As soon as the season ended, Fort Volturno suddenly became empty.
In the morning, the team was officially disbanded and everyone left. Only Gao Shen and the coaching staff remained on the team.
The players can take a vacation, but they still have a lot of things to do, such as preparing for the new season.
Fort Volturno needs to be renovated and some training equipment added. The gym also needs to be further upgraded. Lucas's data analysis team is currently recruiting intensively and will be expanded to three people in the future.
A separate office is required, as well as some brand new equipment.
As the chief assistant coach, Carlo also needs to provide feedback to the management based on the situation of the past season to see what has not been done well enough and needs to be transformed and improved during the suspension period.
All of this must be completed within the two months of suspension, and the time is very tight.
Gao Shen actually became the most relaxed person.
He only needs to be responsible for controlling the overall situation and signing the signature.
This was the first time he strolled so leisurely through the Fort Volturno Training Center.
Since coaching Naples, he has hardly had a moment of leisure. He is busy every day, non-stop.
Only now did he have the opportunity to stop and take a good look around the training center and the small mound beside the training field, which is the favorite place for fans to stand when watching the club's training.
He walked onto the small mound and stood high, as if he could still see the players running on the training ground. Another season was over!
Reflecting on the past season, I found that the harvest was extremely rich.
This is the first full season of his coaching career, and it can be described as ups and downs.
Since the Italian Cup at the beginning of the season, he has encountered various opponents non-stop: Ascoli, Parma, Juventus, Roma, Inter Milan...
Gao Shen didn't pay much attention to the Serie B team from the beginning, and facts have proved that it is difficult for the Serie B team to pose a threat to Gao Shen's team.
If it hadn't been for too much play after winning the championship in advance, and if it hadn't been distracted by the Italian Cup, Gao Shen would even have the confidence to remain undefeated throughout the season, which shows Naples' strength advantage in Serie B.
Even Juventus will have a hard time shaking Naples under the guidance of Gao Shen.
At least, I still have this level of confidence.
But he also suffered the worst defeat of his career.
Lost to Inter Milan 0-3!
If you look purely at results, Gao Shen's first full season was brilliant. As a newly promoted team, he won the Serie B championship and reached the semi-finals of the Italian Cup. Such results can be said to be quite brilliant.
More importantly, Cavani is the top scorer in Serie B, with three goals more than Trezeguet of Juventus. Players such as Gervinho, Pelle, Hamsik and Sanchez have all failed to score.
few.
Naples is the team with the strongest attack power and the strongest defense in Serie B, playing the most beautiful offensive football.
Such a report card is amazing enough!
If we don’t lose to Inter Milan.
Gao Shen will always remember it!
"Last year, I went to visit Bielsa in the suburbs of Rosario, Argentina."
Guardiola's voice came from behind, and he was slowly walking up the small mound, heading towards the heights.
A friend of mine and Batistuta strongly recommended me to meet him."
Gao Shen nodded, "I also visited him when I went to Argentina last time, but he was not at home."
"I was lucky, he was there that time." Guardiola smiled.
Being profound and silent, this is indeed a kind of luck.
In other words, fate.
"In his home, we analyzed various football tactics in the living room, using people as forwards, chairs as defenders, benches as midfielders, and various other furniture in the living room.
Come and use it, let's discuss tactics."
From Guardiola's words, Gao Shen heard some memories.
As you can imagine, that will be a very special memory.
"We talked for more than ten hours, and then when I was leaving, Bielsa asked me a question."
Gao Shen looked at Guardiola, but did not speak, waiting for Guardiola to continue.
"He said that as a professional player, you know everything about professional football, you know all kinds of dirty transactions in this circle, you know how dishonest people in this circle are, and you know the people in this circle who are famous for their football skills.
The reputation thing is so rubbish, then why are you so eager to coach a team?"
After Guardiola paused, he looked at Gao Shen and smiled slightly: "I answered him that I like this kind of passion!"
"Professional football has too many things that are ugly, even too dirty and dirty. It has now become a fame and fortune machine, but it is still full of boiling blood, which makes me feel extremely yearning."
Gao Shen couldn't help but nod, this is the truth.
What fans see is always just the glamor on the surface, but behind this layer of glamor,
There is countless filth and nastiness hidden there, as well as all kinds of power struggles and intrigues.
But all of this cannot conceal the passion on the court.
That's why professional football is so crazy and fascinating.
