1108th Benchmarking Summit

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As the saying goes: oranges born in Huainan are oranges, and oranges born in Huaibei are oranges.

Youth training to train players is actually similar to this.

Just like the French striker Antoine Griezmann who is doing well in the Royal Society now, if you look at it according to the French youth training standards, it is impossible for him to have a bright future.

Griezmann was born in a small town called Mâcon, 65 kilometers away from Lyon. Influenced by his father, he started to get in touch with football since he was a child and received basic training in Mâcon United.

Until the age of seven or eight, his family realized Griezmann's potential, so he took him out of Macon and tried out around France, including Lyon, Paris Saint-Germain, Auxerre, Saint-Etienne, Solskjaer, etc. Shaw, Montpellier, etc.

Griezmann has innate excellent skills and extraordinary playing wisdom, but he also has a very fatal flaw, that is, slow speed, short stature and thin body.

The selection criteria for youth training in France is very clear. Professional football must be based on the body. Players with strong bodies and fast speed are more popular, and players like Griezmann are destined to be eliminated.

After hitting the wall everywhere, until 2005, during the trial training in Montpellier, Griezmann was valued by the amateur scout Eric Orharz of the Real Sociedad, and he was strongly recommended to the sports team of the Real Sociedad. Director Roberto Orabe.

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Speed, strength and physical deficiencies are not actually a problem for Spanish football, even for clubs located in northern Spain, a region known for its rough style of play.

As a result, Griezmann successfully entered the Real Sociedad, grew up in the echelon smoothly, and performed very well. He soon entered the first team and became the core player of the current first team, shining brilliantly.

In Gaoshen's previous life, with Griezmann's outstanding performance in Real Sociedad and his transfer to Atletico Madrid, he became famous in one fell swoop, and his deeds gradually received reports in France, which began to trigger reflections on the selection of youth training in France.

"Why do French clubs pay more attention to [what is it like now] when selecting talents, while Spanish youth training pays more attention to [what will happen in the future] when recruiting players, and are better at tapping the potential and talents of players?"

This famous reflection did not attract too much attention, because it gradually lost its voice.

But in fact, Gao Shen once discussed this issue with Zidane and many people in the industry. The answer is that French football is too happy.

According to French official statistics, the total population is more than 6,000, ranking second only to Germany in the European Union. At the same time, France has 6 to 7 million immigrants from Africa and other regions, and only a small part of them have obtained of French citizenship, the other millions are all migrant workers.

There is a statistic in the book [Football Economics], that is, almost all successful professional players come from poor families with no upward channels.

For the children of these families, playing football is their only single-plank bridge to change their own destiny.

It is conceivable that this group of immigrants from Africa is providing France with a steady supply of talents.

Therefore, looking at the past few decades, a very large number of famous French stars are mainly African.

Anyone who has studied history knows that West Africa was once a French colony, and immigrants here prefer to go to France.

When French clubs have a steady supply of talents, the standards for talent selection are naturally set higher.

Even young players must not only be in good health, but also fast and have outstanding skills.

What?

future?

Let's talk about things later.

Therefore, those who win at the starting line, those young people who are faster and stronger, are often more popular.

On the contrary, someone like Griezmann has excellent skills, but has no body or speed, so don't expect to stand out.

Of course, Griezmann's speed also limits his upper limit.

In professional football, talent is something that comes naturally.

Just like Ronaldo, he was born with African blood, his muscle group is different from others, his speed and explosive power are fast, what's the matter!

And like Mbappe, he was born to be a hurricane titan, and he is not easy to get injured. What can be done?

When Gareth Bale, Robben and Irving and other white players with outstanding speed are frequently injured there, small rockets with African descent like Ronaldo and Mbappe can squander their speed and impact recklessly .

This is something no one can envy.

But Gao Shen has always been thinking, what if these players have more sophisticated skills?

Why did Ronaldo transform into a scorer? Why did many people think that Ronaldo will not be extraordinary?

The answer is simple, because speed is what eats youth.

You can be unscrupulous when you are young, but what about after 25? After 28?

Not to mention the continuous improvement of age, or even just an injury, many things have changed.

It is problematic to attach importance to speed and body and despise technical training.

Don't think it's alarmist talk, in fact, this situation has already appeared.

For example, this season, the French newspaper L'Equipe conducted a survey and pointed out that there is a problem in Ligue 1, that is, muscle strains among young players are very common.

"Usually, muscle strains are more likely to occur on older players. Looking around the world, this is basically the case, but it is different in Ligue 1, even in the reserve team and youth teams below U19."

