No one expected that the meal that was originally meant to convince Gao Shen to coach Barcelona turned into a situation where Gao Shen strongly recommended Guardiola.
The key is that it is profound and well-founded, and the more he talks about it, the more Begiristain and Soriano are moved.
If Sacchi was the top player in the game, then Gao Shen should be the number one player in the game now.
Of course, the meal was a feast for the guests and the host.
After Gao Shen sent the three of them back to the hotel, they suddenly realized that the purpose of their trip had not been achieved.
But at this time, Begiristain turned his head and looked at Guardiola.
"Pep, are you interested in writing a team plan?" Begiristain asked encouragingly.
He was a winger in the Dream Team and has been teammates with Guardiola for many years. If Guardiola can take over as Barcelona's head coach, it will be a good thing for Begiristain.
Besides, Gao Shen's recommendation just now made Begiristain also have a strong interest in Guardiola.
If Guardiola still had some reservations in front of Gao Shen just now, then under Gao Shen's strong push, it would seem a bit too much if he was more coy.
"I will write one overnight and give it to you tomorrow!" Guardiola said confidently.
…
After Gao Shen sent the three of them back to the hotel, he also called a car to go home.
The three reasons why he is unwilling to coach Barcelona have just been mentioned, but there is actually a fourth one, which is also a very important one.
That is, he doesn't think he can last long at Barcelona.
Judging from the history he is familiar with, Gao Shen is now in charge of Barcelona. After the presidential election next year, Laporta is likely to be overthrown by Rosell, who has been planning for a long time. By that time, as the head coach brought in by Laporta,
The fate of Gao Shen can be imagined.
In his previous life, as a legendary star of Barcelona and a direct descendant of Miaohong, Guardiola, who won the Triple Crown in his first season with the team, was also boycotted by Rosell.
The other two people meeting tonight, Vice Chairman Soriano, who is in charge of finance, will leave, and Technical Director Begiristain will also leave. Both of them later went to Manchester City. At that time, Gao Shen, an outsider, would still be there.
Can I work at Barcelona?
You know the answer without even thinking about it.
If his results in the first season are outstanding, Russell will probably not touch him, but will use various methods and means to restrain him. By then, will Gao Shen still be able to achieve results?
Once he fails to produce results, his end is destined to be very miserable.
It is for this reason that it is impossible for Gao Shen to take over Barcelona.
He has no interest in getting into such muddy waters.
This doesn't do him any good.
…
Night in the capital coincides with day in Italy.
After learning that the coaching teams of Inter Milan and Barcelona had gone to China, De Laurentiis and Marino in Naples were on pins and needles and could not let go.
Although it seems from various signs that Gao Shen still wants to stay in Naples, otherwise, why would he let Naples sell Domic and Garrick and sign Benatia and Macho?
But the contract was not renewed, and their hearts were still hanging on.
In the end, De Laurentiis lost his patience and signaled Marino to call Gao Shen.
Coincidence or not?
When the call came, Gao Shen happened to be at the community downstairs and had just gotten out of the car.
"Hey, Pierpaolo, I was about to call you." Gao Shen just answered the call and said with a smile.
Marino on the other side of the phone had a sudden thought, thinking it was some bad news, and his whole body couldn't help but sink.
"What...what happened?"
"What's wrong with you?" Gao Shen felt strange when he heard his tone change.
"No...nothing," Marino replied.
Gao Shen didn't understand Marino's anxiety on the phone, so he immediately said what he wanted to say, which was all about the team's preparations for the new season, especially preparations for the summer.
This immediately made Marino breathe a sigh of relief.
"Gao, I think these things can be put aside for the time being. There is something of paramount importance that we need to take care of first."
"What's up?"
"Renew the contract."
"What? Are you afraid that I will run away?" Gao Shen asked with a smile.
Marino smiled awkwardly.
He wanted to say, my young master Gao, you don’t know how popular you are!
"I will go back in a few days. Then I, you, and De Lao will have a good talk."
Marino nodded hastily.
In fact, I had wanted to sign the contract for a long time, but Gao Shen kept finding reasons to delay it.
Before, the season wasn't over yet, so he didn't have time to think about the contract. Later, Gao Shen started to take a vacation, and the contract negotiations were temporarily put on hold.
Now, Gao Shen felt that it was time to solve the problem.
…
"Why so late?"
Just after entering the house, Su Qing, who was sitting in the living room, stood up from the sofa and asked.
Although the evening news was playing on the TV, she was obviously absent-minded and focused on the entrance. Any movement would disturb her, so she stood up as soon as Gao Shen entered the door.
"We haven't seen each other for a long time, so it's inevitable that we'll chat a little more," Gao Shen said with a smile.
He was quite happy to see Guardiola, especially since he recommended him like this tonight. This favor must be inevitable.
Recalling Guardiola's grateful look when he left, Gao Shen was also indescribably proud.
Now, he pushed Guardiola out and turned around to straighten Zidane.
