We agreed to play football together, and you will be the head coach?

Chapter 397: The Little Devil is in Charge, and There is an Old Man in the House

It can be said that the grudges between Real Madrid and He Tianqi will come to an end this season.

No matter how wonderful the stories of the two are, it is enough to tell them for three consecutive years.

In the coming period, they will not be so easy to encounter.

Football, like basketball, actually has a script.

The theme of each season, the main development trends and the objects of promotion in the next few years, etc., all need to be discussed, demonstrated and negotiated.

Over the past decade, the script of European football has been the “battle for the world’s top league,” with Serie A, La Liga and the Premier League all in a melee.

This is also accompanied by the historical background of the "Rise of Jin and Yuan Dynasties".

UEFA's plan for the next five to ten years is a "three-way battle", namely a three-way fight between traditional giants, oil financiers and American businessmen.

The last ten-year plan was able to be completed because He Tianqi cooperated and joined the La Liga team and the Premier League team respectively.

But it is hard to say whether the next ten-year plan can be completed.

Because Aston Villa is not one of the top three, it is not a traditional powerhouse, it does not have oil investment, and it is not controlled by American capital.

It is a Chinese-funded team, and the influence of the team's ancestors only stopped in England, so it is not considered a strong team.

Not only is the investment not large, but they are even making money through Vera.

If we have to classify it, it should be classified as a black shop, and not a local one at that, but a black shop opened by outsiders.

The black shop teams are not supposed to be on the big stage. Their positioning in the next ten years is to provide the player base for the top three.

Suppliers should just supply goods properly and not think about selling directly from the source manufacturers.

Otherwise, how can we big brands reap the benefits?

……

April 11, FA Cup semi-final.

Aston Villa's young player is in charge.

He Tianqi used an almost pure substitute lineup to face the game, giving the main players time to rest.

This is also the biggest test for this group of young players this season!

Villa's starting lineup is:

Martial, Kane, Salah
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Modric, Casemiro, B Silva

Rudiger, Maguire, Walker

Oblak
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This lineup contains a high number of young English players.

And both Grealish and Dele Alli were sitting on the bench.

Of course, brothers 2, B and 3 were not separated, and B Ronaldo was also crying for help on the bench.

The famous stars of Leicester City are mainly left winger Albrighton and center forward Vardy.

It just so happened that they were all transferred from Villa.

Leicester City's performance in the Premier League this season has not been good, but they have definitely exceeded their expectations as their main goal is to avoid relegation.

In fact, they can complete relegation as early as after the next Premier League game.

Vardy and Albrighton are both strong players, and the team is very satisfied.

The Thais said they need to continue to strengthen the team this summer as their defense is far from ideal, especially the goalkeeper's poor performance.

Negotiating with Paris Saint-Germain about the transfer of Schmeichel Jr.

After Schmeichel joined Paris Saint-Germain, he did not maintain his outstanding performance at Villa.

The world's best goalkeeper, who was ranked in the top ten of the Ballon d'Or, was injured as soon as he arrived in Paris Saint-Germain.

The total number of appearances for Paris Saint-Germain in two seasons did not exceed thirty.

You know, it is possible for a goalkeeper to play 40 times in a season.

Moreover, he was injured again recently, causing the team to be eliminated in the quarterfinals of the Champions League, which caused his reputation to decline.

Paris Saint-Germain acknowledges his strength, but does not dare to continue betting on him.

Schmeichel is also open to a move to Leicester City.

The Thai said that Leicester City will strive for the Champions League zone starting from next season!

With a whistle, the game officially begins.

The two sides exchanged several quick passes, but Martial’s first breakthrough was intercepted, resulting in a bad start.

Zidane frowned: "The players here are too young, and they are playing without confidence now."

Southgate was also worried: "Maybe we have rotated too many players. I feel like we should put two or three more of Kante, Kaka, Lukaku, Lewandowski and Boateng on the field."

He Tianqi shook his head: "We have a game against Liverpool in two days, and a Premier League make-up game in five days. This is the only way we can arrange it now."

"Moreover, this group of young players have been training at Villa for more than a season, and even Kane and Maguire have been training for more than two and a half years."

"As long as they keep a steady mindset, they will definitely perform well."

