my name is colane

Chapter 261 Youth Training Supervisor
Denis Shafier was in his early 40s, with short hair, and looked smart and capable. Hugo had a good first impression of him, and politely invited Shafier to sit down.

"Mr. Shafier, although Georgie took great pains to invite you to Trapani, I still want to hear your opinion on the development of our Trapani youth training. To put it bluntly, I want to know Are you a suitable candidate for the youth training supervisor!" Hugo was very polite in etiquette, but he didn't have so many pleasantries and politeness in his words.

Shafier was also a little surprised by Hugo's directness.

"Mr. Shafier, Gigi is a very easy-going person and a sincere person who doesn't like to beat around the bush!" Giorgio quickly explained with a smile.

Shafier thought about it, and the main purpose of his willingness to come here is only a high salary. Shafier is not the only person that Giorgio has come into contact with, but Shafier's rich experience is what makes him most satisfied. He was offered an annual salary of 30 euros after tax, which was so high that Shafier couldn't think of refusing it.

Now that Hugo asked so directly, Shafier wanted to see if Trapani was a suitable place for him? !He comes here for money, but he doesn't want to waste his time here. If some of his ideas can't be accepted by Trapani and Hugo, then what's the point of doing this job? Not quite in line with my deepest desire.

"Mr. Colani, what kind of expectations do you have for Trapani's youth training camp?! To be precise, what do you hope it can bring you?!" Shafier didn't answer Hugo's question, Instead, ask Hugo.

Hugo was also stunned for a moment, and then smiled: "Of course I hope that he can provide more useful talents for our first team, and hope that he can drive the development of football in Sicily!"

This is the truth!
"With all due respect, I don't see how Trapani's youth academy can contribute to the development of Sicilian football. According to my understanding yesterday, I found that those who can play in the youth academy echelon and participate in the competition Most of them are children from other regions!" Shafier shook his head and said.

This seems to be true, Hugo rubbed his nose in embarrassment, and said: "The youth training camp has just started, and we have to dig out a lot of children from other areas. You should know that Sicily is the poorest area in our country. The foundation of football is very weak!"

Shafier nodded in agreement, "I think the main purpose of Trapani's youth training camp should not focus on serving the first team, but should focus on cultivating football talents!"

Shafier expressed his ideas, and Hugo said "Oh", interested to hear what Shafier will say next.

"I know that you have paid a lot for the youth training camp, and you have also built a special school for young players to study here. I agree with this behavior, but the first team is the first team after all. A professional player has many years in his career. , every year the youth training camp sends players to the first team, I would like to ask if there is room for them in this first team?!"

The answer is of course impossible. The first team only has more than 20 players, and it is impossible to accept promoted young players into the team all at once.

"Then what do you mean?!" Hugo asked suspiciously.

"What I mean is that you are too eager for success. Youth training is a long-term process. You can't play every rookie in the first team. Given Trapani's long-term plan, you can't do it either. Give them enough room to grow!"

"What do you mean?!" Hugo still couldn't understand what Shafier wanted to say.

"I mean, the Trapani youth academy needs reform!" Shafier said with a smile.

"Reform?! How to change?!" Hugo couldn't help asking again.

"Your youth training camp is too large, and the echelon setting has not kept up, and the level of coaches has not kept up. In my opinion, the first thing to do is to reduce the size of the youth training camp, the number of people needs to be reduced, and the school can continue to operate. , but not every student becomes a member of the youth training camp, we should carefully screen and select young players with certain potential to join the youth training camp! The second is to improve the echelon, from a few years old to a teenager We should set up an echelon and then match the corresponding coaches. We need coaches who are willing to calm down and do youth training work, not those coaches who are here to make a living, and we don’t need to use the youth training head coach as a springboard. Coach! Third, you are selecting talents in various places. This kind of selection sounds good, as if you have collected a large number of talents, but in fact, from the perspective of youth training, this is not a good thing!"

Strange!Really strange!This is the first time Hugo has heard of such a theory, it's not right to scoop up football geniuses everywhere!
"Why?!" Not only Hugo asked, but Giorgio also asked in unison.

"Too many geniuses are filled in it, and many geniuses will soon become mediocre, and given their psychological endurance, doing so will probably make them withdraw from football career. Isn't that a pity?!" Shafi Er explained.

