Three Hundred and Sixty-Eight Zidane, You Have to Believe in Science!

Using an interesting phenomenon is the best way to reflect Naples' changes in Italian football.

That is the number of media reporters squatting outside the gate of the Konami training center on the morning of the opening day.

Speaking of the opening camps of the past two seasons, some local media reporters actually came to watch and report.

But this year, the number of people is obviously much higher than in previous years.

Naples announced that the opening time of the camp is tomorrow, that is, July 2, but in fact, this morning, the players need to come to Castel Volturno in advance.

Although media reporters are omnipresent, in fact, so many reporters came to Naples from Rome and Milan just to report on the early opening of Naples, which was actually unimaginable before.

Naples has no such influence.

But now, there are at least 20 media reporters squatting at the door, waiting for the players to report.

Gao Shen arrived earlier than everyone else, but he declined the interview requests of all media reporters at the gate, and after entering the door, he asked the people in the training center to make arrangements for the reporters to provide some meals and umbrellas.

It is hot summer now, and the heat wave is rolling outside, and it is not easy for the reporters.

This move immediately won him praise from many media reporters, and it is estimated that he will work harder when he praises him in the future.

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Gao Shen and the coaching staff came to the training center in advance as usual.

The meeting is held first to discuss many matters of today, and then the work is assigned.

In fact, there is only one job today, and that is to find out how the players are in physical condition during their vacation.

Especially some international players who participated in the European Cup.

Naples has already established a complete physical examination system, but at the suggestion of Pintus, before the end of last season, Gao Shen specially asked the club to allocate funds to introduce five sets from the Cosman company in Rome, Italy. The most advanced sports treadmill at present, and the medical room has been specially remodeled for this purpose.

These five sets of equipment cost Naples 200,000 euros, which made Marino extremely distressed.

But even Gao Shen himself didn't understand what it does, and was very curious.

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Players arrived at the Konami Training Center in Fort Volturno one after another.

Seeing a large number of reporters waiting for them leisurely, everyone felt fresh all of a sudden.

The staff of the training center had already received advanced instructions to arrange players to enter at the gate and not allow them to be interviewed by media reporters. The reporters also obeyed the rules and all took pictures under the umbrellas beside them.

Not only that, but now there are many fans who have heard the news, making the whole scene very lively.

Players have been in Naples for two years. When did they receive such treatment?

Everyone was cheerful, and even cooperated with the media reporters to take pictures, and they seemed to be in a good mood.

The media reporters and fans who came to the scene also got what they wanted. Although there was no interview, both Gao Shen and Naples specifically allowed them to enter the Konami training center.

Of course, they just watched the player's routine physical examination process.

As early as last season, there were not many injuries in Naples, and the players' bodies were quite good.

But during the holidays, many players will inevitably have some super-standard behaviors, such as eating, drinking, etc. These should be avoided as much as possible during the season, but during the holidays, the management is not so strict.

This has also caused many players to not meet the physical standards.

After the physical examination, media reporters and fans were politely invited out of the Konami Training Center.

The players were taken into a spacious room that had just been remodeled next to the medical room.

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There are five sets of equipment similar to treadmills in the room, but slightly more spacious than treadmills.

In addition to the armrests on both sides of the running platform, there are two arc-shaped arms on the outside of the main console in front. A piece of equipment hangs from the top of the two arms, and a set of vests and the like hangs from the equipment. Wearable gear.

This is Kosmart's sports treadmill.

Pintus is in charge of conducting the test.

First, divide all the players into groups of five.

After the players stand on the running platform, the staff will put on the vest that hangs down from the equipment for them. There are many sensors in different parts on it to collect various data on the players, the most important of which are heart and blood data.

There is also a kit similar to a mask on the main console in front. After the player puts on the mask, he covers his mouth and nose tightly, but after trying it a few times, the player finds that his breathing is normal.

This set of sports treadmills is more used in the medical industry to test the cardiopulmonary function of sports. It is the first time it is used in the sports field, so Ke Shimai even specially arranged for experts to rush from Rome to Naples to participate in the Naples experiment.

The function of the running platform is a bit like a treadmill, which can adjust the speed and slope. The mask and vest are a set of human metabolism analyzers, which can detect the player's respiratory ventilation, oxygen consumption, carbon dioxide exhalation and heart rate, etc., up to three Ten physiological data, and these data will be directly transmitted to Cosmart's metabolism and ECG system.

