Football giants

Chapter 918 This father has gone to the heart of the earth!

Just when Yang Huan was thinking about how to further persuade Guardiola, he saw the Spaniard took out his Apple Kidney Machine, and fiddled with it for a while.

Immediately afterwards, I heard a call to the phone, and after a few beeps, a voice came from the phone.

"Hello, Pep!" The voice sounded a little surprised and a little embarrassed.

Yang Huan thought this voice was familiar, but suddenly, he couldn't remember where he heard it.

"Hi Leo, you should be home now?" Guardiola laughed.

When Yang Huan heard it, he immediately understood that it was Messi!
Nimi, I'm just telling you, you called Messi directly?
Is this too much?

"Yes, Pep," Messi replied.

After being silent for about a second or two, Yang Huan clearly felt that there was indeed a deep friendship between the two, but because they hadn't contacted each other for too long, they seemed both familiar and unfamiliar.

"Pep, you are calling me at this time, could it be..." Messi said lightly on the phone.

"No, you misunderstood, Leo, I am not representing Bayern Munich, I am only representing myself!"

Messi on the phone breathed a sigh of relief and chuckled, "That's good, almost scared me, Pep!"

After that, the atmosphere of the conversation between the two became obviously more heated, and they even talked about Messi's son.

All signs are enough to show that there is indeed no problem between Guardiola and Messi, and they have a deep friendship.

"Leo, I'm calling you today because I think there is something that I should inform you in advance."

"Oh?" Messi was a little surprised.

"I have decided not to renew my contract with Bayern Munich."

"Hmm." Messi's reaction was very flat, as if this was not beyond his expectations.

"After the contract expires, I will go to Southampton."

When he said this, Guardiola raised his head and looked at Yang Huan in front of him, "Master Huan is sitting in front of me now. He mentioned your matter to me. I think it is necessary to let you know my decision."

Yang Huan, on the other hand, was at a loss, completely confused.

What is this all about?
what's going on?
Messi was silent for several seconds on the phone.

Guardiola added: "I still sincerely hope that we can have the opportunity to cooperate again, because I believe that with Southampton and me, your achievements in the Premier League will not be lost to La Liga!"

There was another two or three seconds of silence on the phone before Messi's voice came again.

"Pep, I also hope to work with you again. You are the best and best coach I have ever seen, and I sincerely hope that I have the opportunity to play for Southampton, because they all told me that it is a team that will always create legends!"

them?Who?
Yang Huan wanted to ask, who told Messi about Southampton?
But there are too many Argentinas in Southampton, Yang Huan has no idea who it is.

"Okay, then, that's it!" Guardiola said with a slight smile.

"Well, go back to Barcelona and meet me for coffee, old place!"

"OK! Bye!"

Guardiola hung up the phone with a smile, obviously, he was very satisfied with this conversation.

Yang Huan sat on the sidelines, full of questions, which Guardiola could not answer.

In fact, the phone call didn't change anything at all.

From the moment Messi publicly stated that he favored Southampton, if the Saints decide to introduce Messi, then all things are no longer the player's business.

That will be the negotiation and benefit distribution between Southampton and Barcelona, ​​as well as the sponsors represented by Southampton, the sponsors of Barcelona, ​​and the sponsors of Messi.

In this case, players may be able to change the situation by sacrificing some personal interests, but overall, they can't change much at all.

"Master Huan, I'm sorry that I called Leo without your consent."

Guardiola sincerely apologized, "That's because I don't want him to know the agreement between me and Southampton through other people's mouths, because that will greatly damage our mutual trust."

Yang Huan nodded, expressing his understanding.

Guardiola's behavior, in Yang Huan's view, is a piece of cake and not worth mentioning.

What's more, the Spaniard's move has another meaning, which is to convince Yang Huan that he really has no conflict with Messi!

"With the phone call just now, I can also assure you very clearly that I am confident that Hazard, Suarez and Messi will be combined into the most powerful in the world. Even as long as they have an excellent midfield support, they are entirely likely to become the most powerful offensive combination in history, I promise!"

Yang Huan nodded, "OK, in the current lineup of the team, who are you sure you want?"

Although Guardiola will not coach the Saints until a year later, Yang Huan must first understand Guardiola's thoughts in order to be able to operate the team's transfer well.

Otherwise, if Yang Huan turned around and sold the player Guardiola wanted, wouldn't the Spaniard be mad?

"Except for Hazard and Suarez, Cesc Fabregas, Di Maria and Toni Kroos stay!"

Yang Huan nodded in agreement.

None of these players conflicted with the team's strategy.

"Cesc is an unlucky kid. I wanted to get him very early, but when he came to the team, it happened to be my last season. You know, he is my hand-picked player. I know how to use him and how to teach him, but in the last season, I have no time!"

It can be heard that Guardiola is full of guilt for Cesc Fabregas.

"OK, no problem!" Yang Huan nodded again.

"Toni Kroos is a phenomenal midfielder, Di Maria is also a vital member of the team, they must stay, and Pogba and Kovacic, they will become a very, very important part of the team!"

