From coaching Real Madrid

Gao Shen and the coaching staff once made a joke in private.

If Modric is Real Madrid's Pirlo, then who is Gattuso?

Carlo, Zidane, Hierro and others looked at each other, and in the end they all pointed at Modric.

Strictly speaking, Modric is not Pirlo or Gattuso.

Using Pirlo to partner Gattuso is a jigsaw puzzle of thinking, piecing together players with different functions. This is called complementarity.

But what are the characteristics of Modric, Toni Kroos and Xavi Alonso?

In fact, they all have one characteristic in common, that is, comprehensiveness.

All very comprehensive!

From the time he took charge of Real Madrid to the present, Gao Shen has yet to completely straighten out the relationship between Real Madrid's midfield.

In other words, the players have not fully understood the high requirements.

Toni Kroos, Modric, and Xavi Alonso are all core midfielders. So how do they play together? Who will lead? Who will assist?

This is a problem.

In the advanced concept, there is no so-called dominance and assistance. Whoever has the ball at his feet is the dominant player.

Just like his request for Modric, when he reaches the tenth position, he plays the role of an attacking midfielder; when he reaches the eight position, he plays the role of a midfielder; when he returns to the fourth position, he takes on the role of a defensive midfielder.

task.

The same is true for Toni Kroos and Xavi Alonso.

Even Di Maria does the same.

Do you think they are similar?

Yes, this is how Gao Shen positioned Gareth Bale when he was at Manchester City.

Completely change the position and bring out the player's all-round characteristics.

But it takes time.

In particular, it will take more time to integrate all these players.

But what Real Madrid lacks most now is time.

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The most important thing for Gao Shen was to talk to Modric about the cooperation between him and his teammates, especially Toni Kroos, Xabi Alonso and Di Maria, and ask about what he encountered in daily training and games.

The problem.

He also hopes that the Croatian midfielder can give some suggestions, which he will consider as appropriate.

Stars at Real Madrid's level basically know how to train.

Even, they know it better than the coach.

This is also the reason why many people say that dogs are tied with crowns.

The stars are so strong, they can take care of themselves in training, and their tactics can be coordinated and resolved in the locker room, so why do they need a head coach?

Of course, this is a joke, but it also reflects the abilities of top players.

Modric talked about a lot of his own insights. For example, he felt that he was not suitable for playing as a side player.

"You know, I lack speed. When I move to the wing and encounter players with excellent impact, whether it is offense or defense, I suffer a lot. I talked to Di Maria and many of his methods are not suitable for me.

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Great understanding and explanation.

In the earliest positioning, the wing was handed over to the full-back, and Modric was more active in the rib area, but wasn't it because Arbeloa's offensive ability was not strong before?

Therefore, Gao Shen could only let Modric and Di Maria cooperate.

"In the next game against Dortmund, I want Carvajal to play as the right back, and let him take on the task of attacking the wing like Marcelo on the left, but this requires you to be alert at all times.

, especially the defense behind us.”

Modric smiled after hearing this, "This is what I am good at."

Gao Shen hopes that Modric can bring more Carvajal, and he also emphasizes that he must cooperate well with Xavi Alonso, because Dortmund's high press will be very deadly.

"To resolve Dortmund's high-position pressing, simply controlling the ball is not enough. We need to change the rhythm, especially the players' getting rid of and dribbling the ball, to threaten the opponent's back and make them worry."

To completely allow Dortmund to press forward and play is to commit suicide slowly.

So someone needs to be able to pass the ball out and create a threat under such high pressure.

There is no shortage of such people in the Real Madrid team. The key is to seize such opportunities and at the same time be able to control the ball.

It's not like Barcelona's blind passing and controlling of the ball, but under Dortmund's high-intensity pressing, they still pass the ball out and pass it behind them to form a threat.

As long as there is a threat behind them, Dortmund will have concerns, and the pressure in the midfield and frontcourt will be slightly slower.

In this way, Real Madrid will be able to consume the opponent's physical energy.

Otherwise, the first half hour will be very difficult!

Modric understands what the coach means.

"Also, we have to control the pace."

"You know, Dortmund can't always maintain a fast pace. They are people, not machines. They always have to slow down after a wave of fast pace."

"I have studied Dortmund and Klopp. They always start with a rush, for example, for ten minutes, or a little bit, and then start to slow down a little. After they slow down, they rush again, and it changes like this."

Gao Shen made a roulette motion with his hands in front of him, and suddenly made a cutting motion with his right hand.

"We just have to stop their fast-paced attacks, and when they are about to slow down, we will speed up the pace again, constantly consuming their physical energy and not giving them any chance to breathe."

Any head coach in a top league must have a complete closed-loop strategy.

For example, Klopp.

It's impossible for him not to know that his team consumes physical energy, so how does he do it?

As Gao Shen said, grab a wave and take a breath, grab another wave and take a breath again.

