From coaching Real Madrid

After an eleven-hour flight, an Airbus from Madrid finally arrived at the Capital Airport.

Not long after, Gao Shen pushed his suitcase and walked out slowly.

He almost instinctively wanted to find the entrance to the airport subway, but soon found to his dismay that there was none.

This was an era before the Capital Airport was connected to the subway!

With a sigh, Gao Shen pushed his luggage and was about to walk towards the airport bus station, but he quickly stopped again.

Hey, my brother is a rich man now, what bus should I take?

It’s a fight!

When he thought of this, he couldn't help but feel happy. He immediately turned around and walked towards the taxi.

Taking a taxi from the airport to the city costs nearly 100 yuan.

Gao Shen didn't think it was anything at first, but after getting in the car and listening to the driver in front of him chattering, he realized that one hundred yuan was not a small amount of money in 2006.

The driver was mainly curious about what Gao Shen did, but he was willing to take a taxi.

Because he wore sunglasses and a hat and made some disguises, except for the flight attendants on the plane, no one really recognized him, let alone the media reporters who came to the airport to take pictures.

This made him seriously doubt that those so-called street photos of celebrities were really accidental street photos?

Gao Shen also gradually realized that in 2006, wages in China were generally not high. In his memory, his monthly salary just after graduating from school was about 1,500 to 1,880.

With that said, spending around 100 for a taxi is indeed quite a luxury.

Given Gao Shen's age, the driver's first reaction was that Gao Shen must be a rich second generation who studied abroad.

Gao Shen didn't deny it, he was secretly proud of it.

I never thought that I would be called the rich second generation in my lifetime.

But the driver uncle was wrong. He is from the rich generation.

I listened to the driver chatting all the way and asked about some domestic affairs. The driver even talked about it at a profound level, saying how amazing it was for a Chinese to coach abroad and lead a wealthy team like Real Madrid.

But the driver didn't know what first-hand information he had, and actually said that Gao Shen was about thirty or forty years old.

This made Gao Shen, who was sitting in the back row, almost ask him impulsively: Am I that old?

Gao Shen finally resisted the urge, but he still showed off his wealth in retaliation and asked the driver where to buy the best mobile phone in the capital.

This immediately surprised the taxi driver.

"These days, the gap between the rich and the poor is getting wider and wider." The master shook his head and sighed.

…

In the capital city of 2006, everything looked so fresh.

Especially listening to the driver's chatter all the way, Gao Shen really gained a lot of knowledge.

Finally, the driver's uncle threw him down in Zhongguancun.

God knows, is it because it is further away?

However, now that we are in the urban area, Gao Shen doesn't mind.

After paying the money and getting off the car, he first searched around the roadside and soon found a large-scale mobile phone store. As soon as he entered the door, he started browsing.

I have to say that after using a smartphone that is used to 2021, and seeing the world-famous brands such as Nokia, Sony Ericsson, and BlackBerry, as well as the domestic copycat phones such as Gionee, Timestar, and Obi, he is

No matter how you look at it, it looks awkward.

There is no WeChat, Taobao, Pinduoduo, no Youaiteng, no King of Glory, no...

Oh my god, nothing!

Even the latest so-called camera and color-screen mobile phones are scum in Gao Shen's opinion.

After careful selection, Gao Shen finally chose Nokia's new twist-shaped music phone. He spent three thousand yuan and asked the store clerk to help him choose a good mobile phone number. Then Shi Shiran walked out and went straight to the store opposite.

Cafe.

After finding a seat by the window and sitting down, Gao Shen first made a phone call, and then began to transfer his address book. He also called his friends in Europe and told them his mobile phone number in China for easy contact.

When he finished doing this, he saw a familiar yet unfamiliar figure hurriedly passing by outside the window.

Looking at the entrance again, I saw Su Qing already standing in front of the counter, looking around.

Although Gao Shen had not yet taken off his disguise, she immediately locked onto him and walked straight over.

"When did you come back?" She sat down directly opposite Gao Shen, speaking a little out of breath because of the rush.

"I just arrived. I bought a new mobile phone and a new number. I will contact you immediately." Gao Shen smiled and showed off his new mobile phone.

Although it's still pretty crappy, the music phone can at least be heard.

Su Qing saw the suitcase next to Gao Shen, and without asking any questions, she said directly: "I'll contact you about where you live."

As she said that, she took out her mobile phone and asked while making a call: "How long do you plan to stay in the capital?"

"Let's stay for a few days. I want to go home." Gao Shen was indeed homesick.

Su Qing looked at him deeply and asked no more questions, "When I finish handling the matters at hand, I will go back with you."

Gao Shen didn't say anything.

In his memory, the relationship between him and Su Qing had always been like this, ordinary.

When Su Qing was on the phone, the waiter brought her a cup of coffee, and she quickly helped Gao Shen find a place to live, which was in a small hotel near her school.

"Didn't you say on Penguin before that you would come back a few days earlier? Why is it so late?" Su Qing asked calmly.

