Chapter 82 Chairman, I am your confidant!
The weather in Madrid began to fluctuate, and Gao Shen sneezed several times in the morning, which made him feel very strange.
Could it be that someone was cursing him in secret?
With his harmless personality, who did he offend?
As soon as the morning recovery training was over, Baptista, Robinho and Cicinho came to see him together.
Gao Shen talked to them in the head coach's office.
The three of them obviously listened to what Gao Shento Ronaldo conveyed, and they all wanted to reconcile with Gao Shen.
The problems with Baptista and Cicinho are relatively easy to solve, because these two players are relatively well-behaved, their characteristics are there, and they are willing to cooperate with advanced tactics, so you just need to figure out how to use them.
Robinho will be in trouble.
The Brazilian genius is indeed very capable and has outstanding strengths, but his weaknesses are also obvious.
Gao Shen hopes that he can reduce some unnecessary ball possession, but this requires him to distinguish between what is necessary and what is unnecessary.
Frankly speaking, this is still difficult for Robinho.
However, Gao Shen came up with a good idea.
He saw Ferguson's coaching of Cristiano Ronaldo in the tactical library.
When the Portuguese first arrived at Manchester United, he also played in a reckless, flashy and ball-sticking style, which Ferguson and Manchester United were quite dissatisfied with, and it was not in line with the usual characteristics of Ferguson and Manchester United.
Everyone knows that Manchester United's style of play has always been concise and direct.
So, Ferguson asked defenders such as Gary Neville to kick Ronaldo hard when facing him during team training.
As long as you don’t get hurt, just beat him to death!
People always seek benefits and avoid harm.
It was in such an atmosphere that Ronaldinho slowly and bit by bit changed his playing style.
Of course, this will take some time.
Gao Shen didn’t think so far ahead for the time being. He just wanted Robinho to obey his arrangements and complete the tasks he assigned him.
The conversation lasted a full hour. Gao Shen not only put forward his ideas and requests frankly, but also comforted the three Brazilian players and said that he would definitely arrange playing time for them as appropriate.
But he will not be able to play in the match against Juventus next Wednesday.
Gao Shen attached great importance to this match and had already planned it as early as the first round.
But Gao Shen promised that as long as they perform well in training, they will definitely have a place in the league next weekend.
…
Gao Shen finally breathed a sigh of relief after sending away the three Brazilian players.
It has been a little over a month since he took over Real Madrid, and he has finally managed to put the Real Madrid locker room in order.
The intertwined interests of all parties, the various demands, and the complex situation pose a huge challenge to the head coach.
As Raul said, Real Madrid's head coach is both important and unimportant.
Why is it not important?
Because Real Madrid is full of the best players in the world. These players are able to come to Real Madrid with the best strength and no problems in all aspects of their abilities. They do not need a head coach. They all know how to play and how to cooperate on the court.
But Real Madrid's head coach is crucial.
Real Madrid's players have outstanding individual abilities. Apart from a future head coach like Zidane who is a top superstar transformed from a top player, it is estimated that no one can teach them how to play football and compete.
However, they are also a group of ordinary people, and a group of ordinary people with low cultural level. If some of them were sent to China, they might not even graduate from elementary school. This is because they have been playing football since they were young.
This group of ordinary people also have to live, have their own joys and sorrows, their own worries and concerns, and their own little thoughts.
They may be too stressed out to sleep before an important game; they may be upset because of a breakup with their girlfriend; they may even be sad because their child failed an exam...
At this time, they need someone they trust to stand up and bring them back on track.
This is true for individuals and for the team as well.
The head coach is the person who does everything in his or her power to keep the players and the team on track.
So isn’t there a saying?
Small teams pay more attention to the coaching ability of the head coach, while wealthy teams pay more attention to the management ability of the head coach.
The most famous one is the Chilean engineer Pellegrini. In terms of coaching ability and technical and tactical qualities, how can a head coach who can lead the Yellow Submarine into the top four of the Champions League be bad?
But when he arrived at Real Madrid, the tactics he used at Villarreal no longer worked.
Gao Shen has been coaching for more than a month and has been walking on thin ice every day. He has weighed the pros and cons of each thing he does and put in a lot of effort before he finally got the locker room in order.
He can now say loudly that, except for Carlos, he has won the support and admiration of the locker room!
But he also knows that all of this is based on results. If he cannot lead the team to victory, then all of this will slowly leave him.
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Before the afternoon training session, Real Madrid held a summary meeting, mainly to analyze and summarize the battle at Camp Nou.
Gao Shen pointed out two points where he felt the team did not do well enough, one was the overall pressure in the midfield and frontcourt, and the other was the defensive positioning of the back line.
The first one has appeared several times in the game, but this is related to the team's ability to execute advanced tactics. After all, they are not particularly skilled and tacit, which requires long-term repeated drills and indoctrination.