"Understood!" Yang Huan nodded, but suddenly remembered something, "However, there is one thing I must say first. Local players must be retained and promoted. You should know the importance of local players to the Premier League team."

Guardiola nodded, "Local players are crucial to any giant team!"

"Varane is already a top central defender, but I think he can continue to improve, and Danilo at right back will also stay. He reminds me of Maicon at his peak, with David Alaba and Luke Shaw on the left. We need Danilo on the right."

"Understood!" Yang Huan readily agreed.

Judging from Guardiola's statement, his entire tactical framework has surfaced.

The few players he handpicked, plus the English natives, as well as young rookies such as Martial, Laporte, Nastasic and other players, the most important thing for Southampton before he takes over is to maintain the stability of the lineup.

So, for the Saints, the most important top priority this summer is two things.

Get Messi, keep the current squad, keep the players.

It should be said that this is not difficult for Southampton now.

"Master Huan, I heard that Marcelo has decided to leave after this season?" Guardiola asked with concern.

"Yes, that's right!"

"Then next season..."

Yang Huan understood what Guardiola meant, smiled slightly and said, "Do you have any good suggestions?"

Guardiola nodded, "I don't know if Master Huan has ever considered someone else?"

"Who?" Yang Huan asked curiously.

"Ancelotti!"

"Oh!" Yang Huan smiled again, nodded and said, "Of course he is within our consideration."

As a world-renowned coach, Ancelotti immediately entered the Saints' coaching list as soon as he got out of the coaching position of Real Madrid, and he was still a very high-ranking one.

"Carroll is a great head coach, he has a very good tactical quality, but more importantly his bearing."

Yang Huan couldn't help laughing out loud when he heard this.

Guardiola and his statement turned out to be exactly the same.

To say that the head coaches from Italy have very high tactical literacy, and Ancelotti is one of the best.

The so-called watching food and eating, tailoring clothes to suit the individual, how could it be possible without Gao Zhuo's tactical skills?

But the evaluation of Ancelotti in the football circle has never been how good he is in the formation of troops and facing the enemy on the spot, because what is most impressive about him is precisely his poor performance in these aspects.

For example, the most famous is the Miracle of Istanbul. AC Milan led by him led by three goals in the first half, but was abruptly equalized by Benitez's Liverpool in the second half, and even lost the final.

Nimei, this father really has gone to the bottom of his heart.

What's even more frightening is that he also lost a Champions League fiasco that Galliani said would be enough for AC Milan for several years.

If Yang Huan remembers correctly, it seems that he lost to La Coruña, a very miserable defeat.

Regardless of whether it is coaching Juventus, Chelsea or Real Madrid, there is no lack of miserably defeated games, and there are even many disastrous defeats, which are not lost to Mourinho's humiliating Century Derby.

Interestingly, Ancelotti has always maintained a very peaceful state of mind.

He doesn't seem to be affected by the fiasco, on the contrary, he can always learn from the fiasco.

It can even be said that the same fiasco will not happen a second time with Ancelotti!

If there is one word to describe Ancelotti, Yang Huan thinks it should be tolerance in Chinese.

The club management forcefully gave him players, it's okay, he uses them!

There was a conflict between the players, and it was a problem for him. If it was okay, he would do everything possible to resolve it.

He always uses a very peaceful mind to accommodate and resolve all sharp contradictions.

Perhaps, at the competitive level, there is a certain gap between Ancelotti and Guardiola, Bielsa, Benitez, and Mourinho, and he may not even have much advantage compared with some second-rate European coaches.

But in terms of mentality, Ancelotti wants to blow up the above-mentioned famous coaches.

How do you say something?

Oh, by the way, there are only champion apprentices, not champion masters.

What this means is, your head coach, how can any superstar understand football?
Don't forget, this ball is kicked by others!

If someone doesn't know how to play football, can he become a world superstar?
This is too ridiculous, isn't it?
Even for celebrities like Guardiola and Ancelotti, how many years have they been away from the football field?
Is today's football game the same as it was back then?

Therefore, Ancelotti's approach is tolerance, it doesn't matter if I don't understand football, you understand, I respect you!

Ancelotti's approach is a bit like doing nothing.

I have to say that Ancelotti's tricks are indeed deceitful... Uh, no, he has conquered many teams and stars, so the championship honors are soft.

The reason why Yang Huan appreciates Ancelotti is that he believes that the peaceful mentality of the Italians and his inaction can well digest the aggressiveness of Southampton and improve the overall temperament of the Saints team.

Too rigid is easy to break!
Bielsa himself is a very strong and stubborn guy. The Southampton he coached is known for his fierce attack to the end. He is very aggressive and full of hostility, but this is really useful in the early days of the team's formation.

But once the team is formed as a whole, it becomes a bottleneck and it is difficult to go further.

This is why Yang Huan accepted Bielsa's resignation.

And Ancelotti's peaceful temperament can neutralize the hostility of the Saints and sublimate the overall temperament of the team.

I believe that with Ancelotti's level, it is not difficult to keep the Saints' achievements, and it can also make the Saints look more like a wealthy family rather than an upstart!

But, will he agree to a one-year short-term coaching?
And, how many things will happen in one year?

(End of this chapter)