During the two-week national team competition, Su Dong took time to go to Germany to participate in a Hugo Boss business event.
This time, he still appointed Wang Chuqing to be his German translator.
It's not that Wang Chuqing's German translation is so professional, but that Su Dong trusts her.
The event itself didn't have much to say. The basic process was just a formality. Su Dong just showed up and said a few nice words, and spent most of the rest of the time answering questions from the media and fans.
It is worth mentioning that Wang Chuqing has successfully obtained her driver's license, but she is still very awkward when driving.
Of course, Su Dong has no say in this matter, because so far, he has not even taken the driver's license test.
"Oh my God, how busy are you?" Wang Chuqing felt very interesting.
Su Dong once again made up his mind to take the exam no matter what.
For no other reason than to prove that his driving skills are definitely better than that of a certain woman.
And just as he was returning to Barcelona's airport from Munich, he saw a familiar yet unfamiliar figure.
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"Hey, Louis?"
Su Dong quickly caught up and caught up with the middle-aged man in front of him.
Hearing the voice, I turned around and saw that it was the famous Dutch coach Louis van Gaal.
"Why are you here?" Su Dong was very surprised.
Van Gaal was wearing a blue shirt, with a big belly, and looked like he was middle-aged and fat. He was dragging a suitcase in his hand. He obviously came to Barcelona for something and was preparing to return to the Netherlands.
When he saw Su Dong, he was obviously stunned and did not recognize him for a moment.
When Su Dong saw no one around, he immediately took off his sunglasses and hat, "It's me, Louis."
"Su!" Van Gaal was also very surprised.
The two shook hands vigorously, and neither of them expected that they would meet by chance at the airport.
They found a deserted corner and sat down to chat.
As the former coach of Barcelona, Van Gaal rarely came to this sad place, because it was here that his career hit the bottom and never got up again.
After leaving the Barcelona coaching position, he went to Ajax as technical director, but unfortunately, his relationship with Ronald Koeman was not good, and his relationship with players such as Ibrahimovic was also not good.
It was so bad that he quit after a short time.
This summer, he became the head coach of the Dutch Eredivisie team AZ Alkmaar.
"Your team performed so well this season, I've heard many people mention it." Su Dong praised with a smile.
Van Gaal always looks very cold when he is coaching, but in private, he is a quite amiable middle-aged man who seems far less distant and arrogant than he is on the court, especially when it comes to his football.
Alkmaar has indeed performed quite well this season. They defeated Sparta Rotterdam 3-0 at home in the first round, then defeated Utrecht 2-1 away from home, and beat Vitesse 5-0 away in the third round. They currently occupy the top spot.
Top of the Eredivisie.
The reason why Su Dong knew about it was mainly because the Catalan media reported it.
This is Van Gaal's first season back after stepping down as Barcelona coach.
More importantly, Van Gaal once again played some impressive football at Alkmaar.
And Su Dong also admired Van Gaal very much.
This kind of appreciation has a long history. From when he coached Ajax to win the Champions League, to later coaching Barcelona, it can be said that Van Gaal's football philosophy has always been what Su Dong admired the most.
As for his two experiences coaching Barcelona, what should I say about this?
There are always many unexpected and uncontrollable risks when a head coach coaches a team. In many cases, the head coach is like a scapegoat, having to shoulder a lot of blame that should not have been borne by him.
For a failed coaching experience, it cannot be said that the head coach himself has no problems, but it is inappropriate to blame it entirely on the head coach. If nothing else, let’s just talk about Van Gaal’s influence on Barcelona’s football style in recent years.
One cannot ignore it.
In fact, Su Dong heard people say more than once that the training materials for goalkeepers in Spain were written by Frans Hoque, who was on Van Gaal's coaching staff. It was first practiced in Barcelona, and then spread throughout Spain.
It is a pity that Van Gaal and Cruyff are at odds with each other. They are enemies and cannot get along at all.
This time, Van Gaal went to Barcelona to attend a discussion organized by the Spanish Football Federation.
I just didn't expect that I would meet Su Dong at the airport.
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"In recent years, I've heard people mention you a lot. They told me at first that you look like Kluivert, but I watched a few of your games and I don't think you look anything like him at all."
As long as Van Gaal mentions football, he talks endlessly and is very talkative.
"It's a little bit. In fact, I have studied Kluivert's game and playing style." Su Dong said modestly.
Van Gaal nodded, "It's obvious, and it's completely normal, but I think you are more comprehensive and better than him."
