Chapter 144: Unlimited Fire Rights!
Yang Fan took the stack of papers, which was written in English. Although Yang Fan is only in high Chinese school, in the past two years abroad, his spoken English has improved rapidly, and he is also learning English by himself, and he can already read some basic English articles with the help of a dictionary.
Of course, at this time, he didn't have the help of a dictionary. However, with his agent Baker by his side, Baker could naturally help him translate.
This is indeed a very detailed tactical manual, which lists a variety of tactical combinations for Yang Fan based on his personal characteristics and preferences. Overall, in Magath's plan, Yang Fan is the absolute offensive core of Wolfsburg. The team's attack in the front court, regardless of whether the final 'shot' and 'goal' are completed by Yang Fan or not, however, the football will generally pass through his feet.
That is to say, Magath gave Yang Fan full freedom, he could not only 'shoot' the 'goal' by himself, but also cooperate with his partner, as long as the ball near the penalty area reached Yang Fan's feet, he had absolute freedom to choose what to do.
Moreover, in view of his strong ability to grab points, Magath also specifically mentioned in this tactical plan that he will focus on introducing good side attacking players for Wolfsburg in the transfer market this summer to deliver shells to Yang Fan.
Unlike the traditional manager in the Bundesliga, Magath's role is more akin to that of a Premier League manager -- a manager who not only manages tactics but also buys and sells players. In a sense, the rights of the club's sporting manager, Fox, who is both head coach and general manager of Wolfsburg, have been greatly restricted, while Magath has more freedom in hiring personnel. This shows Wolfsburg's trust and expectations for Magath.
“…… I'm sure you've heard Mr. Baker say something about me, and I'm sure to mention that I'm a very scrambling coach. When Yang Fan looked down. Magath continued, "I admit it, in my tactics 'pressing' is a very important part of my tactics and one thing I have to make clear in advance is that you are going to be the heart of the attack even in my tactics, but that doesn't mean that you don't have to be involved in the defense, in my team everybody has to be involved in the defense. Relatively speaking, this also means that your work is more heavy. ”
"When I attack, I have to attack as much as I can, and when I defend, I have to actively defend back. Yang Fan said.
"That's right. Magath nodded, "In defense, the attacking players must also be involved, this is the principle of my tactics, no one is an exception, however, I can give you the privilege of attacking, that is, when attacking, you are the absolute offensive core of the team, and the whole team will be there for you!"
To be honest, Yang Fan still frowned a little when he heard that he had to actively participate in the defense, not because he was unwilling to participate in the defense, but because of the instinct of the offensive players, they all wanted to be closer to the ball 'goal', and the best team's defense didn't have to worry about them. Of course, this situation is almost impossible in modern football, where almost all players have to contribute to the team's defense to a greater or lesser extent.
Of course, in the past season, AC Milan's midfield core Kaka has such a privilege, the Brazilian's task is to lead the team to attack, to score, in the matter of defense, with AC Milan's experienced defense and in the midfield Gattuso's sweeping 'sweeping' interception to provide him with protection, he does not have to worry too much about the team's defense, just go to attack with confidence.
However, it is clear that Wolfsburg's defence is no match for AC Milan, and they do not have the one-to-three midfield of Gattuso. So, in Magath's tactics, every player has to contribute to the team's defense.
I don't know why, hearing Magat's tactic, Yang Fan subconsciously remembered the 'grabbing' and 'encircling' tactics that had set off a storm in Chinese football.
Of course, Magat's 'grabbing' and forcing 'encirclement' is more detailed and richer.
Most talented offensive players don't like the manager letting them defend, they think they're being overused and aren't using themselves where they're most appropriate. After spending all the body 'waves' into the retreat defense, when the team needs to attack, they are in the backfield, how to attack?!
Yang Fan would also have such thoughts.
Seeing that Yang Fan was a little distracted, Baker asked, "Is there any problem, Yang?"
