Super Marshal

"Malpensa, I'm back at last!"

Evra put his luggage on his shoulders, walked out of the airport exit, and looked around at the long-lost Milan Airport, filled with emotion.

Remember, the last time he came here was already five years ago.

At that time, he was just a nobody. He first played for Marsala in the third division of Italy, and was later introduced by Monza in the second division. He played for a year in this small town on the northeast outskirts of Milan.

He is no stranger to Milan, but rather close.

The last time he appeared in Malpensa was when he left Monza and joined Nice. Since then, he has been playing in France and has never been here again.

What's interesting is that I have played in France for many years and played in Monaco to participate in European competitions, but I have never met a Serie A team. This has to be regarded as a kind of fate.

When he left that year, he was just a nobody, but now when he comes back, he has become a well-known star in Europe.

Hand-picked by Gao Han, this is like a gold-lettered signboard, making him extraordinarily dazzling.

But he is very rational and understands that this is an affirmation, but it is also a pressure, and it should be a motivation.

Haven't been here for years, but the layout of Malpensa hasn't changed much.

Evra came to the express parking lot familiarly and found the driver arranged by Inter Milan.

"Welcome to Inter Milan, Patrick." The driver welcomed him in Italian.

"Thank you." Evra also replied in Italian.

Malpensa Airport is in the northwest of Milan, and Monza in the northeast is like a pair of horns on top of the city of Milan, while Inter Milan's Pinetina training base is in the north of Milan.

After exiting the airport, take the A36 highway, then turn to the A9 highway to go north. After walking for a while, you have to walk a section of the two-lane rural road back and forth after getting off the highway, and finally you can reach the remote Pinetina.

Fortunately, this place is no worse than Milan City, the traffic flow is not heavy, but the road is very smooth, and walking is fast and stable.

For the first time in Pinettina, everything was new to Evra.

It doesn't have the style of a wealthy team, simply push and pull the gate manually, and the security room is next to it. The huge Inter Milan team logo is the best sign here, reminding all passers-by.

The parking lot is outside the training base, and everyone can only enter on foot.

The area is small, and the facilities are not particularly advanced, but it is very clean and tidy.

"We are here for the training of the first team, and the training base for the youth team is elsewhere." The person who received him explained.

It is not uncommon for the first team to be separated from the youth academy.

Pinettina has a total of three training fields, two standard fields and one comprehensive training field.

"Mr. Gao Han means to expand a small training ground, use the open space in the middle of several fields."

Evra nodded. It has been reported by the media that Gao Han advocated training in a small field when he was at Atletico Madrid. After going to Chelsea, Harrington’s facilities were very simple. Gao Han once wanted to build a small field, but then resigned. Let it go.

After visiting the training ground, I went directly to the locker room.

At this time, Evra felt the difference between the giants and other small teams.

Even though the team has not started training, the locker room and even the entire training building have been cleaned up.

In the locker room, all the players have their own wardrobe with their names on it.

Next to the dressing room is under construction.

"This place will be transformed into a player's activity room, an entertainment space exclusively for players, including the coaching staff will not come here, and then you can transform your private space completely according to your own wishes."

When Evra heard this, he couldn't help admiring in his heart.

Such a move is very humane.

"The players' lunch break dormitory is upstairs, the cafeteria is over there, and the coaching staff's office is opposite."

Following the gestures of the reception staff, Evra easily identified the various facilities of the training base.

"We have a total of more than 100 employees here, each of whom is a loyal fan of Inter Milan. The core purpose of everyone's work is to make every player who comes here feel as if he has returned to his own home and can devote himself wholeheartedly. Go to training and games."

Evra nodded again and again, secretly applauding in his heart.

It really deserves to be a century-old giant!

The two came to the office of the coaching staff and visited the coach's office.

But when they came to the door of the head coach's office, they saw movement coming from inside.

Evra looked in through the clear glass of the door, secretly taken aback.

Impressively, the captain of Inter Milan, Zanetti, and the main defender of the Italian national team, Cannavaro, sat inside.

It looks like they are communicating with head coach Gao Han.

This is the first time Evra has seen Gao Han so closely. He is young and handsome, and his gestures are full of convincing confidence, especially every word he utters makes Sane sitting opposite him Di and Cannavaro nodded frequently.

This is the charm of the top European coaches!

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"Italy's defense is mainly recovery, that is to say, after losing the ball, retract to its own half, or even the 30-meter area in the shortest time, organize a tight defensive formation, let the opponent attack, and then destroy the ball. , and then fight back."

In the head coach's office, Gao Han faced Guardiola, Cantarero, Cannavaro and Zanetti and expounded some of his thoughts on Inter Milan's tactical thinking for the new season. To implement in the game.

