The Godfather of Greenery

Chapter 559 Geniuses

In the scouting system of Tottenham Hotspur, there is a set of player templates, which are specially provided for scouts to inspect players and input player data, providing coaching staff and scouts with a more vivid and quantified player data template.

It is somewhat similar to the player attributes of FM Football Manager. The so-called template finally reflects some quantified data, but the difference from FM Football Manager is that the latter directly quantifies the technical details of the players, such as stopping the ball. 18 means very high, 8 means poor, but this can only appear in the game.

A very important reason why a game is a game is that data is dead, but people are alive.

This is why a player template is established. This template is not actually for quantifying player data, but for better evaluating the player's current strength and future potential for development.

For example, what Ye Qiu is getting now is a piece of player data exported from the scouting system. Patrick Roberts, 12 years old, London, has AAA ball ability. players, the other is Nick Powell from Crewe, he is also AAA.

In this way, everyone may not have the impression, but all over the world, all scouts are very cautious when evaluating AAA, and generally they will not give it easily, and if you now gather all the players under the age of 16 in the whole UK Together, there are no more than ten AAA-rated players, so meeting two in one talent day is enough to surprise everyone.

But the current AAA does not mean that it will be AAA in the future, that is to say, Patrick Roberts is AAA at the age of 12, but as his body grows, as he develops, the ability to have the ball is a dynamic, it will change, and it may be weakened , may be maintained or even strengthened, which requires consideration of quite a few factors, so it does not represent the future.

The current AAA rating with the ball is only applicable to him now, nothing more!

Or look at them with the simplest image that everyone can understand and understand, that is, when you watch them play football, you will find that they can always play very calmly when facing their peers, Nick? Powell and Patrick Roberts are very impressive, because they play very calmly, easily, and even very chic.

Only those who have really played football know that if you want to play smartly and calmly, it is impossible to do it without absolutely excellent skills, so from them, you can easily feel their extremely solid technical skills and movements. Very standardized, even in the face of pressing, keep a clear mind and handle the ball reasonably.

Of course, they can't be flawless, like Patrick Roberts, AAA with the ball, but he also has some problems, such as his coordination with his teammates, his overall coordination ability, and his movement without the ball , There are flaws and deficiencies, that is to say, his personal ability is super strong, but his ability to read the game and drive the whole is relatively weak.

Then, here comes the question, he is only 12 years old and still in the stage of rapid growth, so it is necessary to make a clear prediction, that is, is there room for improvement in his problems?Does he have enough time to make up for these shortcomings?

To give an example, suppose a 16-year-old boy has poor basic skills in handling the ball, then there is a trade-off problem at this time. If his off-ball awareness is very, very good, then congratulations, you can move him toward the big Inzaghi, or Batistuta's direction to cultivate, that is, let him go directly off the ball, then he still has a very bright future.

And if unfortunately, his basic skills of handling the ball are very bad, and his off-ball awareness is not good, then this player is basically useless, because it is difficult for a 16-year-old boy to make much improvement in his basic skills, and there is no progress. space out.

Therefore, relatively speaking, Patrick Roberts is thin, his teamwork ability is not strong, and his ability to read the game is poor, but these are not problems, because he is only 12 years old, and he still has very broad prospects for development, so in Tottenham In Tottenham's player template, all scouts have a very high evaluation of him, and the key recommendation team must sign.

There is another player, Dan Crowley, who is also highly rated. Although he is only AA+ in the evaluation of ball ability, there is a certain gap with Nick Powell, but his off-ball awareness and The awareness of teamwork is excellent, and the coaching staff believes that he is only 12 years old and still has a lot of room for development.

The so-called player template actually considers the existing abilities of the players in all aspects, combined with the actual situation of the team, for example, Tottenham Hotspur emphasizes technology, Manchester United emphasizes off-ball ability, etc., comprehensively evaluates and weighs various factors How much room for development the player still has, and finally get the strength and potential of the player, and then decide whether to sign the player.

Then, a question arises, how accurate is this evaluation and trade-off?

In the Ajax youth training system, through this series of evaluations and the assessment of the player template, the final accuracy rate is above 99%. This must be mentioned, that is, in the evaluation of future development space, generally They are all appropriately overestimated for the simple reason that they do not miss any player with potential for development.

Of course, the proper overestimation is mainly because there are too many uncertainties in the development of each player, such as the player's own personality, his learning and absorption ability, and his injuries during the development process, etc., and even Even the player's family environment will affect a player's development potential, and these are beyond the control of the club.

However, Ye Qiu still adopts an appropriately overvalued evaluation method in Tottenham Hotspur, and the consequence of doing so is that the team will invest more in youth training, because in order to ensure the future of the players, they will be accepted During the youth training period, players must receive cultural courses, and clubs must provide a variety of training.

