69novels Chapter 61 He was too confident
Chapter 61 He was too confident
2002 7 Month 14 Day.
This is the start date of Everton's summer pre-season training camp.
In fact, most Premier League teams start their training camps much earlier, some even as early as the beginning of July.
But Everton is different.
A completely new head coach, a completely new lineup, and the influence of the World Cup all contributed to the postponement to this point.
If it's too early, the personnel are still uncertain. Players like Gravesen and Li Tie, who played in the World Cup, are still on vacation, so the training camp wouldn't be very meaningful.
Early in the morning, a large number of media reporters gathered outside the Baylorfield training ground.
There were locals from Liverpool, Sky Sports UK, and many who came all the way from Asia, especially China!
This is, of course, due to Everton's various "big moves" this summer.
The arrival of Ye Xian, the coach of the World Cup third-place team, and the loan signings of two Chinese national team players!
With the addition of the six new signings personally negotiated by Ye Xian, Everton have made a total of eight signings for the new season!
However, many Everton fans expressed dissatisfaction with the club's actions.
"Although Ye Xian has performed well for the national team, can he really go straight to coaching a Premier League team?"
"Did we give him too much authority? It seems like he was just making reckless moves during the summer transfer window."
"Yeah, I think only Alonso and Cech are decent; the rest are just rotten apples."
"Ginola, who's been rumored to be coming, didn't show up, and Blomqvist is gone! The team is completely without a star player!"
"That young Portuguese player named Ronaldo seems pretty good, right? I heard he's performing exceptionally well in the youth team."
"What's the use of playing well in the youth team? Do you think he's the Brazilian Ronaldo? He'll probably be weak in the knees the moment he appears in the Premier League."
"And those two are both 24 years old. One played half a season in Ligue 1, and the other played a season in Serie A. Can they still make it?"
"What's even more ridiculous is that Brazilian full-back, he's only at a second-division level, and I heard the club is going to waste a talent contract spot on him..."
"I have even less faith in those two Chinese national team players. You know Ma Mingyu, right? He's the captain of the Chinese team, but he hasn't even played a single game in Perugia!"
"Moyes did a great job last season, so why replace him?"
"Moyes must have lost his mind to agree to be Ye Xian's assistant! This Ye doesn't even have a coaching license!"
"Damn it, after all this messing around, I think we're really going to be relegated this year..."
In fact, it's not just the fans; the media who care about Everton also have concerns.
Apart from Alonso, the players Ye Xian brought in were not very well-known and were all relatively young.
While rejuvenation is indeed one of the club's long-term goals, is this time they rushing things?
It feels like Ye Xian wants to replace the entire main lineup right from the start!
Is the team given enough time to gel?
More importantly, are these players really capable of playing at the level required for the Premier League?
The Liverpool Echo expressed concern about Yip Hin's prospects as manager of Everton.
They weren't questioning Ye Xian's coaching ability at the World Cup, but rather his competence as a "manager".
"Has Ye Xian become a little too confident after gaining so much power at Everton?"
"This new squad is too bold. If these young players cannot fill the gap left by the departure of key players, then Everton's strength will decline rather than improve this year, and their prospects in the league will be precarious."
"He could very well pay a heavy price in the fiercely competitive Premier League because of these inexperienced signings he personally oversaw!..."
Chinese media, on the other hand, have consistently expressed their support for Ye Xian.
Sports Weekly believes that Ye Xian's ideas have always been difficult to understand.
"At the World Cup, Ye Xian's unpredictable playing style led the Chinese team to the third place."
"Many of his tactics were not only unfamiliar to the experienced Milutinovic, but also left his opponents completely bewildered."
"At only 25 years old, he possesses such abilities; clearly, he cannot be judged by ordinary standards. Otherwise, wouldn't everyone be a genius?"
"So, since he can put together the most effective lineup and tactics with the limited number of players in the Chinese team, he can naturally seek the most suitable tactics for Everton in a wider range of situations when he goes to the club."
"Please trust Coach Ye Xian; time will tell!"
At the same time, Everton's popularity in China has reached unprecedented levels.
With one of the most popular Chinese coaches and two active Chinese national team players, Everton has surpassed Manchester City, which has Sun Jihai, to become the number one team in the hearts of Chinese fans!
Everton jerseys with the Chinese characters "科健" (Kejian) printed on the chest have also frequently appeared on amateur football fields across China.
As a result, the exposure of Kejian mobile phones skyrocketed, and everyone inside the group was grinning from ear to ear!
Now all they care about is whether Ye Xian can really lead Everton to a great season.
I don't aspire to achieve any amazing results.
If they can successfully avoid relegation, then all of Kejian Group's investment this season will be worthwhile!
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Inside the Bellerfield training ground.
Ye Xian was flipping through a book in the coach's office.
He is reading books related to taking the coaching certification exam.
UEFA coaching certification has five levels.
For the first two levels, given Ye Xian's current experience coaching the national team, the club can apply to the English Football Association for direct exemption from the test.
If a former professional player takes the certification exam, they will also enjoy the same treatment—after all, the first two levels are too basic and are meant for "amateurs" with no professional experience to learn.
Therefore, Ye Xian is preparing to take the third level exam, which is the B certificate.
This process will take about six months or more.
Then there's the A certificate, which takes a year.
Finally, there's the Pro certificate, also known as the UEFA Pro Certificate, which takes at least a year to obtain.
Added together, it is...
Two and a half years!
In other words, it will take Ye Xian at least two and a half years to obtain the UEFA Pro License and then truly qualify to coach a Premier League team!
We can only take it one step at a time.
Fortunately, Ye Xian had obtained an A certificate in his previous life, so he was familiar with the process and passing the exam shouldn't be a problem.
Unlike some people who get a headache just looking at certification exams and shout, "The coaching certificate exam is harder than advanced mathematics!"
Of course, to ensure he passes, Ye Xian now takes time to read books on the subject to prepare for the exam.
Reviewing the old helps us learn the new!
Just then, there was a knock on the office door.
Then I heard Moyes's voice:
"Ye, all the first-team players have arrived. Training can begin!"