I Want to Be the King of Football

Taking advantage of the two-week national team competition, Su Dong took time to travel to Germany to participate in a business event for Hugo Boss.

This time, he still appointed Wang Chuqing as his German translator.

It's not because Wang Chuqing's German translation is professional, but because Su Dong trusts her.

The event itself didn't have much to say. The basic process was just going through the motions. Su Dong just made an appearance and said a few nice words. Most of the rest of the time was also answering questions from the media and fans.

It is worth mentioning that Wang Chuqing has successfully obtained his driver's license, but he is still very embarrassed when he drives the car.

Of course, in this matter, Su Dong has no say, because so far, he has not even taken the driver's license.

Oh my God, how busy are you? Wang Chuqing felt very interesting.

Su Dong made up his mind once again to take the time to take a test no matter what.

For nothing else, just to prove that his driving skills are definitely better than a certain woman.

And just as he was returning to Barcelona's airport from Munich, he saw a familiar and unfamiliar figure.

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Hey, Louis?

Su Dong hurried forward and caught up with the middle-aged man in front of him.

Hearing the voice and turning around, it was the famous Dutch coach Louis van Gaal.

Why are you here? Su Dong was very surprised.

Van Gaal was wearing a blue shirt, with a big belly, a middle-aged and fat look, and a suitcase in his hand. It was obvious that he had come to Barcelona to do something and was about to return to the Netherlands.

When he saw Su Dong, he was obviously stunned and didn't recognize it for a while.

Seeing no one around, Su Dong immediately took off his sunglasses and hat, It's me, Louis.

Su! Van Gaal was also very surprised.

The two shook hands vigorously, but they never thought that they would meet at the airport by chance.

Finding an unoccupied corner, the two sat down and chatted.

As the former coach of Barcelona, ​​Van Gaal rarely came to this sad place, because it was here that his career fell to the bottom and never got up again.

After leaving the Barcelona coaching position, he went to Ajax as technical director, but unfortunately, his relationship with Ronald Koeman was not good, and his relationship with players such as Ibrahimovic was also It was so bad that he quit after a while.

This summer, he took over as head coach of the Eredivisie side Alkmaar.

Your team has performed so well this season, I've heard it mentioned by many people. Su Dong praised with a smile.

Van Gaal always looked grim when he was in charge, but in private he was a genial middle-aged man who seemed far less distant and arrogant than on the pitch, especially when it came to his football.

Alkmaar has indeed performed quite well this season. In the first round, they defeated Sparta Rotterdam 3-0 at home, then defeated Utrecht 2-1 away, and defeated Vitesse 5-0 away in the third round. Eredivisie top.

The reason why Su Dong knew about it was mainly because of reports in the Catalan media.

This is Van Gaal's first season after returning from the Barcelona coaching post.

More importantly, Van Gaal played an impressive football again with Alkmaar.

And Su Dong also admires Van Gaal very much.

This kind of appreciation has a long history. From when he coached Ajax to win the Champions League and then coached Barcelona, ​​it can be said that Van Gaal's football philosophy has always been the most appreciated by Sudong.

As for his two spells with Barcelona, ​​what to say about this?

When a head coach coaches a team, there are always many, many accidents and uncontrollable risks. Even many times, the head coach is like a culprit who has to bear many guilts that should not have been borne by him.

A failed coaching experience, it cannot be said that the head coach has no problems, but it is inappropriate to blame it all on the head coach.

If nothing else, Van Gaal's influence on Barcelona's football style in recent years cannot be ignored.

Even, Su Dong has heard people say more than once that the training of goalkeepers in Spain, even the textbooks were written by Frans Hawke in the coaching staff of Van Gaal. It was first practiced in Barcelona, ​​and then spread to the whole of Spain.

It is a pity that Van Gaal and Cruyff are on the verge of fire.

This time, Van Gaal came to Barcelona to attend a discussion organized by the Spanish Football Federation.

I just didn't expect to meet Su Dong at the airport.

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In recent years, I have heard people mention you a lot. The earliest they told me that you are very similar to Kluivert, but I watched a few of your games and I don't think you are like him at all.

Van Gaal was eloquent and talkative whenever football was mentioned.

There is still a little bit. In fact, I have studied Kluivert's game and playing style. Su Dong said modestly.

Van Gaal nodded, It can be seen that it is very normal, but I think you are more comprehensive and better than him.

