Chapter 42 Degan's Big List
Chapter 42 Degan's Big List
As a traveler, Degan's greatest advantage is probably his familiarity with the future football world. Those stars who may be unknown now, but will become popular in the future, basically all hit Degan's mind.
Especially the future European Red Devils Belgium, the team led by Wilmer, has an impressive record in the European qualifiers for the 2014 Brazil World Cup. Even the traditional European powerhouses can't help feeling jealous. What I am jealous of is none other than the many young talents in the Belgian team.
Although it is only 2007, some of the core players in the European Red Devils, who will claim to be the most valuable in the future, such as Hazard, Lukaku and others are still young, but some other top superstars have now emerged and are beginning to attract European giants. The eyes of attention are gone.
In addition to Kompany, van den Bore, and Vermaelen who have already occupied a certain position in the Belgian national team, there are many young people who will become the pillars of the Belgian national team in the future.
After returning to Belgium this time, Degan counted some players in his memory and handed them over to Antiiennis. He believed that Antiiennis had a good vision and he would definitely be able to select some of these players. Players who fit his tactics are filled into the current Belgian national team to create a stronger lineup for next year's European Cup.
A new generation replaces the old!
Doing so is unfair to those players who have made great contributions to Belgium's smooth qualifying, but the football field is so cruel, and there is no evergreen tree forever. Even if you were a World Footballer, you will retire one day.
Now the pace of progress of Belgian football, and the ambition brought about by the arrival of Degan, obviously cannot keep up with the original players.
Belgium needs fresh blood now. The purpose of Degan's list is to create blood for Belgian football, so that those stars who will become popular in the future can appear on the international stage earlier.
In this list, the first person that Degan emphatically recommends is Marouane Fellaini, who will become the world's top star in Everton in the future.
Fellaini has shown extraordinary football talent since he was a child. After discovering Fellaini, the scouts of the Belgian first division club Charnel Athletic found his father and told him, "Your son will be the second Vieira", Fellaini then joined the Charnell club.
But two years later, when Standard Liege knocked on the door of Fellaini's home, his football career really took off.
He was "impressive" in his first few appearances. The kid didn't care about the team formation and his position, but chased the ball like crazy.
In the second year, Fellaini helped the team win the team's first league championship in 25 years. Fellaini, as the team's power source, attracted the attention of many European clubs. More and more Scouts came to Liege to investigate this young star, including even the giants such as Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester United, Bayern, Monaco and Sevilla.
What really made Fellaini famous was the summer of 2008, the UEFA Champions League qualifier, Standard Liege vs Liverpool. Fellaini performed well in both legs and only lost in extra time in the second game.
However, Fellaini's performance still shocked the European football world. At this time, Fellaini was doomed to stay in Belgium, a small place. In the end, he left Standard Liege in the summer of 2008 and joined the Premier League. Team Everton, signed a five-year contract with a transfer fee of 15 million pounds, breaking the transfer fee record of the Everton club.
It was at Everton that Fellaini gradually grew into the world's top star under the leadership of Moyes. Fellaini, who is 1.94 meters tall, plays the midfielder. Due to his excellent header skills, he not only assumes defensive duties , and often rushed into the opponent's penalty area to create chaos.
Fellaini has an amazing height of 1.94 meters. Generally speaking, this height is a bit tall for a box-to-box midfielder, but Fellaini is such a big midfielder perpetual motion machine.
Fellaini's back-to-back ball and header ferry made him an important fulcrum for Everton's frontcourt attack in the future. This big man who can run and jump has an unrivaled aerial advantage. Opponents with a back-up and no ball often have nothing to do , he was very dominant in both penalty areas. Moreover, unlike most tall players, Fellaini's belt control skills are also very good, which should be regarded as upper-middle level. To a large extent, this also benefits from the unique flexibility and coordination of North African players.
However, Fellaini's characteristics are not as predicted when he was a child, he can become the second Vieira. When he is on the court, he still relies more on his strong body to play football, and his style is also It is destined that he will not be a commander-type player.
