The team flew back to the northern Xinjiang station from the capital on Monday night, and started training the next day without rest. When Li Mudi came to the club's training ground near the Songbei Campus of Bingcheng University of Commerce, Coach Duan had already led all the players, including three foreign aids, to practice their tactics through the confrontation.

Duan Xin, who has been coaching for more than a decade, previously preferred a 4-4-2 formation, but because Volcano Mingquan's current overall strength and staffing are not enough for him to continue his old tactics, 4-2-3-1 has become the first choice for the new season. Nocerino will be one of the two central midfielders, acting as a hub between the front and back; Capel is also the preferred winger, and in good physical condition, there is still a big gap between the ability of the homegrown player and the former Spain international, who has not been able to play in major European leagues; And because the 23-year-old young striker Li Shuai has played brilliantly in the previous two seasons, Joshua, who plays in the same position, can only wait for an opportunity on the bench first.

Li Mudi stood far away from the sidelines to watch a complete tactical training session, and did not show up halfway to interrupt the 56-year-old Duan who was still doing everything himself and giving a demonstration for the players, but after the team training in the afternoon, he had a good chat with his old comrades, and it was not over until midnight.

The two had a great overlap on the team's tactics and future development, so they had a friendly and warm exchange on how to cultivate young players, refine offensive tactics, and improve player execution, and formed a year-old friendship in a short period of time. It can be seen through the various data displayed by the FM system that Coach Duan is also a good at tuning. The head coach who teaches the team to attack and attaches importance to youth training, although on the whole is far from being a first-class coach in China, but for a new army that is almost poor, it is indeed the most suitable commander to lay the foundation.

The current volcano in the north is similar to the Torino team before the start of last season, and the strength seems to be okay on paper, but the actual combat power is very unsatisfactory. There is no star in the team who can support the scene, the development of the academy has also fallen into a bottleneck, and due to the frequent change of lineup, a lot of energy needs to be wasted at the beginning of each season to re-run-in, which delays the final results. Of course, the foundation of the Torino team is far more than that of the Volcano Mingquan N after all, but the environment in which the latter is located does not have so much competitive pressure, and the revival plan implemented by Li Mudi still has a certain reference value.

Since there was no stake in the scouting tool at the end of last year, the Torino boss did not search for relevant information, so it is natural that he did not know much about the players that the team currently has. However, judging from the specific capability values displayed by the FM system, it is obviously not optimistic, and it can be said that there are few bright spots. However, after a detailed introduction to Coach Duan, the three players to be focused on training or using at the moment were determined: Li Shuai, 25-year-old right forward/winger Yang Lei and 29-year-old center Wang Ziming.

In addition, the team needs to strengthen the selection of young people, especially locally. The club's financial resources are obviously unable to recruit those so-called young talents who have become famous across the country, so they can only rely on the local advantages of Northern Xinjiang Province or Northeast China to cast a large net and find young people with talent to play football.

However, this difficulty is not ordinary, the economic situation in northern Xinjiang has been at the bottom of the country for many years, GDP growth is slow, compared with the increase in prices and housing prices, it can be said that the living environment is relatively bleak. And as we all know, football in the Celestial Empire is a sport that only rich people can afford, in order not to be river crabs, there is not much to introduce here, interested book friends can ask people who know the specific situation, or search on the Internet. Except for very few exceptions, under normal circumstances, how much soft girls it costs for a child to become a professional football player through layers of selection is not something ordinary people can afford.

Of course, if you fully study the youth training policies of those football developed countries in Europe, not only do you have no additional fees, there are almost no restrictions on FuBai, but you can also subsidize talented children, which will naturally reduce the burden on families, which is also one of the key reasons for the excellent level of football development in European countries. However, this method cannot be implemented in China, because if this is done, the economic pressure will be transferred to the club, and the degree of development of the football industry in the Celestial Empire is notoriously low, and almost no club can achieve breakeven through its own operation, and it is certainly unrealistic to let them carry the burden of youth training again.

