Football giants

Chapter 823 Who is the protagonist?
"Mr. Yang Huan, yesterday, Mr. Sun from Miracle Media revealed that a major event that will change the international football world will be launched in the near future. Have you heard the news?"

"Of course there is. This news spread all over the world overnight. Of course I heard about it."

"Uh, I mean...before."

"Before, I didn't understand what you meant!"

"Master Huan, let's stop playing charades, it's impossible for you not to know about this..."

"I really don't know, really!"

"But many people say that you planned this event yourself..."

"That's why they flattered me too much."

"but……"

"It's okay, but I really don't know anything about it."

When Yang Huan said this, he glanced around at the reporters in front of him, and then at the football association official sitting next to him, who looked embarrassed and was completely ignored by the media reporters. He was also very helpless about this.

"If you want to know more about Miracle Media, I think you should ask Sun Yue instead of me, because no matter how many times you ask me, my answer is still the same. I have no comment, or I know nothing!"

Having said that, Yang Huan spread his arms, looking very helpless.

But everyone at the scene knew that this guy was actually playing innocent.

Who doesn't know his ability to please the young master?
Who would believe that Sun Yue and Miracle Media were going to launch such an important plan without Master Huan's hands?

But this guy doesn't eat soft and hard, and doesn't leak water. What can I do with him?
"Ahem!" The Football Association official sitting next to him also uttered a sound at this time, coughing twice, drawing everyone's attention back to him, and then glanced viciously at the reporters in front of him.

That appearance seems to be saying, you guys need to figure out who is the protagonist!

No more distracting guests!
He didn't speak until everyone was ready to look over.

There was another long speech at the beginning, nothing more than a lot of very high-sounding words, and then the focus.

That is, Southampton will officially build the Saints Youth Training Academy in the three cities of Beijing, Longhai and Yangcheng.

Different from European football teams setting up football schools in China in the past, this time, the Saints will strictly select talents and carefully cultivate them according to the standards of the British Saints Youth Academy.

Not only that, with the strong support of the education department, Southampton will adopt a model of cooperation with famous domestic schools. While cultivating players' football skills, they will also strictly control the players' cultural courses to ensure that even if the players fail to meet the requirements of professional competitions in the end, they can continue to study, so as not to delay their children's future.

Southampton's plan has already spread in China.

Not only the Saints, but teams including Inter Milan, Atletico Madrid, Ajax and Benfica will also set up youth training camps in China one after another to help cultivate new football stars in China.

"Mr. Yang Huan, as a domestic football reporter, I am very happy to hear this news, but I have two questions."

In the past period of time in the country, it has risen very fast, and the mobile app Dangqiudi, which is very popular among the fans, won the first right to ask questions.

"Excuse me!"

"I believe everyone understands the level of Southampton's youth training, and they all know it well, but I'm curious, how do you ensure that the domestic youth training academies can strictly follow your standards?"

"There is also a second question. As we all know, the level of youth training has a very important relationship with youth training coaches and youth training concepts, but the low level of youth training coaches has always been the core problem that plagues the improvement of domestic youth training. How can Southampton ensure that it can solve this problem?"

After hearing this, many people present nodded their heads.

These two questions can be said to be very critical, pointing to the point.

"The first question is that Southampton will fully invest in the youth training camp. From the selection of the youth training camp site, to the construction, to the completion, to the formal use, to the selection of players and the recruitment of personnel, we will complete it independently. Therefore, we can guarantee that it will be fully implemented in accordance with our requirements and standards."

"As for the level of training, in terms of cultural courses, we will cooperate with the most famous schools in China, which is not a big problem. In terms of football training, we will be in charge of coaches from the Southampton Youth Academy."

"I believe everyone knows that in the past two years, our Southampton youth coach training course has trained five sessions for the UK and even Europe, with a total of nearly [-] qualified youth coaches."

"We will select suitable candidates from this group of youth training coaches, and then lead the team with our outstanding and experienced youth training coaches from the Southampton youth training camp, who will be fully responsible for talent selection and player training."

"In addition, here, I also hope that everyone can help to publicize. We will officially launch the Saints youth training coach training plan to enter Chinese football in the near future. Starting next year, the training will be taught by experienced youth coaches every six months. I hope this can promote the improvement of the level of domestic youth coaches."

The reporters present listened, and kept nodding. It could be seen that Southampton had already made sufficient preparations in this respect.

"Mr. Yang Huan, we do not deny the excellent strength of Southampton's youth training, but we all know that different countries, different regions, different races, youth training should be completely different, how do you plan to deal with it?"

"That's a good question!"

