Standing in front of the home team's coaching bench, if Gao Shen knew what Vilanova and Lula were thinking in the stands, he would tell them very aggrievedly, "I am so crazy that I broke my own wings!"
The important reason why Di Maria was not included in the starting lineup is that during daily training the day after playing Deportivo La Coruna, analyst Carlos Vargas discovered that his performance was somewhat abnormal.
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Buenaventura and Pintus carried out routine news on him. The Argentine revealed that he felt some discomfort in his leg muscles, which attracted the attention of the coaching staff.
Di Maria didn't take it seriously, thinking that it was just soreness after a high-intensity game and that he would recover after resting.
But after diagnosis by the team doctor and the coaching staff, it was a minor muscle strain.
The problem is small, and even, as Di Maria said, many people don't care at all and just take a break.
Gao Shen still made the decision to let Di Maria rest and temporarily arranged Yin Guayin to start.
Not only that, Gao Shen also held a special meeting in the locker room, requiring everyone to report their physical conditions in a timely manner, and even pushed Di Maria out as a negative example, severely reprimanded him, and gave him an internal warning.
This is a very inconspicuous little thing.
Every team and every player does this.
Young people always feel that their bodies are in great shape and they have endless energy. They don't pay attention to such minor injuries and illnesses, but if things go on like this, they will become injured.
The main cause of muscle strain is fatigue.
Gao Shen also plans to find time to have Buenaventura give a special lesson to the players on sports injuries to improve players' awareness of injury prevention.
Don’t believe it when you say it. Many players will hide such minor injuries or illnesses intentionally or unintentionally.
The reasons are actually very simple, one is for money and the other is for position.
In addition to the fixed part of a player's salary, a certain proportion comes from appearance fees. Appearance fees only come from appearances.
Therefore, for some players whose salary is not high, appearance fees are often an important part of their salary.
In order to get this money, they really fought hard.
Don't doubt this. In the eyes of many players, this is just a job, just like going to the Foxconn assembly line to tighten screws. Working overtime to tighten screws for money is the same as hiding minor injuries and paying appearance fees for money.
In the eyes of fans, stars are all high and mighty, but for ordinary players, even players at Di Maria's level, with his current contract, he has no worries about food and clothing at best.
But don’t forget, players live for their youth, what will they do after they retire?
This group of middle-aged people in their thirties who want culture but no culture and skills but no skills. If they really don’t play football anymore, what can they do?
Most people continue to play football, become a youth training coach, or open a football training class or something.
The ones who really do well are top-tier, superstars like Cristiano Ronaldo.
If Di Maria can renew his contract with Real Madrid, his situation will be much better.
When he moved from Naples to Real Madrid, the transfer fee was very high, but his annual salary was low.
This is actually one of Florentino's techniques for signing young players. If the transfer fee is high, the player will be given a low annual salary. If the player is given a high annual salary, the transfer fee will generally not be high.
Of course, first-line superstars like Ronaldo, Kaká, and Gareth Bale are exceptions.
Di Maria is not hiding his injury. After all, his problem is very small. It is probably more about keeping his position.
Nowadays, his situation in the team is very good. Whether it is a game or training, he works very hard. Sometimes he will even sprint 70 or 80 meters to chase an opportunity when the overall situation of the team has been decided.
This kind of consumption is not small.
Everyone at Real Madrid knows that Di Maria is a confidant and a highly valued person. After taking charge of Real Madrid, Di Maria has benefited the most.
But even so, Gao Shen still scolded him bloody and even gave him an internal warning. This was somewhat of a warning to others, and it also shocked the players in the locker room.
Hiding physical discomfort?
Even Di Maria is willing to be relegated to the sidelines. Can any of you try and see if I can sharpen my knife quickly enough?
However, after scolding Di Maria, Gao Shen privately called Di Maria over and gave him a good comfort, which was nothing more than saying that he also cared about him.
I just did this, hoping he would learn from it or something like that.
Finally, Gao Shen revealed, "Perform well. During the winter break, I will mention it to the management and try to sign your contract extension before the end of this season."
Di Maria was stunned by this carrot and stick beating. Before leaving, she thanked Gao Shen profusely and kept saying that she would only follow Gao Shen's orders and hit him wherever he asked.
Gao Shen looked helpless.
In fact, given his character, he is willing to be open and honest.
But when dealing with others, sometimes being open and honest is not a good thing, especially in the workplace.
Speaking and doing things still require some skills.
This can't be regarded as evil, it can only be regarded as a necessary euphemism.
Just like what happened to Di Maria this time, if you are honest and honest, he might do it again next time.