"Young players all over France are more prone to muscle strains, which is not normal."

The L'Equipe believes that this generally reflects that there are problems in the French youth training, not only the backwardness of physical training, but also the direction of player training.

And the whole world knows that in England, there has never been a shortage of players with fast speed and excellent body, but the players trained by England's youth training are not good at their feet.

What Gao Shen has done at Leeds United is to take root in England and cultivate young talents from all over the world.

Many people think that Leeds United is doing something wrong, just like the youth training reforms of teams such as Liverpool and Arsenal, but it is not the case. Spanish youth training does not work in England.

But some essential things are worth learning, such as the training of players' skills in Spanish youth training and the exploration of players' talent potential. These are obvious advantages.

Whether you admit it or not, the essence of football ultimately comes down to the control of the ball.

It's not about possession of the ball, it's about control of the ball.

Such as shooting, dribbling, passing...

These are the control of the ball, and behind this must pay attention to technology.

Leeds United's philosophy is to develop in an all-round way, not only in terms of body and speed, but also technology and awareness.

Gao Shen’s visit to Leeds United this time is mainly because of a proposal submitted by Paco Cerullo and Juan Villa.

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"Sports Technology Innovation Seminar, as the name suggests, we hope to invite experts and scholars from all over the world to gather together to discuss how to use new youth training concepts, training methods, and data analysis to improve team training and performance. The result of youth training."

Paco Cerullo introduced his plan to Gao Shen and Su Qing.

"We have had contact with many colleagues, and they are all very interested in Leeds United, especially our big data center and the AXA center we are building."

In the AXA Center, Leeds United's big data center has cooperated with Huawei to develop a set of Internet of Things system, which can detect and analyze various activities of players in the training base, including training in the gym, and provide daily training and training for the coaching staff. Young player training provides real-time data support.

This is the first time in the whole world.

Similar data analysis is actually not new, but the difficulty for Leeds United this time is behind the big data, how to establish a data statistical analysis model, how to rely on data to formulate team tactics and train young players, etc.

These were difficult to achieve before, but now, Leeds United will use a complete system to present it.

Of course, this is just the beginning.

It is far from enough to rely on Leeds United as a club, so it is necessary to constantly communicate with the outside world and attract talents.

The Sports Technology Innovation Symposium is a platform and an important measure to promote Leeds United.

Gao Shen, Su Qing, Lucas and Borel had already researched it before, and basically agreed to establish this summit, which will last for two days. The first session plans to invite two to three hundred experts from all over the world, including NBA and NFL.

In this regard, the United States is undoubtedly at the forefront.

And there will be a lot of investment.

But as Su Qing, Lucas and Borrell said, holding such an industry-first summit in Leeds United's new training base will undoubtedly have an influence on Leeds United, especially the industry. , would be a huge improvement.

The request given by Gao Shen is also very simple, since it needs to be done, then it must be done.

"And we can't just hold it once, we have to stick to it for a long time, make this summit a tradition, and become a golden sign of our Leeds United. Our team is bound to benefit a lot from it."

Modern football pays attention to openness and communication. It is like a team. It is meaningless to bury your head on the training ground. If you want to improve your strength, you have to play more games and play more against powerful opponents. Contest.

The same is true in the field of youth training and coaching.

Communicating more with experts and scholars from all over the world, as well as professionals in other fields, is definitely of great benefit to football in the new era.

Not to mention anything else, at least be able to keep pace with the times and master the most advanced science and technology at any time.

Technology is the primary productive force!

Of course, in order for others to come up with dry goods, Leeds United must first come up with good things.

It's impossible for you to hide it yourself, but ask others to share the latest scientific research results with you, right?

Therefore, Gao Shen's attitude in this regard is very clear, and the philosophy of Leeds United is the same.

"We never rest on our laurels. On the contrary, we are very happy to communicate with experts and scholars from all walks of life around the world, share our research results, and make progress together!"

"Not only sports performance and data analysis, but even club management, social responsibility, fan interaction, etc., as long as it is sports-related industry content, it can be discussed. We have to learn from others' strengths and make up for our own shortcomings. "

Immediately, Gao Shen made a decision, led by Lucas, to make an implementation plan for the next three years.

"We are the first to make it a benchmark summit in the industry!"

This is also in line with Gaoshen's consistent style, either don't do it, or do it to the best.

According to the past, this should have been something the giants would do, but since they didn't do it, let us Leeds United take the lead!