1296 Yang Yang's Transformation
With the two Super Cup champions in hand, the outside world's view of Real Madrid has changed drastically.
Yang Yang also ushered in a recovery again. In three games in the two Super Cups, he contributed seven goals and one assist alone. He was the number one hero of Real Madrid's double championship and once again fulfilled his previous promise.
There were praises outside, and the team also regained confidence and morale in the competition for the two championships. Everyone was ready to wait for the arrival of the new season, but the Real Madrid coaching staff still did not dare to be careless.
The day after defeating Athletic Bilbao and winning the Spanish Super Cup, after the restorative training in the afternoon, the coaching staff held the last meeting before the season in Valdebebas, and technical director Valdano also made a special trip to participate.
At the meeting, in addition to head coach Zidane summarizing and analyzing the past summer warm-up matches, as the chief assistant coach, Yang Yang also analyzed the situation this summer and concluded that there are gains and losses.
The gains were great, especially Pintus made great contributions in physical reserve training and condition adjustment. Hamidou Msaidi carefully took care of the physical condition of Real Madrid players, which made Real Madrid's pre-season preparations very smooth, and no players even had serious injuries, which is worthy of recognition.
Everyone is very clear about the importance of pre-season preparation, which will even affect the entire long season. As a professional player, Yang Yang believes that he has adjusted well this season and is very well-established.
"My body tells me very clearly that it has been adjusted step by step since it was not in the state of being at the beginning of the camp until now, it is ready to compete, and I believe it is finding its best."
As a player, Yang Yang's statement of appearance is undoubtedly very convincing, which is also a recognition of the work of the coaching staff.
Whether it is Pintus, Hamido Msaidi, or others in the coaching staff, they also expressed their gratitude to Yang Yang for his words, especially Pintus, a physical training master who conquered Real Madrid players by just one pre-season preparation, is also a training madman. He is very compatible with Yang Yang. The two basically meet in the gym every morning.
When it comes to the harvest, Yang Yang naturally won’t be polite, and also mentions the defects.
A very important issue is that the pre-season preparation schedule is very bad, which seriously affects the team's work.
"I just said that our pre-season preparations have achieved great results, but behind this, we also need to see some shortcomings."
"In fact, there is not much time left for us to prepare for the game, and it can even be said to be insufficient. From Madrid to Australia to China, and then to Germany, this itinerary is understandable. However, after playing the German Audi Cup, we flew more than 1,300 kilometers to Norway just to play an optional warm-up match, which is unreasonable."
"After playing this warm-up match between Norway, we flew more than 3,000 kilometers to Georgia, and traveled nearly 7,000 kilometers. This kind of running rush is really a big deal for the players, and the players' opinions are also very strong, because we didn't have to do this. After playing Germany, even if we have to arrange a warm-up match, it can be arranged in Eastern Europe, not far away Nordic." Yang Yang directly pointed his finger at the technical director Bardano.
This is not only his opinion, but also the opinion of the locker room. The coaching staff also has opinions and must be raised.
If fans with better memory are sure to forget that the first phase of Real Madrid's Galaxy Battleship collapsed precisely from their long journey to commercial competitions around the world, which made their preparations for the whole summer seriously insufficient.
Of course, the superstars in the first phase of Real Madrid's Galaxy Battleships were older in those years, and they lacked experience in long-distance commercial competitions. Now Real Madrid is not old and has more preparation experience, but it is not a good thing after all.
Bardano nodded constantly, "We have also discussed this issue internally. Although it is limited by commercial contracts, it is indeed very inappropriate. We will seriously reflect and summarize and ensure that similar problems will not occur in the future."
Zidane had already protested seriously once in Germany. This time, Yang Yang once again raised the topic. It was obvious that the coaching staff and the locker room had a lot of opinions. As the technical director, Bardano must make a statement and pay attention to it.
Yang Yang is not an aggressive person either. It is not easy for each department of Real Madrid to perform its own duties, and it has its own tasks.
"Next I want to give an opinion, which I have put forward before at the coaching staff meeting. I hope the team can lift the rules for concentration on the eve of the game so that players can live in their own homes and concentrate the next morning."
On the eve of the game, players gather in hotels, which is what almost the most teams do. The purpose is naturally easy to manage and avoid unnecessary problems, such as players staying up late or why the players have sex.
