"Who?"

Edward is very interested in a few pieces of paper in his opponent, you must know that with the end of the warm-up match against Real Madrid, the FA's official investigation committee will be stationed in two days, the report will be reviewed on the 14th, the results will be released on the 15th, whether Portsmouth will deduct points or reduce the number of league registrations will have a decision, and then the Championship will restart on the 19th, and the team will face the challenge of the most powerful opponent of the season, Reading, at home. Reading are not the same as Southampton or West Ham United, and they are not as good as the other two in terms of player quality, with only Lawrence's eldest brother in the Irish national team, Shaun Long. This winter, in the face of the pursuit of many Premier League teams, Reading still kept their own team. They are said to be difficult to deal with, because their main players are teammates who have been together for many years, and in terms of tacit understanding, they are better than any other team in the Championship.

Although the transfer period does not end until February, as a manager, he doesn't want to be busy with transfers after a few rounds of league games.

Sensibi Laymer silently motioned for himself to look at it, and in desperation, Hydward flipped through the stack of papers.

The first thing that catches your eye is a black face, well, black again, familiar and strange, Portsmouth is famous for taking in black players, and the fans here have long been accustomed to all kinds of black, jet black; pale black; Brown and black, they can tell who a player is by distinguishing the color difference.

German centre-back Toni Rudiger, whose name is read: Antonio. Rudiger, it's not a surprising name, Heidward was following him before he came to Portsmouth, and Frank was also targeting him when he went to Germany.

This is a long-planned signing, not a surprise, Rudiger came through the Dortmund youth system, and when Jurgen Klopp was pushing for young talent, people saw the long-legged Subertich; Hummels; Gotze; Bend; Weidenfeller; Shaheen; Schmelzer; Grand Cross; A series of people such as Kuba were left behind, except for Rudiger in the corner. The German centre-back, who was unwilling to wait any longer, did not opt to renew his contract with the youth team this winter, but was ready to move to Stuttgart, another established club in the Bundesliga, in search of opportunities.

However, before Rudiger met Stuttgart's youth director, he first met Mr. Frank from England.

Hydward's selection of centre-backs is entirely based on Haim's standards, strong, likes to bully people with his body, and can definitely resist most high school strikers in the Championship. Although he is 190 tall, he is far behind Haim in terms of air supremacy, but Rudiger also has his own advantages, he is faster, and he will not struggle as much as the Israelis in the face of chasing the ball. And born in Germany, a youth country known for its rigor, Rudiger's fighting quality is higher than that of the vast majority of black players, and there is no problem in surviving in the back four system and three back systems.

Ward set aside the piece of paper with Rudig's name on it, and looked at Frank, satisfied with the efficiency of the Frenchman's work, worthy of every penny of his salary.

"This is the data sheet of his two years of youth competition in Dort, take out the reference" Frank opened a computer and inserted it into a USB stick, opened a document with the words "youth competition" in it, and copied him.

Hydward glanced at the things in the document, and clicked on a few annotated videos for a few seconds.

Young players have the advantage of being young, they are full of energy and energy, their body is their capital, they are fearless and pursue everything, but they also have a lot of problems, Rudiger, for example, his long ball has created a few friendly goals, but no matter how you look at it, it looks like a blind, and he is not particularly attentive on the pitch, which is also very similar to Haim.

Hydward then looked at the stack of papers in his hand, flipped through Rudiger's pages, and the photograph showed a white man with the thick pores characteristic of the Germanic people, and his eyes were somewhat dewy Robert Baggio-like melancholy.

"Mustafi !!" Heidward recognized the German.

He should have thought that Sensibile had formed a special name in the squad formed by Sampdoria in addition to Icardi, and that was Mustafi.

"Born in 1992, produced by the Hamburg Academy in Germany, he was a famous talent when he debuted, and joined Everton in the Premier League in 09, but Moyes did not like the German, and in two and a half years, Mustafi only had one appearance in the Europa League." Sensibile was very fond of the players, and a smile appeared on his gloomy face, "Looks like Hydward knows him." ”

Of course he knows Mustafi! If Rudiger is a centre-back type, then he is a completely different type to Antonio, and Mustafi now looks very thin, which is not going to survive in the competitive Premier League, which is the main reason why he has not been able to establish himself at Everton.

However, Mustafi also has his own strengths, his keen insight, a centre-back with such characteristics can often pass some good balls that others can't imagine, and he is also very precise in the control of the ball, even if he is four centimetres shorter than Rudiger, he can still snatch the ball on Rudiger's head. And as far as the central defender is technically concerned, he protects the ball; Stopping the ball; The tackle is a tackle that is more standard than all the other defenders at Portsmouth.

Sensibile poured himself a cup of coffee, took his seat, and said, "He's kind of like Margery on the team, isn't he?" ”

Hydward smiled and shook his head, he didn't think they were very similar, Margery's strength was to help defend and fill in the position, he could quickly find holes in the defense line and fill them, like a patch, where it was needed. When the team attacked, Margery was usually the lagging behind, and the main weapon to help the attack was his precise long pass. But Mustafi's way of playing can be seen from some information, he will hold the ball to press the attack, and then choose to organize according to his preference, the moment the team changes from defense to attack, as long as he does not pedal in the penalty area, Mustafi can be used as an organizational midfielder. One is a traditional technical centre-back, and the other is a new type of centre-back with more emphasis on the ball, and the tactics used and coordinated by the two will be completely different.

Edward breathed a long sigh of relief that the centre-back issues that had plagued Portsmouth since the two signings were made were resolved, and Saul Campbell could play his replacement with peace of mind and make it through the final journey of his career.

Unsurprisingly, the team has completed the final pieces of the puzzle.

He put the stack aside, and as Sensibile poured himself a cup of coffee, he took a sip that made the bitter taste jump on the tip of his tongue.

……………………

A few seconds later.

Seeing that the head coach was slow to move, assistant Peranch took down the information that Hydward was holding in his hand and put it aside, and turned the "surprise" back to continue a page, "Please tick the name you need, there are many more players, sir." ”

Hydward was slightly startled when he saw a familiar name once: "What do you mean?" ”

'Apart from Toni Rudiger, Mustafi is one of the players we recommend to sign, there are a lot of free players around the world, sir, there are people who can bring you to Portsmouth as long as you can afford a salary. Of course, Sensibile and I screened some suitable candidates for the team and attached an introduction. ”

Hydward: "......"

Is it poverty that limits my imagination?