Chapter 531 The Power of Technology

Theobald Training Base is undoubtedly a shining star in the hearts of Tottenham fans. It is not only the heart of Tottenham, but also the reserve youth training camp of Tottenham. More importantly, it is the most modern and technological super five-star training base recognized by everyone in the world.

Almost everyone who walks into the Theobald Training Base will be amazed by everything here. It is not only picturesque, but more importantly, it is equipped with the world's top high-tech training methods.

Under the improvement of Leaf Technology, equipped with the most advanced sensors, the football training room has been improved more and more advanced, the training effect is getting better and better, and the speed and angle can be adjusted. This is called by many people the secret of Tottenham's smooth passing and receiving on the court.

Of course, this is a bit of an exaggeration of the significance of the training room, because the most important thing is the player's own technical level.

In the past two or three years, Theobald has continuously introduced some high-tech equipment, such as anti-gravity treadmills and hypnotic meditation houses. These high-tech training equipment have helped players achieve training effects and assisted players to make progress without knowing it. Therefore, it is not difficult to see the achievements Tottenham Hotspur has made in this regard in the past few years.

The R&D center can be said to be the heart of Theobald training base. Almost all high-tech equipment, from the gym in the training building to the training grounds of the first team and the youth team, are almost all connected to this low bungalow.

In Peter Brandt's eyes, the most valuable thing in the R&D center is not those equipment, because after the equipment is developed, it is very easy to build another one, especially with the scientific research strength of Leaf Technology as the backing, it is almost nothing.

The key is data, a lot of player data accumulated in the past three years.

Some people may not believe it. After selling Van Nistelrooy to Real Madrid, Van Nistelrooy was injured once. The Real Madrid team doctor made a very professional diagnosis, but Van Nistelrooy had doubts about it, so he called Ye Qiu and extracted some of his past data and injuries from the research center. Then he found another expert in Madrid for diagnosis. As a result, it turned out that the Real Madrid team doctor was ridiculously wrong. If he really followed his plan, Van Nistelrooy might retire early.

It was this incident that made the research center of Theobald Training Base widely known. Everyone knew that Tottenham Hotspur had such a scientific research institution that far surpassed other teams such as AC Milan. Many teams even hoped to visit Theobald's R&D center, but they were all rejected by Tottenham Hotspur.

What is a trade secret? Trade secrets are only for you to listen, not for you to see, to make you greedy!

But the Theobald training base did not stop at all. Peter Brandt continued to develop. Tottenham Hotspur even supported some college students from Cambridge and Oxford universities who were interested in sports science to enter Theobald for scientific research or to support them in forming a research and development team.

Recently, a student from Cambridge University proposed a very creative idea to Peter Brandt, and was fully affirmed by Peter Brandt. After that, Ye Qiu also agreed to this plan and invited relevant experts from Ye Technology to come to London to participate in the research and development work. In the past few days, engineers have been arranged to come and set up the entire system.

This system is actually very simple. It is to present all the data more intuitively through 3D animation, so that the team's coaching staff will be able to get more detailed analysis results instead of a lot of dazzling data.

But if it is just like this, it is not worth Ye Qiu's fuss. What he really values ​​is the application of sensors.

In the past three years, Tottenham Hotspur has been using sensors on its training ground, mainly in the hands, feet and other parts, which are worn in the form of bracelets and foot rings to collect data from players for the research center. However, as sensors are able to become smaller and more sophisticated, they can be applied to a wider range of fields.

For example, if there are precise sensors that can accurately obtain data on Ribery's injury, such as the pressure on his ankle during normal running, or the pressure when sprinting, or the pressure when doing movements, etc., then combined with his specific recovery situation, it is easy to get a result, whether he needs to reduce training and competition, or reduce a certain aspect of training items to increase his recovery speed or avoid injuries.

The same method can also be used to maintain exercise status or prevent player injuries, because it can help players detect which specific details have problems or hidden dangers in daily training. Through long-term data accumulation and comparison, a conclusion can be clearly reached and a judgment can be made.

But don't think that's all. On the contrary, this is only part of it.

Another very important advantage of converting data into 3D animation is that it can help the team and coaching staff to conduct better analysis. By comparing different players and using simulation technology, it can be used to see the specific skills and other characteristics of a player and whether he can cooperate well with the team.

At the same time, it can also provide a reference for the coaching staff to help players improve their technical movements and details.