Although unable to play the role of commander, Fellaini is a standard midfield fighter, not afraid of confrontation, and can devote himself to every game. Such a player is exactly the Belgian national team with Degan as the core needed.
However, there are still many problems in recruiting Fellaini into the national team. He has dual citizenship of Belgium and Morocco, and Morocco is the place where he was born. Degan is behind the introduction of Fellaini. Also emphatically marked a sentence: Do it as soon as possible!
Of course, Antiiennis also noticed the big man with an explosive head who played for Standard Liege, and he also thought about recruiting him into the national team to enhance the team's defensive ability in the midfield.
It's just that, in Antiiennis' opinion, although Fellaini is good, he is too frizzy, but after reading the technical characteristics of Fellaini introduced by Degan, Antiiennis found that his understanding of Fellaini is obviously not enough. Some are not enough.
The second person Degan highly recommends is Dembele from the Eredivisie Alkmaar's midfielder. It can be said that Belgium's most secure right now is the forward line, but the biggest problem is also the forward line.
Although Degan is a super shooter, if Degan is absent, no one can fill this position at all. The Mponsa brothers are famous players and heroes of Belgian football, but they are old, and Degan was absent due to injury. During that time, the Mponsa brothers, who were entrusted with important tasks by Antiiennis, could not carry the banner of offense at all.
Dembele was the partner Degan had sought out himself, a partner who could lurk behind him to provide him with support, and at the same time be able to attack the opponent's defense alone.
Speaking of it, Dembele is not an unknown junior. Although he is young, less than 20 years old, after the end of last season, he was selected as the best player in a single season in the Eredivisie and also the best goal owner.
Dembele's physical flexibility is excellent, not only capable of playing as a midfielder, but also as a striker. His breakthrough ability is also top-notch in the Eredivisie, which has always been outstanding in personal ability.
He has both passing vision and scoring ability. When he first landed in the Eredivisie, his outstanding performance even reminded people of Zidane's name.
Alkmaar ended up finishing third last season, and the team relied most on Dembele, who scored six goals in 33 appearances.
In fact, in the 05/06 season he represented Willem II and scored 9 goals in a single season, his talent has already attracted the attention of many giants.
After joining Alkmaar, he quickly impressed with his performances. In the first season in Alkmaar, the young Malian descendant proved himself. This season he played quite well, played almost the whole season, and scored 6 goals to help the team get the third place in the league. Good grades.
The Dutch Scouting Network described Dembele in this way: "Top player, skilled midfielder engine, suitable for the position of free man, especially as the No. 10 player between the midfielder and the striker. He You can shoot with both feet and it's hard to stop."
Dembele played as an attacking midfielder, and he dribbled the ball in from the left with a very high efficiency. A player who is a pure initiator, his style of play, his composure and ability to read the game make him special.
In addition, Dembele's speed is also quite fast. The biggest problem now is that he needs to spend more time in the training room to make himself stronger.
Dembele is able to control the ball deftly with both feet, which makes him suitable for any position in the frontcourt. The erratic running position and excellent technical help make him omnipotent in the midfield position. His combination of natural instincts and technical proficiency has also led to him being compared to the new Zidane.
Seeing that Digan had such a high evaluation of Dembele, Antiiennis couldn't believe his eyes. Although someone had recommended Dembele to him, at that time, he felt that Dembele was too young. Moreover, Belgium is playing defensive tactics, and purely technical players like Dembele have little room to survive.
However, after reading Degan's introduction about Dembele, Antiiennis admitted that he was moved. If such a player can be arranged before the midfielder and Degan, it may really have an unexpected effect.
The third recommended player on Degan's list is Vertonghen, who is currently playing for Ajax centre-back. Compared with Vermaelen, Vertonghen has more plasticity. His size and Stam Similarly, as long as he defends the offensive player closely, the opponent cannot make normal moves, and his header in the corner kick tactics is very powerful.
Although there is no shortage of people in Belgium's defense line because of Vermaelen, Degan still recommended Vertongen. Antiiennis can feel that this time Degan really intends to move against the Belgian national team. Major surgery.
