Fernando Lucas, Borrell and Pochettino are all gone.
They want to go back to rest, Leeds United has a flight to Miami early tomorrow morning.
The fifth and sixth place finals of the International Champions Cup are held at Sun Life Stadium in Miami, as is the final.
But the final between Real Madrid and Chelsea is one day later than the fifth and sixth place finals, so Real Madrid will still stay in Los Angeles for training tomorrow.
After sending Lucas and others away, Gao Shen also fell into deep thought.
It is really not an easy task to build a wealthy team.
It’s not just about money, it’s about time, and so much more.
Even now, Manchester City has won two Champions Leagues, but many people still don't think they are a giant.
There is also Chelsea. Up to now, the Blues are still being questioned.
A wealthy club is never just about championships and money, it also needs accumulation.
It's like a golden sign.
Sometimes, Gao Shen feels that building a wealthy family is like building a world-class brand.
It might even be harder.
…
"I've told you before, running a club is very hard, especially someone like you."
Carlo saw Gao Shen frowning and sighed for no reason.
At that time, he was not very supportive of Gao Shen's acquisition of Leeds United.
Although Gao Shen's achievements at Leeds United in the past two years have impressed him, this has just begun.
Especially if Gao Shen's continuous large outflows and inflows seem to be high returns, the risks are also extremely high.
For example, this summer, is it okay to sell so many people in one go and change the head coach?
If something goes wrong and relegation fails, Leeds United will suffer heavy losses.
Building a new stadium is never easy.
For example, Valencia's finances completely collapsed due to the construction of a new stadium, and they have not been able to recover to this day.
What about the new stadium?
Now it has become the biggest unfinished project in Valencia and was left there.
"However, you can't turn back now." Carlo reminded.
Ever since Gao Shen decided to build a new training base, and even now that he is building a new stadium, he can no longer look back.
You can only stick to this path until the end. If you give up halfway, Gao Shen will suffer very heavy losses.
Gao Shen nodded and smiled gratefully at Carlo.
Even though Carlo is very conservative and cautious, he still has a good vision.
"To be honest, the pressure must be great, but it is not that dangerous. We can have an income of 300 million euros in the next three years. If it doesn't work, we can find bank loans and complete the stadium project no matter what. By then, Leeds will The value of the couplet is extraordinary." Zidane comforted him calmly.
The U.S. market has never been easy to develop, and it is known as a football desert.
Although it is a bit exaggerated, it is enough to prove the difficulty here.
Of course, many people now feel that the U.S. market is not the most difficult to operate in. What is really difficult is the domestic market.
Barcelona was originally going to come to China this summer, but then they didn't go. They just went from Singapore to Malaysia, played two games and then went back.
Gao Shen knows very well that once Leeds United's new stadium is completed, the value of the White Rose will be extraordinary.
Therefore, during this period, no matter how hard you tighten your belt, you must implement the plan to the end.
…
On August 6, two finals will be played simultaneously at Sun Life Stadium in Miami.
In the first seven or eight finals, Juventus and Inter Milan shook hands one to one. In the end, Inter Milan defeated the Bianconeri 9-8 with a penalty kick and won seventh place.
In the subsequent fifth- and sixth-place finals, Leeds United faced Valencia.
Pochettino learned from the disastrous defeat against Real Madrid and appropriately adjusted the team's tactics. Especially in the opening game, Leeds United decisively adopted aggressive tactics and formed an indiscriminate artillery advantage against Valencia from the very beginning.
The Bat Legion was beaten to a standstill and held on to the goal.
Leeds United still consists of Brozovic, Kante and Coutinho to form the midfield iron triangle, but the positions of the three players have undergone obvious adjustments and changes, especially Kante. The liberated French midfielder is almost everywhere
, covering the whole scene and performing very eye-catchingly.
Coutinho stayed deeper and formed a connection with Brozovic. He used Zaha and Salah on the two wings to suppress Valencia on the wings. At the same time, Harry Kay played in the center.
En's center advantage.
Pochettino's adjustments have shown results. Leeds United has obvious advantages on the field, but it always lacks firepower at critical moments. This is caused by the lack of tacit understanding between the players and the lack of familiarity with the head coach's tactics.
Valencia counterattacked steadily and also created several opportunities.
In the second half, the two sides changed sides and fought again, but Leeds United still suppressed the Bat Army. Finally, in the 74th minute, with Salah's goal, they defeated Valencia 1-0.
Gao Shen took Zidane, Carlo and Hierro to watch the game live.
Gao Shen is quite satisfied with the Leeds United match process and results.
Pochettino's adjustment is crucial.
If the team's tactics are right, the players will be able to produce results.
The most obvious one is Kante. Whether he is pressing Parejo forward or chasing back to defend, Kante performs very well.
As a defensive player, he really shines.
