Sixty-Six Here Comes Ronnie
The next morning after playing Juventus, at the gate of the Valdebebas training base, Gao Shen finally enjoyed the treatment of the head coach of Real Madrid.
When he was riding a bicycle and trying to sneak in through the small door on the side, he was stopped by two young female Real Madrid fans.
They wanted to ask Gao Shen for an autograph.
Gao Shen was very surprised, because it was the first time someone asked him to sign his autograph because he had coached Real Madrid for nearly a month.
The key is still young female fans.
Behind the two female fans, there are more Real Madrid fans watching from a distance, and many of them even look coldly.
It was rare for a fan to ask for his autograph, especially a female fan. Of course Gao Shen couldn't refuse. He got out of the car immediately, took the autograph book and pen, and signed his Chinese name on it.
After the two female fans saw Gao Shen's signature, they showed a look of confusion, which greatly satisfied Gao Shen's vanity as a man. He still practiced Chinese calligraphy.
"Although many people have doubts, we know that you have done a great job. I hope you can continue to work hard and lead the team to a triumphant return from the Nou Camp." One of the female fans held an autograph book and said happily .
"Thank you." Gao Shen nodded his thanks.
Pushing the bicycle, entering through the small door on the side, Gao Shen heard the two female fans behind laughing and whispering, vaguely saying "so handsome", which gave him great satisfaction.
We also have female fans!
Even the security captain at the gate looked at Gao Shen with a kind of envy and a slightly ambiguous expression.
This immediately made Gao Shen feel like he was carrying the wind even when he was walking.
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The accident at the gate quickly spread throughout Balderbebas.
At first, when Lucas, Buenaventura and others saw Gao Shen smiling all the time, they thought it was because of the away draw with Juventus. When they knew the cause and effect, their eyes suddenly changed when they looked at Gao Shen. .
I didn't expect you to be this kind of person!
Embarrassed by being stared at by everyone, Gao Shen could only cough heavily and knocked on the table.
"Be serious, it's a meeting!"
Only then did everyone restrain themselves a little, but they couldn't hide the smile on their faces no matter what.
"Well, Lorenzo, tell me first."
As soon as Buenaventura came to Real Madrid, he was highly valued.
It can be said that Gao Shen handed over the team's training power to him, which made him become Gao Shen's right-hand man.
He is mainly responsible for physical training and adjustment of the players' status. Now he mainly analyzes the general physical condition of the players based on last night's game, and also arranges the training for the next few days.
After playing Juventus, Real Madrid's next focus is the national derby on the weekend.
This is the battle that Gao Shen and everyone at Real Madrid value the most.
There are only eight rounds left in La Liga. Leaving the Camp Nou battle aside, there are only seven rounds left. Real Madrid is still five points behind Barcelona. If they can’t beat Barcelona in the Camp Nou, it will be considered a draw and keep five points. The gap, and the difficulty of reversing it in the future is very large.
But if they can beat Barcelona at the Nou Camp and successfully shorten the points gap to two points, then the situation will be completely different.
Buenaventura felt that the team's game in Turin was still a bit exhausting, mainly because Juventus played too hard in the last 20 minutes of the game, which exceeded his previous expectations. We will try our best to adjust the physical fitness and physical condition of the players, hoping to enable them to meet the national derby on the weekend in a better state.
"In addition, after going home last night, I followed what you said and looked at Barcelona's game data and some situations. I think that Barcelona's recent state is not very good, especially in the midfield, and the physical energy consumption of the players is also great. .”
Barcelona's lineup has always been relatively thin.
What impressed me the most was when Guardiola was in charge.
There were only 19 players available for the first team at one time, and if there were another injury, it would be even more stretched.
Although Barcelona is not so bad today, the thickness of the bench is not much better.
Messi, Harvey, Edmilson and Marcos are all injured, which has caused Barcelona's manpower shortage.
From the perspective of the schedule, Barcelona has also experienced a devil's schedule for a period of time, and now they are fighting on two fronts. It can be said that the pressure of the game is also very high. Coupled with the thin lineup, if their physical fitness is good, it will be a strange thing.
"I guess, their away draw with Benfica is also to save their energy and prepare for the national derby on the weekend." Gao Shen concluded.
Everyone nodded.
The national derby on the weekend is indeed very important. It can even be said to be the most important match of La Liga this season. It can be called a watershed. If you win, Barcelona's championship will be stable. If you draw, there will be suspense. If you lose , the situation can be reversed.
Rijkaard will not be unaware of the importance of this game.
There is still a home game for the quarter-finals of the Champions League, but if the national derby loses, then Barcelona's situation will be even more difficult.
"Turn back, let the scouts dig in and see if Puyol can play?" Gao Shen looked at Maqueda.
