Chapter 494 Youth Training Is a Technical Activity

Knock~knock~knock

"Come in!"

Sitting behind the desk, Yang Huan raised his head, just in time to see Martin Hunter open the door and come in. Hey, Interesting Academy Baidu Interesting Academy

The British middle-aged man looks much older than two years ago, which shows that the pressure on the first team is indeed considerable.

It can be regarded as fate, Martin Hunter came from Bradford not long before Yang Huan acquired Southampton.

In the past two years, in addition to helping Bielsa in the first team, he was also in charge of the operation of the Saints youth training camp.

Southampton's youth academy has produced a large number of talents. Although there are teams poaching outstanding talents from all over the continent, the concerted efforts of Martin Hunt, Griffa and Madoni cannot be ignored.

It took them two full years to build Southampton's youth academy into a top youth academy that is not at all inferior to other teams on the European continent, no matter in terms of technical and tactical style, or the meticulous craftsmanship of the players. However, Southampton has its own uniqueness.

This has also created the status and influence of Southampton's youth training in the entire English football.

Even surpassed the Red Devils Manchester United!

"Master Huan, are you looking for me?" After entering the door, Martin Hunter smiled at Long Wu who was sitting in the corner playing games, and walked directly to Yang Huan's desk.

"Sit!" Yang Huan smiled and pointed to the opposite side, "Are you busy with the work of the first team?"

When asked, he stood up.

Seeing that Martin Hunter was about to stand up, Yang Huan smiled and motioned him to sit down, while he went to a corner to make tea.

"It's okay, but the team's performance is not very satisfactory recently, and the pressure is quite high. Marcelo has been living in the training base for the past few days!" When it comes to the Argentine madman, Martin Hunter is full of admiration.

In terms of this dedication to football, Bielsa is unparalleled in the world.

Yang Huan brewed two cups of tea, walked back, put one cup in front of him, and took a sip of the other cup.

"I don't pay much attention to the team's performance. I believe in Marcelo's coaching ability."

Martin Hunt nodded and said, "Yes,

In fact, the team's performance is not too bad, especially for a newly promoted horse, but maybe the media, fans and the team themselves have too high expectations for the performance, resulting in a big gap now. "

Yang Huan smiled, "Normally, we are a team with pursuit!"

Martin Hunt also smiled, "If it weren't for the influence of the Olympics and the national team competition, we could win at least two or three more games than we do now, and our ranking would be quite high."

To put it bluntly, Southampton is definitely the number one catastrophe of the London Olympics. Ten players were transferred to participate in the Olympics. There is almost no available player on the entire right. How does Bielsa use his troops?

If they can win two more games and six more league points, they will be ranked very high now. If they win three more games, they will be directly ranked in the top four of the league.

"Don't worry, I can understand these things, I trust you!" Yang Huan said with a smile.

Martin Hunter nodded, but he felt strange in his heart, Master Huan called me here for no reason, could it be just to ask about the team?

You know, on weekdays, Master Huan knows about the team directly through Bielsa, why is he beating around the bush now?

"Martin, have you been with the team for two years?" Yang Huan sat back in his seat.

"Well, a little earlier than Master Huan." Martin Hunter replied.

"In the past two years, you have done a very good job with us. All of us feel that you have a lot of insight in youth training, such as the three youth training concepts you summed up."

Martin Hunter smiled slightly, not knowing what Master Huan meant by mentioning this.

But when he mentioned the three youth training concepts, his face was somewhat complacent.

He proposed in the Saints youth training camp that there are three points that youth training must achieve.

Sweat on the court, smile off the court, and learn from it, this is successful youth training!

If you want to use Yang Huan's words, hey, this is Milu's happy football.

It is really quite rare to have such insight in English football.

England's youth training these days is either rigid, barbaric, or simply doesn't know what they want.

But these three concepts of Southampton have proved to be quite helpful for youth training.

After all, the most important thing in cultivating players, especially those under the age of ten, is to cultivate their interest in football.

Then let them have fun with football and smile from the bottom of their hearts.

"Master Huan, in fact, this is not due to me alone, Griffa and Madoni, they have brought us the essence of the Argentine youth training in South America, and let us see their unique skills and methods of training players. "

Yang Huan couldn't help nodding. Griffa and Madoni, as youth training consultants and chief scouts, made significant contributions to Southampton, especially in youth training and young player training.

"Also, our director of youth training, Les Reid, is also well-known in England. In addition, the head of our youth training academy, Matt Crocker, is also very important. With hard work, the youth training of the Saints began to move on the right track."

To put it bluntly, after two years of high investment, the Saints' youth training is already on the right track.

Unless Yang Huan's head cramps at some point and he destroys the city wall, otherwise, Southampton's youth training is an endless treasure house and an inexhaustible gold mine.

Of course, we still have to continue to invest every year, innovate and upgrade software and hardware, and search for small beets and outstanding talents.

Yang Huan smiled lightly and said nothing.

Although Martin Hunter is a bit humble, as the leader of the youth training, he has contributed a lot to the rapid development of the Saints youth training.

This credit is seen by everyone and cannot be escaped.

