In his previous life, after becoming a corporate leader, Gao Shen developed a very strong interest in history.
Because he discovered that everything that happened in history has been repeating itself over and over again.
It just changed a situation and a different method, but the core essence has never changed.
Just like the rise and fall of a company, does it look like the rise and fall of ancient feudal dynasties?
For some time, Gao Shen has been studying this problem, that is, why do ancient dynasties keep changing?
Land annexation, party strife, climate change, wealth distribution, corruption...
These are of course important factors, but why don’t those in power reform?
All of these can actually be overcome through internal reforms.
Why not change it?
People always like to stand at a high position and overlook their entire lives.
It's like today's people always like to give advice to people at that time as newcomers.
But only those who are in the whirlpool of the times will understand that many seemingly absurd things are actually not aimless and are all a final struggle.
It's like people always laugh at why Nokia is so stupid, unable to see the big trend of Android, hanging on the Microsoft tree, and becoming the most tragic and ridiculous former overlord in the mobile phone industry.
But people in the Nokia company, from management to employees, may find countless evidence to tell people that they have seen this major trend of Android very early, and they know very well that this is the future.
They also work very hard to make changes and change the course.
The Nokia ship is too big and it won't be able to turn around for a while.
But the tide of the times is coming too fast and too fiercely.
Before the Nokia ship had time to turn around, it was already beaten to death by the wave of the times!
And all of this comes from two words, rigidity.
As big as a country or as small as an enterprise, with continuous development, sooner or later, we will face this problem.
In the beginning, when the scale was still small, there was no psychological burden or pressure. The system level was also light, and it was always able to constantly revolutionize and update itself to adapt to the ever-changing new situation.
But gradually, the number of people increased, the rules and regulations became more and more complicated, and each step forward became more and more burdensome.
Sometimes we can get rid of some baggage through reforms and get back on the road, but most of the time we can't do it. We can only keep moving forward, carrying more and more baggage, and finally we start to feel heavy.
Even overwhelmed.
Until one day, it collapsed!
It became the "Nokia" that was ridiculed by countless people.
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In the field of football, there is no shortage of such cases.
The first phase of Real Madrid’s Galacticos is a lesson learned before us.
Since Florentino's aggressive introduction of superstars, Real Madrid has gone further and further down the road of superstar strategy, and as a result, Real Madrid fans have even developed a requirement that cannot be said to be deformed, but is certainly too harsh.
Win, but also win beautifully!
This can certainly be said to be the high demand of Real Madrid fans for Real Madrid, the world's top giants, but in turn, it is also a constraint. Coupled with the superstar strategy, many of Real Madrid's decisions look really ridiculous and very
madness.
For example, selling Makelele and Hierro.
But from the perspective at that time, from the perspective of Real Madrid's operators, this does not seem to be unexplainable.
Makelele is a defensive player. The team also has a group of young players such as Helguera, Pavin, and Mejía at the center back. The midfielder has newly introduced Beckham, and there are also young players such as Cambiasso.
players.
To a certain extent, in the two or three years at the beginning of the century, Real Madrid relied on the star players in the frontcourt to conquer the city, and there was no problem if the defense was weaker. As long as the offensive firepower in the frontcourt was strong enough, it could always outperform its opponents.
Score more goals.
The key is that he can play more beautifully and please the fans.
This is called path dependence.
But facts also proved that Real Madrid was wrong, and they paid a heavy price.
However, things like Real Madrid happen every day in this world.
Just like Barcelona now.
In the past few years, passing and controlling the ball has achieved great success, especially under the coaching of Guardiola, it has reached unprecedented heights. This has not only changed Barcelona, but also completely changed Spanish football.
How successful was it?
Barcelona dominated La Liga and won the Champions League; Spain won two European Cups and a World Cup in just four years, and its passing and possession style of play completely changed world football.
Is there anything more successful than this?
This is not only Barcelona, but also the football style that Spain is proud of.
But Guardiola realized the danger, he saw the lurking crisis that ordinary fans couldn't see, so he left.
Soon, Real Madrid rose to prominence and dealt a heavy blow to Barcelona.
The series of defeats made Barcelona start to reflect.
They began to reflect on whether the players were not running actively and were not putting enough pressure on their opponents.
Is it because the star's ability is insufficient?
Is it because players’ fighting spirit has weakened after receiving honors?
Yes or no……
But no one has ever dared to doubt whether there is a problem with our passing and ball control system?
So, when Martino, a head coach from South America with no impressive resume, came to Barcelona and shouted that he should reduce possession of the ball, avoid excessive pressure, and increase mid- and long-distance passing, all Barcelona fans
and Spanish fans all rallied to attack.
