Football giants

Chapter 1052 Grand Slam?
In the past period of time, Yang Huan has been staying in China, sitting in the Chinese Super League, playing for Beijing Guoen, which caused him to somewhat ignore his several teams in Europe.

However, this is also because of Peter Kenyon in charge, so Master Huan is still very relieved.

The management and development of these teams are on the right track, and there are fewer things that Young Master Huan needs to worry about.

Besides, even if something happened, Peter Kenyon would be able to solve it. If something happened to send out Master Huan, it would be a big deal.

However, after Yang Huan came to Monaco and listened to Peter Kenyon's work report, he realized that there were no major events, but there were many happy and disturbing events.

During Yang Huan's absence, the two rounds of the knockout round of the UEFA Champions League round of [-] were all over.

Southampton double-killed Ajax in two rounds, and De Boer's team was eventually eliminated by the Saints with a score of [-]-[-] and was eliminated from the Champions League and stopped in the round of [-].

Although it was a disastrous defeat, Ajax had nothing to say about the loss to Southampton.

Although the score was a complete defeat, several players in the Ajax team also performed well during the process, such as Brazilian forward Luis Adriano and Brazilian international Bernard. These players all performed quite well in Ajax.

Although they stopped at the top [-] in the Champions League, Ajax performed quite well in the Eredivisie.

In this season's Eredivisie, De Boer's team has maintained an unbeaten record so far. Even the draw has only drawn two games. With an absolute advantage, it firmly suppressed the rival PSV Eindhoven and temporarily ranked the league leader.

"Judging from the current situation, the possibility of Ajax winning the Eredivisie is very high, but there is a problem."

Peter Kenyon analyzed the situation of Ajax with a relaxed face, obviously the momentum is very good.

"What's the problem?" Yang Huan asked.

Peter Kenyon shrugged helplessly and smiled, "Because the current team is performing well, many players, including Luis Adriano, are being targeted by teams from the four major leagues!"

When Yang Huan, Sun Yue and the others heard this, they immediately burst out laughing.

This is indeed a big problem!
Restricted by the objective conditions of the Eredivisie League, coupled with Ajax's own positioning problems, it is difficult for Ajax to compete for talents with the teams of the four major leagues, especially the mid-upstream teams of the four major leagues.

Luis Adriano's ability is indeed very strong, that is, his combat power is enough. Whether he was in Shakhtar Donetsk before or later joined Ajax, he performed quite well, especially in the Champions League, which also made him famous in European football.

There is a shortage of talent in European football today. Players like Luis Adriano could only attract the attention of mid-range teams in the past, but now, many upstream teams, even wealthy teams, have begun to pay attention to him.

In this case, it is difficult for Ajax to compete with these teams.

However, the advantage is that it is impossible for these teams to poach Luis Adriano without spending their money.

"What do you think of Ajax?" Yang Huan asked with a smile.

Standing at the height of Master Huan, looking at Luis Adriano being poached is like a big boss of a group looking at an ordinary employee changing jobs. It is normal and not a big deal.

"There are also young rookies in the Ajax team, and they have performed well this season, so there is no big problem."

Peter Kenyon replied, paused, and then continued: "Van der Sar means to sell Luis Adriano, keep Bernard, bring the young players in the team to grow, and at the same time stabilize the overall framework of the team."

This is also normal.

Even for a team like Ajax, it is impossible to sell out all the core players in the team in one go.

It's really sold out, how can the team show its combat effectiveness?

What to use to fight PSV?
"Moreover, apart from Ajax, we still have ample talent pool. Monaco has Ponce, Jovic and Mbappe, Hamburg also has young players such as Sussex, plus the talent pool of Southampton, Atletico Madrid and Inter Milan. There is no problem to fill the vacancy of Ajax."

Not to mention, the Miracle Football Group also has a group of outstanding young players in Brazil, including Barbosa and Lincoln.

The advantage of group operation is that the internal flow of talents is convenient and the resource reserve is relatively abundant.

Once the talent supply in a certain position of Ajax breaks down, it can immediately rent or introduce some players who cannot play from the five major league teams including Southampton, Hamburg, Atletico Madrid, Inter Milan and Monaco.

Of course, if more suitable players can be introduced at a lower price, it will be more cost-effective.

Therefore, the loss of talent is indeed a problem in a team of Ajax, but if it is viewed within the entire Miracle Football Group, it is nothing more than a trivial matter.

Yang Huan is now more and more aware of the benefits of group operations, but this method of operation is not completely without problems.

Such as the internal coordination and resource allocation of each team.

But in general, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages.

Otherwise, why are football investors in Europe starting to pay more and more attention to this area?
"Master Huan, Ajax's problem is relatively simple, but Southampton's problem may be more troublesome."

Peter Kenyon said with a serious expression on his face.

Yang Huan nodded lightly and said nothing.

The current situation in Southampton is indeed difficult, but it is not because the team's performance is not ideal, on the contrary, it is because the team is too good and too ideal.

After the team won the League Cup, the team basically won Ajax because of the Champions League round of [-] knockout, so Ancelotti's team focused on the Premier League. As a result, they won consecutive victories. Southampton won the Premier League ten rounds ahead of schedule.

