Nine Hundred and Seventy Third Genius Concentration Camp

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Taking advantage of the suspension of La Liga, Gao Shen specially came to the Thorpe Arch training base to meet with Leeds United.

He highly appreciated the team's recent performance, but also reminded the young players in the team to guard against arrogance and impetuosity.

"The second half is the real test!"

Combining some of his past experience, Gao Shen put forward a lot of opinions to the players and coaches.

In a situation like Leeds United, the biggest problem in the second half is, when the opponent is familiar with your tactics and style of play, how will the team respond?

Gao Shen felt that Sarri should formulate two more plans as the team's B and C plans.

Especially on the offensive end.

Gao Shen believes that Harry Kane, Mane, Felipe Anderson and Mahrez should all get more opportunities.

The current Leeds United is composed of Coutinho, Icardi and Salah as the trident, and the midfielder is composed of Pogba, Alan and Jorginho. The overall style is still determined to play fast.

But in the second half, there will definitely be many teams that will adopt more defensive and precise counterattack tactics when they encounter Leeds United.

This puts forward requirements for Leeds United's offensive ability.

But everyone knows that Icardi is more focused on scoring goals in the center position.

On the contrary, Harry Kane, who is tall, can play a role in tough battles, and Mane's body is also very strong, and his impact is quite amazing.

Felipe Anderson and Mahrez follow the technical flow. These two players have very delicate skills and strong dribbling ability.

Gao Shen also specifically asked Vardy.

But what surprised him was that the unlucky England striker had played six times this season.

Sarri's evaluation of him is still very good, thinking that he has been working hard and improving all the time.

The player Vardy is actually a bit like Mane.

The same is true for Mane now. He entered the professional game too late, resulting in Mane's basic skills not being solid enough, but the talent of this player is really good and he is willing to work hard, so he has been practicing and strengthening.

As for the suggestion made by Gao Shen, Sarri has already started to do it, but because the Premier League does not have a winter break, he does not have enough time to train.

But after entering 2013, because of the Cup, he will get a respite for about 10 days, during which time he can polish the team's tactics.

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After talking with Sarri and others, Gao Shen took Pochettino to visit the methodology department, big data center and scouting department, which are the core of Thorpe's arch training base.

The training base is small, but well-equipped.

In Pochettino's words, compared with most La Liga teams, even the teams in the five major leagues, they are more advanced and more complete.

Even for a club like the Spaniard, youth training is more of a facade.

But Leeds United is really making great efforts to focus on youth training and is really committed.

Not to mention anything else, let's just talk about the methodology department. The research on youth training is not comparable to other teams, even teams like Real Madrid and Barcelona.

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Gao Shen did not deny that this project was originally Barcelona's, but Russell laid off staff, so Leeds joined them.

And there is another evidence that Leeds United is willing to invest in youth training, and that is the game.

In order to provide enough training opportunities for the youth team players, Leeds United will not only participate in the youth team leagues and cups organized by the FA, but will even organize matches with other big teams,

Even go abroad to participate in some exchanges and invitational competitions.

These may seem inconspicuous, but they are all real investments.

According to Borrell, Leeds United will invest more than 10 million pounds in youth training this season.

What concept is this?

Borrell is not familiar with other teams, but he is familiar with Barcelona.

From the beginning of the 00/01 season, Barcelona claimed to have invested 130 million euros in ten years, but as the head coach of the Barcelona youth team, Borrell believes that Barcelona's investment in the previous years was only half of Leeds United's investment, but later the Dream Team and Dream Team 3 After the success of the team, Barcelona tasted the sweetness of youth training, and then increased their investment in youth training.

No, after Russell came to power, the investment in youth training has been reduced again.

But Barcelona has been doing one thing all the time, that is, searching for talents all over the world, and this is how Messi came into being.

And what Barcelona has gained is a dream three team, a group of talents from their own youth training such as Messi, Iniesta, Fabregas, Pique, and a set of endless talent treasures.

Now Leeds United is aiming at this.

Leeds United's current scout network has spread all over the world, with more than 700 part-time scouts, who are digging and providing talents for Leeds United anytime and anywhere. At the same time, there are more than a dozen full-time scouts, looking for talents all over the world.

In addition, Leeds United's youth training echelons are all equipped with the highest level coaching team, as well as a scientific training team.

Since the establishment of a complete youth training system last year, Leeds have never stopped poaching young players from all over the world.

An annual budget of 10 million pounds is really inconspicuous in the first team, but it is absolutely arrogant in the youth team.

So Leeds United has one or two, or even two or three foreign players in each age group.

According to Borrell's introduction, the U12 is the most anticipated in the current Leeds United youth team.

That is the age group where the Majin Buohaland is.

How strong is this age group?

Haven't lost a game so far.

