"Pieter, I didn't expect to see you on such an occasion."
After Liste dealt with Tony's matter, he came to Finland. Speaking of Liste, he still had many things to do in the Premier League, Bundesliga, and La Liga, but Liste still put everything aside because the World Junior Championship was about to be held here.
The World Junior Championship was originally a competition for players under the age of 16. However, starting in 1991, the upper age limit was raised from 16 to 17 years old. The World Junior Championship is the first appearance of many young talents in world football.
But world football actually doesn’t care much about the World Junior Championship.
Judging from past experience, most of the talented players emerging in the World Junior Championships will die young, and the proportion of successful players is really too low. There are not many as successful as Ronaldinho. If the World Junior Championships comes out
Out of ten extremely talented players, only one can become a superstar in the end. And only two or three can become better stars. The rest basically disappear in the process of growth. This is still an ideal state, but some are not ideal.
In this state, it is not unprecedented for all the talented stars who came out of the World Junior Championship to be wiped out.
Not only the World Youth Championship, but also the proportion of talented players appearing in the World Youth Championship is very low. Therefore, most of the European strong teams and famous European scouts pay most attention to the World Youth Championship. Very few strong players
The team and excellent scouts are paying attention to the World Junior Championship. If it were not for Messi, List would not come to Finland.
On August 13, 2003, the World Junior Championships in Finland began. Riester accompanied Messi to Finland specifically.
Argentina's first game was against Nigeria. Argentina was divided with Nigeria, Australia, and Costa Rica. But what Rist didn't expect was that when he came to watch the first game, he saw something very surprising on the court.
Person: Piet de Visser, known as "Super Scout" and "Master Scout".
"Lister, you're here too."
Piet de Visser is over sixty years old and has been working in the scouting industry for more than thirty years. Lister looked around. De Visser is indeed the king of scouts.
There are only a few spectators in the World Junior Championships, and the scouts can’t say much. Therefore, everyone is basically concentrated in one place, with a very clear line of sight. So although the number of people is small, there are still very few places for everyone to sit.
It's open. But Deviseel is completely different. There are open spaces all around him.
Those scouts recognized De Visser very early and recognized the number one scout. Those scouts were secretly happy because they were able to get super scouts like De Visser to take action.
Isn't it because there are outstanding players here? Although they have many questions, they are all sitting far away, and no one comes to talk to him or disturb him. Because none of the scouts who came today can talk to Devi.
Sale's famous scout.
Therefore, Lister suddenly sat next to Devissell, attracting the attention of many scouts around him. After paying attention, everyone was even more surprised. The presence of Deviser had already surprised them. After all, Deviser was not paying attention to the World Youth Championship.
It’s rare, but it’s too rare to pay attention to the World Junior Championships. I didn’t expect that Devissel would come, and a European agent would also come. Those scouts didn’t know what the situation was? Could it be that today’s game was really earth-shattering?
Which talented player is worth the two of them?
"Piette, you should be busy. Chelsea transfers are very busy right now."
"I'm just a scout, the transfer has nothing to do with me."
Deviseel shook his head and smiled and said to Lister. Lister did not refute Deviseel. Scouts and agents are two industries, but there is actually no strict distinction between them. Moreover, there is no strict distinction between them.
There are also many types of insider trading.
Many small agents like scouts and hope that a scout from a strong team will take a fancy to their players. Those scouts who discover players are not voluntary workers. In addition to receiving their own fixed salary from the club.
If a recommended player is spotted by the club, the commission received by the agent after the player is transferred will also be distributed to the scout. At this time, the scout is no different from the agents who specialize in intermediary work.
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Therefore, the income of many big-name scouts is very high. For example, the fixed salary he receives is already the assistant coach level of many strong teams. In addition, if he introduces a player to the club, then
Depending on the development of this player, he can receive various bonuses over a long period of time.
Of course, at Rist's level, you can already have a direct conversation with the club's senior management and head coach with just one phone call. So there is no need for the help of scouts at all. Rist's guarantee is the role of scouts. But after all, world football is weak.
There are more agents. They need to cooperate with those scouts.
"Then why are you here today..."
"It's okay. Take some time to relax."
Lister shrugged and smiled. Looking at Lister's expression, Deviseel knew that Lister didn't believe what he said. Looking at the scouts around him, none of them believed what Deviseel said.
