Chapter 986 Cleansing
"I believe you have heard that our team is planning to restructure and promote youth reform."
In the corner of the barbeque restaurant, Yang Yang, Florentino, Zidane, Valdano, and Redondo sat around a round table with after-dinner fruits and water glasses on the table, chatting about the current situation of the team.
"What I can assure you here is that no matter how the team changes, building a competitive team with you as the core is the core of Real Madrid's restructuring plan and me. If there is anything that makes you feel uncomfortable during the process, you can bring it up and we can discuss it."
Florentino's attitude was very sincere, and his tone was very calm. With his character, I believe his words were sincere.
"I believe in you, Florentino." Yang Yang replied with certainty.
This is also a truth, because it was this trust that made Yang Yang give up Barcelona and choose Real Madrid.
If Yang Yang didn't trust Florentino, he would have gone to Barcelona instead of Real Madrid, whose future is uncertain.
He knew Florentino was right, despite the problems with Galacticos one.
"Actually, you may not be clear." Valdano continued on the side, "We chose Ancelotti at the beginning because he convinced us with a reform plan to help you. We believe that he can help you extend the peak period of your career, and this plan requires rejuvenation."
Yang Yang really didn't know about this, it was a little strange.
Zidane quickly explained how Real Madrid inspected the head coach, how Ancelotti evaluated Yang Yang, how he planned to help Yang Yang, and everything else in a nutshell, which warmed Yang Yang's heart.
Yang Yang's salary is very high, but Real Madrid did not hesitate to renew the contract, but hesitant to Ibrahimovic's salary request, which shows that in the plan of Real Madrid's management, Yang Yang is the most important member of the team.
Even to some extent, Yang Yang's high salary itself limits Ibrahimovic's salary increase space, not to mention that many people believe that Yang Yang has taken on too many tactical responsibilities.
Ibrahimovic's biggest tactical role in the current Real Madrid team is the fulcrum of the frontcourt and the suppression of the defense. But when the midfielder is connected, especially when the midfielder can't play the ball, Yang Yang usually withdraws and participates. His task is very heavy.
According to Real Madrid, they hope to introduce a player to share this task for Yang Yang, liberate Yang Yang, and let him focus more on attacking and running positions, without having to bear too heavy tactical tasks.
There is no doubt that the best candidate for this role should be Neymar.
Then the question arises, if Neymar really came to Real Madrid, where should Yang Yang appear?
Form a double striker with Zlatan Ibrahimovic? Or, just replace it directly?
Yang Yang began to understand that this should be the idea in Real Madrid's mind. When they encountered a suitable offer, they would sell Ibrahimovic and push Yang Yang to the front line logically.
Another point is that the outside media has always been dissatisfied with Ibrahimovic's efficiency.
For example, recently, major media have been selecting the best team in world football in 2011. As the top center of Real Madrid, Zlatan Ibrahimovic was not selected, and Yang Yang, Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi became the front trident.
This is almost standard.
In the selection of the French newspaper L'Equipe, among the three players in the midfield, Harvey and Iniesta each accounted for two, and the other player was not Harvey Alonso, nor Kaka, but David Silva.
This is a very interesting phenomenon.
Ancelotti has been helping Kaka transform this season, letting the Brazilian and David Silva take turns. From the data point of view, Kaka is slightly better, but in the selection of the French newspaper L'Equipe, David Silva appeared in the best team.
Needless to say the defense line, Maicon beat Barcelona's Alves to be elected, Marcelo is the left back, Vidic and Pique are the central defenders, Real Madrid's two central defenders are unreliable models, and the goalkeeper is Iker Casillas.
In the 2011 championship competition selected by L'Equipe, Yang Yang beat Seville tennis player Novak Djokovic and F1 racing driver Vettel with 807 points.
In addition to L'Equipe, Marca's selection is divided into two sets, one is the Spanish local lineup, David Silva, Harvey Alonso, Ramos and Iker Casillas are all selected, the others are all Barcelona players, only Valencia's Soldado and Chelsea's Juan Mata are non-Western Super League players.
The world star lineup is all non-Spanish players. Maicon and Marcelo were selected for the defense, Mascherano was selected for the midfielder, Yang Yang was shortlisted for the front trident, Neymar and Messi were also shortlisted, and Ibrahimovic was selected for the best forward position this time.