Thank you. Su Dong felt very honored to be recognized by Van Gaal.

I personally think that Rijkaard's tactics have not fully stimulated your ability and role. One obvious feature is that you are not fast enough when you switch from defense to attack, and your speed is too slow. This is not fully utilized. You have the advantage of speed and explosiveness, and Giuli on the right can't cooperate with you, and Iniesta is a bit slower.

Ronaldinho himself is a ball-handling player, plus Iniesta, the overall rhythm of the ball in the frontcourt is slow, which is also related to Barcelona's overall tactical concept, they prefer ball-handling .

Frank wants us to have the ball more, Su Dong said.

Of course, many of his ideas are very similar to the old man halfway up the mountain, but I don't see it that way. If you are equipped with a player on the right who is very fast and has strong personal assault ability, such as Robben or Christie Jarno Ronaldo's type of player, I think, you're more threatening and more effective.

Su Dong smiled. What he said to Van Gaal did not have a good concept.

But one thing he does feel is that sometimes, he can obviously get up fast, but because his teammates have the ball, he has to slow down and accommodate the rhythm of his teammates and the team.

This is also normal, a player needs to be integrated into the team, and it is impossible to do whatever he wants.

Take your time, Barcelona is still very suitable for you now. I believe that this season you can build on the previous season and go further. Van Gaal encouraged.

After a pause, Van Gaal sighed again, Rijkaard is in good time!

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Watching Van Gaal board the plane, Su Dong was not without sighs in his heart.

We met for the first time, but Van Gaal subverted Su Dong's inherent impression of him. He was neither arrogant nor indifferent.

It can be seen that he is still haunted by the failure of coaching Barcelona.

Su Dong has heard about Van Gaal from Xavi, Puyol and other people, and there are many things that can't be completely blamed on him.

Just like his last sigh full of helplessness, the head coach still has to catch up with good times if he wants to achieve results.

Like Mourinho, who went from Porto to Chelsea and won the Premier League in his first season in charge.

This is certainly a manifestation of his ability, but was his predecessor Ranieri really so bad?

Conversely, if Ranieri did a good job at Chelsea, how does one explain his poor performance at Valencia?

So, sometimes, coaching is really not just a question of ability.

Just like the saying on the football field, when the two sides walk into the field, the outcome is often already doomed.

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No one can understand why Su Dong admires Van Gaal so much.

It may be because of Kluivert, but it may also be because, when he came into contact with football, it was Van Gaal's peak years, which made him always have a good impression of Van Gaal.

More importantly, whether it was from what he heard on weekdays or a short talk with Van Gaal, Su Dong felt very clearly that Van Gaal was a very capable man with his own unique ideas. A coach who has a special understanding of football, he feels, such a coach must have a chance.

I believe that he chose Alkmaar not because he did not have an invitation from other strong teams, but because he wanted to use a team that really belongs to him to prove his coaching strength and philosophy!

When talking about this encounter with Iniesta and Messi, Sudong always believed that Van Gaal would definitely succeed.

At least Alkmaar has only played three games, but it has already attracted a lot of attention in the Netherlands. It is said that other head coaches started to drive to learn Van Gaal's training and tactics, and even in Barcelona there were media discussions.

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A rush with Van Gaal did not bring any change to Su Dong.

He remains focused on training and preparation.

Before the second round of La Liga, Su Dong was surprised to find that more Japanese media came to Barcelona.

This made him feel very strange.

After learning about the situation, he realized that it turned out that Real Mallorca's talented Japanese striker Okubo Kato would start this game.

Speaking of which, the Japanese genius once caused quite a reaction in La Liga.

In the first game at the beginning of 2005, he represented Real Mallorca against Deportivo Deportivo. Spain is also in the spotlight.

But unfortunately, he gradually became a substitute, so that when he played against Barcelona later, he failed to enter the squad.

But this summer, Okubo Yoshito won the starting position with his excellent performance in summer preparations.

Now visiting Camp Nou, away to Barcelona, ​​he will partner with Cameroon striker Eto'o up front.

It is also because of this that it attracts so many Japanese media and fans to Barcelona.

They all have some expectations, and even have expectations. They want to know how far apart they are from Su Dong, a young footballer whom Japan regards as a genius?

Is there a chance to score Barcelona's goal at Camp Nou?