Gao Shen flew from Manchester to London with Su Qing and Lucas, but the first person he saw was not Norman Foster who had made an appointment, but Valdano and Qi who happened to be in London.
Danet.
By the way, Zidane will once again serve as Gao Shen's assistant coach.
"Have you had a good time in the past month? Your face is different." Zidane joked as soon as he saw Gao Shen.
Su Qing was not here, but Gao Shen was not afraid of being joked about.
Of course I am happy to have a beautiful woman in my arms.
But who can know the pain and tiredness in Gao Shen's heart?
This kind of travel damages the kidneys and ruins the waist.
Gao Shen's first concern was his house in Madrid.
Zidane took the initiative to take on the important task of helping Gao Shen look for a house because he was very sure that he could understand the preferences of Gao Shen and Su Qing, and Gao Shen was quite satisfied with the community where he currently lives.
The newly appointed assistant coach of Real Madrid hopes to be neighbors with Gao Shen.
Zidane owns two luxury homes in Madrid. One is in La Finca in the western suburbs of Madrid, which is a very famous villa area for wealthy people. Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaká and Ramos all live there.
The other set is in the southern part of the Ordaleza district.
Yes, when Gao Shen first coached Real Madrid, he lived in the Ordaleza district, and Carlo also lived in this district.
But the difference was that at that time, Gao Shen rented a small single room in the northern part of the Ordaleza district, Carlo was in an area where the middle class gathered, and Zidane was in a villa area in the south.
This time, the two houses he was looking for for Gao Shen were both in this villa area.
What's so good about this neighborhood?
According to Zidane's introduction, the greenery is first-rate, the air is good, tennis courts, football fields, basketball courts, swimming pools... all kinds of sports facilities are available, and the key is that the schools surrounding the community are the best in Madrid.
From the map, the Ordaleza area is right between the Bernabeu Stadium and the Valdebebas training base.
"Didn't you like riding your bicycle to work before? You can continue as usual now." Zidane has great potential as a real estate agent.
Gao Shen and Valdano looked at each other, smiled, shook their heads and said, "You are really a sales genius who was delayed by football."
"Now, he doesn't have to ride a bicycle at all. Audi has asked him many times. They hope that Gao will quickly choose a special car." Valdano reminded.
If Gao Shen is still allowed to ride a bicycle to the training base, his sponsor Audi may not be happy.
Labor and management have spent so much money to sponsor Real Madrid, but you let the most famous head coach ride a bicycle. You clearly don't give me face!
Don’t we at Audi want dignity?
In a word, if you want this car, you have to have it, and if you don’t want it, you have to have it!
Gao Shen really doesn't have much interest in Audi. The most important thing is the impression from his previous life that this car burns oil.
However, considering that it was given free of charge and had free lifetime maintenance, he had to make do with it.
When you arrive in Madrid, find time to choose one.
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After chatting about personal matters, the topic began to shift to business matters.
Valdano asked Gao Shen curiously, "I heard what Modric's agent meant. Have you talked to him before?"
Gao Shen immediately laughed bitterly.
Does that count as a conversation?
He said it briefly and concisely, just saying it was a beautiful misunderstanding and just don't break it.
"But to be honest, I have always wanted to recruit him since I started coaching Naples. I think he wasted his talents at Tottenham Hotspur and Redknapp didn't really make good use of him."
For a player like Modric, it is actually a real headache.
Of course, this is also a common situation now. If you look before 2021, you will find that there are more and more midfielders of this type.
Just like Pogba, what role is he?
Also, Valverde from Real Madrid is a regular hexagonal fighter, he is even more comprehensive.
In addition, players like Camavinga and Joan Armeni seem to be trained in that direction by the team consciously.
Their common feature is comprehensiveness.
He can do anything, even as a defensive midfielder, attacking, passing and playing from behind.
Even the team consciously makes such arrangements when arranging tactics.
The reason is simple, this is a big trend.
But now, this trend has just begun.
Therefore, the industry is still quite conflicted and somewhat controversial about Modric, Toni Kroos, and Pogba.
It's not a dispute over strength, but a dispute over role positioning.
Even later, after Pogba joined Manchester United from Juventus, his positioning was still erratic.
"What's wrong with Tottenham?" Gao Shen asked with concern.
"We first offered a price of five million euros plus Adebayor, but Levi refused."
Gao Shen nodded, which was not unexpected, because Levi was afraid that he wanted to regret it.
"After receiving the news, the player's agent immediately came to London, met with Levy and expressed the player's attitude."
Modric is currently participating in the European Cup, so it is more appropriate for his agent to come forward.
If Modric really comes forward on his own, his face will be torn.
"Now, we have made a second offer, 10 million euros, plus Adebayor."
