Starting With Real Madrid

Every time I see Capello, he has a bitter face and never seems to smile.

Gao Shen was smiling because he had just won a victory.

Although very reluctant, after seeing Gao Shen stretch out his hand, Capello shook hands with him. "Congratulations."

"Thank you." Gao Shen smiled and nodded.

For Capello, he is still very respectful.

Capello is definitely one of the top football coaches in the world today. Anyone can dislike his style, but they have to admit his coaching ability.

"I'm curious." Capello stretched out his hand to hold the glasses on the bridge of his nose. "Did you really see this loophole in the first round?" He seemed very entangled with this question.

After the battle in Turin, Gao Shen said that he had seen the loopholes in Juventus.

At the time, Capello didn't believe it, but afterward he carefully studied the team's defense and never found a loophole.

He wondered if it was the old Thuram, or the small Cannavaro, or the immature Chiellini?

But he really didn't expect that the problem was actually Nedved.

This is an offensive player, and what Gao Shen used, strictly speaking, was not Juventus' defensive loopholes, but when Juventus attacked, the defensive formation was out of order.

This is actually quite normal.

When any team is attacking, it is impossible to maintain order on defense. This is nonsense.

Oh, when attacking, you have to organize the formation step by step?

Then how to kick?

Gao Shen couldn't help but feel a little smug in his heart, this is Capello, brother.

But he still suppressed the secret joy in his heart, so as not to make Capello mistakenly think that he was laughing at him.

"Actually, I think our understanding is somewhat different."

"What do you mean?" Capello looked at Gao Shen inexplicably and asked.

"The loophole I'm talking about, strictly speaking, is that your 4-4-2 formation doesn't make good use of space. Nedved often leaves from the left to the middle to make up for the lack of passing ability in the middle, but in this way, there is space on the left for a certain period of time during the transition between offense and defense."

"If Nedved is disturbed again and can't return to the left in time, then I can quickly create a local area advantage on the left in a short period of time, forming a two-on-one."

"Space!" Capello looked at Gao Shen deeply, "You admire Sacchi's tactics."

Gao Shen was a little surprised. Listening to the tone, Capello didn't seem to be very interested in Sacchi.

"I like to win!" Gao Shen replied with a smile.

Capello almost blurted out: Me too.

But when he was about to speak, he finally held back in time.

He lost tonight.

"After entering the semi-finals, there is a high probability that you will meet AC Milan. Sacchi highly respects this team. You have to be careful." Capello reminded kindly.

Gao Shen nodded.

Ancelotti's team drew 0-0 away from Lyon in Ligue 1 in the first leg. The second leg is a day later than Real Madrid's game. If they can beat Lyon at home, then Real Madrid will face AC Milan in the Champions League semi-final.

It's definitely a tough fight.

"By the way, let me tell you one more news."

Capello, who was about to leave, suddenly stopped and looked at Gao Shen maliciously.

"There are at least two candidates for the Real Madrid president this summer who are in contact with me now."

Gao Shen was taken aback, two? Who?

"When you are out of class, I suggest you come to Serie A to practice. Don't think that the tactics of Serie A are really outdated. This is still the best grinding stone for all coaches in European football, and it is also the best proving ground to improve the technical and tactical level."

After speaking, Capello left without waiting for a profound reaction.

Gao Shen was full of slander.

Nima, didn't you just lose the game?

As for saying such things on purpose to disgust people before leaving?

Wait for me to finish class?

I wish you stayed out of class, stayed at Juventus and played Serie B with the old lady.

As for the candidate for Real Madrid's president, there are actually quite a few rumors now.

Florentino stepped down and Martin's prestige was not enough. As the saying goes, Qin lost his deer, and the world chased him away.

There are more than two people who want to be the president of Real Madrid. Who knows who is approaching Capello?

Well, Calderon should count as one.

...

The fans of the Bernabeu are obviously quite satisfied with the game.

No matter the performance on the scene, at least the team advanced to the semi-finals.

Real Madrid is different from other teams. They are born with a passion for the Champions League that outsiders cannot understand.

For Real Madrid fans, after the violent turmoil this season, they can still beat Arsenal and Juventus and reach the semi-finals of the Champions League. What else can they be dissatisfied with?

Of course, if I have to say I am dissatisfied, it is that the team is playing too conservatively.

If they can maintain the fast-paced counterattack before and after 80 minutes, I believe they will be happier to watch.

But Gao Shen probably cried.

Because of maintaining this fast pace, the players run a lot, and their physical fitness cannot keep up. It is estimated that they will have to lie down before the end of the first half.

"By the way, Fernando, how is Capello's relationship with Sacchi?"

