Is the Double Enough?

On the morning after winning the championship, many Real Madrid fans gathered at the gate of Valdebebas.

It seemed that many of them were so excited that they stayed up all night, but their faces were still full of excitement.

Gao Shen made an exception to allow them to enter Valdebebas to visit the team's recovery training, and after the training, the players were given ten minutes to interact with the fans.

It's also a way of thanking fans for their support.

After the training, everyone in the first team washed up, got dressed, boarded the bus, and headed to the Bernabeu.

Here, there was a celebration going on.

The La Liga championship trophy was also sent to the Bernabeu, and the stands at the Bernabeu Stadium were already crowded with fans.

After the team arrived, after a short rest, they walked into the Bernabeu Stadium one after another from the player tunnel.

For a time, the whole stadium was cheering and thundering.

Even after a night of carnival, the Real Madrid fans have not yet finished venting their excitement.

This championship is obviously different from previous championships, because it is obtained after experiencing the pain of despair, and it is especially precious.

Especially when Zidane walked into the stadium, many fans on the scene were shouting: "Zidane, stay!"

Some fans even held up Zidane's jersey in the stands, calling on him to continue to play for the team.

In fact, he is still in good shape and can continue to play football.

Before the award ceremony, there was a segment where the players expressed their feelings after winning the championship in the stadium.

Zidane said that the Real Madrid fans moved him very much, and their spirit was supporting and infecting him. The five years he played for Real Madrid will be a good memory he will never forget.

"Wherever I go in the future, Real Madrid will always be in my heart."

The Frenchman also mentioned Gao Shen, expressing his gratitude to Gao Shen for helping him, helping the team, and bringing Real Madrid a championship at the end of his career. "I believe that he will definitely become an excellent top coach!"

This undoubtedly represents Zidane's recognition and affirmation of Gao Shen.

In addition, other players also gave speeches one after another, including Raul, and almost everyone thanked Gao Shen at the end, even Brazilian players like Ronaldo and Baptista.

As the team's head coach, Gao Shen did not appear on stage but stood at the player tunnel with the management.

There was one other person in the first team who was not present: Roberto Carlos.

Many people have even forgotten his existence, but he has always been in the first team list, yet this time he did not come to the Bernabeu.

This championship has nothing to do with him, and he didn't want to come.

Of course, no one persuaded him.

...

The atmosphere in the stadium was quite lively, but at the entrance of the player tunnel, Gao Shen was taken to an uninhabited corner by Martin and Butragueno.

There were some things that had been delayed for a long time, and Martin felt that it was time to talk about it now.

For example, Gao Shen's future.

This morning, all the major newspapers close to Real Madrid had reports calling for the club to renew Gao Shen's contract.

Although there are still a lot of doubts outside, with some believing that Real Madrid's reversal and championship win was more due to the team's inherent strength and the presence of superstars rather than Gao Shen's coaching.

This has always been a point of contention.

For example, Guardiola's third dream team, did Guardiola make the third dream team, or did the third dream team make Guardiola?

And Messi and Barcelona, who made whom?

These disputes have always existed.

And now, many think Gao Shen deserves credit but not to the extent some are giving him.

But many Real Madrid mouthpieces, including Alfredo, believe that the team should renew his contract.

After all, this is the first championship in three years.

More importantly, renewing the contract can stabilize the team morale ahead of the Champions League final.

Even within Real Madrid, the call for a contract renewal is significant.

Martin now took the initiative to talk to Gao Shen, also sensing this atmosphere.

He wants to run for the presidency, and if he can comply with public opinion, his chances of winning the election are high.

"I've talked to Emilio, and we all feel that you have contributed a lot to the team during your time in charge and should be rewarded, so we're looking into giving you a long-term contract."

Gao Shen was a little surprised, "Oh?"

Martin nodded affirmatively, "Actually, we all recognize your coaching in the first team, but we also all feel that you are still young and need more training opportunities, so we all feel that you can start with our Castilla."

After a pause, Martin explained with a smile: "You know, our second team has also produced many famous coaches, such as Benitez and Del Bosque, who have left excellent coaching results in the second team."

Gao Shen smiled and nodded but his eyes fell on Butragueno, as if asking: Is this the decision you made with him?

Butragueno raised his eyebrows and shook his head slightly from an angle that Martin couldn't see.

Obviously, he didn't take the blame.

To put it bluntly, after Gao Shen led Real Madrid to win the championship, the people's hearts are good, and the Real Madrid fans' recognition of him has also improved a lot, so Martin now wants to use Gao Shen to contribute to his general election.

However, he does not intend to let Gao Shen coach the Real Madrid first team.

