Commanding Legends - Chapter 6
Portugal has a high hairline, which gives people a very wise feeling.
He was very surprised when he saw Gao Shen coming.
The two had dealt with each other before, but Gao Shen was just an intern at that time, but now, Gao Shen is the head coach of Real Madrid.
Acting? Acting is also the head coach!
What surprised him even more was that Gao Shen was quite talkative. As soon as they met, he complained about how isolated he was in the first team, and how his superiors asked him to do this and that, but now there was no one on hand, what could he do?
“Michel, I guess you know what the new chairman said?” Gao Shen felt that the heat was almost right, and immediately showed his true colors.
“What did he say? He said a lot.” Portugal frowned and thought.
“It was that sentence. He advocated evaluating Real Madrid’s stars, cutting off half of the incompetent players, and rectifying the locker room.”
Portugal’s eyes flashed with surprise, and he looked at Gao Shen in disbelief, while Gao Shen nodded innocently and helplessly.
This immediately reminded Portugal of the long-rumored news.
The management is going to get serious!
In January 2005, Luxemburg replaced Raymond as the head coach of Real Madrid, with the goal of rectifying the locker room. Before Luxemburg was dismissed, there was a military rebellion in the Real Madrid locker room. The superstars were extremely dissatisfied with his tough style. When the then president Florentino used Carlo, there were reports that he wanted to suppress the superstars, but he didn’t expect that Carlo was too nice and another conciliatory person.
So, from the change of coach to the dismissal of technical director Sacchi, the accountability was gradually raised, and finally Florentino resigned.
But there is also a saying that Florentino could have stayed, but he couldn’t be cruel enough to take action against the superstars, so he arranged for Vice President Martin to take office, just to get rid of those superstars.
Because of this, Martin shouted that he would cut off half of the incompetent players as soon as he took office.
In this way, isn’t Gao Shen the knife in the hands of the new president?
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Gao Shen didn’t know before that so many things had happened in Real Madrid in the past year.
He also saw some news reports in China that year, but there were not so many details, just a big and empty report, such as Florentino’s resignation, such as Luxemburgo’s dismissal.
Portugal thought Gao Shen knew everything, and these were not secrets within the company, so he said them all.
The thrilling here is even more exciting than the intrigues within the company that Gao Shen has worked for.
But Gao Shen was also slightly excited, and he keenly smelled the opportunity.
After chatting for more than half an hour, Portugal gave Gao Shen the green light.
He even took out the list of players for the second team and asked Gao Shen to choose from it.
Castilla played in the Western Second Division this season, but the results were neither good nor bad. It is currently ranked eighth. There is an insurmountable ceiling ahead. It cannot be upgraded at all, and there is no need to worry about relegation. Portugal is confident and generous.
Gao Shen also gave him enough face and promised to communicate with him in advance about the players who will appear. All players who are not included in the first team’s appearance list can return to the second team to participate in the competition and ensure the performance of the second team.
Portugal was fine at first, but watching Gao Shen’s hooks, his main players left him one after another, and his heart was in pain.
Captain Arbeloa, main center Negredo, midfielder De La Red, defensive midfielder Xavi Garcia…
Every time Gao Shen made a hook, Portugal’s heart twitched. He could only hope that Gao Shen could fulfill his promise and allow these players to return to the second team to participate in the game. Otherwise, how could he play in the Spanish Second Division with a remnant? Of course
, from a systemic point of view, it is the duty of the second team to unconditionally supply talents to the first team.
Gao Shen noticed Portugal’s expression and laughed in his heart, but he really had no choice.
Real Madrid’s youth team is really full of talents, but it’s a pity that there is no reasonable way to be promoted to the first team. In addition, the competition in Real Madrid’s first team is so fierce that it is difficult for its own youth training talents to gain a foothold in the first team.
But now, Gao Shen is really short of manpower.
However, Gao Shen soon encountered a problem.
There are actually two people named Callejon in the second team.
Juanmi Callejon and José Callejon, both 19 years old, were born on February 11, 1987. They are both right-footed wingers, but one plays on the left and the other on the right. They are both the main players of the second team. It is
true that Gao Shen was a football fan in his previous life, but he really did not pay attention to this detail.
Which one is the Callejon in his memory?
In the end, there was no other way, so Gao Shen waved his hand and both of them entered the first team.
First take them down, and then slowly distinguish them.
This made Portugal twitch his mouth and almost cry.
Gao Shen noticed another player on the list.
“Felipe Luis?” Gao Shen pointed at the player and looked at Portugal.
Brazilian player, born on August 9, 1985, left back, this is the same person as the Felipe Luis who later played at the world’s top left back level in Atletico Madrid in Gao Shen’s impression.
But how could he be in Real Madrid?
Portugal nodded, “Yes, he is the Brazilian teenager who was loaned from Rentistras. Carlo kept him. He is also the team’s main left back this season and has performed well.”
