Chapter 166: Desperate [Asking for a Monthly Pass]
Sure enough, as he himself said, Lopetegui soon took two aides to Mahada Enda to take up his post. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
As soon as he arrived, Cantarero returned to the first team, and Gao Han no longer had to do everything himself.
With time, Gao Han was also able to do something of his own.
For example, learning to drive.
For his driving school instructor, who prides himself on never cultivating road killers and is known for his strictness, Gao Han finally used more than a dozen signed photos of first-team players to successfully bribe him and make him more tolerant of himself.
And he finally passed the road test and got his driver's license within normal time.
This also allowed Gao Han to regain his confidence in driving, at least, he didn't retake the test, did he?
However, many people, including Torres and even Paul Futrley, were clearly not happy with the result, because in their opinion, with Gao Han's understanding of driving, it should be normal to retake at least a few times.
Once you get your driver's license, you have to drive more and gain more experience.
Therefore, every afternoon, after Lin Xia and Chu Yao get off work, they will drive to Mahda Enda, become a coach of the high cold, accompany him to practice, and the route will be from Mahda Nda to Lafinka, and by the way, supervise the renovation progress of the new house.
La Finca is one of Madrid's most famous luxury neighborhoods, with beautiful surroundings and beautiful scenery.
But most importantly, it's very safe and secure.
From the outside to the inside, the mansion bought by Gao Han is written by a famous Spanish designer, in a modern style, with two and a half floors totaling 1,700 square meters, and a basement of more than 400 square meters, six parking spaces, five bedrooms, six toilets, two living rooms, as well as a game house, a gym, and an indoor swimming pool.
Not only is the mansion strategically located and the supporting facilities perfect, but even the surrounding neighbors are famous political and business celebrities in Madrid, including Real Madrid's Raul, Casillas, Zidane, Figo and other stars live in the surrounding area.
As for Madrid, Kico, Aguilera and others also live nearby, and players such as Villa, Torres and Xavi Alonso are also looking for and planning to move in the area.
It is conceivable that it will become more and more lively in the future.
After Gao Han bought the house, the renovation started quickly and progressed smoothly, and it is expected to be ready for occupancy at the end of August and early September.
Coming and walking every day, watching the house take shape little by little, the satisfaction in my heart is really indescribable, and the mood of moving in is becoming more and more eager.
But there is no hurry.
As his driving skills gradually became proficient, Gao Han began to be dissatisfied with the suburbs and began to go to the city.
For example, I went to the mall to see furniture, electrical appliances and the like, and I also booked a mini during the period, because Lin Xia didn't like SUVs.
However, while busy with his own personal affairs, Gao Han did not delay his work at all.
As before, he was the first to come to the sports city every day and the last to leave.
Although the execution of the training is carried out by his assistants, he has to chair the coaching staff meetings every day to discuss the progress of the team's preparation and what happens during the preparation.
When his assistants can rest, he also tries to find time to talk to his players one by one to find out what they think of the team and what he wants of them.
For example, Deco.
The Brazilian midfielder, who has already acquired Portuguese nationality, played in a midfield position during his time at Porto, but in the position given to him by Gao Han, his position needs to be dropped back to play in the left midfielder position.
In other words, in a 4312 formation, Deco, Xavi Alonso and Marcos Senna form the three.
The position on the field has changed, and the responsibilities must be different, which requires Gao Han to communicate with Deco.
There are also two strikers Villa and Torres.
Previously, they were followed by Hugo Leal, who was very capable of making the last pass, but now he has become a kaka with excellent attacking ability, and although the Brazilian also has a good assist ability, the characteristics are clearly different.
This requires Gao Han to keep communicating with the three players, understanding some of their views, and then repeatedly negotiating and studying the offensive coordination routines of the three.
In addition, the team has added two players in the new season: Jankulovski and Dario Srner.
The Czech plays in Napoli as a midfielder, but in the national team he plays as a defender, and Gao Han is also positioned as a left-back, not to mention Srna, although he also plays in the midfield, Gao Han has been brought in as a right-back from the beginning.
With these two players with strong offensive ability on the wings, the two wings in Gao Han's 4312 tactics can also be executed, so he wants to integrate this set of tactics as soon as possible during the preparation period.
It's not just about training, it's about competing.
After two weeks of training with the team, Atletico Madrid finally had their first warm-up match.
Considering that the team has just gone through two weeks of intensive training and the players are generally not in good shape, the opponents in the warm-up match are not strong, and they were played in La Liga last season in Albacete, near Madrid.
But as expected before the game, the away game, coupled with the exhaustion of the players, made Atletico Madrid's warm-up game not ideal, and Gao Han did not use the skill card in the game.
Because in the warm-up game, the most important thing is to look at the team, and the important thing is the process, not the result.
But in the end, Atletico Madrid managed to take advantage of a set-piece in the second half, Xavi Alonso set up Carlos Marchena and headed past Albacete.
1-0, Atletico Madrid narrowly won away.