Now Gao Shen waved the stick high, not only reprimanded Di Maria, but also shocked other people in the locker room, making them all feel at ease. This can avoid similar things from happening again to the greatest extent.
But just a stick policy won't work, especially for a confidant like Di Maria, who has to protect his calf. The only way is to give him some compensation he wants in private, so that the master and the disciple will not have any knots in their hearts.
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And a character like Ronaldo really needs to be coaxed.
Before having any contact with him, or just looking at media reports, you would think that Ronaldo seems to be quite complicated, but in fact, he is not.
This kid is very proud, the kind of overly proud person who feels too inferior to himself, but he is also very self-reliant.
If you go against him, congratulations, he can make trouble with you. But if you go along with him and coax him when necessary, he will be very happy, and there will be no complicated twists and turns.
To put it bluntly, they are all young people in their early twenties, how can they have any dirty tricks?
Even if there is, it was taught by the agent.
Gao Shen treated Ronaldo with a carrot and a stick, and the stick had been used at the beginning of the season. During this period, he had been using carrots to lure him in front of him. As a result, the Portuguese performed really well and worked very hard.
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The key is that he can also think about the profound.
For example, giving a penalty kick to Kaka was really unexpected by Gao Shen.
Today, in the game against Porto, Gao Shen's arrangements for Ronaldo were different from usual, and he was asked to retreat a bit and move closer to the midfield.
After the start, Real Madrid did not have any so-called offensive attacks, nor did they take the initiative to attack. They focused more on controlling the ball.
Gao Shen and the coaching staff have studied the game between Porto and Manchester City and found that the Portuguese Super League team's pressing force is still very strong. Therefore, Gao Shen's strategy in the first half was to pass and control the ball and let Porto press out.
Everyone knows that Real Madrid's players do not cooperate well with each other. They just use Porto's pressing pressure to create some pressure on the players in the midfield and backfield, and then test the team's pressure-bearing ability in passing and controlling the ball.
Especially so far this season, after one and a half months, what level has the team's integration reached?
At a tactical level, such mobilization can also consume Porto's physical energy.
Porto's head coach Victor Pereira also knew Real Madrid's intentions very well, and he even clearly guessed that Gao Shen was deliberately using him for training.
But so what?
He was not irritated. On the contrary, he repeatedly advised the players not to be affected by Real Madrid's passing and ball control and to stick to the defensive formation.
He knew very well that Real Madrid wanted Porto to be provoked and pressured out.
It can be imagined that in the first thirty minutes, Porto only had one shot, and it was James Rodriguez's long shot from 25 meters away, which did not pose a threat to Casillas at all.
Real Madrid, on the other hand, created some opportunities from time to time through continuous pulling.
These opportunities didn't pose much of a threat, but they still put a lot of pressure on Porto.
How do you say something?
Don't be afraid of thieves stealing, just be afraid of thieves missing you.
Real Madrid has more than 70% of the ball, and they are always thinking about Porto's goal. Naturally, the Portuguese Super League team is also very worried.
Several organized presses in the midfield and frontcourt failed to pose a threat to Real Madrid's passing and ball control.
Victor Pereira stood in front of the visiting team's coaching bench. He saw several times that the players were unable to control the ball in Real Madrid's midfield. He shook his head repeatedly, walked back to the coaching bench, and chatted with his assistant.
A few sentences.
"Gao Shen's ability to train the team is really strong. Looking at their team's tactical order and flexibility, it's really not easy."
This kind of pressing by Porto players is very impactful and fierce, but Real Madrid players can always pass the ball through orderly movement and response.
This set is very similar to what Manchester City did before, but it is more delicate, which is obviously the technical advantage of Real Madrid players.
The reason for the upset victory over Manchester City in the last game was mainly due to a coincidence. After Fernando successfully intercepted the ball, he launched a counterattack on the spot and assisted James Rodriguez to score.
Therefore, for Porto, it is still necessary to continue to remain calm and patiently wait for opportunities.
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Victor Ferreira had no idea that at almost the same time, in front of the home team's coaching bench, Gao Shen was also looking at the time on the scoreboard depressingly. He had already played for more than 30 minutes, and Real Madrid had more than 70% possession of the ball.
There are plenty of opportunities, but no threats.
Porto is still very strong, and pressing and pressing also put a lot of pressure on Real Madrid, but the team withstood it.
This is also one of the goals of Gao Shen's game.
But it also brought about another problem.
Gao Shen frowned, walked back to the home team's coaching bench, took a bottle of water handed over by Zidane, unscrewed it, took two sips, and complained in frustration.
"What the hell is Fernando doing tonight? Why don't you go grab it?"
