Near noon, a familiar SEAT slowly drove into Mahadaenda Sports City and pulled into the internal parking lot. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Soon, two people came down from the left and the right.

One was the familiar technical director, Paul Futrey, and the other was very unfamiliar.

Paul Futtre waved to the other man, and the two left the parking lot and headed straight for the first-team training building.

At this time, the first team was on the training ground for a second training session.

After a few days of adjustment in the early days of the training camp, Gao Han began to train a lot of the first team, not to mention three practices a day, each training session was a full 90 minutes, and the intensity was also very high.

When the two appeared on the sidelines of the training ground, it was the end of a training session.

I saw that on the training ground, the players were all mourning, whining and mourning, that was a miserable.

Rao was standing on the sidelines, and both Paul Futrey could feel the great torture they were undergoing.

Is this still training?

As a professional footballer, Paul Futrey was also known for his skills in the past, and he was naturally resistant to this kind of high-intensity training, so he naturally sympathized with this group of players on the field.

What a bunch of hapless kids!

But as soon as he had this thought, the whistle sounded again.

"Alright, it's time to rest, move on to the next project, hurry up!" Gao Han's urging voice came.

The players suddenly wailed again, but one by one they stood up with their hands and feet neatly and obediently surrounded them.

Gao Han also noticed Paul Futrey on the sidelines and the middle-aged Spanish man standing next to the Portuguese, but he just smiled slightly, said hello, and continued to arrange the team's training.

"He's Gao Han!" Paul Futrey said, pointing to the training ground.

The eyes of the middle-aged Spanish man in a black suit and white shirt lit up, and when he looked at Gao Han again, his eyes changed a little.

Not long after, on the training ground, Gao Han finished explaining the training requirements, and then handed over the training to the physical fitness coach Buenaventura, and after warning the players again, he walked out of the training ground.

"I see your intimidating look, not like a manager, but like an Italian mafia. ”

Paul Futrey greeted him with a smile.

"Really?" Gao Han laughed to himself, "These boys are old fritters now, and they can't be harsh." ”

"But will it be too intense?" Paul Futrey could only express deep sympathy for the player.

Three times a day, the intensity is still so great, my god ......

"It's too big, of course not, it's a physical and mental training for the players!"

Speaking of this, Gao Han himself couldn't help but laugh, it was obvious that this was a joke.

"At first, it will be unbearable, but now it will not be, but it is still a little unaccustomed, and they will taste the sweetness in the future. ”

Pre-season preparation is very hard, otherwise, how can you lay a solid foundation for the new season?

Paul Futrey understands this.

"Oh, by the way, I'm here to introduce you, Hulen Lopetegui. ”

When Gao Han heard this, he immediately smiled, "Hi, hello, Hu Lun." ”

"Hello, Mr. Gao Han, it's a great honor to meet you!" Lopetegui clasped Gao Han's right hand tightly.

"Come, let's go to the office and talk. ”

Gao Han led the two to the first-team training building and went directly to the head coach's office on the second floor.

Or just like the usual hospitality, boil water to make tea.

The Julen Lopetegui came to Atletico Madrid to interview for the manager of Atletico Madrid's second team.

Previously, after the technical department was screened, three candidates were put out and the resumes were handed over to Gao Han.

After Gao Han saw it, after a sharp-eyed scan, he finally circled Lopetegui, who was not favored before.

Because his coaching strength has reached 135 and his coaching potential has reached 170, it is not a problem to coach the second team at all.

Moreover, judging from the work plan he submitted, many of his ideas, especially his technical and tactical style, are very close to Gao Han, which is why he was able to stand out from the primary selection of the technical team.

More importantly, he also has his own uniqueness in mining youth training and training players, among them, judging the potential of players and youth training ability have reached 16, which is quite good.

Julen Lopetegui is not from Madrid, he hails from the Basque Country in the north, but at the age of 19 he joined Real Madrid's Castilla as the team's first-choice goalkeeper before spending three years on loan at Las Palmas and after a stellar performance, he returned to the first team as a substitute goalkeeper.

After two years, Lopetegui made just one appearance for Real Madrid before having to move to La Liga side Logronnis, where he established himself and made an eye-catching appearance, and three years later, he was selected for the Spanish national team.

But it was in the year of his selection for the national team that Lopetegui received an offer from Barcelona to join Cruyff's Dream Team, but he didn't get the opportunity and sat on the bench before switching to Rayo Vallecano three years later, in '97.

In the first two years of Rayo Vallecano, the team played in La Liga, and Lopetegui was able to stand firm, but after returning to La Liga, the team brought in American goalkeeper Kathy Keller from Leicester, and Lopetegui returned to the bench again, and has not been able to get another chance until now, and can only occasionally come off the bench.

Last season, in Atletico Madrid's big win away at Rayo Vallecano, Julen Lopetegui was on the bench.

