From coaching Real Madrid

When he woke up, Carlo was in an extremely happy mood.

Today, Madrid ushered in another rare warm and sunny weather.

After Carlo finished breakfast, he sent his wife out and asked her to go to the vegetable market to buy vegetables. He would prepare a sumptuous lunch at noon. He wanted to entertain a special guest. Then he moved out a chair and sat in the courtyard, warming himself.

Read the newspaper.

Carlo was actually a little dissatisfied with the Spanish media reports. He felt it was unfair to Gao Shen.

Not to mention the game against Atletico Madrid, just last night’s battle at Highbury. It’s hard to overstate how much praise Gao Shen received, but media reporters focused more on superstars and youth training players and ignored Gao Shen, the head coach.

importance.

This is actually not difficult to understand.

On the one hand, this is the tradition of Real Madrid. On the other hand, the media used to sing bad words, but now they can't go back on their words to enrich themselves, right?

Mrs. Carlo was also in a good mood. She prepared some special dishes and got busy in the kitchen when she got home. Later, she even called Carlo in to help.

The two couples were busy in the kitchen until noon. It was not until the doorbell rang outside that the guests came to the door, and Carlo came out to welcome them.

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After the morning training session, Gao Shen took Raul's ride and ran to a nearby shopping mall to buy a gift.

He knew that Carlo had the habit of drinking two glasses of wine every night, so he prepared a bottle of good wine just for him.

"It's nice when people come, why do you still give gifts?"

Carlo laughed and "scolded", but he was not slow at all in accepting the gift. After accepting it, he opened the gift bag and took a look, "Wow, you bought such expensive wine, are you not going to eat next?"

?”

As Gao Shen's former boss, he knew how low Gao Shen's salary was.

The annual salary of Real Madrid stars is high, and the salary of the head coach is also high, but the same cannot be said for others, especially interns like Gao Shen, who are more like free labor within the Real Madrid team.

To put it bluntly, I can let you come to Real Madrid to get gold plating without asking you to charge anything. That’s great, but you still want money?

"I plan to give this bottle of wine as a gift and come here to eat and drink every day." Gao Shen joked.

"Okay, we welcome you." Mrs. Carlo's voice came from the kitchen.

Gao Shen and Carlo both laughed in unison.

"Actually, I'm going to sign a formal contract."

The expression on Carlo's face froze, and his half-stretched hand paused in mid-air. He was obviously a little shocked by the news, but he quickly covered it up and waved to Gao Shen, gesturing for him to sit down and speak.

"That's right. We can't keep you on the intern contract, right?"

That's what he said, but Carlo felt very uncomfortable in his heart.

On the one hand, he was really happy for Gao Shen, thinking that Gao Shen deserved it, but on the other hand, he felt sad because just ten days ago, he was the head coach of Real Madrid, but now with Gao Shen

After signing this contract, he felt empty in his heart.

Gao Shen has been paying attention to Carlo's expression and knows his mood, but he will know some things sooner or later. Instead of learning from others, it is better to take the initiative to say it himself.

"Sir, I have an idea."

Carlo poured a glass of boiling water for Gao Shen, "What?"

"You come back."

Carlo was stunned again, he didn't quite understand what Gao Shen meant.

"I can make a request to the above to create an additional position in the coaching staff, a coaching staff leader, a special advisor to the head coach, or anything else. I really need your help, and Real Madrid needs you too." Gao Shen

Say it sincerely.

These are his true words.

Maquida is not bad, but there is always a gap between Gao Shen and him, and he cannot fully obey Gao Shen, and it is very difficult to use him. Others have various reasons, so Gao Shen is not particularly satisfied.

Gao Shen doesn't really agree with Carlo as the head coach, but as an assistant, Gao Shen can safely leave the team's training and other matters to him, and even have someone to discuss with him when arranging the troops.

But the trouble is that Maquida is already the chief assistant coach and cannot be removed, so Gao Shen wants to add another position between the head coach and assistant coach. He believes this is not a big problem.

The key is whether Carlo is willing or not.

Seeing Carlo's expression change, Gao Shen knew what he was thinking. Before Carlo could speak, Gao Shen said with a smile: "I know it's very difficult and inappropriate for you to agree to this, but Real Madrid and I

I really need you, I won’t force you, I just want you to think about it slowly.”

He didn't give Carlo a chance to refuse, so he resorted to dragging his feet.

Carlo could only nod.

The two sat down, and the topic naturally turned to Real Madrid and the game that just passed.

Carlo was very interested in the defensive tactics adopted by Gao Shen in these two games. He had also tried the 4-2-3 formation before, but it was very unsuccessful. Gao Shen's attempt was successful. He wanted to know the reason.

