Gao Shen has a very strange feeling every time he sees Raphael Varane.
Although he is only nineteen years old, he always gives people a very mature feeling.
When I see him, he always has that calm expression, as if nothing in this world can surprise him, and he has a temperament that is completely inconsistent with his age.
This made Gao Shen couldn't help but want to cause some trouble for him, to see if this kid was really in trouble and his expression remained unchanged.
Varane is nicknamed the top student, but in fact he is really a top student.
His academic performance in high school was very good, he was at the top of his class, and he was proficient in multiple languages. He took the French college entrance examination, majored in economics and minored in German sociology.
According to his original idea, he wanted to play football and study at the same time, but later found that he could not do it, and his girlfriend is now a bachelor of law at the University of Paris.
What many people are talking about is that the incident when he hung up the phone on Zidane happened when he was preparing for the college entrance examination.
With his academic qualifications, he is definitely a top talent in professional football.
This also resulted in Varane having a temperament that was incompatible with other professional players. His behavior was elegant and decent, and he also had a kind of mysophobia in defense. He rarely made small moves and tried not to foul.
In the Real Madrid locker room, he has always been the quietest person and basically does not participate in any discussions or disputes.
This seems to be a good temper and conduct, but it is not enough on the football field.
The football field is a life-and-death battlefield. If you talk about elegance and politeness to your opponents, and you also talk about defensive mysophobia, you are just kidding.
By the way, Giroud, a high-profile player at Manchester City, also took the college entrance examination and is also a solid academic.
In addition, Leeds United's Kondogbia and Varane both play for the Lens youth team, and they both know each other.
It is this inextricable connection, coupled with Zidane's strong recommendation and the impression from his previous life, that Gao Shen has high hopes for Varane, but he feels that Varane can no longer be allowed to do what he did in his previous life.
Grow up slowly and slowly.
Especially now, with Ramos and Pepe so unreliable, Real Madrid needs a brave young man to step forward and put some pressure on these two sluts and make them restrain themselves.
Therefore, Gao Shen set his sights on Varane.
What?
He doesn't like to argue?
It's okay, there are plenty of ways for him to fight!
Drawing big cakes, beating chicken blood, and forcing people to involute are the master's special skills.
…
Varane sat opposite Gao Shen and looked at the head coach in front of him with confusion.
Why haven't you spoken?
But scholars are calm.
Gao Shen didn't say anything, and neither did he, just sitting like this.
In the end, Gao Shen spoke first.
"Valdano's technical team is studying the team formation plan for this summer."
Gao Shen's first words made Varane a little surprised.
This is strictly a high-level secret.
Now tell me this, what do you mean?
Gao Shen had been paying attention to his eyes and was secretly amused.
In fact, this is the advantage of the superior.
Parents, teachers, and leaders all have such advantages when it comes to children, students, and subordinates.
"Our defense is not good. The main lineup is not bad, but the depth of the bench is a bit lacking. There may be some major adjustments this summer."
Insufficient bench thickness? Possible? Major adjustments?
As a top student, Varane immediately captured the key information, and his attention naturally fell on the two front and back, and the middle one [maybe] was automatically ignored by him.
It's possible, who knows if it will happen?
Everyone's first reaction is to think of the worst.
"Zidane is very optimistic about you. He strongly recommended you to me and hopes that I can give you more opportunities. Albiol is a local international and has an unusual status, so now the technical team is also having a headache."
"In addition, they are also actively considering bringing in a strong reinforcement from outside to fill the vacancy left by Carvalho's departure."
When Mourinho was coaching, he was dissatisfied with Real Madrid's defense. The most important thing was that he felt that Ramos and Pepe were too wasteful, so he signed the more stable veteran Carvalho.
But as a result, Varane and Albiol will get fewer playing opportunities.
After Gao Shen arrived, he sold Carvalho, which gave Varane and Albiol more playing time.
If Real Madrid still wants to sign another central defender now, it would be normal to go back to Mourinho's coaching period.
Varane didn't say anything. He knew very well that he was still young.
If he were in French Ligue 1 Lens, he would definitely be the main force in the first team now, but in Real Madrid, at the age of 19 and under 20, it would be difficult to play the main force.
Because this is Real Madrid.
The most competitive team in the world.
"Actually, they have been wanting to sign players during the winter break, but I have been blocking it because I am still more inclined to give opportunities to the players in our current team, but to be honest, I hope you can perform better.
Come out, convince me, convince the technical team, and become the team's reliable third central defender."
Gao Shen saw that Varane must have understood and nodded repeatedly.
"I know, boss, I will try my best."
The tone was very calm, but there was still no sense of urgency.
Gao Shen knew that Varane was a smart man and not so easy to fool.
