Yang Huan sat behind the scenes when Cesc Fabregas, accompanied by head coach Bielsa and executive chairman Niela Cortez, sat in the press conference hall and was questioned by reporters and media on the spot.

When a reporter from the Independent newspaper challenged Fabregas in person and asked him why he chose Southampton instead of returning to Arsenal, Fabregas's answer made Yang Huan feel quite uncomfortable.

Don't look at Southampton in the limelight now, but compared with the real giants, there is still a gap.

The most obvious is that Southampton does not have a Fabregas of their own!

Perhaps, according to Southampton's current path, continue to move forward, and after a few years of accumulation, the Saints will slowly accumulate the heritage of the giant team, but at least not yet.

As for the question of the reporter of the independent newspaper just now, Yang Huan can only be hehe.

People say that Arsenal fans are somewhat idealistic, and that's right.

If, in Simon Hughes's point of view, Fabregas can't play even if he can't play, he doesn't want a salary or anything, he has to return to Arsenal anyway.

Why?

Without him, this is called loyalty!

That's worthy of the arsenal that nurtured you, isn't it?

But everyone knows that this kind of thinking is simply nonsense, and even more than just nonsense!

The reason why professional football is professional football is because playing football is a profession for players.

Changing clubs is like changing jobs.

Cesc Fabregas's move from Arsenal to Barcelona was like moving from a well-known local company in the UK to Spain's Fortune 500, and as a result, he was unhappy with his work in the Fortune 500 and wanted to return to the UK to find a job.

Who has a special rule that you have to go back to the original company?

People haven't thought about asking for the original company, you still have to ask people to go, if you don't go, you are disloyal, or you have a moral problem?

People who say this kind of thing and think this way are really problematic!

However, Fabregas's answer just now also gave Yang Huan a lot of ideas.

One of the most important points is how to provide enough security for players, which is quite important.

It's like a company that provides you with additional protection in addition to five insurances and one housing fund, such as placement, such as help in life, or helping your children find a school, etc.

"Peter, Ron, we're financially strong now, so we've got to keep up with that in terms of player security, not just to provide the best in the world to the players at Glory Stadium and Stauptwood, but to provide as much help and service as possible to the players outside of the club."

"Only then will they have a sense of belonging to us, they will have feelings, they will be at ease, and they will do their best for us on the pitch to win the game, you know what I mean?"

Peter Kenyon and Ron Gulley both nodded in unison.

Young Master Huan's meaning was very clear, and they all understood.

Many of the benefits offered to service employees are already common in large companies, but in football, they are still rare or even non-existent, because in the eyes of the club, this is tantamount to an unwarranted increase in their own operating costs.

Don't think it's a joke, almost all football clubs, even the big clubs, still live in the age of lying down and making money, because they are unique!

But in the near future, under the wash of the tide of capital, these teams that are trying to make money lying down, and even some giants, may not be able to hold on and be eliminated, which is also very normal.

It's as if Nottingham Forest, Aston Villa, Hamburg, Ajax and other teams that were once brilliant were all eliminated by professional football.

If you can't keep up with the times, it's only a matter of time before you are eliminated!

While Yang Huan was thinking about the problem, the press conference outside was still going on.

This press conference has attracted the attention of more than one million people on the Internet and watched the live broadcast, which can be regarded as quite shocking, and it can even be said to be a grand event in the Internet sports circle.

Southampton has already accumulated a wealth of experience in this area, and has done a good job in the aspect of fan interaction.

Throughout the press conference, fans on the Internet were able to actively participate and ask questions.

For example, a Saints fan asked Bielsa a question, which of the two players, Modric, who is about to be sold, or Cesc Fabregas, who is better?

This is also a typical Internet fan thinking and question.

So, when the question appeared on the big screen in the press conference hall, the audience almost burst into laughter.

There were even quite a few reporters who were heckling to see how Bielsa would answer the poignant question.

You know, Modric hasn't officially left the team yet, and Cesc Fabregas is sitting on the sidelines, how to answer?

Who knows, after Bielsa looked at the question seriously, he answered it very seriously.

'These are two different types of players,' he said. This is the first sentence of his beginning.

"In terms of playing ability, the two are almost comparable, both are quite good midfielders, but Sesque's technique is more delicate, his longitudinal passing is more threatening, and his attacking and scoring ability is also quite good, which is what makes him better than Luka."

"But Luka's ability to push forward with the ball, his ability to get rid of it, and his running and tenacious defence in the game, are better than Seque, which is a very valuable quality of a midfielder in modern football tactics."

'No player is perfect, they are the best in all aspects, they all have their strengths and weaknesses, so I think Luka Modric and Cesc Fabregas, no one is better, as long as they are given a tactical environment that suits their performance, they are the best world-class midfielders.

Many reporters present have fallen one after another, this is too one-sided, right?

However, it seems that this is also a kind of tai chi.

