What Gao Shen wants to do is a very bold thing. It can be said that no one has done it in Italy or even in the top European leagues, and may not even have thought about it.
That is to subvert the current physical training system.
This is the information he has obtained in recent times, combined with the team's situation and comprehensive information from all aspects. Especially in November, after being invited to participate in a sports science seminar in Europe, he met many big names in the industry and heard a lot.
Out of curiosity, he came up with some brand new ideas.
Naples has encountered many problems this season, the first of which is the national team competition.
There are more and more players in the national football team and the national youth team, causing Naples' current training plan to be cut into segments.
The two weeks of national team competitions have seriously affected the team's training.
This is not a problem for Napoli, it is a problem for all European teams, past, present and future.
So how did they solve it?
That is fragmentation, refinement, and pertinence.
By 2021, physical training can no longer be called physical training, but should be called sports performance.
This is not just a difference in name, but a change in philosophy.
In other words, training no longer focuses on physical fitness, but focuses on players' performance in the game.
Just like what Lucas and Buenaventura said just now, Gao Shen's request to them is to let Naples players perform better than their opponents in sports.
This may not seem difficult, but in fact it involves more aspects than traditional physical training in the past.
Coaches are required not only to be proficient in various physical training, but also to understand special training, sports science, rehabilitation physiotherapy, technical and tactical training, psychology and nutrition... All of these must be understood, and they must even be able to sit down with analysts.
Study the situation of players and opponents together, and make detailed fine-tuning for each player.
This is definitely a huge system and a brand new concept.
So when did this concept begin?
Gao Shen didn't know who specifically proposed it, but he started hearing about it when Guardiola was coaching Bayern.
There is a saying that goes well: The British play long passes, the Spaniards play technology, the Italians play tactics, and the Germans play science.
There must have been many people working in this direction at the same time, but Guardiola was determined to try it at Bayern Munich.
During the summer when Guardiola coached Bayern Munich, Bayern hired a 28-year-old Italian young man, Simon Martinero, for his first job as a sports coach.
He was Buenaventura's assistant.
Since the beginning of coaching Bayern, there has been a huge conflict between Guardiola and Bayern's genius doctor Wolfart, because there are huge philosophical differences between the two people's working methods, and Guardiola is a well-known control freak.
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So, one year after Guardiola took charge, Bayern hired another person from Leverkusen, Holger Broich.
Regarding Broich's position, there were many different translations in China at the time. Some media said he was a physical therapist, some said he was a therapist, some said he was a physical coach, and some simply said he was a masseur.
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Anyway, not all.
The purpose of Bayern's signing of Broich is to alleviate the conflict between Guardiola and Wolfart.
Later, various reasons led to the intensification of conflicts. Although Guardiola's performance at Bayern was quite good, it did not reach the peak that everyone expected of him.
But his set of ideas and concepts were inherited by Bayern Munich and continue to be explored and improved.
In 2020, Bayern Munich won the Champions League with a complete victory record.
This is the only team to win the Champions League since its restructuring.
Flick's team left a very deep impression on everyone, that is, Bayern can run so well!
There were no major injuries and high-intensity running, running directly from the beginning to the end. Almost every player in the team was an unstoppable iron man, averaging one more player than the opponent per game.
How did you do it?
There are two people in Flick's coaching team.
Fitness Coach is responsible for controlling the general direction, responsible for basic physical training such as strength, explosive power, endurance and speed, so as to keep players in the best competitive condition. His name is Simon Martinero.
Responsible for fine-tuning each player's targeted training, combining sports science, and studying each player with analysts, as well as the players' opponents in the next game, so that their players can perform more vigorously than their opponents in terms of physical fitness.
The coach, Conditioning Coach, his name is Holger Broich.
In addition, Bayern's coaching staff also has a strong analysis team to support it.
This is the secret behind Bayern Munich's unbeatable victory in the Champions League!
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As a traveler, Gao Shen was particularly impressed by Bayern Munich that season.
In fact, many teams are already trying to introduce the new position of fitness coach, such as Manchester United's Mike Clegg, but it is still in an exploratory stage and is far from mature.
When Guardiola coached Barcelona, the first-team coaching staff once reached more than 30 people, which was quite astonishing. However, due to budget constraints, the club continued to lay off employees, which also made Guardiola and Chairman Russell
A conflict occurred.