For example, if a player makes a mistake in passing the ball, the coaching staff can clearly judge what went wrong when the player passed the ball by converting the data into animation and combining it with specific surveillance videos. Is it that the leg strength is not enough? Or is his body not balanced enough? Or is the position of his heel contacting the ball wrong?

If you go a step further, it can even let you clearly see how to improve and where to start, which can help players become more efficient and more successful.

This can not only be done in passing, shooting, stealing, saving, etc., but also in all aspects. Every player in all positions can get such data and analysis, which will bring huge changes to the entire team and generate great benefits. At the same time, it will also greatly improve the success rate of youth training.

The meditation house is very popular with players for a simple reason. It allows players to relive the moment of their mistakes in a semi-hypnotic state through hypnosis, which is a bit immersive and allows players to experience why they made mistakes.

Because only by figuring out why you made a mistake can you improve it better.

Now this system takes another approach. It uses data-generated simulation animations to tell you clearly and directly which part of your body has a problem during the mistake, whether it is your hand or foot, or what affects your action, and points it out to you directly and clearly.

You have explained it clearly enough, and the players remember it. Next time, they will pay attention and make improvements. This is progress.

Tottenham Hotspur has accumulated data from players over the past three years. Although many of the data are not perfect, these data themselves are the biggest foundation of this system. With such a huge amount of data as support, Tottenham Hotspur has enough ability to complete this system.

Of course, this is not only useful for Tottenham Hotspur, but also for Leaf Technology.

As Ye Qiu said before, in the entire smart ecosystem, wearable devices will only be an auxiliary and a supplement, and don't always think about turning watches and glasses into mobile phones, because they do not conflict with each other. It does not mean that if you have watches and glasses, you don't need mobile phones. There should be a reasonable division of labor and complementarity between them.

Just as voice is applicable to smart cars, smart watches must first be a watch. We must figure out why people wear watches, and then further develop the functions of watches on this basis. In some places where mobile phones are inconvenient, watches or glasses can replace them.

For example, in football training, mobile phones are completely useless. Tottenham Hotspur’s training ground does not allow mobile phones, and how can players train with mobile phones? Even with watches, it is not possible, so Tottenham Hotspur is working with Adidas and Leaf Technology to put sensors on some players’ personal items such as shoes, socks, jerseys, wrist guards, shin guards, etc., which will not affect the players’ training and comfort, and can collect data.

The same is true for wearable devices. When exercising, or when it is inconvenient to take out mobile phones, watches and glasses can play some roles, but this is by no means to let watches and glasses replace mobile phones, because this is impossible.

In Ye Qiu's words, it must first be a watch, a watch that can attract people to buy and make people feel satisfied, and then it is a smart wearable device. Otherwise, it will be like Ye Qiu's previous life, designing the watch into an old-fashioned thing similar to an electronic watch. Even if you add some intelligence to it, concepts such as curved screens, it cannot change the reality that it is not accepted by the public.

It can be said that Ye Technology will also gain more research and development experience on sports and wearable devices from this cooperation with Tottenham Hotspur, and can also get a lot of professional opinions and suggestions from Tottenham Hotspur.

"Back from vacation?" Peter Brandt said with envy and jealousy when he saw Ye Qiu walking into his office.

Now, among the entire Tottenham Hotspur first-team coaching staff, only his group is still working, and everyone else has gone on vacation.

But he will not feel unhappy. On the contrary, he is very happy, because he clearly sees that if this set of systems and equipment is completed, then their workload will be greatly reduced in the future, and their work efficiency will be greatly improved.

More importantly, they will no longer be consumables of Tottenham Hotspur, but a department that can help Tottenham Hotspur generate profits, because they have applied for a lot of patents for this purpose. Once successful, the entire system and equipment will be open to the outside world.

It can be imagined that football is just one of the markets, but almost all sports and competitive fields such as basketball, volleyball, and badminton are potential customers of this system and equipment. By collecting patent licensing fees, Tottenham Hotspur and Leaf Technology will benefit greatly from it.

This is the power of technology!

"How is the progress?" Ye Qiu was not in a good mood and sat down directly in front of Peter Brandt.

He just went to the site to see that the engineers and R&D personnel were debugging intensively. According to them, the entire system and equipment will be debugged after the team returns to the Theobald training base in August, but it will still be in the running-in period for a while. Only when the running-in is mature and improved can it be considered successful.

But this is only one generation. If the operation is good, they will continue to develop a new generation of products.

"Almost done!" Peter Brandt was very satisfied with the progress. "By the way, I can't go with the team on this trip to the United States. You should pay attention to it. I will arrange for someone to go with you. I believe there will be no problem!"