Maqueda nodded. Now he is not only an in-depth conference tool, but also a communication coordinator for the coaching staff and other departments. Who made him come from Real Madrid and is very familiar with everything about Real Madrid?
Whether Puyol is good or not is related to the quality of Barcelona's defense, and it is still very important to the advanced formation.
Unlike Messi, Xavi, Edmilson and Marcos who are destined to be absent, Puyol is said to have participated in joint training.
"Then how are we going to play this weekend?" Buenaventura asked with concern.
He has to formulate the next training plan based on advanced ideas, especially group training.
Everyone also attached great importance to it, and looked at Gao Shen one after another.
Before they knew it, they had all recognized Gao Shen's identity and got used to obeying Gao Shen's arrangements.
"Wait a little longer, let's do recovery training first, and I'll have to meet with someone first to make a decision on specific matters."
"Who?" Maqueda asked curiously.
Gao Shen smiled mysteriously, "Guess."
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The training session in the morning was nothing advanced at all.
Woodgate played the whole game against Juventus. After the game, Gao Shen asked the team doctor to make a detailed medical report for him. The England central defender is still unable to cope with the pressure of double matches in a week.
It's also a big hassle.
Real Madrid has three central defenders, Elguera is old, his condition has obviously declined, Ramos is frizzy, and Woodgate has many injuries, causing the three players to take turns, and they have not been able to form a stable partner. This is also quite terrible.
Fortunately, after this period of running-in, they have become clear about their high requirements, and they can cooperate well.
The recovery training is hosted by Buenaventura. The players are still divided into two groups, and the players who have games and those who have not played are divided into different venues for training.
When Carlo was there before, he promoted many players from the second team, and Gao Shen promoted more than a dozen more, but after a period of investigation, he temporarily put some unsuitable players back to the second team.
For example, Callejon’s younger brother and several players promoted by Carlo were all put back by him. Now the lineup of the first team has been reduced to more than 30 players, such as Parejo and Juan Mata. They all train with the first team, but returning to the second team to participate in the game is also an encouragement to young players.
Gao Shen promised them that now that the schedule is tight, he dare not use them. When the pressure of the next game is less, he will give these players a chance to appear in the first team. I hope they will continue to work hard.
This also makes the training of the first team always very vigorous, a scene of enthusiasm.
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After the training, Gao Shen walked side by side with the team doctor to the coach's room, looking at the players' physical examination reports in the morning.
The injuries of several players in the team are still controllable and will not affect the game, but they must not be careless.
Back in the coach's office, on his desk was an analysis report on Barcelona's recent games submitted by Fernando Lucas, as well as a USB flash drive containing some reference game highlights.
After Gao Shen made a request to Butragueno, Real Madrid also signed a formal contract with Lucas and arranged for him to study at Loughborough University. Still working in Real Madrid, all expenses are reimbursed by Real Madrid.
Lucas now feels a bit like practicing with Real Madrid, while Gao Shen is responsible for commenting on his analysis report.
There is also information on the hotel where the team stayed at the Bernabéu, including the rooms of employees and players, the training equipment, ingredients and drinks they carry, etc. A lot of things need to be confirmed and signed by a high level.
Although it's not a game day, as the head coach of the team, there are still many daily trivial matters, especially now that the schedule is so dense that he forgets the time when he gets busy.
It wasn't until the office suddenly fell silent, and Lucas gently pushed Gao Shen from the side, that he raised his head from the computer.
I saw Ronaldo standing in front of him awkwardly, as if he had been waiting for a while.
Gao Shen looked around and found that the coaches had become silent, all looking at the two of them, and immediately stood up.
He swore that he really didn't snub Ronaldo on purpose, it was purely because there were too many things and he was busy.
It was also at this moment that Gao Shen suddenly realized why so many leaders and other head coaches have their own office, just to avoid this embarrassment at this moment.
In the past month, he has always been looking for players to chat with. No player has ever come to him in private. It is probably related to him working in the coach's office.
"Sorry, there are a lot of things." Gao explained apologetically, and hastily cleaned up the things on the table.
Ronaldo also saw it. Since he came in, Gao Shen has been busy reading documents, answering emails and signing. He is really busy.
"It's okay." The Brazilian replied lightly.
Gao Shen looked around again, and found that the group of gossiping guys all pricked up their ears, making it clear that the carriages and horses wanted to eavesdrop.
"Let's go next door." Gao Shen said with a wry smile.
Ronaldo was instantly relieved, and just as he sat down, he stood up again, followed Gao Shen, and left the office.
As soon as the two left, the coach's office opened up in an uproar.
They never expected that Ronaldo would take the initiative to find Gao Shen, and it seemed that Gao Shen had known about it for a long time.
What are the two planning to talk about?
Shouldn't it be talking and talking, breaking up again?