a phenomenal midfielder, Di Maria is a vital part of the team and they all have to stay, along with Pogba and Mateo Kovacic, they will be a very, very important part of the team!'

"Understood!" Yang Huan nodded, but suddenly remembered something, "However, there is one thing I have to say ahead, local players must be retained and promoted, you should know the importance of local players to Premier League teams." ”

Pep Guardiola nodded, "Homegrown players are crucial for any big team!" ”

'Raphael Varane is already a top centre-back but I think he can continue to improve and Danilo at right-back is also going to stay, he reminds me of McCone at his peak, with David Alaba and Luke Shaw on the left and we need Danilo on the right.

"Understood!" Yang Huan readily agreed.

Judging by Guardiola's statement, his entire tactical framework has surfaced.

With the few players he hand-picked, plus England's homegrown faction and young rookies such as Anthony Martial, Aymeric Laporte and Nastasic, one of the most important things Southampton did before he took over was to maintain the stability of the squad.

So, for the Saints, the most important priorities this summer are two things.

Take Messi, keep the current lineup, keep the players.

It should be said that this is not difficult for Southampton now.

"Young Master Huan, I heard that Marcelo has decided to leave at the end of this season?" Guardiola asked with concern.

"Yes, that's right!"

"Then next season......

Yang Huan understood what Guardiola meant, and smiled slightly: "Do you have any good suggestions?" ”

Guardiola nodded, "I wonder if Young Master Huan has ever considered a person?" ”

"Who?" Yang Huan asked curiously.

"Ancelotti!"

"Oh!" Yang Huan smiled again and nodded, "He is naturally within the scope of our consideration." ”

As a world-famous coach, Ancelotti immediately entered the list of Saints coaches as soon as he stepped down from the position of coach of Real Madrid, and he was also a very high-ranking one.

'Carroll is a great manager, he's got a lot of tactical quality, but more importantly he's got a lot of bearing.

When Yang Huan heard this, he couldn't help laughing.

Pep Guardiola and his statement turned out to be exactly the same.

If you want to say that the head coach from Italy has a high level of tactical literacy, and Ancelotti is one of the best.

The so-called watching the food and eating, tailor-made, if there is no Gao Zhuo's tactical literacy, how can it be possible?

But the evaluation of Ancelotti in football circles has never been how good he is in terms of formation, on-field confrontation, etc., because his most impressive performance is precisely his poor performance in these aspects.

The most famous example is the Istanbul Miracle, whose AC Milan led by three goals in the first half, only to be beaten by Rafael Benitez's Liverpool in the second half and even lost the final.

Nimei, this father is really in the heart of the earth.

What's even more terrifying is that he also lost a Champions League fiasco that Galliani said was enough for AC Milan to eat for a few years.

If Yang Huan remembers correctly, it seems that he lost to Deportivo La Coruna, and he lost very badly.

Whether it is in charge of Juventus, Chelsea or Real Madrid, there is no shortage of miserable defeats, and there are even many games that are not as bad as losing to Mourinho's humiliating derby of the century.

Interestingly, Ancelotti has always maintained a very peaceful state of mind.

It seems that he has not been affected by the fiasco, on the contrary, he has always been able to learn from the fiasco.

It can even be said that the same fiasco will not happen to Ancelotti for a second time!

If you want to use one word to describe Ancelotti, Yang Huan feels that it should be the tolerance in our Chinese.

The club management shoehorned him into the player, it's okay, he uses it!

There was a conflict between the players, and he was blocked, but if it was okay, he would do everything possible to resolve it.

He always uses a very peaceful mind to tolerate and resolve all sharp contradictions.

Perhaps, at the competitive level, Ancelotti has a certain gap with Guardiola, Bielsa, Benitez, Mourinho, and may even have little advantage over some second-rate managers in Europe.

But at the level of mentality, Ancelotti wants to blow up the above coaches.

What is the saying?

Oh, by the way, there are only champion apprentices, no champion masters.

What this means is, your manager, how can any superstar know how to play?

Don't forget, this ball is kicked!

If you don't know how to play, can you become a world superstar?

That's, isn't it?

Even celebrities like Pep Guardiola and Carlo Ancelotti have been away from football for how many years?

Is today's football game the same as it was back then?

So, Ancelotti's approach is to be inclusive, it doesn't matter if I don't understand the ball, you know, I respect you!

Ancelotti's approach is a bit like doing nothing.

I have to say that Ancelotti's set is indeed a fool...... Uh, no, it's conquered a lot of teams and stars, so all the championship honors are soft.

The reason why Yang Huan admires Ancelotti is that he believes that the Italian's peaceful mentality and his inaction can well digest Southampton's aggressiveness and enhance the overall temperament of the Saints team.

If it is too rigid, it is easy to break!

Bielsa is a very tough guy in his own right, and his Southampton side are known for their aggressiveness and vigour, but it worked well in the early days of the team.

But once the team as a whole is formed, it becomes a kind of bottleneck, and it is difficult to go further.

This is also the reason why Yang Huan will accept Bielsa's resignation.

And Ancelotti's peaceful temperament can neutralize the anger of the Saints and sublimate the overall temperament of the team.

I believe that with Ancelotti's level, it is not difficult to keep the Saints' share of achievements, and it can also make the Saints look more like a wealthy team than an upstart!

Only, will he agree to a short-term tenure of one year?

And, how much will happen in a year?