"Tch! Look what you said, if I can't even protect you, why should I still be the head coach?"
Gao Shen asked loudly.
Casillas suddenly raised his head and looked at Gao Shen in disbelief, full of shock.
"I told Florentino in Cheshire that after I take over Real Madrid, you will still be the captain of the team. This is non-negotiable."
Gao Shen's words made Casillas feel grateful.
But at this point, Gao Shen changed the topic again and said softly: "How many of the people we fought side by side with back then are left now? Raul and Guti are gone, can I still let you go?"
Following in Raul’s footsteps?”
Gao Shen said it sincerely, and Casillas was really moved, "Boss, I..."
"In a word, let your girlfriend quit her job and work directly in the Real Madrid Public Relations Department. The annual salary will never be lower than her salary in newspapers and TV stations, okay?"
When Casillas heard this, his face fell and he hesitated, unable to speak for a long time.
In fact, Real Madrid had offered this condition before, but his girlfriend rejected it.
"No? Then change your job and stop following Real Madrid news. Is that okay?" Gao Shen retreated and settled for the next best thing.
But Casillas still looked troubled, and it was obvious that he really had no way to deal with this girlfriend.
Of course, maybe he is crazy about love and reluctant to say harsh words.
"No, Yin Ge, you can't do this or that. Why don't you just become the boss and tell me what to do?" Gao Shen was also "angry" and spread his hands. Anyway, I had nothing to do.
"Boss, I promise, I swear, something like last season will never happen again!"
Gao Shen pointed at Casillas and was so angry that he couldn't speak for a long time.
"Damn it, you are really obsessed!" Gao Shen cursed.
But what's thinking in my mind is that you probably didn't expect that now that you are in such trouble for this woman, you will fall in love with someone younger and more beautiful in a few years.
You men are not good people!
After finally "calming down" his mood, Gao Shen pointed at Casillas and said, "Remember, this is the promise you gave me. If you do it again, I will throw you to the second team and sell you!"
"
Casillas was happy and immediately stated that he would do it.
"Then the board of directors and management..."
"I'll take care of it!" Gao Shen waved his hand and said generously.
"Courtois is already here, and this can't be changed. You already took a break last season, and you have this kind of thing again. I can't pretend that you don't know anything. So, starting from the new season, you can only choose to start from the beginning."
Starting from scratch, competing with Courtois."
"My initial consideration is this. You two will be separated, one will play in the league, and the other will play in the cup. Of course, it is not strictly divided. You will basically compete with each other. Whoever is in good condition and performs well will be promoted."
At this point, Gao Shen sighed again, "For your sake, I have to have a good talk with Courtois. The team promised to give him a starting position before. Then from Bayern and Paris Saint-Germain,
Grab it from your hands."
Casillas understands that fair competition is already a very good result.
He is the best goalkeeper in the European Cup. Are you still afraid of a fledgling kid?
Competition is competition, who is afraid of whom?
When Casillas heard what Gao Shen said, he felt a lot more relaxed knowing that the matter was roughly finalized.
In fact, the result of this treatment is not too bad for him.
At least Real Madrid's captain's armband is saved.
As long as he defeats Courtois in fair competition, he will still be Real Madrid's main goalkeeper.
"Also, when the training camp opens, you have to take on the responsibility of captain, take care of the new players, and pay attention to building a good relationship with all teammates. I will ask Ramos to assist you, you two give me
Manage the locker room, pay attention to unity, and don't make trouble again, do you understand?"
When it came to this, Casillas of course nodded hastily in agreement.
This is what his captain should do.
As for letting Ramos assist, that's normal. He is the vice-captain and the captain on the field last season.
Even if you know that the club is supporting Ramos, so what?
In Real Madrid, the inheritance of the captain has always been very clear, and everyone knows it.
"Okay, let's leave this matter as it is. I still have to think about how to explain it to Florentino."
As soon as Gao Shen said this, Casillas knew it was time to leave.
Before leaving, Real Madrid's goalkeeper also repeatedly promised that he would restrain his girlfriend and would be at his best in the new season to repay Gao Shen for his protection and trust.
…
After seeing Casillas off, Gao Shen stood up and stretched out.
Dealing with these messy things in the locker room is really hard, tiring, and sometimes thankless, so it would be better to just give up on it.
But when it comes to a wealthy team, things can't be handled so simply and roughly.
Like Mourinho, he will only hit the wall everywhere in the end and bring himself a lot of opponents and trouble.
Casillas's matter has come to an end for the time being, but it has only just begun.
