"Why are Bundesliga teams rarely bringing in big stars?" Zhang Zhe knew that no matter who it was, he didn't dare to say what happened in front of him, but he didn't blame anyone, he was a person who was good at looking at and thinking about problems from the other party's point of view, so he didn't force the other party to answer his difficult question and changed the topic.

Dietrich Mateschitz was eager to change the subject, and he immediately said: "The only one who lacks funds and has enough financial resources to bring in big-name stars is Bayern." ”

Zhang Zhetian nodded, and shook his head again: "The lack of gold in the five elements is a factor of necessity, but in Germany, there is another answer that is the consensus of most people. ”

Although Mateschitz didn't understand what the five elements were about lack of gold, he knew that it might be a Chinese idiom, but of course, he didn't understand it. However, I still heard that Zhang Zhetian didn't completely agree with his answer.

Isn't it a lack of money?

Although Mateschitz is closely related to sports because of its products, he does not know much about the football industry, especially German football, so Zhang Zhetian looked at Darko Markowitz: "Darko, you have been in Germany for a long time, and you must know very little about German football, so you can tell me another answer." ”

Makwitz gave Mateschitz a smug look and said: "The Bundesliga team can produce big stars on their own, so there is no need to spend any more money on them. ”

Mateschitz was shocked, and the Bundesliga team can produce big-name stars on its own, so there is no need to spend any more money on it?

"Your team had a high record last season, and the performance of several main players attracted the attention of domestic and foreign giants, as long as you want, you can earn nearly 100 million just by selling a few main players, now, you know, right?" Zhang Zhetian said.

Having lived in Germany for more than ten years, Zhang Zhetian can say that he has grown up watching the development of German youth training all the way, and the experience and practices gained by the Germans in the development of youth football for more than 10 years and the innovative development and concept persistence reflected by this are worthy of reference and learning from other countries.

Without the brain-dead "U23 policy" issued by the Chinese Football Association, German football is still a paradise for young people, how can it be done? Hehe, as long as there are laymen like the overall chief, no matter how much the No. 1 leader goes to Europe to visit and negotiate peace cooperation, he will not be able to change Chinese football and youth training without completely reforming the football system.

Makwitz's answer comes a few years ago, when former Schalke 04 sporting director Horst Helt said: "Of course the fans like to see the team spend a lot of money on big names. But we think that since we can cultivate Draxler, who is worth 30 million, why should we go to the transfer market to buy it? ”

Indeed, whether it is Schalke 04, with the long-term policy support of the German Football Association, the youth training of many teams in Germany has been very successful, cultivating batches of international and quasi-international players, these people are all future big-name stars.

Some fans may lament that the Bundesliga team actually talks about the reason for not having money to buy stars, but Haulte's words do show a common concept in German football today: under the influence of the "50+1" policy, German teams do not compete for who is richer, but insist on competing whose youth training is more successful - in the face of independent finance, more and more clubs are investing limited funds in unlimited youth training, as the cornerstone of club development and the expectation of success.

A case in point is Borussia Dortmund, whose bankruptcy crisis at the beginning of this century, which won the championship with huge sums of money, brought too many negative warnings. A few years ago, Dort's proud rise after winning the championship with the results of youth training has brought more positive guidance - this is today's German football, the success of "Bumblebee" has made the concept of youth training completely deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, even if the "not bad money" Bayern is also worried about the situation of several years of youth training without results, and Hoffenheim and Freiburg are examples of the success of another round of youth training recently.

The success of youth training leads to the success of the club, and when the concept of youth training is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, the biggest beneficiary is of course German football.

German coach Joachim Loew proudly said: "The abundance of reserves is the root of German football's success. ”

Mateschitz's RB Leipzig, even if they have built a luxurious first team with money (compared to most teams in the Bundesliga) and continue to invest in the development of the youth training system, you can deeply feel the importance of youth training in German football today and the common pursuit.

In comparison, when Chinese football clubs spend hundreds of millions of yuan or even buy foreign players for transfer fees significantly higher than the value of players, which club has ever thought of transferring these investments to youth football?

In the face of the "Golden Yuan Football" in China, which only cares about the present, this is not only unworkable, but also can't wait. Isn't it a joke that many local tyrant teams "let others slaughter" buy back the foreign players controlled by their agents, but they can't find the available talents of their own youth training?

Perhaps for some teams, investing in the future is not an option for them, but a title in front of them (Asian Champions Cup or China Cup) is so important, because who knows if football will be so popular in China in the future?

Some people may ask, can fans be happy with the Bundesliga team so disregarding results and only developing young people?

The answer is yes. It is true that the youth training that belongs to the long-term project cannot meet the immediate pursuit of the fans, but the fruitful results have already made the fans fully integrate into the support of the youth training, so the concept of youth training is now not only concentrated at the club level, but also deeply rooted in the hearts of German fans.

The introduction to German football refutes a misconception that pervades China: playing football is contradictory to academics, that is, addiction to football affects children's academic performance, or academic pressure prevents children from playing football.

Hehe, do you know Zhang Zhetian's academic qualifications?

People have double doctorates and double master's degrees, but Zhang Zhetian never said that he was a scholar, but claimed that he had average learning talent, and these degrees relied on hard work.

The current situation in Germany is that while the importance of youth football is realised, Germans are more focused on the academic development of the younger generation.

The children's soccer training is almost insignificant compared to the school hours, for example, young players only have four regular training sessions a week from the age of 12, but the club requires them to complete 30 hours of cultural lessons per week.

One Academy coach explained: "We all know that most of these kids don't end up playing professionally, so it's important to nurture their studies and let them understand the world outside of football first. ”

Why does the maturity of Zhang Zhetian not match his age?

Why is Zhang Zhetian not as ecstatic as players of the same age in the face of the olive branch of the giants?

Why did Zhang Zhetian dare to be angry with the Football Association and the Sports Bureau, and dare to withdraw from the national football team and change his nationality?

Because he knows that the world outside of football is wonderful, and besides, without football, he can still live a chic life, and he can still break into a world in other fields.

Markowitz once said privately that the boss's IQ and EQ, coupled with financial quotient, he can mix well if he doesn't play football, goes to business, and becomes a football agent.

If there is no desire, he is rigid, and Zhang Zhetian's calmness and ease reflect the naivety and ignorance of the overall chief, when he thought that the heavy punishment could make Zhang Zhetian shut down and bow his head, who knows, people are not afraid at all.

He didn't know that Zhang Zhetian's final choice of the motherland was begged by the Football Association and Marcelo Lippi.