Valdano agrees with Sacchi's statement.

  The Argentine legend also believes that the pursuit of greatness and perfe is the duty of all coaches to football and to human beings.

  Although greatness is rare in this world and perfe does at all, this does not prevent people from pursuing them.

  Valdano believes that the rules of football are ging, people are ging, everything is ging, but nothing has ged.

  "When Ronaldo received the pass, what he thought in his mind was actually no different from Pele, and for the same reason, Pele and Di Stefano were not much different. From this point of view, football has not ged, and the essence of what attracts fans has not ged."

  Valdano is very dissatisfied with the football atmosphere i years; he believes that fear has pervaded world football.

  "Coaches have even gotten to the point where they see the game as an endless stream of dangers. They try to kill all the threats, and then football bees oppressive, g freedom and creativity."

  Valdano gave a very realistic example. Capello's A was more successful and more ret than Sacchi's, but everyone agrees that Sacchi's A was greater.

  Why?

  Because whether they admit it or not, people are naturally more ined to appreciate the Min of Sacchi.

  ...

  Undoubtedly, the speeches of the two masters were very moving, and they alsht great inspiration to Gao Shen and beed him a lot.

  But he still had some doubts in his heart.

  So, he was like a studious student who asked his owions to two wonderful teachers.

  Gao Shen first expressed his opinion that they were all right and very beautiful.

  But as a head coach, the general enviro of football is like this. The professional league has reached the present, and the bes are already very amazing, far from being parable to those in the 1980s and 1990s. Whether it is the team's ine, pyer's sary and bonus, or other aspects, they are all very different from back then.

  A ball game easily involve millions, tens of millions of euros, or even over 100 million. Who afford to gamble?

  If the bet is won, it is a legend, but what if the bet is lost?

  What do the ma who have ied heavily in it think? What do you think of a pyer who has worked hard all season? What do fans who have been looking forward to it for years think?

  The subtext is actually quite sharp. Sacchi and Valdano are no longer coaches. Of course they say that, just like Cruyff. He always criticize the Bara coascrupulously, but he do it himself?

  Sacchi and Valdano, and even Florentino and Butragueno, admitted that Gao Shen was right.

  Worldly people, who be exempt from the onpce?

  "So, when I choose a team, I must first sider whether I get the full support of the team. I will i some of my own idealism when f the team, and I will try my best to pursue greatness on a higher level, not just wins and losses and championships."

  pared with Sacchi, Valdano is obviously more idealistid he believes that he will not easily promise.

  It is estimated that this is also the reason why he does not have much coag experience.

  After all, Valdano has coached three teams: Tenerife, Real Madrid, and Valencia, and what really makes him reized is the Real Madrid that subverted Cruyff's dream team.

  Although Gao Shen asked a sharp question, he also uood why the two seniors said these words to him.

  In fact, they are all telling Gao Shen a truth: owning championships and trophies achieve worldly success, but ot achieve greatness.

  To be able to lead Real Madrid to what it is today at the age of 25, Gao Shen should not just be satisfied with success.

  He should try to improve himself and pursue higher-level goals.

  That is great!

  Gao Shen also noticed that whether it was Sacchi, Valdano, or the previous Ai and Capello, these successful coaches have mentioned a standard for their sele of teams, iionally or uionally.

  That is whether you get the support of the ma.

  Even, they all listed this as the first element.

  Gao Shen pondered deeply from this point a its importance more and more.

  In many cases, the manager is doomed from the day he chooses the team.

  Of course, it is not ruled out that some head coaches still screw things up despite the strong support of the ma, which is another matter.

  But if the coach wants to succeed, it will not be possible without the support of the ma.

  This point, Gao Shen remembered.

  ...

  As the dinner progressed, more and more topics were discussed.

  There are some things that I participate in and am ied in, but some topics are highly respected and iive.

  For example, Valdano, in front of Florentino, unceremoniously pointed out that Gactic Battleship failed because the club was eroded by an increasingly ercial atmosphere.

  "Blindly pursuing the club's profit will naturally lead to the loss of some spiritual qualities that belong to the football level."

  But Florentino disagrees with this.

  He said that Real Madrid's pursuit of profitability and ercial is is not a big problem because wheook over Real Madrid, the club was heavily ied.