Based on these data, the system will monitor and analyze the player's exercise metabolism data in real time, so as to understand the player's physical condition more comprehensively.

Buenaventura, Pintus and the team doctor will formulate personalized training plans for the players based on this series of data.

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The first group of five players began testing on the treadmill.

Gao Shen and the coaching staff stood aside and watched silently.

It is also the first time for them to come into contact with such high-tech equipment. Before that, it was mostly used in the medical field, but Naples has opened up a new use for it. As for the effect, it will only be known after long-term use.

After all, players' bodies are changing at any time, so it is natural to refresh the data every once in a while to adjust the players' training plans.

Even Pintus, who recommended Gao Shen to introduce, is not very sure at this moment.

"Is this equipment okay?" Zidane asked Gao Shen in a low voice.

He was still skeptical.

The more top players are, the more they believe in their own feelings, and the more they resist science and data in many cases.

Zidane thinks the same way now.

He was skeptical that this equipment could really allow players to figure out their physical condition after running for a while?

"These are all aids." Gao Shen smiled and replied, "Actually, after getting these data, we have to keep verifying the practice, and after comprehensively integrating the results obtained from all aspects, we finally make a comprehensive decision. "

Zidane suddenly realized.

"Zinedine, you have to believe in science! I heard that there is a set of equipment in the Milan laboratory. Players stand on it and jump. It can roughly understand the physical condition of the players."

Having said that, Gao Shen pointed to the treadmill, "Think about it, ours is at least a treadmill, and there are masks and vests. One will cost us 40,000 euros, and AC Milan is one. Which scale is more accurate?"

Zidane couldn't help but smile.

Can this still be compared?

However, the Milan laboratory is indeed famous.

Especially in 2007, after AC Milan won the Champions League, the performance of this group of old men was impressive, and the Milan Lab played an important role behind it, which also made it famous.

"As I told you before, in the next few years, the world football will introduce more high-tech products and equipment in an all-round way. Various instruments will emerge in endlessly, and various supporting facilities will also increase. , Whether it is an adult player or a young player, they can get more and fuller professional training."

Zidane knows that Gao Shen once said that in the future, stars will become famous at younger ages, and self-disciplined stars will have longer careers, and behind this all rely on high-tech assistance and professional training.

In fact, Gao Shen is also the coach Zidane has seen so far, who attaches the most importance to high technology and data analysis.

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There are five people in each group, and not long after, all the players completed the detection task on the running platform.

After the players completed the test, they went home, but the coaching staff continued to stay and prepare for the summer training that will start tomorrow.

Judging from today's various test results, the players' bodies are generally not up to standard, but they are generally not bad.

This is also a characteristic of Naples, because the players are relatively young.

Even now, Naples is still the youngest in Serie A with an average age of 21.

The team's summer training starts on July 2nd. At the beginning of August, the international players who participated in the Olympic Games will leave the team for China, and the other players will start to carefully prepare for the Italian Super Cup match against Inter Milan.

For Mourinho, Gao Shen has also admired him for a long time.

If there is no accident, this Portuguese madman will reach the pinnacle of his coaching career in Italy, but now he is not sure about his depth.

He didn't know if his appearance would change everything.

Especially considering that as soon as Mourinho took office, the first press conference directly aimed at Gao Shen, and there was a sense of wanting to kill Gao Shen and establish his own authority.

In the past, Mourinho and his Inter Milan were invincible in Serie A and had no opponents, but now it is different.

The existence of Gao Shen has made Naples the number one rival of Inter Milan.

"Before August 24, the team's state must be adjusted." Gao Shen issued an order.

Buenaventura and Pintus all nodded.

According to their plan, the pre-season training in summer is the most important, but considering that the team will face the third-line battle next, the consumption of players will be very high, so they consider arranging another "mini pre-season training" during the winter break .

This is tantamount to recharging in the middle of the season and making the team stronger in the second half.

They firmly believe that after pre-season training and mini-pre-season training during the winter break, there should be no problem with the physical fitness and state of the players to cope with the entire season.

Of course, in this process, the control of the player's body, especially the avoidance of injuries, is also very important.

Multi-line combat is a huge test for any coaching team in the world.