There is another saying: When a person achieves enlightenment, a chicken or a dog will ascend to heaven.
Over the years, as Gao Shen's reputation in European football has become more and more famous, so has the reputation of the coaching team that follows him.
As the chief assistant coach, Carlo received many invitations. Some La Liga teams even wanted him to coach alone, but Carlo chose to refuse due to various reasons.
There are many reasons for this. For example, coaching alone is very risky, and it is far less safe than following a senior coach.
At least, as Gao Shen's assistant, Gao Shen will bear all the storms.
From a purely personal remuneration perspective, the annual salary of many La Liga head coaches is actually less than that of Carlo, an assistant coach.
In this case, unless Carlo wants to become famous, why would he coach alone?
In comparison, Lucas was more motivated by his personal relationship with Gao Shen.
When he was at Real Madrid, he had made an agreement with Gao Shen, one of whom would be a world-famous coach and the other an analyst who would be a world-famous coach. Now, it has become a reality.
As the best analyst in world football today, Lucas does not worry about work at all. Even when Guardiola was coaching Barcelona, he once thought about setting up a data analysis department and wanted Lucas to take charge.
But Lucas finally chose to stay.
In his own words, he doesn't have much ambition. He spends his free time hanging out with girls by leaning against the big tree. Not to mention how comfortable his life is. He goes out to work and feels so comfortable.
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However, Gao Shen himself knew very well that Lucas was mainly recommended by Gao Shen.
When he was at Real Madrid, it was Gao Shen who recommended Lucas to study at Loughborough University at public expense.
In private, Lucas said that unless Gao Shen stopped coaching, he would not consider working with anyone else.
Buenaventura, Pintus, Borrell and Lopez are all in similar situations. They are all leaders in their respective fields and have become famous in recent years. Naturally, some people have thought about it.
poaching.
But on the one hand, the salary given by Gao Shen is indeed not low, and they are very satisfied working with Gao Shen. They are all working part-time anyway, so who can they be an assistant to?
Gao Shen has said more than once that if they can have better development and a better place to go, he will not force them to stay, but since they all stay, it is naturally the best thing.
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At the meeting at Fort Volturno, Gao Shen mainly explained his next plan.
He said that he has no clear destination yet and is considering various possibilities. He will communicate with them as soon as there is news.
After winning the Triple Crown in Naples this season, not only did Gao Shen gain a lot, but each member of the coaching staff also received a large bonus. Coupled with Gao Shen's status in European football today, there is no need to worry at all.
There will be no team invitations.
The real question is, what kind of team does Gao Shen want to coach?
The coaching staff knows this better than outsiders.
Now Gao Shen will definitely continue to move up, and his annual salary will definitely increase. Along with this, the coaching staff will also benefit, but the real obstacle is Gao Shen's requirements.
He wants to be the boss of the locker room and at the same time have independent transfer rights.
This will undoubtedly discourage many teams.
De Laurentiis was able to agree because he was the owner of the club and he considered the interests of the club, but for many managers, they still consider their own interests and power more.
As for whether the team is successful, they don't care at all as long as it doesn't shake their status.
But the situation now is different from three years ago.
At that time, Gao Shen wanted to coach as long as a team was willing, but now, Gao Shen wants a team with ambitions in the Champions League, and usually such teams are quite wealthy.
After receiving Gao Shen's confirmation, the members of the coaching staff were relieved, and each one of them said they would wait for Gao Shen's news with peace of mind.
Fortunately, they also took advantage of this period to take a good vacation.
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As night falls, Volturno Castle is deserted.
Gao Shen and Zidane walked up to the small mound next to the training ground one after the other.
He still remembers that two years ago, at about this time, it was also in this place that Guardiola said goodbye to him and returned to Barcelona to coach the Barcelona second team, which led to his glory this season.
Now, it's Zidane's turn.
"Have you decided?" Gao Shen asked with concern.
Zidane stood beside him and nodded, "Florentino called me personally. You know, I can't refuse."
Gao Shen understands that the relationship between Zidane and Florentino is extraordinary.
The relationship between the two is not just that of a club president and a legendary star, but also a partnership of mutual success.
From the day Zidane transferred to Real Madrid, his entire life was destined to be closely linked with Real Madrid.
Just like Gao Shen, he actually has a very close connection with Real Madrid.
No matter where he goes or what he achieves, he will always have the imprint of Real Madrid on him.
"Be a consultant to the chairman?" Gao Shen asked.
"He said that I could be the presidential advisor and assistant coach, but to be honest, I'm not mentally prepared yet and don't want to be someone else's assistant." Zidane sounded somewhat arrogant.
As a legendary star in the past, how could he casually serve as an assistant?
The reason why he agreed to Gao Shen was because he had played under Gao Shen and won a double championship, and Gao Shen's coaching achievements were obvious to all.
