Chapter 293 European Black Shop Benfica

De Bruyne rejected Chelsea and chose Bayern. In fact, it was not because of any competitive reasons, financial reasons, or Pan Yi's face was not enough.

The real reason is heartwarming.

That's because of his fellow Belgian, Courtois!

In fact, these are the famous cuckold brothers in world football.

The two brothers made their debut together in the Belgian club Genk, and they are almost like good brothers who wear the same pair of pants.

However, one day in 2012, De Bruyne's girlfriend Caroline went to Madrid alone to visit, where she met Courtois, who was loaned to Atletico Madrid.

The two met very late, but soon found a harmonious life together and grew up together.

Later, De Bruyne discovered the adultery, but his girlfriend Caroline directly provoked De Bruyne. She said: "Courtois offered that night and had not been with De Bruyne for three years."

the services you receive”.

This is simply a critical hit!

Courtois' actions also aroused the dissatisfaction of then-Belgium coach Mark Wilmots, who approached De Bruyne and asked whether Courtois should be fired.

But De Bruyne generously said, "Even if this is Courtois's fault, he is still an excellent goalkeeper."

As a result, Courtois finally stayed in the national team, and they were able to continue participating in the World Cup together.

Even in the 2018 World Cup, at the last moment of the knockout match against Japan, Courtois took the corner kick and quickly passed the ball to De Bruyne, and finally completed the winner. The green hat connection also created an eternal classic!

However, the relationship between the two of them only lasted on the court. Off the court, they became strangers and completely broken down.

Therefore, it is absolutely impossible for De Bruyne to join Chelsea when Courtois is already in the team.

It's just that when Pan Yi heard the news that De Bruyne was going to be poached by Bayern, he just thought that there were already Hazard, Lukaku and other Belgian internationals in the team, so that De Bruyne could quickly integrate.

, but forgot that there is such a thing!

Now when people came to ask why, Pan Yi could only prevaricate by saying vaguely that De Bruyne "had already initialed a contract with Bayern" and "didn't like the weather in London".

Let this pain pass!

"That's a shame." The coaches all shook their heads.

After all, De Bruyne's strength has been recognized by everyone now.

Everyone also agreed that if De Bruyne can join Chelsea, it will definitely improve the team's offensive capabilities to a great extent.

But at this time Pan Yi said: "Forget it, he was not my first target anyway."

With that said, he walked to the tactical board, placed the chess pieces a few times, and then said:

"In the 3-4-3 formation that I plan to play in the new season, there is actually no attacking midfielder or pseudo-winger position."

"The addition of De Bruyne can indeed enrich our team's offensive routine, but he is not indispensable."

"And if I had to choose only one person to take away from the current Hamburg team, it would be..."

"Kante!"

Scaloni on the side said: "It is said that Leicester City also wanted to bring him to the Premier League, but Hamburg's offer of 40 million euros scared them away."

Pan Yi said with a smile: "They can't afford it, so let's buy it. 40 million euros is actually not expensive at all for a player like Kanter."

"But..." Horan hesitated, "Didn't he play as an all-around midfielder in Hamburg? In your 343 tactical system, there is no all-around midfielder role?"

"This is what makes him valuable." Pan Yi smiled again and explained,

"Kante can play almost any position in the midfield, assume any responsibility, and do it well."

"When playing 433, he can stand in front of the midfielder and play as an all-around midfielder; when playing 4231, he can also switch freely between central midfielder and defensive midfielder;"

"And now if he is in my 343 formation, he can also become the hub of the defensive midfielder in transition between offense and defense!"

Then, Pan Yi showed everyone Kanter's data from the past season and gradually analyzed the role Kanter can play in the team.

It can be said that the energy Kanter brings to the team cannot be underestimated. It is no exaggeration to say that his contribution on both offense and defense can be used as "one person as two people."

Kante's average steals per game reached an astonishing 3.6, making him the steal leader in Hamburg and ranking second among all players at the same position in the Bundesliga;

In addition, his average number of interceptions per game has reached 2.4, ranking first in the Hamburg team.

Moreover, Kanter has gradually developed his ability on the offensive end in recent years. He averaged one pass per game this season, ranking third among all players in the same position.

His performance on the organizational end is also very impressive. Kanter averaged 0.6 key passes per game, created two excellent opportunities, averaged 60.6 passes per game, and had a pass success rate of 89%.

The pass success rate is 85%, and these statistics can rank in the top 10 of all players in the same position.

What's even more noteworthy is that Kanter averaged an astonishing 7.8 regains of the ball per game, ranking first among the Hamburg team and second among all players in the same position.

