When he was in China, Gao Shen heard a saying more than once that Real Madrid represented the aristocracy and wealthy class, so it was named the royal family. Even King Juan I was a die-hard fan of Real Madrid.
Atletico Madrid represents the common people and the lower-middle class, so their nickname is the Sheets Legion.
Listen, what a tacky nickname, which rich, handsome man would call himself Sheets?
But after coming to Madrid, Gao Shen found that this statement was really unreliable, because professional football has developed to the present and is no longer what it was a few decades ago. Even if the two major teams in Madrid still inherit the grievances they have had for many years
and struggles, but the fan base is no longer what it used to be.
Just like now, Gao Shen hailed a taxi from the Ordaleza district to the Bernabeu, and the driver was a die-hard Real Madrid fan.
Along the way, he told Gao Shen that his whole family is Real Madrid fans, but unfortunately, they have no money and cannot afford the high ticket prices at the Bernabeu, but this does not hinder their love for Real Madrid and Real Madrid superstars at all.
He also said that his favorite stars are Raul, Ronaldo and Zidane. He hopes Gao Shen can think carefully and let Ronaldo return to the starting lineup. After all, the Brazilian superstar is still very capable.
The driver was also full of praise for the team's two games at the Bernabeu and Highbury. He said that the Highbury game was the most exciting game he had seen in the past two or three years. How could he not
Unexpectedly, Real Madrid's superstars can still play such football.
But from the media, he also learned that Real Madrid's victory was a disastrous one and the player consumption was very high.
"The next game against Valencia will be difficult, right?" the driver asked anxiously.
Gao Shen chuckled and said, "Don't worry, we will try our best."
When Gao Shen got off the bus at the Bernabeu, the driver refused to take his money no matter what. He said it was a rare opportunity to drive the coach of Real Madrid, so it was unjustifiable to charge him.
But how can Gao Shen be willing to give in?
In the end, I had no choice but to throw a banknote on the back seat, get out of the car and leave quickly.
I didn’t get my change back, so I suffered a loss!
But when he heard the driver sitting in the front seat, he took out his mobile phone, called his colleagues, and shouted proudly that he had just taken over as the head coach of Real Madrid. This kind of heartfelt pride made Gao Shen couldn't help but turn around again.
He turned around and smiled at the cute driver.
Well, the money is still worth it!
…
The last time he came to the Bernabeu office, Raul, who was familiar with him, brought him in.
This time, Gao Shen didn't know where to go or who to look for, so he went straight to the front desk.
The young lady at the front desk just raised her head and was obviously shocked when she saw Gao Shen, but she quickly reacted and took him to Vice Chairman Butragueno's office.
After knocking on the door and sending Gao Shen in, the lady at the front desk politely asked, "Excuse me, what would you like to drink?"
"Just boil water, thank you." Gao Shen replied with a smile.
The young lady at the front desk had a pink face and left immediately.
This head coach is quite young and quite handsome, completely different from those bad old guys in the past.
Butragueno is the vice chairman, head of public relations and technical director. He is recognized as a powerful person within Real Madrid. He was previously an executive trained by Florentino and was one of the five eagles of Real Madrid in the 1980s.
Florentino has always had a wish, which is to turn Real Madrid, from chairman to management to head coach to players, into superstars, making Real Madrid the most star-studded legendary team in the world.
But this ambition only lasted three years before being shattered. Within six years, Florentino stepped down.
Of course, Gao Shen knew that he would make a comeback in 2009, but others did not.
So now, there are two contradictory emotions inside and outside Real Madrid, one is to improve the superstar strategy, and the other is to tear down and rebuild.
As a professional player, Butragnov was very satisfied with Gao Shen's coaching in the past two games when they met. He asked some questions of his own, which was also an interview before Gao Shen signed the contract.
Gao Shen was able to talk eloquently when facing Carlo, and he could certainly do the same with Butragueno. He was able to answer many questions at his fingertips and handle them with ease, which surprised Butragueno.
As a technical director, he never knew when Real Madrid got such a young talent?
Of course, he felt that this should be because he had been away from Baldebebas for too long.
After all, after becoming an executive, his office is at the Bernabeu, which is still some distance from the training base.
"I wonder if you have any ideas about this contract? For example, salary requirements, etc."
After chatting, Butragueno also started to get down to business.
Gao Shen had already been prepared for this. He shook his head and said, "I have no requirements for personal treatment."
Money is a good thing that everyone needs, but Gao Shen knows very well that as a rookie head coach, he is like a newcomer in the workplace. The most important thing now is to learn something and improve his abilities and reputation for the future.
Lay the foundation for long-term development.
For him, coaching Real Madrid is not about money at all.
Of course, it doesn’t matter if you don’t give money. This is a matter of attitude.