Some of the more outrageous things, such as the World Cup, even requiring players to abstinence from the start of training, are absolutely inhumane and have no scientific basis. They just come from the management model over the past few decades.
"I recently read a report from an Italian research institute. They believe that appropriate sexual behavior can help improve the level of **ketone and will not cause physical fatigue for athletes. Instead, it will help relieve players' body and mind, relax their nerves, and thus improve their athletic performance."
"I don't know if everyone has noticed that there are many young players in our team now, such as Hazard, Hesse, De Bruyne, Isco, Varane... The ideas of these young players born in the 1990s are very different from ours."
Yang Yang's words were unanimously recognized by the coaching staff on the spot, and they were indeed very different.
"They live in the Internet era with information explosion. They have grown up on mobile phones and the Internet since childhood. This is part of their life. They like games. This is a kind of entertainment for them. I think we need to adjust and change the team's management model appropriately to adapt to this change in young players."
Majoring in Yangyang University is business administration, and he has his own set of insights in this regard.
He had discussed this issue with Zidane before, but the two failed to reach an agreement, so he asked Yang Yang to raise it on the spot today and let everyone discuss it together.
"Yang, I agree with your judgment, but you should know that these players born in the 1990s are still young and immature. They need our help or even supervision." Bardano put forward his own ideas.
"I understand what you mean, Jorge." Yang Yang nodded, "But don't you think that allowing players to be self-disciplined is also a kind of trust for them. Whether it is to let them live in a familiar home on the eve of the game, or to let them use their mobile phones and the Internet more freely, and let them restrain themselves, which can help them grow."
"It's true in theory, but in reality, they may not be able to control themselves because you can't ask everyone to be as self-disciplined as you do, right?" Bardano said his concerns.
Yang Yang nodded, "If their performance and condition are affected by being unable to control themselves, then they will lose their position. As long as the team is full of competition, there is no need to worry."
"Yes, but this will make the young rookies we have high expectations fail to achieve the originally expected development." Bardano obviously still opposes Yang Yang's change, and he is still very worried about this aspect.
Yang Yang can understand this. There is no right or wrong. It is purely two generations of people of different ages and full of generation gaps colliding.
"I know there are such risks, but I can't change it because of this. This is a kind of management laziness. We should take the initiative to adjust to adapt to the changes of young players. They are becoming more and more autonomous and have their own ideas. What they need is guidance, not supervision."
Yang Yang still remembers that during his time in Ajax's first team, he needed group accommodation on the eve of every game, and after the time point, he had to take the initiative to hand over his mobile phone, computer and other electronic equipment. This phenomenon is unimaginable until now.
However, Real Madrid suffered a great loss in locker room management.
The first phase of Galaxy Battleship locker room control was not ideal. Boske was famous for his willingness to superstars during this period. Although his achievements were made, the management of the locker room was so bad that a huge decline occurred later.
Therefore, whether it is the late stage of the Galaxy Warships, during Calderon's administration, or during the Benitez period of the Galaxy Warships, Real Madrid's control over the locker room is quite strict. In addition, Yang Yang himself is a very self-disciplined person, and the number one superstar takes the lead. Real Madrid's locker room is really an ironclad one.
During Ancelotti's coaching period, although the management of the locker room was relaxed, it was actually very tight.
Yang Yang is not thinking about himself, but really feels that Real Madrid now needs to make changes in locker room management.
First of all, the current group of players are no longer the rookies when they joined Real Madrid. They are already superstars with poor honors and championships. They can be said to have achieved success and fame. It is not appropriate to continue to adopt the previous strict control, and it is easy to stimulate their rebellious psychology.
But what is more important is the young players born in the 1990s.
During the frequent contact with them, Yang Yang clearly felt that the players born in the 1990s were very different from those born in the 1985s, and their sense of autonomy was obviously stronger.
This is also the main reason why he suggested that Real Madrid adjust the management of locker room.
Yang Yang can also understand that Bardano is already sixty and it is impossible to ask a sixty-year-old man to understand the temperament of young players in his twenties. Especially when he has left the front line of coaching for a long time, he can only propose changes.
"What do you think?" Bardano looked at Zidane.
Chapter completed!