Although Rick Link's coaching in China was a joke, David didn't think all the blame was on his head.

The first is that he has a problem with his own positioning, he is an excellent youth director, if he continues to do it, he may not be able to leave a great reputation in football, but the problem is that Rick Link has always had the ambition of a manager who does not match his ability, always thinking of one day becoming the club's first-team manager, rather than just training with children.

Everyone has a job that suits them and there are jobs that don't work for them, and Rick Link is a good fit to be an Academy coach and an academy manager, but not a first-team manager, which is why he can't succeed in this position.

In addition, the club's youth team and the national youth team are also very different, the club's youth team can train under his guidance every day to develop technical and tactical literacy, and at the national team level, how many training camps can there be a year?

Most of the short training camp time is used to instill tactics that seem to be more suitable for the senior team, rather than meticulously deducting technical details, so that a group of young players with basic skills and not solid skills can play advanced overall skills and tactics?

From a dialectical point of view, Rick Link, as the director of youth training, is definitely a qualified candidate, otherwise people would not have climbed to the position of youth director in Ajax, such a famous star factory in youth training, as long as he is not allowed to lead the first team, his weaknesses will not be exposed.

As for ambition, David doesn't think it's a big problem, how much salary you earn at Ajax, I'll double it for you, our Academy in Notts County is the largest in the world, and it will be the best Academy in the world in the future, as long as you do your job well, you may not be able to make a name for yourself in world football.

Fame and fortune were satisfied, and David couldn't think of any other reason for Rick Link to refuse.

The then Ajax U23 coach Rick Link not only accepted David's invitation, but also promised to bring a team of no less than 10 people to the Notts County Academy, of course, the high salary given by Notts County is also one of the important reasons why he is so confident.

The academy director worked out, David didn't mind taking a few more hopefuls from the Ajax Academy, and with the help of Rick Link, he once again picked up the shovel, but this time targeting the younger players in the Academy.

16-year-old Babbel, 15-year-old Lens and Elia, and 14-year-old Van der Wiel, were all persuaded by David and Rick Link to join the Notts County Academy for various reasons.

For these four young players, David paid 200w pounds for the development of the player, which is still in the player's heart, you know, Babbel is already a star of hope that has attracted much attention from the outside world, and it is logical to be promoted to the first team after two seasons to represent Ajax.

However, when inviting Blind, David, who has always been accurate and invincible, was closed, Blind's father Blind Sr. is a famous player in Dutch football, and he does not want his son to play too early, especially England, a country that does not attach importance to youth training, he prefers Blind Jr. to lay a good foundation in Ajax's academy.

David, who was clearly rejected, was not discouraged, because he knew that although Blind joined the giants in the future, he did not show a convincing performance, and it was not worth regretting.

Originally, Rick Link also planned to beat away a few young players who had just turned ten, but he was stopped by David, first, he knew that the Netherlands did not have any stars at this age, and secondly, he did not want such a young child to leave his hometown and go to a strange country early, and third, such a big digging wall, he was not afraid that Ajax would turn his face?

Anyway, when he left the Netherlands, David was quite satisfied, at least half of the youth team's affairs were solved, and Rick Link could continue to complete this work while he was away, although the four players seemed to be a loss-making deal, and he himself did not think that these four players had a great chance of gaining a foothold in Notts County in the future, but it is definitely not a problem to sell them for a few years, recover the cost and make a small profit.

Although it may sound impersonal and full of copper smell, it is a common play of all the giants in football, and David hopes that he can make a different footprint on this road.

In his vision, the club treats all the young players in the academy equally, solves all worries, and allows you to improve and grow in the academy without worry, this is your home.

And every time a group of players can graduate from the Academy, it is inevitable that every player will have a chance to be promoted to the first team, so there will be a difference in rank.

If you have outstanding strength and unlimited potential, it is inevitable to be promoted to the first team; If the temporary strength cannot enter the first team, but it is still optimistic about its potential and growth, then the club will loan it out, and wait until the end of the loan cycle to measure and assess, whether the strength has grown enough to stay in the club, or the growth is limited and can only go to other clubs to find a way out; As for those whose strength and potential cannot be recognized, I am afraid that they can only be sold directly to other clubs.

Although there is a lot of helplessness in this, David prefers to make the process more humane, rather than blindly talking business.

I take care of you in the academy, but football is a cruel world, when you don't have the ability to play for the first team of Notts County, although I am unfortunately very reluctant, but I can only say sorry to you, everyone is still family, but you can only choose to go outside, I can no longer provide you with shelter, the only thing you want, is when you find your home outside, please don't forget where you come from.

It was a sad feeling in his heart, and David couldn't foresee how many years later, when the children of the Notts County Academy came out to separate from him, he knew that this scene would be difficult to bear.

Shaking his head and throwing this negative emotion out of his head, David is ready to start his round-the-world trip to poach the little demon.

Last summer, David went around Europe for most of the first team in order to build up the club's first team, and this summer, David's itinerary may not be limited to Europe.

Goblins!

Mavericks!

Are you ready to meet your monsters?