Although it was past midnight when he returned to Madrid, there were still many Real Madrid fans coming to the airport to pick him up.
Before the team left for London, everyone had lost confidence in this game, but precisely because of this, after the team's reversal, Real Madrid fans were particularly excited, even crazy.
When the team landed on the chartered flight, more than 3,000 Real Madrid fans had gathered at the Madrid Capital Airport, and more and more fans were coming from all directions towards the Capital Airport.
Tonight, the whole Madrid is in a carnival!
When Gao Shen showed up at the Madrid airport with Real Madrid on and off, there was a huge commotion at the scene. All the fans swarmed up and surrounded the players who had returned triumphantly.
"Well done, Real Madrid soldiers, you have shown Real Madrid's strong will!"
"Excellent performance, I'm proud of you!"
"Come on! We must continue to advance and strive to win another Champions League!"
As the head coach of the team, as usual, Gao Shen is at the forefront of the team.
This is also the first time for many Real Madrid fans to see their head coach face to face. They are surprised and conflicted.
I was surprised because Gao Shen was so young.
Even standing among the players, Gao Shen looks very young.
Not to mention compared with veterans like Zidane, even compared with Real Madrid young players such as Ramos, Negredo, De La Rede, etc., Gao Shen looks extremely young.
This is not because of their age, but because these young players from Real Madrid all have stubble, and Ramos even has Argentinian long hair that looks elegant but is actually very sloppy, plus a white headband.
, which makes him look several years older than normal.
On the other hand, Gao Shen has a clean face, very handsome appearance, and a bit of bookishness. At first glance, he looks like a student who has just walked out of campus. He clearly knows that he is twenty-five years old, but he is standing with the nineteen-year-old Ramos.
, but he looks younger.
Can such a person be the head coach of Real Madrid?
This is also the main reason why Real Madrid fans have been criticizing Gao Shen in the past ten days.
However, Gao Shen, under impossible circumstances, led the team to reverse Arsenal in the away game and led the team to the quarterfinals of the Champions League. Even Wenger expressed his disapproval of Gao Shen at Highbury at the post-match press conference.
His troop formation and courage and determination were greatly appreciated.
This makes Real Madrid fans very conflicted.
Gao Shen is the hero. Logically speaking, they should support him, but he is so young and does not look like a head coach who can be entrusted with important responsibilities. How do they choose?
Under the contradiction, Real Madrid fans gave more praise to Real Madrid players.
This is also the first time in such a long time that a Real Madrid player has been treated and praised so highly by Real Madrid fans.
You know, from 2004 to now, two full years have passed, and Real Madrid fans have rarely given the team such high standards of treatment.
And now, they finally feel the enthusiasm of Real Madrid fans and their support for the team again.
This made many players feel much calmer.
The local fans are the backbone of the team. This sentence is true.
Whether or not there is support from local fans is crucial for a team.
Even the lofty giants such as Real Madrid and Manchester United can never live without the support of local fans. This is not only for home attendance on match days, but also an emotional bond, which is commonly known as [root].
Gao Shen's understanding of this is like a man working hard for a career outside the home. If there is a woman waiting for him at home, then he will be more motivated, have direction, and have roots; if no one is waiting at home, then he will be helpless.
Like a prodigal son with a duckweed root.
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"I didn't expect it, I really didn't expect it!"
In a luxurious villa on the outskirts of Madrid, Florentino said with a smile to his assistant Redondo in front of him.
Real Madrid won! Martin won!
But he didn't look sad or disappointed at all. Instead, he seemed very happy.
This was obviously not an angry laugh, but genuine happiness, just like the fans picking up the plane at the airport.
Perhaps, many people think that these things that will anger him and slap him in the face are not worth mentioning in Florentino's eyes.
"Who would have thought that Martin was really lucky this time. Such a casual move would lead him to point out such a talent." Florentino smiled, as if Martin had pointed out this talent for him.
The same.
"Who says it's not the case? Before the game, under so much pressure from public opinion, he actually led the team to defeat Arsenal."
After a pause, Redondo continued: "I have received news that tomorrow Spain, Europe, and even some mainstream newspapers in the world will report on this game, and public opinion will reverse, especially in Spain. Many media have criticized it before.
It is said that he is now having a headache on how to change his tone."
"Haha." Florentino couldn't help laughing loudly. It could be seen that he was really happy.
To get these uncrowned kings to change their tone is something he has been trying to do in the past two years but failed to do so.
Unexpectedly, I was fucked by a twenty-five-year-old kid.
