For the selection of coaches, Chinatown has a very strict review mechanism, from technical and tactical characteristics to coaching style to the personality of the head coach, etc., all aspects will be considered, which can be said to be quite rare in European football.

You must know that many teams, even if they are giants that claim to be formally managed, are completely based on feelings when it comes to selecting coaches, at best, they are considering the coaching style of the head coach and the like, which is not rigorous at all.

Of course, this has something to do with the fact that the cost of firing the head coach is too low.

There are even many big teams that basically regard the change of coach as an experiment, and it is good to succeed, and if it fails, it will be replaced.

On the contrary, in Chinatown, the change of coach is the result of careful consideration, and the selection of the coach is carried out in strict accordance with the review standards of the formal workplace.

In this case, Cantarero even said that he had overlooked an extremely important matter, which couldn't help but make Gao Han very curious.

"What's the matter?" Gao Han looked at the technical director and asked with concern.

"We are a fast-growing team. ”

Gao Han frowned, vaguely guessed something, but didn't think about it, shook his head and said, "Explain it clearly." ”

"I've had a very deep conversation with Mauricio Pochettino and guess he told me what was the biggest test of coaching Chinatown?"

Multi-front combat?

But soon, Gao Han shook his head, because any team with better results is basically fighting on multiple fronts.

"How to adapt to the rapid growth and improvement of the players in the team. ”

When he heard this, Gao Han immediately understood.

"We've got a lot of talented and talented players in the squad, which is good for the team, but it's also a very big challenge for the manager, even far more than the team requires. ”

"This group of young players is improving almost every day, they need more games, they are eager to improve more through the game, they are full of desire and passion for the game all the time, this kind of initiative is a great thing for the growth of the players, for the development of the team, but it is a big challenge for the manager. ”

'He has to balance the team's results, balance the players' playing time, maintain the player's aggressiveness and many other conditions and factors to ensure that the team plays at a consistent high level, you know how difficult it is. ”

Gao Han of course understands that the performance of young players must be good and bad, there are surprises and disappointments, if you want to ensure the stability of the team's results, you must try to maintain the stability of the lineup, but in this way, it will reduce the playing time of some players, which will hit the aggressiveness of the young players in the team, if it is not handled well, it may even lead to the stagnation of the player's development, and finally turn into another tragedy of injury Zhongyong.

So, in a way, it's harder to coach a team like Chinatown than it is to coach any other team.

The more talented players there are, the faster they improve, and the more challenging it will be to the manager's coaching skills.

Pochettino has been working hard in Chinatown over the years, and his coaching ability is also improving rapidly, whether it is adjusting players or maintaining the team's results, he has shown a satisfactory level of coaching, and now after Cantarero said this, Gao Han can't help but have a deeper understanding of him.

To put it bluntly, he has a coaching system in hand, whether it is to tap the potential of players, or to develop players, or to maintain the team's results, of course, it is as easy as a breeze, but for Pochettino, he is completely on his own hands, which is particularly difficult and even more admirable.

"I'm kind of underestimating Mauricio's role. Gao Han felt that he should apologize for this.

Cantarero also nodded frequently, "You are basically not in the team, and it is normal not to understand, let alone you, even if I am a person who mixes with the team all day, I didn't even notice this, this is what I thought about for a long time after communicating with Mauricio." ”

Gao Han couldn't help but look at Cantarero deeply and smiled gratefully at this old partner of more than ten years.

He was very glad that he had such an assistant by his side, which made him more distracted.

"Then what do you think?" asked Gao Han with concern.

Cantarero shook his head, "I'm also struggling right now, with the current state of the team, it is undoubtedly quite difficult to choose a manager, and I am worried about whether Pellegrini has the ability and authority to manage this group of young players in the dressing room, let alone do better than Pochettino." ”

Cantarero's worries are normal, and Pellegrini's lack of energy is also fatal.

"Everything in modern professional football is too fast, so fast that people are overwhelmed, and one mistake is a catastrophe, and we have to be cautious. Cantarero said.

Chinatown is now facing a key turning point, with the departure of head coach Mauricio Pochettino, the team has to undergo a technical and tactical style transformation, and if it succeeds, this group of young players in the team will be cultivated, Chinatown will skyrocket, and may not have the strength to wrestle with giants such as Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid and Barcelona in the future.

But the challenge is also quite difficult, and it is extremely difficult to succeed, and the selection of a coach alone is enough for Chinatown to have a headache.

Cantarero and the team knew very well that if Gao Han wanted to, he would be in charge, and it would be the best fit.

