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Eusebio Audi Francisco looked at the tall young man in front of him, who looked very thin.

Although he has just joined the team, he is no stranger to this young man. On the first day he came to the team, the general manager of the club, Sagramola, told him clearly that Gao Zheng is a member of Sampdoria. He hopes to see Gao Zheng go further under Di Francesco.

To be honest, Di Francesco was not surprised at all that Gao Zheng was treated like this.

Because he knew that this was indeed a talented player with outstanding talent.

He didn't ask Gao Zheng to go to his office to find him, but after the team disbanded, he and Gao Zheng were left on the training ground.

While Di Francesco was looking at Gao Zheng, Gao Zheng was also observing his new coach.

Sampdoria has changed coaches too frequently in the past two years, which made him a little uncomfortable.

Originally thought that he could form a long-term and good cooperative relationship with Iachini. After all, in more than half a season, he felt that Iachini is a head coach who understands himself, and he will not insist like that idiot Atzori Instead of letting yourself stand in front of the door, you have given yourself a lot of autonomy.

To be honest, he likes Yakini very much and hopes that Yakini can stay.

He cannot understand the club's decision.

After he arrived at the team, a reporter asked him what he thought of the club's decision to change coaches. He wisely chose to remain silent and did not express his true inner thoughts.

But he really didn't want to see this scene.

It's not that he doesn't like Di Francesco in front of him, he just doesn't know who the new coach is, what his personality is, what his tactical preference is, whether he likes to attack or defend.

Since I don't know anything, it is definitely not as good as Yakini who is already familiar with it.

This is why Gao Zheng prefers the club to keep Iachini, but he doesn't have the ability to decide the club's decision.

"I heard that your physical fitness is not very good. You played as a substitute for most of last season." After looking at Gao Zheng, Di Francesco said. "You know, I need an attacking core, but if the attacking core is always coming off the bench, it is also troublesome for me"

Gao Zheng nodded: "I understand.

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He lowered his head and frowned slightly, so the new head coach is planning to find someone else to be the core? Are you in conflict with the head coach you meet at the beginning of each season? This happens every time

Just when Gao Zheng was thinking wildly, he heard Di Francesco say: "I heard that the reason why your physical condition was not good last season was because you missed the physical training at the beginning of the season, because you had some messy things with that coach. So I plan to let the coaching staff formulate a targeted physical training plan for you, trying to help your physical fitness return to normal."

Gao Zheng raised his head and looked at Di Francesco in surprise.

"I don't want my offensive core to be a super sub," the unusually young coach told him with a smile.

"Are you going to let me be the core of the attack?" Gao Zheng asked.

Di Francesco nodded and said: "Yes. I watched your performance last season, and you do have the qualifications and abilities. I plan to make some changes to the team's lineup and tactics. The second division can be successful, but it may not be able to succeed in the first division. Sampdoria's financial situation cannot allow them to buy too many players of sufficient quality in the transfer market."

Gao Zheng nodded. He knew that Sampdoria's economic situation was not very good. This was evident from the fact that they even dared to sell the captain in order to reduce the financial burden.

"Many upgraded teams are stagnant because of lack of investment in the transfer market. The strength of the second division league has reached the level of the first division league. , why not explore your own potential?" Di Francis continued, he seemed to be very interested in talking, and he didn't need Gao Zhengying at all, so he just went on talking on his own.

"In the past two years, Sampdoria's reserve team has produced many good young players. Besides you, Icardi, Obiang, and Kosticic are also good. Alberto Masi of Vercelli is also a player with potential. I think young people can also play a big role as long as you are given the opportunity to exercise. In world football, youth teams are not uncommon.”

Gao Zheng wanted to say something, but he couldn't open his mouth at all, so Di Francesco continued: "I know, some people will say that young people are inexperienced and prone to make mistakes. But I don't expect to rely on the youth army to win the championship Or to qualify for the European War, the first thing you need is to be able to survive in the first division, so as not to fall to the second division after a season. In fact, the goal given to me by the club is to ensure that this season will not be relegated. Young people may make mistakes, but Being young also means that there is still room for correction, so making mistakes is not terrible.”

Gao Zheng stared blankly at the eloquent head coach Di Francesco, who couldn't speak at all.

In normal training, I don’t think the new head coach can speak so well.

Di Francesco didn't seem to want to chat with Gao Zheng, but wanted to find someone to talk to. Just as Gao Zheng was in a daze, he had already talked about his coaching experience.

"I know what people say about me now, yes, I don't have any experience in coaching a first-tier team, and the only experience I have can be said to be a very failure. But like I said before, I am still young, I Mistakes are bound to be made, but there is also space to correct my own mistakes. After leaving Lecce, instead of looking for a new job, I have been resting at home and reflecting”

"I know where my problem is. I am not a tactical master, not good at designing tactics, and I am not one of those long-established head coaches who have enough prestige to overwhelm the locker room. In the next coaching, I must Try to avoid that situation, so the youth team can make the dressing room less resistance. I know what I am good at, I am good at motivating people, but veterans are not so motivating."

At this moment, Gao Zheng finally seized the opportunity to interject: "And young people are more motivated because they are passionate?"

Di Francesco glanced at Gao Zheng, then nodded and said, "You're right."

Gao Zheng seized the opportunity to speak again: "But coach, why are you telling me this? I'm just a player, and you told me so much that I'm afraid you'll kill me."

Di Francesco froze for a moment, then laughed: "You are such an interesting player, Gao. I tell you so much, I hope you can understand me, because I want you to be the core."

Gao Zhengxin said that if you are the core, you should be the core, and you don’t need to tell me so much.

But he still nodded: "Okay, I will do it."

Di Francesco laughed happily: "Where did I just say? Yes, my family learned from the pain and felt that we should be good at making use of strengths and avoiding weaknesses."

Gao Zheng quickly raised his hand: "Coach, I just finished training and I'm sweating all over, and now my sweat is almost dried up. If I listen to you, I'm afraid I'll catch a cold."

Di Francesco suddenly realized, waved his hand at him, and said very simply: "Yes, yes, you should go quickly."

When Gao Zheng went to the "Sailor's House" in Borata to buy focaccia again, the boss came up again: "Hey, Gao, the training camp has started for ten days, and now you have observed who the new head coach is." ?"

Di Francesco is not like Atezori. After taking office, he was frequently interviewed by reporters. He appeared in the media a lot, but it was others who discussed him, not what he said.

Gao Zheng didn't expect that this person who talked to him endlessly would be so reticent in the media.

"He." Gao Zheng looked at the ceiling at a forty-degree angle, "he should be a talkative person."

"People who talk a lot?" Borata was stunned.