From coaching Real Madrid

In Gao's past life memories, his father has always been a very honest and courteous person.

He is not very capable at work, is not sociable, and does not know how to work, so his career has never improved. He gets along well with his neighbors, but that is the result of being tolerant. He often returns home feeling aggrieved.

, close the door and feel angry with yourself, and when you go out again, you will be in harmony with your neighbors.

Gao Shen's mother often had quarrels with him over these things, but it was just a quarrel.

Until he came of age and was about to leave home, the father and son sat in the yard all night and talked a lot about what was in their hearts. Among them, his father had a sentence that Gao Shen still remembers even now.

If the money is gone, we can make it again; if our job is lost, we can find it again; but if there is a hole in our heart, there is nothing we can do to make it up.

This sentence had a great impact on Gao Shen, because later on, whether he was studying, working, or coaching after time travel, he had been practicing it. No matter what he did, he was clear and frank, but he always wanted to

Have a clear conscience.

From Real Madrid to Naples, and now Manchester City, Gao Shen has a certain style of doing things. For example, before announcing the squad, he will say a few words to the players who did not make the squad, generally telling him why and explaining.

The reason why I didn't include him in the squad.

Not only that, even if he is on the squad, Gao Shen will personally tell the player why he was appointed or substituted.

Over the years, Gao Shen has always adhered to this habit and has always been aboveboard.

Therefore, in his team, even if the players failed to participate in the game and were dissatisfied with his employment habits, no one would ever accuse him of playing any conspiracy or tricks in management in the locker room.

On the contrary, most people are full of praise for Gao Shen's style of doing things.

Gradually, Gao Shen also felt the benefits of this style of doing things, which was that it could reduce many unnecessary misunderstandings in communication and save a lot of trouble.

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Let Robben be the substitute!

This was a decision made by Gao Shen that made the coaching staff feel very strange.

On the one hand, Robben is now eager to compete, and the Dutchman's condition seems to be improving. Letting him substitute at this time is very risky. If the team starts smoothly and scores two or three goals against Arsenal in the first half, then there will be

What happened to Robben in the second half?

On the other hand, if the situation in the first half is unfavorable, Arsenal takes the lead, or even concedes two or three goals, how much pressure will there be on Robben to play?

On the other hand, from a tactical perspective, it is not appropriate to substitute Robben.

The best player should play in the most critical position, not hide him.

But Gao Shen still insisted on his opinion.

His reason is simple. He believes that Wenger will play a more conservative tactic, and may even play as a three-back midfielder.

"I can't use my best players to fight against the opponent's iron plate!"

Robben is like an extremely sharp dagger. For him to be effective, it is best to wait until Arsenal's defense becomes loose and cracked, rather than gouge the city wall with a dagger.

Not only that, Gao Shen also asked Lucas to inform the press and public relations department that he was going to provoke Arsenal at the pre-match press conference in the afternoon. If Wenger can come out to attack Manchester City, that is what Gao Shen hopes to see most.

Arrived.

The coaching staff doesn't quite agree, but fully supports Gao Shen in doing so.

After the coaching meeting, Gao Shen returned to the office and sent someone to find Robben.

I was sitting on the sofa, thinking about what I would say when I saw Robben later.

The Dutchman is now eager to compete and eager to prove himself, especially his competitive spirit, which Gao Shen is a little unsure of.

If Robben is really persistent, Gao Shen will consider changing his decision.

After all, to put it bluntly, it is the players who really play the game.

…

"Boss, are you looking for me?"

Robben knocked on the door of Gao Shen's office and said hello with a smile.

Seeing his smile, Gao Shen suddenly felt a little embarrassed and didn't know how to speak.

It's really been a long time since he saw Robben's smile.

But his intuition and analysis told him that against Arsenal, only Robben as a substitute could pose the greatest threat.

"Aryan, come and sit." Gao Shen greeted quickly.

After arranging Robben to sit down next to him, Gao Shen poured him a glass of water and chatted with him about the situation after returning to the team for training, as well as his current mood and state.

There was a lot of chatting, and eventually it became a bit awkward.

"Boss, is something wrong?" Robben also noticed.

It was really an awkward conversation.

This doesn't look like a sophisticated style at all.

Gao Shen nodded and immediately stated his decision.

At the beginning, Robben's reaction was indeed great. He repeatedly told Gao Shen that there was absolutely no problem with his condition. He felt that he was at the best stage in the past year. He could play and play the whole game.

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But Gao Shen quickly comforted him and explained his intentions to him.

Now Robben really understands.

Just asking him to be a substitute is somewhat unacceptable.