As your quantitative scale is relaxed and appropriately overestimated, the number of players who meet your requirements will be more, and the larger the number, it means that your investment is greater, but the only advantage of this is that you will not miss any potential stars.

Of course, being cultivated does not mean that it can be used by you or become a talent.

The most typical example is Portillo, the talented forward of Real Madrid.

This striker is definitely a high-quality product of the youth training. It is no exaggeration to say that he is a genius, and he has already become a talent. It's just that after entering the first team, due to various reasons, because he was frequently rented out by the club. He failed to make a name for himself, which has to be said to be a big loss for Real Madrid's youth training.

In other words, Tottenham Hotspur's youth training is to ensure the success rate, but the success rate does not mean the player's success. These are two different things.

Because of the loose policy that is appropriately overestimated, Tottenham Hotspur finally decided to keep [-] players from among the [-] young players from all over the UK who participated in the selection after the three-day talent day selection.

At the internal meeting at Theobald Training Base, Ye Qiu, Bobby Harms, Rick Link, Peter DeVissel, Mauro Tassotti, Roland Shepas and all other players Members of the scouting department and the coaching staff all participated in this meeting. In this internal meeting, the focus of discussion was the final roster.

There are four players whose evaluation is quite high, and they are recommended to sign in. They are the left-footed offensive player Patrick Roberts, the midfielder Nick Powell with very delicate skills, and the midfielder Dan Crowe. Leigh and Ryan Ladson, among the four players, Nick Powell is the oldest, 14 years old, about to be fifteen, while the others are 12 years old.

This is also a characteristic of Tottenham Hotspur's assessment of young players. The older they are, the higher the requirements.

"Nick Powell is already capable of playing in the U18 youth team, and even in the reserve team. This little guy is really impressive. I never thought that England would be able to train such a delicate player. !” Bobby Harms was very impressed with the England midfielder.

The key is that his left and right feet are very good, excellent ball feel, excellent foot skills and passing ability, very good ability to get rid of defense, and even has the ability to score and long-range shots from behind, which makes watching him play. It is a kind of enjoyment, but the problem is that as a midfielder, he is a short board and insufficient in defense and game investment.

In fact, these are quite normal, because in the football world, players with excellent skills often have poor defense, and many people even have a weak sense of teamwork, while Nick Powell has a very good sense of teamwork. It's just that defensive awareness and tactics are a little bit worse.

"The players and their families, as well as the Crewe Club, can we handle it?" Ye Qiu looked at Peter DeVissel.

Nick Powell was actually recommended by the scouting department and invited to participate in the Genius Day event, so the scouting department has his information. After all, if Tottenham Hotspur want to sign this teenager, they must still contact Crewe. Coordinate well.

Ye Qiu didn't want Tottenham Hotspur to become like Chelsea, where they were sued and banned from transferring.

"It's not a big problem. I have spoken to Crewe's football director, Dario Gadi, and Crewe's chairman Ball. As long as we give them a compensation, they will not impose restrictions."

Nick Powell joined Crewe's youth training camp at the age of five, and it has been ten years since he was fully engaged. It is true that he needs to give Crewe a compensation, but the amount will not be too large. After all, he is a young player , 30 million euros is the sky-high, especially for the Crewe club in the fourth tier league, this amount can fully satisfy their appetite.

"Sign him, I will meet him and his family in person later, and I will convince him!" Ye Qiu nodded.

Players are willing to come to Tottenham Hotspur's talent day, which in itself represents an intention, but Ye Qiu still has to personally talk to every young player who is about to join Tottenham Hotspur's youth training system and their family members Exchange to show the importance and affirmation that Tottenham Hotspur attach to them.

Perhaps this seems unnecessary to many people, but in Ye Qiu's view, this little effort can get the affirmation of the players and their families, and it will be very helpful for them to play and improve in Tottenham Hotspur in the future.

"Patrick Roberts, Dan Crowley, Ryan Ledson, how are they?" Ye Qiu wanted to stay with these four highly recommended players, because if they were classified according to their age groups, they They happen to be in the class of Cesc Fabregas and others. If they enter Tottenham Hotspur from now on, when they mature and enter the first team, they will happen to belong to the first batch of youth training players trained by Tottenham Hotspur. .

"The only troublesome one is Dan Crowley, who is currently playing in Aston Villa's youth training camp." Peter Dewissel said a bit embarrassed, the player is also inclined to join Tottenham Hotspur, Moreover, he has no professional contract with Aston Villa, but he is a youth training player of Aston Villa after all, and has registration records in the FA and the Premier League.

"I will personally make a phone call to Martin O'Neill and Aston Villa CEO Paul Faulkner!" Ye Qiu said. In fact, to put it bluntly, it is just a matter of interest exchange, basically a matter of compensation .

