As a pre-match appetizer in the Premier League every season, the Community Shield is less moot and more like a more expensive friendly and the legendary curse of losing the Community Shield.

With Manchester City winning the league, League Cup and FA Cup last season, this season's Community Shield fixture was played against FA Cup runners-up Chelsea, making the Wembley Stadium a particularly eye-catching fixture.

What's more, it will be the first Community Shield title of Gao Han's coaching career.

But when Gao Han led the team into Wembley Stadium, all the fans in the stadium unceremoniously booed.

At first, Gao Han was also surprised, he had never received such special treatment on the road, how could it be the same at the neutral Wembley Stadium?

But soon, Brian Kidd solved the doubts in Gao Han's heart.

"They're not targeting you, they're ......" The assistant coach pointed to the big screen, and a close-up of Capello, the head coach of the England national team sitting in the stands, appeared on it, which made Gao Han a little funny.

It turned out that the fans booed Capello.

But he soon discovered that it wasn't just Capello but England internationals such as John Terry and Frank Lampard as well.

All the England fans who came to the scene were venting their frustration with the national team's World Cup trip to South Africa in this way, not only booing, but even verbally attacking the national team manager Fabio Capello.

Gao Han also arrived at this moment, and suddenly found that it was a very happy thing to not have the main international players of the national team.

"Poor Capello, why risk taking over such a mess?" Gao Han shook his head and sighed.

With Capello's status, he can choose a more suitable national team to coach, and there is no need to take England.

If it's for money, then he can go to some national teams that give more money, such as the Middle East, and if it's for results, then he should take over some national teams with more consistent lineups and results.

But it's clear that the England national team is neither.

The biggest problem in England right now is that the Premier League is very strong, but the youth training in England is doing quite poorly, which makes it increasingly difficult for local players to gain a foothold in the top flight, and even in the traditional home-grown teams Manchester United and Liverpool, the proportion of local players is declining, especially in the main squad.

"Are you so disoptimistic about England?" asked Brian Kidd with a wry smile.

Gao Han realized that he had lost his words, how to say that Brian Kidd is also English, it is indeed a little inappropriate for him to say this, and immediately shook his head with a smile, "I'm sorry, it's not that I'm not optimistic about England, it's just ...... Well, the luck of this World Cup is a little bit worse, I think. ”

But the expression he forcibly explained was as embarrassing as it was, and where could Brian Kidd not see it?

The players on the pitch were training before the game, because it was only the Community Shield, neither side paid much attention to it, so the coaching staff of Manchester City was not so nervous, Brian Kidd looked at Gao Han, hesitated for a long time, and finally asked an old question that had been hidden in his heart for a long time.

"Honestly, what do you think is the biggest gap between England players and other European powerhouses so far?"

"Me?" Gao Han was a little surprised when he heard this, and only after Brian Kidd nodded in the affirmative did he say, "I think...... Pretty much, England players are pretty strong right now. ”

This is so insincere that even Gao Han himself doesn't believe it, let alone Brian Kidd?

"Mr. Gao Han, I want to ask you this question very, very seriously. Brian Kidd said solemnly.

After cooperating with each other for a year, they are also familiar, Gao Han still admires this assistant, especially with a stubbornness of an Englishman, obviously not answering his questions.

Gao Han smiled bitterly: "Then I'll talk about it first, it's just a discussion." ”

Brian Kidd nodded, "I'm not going to reveal anything to the public." ”

He knew Gao Han's worries, after all, there were many England fans, especially those fanatical extreme fans, who could not tolerate the slightest unfavorable remarks against England players, so Gao Han was so wary.

"Do you remember the first thing I asked you to do when Milner joined the team?"

"Studying the team's footage?"

"To be honest, from a technical point of view, a lot of English players are not bad at the moment, you can't say they are superior, but at least they are certainly solid, even good, but I think the biggest problem with English players is mainly focused here. Gao Han pointed to his brain.

Brian Kidd didn't say anything, but listened silently.

"England football in the 80s was really good, with a lot of great stars and teams, but then they were banned and moved away from European football, and this period was a period of great tactical development in European football, and since then England has been falling far behind the European countries. ”

Brian Kidd understands that that period coincided with the heyday of Italian football, especially the generation led by Sacchi and Capello, which brought about the pinnacle of Italian tactics and profoundly changed all of Europe.

"This kind of tactical backwardness has only shortened the gap and is still lagging behind, but I think that in recent years, the Premier League has continued to bring in excellent foreign managers, especially European excellent youth coaches, and I think this is a very good way. ”

Brian Kidd understood this, "You mean, the players have weak tactical awareness?"

"That's right. Gao Han nodded, "Judging from Milner's performance in a few warm-up games, you say he is diligent and hard enough, right?"

