Van Persie and his agent almost stood up when they heard that Van Persie could choose Leeds United's No. 9 and No. 10 jerseys, which can almost be said to be a stable starting position.
"If Robin goes to Arsenal, he will definitely not be a starter. But here, Robin will definitely be my best choice as a striker." George Lee began to criticize Van Persie, and he found that he had been unable to criticize him recently. It went up quickly.
Van Persie and his agent looked at each other and seemed interested.
George Li started to make the cake bigger again.
"In my tactical concept, Robin should not only play as a left winger. He is fully capable of becoming a world-class center like Ruud van Nistelrooy. This is why I say Robin can play with Van Nistelrooy." The same reason as Nigeria for choosing the No. 10 jersey."
George Li opened the briefcase he carried with him and took out a small tactical board.
"Coach Li, you actually carry something like this with you. Although you are a football coach, carrying a challenge board with you is a bit too dedicated." Van Persie spoke formally for the first time.
"Well, I just bought this at the stationery store next door. Although I had prepared some tactical records before, I think this thing can be more straightforward."
"Very good, this thing is more useful than 10 pieces of A4 paper."
George Li started to draw on the tactical board with a marker. He first drew a circle in the penalty area.
"Robin, I will focus on a 433 tactic next season, and you will be my first choice as a lone forward."
Then, he drew two more circles on the corners of the two penalty areas.
"Romedal and Grenciar will be available on either wing."
He then drew three more midfielders, one further up front and two further back.
"I hope Robin can be more free in the frontcourt. You can appear in the middle, or you can constantly move closer and change positions with the two wings. You used to play on the left wing, so you will be more familiar with it, but I ask you Sometimes you should appear on the right and then cut inside."
George Li drew two arrows to the left and right, which circled the forward central midfielder.
"This central midfielder will often penetrate forward and appear in the penalty area and at the front of the penalty area."
After he circled the central midfielder again, he drew a forward arrow.
"And then......"
George Li once again circled the front three in a big circle and began to explain...
^^^
"Goodbye."
At the entrance of the hotel, George Lee and Cruyff Jr. were saying goodbye to Van Persie and his agent.
"So, you are really optimistic about this Dutch striker." Cruyff asked after Van Persie and the others left.
"I know what you are thinking. A forward who has never played in the five major leagues, a forward who quarreled with the coach at a young age and was sent to the reserve team. Maybe he is really worth 3.5 million pounds, but he is not worthy of such a high tactical status. ,right?"
"In my opinion, his thin physical condition is not enough to gain a foothold in the Premier League. He cannot be a good fulcrum. If you are going to play 433 lone striker, he cannot win the first point on the counterattack. , then Leeds United couldn't produce the sharp counterattack at the end of last season. I watched the last few games you coached last season. The Australian's body is strong enough to fight for the first point, and then give the ball to two It's either Alan Smith on the wing or a midfielder coming in deep."
"Mark Viduka told me after playing last season that he was a little lost in my tactical system. First of all, I used him as a fulcrum. After grabbing the first point, he quickly went to find supporting teammates to get the ball. As a striker, he felt he didn't understand as he was branching out instead of facing the goal. Secondly, I asked him to press and counterattack too much in the frontcourt, which caused him to waste too much physical energy and left him without enough energy in the offense. To finish the shot and score the goal.”
"I can understand that you just sell Viduka, but if you use this Dutchman as a lone forward, what will happen to Alan Smith?" Cruyff asked again, "Let him sit on the bench? Or let him sit on the bench? Or put him on the bench?" Transfer as well?”
"Impossible, he will be the focus of my tactics next season." George Li told him.
"So, could it be that..."
"Yes, it is the central midfielder position. I am going to move his position backwards and place him a little behind the midfielder, forming a midfield trio with Davis and Graveson."
"It's a bit like Chelsea's No. 8. Also, is Liverpool's No. 8 the same type?"
"Jordi, it seems like you have stepped into the role of coach quickly and have a good understanding of our opponents next season?"
"Oh, if that's the case, who will we rely on to complete the offensive organization in the midfield?"
"Jordi, if you, the assistant coach, can solve the problem, why do you need me, the head coach?"
"George, I'm serious, we really seem to need a midfield organizer."
"Do you have any good recommendations?"
