Chapter 47: The Future Big Shot Whose Talent Is Not Appreciated
Sometimes it is easy for to imagine the club to be too beautiful, but they don’t know that professional football is far from being as glamorous as it appears from the outside, and the management of most clubs is actually very simple and crude.
Florentino's superstar strategy is well known, but within Real Madrid, more people are full of praise for the modern management system he introduced. Although many problems arose during the entire reform process, this reform has transformed Real Madrid into the most advanced club in world football management.
Many people may not be able to appreciate the difference in management.
If we look back and compare top teams such as Manchester United, Bayern, Real Madrid and Barcelona in 2021, it will be easy to see the gap in management capabilities.
In 2006, the club's management capabilities were best demonstrated not only in the club, but also in the training base.
Hardware facilities are actually the easiest to build, with a one-time investment and basically only requiring maintenance in the future. However, what really reflects the difference between clubs is the software, such as the level of the coaching staff, the level of team doctors, and so on.
La Liga has actually done very poorly in this regard. Real Madrid's team doctor has been criticized more than once. Ronaldo also does not trust Real Madrid's team doctor very much and often goes out to find other doctors.
The same is true of the level of the coaching staff.
After Luxemburg was dismissed, the coaching team that followed him also resigned. When Real Madrid asked Carlo to take over, Carlo directly used the original configuration of the first team and then promoted assistants such as Maqueda from the second team, which made the Real Madrid coaching team relatively weak.
The reason why Gao Shen invited Carlo to come back was that he had a deep understanding of this.
Another one is physical training.
A team's physical fitness does not only rely on summer training and winter break, but more importantly comes from daily training. How to arrange the team's physical fitness for the entire season, especially adopting different training plans according to the different density of schedules, to ensure that the team can cope with the entire season in better physical condition, is a great test of the physical coach's ability.
But Real Madrid lacks such a physical coach, so that up to now, the training level of Real Madrid's first team and the physical condition of the players are seriously poor.
But everyone knows that physical fitness is the foundation for a team to gain a foothold on the court.
Gao Shen had long guessed that Carlo would not come out easily, and his most important task today was actually to obtain the scriptures.
He wants to hire a more professional fitness coach.
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When Carlo heard about Gao Shen's purpose, he also agreed with Gao Shen's idea.
Now that the team has reached the quarterfinals of the Champions League, they will have to continue fighting on two fronts. If they cannot solve the physical problem well, it will be difficult for the team to move forward.
Not to mention turning Real Madrid into an indomitable team, but at least we have to ensure that the team can persist in fighting on two fronts.
But these days, most of the excellent fitness coaches have work contracts. Of course, this is not a problem. Real Madrid is rich and powerful, and as long as the coach is not from a big team, they can just poach him.
The key point is that it is already March, the most intensive time of the season. It would be best if we could find a physical fitness coach at this time who could get started right away. This requires him to be familiar with La Liga and Real Madrid.
"Sir, have you thought of a suitable candidate?" Gao Shen asked with concern.
He doesn't know many people in Spain, and Carlo is one of the people he trusts the most. Moreover, as a Spanish head coach, Carlo still has some connections in Spain, so Gao Shen would seek advice from him.
Carlo was also very concerned. He immediately took out his mobile phone, looked through the address book, and went to the study, not knowing what he checked.
It was more than ten minutes later that he came out again.
"There is one person, but I'm not sure if he is what you want."
"Please speak." Gao Shen said happily.
"He is currently working for newly promoted Cadiz. He was first known to the public because he was hired by Bielsa to work for the Argentina national team in 2001 and did not leave until 2005. He had three head coaches, Bielsa, Pekerman and Vivas."
After a pause, Carlo continued: "You know, this period of time happened to be a low period for Argentina, so his experience working for the Argentine national team was not prominent. It also led to him not being taken seriously after returning to Spain. He has been working for teams like Cadiz near his hometown of Seville."
Gao Shen understands that a coaching resume can actually be seen as career gilding.
If Bielsa's Argentina performs well, then this man will definitely become famous, but if Bielsa takes Argentina to that level, then his entire coaching staff will naturally suffer.
But Gao Shen suddenly became very interested in this person, because he knew Bielsa's obsession with football. Anyone who was valued by Bielsa must be capable and his ideas should be consistent with his own.
"Who is he?" Gao Shen asked.
"Lorenzo Buenaventura."
When Gao Shen first heard the name, he was stunned. He felt it was very familiar, but he couldn't remember it for a moment.
But soon, a person suddenly flashed through his mind and he immediately remembered.
Guardiola!
Isn’t Buenaventura Guardiola’s exclusive fitness coach?
He still remembers that when Guardiola coached Barcelona, he hired a lot of coaches at once, resulting in the first-team coaching team reaching more than 30 people at its peak, which was very bloated. There were several physical coaches, and Buenaventura was one of them.
