Mimosa Youth Training —— The Cradle of the Golden Generation in C? te d 'Ivoire
The mysterious football in C? te d 'Ivoire has a sacred football hall-the youth training camp of the mimosa ASEC in Abidjan, the capital of C? te d 'Ivoire. If you are not familiar with this name, you will feel that you have heard of mimosa youth training in Abidjan. 1993, Frenchman Marc Gill established this youth training camp in Abidjan. Speaking of Mark Gill, he is Wenger's mentor. Twenty years ago, he coached Cannes Club and appointed Wenger as his teaching assistant. The professor also left his mark in the coaching circle. Mark Gill's youth training camp is a bridge between Europe and Africa. Before that, few African teams had contact with European teams.
ASEC of Mimosa, also known as Mimosa, is a giant in African football and the strongest team in C? te d 'Ivoire. ASEC 1998 of Mimosa won the African Champions Cup. More high-quality stars want to go to Europe to develop. Mimosa Club has established a cooperative relationship with Belon, Belgium, which is connected with Arsenal. In addition, Wenger has established a network with Mark Gill's experience. As a result, the best star in C? te d 'Ivoire jumped from mimosa in Abidjan to Beffeur Monte in Belgium, and the best player can be favored by Arsenal. This is a football exchange. For young people, when they have the opportunity to train together at Arsenal, there will be more room for development.
Kolo Toure is the beneficiary of this non-European football route. June 5438 +2002 10, Grand Toure got the opportunity to try out at Arsenal, and the Gunners signed him for only 6.5438+0.5 million. Toure was 20 years old and was already an international in C? te d 'Ivoire. Kolo's younger brother, yaya toure, was a bit bumpy. He also made his debut at the Mimosa Club. Mark Gill, the godfather, introduced him to Bevergne for two years. In 2003, little Toure also got a trial training opportunity at Arsenal, but he was thin and didn't get Wenger's favor. Yaya toure couldn't get a work permit in Britain, so she had to move to Donetsk Metallurgical Company in Ukraine and then work for Monaco, Barcelona and Manchester City. Generally speaking, the two brothers are the beneficiaries of Mimosa Youth Training and the non-European football line started by Mark Gill.
Every child who enters Mimosa Youth Training is eager to copy the famous road of Toure brothers. Julian, director of Mimosa Youth Training, said: "The goal of our youth training is to let the children embark on the glorious road of their predecessors and make their whole football career develop steadily. Based on this concept, the youth training camp will cultivate young people's respectful, disciplined and rigorous personality. "
Mimosa youth training, even if you look around the world, can be regarded as the cradle of elites. It is not easy to enter this famous youth training in Africa. According to the latest data, there are only 34 registered young players in Mimosa Youth Training, aged between 14- 18. The hardware facilities, medical management, nutrition guidance and cultural courses of Mimosa Youth Training are much higher than those of other youth training, and the graduates of youth training have at least primary school education. If they have the ability and age, they can enter the first team of mimosa ASEC and continue to hone and accumulate.
1998 African champions league, ASEC of mimosa won the championship with its own young players as the team. In the Super Bowl, the ASEC of Mimosa met Tunisia's Hope Team, and Mimosa made a uniform youth training start. Now, it is a talented youth army: Grand Toure, Zokola, Dean Dane and goalkeeper Barry. 17, veteran Grand Toure and Barry led C? te d 'Ivoire to win the African Cup of Nations.
Today, the golden generation of Ivorian football is still grateful to Marc Gill, a Frenchman who founded the youth training. Big Toure said: "He is like our father, a father who gives us spiritual encouragement. If he hadn't come to Africa with ideals and beliefs, we would never have a bright future. " When Mark Gill established Mimosa Youth Training in the early 1990s, he hoped Wenger would be his assistant. The professor stayed in C? te d 'Ivoire for several months, and he persuaded Mozambique to provide financial support for mimosa youth training. Marc Gill and Wenger, two Frenchmen, one is good at instilling football ideas and passion, and the other is more scientific in running teams and clubs. These two men are the heroes behind the golden generation in C? te d 'Ivoire.
The winner's words-stepping barefoot on the studs
Any success is not easy to achieve. Mark Gill opened up wasteland in C? te d 'Ivoire and trained a large number of football talents. Behind this, there are countless sad stories. Listen to the voice of success-former Chelsea winger Kalou, tell us about his hard years in Mimosa youth training.
"I joined Mimosa Youth Training at the age of 12. It takes more than 4 hours to drive from my home to the training camp. Needless to say, when I applied for youth training, I was told in the first sentence that there were no shoes for you to wear and you had to play barefoot. " Kalou said, "I stayed there for five years and didn't have sneakers until the third year. Mark Gill is to cultivate our sense of the ball better. After that, there will be a special exam. In 45 seconds, you must cross the court with the ball on your head. If it doesn't work, start all over again. Only those who pass the exam have sneakers to wear. "
Almost all the top players from C? te d 'Ivoire are from Mimosa Youth Training. Kalou is certainly one of them. The so-called sword front comes from sharpening, and plum blossom fragrance comes from bitter cold. Kalou won the Premier League and the Champions League in Chelsea, and won the championship with C? te d 'Ivoire in the 20 15 Africa Cup, all thanks to the hellish training years in Mimosa Youth Training. When Kalou was barefoot, the reporters were shocked: these feet were covered with scars and spikes. Because as early as two years before the youth training, Kalou will train barefoot with Zokola and Brother Toure, and they all got the sneakers earlier than Kalou.
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In Kalou's view, today's C? te d 'Ivoire, football has become a religion, and its fanaticism is no less than that of Brazil. The football atmosphere in C? te d 'Ivoire allows more children to participate in this sport. On 20 14, BBC walked into Mimosa youth training camp in Abidjan to see the current situation of this mysterious star factory.
BBC interviewed armand Traore, 16 years old, and 15 years old entered the Mimosa Youth Training. When asked about the way to success, armand Traore smiled and replied: Work hard! Walking into the dormitory of Mimosa Youth Training, every little player has a poster of yaya toure in front of his bed. Armand traore's roommate Codio said: yaya toure is my idol!
There are three standard football fields, two swimming pools, tennis courts, basketball courts, handball courts, gymnasiums, schools and clinics ... The conditions for Mimosa youth training are the best in C? te d 'Ivoire and even in Africa. However, in today's globalization, mimosa no longer monopolizes all high-quality resources as in the past. In the last two years, only cyriaque of Anderlecht and Diomande of Saint Etienne have emerged from mimosa.
In C? te d 'Ivoire, Drogba is the only top star who hasn't left Mimosa Youth Training. Warcraft went to France very early. However, in C? te d 'Ivoire, the search for Drogba has never stopped. Every year, the scouts of Mimosa Youth Training will travel all over the country. Sometimes, they visit 7000 young players a week. Where is the next Drogba? The reporter asked. "Even if there is, I won't tell you his name." The scout said.
The cultivation method of mimosa youth training is cruel. Five days a week, from 5: 45 a.m. to 22: 00 p.m. every day, the team members meticulously complete these exercises: ball training, physical training, education and study, self-study time, and finally fall asleep. In education and study, mathematics and French are the key points, and English and Spanish are also important study courses, so that players will not be at a loss when they land in England and Spain in the future.
This is the basic concept of mimosa youth training: cultural learning and football training are correct. Kodio, a student of grade 16, said, "I like philosophy because it is a learning of thinking. There is a philosophy behind everything and every phenomenon. What is the secret of success? Humility can make you great. This is our secret. "