After talking to Varane, Gao Shen took some time to call Pepe over.
If when dealing with Varane, Gao Shen is more gentle and adopts a kind of communication between cultural people, then it is completely different with Pepe. Gao Shen directly expresses his and Ramos' frequent fouls in recent times. dissatisfied.
He even put down his pick and asked Pepe, "What do you want me to do now?"
"Tell me! Can you defeat Messi alone?"
Pepe was so "scolded" that he didn't even dare to raise his head, so who really made them right?
Before the crucial battle, Gao Shen gave many warnings, but the result was good and he still won the card.
Real Madrid is currently in a critical hiring period, and the season is suspended at this time...
"I even wonder if you have any objections to me?"
Peipei was really shocked and stood up quickly, waving her hands and refusing to accept this statement.
Who is Gao Shen?
Real Madrid has been chasing the head coach for several years. Florentino personally stood up and the board of directors and the fans fully supported him. Anyone who can't get along with Gao Shen is having trouble with himself. Do you still want to be in Real Madrid?
Finally, Pepe admitted that he was too wild and easily got into trouble after playing.
"Boss, I swear, I promise, I will try my best to control and avoid it. You believe me!" Pepe begged bitterly.
Gao Shen glared at Pepe fiercely for a while, making the Portuguese feel terrified.
Whoever makes Real Madrid feel like Gao Shen is the one who makes it difficult for Gao Shen to live up to his will. Anyone who makes it difficult for Gao Shen will end up with Real Madrid.
"I believe you again!" Gao Shen finally said soft words.
"But I also tell you, in this game against Barcelona, I asked you to partner with Varane, but you have to take good care of him for me. When the time comes, he attacks, you hold back, don't give me trouble! "
When Pepe heard this, he wanted to argue. The division of labor between him and Ramos was not...
But look at Gao Shen's fierce and sharp eyes again, well, his face is filled with admiration.
I obeyed. Is it okay if I obey?
After being given a big stick, Gao Shen also sat back, patted Pepe's hand, and said sincerely: "This game is very important. It has extraordinary significance to me and the team!"
"I said, if you don't win the championship, you'll be fired. If you want to win the championship, you have to kill Barcelona!"
Pepe now really felt that Gao Shen valued him.
"Whether I finish class or not depends on you!" Gao Shen said sincerely.
Pepe immediately understood, stood up, and solemnly promised.
"I will never disappoint you!"
…
The impact of Ramos' suspension on Real Madrid is not just as simple as the absence of the main central defender and the replacement of Varane.
There are also technical and tactical aspects, as well as training arrangements.
Originally, Carlo gave Gao Shen two training sessions, specifically to practice tactics against Barcelona, but now Gao Shen had to use one session to practice the team's defense and adjust the central defender combination of Varane and Pepe.
This is mainly the difference between Varane and Ramos.
The team coached by Gao Shen is very obviously different from other teams. It is not as aggressive as Barcelona in pressing forward, but it is also concentrated near the midline, so the defense line is generally from the 30-meter zone to the midline.
Compared with other teams, let alone Serie A, even teams such as Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea and other teams in the Premier League, Real Madrid's defense is pushed further forward, which places high demands on the central defender's mobility.
Therefore, Gao Shen has always liked central defenders with excellent mobility like David Luiz and Kompany.
After Gao Shen was coached, Real Madrid also had a big difference, that is, the two full-backs were more like wingers and would press forward when attacking. This caused Real Madrid to easily encounter a problem when switching from offense to defense.
When the counter-attack is not timely enough, there are only three players actually defending in the midfield and backfield, namely the deep-lying midfielder and two central defenders.
Sometimes, there are only two because Ramos and Pepe are too wild.
Because Xabi Alonso is more stationary, the two central defenders have a relatively large range of activities, and they often even have to move to the wing to press the opponent's ball carrier.
Ramos, Pepe and Varane are all very fast and have excellent running ability, but Albiol is relatively poor, so Albiol is somewhat not reused under Gao Shen.
But Varane has some problems of his own.
For example, he is not aggressive enough after grabbing the ball. He especially does not like to be closely marked and rarely commits fouls.
This is what Gao Shen said before, he has defensive mysophobia.
But that's where the problem lies.
Try to think about it, in a game, when a defensive player goes up to press and press, but does not get close and does not commit a foul, what is the result?
The opponent's players will get a certain amount of space to get the ball.
If it is a weaker team, it is not a big problem, but when facing a top team like Barcelona, especially top ball handlers like Messi and Iniesta, the result is that the opponent will get more
Passing opportunities, even passes directly into the defense.
This is very fatal!
Varane has another problem, or it is a problem that many educated people have, that is, he doesn't like to trouble others, and he likes to do it himself when something happens.
