What was the greatest challenge facing a Head Coach?
There was always only one answer: how to get the players under him to play according to his ideas.
Whether it was managing the locker room or making transfers and signings, everything served that purpose.
If the players could not carry out the Head Coach's tactical ideas, the team could never achieve success.
The most typical example was Argentina's National Team at the South Africa World Cup. Maradona's team had no idea what kind of tactics their Head Coach actually wanted to use. As a result, after Maradona finished coaching Argentina and took them through the South Africa World Cup, he never found another job.
Yang Yang had worked under several Head Coaches during his career. Benitez had the highest level of tactical expertise. He even believed Benitez was more outstanding than Ancelotti in terms of professional ability. But if he had to choose the best Head Coach, it would probably be Ancelotti, because Ancelotti was exceptionally good at interacting and communicating with players.
That was why, after becoming a Head Coach, Zidane had learned from Ancelotti, and Yang Yang was doing the same.
Making up for one's shortcomings by learning from others' strengths was only human nature.
After talking with Frenkie de Jong and Van de Beek for more than an hour, Yang Yang took a short break and soon welcomed De Ligt.
This youngster, who would not turn nineteen until August 12, had already become a starting defender for Ajax. Whether it was Van Gaal and the technical team or Yang Yang and the coaching staff, everyone praised him highly.
At 1.89 meters tall and weighing eighty-nine kilograms, he had what could be called the ideal build for a center-back.
Despite his large frame, he was very agile,