To be honest, whether it is Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal, or Liverpool, they are poaching the youth training of those mid-lower and even low-level league teams everywhere, but unlike Tottenham Hotspur, they generally put The target is over 16 years old, because young people during this period have basically formed their skills and are considered semi-finished products.

On the one hand, Ye Qiu wants to promote localization, but on the other hand, he also needs to stick to the team's tactical style, so he decided to lower the age, mainly for players aged 12 to 14, and based on the situation of the talent day selection activities in the past three days. Look, there will definitely be another one in the summer, and the age will be enlarged appropriately, and the age of seven to 14 will be considered.

As for those over 14 years old, Tottenham Hotspur will not continue to consider it. To put it bluntly, they still have little trust in England's youth training, especially their distrust in their ability to train technical players.

"In the past two months, we passed the assessment of youth training personnel and finally accepted the application of 2010 young people. From mid-January [-], we will start training for them and then arrange them to enter Theobald training Internships at the base, and in the future, the training courses for youth training coaches will be held twice a year, and will gradually be opened to countries other than England!"

Youth training coaches, this is the biggest weakness of English football, and in Ye Qiu's view, this is also the biggest weakness of Chinese football.

Without excellent youth training coaches, don't expect to be able to cultivate excellent talents. In the eyes of many people, youth training coaches seem to be very simple and easy, but in fact, it is very, very difficult.

A total of nearly a thousand people signed up for the youth coaching training this time, because there are many unemployed or amateur fans who hope to pass the youth coaching training of Tottenham Hotspur and finally find them at the Theobald training base. After obtaining a job and obtaining a youth training coach certificate, they can even work in any professional club in the future.

But among nearly a thousand people, Tottenham Hotspur finally selected 30 people, because the requirements are too high, and these 30 people do not mean that they can directly enter the job after receiving professional training. Internship at the German training base, that is, as a deputy, to accumulate some experience, and at the same time familiarize yourself with the responsibilities and scope of work of a youth training coach.

According to the plan drawn up by Tottenham Hotspur, they will be able to be alone in three years, which is considered to be progressing very fast.

Many people have always believed that what Ajax is most proud of is the youth training system, and in the youth training system, the most important core resource is scouts. In fact, they are wrong. Scouts are important, but more important It's a youth training coach.

Ajax has a group of youth training coaches who have incomparably rich experience and can give young players various professional guidance. Don't come with a set of foundations.

Ye Qiu tried every means, paid the price of a player analysis system, and finally managed to recruit five professional coaches from Ajax, including Rick Link, among whom Rick Link will be the director of the youth academy. The other four Dutch coaches will serve as the head coaches of the youth team. Together with Tottenham Hotspur's previous youth coaching team, it is barely complete.

But in the next few years, Tottenham Hotspur will pay more attention to youth training, so it is undoubtedly crucial to further improve and improve the level and experience of the youth training coaching team, so Ye Qiu will continue to develop youth training with multiple teams. cooperation in training.

At present, Tottenham Hotspur has signed four teams: Ajax of the Netherlands, Rennes of France, Southampton of England, and Santos of Brazil. Cooperation with these teams in terms of player transfers, youth team exchanges and competitions, exchanges and learning exchanges with youth training coaches, etc., are all the focus of cooperation.

Only through this kind of exchange can we learn from each other's strengths and further improve and improve Tottenham Hotspur's youth training system.

Because the core resource of the so-called youth training system is not that you have the money to create a youth training system, but the people who maintain this system. The decisive role of the youth training system's superiority and ability is to maintain it. The quality of the personnel in this system, so Ye Qiu will continue to invest in youth training in the next few years, and continue to arrange some foreign exchanges and training to improve the quality of personnel, because only in this way, the youth training of Tottenham Hotspur Only then can the camp grow rapidly and achieve results.

It is also because of this that Ye Qiu recruited Bobby Harms. The biggest contribution of the Dutch man is not to train players, but to train coaches who train players through teaching. This is the core element of youth training. It is also a core strategy for Ye Qiu to base himself on the future.

The internal meeting was held on the afternoon of Christmas Day, and by the end of the day, it was already evening.

Because of the Genius Day event and the Christmas carnival, there is no holiday for Tottenham Hotspur on this day, and everyone will get a generous Christmas subsidy. Months can also get vacation compensation, so everyone has no complaints, and they are very enthusiastic about their work.

After the internal meeting was over, Ye Qiu led everyone south from Theobald's training base, preparing to attend the carnival in Tottenham.

After he arrived at the White Hart Lane Stadium, Messi's father Jorge, who also accompanied his family to the carnival, found Ye Qiu. Judging by his expression, it seemed that there was a problem.

(End of this chapter)