He is really happy.
"Can they really let go of their stature and boast about their prowess?" Florentino knew these media too well, and he was a little skeptical.
"As far as I know, Alfredo, De La Morena and others all praised Gao Shen's game. I think they will all praise it. Other reporters may not, but they will certainly not do it again.
It was like that before.”
Florentino nodded. Big bosses like Alfredo, the editor-in-chief of Aspen, stand at a completely different level than reporters from other media. He really likes writing and really likes football.
, likes Real Madrid, so he always talks about matters as they arise.
Precisely because of this, he has a lot of readers, and countless fans are following his columns. He has been writing non-stop for decades, and his influence among fans is very great.
When they reach the level of Alfredo and De La Morena, they only need to discuss the matter and say what they think. Even if it turns out to be wrong later and they apologize, nothing will happen.
"Should Martin consider giving him a contract now?" Florentino asked.
Redondo nodded, "I just got the news. When Martin was still in London, he had already called Butragueno. It is said that before the call, he had just finished talking to Gao Shen."
Florentino smiled slightly again. He really felt that Gao Shen was becoming more and more interesting.
These days, such interesting young people are really rare.
"Call Butragueno and tell him that the contract benefits will be better. I'm looking forward to what Gao Shen can do with Real Madrid," Florentino ordered.
"What Martin means is that the contract will last until the end of this season."
"It's normal. It's almost mid-March. Can we still give you a short-term contract? It's too petty!"
Redondo looked deeply at his boss and asked tentatively: "Boss, you seem to appreciate him very much."
Florentino raised his head, glanced at his assistant, smiled and said: "Manuel, do you know why you have been with me for so many years, but I have never let you go on your own?"
The expression on Redondo's face froze, and he nodded: "I know, boss, you told me before."
"You are very hard-working, very careful, very diligent, know how to do things, and deal with all aspects of things. You are a rare talent, but you lack some qualities that a leader must have, such as courage, courage and cunning."
"Whether it's in a company or a club, if you want to succeed, you have to be able to handle both the top and the bottom. Even if I am in my position, I still have to be responsible for both the superiors and the subordinates, and I will not fail to do things.
, just doing things is not enough. When necessary, you have to pay attention to some skills and methods, and even take risks."
"Just like Gao Shen, he did a good job this time. Even when facing Arsenal, he did not reuse the Brazilian gang. I guess this is what makes Martin most satisfied with him. Judging from the feedback from the team
, he can also control the locker room, which proves that he is indeed a person who can do things and knows how to do things."
Redondo was silent. He had followed Florentino for many years and was loyal. He had watched Florentino promote many people. It was impossible to say that he had nothing on his mind, but he also knew some of his problems.
, just can’t change it.
To put it bluntly, he is just too honest and only knows how to do things and doesn't know anything else.
On the contrary, like Gao Shen, others don't know it, but Redondo knows it. Gao Shen did too many things during this period, and almost killed himself several times, but in the end he survived and led the team to defeat
Joined Arsenal and established a firm foothold at Real Madrid.
On this point, Redondo still agrees.
"Boss, how long do you think he can stay in charge?" Redondo suddenly asked.
Florentino could hear the assistant's tone of voice being somewhat competitive and unconvinced, but he just smiled and pretended not to know.
As a leader, he doesn't mind at all and is even happy to see his subordinates have such a sense of competition.
"Competitive sports will always rely on performance. Martin can give him a contract now, and he can fire him at any time. At most, he will be compensated with a small amount of liquidated damages, and the money spent is not Martin's money. He will not feel bad."
After a pause, Florentino shook his head again and said: "From the time he took office to now, he has been pushed around and seems to be in trouble, but at least he has a clear goal and direction, but now,
Defeating Arsenal, the team advanced to the quarter-finals, the goal was achieved, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief."
"Today's Real Madrid looks great, but in fact the situation is not much better than before, because the previous crisis was visible, but the current crisis is invisible. You don't know when or where he will come from.
sudden appearance."
"Especially this group of players in the locker room. Now that they have achieved their goal, what will they do next?"
"We are ten points behind Barcelona in the league and it is impossible to catch up. Although we have reached the quarter-finals of the Champions League, with Real Madrid's current situation, it is not very possible to win the championship or even reach the semi-finals."
"When a team suddenly loses its goals and direction, it is very scary. The test of success has just begun."
Redondo listened silently. He was a little unconvinced just now, but now he suddenly felt sympathetic.
Real Madrid has deteriorated to this point, can he lead it?