The fourth person recommended by Degan is also very familiar with Antiiennis. It is the standard Liege midfielder Defour who is called "New Xifu" by the Belgian media.
He made his debut from Genk in the 2005/06 season and became a blockbuster. He was immediately hyped by the transfer market. Defour's characteristics are fast start, wide vision, accurate long pass, and natural leadership qualities. Before Degan joined Belgium, he was not Many experts believe that Defour will become the core player of the Belgian national team in the future.
As early as the summer of 2006, Ajax had desperately hoped to sign him with 6 million euros, but the player himself chose to train in the domestic standard Liege first, which obviously guaranteed him to participate in more first-team matches in the country.
Defour has also been selected for the national team before, but he has not yet played for Belgium. Antiiennis saw that Digan's leg Defour was highly respected, and obviously moved to recruit Defour into the country next time. team mind.
The fifth person recommended by Degan is the full-back Witsek who also plays for the Standard Liege team. He is very unfamiliar with the name Antiiens, and it can even be said that he has never heard of it. The evaluation is very high, and the emphasis is on Witsek's speed and technique, as well as the ability to cross.
Simmons and Bufer, the two main players of the national team, are not young anymore. Although their ability and experience are still valuable assets of Belgian football, they lack a capable substitute. Can only overload the game, Degan recommended Wittsek, obviously for the future preparation.
The sixth person recommended by Digan surprised Antiiennis, who was actually a goalkeeper. The reason why he was surprised was entirely because Proto, the current No. 1 goalkeeper of the Belgian national team, was not very eye-catching, but he was stable. Moreover, the relationship between Proto and Digan is very good in private.
But when Digan recommended the new goalkeeper, he added a sentence at the end: the future of the country!
This player is Bailey, the main goalkeeper who is currently playing for the Belgian Genk team. Bailey, in a mid-range team like Genk, performed well last season, making Genk's fragile defense stronger. barrier. Because of his amazing performance, he is often praised by fans as "a one-man battle."
Last season, a small team like Genk was able to achieve the second place in the league. Bailey contributed a lot. Antiiennis had also inspected Bailey before, but because Proto was very stable, he did not move. Over the thought of calling a new goalkeeper.
The seventh person recommended by Degan is the striker Miralas who is currently playing for Lille in Ligue 1. It can be seen how dissatisfied Degan is with the striker configuration.
Miralas became famous very early. In 2004, Miralas, who was only 17 years old at the time, transferred from Belgian Standard Liege to Lille.
On May 7, 2005, he represented Lille in Ligue 1 for the first time and scored a goal in the game to help the team beat Paris Saint-Germain.
But for a long time since then, he has not been reused by the team, scoring only three goals in two seasons.
However, last season, due to Lille's weak offense, coach Puel finally decided to use Miralas. The young Belgian successfully replaced the Dutch veteran Kluivert and occupied the position of the team's main striker.
In the Lille team, Miralas can only be regarded as the team's third and fourth striker options, but in the European Youth Championship in the first half of this year, he was the unique offensive core of the Belgian team. Both speed and skill embody amazing talent, and the goals against Israel and the Netherlands directly helped Belgium reach the Olympic finals under unfavorable circumstances.
In addition, Na England, who is playing for Piacenza in Serie B, and Martens of Standard Liege, have made the list one after another.
In Digan's plan, these talents are the backbone of the Belgian national team in the future.
Degan is very clear that in the future Belgian football will show a state of talent blowout, but Degan can't wait that long, the change must start now, even if because of the change, in the European Cup next year, the Belgian team's performance will decline sharply, even There was no way for the group to show up, and Digan also recognized it.
Degan's list is as many as ten pages long, and there are as many as forty players recommended to Antiiennis. Many of them have never even heard of Antiiennis. If they are really like Deganis As recommended, isn't Belgium a big talent storehouse?
Looks like a real change is about to be made!
Antiiennis secretly made up his mind. Before that, he had never undergone major surgery on the national team because he estimated the thoughts of the old players, but now it is no longer possible. In retrospect, if it is not because of Digan, his team A national team, not to mention winning the runner-up in the World Cup in Germany and advancing to the finals of the European Cup, I am afraid that they have been kicked into colanders long ago.
