In the cafeteria of the training base, the players are sitting at a table in twos and threes, eating.

Icardi and Gao Zheng sat at the same table, and the Argentine lowered his voice and said to Gao Zheng: "I think you are really targeted by the coach!" I swear! ”

As he spoke, Icardi pressed one hand to his heart, and raised his other arm to make an oath.

Gao Zheng hurriedly pressed his hand.

"Mauro, in our China there is an idiom called 'kill the chickens to show the monkeys', do you know what that means?"

Icardi looked confused: "Kill the chicken? For the monkeys? What is the relationship between chickens and monkeys? Why kill chickens? ”

"Because it is said that monkeys are most afraid of seeing blood, the monkey trainer will kill a chicken in front of the monkey in order to make the monkey obedient and obedient. This makes it easier to train the monkeys. ”

"Why kill a chicken and not another monkey?" Icardi is strange.

"Because chickens are easy to get and monkeys are not easy to get, the cost of killing a chicken is lower than killing a monkey." Gao Zheng explained. "And the point of what I mean by this is not why you don't kill monkeys but chickens, Mauro."

Icardi finally reacted, and he was surprised: "So, we are monkeys and you are chickens?" ”

"You're the chicken!" Gao Zheng glanced at Icardi, "I was treated like a chicken, and I was used to scare you monkeys by punishing me." ”

"The new coach wants to stand up?"

Gao Zheng picked up his mobile phone and said to Icardi: "I just checked, Gianluca Atezori, before coaching us, has coached three teams, the longest has been one season, the shortest is five months. I didn't have a big coaching experience, I didn't have a good result, I came to a team that was completely unfamiliar and I wanted to establish myself quickly, I wanted to establish my authority, so I did it. ”

"But why are you a chicken?" Icardi is still very strange, now there are more than 30 people in the team, if you want to stand up, why did you choose Gao Zheng?

"I said that I was treated like a chicken!" After correcting Icardi, Gao Zheng said, "Maybe in Atezori's eyes, it is the least expensive to trouble a young man who has been promoted from the reserves." ”

After listening to Gao Zheng's analysis, Icardi lowered his head and scolded: "Damn! ”

He knows exactly how uncomfortable it is to be targeted by his coach.

Because in the team, the manager has the power of life and death, if he doesn't like you, no matter how good you behave, all your efforts are useless.

In many cases, whether a player can become a main player in the team is often determined not by his strength, but by whether he likes the manager.

There are many ways to get the manager's liking, such as the players brought in by the manager himself, the temperament with the manager, and the style of play that matches the manager's tactical style...... Wait a minute.

So we often wonder that a player who is obviously very good just can't win the favor of the manager, so he can only sit on the bench, or he can't even get into the bench.

As a manager, of course, I am willing to use players that I trust and like.

And the new coach has just made a move against Gao Zheng, which makes Icardi have a trace of worry about Gao Zheng's future in the team.

"Or ...... Bow your head to the coach? Didn't he use you to stand up for it? You're going to let him stand up......" Icardi came up with an idea.

Gao Zheng stretched out his hands: "How can you bow your head, Mauro?" It's not just about keeping your head down, do you hear his understanding of the 'center' position? ”

Icardi nodded.

"The center he calls is the traditional big center, but I'm not that center, I'm never going to be the kind of center he asks for." Gao Zheng shook his head.

Icardi felt that Gao Zheng was right, he and Gao Zheng had been training together in the reserve team for half a season, and out of a sense of competition, he was very concerned about Gao Zheng, so he naturally knew him very well. Don't look at Gao Zheng's height, but his bit of his is all on his feet, he has an excellent sense of the ball, and his body is flexible and flexible, allowing him to often make incredible ball control movements, and at the same time, those long legs also increase his ball control range, allowing him to easily control the ball beyond the control of small players.

His lack of physical strength is not a very lethal factor, as he can make up for it with his excellent technique and flexible body, so although he can be stumbled by defenders on the field, he can always control the ball or pass it out and shoot it before losing his balance.

He's really not the kind of powerful center forward that people think of.

No, he's strong, but not strong. But the latter does not prevent him from having the performance of the former......

"If I'm going to bow down to him, wouldn't I train myself to be what he wants? Let's not talk about whether I can become a center forward like that, and even if I can, I don't want to. Why did I give up the advantages I had accumulated over more than ten years of football training and transform from scratch? And now the traditional big center is getting harder and harder to mix. I'm wasting my time to do what he thinks, what if he pats his ass and leaves after half a season? ”

Gao's words reminded Icardi of his Argentine compatriot, Fernando Rubén Gago.

When he debuted, because of his long flowing hair and chic way of playing, he reminded him of Argentine football legend Redondo in the back.

This has led many to believe that Gago is Redondo's successor.

It was also because of this that he was bought by Real Madrid, who once owned Redondo.

But how easy is it for young people to get a chance to play in a big team?

In order to get a chance to play, Gago had to try to transform, from the handsome and elegant Redondo to the tireless runner who swept the defense at the back.

He got a chance to play, but he also lost his talent.

In the short term, it looks like he has become a starter at Real Madrid, but in the long term it is not conducive to his development.

After all, there are many defenders who are physically good and have a tough back, so it is easy to find a replacement.

However, there are not many players who are good at organising attacks in the midfield position and playing like Redondo.

In order to meet the coach's requirements and the goal of playing, Gago gave up his specialty and eventually fell into mediocrity.

Among the "South American three" who joined Real Madrid together at that time, Marcelo and Higuain grew up better than Gago.

Trying to toughen himself has only increased his chances of injury, and multiple injuries have also cost him his position.

Real Madrid are said to be ready to give him up.

Here's a lesson from the past, and Icardi really can't persuade Gao Zheng to become what the manager wants.

He sighed, feeling distressed for Gao Zheng.

Gao Zheng was happy when he saw Icardi like this: "Why do I feel that you are the chicken that was slaughtered, Mauro?" ”

"Do you still have the heart to joke?" Icardi was dissatisfied. "Aren't you worried?"

"Nothing to worry about, Mauro. Judging by what he asked of me, his tactical philosophy was too backward – who said that a centre-forward had to be nailed in front of goal and fight with a defender? I don't think he'll be able to stay here for much longer at his level. Sampdoria is going to be promoted, and if it is found that he is not doing well with the team, I want to fire the coach, and the club will not show mercy. Gao Zheng said while cutting the meat steak with a knife.

"So sure?"

"I'm not sure. It's just a logical speculation based on a few facts. Iron-fisted coaches are strict in governing the army, which will generally arouse the resistance of existing players, after all, many of the original habits will be broken, and everyone will be unhappy. If he can lead the team to victory, no matter how much dissatisfaction he has, he will have to weigh it down. But if you don't get good grades, guess what? Do you think our new head coach is a man who has the ability to bring about victory? ”

After speaking, Gao Zheng used a fork to send the cut meat chop into his mouth, and when he took a bite, there was meat juice bursting in his mouth, and he chewed slowly to enjoy this wonderful taste.

Icardi, on the other hand, was lost in thought.

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PS, the last day of the World Cup, the final!

After this game, our X**C event will also be over.

It's a bit reluctant......

France vs Croatia, of course I'm optimistic about France.

The three lines, which have almost no shortcomings, include both experienced players and extremely talented young people with outstanding physical fitness and proper tactics.

It is simply inconsistible that this French team will not win the championship......

Croatia have made history, but it will be too difficult to beat this France team.

I predict France beating Croatia by two goals to win the title!