There is a saying in football: the outcome of a game is decided the moment you walk onto the field.
Many people can't understand why?
But that's the truth.
Just like when Naples is sick, the real problem does not lie with the players, nor can it even be blamed on the coaching staff.
Let’s put it this way, the league is like a high-speed train, and each game is like a stop on the train’s itinerary. It arrives at a fixed time, stays at a fixed time, departs at a fixed time, and speeds to the next stop until the end.
will stop.
All of this is arranged very compactly, the fault tolerance rate is very low, and the competition is very fierce.
So, here comes the problem.
Suppose that there is a problem with this high-speed train at the first stop and it is delayed for one minute. What will happen?
The answer is simple, every subsequent station will be delayed.
What if there are problems at several sites?
Keep accumulating, and in the end, you will find that the train is seriously delayed.
The same goes for returning to a league.
Many times, a complete season will compete not only on the strength of the team, not only on the level of the coaching staff, but also on the ability to solve problems and efficiency.
When more and more problems are not effectively solved during the high-speed operation of the league, over time, it will lead to very serious and even unimaginable consequences.
Just like AC Milan this season.
Who could have imagined that last season's Champions League champions are now ranked ninth in Serie A, even on the verge of relegation?
Is Ancelotti incompetent?
Obviously not.
But after the league started, AC Milan had more and more problems. Some problems were solved by Ancelotti, but some problems he needed more time to solve. But after the league started, what he lacked most was time.
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There are even some problems that Ancelotti may not be able to solve at all.
So, AC Milan became like this.
In fact, the situation in Naples is generally the same, but overall, it is a bit high and low.
Especially in November, after three consecutive months of national team games, more problems broke out in Naples, causing the team's entire season plan to seriously deviate from the track. In the end, the team's state was very sluggish.
Some people may wonder, why is Inter Milan so stable?
The answer is simple. Compared with other teams in Serie A, this team is too strong, the lineup is too thick, and the fault tolerance rate is too high.
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Gao Shen was unhappy with the team's performance in November and December.
But whether it was in public or in the locker room, he never revealed anything.
Only within the coaching staff, Gao Shen mentioned more than once that he believed there was a problem with the team's training.
Especially physical fitness and condition.
As early as when Gao Shen was coaching Real Madrid, Buenaventura joined Gao Shen's team. He was very capable and performed very well. After following Gao Shen to Italy, he also performed at a very eye-catching level last season.
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But so far this season, it cannot be said to be a failure, but there are indeed quite a few problems.
Taking the three strong dialogues as a watershed, Gao Shen was very satisfied with the team's performance before, but it was difficult for Gao Shen to be satisfied with the team's performance after that.
Of course, Gao Shen also made no secret of the fact that this was because his demands on the team had increased.
"From the perspective of a newly promoted team, I can't put forward higher requirements for everyone here, but I would like to ask everyone, do you really think you can be satisfied with the positioning of a newly promoted team?"
The profound question left several members of the core coaching staff present speechless.
Who says it’s not?
Naples is currently ranked second in the Serie A standings. Although the advantage is not obvious, it is still at the top of Serie A.
Newly promoted team?
Genoa is still fighting hard to avoid relegation.
Of course, there is another newly promoted team, Juventus, but no one would regard the Bianconeri, who invested 50 to 60 million euros in a summer and has a Ballon d'Or winner and a world-class forward, as a newly promoted team.
To some extent, Juventus' performance was worse than Naples, and Ranieri and Seco were under greater pressure.
Previously, Tuttosport even reported that Juventus executives were considering letting Seco step down.
Professional football is so cruel and realistic.
"There must be something wrong with our training. We didn't consider it thoroughly when formulating the season plan, and there were deviations during the execution. After continuous accumulation, it has seriously deviated from expectations until now, but the winter break is the best time for us to correct it.
Chance!"
"Also, Fernando." Gao Shen pointed directly at Lucas, "Your analysis team also has serious problems."
"I have always been a strong supporter of your analysis team. I will give you money if you need it, equipment if you need it, and people if you need it. But you are still far from what I want. During the winter break, I need your help."
Come up with a solution."
Lucas opened his mouth to say something, but Gao Shen didn't give him such a chance.
"Don't give me any reasons or excuses. I want you to answer a sentence. Can you do it?"
Lucas frowned and gritted his teeth: "With the current manpower and funds, I can't do it anyway."
"Can't do it?" Gao Shen's tone also rose, and he almost slapped the table.