"Have you heard of England's youth training reform plan?" Yang Huan asked.

"Glorious Revolution?"

"Yes!" Yang Huan nodded, "According to this plan, St. George's will become the Clairefontaine of England. In the next few years, the whole of England, from the top league Premier League to the community amateur league, will drive a wave of enthusiasm. Youth training reform."

"This is a good thing!"

Yang Huan said with a smile: "It's a good thing, but the FA alone can't accomplish anything at all, so this time it will be a mixed team responsible for formulating and promoting the youth training reform plan, including the FA and the Premier League. They will all be stationed in St. George's."

Martin Hunter couldn't help frowning when he heard this.

"Master Huan, youth training has never been something that one person can complete. It is a whole set of systematic projects that require the joint efforts of many people to complete. A mixed team alone can't do things at all."

"That's right, so everyone in this mixed team must not only be deeply involved in youth training, but must also be a youth training expert who understands and is familiar with the English football environment, and they will be fully responsible for the youth training of the entire Glorious Revolution. training reform plan.”

Speaking of this, Yang Huan smiled slightly and said: "It is preliminary estimated that starting from 2013, the annual budget of the Glorious Revolution Project will be as high as nearly 100 million pounds. If you add the software and hardware investment of professional clubs in youth training , the amount involved in this plan will be even higher.”

Just kidding, 5% of the one-year Premier League broadcast rights income after deducting 7,788 fees and expenses is used for youth training, part of which is invested in youth training by the club, and part of it is through the Glorious Revolution Project Team To operate and improve youth training in England as a whole, especially in the community.

Martin Hunter was a little dumbfounded when he heard that, "One hundred million?"

"Yes!" Yang Huan nodded, "So, everyone attaches great importance to this team, and there are only four candidates that have been confirmed so far."

"who?"

"Dave Redding, chairman of the London Olympic Organizing Committee, is very satisfied with his work in the Olympic Organizing Committee, especially in terms of coordination and resource mobilization, so David Bernstein strongly recommends him to join this team."

Martin Hunt nods, and Dave Redding has certainly done well in the run-up to the London Olympics.

"The other two are Nick Levitt and Roger Davis, who have been committed to promoting and improving the low-level league system for a long time. They are experts who are quite familiar with and understand the middle and lower league system and environment in England."

Martin Hunter had also heard of the two of them, and this project really required them to be responsible.

"And one more?"

"The current head of the FA development department, former England international Southgate!"

"It's him!" Martin Hunter also felt no problem.

"Nick Levitt and Roger Davies are both members of the FA Development Department. They have cooperated with Southgate many times before to launch an initiative to reform the youth training. Now they are proposing a glorious revolution and they are involved. , it's normal."

Yang Huan nodded with a smile, "You are right, but there are still many things missing."

"What?"

Yang Huan didn't answer but asked with a smile, "Do you think, just a few of them, know how to reform?"

At this moment, Martin Hunter was really stunned.

That's right, these people, Dave Redding's ability to do things needless to say, but when it comes to youth training, he is a layman.

Although some of Southgate, Nick Levitt and Roger Davis are professional players and some are familiar with the league environment, youth training is a technical job. Can they do it?

What would they do with this project if someone who didn't know the way took the lead?

"This time it is a long-term plan. Everyone is determined to persevere for a long time. Therefore, the people in this team are basically relatively young, so old people including Howard Wilkinson and Eric Harrison are not used. .”

Martin Hunter frowned, "Including Les Reed?"

Southampton's director of youth training was originally the technical development consultant of the FA, and he appeared behind the growth of world-class stars such as Gerrard, Lampard and Rooney.

What's even more commendable is that Les Reid is one of the very few English football players who attach great importance to technical youth training, and he is an all-rounder with considerable capabilities in sports medicine, technical training and scouting.

Les Reid joined the team almost at the same time as Martin Hunter, but Martin Hunter was later favored by Yang Huan and was promoted to the first team as Bielsa's assistant, with a relatively high status.

But when it comes to respect and prestige, Les Reed has nothing to say, and he deserves the number one.

Don't talk about the distance, just talk about the near point.

Not long ago, after the official opening of St. George, the FA hosted an exchange meeting and invited youth training experts including Barcelona to have a discussion.

Southampton's three local youth training experts, Martin Hunter, Matt Crocker and Les Reed, were all present, and during the exchange, they refuted the Barcelona youth training experts into speechless .

The reason is simple. Southampton's youth training model pays more attention to flexibility, creativity and cultivating children's interest.

Relatively speaking, Barcelona's youth training is very rigorous, but also quite rigid. It almost treats young players as workers on the assembly line, requiring them to abide by the tactics of passing the number three to the number six, and the number six to the seven. regulations.

That is, after this exchange meeting, Barcelona's youth training experts expressed that they hope to find an opportunity to visit the Stapletwood training base in Southampton for exchange and learning, and at the same time call on the Southampton youth team to visit Barcelona.

This also made the Saints youth academy become famous again in the football circle!

Yang Huan looked at Martin Hunter with a smile, and said something that made the middle-aged England almost fall over.

"At the summit in London, I recommend you to take charge of this project!" ()