"Mr. Gao Han, that game in January really impressed me. ”

Even now, when he thinks back to that game, Lopetegui still adores him.

After hearing this, Gao Han smiled slightly, "We were opponents at that time. ”

"No, no, no, on the football pitch we are opponents, but off the football pitch, including our manager, everyone admits that Atletico Madrid did perform better. ”

"Juander Ramos?" Gao Han was surprised.

This guy doesn't look like someone who would give in easily.

"Yes. "Lopetegui doesn't look like he's lying.

Perhaps, Juande Ramos wanted to console the Rayo Vallecano players who lost.

Gao Han didn't take this matter to heart, "Loren, looking at your resume, you've been studying for the past few years, haven't you?"

"Yes. Lopetegui knew that the formal interview had begun.

"My last manager at Barcelona was Bobby Robson, and although I didn't get a single chance to play under him, he and his team taught me a lot, he gave me a more comprehensive understanding of professional football, and at the same time, he made me determined to become a professional coach. ”

Bobby Robson, Gao Han had heard of him.

Don't look at the fact that he has only been in charge of Barcelona for a short season, but almost everyone mentions him and is full of praise.

There are often quite complex reasons for a team to produce results, but a person often only needs one reason to be recognized by everyone.

He's quite an amazing guy!

Gao Han has always believed that a manager's temperament will affect his players, and even when his players retire in the future and become a head coach, they will influence the next generation of players, which is a heritage.

As a disciple of Robson, Lopetegui will certainly not be bad.

"Then tell me about your contract with Rayo Vallecano. Gao Han smiled faintly.

When Lopetegui heard this, he was overjoyed, which proved that he had passed the Gao Han assessment.

"Rayo Vallecano sold Kessie Keller to Tottenham Hotspur this summer, but brought in Etcheberia from Athletic Bilbao, plus the original third goalkeeper Segura, so there is no problem with the goalkeeper. ”

After seeing Gao Han and Paul Futrey nod, Lopetegui continued: "My contract with Rayo Vallecano has expired and they are interested in extending my contract for another year, but if I can get a coaching opportunity, I will consider coming to Atletico Madrid. ”

Gao Han and Paul Futrey glanced at each other, both sensing the admiration in each other's eyes.

This is a person who has a clear plan for his future!

In terms of salary, Rayo Vallecano's backup goalkeeper is certainly higher than Atletico Madrid's second team manager, but in terms of career development, coaching Atletico Madrid's second team is quite a rare opportunity.

You must know that after the Sheets Army was promoted to La Liga, the second team returned to La Liga, and Atletico Madrid's plan for the second team was more focused on cultivating young players, and it was not too demanding on results, and the coaching environment was relatively relaxed.

So, it's a very valuable opportunity to gain experience.

Gao Han's impression of the candidate, who has only been selected once, is also a Spanish international and also comes from Barcelona, and coupled with his keen eyes, he believes that Lopetegui should be capable of the second team manager.

Thinking of this, Gao Han stood up again, stretched out his right hand, and said with a smile: "Then I welcome you to Atletico Madrid, Hu Lun!"

Lopetegui's eyes widened, but he didn't expect it to be a logical pass.

For a moment, he clenched Gao Han's right hand tightly with both hands in ecstasy, and kept saying, "Thank you!"

"And when can you start working?" Gao Han asked again.

During the period of the absence of the second team manager, Cantarero has been acting as the head coach and leading the team to prepare for the game, which has led to a serious shortage of people on the side of the Alpine first team.

"Right now, anytime!" Lopetegui laughed.

"Okay, the sooner the better, the day after tomorrow, how about it?"

Day after tomorrow?

At this moment, Lopetegui and Paul Futre looked at each other and smiled wryly.

It's only been one day, and it's too late to find an assistant.

But Lopetegui agreed on the spot, which shows that he attaches great importance to this job.

After negotiating the work, Gao Han and Lopetegui had in-depth exchanges and communication on the idea of forming a team, the team's technical and tactical style characteristics, etc.

After that, Gao Han talked to Paul Futrey for a while, mainly about the club.

After the team returned to La Liga, they retained Alf, and the season ticket sales for the new season were very hot, and the management was very satisfied with this, believing that the Calderón Stadium was likely to be full in the new season.

In addition, the technical director also mentioned that the Spanish professional league, which arranges a party every year before the season, invites the top management of La Liga and La B clubs, the head coach, and some leading figures.

Last year, the second team was relegated to the second league, and Gao Han was naturally not invited, but this year it is.

Originally, Gao Han didn't have much interest in this kind of meeting, and he could push it off, but Paul Futrey thought that he should attend this kind of occasion, which would help Gao Han, and he himself would be invited to attend, so he would be a companion.

When it came to this, Gao Han had no choice but to agree.

But soon, the invitation presented another problem. (To be continued.) )