The weather in Madrid began to change, and Gao Shen sneezed several times in the morning, which made him feel very strange.
Could it be that someone was scolding him secretly?
Who did he offend with his harmless character?
As soon as the restorative training in the morning ended, Baptista, Robinho and Cicinho came together to see him.
Gao Shen talked to them in the head coach's office.
The three of them obviously listened to what Toronaldo conveyed to Gao Shen, and they all wanted to reconcile with Gao Shen.
The problems of Baptista and Cicinho are relatively easy to solve, because these two players are quite well-behaved and their characteristics are there. They are also willing to cooperate with advanced tactics. They just need to figure out how to use them.
Robinho will be a little more troublesome.
The Brazilian genius is indeed very capable and has outstanding advantages, but his shortcomings are also obvious.
Gao Shen hopes that he can reduce unnecessary possession of the ball, but this requires him to distinguish what is necessary and what is unnecessary.
Frankly speaking, this is still difficult for Robinho.
However, Gao Shen did come up with a good plan.
He saw in the tactical library the way Ferguson coached Cristiano Ronaldo.
When the Portuguese first arrived at Manchester United, he played very aggressively, with a lot of bells and whistles, and was very stick to the ball. Ferguson and everyone at Manchester United were quite dissatisfied with this, and this was not in line with the usual characteristics of Ferguson and Manchester United.
Everyone knows that Manchester United's style of play has always been simple and direct.
Therefore, Ferguson asked Gary Neville and other defenders to attack Ronaldinho during team training.
As long as you are not injured, you will die directly!
People seek advantages and avoid disadvantages.
It was in this atmosphere that Ronaldinho slowly changed his style of play bit by bit.
Of course, this takes a while.
Gao Shen didn't think so long term for the time being. He just wanted Robinho to obey his arrangements and complete the tasks he assigned.
The conversation lasted a full hour. Gao Shen not only put forward his ideas and requests honestly, but also very well appeased the three Brazilian players, saying that he would definitely arrange playing time for them as appropriate.
But he won't be able to play in the game against Juventus next Wednesday.
The importance Gao Shen attaches to this game has been planned as early as the first round.
But Gao Shen promised that as long as they perform well in training, they will definitely have a place in the league next weekend.
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After seeing off three Brazilian players, Gao Shen breathed a sigh of relief.
It has been a little more than a month since he took over Real Madrid, and he has truly sorted out Real Madrid's locker room.
The intertwined interests of all parties, the various demands, and the complicated situation pose a huge challenge to the head coach.
As Raul said, Real Madrid's head coach is both important and unimportant.
Why is it not important?
Because Real Madrid are all the top players in the world. When these players come to Real Madrid, they are all top-notch in strength and have no problems with their abilities in all aspects. They don't need a head coach. They all know how to play on the court and how to cooperate.
But Real Madrid’s head coach is crucial.
Real Madrid's players have outstanding individual abilities. Except for future top superstar-turned-head coaches like Zidane, it is estimated that no one can teach them how to play football and compete.
However, they are also a group of ordinary people, and they are ordinary people with low levels of education. If some people's cultural courses were taken in China, they may not even be able to graduate from primary school. This is because they have been playing football since they were young.
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These ordinary people also have to live, have their own joys and sorrows, have their own troubles and sorrows, and have their own little thoughts.
They may be too stressed and unable to sleep before an important game; they may be discouraged because they broke up with their girlfriends; they may even be sad because their children failed an exam...
At this time, they need someone they trust to step forward and bring them back on track.
This is true for individuals and it is true for teams.
The head coach is the one who does everything in his power to keep the players and the team on track.
So isn’t there a saying?
Small teams value the head coach's coaching ability more, while wealthy teams value the head coach's management ability more.
The most famous one is Chilean engineer Pellegrini. In terms of coaching ability and technical and tactical qualities, how can a head coach who can lead the Yellow Submarine to the semi-finals of the Champions League be any worse?
But when he arrived at Real Madrid, he couldn't do what he did at Villarreal.
Gao Shen has been in charge for more than a month, and he has been walking on thin ice every day. Everything he does has to be considered before and after, and after a lot of effort, he finally manages the locker room.
He can now say loudly that, except for Carlos, he has won the support and admiration of the locker room!
But he also knows that all of this is based on performance. If he cannot lead the team to win, then all of this will slowly leave him.
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Before the afternoon training session, Real Madrid held a summary meeting, mainly to analyze and summarize the battle at Camp Nou.
Gao Shen pointed out two points that he felt the team did not do well enough. One was the overall pressure in the midfield and frontcourt, and the other was the defensive movement of the back line.
The first one has appeared several times in the game, but this is related to the team's ability to execute advanced tactics. After all, it is not particularly proficient and has a tacit understanding, which requires long-term repeated drills and indoctrination.
