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Chapter 58 I want to buy Van der Sar!

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When Hill Jr. brought Paul Futre to Mahadahonda and met with Yang Hao in the head coach's office, and Yang Hao expressed his thoughts, both Hill and Paul Futre were shocked. Startled.

"You want to buy Edwin van der Sar?"

"Isn't that possible?"

The first reaction of Hill Jr. and Paul Futrey was to shake their heads, which is a bit exaggerated.

"Why not?" Yang Hao was surprised.

Paul Futrey shook his head and laughed, feeling that Yang Hao was still too young.

"Have you seen that the media across Europe are criticizing him, especially the media in Italy who are close to Juventus, and the fans of the Bianconeri, so you think Van der Sar is cheaper?"

Yang Hao nodded, not denying this.

"Then have you ever thought about why Van der Sar was scolded so badly? Many media and fans even think that he should have his eyesight checked. Do you know why?"

"Of course, that mistake in the last round."

Yang Hao was talking about the 34th round of Serie A a few days ago (Serie A in 2000 had 18 teams). Juventus challenged Perugia away from home. The Bianconeri lost the game 0-1. Edwin van der Sar Made another stupid mistake.

But this is not the point.

Van der Sar has made a lot of low-level mistakes this season. What really triggered the media and fans to curse was the special nature of this game.

Juventus overtook Lazio in the 1th round of Serie A on January 5 and reached the top of the Serie A standings. It has been leading for about half a year and has never fallen behind.

So much so that Juventus head coach Carlo Ancelotti said: We at Juventus have always been chased and never surpassed.

The results of it?
The unlucky Fatty An had a runner-up physique that could attract trouble. In the most critical final round, when he could win the championship as long as he defeated Perugia, Van der Sar made an extraordinary mistake at the beginning of the second half. A low-level mistake allowed Perugia to score.

This goal completely hit Juventus, and no matter how they counterattacked, they were unable to score.

In the end, they lost to Perugia 0-1 away from home, and at the same time, the Serie A championship that had been in their hands for half a year was handed over to Eriksen's Lazio.

In this case, the fans' emotions must have a vent, and this unlucky guy is Edwin van der Sar.

But did Van der Sar really perform poorly?

"I have to remind you, Young, that Van der Sar is almost 30 years old." Paul Futrey said.

Yang Hao suddenly smiled. He wanted to say, I know he is almost 30 years old, but do you know that the 30-year-old Van der Sar is still a rookie who has just debuted and is about to usher in the second spring of his career. It's the pinnacle of your career.

"Molina is also 30 years old, but this does not prevent him from being a good goalkeeper." Yang Hao retorted.

Xiao Hill also frowned and asked: "Yang, why do you want to buy Van der Sar?"

"Because he is a good goalkeeper." When Yang Hao said this, he almost laughed when he saw Paul Futre, and immediately added, "And he is one of the best goalkeepers in the world!"

Hearing this last sentence, Paul Futrey couldn't help but laugh.

At this time, who else dares to say that Van der Sar is a good goalkeeper?

In Italy, Van der Sar's name is considered a street rat.

"Come and listen." Xiao Hill said.

Of course Yang Hao will not tell them that if Van der Sar does not leave Juventus, he will perform even worse next season. Then he will be kicked out by Juventus and go to Fulham, a newly promoted team in the Premier League, where he will hang out for a few years. , and then was recommended to Manchester United's Ferguson by Ruud van Nistelrooy, and this was his second spring.

These things that will happen in the future are all rotten in Yang Hao's stomach. What he wants to bring out is the result of his own analysis.

"First of all, Italy itself is rich in goalkeepers. They have a very mature goalkeeper training and training system. I have learned about this from Giorgio Perizzaro."

"In our team, Pelizzaro's training method is very different from the way our goalkeepers trained in the past. You can ask Molina, he is not used to Italian goalkeeper training, Pedro Haro There has also been specific research in this area.”

These are things that happened in Yang Hao's coaching staff, so he made it very clear.

"Before Van der Sar, Juventus had never had a non-Italian goalkeeper. You can imagine that a very mature Dutch goalkeeper like Van der Sar suddenly went to Italy and faced a completely different training method. , even the language is unknown, and the key is that Juventus and their coach have never trained non-Italian goalkeepers."

"In this case, how many conflicts and problems will arise between the two parties?"

Little Hill and Paul Futrey were immediately speechless.

Yang Hao's perspective on problems is always different from theirs.

Because they always choose players based on reputation, performance, data, etc., but Yang Hao will analyze it in depth.

In his previous life, Yang Hao had read Simon Cooper's [Football Economics], which specifically criticized the unprofessional recruitment methods of European clubs, thinking that they were just messing around.