Ye Qiu knew about this a long time ago. Peter Brandt needed to stay and take charge of the R&D work of Theobald. Moreover, the North American trip was only for a short time. It was mainly to collect some player data and provide some references for the season training. It was not a big problem. It would not have any impact on whether he, the head of the department, went with him or not.

"What? It seems that you are not in a good mood?" Peter Brandt noticed Ye Qiu's expression and was a little depressed.

"How can I be in a good mood when someone poaches me right at my doorstep?" Ye Qiu made a joke.

Peter Brandt laughed. At least in his opinion, the fact that Ye Qiu could still make a joke proved that he didn't have any big problems. Or, his unhappiness was only temporary and would be fine after some time.

For people of his level, there were very few things that could make him unhappy.

"I heard that the outside world is very aggressive in poaching Tottenham Hotspur!" Peter Brandt stood up and sighed a little. "This reminds me of Ajax in the 1990s. At that time, almost every summer, all the big teams and the wolves would stare at Ajax, just like a perverted old man staring at a naked beauty."

"Wow!" Ye Qiu didn't expect that Peter Brandt, who looked like an old scholar on weekdays, actually had such a heavy taste. He laughed in surprise.

"I'm right, this is the most vivid metaphor!" Peter Brandt answered very seriously.

But sometimes, jokes are jokes, and the most humorous jokes are told with the most serious expressions, which has the best comedy effect.

So, Ye Qiu really laughed out loud.

"But sometimes, I also wonder, which team, even those wealthy teams, has not been poached? Who can guarantee that their players will always be loyal to themselves?"

Peter Brandt's words made Ye Qiu have some associations and resonance.

In fact, all wealthy teams will inevitably have lows and highs. They have times when they poach others, but they also have times when they are poached. But the reason why wealthy teams are wealthy is that they can have a good mechanism to avoid risks and crises when facing these difficulties.

If you can always be smooth sailing, let's not talk about whether this is possible, just say one thing, that is, when a crisis comes, it will be a disaster for you, so many times the team's signings and sales are not only to replenish fresh blood, stimulate the competitive atmosphere within the team, and complete the function of metabolism, but also more importantly, to form a risk resistance mechanism.

Suppose that all the current players of Tottenham Hotspur stay until retirement, what will be the result?

The answer is that Tottenham Hotspur may completely lose its competitiveness in five years, because everyone has lost interest in the current situation of the team, lost the sense of freshness, and even the players themselves have lost their fighting spirit.

So, sometimes being poached or signing players is not necessarily a bad thing.

"Look, Ajax was poached terribly and experienced a period of lows, but if Mr. Van Praag had not announced in 1999 that some graduates of the Sports Academy would be introduced from outside, how could you have joined the coaching team of Ajax, and if you had not been introduced, how could Ajax usher in a revival?"

"Crisis crisis, because there is opportunity in crisis!" Peter Brandt didn't know when he said a set of words, and there was even a little bit of truth, which Ye Qiu had never thought of before.

"Don't look at me with that look, I'm not wrong, but you rarely sit like this and talk to me about your heart!" Peter Brandt's words sounded strange to Ye Qiu, as if they were a little... ambiguous!

But he knew very well that Peter Brandt had a wife and children, and his sexual orientation was absolutely normal!

After figuring this out, Ye Qiu walked out of Peter Brandt's office and continued to work without disturbing the Dutch doctor.

After leaving, he immediately called Peter Kenyon.

"Agree to Real Madrid's transfer of Gareth Bale and Arbeloa, but declare that they are not for sale. I think their offer is too low. You should talk to them again. At least you have to raise the price a little bit."

"Leave it to me!" Peter Kenyon understood what Ye Qiu meant and immediately nodded in agreement on the other end of the phone.

After Ye Qiu hung up the phone quickly, he called the chief scout Peter De Visser who was on vacation. After all, scouts don't have holidays. This old guy is lazy, so Ye Qiu told him bluntly that the team needs a left back, preferably one with stronger defensive ability.

Peter De Visser also said on the phone that he would give Ye Qiu a report within three days. After all, Tottenham Hotspur's scout system is now computerized, and with the huge data in the player database, it is not a big problem to find a left back.

After doing these things, Ye Qiu also breathed a sigh of relief for the time being, completing a worry.

But just as he hung up the phone, and even before he put it back in his trouser pocket, the phone in his hand rang again.

Caller ID, Messi!