Chapter 3: I do what others dare not do!
Gao Shen's guess was soon confirmed.
The next morning, major newspapers in Spain and even Europe broke the news that Real Madrid had changed its coach.
The top club Real Madrid fired the fire-fighting head coach Carlo, who had a decent coaching record, and hired a 25-year-old intern as head coach. This was an incredible event all over the world.
Who is Gao Shen?
Not to mention the mainstream media in Europe, even in Spain and Real Madrid's mouthpieces AS and Marca, it is difficult to give specific information. All we know is that he is 25 years old, graduated with a degree in sports from Loughborough University in the UK, and came to Real Madrid for a seven-month internship.
All the media and fans around the world were stunned!
Real Madrid actually hired a 25-year-old fresh graduate as head coach. Is this crazy?
This is probably a plot that even online novels dare not write about, right?
AS believes that this is the most appalling farce in Real Madrid's history!
At the beginning of the century, former Barcelona president Gaspart had served as Nunez's vice president for many years and was hailed as the best vice president in history. However, once he stepped to the forefront and became the president of Barcelona, he became the worst president in history.
AS believes that Martin will become a shame in Real Madrid's history like Gaspart!
Marca revealed the inside story, believing that Martin's move was a continuation of the infighting within the club's management. They believed that although Florentino had left, the conflicts he left behind were still disrupting Real Madrid.
"Martin fired Carlo at this time for only one real purpose, and that is his good friend Vicente Bosque!"
Marca analyzed that Florentino cannot accept Bosque's entry into Real Madrid. Everyone knows that Bosque was expelled from Real Madrid by Florentino. Now Martin wants to invite his good friend back, but he will not get Florentino's support no matter what.
"So, he staged such a farce!"
Ramon Calderon, a core member of the Real Madrid board of directors and a famous Madrid lawyer, also publicly criticized Martin's move in an interview with Marca, believing that it was an insult to Real Madrid 's tradition.
"The board will not sit idly by and we will investigate and discuss this decision."
Club veteran Mijatovic also said in an interview with the media that this was a ridiculous decision.
"As one of the world's top clubs, the selection of the head coach has never been a problem. Almost all coaches in the world are crazy about this position, but our new chairman made the worst choice, which is disappointing."
"Who is Gao Shen? Did anyone know him before yesterday? This is ridiculous, isn't it?"
According to media reports, there are even Real Madrid fans clubs planning to organize fans to protest at Valdebebas and the Bernabeu Stadium, demanding an explanation from the new president for the appointment.
There are even conspiracy theories that this is exactly the effect Martin wanted.
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When Gao Shen bought breakfast, he also bought two newspapers, AS and Marca.
He had read most of the comments and had a basic understanding of the situation.
Especially after seeing Calderon's statement on behalf of the board of directors, he found the situation more and more interesting.
Before traveling through time, as a fan, he always thought that Calderon had risen suddenly, but now he realizes that he is actually a big shot.
Martin must be very depressed now, and can't figure out why he made such a decision at that time, right?
However, the current situation has not changed much for Gao Shen. The media simply ignores him as an unknown person, and most of the fire is directed at Martin.
But the more this happens, the more Martin will support Gao Shen.
Could he stand up and tell everyone that he was crazy and chose Gaoshen?
No, if he really did that, he would be really crazy.
He now has to argue his case, declare his support for Gao Shen, and even show that he is becoming more and more open-hearted towards Gao Shen. Only in this way can he tell everyone that this is not a farce, but a decision he made after careful consideration.
This is the only way to restore his image as the new chairman to the greatest extent possible.
Next, let’s look at the more advanced ones.
Five days later, in the 26th round of La Liga, Real Madrid will play against Atletico Madrid at home. This city derby will be a big test. If Gao Shen passes the test, he can breathe a sigh of relief, but if he fails, the new chairman will put on a grief-stricken look, stand up and shed tears, apologize for entrusting the wrong person, and may even step on Gao Shen again.
Isn’t this the case for leaders throughout history, both in China and abroad?
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Just after Gao Shen finished his breakfast and was on his way to Valdebebas, he suddenly received a strange phone call.
After the call was connected, it turned out to be Raul.
He was still racking his brains last night about how to contact Raul, but he didn't expect Raul to come to him on his own initiative.
Gao Shen began to believe that he might really be the male protagonist of the online novel.
The reason for Raul's call was that the new president Martin decided to hold a press conference at the Bernabeu in the morning, and asked Gao Shen and captain Raul to attend, obviously to show the unity of the new Real Madrid to the outside world.
The morning training session can only be temporarily handed over to assistant coach Maqueda. He used to be a player of Real Madrid and later served as assistant coach to Carlo. If we really talk about qualifications, after Carlo was fired, Maqueda should have served as acting head coach.
About ten minutes later, Gao Shen arrived at Valdebebas on a bicycle. Raul was already waiting for him in the parking lot.
"You don't look like you're worried at all."
Raul drove away from Valdebebas, occasionally turning his head to look at Gao Shen in the passenger seat and found that he looked calm and composed, which surprised him. Why didn't he realize that there was such a person in the first-team coaching staff before?