The well-known British football magazine [World Football] also selected the best player of the year in 2011. With more than 70% of the votes, Yang Yang won the best player without any suspense.
It is worth mentioning that Neymar won the best rookie, the second place is Dortmund's Gotze, and the third place is Ligue 1 Lille's Eden Hazard. These three players are young rookies who have attracted worldwide attention.
Every year at the end of the year is the awards season. In recent years, Yang Yang has always won awards and received soft hands. He even basically does not go to the scene to receive awards for many awards, but the other party sends them to Madrid on his own initiative.
This is also normal, because he doesn't need to rely on awards to prove himself. Instead, those award-giving organizations need to rely on him to receive awards to obtain traffic and sales. Even some media with insufficient influence, Yang Yang didn't even give them a chance to receive awards.
This is not because he is arrogant, but because he is too busy.
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First of all, Yang Yang expressed his gratitude to the management of Real Madrid. He promised that he has no intention of leaving Real Madrid, and he will definitely do his best for Real Madrid in the next competitions and every season.
This is how he, as a player, can repay the management of Real Madrid and Florentino.
Yangyang University majored in business administration, plus he has always been relatively calm in life, dealing with things and looking at problems more rationally, so he can understand the approach of Real Madrid's management.
He had a vague feeling that this reorganization of Florentino might not only be Ibrahimovic and Maxwell, but if it was right, maybe even Kaka and Maicon would be sold, and even Robben might be sold.
Ancelotti wants to play four-three-three, which is obvious, but Kaka's adaptation to the three midfielders has not been ideal, especially when compared with David Silva's outstanding performance and Modric's strength after gradually integrating into the team.
Judging from the current situation in European football, almost all strong teams do not have an attacking midfielder, which is doomed to make it difficult for Kaka to get a position. If the transition is not smooth, he may be sent away.
If Kaka doesn't leave, David Silva will leave. This is a very real problem.
Because as long as Kaka stays in the team for a day, he is David Silva's ceiling.
Just imagine, David Silva has already entered the team of the year in the team report, will Real Madrid have anything to worry about?
There is also Robben, the Dutchman's performance is remarkable, but first of all, his injury-prone physique is worrying. It has been relatively stable in the past two years, but he is still often absent. On the contrary, Di Maria has improved significantly after joining Real Madrid.
Judging from this season's performance, Di Maria already has the strength to compete with Robben. He may not be as experienced as Robben, and he is not as experienced as Robben, but he runs more, defends more actively, and has stronger assists. Moreover, he is younger and more in line with Real Madrid's long-term plan.
Of course, now Real Madrid will definitely not take the initiative to reveal these signals, because whether it is Ibrahimovic, Kaka, or Robben, they are all players who can sell high prices in the transfer market. Naturally, Florentino is impossible and there is no reason to actively sell.
Besides, it has never been Real Madrid's style to take the initiative to sell superstars.
It is precisely because of the complexity that Yang Yang made it clear that he will focus on playing football and will not participate in the club's transfer affairs. He said that no matter what the management decides, he will do his best to support it.
Florentino and Valdano said that the management will continue to maintain good communication with Yang Yang, and that any big-ticket transfer of the team will definitely communicate with Yang Yang in advance and consult his opinion.
This is not the first time, and Yang Yang does not resist this, because it means that to some extent, he can have a say in the transfer of Real Madrid.
As for speaking, whether he speaks or not, this is his freedom.
From Real Madrid's willingness to give him such power, and even gradually improving his status and influence in the club's management system, it is not difficult to see that Florentino still hopes to further stabilize Yang Yang's heart, let him stay in Real Madrid to play football, and deeply bind him with Real Madrid.
Let me ask, Real Madrid has followed Yang Yang's mind and accommodated his ideas to form a team, so why is Yang Yang unhappy?
Yang Yang understood this meaning, and he couldn't refuse it.
So, he accepted it with a smile, and at the same time promised again that he would never leave Real Madrid.
The entire conversation lasted for nearly an hour, which was the longest among all Real Madrid players and also dispatched the most management officials. Everyone naturally understood that this was the importance that Real Madrid management attached to Yang Yang.
The four giants of the management team had an hour-long discussion with Yang Yang. This was a treatment that even the head coach Ancelotti, captain Iker Casillas and Ramos did not have.
Real Madrid's management is also defending Yang Yang's prestige within the team all the time.