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In the past ten days or so, Gao Shen has been in the tactical library every night, studying Benitez's formations and formations. He has also dabbled in some of Ferguson's tactical ideas. He still has a lot of useful information in his stomach now.

Gao Shen made no secret that his 4-2-3 formation came from Benitez, but if we go back further, it is Italy, especially Sacchi's zone defense concept.

Since the Inter Milan era proposed the Italian chain defense, the entire Italian football has been deeply affected, until Sacchi further proposed the zone defense based on the chain defense.

In fact, Sacchi's football philosophy was not recognized at the beginning. No matter how good his performance was, there were still many doubts. Many teams, including strong teams like Juventus, did not favor Sacchi's philosophy.

, for example, Lippi mentioned more than once that Sacchi's philosophy is not great, it just changes the training method, and does not have any revolutionary breakthroughs.

Gao Shen looks at it from the perspective of 2021. Sacchi put forward the concept of space on the basis of man and ball, which is indeed revolutionary.

But subversion often requires repeated verification over a long period of time before it can be accepted.

What many people don’t know is that Benitez once studied in Italy for a year and was deeply influenced by Sacchi’s philosophy. His predecessor in Valencia, Cooper, resolutely left Valencia and went to Serie A to coach the star Black Hole.

Inter Milan also has a tactical pilgrimage mentality.

So what is the difference between marking and zone defense?

To put it simply, man-to-man marking means that players adopt man-to-man tactics when defending and keep an eye on the offensive players who enter their defense zone. However, this has a prerequisite, that is, the offensive players must enter my defense zone.

In the past few decades, this defensive concept has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, but gradually, no matter how powerful the concept is, it cannot withstand the torment of time. Professional coaches gradually discovered that this concept has a big problem.

Assuming that Helguera and Ramos partner to defend, both of them have their own defensive areas. The first thing to consider is their own defensive area.

If Henry dribbles the ball straight towards Helguera and passes Helguera in a short period of time, Ramos will have to run from his own defense zone to help defend the position, but there will be a time difference in this process.

Look at Ramos.

This is not the case with Sacchi's zone defense. He does not emphasize man-marking, but emphasizes active pressure.

From the defense line to the midfield to the forward line, a careful positioning formation is maintained. The distance between players is very close. If several players need to move, they must move together, maintaining close distance and collaboration at all times.

Many people will wonder why Henry failed to play well in Serie A but thrived in the Premier League?

The reason is here.

In Serie A, when Henry has the ball, he often does not face one person, but two or even three people at the same time. Let alone rushing with the ball and taking advantage of his speed, even if it is just a simple

It's very difficult to hold the ball.

In the Premier League, he can easily get the space to get the ball, start quickly, use the gaps in the defense to pass the opponent's defensive players one by one, or score directly.

When we stand in 2021, many fans will ask, why have goal scorers become more and more sidelined over the years?

The reason is very simple. The defense in the middle is becoming more and more rigorous, and even the weakest opponent will not leave much space for you.

Gao Shen told Carlo that if Helguera and Ramos were in better shape and had a better understanding, Henry's penalty kick would not have been earned at all, and Real Madrid could have kept Arsenal clean at Highbury.

"I can say with absolute certainty that regional defense is the future trend, and proactive pressing tactics will be the mainstream of future defense. Therefore, central defenders like Ramos are our future!"

Among future central defenders such as Ramos, Pepe, David Luiz, and Chiellini, which one is not labeled as reckless and impetuous? Which one is not criticized for making a lot of mistakes?

But slowly, everyone will find that when they are not around, the team's defense will decline to an incredible level.

This is the difference between active pressing and passive defense.

And Real Madrid is not suitable for passive defense at all, because Real Madrid has the blood of offensive football flowing in its body.

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It has to be said that many of Gao Shen's thoughts and ideas were unheard of by Carlo, which shocked the former Real Madrid coach.

This is not surprising, because these profound things are all taken directly from Benitez's mind, and they are all the insights and experiences of this wise tactician master after careful study.

"I have a question. If, as you said, you want to adopt a high-pressing style of play, then why do you rarely see it whether it is against Atletico Madrid or Arsenal?" When Carlo asked the question,

A bit like a studious student.

Gao Shen felt a sense of satisfaction in his heart and said with a smile: "It's very simple. To achieve the goal of tactics, there needs to be a basis for execution. In the final analysis, it is still the players. There are countless benefits of adopting a high-position pressing style, but the premise is that everyone

The team must be able to run.”

Zone defense is about overall cooperation. If one person runs, the whole team will follow. This requires everyone to run.

Players are not machines. For them to run, they need physical support.

"This is the biggest problem I face now. The team's physical fitness and daily training level are too poor."

When he said this, Gao Shen really felt sad that a clever woman could not make a living without straw.