From coaching Real Madrid

The last time he went to Barcelona, ​​Gao Shen was warmly entertained by Guardiola. This time, Guardiola and his party of three came all the way to the capital, and Gao Shen also acted as host and entertained them warmly.

The location was the roast duck restaurant, the most famous gourmet brand in the capital.

According to Su Qing's introduction, Gao Shen chose one of the branches, which was said to have the best taste.

Guardiola, Begiristain and Soriano are all coming to China for the first time and are very unfamiliar with everything here.

Gao Shen asked for a private room and ordered some special dishes so that they could taste the delicacies of China.

Although the three people in Barcelona all have their own concerns, when they eat the delicious food, it is a feast for the eyes, and it is not a happy one.

It wasn't until we were almost done eating that Guardiola started the conversation.

…

"Gao, do you still remember the proposal I told you?"

"What?" Gao Shen pretended to be dumbfounded.

Guardiola smiled and said, "You come to Barcelona as the head coach and I will be your assistant, remember?"

Gao Shen nodded, "I remember, but I also said at the time that this was not within the scope of my consideration."

"Then you should think about it now."

Deep and silent.

Begiristain saw it and took over the conversation: "Pep told me before that you once mentioned an idea."

Gao Shen looked at Guardiola angrily, his eyes full of reproach.

Nimei, why did you turn around and tell others what I said to you?

Guardiola smiled and begged for mercy.

"I have studied with the technical team and the idea you mentioned is very feasible. Using Barcelona's youth training players as a team can give full play to Barcelona's traditional advantages of passing and controlling the ball. This is what Barcelona has been best at for so many years, but there are

one question."

When Begiristain said this, he directly revealed the answer, "There is an imbalance between offense and defense."

"During Rijkaard's era, there were several games where the high-pressing tactics were used, but they failed to last. The specific reasons are very complex, including player factors and head coach factors, and all aspects are involved."

"But to be honest, after seeing Naples' football style, we were all very curious. What would happen if Naples' high-pressing tactics were transplanted to Barcelona and combined with the team's traditional passing and possession advantages?

"

Begiristan's problem is why he came here.

"It will open up a new era!" Gao Shen said very firmly.

Begiristain, Guardiola and others were all impressed.

"Do you think it's feasible?" Begiristan asked.

"Of course." Gao Shen replied without any doubt.

Why?

Gao Shen explains the ideas and context very clearly from beginning to end.

He went from Vic Buckingham to Michels to Cruyff, then to Van Gaal to Rijkaard...

He expounded on the history and changes of the entire technical and tactical systems of the Netherlands and Barcelona with profound references, which made both Begiristain and Soriano stunned. Only Guardiola, who had known this before, smiled.

This set of historical inheritance and context, let alone Begiristain, maybe even Cruyff may not be able to explain it as clearly as Gao Shen.

Yes, Cruyff understands Barcelona's past and present, but he may not be as clear as Gao Shen.

Gao Shen listed these examples to prove one thing. Every success of Barcelona in history, or every success of Dutch football, is often behind the improvement of defensive level. High pressing and pressing are the most important.

means.

So what now?

Gao Shen believes that with the adjustments and changes to the offside rules, technical players will gain more and greater living space.

In the past, the midfielder needed to be equipped with an excellent defensive player, such as Makelele, Essien, Gattuso, Mohamed Sissoko or Mascherano, but now it is not needed.

Naples has proven that a double midfielder composed of two technical players like Biglia and Rakitic can adapt to modern football tactics.

And what they rely on is actually not their excellent defensive ability, but their running.

Systematic team pressure is the most advanced tactical concept at the moment.

"So, as long as Barcelona establishes such a system and can support such runs, then it will definitely not lose to any team in terms of defensive quality. And on this basis, the technical advantages you have, especially

It is the advantage of passing and controlling the ball that will be infinitely amplified and its effect will be maximized."

The profound summary is very powerful and very tempting.

Although Begiristain hadn't fully figured it out, he was already excited after just thinking about it. Looking at Guardiola and Soriano, he now truly understood why Guardiola would continue to recommend

Gao Shen takes charge of Barcelona.

He is so familiar and knowledgeable about Barcelona, ​​even better than Barcelona itself.

He has great ideas about the future trends of football, and the prospects he outlines are quite fascinating.

Although it was just a framework and a sketch, Begiristain seemed to have seen Gao Shen lead Barcelona to play sexy football.

"Gao, we would like to ask you to be the head coach of our Barcelona!" Begiristain solemnly extended the invitation.

