Football: I can see player entries.

Chapter 190 The Difficulties of the Youth Training Team

Although Karius was scheduled to play, Li Yanqing was still a little worried.

So he came to the youth training team.

If that doesn't work, we can bring up a goalkeeper to be the third-choice goalkeeper. That way, if Karius has a bad day tomorrow, there will be someone to fill in.

The premise is that the goalkeepers here are at a passable level.

Is anyone injured?

"There shouldn't be any position in the first team that's short-handed right now, right?"

The youth team's head coach, Rhein, was somewhat surprised by Li Yanqing's visit.

He knows the team's situation; everything is fine.

"Let's see if we should find a third-tier one."

"Lehman said the goalkeepers here are still terrible, so I came to check it out myself."

"If he's too bad, there's no need for him. It's better to let Karius stay on the field."

The youth training team has no matches today, so they are all engaged in their own training.

The goalkeeper was practicing shooting at that moment.

The training methods are the same as those for the first team, and are divided into several types.

What's happening is a rapid shooting game, with several players taking turns shooting, and then the goalkeeper needs to make a quick save.

But look at this young man's posture...

Twenty minutes later.

Li Yanqing could hardly bear to watch anymore.

"He's really bad."

"This is so amateurish!"

"Rhein, don't tell me he's the starting goalkeeper for the youth team!"

"Uh... he really is a key player." Rhine was a little embarrassed, but he didn't stay so for long before saying with a serious expression.

"There's no one better than him for now."

"The main reason is that the previous one was poached, and he hasn't had enough training time."

"I think he does have some talent..."

Li Yanqing's heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally died.

This performance is unworthy of the Premier League, let alone the Championship... or even League Two.

However, judging from Rhine's words, it was because his own youth training team had recently fallen into complete trouble that he had no one to use.

Li Yanqing actually knew some of it.

The main reason is that the first team's performance has exceeded expectations, and there are many young players in the team, so others have set their sights on their youth training program.

The transfers in youth training teams are much more intense than those in the first team.

There's no such thing as a transfer window here.

They can buy or sell players at any time; at most, they just have to wait until the next transfer window to participate in official matches.

“We’ve been receiving a lot of invitations lately.”

"The first team hasn't sold many players, and sometimes they need to supplement their income, so Barker can only find a way from the youth academy."

Rhine was also quite helpless. Ever since the first team players started to achieve good results, his players were frequently poached.

Some big clubs poach players from them, and they simply can't retain them.

"Fine." Li Yanqing had no choice but to accept reality.

It's really hard to find someone like Quinn and Murphy again.

"But didn't you tell Kevin to help you find more good prospects?"

"Shouldn't we also be able to poach players from some smaller youth academies?"

“It’s possible, but it won’t keep up with the pace of sales,” Rhine replied.

"Youth training leagues are not very attractive, and most people just leave on a whim."

"Unless there's a very high chance of winning..."

Upon hearing this, Li Yanqing happened to look at Li Yichuan, who was training on the field.

Rhein has said that he is working hard to win the youth league championship.

Given the current situation, it would be a miracle if the team won the championship.

Any club's youth academy could easily beat Gig6.

"Doesn't Chris care?"

"Youth training is, after all, our foundation."

"What about the local lads?"

The people we recruited are still a bit unreliable, so the locals from Burton should be better, right?

This is what Li Yanqing thought.

Unfortunately, not everyone is like Quinn, who would refuse someone based on the reason that it's "close to home".

"They're all pretty much the same; they care more about where they can improve the fastest."

"I can't guarantee they'll be promoted to the first team."

"As for Chris, all I can say is that he did his best."

Rhein gave Li Yanqing a somewhat resentful look. Actually, he had previously thought some of the players were quite good.

But none of them met the latter's standards, so they had to transfer to other places.

In the end, it was still Li Yanqing's fault.

"..."

The latter had no reply.

This is indeed a problem.

There are already too many young players in the first team.

Therefore, nowadays, when buying players, people directly buy established players.

As for the youth training team, Li Yanqing doesn't think much of the others unless they have exceptional talent.

This has led to their youth training teams being unable to retain players...

"Perhaps we could form a few more teams?"

"Like Real Madrid and Barcelona, ​​run a smaller version in the second division?"

"Use a secondary account?" Rhein asked, somewhat puzzled.

Do they have the qualifications?

Even Manchester United and Manchester City are not allowed to do this in the Premier League.

"Okay, that's definitely not realistic."

"But it's okay, I've seen them all."

"I will tell you in advance if I think someone has exceptional talent."

"Then you can take care of them individually."

Li Yanqing's method of judgment is also very simple.

[The player who has an epiphany].

Those who can have a sudden enlightenment are all promising talents!

Alternatively, possessing skills that cannot be trained, such as "perpetual motion machine" or "a flash of inspiration," is also a good choice.

He can learn the other skills on his own.

However, this makes it difficult for youth training leagues to achieve good results.

In the second half of the season, it's possible that almost half of the team could be replaced.

"The good news is, we made quite a bit of money."

"We only pick good seedlings that are inexpensive; we basically don't buy the expensive ones."

"If it sells, it'll fetch at least two hundred thousand pounds..."

Rhein's words made him and Li Yanqing sigh with emotion.

The first team didn't become a black market, but the youth training program did.

The main reason is that their current performance is too embarrassing.

They climbed very quickly, attracting the attention of others, but couldn't retain their own players.

The first team is alright, since there's a limit on the number of players.

Youth training amplifies this point to an extreme.

“I will talk to Chris about it.”

"Let's think of another way..."

To Li Yanqing's surprise, Rhein decisively rejected him.

"No need to trouble Chris, he has already done a lot."

"Li, if you want to improve the situation here, the rest of the work will be left to you."

"We need champions!"

"Any championship is fine, as long as it's not attractive enough, we can just raise its profile."

"I will try my best." Li Yanqing nodded.

However, this is easier said than done.

What level of championship can increase the attractiveness of youth training?

The FA Cup is definitely out of the question.

League champions...

Just look at Leicester City.

The effect was negligible.

After winning the championship, even their first team turned into a giant supermarket.

Unless they win the league title multiple times, like Manchester City.

Otherwise, it's the Champions League.

This thing is very effective after just one use.

The problem is, they haven't even qualified to participate yet...