But this also surprised Zidane, Hierro and others.
Because Gao Shen has always liked to reuse offensive and defensive players like Pogba, Kondogbia, Toni Kroos and Modric, even Alan from Leeds United last season was not a pure defensive player.
But Kanter is different. He is really responsible for grabbing the ball.
"Is this a conceptual regression?"
In the stands of Sun Life Stadium, Zidane asked Gao Shen jokingly.
Gao Shen didn't feel dissatisfied and laughed, "Because he is Kanter."
Zidane and others all looked at each other, what do you mean?
Just that black guy?
"There are no obstacles in life, only Kanter that cannot be overcome!" Gao Shen laughed and read out the wise saying from his previous life.
How did Zidane, Carlo and others know this was a joke?
They were already shocked when they heard Gao Shen commenting on an insignificant young rookie like this, right?
"Don't dare spread this word." Carlo reminded.
Zidane and Hierro nodded.
Now, the whole world is scrambling for talents. If Gao Shen's words get out, Kante will not even think about staying at Leeds United until September 1, because the rich teams will definitely come to snatch him.
Gao Shen is a guy who doesn't praise people easily, but once he praises someone, that person's worth will immediately increase a hundred times.
It’s all the fault of being too famous!
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On the evening of August 7, the International Champions Cup final was also held at the Sun Life Stadium in Miami.
Real Madrid faces Chelsea, Gao Shen meets his predecessor Mourinho.
Mourinho is in a good mood and has been going strong in the warm-up match. The key is that his defense is stable.
The Portuguese madman has such a conservative character. The day his defense is unstable, he will not be able to sleep peacefully.
After spending a lot of money on Koulibaly, this French youngster is really good. Whether he is playing the ball in the midfield or in defense, he is really eye-catching. Who knows who uses it.
No, Mourinho now uses Koulibaly to partner with Terry, plus Ivanovic and Ashley Cole, to form the back line.
But now Chelsea's midfield and frontcourt are not strong, which is Chelsea's biggest problem right now.
In the midfield, Lampard, Van Ginkel and Ramires form an iron triangle, with Willian, Lucas and Oscar in front.
Because the games were so close, Gao Shen had to make rotations.
Real Madrid took advantage of Chelsea's weakness in the midfield and controlled the game with their advantage in passing and possession.
In the 12th minute of the first half, Benzema retreated to receive the ball and then distributed the ball. Isco passed the ball from the left side of the penalty area. Cristiano Ronaldo crossed behind him at high speed and hit the goal with a header from close range, opening the scoring for Real Madrid.
After that, Real Madrid took firm control of the game, but never scored again.
After changing sides in the second half, Real Madrid once again launched a wave of attacks.
Gao Shen's attitude was obvious. Since his results in warm-up matches were always low, he didn't care. He used Chelsea to practice the team's offense.
In the 59th minute of the second half, Modric sent a direct pass. Marcelo inserted into the left side of the penalty area and shot.
Koulibaly was attracted by Ronaldo and reacted and pounced on him, but he was a step too slow and failed to stop the Brazilian from kicking. In the end, the football was sent into the far corner.
Two to zero!
But 2 minutes later, Lampard's long shot caused Casillas to miss the save, and Lukaku missed the empty goal. This made Mourinho furious on the sidelines.
Gao Shen himself couldn't believe it.
The difficulty of not scoring this kind of goal is much higher than the difficulty of scoring. It is really difficult not to score. However, Lukaku unexpectedly unlocked this achievement. The future is really bleak.
Subsequently, Chelsea also took the risk, and Mourinho replaced Schürrer, Torres and others to continue to strengthen the attack.
Gao Shen made a rotation, including Morata and Jesus, who were arranged to play.
Among them, Morata had a wonderful back-heel goal before the end of the game, but the referee indicated that it was offside and the penalty was invalid.
Chelsea once fell to the ground in the penalty area. Oscar had physical contact with Ramos in the penalty area. After falling to the ground, he asked the referee to award a penalty kick, but the referee refused.
In the end, Real Madrid defeated Chelsea 2-0 and won the International Champions Cup.
…
After winning the International Champions Cup, Real Madrid went north to St. Louis and played a warm-up match with Inter Milan.
This is Real Madrid's fourth warm-up match in the United States.
In contrast, Leeds United played a total of six warm-up games because the training camp was arranged in the United States.
After playing in the International Champions Cup, Leeds United will return to the UK and will play two games in the UK.
Real Madrid played Inter Milan in St. Louis with half the main team and half the substitute lineup, and finally defeated the Nerazzurri with a score of 4-0.
From this game, Gao Shen also felt the decline of Serie A more clearly.
Today's Inter Milan is completely different from the high-spirited Nerazzurri team when he coached Naples.
The only one who looked familiar to Gao Shen was captain Cambiasso.
