Coaching legend

"Yang, Yang. Pass the ball, pass the ball!"

"Frank, shoot!"

The gray-haired coach followed the team on the sidelines, waving his arms vigorously and shouting loudly.

"Pass the ball, pass the ball!"

Looking at his gray hair, many people thought that this coach was already in his 60s or 70s. In fact, this coach is not that old, only fifty-four years old. He is Adrian Gray, director of Blackburn's youth academy.

This is where Blackburn’s youth academy is.

Blackburn's youth academy is not very famous in England. There are many famous youth academies in England.

The youth training camps of Manchester United, Arsenal, Liverpool and West Ham United are all famous in British football.

Needless to say, Manchester United and Arsenal.

Manchester United's youth academy has always had a tradition in English football. As Ferguson's 1992 generation achieved great success in European football, the reputation of Manchester United's youth training camp is growing. Manchester United is a giant in England. It was a giant in England before Ferguson took over.

Arsenal’s academy has also been outstanding. Now with such a reputation, Wenger has to be mentioned. Wenger's ability to turn stone into gold at Arsenal is admired by everyone in European football. Many young players are flocking to Wenger's abilities.

In addition, Wenger used the money from selling Anelka to rebuild the Arsenal youth training camp. I don’t know how many young talents are going to Arsenal for trial training. It's all for Wenger.

Not to mention Liverpool’s youth academy.

In the 1990s, Liverpool had a large number of young talents. Redknapp, McManaman, and Fowler were also dominant for a while, but it was a pity that they failed to achieve the results of Manchester United's 1992 generation. After them, Liverpool's youth academy is not short of talent at all.

Carragher, Owen and Gerrard are all outstanding products of Liverpool's youth training.

Not to mention West Ham United. Ferdinand, Joe Cole, Lampard, Carrick, Defoe and Johnson were all players who later became famous in the Premier League.

Their youth academies are more famous than Blackburn Rovers.

But Blackburn is not without its advantages. Because Blackburn has performed well in recent years, and George likes to reuse some young people. There are countless young players who have become famous under George's hands. Deco and Klose all became world-class stars under George's hands.

Not only them, but also Duff.

Before George took over, Duff was just a well-known talent in British football. But after George took over, Duff quickly became a world-class star.

Therefore, many young players began to flock to the Blackburn youth academy. Their purpose is to get George's guidance. Therefore, the current Blackburn youth academy has people coming for trial training every day. Anyway, it was very lively.

At present, the two most shining people in the Blackburn youth training camp are Franck Ribery and Yang Feng, who are currently being trained by Adrian Gray.

Ribery is a player that George introduced for free this season and then threw it into the youth academy.

Needless to say, Yang Feng was a player that George picked up from the street three years ago. Yang Feng was only thirteen years old at that time, and now Yang Feng is sixteen years old. Just signed a new contract with Blackburn Rovers.

What kind of players are the most popular in the youth team, or the best performers.

Three types of players.

The first type of players are tall and powerful players. These players have an advantage in youth team games. Because in youth team games, players with good health have a great advantage against young players who have not yet grown up.

The second type of player is a player with excellent skills. Because the youth team competition is not as fierce as the adult team competition, players with excellent skills are completely comfortable in the youth team competition.

Just like Van der Vaart, they performed very well in the Eredivisie. But facing a beast like Essien, he was very afraid. No one can say how a technical player who has performed well in the youth team will fare in the adult team.

The third type of player is the fast player.

Fast players are difficult to defend even in adult team games. Speed ​​is a great advantage in football. This is especially true in the fast-paced English football world.

Therefore, in youth team competitions, these three types of players are the most popular among youth team coaches.

Ribery and Yang Feng are not only technically excellent but also fast. Placed on the two wings, he is completely invincible in youth team games. Yang Feng played on the left, Ribery played on the right, and the two wing attacks were swift.

Ribery is no longer as thin and small as when he first arrived.

Ribery now weighs 64 kilograms, but it is not just an increase in weight, but an increase in body muscles. With a height of 1.7 meters, he will not stagger even if he is hit by someone.

The weight gain has not affected Ribery's speed and technique at all.

In youth team games, Ribery can stir up troubles on the right. Especially the combination of man and ball is done better than anyone else.

