star coach

Chapter 2

Macia didn't trust Jiangshan, and immediately retorted, "Coach Cooper, Jiangshan is too young, and may not be qualified for the position of scout, even if it is only part-time."

Cooper is the head coach of the first team, and his words carry weight, but he does not decide on the scout candidates. The club chairman Cortez is at the helm, and he has the greatest personnel power in his hands.So Macia argued.

"Age is not a problem. Coach Robson recruited a 17-year-old scout a few years ago and became his assistant." Cooper said coldly.

Cooper has his own insistence, and what he decides will not change.Just a few days ago, Jiangshan sent an edited video to Cooper, clearly and carefully analyzing their next league opponent, Atletico Madrid.

In the video, Jiangshan thoroughly analyzed the technical characteristics of Atletico Madrid's two aces, Baraja and Belleron. The data is very rich, and Cooper almost saw the data of the players.After watching the videotape, Cooper decided to follow Robson's example and recruit Jiang Shan as his assistant.

In this era, big clubs have video editors, but detailed data analysis has only become popular since 2002.Jiang Shan worked as a video data analyst in his last life, and it is not difficult to achieve it under the condition of resources. Now he has revealed a few tricks in advance.But it is conceivable how shocked Cooper would be when he saw such detailed data analysis for the first time.

Jiang Shan kept smiling. Isn’t the 17-year-old scout recruited by Robson the bird-Boas?This guy started in Porto, coached Chelsea, Tottenham, Zenit St. Petersburg, and finally was promoted to the head coach of Shanghai SIPG Club.In SIPG, he hated the fans, often suspended games, and received his salary.

"But..." Marcia wanted to argue.

Cooper didn't like it, so he immediately contacted Cortez, planning to find someone important to the chairman.Cooper's head coach position was given to him by Cortez, and the two have a good relationship, so there must be some face.

In Jiangshan’s memory, Valencia’s chairman, Cortez, has a good eye for coaches, except for his poor business operations. He chose Cooper, and the team reached the Champions League final for two consecutive years; he chose Benitez, won two La Liga titles, and also won the UEFA Cup. The three-person relay created Valencia’s most glorious period.

Seeing that Cooper was about to contact the chairman, Marcia immediately said, "Don't bother the chairman with such a small matter. It's up to you to choose Jiangshan."

Valencia's top management doesn't deal with each other. Marcia and Cooper are not in the same faction and have a normal relationship, but they will not tear their skins for small scouts.

The bearded and fat man looked confused, and the chairman was pulled out?Really cruel.Such a strong relationship, to compete with us for scouting?Didn't you mean to play tricks...

"Thanks!" Cooper's cold face melted into a smile.

"Jiangshan, I will give you a one-year contract first, double the weekly salary, 10 pesetas, and the other treatment is the same as that of a full-time scout." Macia doubled the salary, giving Cooper enough face.

"Mr. Cooper, Mr. Quintero, and Mr. Macia, thank you!" Jiang Shan said flatly, pointing to the self-recommendation form, "The three candidates above will definitely succeed. I believe that my own vision will definitely be worthy of my salary."

"You kid, where do you have the confidence?" Cooper smiled, and took his self-recommendation form, "Silva, Villa, Torres?"

Cooper stopped smiling and said sternly, "Both Villa and Torres are on our signing radar, and they have a good vision. But Torres is from Atletico Madrid. He is only 16 years old this year, so it is not easy to introduce."

Valencia took a fancy to Atletico Madrid's midfielder Baraja very early on, and the two sides were wrangling over the transfer.At the time of the winter transfer window, Atletico Madrid, which was in crisis of relegation, still clenched their players and said nothing to sell, so far there is no result.

"The main reason is that Atletico Madrid's people are not easy to use." Macia joked, "I have also paid attention to Torres. He is very fast, has a strong impact, and his small skills are not bad, but he is too poor to hold the ball behind his back and cannot be used as a fulcrum in the frontcourt."

