Chapter 707 Paranoid
"Mr. Yang Huan, how is the atmosphere in our stadium?"
In the chairman's stand of the Telecom Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey, Galatasaray's chairman Unal Aisar pointed at the stadium proudly and asked Yang Huan.
Everyone knows that under the painstaking management of Yang Huan, Southampton's St. Mary's Stadium has already become a well-known devil's stadium in Europe. .
Therefore, Unal Aisar had long wanted to compete with Yang Huan.
Yang Huan didn't take it seriously at all, he laughed, nodded and said: "Well, it's pretty good, it's really hell!"
It stands to reason that the number of Galatasaray fans is also good. After all, it is the UEFA Champions League game, which attracted a total of more than 50,000 people, and almost 60,000 people came to the stadium to watch the game. The problem is that their stadium has a capacity of more than 80,000 people.
With more than 20,000 vacancies, it is easy to make people feel that there is a large space in the stands.
But I have to say that the fans in Turkey are indeed very fanatical. The momentum and sound of more than 60,000 people are really impressive. No wonder this place is called the Red Hell.
After being praised by Yang Huan, Unal Esser burst out laughing, "In Istanbul, although Fenerbahce and Besiktas' attendance rates are also very good, compared with us , they are inferior!"
Both Fenerbahce and Besiktas are teams from Istanbul, the capital of Turkey, and they are rivals in the same city as Galatasaray.
When Yang Huan heard this, he immediately turned his head to the side, and the UEFA President Michel Platini, who was sitting next to him, looked at each other and smiled wryly.
This is the first round of the knockout round of the UEFA Champions League, and it is also the first time in Southampton's history to participate in the knockout round of the UEFA Champions League. According to the rules of the UEFA Champions League, the first draw in the group stage draws the second place in the group stage. Yang Huan also attached great importance to this away game and personally supervised the game.
After Platini heard about it, he also temporarily changed his itinerary and came to Galatasaray.
No, the Chairman Unal Essar just now took the initiative to assume the role of the host, and introduced Platini to Yang Huan with a face, saying that the UEFA President came to the Telecom Stadium in person, showing that The emphasis on Galatasaray.
Yang Huan could only feel helpless about this.
no way,
The development of Turkish football in the past few years has indeed been very fast, especially after 2002, when Turkey reached the semi-finals of the World Cup and finally won the third place, which greatly stimulated the football atmosphere in Turkey.
In addition, in recent years, Turkey has taken advantage of its geographical advantages and its economy has developed rapidly. As a result, the football industry has developed faster and faster, and it has gradually become the foothold of many balloon stars in Europe.
For example, the Galatasaray team has Sneijder, Eboue, Felipe Melo, former Liverpool midfielder Riera, former Real Madrid midfielder Altintop and other famous European stars. .
But in terms of vision and the ability to run a football club, the Turkish team still has to catch up!
Yang Huan had seen such a joke in Ancelotti's autobiography before.
It is said that after Ancelotti got out of class from Parma, a Turkish team approached him, hoping to invite him to coach. Ancelotti proposed to go to the site to inspect it before making a decision.
At that time, the two parties agreed to keep it secret, but as a result, Ancelotti was immediately surrounded by crazy fans as soon as he got off the plane.
Originally, when this happened, there was no possibility of cooperation between the two parties, but the other party showed their stalking skills, pursued Ancelotti unscrupulously, and even faced Ancelotti's various difficulties. They are all satisfied again and again.
Want a villa? With sea view?
OK, here you are!
If you want a special car, do you have to have a driver?
no problem!
Is the air ticket to and from Italy required to be reimbursed by the club?
It should be!
Bring your own team, can't point fingers?
This is natural!
...
Anyway, it is said that in the end, Ancelotti had no reason to refuse, and even almost agreed.
But later the Italian ran back to Italy with an excuse, and he dared not return to Turkey after being beaten to death. He just rejected the other party by phone, and the fans basically knew what happened after that.
From this point, it is not difficult to see that the management of the Turkish team, even now, is still that virtuous!
But it is very interesting that the Italian Ancelotti refused to coach the Turkish team back then, but now, the head coach of Galatasaray is from Italy, and he is also a famous coach, the former Manchester City coach Manci Ni.
What's more interesting is that Mancini had coached Inter Milan, while Trim, the former coach of Galatasaray he replaced, had coached Milan. Coincidentally, Trim dismissed from Milan and replaced him. It's Ancelotti.
Really answered that sentence, where in life do we not meet each other!
Perhaps it is the shining halo brought by the famous coach Mancini, and Galatasaray's breakthrough from the Champions League group stage over Juventus, which gave the Turks extremely strong self-confidence.
Unal Aisar even said in a half-joking tone just now that Galatasaray's strategy is to win at home and draw away.
In other words, breaking through the group stage is no longer enough for them, what they want is the quarterfinals!
This made Yang Huan seriously doubt whether he was too low-key?
You know, Southampton's original goal was to qualify for the group stage. After all, this is Southampton's first season in the Champions League. Many players have no experience, and the head coach Bielsa also has no experience, so he is more cautious.