And Yang Feng, who is only sixteen years old now, is already 1.75 meters tall. Although he is not very tall on the football field, he is not too short either. In addition, he has been a key player in the Blackburn youth academy since he was thirteen years old, so his body is much stronger than Ribery.

After formal training at the Blackburn youth academy, Yang Feng's flashy skills as a child have become much less numerous.

Yang Feng is still so fast now, faster than Ribery. But the technical moves are much simpler, and many of those flashy technical moves have disappeared.

Adrian Gray likes these two players very much.

Adrian Gray is not very famous. Or it can be said that his reputation in the English football world is very average, but he is not a coach who has not seen young talents. Duff, who is now very popular in the first team, was trained by him back then.

David Dunn, who has left Blackburn, is also Adrian's work.

Essien was also instructed by Adrian Gray before he was loaned.

Although he has experienced these geniuses, Adrian is still surprised by Ribery and Yang Feng. This is a gift from God to Blackburn. Their strength is as good as Duff at the time.

Although Ribery is a little older than Duff at the time, it is only because he has not received systematic and complete formal training.

Fortunately, Ribery is only 19 years old now.

19 years old, not old at all.

As long as he is well sculpted, he will definitely not be worse than Duff now. He may even be better than Duff in the future.

"Toot, toot, toot--" Adrian blew the whistle to end the training and waved his hand. "Okay, today's training ends here."

Ribery wiped his face with a towel while leaving the field. Looking at the little kids next to him, the oldest is less than 18 years old. But he is almost 20 years old and is still training with them.

"Yang, what are you doing later?"

After Ribery arrived at the youth training camp, he didn't get along very well with these young players.

Ribery is not like Pires. Pires is arrogant, and he will only associate with those players who are in his eyes. And those players with poor strength, Pires despises from the bottom of his heart. Pires is a genius, and he is full of arrogance.

Pires' popularity is not very good. But it is not too bad.

Therefore, Blackburn has many geniuses and powerful generals. Miku, Klose, Duff, Alonso, who is not a genius. Therefore, Pires still gives them face.

And Ribery is not arrogant, but inferiority.

Not only because of the scar on his face, but also because George threw him directly into the youth team. Although he was doing well in the youth team, Ribery always felt ashamed. This inferiority complex has always troubled Ribery.

Therefore, Ribery has few friends in the Blackburn Youth Training Camp.

Only Yang Feng, who also grew up discriminated against. Although he is no longer discriminated against as a child because of his outstanding performance in the youth team. But Yang Feng doesn't get along well with these people.

Both of them are geniuses. And they have a general relationship with other players, but they have a good relationship with these two.

"Go home."

Yang Feng's answer made Ribery laugh and cry. Yang Feng is good at everything, but this makes Ribery very dissatisfied. Every time the training is over, he will go home directly. It's not fun at all.

"Yang, let's go out and play. I'll treat you."

Although Ribery is training in the youth team now, his weekly salary is 2,000 pounds. Although Yang Feng was trained by the Blackburn Youth Training Camp, he is only sixteen years old now. It was also a newly signed contract, with a weekly salary of only 700 pounds.

So Ribery is much richer than Yang Feng.

Two thousand pounds is an absolutely amazing salary for Ribery.

"This..."

For Yang Feng, who is sixteen years old and in the rebellious period, the outside world is still very tempting. Although Blackburn is not a big city, there are still many places to eat, drink and have fun. Yang Feng's family is not rich, so he has never seen these things since he was a child.

"But, Frank. My parents don't let me go out."

"What's the matter. Just tell your parents that we are going out for dinner together. The two of us will go to see the world and go home at eleven o'clock."

Ribery made so much money for the first time in his life, and he was itching in his heart. Half a season has passed since he came to Blackburn, and Ribery already has more than 20,000 pounds in his hands. There are also some other money that Ribery sent home.

But even so, Ribery is a small rich man.

After coming to England for half a year, Ribery has not seen England properly. Blackburn is such a small place, and Ribery is not completely familiar with it now. So Ribery wanted to take advantage of the time he had now to have some fun in Blackburn.

Yang Feng was a little tempted.

"Will you really be able to come back soon?"

"Of course. You are still underage and cannot drink alcohol. Let's go and have a look, eat, stroll and see for ourselves." Ribery continued to tempt Yang Feng.

Under Ribery's temptation, Yang Feng finally nodded.

"Just for a while."

"Just for a while, don't worry. Let's go and have a look."