Football: I can see player entries.

Chapter 79 Li Yanqing's Fans

Li Yanqing dared not let the players coach haphazardly anymore.

He realized that if anything went wrong, he wouldn't be able to bear the consequences.

But looking at it from another perspective, being able to learn how to "fill in" only shows that Joe Hart is really proficient in this area.

As for whether it will have any impact on him...

We need to observe further.

After the next round of the league, they will play the fourth round of the FA Cup.

The opponent is West Ham United.

It will undoubtedly be a high-pressure match, as the opponent is stronger than Aston Villa is now.

Judging from the last match, Burton Albion is still not strong enough when facing truly formidable opponents.

The main problem lies in the defense on the flanks.

Miller and Sun Yan have always been on the right flank, and their defense is quite reliable. As long as Enzo doesn't cause any problems, Sun Yan is unlikely to cause any problems either.

Jami on the left wing was practically useless in defense, and the left-back position is the most heartbreaking one; no matter how much the youth team player trained, he didn't improve much.

Enzo basically had to fill in for everyone.

So if the opponent has a strong winger who breaks through on the left flank, or even gets past Enzo, these hidden problems will explode in a series of events.

This is also one of the reasons why Li Yanqing hopes Enzo will focus on defense.

Even if there's a relatively stable player on his left flank, he wouldn't mind Enzo occasionally running up to participate in the attack.

(PS: In the last game, Baselli played center-back, Enzo played as a lone defensive midfielder, Turner didn't play, and after Enzo left the field, Baselli moved up to defensive midfield. I forgot to mention, my bad.)

Perhaps we can hope that West Ham United will underestimate their opponents?

The opposing team has performed quite well this season and has a high chance of qualifying for the Europa League.

They might have to give up the FA Cup because of this.

Thinking of this, Li Yanqing punched himself.

He's going downhill as a head coach, always pinning his hopes on the opponent making mistakes.

"Cheng Mengmeng, send me the West Ham United data for this season and last season."

"Chris, come with me tonight to work on this..."

February 7th, the 2st round of the English Championship.

Burton won the game without much effort, and Baselli performed very well at center-back, completely displacing Turner.

After the match, Di Matteo, whom he hadn't been in contact with for a long time, took the initiative to contact Li Yanqing.

"Congratulations."

"I heard about that, and I'm so happy for you."

"You must be doing well now, right?"

The other party gave a greeting that was rather uninformative.

"Of course, everything is fine now."

"Is there anything I can help you with, sir?"

"Yes, I want to recommend someone to you. I heard you're short-staffed right now." Di Matteo cut to the chase without beating around the bush.

“I have a student who used to be my teaching assistant.”

"But I disbanded the team not long after we started, you know that."

"Is it up to standard?" Li Yanqing was excited when he heard Di Matteo's words.

He was very grateful for the support the other party had previously expressed.

Now, I want to recommend an assistant coach to him, which would solve my problem of not having enough manpower.

A timely help.

"Of course, I don't just hire people randomly."

“If you have no problem, I’ll have him get ready now and then we can head to Burton.”

"No, there's no problem at all!"

"I think you two should be able to get along well, since you're both young..."

A few days later, Li Yanqing met the assistant coach that Di Matteo had mentioned.

He's a little chubby, quite short, doesn't look like someone who was originally a player, and is also very young.

It looks about the same size as him.

"Hello, I'm Neville, I've finally met you!"

"A miraculous coach who secured the head coach position at the age of 26!"

You are my idol!

The kid was very enthusiastic; he rushed towards Li Yanqing as soon as they met.

This made the latter wonder if he was really an assistant coach, or some fanatic fan in disguise?

"Uh, I think you should introduce yourself first."

"And then comes the hug."

"Oh, sorry, I got a little excited." He scratched his head and said somewhat embarrassedly.

“My name is Nave, I am 25 years old, and I used to work for teacher Di Matteo.”

"The kind that can use magic?"

“No, my surname isn’t Longbottom…” Neville shook his head; Li Yanqing’s interruption did not dampen his enthusiasm.

"Speaking of which, I'm also from Burton!"

"I'm thrilled to see Burton Albion have a chance to get promoted to the Premier League!"

"I originally thought that this was something that could only be accomplished by me twenty years from now."

"If you hadn't shown up."

"Don't worry, leave this to me." Li Yanqing could tell that this young man named Nawei had the same mentality as he did when he was in Mourinho's team.

I just don't know how good it is.

"Okay, let's get down to business."

"Although I do not doubt Mr. Di Matteo's character, routine investigations are still necessary."

What are you good at?

"Training, especially various technical movements." Neville spoke with great confidence when talking about his field of expertise.

"But if we're going to break it down, I'm better at coaching defensive players."

"Physical fitness can also be arranged, but of course the level is far inferior to that of a master like Pintus."

Li Yanqing nodded. Pintus was the best physical trainer in the world, and he thought there was no one else like him.

Under his guidance, many of their players performed very well.

Modric, in particular, is in his thirties but his running ability is just as good as that of young men in their twenties.

If someone this age is already better than Pintus, then they must be cheating.

"Do you have any specific tactical details? You must have watched Burton's games, right?"

"Of course, I watch every game."

......

Di Matteo's judgment was quite good. After talking with him, Li Yanqing found that apart from having no practical experience, he didn't have any major weaknesses.

There is hope that he can be developed in the direction of Chris.

In addition, the other party is skilled at training players' techniques, which may be of great help when I'm developing my players' skill attributes.

At least Joe Hart won't have to teach Sun Yan anymore.

Signed!