In life, this is actually a very good way of life, but on the court, it seems very unique.
Defense has always been a team effort. When you encounter something and want to solve it yourself, the end result is often poor communication between teammates, especially the central defender.
You can instruct your teammates to plug the loopholes, but you have to do it yourself. As a result, after you leave, bigger loopholes are exposed. This situation does not happen, but it often happens.
Therefore, it is very necessary for a central defender to integrate into the defensive system, direct the surrounding teammates to defend, and maintain smooth communication.
Varane seems a bit reserved in this regard. He doesn't like to trouble others, let alone order others.
These are all old habits of gentle people.
Gao Shen doesn't know magic, and he can't turn a gentle young man into a violent man all of a sudden. This is unrealistic, so he can only stimulate Varane and give him more pressure to force him.
Let him release his inner wildness.
Putting aside these problems, Varane is really, really talented. His skills, consciousness, body... are all the best. He is a good embryo of a top central defender.
Just a little bit away, this player is ready!
Now, Gao Shen just wants to light another fire and burn him up.
During the training, Gao Shen even asked Hierro to come off the field in person, give Varane hand-in-hand instructions, and even give him special training.
For example, teach him some tricks, tell him how to trick his opponent without getting any cards...
What's imminent is the match against Barcelona. How do you use your physical advantages against a small player like Messi...
Hierro has too much experience, and he is an atypical Spanish central defender (born as a center forward and midfielder). His hand movements are never clean when defending, and many of them even refresh Varane's three views on the court.
"Let me tell you, boy, many times, you play too politely. Instead of being impressed by you, the referee will think that you are a good guy. Next time something goes wrong, he will look for balance from you.
You will become a pure and innocent person."
"Is this smart? No, this is stupid!"
"True elegance is to hide your movements so that no one can see them."
"Just like Nesta, he is so elegant, he has so many little moves, and he is so dirty. If you are interested, I will give you a video. If you watch it frame by frame, you will find that he just hides those little moves.
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"So, don't be superstitious about those vain people."
"The court is like a play, it all depends on your acting skills!"
Hierro was probably holding back his nerves and wanted to bring out all his lifelong experience in playing football. This made Gao Shen and Zidane stand on the sidelines and couldn't help but feel a little worried.
"Are we helping him refresh his outlook on life?" Gao Shen smiled bitterly.
Zidane kept nodding, "I think I'll have to do it myself in the future. I still have some experience in defense. If I continue to let Fernando teach me this way, this kid will either be a bad learner or a waste."
Gao Shen also felt that it was quite embarrassing.
But there is no way, Varane plays too artistically.
This is really a disadvantage on the court.
"If I let him instill it for a while, I feel that Varane should be more passionate. You need to train those forwards more, especially Benzema. His shooting efficiency is a bit low. This needs to be improved."
[To be honest, I have been using Yeguo Reading recently to catch up on books, change sources, and read aloud with many sounds, and it can be used on both Android and Apple.]
Zidane looked at the obedient boy Varane, then at the flamboyant Hierro, and sighed secretly in his heart.
Seeing a good boy being taught a bad lesson by a strange uncle again.
At this moment, Zidane suddenly felt that it was not a bad thing that his child could not play football well.
At the very least, we are still good kids, right?
…
After the players were basically determined, Gao Shen also differed from before on the tactical level and made a lot of adjustments.
It was the first derby of the century between the two sides. Gao Shen was new here and was not particularly familiar with Barcelona. It was also the first time for Real Madrid to participate in such a strong dialogue. He was somewhat confused.
But it's different now.
After going through a devilish schedule, especially after the game against Manchester City, Gao Shen already knew very well where Real Madrid's players, lineup, and tactics stood.
So he made some adjustments for the first Derby of the Century and Barcelona's situation.
Especially for Barcelona's passing and controlling style of play, Gao Shen made targeted arrangements.
Since the late 1990s, La Liga has been at the forefront of tactical reform, from Cooper's Mallorca to Valencia, to teams such as Celta Vigo and Deportivo La Coruna.
A firm double back.
This trend spread to Italy. When Gao Shen was coaching Naples, he used double midfielders. However, in recent years, with the rise of the four-three-three, problems with the double midfielders have gradually been exposed.
The formation is a bit outdated, but many concepts of 4, 2, 3, 1, especially the handling of some details, are still worth learning from.
Gao Shen has always believed that tactics are dead and players are alive.
Soldiers have no constant momentum, and water has no constant shape.
Players are mobile on the court, so the key is not how the lineup is arranged, but how the team plays.
Especially how the players work as a team on the court.
This is the key!
More importantly, Gao Shen discovered that one of Barcelona's problems was becoming more and more obvious.
And this time, he plans to completely expose this problem in Barcelona!