Adebayor's current worth is around 20 million euros. After all, he was Real Madrid's main center last season, while Modric is worth around 30 million euros.
Real Madrid's first offer was deliberately low in order to leave room for the second offer.
The second offer is reasonable, but the transfer negotiation has nothing to do with the player's worth. It is more a matter of demand.
For example, if Real Madrid doesn't need Adebayor and wants to sell him, it will actually be difficult to sell him for 20 million euros.
On the other hand, if Modric really wants to snatch it, it's hard to say how much he can get it for.
"The player has clearly told Levy that he wants to come to Real Madrid and has also rejected invitations from Chelsea and Manchester United."
When he said this, Valdano looked at Gao Shen with eyes full of admiration.
Modric came to Real Madrid because he was sure of his talent!
"Let's talk to Levy again. If it still doesn't work, let's separate. Modric will talk to Modric, and Adebayor will talk to Adebayor. We can even sell Adebayor back to Arsenal.
Wenger also lacks a center forward anyway."
Valdano nodded, this is also a way, and it may even be easier to talk about.
Of course, Real Madrid will save some money by exchanging players.
"We sent an offer of 20 million euros to Bayern Munich to purchase Toni Kroos. As a result, Bayern did not talk to us at all. I think this transfer is not so easy to negotiate." Valdano shook his head helplessly.
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Toni Kroos is the main player in the German national team and is favored by many people. The key is that he is very young.
Bayern Munich will not sell such a young player easily.
"No matter how hard you work, what's the attitude of the players?" Gao Shen asked.
"There was contact. I heard that you are coming to coach. Toni Kroos expressed his willingness to transfer to Real Madrid, but he did not come forward and asked us to convince Bayern."
Reasonable.
After all, if Toni Kroos comes forward, it will be embarrassing to stay at Bayern if the transfer fails.
At that time, it may even affect his position in the national team.
In this case, a fool will show up.
Modric's situation is different from that of Toni Kroos. The former was guaranteed by Levy.
"Verratti is the easiest to talk to, but Paris Saint-Germain is also interested in him. Now I estimate that 20 million euros may not be available." Valdano smiled bitterly.
Gao Shen's three midfielders are all in demand.
This is actually normal. Others are not blind, and good players are in demand.
"It's okay. I'll call De Laurentiis and Marino and try to stabilize Verratti. We have to take him down no matter what."
The three midfielders were all difficult to operate, and Gao Shen had already been mentally prepared.
Modric, Toni Kroos and Verratti, if three of them can win two, then that's okay.
Of course, the best situation is to win all three. In this way, Gao Shen will be more confident in arranging his troops.
But again, it’s hard to say about the league.
The guys from Barcelona have been playing together for too long. They have a very good understanding and the overall tactics are quite stable.
Even if Real Madrid captures all three midfielders, Gao Shen will not be sure enough when the time comes to fight on two fronts.
The most critical issue now, and what Valdano is most worried about, is Real Madrid's confidence.
Based on the current European war points, Real Madrid must be ranked in the third tier.
Everyone knows that being placed in the third gear is destined to be a group of death, and it can happen to anyone.
Real Madrid has been stuck in the group stage for two consecutive seasons. For six years, Real Madrid has not been able to break through the knockout round of the top 16. In addition, it has been suppressed by Barcelona for a long time in the league. Especially in recent seasons, it has really suffered a complete defeat.
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Having been without a championship for many years, they have just encountered the glorious period of their mortal enemy. As a result, the current concerns of Real Madrid players far exceed the strength of the team. This is reflected in the fact that they are often impatient and even lose control at critical moments.
But the problem is precisely here. This kind of mental illness cannot be corrected overnight, nor can it be solved by Gao Shen, who has taught me a lesson, and just shouts from a high position that everyone believes in me and follows me.
It can only rely on time and competition to accumulate slowly and bit by bit.
Even to a certain extent, coaching the current Real Madrid is more difficult than coaching Manchester City or Naples.
At least when Manchester City and Naples were coached by Gao Shen, they had been weak for many years and had a weak mentality.
But Real Madrid is different. They are more contradictory and troublesome.
Either be stronger or be more vulnerable. Instead, like now, you have to maintain the momentum of a strong person, but you are also a bit pretentious, and you have a serious lack of self-confidence in your bones. This is the most troublesome.
"By the way, how is the progress on Alba's side?" Gao Shen suddenly thought of this person.
Valdano smiled bitterly and shook his head, "The player didn't want to come to Real Madrid at all. He wanted to go to Barcelona, but we made a bid and Barcelona had nothing to do. Now the two sides are in a stalemate. Alba performed well in the European Cup..."
At the end, Gao Shen, Valdano and Zidane all laughed in unison.
It’s okay to cheat Barcelona!
As for Real Madrid's left back, Gao Shen has another choice.
