Commanding Legends - Chapter 3
Gao Shen’s guess was soon confirmed.
The next morning, major newspapers in Spain and even Europe broke the news of Real Madrid’s change of coach.
The top giant Real Madrid fired the fire-fighting head coach Carlo, who had a decent coaching record, and hired a 25-year-old intern as the head coach. This was an incredible event in the world.
Who is Gao Shen?
Not to mention the mainstream media in Europe, even Spain, and even Real Madrid’s mouthpieces AS and Marca, it is difficult to give specific information. We only know that he is 25 years old, graduated from Loughborough University in the UK with a major in sports, and came to Real Madrid for an internship for seven months.
All the media and fans in the world were stunned!
Real Madrid actually used a 25-year-old fresh graduate as the head coach. Is this crazy?
This is probably a plot that even online novels dare not write, right?
AS believes that this is the most horrifying farce in the history of Real Madrid!
At the beginning of the century, Gaspart, the former president of Barcelona, was hailed as the best vice president in history after serving as the vice president of Nunez for many years. However, once he stepped into the limelight and became the president of Barcelona, he became the worst president in history.
AS believes that Martin will become a shame in the history of Real Madrid like Gaspart!
Marca revealed the inside story and believed that Martin’s move was a continuation of the infighting in the club’s management. It believed that although Florentino had left, the contradictions he left behind were still disturbing Real Madrid.
“Martin fired Carlo at this time for only one real purpose, that is, his good friend Vicente Bosque!”
Marca analyzed that Bosque’s entry into Real Madrid was unacceptable to Florentino. Everyone knew that Bosque was expelled from Real Madrid by Florentino. Now Martin wanted to invite his good friend back, but he would not get Florentino’s support anyway.
“So, he directed 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 never sit idly by. We will investigate and discuss this decision.”
Club hero Mijatovic also said in an interview with the media that this was an absurd decision.
“As the world’s top giants, the selection of head coaches 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 very disappointing.”
“Who is Gao Shen? Before yesterday, did anyone know him? This is ridiculous, isn’t it?”
According to media reports, there are even Real Madrid fans who plan to organize fans to protest at Valdebebas and the Bernabeu Stadium, demanding that the new chairman explain the appointment.
There are even conspiracy theories that Martin wants this effect.
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When Gao Shen bought breakfast, he also bought two newspapers, AS and Marca.
He has read most of the comments and has 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 the time travel, as a fan, he always thought that Calderon had suddenly risen, but now he found that he was actually a big shot.
Martin must be very depressed now, and he couldn’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 aimed at Martin.
But the more this happens, the more Martin will support Gao Shen.
Could it be that he can stand up and tell everyone that he was crazy and chose Gao Shen?
No, if he really does that, then he is really crazy.
He must now argue with reason and declare his support for Gao Shen to the outside world, and even show that he is more open to Gao Shen. Only in this way can he tell everyone that this is not a farce, but a decision he made after careful consideration.
Only in this way can he maximize his image as the new chairman.
Next, it depends on Gao Shen.
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 president will put on a grief-stricken look, stand up and apologize for his trust in the wrong person, and may even step on Gao Shen again.
Aren’t leaders in ancient and modern times like this?
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Just after Gao Shen finished breakfast and was on his way to Valdebebas, he suddenly received a strange call.
After answering, it turned out to be from Raul.
He was still racking his brains to find out how to contact Raul last night, but he didn’t expect Raul to come to him on his own initiative.
Gao Shen began to believe that he seemed to be the 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, who used to be a Real Madrid player and later served as an assistant coach to Carlo. If we really talk about qualifications, after Carlo was fired, it should be Maqueda who should serve as the acting head coach.
Ten minutes later, Gao Shen arrived at Valdebebas on a bicycle. At this time, Raul was already waiting for him in the parking lot.
“You don’t look worried at all.”
Raul drove away from Valdebebas, and from time to time he turned his head to look at Gao Shen in the passenger seat. He found that his face was normal and very calm, which surprised him. Why didn’t he find 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”.
Raul was silent and nodded imperceptibly.
Yesterday, Carlo called him, Guti, and some other close people separately. It was heard that Gao Shen went directly to Carlo’s house after leaving Valdebebas. Although he didn’t see him, Carlo also 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 the new chairman wants to do?
“I was thinking, if I’m fired later, I’ll be relieved.” Gao Shen pretended to smile.
Raul turned his head and glanced at Gao Shen, then turned back and showed a helpless smile.
How can things in this world be so easy?
“Mr. Carlo often mentioned you in front of me.” Gao Shen suddenly changed the subject.
“Really?” Raul smiled faintly.
“He felt very sorry. If so many superstars had not been introduced back then, how exciting would your combination with Moro be?” Gao Shen said with longing.
Moro, also known as Morientes, is a high center forward of Real Madrid’s youth training. At the beginning of the century, he was hailed as Raul’s golden partner, but 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 face changed slightly, but he didn’t speak.
Gao Shen seemed to be indifferent, but he had been secretly paying attention to the changes in Raul’s expression.
It’s not enough, you have to add more firewood.
“Last summer, Carlo left a center forward for Castilla named Alvaro Negredo. He is 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 talents, 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 style of a general. There are also younger wingers Callejon and Juan Mata, and midfielders Javi Garcia and Granero.”
“Especially Parejo. The club’s honorary chairman Di Stefano likes to watch his games in the youth team and said that he is the best talent ever trained by Real Madrid’s youth training.”
At this point, 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 was about to say something, but Raul’s expression was obviously moved.
“Over the years, our youth training players have gone to other La Liga teams, even strong teams like Valencia and Sevilla, and they have all become stable main players. But they can’t play in our own first team, and we have to spend so much money to introduce superstars from outside, and the locker room is full of smoke and miasma.”
After complaining, Raul sighed again with mixed feelings.
In the locker room, the conflict between the local gang and the superstars is well known.
“Who said it wasn’t?” Gao Shen continued to follow 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 in the current situation of the team, what needs to be relied 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 minds and everyone cannot work together, then no matter how famous or strong they are, how much can they play? Instead of this, it is better to select some players who are willing to try their best to play 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, they happened to stop at a traffic light intersection. 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 have to play worse than superstars?
From Hierro’s departure in 2003 to now, which central defender in Real Madrid can compare with Hierro?
A group of less famous but powerful 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 understands, but he can’t do anything about it.
Even though he is the captain of the team.
The green light came on, Raul stepped on the accelerator lightly, and the Audi moved forward slowly.
Not far away, the outline of the Bernabeu Stadium was vaguely visible.
“All the head coaches understand what you said, but no one dares to do it, including Carlo.” Raul said helplessly.
People are all seeking benefits and avoiding harm.
Everyone can talk about the big principles, but doing them is different.
“Then let me do it!” Gao Shen said firmly.
“You?”
“Yes, I have nothing to worry about. Even this head coach was arrested for no reason and could 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 hand holding the steering wheel shook noticeably, causing him to instinctively step on the brakes.
Are all young people so reckless?