"But my idea is not, no matter where the ball is lost, start with the person who lost the ball, start with the place where the ball was lost, and immediately organize the counter-attack and oppressive defense, which requires every player to have a common awareness , work together."

"But there are also relatively big problems. For example, when counter-attacking, the midfielder will definitely press up immediately. The two full-backs actively participate in the attack, and it is difficult to return to their positions immediately. In this case, The two central defenders are very important."

Everyone in the room is a well-known player who has experienced many battles. Cannavaro and Zanetti have been immersed in Italian football for many years, and they easily grasped the hidden dangers mentioned in Gao Han's words.

"If the frontcourt is not pressed well and the opponent can launch a long pass, then the defense will be very dangerous." Cannavaro frowned and analyzed, "Even if there is no long pass, if our central defender is not inserted in time, it will be very dangerous with the midfielder. If the distance is too far, the opponent can easily take advantage of this space to create opportunities."

"That's right." Gao Han praised.

Sure enough, he is one of the top central defenders in Italy, and he immediately saw the problem.

"But if the defensive midfielder has to keep a distance from the defensive line at all times, it will definitely not work. Firstly, it will look forward and backward, and secondly, it will not be able to step forward in time to support the pressure on the frontcourt." Guardiola also stands in the role of a defensive midfielder Let's analyze this problem.

"That's right." Gao Han smiled.

This is the benefit of turning top players into head coaches. They have experienced many battles and experience.

"So, this task can only be done by a central defender, so I want a central defender who can press up and at the same time has excellent defensive ability. space between the field and the defenders."

At Atletico Madrid, this player is Marchena. At Chelsea, the responsibility is shared by Terry and Gallas according to the situation on the field, and Terry is more.

But in today's Inter Milan, it may be difficult to find players who can play this role.

Guardiola, Cannavaro and others also realized Gao Han's intentions in saying this.

Originally, Cannavaro was the most suitable candidate. His brave attack, outstanding anticipation, and frightening defensive ability all made him qualified for this role.

But the problem is that he is getting older and his physical function has long been inferior to before, especially after being injured, his physical function has declined a lot. This has caused his performance in Inter Milan to be criticized because his physical function has been compared with It is not his original style of play, but neither the coach nor the players have made changes and adjustments accordingly.

To put it simply, Cannavaro can no longer rob bravely, he should transform into a lagging behind.

Gao Han's words hit the nail on the head, making Cannavaro understand his own problems at once, unraveling the fog of the past two or three years, and re-seeing his own crux.

He was still the same him, just old, not young anymore.

"Cordoba and Materazzi are both more suitable, but one is short and the other is unstable, which is a headache."

Gao Han's judgment also empathized with Captain Zanetti.

Cordoba was the best central defender last season, but he is limited by his height. If he plays with Cannavaro at the same time, the team's air defense will be a big problem. I met Trezeguet of Juventus , AC Milan's Shevchenko, Gilardino and Inzaghi will be huge hidden dangers.

As for Materazzi, when he performed well, he was indeed quite eye-catching, and he also made a long pass, but once his brain cramp...

From this, it is not difficult to see why Gao Han wanted to introduce another central defender.

"Some people say that my football philosophy is pass control, but it is not. For me, pass control is just a means. My real goal is to score goals. Pass control can allow my team to better control the initiative of the game. , organize endless offensives, plan more threatening attacks, that's all."

From Gao Han's remarks, Cannavaro and Zanetti had a clearer understanding of the coach's intentions.

His idea is to score goals and attack football. Passing control and high pressing are just a means for him to realize his idea.

And the obvious point is that even if he came to Serie A, he came to this football country known for its shrinking defense and sharp counterattack, which naturally restrained his ideas, he still did not change his ideas and true colors.

For this, he is worthy of respect, whether successful or not.

Of course, Cannavaro and Zanetti don't know whether it will be successful, neither do Guardiola and Cantarero, and even Gao Han himself is not fully sure.

This is the case with football games, you have to play to know.

But one thing is for sure, since Moratti and Inter Milan's top executives unconditionally support Gao Han, as the two generals in the locker room, Zanetti and Cannavaro can only follow Gao Han's thinking and will to execute.

It's their work ethic as players.

What's more, Gao Han has been using his outstanding results to prove his coaching ability in the past few years.

Therefore, Zanetti and Cannavaro, who made a special trip to suspend their vacation and came back to meet with Gao Han, at the end of the conversation with Gao Han, very solemnly stated that they would do their best to unconditionally support Gao Han's coaching at Inter Milan.

And this is exactly what Gao Han wanted.