"Thank you." Su Dong felt very honored to be recognized by Van Gaal.
"I personally think that Rijkaard's current tactics have not fully stimulated your abilities and role. One obvious feature is that you are not fast enough when switching from defense to offense, and the speed is too slow. This has not been fully utilized.
You have the advantages of speed and explosive power. In addition, Giuly on the right cannot cooperate with you, and Iniesta is a bit slow."
Ronaldinho himself is a ball-controlling player, and with the addition of Iniesta, the overall rhythm of the ball reaching the frontcourt is slower. This is also related to Barcelona's overall tactical concept. They prefer to control the ball.
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"Frank prefers that we can control the ball." Su Dong said.
"Of course, many of his ideas are very similar to that of the old man halfway up the mountain, but I don't think so. If you are equipped with a fast player with strong personal attack ability on the right, such as Robben or Christie
With a player like Arnold Ronaldo, I think you will be more threatening and more effective."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Su Dong smiled, he didn’t have a good idea of what Van Gaal said.
But one thing he did feel was that sometimes, he could obviously go faster, but because his teammates had the ball, he had to slow down and accommodate his teammates and the team's rhythm.
This is also normal. A player needs to integrate into the team and cannot always do whatever he wants.
"Take your time, Barcelona is still very suitable for you now. I believe you can go further this season on the basis of last season." Van Gaal encouraged.
After a pause, Van Gaal took a long breath and said, "Rijkaard has caught up with him at a good time!"
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Watching Van Gaal board the plane, Su Dong felt sad.
It was their first meeting, but Van Gaal subverted Su Dong's inherent impression of him. He was neither arrogant nor indifferent.
It can be seen that he is still bitter about the failure of coaching Barcelona.
Su Dong has heard about Van Gaal from Xavi, Puyol and others, and there is really no way to completely blame him for many things.
Just like his last sigh full of helplessness, if the head coach wants to achieve results, he still has to catch up with the good times.
Just like Mourinho, he went to Chelsea from Porto and won the Premier League championship in his first season in charge.
This is certainly a reflection of his ability, but was his predecessor Ranieri really that bad?
On the other hand, if Ranieri did well at Chelsea, how can he explain that he did a terrible job at Valencia?
Therefore, sometimes, the head coach's coaching is really not just a matter of ability.
Just like the saying on the football field, the outcome is often determined when both sides enter the stadium.
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No one can understand why Su Dong admires Van Gaal so much.
It may be because of Kluivert, but it may also be because when he came into contact with football, it was the years when Van Gaal was at his peak, which made him always have a good impression of Van Gaal.
More importantly, whether it was from the things he heard in daily life or from a short conversation with Van Gaal, Su Dong clearly felt that Van Gaal was a very capable person who also had his own unique ideas and was very interested in football.
A head coach who has a special understanding of football. He feels that such a head coach will definitely have a chance.
"I believe that he chose Alkmaar not because he had no offers from other strong teams, but because he wanted to use a team that truly belonged to him to prove his coaching strength and philosophy!"
When talking about this encounter with Iniesta and Messi, Su Dong always believed that Van Gaal would definitely succeed.
At least AZ Alkmaar only played three games, but it has already attracted a lot of attention in the Netherlands. It is said that other managers have begun to drive to learn Van Gaal's training and tactics, and even media in Barcelona are discussing it.
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A brief moment with Van Gaal did not bring any changes to Su Dong.
He is still focused on training and preparing for competition.
Before the second round of La Liga, Su Dong was surprised to find that more Japanese media came to Barcelona.
This made him feel very strange.
After understanding the situation, he realized that it was Real Mallorca's talented Japanese striker Yoshito Okubo who would be playing in this game.
Speaking of which, this Japanese genius once caused quite a reaction in La Liga.
In the first game at the beginning of 2005, he represented Real Mallorca against Deportivo La Coruna. That was his debut. As a result, he made a pass and shot and won full applause. It not only caused a sensation in Asia, but also in the
Spain is also receiving much attention.
But it is a pity that he gradually became a substitute, so that when he later played against Barcelona, he was not included in the squad.
But this summer, Yoshito Okubo won his position with his outstanding performance in preparing for the summer competition.
Now visiting Camp Nou and challenging Barcelona away, he will partner with Cameroon forward Eto'o on the striker.
It is also because of this that so many Japanese media and fans are attracted to Barcelona.
They all have some expectations, and even some expectations. They want to know how big the gap is between the young football player whom Japan regards as a genius and Su Dong?
Any chance of scoring against Barcelona at Camp Nou?