Hugo thought about it for a while and understood. There are too many talented players in the same age group, and everyone is full of them. The pressure of competition is high. Some players may be suppressed. It is difficult to truly show their talents and lose their interest in football. Enthusiasm, it is indeed a pity from a talent point of view.

"It's not that we can't poach people and attract players from other regions or even other countries. The important thing is that we need to give them enough room for growth, so that they can experience the joy of playing football here and keep them persistently interested in football. Only then can they unearth their greatest potential!" Shafier further explained.

"If I were the director of youth training, I would build a scouting network, with the focus on the Sicily region. In addition, we can hold a selection day every year to recruit students from all over the world, and pay attention to controlling the number!"

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Shafier also put forward some of his own opinions in various ways. His most important opinion is that the most important thing in the youth training camp is to cultivate the technical ability of young players, not the mentality of winning. He thinks that young players should not bear such The pressure of education, they are still young.

Some insights really opened the eyes of Hugo and Giorgio. Hugo thought in his heart that this supervisor was the youth training supervisor he was looking for. The team's tactical concept was instilled in the youth training camp. He proposed that the head coaches of each echelon should formulate tactics suitable for the characteristics of most players in the echelon according to the situation of the echelon's small players. Better growth, the rules and regulations of the first team actually limit the development of the youth academy.

Even if these young players cannot meet the needs of the first team in the future, they also have the opportunity to adapt to other teams. What's wrong with this? !
Opinions are different, but there are not many people who make Hugo admire him, and Shafier is definitely one of them.

"Mr. Shafier, what you said really touched me a lot! Now I solemnly invite you to be the director of the Trapani Youth Academy. I wonder if you would accept my invitation?!" Hugo said respectfully He stood up and invited Shafier. This is a person who can really devote his mind to the construction of youth training, and his goal is also very lofty, not only for the first team, but for the future of football.

"I can accept the invitation, but I also have conditions. I have the final say on the work of the No. [-] Youth Training Camp. I hope that the club's senior management will not interfere too much!" I understand, so don't interfere too much.

"Don't worry, you have the final say on the affairs of the youth training camp. As for the scouting work of the youth training camp you mentioned, I think it is necessary. You can do whatever you want, but you have to discuss it with the club's transfer director Sely Do it, I think he will understand and support it!" Hugo said.

"Secondly, I am also in charge of the coaches of the youth training camp, and the dismissal and employment are all based on my wishes!" Shafier raised another point.

"That's no problem, if you see who doesn't like it, just stare at him! To be honest, I don't like some guys! Haha!" Hugo made a joke, implying that he gave Shafier great power.

The two parties reached an agreement, there was no nonsense, and the contract was signed immediately, and the contract was signed for a total of ten years. This was Hugo's plea. He believed that Shafier would definitely be able to achieve results in Trapani, even though he was a Frenchman. , but Hugo believes that such a careful guy will be able to get started soon.

In the evening, Hugo took the high-level executives of Trapani to entertain Shafier and introduced Shafier to everyone. He was very happy. He felt that he had found the right one and praised Giorgio a lot.

Giorgio wanted to hit the right track, and he also wanted to find some more famous ones, but he couldn't dig out. The other experience was not as rich as Deni Shafier. After the detailed discussion this afternoon, I felt that Denis Shafier was indeed Very informative.

But after dinner, Hugo's cousin asked Hugo: "You trust him so much?! He's a French guy, he's not familiar with Italy, and the environment is different. Can he work in Italy? Do you have to say something else?!"

"There is no doubt about employing people! Alex, you must have confidence! Besides, I am thinking about it now. I said that I would contribute to the development of football in Sicily, but I didn't do anything. Look how much Trapani has now. A local player, Piolo, who is the only child, can't play a few games! I believe that Shafier can improve this situation, maybe he can help us cultivate a few local talents! It's still for our own people Shu Tan, look at Victor! He is back, and the dismissal of Zeman this time is also thanks to his stable morale in the team!" Hugo said.

The players who come out of the youth training camp will maintain considerable loyalty to Trapani, not to mention the local area, even if they are from other regions. After all, they have a heart of gratitude. The more turbulent and difficult times they are, the more they can play the role of the sea god.

(End of this chapter)