Many people think that democracy is good because it's ruled by the people, but sometimes Yang Chen feels that democracy isn't necessarily all good.

  It's like Germany's youth training reform, which has been proposed since last year and has been in the research and hearing stage for a year, from start to finish. Because they take into account that each state is different, so they need to conduct on-site inspections and investigations in each state.

  This youth training program has huge expenses, so it is impossible for the German Football Association to do it alone. Therefore, they need to negotiate with the state parliament, communicate and cooperate with the education department, and contact various institutions.

  After a series of consultations and negotiations, the youth training reform group still needs to modify the plan internally so that the final scheme can be accepted by various local governments.

  After Yang Cheng listened to the lengthy report on the progress of the youth training program, he sighed sadly in his heart, "It turns out that dictatorship also has its own advantages!"

  At least in a dictatorship, as long as the plan is good, with one order, the whole country will implement it immediately, both speed and efficiency.

  Of course, Yang Cheng is not advocating for dictatorship, but just venting a joke-like grievance.

  According to the current progress of the youth training reform plan, it will have to wait until the second half of 1998 to start implementation. The entire plan is for a period of 10 years, with an investment of 1 billion yuan, involving many cross-border cooperation and is very large in scale.

  However, this plan was also earlier than Yang's previous life, which is also a major contribution of Yang Cheng to German football.

  However, the prolonged plan also brought obvious benefits to Yang Cheng. His position was guaranteed, and his salary increased with the deepening of the plan, as well as his growing reputation, plus the increase in seniority.

  As soon as he thought about money, Yang Cheng felt that the Germans, who were strict and a bit rigid, were even better.

  After the Youth Training Reform Conference, each subgroup of the Youth Training Department will hold a separate working meeting. As a technical consultant, Yang Cheng has to attend every meeting, but his role is more theoretical, so he only needs to grasp the overall direction and provide references on some technical details, generally not requiring him to do anything.

  To put it bluntly, this job is just about attending meetings, listening to reports, and chatting, then he can get his salary.

  Sometimes a meeting can't be held twice a month, but the salary is still paid every month. The high-welfare capitalist society really takes care of the laboring poor masses! Yang Cheng felt secretly pleased in his heart.

  Yang Chen returned to Kaiserslautern after a three-day meeting in Frankfurt.

  As soon as he returned to the club, Yang Xian immediately called over everyone including Vice Chairman Werner Maser, coaches Paul Breitner and Tim Hoeness.

  "This time, the FA plans to find some places as pilot projects. I have secured a quota for the club and they will build a training base in Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate, which will also be one of the trial points for several youth training bases. For this, the FA and the city council will be responsible for the preparation work of the project."

  As soon as Yang Cheng finished speaking, Volker Meitzel suddenly shouted in agreement, "Great, this is exactly giving us Kaiserlautern a better chance!"

  It is said that the water is close to the stage and the moon is first obtained. Kaizer Chiefs' training base, naturally, can more conveniently train players in the training base, and according to the Football Association's youth training plan, the training base will carry out some necessary cooperation with Kaizer Chiefs' youth camp.

  "It's a good opportunity, but also a challenge. We must quickly make achievements in the youth training camp, otherwise everything is empty talk!" Yang Cheng analyzed very seriously.

  Germans are notorious for being meticulous in their work. This time, Yang Cheng managed to secure this opportunity and made it clear that he wanted to take advantage of Kaiserslautern's weakness.

  The core of this youth training model lies in the widespread establishment of youth training bases. According to plan, Germany will build at least 1,000 youth training bases throughout the country over the next two to three years, meaning that each state will have dozens of such bases scattered across the region. However, the German Football Association has divided the 21 states into five major regions, with no more than two training bases in each region, and the Southwest region where Kaiserslautern is located has only one.

  According to the plan, all young players who receive training at the youth training base will be guided, assessed and evaluated by professional youth coaches. For some outstanding players, they will be directly transferred to the training base and arranged for these players to come to the training base every once in a while to receive more professional and in-depth football training and guidance.

  In other words, Yang Chen has won the elite training camp of several surrounding states in Rhineland-Palatinate for Kaiserslautern. As long as Kaiserslautern can maintain a certain appeal and attraction to young players, they can attract an endless stream of outstanding young players through this channel.

  But there is a prerequisite, that is, the youth training center of Kaiserslautern must be done well, because if even their own youth training camp cannot be done well, how can the Football Association believe that you can help them do a good job in the training base?

  Thane Merrill thought for a moment and then saw the key point of this plan.

  If the board of directors of Kaiserslautern were not so stingy, if Yang Chen hadn't saved some money for the club in the transfer market before, they wouldn't have been able to afford the youth training camp.

  As a result, Yang Cheng invested all the money in the youth training camp, but they stopped Yang Cheng's request to introduce a high-tech physical fitness detection database worth over $1 million from the United States, which also made Yang try very dissatisfied with this.