But now, seeing that even a team like Galatasaray dared to enter the quarterfinals, Yang Huan had to seriously suspect that the goals set by himself and Peter Kenyon and others were really inferior !
But let alone, when the game started, Galatasaray faced Southampton, and they really didn't lose at all.
Mancini's game strategy is very cautious, focusing on defense, and then looking for opportunities to fight back.
Italian coaches are usually good at defense, so Galatasaray also defends tightly.
Southampton had a few chances but failed to pose a threat, while Galatasaray took one or two chances, countered and even (had a free-kick up front.
The most threatening thing is undoubtedly Sneijder's cross in a counterattack, but Varane rushed ahead of the opponent's player and made a key clearance, which resolved the crisis and made Puerto, who was sitting next to Yang Huan, Latini applauded loudly.
"Raphael has been improving in the past few years in Southampton, and he has performed quite steadily this season, and he is very general!" Platini is full of praise.
As a Frenchman, he has always enjoyed seeing his compatriots perform well.
Yang Huan's attitude was rather indifferent, "He's only twenty years old, so you can't boast!"
After hearing this, Platini immediately laughed and nodded, "Yeah, if you just look at his performance on the court, you can't tell that he is only 20 years old, so mature and stable!"
Yang Huan also agreed that Varane is indeed quite brilliant.
In the past few years in Southampton, under the meticulous care of the coaching team, his physical fitness is perfect among the central defenders, with almost no flaws, and his defensive skills are also improving day by day. He was still inexperienced before. Over the years of accumulated experience in the professional arena, he already has the strength to be his own.
Even in the absence of Javi Martinez many times, he has commanded the entire defense very well.
Today's Varane has already become an indispensable member of Southampton's defense line, and it is also a bright gem produced by the Saints youth training camp!
Regardless of the fact that Southampton's main central defenders are Harvey Martinez and Varane, in fact Bielsa is still a little dissatisfied. This was when Yang Huan planned to send Nastasic to Inter Milan. Sarah just said it.
It turns out that this guy has secretly tried the left and right center back combination of Nastasic and Varane several times.
When it comes to central defenders, many people think that there is no difference between the left foot and the right foot. Many people even have doubts about the left central defender and the right central defender. Do you think it is necessary to distinguish so clearly?
But in the eyes of professionals, it is necessary and very necessary.
What's more, in the eyes of a paranoid like Bielsa, unless there is no such condition, otherwise, he must do this!
In Bielsa's tactical system, the full-backs undertake a considerable task of inserting. In addition to defending, the central defender is also very important to play the ball. Therefore, he pulled Harvey Martinez to the back line and played as a central defender. Give full play to his ball advantage.
As we all know, the current team pays attention to the frontcourt pressing.
Just imagine, if a right-footed player plays right center back, is the angle of the ball the same as playing left center back in the face of pressing?
It can be said that when a right-footed player plays left central defender, the ball is greatly restricted.
Also, Bielsa's tactic is four backs, but he often arranges to drag the midfielder back to the back line. The two central defenders have to be pulled apart and go to the two sides. At this time, the right-footed player kicks the left central defender. The disadvantages are very obvious.
In this case, Bielsa tried to let Nastasic, a left-footed player, play the left center back and Varane to play the right center back. The purpose is to further strengthen the defense and delivery of the Southampton center back combination.
Therefore, when Yang Huan decided to send Nastasic away, Bielsa desperately opposed it.
After all, it is really difficult to catch a left-footed central defender these days, let alone a high-potential left-footed central defender like Nastasic, who is even more scarce. Who is willing to let go?
Yang Huan looked at the field. The starting central defenders for this game are still Harvey Martinez and Varane, but I am afraid that with time, Nastasic is likely to replace Harvey Martinez. .
As for what kind of chemical reaction will be produced by then, who knows?
Southampton attacked for a while at the beginning, but after seeing that it failed to achieve results, Toni Kroos and Modric's double midfielders waved their hands, and the rhythm immediately slowed down.
This also made the game no longer as intense, fast-paced, and beautiful as it was at the beginning.
"It seems that Mancini is well prepared for this game!" Platini said with a slight smile.
Yang Huan also laughed after hearing that, "I really don't believe it, the trident composed of Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Hazard and Suarez broke through the iron wall of Mancini!"
These words also reflect Yang Huan's strong confidence in the strength of the team.
In the UEFA Champions League group stage, Southampton's stable performance was beyond everyone's expectations, and its offensive power was second only to Real Madrid. With an impressive record of six games, five wins and one draw, they qualified for the group stage with their heads held high.
This not only greatly exceeded everyone's expectations, but even the Southampton management was a little surprised.
Because the original goal of the team was to qualify for the group stage, I never expected to perform so well.
Just like Juventus, another team, although they are the Serie A champions, most of the team participated in the UEFA Champions League for the first time, so they won the third place in the group stage, and they were directly trampled by Galatasaray. Playing the Europa League.
Platini also nodded. Southampton's offensive power is indeed surprising. Bielsa's team is always so aggressive and passionate, and all possibilities will arise.
But soon, the UEFA president started to get down to business, mentioning some recent events.
Gradually, the topic fell on FIFA.
"Master Huan, what do you think I should do now?" Platini asked humbly.
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