"What do you think of Rafael van der Vaart from Ajax or Wesley Sneijder?"
"If conditions permit, I would also like to pack Zlatan Ibrahimovic as well. What do you think, Jordi?"
"I'm serious, George, these two young men are really good."
"I know, I know, not only I know, basically all the teams in Europe know."
Raphael van der Vaart, winner of the first European Golden Boy Award. Last season, Van der Vaart played 34 times on behalf of Ajax in all competitions, scoring 8 goals and 7 assists, helping Ajax win the Eredivisie championship. The most talked about thing is that in the 13th round of the Dutch Eredivisie on November 30 last year, Ajax defeated Feyenoord 2-0. Van der Vaart scored twice in the game. In the 3rd minute, Van der Vaart received a cross from his teammate from the left and scored a scorpion-style goal while losing his center of gravity.
Such a hot talented player is being watched by countless European giants. Like Wayne Rooney, it is impossible for him to go to Leeds United.
"Can we give it a try?" Cruyff Jr. still didn't give up on these two talented Dutch players.
"Let's go, Jordi, there are still two days before we go to Lisbon. We can also go to other Dutch clubs. Don't just focus on Ajax, Eindhoven, and Feyenoord. Although the Netherlands is not big, , but it is still rich in geniuses.”
George Lee pulled Jordi Cruyff and prepared to leave the hotel.
However, he suddenly discovered that Cruyff had stopped and did not pull.
"George, if I remember correctly, when you return to the hotel, go to the right, not the left." Cruyff reminded him.
"..."
"If you go to the left, it's the red light district."
"..."
^^^
One day later, the Willem II Club in Tilburg, the Netherlands.
George Lee and Cruyff Jr. were shaking hands with Willem II's staff to say goodbye.
"I will ask the club to send a formal offer later."
"Okay, okay, Coach Li, you have to make a trip in person. We really didn't expect you to come in person." The club staff were surprised by the sudden visit of the head coach of another team, especially the head coach of a foreign team.
"Say hello to the president and coach for me."
"sure."
The club staff of Willem II came to work today and were suddenly informed that a head coach of an English team had appeared in the club. Because it was the offseason and there were no people in the club, George Lee's sudden visit made people a little overwhelmed. It happened that the club owner, general manager, and head coach were not there, and only two staff members came forward to entertain George Li and his party. After drinking two cups of coffee, Li George suddenly proposed that he would bid to buy one of the team's main players, which made the two staff members even more confused. They made countless phone calls with several club executives before Li and his party were Send away.
"So, Juris Matheson has actually been in your plan for a long time, right?" Cruyff finally couldn't help but ask after walking far out of the door.
"No, I just brought Winter and the others to Tilburg to have some fun and take a look around."
George Li started to brag.
"Would I believe it, do you think?"
"Really, I didn't know there would be a football club here. It was Winter and the other three kids who saw their youth team playing football at the training ground and insisted on joining them to play in group competitions."
"Oh, really?" Little Cruyff's face showed 10,000 words of "disbelief".
"Yes, I communicated with their youth team coach for ten minutes before they agreed."
"Are you sure? What I heard was that you told the coach that you came here to discuss a transfer deal and asked him to help take care of the child."
"Frank is a good man. We were very good friends at Ajax. I remember one time..."
George Li began to talk about how he and William II's youth training coach were teammates together before.
"Oh, does Coach Frank know you are coming today?"
"I said, I really brought Winter, Sean, and Carl to Tilburg to play." George Li was still insisting.
"So what you said yesterday, let me not just focus on Ajax, PSV, Feyenoord, look elsewhere to find a so-called talented midfielder, this is the one you are going to buy today. Central defender?"
"Sean!" George Li shouted to the youth team training ground, "Call Winter and Carl, we are leaving, ready to go back."
George Li turned his head and said something to Cruyff again.
"Jordi, I decided that next season we will have Alan Smith, Edgar Davies and Thomas Graveson starting in the midfield, which is enough."
When he said this, George Li’s eyes were firm.
At this time, Li Wente and three other little kids walked up to George Li, covered in sweat. He opened the door and asked the three of them.
"Did you say goodbye to Coach Frank, kids."
Cruyff saw that Li was so confident and didn't ask further. He also opened the car door and got in.
"Let's go, rest early tonight, we will leave for Lisbon tomorrow."
