Chapter 8 Tactical Library
"Sorry, Gao, he's not home."
Still at Carlo's house in the Hortaleza district, Gao Shen was turned away just like yesterday.
He was not surprised, but deliberately revealed a hint of disappointment and asked a few questions, such as whether Carlo had calmed down and whether he had watched the news today.
Gao Shen also specifically explained that before today's press conference, the management gave him a speech and asked him to read it.
Mrs. Carlo showed an expression that was exactly what I expected.
When they saw the news, Carlo still had some doubts, but Mrs. Carlo insisted that Gao Shen didn't look like the kind of person who would say such a thing, and someone must have deliberately made him say that.
Now, Gao Shen has solved the mystery himself.
The manuscript was indeed given by the leader, and he read it accordingly.
It’s just… he improvised a few words on the spot.
"Mrs. Carlo, please tell my husband that I really want to apologize to him in person. I also ask him to give me a little more time. I will definitely find a way to resolve this matter as soon as possible."
After saying this, Gao Shen politely said goodbye to Mrs. Carlo and turned away.
Mrs. Carlo watched Gao Shen's departing back, and could sense a sense of misery and sadness no matter how she looked at him.
This unfortunate child is about the same age as their child, but now he is in such a predicament. He is so innocent!
Back on the second floor, they saw Carlo coming back from the window and sitting on the sofa in the living room. Mrs. Carlo told her everything that had just happened and finally sighed, expressing her deep sympathy for Gao Shen.
Carlo was not surprised, because in his impression, Gao Shen didn't seem like the type of person who would say such a thing.
"I think, when he comes tomorrow, you can meet him and have a good chat." Mrs. Carlo felt Gao Shen's sincerity.
Carlo didn't react at all, but just frowned and thought hard for a while.
He felt that Martin must have some ulterior motive, and Gao Shen was now like a knife in Martin's hand slashing at the superstar. His ending would definitely not be good, and he would definitely be blamed and stepped down in the end.
Everyone in the professional football circle knows that the head coach is the natural scapegoat .
Once problems arise in many teams, the head coach will be the first to take the blame, regardless of whose responsibility it is, whether it is the leadership's or the players' responsibility, as long as the results are not ideal.
"Martin and Bosque are very good friends. Letting Gao Shen do this now is to muddy the waters. Then let Bosque come out to clean up the mess. Hierro may also return. In this way, he will have a better chance in the summer presidential election and can even get rid of the manipulation behind the scenes."
When Carlo reached this point in his analysis, he looked at his wife and shook his head helplessly: "These infightings from the management are too far away from us, and we cannot change them. If he comes again tomorrow, tell him to resign immediately and not get involved. Otherwise, it will be difficult for him to stay in Real Madrid in the future."
"Is it that serious?" Mrs. Carlo asked worriedly.
"As early as this weekend, after the game against Atletico Madrid, if the results are not satisfactory, Martin will definitely step forward to fire Gao Shen and put all the blame on him. And Florentino, even though he has retired, his influence is still amazing, and even many people on the board of directors..."
In the eyes of many fans, Real Madrid is just a football team and a wealthy club. However, only after getting close to Real Madrid, one realizes that it is no longer just a football team, but a place of fame and fortune where political and business celebrities from Madrid and even the whole of Spain gather.
If nothing else, members of the Spanish royal family, the prime minister and government officials often come to watch Real Madrid games.
Where do people of this level often appear?
"What if he beats Atletico Madrid?" Mrs. Carlo asked curiously.
"Defeat Atletico?" Carlo smiled bitterly and shook his head, "How is this possible? Without the support of the superstars, Real Madrid cannot beat Atletico."
Even if he was still in office, he would not be confident against the current Atletico Madrid, let alone Gao Shen?
And after defeating Atletico Madrid, there will be even stronger opponents, Arsenal and Barcelona.
This is destined to be a dead end!
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Gao Shen returned to his rented house, made a cup of instant noodles, and then started making a list.
The list was mainly based on the spool chart he drew yesterday, highlighting some of the thorns who had strong opposition but had obvious effects on the team, such as Carlos and Ronaldo, as well as some who were also crucial to the team but had never spoken out, like Zidane and Beckham.
Raul has been listed as temporarily neutral by Gao Shen. He believes that after today's contact, Raul will cooperate with him, but the prerequisite is that he must come up with practical results as soon as possible to make Raul believe that he can solve Real Madrid's current problems.
Gao Shen has been working in the enterprise for so many years, and the leader who has the deepest memory and the one who has the greatest influence on him once said two things to him.
"Whether on the battlefield or in the business world, winning battles is the foundation and guarantee for boosting morale and rallying the team."
“We must be good at and dare to struggle, find opportunities in the struggle, and establish our own prestige and status in the struggle.”
How to fight?
It means making our own people more numerous and the enemies fewer.