Brian Kidd didn't answer, but nodded.

"But actually, how does it work?"

Brian Kidd didn't answer, his expression seemed to be somewhat understood.

"Diligence and hard work are the strengths, but a lot of times he doesn't know exactly what he should be doing on the pitch and what is the best option, which leads to him often spending his energy in the wrong place, and it also causes him to be in a different rhythm with the team and a little difficult to fit in. ”

"I always emphasise one thing in the team, whether it is offensive or defensive, the completion rate is very important, the purpose of running is to be in place, if you can ensure the completion rate, any player can walk and play for me, but the reaction to Milner is that he is very hardworking, he runs all the time, but the arrival rate is not ideal, why?"

"Weak tactical awareness, unable to make the right or best choice according to the situation on the field in time, when overwhelmed, the first reaction is easily guided by his own emotions, becoming very agitated and fanatical, for example, once he chased directly from the front court to the goal. ”

Brian Kidd could tell from the expression on Gao Han's face that Gao Han did not dislike Milner, on the contrary, he thought that Milner was a manufacturable talent, but what he said was indeed a problem.

It's not just James Milner, but England's top stars such as Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard and Wayne Rooney have this problem.

And Gao Han also said that this is not the problem of the players themselves, but the problem of the entire English football environment.

On the one hand, it is the academy, and on the other hand, it can be traced back to the fact that England was banned and the tactics lagged behind the continent for a long time.

"Another point that I think is also very bad, is that English players are generally not very disciplined, on the one hand, they lack tactical discipline, on the other hand, they tend to be more irritable, whether it is Rooney, Gerrard, Frank Lampard, or John Terry, etc., this is particularly evident. ”

"I remember there was a time when the Premier League was very much about the tough guys like Roy Keane and Patrick Vieira, and at that time it was Makelle and Emerson that were popular on the continent, and now the Premier League is long ahead of Roy Keane and Vieira, but it's still very clear in England. ”

"In addition, among the younger generation of players, such as Theo Walcott and Wilshere, there is a clear lack of discipline and professional self-discipline, which I think is also a very serious problem, but it is also a historical problem, after all, when Arsene Wenger was in charge of Arsenal, the Premier League's alcoholism and poor diet were still a big problem. ”

What Gao Han said is not only in England's current players, but also can be traced back to the past, and it is reasonable, so that Brian Kidd is speechless, because it is indeed universal.

There are even times when he wonders how many homegrown players would be able to establish themselves in the Premier League without the entry restrictions for homegrown players and academy players.

This may lead to a desperate answer.

'Take your time, Brian, it's not going to happen and now more and more teams are starting to restructure their academy, which is a good phenomenon and I think with the current financial resources of the Premier League, in time, it will definitely be able to catch up. ”

"Maybe. Brian Kidd replied with a wry smile.

He himself had to say that Gao Han's words hit the nail on the head and pointed out the biggest problem for England players.

You must know that in modern football, especially in European football in recent years, the criterion for evaluating a player is often not technical skills, but tactical awareness, which is the so-called playing with brains.

For example, Chelsea midfielder Essien who will play this game is about to play this game, everyone knows the characteristics of the Ghanaian Buffaloes, but in fact, last season, he gradually transformed into a midfielder, not only excellent defensively, but also good positional sense, and good ability to play the ball, thanks to the training of the two generations of Rijkaard and Scolari.

There is also Manchester United's Michael Carrick, a turned-back who has been ravaged by the game and plays a pivotal role in the Manchester United squad, if not the most indispensable one.

When Gao Han coached Manchester City, he only needed Xavi Alonso, not Aston Villa's captain Gareth Barry, obviously because he liked Xavi Alonso's tactical awareness, so after the Spanish defender joined the team, he was directly appointed as the captain of the team.

The more Bryan Kidd pondered it, the more he felt that Gao Han's words seemed simple, but they were directly aimed at the heart of English football.

Thinking about it carefully, was it just because he was a famous coach that the England national team chose Capello in the first place?

Is it possible that they are also aware of the problems of the national team and players, so they will choose the Italian coach Fabio Capello, who is known for his tactics, to coach and make up for and improve the team's weakness in this aspect?

That's why Gao Han said that Capello could have a better choice, but he had to take the risk of accepting this challenge and taking on such a mess.

But looking at it now, Capello has obviously become the public enemy of this group of fans who don't know the truth, what is this?

Gao Han stood aside, and when he saw Brian Kidd smiling bitterly, he knew that he understood.

"Don't think too much, Brian, the boat will go straight to the bridge, it's time to go back to the locker room. ”

After saying that, Gao Han turned around and walked back to the players' tunnel, leaving Brian Kidd with a dashing back.

(End of chapter)