When talking about this French bald strongman, Gao Shen felt a little depressed. I wonder if he has obtained his coaching certificate? Gu Ming
You are a good player at football, but why are you so slow to get a coaching certificate?
Gao Shen sat down on the sofa and briefly told Su Qing what happened tonight.
Of course, he would definitely not talk about some of his private calculations, but would try his best to talk about himself as powerfully as possible, with a certain spirit of scolding Fang Qiu, and even he would somewhat believe it.
"Are you planning to lead Naples to compete in the Champions League?" Su Qing understood Gao Shen's thoughts.
"Yeah." Gao Shen nodded and went through the difficulties and obstacles Naples will encounter in playing in the Champions League. The most important thing now is the grouping. Naples will definitely be in the group of death. The difference lies in the degree of death.
"I think the headache should be your opponent's. You guys are so strong in the fourth gear, who would want to meet you?" Su Qing said calmly.
This was very pleasant to hear, and Gao Shen chuckled and nodded.
"To be pragmatic, the goal should be to qualify for the group stage. If it comes to the elimination stage, we should take it one step at a time." Gao Shen said.
Su Qing nodded. She felt that Gao Shen now has the courage of a superior, with a measured advance and retreat. He is decisive and enterprising when he should be aggressive. He is very reassuring and mature when he should be steady.
"This should also be my last year in Naples." Gao Shen suddenly felt something.
"Why?" Su Qing didn't understand.
Gao Shen smiled and said, "De Laurentiis has invested too much money. Frankly speaking, even I can't ask him for more."
After all, De Laurentiis is not the kind of wealthy boss.
According to the current situation in Naples, he really spends his own money every year to maintain the operation of the club.
Not to mention anything else, De Laurentiis invested two million euros in bringing in Maggio.
Many fans may think, what's so great about this, isn't it just two million euros?
But what about actually?
This is considered a very high transfer fee among the major European football leagues.
In the Internet age, there is an explosion of information. Fans all over the world are familiar with the fact that the transfer fee can easily exceed 10 million. Manchester United even offered a transfer fee of over 100 million euros for Cristiano Ronaldo, so they feel that 2 million euros is nothing special.
But the fact is that, except for some of the top giants in the four major leagues, other teams have to invest a net investment of two million euros, which requires careful decision-making, and may even require hesitation for a long time.
Not to mention paying for it out of his own pocket like De Laurentiis.
Even if you don’t put it in football, put it in other fields, such as China.
Two million euros is equivalent to 20 million yuan.
Let me ask, is there any wealthy person in China who would not hesitate to spend 20 million?
Even those rich people who are worth billions or even tens of billions should be cautious when making a decision of 20 million?
So, this is really a lot of money.
Not to mention, if the contract is to be renewed, De Laurentiis will definitely continue to invest.
From a business point of view, of course he will continue to invest only when he sees profits, but from another point of view, he also wants to cash out as soon as possible. After all, he cannot be like Abramovich and other wealthy people.
, invest endlessly.
Don't wealthy owners such as Roma, Lazio, AC Milan and Inter Milan invest for a few years and then withdraw after achieving results?
It is quite difficult for Moratti to invest continuously for ten or twenty years, and it is still backed by a large consortium.
Gao Shen felt and estimated that De Laurentiis was now planning to sell him to cash out.
And as soon as they start selling people, Naples' performance will decline.
As soon as the supermarket door opens, many wealthy football teams will rush in.
At that time, it was almost time for Gao Shen to leave.
It’s impossible to stay and accompany Naples to reorganize the team and cultivate a new wave of talents, right?
Ferguson is destined to be unique!
…
"Remember, our class used to rush to memorize famous quotes? Every time we wrote a composition, we would compete to see who used the most appropriate famous quotes." Gao Shen said with a smile.
That happened when I was in the second grade of middle school.
Su Qing couldn't help but feel embarrassed and nodded shyly.
"At this time, shouldn't you read a few words to encourage me?" Gao Shen asked.
Su Qing was stunned, could she still operate like this?
Aren’t they all written in graduate school records or notes?
But after seeing Gao Shen's encouraging eyes, she thought for a moment and said: "In front of God and the world, the strong always have the right to implement his will."
Gao Shen frowned when he heard this, "Are you complimenting me?"
Isn’t this the sentence of so and so?
Su Qing was embarrassed.
"The top female student in our class sometimes pronounces famous quotes incorrectly," Gao Shen said jokingly.
Su Qing obviously felt a little inappropriate this time.
"Then change it to another sentence: Heaven moves vigorously, and a gentleman strives to constantly strive for self-improvement."
"Uh... it's a bit old-fashioned, it's a bad street." Gao Shen looked disgusted.
Su Qing glanced at him angrily, stood up, turned and walked towards the room.
"Anyway, it's just these two sentences, just listen to them."
Gao Shen watched her enter the room with a smile, his heart filled with ripples.
Not long after, someone left a message for him in his penguin space.
"Do what you are supposed to do, and the results will come second."
Gao Shen smiled and replied with two words, "Thank you."