Who should we unite with? Who should we try to isolate? Who can we win over? Who must we resolutely fight against?
Gao Shen clearly labeled each member of Real Madrid's first-team team in this list, but in the list of those to be resolutely fought against, he only filled in one name for the time being: the Brazilian Gang.
Carlos threatened him in public, which was intolerable; Ronaldo, Baptista, Robinho, Cicinho and others were too close together, and this group of players were too willful, which was also intolerable.
If he is an ordinary fan, Gao Shen is a fan of Ronaldo and also likes Carlos, but now, they are rivals.
What is the attitude of Zidane, Beckham, and other players with ambiguous positions towards him?
Gao Shen left a big question mark.
However, Gao Shen's actions today have already marked the first step in the reform of the first-team.
To flood the team with players in large quantities and introduce more youth training players who are not their own players but at least remain neutral is the goal that Gao Shen wants to achieve.
Next, he needs to find a suitable tactics for the team as soon as possible and start selecting players.
Thinking of this, Gao Shen quickly ate the softened instant noodles and went straight into the tactical library.
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Gao Shen finally pushed open the door and walked into the tactical library.
The feeling of walking through that door is like walking out of the player tunnel and into a crowded stadium of 100,000 people. It's a feeling of sudden enlightenment.
The library is just like its name, with rows of endless bookshelves neatly arranged with a wide variety of books, ranging from theory to practice, from youth training to sports rehabilitation, from player psychology to locker room management...all kinds of football-related books are available here.
Stunned, Gao Shen strolled through the sea of books, feeling very puzzled. Is that all?
Aren’t the cheat codes of time travelers all very impressive?
Why does it become different when it comes to me?
Although knowledge can change destiny, if you have to start from scratch after traveling through time, isn't this a slap in the face of the time traveler?
Just when Gao Shen suspected that he might be the most miserable time traveler in history, he took a book from the bookshelf and immediately discovered that the books in this library were different from others.
The "books" on this bookshelf are not books in the real world, but a collection of the author's experience, wisdom and various detailed operational cases.
For example, the book Gao Shen is holding in his hand is his favorite work of Ferguson, and it is one of the Ferguson series.
The focus of this book is to explain Ferguson's management theory, starting from the first day he coached, from the Scottish Premier League to Manchester United, from being a rookie to being able to shake the European football world with a stomp of his foot. It tells in great detail how Ferguson dealt with all kinds of club managers, agents and players, and dealt with all kinds of emergencies.
The latest content in the book is about Van Nistelrooy, and Ferguson made the decision to sell the Dutch center forward.
Van Nistelrooy's problem has been around for a long time. He is very dissatisfied with the playing style of Portuguese youngster Cristiano Ronaldo. This is normal as the two's characteristics are not complementary. So he often reports on Ronaldo in front of assistant coach Queiroz. When Ronaldo lost his father last year, the two almost fought in the training ground.
Ferguson initially turned a blind eye to this, but gradually, Van Nistelrooy transferred his anger to other Manchester United players, including Gary Neville, because they stood on Ronaldo's side during the conflict, which was a problem.
The book details the various pros and cons that Ferguson weighed, as well as his negotiations with Van Nistelrooy's team and his preparations for the transfer market, all in preparation for sending Van Nistelrooy away this summer.
Gao Shen had never seen a top coach in action so closely before. This amazed him and he was also deeply amazed at the mystery of this library.
Not to mention outsiders, even Ferguson himself probably has a vague memory of many of the contents in the book. They are memories hidden in the deepest part of his mind.
In addition to management, there is also Ferguson's tactical philosophy.
In the book, starting from the time when Ferguson was still a player, it explains bit by bit the changes in his tactical concepts and how he constantly updated his tactical concepts through learning and built Manchester United into a top European team.
In addition to management and tactical concepts, there are also on-the-spot command and daily training, as well as other aspects.
Not only Ferguson, but also other famous coaches and head coaches, and even more distant people like Beckenbauer and Michels, the collection is extremely rich.
After a tour, Gao Shen deeply realized that the books in this library are actually a collection of the coaching experience and tactical insights of many world football head coaches throughout the ages. They are the most precious wealth hidden in their minds and are absolutely priceless.
And this is what Gao Shen needs most now.
Before traveling through time, he was just an ordinary football fan. Although he had knowledge and vision that surpassed others by fifteen years, he still lacked the professional ability of a head coach. The books in the library could greatly make up for his weakness in this aspect.
These collections of books are a bit like famous coaches taking out the contents of their own minds and making them available for reading without reservation, which is more valuable than hand-in-hand teaching.
However, although the collection of books is rich, Gao Shen is faced with imminent problems.
He must choose a book that suits him best at the moment from this vast library, and then develop the most suitable tactical system for Real Madrid.
Gao Shen actually already had the answer in his mind.
