In the next period of time, York City's schedule is also relatively intensive, and more importantly, they have to face top opponents such as Bolton Wanderers and Scunthorpe.
Therefore, the York City coaching staff also attaches great importance to this, and must do a good job in rotation and recovery during such a schedule to avoid the accumulation of injuries and fatigue.
Fortunately, captain Karlström has recovered from his injury at this time and can return soon. This has greatly strengthened the thickness of York City's lineup and allowed Scaloni more room for maneuver in the use of troops.
As the owner of the club, Pan Yi was very relaxed when the team was busy.
After all, Chairman Jason McGill is now in charge of the team’s internal affairs, Director Victor Horta is in charge of business and external relations, Scaloni and De Zerbi are in charge of team competitions and training, and youth training is in charge. There's Potter...
Is there anything he needs to do personally?
No.
However, Pan Yi did not let himself be idle.
The training of the youth training is led by Porter, but when it comes to players, Pan Yi still has to take action.
Now that the youth training system is gradually being developed, he has to help the team recruit more talents. Otherwise, if he just relies on scouts to do it, how long will it take to support it?
After all, the scouting network has just been launched, and it is impossible to catch so many good players so quickly to fill the various echelons of the club.
And when Pan Yi makes a move, of course he can catch him easily. During this period, many people have come to York City.
With the experience of poaching at Chelsea, Pan Yi basically stopped contacting the princes of those wealthy teams. Instead, he went to some small clubs to find people to talk to, including clubs in Longguo.
There are some Dragon Nation players who have proven to have potential in his previous life, so let's try to get them to train in England.
Maybe he can practice it in advance like Lin Liangming?
After all, the training level here is not comparable to that in China...
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"Hey, Xiao Huang!" Pan Yi came to the reserve team's training ground and saw Huang Zichang from a distance who was still strengthening his physical training after finishing regular training.
As soon as the latter saw Pan Yi, he immediately ran over and politely called: "Boss!"
Huang Zichang comes from the echelon of Jiangsu Suning and was selected for the U19 National Youth Team of Dragon Country last year.
He has exquisite skills, strong self-confidence, diligent attitude, and quite a general demeanor on the court. He is the type that Pan Yi admires more.
In Pan Yi's previous life, Huang Zichang was still inconspicuous and did not even play in Jiangsu's first team, but in 2018, he will explode.
Within one year, he achieved the national title of triple jump: he was selected for the Longguo national men's football team, the U23 national team and the U21 Olympic selection team at the same time, and performed well.
However, it was precisely because of this fucked-up spirit of "use it until you die" that Huang Zichang eventually suffered a fatigue fracture due to excessive fatigue and was reimbursed for the entire season.
Even after recovering from injury and returning to the game, it was obvious that his condition was not as good as before, so he directly became a short-lived representative figure.
Therefore, Pan Yi decided to "save" him in this life and use it sparingly to see if he could reach higher heights.
Although he is now 20 years old, which is older than many of York City's first-team players, his strength is obviously not up to the requirements of the first-team, so he is only placed in the reserve team for training and competition. .
What makes Pan Yi happy is that Huang Zichang is still as he knew in his previous life. His professional attitude is still quite good, and he often trains himself. On the contrary, Pan Yi wants to persuade him to take it easy, after all, he is afraid that he will "make the same mistakes again."
If there is a chance, he can be allowed to go to the first team and try to rotate in some less important games. After all, there are currently no good candidates for the first team's forward substitute.
"Get ready, let's go watch the game." Pan Yi patted Huang Zichang on the shoulder.
The highlight of this round of the Premier League is Manchester City's home game against Manchester United.
So Pan Yi called a few young players from the Dragon Kingdom to watch the game together.
Yorkshire is very close to Manchester, just over an hour's drive away, so it's not too late to go there after the players have finished training.
And this is also to help their progress!
After all, the Dragon Kingdom players previously had no international perspective in China.
