Lorenzo Buenaventura has ear-length hair of three-quarter length and is a handsome middle-aged guy with a well-maintained figure.
At first glance, his temperament is quite literary and academic, not at all like a muscular man training for physical fitness.
This somewhat subverted Gao Shen's previous impression of him.
He is forty-three years old, has experienced the ups and downs of his career, and looks quite mature, but a bit unsmiling.
In fact, he is not from Cadiz, but from Seville, not far north of Cadiz, and is considered a fellow villager of Ramos.
Gao Shen and Carlo flew here specially from Madrid, and he happened to be on vacation and came here specially from Seville.
We met, got to know each other, and after saying hello, we started ordering food, and then started chatting.
"In two days, I happen to have classes to go to Madrid. I originally planned to arrange to meet then, but I didn't expect you guys to come."
Buenaventura looked at Gao Shen and Carlo and said lightly, with a bit of joy in his tone.
As for the profound matters, he had already known them clearly from the newspapers in the past period of time.
Frankly speaking, when he received Carlo's call, his first reaction was to refuse, because like everyone else, he felt that Gao Shen would not last long at Real Madrid.
Coaching is different from other professions in that he is not very interested in doing part-time work.
After all, what he has in his hands now is a long-term contract from Caddis.
But Carlo told him that it was not Gao Shen who signed a contract with him, but Real Madrid. This made Buenaventura have some interest. After all, he has always been eager to play for a big team.
This is a rare gold-plated opportunity.
Hence, this meeting took place.
Gao Shen has been paying attention to Buenaventura.
On the way here, Carlo had already told him that Buenaventura was actually a teacher at the Spanish Football Association's coaching class, specializing in teaching physical fitness and physical therapy, which was considered a part-time job.
Gao Shen was also thinking that Guardiola also participated in coaching training in the past few years. Could it be that the two of them met in the training class?
After the chat started, Gao Shen made some insinuations and said, don't tell me, it's true.
Buenaventura really taught Guardiola lessons.
Of course, the content is the physical training and physical therapy that Buenaventura is best at, but he also has a very good impression of Guardiola.
This connected various profound memories together. It is estimated that Guardiola also admired Buenaventura's ability very much, so he recruited this physical training master when he was coaching Barcelona.
But now, Gao Shen must be the first to get there.
…
"Lorenzo, you must have some understanding of the current situation of our team." Gao Shen said straight to the point.
Buenaventura nodded, "I have watched several recent Real Madrid games in the past two days, including games against Atletico Madrid, Arsenal and Valencia. The games on the court reflected many problems in training.
Including physical training and physical training, as well as players' physical therapy and rehabilitation issues."
"With all due respect, Real Madrid's training level is probably even lower than ours at Cadiz, which results in Real Madrid's players always suffering a lot during games, especially when facing a strong enemy like Arsenal, who are obviously in a difficult situation.
Downwind."
"Yes." Gao Shen also admitted, "So, Mr. Carlo and I came here."
"Frankly speaking, this job at Real Madrid is not easy to do," Buenaventura said with a wry smile.
Anyone in the professional football circle knows how serious Real Madrid's internal problems are.
In the locker room, the contradiction between the local gang and the Brazilian gang is irreconcilable. There are also conflicts within the Brazilian gang and the local gang. There are also huge problems between superstars and other players, plus the aging of the player structure and other issues.
Today's Real Madrid can really be said to be a wooden house with leaks everywhere. God knows when a tornado will come and it will be torn down.
Gao Shen smiled, knowing in his heart that Buenaventura was telling the truth, but since he could sit down and talk, it proved that Buenaventura must be interested. Otherwise, who would have nothing to do and run away?
Coming so far to meet?
So why bother mentioning it?
This is a negotiation technique, either for salary or power.
"You must have some understanding of my situation. The situation in the locker room is basically stable at present. Some players have been suppressed by me. Most of the remaining players are actively cooperating. I believe the problem will not be big."
Gao Shen spoke very lightly, which somewhat surprised Buenaventura.
At the age of twenty-five, with such a responsible manager, Real Madrid could actually control the situation so quickly?
This made him look at Gao Shen seriously for the first time, as if he wanted to find out what made Gao Shen unique.
Gao Shen did not continue to dwell too much on the Buenaventura issue, but directly expressed his thoughts.
For example, he wants to use high-pressure tactics in Real Madrid. He thinks this will be the long-term trend in the future, so he needs players to have more running ability. At the same time, he also wants to improve training levels so that players can be better in the game.
Show your strength.
Gao Shen emphasized one point, that is, the speed of offense and defense conversion must be improved.