"There's no point in worrying. All of this is out of my control." Gao Shen sighed "very aggrievedly."
Raoul remained silent and nodded imperceptibly.
Yesterday, Carlo called him, Guti, and some other close people separately. They heard that Gao Shen went directly to Carlo's house after leaving Valdebebas. Although they didn't see him, Carlo helped Gao Shen clarify on the phone.
Speaking of which, in this matter, Gao Shen was also an innocent victim who suffered disaster for no apparent reason.
God knows what this new chairman wants to do?
"I was thinking that if it was announced that I was fired, I would feel relieved." Gao Shen smiled in a nonchalant manner.
Raul turned his head again, glanced at Gao Shen, then turned back and revealed a helpless smile.
How can things in this world be so easy?
"Mr. Carlo often mentions you in front of me." Gao Shen suddenly changed the subject.
"Really?" Raul smiled faintly.
"He feels it's a pity that if so many superstars had not been introduced back then, how exciting would the combination of you and Moreau be?" Gao Shen said with longing.
Moro, also known as Morientes, is a center forward from Real Madrid's youth training. At the beginning of the century, he was hailed as Raul's golden partner. However, with the superstar strategy, Morientes lost his position in Real Madrid. He even eliminated Real Madrid in the Champions League, which was regretted by countless Real Madrid fans.
Raul's expression changed slightly, but he didn't say anything.
Gao Shen seemed not to care, but he was secretly paying attention to the changes in Raul's expression.
It’s not enough, add another handful of firewood.
"Last summer, Carlo left a center forward for Castilla called Alvaro Negredo, 20 years old. Like Moro, he is 1.86 meters tall and very strong. The two have very similar characteristics and are very capable, but they have never had the opportunity to appear in the first team."
Raul finally revealed a trace of regret and sighed: "Our youth team is not short of talent, but there is no ladder to be promoted to the first team."
"Who said it wasn't?" Gao Shen immediately followed Raul's words and said, "Castilla's captain Arbeloa is 23 years old this year. He is also the captain of the Spanish national youth team at all levels. Although midfielder De La Red is only 20 years old, he has the demeanor of a general. There are also younger wingers Callejon and Juan Mata, and midfielders Javi Garcia and Granero."
"Especially Parejo. The club's honorary president Di Stefano likes to go to the youth team to watch his games and says he is the best talent ever trained by Real Madrid's youth training."
When he said this, Gao Shen sighed again.
"After coaching the first team, Mr. Carlo promoted two or three people including Soldado. He has always wanted to find an opportunity to promote more young talents to the first team, but he has never been able to do so. The environment of our first team..."
Gao Shen wanted to say something but stopped himself, but Raul's expression was obviously moved.
"Over the years, our youth players have gone to other La Liga teams, even strong teams like Valencia and Sevilla, and have become regular starters. But they can't even play in our own first team. We have to spend so much money to bring in superstars from outside, and the result is a mess in the locker room."
After complaining, Raul let out another long sigh with mixed emotions.
In the locker room, the conflict between the local gang and the superstars is well known.
"Who said it wasn't?" Gao Shen continued following Raul's words, "Mr. Carlo told me that he felt that as long as the right tactics were created, many youth team players would have the ability to play in the first team. I think that at this point in the team's life, what the team needs to rely on is not fame, but whether the player is willing to do his best for the team."
"If everyone has a lot of calculations in their mind and everyone cannot work together, then no matter how famous or strong we are, how much can we play? Instead of this, it is better to select some players who are willing to try their best and are trustworthy. Even if they are less famous and weaker, with our strength, we can still be competitive in La Liga and the Champions League."
At this time, the car happened to stop at a traffic light. Raul turned his head and looked at Gao Shen in disbelief, but found that Gao Shen looked as if it was a matter of course, which aroused the hope that had been extinguished in his heart for many years.
Do ordinary players necessarily play worse than superstars?
From the time Hierro left the team in 2003 to now, is there any central defender in Real Madrid who can compare to Hierro?
A group of less famous but extremely capable players such as Makelele, Solari and McManaman left the team one after another, and superstars came in one after another, but Real Madrid's overall performance was getting worse and worse.
Raul doesn't understand these things?
No, he understood, but he couldn't do anything about it.
Even though he is the captain of the team.
The light turned green, Raul lightly stepped on the accelerator, and the Audi slowly moved forward.
Not far away, the outline of the Bernabeu Stadium can be vaguely seen.
"All the head coaches understand what you said, but no one dares to do it, including Carlo," Raul said helplessly.
People always seek benefits and avoid harm.
Everyone can talk about the big principles, but doing it is different.
"Then let me do it!" Gao Shen said firmly.
"you?"
"Yes, I have nothing to worry about. Even this head coach was inexplicably detained and may be fired at any time, so there is nothing to worry about. When I go back, I will promote all the outstanding players in the youth team and train with the first team. Whoever performs well in training will play in the derby this weekend."
Raul's hands, which were gripping the steering wheel, shook noticeably, causing him to instinctively step on the brakes.
Are all young people so reckless?
