Chapter 222
The weather in Madrid has been very bad in recent days.
The Meteorological Observatory reported that the first rain this year may come earlier than in previous years.
This will also make the winter in Madrid even colder.
Bad weather makes it more difficult to maintain the turf, so every morning, the turf maintenance staff in Sports City have to go to work early and must handle everything on the training ground before the team is trained.
This is still in normal times. If they encounter heavy snow, they have to take turns to work in the sports city. Otherwise, once the turf of the training ground is blocked by ice and snow, it will be their serious dereliction of duty.
When the venue maintenance staff begins to be busy, staff from other departments will come to the sports city one after another.
The coaching staff usually arrives around 8 o'clock, especially head coach Gao Han, who arrives at the Sports City at the earliest almost every day. His daily work starts with communication with the venue maintenance staff and other departments.
However, last night, the team went to Barcelona to play away. The training was delayed this morning, so he probably would be a little later.
But in the sports city, every person and every position will not be slackened at all.
Before we knew it, players began to appear in the sports city.
According to the club's regulations, players with injuries must come to the team one hour in advance every day to undergo examination by the team doctor.
But some players will also come to the team very early although they are not injured or sick.
They will give themselves some extra training before the team is formally trained, and make up for their weaknesses and shortcomings.
For example, David Villa, the team's scoring champion, always comes to Sports City early no matter when, and then starts training alone, sometimes in the machine room and sometimes outdoors.
This Spanish man from Asturias, who is cold in the north, is so solid, diligent, and step by step to prove his value with his attitude and performance.
Some media estimate that according to the current La Liga scorer list, Villa is very likely to compete for the La Liga Golden Boot Award.
The last player who won the La Liga Golden Boot Award at the age of 20 was named Ronaldo.
There is no doubt that as the son of a miner, Villa is gradually transforming from an unknown man to a La Liga, European, and even world-class striker.
But no one will be surprised by his achievements as long as he sees his efforts.
In addition to Villa, Kaka was also one of the first players to arrive at the training ground.
I heard that when he was still playing in Brazil, the club had already prepared a set of intensive physical fitness training for him. After arriving at Atletico Madrid, head coach Gao Han also believed that Kaka should further strengthen his upper limb strength.
After joining Atletico Madrid, Brazil's midfielder performed better and better. Many people think that he was buried before, but the team, including the players themselves, knew that it was because the head coach prepared a set of training to strengthen upper limb strength for him.
It is precisely because he strengthened his upper limb strength that he was able to maintain his body balance under the pressure of his opponent on the court, and then perform his sharp and fast dribbling breakthrough.
Because of this, the intensive training of Brazilians has continued without interruption.
But recently, he has another partner.
Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo.
He was only seventeen years old in February and is said to be a player appointed by head coach Gao Han.
This can represent a golden sign in Atletico Madrid's youth training camp.
Because everyone knows that no player Gao Han likes is wrong.
Needless to mention the stars of the first team who are widely praised by the media, in addition to the Cristiano Ronaldo, who was concessioned to train with the first team but participated in the second team match, there are also several players who are also favored by head coach Gao Han.
There have been media reports before that fans who care about Atletico Madrid youth team must know that Gao Han led the team to Sevilla to play the Copa del Rey before, and happened to meet several caddy players. He was very fond of them, so he decided to dig them to Atletico Madrid.
In addition to Antonio Reyes, who has already played in the first team of Sevilla and has shined, three players including Sergio Ramos, Antonio Puerta and Jessus Navas have all come to Atletico Madrid.
As soon as Puerta came, he played the main player in the second team, and Ramos also crossed the level and entered the 18-year-old age group. It is not a problem to enter the second team next season. As for Navas, who has serious homesickness and poor performance, he is still adapting to the team.
As for the other highly favored talented rookie in the youth team, David Silva, who is known as Berellon II, also crossed the level and entered the age of 18 and has become the center of the midfield of this team.
Gao Han's vision has long been designated as an authority within Atletico Madrid.
Therefore, the players Gao Han likes are naturally highly valued, especially Cristiano Ronaldo.
But this shy Portuguese boy is really too thin, but because of this, Cristiano Ronaldo also received a physical intensive training.
So he became a companion with Kaka.
In recent days, before the morning training class, you can see a strange figure.