But soon, the next question came to the reporters on the scene, and someone immediately asked another question, but this time it was Fabregas who asked, "What do you think of what Bielsa said just now?" ”

If it was a little more subtle before, then this time it is simply very straightforward to sow discord.

Fabregas is well aware of these tricks of the media reporters, and said with a slight smile: "Marcelo has told me these words before, and I am also very clear about his requirements and expectations for me, I believe that in Southampton, I can find the strongest Fabregas." ”

He almost said it to his face, I have figured out the careful thinking of you guys, don't get an axe again!

And the next problem is just as difficult to deal with.

A Saints fan asked a question online that at Barcelona, Cesc Fabregas played as a striker, but Southampton brought him in midfield, so the fan asked, what does Cesc Fabregas prefer to goals and assists?

Fabregas also took this issue in stride, saying that he prefers assists.

'I've played as a striker for a long time, I've been cruising around the opposition penalty area, I've had to face the opposition defence directly, and even though I've scored a lot of goals, I've found that I prefer to be behind, and I'm enjoying the assists, watching my passes and helping my team-mates to score, and that's a very happy thing.

Yang Huan was in the background, and he was also very satisfied with Fabregas's answer, and he was very knowledgeable.

"He's still so mature and calm!" Peter Kenyon said with a smile.

At one point when he was at Manchester United, he almost brought in 16-year-old Cesc Fabregas.

When he was at Chelsea, he also wanted to bring in Cesc Fabregas, who was in his early twenties.

So, he's quite familiar with the Spanish midfielder.

Yang Huan kept nodding, precociousness was something Fabregas had been talking about for the past few years.

Otherwise, he can play for Arsenal at the age of sixteen?

Can you squeeze out Patrick Vieira early, play the heart of the midfield, and carry the captain's armband of Arsenal?

Theoretically, Bielsa's remarks just now were not wrong.

Cesc Fabregas and Luka Modric are midfielders of the same level, and in terms of game ability, the two sides are difficult to distinguish.

To some extent, Fabregas's strengths are precisely Modric's weaknesses, and the Croatian midfielder's strengths are precisely Fabregas's shortcomings.

But there is one weakness in both players, and even Fabregas has not been able to gain a foothold in Barcelona's midfield because of this, and that is the ability to build order in attack and defence.

The game of football is complex and full of unpredictable changes.

But in fact, there is a category of players who possess an ability that is almost predictable.

Or should it be said, they can slowly and step by step through their every run, every pass, every response, to sort out the offensive and defensive ideas, steadily control the rhythm of the game, and build the team's offense and defense one by one.

In modern football tactics, offense and defense are already inseparable and integrated.

This has higher requirements for this kind of player who controls the offensive and defensive order of the team, whether it is skill or awareness.

As a result, Pirlo's forward midfield has been called one of the greatest changes to football tactics in the last decade.

Because that's what he does!

That's true for Xavi, and it's true for Xavi Alonso.

So who's next?

Busquets?

No, the closest is Tony Cross!

This is a midfielder-level player and the heart of the whole Southampton team.

Don't look at him as good as Modric, Vidal, or James Rodriguez many times, but it is precisely his seemingly monotonous and unimaginative steady passing that silently constructs Southampton's offensive and defensive order.

It's like this stadium of glory in Southampton.

When everyone thinks of architects, they only think of Norman Foster.

Who knows Huang Ying?

Who knows the obscure architects at Foster Architects?

Neither Cesc Fabregas nor Luka Modric lacks the ability of Toni Kroos to build an offensive and defensive order.

That's why Cesc Fabregas was not only unable to replace Xavi at Barcelona, but was even forced to move forward.

Yang Huan suddenly realized a very interesting problem, that is, almost everyone felt that Southampton brought in Fabregas to replace Modric.

But really, is that really the case?

A very important reason why Southampton scored so many goals last season was that Toni Kroos, who was good at building offensive and defensive order, and Modric, who was good at getting rid of and advancing with the ball, was good at the last pass, and James Rodriguez, who had outstanding footwork at the edge of the penalty area, rose and brushed very bright assist statistics.

But now, Cesc Fabregas, who is good at making the last pass and getting back to attack, is here, who does he replace?

It's supposed to be James Rodriguez!

And what about Modric?

If analyzed from the role of the player, who should complete Modric's getting rid and advancing with the ball?

Paul Pogba is pretty good.

The French midfielder was also quite eye-catching in Southampton last season, but the limelight was somewhat overshadowed by James Rodriguez, and in the Champions League, Bielsa relied more on the experienced Kaka or the more balanced Oscar, so Pogba did not attract media attention as he did.

But within Southampton, and even in European football, the focus on Pogba is quite high.

Almost everyone agrees that Pogba will be one of the best midfielders of the next decade.

Southampton have also positioned the French midfielder as the heart of the Saints' midfield for the next decade, and have cultivated and further shaped it along this line.

However, in the new season, fighting on multiple fronts, relying on one Pogba alone is obviously not enough.

Therefore, Yang Huan also plans to introduce another world-class midfielder, that is......