  "From the current point of view, we are the most profitable team in European football. Even if the performan the st three years is not satisfactory, we still attract excellent superstars like Samuel and Owen to join us. Suffice it to say that our route is not without merit, and has a lot to offer."

  Florentino believes that the Gactic Warship's policy should not be killed with a siick, but should be viewed dialectically. It has advantages and disadvantages.

  "Retly, I have been thinking about a question: is there a possibility for the team to go hand in hand in business and football? Both achieve great success?"

  her Sacor Valdano and others could ahis question because no one had succeeded before.

  But Gao Shen told Florentino with great certainty, "I believe you make it happen!"

  Florentino and everyone preseaken by surprise.

  Especially when they saw Gao Shen's resolute statement with no flicker in his eyes, obviously not fttery, but genuine belief, they were all surprised.

  "Why?" Butragueno asked curiously.

  Gao Shen was a little embarrassed. He couldn't say it, because he was a traveler and khat in a few years, when Lafayette ehe pace for the sed time, he will create a version of Gaxy Battleship 2.0, and uhe coag of Ai, wienth Champions League, and Zidane will thehe team to win three secutive championships, truly realizing a double harvest of business and football.

  "I don't know how to say it." Gao Shen shrugged, but still supported Florentino with great certainty, "but I think business and football are not one or the other, it should be a question of banot aher-or-choice question."

  After a pause, Gao Shen tinued: "I uand what Je said, Real Madrid is a team with the temperament of a king. Before the Gaxy Battleship, although this team also introduced stars, but more focused on cultivating pyers, ter it was more about how to introduce highly popur stars."

  "But," Gao Shen's versation ged, "we see, like Ramos and Robinho, these pyers are alsht in at high prices, but they are all young, and over time, they will bee stars, even superstars. They will help the team win titles, so I agree with Florentino."

  Gao Shen's remarks are a little vague, but in general, it seems to be the same thing, making it difficult for people tue.

  Florentino showed a look of thinking. Obviously, Gao Shen's remarks brought him some fresh stimution and made him have some ideas.

  At Florentino's level, no matter how reasosiders say, they will not ge his deaking. The only person who really ge him is himself.

  It's like now, he said, the reason why he hasn't made a statement about whether to participate in the Real Madrid presidential ele is because he still has a lot of things to uand, and the choice between business and football is one of the keys.

  And no matter how mud how reasonable Gao Shen, Sacchi, Valdano, Butragueno, and others say, in fact, for Florentino, they are only references. He o uand, think about, and then make a decision.

  It was also tonight that Gao Shen finally uood why Florentino did not participate in this ele.

  Because he didn't want to uand, didn't figure it out. Before he figured it out, even if he went to run for ele, even if he was elected, he would still repeat the way he did in the first phase of Gaxy Battleship. So, what's the point of running for ele?

  If that path works, he wouldn't have stepped down.

  ...

  This should be the lo dihat Gao Shen has ever eaten.

  From eight o'clock to twelve o'clock, he ate for more than four hours.

  They discussed many, many topics, from football tactics to club ma, and finally to the current situation at Real Madrid.

  Sacchi, Valdano, and Butragueno all gave Gao Shen a lot of valuable opinions. They are all professionals with rich experien decisive battles and championships. Their opinions and ideas are still worth learning from.

  Don't look at Valdano's idealism, and Sacchi also prides himself on being idealistic, but when it es to the Champions League final, they also agree that Real Madrid should adopt a more pragmatic strategy.

  Only when you have an advantage in strength you be qualified to talk about ideal colors, and that is called romance.

  "It is stupid to talk about ideals without strength."

  Gao Shen never felt that he was a stupid person, and although he didn't think of himself as particurly smart, he knew better than anyone when to take a.

  "I'm a pragmatist. The way to win is the best way."

  Gao Shen admitted generously, "I've finally made it to the Champions League final. No matter what, I will never let it slip through my fingers easily. I will do everything to hold it in my hand."

  Florentino, Sacchi, and Valdano couldn't help but ugh.

  Especially the former president of Real Madrid, who looked at Gao Shen with obvious appreciation.

  In this evening's tact, he found that Gao Shen suited his tastes even more than he had thought.