Chapter 132: We're Really Going to Downgrade
The next day, July 2, was the start of the summer training camp for the new season in Hamburg.
With no players participating in the recently concluded European Championships, all Hamburg players, including new signings in the summer window, will arrive at the Hamburg training ground on time.
Outside the training base in Hamburg, a lot of media reporters gathered early.
There are Hamburg locals, German national sports stations, and many others from all over Asia, such as Dragons, Japan, South Korea, ......
This is of course due to the various "big moves" of Hamburg this summer, especially from East Asia.
First of all, the Dragon Country coach Pan Yi joined, and then he brought the Dragon Country star Wu Lei.
Hamburg has signed Makoto Hasebe, the captain of the Japanese national team, from Wolfsburg.
Coupled with the two academy players in the Hamburg team who have attracted a lot of attention: South Korean teenager Son Heung-min and Lin Zhijian, who has Hong Kong ancestry from the Dragon Kingdom, this is simply an East Asian coalition army!
However, many local fans in Hamburg have expressed their dissatisfaction with the club's recruitment.
"How can a player like this who plays in the second division in the Dragon Kingdom play in the Bundesliga?"
"There must be something shady about this deal! Did Pan Yi eat a kickback? Either it's cronyism, then the Dragon Kingdom striker doesn't have that strength at all! ”
"It's okay for Makoto Hasebe, after all, he has proven himself in the Bundesliga. But what's going on with this La B goalkeeper? From what Caribbean country, I can't even spell its name! ”
"That Belgian De Bruyne is doing well in Genk, but 12 million is too expensive, right? It's not worth it at all! Gotta check this deal out! ”
"When you say that, I feel that Casemiro in Brazil also has a problem, and he may not be able to adapt to the rhythm of European football."
"And that England amateur player, it's just nonsense! I feel like I can play in the Bundesliga! ”
"It's over, the management is so messed up, I feel like we're really going to be relegated this year......"
The German and Hamburg media are equally concerned.
First of all, in addition to Makoto Hasebe, who is already actively being introduced by Hamburg, Pan Yi advocates the introduction of some lesser-known players, and they are all in their early 20s.
Although he did something similar when he was in Milan, he really has such bright eyes that he can "scratch the lottery" every time?
Secondly, after Pan Yi became the owner of Hamburg, he sold about ten first-team players successively.
Of course, some of them didn't play much in the team in the first place, but the fact that the main players like Guerrero and Petritsch were also sent away can't help but be worried.
Could it be that Pan Yi just wants to copy the one in Milan and let a group of young people around 20 years old fight the world?
But Hamburg is not the same thing as Milan.
Milan has Ibrahimovic, Thiago Silva, and Gattuso, no matter how they do it, they have a set of central axis cores, and they don't hurt their muscles and bones.
And now in Hamburg, it seems that Pan Yi is ready to replace the entire main lineup.
Although there are no reinforcements in the backline, it is said that Pan Yi is already paying attention to several candidates.
The well-known German newspaper "Bild" also believes that Pan Yi is a little too hasty.
"Pan Yi invested 25 million euros in the transfer market before the summer window officially opened, which is already a huge expenditure in the Bundesliga."
"Hamburg's desire to regain momentum this season is understandable, but at the moment it seems that there is a lack of players who are really capable of making a difference right away, apart from the experienced Makoto Hasebe."
"I heard that the Hamburg club has given head coach Pan Yi enough power to manage the team, but it is not wise to blindly select young players like this."
"If these young players can't fill the gap caused by the departure of the main players, then Hamburg's strength this year will not rise but fall, and the future of Hamburg in the league will also be in jeopardy."
After all, this is only Pan Yi's first season as head coach. He is likely to pay a heavy price in the highly competitive Bundesliga because of these immature recruitments that he personally handled! ”
Other media outlets were similarly concerned about Pan Yi's prospects at Hamburg.
They didn't question Pan Yi's ability in Milan, but they did wonder if he was a little overconfident when he gained so much power in Hamburg.
Without the strong foundation of Milan (including the hierarchy, coaches, scouts, players...... After Pan Yi has to make his own decisions on many things in Hamburg, is it that the 26-year-old Bundesliga head coach has exposed his shortcomings?
Taking the purchase of players as an example, the Salah that Pan Yi suggested to buy when he was in Milan were actually collected by Milan scouts from all over the world.
And now in Hamburg, it is said that Pan Yi has drawn up a list to buy by himself.
The professionalism shown in this is 108,000 miles away, and Pan Yi's chance of seeing away is much greater.
Of course, it is precisely because of this that Hamburg has received unprecedented attention this season.
Will the successful coach of the Dragons in Milan suffer Waterloo in Hamburg?
Can the newly formed East Asian legion eat well in the Bundesliga?
After Hao Junmin, another Dragon Country player who landed in the Bundesliga, can Wu Lei gain a firm foothold?
These are all topics that everyone cares about.
It was also under such attention that the Hamburg summer training camp officially began, and Pan Yi also walked into the training ground and began to meet the players for the first time.
Regarding the doubts of fans and the media, Pan Yi naturally ignored them.
Do they know a ball?
Although it is not as cost-effective as in Milan, De Bruyne + Casemiro + Makoto Hasebe + Wu Lei + Vardy + Navas = 25 million operation is also TM to earn a double, okay!
Let's not mention it to others, De Bruyne, who has practiced a little with the correct method of Coach Pan Yi, can't start with tens of millions of dollars, and there is no market?
The gold content in the world, do you understand the cutting?
The peak Casemiro, it should be hundreds of millions, right? Even when he joined Manchester United at the age of 30, the total transfer fee exceeded 70 million euros.
Even Wu Lei, at the peak of Pan Yi's previous life when he joined Espanyol, was worth 10 million euros.
And in this life, Pan Yi has to give the young Wu Lei a good training intensity, and the final value will definitely not be lower than this number!
And Vardy, Navas...... Which one is not a big bargain, these two are about to usher in the explosive period of their careers, Pan Yi only needs to take it over and let them integrate into the team.
By then, their worth will skyrocket to tens of millions of euros.
As for Makoto Hasebe, it seems that he is relatively old, and it is indeed difficult for him to sell for a high price, but in fact, Makoto Hasebe has more than ten years left in his career, so in fact, there is still room for appreciation in theory.
Pan Yi was also a little glad to agree to the high-level signing him.
Makoto Hasebe, as one of the few "rational investments" in Hamburg this summer, helped Pan Yi block some saliva and keep his support from falling to the bottom......
Now, Pan Yi has walked into the training ground, and the players are waiting for him in line on the edge of the field.
Pan Yi saw Wu Lei at the edge of the line at a glance.
This Dragon Kingdom striker was looking at Pan Yi with a smile on his face, as if he saw an old acquaintance walking towards him.
Pan Yi also walked over to him with a smile, patted Wu Lei on the shoulder, and said in Chinese:
"How's it going, are you ready to do a big job?!"
(End of chapter)