Super Marshal

For non-Premier League players, before Christmas is often a rare break in the middle of the season.

They either return to their home country for the holidays, or they take their families on a trip, spend a few days happily enjoying a rare holiday, and then return to team training after Christmas to prepare for the second half of the league.

But for the team's management, Christmas means busyness.

The draw for the knockout round of the Champions League's top 16 has been announced. After Chinatown beat Arsenal to win the group first place, they got what they wanted and got a not-so-strong team in the Portuguese Super League, which is in the same group as Paris Saint-Germain. Porto.

This is undoubtedly a very good draw. Porto is very strong, but Chinatown is also fully capable of defeating its opponents.

Paris Saint-Germain also had good luck. They were drawn against Celtic in the Scottish Premiership and basically advanced.

But this does not mean that Gao Han has fewer things to worry about.

After Paris Saint-Germain was disbanded, he came to Madrid with his wife and children the next day and headed non-stop to the training base in Chinatown. General manager Armando Marcos and technical director Cantarero had been waiting in the office for a long time. .

The polite greetings during the meeting were mainly focused on the upcoming award ceremony of the annual FIFA Ballon d'Or, but Gao Han said that he did not plan to attend this time because he was too busy and had no time.

According to convention, 2012 is the year of the competition. Spain, which has successfully defended the European Cup, will undoubtedly become the biggest favorite this year. If nothing unexpected happens, Del Bosque will beat Gao Han and be elected as the best men's football coach of the year. And many Spanish players Will also be shortlisted for the best team of the year.

But the winner of the Golden Globe Award should still be born between Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. Gao Han vaguely heard some rumors that there will be more voices supporting Messi. After all, Barcelona players have made great achievements in the past year. The ball came in like a tidal wave, and the momentum was so fierce that it was unstoppable.

The French Ligue 1 in 2013 started relatively early. Paris Saint-Germain had to play the French Cup and the French League. Gao Han really couldn't spare the time. Therefore, this year he will miss the annual awards ceremony.

"If there are no accidents, Mourinho will be dismissed." Cantarero said calmly.

Gao Han also listened very calmly, which did not surprise him.

In fact, this news has been circulating in the media since a month ago. Real Madrid this season has been troubled. Mourinho has problems with locker room control. After winning the league championship last year, Portugal The conflicts between madmen and stars are becoming more and more obvious.

Like all conflicts between teams, between the head coach and the stars, firing the head coach is always the best option.

"Aspen recently conducted a poll among Real Madrid members regarding the candidates for Real Madrid's new coach."

"So fast?" Gao Han was a little surprised. Is this too much of a slap in the face?

Even if Mourinho really wants to dismiss get out of class, there is no need to make it such a storm now.

Cantarero nodded, "In the list of coaches, Pochettino ranks first. Many people think that he can take over Mourinho's coaching position. German national team coach Loew and current Swansea coach Laudrup and Real Madrid youth team coach Torell are both candidates on the list, and their support rates are not low."

Gao Han is not on the list, which is not surprising at all, because Gao Han has made it clear that if he leaves Paris Saint-Germain, he will no longer be engaged in club coaching, but will focus on running Chinatown.

But in an interview with an authoritative Chinese media, when the other party asked him whether he intended to coach the national team, Gao Han made it clear that if one day in the future, he really coached the national team, it would be the Chinese national team.

But he quickly clarified that he had no detailed plans, but that he would not coach any other national team except China. The focus of his work in the next few years would be on Chinatown. At the same time, he hoped to be able to coach as soon as possible. Promote strategic cooperation between China and Spain in youth training.

This has also attracted the attention of many domestic fans, who have called on the Football Association to act quickly.

"As far as I know, Loew will not leave the German national team, Laudrup is also very satisfied with Swansea, Torrel is too risky, Pochettino has been linked with Manchester United, Ancelotti is in Manchester City, Klopp's style is very similar to Atletico Madrid's Simeone, Real Madrid's new coach is not easy to choose at all." Gao Han said with a smile.

Real Madrid fans are undoubtedly the most demanding fans in the world, and their requirements for head coaches are also quite demanding. Head coaches like Klopp, Capello, and Benitez are often not treated well by them. See, they hope to win, and win beautifully.

The current situation of Chinatown is very similar to that of Real Madrid, and the head coach is also having difficulty giving birth.

The team has a group of outstanding technical players. Chinatown has no reason not to continue to develop in the direction of passing and controlling. This itself is in line with Gao Han's plan for Chinatown, but after Pochettino, who can take charge of Chinatown? The coaching position itself is also a big problem.

In the past few years, the pass-and-control style of play has become very popular, but there are not many head coaches who can master this tactic. In addition, Chinatown now has a feeling of being too high and too low. The best coaches are invited to I can't afford it, but those who are slightly worse are not taken seriously by the team. The remaining few are just carrots and pitfalls, and they all basically have their own plans.

Cantarero's original idea of ​​​​selecting a coach did not deliberately select in the direction of passing and controlling, so Ronald Koeman also entered the list of coach selections. However, after Gao Han adjusted his development ideas, he had to adjust his list. .