But the second problem is very serious, the most typical example is Eto'o's offside.
Gao Shen did not mean to blame Elguera, but this negative example must be analyzed in detail because he would never allow such a mistake to happen again.
Real Madrid can't be so lucky every time.
The coaching team also arranged a training program in the afternoon training session specifically targeting the two questions raised by Gao Shen.
The overall pressure in the midfield and frontcourt is trained using Sacchi's shadow.
Lippi once questioned Sacchi's zone defense concept, believing that it was not revolutionary but just an innovation in training methods.
The training method mentioned here actually includes shadow training.
The so-called shadow training is actually placing flagpoles at different locations in the training ground with flags of different colors hung on them for distinction. After the players participating in the training have arranged their formations, the coach will give instructions, telling them where the ball is and asking the players to move in an overall formation.
There is no ball, no opponent, and even the target is constantly changing. Players have to constantly change direction and target according to the coach's instructions, but they must try their best to maintain the overall formation and player role switching during fast movement.
During training, players have four reference points: the "ball", space, imaginary opponents, and teammates around them.
In fact, many teams are using this set of training, which is very effective in training the team's overall movement and pressure.
As for the second question, the coaching staff arranged a five-on-four training session.
Four defensive players lined up in front of the penalty area. Among the five offensive players, a center forward was roaming around the defensive players, while the other four players passed the ball back and forth in front of the defense line. When the center forward saw the opportunity, he decisively moved forward and attacked behind them.
This is actually the scene of offside in the simulated football field.
See, tactics aren't as complicated or sophisticated as fans imagine.
It's really simple, but it's very detailed.
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Gao Shen did not participate in the entire training process, which was hosted by Maqueda and Buenaventura.
Real Madrid players have a very good attitude towards training and they are very hard-working and cooperative, which results in very good training results. However, how much they can gain specifically still needs to be tested in the game.
At the end of the training, the club chairman Martin came.
He did not come alone, but brought with him a number of senior executives, directors and media reporters, including the board's lawyer named Ramon Calderon.
He is very inconspicuous nowadays and is working hard to make his presence felt, but who would have thought that in Gao Shen's memory, he was the one who suddenly created an upset and defeated Martin in the presidential election this summer.
How Calderon did it is unknown.
More importantly, Gao Shen's arrival changed history. Can he still defeat Martin and win the election like before?
When they first met, Calderon gave Gao Shen the impression of being very friendly. After all, he was a lawyer and was good at dealing with people.
But this is also a guy with a dagger hidden behind his smile.
The main purpose of Martin's trip was to increase his presence and take advantage of the team's popularity after defeating Barcelona.
Gao Shen saw an opportunity, pulled him aside, and told him that Butragueno wanted to arrange a dinner for him with Florentino.
Martin was completely unaware of this matter and was a little surprised when he heard it for the first time. Gao Shen, on the other hand, stood by with an expression that said, "Chairman, I am your confidant," making Martin believe that as soon as he opened his mouth, Gao Shen would immediately refuse. This attitude made the Real Madrid president very satisfied.
"It's just a meal, it shouldn't be a big deal." Martin smiled generously, but soon changed the subject, "Gao, I have high hopes for you. If you encounter any difficulties in your coaching, just tell me and I'll help you solve them."
Gao Shen was delighted when he heard this. It was true.
Having dinner with Florentino is indeed not a big deal, but he took the initiative to tell Martin about it, actually trying to hint to the Real Madrid president that your predecessor seems to value me very much, shouldn’t you show some appreciation?
"Chairman, now that you mention it, I really have encountered some problems." Gao Shen pretended to be embarrassed.
Martin was stunned. He just said it casually, but he didn't expect Gao Shen to really take advantage of the situation.
There is no other way, just ask, what’s the matter?
Gao Shen immediately told Ramos and other young players that he wanted to renew their contracts. He described these players as the future backbone of Real Madrid, how important they were, and that they were the club's own youth training grounds, loyal to the team, so they should be renewed as soon as possible.
Martin also secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He thought it was no big deal. Wasn't it just the contract renewal of a few young players?
OK!
"Just go ahead and do it. I'll talk to the Bernabeu and let me know when you make a decision."
Gao Shen was overjoyed.
Renewing the contracts of Ramos and several other players is a way for Gao Shen to reward young players and boost team morale. After the renewal, won't these young players be even more supportive of him?
More importantly, Gaoshen has the right to decide who to renew the contract with and who not to renew the contract with.
What is the most important thing for a manager?
that power.
What power?
Personnel and finance.
Gao Shen cannot decide on the transfer of players now, but he can decide whether to give them a chance to play. Now, he can also decide who to give a salary increase.
This is the purpose of Gao Shen talking to Martin about this matter.
As for whether or not to have dinner with Florentino, does it matter?