"Boss, I understand what you mean, but even if you let me play the whole game, I can still exert the threat you mentioned in the second half. You believe me!" Robben still wanted.

"I understand, I definitely believe you can do it." Gao Shen followed Robben's words, nodded and said, "But Arjan, my intuition and analysis let me judge that Wenger will take a more cautious approach in this game.

Tactically, when the opponent is physically strong, the game is likely to become a stalemate."

"Denilson, Alexander Song and Diaby, if Arsenal adopts three defensive midfielders, your space will be severely restricted by then, so my idea is that during the attrition stage, you sit on the bench and study the opponent, and wait until

At the critical moment of the bayonet fight, you go up and play a key role."

After a pause, Gao Shen reminded again: "Don't think that Wenger will stick to the end. I can guarantee that he will definitely not. He will definitely hide his most threatening weapon until he can compete with us.

Only then took it out for use."

"So, when it comes to actually fighting for the bayonet, your performance will affect whether we can defeat our opponent at the critical moment."

"You are a substitute, but all my bets and the team's hope of winning are all on you!"

When Gao Shen said this, Robben also felt Gao Shen's honesty, because he could have spoken more tactfully and found more reasons and excuses, but Gao Shen chose to tell the truth frankly.

"Boss, how sure are you?" Robben asked with concern.

"Seventy percent!" Gao Shen pondered for a moment and said.

Seventy percent?

High enough!

No one knows whether Gao Shen's judgment is accurate, but since he has such a judgment, it is normal to make such a decision, and Robben can also understand Gao Shen's choice.

"I believe you and I listen to you." Robben said with a smile.

Gao Shen was a little surprised.

He also didn't expect that Robben would be so cheerful.

Originally, he was still thinking that he might have to spend a lot of time talking, and might even have to persuade him twice.

But from Robben's face, Gao Shen saw a smile and felt trust.

Perhaps the Dutchman truly trusts his intuition and judgment.

It's not that the members of the coaching staff don't believe in his judgment, but they don't want him to have a conflict with Robben because of this matter.

As a head coach, Gao Shen actually has to consider a variety of issues.

Now that Robben agrees, things will be much easier to handle.

…

That afternoon, Gao Shen attended the pre-match press conference at the Carrington training base and announced the 18-man squad for Arsenal, which included Robben, Adam Lallana and others.

Gao Shen will not announce who will be the substitute until just before the game.

But in an interview with media reporters, Gao Shen deliberately provoked Wenger. He said that he believed this would be a wonderful game because Wenger was by no means a conservative head coach.

"This will be a battle between the two teams with the strongest attacking firepower in the Premier League!"

Gao Shen even "expected" that this would be a scoring battle.

Just today, the Gunners' captain and Spanish midfielder Cesc Fabregas said in an interview with the Guardian that Arsenal this season is strong enough and even drew with Manchester United at Old Trafford, which has brought Arsenal

Huge confidence.

"Some teams do not let us play our own style and use some questionable tactics, but we will not be intimidated by these. We used a draw to prove that we will not be bullied by anyone."

Yes, Fabregas used the word bullying.

I'm talking about Arsenal's away draw with Manchester United, but actually I'm also looking forward to this game against Manchester City.

In this regard, Gao Shen actually agreed and supported Cesc Fabregas's words. He hoped that both teams could play their own styles and contribute a wonderful offensive feast to the Premier League and fans around the world.

How about it? Wenger is great, let’s go on the offensive together, whoever defends first is the dog!

However, Gao Shen quickly changed the subject and first expressed his respect for Wenger, but he did not think Wenger would adopt such a tit-for-tat approach against Manchester City in the away game.

"Let's wait and see!" Gao Shen said with a confident smile.

Some media also asked about Gao Shen, when he was coaching Napoli, he once said that for the whole world to see, he would demonstrate how to beat Arsenal. As a result, his Napoli really beat Arsenal.

"Now, Mr. Gao, you have come to the Premier League. We are all looking forward to it. Do you still have the confidence to show the world how to defeat Arsenal?"

Gao Shen was already prepared for this problem.

"You are obviously media from London, but why do you give me the impression that you have a blood feud with Arsenal and want the Gunners to lose as badly as possible?"

There was a burst of laughter in the press conference hall.

To prevent chaos in the world, this is the basic ethics of all media reporters.

"In the first two defeats against Arsenal, I led two different teams and used two different sets of tactics. Now in Manchester City, I can demonstrate the use of the third one, so you should pay attention carefully when the time comes.

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The media reporters at the scene suddenly became excited.

Torturing gunmen in different ways?

Just thinking about it makes me feel so excited!