After returning to the Bay Area from Fort Volturno, Guardiola went back to his room to take a shower.
He was very surprised by what happened at the Naples training base in the past two days.
First, Gao Shen apologized, which overturned his impression of Gao Shen. He had always thought that Gao Shen was a young and energetic young man, but he did not expect that he could bravely bear his mistakes.
Another thing is the conversations Gao Shen had with the players.
In contrast, Guardiola didn't have much interest in the targeted training in the afternoon.
On the way back to the Bay Area, Guardiola asked Gao Shen if he had time to chat in the evening, and Gao Shen agreed.
When Guardiola came out from the shower, he found that Gao Shen had already been sitting on the balcony on the second floor, overlooking the dark sea. Some bright lights were vaguely visible, like stars, which should be ships sailing on the sea.
Fernando Lucas is here.
Guardiola saw his notebook on the table and heard him talking on the phone in the corner of the balcony.
As an intelligence analyst, he is really busy, and all kinds of information are gathered into his hands all the time.
Right now, the most important thing for Lucas is Parma.
On the table next to Gao Shen were a bottle of water and a bottle of canned beer. Needless to say, the latter was specially prepared for him.
Guardiola walked over, sat down next to Gao Shen, took the can of beer, opened it with a pop, took two big gulps, and then let out a satisfied sigh.
"In the first half of the year, the most painful thing for me in Mexico was that I couldn't get used to the wine there." Guardiola started the topic.
This is not the first time that Gao Shen has sat down and chatted with him. He knows about Guardiola's stay in Mexico and the topics he discussed when meeting Bielsa. These are no secrets.
"To be honest, if you don't smoke or drink, your life will lose a lot of fun." Guardiola said jokingly.
Gao Shen also smiled, "This is the so-called generation gap."
Guardiola was speechless.
Who says it’s not?
Gao Shen was only twenty-six years old, and he was already thirty-five, a full nine years behind him.
"When I'm smoking and drinking, I'd rather spend it playing World of Warcraft." Gao Shen chuckled.
Yes, this is a profound hobby that Guardiola recently learned about.
In his words, after coming to Naples, he could finally spare some time every day to do what he liked, so he started playing games, but that's not what Lucas said.
Lucas said that Gao Shen plays World of Warcraft because he plays this game with the girl he likes.
"Do you know how weird they are? The girl is a priest, but she turns out to be a shadow priest, and she changed from a nanny to an attacker. And he? He chose a paladin, but he turned out to be a nanny. Oh my god, these two people
It’s so perseverant to fight monsters all the way from Beijun Monastery to level up like this!”
Guardiola doesn't understand World of Warcraft, so he can't hear what Lucas is complaining about at all. However, Gao Shen will laugh and scold him after listening to it, "You know nothing, go ahead and brush your equipment."
It feels like it's very powerful.
At this moment, Gao Shen's words brought back his memories. Would you like to play a game if you have the chance?
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Guardiola once asked Gao Shen, what is the difference between coaching a newly promoted team from Serie B and coaching Real Madrid?
The answer given by Gao Shen is that they are completely different, but essentially the same.
Tonight, Guardiola's first question is, why apologize?
"Shouldn't the head coach strive to establish and maintain his authority? Shouldn't he bring confidence to the players?"
Gao Shen nodded, Guardiola was right.
"But I think if a leader needs to cover up his mistakes to maintain his authority, then I think that authority is worthless."
"In fact, as you saw, my players did not question my authority or waver in their trust in me."
Guardiola thought about how after the training, when Gao Shen and he were leaving Fort Volturno, many players were driving. When they passed by, they would stop and ask: Do you want a ride?
There are also other trivial things, which can actually show Gao Shen's status in the hearts of Naples players.
Guardiola somewhat understood what Gao Shen meant, and did not continue to dwell on this issue. Instead, he raised his real question tonight, which was why Gao Shen wanted to guide the players to think?
"I have experienced many head coaches, and I can't speak to them all, but most of them don't believe that players should have the ability to think independently. What they prefer to do is to stifle their independent thinking, or even tell them not to think.
, Just obey unconditionally, just like Benitez or even Van Gaal."
At this point, Gao Shen is obviously different.
"You know, someone once told me that when you are young, it is best to choose a job that has a high ceiling, high growth potential, and is not easily replaced, and then study hard and accumulate, and persevere."
This is a truth that I understood before I traveled through the world.
When they first graduated, some students chose jobs with relatively high entry-level salaries. They took advantage of the benefits at first and were high-spirited. But after three or five years, senior students caught up with them, and these students were still the same, with little progress and nothing.