In addition to the super players like Harland, Gao Shen also took a look at the list and found that most of them were unknown to him, but there were two people who made him feel familiar.

One is the Portuguese teenager João Felix, who was highlighted by Borrell, saying that the team tried every means to get in touch, but in the end he went out in person and agreed to a lot of conditions before signing him from Porto.

The reason is that Porto doesn't pay much attention to it, thinking that he is too thin.

But in this regard, Leeds United has experience.

The other was Aurelian Joan Armeny.

At first glance, Gao Shen felt that this should be the talented midfielder who emerged in France before he crossed over. He looked about the same age, but the problem was that the Leeds United player played as a center forward.

Yes, he is now partnering with Harland as a double center, and he is simply invincible.

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This is actually not surprising. Two precocious tall men are really big killers in the youth team.

Gao Shen was not sure for a while, was he alone?

Borrell also said with regret that there is actually another young French striker whom he is very optimistic about, but unfortunately, both he and his family rejected Leeds United's invitation.

"His name is Kylian Mbappe, and he is currently training at Clairefontaine."

Gao Shen was taken aback when he heard that, "Who?"

"Kylian Mbappe." Borrell is a little strange, do you know him well?

The profound surprise was fleeting, but it was a tumbling in my heart.

Already have a Haaland, want another Mbappe?

Is this a plan to put the future "C Ronaldo" and "Messi" together?

"His father is a football coach, very knowledgeable and demanding. We are currently working hard to persuade them to join Leeds United after completing Clairefontaine's training." Borel said.

Gao Shen couldn't help but began to look forward to the scene of Mbappe and Harland partnering, but on the surface he was still calm, "I believe in your vision, Rudolph, if you think it is suitable, try to sign it, It is acceptable to pay a little price!"

Playing football still depends on talent.

You may not be able to become a star if you have talent, but you will definitely not be able to become a star without talent.

Therefore, talents like Harland, Mbappe, and Felix, that talent is definitely the best.

Leeds United is not always victorious. For example, the Danish teenager Odegaard rejected the invitation of Leeds United. He prefers to go to a big team. Lian couldn't dig.

Not to mention some young players who have long been recruited by big teams.

But Borrell also focused on another age group, that is U9 and U10, which is the age group where Ansu Fati is.

With the lifting of the FA's youth training ban, Leeds United began to search for talents all over the UK, and in this U9 age group, there is a name that Gao Shen is very familiar with, Jude Bellingham, from Birmingham.

This is absolutely impossible to escape.

Gao Shen is very sure, this is the one who will shine in Dortmund in the future.

Another one is from David Silva's hometown, the Canary Islands, Spain, Pedri, a teenager who has just turned ten years old. Be like Iniesta and David Silva.

The other is Jamal Mushalla, who was dug from Chelsea.

It’s also interesting to say that Mushala was recruited by Chelsea from the Southampton youth training camp, but after the mantis caught the cicada and the oriole, Leeds United arranged a job for Mushala’s parents, so he came here logically Leeds United.

These are all recognized by Gao Shen. Among those who don't know, are there no geniuses?

High level is unbelievable.

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I have to say that Leeds United's scouting and youth team team work is really beyond Gao Shen's expectations.

At least now, he can clearly see what kind of effect it will have if 10 million pounds are poured into the youth training camp every year.

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Not only Leeds United, but other teams.

The difference is whether to vote or not to vote.

But gathering talents is only the beginning, how to cultivate talents is the key.

Just like Chelsea, they searched for talents all over the world a few years ago, and there is no shortage of talents, but who kicked them out?

This proves that there is not only the soil for cultivating young people, but also opportunities for young people to compete and exercise.

Leeds United has also spent a lot of money and increased investment in this regard.

Gao Shen is also full of expectations now.

Perhaps it is exactly as Lucas and Borrell outlined, when the players like Harland come out, and then the wave of Ansu Fati comes to the top, Leeds United will really usher in a fruitful harvest period.

After that, Gao Shen and Su Qing, accompanied by Lucas, Borel and others, visited the Elland Road Stadium and the new training base north of the stadium.

Now all the formalities have been completed, the government's joints have been opened up, Norman Foster's design is also advancing in an orderly manner, and the Chinese construction company is also starting preparations, and it is expected to start construction in May.

On the large open space to the west of Elland Road Stadium, Leeds United specially paid for a large piece of land to be used as a temporary parking lot for fans who drive on match days.

There is no money to build a new stadium for the time being, but the land should be used as much as possible.

Everything started to go on the right track, and Gao Shen was very relieved.

But Pochettino is different.

What he saw was a thriving team.

He even has a very strong premonition that this advanced team will completely change the structure of the Premier League.

He hopes that he can be a part of it and contribute to it.