Why?
Because this is challenging their beliefs!
In everyone's opinion, as long as Barcelona plays the kind of football it played at its peak, it will immediately return to its peak.
Possession of the ball is the lifeline of Barcelona. If we reduce the possession of the ball, wouldn't it be equivalent to chronic suicide?
If Real Madrid fell into the trap of "Not only must win, but also win beautifully", then Barcelona has now fallen into the trap of "Not only must win, but also win with crazy possession of the ball".
Isn’t this a kind of rigid thinking?
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"I feel that Barcelona has been kidnapped by their own passing and possession system."
When Gao Shen said this, a joke came to mind.
Hello, I am Messi, I was kidnapped by the DQ Group...
"Actually, Guardiola had already seen the signs at the beginning, but it was difficult to make drastic reforms. He originally expected others to make decisions that he could not make, but he did not expect that the situation became more and more serious."
Gao Shen turned into a wry smile at the end.
In fact, the problems Barcelona is facing now will be encountered by all teams, including the sophisticated Real Madrid.
It is conceivable that one day in the future, these players will be old, what will Gao Shen do?
Each one of them has been his favorite player who has followed him for many years. But when these players who have been with him for many years suddenly become obstacles to the team's continued progress, who can be so cruel as to attack them?
Besides, are the fans happy? Can the management accept it? What should I do if my performance drops significantly?
Everything will come to you.
This will be a problem and challenge that Gao Shen has never encountered before.
But now, this is Barcelona's problem.
Real Madrid is still on a rapid rise.
"From the current point of view, modern football is placing more and more emphasis on teamwork and is trying to avoid relying on the player's individual ability to the greatest extent. This is true no matter who the person is, including Messi and Ronaldo."
Depending on the individual player, this is very dangerous.
Because once this person is guarded and frozen, the team's combat effectiveness will be greatly reduced.
So what is important now is teamwork and overall collaboration.
To put it simply, a team is regarded as a machine, and each player is a component of this machine, forming a joint force and relying on the team system to fight.
What's more, we must try our best to allow the team to achieve multi-core operation, making it difficult for opponents to carry out effective targeted defense.
Just like Gao Shen, he tends to be a comprehensive player, and his starting point is also this.
The comprehensiveness of technology determines the richness of tactics.
Therefore, the tactical environment in the past that relied on players' individual abilities to solve the game no longer exists.
But this will also bring a new problem.
That's how efficiently this machine operates.
Everyone knows that the more people handling it and the more complex the process, the worse the speed and efficiency.
Once it becomes a system battle, the key to the test is not only the overall strength of the team, but more importantly, efficiency.
As long as your overall strength reaches a certain level, your efficiency will be a key factor in determining how competitive you can be on the court.
The so-called efficiency, a crucial part of it, is the transition between offense and defense.
Many Catalan media criticized Gao Shen, thinking that the football he played was very similar to defensive counterattack.
In fact, there is nothing wrong with this in itself.
Because under Real Madrid's advanced training, they are very good at grabbing the ball and counterattacking quickly at the moment when they switch from defense to offense.
There are more and more teams like this, and it is a general trend. On the contrary, teams like Barcelona, after grabbing the ball, slowly control it first, seriously dragging down the team's offensive efficiency. The final result is that when encountering a team with high defensive efficiency, , Barcelona can only keep making mistakes in the midfield and backcourt to improve their ball possession rate.
"Actually, what Martino did was the right thing." Zidane also understood Gao Shen's meaning and saw the current trend clearly, "But in Barcelona's current environment, it is probably difficult to tolerate him."
After beating Ajax 4-0, you still need to be scolded. What kind of logic is this?
"As Gao said, Barcelona now is very much like Real Madrid back then." Hierro also felt quite sad.
Everyone nodded, it's just that Barcelona and Real Madrid are pursuing different things.
But being kidnapped is exactly the same.
This should be a dilemma that all teams that turn from prosperity to decline will inevitably face.
"Now it depends on whether Russell will support Martino. If Barcelona's management does not support the coach, it will be difficult for Martino to stay for a long time, and he may even leave class in despair." Zidane said with satisfaction. He sighed sadly.
Gao Shen smiled. According to what he had experienced in his previous life, Barcelona management would not support Martino.
"I even think now that once the wind tightens, Barcelona will probably kill Martino directly to appease Barcelona fans."
Fire the head coach and appease the fans, these are already compulsory courses for European professional teams.
Because this is the lowest cost and it is also a tried and tested method!