  "Warner!" Yang Cheng looked at this high-ranking official who had a good relationship with him.

  "This time is no trivial matter, anyone with a bit of brains would certainly understand the great benefits this training base in Kaiserslautern has brought to our team, so I believe you know better than me how to convince those old guys!"

  Melzer smiled wryly and nodded, he was one of the old guys promoted by Yang Cheng, now his power in the club had already surpassed Frederick, plus Yang Cheng's support, and the better performance of the club, the more prosperous the management situation became, the possibility of him becoming the next chairman was infinitely increasing.

  But anyway, this is a matter of great importance for Kaiser Slaught, and he must fight with all his might.

  "Our youth training camp concept is more in line with the requirements of the Football Association, our youth training has always been led by Ricardo and Rene, focusing on technology and training, so I also recommended you two to the Football Association, you may receive an invitation letter from the German Football Association in the near future."

  Yang Cheng smiled at Moniz and Jelenski, "I know Ricardo and Rene have always wanted to have the opportunity to spread your youth training philosophy and methods. If you can become lecturers in the German Football Association's coaching training class, then you can promote your ideas!"

  According to the plan, establishing such a large youth training system requires 1,000 to 1,500 professional youth trainers. Once the plan is in operation, it may require even more. And if one can become a trainer instructor, this is equivalent to promoting the training method of Gao Fengwen.

  Moniz and Jelensky were taken aback at first, then both showed a look of extreme pride.

  Before that, they were not valued by any team. Yang Chen brought them in and gave them a high-paying job, but also gave them the opportunity to play their own abilities and become the head of Kaiserslautern's youth training camp, allowing them to exert themselves and instill their training philosophy into Kaiserslautern's youth training camp.

  Now Yang Chen has further recommended them to the German Football Association, which is equivalent to bringing them to a broader stage.

  "But let's make one thing clear, Ricardo and René, don't forget your duties just because you're having fun. You are our Kaiserslautern people, don't get too cozy with the German Football Association and abandon us poor folks like a worn-out shoe!" Yang Cheng said with a smile.

  Moniz and Jie Rens shook hands, grateful to Yang Cheng for his righteousness and willingness to help them without hesitation, which further solidified their intention to continue following Yang Cheng.

  Of course, what they are thinking now is that someone like Yang Cheng can take care of both the Football Association and the club at the same time, and make a profit from both sides.

  Yang Cheng then discussed with everyone about the training concept of Kaiserslautern's youth training camp.

  As a 2011 traverser, Yang Cheng naturally knows more than anyone else the benefits of unifying the technical and tactical style between the first team and the youth training camp, but it's not just about saying that the first team plays 343 or 451, and the youth training camp follows suit with 343 and 451, that's the most basic unity.

  Since Yang Cheng took over the youth training camp, he set up a unified goal, that is, offense, technology and awareness.

  What is called offense is the attacking football tactics that Yang Chen insisted on in the first team; technology includes many, such as passing and receiving coordination, for which Yang Chen's requirements are the same as those of the first team, trying to use one-touch ball control and pass the ball to teammates who are in a better position.

  Awareness includes more, defensive awareness, frontcourt pressing consciousness, prediction, position sense and so on, but Yang Cheng thinks the most important thing is running consciousness, which is also his requirement for the first team, to run to a better position to receive the ball.

  Attack, technique and awareness, these are Yang Chen's requirements for the Kaizer Chiefs youth training camp, and he firmly believes that as long as he can unify these three aspects, the first team and the youth training camp will be able to achieve a unified style despite their differences in tactics.

  After finishing two meetings, Yang Cheng stayed in Kaiserslautern for a few more days before having time to go and inspect the national team's game situation.

  He is most concerned about this group where Germany is located

  As it was the last round of the pre-selection group stage, the competition among all teams was extremely fierce. This is especially true for Germany's group, which includes Ukraine and Portugal, both of whom are headache-inducing teams.

  This Ukrainian team, with the likes of Shevchenko and Rebrov, has a plethora of talented players who are young and full of energy, making them one of the most formidable teams in Europe. However, they still lack experience, which led to their 1-1 draw and 1-0 loss against Germany in two matches.

  In contrast, another team in the group, Portugal, has stars like Figo and Rui Costa, and in terms of strength and experience, they have an absolute advantage. However, the current Portuguese team lacks a strong team spirit that can win against opponents at critical moments.

  They drew with Armenia and Northern Ireland away, lost to Ukraine away, although they had a good home record and held the strong German team to two draws, Portugal ultimately finished third in the group.

  Yang Cheng is a head coach who firmly believes that momentum can lead to victory, so he thinks that this Portuguese team, which has been integrated for some time, lacks neither strength nor experience, but rather the aura of a strong team.

  Currently, this Portuguese team is undoubtedly talented, but neither Figo nor Rui Costa can give Portugal the dominance to make them a top contender, so they are destined to miss out on the 1998 World Cup.

