The first day I arrived at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, was actually a very ordinary day.
Gao Shen gradually lost the freshness he felt when he first arrived.
For example, having lunch together.
Although there are many famous coaches, Gao Shen even went to Benitez to ask for a one-click triple link and even posted a message on Twitter, but in fact it was just like that, just like those gatherings of peers.
The only thing that made Gao Shen feel a little satisfied was that someone actually asked him for his phone number.
Pellegrini of Villarreal, the Chilean engineer is a good man!
They are all famous marshals, but they are also human beings, and they have to eat, drink, and have diarrhea, which is all kinds of strange things.
Some people are very addicted to smoking and run out to have a cigarette from time to time; some people are used to spitting out the fragrance and use swear words in every sentence; some people have a loud voice and speak as if they want the whole audience to pay attention to them;
Some of the older comrades even ran to the bathroom several times in less than an hour...
Anyway, among these twenty or so people, everyone is actually different.
After the lunch break, the most important part of the afternoon began, which was taking photos.
Don't be surprised, in Ferguson's words, this is the most important thing at the annual coaching summit.
In fact, all media covering this event around the world will only publish this photo.
This is the news material that UEFA sent to major newspapers after filming.
Since the photos are for the whole world, there are certain things to pay attention to.
The first thing to consider is the seats.
UEFA President Platini and Secretary General David Taylor will also take part in the photo shoot. Needless to say, Platini must be sitting in the C seat in the front row. The people sitting on both sides of him are a bit particular.
Generally speaking, it is the head coach of the Champions League winner and runner-up.
Ferguson is doing his part, but Chelsea's head coach is in trouble, because it was Grant who led the team to the Champions League final last season, but this season Chelsea's head coach is Brazilian coach Scolari.
So, it was Wenger who ended up sitting on the other side of Platini.
This has basically been recognized by everyone.
After the C position is determined, the other positions will become casual.
Gao Shen is the most self-aware, so he chose an inconspicuous position in the back row.
Ancelotti, Mourinho, Benitez, Guardiola, Schuster and other wealthy coaches all sat in the front row.
And in the subsequent gatherings, the difference in popularity can be clearly seen.
Except for UEFA's Platini and David Taylor, who were looking for people to chat with and show their kindness as landlords, the other head coaches gathered together and chatted about their own topics.
Although Gao Shen is here for the first time, he actually has good connections in European football.
Guardiola has been following him, and Ancelotti has basically stood with him. Coupled with Spalletti, who is alone, their small circle has a large number of people, especially later, Mourini
The addition of O and Ferguson made them become the focus of the venue.
But some people seem very lonely, such as Real Madrid head coach Schuster.
The people present either actively integrated into the circle, or were famous and formed a small circle of their own. The only one was Schuster, who seemed to be alone. Even his compatriot, Bayern Munich coach Klinsmann,
Don't pay much attention to him.
It seems that his popularity is a bit low.
For this reason, Gao Shen even walked over and said hello to him.
But soon, he understood why no one was paying attention to him.
This guy almost has the word arrogance carved on his forehead, and his tone of voice is quite aggressive.
There are all Champions League coaches present, who wants to see you show off?
As for what happened later, the content of Ferguson's speech was actually not new. It was all content that Gao Shen had seen before in the tactical library, but now that I heard Ferguson say it himself, it felt quite different.
But in terms of completeness, tactical library management is better.
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Theoretically, after the first day of the meeting, you can leave if you have anything to say.
But everyone present knew very well that UEFA still had to give this face.
What's more, UEFA indeed provided them with delicious food and drinks, and even the hotels they stayed in were the best in the area.
It's useless if you don't use it.
It was rare that the league was suspended and there was no competition pressure. Ancelotti endured his poker addiction for a day and finally got out of control. He dragged Gao Shen and others and said they would play all night.
Sometimes Gao Shen really wants to ask, if you are so gambling at the poker table, why are you so conservative on the court?
However, he guessed that if asked, Ancelotti would fight him tooth and nail.
The card game lasted until around three o'clock in the morning. Spalletti really couldn't stand it any longer. Gao Shen also took the opportunity to stop and quickly fled back to the room. He slept until noon and was woken up by the phone call for dinner.
There is only one item on the agenda for the afternoon, which is discussion and proposals.
Since the Serie A scandal, the focus of discussion has been the issue of referees, and in recent times, the pressure on referees has been intensified.
Putting pressure on the referee is actually a side effect, and within the scope of the rules, each team is doing everything it can to put pressure on the referee, hoping to make the referee do more things that are beneficial to them.
of punishment.
Yes, all head coaches know this, including Mourinho and Ferguson, who often criticize referees. They all know that referees are not gods. When they make decisions in a game, they will definitely sometimes favor the opponent and sometimes favor the opponent.