At Zidane's level, many decisions often have to take into account many comprehensive factors.
"Then I should feel honored." Gao Shen smiled calmly.
"Actually, I can help you fight for it." Zidane looked at Gao Shen and asked tentatively.
Through several phone calls, Zidane also knew Florentino's thoughts.
If Gao Shen relents now and allows Florentino to personally come forward to negotiate, the Real Madrid president is also willing.
Because Gao Shen is so popular right now!
As long as Real Madrid hires a senior coach, it will be able to overwhelm the double-champion Barcelona in one fell swoop. This will be easier than bringing in more superstars.
But Florentino's biggest miscalculation was that he had finalized the transfer of Cristiano Ronaldo and Kaká before this, and even Gao Shen had not received any news about the entire process until now.
This is inconsistent with advanced coaching ideas.
Cristiano Ronaldo is actually pretty good, but Kaká is not an advanced player.
Look at Naples this season, Hamsik only plays as an attacking midfielder in the 4-2-3 formation. In the Champions League, Gao Shen's most commonly used position is 4-3-3, and there is no room for Hamsik at all.
Zidane knows better than anyone else that what Gao Shen really wants to play is four-three-three.
This formation has a more reasonable positioning and stronger offensive capabilities.
But Kaka has no place in this tactic.
"Is the transfer between Cristiano Ronaldo and Kaka almost in progress?" Gao Shen asked casually.
Zidane nodded, "It's finalized, but it's not time to announce it to the public yet. You know, there are still many things to deal with."
Deep understanding.
After deciding on Ronaldo, Robben will leave. This is what Spanish media friends revealed to Gao Shen. Whether it is for competitive reasons or salary control, Robben has to leave. The key is which team he goes to.
Kaká is here, and Sneijder is leaving too, for the same reason.
There are only a few positions in the first team, one is a carrot and the other is a pit.
The biggest suspense for Real Madrid right now is actually the head coach.
It was originally reported by the media that Real Madrid would officially announce Gao Shen as coach the day after the Champions League final.
But in fact, the Champions League final was already in the evening the next day and was not announced at all.
Gao Shen didn't even know that he was going to coach Real Madrid. Isn't it ridiculous?
Looking at the current European football world, there are actually not many head coaches who are worthy of coaching Real Madrid.
Apart from being a great player, Ancelotti should be the most popular, but Real Madrid is moving very slowly and is now focused on the superstar. On the contrary, Chelsea has basically reached an agreement with Ancelotti.
After three years of coaching, the total annual salary is 20 million pounds, which is quite generous.
In fact, as early as half a month ago, Chelsea called Gao Shen and wanted to ask Gao Shen whether he had the intention and idea to coach Chelsea, but Gao Shen politely declined after careful consideration.
This contributed to Ancelotti's move to Stamford Bridge.
The reason why Gao Shen refused was partly because of Abramovich's behavior.
He very much recognizes Abramovich's investment in Chelsea, but he strongly disagrees with some of the practices of the Russian rich, especially the farce of Carlo Ancelotti's sacking in his previous life.
There is another very important reason. Chelsea has just hired Frank Arnesen from Tottenham Hotspur to serve as the team's director of football, which makes Gao Shen worried about coaching Chelsea.
Director of Football, this position is no stranger to European football today, but it is relatively rare in the Premier League.
In fact, the introduction of a director of football in the Premier League was largely due to the black money scandal that broke out at the beginning of the century, that is, the head coach used power for personal gain in player transfers. At that time, Redknapp and Ferguson were even involved.
To a certain extent, the purpose of establishing a director of football in Premier League clubs is to limit the power of the head coach.
After all, everyone knows that the Premier League head coach is called a manager, not a coach.
The former inherently has a very obvious and strong corporate color.
Frank Arneson is also not a good person. If he is allowed to be the director of football, Gao Shen cannot guarantee that he and he can cooperate well. In addition, Chelsea's current lineup is not very suitable for Gao Shen's tactical play.
Friendly, so he chose to decline politely.
Carlo Ancelotti went to Chelsea, and there are not many managers suitable for Real Madrid.
Villarreal's Pellegrini is qualified, and Inter Milan's Mourinho or Liverpool's Benitez all have opportunities.
Gao Shen doesn't know whether he will be a Chilean engineer specifically.
He rarely worries too much about things that have nothing to do with him.
He wants to take a good vacation now, completely relax his mind and body, and recharge his batteries for the future.
As for who will coach Real Madrid, he doesn't care and doesn't care.
Thinking of this, Gao Shen took a deep breath, turned around, and stretched out his right hand towards Zidane.
"If I have the opportunity in the future, I will definitely return to Real Madrid, and we will work together again then."
Zidane didn't ask when, because he knew Gao Shen couldn't answer.
He just stretched out his hand and shook it with Gao Shen.