Now that I have arrived in the UK, I want to take them to see more of the highest level events to open their eyes.
Watching it in front of the TV and watching it live are completely different things!
If you want to truly understand the changes in the entire formation and the movement of the players during the game, you must not be limited to a small screen. Otherwise, there will be no need for scouts, and everyone can select players while watching TV at home.
Moreover, the atmosphere at the top events can also make them yearn for the competition and life here, and make them work harder!
"Okay!" Huang Zichang in front of him looked excited after hearing this, nodded heavily in agreement, then turned around and ran to the locker room.
Pan Yi nodded, walked around the sidelines, and came to the other side of the training ground.
It can be seen that Dai Weijun, Zhu Chenjie and others are still conducting team training under the arrangement of U19 youth team coach Bernhard Peters, so Pan Yi did not disturb them and just stood aside and watched silently.
In this team, they are not outstanding at all, and can even be said to be a little behind their teammates.
Now they are divided into two sides to play a small-scale offensive game. The other side has players such as Kamavinga, Saliba and Kvaratskhelia.
Kamavinga's side is younger, but their skills are better, especially Kvaratshelia from Georgia, who shows superior skills on the court and can often outperform several people. The wonderful play aroused cheers from teammates on the field.
It is precisely because their level in all aspects is beyond their peers that Kamavinga, Saliba and Kvaratskhelia, who are only 16 years old this year, have been promoted to the under-19 youth team for training.
"Hey, this way!" Kvaratskhelia ran along the left line toward the baseline, raising his hands high.
Kamavinga, who played in the midfield today, obviously saw him. He passed a very penetrating diagonal pass from the gap between the two defenders, and it was passed just in front of Kvaratskhelia.
Kvaratskhelia passed one of the opponent's players, continued to accelerate, passed another one, made a pass, and made a pass!
Zhu Chenjie in the middle tried his best to overwhelm the opponent, and the physical confrontation was very fierce. But Saliba, who was at the front today, took advantage, blocked Zhu Chenjie behind him, jumped up high, and headed the ball towards the goal!
The ball was saved by the goalkeeper, but Kvalackhelia had already cleverly ran from the left to the ribs, which was exactly the direction from which the ball was saved.
Kvaratskhelia unloaded the ball very lightly, stopped the ball firmly to his right, and then calmly shot with his right foot!
Got in this time!
The wonderful goal also aroused cheers from these young people.
At this time, Porter came to the training ground out of nowhere and stood next to Pan Yi.
"Where did you find these treasures? Some of them even come from places like Georgia..."
Upon hearing Porter's question, Pan Yi did not answer directly, but said with a smile: "Just say you are satisfied or not."
Porter nodded: "Of course I'm satisfied. Especially Kvala Tskhelia, his skills are always full of imagination, and even we are often amazed by his performances!"
"His body is still a bit thin and weak." Pan Yi said, "He still needs to do more exercise. But there is no need to force it. Young people's imagination is still the most important."
"Of course!" Porter nodded and smiled, "They are still at an age where they are developing skills. We will try our best to tap their talents. They will definitely become the treasures of the club in the future."
"These two guys from our Dragon Kingdom are pretty good, right?" Pan Yi pointed to the court and said.
"Well, Dai Weijun's performance is mature beyond his age, and his impact and creativity on the court are also impressive." Porter said, "And Zhu Chenjie can be said to be a natural defender, very good at using his jumping and height advantages. To defend. But the basic skills are just a little bit behind and need to be refined."
Pan Yi nodded to express his understanding.
It’s not that domestic players don’t have talent, but they often tend to go astray as they grow.
If it can be corrected in their youth and adolescence, there is still hope!
"These kids are also very good. You have great vision!" Potter suddenly pointed to another training ground.
That's where the U16 youth team trains, and they are training on shooting after catching the ball.
The man currently guarding the gate is Liu Shao Ziyang from the Dragon Kingdom, and the man who just passed the defender and fired a powerful shot is Musiala, who has dual nationality of Germany and England.