Of course, in Yang Hao's previous life, European football has ushered in a vigorous technological revolution since 2010. Not only have the techniques and tactics become more and more refined and professional, training has become more and more scientific, and recruitment has also become more and more sophisticated. Gaining importance. "Van der Sar has encountered a lot of difficulties, but if we look at Serie A this season, Juventus only conceded 20 goals and is the best defensive team in Serie A. Lazio, who won the championship, only ranked second. Conceded 33 goals."

"Many people think that this is because Juventus' defense is too good, but we must also see that Ancelotti has always said that he is not very satisfied with the defense and thinks that Juventus' defense line moves too slowly. .”

"And Van der Sar has kept 18 clean sheets in Serie A, which is second to none in the entire European football world."

When Yang Hao said this, he had to further elaborate on his point of view to avoid being misunderstood.

"I don't mean to say how good Van der Sar's performance is, but I want to say that his performance has always been very ups and downs. When he is good, he is very good, and when he is bad, he is very bad. We have seen many low-level performances. That’s what mistakes are.”

"For example, in the second leg match against Celta Vigo in the last 16 of the UEFA Cup, after winning the first leg 0-1, they lost 0-4 in the second leg. Van der Sar was bombarded again."

Yang Hao still clearly remembered that he had seen such ridicule in his previous life.

In 2000, Ancelotti was so conservative that even the fans of Juventus, the most conservative team in Serie A, could not stand it.

Juventus only conceded 20 goals. Isn’t that very few?
But do you know how many goals they scored?

46 goals.

Lazio, who won the championship, scored 64 goals, AC Milan, who ranked third, scored 65 goals, and Inter Milan, who ranked fourth, scored 58 goals.

The offensive data of 46 goals can only rank 8th in Serie A, even worse than teams such as Udinese, Fiorentina and Parma.

It is even said that Juventus's best offensive routine is: Van der Sar directly drives forward and finds Inzaghi in front, and then Inzaghi falls in the penalty area, Del Piero The penalty kick took the lead, and Juventus held on 1-0 until the end.

If someone had told Juventus fans in 2000 that Fatty An could become synonymous with gorgeous football, they would have been ridiculed to the point of shutting themselves down.

Yang Hao believes that the problems Van der Sar encountered at Juventus are all-round, but they are by no means a problem of the player's strength.

"I think the role of goalkeepers in world football is seriously underestimated. One of the data that best reflects my point of view is that, looking around the world, the annual salary level of all goalkeepers is the lowest among the 11 players on the court, and the transfer fee is also the lowest. of."

Buffon has not transferred yet, and the record transfer fee has not yet been born.

Yang Hao's statement is very convincing and true.

"As the only player on the court who can use his hands, all head coaches, including world-class coaches such as Ferguson and Hitzfield, use goalkeepers alone in training, outside their tactical system."

In fact, this is still very common even in 2023.

The goalkeepers all train in an area alone, and some don't even participate in the team's joint training. They only participate in the group matches. Therefore, for these head coaches, it doesn't matter whether the goalkeeper is tall or short, or whether his skills are high or low.

This is 2023. After an epoch-making goalkeeper like Neuer has been born, it is still the same.

In 2000, Yang Hao's words were almost like thunder, a bolt from the blue, and Hill and Paul Futrey didn't know what to say.

Does Yang Hao make sense?
It is very different from their past perceptions, even subversive, but it sounds very logical.

"I understand." Xiao Hill finally chose to believe Yang Hao.

He didn't know what Yang Hao said, but he believed in Yang Hao.

Paul Futre frowned and thought for a while, "If you want to sign Edwin van der Sar from Juventus, I'm afraid it may not go smoothly. Van der Sar may not be willing to come. He rejected Manchester United and went to Juventus. Now it may be difficult for him to come to La Liga and join us."

Atletico Madrid are currently in the middle of La Liga, but in reality?
The whole world knows that Atletico Madrid is close to bankruptcy.

Under such circumstances, it is not easy to attract players like Van der Sar.

"Talk directly to Juventus." Yang Hao suggested.

"If Juventus wants to sell, then we have a chance. If it doesn't work out, I will go and talk to Van der Sar personally."

This is usually a way for the head coach to show his sincerity.

Both Hill Jr. and Paul Futrey thought they could give it a try.

"But I suggest that you'd better make second-hand preparations to avoid accidents." Paul Futrey reminded.

Yang Hao knew in his heart that he already had a second suitable candidate.

That is Czech goalkeeper Petr Cech.

In 99, Cech successfully transferred from low-level Plzen to Bursani of the Czech First Division. He has already played once in the season that just ended, playing the whole game and losing to a wealthy team 1-3. Sparta Prague.

At only 18 years old, Cech is still too young.

If possible, Yang Hao still prefers Van der Sar.

(End of this chapter)