Chapter 4 Time is running out for Yang Hao
"You really scared me to death just now."
The moment he walked out of the conference room, Xiao Hill felt like he had survived a disaster.
He had never seen his father calm down and sit down to listen patiently to Yang Hao's explanation even when he was so furious.
If it were in the past, there would have been blood.
"My back is still wet." Little Hill smiled bitterly in fear.
It can be seen that he is also afraid of his father.
This is not surprising, because the father and son are two different people with two different personalities.
"How confident are you about this plan?" Little Hill asked with concern.
Yang Hao smiled. He always felt that Xiao Xi'er was a good person, but he was still relatively naive in doing things.
Isn’t the question he has now just like buying something on Taobao and asking the customer service, “Is your quality good?”
Only a fool would say it’s not good.
Yang Hao is not a fool, so he answered very affirmatively.
"My father is obviously persuaded by what you said, but he still needs to think about it again. I don't think it should be a big problem. Go back and wait for my good news. I will help you persuade him at noon." Little Hill said with a smile.
In the past, all matters concerning Atletico Madrid were decided by Hill alone. This was the first time he made the decision and insisted on his own opinion.
"Don't worry, I'll start perfecting the plan right after I get back."
Xiao Hill trusted Yang Hao very much. "By the way, we don't have an assistant coach now. Antic took the position alone. If you need anything, I can ask someone to prepare it."
After Ranieri was sacked, he took his coaching team with him, leaving only one goalkeeping coach, Giorgio Perizzaro.
When Antić rushed to the rescue, he did not bring his own team, but used Atletico Madrid's coaching team.
This is mainly because we were too hasty.
And now, Yang Hao is also alone.
More importantly, he doesn't even know how to train.
In his previous life, he was a writer at the Heshu Chinese website. What he was best at was asking for votes, collections, follow-up reading, and subscriptions. In short, he was doing all kinds of things, rolling around in the snow and ice.
How to train players? He is a complete novice.
"Help me choose a head coach, quick."
Xiao Xier immediately understood what Yang Hao meant.
Yang Hao really needs such a person if he wants to take over Atletico Madrid.
Generally speaking, coaching teams are not chosen casually, because they need to be familiar with and trust each other.
This is different from corporate job applications, where the latter can slowly adapt and integrate, but the coaching team must know each other well in order to work together seamlessly.
Just imagine, if the coaching staff themselves can’t cooperate, how can they expect the players to cooperate?
Yang Hao’s meaning was very clear. He wanted an assistant who could be a head coach and had the ability to coach .
This situation is also common in European football.
For example, when Rijkaard was coaching Barcelona, didn't Barcelona find Ten Cate, a head coach who had already achieved results in the Eredivisie, to be his assistant?
In the later period of Ferguson's coaching career at Manchester United, didn't he delegate all matters to assistant coaches such as Queiroz, and only take charge of the overall direction?
"Okay, I'll arrange it right away and come up with a list of candidates as soon as possible." Little Hill agreed.
It's April now and the league is coming to an end.
It is not easy to find a suitable assistant to the head coach.
It is especially difficult to be an assistant to a rookie like Yang Hao.
The most likely option is to select one from the second team or youth team, after all, we know their background well.
Or you can directly recruit from outside. Many head coaches who are unemployed and waiting for opportunities at home will be interested.
After all, as an assistant coach at Atletico Madrid, if Yang Hao's coaching performance is not good and he is fired, the assistant coach will be the first candidate to take over. This is also a very good opportunity.
Yang Hao is not worried about this at all, because there are so many talented people in Spanish football and there is nothing to worry about.
He was more worried about other things.
"Michelle, you promised me before that you would solve the team's wage arrears problem. Don't go back on your word." Yang Hao reminded seriously.
As a new official, if you don't give the locker room any benefits, how can you expect them to listen to you willingly?
As a leader, there are two powers that cannot be lost, namely personnel and finance.
Wage arrears is not just a problem for Atletico Madrid, but a major problem for the entire Spanish football world.
Whether looking back or moving forward, this problem has always existed.
Atletico Madrid players are in a panic, isn’t it because the team is heavily in debt and can’t pay salaries?
"Don't worry, I'll do my best." Xiao Xi'er also looked solemn.
If he could have found the money, he wouldn't have ended up in this situation.
"It's not about trying your best, it's about making sure," Yang Hao reiterated. "You know, many players have already contacted other teams. The morale of the entire locker room has completely dispersed. Regardless of whether we can avoid relegation this season, these players will not be retained."
By that time, Atletico Madrid will inevitably face another wave of turmoil and reorganization.
Of course, this is a great opportunity for Yang Hao.
As a time traveler, he can easily build a very strong lineup for Atletico Madrid.
But the problem is that he has to gain a foothold in Atletico first.
At the very least, you have to continue working as the head coach before you are qualified to discuss other things.
"I know what you're thinking. Atletico is a mess and you want to sell it off, right?"
