The next morning, Gao Han welcomed Guardiola at the Chinatown Youth Training Center.

The person who walked with Barcelona's new coach was a middle-aged man wearing a white shirt and looking quite strong, about 35 or 36 years old. He seemed a little excited when he saw Gao Han.

"Ha, Pep, welcome to Chinatown."

Gao Han stood up and shook hands politely with Guardiola, and Guardiola also took the initiative to introduce the person he was with.

"You're Maolicio Pochettino?"

Gao Han was a little surprised and turned to look at the resume material he placed next to the sofa. The photo on it was an Argentinian with long flowing hair, but the one in front of him was a handsome short-haired guy. The difference was too big, right?

"That's a picture from me before retirement, you know, we all like long hair," Pochettino explained awkwardly.

Argentine players like to grow long hair, which seems to be very historical. Even now, many young Argentine players still have long flowing hair to pursue their idols back then.

How to say it?

Pochettino, who has long hair, looks a little sloppy, but after cutting his hair short, he looks like a handsome and handsome uncle.

Fortunately, Gao Han was interested in this person, not the photos on his resume.

"Come on, sit down." Gao Han asked them to sit down, "How could you come together?"

Guardiola and Pochettino looked at each other and couldn't help laughing.

Barcelona and Espanyol are mortal enemies in the same city. The two play for these two teams respectively and compete on the court, so they are naturally familiar with each other. Guardiola called Gao Han last night and said he wanted to come to visit today. Gao Han also called Pochettino and invited him to interview.

As a result, the two met on the train by chance.

What's interesting is that Pochettino has played for Espanyol for many years, but in the past few years when Gao Han coached Atletico Madrid, he happened to transfer to Paris Saint-Germain in Ligue 1. After Gao Han left Atletico Madrid, he returned to Spain. The two of them coincidentally staggered.

The three of them also found it funny when they talked about this.

"To be honest, I really don't know why you recommended me to be the head coach of Barcelona."

After the joke, Guardiola looked at Gao Han seriously, which was one of the head coaches he admired most in his life.

Pochettino was confused and was filled with surprise when he heard it.

I have heard that Barcelona is pursuing Gao Han before, but I didn't expect that Gao Han recommended Guardiola to Barcelona's coaching position. If this spreads, it will definitely be a big news.

"There is no reason, I just think you will do a good job." Gao Han smiled.

Guardiola looked like you don't tease me, "Please, you know, I'm not ready at all."

"Then do you think you will be ready?" Gao Han asked with a smile.

Guardiola was speechless, and he himself was not very clear.

"The job of head coach is indeed crucial. For some people, they may not be able to do this job even if they spend their entire lives, but for some people, they can be competent without any effort, and in my opinion, you belong to the latter."

Guardiola couldn't help but feel a little moved. This was Gao Han's highest praise for him.

"Maybe, you may not have noticed it yourself, but I feel it deeply. Since you played football, you have been a player who is diligent in thinking. You are always thinking about why, how this happens, and how to change it. In the eyes of many players, this is simply mediocre, but it is the most important quality of a head coach."

"It's like this when you are a player, as a coach and an assistant, you are still like this. You like to follow the truth and want to understand things clearly when you encounter them. You have extremely high requirements for yourself, and at the same time you can clearly convey what you want to others. I think you are ready."

Guardiola was stunned when he heard this, and he never expected that Gao Han would always be paying attention to him.

Even Pochettino, who was standing beside him, couldn't help but feel moved. Reflecting on whether he was like Guardiola?

"Originally, my advice to you is to start with the second team, become familiar with the environment of coaching alone, and adapt to the identity change. But you also know what happened later. Barcelona needs a head coach and they come to me, but I think you are more suitable, so I recommend you."

"But I'm not sure." Guardiola was a little helpless.

This will definitely be a brand new challenge for him.

When playing football, he can be full of confidence. That's because he has played football for decades. He has been highly expected by Barcelona since his debut. He just needs to follow the head coach's arrangements to execute.

Later, he became Gao Han's assistant, and he didn't need to do anything, just follow Gao Han's arrangements and wishes to implement it.

But now, he has to coach alone, and he is coaching Barcelona. He is responsible for both the management and the players, and all Barcelona fans.

This was an unprecedented challenge for him.

"Listen to me, Pep." Gao Han smiled at Guardiola comfortably, "Actually, coaching the giants is not as difficult as you think. Do you know why?"