The upper limit of development can be seen at a glance. At best, he is a small leader of a department.
From that moment on, Gao Shen understood this truth.
When looking for a job when you are young, salary should not be your first priority, but should be based on long-term development.
Later, when he became a leader and began to manage people, Gao Shen became even more aware of this.
Many leaders always feel that their subordinates are idiots, but what is the reality?
Where do so many fools and idiots come from in this world?
Who doesn’t have a little calculation of his own in his heart?
If you think your subordinate is a fool, and your subordinate also thinks you are a fool, then who is the fool?
Gao Shen quickly figured out that if you are really good to your subordinates, they all know it, and if you really focus on cultivating them, they can also feel it.
Frankly respect everyone, this is what Gao Shen often tells them, and this is how he gets along with them, and they are more convinced of Gao Shen, even obey his words, and do things more easily.
This was true in the professional world in the past, and it is also true now in managing a team.
"As long as you are a human being, you will definitely have your own thoughts and calculations. No one will truly obey unconditionally. Therefore, I have always been opposed to the use of players as robots advocated by Benitez and Van Gaal. I think this is not
A good way.”
"I like to take a long-term view when doing things. The higher the upper limit and the higher the growth potential, the more I like to do it."
"Let the players figure it out and think for themselves. It is indeed difficult at the beginning and not easy to do. Some players may even give up. But I believe that this is good for themselves, the team, and even me.
It’s beneficial.”
"My requirements are not high. Don't say that all eleven players can meet my requirements. As long as half can meet them, then think about it. Is it difficult for this team to fully implement and execute my tactics? No matter on the court
No matter how the situation changes, they all know how to deal with it. Do you think this is not more effective than those who mechanically execute the head coach's tactics?"
"Furthermore, it is impossible for players to not have their own ideas and thoughts. Maybe at the beginning, they were soft-spoken, just debuted, and had no reputation, so they were obedient and obedient. But once the team performed well, they became famous and gained confidence.
Now, will they still be so obedient and submissive?"
"When the time comes, the conflicts will only increase and accumulate, and in the end, the entire team will fall apart."
When Guardiola heard this, he completely understood what Gao Shen meant.
There are two methods. One is to start with the easier and then the harder. Like Benitez, Van Gaal and others, they suppress the players from the beginning, require all players to implement his will, and use their strong authority to suppress the players.
Therefore, Mourinho, Van Gaal and Benitez all have to be the bosses in the dressing room.
But gradually, players will be unable to bear it, more and more players will resist, and it will become more and more difficult to manage the team.
Gao Shen adopts the "stupid" method of first making it difficult and then making it easy. He inspires every player to think along his tactical concepts and ideas, and slowly understand why Gao Shen wants them to do this, and what is the purpose?
When the situation arises, what will they do?
When players think about it, it is a kind of recognition of Gao Shen. When they understand it, they will become Gao Shen's comrades, and they will naturally stand with Gao Shen. In this way, the team management will become more and more efficient.
The easier it is.
In the end, it may even be possible for the players to figure out how to deal with it without even having to do anything.
Gao Shen is also the boss in the locker room, but he is not the boss like Mourinho and Van Gaal.
Moreover, in the former method, the players' room for growth is limited, because they only perform it mechanically and know how to do it, but they may not understand why they do it.
But here in Gaoshen, the player's growth limit is higher. After slowly accumulating, the later in his career, the more valuable this asset becomes. Even after retirement, he can completely transform into a head coach.
There is a typical example around Guardiola.
In the Dream Team under Cruyff, many people transitioned to become head coaches, and they all achieved success.
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Gao Shen never thought about what Guardiola was thinking, he just said what he was thinking.
I have even thought about why the coaching careers of Benitez, Van Gaal and others always start high and then go low?
Does this have anything to do with their management model?
Also, Mourinho has said that he has been under Mourinho for three years. Isn’t this also because of his management?
Otherwise, why would Mourinho set up a foreign enemy for the team every time?
As Gao Shen said to Guardiola, coaching Naples and coaching Real Madrid are completely different, but they are essentially the same.
They all pay attention to the management of the locker room and people.
At best, Gao Shen took a trick from Naples, which was to use a group of blank slate players who were around 20 years old.
So far, Gao Shen believes that his management and coaching of Naples are following the route he planned before, and the progress is gratifying. He even believes that, given time, this Naples will definitely bring him extremely generous returns.
Whether on or off the court, he will never be disappointed.
As for Guardiola, he is still thinking and pondering Gao Shen's words over and over again.