"His basic skills are much more solid, so he seems to be able to continue the next action after stopping the ball with ease." Porter was obviously full of praise for Musiala, "He has excellent skills and strong insight. , is good at handling the ball in small spaces, and is always confident on the court and able to play calmly."
"His shooting skills are pretty good, right?" Pan Yi asked with a smile.
"Yes, but his best position is No. 10, which is the traditional attacking midfielder. Of course, his excellent speed and skills allow him to also move on the wing. But when it comes to shooting skills, I think he is still the best. Stronger.”
As he spoke, Porter pointed to the black player on the court who was preparing to catch the ball.
I saw him gently catching the ball passed by the coach, but he did not mean to dribble past anyone. Instead, he directly volleyed through the door guarded by Liu Shao Ziyang.
"Oh, you mean Vashi." Pan Yi said.
This future striker for the French U21 national team entered the Montpellier first team at the age of 17, and became the team's top scorer in his second French Ligue 1 season at the age of 18.
But Pan Yi knew about this guy, but like Baker and Amang, he only learned about it through a UP host at station B playing FM games...
But he is indeed very good in reality, and his wonderful performance has attracted the attention of many teams. If nothing else, he should be poached by a bigger team soon.
Unlike Musiala, Vahi is more of a pure shooter, which is why Porter said Vahi's shooting skills are better.
"Many penalty area shooters in football, whether it is Romario or Ruud van Nistelrooy, they all have one characteristic, that is, they stop the ball very well, they are very calm, and then their next move is very fatal. This is considered a Shooter’s instinct.”
"Waxi also has this kind of instinct?" Pan Yi was a little surprised.
He knew Vahi was excellent, but he didn't expect Porter to compare him with players of the level of Romario and Ruud van Nistelrooy.
"No, this is actually not just an instinct, but also a technique, a technique of using the simplest, most direct, most effective and standard actions to stop the ball and shoot." Porter explained, "Some Sometimes, on the football field, being flashy is not a good thing. Musiala's dribbling just now was indeed wonderful, but sometimes he would delay the opportunity to express himself because he was too flashy. But Vashi was like On the contrary, he is very decisive when faced with shooting opportunities.”
Pan Yi kept nodding after hearing this.
Many people mentioned Vashi in his previous life and would say that he "only knows how to eat cakes." But from this point of view, being able to eat good cakes is actually a reflection of his shooting talent.
For example, the huge changes after Manchester City replaced Sterling with Haaland in the previous life can still reflect the importance of the pie-eating forward.
"Mushaala has many advantages, including his running without the ball, cooperation with teammates, and his innate sense of coordinated pace. For a player, these are even more impressive than his amazing His technique is even more impressive. However, his shortcoming is also obvious, that is, he is too sticky to the ball, which often slows down the rhythm."
"Wahi is on the contrary. His movements are very concise and effective, but he seems out of place with his teammates on the court. Furthermore, his personality is a bit extreme, which is why he does not cooperate much with his teammates on the court. If he If he can go further and strengthen contact and cooperation with his teammates, I believe his future will be brighter."
Porter emphasized the difference between the two young players again, and Pan Yi also secretly praised Porter for his sharp eyes and understanding of his young players so well in a short period of time.
Not to mention Musiala, his strongest point is dribbling, but sometimes the team is dragged down by his excessive dribbling, whether it is the future Bayern or the German team;
As for Vashi, his temper is indeed average. In fact, if Pan Yi hadn't brought him to York City early, this guy would have even been expelled from Caen for fighting with his teammates in the locker room...
"This requires you to carve them." Pan Yi said with a smile, "I'm just waiting to see you wave Harry Potter's wand and say: Avada eats the big melon!"
Potter's black question mark face said: "???? That's for life!"
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After defeating Wrexham, York City continued to advance in the next few league games.