"Pellegrini is undoubtedly the best candidate. I had the opportunity to have a brief communication with him before. He gave me the impression that he has a very clear coaching idea. He admitted that he likes good players who control the ball. He plays proactive offensive football, has a good personality, and has good control skills in the locker room. From a technical and tactical perspective, he is the most suitable."

Cantarero's suggestion was approved by Gao Han.

Although Gao Han has not had in-depth contact with Pellegrini, there is no doubt about the Chilean engineer's coaching ability, and he is also familiar with the passing and controlling style, and his offense is quite sharp. These are all in line with the requirements of Chinatown.

"Then what are you worried about?" Gao Han heard what Cantarero meant.

The technical director coughed lightly, "His personality is too gentle. To say it is elegant is to be polite, but to say it is not to be polite is to be weak. This is somewhat different from the entire mental outlook of our current team."

Pellegrini also has the ability to control big-name stars. For example, he blocked Riquelme in Villarreal, and he also had a good relationship with Ruud van Nistelrooy and other stars in Malaga, but overall In general, he is indeed, as Cantarero said, relatively weak.

On the other hand, the current Chinatown, under the guidance of Pochettino, can be called an iron army with a very tenacious will. The continuous reversals are the best evidence. Once Pellegrini takes charge of Chinatown, he may lose the ball. The spirit of the team.

"Emery is also a pretty good choice. You and I know him well."

Of course Gao Han knows Emery. This former assistant is still in constant contact with Gao Han. The Valencia coached by him can be said to be the biggest loser after the rise of Chinatown. The Bats have missed the Champions League in a row. The management also has no regard for Emery. Some resentment.

From the perspective of technical and tactical style alone, Emery is also very suitable for Chinatown, especially his accomplishments in training young players.

In Gao Han's view, there are two types of head coaches that are worth paying attention to. One is Guardiola, who has a high starting point and high talent. He is at the top as soon as he debuts. This type of head coach is often a very successful professional player. , they all have their own unique ideas and understanding of professional football.

In addition to Guardiola, Rijkaard is also the same, but this type of head coach often encounters a problem, that is, he is too obsessed and obsessed with his own football and cannot extricate himself, just like Rijkaard, in Barcelona The success of the game made him lost, and now he has basically stopped coaching.

There are two other quite famous head coaches in this category, namely Capello and Mourinho. The former is a professional player in transition, while the Portuguese madman is extremely talented, but they are now basically obsessed with their own football. idea.

Gao Han has reminded Guardiola more than once that he must learn with an open mind. Only by constantly learning, learning from each other's strengths and making up for his weaknesses, and allowing himself to maintain continuous progress can he achieve continuous success.

There is also a type of head coach who comes from the grassroots level. Both Pellegrini and Emery belong to this category. They will be more flexible and adaptable, and can quickly adapt to changes in the development trends of European football. This type of head coach The adaptability is stronger and more comprehensive, but it is often extremely difficult to break through the transformation.

This is why there are many head coaches who are suitable for coaching middle and lower-tier teams, but are not qualified to coach wealthy clubs.

To put it bluntly, wealthy teams not only require the head coach to have a very clear coaching idea, but also to be able to be flexible, and to be able to control the locker room and handle the relationships between all walks of life in the club. This is a must for any head coach. Enormous pressure.

"In addition to these two, Swansea's Michel Laudrup is also an option for us, and there are two others."

Gao Han took the two documents handed over by Cantarero, opened them, and read them carefully.

These two head coaches are also very interesting, basically in line with Gao Han's two ideas about head coaches.

One is former Barcelona and Real Madrid superstar Luis Enrique. He once took over from Guardiola to coach the Barcelona second team and led the team to third place in La Liga as a newly promoted team. The first team and the second team cannot be in the same league at the same time. Barcelona's second team has long been promoted to La Liga.

After the success of the second team, Luis Enrique went to Serie A to coach Roma, but it was not successful. Cantarero analyzed the reason and felt that this was mainly due to the high pressing and passing and controlling play that Enrique admired. The method won't work in conservative Italy and is a bit too aggressive, but Enrique's overall strength is still there.

Otherwise, how to explain his ability to lead Barcelona's second team to third place in La Liga?

Another candidate is Marcelino. He started from the bottom and has coached teams such as Sporting Gijon, Racing Santander, Zaragoza and Sevilla. He can be said to have traveled all over La Liga and has achieved good results. There are bad points, but his style of play is a bit similar to Emery's. He pays attention to details and is not obsessed with passing and controlling. He mainly formulates tactics based on the players' abilities and characteristics.

Marcelino is very interested in coaching Chinatown. He has revealed his favorable impression of Chinatown through the media many times before. At present, Villarreal may change coaches during the winter break. Marcelino, who is idle at home, is Their top choice.

"Actually, I think we have all overlooked an extremely important thing when it comes to selecting coaches." Cantarero frowned and said solemnly.