Yang Huan praised with a smile, "To answer this question, maybe I can make a long speech, but to put it simply, it is to teach students according to their aptitude."

"In the past two years, we have organized expert teams to visit China many times. We understand the differences in the physical fitness of players in different regions. Of course, we have not done enough, but this does not hinder the implementation of our plan. We believe that our youth training team has enough ability and experience to solve this problem."

"Because in any case, the most basic requirements of modern football for players will not change."

"As for the players who have completed the training courses of the youth academy, we will select the players, and those who meet the requirements, we will recommend them to Southampton or other European teams suitable for player development for further study."

"At the same time, we will also actively exchange games with domestic teams of the same age, or organize training camps overseas."

All the reporters were very satisfied with Yang Huan's answer.

This plan by Southampton has aroused great repercussions in the country.

Even the parents are very respected.

On the one hand, it is the combination of football and top domestic schools, and on the other hand, it can increase the knowledge of players.

In the case of ensuring cultural courses, even if there is no way to further improve after finishing elementary school, or to go abroad for further study, it is absolutely possible to continue to study, and it will not affect the child's future.

Six years of football training should be regarded as helping children to go to prestigious schools and using football training to strengthen their bodies.

From the perspective of player training, the primary school period happens to be a critical moment for building player skills.

Therefore, those players who failed to stand out in elementary school may not be able to continue on the path of professional leagues.

After Yang Huan answered the question, representatives from the Football Association and the education department also stood up and accepted the reporter's interview.

Yang Huan's plan was directly conveyed to the lower levels after the higher-ups approved it, so they naturally wanted to give them great support.

Besides, domestic fans are now full of complaints against the national team. If football reform measures are not launched quickly, I am afraid they will be drowned by the fans' saliva.

It can be said that Yang Huan stepped forward at this time, and the timing was just right.

Then some reporters asked Yang Huan about the youth training camp, such as investment and funding issues.

In this regard, Yang Huan is also blunt, saying that the youth training camp will adopt the method of investment promotion and naming to attract the support of sponsors, and at present, many sponsors at home and abroad have expressed interest, and funding is not a problem.

Moreover, Yang Huan also repeatedly promised that Southampton and himself never planned to gain any benefits from this plan, but instead invested a lot of money.

"The reason why I launched this plan is only for one purpose, and that is to contribute our insignificant power to the revitalization of Chinese football!"

Everyone did not doubt Yang Huan's words.

If you really want to rely on football to make money in China, Southampton has already made it, so why do you need to do thankless youth training work?
Who doesn't know that youth training camps like Southampton don't expect to make any money at all, and it's good if they don't even lose money.

Therefore, everyone present also affirmed Yang Huan's words.

After that, they asked a few more questions, but Yang Huan also answered them fluently.

Originally according to the plan of Miracle Media and Sun Yue, Southampton should announce the signing of Gao Ren and Wang Lei at this time.

Everyone knows that the Saints announced the signing of two Chinese teenagers at this time, which will undoubtedly greatly boost Southampton's domestic popularity, as well as the weight and persuasiveness of this plan.

But after Yang Huan considered it again and again, he finally rejected the request.

Gao Ren and Wang Lei are indeed quite good football seedlings. After the systematic assessment by the Southampton scouting team and the bone age test, they both feel that they are not inferior to the best peers in the Southampton youth training camp, or even better.

Yang Huan also has high hopes for these two players.

He has been dreaming for a long time, hoping that one or two young players like Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo will emerge in the huge China.

Well now, it's finally here.

He naturally hopes that these two players can be kicked out of Southampton's youth training camp.

But if they are exposed now, they will definitely be exposed to the spotlight of the media soon. By that time, the attention and hype of domestic and foreign reporters will inevitably bring them huge pressure.

How many young talented stars, after being publicized and reported by the media, eventually become Hu Zhongyong?
Therefore, Yang Huan would rather give up such a hype and give the two teenagers the best environment.

His decision also achieved the support of Mr. Xu and the Football Association, which also proved that he was indeed sincere and wanted to promote the development of domestic football, rather than taking the opportunity to hype.

The press conference was finally over. After Yang Huan walked out of the venue, reporters blocked the door again and asked a lot of questions about this plan, about Southampton, and more about the event that Sun Yue was talking about.

Yang Huan still answered what should be answered, what should be kept secret, he still kept his mouth shut.

After finally getting rid of the reporters and walking out of the press conference venue, Yang Huan took the elevator all the way up to the top floor where the presidential suite was located under Long Wu's lead.

There is a high-level VIP meeting room on the top floor for the guests of the presidential suite.

At this time, the core managers of several clubs under Yang Huan's command gathered here, waiting for Master Huan!
(End of this chapter)