First, they defeated Scunthorpe 2:0 at home, with Baker and Armand each scoring a goal; then after 90 minutes of hard work in the away game, York City relied on Alonso's direct free kick in the second half to score 1: Defeat rival Bolton Wanderers 0 and remain at the top of the league.
However, like York City, which has won consecutive games, Sheffield United, the "rich team" in English League One this season, has also shown great tenacity and is still chasing after them after also winning consecutive games.
Subsequently, York City visited Berglingham. With Baker's goal and Kulusevski's brace, they defeated their opponent 3:0 and successfully gained another three points from the away game.
By the way, in this game, Dragon National youngster Huang Zichang got the opportunity to play for York City for the first time.
He came on as a substitute for Amon in the 76th minute when the overall situation was decided, and made several breakthroughs on the court, but unfortunately his final kick was a little short and failed to score.
But his appearance still attracted the attention of the domestic media in Dragon Kingdom. Everyone said that Pan Yi might bring the second Lin Liangming to Dragon Kingdom!
However, after winning consecutive games, York City was unexpectedly upset in the next round of English League One away game against Fleetwood Town. Facing the home team's tenacious iron barrel defense, York City could hardly find any way. In the 78th minute of the second half, De Ligt was awarded a penalty kick for a handball foul, resulting in a 0:1 away defeat.
The defeat in this game obviously affected the morale of the York City players. In the next league game, they lost to Northampton 0:1 at home and tasted defeat again!
This is York City's first two-game losing streak this season and its first loss at home.
Fortunately, Sheffield United was unable to win consecutive games to catch up with the points. After 36 rounds, they still only had 72 points, and York City, which was 83 points behind, was still 11 points behind.
After defeating York City, Fleetwood rushed directly to third place, but they only had 67 points.
In other words, even with a bad record of two consecutive losses, York City is still very safe. After all, the top two in League One can directly advance to the Championship!
In the next round against Milton Keynes, Scaloni was actually quite troubled.
Because three days after the end of this game, the FA Cup quarter-finals on March 12 will come.
If there is no rotation, it will definitely affect the FA Cup;
If you rotate and lose... three consecutive losses, it will affect the morale of the whole team even more!
After comprehensive consideration, Scaloni decided to make partial rotations during the game.
Many of the main players, including Baker, did not play in this game. Instead, Jonathan Parkin and Huang Zichang got the chance to start, with Joe Partington playing in the midfield and De Ligt in the back. With Miles Edison.
In this game, York City was based on defense, while Milton Keynes wanted to turn away and play offense. However, they obviously did not expect that York City, which has always liked to play offensive football, would be like this once they launched a defensive counterattack in League One. The sharpness.
In just the first half, Huang Zichang used his amazing speed to tear through the opponent's defense twice and scored two goals. Then in the second half, he assisted Joe Partington, who inserted in the back row, to score a long shot. Ball, 3:0!
York City also ended its losing streak with such a hearty victory and declared its return as the king!
The two goals scored by the young player Huang Zichang of the Dragon Kingdom naturally made the domestic media and fans of the Dragon Kingdom excited, and they have even begun to look forward to his performance after being selected for the national team.
However, regarding this rumor, Pan Yi said in an interview with reporters: "Now Xiao Huang needs more time to practice and more experience in competitions. As a technical advisor to the Dragon Kingdom national team, I have not asked Mr. Lippi for the time being. The idea of recommending him. In addition, I hope that national teams at all levels will not recruit him for the time being. His current physical condition is not very good."
These remarks immediately cooled down domestic attention on him.
This is Pan Yi's protection of Huang Zichang.
He has just arrived in Europe, and scoring one or two goals in a League One game really doesn't mean much.
It would definitely not be beneficial to him if we praise him to the sky at this time, or let him start being recruited by national teams at all levels.
Don’t let the tragedy of your past life happen again!
Of course, for the British media, they are more concerned about York City's next game.
That's the quarter-finals of the FA Cup, away to Swansea! (End of chapter)
