Super Marshal

Bruce Barker, a well-known securities investment lawyer in the United States.

Long before Abramovich acquired Chelsea, he was already the Russian's queen investment advisor, and this time, he also participated in the entire acquisition of Chelsea and dutifully safeguarded the interests of his employer.

After the acquisition was completed, he was appointed chairman of Chelsea by Roman Abramovich.

But this is the first time he has appeared at the Harrington training ground for so long in charge of Chelsea.

From the time he entered the humble gate to the terrible training facilities around him, he couldn't believe it. This is Chelsea's training ground, and the team that the Blues have spent 200 million euros on this summer have built a team. It's unbelievable to train in such a dilapidated warehouse.

Fortunately, he saw Gao Han on the training ground, otherwise, he would have suspected that he was going the wrong way.

He was accompanied by his secretary, Duff Bernard.

The team leader, Mills, has been waiting since receiving the notification. As soon as he saw the car, he immediately came out to greet him.

After exchanging pleasantries, they all looked towards the training ground.

"This is the second training session?" Bruce Barker asked.

Mills shook his head, "No, three exercises a day is the physical reserve period. Now it has passed, and the training intensity has been reduced. There are only two exercises a day. This is a training session in the morning, and there is another session in the afternoon."

"Oh." Bruce Buck finally understood something.

As an American, if you talk about rugby with him, he must be well-informed, but when it comes to football, he doesn't know much. He just vaguely feels that Gao Han seems not very satisfied with the training situation.

Soon, Gao Han called a timeout and called everyone to his side again.

"Zlatan, I have said many times, don't stick to the ball, your task is to hold the ball and pass it out, not to show off your skills, you should know, we don't need this kind of show off."

"Also, Juan, you should be more brave. Do you understand what I mean? Although I didn't ask you to do this, you should take the initiative to make some brave decisions according to the changing situation. I believe in your decisions, OK?"

"John, William, when Claude presses up, you must also follow up. The two full-backs should be positioned appropriately forward, and pay attention to helping us defend our flanks, understand?"

"Understood." The players replied in unison.

Gao Han took a deep look at Ibrahimovic. The 21-year-old Swedish center was rebellious by nature, and he seemed a little unconvinced, so he couldn't help laughing.

"John, William, you switch to the yellow team now."

"Listen up, all yellow team players, I will give you a privilege, as long as Zlatan Ibrahimovic has the ball, you can do whatever you want, even kick him, as long as it is not a dangerous move, I will not brag Penalty for foul."

"It's the same with the Reds, Arjen Robben has the ball and they can do whatever they want."

Not to mention that all the players on the field had their eyes broken, even Mills on the sidelines, and even the layman Bruce Barker were stunned. Is this okay?

"Boss, how can there be such a thing?"

"It's not fair!"

Ibrahimovic and Robben both protested in unison.

But Gao Han joked at them, "Then don't give them a chance."

The two of them suddenly had dark clouds over their faces, and then looked at the group of ill-intentioned teammates beside them, and they knew what they were thinking without even thinking about it.

Sure enough, after the two teams resumed training, both Ibrahimovic and Robben received special care, especially Ibrahimovic, under the joint care of the two central defenders Terry and Gallas , The Swedish center almost suffered a lot.

The habit of playing football always made him want to play with both hands as soon as he got the ball, but as a result, Terry and Gallas quickly lit up the soles of their feet, shoveling others, and even kicked their feet several times.

Not only the two central defenders did this, but other players also wanted to do it when they got the chance.

This immediately gave Ibrahimovic a headache.

But the Swedish center forward is also very strong-tempered. He refuses to admit defeat, and insists on fighting tit-for-tat. This really gave him several beautiful performances and won applause from the audience.

Even Gao Han had to nod and smile wryly on the sidelines, "If this kid can practice, he will definitely be very scary."

With the body of the top center forward, but with exquisite skills that are not inferior to short players, Zlatan Ibrahimovic is simply synonymous with the perfect center forward.

But now his biggest problem is his personality and his playing characteristics, which need to be improved.

"Carlos, find a chance to practice his shooting. I heard that when he was at Ajax, he learned half of it from Van Basten, so he can't give up halfway." Gao Han said.

How can this perfect center forward not have outstanding shooting ability?

Cantarero was a little worried, "Will he have any objections?"

"Opinion?" Gao Han shook his head and laughed, "I told him when I was in the Netherlands that to become a top center forward, he still needs to suffer, and he himself said that he is not afraid of suffering, and now is his time to prove it If he can't bear this little bit of suffering, then he won't be able to become a climate at all."

Cantarero makes sense.

It is easy for many people to think that top professional players rely on talent, but it is not.

It is hard work and hard work!