In theory, if the opponent allows them to execute this style of play perfectly, their physical fitness can last the entire game.

But if the opponent is always stuck when they want to take a breath, and fights them at a faster pace, then they will not be able to take a breath, and their physical energy consumption will increase. In the end, it will accumulate continuously, and they will reach the legendary sixty minute team.

The problem is, looking at European football, there are not many opponents who can force Klopp's Dortmund into a 60-minute team.

"Luka, your mission is very important in this game."

"Dortmund's pressing will definitely focus on our midfielders, especially Xabi Alonso and Toni Kroos. They are more afraid of pressing, so you need to take more responsibilities, assist them, and control Stay in the midfield and control the tempo, understand?"

Modric understands what the coach means and feels Gao Shen's high hopes and expectations for him.

"Boss, don't worry, I will find time to have a good chat with Harvey and Tony."

Gao Shen nodded happily, "In this game, the midfield showdown will be the key to victory!"

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After talking to Modric, Gao Shen returned to the office.

This weekend, Real Madrid will challenge LeVante away from home.

The strength of this team is not bad, currently ranked sixth in La Liga, even higher than Sevilla, Valencia and other teams. The key is that they have not lost at home and have an unbeaten record.

Five games, four wins and one draw.

This report card is really outstanding.

Gao Shen was thinking about using this opponent to practice the team's tactics in actual combat.

For Real Madrid right now, the top priority is qualifying from the Champions League group stage, and everything else has to be placed in second place for the time being.

Needless to say about the Copa del Rey, the points gap in the league has been widened, and there is still a lot of time to catch up in the future. But if the Champions League stops at the group stage, it will be a very painful blow to Real Madrid's confidence.

Levante is a team with a very rough style of play, and it is at home, so it is very suitable to be used to imitate Dortmund.

Carlo, Zidane and Hierro also basically agree with Gao Shen's approach.

This battle against Dortmund is so important. It can even be said that it will determine the future and trend of Real Madrid in the Champions League this season. We must try our best to win it no matter what.

"Next, we will also need to make some adjustments to our training, focusing on strengthening passing and ball control drills."

Gao Shen put forward some requirements for training based on his own ideas.

Over the years, he has always made requests, and assistants such as Carlo and Zidane have been responsible for implementing them.

The coaches have been working together for many years and have a tacit understanding. As soon as the master talks, they know what to do.

In fact, not only Laiwante on the weekend, but also Athletic Bilbao, their opponent in the twelfth round, is also a team with a very aggressive style of play, which is very suitable for practice.

According to advanced ideas, use these two league games to practice the team's tactics against Dortmund.

Of course, Gao Shen also knows very well that Klopp will definitely send someone to follow Real Madrid's game, so he needs to make some appropriate adjustments and concealment measures during the game.

If Gao Shen plays what Gao Shen wants in these two games between Levent and Athletic Bilbao, he will be more confident to face Dortmund's impact and pressing at home.

The coaching staff basically agrees with Gao Shen's approach.

After reaching an agreement, everyone dispersed and went about their business.

After Gao Shen returned to his office, he made a call to Valdano and asked about some of the current problems of the team, focusing on the contract renewal issue.

Many people think that Real Madrid's annual salary is very high, but in fact it is not.

Currently, Ronaldo's highest annual salary in Real Madrid is 9 million euros after tax.

There are rumors outside that it is 12.5 million euros, but in fact it is not, it is only 9 million euros.

Of course, he owns part of the image rights, so he can get a considerable amount of image rights income from the club.

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Kaka is also worth 9 million euros after tax, which is actually the reason why many people don’t want to keep Kaka.

With the same annual salary, there is indeed a huge gap in performance between Ronaldo and Kaká.

The professional league is cruel, and although Kaka's injury was not what he expected, it can only be borne by him.

Next down is Casillas's after-tax salary of 7 million euros.

Among them, Cristiano Ronaldo and Kaká both have contracts until 2015. According to the standards of top stars, they should start to renew their contracts now.

Real Madrid has been in talks with Ronaldo, but the Portuguese's annual salary requirements are very high, even reaching 20 million euros after tax.

The club also has its own considerations, especially according to Spanish domestic tax laws. When Ronaldo joined Real Madrid, he complied with the famous "Beckham Law" and only had to pay a 24% tax rate for the first six years.

But there is a problem. After 2010, the Spanish government completely revised this law. As long as the annual salary exceeds 600,000, the tax rate will be increased to 43%. In 2012, it was further increased to 52%.

Old people have old ways, new people have new ways.

After the revision in 2012, it only applies to newly signed contracts. For example, Gao Shen's contract does not enjoy the benefits of the "Beckham Act", but Ronaldo's current contract still does.

But if the contract is renewed, he will have to follow the new rules.

This will be a huge expenditure pressure for Real Madrid, so Real Madrid has been rejecting it and has been talking about it.

But this time, what Gao Shen cares about is not Ronaldo, but Xabi Alonso.