Chapter II: Transformation

Football is a sport in which the person in charge of scoring goals is inherently more dominant, and neither the actual income nor the attention paid to Cheng dù can be matched by defensive players, especially in La Liga, which advocates attack. If he could, Linson didn't want to completely break the main framework of last season, either subjectively or objectively, but the problem is that most of Malaga's substitutes either expired their contracts or loans, and the remaining few couldn't be sold at all.

With the departure of Sitargo, the Trident has lost the most important link in the attacking line that Málaga fans were proud of last season, and whether they want it or not, the new season of Málaga's attacking line is bound to undergo a major change. After the departure of the two substitute strikers, there are only two positive strikers left in Málaga, namely Batista and Baja, the two main players in Málaga's promotion and one of the few scandalous figures in Málaga at present. It's not surprising that in a small team, once a player is a little better, he will immediately be like a firefly in the night, so distinct, so outstanding, and more importantly, so cheap and affordable. Entering can be the main force to attack the city, and retreating can be used as a substitute to make steady profits without losses, it is simply a powerful team and a must-have medicine.

Can you not spread some scandals?!

If he could, at least at the competitive level, Lin Sen's perception of the "double bar" of the forward line was even higher than that of most people. The reason why Sitargo was able to shine last season was not unrelated to the sacrifice of the pair in the forward line, Baja scored ten goals last season, and Vallista scored only seven, goals are an important criterion to measure the striker, but not the only criterion, precisely, Linson is a supporter of this concept, Atletico Madrid still remember the second half of Deportivo La Coruna, for him, a player who is willing to put down his body for the team to take responsibility that does not belong to him is a good player. It's not about the quality of the players, it's about the attitude.

But now, there is no way, willing to give, willing to give. Decide where to move the knife, and the next thing is much more substantial.

The goalkeeper position does not need him to worry about for the time being, substitute goalkeeper Arnault can maintain just the right amount of pressure on the main goalkeeper Gotia, Gotia is a traditional goalkeeper, in Linsen's opinion, it is decent, there are no particularly amazing saves throughout the season, but there will be no low-level mistakes that should not be made, to put it bluntly, it is to lose the ball that should be lost, and the goal that should be saved. This kind of goalkeeper does not have much sense of existence on the field, and it is easy to be ignored or even ignored by fans, but for coaches, it is actually more reassuring than a "crazy" goalkeeper. As for Arnault, who only lost his main position last season, he is the captain of Malaga, and the age of thirty-three is not too old for the goalkeeper position, as for whether he is willing to give up the main position to Gotia, I don't know, he is not willing to be the best.

The double insurance also allows Lin Sen not to make too much of a fuss in this regard, and to make a small fuss about a dispensable third goalkeeper.

In the backline, the main central defender partners Wellington and Rosario, who were just put together last season, conceded a lot of goals in the first half of the season because of the lack of tacit understanding, but after the second half, with the improvement of the tacit understanding, the central defender pair showed complementarity, it is worth mentioning that Wellington was loaned from the Swiss Grasshoppers, Linson intends to let Livermore execute the buyout contract, but the price must be pressed, otherwise if it is bought out according to the original loan contract of 800,000, Lin Sen can basically only run naked before selling people.

The two wingers Gámez and Rosato, the native right-back Gámez became the de facto captain of Malaga last season and is a more traditional Spanish full-back, while the left-back Brazilian Rosato, like many Brazilian defenders, is stronger in attack than in defense, and free-kicks are a must. As for the rest of the backline, Kaleyan, who often plays as a full-back, is actually a wing-back, Lobato is a patch at the back, and the rest ...... Either the contract expires or the loan expires, in short, to ensure that there are more than two options for each position, Lin Sen has to use his brains.

Compared to the defensive line, the midfield, which is the main target of reform, is destined to be turned upside down next season. Last season's Malaga midfield was one of the most stomach-wrenching positions for Linson, because one of the biggest highlights of last season's Malaga midfield was Sitargo, and the Argentine had already left the team early. Last season, Málaga had a good defence but conceded a high number of goals, and the lack of effective protection in midfield was a big reason, especially in the middle. This is a disadvantage of the diamond-shaped midfield, the two wings Celli and Elisu put too much energy on the wing, so that the defensive pressure in the midfield completely fell on the back Apono, and he was more often a lone shadow and could only do his best to obey the fate of God, and the effect can be imagined.

At the moment, everyone knows that Málaga is looking for a replacement for the departing Sitargo, but in fact, for Linson, there will be a replacement, but the new season will not necessarily play the same role in the team as last season. Lin Sen's word "stability" is reflected in the lineup and style, but it cannot be reflected in tactics, nor can it be reflected in tactics, every head coach has the requirements of each head coach, and Lin Sen is no exception. In the new season, Linsen plans to play five midfielders and two midfielders, to put it bluntly, he is preparing to add a reinforced concrete midfield barrier in front of the defensive line, which will be an important part of Lin's Malaga defensive system in the new season. Moreover, it is unlikely that the "Sitargo" of the new season will not need to be involved in defense like the Sitalgo of last season.