Now, there are actually many professional fitness coaches working in professional football.
What Gao Shen wants to do now is to introduce such a position to Naples and solve the team's current predicament.
If Buenaventura were to be solely responsible for the physical fitness of all players in the first team, the pressure would indeed be great, and he would not be able to meet the current needs of Gao Shen and Naples.
Therefore, Gao Shen wants to expand and reform the coaching staff.
But expansion and reform require funds.
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"If you have any ideas, you should talk to me directly and honestly. Tell me, in the past year or so, has I not supported you in any matter? Is there ever a time when I have not tried my best to help you? You have to go around like this.
Tell me?"
After the coaching staff meeting, Gao Shen returned to the office, with Marino following closely behind, complaining constantly.
He felt that Gao Shen didn't trust him so much that he would play such tricks on him, which was outrageous!
Gao Shen had a smile on his face and didn't say anything. He sat down directly on the sofa and warmly greeted Marino to sit down and rest too.
"I know, I know, didn't I apologize to you? Besides, I don't trust you, but isn't there someone above you?" Gao Shen pointed at the top of his head.
Whenever De Laurentiis' name is mentioned, Marino becomes frightened.
The Italian bald man is afraid of two people: his wife at home and German guy at the club.
"This is a legitimate and reasonable request of yours, and the German guy... may not refuse it." Marino said without any confidence.
Who doesn't know that De Lao is famous for being a prudent person?
Although Marino is the general manager, he has no financial influence.
"So, didn't I find a suitable and legitimate reason for you? After you go back, you should report it truthfully, report what you saw, and make our difficulties and challenges more serious and more
Get some budget."
Marino looked at Gao Shen with a chuckle, he really suspected that this kid was the German guy's nemesis.
"Frankly speaking, De Lao is really satisfied with the current results of the team, very satisfied." Marino said with a smile.
Gao Shen became depressed, "But I'm not satisfied, very dissatisfied."
After a pause, Gao Shen said again, "You know, we could have defeated Inter Milan at Meazza. We didn't have to play so poorly in November and December. Now there are only two ways in front of us."
, work hard to catch up in the second half, or be content with the status quo, I choose the former option anyway."
Marino understood what Gao Shen meant.
Everyone knows that when Gao Shen coached Naples, it was because the two sides had consistent ideas and consistent goals. If there are serious differences in goals now, Gao Shen will definitely make other considerations.
With his current reputation, if he leaves Naples, let alone teams in other leagues, it is estimated that many teams in Serie A will fire their current head coaches and hire Gao Shen to coach instead.
I even heard before that AC Milan is becoming increasingly dissatisfied with Ancelotti and intends to recruit Gao Shen to coach.
There is also Juventus, Ranieri's dismissal is a matter of minutes.
"What's the approximate budget this time?" Marino asked with concern.
Gao Shen clicked his tongue, "Look, we're talking about money again. After all, isn't all this money invested in Naples?"
Marino said with a smile, that's what he said, but it also depends on the team.
With the current situation in Naples, it is still very promising to keep the top four. In this case, why would De Laurentiis invest this money?
release results?
Who can guarantee that if you invest this money, you will definitely achieve results?
"You have to give me a rough number so I can report it to the German guy, right?" Marino smiled bitterly.
Gao Shen nodded, "A core coaching staff member, some training equipment, and an analyst. I made a preliminary estimate of one million to one and a half million euros, and no more than two million euros at most."
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"So many?" Marino's heart skipped a beat.
He knew Gao Shen so well that he simply ignored the previous numbers. He felt that Gao Shen's budget was the latter number.
If you don't overspend, it's pretty good.
"Is that much? Think about it, after the facilities are upgraded and the training level is improved, we will definitely be able to compete with Inter Milan for the championship!" Gao Shen said loudly.
"Can you guarantee it?"
"Are you funny? Have you ever seen a matchmaker give birth to a son?" Gao Shen asked confidently, "Besides, you also know that our players are young and have great potential, but their current strength is not as good as that of Inter Milan, so we can only make up for it through training.
, so no matter what, you have to help me win this budget."
"Anyway, I'm relying on you!"
Marino smiled bitterly, what's the use of relying on me for such a thing?
I'm not the boss!
If I were the boss, I would approve it directly for you!
But Gao Shen had an expression like "I don't care, I'm going to rely on you anyway," which left Marino speechless.