"I didn't arrange them to play this game out of desperation. Leicester City's defense is very poor, the players are old, and most of them will be cleared out in the summer."

"If they are sure to avoid relegation, they will try their best to ensure their health so that they can find a good club in the summer."

"For us, this is the right time, right place and right people."

He Tianqi hadn't finished speaking.

Albrighton successfully cut inside after a wall pass with Vardy on the left, and took the ball to the front of the penalty area, causing Maguire to foul.

Maguire gets a yellow card.

It also gave Leicester City a free kick in a good position.

Albrighton shot the ball in a quick motion, and the ball slid out in a huge arc, passed the wall of players and went straight into the net.

Oblak was powerless.

"GOAL! Here it comes, Villa's team must be familiar with this free kick!"

"This is the crescent-shaped scimitar hanging high in the sky above Birmingham! It's the Austrian arc that belongs to Albrighton!"

"The new Beckham scored directly from a free kick and turned against his old master!"

"One to zero! Leicester City is ahead!"

"In fact, Albrighton has always been one of Aston Villa's best players. He is also one of Villa's main free kick takers."

"But people may be more impressed by the free kicks of Bale and De Bruyne."

"That's also why Albrighton is actively transferring. He is just a championship puzzle at Villa. He can only become a superstar if he leaves Villa."

"It's not that he is not good enough, but there are many outstanding people in Vera who have been selected by He Tianqi in advance!"

At this moment, Albrighton did not celebrate out of respect for his parent club and He Tianqi.

But his joy was palpable.

He is proving himself.

In the ninth minute, Villa's young players were obviously a little panicked.

After receiving the ball, B Fee tripped over the ball and almost fell down like in an amateur football game.

Fortunately, he poked the football out at the last moment, creating a situation where he fell down to pass the ball.

But in fact, he passed the ball because he fell.

Kane's stop was good, but he obviously used too much force in his subsequent dunk, which resulted in his follow-up shot having no power and just barely reaching the target.

It looked more like a pass back to the opposing goalkeeper.

The other party gladly accepted it.

Southgate immediately covered his face: "Oh my God!"

This performance is really terrible!
The key point is that this guy is an England international!

Is it possible that in the summer, Nanmen and He Tianqi will lead such a team to compete against the world's top players and teams?

I'm afraid it will be difficult for the Chinese team to beat them.

After all, China's Dong Fangzhuo is one of the best centers in the world.

In the 12th minute, Leicester City launched an attack and tried a through ball.

It really got out.

Casemiro followed Vardy closely, and seeing that the grassroots legend was about to slip away, he could only reach out and pull him to the ground.

Needless to say, Casemiro got a yellow card early on.

"Oh! The situation is very unfavorable to Vera. They are in chaos."

"If this continues, Vera might collapse!"

"As expected, young players are still unreliable. The two teams today are very clear examples."

"The average age of Villa's players is terribly young. The youngest player, Martial, is only 18 years old. Silva and Fernandes are 19 years old. Kane is 20 years old. Salah, Maguire, Rudiger and Oblak are 21 years old. Walker is 23 years old."

"There is only one old guy, and that is Modric, who is 28 years old. But this age is the average age in Leicester City!"

“Even Albrighton and Vardy are 24 and 26 years old respectively.”

"When they were in Villa, they were already big brothers!"

The commentator shared a wave of professional knowledge, and Villa's situation looked even worse.

He Tianqi made a decisive gesture, asking the team to launch an attack from the right side.

Modric took the order and passed the ball to Salah.

In the 15th minute, Salah cut inside twice in a row. The opponent felt they could not defend him and could only knock him down.

Villa won a free kick in a good position.

Salah and Modric stand behind the football.

After the referee blew the whistle, B Fee wanted to discuss with Salah and he wanted to try a kick.

Modric walked over seemingly to stop the fight, but when he got close to the football, he suddenly rushed towards it and made a low shot.

The football flew over the edge of the human wall. It wasn't a super arc, but it rolled into the goal cleanly.

"Oh! Leicester City made a mistake!"

"There was such a big hole in their human wall! They didn't completely block the shooting angle!"

"This should be the goalkeeper's problem. He did not direct the wall to the position it should be."