But the second problem is very fatal, the most typical one is Eto'o's anti-offside.
Gao Shen did not mean to blame Helgra, but this negative teaching material must be analyzed with emphasis, because he would never allow such a mistake to happen again.
Real Madrid can't be so lucky every time.
The coaching staff also arranged training programs specifically for the two questions raised by Gao Shen in the afternoon training session.
The overall pressure in the midfield and frontcourt is trained using Sacchi's shadow.
Lippi once questioned Sacchi's zone defense concept, believing that it was not revolutionary, but just an innovation in training methods.
The training methods mentioned here actually include shadow training.
The so-called shadow training is actually to place flagpoles at different locations on the training ground, with flags of different colors hanging on them to distinguish them. After the players participating in the training set up their formations, the coach will issue instructions to tell them where the ball is.
, allowing players to move in an overall formation.
There is no ball, no opponents, and even the goals are constantly changing. Players must constantly change directions and goals according to the coach's instructions, but they must try their best to maintain the overall formation and player role switching during rapid movement.
In training, there are four reference objects for players: the "ball", space, imaginary opponents, and surrounding teammates.
This training is actually used by many teams, and it is very effective in training the team's overall movement and pressure.
As for the second question, the coaching staff arranged five-on-four training.
Four defensive players lined up in front of the penalty area. Among the five offensive players, one center was hovering around the defensive players, while the other four players were passing the ball back and forth in front of the defensive line. When the center saw the opportunity, he stepped forward decisively.
Hit behind.
This is actually the scene of anti-offside on the simulated court.
Look, tactics are actually not as complicated or sophisticated as fans imagine.
It's really simple, but it's very fine.
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Gao Shen did not participate in the entire training process, and was hosted by Maqueda and Buenaventura.
The training attitude of Real Madrid players is quite good, and the players are also very hard-working and cooperative, resulting in very good training results, but how much can be gained needs to be tested by the game.
At the end of training, club president Martin came.
He did not come alone, but also brought many senior executives, directors and media reporters, including the lawyer on the board of directors named Ramon Calderon.
Nowadays, he is very inconspicuous and is trying hard to make his presence felt, but who would have thought that in Gao's deep memory, he suddenly made a surprise and killed Martin during the presidential election this summer.
How Calderon did it is unclear.
More importantly, the arrival of Gao Shen has changed history. Can he defeat Martin and be elected like he did before?
When they met for the first time, Calderon gave Gao Shen the impression of being very friendly. After all, he was a lawyer and good at dealing with people.
But he is also a guy who hides his secret behind his smile.
The main purpose of Martin's trip is to increase his presence and build on the popularity of the team after defeating Barcelona.
Gao Shen took a chance, pulled him aside, and talked about Butragueno's plan to arrange for him to have dinner with Florentino.
Martin didn't know anything about this, and was a little surprised when he heard about it at first, while Gao Shen put on an expression like "Chairman, I am your confidant" the whole time, making Martin believe that as soon as he opened his mouth,
Gao Shen immediately refused, an attitude that made the Real Madrid chairman very satisfied.
"It's just a meal, it shouldn't be a big deal." Martin smiled pretending to be generous, but soon changed the subject, "Gao, I'm very optimistic about you. If you encounter any difficulties in the process of coaching,
, just tell me and I will help you solve it."
Gao Shen felt happy when he heard it, as expected.
Dining with Florentino is indeed not a big deal, but when he took the initiative to tell Martin about it, he actually wanted to hint to the president of Real Madrid that your predecessor seems to value me very much. Should you express it?
"Chairman, what you said means I've really encountered something." Gao Shen was in a dilemma.
Martin was stunned, and he said this casually. Unexpectedly, Gao Shen really followed the stick.
I can't help it, just ask, what's going on?
Gao Shen immediately said that he wanted to renew the contracts of several young players such as Ramos. He described these players as the future humerus of Real Madrid.
He is loyal to the team and should renew his contract as soon as possible to stay.
Martin also secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He thought it was a big deal. Wasn't it just a few young players renewing their contracts?
Right!
"You can just go ahead and take care of this matter. I will say hello to the Bernabeu and let me know after you decide."
Gao Shen was extremely happy.
Renewing the contracts of Ramos and several other players is a way to reward young players and boost the morale of the team. After the contract renewal, these young players must not support him even more?
More importantly, Gao Shen has the right to decide who to renew his contract and who not to renew his contract.
What is the most important thing for a manager?
that power.
What power?
Personnel and Finance.
Gao Shen can't decide the transfer of players now, but he can decide whether to give players a chance to play. Now, he can also decide who to give a salary increase.
This is the purpose of Gao Shen discussing this matter with Martin.
As for whether I eat with Florentino or not, does it matter?