European professional leagues gather the most outstanding talents in the world. There are endless players with outstanding talents, but very few of them can succeed. Even each league will emerge a group of young rookies every season, but in the end the players who can continue to succeed , often very few.

The bottom line is that for a professional player to succeed, talent alone is far from enough, they must also work hard and endure hardships.

What Gao Han is doing now is only relatively stricter, and the requirements for Ibrahimovic are higher. If this is unbearable, then in the Premier League, the opponents will make things difficult for them ten times, or even a hundred times. .

Now that the team is training, the players still have scruples, but when it comes to the court, the opponents really want to kill you.

Therefore, Gao Han was really right when he said that.

Judging from the training ground, although Ibrahimovic was very angry, it seemed that he was even more unconvinced.

This is a good sign.

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After a 90-minute training session, everyone was exhausted, especially Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Arjen Robben, who suffered black feet, grass clippings and dirt all over their socks and jerseys, and were very embarrassed.

Captain Terry also knows how to be a man. Just now, there were black feet on the training ground. Now after the training, he took the initiative to introduce the healing secrets to Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Robben. The two are about the same age, but they seem to have something in common topic.

Gao Han noticed Bruce Barker on the sidelines, and after saying goodbye to the players, he walked out.

"It was really a wonderful and intense training." Bruce Barker greeted him with a smile.

"Thank you." Gao Han nodded his thanks.

The two walked to the side of the road side by side, and the secretary, Duff Bernard, was a little behind them, not disturbing their conversation.

"The boss called me. We must apologize to you about the matter of Trevor Boch. I promise that the same thing will never happen again."

Trevor Boch bombarded Makelele's transfer, somewhat diverting the suspicion of conflicts. This was his personal decision, and the management did not participate in or authorize it. Gao Han knew this very well.

Therefore, when the incident happened, he did not ask the management. On the contrary, Bruce Barker and others were taken aback, especially when Abramovich called to ask in person, which made them terrified. .

Gao Han is undoubtedly the most powerful person in Chelsea right now.

What's more, the operations of many departments of the club are deeply influenced by him, and they even regard him as the leader.

This is also related to the chaotic management of the club since the acquisition.

Abramovich has invested 200 million euros in the team, and Gao Han is the core figure in it. Naturally, the management dare not be careless, so Bruce Buck was ordered to come here to explain and appease himself.

"Treyfu Boqi's contract is very troublesome, and there are several other high-level executives in the same situation. We are also discussing solutions with them, and I believe we will have an answer soon." Bruce Barker seemed to have a headache.

Acquisition is just the beginning, and the subsequent restructuring and integration is a difficult problem.

"I understand, you can rest assured to deal with the matter of Stamford Bridge, there will be no problem with Harrington." Gao Han said confidently.

"Okay, with your words, I feel relieved."

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With the deepening of pre-season training, Chelsea began to usher in the warm-up match.

Gao Han arranged a total of six warm-up matches this time, and out of the requirements of running-in the team, five of the six warm-up matches were played by English low-level league teams, and one was played by the Celtics from Scotland .

As the team with the largest signings in the summer transfer market, with a total investment of 200 million euros, Chelsea's every move has attracted the attention of the British and even European media.

Fans all over the world are also eagerly looking forward to it, wondering what Gao Han can make this 200 million army look like.

In fact, Chelsea's first appearance really attracted attention.

Four to zero, the Blues won an away game against a third-level team that even Gao Han couldn't name.

The Blues firmly suppressed their opponents throughout the game, and the embryonic form of the pass-and-control system was faintly revealed. The offense was also decent, and the methods were very rich, which made the Blues fans hooked.

However, Gao Han publicly criticized the performance of the players at the internal summary meeting after the game, expressing his dissatisfaction with the game process.

Just three days later, the team played another game, this time with a narrow 1-0 victory.

What's interesting is that the outside media and fans are generally not satisfied with the team's performance, thinking that the team has not really played at the level, but Gao Han expressed his satisfaction at the summary meeting.

"Although we failed to create a threatening attack, we did a good job in suppressing the opponent and passing the ball."

After a period of time, Chelsea played three consecutive warm-up games, all of which were good and bad, and their performance was also ups and downs.

Until the sixth game, Chelsea finally ushered in a real opponent, the Celtics.

But as a result, Chelsea conceded the ball in the first half, and after a desperate counterattack in the second half, they finally relied on Ronaldinho and Terry's corner kicks to grab points and reversed their opponents 2-1.

If the previous warm-up matches are acceptable, then the attitudes of the coaching staff, media and fans are very consistent.

Oops!

Even Gao Han and the coaching staff have gradually realized a fatal problem that they have ignored in the past month or so.

That is……

There is something today, updated in advance!