Little Hill was silent.
He talked a lot with Yang Hao, and did not even hide the fact that his ideas were completely different from his father's.
Old Hill has feelings for Atletico Madrid. He wants to closely connect the Hill family with Atletico Madrid, just like Inter Milan and the Moratti family, Juventus and the Agnelli family, AC Milan and the Berlusconi family, and so on.
As a nouveau riche, this was the best way he could think of to enter the upper class.
But Hill Jr. felt that with the Hill family's financial resources, they simply could not afford to play professional football, which was becoming increasingly expensive.
So, he wants to sell Atletico.
Even Cerezo thought so.
"I have to remind you, Michel, that now is definitely not a good time to sell Atletico Madrid at a low price. If you make a hasty decision, you will definitely regret it. But I can help you take Atletico Madrid to a higher level and produce the most generous returns with the least investment."
"But now, you have to give me enough support to get through this crisis first."
Yang Hao had said the same thing to Xiao Xi'er before.
He believed it, so Yang Hao could stand here today.
Having said that, Xiao Xier finally made up his mind and said through gritted teeth, "Don't worry, even if I have to sell everything I have and pay out of my own pocket, I will definitely help you !"
Yang Hao smiled and nodded. This was exactly what he was waiting for.
"That's right, Michelle."
Before leaving, Yang Hao suddenly thought of something and turned around again.
"I want to say that if I really became the head coach of Atletico Madrid today, your father made a bet that might be the biggest bet of his life, but it was not on me."
After saying that, Yang Hao waved his hand and turned away.
Xiao Xier was completely stunned.
He has always had complex contradictions towards his father.
On the one hand, he was very afraid of his father, a fear that came from the bottom of his heart and deep in his soul.
But on the other hand, he looked down on his father, thinking that he was very violent and rude, and many of his behaviors and actions were shameful even to him as a son.
There were many things and many words that his father had never told him.
He even forgot how long it had been since the father and son last sat down and had a good talk.
He always listened obediently, followed his father's arrangements and did things in an orderly manner.
Therefore, his father always scolded him for being indecisive and having no opinion of his own.
But Yang Hao's sudden words made him feel a little at a loss.
Did his father really think so?
His intuition told him yes.
But he couldn't believe it.
…
The moment Yang Hao left the Calderon Stadium, his heart was filled with great pride.
The fact that old Hill would seriously consider it proves that there is a chance.
The relationship between Hill and his son is actually very common, and it is basically the same even in the country.
The first generation of entrepreneurs often dislike the second generation of entrepreneurs who grew up with a silver spoon in their mouth, and the second generation of entrepreneurs feel the same way about the first generation. Some of them are bolder and dare to resist, while some are like little Hill.
But soon, his thoughts returned to Atletico Madrid.
Atletico Madrid has a lot of problems nowadays, but if you peel off the layers, you will find that this team is still very strong.
At least on paper, the strength is very impressive.
Hasselbaink is the core competitiveness of the team. Solari, Belleron, Baraja, Capdevila, Pablo Garcia, these players are all famous players who have proven their strength in Yang Hao's previous life.
Moreover, their ages are all between 22 and 27. The youngest, Capdevila, is only 22 years old, but he is already the main left-back this season.
What they lack is not strength or maturity, but opportunity.
A chance for them to perform at their best on the pitch.
This requires a set of tactics that suit their performance.
And the answer is already apparent.
That's 4231.
This tactic can maximize Belleron's abilities.
In Yang Hao's previous life, after Belleron transferred to Deportivo La Coruña, head coach Irureta used the 4231 tactics, which created the super Deportivo La Coruña that swept across European football. Belleron also thrived in this tactical system.
After Baraja moved to Valencia, he and Albelda formed a double defensive midfielder team that won the Champions League runner-up and La Liga championship.
And Hasselbaink.
This Dutch center forward is not tall, but he is very strong, has speed and impact, and has strong personal abilities, but he is not good at cooperation and is better at fighting alone.
It is undoubtedly very appropriate to let him be the only one at the front and be responsible for scoring goals.
But then Prince Kiko would be a big problem.
When Kiko played for Barcelona last season, he suffered a serious Achilles tendon injury and rested for a long time. After returning from injury in the middle of this season, he has not been in good shape and has not scored a goal so far.
Yang Hao remembers very clearly that even when Atletico Madrid fell into the Spanish Second Division, Kiko's performance was not ideal, which led to the emergence of young player Torres.
Therefore, there is no problem in taking down Kiko.
The crux of the matter is that humans are emotional animals.
Now the Atletico Madrid locker room is like a powder keg full of dangers. At any time and anywhere, even the smallest spark may cause a huge explosion. If they fail to handle the problem of Kiko, they will directly launch a military rebellion, and the first person to have his head chopped off is Yang Hao.
What’s even worse is that there are only three days left until the next game, the Copa del Rey semi-final against Barcelona at home.
There is not much time left for Yang Hao.