As Digan said, any change has a painful process. Since it will be changed sooner or later, why not make the change in advance before paying a heavy price?
"Rods! How did you get this list!?"
To be honest, Antiiennis is not willing to admit that this list was made by Degan alone, and there must be someone assisting him, because in this list, the information of each player recorded, as well as the technical characteristics The analysis is so detailed that it looks like the work of an old scout.
How did Deagan answer?
He can't say that Lao Tzu was born again, if you want to do well in the future, quickly bow your head and bow down, Lao Tzu will accept you as a younger brother.
"Coach! My agent is very good, you should know this, and I think as the captain of the Belgian national team, it seems reasonable for me to get to know the young players of my country!"
Degan can only push the matter to Mendes. Anyway, before handing over the list to Antiiennis, he has already given Mendes a copy. It is his own agent, so it is beneficial. Think ahead.
It is estimated that Mendes is now full of energy and intends to catch all the young talents in Degan's list.
Antiiennis can only accept Degan's statement: "Okay! I believe it, but Rhodes! How should we explain to those old players? After all, they also have credit for being able to qualify for next year's European Cup. !"
To be honest, Degan intends to do this, and it is a bit of a suspicion of killing donkeys and tearing down bridges. He also has some burdens, but he can't care about achieving his goal in the European Cup in the future: "If you feel embarrassed If so, then I will stand up and explain!"
Let Degan stand up, Antiiennis immediately shook his head, this is absolutely not possible, Degan is now the national hero of Belgium, the future Belgian national team must be a combination of old and new players, expel so many old players at once, It will definitely cause dissatisfaction among the veterans in the team. If others know that this matter was initiated by Degan, it will affect Degan's authority in the team.
"No! Rhodes! You remember that this matter has nothing to do with you, I will explain it to everyone!"
Although this will make Antiiennis' situation more difficult, Antiiennis knows that in the national team, his authority as the head coach is completely inferior to that of Digan. As long as he can maintain Digan well, At that time, the unity of the locker room and maintaining combat effectiveness will not be a problem at all.
What can Digan say about this, although he nodded in agreement, but Digan has no habit of letting others take the thunder for him.
At this moment, Belgium is celebrating its successful promotion to the European Cup. After missing the 2004 European Cup in Portugal, Belgium once again entered the finals. For Belgium, it is definitely something worth celebrating, although Degan was suspended. Three games, the future of Belgium in the European Cup next year is not clear, but at this moment of celebration, no one will think about those annoying things.
Opening the curtains of the room and looking at the crowd downstairs who were still celebrating, Degan couldn't hide his excitement. He definitely became a Belgian citizen at the beginning. Degan was purely to be able to participate in international competitions. He never thought about national honors and the like The matter, although Degan had repeatedly said the phrase of national honor in order to reconcile the contradictions between the Flemish and the Walloons, in fact, he has never belonged to Belgium in his heart feel.
Probably this is the sorrow of the time traveler. Degan believes that he is a Chinese in his heart, but who can admit him?
For Brazil and Belgium, it's actually the same. To put it bluntly, whichever national team Degan belongs to is for himself.
But at this moment, looking at the celebrating crowd downstairs holding up his posters and cheering, Degan suddenly felt that he might really do something for these fans who supported him, so that they can enjoy football from the sport of football. more joy.
"Rod! What are you thinking?"
Irina walked into the room at some point, Digan looked back at Irina and said with a smile, "Now I suddenly feel that being a hero is really cool!"
Irina was stunned for a moment, then smiled, walked over to caress Digan's handsome face, and said, "Rod! You have always been a hero, and you gave these fans everything they wanted."
Digan shrugged and said, "Really!? But I think it would be better if we could give them a championship trophy!"
Irina smiled when she heard the words: "Really? If it can be realized, maybe they will make him the king of Belgium!"
king?
Looks like Digan is now the king of Florence!
Thinking of Florence, Degan felt that it was time for him to return to Italy!
Italy!
This is the place he is most eager to conquer right now!