"Some things have been delayed. You know, I'm quite popular now." Gao Shen chuckled.

"Found a job?"

Gao Shen shook his head, "Not yet, they all said they would consider my request."

From the moment he decided to leave Real Madrid, Gao Shen was already thinking about what he would do next.

His coaching requirements are really quite high. For example, he has to have absolute power in the locker room, and at the same time he has to intervene in the club's transfers and contract renewals. Not to mention other things, this last one has made many teams fight.

Backed off.

Many people are afraid!

Don’t talk about the far ones, let’s talk about the closer ones.

In the past few years, the Premier League's black money scandal caused a lot of noise. In the final analysis, the power of the head coach is too great. Even famous coaches like Ferguson have been caught up in it. It can be imagined how big this turmoil was.

It is true that absolute power leads to absolute corruption.

Therefore, leagues such as La Liga, Serie A, Bundesliga and Ligue 1 in continental Europe are not like the Premier League, and have greater restrictions on the power of head coaches, and even basically do not allow head coaches to participate in transfers.

It would be nice if you could give me some advice.

In fact, Gao Shen's request is not to completely control transfers, but to allow the club to operate transfers according to his requirements, such as buying and selling people. This is actually not particularly high, as many famous coaches will request this.

But the first-tier teams in Europe are very taboo about this because the risks are too high and there are too many uncontrollable factors.

To put it bluntly, Gao Shen has no experience in this area at all.

The boss of a team in the middle and lower reaches of La Liga directly told Gao Shen that if he was only responsible for the locker room, he could sign the contract on the spot, but if he wanted the power to transfer and renew the contract, even if it was only part of it, they would have to go back and consider it carefully.

One can imagine how afraid these teams are of this.

Not to mention the leagues in continental Europe, even the Premier League has begun to continuously limit the power of head coaches in recent years, learning from the practices of continental European leagues, such as adding sports directors and technical directors.

To put it bluntly, this is a check and balance on the authority of the head coach.

Of course, famous coaches like Ferguson and Wenger are exceptions, because they are so special.

In fact, Gao Shen has been in Madrid since the Champions League final. He just stayed at Carlo's house to avoid those annoying media reporters. He was mainly dealing with some things.

For example, after the championship bonus sent to him by Real Madrid arrived, he still needed a tax payment certificate so that he could transfer it back to China through his Hong Kong account. Most of the funds were used by him to buy Penguin stocks.

But Gao Shen never told anyone about this matter from beginning to end.

While he was in Madrid these days, a big event happened in European football.

That was Serie A’s Calciopoli scandal.

Fans who are familiar with football know the specific things, but there is one point that is slightly different from Gao Shen's memory.

He had always thought that the Calciopoli incident was because Juventus controlled referees to play match-fixing, and the domestic media had always reported it this way, but it was not, or in other words, not true.

This is not a incident characterized as match-fixing, but the management of Juventus used disgraceful means to arrange referees who are favorable to them to officiate Juventus games. This is obviously different from match-fixing.

But no matter what, with the Big Three of Juventus stepping down, it is estimated that the Bianconeri will be relegated just like in Gao's memory.

As for whether Capello will leave Juventus and coach Real Madrid as he remembers, it probably depends on Real Madrid's upcoming presidential election and whether Calderon is likely to defeat Martin.

It is worth mentioning that several Real Madrid candidates also contacted Gao Shen through Carlo, hoping that Gao Shen could come forward to support the election, but they were all severely rejected by Gao Shen.

During this period, Florentino also called Gao Shen, told him about the incident, and suggested that Gao Shen not get involved.

Gao Shen is not stupid. What good will it do to him to get involved at this time?

Those candidates have one face when they need you, and another face when they don't need you. Why bother?

…

Su Qing didn't seem surprised by Gao Shen's situation, and didn't ask any questions. She just talked about Gao Shen's next plans.

"I want to fulfill a wish that I have had for many, many years." Gao Shen said with a smile.

"What?" Su Qing was rarely curious.

"secret."

Su Qing rolled her eyes at him angrily, but didn't say anything more. Instead, she drank coffee and helped him push his suitcase, saying that she wanted to take him to his place of stay.

After the two walked out of the cafe, they walked along the road.

The current subway in the capital is not very convenient, and it will probably not be perfected until after the Olympic Games.

At first, Su Qing pushed Gao Shen's suitcase and walked in front. Gao Shen slowly followed behind. Looking at her back, he found that she was really beautiful and had a good figure. Logically speaking, she should be very capable.

She wants to impress a man, but why don’t she have any feelings for her?

Perhaps it's because Su Qing always maintains a calm distance.

After turning the corner, Su Qing realized that Gao Shen was behind her, and she also slowed down.

"Can you walk a little faster? I still have classes." Su Qing urged.

But she still waited until Gao Shen caught up with him before walking side by side with him.

She is always like this, keeping a calm distance from others and making people feel comfortable.

Gao Shen didn't understand it before, but now he feels that this should be the wisdom of an independent woman.