Gao Shen looked through Felipe Luis’ resume and found that the Brazilian teenager first played for Figueirense in Brazil and was loaned to Ajax, but failed to stay, so Figueirense sold him to the Uruguayan team Rentistras, and the Uruguayan team loaned him to Real Madrid.
Real Madrid has previously introduced two Uruguayan players, Pablo Garcia and Diogo, and the same agent is actually behind the scenes.
After Felipe Luis came to Real Madrid, he did not appear in the first team and played directly in the second team, so many fans, including Gao Shen, did not even know that he had played for Real Madrid.
This is definitely a huge surprise!
How good is Felipe Luis?
At his peak, he was one of the top three left-backs in the world, capable of both offense and defense. From Deportivo La Coruna to Atletico Madrid, his level remained as outstanding as ever.
More importantly, if Gao Shen remembered correctly, he soon became a main force after joining Deportivo La Coruna, but he broke his leg once in the middle. Even so, he still attracted the attention of giant teams such as Real Madrid and Barcelona, and later became one of the top three left-backs in the world.
It is conceivable that a person with a broken leg can still become a world-class player. What is the concept?
In the first team, Carlos was the most opposed to Gao Shen. Gao Shen also wanted to use Carlos as a warning to others, but Carlos was too important to Real Madrid. Apart from Carlos, who can play on the left?
Raul Bravo? Or let Ramos play as a friendly guest?
Now, Felipe Luis has come. Although he is Brazilian, he can just relieve Gao Shen’s worries.
More importantly, this can be a signal.
After taking down Carlos, whether it is reusing Raul Bravo or letting Ramos and Arbeloa play as guest players, this is suppressing the Brazilian gang. The morale of the local gang must have soared. Is this a good thing?
Over the years, the local gang has been suppressed by the Brazilian gang and the superstars, and the situation is very poor. Even the leader Raul can’t play as a striker, which he is best at, and is even forced to play as a defensive midfielder, so they are willing to cooperate with Gao Shen.
But once they become the only one in the locker room, can this cooperation continue?
Who can guarantee that they will not become the second Brazilian gang?
You know, Raul, Guti and others have a better relationship with Bosque and Hierro than anyone else.
People who don’t think about the future will have immediate worries.
This seems a bit far away, but Gao Shen has to guard against it.
From the perspective of the head coach, balance is the best locker room situation.
Felipe Luis is a very suitable entry point, telling everyone that Gao Shen doesn’t care about the local gang, the superstars and the Brazilian gang. As long as he is willing to play for Real Madrid and can cooperate with him, he welcomes it.
Thinking of this, Gao Shen did not hesitate to tick the name of Felipe Luis.
If Arbeloa, Negredo and De La Red were all within Gao Shen’s expectations, then Felipe Luis was Gao Shen’s unexpected surprise.
Later, Gao Shen hooked out Granero, Parejo and Juan Mata, and originally planned to hook out Bueno and other young players. Anyway, he was not afraid of too many people now, but after seeing Portugal’s resentful eyes, he resisted the urge.
Even so, he took away half of Portugal’s main players and some important substitutes, which made the head coach of Castilla feel as if his flesh was cut.
This kid from China is really too cruel!
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came alone, and returned in a group.
Not only were there a dozen young players from the second team behind him, Gao Shen simply poached the intern Fernando Lucas.
Now the coaching staff of the first team are all Carlo’s people, and the assistant coach is Maqueda, who has more experience than Gao Shen. Gao Shen also has to be on guard, and it is better to have someone he trusts around him.
A group of people passed through the wire mesh and entered the training area of the first team.
The young players were very surprised after receiving the notice. Some of them were about the same age as Gao Shen and had dealt with him before, but they didn’t expect that Gao Shen would become the head coach of the first team and transfer them to the first team, realizing their dreams for many years. How could the young players not be excited?
Which teenager doesn’t look forward to a better future? After
they crossed the wire mesh, who would be willing to go back?
Gao Shen made such a big noise that the first team soon received the news.
The coaching staff had not received any notice before, and now Gao Shen brought people over directly, which caught them off guard.
The players were even more shocked.
You know, when Carlo coached the first team, he promoted several young players from the second team, resulting in a total of 32 players in the first team training with the team, including four goalkeepers.
Now, Gao Shen brought more than a dozen players in one breath, and the total number of players in the first team immediately soared to more than 40.
Oh my god, this is definitely the largest and most bloated first-team lineup in Real Madrid’s history.
What on earth does he want to do?
Will the board really let him do whatever he wants?
Doesn’t he understand that quality is more important than quantity?
Raul, Guti, Casillas, Ramos and others stood aside, silently watching everything happening outside the window.
“I thought I was brave enough, but I didn’t expect him to be even more outrageous than me.” Ramos laughed.
Guti also nodded happily, “I’m starting to like him a little bit.”
Raul and Casillas are both cautious and careful. At this moment, they can’t hide their surprise and joy, but at the same time they are also a little worried.
Can things really go so smoothly?