The whole world knows that Gao Han's best thing is to cultivate young players, and he also has enough authority, and this group of young players in the team also obey him, if he comes to take charge of Chinatown, I believe that all problems will be solved.

But Gao Han has made it clear before that he will leave professional football after leaving Paris Saint-Germain.

Cantarero also knew in his heart that as Chinatown's achievements became more and more prominent, and there were more and more affairs, Gao Han was also busy at both ends, and it was understandable that he did not want to continue coaching.

But how to choose the new handsome?

"Luis Enrique would be a great choice. Gao Han thought for a moment and said.

He's been scouted and he's familiar with Luis Enrique, so it's clear that this is a very capable and thoughtful manager, young and ambitious, and a former legend who has a knack for coaching players from his performances in charge of Barcelona's second team.

At present, Montoya in Chinatown is under the command of Luis Enrique, and he has done quite well.

Luis Enrique has only managed two teams so far, Barcelona II is quite successful, Roma is not a complete failure, more of a lack of adaptation, and when he is about to leave Roma, even Totti, who he has put on the bench, has stepped in to retain him, praising his excellent relationship with the players in the dressing room.

It can be seen that Luis Enrique is quite good in this regard.

What's more, he should have learned by now.

Gao Han believes that a manager like Luis Enrique can grow and improve with Chinatown, and his status as a former superstar will also make him more authoritative in the dressing room.

Cantarero also feels that Luis Enrique is indeed a good choice.

"Then I'll take the next step and start a full investigation of Luis Enrique. ”

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When both Alpine and Cantarero were optimistic about Luis Enrique, and the technical department began to look around Enrique, it was news from Barcelona.

The current Barcelona coach Vilanova, who just took over the surgery for the removal of a parotid tumor a year ago, was found to have a recurrence of parotid tumor during a routine physical examination a few days ago, which made him have to undergo surgery again in the near future, and a series of follow-up treatments after the operation.

When Barcelona officially announced the news, it immediately caused a shock in the entire Spanish football world.

Chinatown immediately sent condolences in the name of the official, Cantarero also personally called Vilanova to express his concern, and Gao Han went to Barcelona in person, accompanied by Guardiola.

Vilanova's surgery went very well, but in order to ensure a better outcome, he will travel to New York, USA, for follow-up treatment, which is expected to be in February.

Barcelona soon announced that assistant coach Lula would take over as manager, and the club announced that they would continue to wait for Vilanova, but at the same time they were preparing for a second hand, that is, in the event that Vilanova would be absent for a long time, Barcelona would have to choose a new manager.

According to media reporters close to Barcelona's management, Barcelona's first choice is Luis Enrique, who is idle at home, and they believe that the former second team manager is more than capable of being the first team manager.

Luis Enrique was also full of interest in taking charge of Barcelona, and as soon as he heard the exact news, he immediately called out contact with Celta Vigo and waited for the call from Barcelona wholeheartedly.

The situation took a turn for the worse, putting the selection of a coach in Chinatown on hold again, and the halfway inspection of Luis Enrique had to be temporarily suspended pending further news, and neither Gao Han nor Cantarero could do anything about it.

Compared to Barcelona's managerial position, Chinatown's managerial position is not attractive at all.

Whether it's a challenge or a gilded perspective, coaching Barcelona is a temptation that is hard for anyone to refuse.

Suddenly changed, and the selection of the coach in Chinatown had to be reversed, but time would not stop because of this.

After Christmas, Gao Han returned to Paris and led a team to the Middle East for a training camp.

This is the second consecutive year that Chinatown has gone to the Middle East for training, and this time the training location is Dubai, Paris Saint-Germain also played two warm-up matches in Dubai, the opponents are all teams in the Middle East, the strength is not strong, and Paris Saint-Germain has also won steadily.

When Gao Han led the team back to Paris to prepare for the French Cup, the annual FIFA Ballon d'Or was officially announced.

As expected, Bosque won the Men's Coach of the Year award, with Gao Han in second place and Pep Guardiola in third.

In the selection of the Golden Ball Awards, which everyone is concerned about, Messi terminated Cristiano Ronaldo's three consecutive championships, successfully counterattacked to the top, and won this year's FIFA Golden Ball Award.

With 41.6 per cent of the vote, the Barcelona superstar has little to no chance of being elected.

Cristiano Ronaldo only got 23.68 per cent, while Andres Iniesta, who was voted the best player of the tournament, was only 10.91 per cent.

This also makes people have to once again lament the domination of European football by Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.

Even winning the best player in the European Championship can't shake their position.

(End of chapter)