The overall economic environment is not very good, and the football business development is too amateurish, which congenitally restricts the long-term development of the Celestial Empire Football Club, and it is also one of the important stubborn diseases that the Celestial Empire Football has been in a state of stagnancy for decades. In order to obtain sufficient commercial benefits for the club's own development, it is necessary to cultivate a local football market, which is almost impossible for an already heavily indebted club such as Volcano Fountain to do on its own.

Li Mudi wanted to provide some advanced concepts in the management of European clubs, but he himself was not very knowledgeable, so he invited Duan Gui and the general manager and other management executives to go to Spain and Italy at the right time to study and study, and then return to China to practice after obtaining the real scriptures.

Although the Torino boss can't help much in many details at the moment, some of the assistance he can can can be cashed in immediately. He paid out of his own pocket to hire a former Manchester United scout named Richard Hartes through his colleague Longley, a former Manchester United player, who had been looking for young talent in Asia and Oceania for the old man. Li Mudi hopes that he can try to select some good seedlings for Volcano Mingquan in the northern region, especially in the three eastern provinces, to fill the club's academy and improve his hematopoietic function.

The reason why it is not selected nationwide is also very simple, the major football talent producing areas basically have their own cooperative teams, and it is difficult for outsiders to get involved. And the cost of the national inspection is really not cheap, even Li Mudi, who is worth more than 30 million euros, does not want to squander his assets so much, or do a preliminary test on his own turf, if the effect is good, get a certain amount of income and then consider the next stage of the plan.

On Saturday afternoon, during the prime time of Saturday and Sunday, the North Xinjiang Volcano Mingquan Club held an interactive fan event for the public in the team's home stadium, attracting more than 3,000 local residents. This number is naturally very small compared to domestic giants like Evergrande and SIPG, but for the new army of Tianjia and the volcano Mingquan, which has only been stationed in Bingcheng for two years, it is enough to make everyone happy.

Located in the southeast of the city, the stadium of Bingcheng International Convention and Exhibition Center is surrounded by Hongqi Street, Huanghe Road, Changjiang Road and Nanzhi Road, the main roads in the city, and is a core area in the capital of Northern Xinjiang Province. It was built in 1996 and renovated in 2004 with a capacity of 48,000 people, all of whom were seated. Because it is located in a high-latitude area with extremely distinct seasons, artificial turf is used in the field, and the quality is still the kind that is biased.

The most frustrating thing is that this stadium and other comprehensive venues in China have this big disadvantage, that is, it has a very professional track, which makes the stands very far away from the football field, which makes the visual experience of the audience very bad, but it is definitely a good game venue for the team at the Tianjia level.

It is the largest multi-purpose stadium in the city, so it is often used for large-scale events such as sports events and concerts, and the temperature is too low in winter, and it often snows, so the condition of the turf is very bad all year round. According to the information provided by the FM system, the condition of the course is at a generally low level, but the turf deterioration rate is very fast, and it needs to be completely sorted out and even updated after each game.

The stadium's owner, the provincial ZF, has a very limited budget for recuperation every year, which is simply not enough to do anything, and the club that rents it here cannot afford to pay for it. Therefore, in last year's Tianyi League, many teams that visited the ice city complained that this "home advantage" was too much, which made the away team completely uncomfortable with the feeling of playing on the dirt field, which seriously affected the image of the club.

Therefore, taking advantage of the proposal to host the event and the gimmick of Li Mudi going home, the club invited Zhang Moumou, deputy director of the Provincial Sports Bureau, and Liu Pengfei, the general manager, led the other party to walk around the stadium, and after "experiencing some people's feelings" among the children who participated in various football games, the turf problem was reported to the leader, hoping to ask for more funds from ZF. Maybe it was affected by the enthusiasm of many fans to participate in the event, or maybe it was just the face of Li Mudi, who had always been by his side and always smiled gently, and finally let Deputy Director Zhang spit out that he could provide a certain degree of subsidy, and the club had to find a way to solve the remaining almost half of the cost.