Deviseel sighed. When a person becomes famous, his movements are restricted. Deviseel really just came out to get some air and relax, and wanted to see the World Junior Championships. Because since Deviseel became famous,
It’s been many years since I’ve been to the World Junior Championships. Even the World Junior Championships are rare. So I just wanted to come and take a look today. Unexpectedly, all the scouts were whispering there and looking at my face.
"By the way, Lister, how come you still have time to come to the World Junior Championships?"
Lister's arrival was even more unexpected. Although Devisel's arrival confused many agents, it was understandable. After all, Devisel was still a scout, so it was not impossible to come and take a look. But Lister was not the only one.
It’s really incomprehensible that a big manager came over to watch the World Junior Championships.
It's okay if you have free time, but now is the transfer period. Lister must be very busy, so how can he have time to come to the World Junior Championships.
"Argentina, there is one of my players in the Argentine youth team. You should know, Leo Messi from PSV."
"Yes, yes, yes. How could I forget this."
Deviseel patted his forehead. A super scout like Deviseel is busy with a lot of things every day, no less than a big agent like Lister. If Lister hadn't mentioned it, he would have almost forgotten it. However,
When Devisel mentioned this matter, he looked at List again. Because the three talented players currently coming out of the Eindhoven youth training camp, Huntelaar, Afellay, and Messi are all List's players. Hunt
Lal has been loaned to Heerenveen and scored seven goals in the Eredivisie last season, and his performance was not bad. Afellay and Messi are already in the second team of PSV.
"Why is that little guy here to play in the World Junior Championships too?"
"Well, I'm sitting on the bench. I'm young, so I can only be a substitute in the first game."
Devisel nodded. Deviseel didn't know the specifics, but he could imagine it. Messi has been playing in the youth training camp of Eindhoven and is quite famous in the Dutch youth league. But after all
If he wasn't playing in Argentina, the coaches would definitely be unfamiliar with him.
"Rister, actually you don't need to let him participate in any World Junior Championships."
De Visser has never paid attention to the World Junior Championships until now. Mainly because the players in the World Junior Championships have changed too much and the future is always unpredictable. Therefore, De Visser usually sets his sights on the World Youth Championship.
Therefore, he also objected to List allowing his players to participate in the World Youth Championship. Wouldn't it be better to wait until the future to participate in the World Youth Championship.
"Piette, use your discerning eyes to look at Argentina and Nigeria now. Who has a future?"
Lister casually asked Deviseel about the relationship between Lister and Deviseel, otherwise no one else would ask him. Because Deviseel has not provided information to other clubs for almost ten years.
He has passed the player's information. At his current stage, he cherishes his reputation more and more.
Rumor has it that there is only one person who can obtain player information from De Visser. That is Hiddink, who is currently coaching PSV. Just like Robben's transfer, De Visser introduced him in the beginning.
To Arneson and Hiddink. Then Arneson and Hiddink made the decision to bring in Robben.
In order to leave a good name for himself, Deviseel usually avoids asking questions. But unlike List, the two of them just have a simple chat. And although Deviseel is a super scout, he also
I didn’t dare to say that my eyesight could match Lister’s. So I looked at Lister and said, “Then I’ll just say it casually?”
"I'm all ears."
"The player in Argentina's midfield plays very elegantly. He is a bit like Redondo. He has excellent vision for his age."
"That's Fernando Gago, seventeen years old, a player for Boca Juniors."
What De Visser mentioned was Gago, the core midfielder of Argentina's national junior team. Gago's current football is indeed very good, it should be said that he is very elegant. He stands out from the crowd in passing and passing.
"It's not bad to see that there is no player number 12 on the Nigerian side."
"John Mikel, sixteen years old. The most talented player in Nigeria's national junior team."
Deviseel really didn't know them. He really just wanted to relax today, so he just randomly named the two players who performed best in the game. But Riester did some homework, Deviseel
The players pointed out all know each other.
The most famous players currently playing on the court are Gago and Cardoso of Argentina's national youth team. Cardoso is Argentina's real core player and the core of the frontcourt of Argentina's national youth team. As for Nigeria
Not many people cared about it, but Mikel's performance in the midfield was not bad.
"Rister, are you really here because of that little guy Messi?"
Lister was too familiar with the players on the court. De Visser smiled, not believing that Lister was only after Messi. Maybe Lister had a different goal this time. He probably wanted to dig out a few talented players.
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"Of course. Although there are many talented players in this World Junior Championship, they are all just foils in front of Leo. With Leo in my hands, my future is guaranteed."
ps: Sorry, my nephew’s birthday is today. There is only one update.