Next we have to look at the competition between him and Courtois.
For Gao Shen, of course, whoever performs well will be promoted, which is good for everyone.
Both Gao Shen and Lopis have confidence in Courtois, but this kid is new here. Being able to compete with Casillas will be a good thing for his future growth.
The next biggest headache should be Cristiano Ronaldo.
The Portuguese began his vacation after finishing his national team matches.
Real Madrid's training camp will start in mid-July. By then, except for the national players participating in the European Cup and Olympic Games, all players will return to the team for training.
Currently, Real Madrid only has Marcelo as an over-age player and Casemiro as an under-age player, but if they sign Insko, who is of appropriate age, there will be a total of three players participating.
It is a bit embarrassing to say that this year's Spanish Olympic team, Real Madrid did not have a player shortlisted. This also caused quite a reaction in Spain and among the local Real Madrid fans.
Many people say that Real Madrid is an international team, but the local team is the foundation of Real Madrid.
Looking at all the great teams in the world that have dominated an era, local players are an indispensable and important part.
But today's local Olympic team, which represents the future, actually has no Real Madrid players. It has to be said that this also reflects to some extent the problems Real Madrid is currently facing.
On the contrary, Leeds United has local left backs Bertrand and Trippier participating in the competition. Salah and Mane also represent Egypt and Senegal respectively, so Leeds United has a total of four players participating in the Olympics.
However, the Premier League only started the war a week after the end of the Olympic men's football team, so the impact will not be too great.
Gao Shen is not worried about the situation at Leeds United. He is more interested in slowly advancing his plan in Madrid.
Real Madrid's current situation seems to be calm, but in fact, there are turbulent waves secretly, and they are all wrestling with each other.
Just like Casillas, why would he take the initiative to find Gao Shen?
Because he smells danger!
Where is Ronaldo?
Gao Shen doesn't know.
This wrestling is critical because it determines some order and power distribution after the start of the new season.
Familiar fans should be familiar with one thing.
In Gao Shen's previous life, after Sarri succeeded Allegri and became the head coach of Juventus, Ronaldo was still on vacation, but Sarri flew over to have an interview with him.
I believe that when everyone saw this news, their first reaction was that the president is so powerful that even the head coach has to respect him.
From the head coach's perspective, this player's prestige is undoubtedly higher than that of the head coach.
Therefore, this is not a question of who is looking for whom, but a question of who cannot bear it first and surrenders.
In the advanced plan, Cristiano Ronaldo is crucial, but the more so, the more he has to "submit" this superstar, because only in this way can Cristiano Ronaldo be used by him and let go of his arrogant superstar attitude.
Integrate into the team.
If the stalemate is still going on and Ronaldo is still unwilling to give in, then he will be forced to do so. Gao Shen will not rule out selling him!
Because leaving Ronaldo in the locker room but not being able to use him is definitely a fatal risk!
Of course, no matter which angle you look at it, this is the last resort.
…
After meeting Casillas, Gao Shen spent another two days meeting with Di Maria, Yin Guayin, Kaka, Varane, Pepe, Granero, Arbeloa, and Albiol.
He had a great conversation with them either in person or through video calls.
For this group of young people, Gao Shen took the initiative to communicate with them before taking office, sometimes through video calls. This is undoubtedly very special, but the content of the conversations is also different.
Needless to say, Di Maria, Granero and Arbeloa are all experienced senior ministers and can talk about many topics.
Yin Guain, Varane and Albiol are all facing competition, but Gao Shen promised that he would treat them equally, and whoever better meets his tactical requirements and who is in better condition can play.
As for Pepe, Gao Shen comforted him, saying that he still trusts him and believes that he can make more contributions to Real Madrid in the future. He hopes that he will not leave Carvalho and Coentrao because of Mourinho's departure.
I am afraid of the transfer.
The Kaka situation is more troublesome.
Gao Shen didn't tell him in detail, he just wanted to meet and say hello to each other. More importantly, he hoped to have a face-to-face talk in Madrid, especially about the difficulties he was facing now.
"I sincerely hope you can trust me and my team."
"In Naples, we have dealt with Thiago Motta's problem, and in Manchester City, we have dealt with Robben's problem. We are experienced in this area, and we are here to help you."
"Whether it's me, the management, or everyone at Real Madrid, I sincerely hope you can cheer up!"
Kaka felt Gao Shen's sincerity and immediately stated that he would return to Madrid early in the near future, hoping to have a good talk with Gao Shen and formulate his preparation and training plan for the new season.