Yang Fan raised his head, he still decided to tell the truth, "Mr. Magath, there is one thing I still feel compelled to say, that is, if I put too much 'fine' energy on defense, I don't think I still have a good 'spirit' and condition to score." I'm a player who moves more in the box. ”
Magat glanced at Yang Fan seriously, he picked up the coffee in the cup, took a big sip, and then said, "I have also considered this problem. The answer I can make is that I will do my best to find a good midfielder in the transfer market, well, like Gattuso of AC Milan, which will reduce the defensive pressure of the team, to be exact, in this case, I only need the attacking player to be able to counter-attack as soon as he concedes the ball in the front court, and if the shape is not too dangerous, of course it does not need to go all the way back to the penalty area. This is my basic requirement. ”
After Yang Fan listened, he thought about it again, and then he glanced at Baker.
Seeing the two men 'exchanging words', Magath knew that they were discussing it, so he stopped talking. Got up and walked to the side, opened the curtains, and looked out the window at the night view of Newcastle with interest. And Kostner came up to take Yang Fan and Baker away, neither of them took a sip of coffee, the coffee was already cold, and he brewed two more cups of hot coffee and brought them over.
"Honestly, I must admit that Mr. Magath allowed me freedom in attack and that was what attracted me the most. Yang Fan and Baker whispered 'exchange'.
Baker nodded: "It's really good, it means you'll be the most important key part of the team's attack, and of course, it will mean you'll be responsible for almost half of the team's goal pressure!"
Yang Fan said in a deep voice, "I'm not afraid of pressure, last season I scored half of the team's goals, what I'm worried about is-"
"You're worried that Magath's tactics might make you focus a lot on defense?" Baker said.
Yang Fan nodded, he did have this kind of worry, as a striker, of course, he hoped that he had always been in the front court, and he could threaten the opponent's goal at any time.
"This problem is really difficult to solve, and the best case scenario is that as Mr. Magath said, having a 'good' midfielder is enough to ensure that the attacking players do not need to be dragged down too much by the defensive requirements. Young, though, I remind you that it's unlikely that there will be a striker on any team who is not involved in the return at all. Unless you're a player of Kaka's level. "It seems that Magath can give you the freedom to attack up front, the freedom to fire without limit, which is the most important thing, and I can't guarantee that other teams can give you that privilege." At least, it can't be done at Bayern Munich. ”
"Whether it's Magath coming to talk to me in person or this tactical plan, it shows his sincerity, but I think I still need to think about it. Yang Fan thought about it again, but still didn't make up his mind immediately.
"Of course, this is a decision that concerns your future, and I don't want you to be sloppy. Baker nodded, Yang Fan's maturity and caution made him happy, a real super agent would not want his players to become unassertive echo worms, and the achievements of such players would definitely not be too high.
The two muttered for a while, then discussed, and told Magath the result: Mr. Magath is indeed very sincere, Yang Fan felt this sincerity, to tell the truth, he was indeed very moved, but, this matter is related to the future of the player, so Yang Fan still needs to think about it seriously, so the two of them have to go back to discuss, and if it is the fastest, they will give an answer tomorrow morning.
Magath was still a little disappointed that Yang Fan was not able to agree immediately, but he understood that a player is indeed very cautious when facing a transfer and needs to think about it.
However, Magath also said that he will rush back to Germany by noon tomorrow at the latest. In this regard, Yang Fan and Baker also expressed their understanding, after all, Magath has just taken up his new position, and there are still many things waiting for him to do, and in such a busy situation, Magath can personally lobby Yang Fan, which is indeed very sincere.
On the way back, Baker told Yang Fan, "Bayern Munich and Arsenal have called me, and they said that it is difficult for them to come up with a higher price for the transfer fee, so I hope you can put pressure on Newcastle." ”
Hearing Baker say this, Yang Fan snorted coldly, these giants are all such virtues, they want people, but they are not willing to spend money, they are more happy to see players choose to fall out with the club in order to join their team, in order to reduce the transfer fee. In the recent transfer market, the real money is not bad for Chelsea and Real Madrid, however, these two clubs have not 'revealed' their interest in Yang Fan.
Compared with the attitudes of Bayern Munich and Arsenal, Magath does appear to be sincere enough.
Yang Fan looked at the lights outside the car window and was a little distracted. The success of half a season at Wolfsburg has laid a good foundation for him, but what does the future hold?
"Unlimited firing power......" Yang Fan muttered to himself, lost in thought.