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Chapter 1351 Go back to Ajax!

"It was a bad coaching experience."

Regarding the process of coaching Manchester United, Van Gaal thought hard and finally turned it into a sentence.

Sitting opposite him, Yang Yang looked at the Dutchman in front of him, as if he saw the time when they met in the skate park in Almere. That year, Van Gaal had just dismissed get out of class for the second time from his coaching position in Barcelona. This was a great blow to him.

Now, the same is true this time of coaching Manchester United.

"If Manchester United is the club with the strongest commercial operation ability in the world, then they should have the worst competitive management ability among the European giants. From the CEO to other people below, they all obviously have no competitive management ability and experience, and they also seriously lack long-term planning and goals. This is very bad."

When Van Gaal talked about this, he didn't reveal any complaints, it was more like explaining a fact.

This is indeed a recognized fact in the industry.

Although many media and fans know that Ferguson is very important to Manchester United, everyone still underestimates the importance of Ferguson, and even the management of Manchester United seriously underestimated this.

Before Ed Woodward accepted the position of CEO of Manchester United, he did not have any experience in running a football club. He was good at business operations, but he was more like a professional manager. He was responsible to the boss and only cared about business operations.

"In the Manchester United power structure, there are three people who are in charge of team building. One is the head of scouting Steve Brown, one is the head of football development John Murtaugh, but the most important thing is Matt Judge, the head of corporate development at Manchester United.

"From the coaching staff's request for a player, to the football development department's approval, to the scouting department to provide candidates, and then to make a signing plan, and finally submit it to Matt Judge's desk, and then he will be like recruiting employees. The plan is reviewed, and after the approval, Matt Judge will be responsible for the negotiation."

Yang Yang can understand, because transfers and signings are a very lucrative area, and it is also the hardest hit area for corruption within all clubs. Almost every club will strictly monitor this area.

"That's the problem, whether it's Ed Woodward or Matt Judge, they're all seriously out of line, they're all sitting in their offices, they're all dressed up, they're commuting from nine to five, they're treating transfer proposals like they're recruiting proposals, they're treating player profiles like they're employee resumes."

"In the more than a year since I have been coaching Manchester United, I have rarely seen Judge. I can be sure that he doesn't even know what I want. I don't know why he rejected some signings that are very helpful to the team. The contact between us is completely isolated. He only decides whether to introduce players and who to introduce based on various factors, not competitive considerations. This is very bad."

"This isolation is not only in terms of transfers and signings, but also in all areas of the club, including scouts and even the medical department. When Ferguson was in the past, he had enough prestige to overwhelm the management, which allowed Manchester United to achieve a balance between sports and business. But when Ferguson left, Manchester United turned to commercial operations."

"On the first day I sat down with Manchester United, I told them clearly that I need time, because Manchester United has many aging players and we need a new metabolism. From the beginning of coaching Manchester United, I clearly found that the competition in the Premier League is very cruel. Manchester City, Chelsea, Arsenal and Tottenham all have better players than us."

"You said, what can we do in the face of a team that is better than us? Is it a counter attack? This is a smart choice? I can only choose a more balanced tactic and let a player like Martial retreat properly, because his speed is very fast, and the position retreat can not only protect the midfielder, but also expand the space for counterattacks, but they think it is a conservative bus."

"The media created public opinion, the fans were incited, and the team's performance did not improve, so they became dissatisfied. After the public opinion arose, the management paid attention to it. There were several obstacles between them and me. My words could not reach their ears at all, and they might not even listen to it, so it became what it is now."

Van Gaal said a lot in one breath, and it could be heard that in the end, his words were full of resentment.

He tried his best, but things were not done well. As a professional head coach, he was duty-bound, and it was only natural that he dismissed get out of class.

It's just that what Manchester United did this time really made him feel very ashamed, which made the proud Dutchman full of resentment.

Yang Yang can understand Van Gaal's mood. This kind of problem does not only exist in Manchester United. Real Madrid has also had such a stage, but it has gradually improved, especially now that Zidane and Yang Yang have the authority to directly talk to Florentino. They are also enough to calm down the senior management of the club.

To put it bluntly, it is still a question of the right to speak.

Ferguson can hold the scene, and everyone has to listen to him, but whether it is Moyes, Van Gaal, or even Mourinho next, they cannot have the power and prestige of Ferguson.