This really surprised everyone. No one thought that Ancelotti's team would win with such an amazing lead, but what was even more surprising was that the Champions League entered the quarter-finals, and the FA Cup also reached the semi-finals.

According to the current state and momentum of Southampton, the possibility of entering the final is very high.

To use the slogan of Saints fans today, it is to complete the quadruple championship that no one has ever completed in the history of the Premier League, to achieve the Grand Slam, and to complete a successful season.

This is undoubtedly a very exciting slogan. It is very difficult to realize, but the possibility does exist.

Relatively speaking, the biggest risk is the Champions League.

However, Ancelotti is an old fritters, and the head coach of Real Madrid, the opponent in the quarter-finals knockout, is an out-and-out novice. The Saints must overwhelm Real Madrid in terms of lineup and state.

Therefore, there is still great hope for the Saints to go further, otherwise, William Hill and other bookmakers will not list the Saints as the number one favorite to win the Champions League this season.

That's exactly what Peter Kenyon meant.

If Ancelotti's coaching performance is too good, what about the Saints?
According to the original plan, use Guardiola to exchange Ancelotti?
Whether it is for Guardiola or Southampton, it will undoubtedly bear heavy pressure.

On the contrary, Ancelotti, this guy must be happy to retreat bravely.

But if the plan is temporarily changed and Ancelotti is kept, everything the team has done before will be in vain.

What's more, Guardiola is also full of ambitions to coach the Saints. If the team changes its mind temporarily, it may completely offend the Spanish coach and completely destroy Yang Huan's entire plan.

So, sometimes, the grades are too good, but it is also a headache.

However, Southampton invited Guardiola to coach. This is a plan that Yang Huan made before, and the team has also made sufficient preparations for this, including first-team signings and youth team transformation, which are all part of it.

Even this summer, the team will introduce Verratti from Monaco, who is also a midfielder handpicked by Guardiola.

If you change your mind temporarily at this time, it is indeed not the style of Master Huan.

So, after listening to Peter Kenyon's words, Yang Huan thought deeply for a while.

"I will personally go to England to deal with this matter. Regardless of Ancelotti's performance, I will invite Guardiola to take over. This decision cannot be changed."

Peter Kenyon and others also understand this.

Compared with Southampton, the problems of other teams are relatively simple.

Atlético de Madrid has achieved outstanding results this season, and currently has a large lead in La Liga, and it is very likely to win the championship again.

After two or three years of accumulation and metabolism, Simeone's team finally ushered in the time for results.

However, unfortunately, in the UEFA Champions League round of [-], the Sheets defeated PSV Eindhoven in the Eredivisie League with a score of [-]-[-] in two rounds, and then entered the quarterfinals. The opponent they met was Paris Saint-Germain who eliminated Barcelona.

Judging from the cards, the possibility of Simeone advancing is still relatively high.

Interestingly, in addition to the Premier League and La Liga, the leaders of Serie A and Ligue [-] are also Yang Huan's teams, namely Klopp's Inter Milan and Koeman's Monaco.

Among them, Inter Milan's lead is also obvious, and winning the championship is basically a certainty.

As for Koeman's Monaco, which is currently only two points ahead of Paris Saint-Germain, it should be considered the most promising team.

What's even more rare is that Inter Milan defeated Pellegrini's Manchester City in the Champions League round of [-], and Monaco also successfully defeated Zenit St. Petersburg, both of which entered the Champions League quarterfinals.

That is to say, among the eight teams in the quarter-finals of the Champions League this season, Southampton, Monaco, Inter Milan, Atletico Madrid and Hamburg, Yang Huan has fully occupied five teams, let alone Tottenham Hotspur, which has a support stock.

It should be said that Yang Huan himself was very surprised by the Champions League until now.

In the Bundesliga, although Tuchel's team is still one point behind Bayern Munich, Hamburg is determined to reverse Bayern Munich, hoping to win the league championship again after many years.

However, after the reorganization of this season, the front trident composed of Dzeko, Douglas Costa and Kingsley Coman has shined brilliantly in the Bundesliga, especially Douglas Costa and Kingsley Coman have attracted the attention of all European giants.

This also poses a big problem for Hamburg and Miracle Football Group.

That is how to keep these two players and keep the overall strength of the Hamburg team.

In the knockout round of the Champions League quarter-finals, the Hamburg team met Monaco, another fight in the same room, and Paris Saint-Germain and Atletico Madrid were in the bottom half with them.

Judging from the results of the lottery, the fight between these four teams is quite suspenseful, and their strength is basically equal, and it is normal to win or lose.

Because of this, fans all over the world have enjoyed watching the UEFA Champions League this season.

In the past few years, the strong teams such as Southampton, Atletico Madrid, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Paris Saint-Germain and Monaco have been as strong as ever. This season, Klopp led the strong rise of Inter Milan, coupled with the dark horse Hamburg of the Champions League led by Tuchel, which undoubtedly injected fresh elements into the Champions League.

What's even more rare is that these teams are all very strong, and even have the strength to challenge the top teams.

This undoubtedly brings more suspense to the Champions League.

(End of this chapter)