But later, Buenaventura relied on his own strength to become Guardiola's right-hand man, following him from Barcelona to Bayern to Manchester City, and he can be described as a key figure.
Some people say that Guardiola's tactics are inseparable from Buenaventura's physical training, especially the almost crazy running of more than ten kilometers per person of Barcelona's Dream Team III, which is simply unbelievable.
Talent!
Gao Shen suddenly felt like he had found a treasure.
It turns out that this future star is still frustrated in a newly promoted team like Cadiz .
"Sir, do you know him?" Gao Shen asked hurriedly.
"I've met him once , but we're not familiar with each other. If you're interested, I can contact him through a friend. If he's also interested in going to Real Madrid, then let's make an appointment and meet," Carlo suggested.
Gao Shen nodded, "Are you sure?"
"Cadiz's chances of staying in the league this season are not very optimistic. If they fail to stay in the league, the first-team coaching staff will definitely have to be reorganized. Buenaventura will probably have other ideas. If you go there in your personal capacity, it will certainly be difficult to convince him, but if you go there in your capacity as Real Madrid, it will probably work."
If Gao Shen goes, that means hiring a private coaching team, which would be like working for Gao Shen, which is definitely not acceptable.
Who knows when Gao Shen will suddenly drop out of class?
But if he signs a contract with Real Madrid, then it is possible. After all, this is also a rare opportunity to gild himself.
Real Madrid's current situation is indeed very bad, especially the team's training level and the players' physical fitness, but it is precisely because of this that it can provide those who are truly capable with a chance to prove themselves.
Gao Shen made a prompt decision, "Okay, you contact me and I'll make a request to the club."
The requirements for hiring a physical trainer are reasonable, and Gao Shen is confident that they can be met.
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Having relieved himself of a big concern, Gao Shen felt a lot more relaxed.
If Buenaventura can really be recruited, it goes without saying that Real Madrid's physical crisis will be alleviated.
I'm afraid no one in this world knows Buenaventura's abilities better than Gao Shen.
Mrs. Carlo prepared a sumptuous lunch. Gao Shen enjoyed the meal very much because of the hospitality of Mrs. Carlo and his wife and the fact that he had dug up the big bull, Buenaventura.
When they had almost finished eating, Carlo asked him a question, which was the potential crisis of Real Madrid that both Alfredo and De La Morena were extremely worried about.
"Don't worry, sir, I know everything they said." Gao Shen said calmly.
Carlo's face flashed a hint of surprise. He originally thought that Gao Shen should be very proud of himself now that he had won Atletico Madrid and Arsenal in a row. He did not expect that Gao Shen had already started preparing to deal with the crisis in advance.
"What are you going to do?" Carlo asked with concern.
Although he has left office, he still cares very much about Real Madrid.
"As for the goal, once one is achieved, we will find another one for the team." Gao Shen said pretentiously.
For a team, goals are really indispensable.
Someone in China once asked a very classic question: Why do children who have been very self-disciplined since childhood become self-indulgent in college?
The reason is actually quite simple, because from elementary school to high school, there are very clear goals.
From a unit test, or midterm and final exams, to the entrance exam from primary school to junior high school, the senior high school entrance exam, and finally to the college entrance exam, each exam has a score and ranking. Whether you are willing to admit it or not, these are very clear goals for children.
But after passing the college entrance examination and entering university, my goals became vague.
It's easy to slack off without a goal.
This is true for individuals, and even more so for teams.
Whether it is a company or a sports team, a common goal is needed to unite everyone.
Does Real Madrid have no goals now?
Gao Shen doesn’t think so, but some goals seem too unrealistic to many people.
Or, they feel that this is an impossible goal.
But Gao Shen thinks, since even Arsenal can make a comeback and even miracles can happen, then what else is impossible to achieve?
Carlo was a little confused as to what was going on.
After today's in-depth and detailed discussion, Gao Shen still looks the same Gao Shen as before, but he is completely different inside. Whether it is technical and tactical knowledge, some ways of thinking about problems, or style of doing things, they are all completely different from the Gao Shen that Carlo was familiar with before.
This felt strange to him, but comforting at the same time.
He couldn't do it, but he felt that this was the style of doing big things.
This also makes him very much looking forward to how Gao Shen plans to deal with and resolve this potential crisis next?
Just as the two finished their meal and were chatting, Gao Shen's cell phone suddenly rang.
The caller ID showed that it was Butragueno.
After the call was connected, Real Madrid's technical director told Gao Shen that the team had drafted a formal contract and wanted to negotiate with him on the specific terms, and asked him if he had time to visit the Bernabeu?
Gao Shen didn't expect that the efficiency of Real Madrid's office would be so high. He said without further ado that he would go there right away.
He is very curious about what kind of contract Real Madrid will offer him?