Sedo Keita, 22 years old, African Mali player, Marseille and Lorient, who used to play for Ligue 1, has never heard of him before. He even came on as a substitute in Ligue 1 this season, and his performance was average, but I don’t know why he was valued by head coach Gao Han and bought it by the team for one million euros.
This Mali international is a newcomer and has just started learning Spanish from the translator, so he basically doesn't talk to anyone, but his training attitude is very good. He is meticulous in the arrangement of the coaching staff, and he will take the initiative to practice every morning and evening.
This attitude also made Sedo Keita initially recognized by the staff in the sports city.
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Although the team delayed training, Gao Han still arrived at the Sports City early.
When he appeared in front of the first team training building, he saw Villa and Sedo Keita and others on the training ground, and Kaka and Cristiano Ronaldo were also found in the equipment room.
This made him smile with relief, so that when he arrived at the coach's office on the second floor, Cantalero was curious when he saw him in this way.
"What's so happy?"
Gao Han shook his head with a smile, "I have found the money."
"Catch the money?" Cantalero really believed it, "How much?"
Looking at his look of waiting for Gao Han to treat him, he is simply a typical example of a dog meat friend.
Therefore, Gao Han directly chose to ignore the assistant's extortion.
"By the way, after the training is over, come to my office and let's discuss it."
"What's the matter?" Cantalero also became serious.
"I think that when La Liga teams meet us now, they all look like they are getting bloody and they are all trying their best to play."
"Who said no?" Cantalero smiled bitterly.
Atletico Madrid's performance since the new season has been amazing. It has won consecutive victories, which is quite terrifying. It has broken countless records. Although its performance has fluctuated, there has been no sign of stopping so far.
But there is a saying that is right: the gun strikes the first bird.
The better the Bedsheets Legion performs, the easier it will arouse the morale of other La Liga teams, especially in this situation, everyone knows that whoever kills Atletico Madrid will be able to become famous overnight.
Because of this, every team in the La Liga is now full of energy playing Atletico Madrid.
“We have to change more and deal with different situations.”
Cantalero was a little surprised, "You mean..."
“We have to have Plan B, or even Plan C.”
Yes, Gao Han prepared two sets of changes in the team.
The reason is very simple. He is a rich man. Through his winning streak this season, he has accumulated a lot of achievements and can afford it.
Moreover, the team's outstanding results also made him in his heart, wanting to win more.
Since it is difficult to choose between the two preparatory plans, it is better to buy them all.
Use one set when there is no card, and another set when there is a center, which is not a waste.
More importantly, the core concepts of these two sets of tactics are not much different from Atletico Madrid, and it is easier to adapt.
Cantalero is not surprised at all, and even thinks it is normal for the team to have a B plan or even a C plan.
Because everyone can see that La Liga teams are now trying their best to restrain Atletico Madrid's tactical style.
Either take the initiative to seek change, or find a way to change after being killed by your opponent.
If you choose one of two, you must choose the former.
"Do you plan to use it when playing La Coruna away in the middle of the week?" Cantalero asked with a frown.
But Gao Han shook his head, "No, it's too late."
Two days later, the team will challenge La Coruna away and there is not enough time to prepare.
Not to mention changing the array, even if you practice targeted tactics, there is no time, let alone...
"It's not time to use this killer weapon when playing La Coruña away."
As Gao Han said before, many teams, including La Coruña, have not seen their performance in recent years and have even shaken the dual-role shape of Real Madrid and Barcelona, but this does not mean how outstanding these teams are.
Especially La Coruna.
Under Iruetta's training, Super Laco plays a typical Spanish ball-control style, which is indeed quite good on the scene, but the style of the game has always been soft and is used to playing with the wind. He has always had the disadvantages of home dragons and away games, and his performance is very unstable.
On the contrary, under Cooper's training, Valencia attaches great importance to defense, is more disciplined, and has more stable results. He has reached the Champions League final for two consecutive years in the Champions League.
Therefore, for Gao Han, fighting La Coruna is more confident than fighting Valencia.
What's more, not long ago, Aragonese's Real Mallorca had just beaten La Coruna four to one, and taught Atletico Madrid a good lesson.
"Oh, by the way, today when we were conducting group training, we arranged Sedo Keita, Yankulowski and Villa in the same group, and I took it myself."
"You took it yourself?" Cantalero was quite surprised.
In terms of training, Gao Han has always been a hand-off manager. Apart from formulating general policies, he basically does not participate in the implementation.
Why did you change your sex today?
Chapter completed!