Guardiola and Pochettino were not clear and looked at Gao Han intently.

"The key factor that determines your success or failure in coaching a giant team is not whether you have outstanding tactical qualities, because that is second, but your management ability and coordination and communication skills are the most important."

This is actually not difficult to understand.

Just like a team like Barcelona, ​​every player is selected as the world's first-class player, and there is absolutely no problem with overall strength. No matter who the head coach is, as long as this group of players can do their best to play for him, Barcelona's performance will definitely not be bad, and there is even a great chance of winning the championship.

But what determines whether these players are willing to do their best for a head coach is not the tactical qualities of the head coach, but the management ability, coordination and communication ability, and the personal charm of the head coach.

Just talk about Rijkald, is he very capable?

There is no Tenkat, that are two completely different Rijkaards.

Why?

Because Rijkald's ability in football is not necessarily very good, and he is not even strong in team management, but he has an impressive resume and is an idol of many active players since childhood, and he can keep things safe.

As for Tencart, there is no doubt that he must be very capable in football and has excellent management. But without the banner of Rijkaard, who listens to him? Who knows what the hell is Tencart?

Of course, this is only part of it.

Who the head coach is also determined by how much support the club management has.

If it was Rijcard, he would have allowed Barcelona to introduce Etoo, Ronaldinho and Deco for him, but if it was Tencart, not to mention these three superstars, he would probably have to carefully calculate the transfer fee of more than 20 million euros and think about it for a long time.

Gao Han's coaching resume is also the best proof. He climbed up from the bottom of Atletico Madrid, either constantly gaining power and obtaining proof of club support. So later, whether at Atletico Madrid, Chelsea, Inter Milan or today's Bayern Munich, he could buy whoever he wanted.

How important is it to be able to get the head coach to form a team he wants as he wants?

In European football, there are many head coaches who have excellent coaching performance in mid- and lower-level teams, but after switching to a giant team, they suffered a Waterloo-like defeat. What is the reason?

It is definitely not because of his lack of football skills, but because he has not fully understood the biggest difference between coaching a wealthy club and coaching mid- and downstream teams, or rather, he has figured it out, but he has not been able to adjust his role well.

When coaching mid- and downstream teams, if you want to achieve results, your football ability is crucial.

If you can coach a wealthy team, if you want to achieve results, your business ability in football is only secondary.

Guardiola's situation is very similar to Rijcard. He has an extremely proud background and can be recognized and supported by fans and management without any effort.

As for his lack of football, is that important?

He can definitely find several coaches with excellent business skills in this area to be assistants, right?

It’s like Gao Han, he is far inferior to Buenaventura in physical training, but what does that matter?

"Pep, believe me, you can."

Gao Han's encouragement finally made Guardiola muster up the courage.

The person he admires the most is Gao Han. Since Gao Han said he could do it, there is no reason why he didn't give it a try.

"When Emery went to coach alone, I gave him a word, and now, I will give you this same word."

Guardiola nodded solemnly, and Pochettino next to him also listened with great care.

"Professional football is a crisscrossing world of fame and fortune, with different interests and needs from all sides. The head coach position is the central point and the link that is most likely to cause conflicts."

"As a head coach, we must always be sober and rational, always remember what we want and what we pursue. Only in this way can we be at ease when facing complex interests and dealing with various difficulties."

"To sum up, four words, don't forget your original intention."

Guardiola and Pochettino both nodded seriously and received teaching.

If Guardiola was still worried about gains and losses before coming, then now he is starting to feel a little confident.

As for Pochettino, he seemed to have re-recognized Gao Han, and felt that Gao Han in front of him completely subverted the impression of Gao Han that he had learned from the newspapers in the past.

He even remembered his most respected teacher, Bielsa.

The Argentine madman is such a person, and he has always been practicing his belief and never compromises.

Gao Han was not a long-winded person. After explaining it clearly to Guardiola, he immediately turned to look at Pochettino.

When he saw Pochettino's resume yesterday, he swept it with his golden eyes. This is a head coach with extraordinary potential. What's even more rare is that many of Pochettino's ideas are very similar to himself.

After all, he is Bielsa's disciple!

"Maolisio, I read the resume you submitted before. You retired last year and later took the coaching certificate."

"Yes." Pochettino replied with a serious expression, "I am still studying and preparing to take the highest level coaching certificate."

Only with the highest level of coaching certificate can he be qualified to coach La Liga teams.
Chapter completed!