"All three of Leicester City's goalkeepers have been terrible this season."

"They have the best attackers in the Premier League, but also the worst defense in the Premier League. If this situation doesn't change, they will still be trapped in the relegation zone next season!"

Modric celebrated the goal happily, and after his teammates came over, he gave his own goal speech: "Hey, guys, do you understand?"

"The brain is the more important thing in the game. I hope you can play with more brains next time."

"If you don't think you're OK, pass the ball to me and I'll look for other opportunities, but don't mess around."

"And when you have a good chance, I will definitely pass the ball to you, so you just need to run actively as you usually do in training."

"Remember! Don't panic. I'll cover you in this game."

"The boss chose you because he knows you can hold this game!"

"have you understood?"

The players nodded: "Understood!"

After the crowd dispersed, Modric pulled Salah aside and whispered a few words to him.

Salah nodded ok.

Modric took the opportunity to rebuild the team's morale and unify the team's actions.

An old house where a treasure.

Modric: I am only 28 years old and still full of energy!
……

After Villa gained possession of the ball, they did not initiate an attack.

Modric kept running, passing the ball, and asking for the ball, giving almost all players a chance to touch the ball.

Villa's players also looked much calmer.

This puts Leicester City under some pressure.

They preferred the panicked Villa youngsters before because it was easier for them to score goals.

So they have to score a goal and take the lead before Villa players can find their form.

Leicester City launched a frontcourt press.

But this played right into Modric's trap.

"Got it!" A gleam of light flashed in He Tianqi's eyes.

Southgate was not quite clear and raised a question mark.

He Tianqi: "Modric's arrangement gave outsiders the illusion that we had found the feeling. The reason why I say illusion is that those young players are still very panicked in their hearts."

"But Modric didn't give them too much freedom to control the ball, and he asked for it immediately after he got it, making the football flow fast and orderly."

“As a result, Leicester City made a misjudgment and were afraid that we would become more and more calm in the future, so they took the initiative to press.”

"Now there are flaws in their formation, and Modric is best at finding opportunities in this environment."

The words have not yet been spoken!

Bang!
Modric made a straight pass and went straight through Leicester City's midfield.

The next moment, a white shadow suddenly emerged from the blue Leicester City defense line.

Salah, wearing Aston Villa's white away jersey, sneaked into the middle, made an offside run and connected with Modric.

Salah received a wonderful pass in the penalty area.

Lift your foot and touch the ball.

Leicester City's central defender immediately went down to block the ball.

But Salah was very calm, in stark contrast to the other more panicked young players in the team.

He dribbled the ball to avoid the block and was in a one-on-one situation with the goalkeeper.

boom!
Salah fired a low shot.

The opponent's goalkeeper was helpless.

"GOAL! Two to one!"

"Salah helped the team reverse the score!"

"Modric's pass was like a surgical knife, instantly cutting the Foxes to pieces!"

"Salah's handling of the goal is also very good. If Bale leaves, he will become the new Bale of Aston Villa!"

In fact, the defense line in this lineup is not bad and is close to the main level.

The core of the midfield is Modric.

The killer move in the frontcourt is Salah.

As long as these two perform well, it doesn't matter how the others perform.

Compared to Mane, who is equally good at breakthroughs and shooting, and Sterling, who is faster, Salah's advantage lies in his better individual combat rhythm, better footwork, ability to move fast or slow, and being able to play more carefully by himself, thus seizing opportunities.

Therefore, with Modric's deadly through pass, the opponent can often only defend against Salah's first attack and make the most instinctive defense.

But Salah has the ability to score with a second shot.

In the 37th minute, Villa's situation further stabilized.

After Casemiro passed the ball to Modric, right center back Walker suddenly moved forward without attracting anyone's attention.

But Modric noticed.

He deliberately took two steps to the left and made a breakthrough.

Martial on the left also started a sprint down the wing.

B Fee sprinted forward from the left flank, wanting the ball.

boom!
Modric made a feint to the east and attacked in the west, looking at Martial, and directly passed the ball to the middle with the outside of his right foot.

It should have been an open space with no one able to catch the ball.

So was this lost?
Is it wrong to pass the ball without looking at the person?

(End of this chapter)