This is also the purpose of their trip.

Guardiola and Soriano also looked at Gao Shen with smiles, waiting for his answer.

Having said so much, it can be seen that Gao Shen is also very interested in Barcelona. Gu Kang

But what they didn't expect was that Gao Shen shook his head, "I'm not suitable for Barcelona."

"Not suitable?" Begiristan was stunned.

Guardiola and Soriano were also stunned.

"No, you are very suitable, I promise." Begiristain said.

Gao Shen shook his head and sighed, "Three reasons, first of all, no need for me to say more, you all know that I can't let go of Naples."

After a pause, Gao Shen smiled bitterly: "This is a team that I spent two years working hard to build bit by bit. Every player was selected and cultivated by me.

I have invested a lot of effort into this team, and I feel that this team can go further, so I am not willing to stop like this."

"Second, I come from Real Madrid. Although Martin and I broke up on bad terms back then, I still have deep feelings for this team. I have many friends there, and I may even not have them in the future.

I don’t know when, it’s entirely possible for me to go back, so…”

Gao Shen shook his head. He spoke very frankly and his feelings were very sincere. It didn't look like he was being polite at all.

"Finally, and most importantly, I think there is someone more suitable than me. In fact, I think he is truly the most perfect head coach for Barcelona. I am not as good as him when it comes to coaching Barcelona!"

Guardiola, Begiristain and Soriano all looked at each other.

Is there anyone in this world who is more suitable for Barcelona than Gao Shen?

"Who?" Begiristan asked.

"Pep!" Gao Shen looked at Guardiola.

Both Begiristain and Soriano looked at Guardiola in disbelief and found that the latter was already dumbfounded.

Guardiola?

Is he the most suitable?

But although his performance in leading the second team was pretty good, and although his reforms were very fruitful, he had never had the experience of coaching the first team.

"I know you will think that he has no experience in coaching the first team, but I would like to ask you to recall, before I coached Real Madrid, did I have experience in coaching the first team?"

The profound questioning left both Begiristain and Soriano speechless.

Because the living example is right in front of you.

But will Guardiola be the second senior player?

"I know Pep very well and I know he is a very thoughtful manager. He has not tried it yet, but I can see that he will be a great manager and I believe he will make the whole world happy.

Surprised!"

The high praise not only shocked Begiristain and Soriano, but even Guardiola himself couldn't believe it.

"Gao, have you misunderstood? We have agreed that you will come to Barcelona to coach and I will be your assistant..."

"Do you want to be someone's assistant all the time?" Gao Shen interrupted without letting him finish, and asked in a deep voice.

Guardiola was speechless.

Of course he doesn't want to.

As long as you don't want to, sooner or later you will have to take charge of yourself.

Is it the present or the future, is there a big difference?

Not big.

It depends on whether he is ready or not!

"I still remember that you said that I have a very good eye for selecting players, and then you said that I also have a very good eye for selecting coaches, which makes you admire me. Now I say that you, Guardiola, are the most suitable coach for Barcelona.

Coach, you will become a very successful and great head coach, don’t you believe that?”

Gao Shen asked helplessly at the end.

Begiristan figured it out and said, "Gao, you are serious."

"Of course, Tesiki, I would never joke about this kind of thing. Pep is my best friend. He has been my assistant for so long. I know him better than anyone else. I know what he is capable of."

, I believe that you must also feel that he is different, right? "

"So, you don't want to coach Barcelona?" Begiristain asked again.

When Begiristain asked this question, both Guardiola and Soriano figured it out.

The reason why Gao Shen is unwilling to take charge of Barcelona is because of Guardiola.

He wants to push Guardiola, his best friend, out!

Gao Shen knew they had misunderstood, but he couldn't explain it at this time, and he didn't need to explain it.

He was happy to have Guardiola owe him this huge favor.

Think about it, Guardiola will become famous in the future. Everyone he meets will say: I am very grateful to Gao Shen. If it hadn't been for his full recommendation back then, I wouldn't have been able to...

When all media reports on Guardiola, they will always say: It was his boss who fully recommended him...

This is Jianghu status!

Just thinking about it makes me feel sour.

"I'm sorry, Tesiki, but please believe that Pep is the most suitable coach for Barcelona!" Gao Shen said very firmly.

Begiristain, Guardiola and Soriano all felt the profound decision.

He really doesn't plan to coach Barcelona, ​​but he does his best to recommend Guardiola.

There is no way to become the king of Barcelona, ​​but Bole is not bad at becoming the king of Barcelona.