This requires the team's game rhythm to be accelerated, and the number of back-and-forth runs for players will increase. The team needs to conduct targeted training to improve the players' abilities in this area.
Every time Gao Shen puts forward his own ideas, Buenaventura can provide him with targeted training plans, including some solutions to the aging problem.
After a detailed conversation, the lunch was casually eaten, but the conversation between the two parties became more and more in-depth.
Buenaventura also changed his previous doubts and began to realize that Gao Shen was not a simple young man, but really had some ideas and things of his own, which was why he was able to stabilize Real Madrid in such a short period of time.
locker room and led the team to three consecutive victories.
In particular, some of his tactical ideas are very advanced, and some of his ideas are very prophetic.
Gao Shen and Carlo were also satisfied with Buenaventura's "interview" performance. Whether it was theoretical knowledge or practical experience, he had his own set of ideas. What's even more rare is that he is not only a master of physical training
, is also very good at injury rehabilitation and physical therapy training, and even dabbles in psychology.
With such an all-round talent, it’s no wonder that Guardiola has entrusted him with important tasks.
This lunch lasted for more than two hours. Only then did Gao Shen realize the time, and there was still something unfinished in his heart.
"Lorenzo, I believe that whether it is from our previous understanding or our conversation today, you should have a clearer understanding of the current situation of Real Madrid and me personally. I also sincerely hope that you can seriously consider it.
Our invitation.”
Gao Shen spoke very sincerely and showed deep sincerity.
Buenaventura felt it, and he kept nodding, "I will seriously consider it."
"You also know that our time is very precious. After this week there will be two consecutive double matches, especially the Champions League quarter-finals. There is really not much time left for us to prepare, so I hope you can reply to me as soon as possible.
"
"If you come to Real Madrid, I will make you fully responsible for formulating the team's physical training, including formulating targeted training plans for each player. You can also be responsible for the players' rest, diet, injuries and psychology.
, all of us will do our best to cooperate with your plan."
As soon as Gao Shen finished speaking, not only Buenaventura across the street, but also Carlo next door were startled.
We met for the first time and were entrusted with important tasks like this?
You know, as Gao Shen said, Maquida's power as the chief assistant coach was directly divided by more than half.
Buenaventura even directly parachuted into Real Madrid's first-team coaching staff and became a veritable authority figure. How much trust and reuse is this?
Even in Cadiz for many years, Buenaventura has never received such great authority and trust.
What's more, Real Madrid is the world's top football team.
"Are you... kidding?" Buenaventura was a little unconvinced.
Gao Shen was very serious and nodded solemnly, "I am serious and I will do what I say."
Buenaventura and Carlo now believed that Gao Shen was not deceiving.
But the question is, does he really trust Buenaventura's ability that much?
Gao Shen stared at Buenaventura with a very sure look. It wasn't until he saw a little gratitude and touch in his eyes that he was sure that this physical training master couldn't run away.
In fact, there are many reasons why he made such a decision.
Firstly, Real Madrid's situation is severe and he is personally hungry for talents. Secondly, he has asked Carlo to learn about Buenaventura's character and conduct. Thirdly, as a time traveler, Gao Shen knows Buenaventura better than anyone else.
Enaventura's abilities and capabilities.
If nothing else, can a physical coach who can be reused by both Bielsa and Guardiola be bad?
Therefore, Gao Shen's decision may seem risky to outsiders, but only he knows that it is not at all.
More importantly, he also wanted to take the opportunity to recruit this talent.
Even if we don't mention whether we can continue to cooperate in the future, even if we can cooperate better with each other during this period of time at Real Madrid, it will be worthwhile.
…
Buenaventura was indeed moved, so he drove the two to Jerez Airport himself.
While waiting for the flight, Carlo finally couldn't help but ask Gao Shen about Buenaventura. Did he think it was a risk?
"Sir, I believe in your vision and your judgment. Since you can recommend him to me, it proves that you appreciate him very much. After meeting him, I think it is okay, so there is no need to think too much."
." Gao Shen smiled.
Anyway, it's a free favor, Gao Shen doesn't mind giving another one.
Carlo was quite moved when he heard this, because he knew very well how important this position was to Gao Shen.
And Gao Shen's ability to reuse Buenaventura because of his recommendation is enough to prove how important he is in Gao Shen's mind. How could Carlo not be moved by this?
Gao Shen really wanted to take the opportunity to persuade him to return to Valdebebas, but this kind of thing should not be rushed. If Carlo refused, let alone another invitation, even meeting in the future would feel awkward.
Let's first develop the team's training level, as well as the players' bodies and physical fitness, and then talk about it.
