Coaching career started as a college team coach

It was useless to stay at home and think about it. Wei Le turned the system upside down at home, but he finally found that his system was just like an FM database, which only provided data and did not provide any directional suggestions.

There was no response from heaven or earth.

Where to call people?

A phone call flew from England to the capital of China.

"Oh my God, Xiao Wei, how come you have time to call me?"

Some surprised voices sounded from the other end of the phone. When Wei Le dialed the phone, it was early morning in England, which happened to be the working hours in China, so as not to disturb China's work and rest.

"Coach Gao, how are you doing recently? Is the Football Association busy?"

Gao Hongbo smiled and said, "Normally. On the contrary, I am quite free. After all, after I leave, all the work has to go around me, so I am naturally free."

When Wei Le was still studying and preparing to get a place in the Wolves, that is, in early 2016, Gao Hongbo submitted an application to the Football Association to compete for the head coach of the Chinese national team.

After overcoming all the difficulties, the 50-year-old Gao Hongbo once again took the coaching position and became the head coach of the national team. The appointment of a local head coach once made fans think that "the sky is getting brighter again."

Unexpectedly, in the group stage of the top 12 in October 2016, the Chinese national team only scored one point in four games. After losing to Uzbekistan by two goals, Gao Hongbo, who was highly expected, announced his resignation.

At that time, Wei Le, who was also far away overseas, saw the news and was silent for a long time. In the end, he just sent a text message to Gao Hongbo, hoping that he would take care of his health. Gao Hongbo replied briefly, saying "OK".

"It's just right. I have time to go out more. It's a good coincidence that you called me. I'm going to Spain in two days. I think there are many things we can learn from their youth training system."

"Why did you call me?" Gao Hongbo talked for a long time, and Wei Le listened for a long time.

"Nothing, just chatting with you."

"Impossible, you must have something wrong. Is there something wrong with the team?"

Wei Le laughed when he heard it. It's worthy of Gao Hongbo. He guessed what was going on.

"Tell me what's going on and see if I can help you."

"It's like this. I feel very strange now..." Wei Le stopped hiding it and told Gao Hongbo about the current situation of the Wolves.

After listening, Gao Hongbo sighed and didn't rush to express his opinion. "You are still a genius."

"What does this have to do with genius?" Wei Le was puzzled.

"Many domestic head coaches, when this happens, don't know what happened. They don't think there's something wrong with the team, but blame the players, thinking it's the players' bad attitude."

"Or some don't think there's anything wrong with the team at all, just think it's bad luck. But you're different. This is your first time experiencing this, and you know it's a problem with the team as a whole, which is pretty impressive."

"Alas, what's the big deal if there's a problem?" Wei Le sighed.

"I'm not familiar with the Wolves, and I only know who those players you mentioned are. So I can't give you any practical advice thousands of kilometers away. It's up to you to decide what to do."

"Yeah." Wei Le took out a notebook and turned the pen mechanically.

"I think that if there is no problem with the tactics, there are three factors that may affect the team's performance: the coach, the outside of the court, and the players themselves."

"The pressure outside the court is one aspect. The atmosphere in your team is very good. There should be no pressure from your team. The source of the pressure is actually...themselves."

"They are too tired, and you are too tired. You all need to rest."

Wei Le's hand paused, and he did not remember any word.

"The season is very long. The English Championship has more games than all levels of leagues in China, not to mention that you also have the League Cup and the FA Cup. Some of them have to participate in the national team's training and competitions. Three days a game, two days a game, is this something that most people can handle?"

"You and your players are both good seedlings, and you are all very motivated, but there is also a problem, that is, this is your first season to compete for the championship together, and you are all unfamiliar with this."

"For example, do you still remember what you experienced in the year of the college entrance examination?" Gao Hongbo's sudden question caught Wei Le off guard.

Wei Le thought about it, that must have been three or four years ago, "I remember roughly, what happened?"

"There is a phenomenon that I have observed, I don't know if you have experienced it. In the third year of high school, many students seem to have a big change in temperament.I feel like I've become a different person."

Wei Le thought about it carefully and realized that he was indeed affected. He himself was not affected much, but many people around him experienced personality changes in their senior year of high school, especially as the college entrance examination approached, the changes became more obvious.

"Because a line is stretched too tight and stretched for too long. Especially young people, they don't know how to deal with anxiety. Sometimes the source of this anxiety is not given by parents or teachers, but by themselves."

"The source may be that you can't find a clear position for yourself, or there may be a deviation between your psychological expectations and reality, or something else. After all, I am a football coach, not a teacher, so I can't say it all; but this is what I mean. "Gao Hongbo paused after saying this.

Gao Hongbo's analogy gave Wei Le some food for thought.

This is the first season in his career, and he is standing on the championship stage of the English Championship. Some of his players are also standing on such a stage for the first time to meet such a challenge. They can be said to be "soaring into the sky".

Wolves' record so far is also amazing. So far in the league, they have not lost more than five games! Such an amazing record is an honor, but also a pressure.

The players are trying to extend the unbeaten record for a longer time. They are worried about it, but in fact, the more worried they are, the more rigid their performance on the field. Players who feel something is wrong will only be more cautious.

This is simply a vicious circle.

The outside world's praise for Wolves is one of the sources of pressure, and more pressure actually comes from the fact that these "rookie" young players of Wei Le do not have a clear understanding of themselves.

In short, they... don't know how much they weigh.

They once defeated Manchester United, enjoyed applause at Old Trafford, and lifted the United The championship trophy of the tournament, but it will also be helpless against some teams that are not strong, and will lose some games that should not have been lost.

So, are they strong? Or weak? How strong? How weak?

This problem is not big, it is just the psychological confusion of young players. But it is not small either, because without a clear understanding of themselves, young players can't find a position psychologically, how can they show their talents unscrupulously on the court?

Wei Le found that as things got more, he gradually reduced the time he spent playing games and chatting with the players. In recent weeks, he has not even appeared in the lounge.

Has Wei Le gradually ignored the things he once thought were very important, causing him to gradually lose feedback from the players, causing him to "behind the scenes" about the players' problems?

This vicious cycle should not have happened, or it should not have been noticed by Wei Le after such a long time. It should have been solved earlier.

The Wolves' heart disease, Wei Le has now found the lesion, so the next step is to find a way to cure it.