"I have really learned a lot in the past few months with you. I think you are completely different from other head coaches. You dare to think, speak and do. Sometimes I even think, how can you
Why are you so sure that you are right?"
When Guardiola said this, he shook his head and said with a smile: "But you are right every time."
Gao Shen also smiled, but he couldn't say that he had seen all this happen before, so he was convinced.
"Beat Juventus, massacre Roma, Parma, Serie B, and others..."
Guardiola is also trying hard to search for memories of the past few months. Gao Shen has a completely different personality from him, but in Gao Shen, he sees many qualities that attract him.
"I see passion from you, from Naples, and from the Naples players!"
Gao Shen understands that this is the football that Guardiola is most fascinated by and loves the most.
He can also understand why Guardiola in the current world left angrily when he saw the extremely empty and boring football of the late Dream Team 3, which was about possession of the ball for the sake of possession.
Gao Shen actually also likes this kind of football, but he is a little different from Guardiola in that he is not a young man.
At least, he would never be able to do something like suddenly change the team's style of play on the eve of the Champions League final.
Unless, he is confident enough to win by surprise.
Guardiola received an invitation.
An invitation that made him hesitate.
Coming from Barcelona, I hope he will go back to coach the Barcelona second team.
A team struggling in the fourth tier.
This is also a feature of the Spanish League. The second team can participate in the professional league, so Real Madrid's second team Castilla can compete in the Spanish Second Division, and can also be promoted or relegated, but it cannot be in the same level as the first team.
After Barcelona trained a number of players such as Xavi and Puyol, the performance of the second team was terrible.
If Gao Shen remembers correctly, in his previous life it was Guardiola who offered to coach after seeing the crisis in Barcelona's second team, but now it is Barcelona asking him if he is willing to go back.
"Decided?" Gao Shen asked with a smile.
Guardiola nodded, "You know, in fact, I have promised you that I will fight with you in the new season of Serie A, but I can't refuse the invitation from Barcelona. They need me to go back."
Deep understanding.
"I'm really looking forward to it, and I really hope to be able to fight alongside you, to watch you lead Napoli to Serie A, completely turn them upside down, and at the same time report the 0-3 victory at San Siro.
hatred."
"I am also very much looking forward to seeing you and Naples stand on the top of the Serie A championship, but..."
Guardiola's eyes showed reluctance and regret.
"I have to go back!"
It sounds like a wandering wanderer who wants to go home after wandering outside for many years.
With such reasons and in such a situation, how can you refuse? How can you retain her?
"You have to think clearly. If you go back to Barcelona, I believe that with your ability, Barcelona's second team will not be able to keep you.
You will definitely have a chance to stand alone, and by then, we will be our opponents." Gao Shen said with some intimidation.
"Then you will do everything you can to deal with me, just like you would deal with Spalletti or other coaches?" Guardiola couldn't help laughing.
"Of course!" Gao Shen nodded confidently, ww "I will also tell the whole world that you have been my assistant. I know you too well, so I have no problem defeating you, and there are other things..."
Guardiola laughed, which greatly diluted the sadness of separation.
"I will also tell everyone that I worked as an assistant for Gao Shen. I learned a lot from Gao Shen. I don't know you very well, but I will do my best to defeat you. This is what I mean to you.
Respect!"
Guardiola said with a serious face.
"Me too! If we really meet, neither of us will hold anything back. After we win, we will treat each other to a good meal." Gao Shen also laughed and reached out his hand. "It's a deal!" Guardio
La La held Gao Shen's hand firmly, "I'm confident, it's definitely my treat."
"Fuck you! With your three-legged cat skills, how can you beat me?" Gao Shen pulled hard and gave Guardiola a heavy hug. Guardiola did the same.
Although they only got along for a few months, the two studied and discussed football every day and formed a very deep friendship with each other.
Things in the world are so strange.
Some people have been together for most of their lives, but they are still strangers; but some people have been together for only a short time, but they still feel at ease with each other.
Gao Shen is quite lucky that he and Guardiola are the latter.
"Go to Barcelona, work hard, I'm optimistic about you!" Gao Shen encouraged.
"You too, if you win the Serie A championship in the new season, I will cheer for you in Barcelona!" Guardiola said with a fist.
Gao Shen patted his shoulder to express that he had received it.
People come and go, this is actually normal, and he has long taken it lightly.
It's just that he doesn't know whether his appearance is good for Guardiola? Or bad?