Yang Yang shook his head and sighed. He saw that Manchester United had fallen from the former Premier League king and European hegemony to the current situation. He also had mixed feelings in his heart. The competition in European football is all-round and extremely tragic.

"Now, they all say that Manchester United urgently needs a technical director." Yang Yang said.

The role of the technical director is becoming more and more obvious. Not only is it widely used in other European leagues, but even the Premier League has begun to learn from the European continent in recent years and has begun to introduce the position of technical director.

An excellent technical director not only needs to have rich football knowledge, proficiency in training methods, game preparation experience, youth training, but also the ability to scout. At the same time, he must also manage the organizational structure of the club. It is best to have an extensive relationship network in European football and a certain reputation.

The technical director will manage the technical team and take charge of the competitive affairs. They need to monitor and manage the club well all the time. No matter what happens, they must be able to come up with solutions in the first time and properly solve all problems.

For example, Valdano, Real Madrid's technical director, has done a pretty good job. No matter who the team wants to sell or bring in, he can quickly give a plan and properly handle various problems.

This is not a simple matter.

The Premier League has always admired head coaches like Ferguson and Wenger, but in recent years, Premier League teams have also begun to reform one after another, introducing technical directors, from Tottenham Hotspur to Southampton, and then to Manchester City. It can be said that the reuse of technical directors has become a major trend in the Premier League.

It can be seen that this does have a rather obvious effect.

The reason why Manchester United's technical director was delayed and difficult to give birth was mainly due to some problems in Manchester United's own management structure.

When the technical director was mentioned, Yang Yang gradually changed the topic and began to talk about another purpose of his trip.

"What are your plans next?" Yang Yang asked with concern.

Van Gaal sighed again and shook his head, "I don't have too many thoughts at the moment. I will try my best to lead the next game well and try to get a result. As for leaving Manchester United, I haven't made up my mind yet."

Hearing his tone, he was somewhat disheartened.

Yang Yang smiled secretly, "Then why not go back to Ajax."

"Ah?" Van Gaal was a little surprised, "Back to Ajax? Didn't De Boer take him well?"

Yang Yang shook his head and smiled wryly, "You misunderstood. You are not the head coach, but the technical director."

"Ajax's technical director?" Van Gaal seemed relieved.

It is very difficult for Yang Yang to refuse the invitation. If he is really asked to return to Ajax to coach, it will be a bit difficult. After all, he has just experienced the setbacks of Manchester United. He is not ready to coach another team, let alone return to the Netherlands to coach.

But if he is the technical director, then he will really think about it, after all, he is very familiar with this job.

As early as a few years ago, he almost returned to Ajax as the technical director, but was disturbed by Cruyff. In the end, he went to the Dutch national team and won the third place in the World Cup, and then came to Manchester United.

Times have changed, Cruyff is dead now, and it was Yang Yang who sent the invitation in person, which is indeed a good choice, because he is very familiar with Ajax and Dutch football.

"Will other people agree?" Van Gaal was a little moved.

He cannot do without football. If he leaves Manchester United and becomes the technical director at Ajax, it would be a good choice.

"I went to Amsterdam to talk to them before, and they all agreed. Van der Sar even said that if necessary, he would come to Manchester to talk to you in person." Yang Yang said with a smile.

"Besides, I agree, and they will basically not refuse."

Yang Yang's words were so domineering that Van Gaal was a little taken aback.

A few months ago, Yang Yang injected capital into Ajax and unexpectedly got a place in the supervisory board. Van Gaal was already very surprised by this, but now it seems that Yang Yang's control over Ajax is still deepening.

Van Gaal guessed right.

Although it has only been a few months, Yang Yang, Wei Zheng, Raiola and others have a more comprehensive understanding of Ajax. The club's background and youth training foundation are still there, but the current stock price has dropped to the lowest point in history.

Yang Yang has asked Wei Zheng to gradually buy Ajax shares, and at the same time, he is also seizing the opportunity to further control Ajax, but this will take time and cannot be rushed.

At the same time, Yang Yang also hopes to invite Van Gaal to return as the technical director and the head of the technical team to reorganize Ajax's first team and youth training echelon, and strive to rebirth this Ajax team in two or three years.

(End of this chapter)