After three lines, Lin Sen found that even if he just wanted to "repair", there were actually a lot of people who needed to be supplemented. There are three to four people in the defensive line, three to four people in the midfield, and since the front line has decided to move the knife, it needs at least two, which adds up to the number of people who are close to a team on the field. According to the plan proposed by Livermore at the initial meeting, the recruitment of Málaga in the new season will be mainly on loans, accompanied by the promotion of young players, and the rest can only count on the free agent market. This is also the survival of most small clubs.

As for this idea of recruitment, Lin Sen had no choice but to change the main and secondary, and the loan as the main reinforcement method became a backup means, and it was replaced by a gold rush model. Livermore, who was always smiling, reacted at the time by frowning and silently accepting it. Lin Sen didn't want to explain more, fighting for the right to transfer for half a day, wasn't it just for this, he directly handed over the four names to Livermore.

De Gea, Cork, Alba, Isco.

These four names, in addition to De Gea and Coktorlinson's Fourmore who coached Atletico Madrid last season, are still a little familiar, and the latter two names, Livermore is directly confused. At that time, Lin Sen rolled his eyes and told Livermore that he could find it by turning left to Valencia when he went out, but Livermore left in disbelief.

De Gea and Cork don't need to be introduced, as for Jordi Alba and Isco, the former should still be mixed in Valencia II, if there is no intervention in Malaga, this season he will go to Tarragona in La Liga and make his debut there, it is with his table there that Alba has gradually attracted the attention of Valencia, Linsen grasped this point in time, in any case, how can Malaga who can play La Liga be more attractive than Tarragona, right? And the latter, to put it bluntly, Lin Sen just advanced the time for Isco to join Malaga, because Isco, who was born in Malaga, will also join Malaga two years later, and here, step by step, become a European golden boy. The call of the hometown team, there is no reason why Isco would refuse.

Now, nearly a week has passed, and Linson plans to see how Livermore progresses.

One good news, one bad news.

When Lin Sen dialed Livermore's phone and heard him say this, Lin Sen had another stomach ache, but fortunately, Livermore finally didn't continue to sell off.

The good news is that, with the exception of De Gea, who was explicitly rejected, the other three clubs all have a free attitude towards the trio. The bad news is that at the same time as the release, in addition to Alba, both Cork and Isco have conditions attached.

Koke and Atletico Madrid have asked for a buy-back clause, while Isco and Valencia are more inclined to go on loan. On the contrary, Alba, Valencia did not set up any obstacles: 200,000, stunned free shipping.

For such a result, it was not unexpected.

Due to Abbiati's return to AC Milan in the new season, when the main goalkeeper has not been decided, Atletico Madrid's intention to keep De Gea as the third goalkeeper has been heard as early as when Linsen was still at Atletico Madrid.

Compared to De Gea, Linson undoubtedly values Cork more. While Atletico have asked for a buyback clause to be included in the deal for Cork, Linson doesn't believe it was Atletico who finally realised Cork's potential, and more likely it was just a routine move.

As we all know, after experiencing the "death of Raul", Atletico Madrid, who once disbanded the youth team, re-established the importance of youth training, and this emphasis became a team building strategy after Cerezo became the owner, Atletico Madrid will promote young players from the youth team into the first team almost every season, and the emphasis on youth training makes Atletico Madrid particularly cautious in the transfer of its own young people, and Koke's buyback clause is just a manifestation of this caution.

It has to be said that this caution on the part of Atletico is a wise move. Once bitten by a snake, ten years afraid of grass rope. Although this proverb is not a compliment, it has at least one obvious effect, which is to minimize the probability of being bitten by a snake.

Thinking of this, Lin Sen had to complain, although there are not many opportunities to use the repurchase clause, but this is really a good thing tailored for big clubs. Compared with this clause, another mandatory provision of La Liga for local tycoons is much more practical, that is, the minimum termination fee.

Minimum release clauses are not uncommon in European football, but only La Liga has made it mandatory that any player over the age of 17 must add a minimum release clause when signing a contract.

Alba and Isco, who both belong to Valencia, Valencia's release of Alba is actually not without a little minimum release fee factor, you know, Alba's minimum release fee is only 250,000, not to mention, if you guess correctly, the future Barcelona left-back should still play the winger position, look at Valencia's current left winger candidates: David Silva, Juan Marta, Vicente...... Take a look at these names and you can see why Valencia doesn't put obstacles in the way of Alba's transfer. Isco, who is not yet 17 years old, must have become a bit famous in the youth team, this kind of young man who relies on excellent skills to eat, can always be conspicuous, and there is no minimum release fee, it is not surprising that Valencia only wants to go on loan.

In any case, it seems that his main target in the first phase of the recruitment has not encountered any obstacles at least on the club side, you know, the reason why Linson asked Malaga to delay the release of his signing is because of these deals. One has the title of former coach, and the other has just found itself boring, I don't know if it's a gentleman's belly, but Lin Sen never minds spending it with the heart of a villain.

After telling Sù Livermore that it would be better to finalize the deals before the European Championships, Linson quickly sent him another fax: the second phase of the recruitment and purging list.

Then, he casually packed his luggage and prepared to return home.