Macia is also an excellent scout, with good judgment, but he doesn't trust young people, and Jiangshan exudes a strong Chinese atmosphere.In his impression, does China own football?In addition, Jiangshan's resume is also in the Xiangjiang Football League, which is too poor.The strength of the championship team is probably not as good as that of the mid-range teams in West C.

But the timely appearance of head coach Cooper made the final decision.The recruitment ended, ending with Jiangshan's victory.

As soon as the fat man and the bearded man were about to leave, Jiang Shan shouted, "The old man is not afraid of failure, he can go back and study for a few years, and you can ask me for advice."

Jiangshan doesn't hold grudges, and he usually avenges them on the spot.

Seeing Jiang Shan's appearance, Cooper and Quintero looked at each other and shook their heads wryly at the same time. Young people are quite angry, which is understandable.Marcia doesn't like such people, he appreciates a gentleman with style more.

Cooper looked through Jiangshan's resume with great interest, and said in his heart, "This guy is really lucky. He has won two league championships in his two-year career."

Regardless of whether Cooper coached Hurricanes in the Argentine First Division, Atletico Lanus or Mallorca in La Liga, although he had good results, he never won the league championship.In the first season of coaching Mallorca, he led the team to the final of the King's Cup and lost to Barcelona. Last season, he reached the final of the European Cup Winners' Cup and was also a runner-up, losing to Lazio.

Macia gave Jiangshan a one-year scouting contract and signed it soon.

"You want to be a coach too? The B-level coaching certificate is not bad. England's B-level coaching certificate is not easy to get." Cooper nodded with satisfaction, "UCAM students? You really surprised me!"

He was rude, how could young people have such a clear career plan?Playing football while also obtaining a coaching certificate, and still studying at UCAM University?Definitely a coach.

UCAM is Wukang University in Spain. Although it was only established a few years ago, its strong sports professional strength is enough to make it famous all over the world.Wukang University also cooperates extensively with La Liga and has abundant resources.

The current Real Madrid coach Bosque also became an honorary doctor of Wukang University in 2013.

"I want to be a football coach." Jiang Shan made no secret of his ambition, "and win one championship after another."

"Your stats video really amazes me. So come with me and explain your video to my players, I'm sure they'll love it too."

Jiang Shan shrugged and followed out.The videotape was the key to his contract.Macia and Quintero looked at each other. Was this an appointment to watch a movie together?
"Jiangshan, except for Atletico Madrid, you will make videotapes for me for the next few games, which are as detailed as the ones you sent me."

"Especially Barcelona," Cooper added.

The Valencia team has two more games in April, the 4th round of the league against Atletico Madrid at home, and the 34th round of the league away to Vallecano.

The first league game in May is at home against Real Sociedad.There was also a Champions League semi-final game before, against Barcelona at home.

In order to honor the team's centennial celebration, Barcelona's head coach Louis van Gaal has played aggressive football this season, scoring big scores frequently.Now ranked second in the league, ranking higher than Valencia, second only to Deportivo.

巴萨在欧冠更是踢出了4：2阿森纳，4：2、3：3佛罗伦萨等经典大比分；十六强战对阵切尔西，客场1：3，主场3：1，最终加时赛又打进2球，晋级之路荡气回肠。

Barcelona is aggressive, and Cooper's worries are not unreasonable.

Jiangshan searched his memory, and the past few seasons of La Liga coincided with troubled times, and the competition in the league was fierce.He clearly remembered that Valencia only drew one game in the last few rounds of the league and won all the others.The UEFA Champions League also successfully eliminated Barcelona and successfully advanced to the final. The two rounds of the game are classics.But Valencia lost the most important game, which is a pity.

Thinking of this, Jiang Shan suddenly felt that being a player followed the development of football history, which was too boring.How about doing something big, like kicking Real Madrid off in the Champions League final?

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