It was obviously not a satisfactory scoreline either, especially with the problems that came to light during the game.
Gao Han and the coaching staff also immediately organized the team to summarize and analyze the performance of the first warm-up game, and began to adjust the training program, focusing on improving the problems exposed in the game.
But in the second warm-up game, the team's opponent was Numancia, who were relegated from the bottom of La Liga last season.
Because of relegation, the main squad of this team fell apart, and the strength was not as good as before, but Atletico Madrid still won very hard, as evidenced by the two-to-one score.
Two consecutive games of poor form, coupled with the game, a lot of problems were exposed on both the offensive and defensive ends, which caused many media and fans to feel worried.
After all, it's already August, and time is running out until the Spanish Super Cup.
However, Gao Han said in an interview with the media that the warm-up game is to train the team, and the more problems exposed, the better, because there is still a lot of time, enough for the coaching staff and the team to improve.
"I'm very happy with the team's performance!"
Of course, his remarks quickly attracted different opinions and even accusations.
Zambrano once again criticized Gao Han's preparation in his column, believing that after entering August, the team should be out of shape, but the state of Atletico Madrid is hardly satisfactory.
Madrid's local coach believes that this has a lot to do with the blind high-intensity training in the cold for a period of time.
Neither Gao Han nor Atletico Madrid responded to Zambrano's criticism.
In the third warm-up game, Atletico Madrid is still away from home, and the opponent is the old rival Levante.
Atletico Madrid dominated the field, with 64 per cent possession, but never managed to break through Levante's goal.
Until the end of the game, Kaka forced a breakthrough in the middle of the field, causing a foul by a Levante player in the penalty area, which won a penalty for Atletico Madrid, and finally Kaka himself took the penalty.
It's still 1 to 0.
Three warm-up games, three consecutive wins, but all won very dangerously, the team's performance was not satisfactory, and the media expressed their pessimistic views on the new season of Atletico Madrid, believing that the strength of this team has even declined compared to last season.
Gao Han knew the reason in his own heart.
If he just wants to win, he can definitely win more easily by using skill cards in the game, but does it make sense? Does it help him to scout the team and grind in the team?
Therefore, Gao Han didn't pay attention to those criticisms from the outside world.
He even thought that this might be a good thing for the upcoming Spanish Super Cup.
That is, on the day when the team returned to Madrid after the third warm-up game, when Paul Futrey called to remind Gao Han to participate in the pre-season party of the Spanish Professional League, Lin Xia saw the invitation card and found a problem that Gao Han did not notice at all.
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"Often, high-end events and gatherings include a dress code on the invitation to remind guests what to wear. ”
Lin Xia pointed to the note on the invitation card in front of Gao Han.
Dress Code: Semi-formal.
"What do you mean?" Gao Han didn't understand.
After he received this invitation, after reading the date and time, he directly treated it as a waste product, and even almost used it to pad the table legs, who knew that there was such information on it?
Lin Xia looked helpless as I already knew, "Generally speaking, the dress code is divided into three levels, the highest level is very formal, and for very high-level activities, you have to wear tuxedos and the like that you often see on TV, and then you have to dress formally, the requirements are not as formal as very formal, but you generally have to wear small dresses." ”
Gao Han sighed, and then he understood, it turns out that there is still this kind of exquisiteness.
"What about semi-formality?"
"Semi-formal requirements are minimal, but formal attire is generally required. ”
When Gao Han heard this, he couldn't help but remember that when Hulen Lopetegui came to the interview that day, he also wore a suit and tie, which turned out to be the case.
But he immediately realized what was wrong with him.
When Lin Xia saw his eyes, he immediately nodded and said with a wry smile: "You don't even have a suit in your closet!"
Recently, she has come over to help Gao Han clean up the house, and naturally she has to tidy up her wardrobe, so she knows how many sets of clothes there are.
It's not surprising that Gao Han wears sportswear and casual clothes on weekdays, so how can I have the opportunity to wear formal clothes?
Besides, he doesn't have this habit either!
"Although it is not a very formal occasion, but it is also a party, dress too casually, it is definitely not good, the suit reflects a person's taste and identity, and the quality of the suit depends on the tailoring, so generally speaking, high-end suits are tailor-made and custom-made. ”
Gao Han secretly smiled bitterly in his heart, he was going to the party tomorrow, so where would he be able to order it now?
Otherwise, just don't go.
Anyway, Gao Han didn't want to go to this kind of party, it wasn't interesting.
But when he thinks of Paul Futrey with great heart, Gao Han has a headache.
You can't tell him that you can't go because you don't have a suit, right?
And that didn't make the Portuguese laugh to death?
"Otherwise, let's go buy a ready-made set, you're in good shape, and we'll be able to deal with it. Lin Xia proposed.
After Gao Han heard this, a flash of inspiration suddenly flashed in his mind.
"No, I have one. ”
Before he could finish speaking, the man had already rushed into the house. (To be continued.) )