So, the best option is to let him coach the second team.

Real Madrid's second team is now in the Second Division. If Gao Shen agrees, Martin can fully say that it is to further cultivate Gao Shen and prepare for taking over the first team in the future.

Or, instead of going to the second team, being an assistant coach for a famous coach in the first team is also a good way to learn.

Only in this way, the second team coach Portugal was out of luck.

He has been out of work for so long and finally got a job as the head coach of Real Madrid's second team, and now he is about to be replaced by Martin.

God knows, will this unlucky guy break down?

Fortunately, Gao Shen did not intend to accept it.

"Mr. Chairman, I haven't thought about my future carefully yet. I think the most important thing right now is the upcoming Champions League final. What do you think?" Gao Shen reminded.

Martin looked at Gao Shen deeply, thinking about his words.

Soon, Martin felt that what Gao Shen wanted to convey was: the position of the head coach of the second team cannot satisfy me. If I help the team win the Champions League, can you reconsider?

A La Liga, if you add a Champions League, a double crown, this is definitely enough.

If he really wants to win the double crown, Martin wants not to renew his contract, fearing that the fans will not agree.

Martin wasn't actually stupid, on the contrary, he was a businessman who knew how to calculate profits and losses, so he quickly concluded that the deal was worth doing.

"Okay, Gao, if you win the double, I can give you a first-team coaching contract."

Gao Shen was stunned for a moment, he realized that Martin had misunderstood.

But it doesn't matter anymore.

In fact, he really couldn't understand Martin's overconfidence.

If Gao Shen has a double in hand, he still needs to accept a contract like Martin's near-handout?

At this time, is it really that good to coach Real Madrid?

Gao Shen is not even opposed to coaching the Second Division or other sub-level leagues. What he is opposed to is coaching Real Madrid's second team.

Because it simply cannot prove his strength.

The existence of the second team is to cultivate and train talents for the first team, and it cannot even be upgraded. Is it interesting for him to coach such a team?

Even if he really wants to coach, he must be coaching the first team.

Not to mention the second team, even if it is Real Madrid's first team, as long as the chairman is someone like Martin or Calderon, he is not interested.

Because he wants to build a team of his own!

But now is not the time to make a decision.

...

In this award ceremony at the Bernabeu, the protagonist was also a Real Madrid player.

When the captain Raul lifted the championship trophy, the whole stadium burst into applause, and everyone was cheering.

Gao Shen was also in it, but in comparison, he didn't seem so conspicuous.

It's not just him, it was the same with almost all Real Madrid managers.

At the same time, the official La Liga squad of the season was also announced at the Bernabeu.

The goalkeeper is Casillas, the back line is Peña, Ramos, Puyol, and Alves, the midfielder is Ronaldinho, Deco, Zidane, and Marcos Senna, the two strikers are Villa and Eto'o.

There's actually no suspense at all.

Like Alves, for example, locking in a spot for the best right-back early on.

The goalkeeper has always been controversial, and Valencia's Canizares also performed very well, but Casillas, with his outstanding performance in the last dozen rounds of the league, especially consecutive clean sheets, allowed him to finally defeat Canizares.

In midfield, Zidane should be selected more because of his retirement.

From the perspective of performance, Gao Shen believes that Beckham should be selected. Zidane's performance is also very good, but it is still not as good as Beckham's, but Zidane is finally selected.

The striker has nothing to do with Real Madrid. After all, the Golden Boot Award and the Silver Boot Award in the best lineup are well-deserved.

In the selection of the best coach, the final winner is Osasuna's Aguirre.

This Mexican head coach has done an incredible job. Leading Osasuna into the Champions League is a significant achievement. Aguirre beating Rijkaard for the best head coach title is well-earned recognition.

As for Gao Shen, he was not eligible for the election.

He only began coaching Real Madrid from the twenty-sixth round, and he managed just thirteen games in total.

There are thirty-eight games in a La Liga season, and Gao Shen only managed one-third of them. Regardless of his performance or even winning the championship, he was not eligible for the election.

Real Madrid had three players selected, while Barcelona had four, reflecting the overall perception of the two La Liga giants this season.

In terms of overall strength and player performance, Barcelona was indeed slightly better.

Within Real Madrid, despite nearly 100 million euros invested this year, only Ramos truly proved his worth.

Other players, such as Baptista, Robinho, Cicinho, Diogo, Pablo Garcia, and Cassano, still need to work hard to prove themselves.

Conversely, young players such as Felipe, Abeloa, De La Red, and Negredo, discovered by Gao Shen, performed brilliantly, leaving a strong impression and significantly increasing their market value.

This further confirms Gao Shen's unique vision.