Own.
The reason why they bombard and accuse is more of a tactic, the purpose is to put pressure on the referee, and then put pressure on the referee, allowing them to make more penalties that are beneficial to them.
This is their truest purpose.
Including later, the frequent falls of Barcelona players, including the fact that they often surrounded the referee at once, these are actually a means of pressure that is not expressly prohibited by the rules.
Of course, UEFA later made it clear that no one was allowed to block the referee and put pressure on him, so it never happened again.
In the proposal stage, everyone puts forward different opinions based on their own needs, and some have more than one opinion.
To put it bluntly, everyone has their own position and no one is objective and impartial.
For example, Premier League teams want the referee to be more relaxed in enforcing the law.
Everyone knows that Premier League teams have always been rough and direct, and it would be good for them to have looser enforcement.
La Liga hopes that referees can protect technical players more, and this is also because they are good at technology and passing and controlling the ball.
Guardiola's proposal is to hope that referees can better protect talents like Messi.
To put it bluntly, in Europe, professional football is a show, the Champions League is the most high-end show, and stars like Messi are the best actors, so Guardiola's proposal is not wrong.
It just won't be accepted.
Once Messi is protected, how can other teams defend him when they face Barcelona?
Without fouling, who can guard Messi?
Therefore, as soon as Guardiola's proposal came out, some people refuted it on the spot.
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A high-level proposal seems a bit big.
He proposed that the method of delineating eight seed teams based on European points should be abolished, and instead the champion teams of the four major leagues should automatically qualify for a seed team.
This proposal caused a lively discussion.
For a team like Napoli, who are Serie A champions but are ranked in the fourth tier, it actually does no good to anyone.
In other words, are Real Madrid and Bayern really confident that they can defeat Naples?
But not everyone agrees with this.
Real Madrid coach Schuster rebutted Gao Shen face to face, believing that this proposal only considered Napoli's own interests and ignored the common interests of the other 31 teams.
"I don't think that such an occasion and such a platform are suitable for discussing such selfish opinions! I think that UEFA does not need to discuss such unrealistic opinions and waste everyone's time.
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The implication is to accuse Gao Shen of trying to seek personal gain for Naples and change UEFA's rules.
Everyone on the scene was stunned.
Everyone was having a lively discussion just now, and Gao Shen's suggestion was very good.
Gao Shen smiled bitterly to himself. He had long heard that Schuster was unruly and unruly, and it was indeed true.
Just now I took the initiative to say hello, but ended up with a hot face but a cold butt.
It's better now. If you don't want to discuss it, just shut up. Why are you pretending to be so clumsy?
After all, don't you just look down on Gao Shen and his Naples?
As for when Gao Shen offended Schuster, Gao Shen doesn't know.
Maybe it was during the Champions League draw, maybe it was when the La Liga media discussed changing the coach and asking Gao Shen to return...
But none of this matters anymore.
The venue fell silent, but Gao Shen stood up.
He first admitted that his proposal did have some selfish motives, because Naples was indeed placed in the fourth tier during the draw this season, which was unfair to Naples.
"But I can also understand the thinking of many first-tier teams. They may not be willing to accept such changes."
What Gao Shen said is not necessarily true, that is, some people are willing to do it, and some people are not.
"If you want to accuse my proposal of being selfish, I would like to say that the vast majority of people present have this qualification, but there is only one person who does not!"
Gao Shen didn't point out who it was to save face for him, but everyone knew who he was talking about.
Because when he named this person, Gao Shen looked directly at Schuster.
"Because this person is still able to occupy the seeding qualifications of the first-tier team because of me! Without me, it is still unknown whether he could even sit here and accuse me shamelessly."
After finishing speaking, Gao Shen sat down directly.
Guardiola and Ancelotti sat next to him, and both of them comforted him in unison, indicating that he needed to calm down.
Schuster's face became very embarrassed.
The reason why he choked Gao Shen was because from the first day he coached, he was constantly compared with Gao Shen by the media. Even every time he lost, the media would shout for the management to bring Gao Shen back.
He hated Gao Shen from the bottom of his heart, and he disliked everything about Gao Shen.
But he didn't expect that Gao Shen would be so disrespectful to him in public.
More importantly, he couldn't refute it.
Without his championship in 2006, Real Madrid might not have been able to be ranked in the seeding group based on their results in the past five years.
This made Schuster irrefutable.
And all his previous remarks were more like picking up the bowl to eat, then putting the bowl down to curse.
He hated Gao Shen even more in his heart.
The battle at the Bernabeu, I want you to look good!
Let me see how many more days you can still dance!