"But I want to make two requests." Gao Shen changed the subject.
He suddenly remembered what Lucas said, that he seemed to like to play with twists and turns.
"Please tell me." Butragueno was curious.
"First, I feel that our club is completely blank in terms of data analysis. We rely entirely on reports submitted by scouts to analyze opponents and problems. This is not enough."
Butragueno listened carefully, holding a pen in his hand and recording something on a note on his desk.
"Today is the age of computers and information technology. In the past, the video tapes our scouts received could not fit in several rooms, but then they became VCDs and DVDs, and now they have become U disks, and the transmission methods are also the same.
Keeping pace with the times, the next step is probably to establish an information-based scouting network spread all over the world."
Butragueno kept nodding, this has indeed been put on Real Madrid's agenda.
"Both baseball and the NBA in the United States have fully ushered in the era of data analysis. The Premier League has also begun to cite data analysis in recent years. For example, Ferguson sold Stam, which was the conclusion given by data analysis. Of course, it later proved that it was not very
Reliable.”
"But I want to say that this is because its analysis model is still very rough. With continuous updates and iterations in recent years, it has become more and more mature, and its application in the Premier League and various fields has become more and more in-depth.
Premier League managers like Allardyce and the cooperation between Ajax and Adidas have applied it to all aspects of the team, including daily training."
As a senior executive of Real Madrid, Butragueno has naturally been exposed to this information, but Real Madrid has not yet made a decision.
But Butragueno found that when Gao Shen said this, his tone was very determined, that is to say, he was sure that this was the future.
This is what vultures are most interested in.
"You mean, the club should invest in this aspect of construction?"
Gao Shen nodded, "The initial investment is not high. I believe it is not a big problem for the club, but we need someone to receive professional training in this area."
After seeing Butragueno's expression of no objection, Gao Shen continued: "Loughborough University has courses in this area and has cooperated with some teams. I would like to arrange for Fernando Lucas to go and further his studies."
Obviously, Gao Shen's so-called arrangement for training must be paid for by Real Madrid.
Lucas is Gao Shen's hardcore and loyal person. Now that Gao Shen has received a formal contract, he will naturally have to promote his own people appropriately. Otherwise, if time goes by, will Lucas be willing to continue to follow him?
Therefore, Gao Shen wanted to win such an opportunity for him to study at public expense so that he could increase his self-esteem.
Lucas majored in economics, and data analysis happened to be his strong point.
"This is not a big problem, I can arrange it." Butragueno nodded on the spot.
For Real Madrid, which has a lot of money, it arranges for many coaches to go for further training every year. Having one more Fernando Lucas is just a piece of cake.
"I have another request. I want to hire a more professional fitness coach in the name of the club."
Butragueno frowned, "Now?"
"Yes, now, it is estimated that liquidated damages may be involved."
"Which club does he work for?" Butragueno asked with concern.
If it is a big team, the salary offered is very high. If Real Madrid wants to poach players, they not only have to offer a higher salary, but also pay a large amount of liquidated damages. This needs to be considered.
"Kadis."
"The newly promoted team?"
"right."
Butragueno breathed a sigh of relief obviously and said with a smile: "That's no problem, just go ahead and get in touch. For the time being, the contract will still be until the end of this season, and the salary during this period can be up to 100,000 euros.
The bonus is separate, and we’ll discuss the liquidated damages.”
It's already mid-March, and there are still more than two months until the end of the season, so one hundred thousand euros is pretty good.
This is equivalent to a monthly salary of 50,000 euros and an annual salary of 600,000 euros. Looking at the current La Liga, except for the top teams, at least half of the head coaches of the teams cannot receive such a high salary.
Using it to poach a physical trainer is more than enough.
Besides, Butragueño knew exactly what was going on with Cadiz. What kind of high salary could such a newly promoted team give him?
Gao Shen did not expect that Butragueño would answer so readily the two requests he made to him.
Is it because Real Madrid is so wealthy that they don't care about such a small amount of pocket money? Or do they have other ideas?
Gao Shen's first reaction was that his contract salary would probably be very low, so Butragueno used this method to make up for it.
Thinking about it this way, the first coaching contract of his career is probably quite boring.
But Gao Shen has already been mentally prepared for this. What he values is not money, but coaching experience and resume.
Thinking of this, Gao Shen tried his best to calm down the strange emotions in his heart and made his face look normal.
Butragueno asked Gao Shen if he had any other requests, and Gao Shen said he had no other requirements.
In this case, Butragueno took out the contract he had prepared in advance and handed it to Gao Shen.
Opening the contract, Gao Shen glanced at it, then raised his head and looked directly at Butragueno in disbelief, his eyes full of questions.