But it's okay, he has prepared a trump card.
"I heard that you were teammates with Koulibaly of Leeds United?" Gao Shen asked pretending to be casual.
Varane was visibly stunned.
Koulibaly has dual nationality of France and Senegal, but has always played for the French national youth team.
He is older than Varane and joined the national youth team earlier than him, especially the national youth team that is currently actively preparing for the World Youth Championship in Turkey, including Coulibaly, Kurzawa, Pogba and Kondobi.
Yadu is the main force.
Due to his age, Varane was only selected for this team once and participated in one game, and was not selected again after that.
The lineup of this team has always been very mature, mainly preparing for the World Youth Championship in Turkey. However, Varane is two years younger, so it is difficult to compete with Koulibaly and others.
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However, after joining Real Madrid, he skipped the U20 National Youth Team and directly entered the U21 National Youth Team.
To say that the ones with the most buzz in the French youth team right now are Koulibaly and Varane.
After Deschamps took office, he has been committed to promoting the rejuvenation of the team, so Mamadou Sakho of Paris Saint-Germain has been selected for the French national team, and the current main force is Arsenal's Koscielny.
and Rami of Valencia.
There are strong calls for Koulibaly and Varane to be selected for the French national team in the future.
Varane has a platform advantage, he plays for Real Madrid, and both Gao Shen and Zidane are quite optimistic about it.
But Koulibaly is not bad either. He plays for Leeds United, the big dark team in the Premier League this season, and his performance has improved dramatically from before. At the same time, he is also a player that Gao Shen is optimistic about.
From the current point of view, the national team is lacking a position, but there are several people vying for it, including Tottenham's Kaboul, AC Milan's Mexes, etc. They are all very strong competitors.
"Yes, I trained with him for a while in the French national youth team."
After a pause, Varane finally couldn't hold it back and asked: "Boss, why did you ask about him?"
Gao Shen was secretly amused. He finally caught your weakness, right?
Brat, I thought you could really tolerate humiliation and humiliation.
"The technical team is inspecting him. You know, I am the owner of Leeds United, so I can't say anything."
At this point, Gao Shen sighed softly, "Leeds United finally managed to play a good season, but as a result, there were a lot of teams poaching. It's okay for other teams, but if Real Madrid really wants to poach Koulibaly, I'm not good either."
Refuse, right?”
Varane was suddenly confused.
Real Madrid wants to poach Koulibaly?
It seems that I have heard this rumor before. Real Madrid is very interested in many players from Leeds United. Zidane also praised Pogba before, saying that he is the best among the young generation midfielders.
If Koulibaly also comes to Real Madrid, then Varane will ask himself, wouldn’t the biggest platform advantage be gone?
The motivation that forces a person to work hard is sometimes not necessarily the carrot hanging in front of him, but the sense of crisis chasing behind him.
No matter how calm and rational a person is, they will not be willing to give up what they have got.
This fear of losing will make them desperate to fight.
"Of course I am optimistic about you, Raphael. I hope you can perform better. When the time comes, I can confidently talk to the technical team. Otherwise, we will be like this now..."
Gao Shen shrugged helplessly, there was nothing he could do.
Varane suddenly understood Gao Shen's true intention of talking to him.
Yes, the two of them have common interests on this point.
"I understand, boss, don't worry, I know what to do." Varane is a smart man. Once he figured it out, he immediately became very determined.
"Work hard, I'm optimistic about you!" Gao Shen encouraged.
Varane nodded, stood up and turned to leave.
"By the way, Raphael." Gao Shen called him from behind.
Varane turned back and looked at his head coach.
"Go to Carlos and get a piece of information, and study Messi and Aguero carefully. I will let you start in this game against Barcelona. Don't let me get off the stage!" Gao Shen said solemnly,
It seems that this decision also took a lot of courage.
Varane felt the deep emotion and nodded heavily.
He is a smart man, he knows what profound means, and he also knows his current situation.
After Varane closed the door and went out, Gao Shen snorted and shook his head with a wry smile.
He seemed to have returned to his previous life when he was working in a company and deceived new employees again and again. At that time, he was a completely unscrupulous leader.
Unexpectedly, as a head coach, I would have to go back to my old job again and again.
But Varane's talent is really good, he is very fast, and his skills are also very good. If a player like this doesn't work hard and improve his strength as soon as possible, do we still have to watch him waste his years?
Young people always have to grow and progress under pressure.
Varane is just too comfortable, he should be pushed.
More importantly, once Varane performs well, Ramos and Pepe will also feel the pressure, and these two squanderers will definitely restrain themselves.
At the very least, you should control yourself properly on the court.
Only then will Real Madrid's defense be truly stabilized.