This season, his performance on both offense and defense has been impeccable. His stable passing success rate and abundant passing route options have given players who are marking Kanter a headache.

Kanter's presence is not only reflected in pure statistics, but will also be the finishing touch to Pan Yi's 343 formation.

As we all know, in the 343 system, wing offense always plays a very important role. The two wing backs often enter the opponent's defensive third zone, so there is no way to get back to their position immediately.

Kanter's super high coverage area allows him to fill the team's defensive gaps on the wings, solving a major problem for many head coaches who use 343.

With Kanter's extremely high penetration rate, the team is equivalent to having two full-backs who can reach the defensive area at any time.

In this way, the wing backs can devote themselves to the offense more confidently, so that they can maintain a good defensive performance while maintaining offensive firepower.

Finally, Pan Yi said: "I will contact Hamburg and Kanter immediately to let this seemingly ordinary but energetic kid appear in our lineup for the new season..."

As for how to strike a balance between meeting his other signing goals without hollowing out Hamburg, Pan Yi has also found a way.

He also has other candidates in mind!——

Soon after, Pan Yi and Scaloni came to Sunderland, a city in northeastern England.

In a cafe on the bank of the Weir River, the two of them drank drinks and waited.

The purpose of their trip is a representative figure who can become a left wing back in the future, and one of the players who can execute the 343 tactic's wing attack most smoothly, Marcos Alonso.

They are all called Alonso. Although he is not as famous as Xavi Alonso, he is also known as "Brother Long" in the world.

He came from the youth training system of Real Madrid Football Club, but only represented the Real Madrid first team once, so he transferred to Bolton Wanderers Football Club in the Premier League in 2010.

In 2013, Alonso joined Fiorentina Football Club in Serie A, but he didn't get much chance to play at all, so he joined Sunderland Football Club in the Premier League on loan at the beginning of 2014.

Here, he performed well and helped the team successfully avoid relegation.

Perhaps because he has more offensive genes than defensive genes, he is a relatively rare player who is much better as a wing-back than a traditional full-back.

And perhaps because of this, he is still not able to have a stable position in a team at the age of 24.

After all, in today's world football, there are still far fewer teams that resolutely play a three-back formation than a four-back formation.

In Pan Yi's previous life, Alonso really shined after joining Chelsea and serving as the left wing-back in Conte's 3-4-3 formation.

He has perfectly inherited the Blues' tradition of knife-wielding defenders and is well-known to fans around the world.

When it comes to the best left back in the world today, I believe Marcos Alonso is difficult to rank among the top, but when it comes to the best left back, many people may vote for the Spaniard.

In other words, as far as the wing-back position is concerned, Alonso's ability can be said to be only higher than Robertson.

This is why Pan Yi is here today.

The left wing-back he is looking for is right here!

After the season ended, Alonso stayed in Sunderland for vacation and had not returned to Florence to report, so Pan Yi made an appointment with him to meet in this coffee shop to discuss their intentions first.

As long as we can get the players, it will be much easier to go to Fiorentina to make an offer.

After all, this is just a loan player who can't play in Florence.

Bringing Scaloni along is to facilitate communication between two native Spanish speakers and avoid unnecessary misunderstandings or troubles.

"This guy can't even play as a main player in Florence, can he really gain a foothold at Chelsea?" Scaloni was a little worried, "And his technical characteristics... don't feel like a left-back."

Pan Yi smiled and said, "Don't worry, it will be no problem."

Of course Pan Yi knew what Scaloni was worried about.

Although the characteristics of Marcos Alonso and the needs of a traditional left back are not completely different, they can at least be said to be polar opposites.

He lacks explosive power and is definitely not fast, and these are almost the necessary qualities for a full-back!

Alonso's characteristics are that he is good at long shots, long passes, including handling set pieces. Moreover, he is tall and even has the ability to grab points and score headers!

Compared with ordinary fullbacks who generally have speed and dribbling ability, there is indeed a big difference. It's like he clicked on the wrong skill points.

But it is precisely because of this that he became a man born as a wingback.

Alonso's technical characteristics determine that he is a system player. Simply put, he needs the help of his teammates to perform well.

On the one hand, the key to him gaining space to move forward in the attack is that his own full-back or winger can contain the opponent's full-back;

On the other hand, the prerequisite for his defense not to show any timidity is that the defensive midfielder and wide central defender can fill the gap left by his forward penetration.

As for these, Pan Yi has already made plans, so it's no problem.

Since he came to Alonso today, he is sure to activate his potential and make him the most handsome boy in his 343 formation!——

As soon as Marcos Alonso entered the door, he saw Pan Yi and Scaloni.
To be continued...