Gao Shen asked on a whim when he walked into the player tunnel side by side with Lucas.

Lucas is now not only analyzing data, but even showing signs of becoming an intelligence officer for Gao Shen.

"The two coached AC Milan with front and back feet, and they both achieved historic success. Do you think the relationship can be good?" Lucas asked back with a smile.

Thinking about it deeply, it really is.

As long as this type of head coach, the relationship is basically very poor, such as Cruyff and Van Gaal, the two have never been in contact with each other. Cruyff even mentioned Van Gaal's name in the column unwillingly.

"The last time was in 2004. The two had a big fight in the media. Sacchi was the technical director of Parma and Capello was the head coach of Roma. Ancelotti's AC Milan humiliated Capello."

"Oh?"

"He said that AC Milan is the only team in Italy that plays internationally. The attack has the style of South America and Spain, and the defense retains the characteristics of Italy. It is one of the few technical teams in Italy, showing many new specialties."

Gao Shen suddenly realized that, no wonder Capello just said sourly that Sacchi highly respected AC Milan.

"Capello is really stubborn, he doesn't know how to respect his seniors?" Gao Shen scolded with a smile.

He admires Sacchi, but that doesn't mean he is blind.

But Lucas listened, but raised his head and looked at Gao Shen with an expression of "You are sure you are serious?"

"What's the matter?" Gao Shen was a little surprised.

"The two are the same age."

"Ah?" Gao Shen was really stunned, "Same age?"

"Yes, they are both 46 years old, and in terms of qualifications, Capello is still an Italian international footballer. When he played football, he was a generation of famous players. Sacchi couldn't even pass the ball."

Gao Shen directly exclaimed, "My God, are Sacchi and Capello the same age?"

He really didn't pay attention before, and always thought that Sacchi was a generation earlier than Capello.

This could not help but remind him of a very subversive article he had read before. It turned out that Qin Shihuang and Liu Bang were also of the same age, but one of them founded the unified Qin Dynasty, and the other subverted the Qin Dynasty and created the Han Dynasty. This gives the illusion of two generations.

Unexpectedly, Capello and Sacchi turned out to be the same.

"Where's Lippi?" Gao Shen asked suddenly.

Lucas rarely found a bit of pride, and immediately said cheerfully, "Lippi is 48 years old, younger than Sacchi and Capello, and he is also a professional player, but his career is not as good as Capello's. Brilliant, only twice in the Italian national team, and most of the time in the middle and lower Sampdoria."

Gao Shen was really subverted.

Who can believe that Lippi is even younger than Capello, and Capello is the same age as Sacchi?

My God, stereotypes kill people!

However, after pondering for a while, he found that Lippi and Capello were not very interested in Sacchi and his philosophy. Is this also related to the fact that they were both professional players?

Gao Shen felt that he had to go back to the tactical library and have a good dig, and maybe he could dig out some inside information.

At that time, he will turn around and disgust this guy Capello!

...

Suppressing the curiosity in his heart, after Gao Shen returned to the locker room, he bragged about the players.

The words of praise are just like asking for no money. They pop out of his mouth without repetition. Every player is so elated, not to mention Lucas and Buenaventura. Even Maqueda, who is not very fond of Gao Shen, has to admit that Gao Shen has a lot of skills in the matter of complimenting people.

However, the players still eat his way very much.

This is actually a common phenomenon in management.

If Gao Shen did not establish the authority of the head coach, his praise would be irrelevant to the players.

But once he has authority and praises a player, it will be very meaningful to them.

Of course, everything needs to be done in moderation, not too much.

Gao Shen's method is a combination of praise and criticism, balancing positive and negative feedback.

In summary, the goal is to make the players feel comfortable!

Last time at Camp Nou, Gao Shen took the spotlight from Maqueda, but this time he decided to let Maqueda attend the post-match press conference.

This is a press conference at the Bernabeu.

Maqueda couldn't believe that Gao Shen would give him this opportunity and immediately agreed.

But Gao Shen's next sentence brought his mood down.

"There will be a lot of compliments at the press conference, but there will also be a lot of criticism. You have to bear it and not be impulsive!" Gao Shen said, patting Maqueda's shoulder sympathetically.

Maqueda quickly understood.

Who wouldn't? 

Promotion is exciting, but can Real Madrid fans be satisfied with just promotion?

The team played so poorly at home, can those fans and media let them off the hook?

Thinking of this, his gaze towards Gao Shen changed.

Damn, after all this, I'm still the scapegoat!

"Don't worry, trust me, next time I'll make you the protagonist!" Gao Shen comforted.

I believe you, my ass!

Maqueda was almost in tears.