Finally, at the club's senior management meeting held in the evening, the total budget calculated by the finance department was updated after calculating the additional costs for the team's youth training and turf recuperation. With the same projected income and other expenses, the club's deficit this year will widen to 7.4 million soft girls, which is almost the total value of the previous three years combined. Although Volcano Mingquan Company is also a well-known local enterprise with some family backgrounds, it is not willing to continue to lose money and make money in such a high loss situation, so Liu Pengfei is a little hesitant about the two additional investments proposed by the Turin coach.

After some discussion with the original senior staff, General Manager Liu proposed to halve the additional funds for youth training, and the turf rest cost should simply use the provincial appropriation, so that the deficit can be reduced a lot, and they can have a reasonable explanation for the parent company.

Investing in the football industry in the Celestial Empire, especially in northern Xinjiang, where the economic situation is not ideal, is very difficult, and it will make this decision to avoid greater losses, although Li Mudi understands very well, but after hearing that the representative of the club's major shareholder vetoed his most basic proposal, the Turin coach still couldn't help but sigh in his heart. The people of the Celestial Empire are optimistic about the future development prospects of the world's No. 1 sport, but they are unwilling to invest in advance to cultivate and develop the market, and they all want to see the benefits in two or three years in one step, and everyone can only return disappointed.

Let's put it this way, before the Celestial Empire football completely draws a line with all kinds of match-fixing, black whistles, layman leaders, malicious competition and other negative behaviors, Li Mudi is not optimistic that domestic clubs can be as self-responsible as Europe, and even earn certain benefits, no matter how much money is thrown into it, at most it is just a splash.

At the beginning of March, Juventus announced their financial situation for the first half of the season, although due to the investment of more than 40 million euros in the transfer market last summer, plus signing fees, new player salaries and other expenses, a total of about 80 million in terms of payments. However, in the case of an increase in core business revenue, its half-year profit value is still as high as 43.3 million euros, which is 28.7 million less than the same period last year, but it is still very objective.

And according to the current momentum of the old lady going hand in hand on the three lines, it is also possible that the total profit value at the end of the season is estimated to reach 100 million, which is converted into seven or eight billion soft girls, adding up the data of the teams that can make profits in the leagues at all levels of the Celestial Empire, it is not as good as one-twentieth of this number, not to mention the teams of the Super League with an overall loss of more than 500 million soft girls in 2017.

Because of all kinds of interests, other big teams in China can afford to lose, and their parent companies have either received a huge publicity and advertising effect, or there are ZF subsidies behind them, and a deficit of several hundred million is not a big deal in the eyes of others. But Volcano Mingquan can't stand it, a loss of three or four million a year, in exchange for some policy care from local leaders, and it can also be publicized to a certain extent, and the company is still acceptable. If this is a year's deficit to the tens of millions level, the owner and other shareholders will resolutely oppose it, and it is very likely that the team will be sold immediately.

Although Li Mudi is willing to take over this burden in his heart, after all, it is a hometown team, and he can't let the fans here down anymore, the disbandment and relocation of teams such as Lange and Yi Teng have broken everyone's hearts, if it is still not handled properly this time, maybe football will completely bid farewell to this black land.

But not to mention how long his net worth can support according to this level of loss, after all, it is really too difficult for the domestic football market in the Celestial Empire to see the hope of real prosperity, and he alone cannot control the operation of a club. Running a club is not just about throwing money into it, but also needs professional management that conforms to the actual local situation and various rules in the industry, but where does Li Mudi have the right person on hand now, just find a so-called domestic professional, then what awaits him is very likely to be overwhelmed and bankrupt.

Therefore, even though there are considerable philosophical differences with the current club management, the Torino coach has to negotiate patiently with the other side. In the end, he let Cambridge Film and Television and his cousin's decoration company get a few billboards in the stadium of the International Convention and Exhibition Center, and subsidized almost 3 million soft girls in the form of sponsorship money, so that the plan to upgrade the academy and rest the turf was confirmed.

After accepting part of the club's shares, the first proposal to try to influence its development direction was carried out so hard, Li Mudi felt that his heart was really tired. It's better to return to Europe as soon as possible, and only by leading the team to win game by game can he soothe his fragile little heart.