  This also made Yang Cheng think of the current Kaiserslautern, after Bremer gradually faded out of the team's main lineup, a new spiritual core must be established, and in his impression, Nedved and Ballack are both very suitable candidates, because they are the kind of players who can inject dominance into the team at critical moments.

  After all, who to choose, Yang Cheng currently has not made a decision in his heart, but this is definitely a happy trouble.

  At least, if Portugal uses either of these two players, they will be enough to advance!

  In the final round of group matches, Germany beat Albania 4-3 at home, Ukraine won 2-0 away to Armenia, and Portugal narrowly defeated Northern Ireland 1-0 at home. The ranking of the group stage remained unchanged, with Germany topping the group and advancing, Ukraine entering the playoffs, and Portugal unfortunately being eliminated.

  As three matches were held at the same time, Yang Cheng only watched the German home game and felt deeply moved.

  The current German team is hard to bridge and horse, and players like Klinnsman and Sommer are entering old age. The turmoil of this team is inevitable, and the German Football Association's wise choice to promote youth training reform at this time is indeed very far-sighted, and they firmly adhere to the technicalization route.

  But who would have believed that 11 years later, the German team's running and passing coordination would be admired by countless football fans?

  Apart from Portugal being eliminated, the Czech Republic and Sweden also dropped out one after another. Italy will have to participate in the playoffs as well. This is indeed a good break for Yang Chen, at least he can confirm that neither Nedved nor Larsson will be participating in next year's World Cup, so they can focus on preparing for the next season.

  But after finishing the qualifying match on the 11th, Kaiserslautern welcomed the 10th round of the Bundesliga on the 11th.

  "Welcome to Fritz-Walter-Stadion, Mr. Middendorp!"

  Walking out of the player tunnel, amidst a wave of applause and cheers from the stands, Yang Chen greeted Sisto Middendorp with a friendly smile.

  This German, once the most famous young marshal, remember, it was once, not now, Middendorp has long lost the spirit of competing with Yang Chen for the annual best coach of the Bundesliga, replaced by a steady and practical, only when he faces Yang Chen, his eyebrows always hide that one stock of contempt.

  In his eyes, Yang Cheng was still the same Yang Cheng he had met in Chemnitz all those years ago!

  He's just a rising star with a fresh feeling, that's why he's temporarily ranked first, Miedendorp thought to himself.

  Since he showed off in front of his goddess Hei Bai Cangruo, Yang Cheng was not only his competitor on the court but also his arch-nemesis in love.

  Bielefeld's performance this season has been very inconsistent. When they're good, they can beat Stuttgart 2-0 at home, Wolfsburg 3-0 and Dortmund 3-1. But when they're bad, they can lose 0-1 to Rostock at home and have lost four away games in a row this season.

  The performance of the home dragon and the away insect also makes people feel pessimistic about Bielefeld's Kaiserlautern trip.

  "I didn't come here just to receive your welcome, Mr. Yang Cheng, I came to take away three points!" Miedema smiled and shook hands with Yang Cheng.

  The air was thick with tension between the two, and the media naturally paid close attention to this.

  "However, Mr. Middendorp, your team seems to have no habit of taking points away from home!" Yang Cheng stretched out his hand and shook hands with him, but with a sarcastic smile.

  Miedendorp's eyes flashed with a stern look, he naturally knew the situation of his team. Although they performed well at home, they were dismal on the road, so many people called Bielefeld a road worm.

  Looking at Kaizer Chiefs, whether at home or away, they have been very stable in terms of getting points. In particular, at home, they are unbeaten and their performance has been excellent.

  "After all, everything has a first time. I think what Mr. Yang Cheng should worry about most is the physical condition of your team. Having more national players doesn't necessarily mean it's a good thing!" Miedema said with a slightly sarcastic smile.

  The biggest treasure of this game is the national foot of Kaiserslautern, who just finished their match on the 11th. Can they still cope with today's league match?

  "I want you to understand, Mr. Middendorp, that the current Kaiserslautern is not like before, even if we just send out substitutes, it's enough to deal with Bielefeld!" Yang Chen countered.

  Mitt Romney didn't expect Yang Chen to respond so sharply, especially with many reporters taking pictures beside them.

  "That's fine, I'll wait and see how you use your substitute to beat me!" Miedendorp sneered.

  Yang Cheng shrugged his shoulders, "Just wait and you'll know!"

  Miedema let out a cold hum and turned to walk towards the away team's bench.

  As he walked to the middle, he didn't forget to turn his head and take a look at Yang Cheng. This guy seemed to have confidence, walking directly to the edge of the field waiting for the kick-off, even joking with the assistants behind him. "You can pretend all you want, pretending won't win the game!" Middendorp didn't know why, but seeing Yang Cheng's attitude made him feel more and more disgusted. He even doubted whether he had ever disliked someone so much before?

  No! Absolutely no!

  Yang Cheng is the first!