Marino, who was sitting next to him and was invited by Gao Shen to attend the meeting, felt his heart skip a beat. He was afraid that Gao Shen would say something about firing Lucas in a fit of anger, so he immediately stood up to comfort Gao Shen and said with a smile: "It's okay, it's okay, let's discuss it."
, Fernando, if your analysis team has difficulties, please speak up and listen."
"That's right, say it!" Gao Shen pointed at Lucas and shouted in an "arrogant" manner.
Lucas was also well prepared. He stood up and said, "We only have three people now. We have to track and analyze training as well as study our opponents. Pierpaolo, let me tell you this, his requirements are too harsh."
"You know what? I won't talk about analyzing ourselves. You should all know it, but do you know how he wants us to analyze our opponents?" Lucas seemed to have been resentful for a long time.
"He wants us to predict the opponent's athletic performance in advance. We have to break it down and give him a very detailed report directly. We not only need to predict the opponent's starting lineup and substitute list, but also predict the running of each position.
Moving distance, sprint distance, number of sprints, time to fatigue, timing of substitution decisions, tactics after substitutions, changes in physical fitness after changes in tactics..."
"You don't understand, right? It's okay. He is asking us to tell him directly what our opponents might do in the next game. Then he will divide the game into different categories based on this estimate.
Stages, each stage deploys different targeted tactics, just like the game we played against Juventus at home."
"Pieppaolo, please calculate for me, how much work will this require?"
After finishing speaking, Lucas also breathed out a heavy breath, looking very helpless.
Marino was also stunned after hearing this. He asked himself that he was not the kind of conservative-minded person and was good at accepting new things, but these requests made by Gao Shen were indeed unheard of.
"All of these...can be done?" Marino looked at Gao Shen.
"If he can't do it, then find someone who can!" Gao Shen said firmly.
"Who can't do it? Who can't do it?" Lucas was also "anxious", "The problem is, you have to give me enough people and enough funds. If you don't give me anything, just give it to the two of us.
Do you think we are computers? Plug it in and work for you 24 hours a day?"
Marino finally understood.
There is a contradiction between these two people. They have limited resources but too many advanced requirements.
Fitness coach Buenaventura also stood up, "I support what Fernando said."
"Actually, many things are not impossible. As long as people and funds are given, they can be done."
When he said this, Buenaventura changed the topic, "I admit that this season, our physical training did have problems, and it is a very serious problem. I also agree with what Gao said, completely change the past.
Instead of a season-long strategic thinking, we have adopted a highly refined approach that focuses on each game.”
"But this will bring more workload and investment, and even require the creation of a new position. These are all things that need to be considered. Without these investments, our existing personnel simply cannot do it."
Marino was also confused after hearing this, and immediately asked Buenaventura what did this mean?
"To put it simply, when we used to conduct physical training, the purpose was to target the entire season. This is what we did last season. But this season, as the level of the league improves, as the competition pressure increases, especially the national team against
The impact of the league, as well as player injuries and other factors."
"So now, there is a new development direction in physical training in world football, which is to abandon the season strategy of the past and focus on the next opponent."
"In other words, adjust the team's physical fitness according to the opponent in the next game."
Marino understood.
A football match is not only football, but also a competition.
How to win the game?
It's very simple. I can run faster than you, run more than you, be physically stronger than you, and have better skills than you...
It's all based on comparison.
The same goes for physical fitness.
My physical fitness is terrible, it doesn't matter, as long as I'm better than my opponent.
Marino was not an idiot, especially when he reached out and scratched his bare Italian head, he remembered what Lucas had just said. Gao Shen asked him to predict the opponent in the next game in advance, even down to every detail.
A location…
That's obvious.
After the analysis team gives an estimate and analysis, it is handed over to the coaching staff to formulate a strategy. Based on this estimate, the physical coach develops a training plan for the next opponent, adjusts the opponent's players' physical fitness, and allows Naples players to perform well in every game.
The opponent is better.
Of course this cannot be achieved 100%, but as long as it can be achieved in most games, then...
It dawned on him immediately.
"Gao Shen, so you are waiting for me here?" Marino suddenly realized it, turned around, and laughed at Gao Shen, as if to say: Boy, you are playing tricks on me, do you think I can't tell?
Such a group of people "quarreled" in front of me, but I almost fell into your trap.
Gao Shen said nothing and smiled cheerfully.
He is not a scheming person.
He is a blatant conspiracy!
Draw a piece of pie and ask you: Do you want to eat it?
