Super Marshal

In the eyes of many ordinary fans, the success of professional teams in European football often comes from victory on the football field, but in fact, this impression is wrong.

According to Gao Han's understanding over the years, if a professional team wants to succeed, off-field management is the key.

For example, the Premier League, the most commercially successful league, serves as a benchmark for club management. Manchester United was able to withstand Chelsea's financial impact, counterattack and win the championship in the shortest time. A very important reason is that their excellent business management capabilities enabled them to win the championship in the transfer market. A lot of money will be invested in the market.

On the other hand, Arsenal has cut down on clothing and diet over the years and frequently sold off its stars. This has something to do with the club's finances.

When fans mention La Liga, their first impression is of the two giants Barcelona and Real Madrid. When talking about why these two teams are so powerful, they naturally talk about the advantages of the membership system.

But in fact, fans can easily forget that there are two other clubs in La Liga that are also membership-based, Athletic Bilbao and Osasuna. If we want to divide it from a geographical perspective, Athletic Bilbao is in Brazil. The status of the Basque region is also very high, and this team even only uses Basque players.

Therefore, the advantages of Barcelona and Real Madrid are not only the membership system, but also the management of their clubs.

The more obvious examples are Serie A and Bundesliga.

After the Calciopoli incident, Serie A suffered a heavy blow, and Juventus suffered heavy losses and were relegated to Serie B. But just when everyone thought this team was doomed, no one Thinking that the Zebra Legion will come back soon.

And in just a few years, Juventus once again showed its strength in competing for supremacy in Apennines.

For the time being, Inter Milan can still suppress Juventus, but over time, it is still difficult to say which of the two teams will be better.

So what enables Juventus to recover so quickly after encountering a relegation nightmare?

In the final analysis, it lies in Juventus's excellent modern management capabilities.

Let’s look at the Bundesliga again. How popular was the Bundesliga once upon a time?

During the turn of the century, the Bundesliga teams were a formidable enemy in European football. First, Hitzfeld led Dortmund and Bayern Munich to the Europa League, and then Bayer Leverkusen's miserable Sanya Kings. The strength of the Bundesliga teams It can be seen.

But why has the Bundesliga fallen to this situation now?

The bankruptcy of the Kirsch Group greatly affected the club's income. This is one of them. But you must know that all Bundesliga teams were also experiencing crises at that time, including Bayern Munich. But why was Bayern Munich the first to get out of trouble, and even more so now? Will the Bundesliga evolve into a situation where Bayern Munich excels?

The answer is simple, this team is better than other Bundesliga teams in terms of business operations.

When it comes to business operations and club management, Bayern Munich does not lose to Manchester United at all.

Excellent business operations can bring huge financial income to the club, and an efficient management mechanism can enable the team to make correct decisions. Even if mistakes occur, they can decisively stop losses to the maximum extent.

After Gao Han came to Bayern Munich, he was not only coaching this team, he was also consciously learning this team's efficient management system. Don't underestimate this, because in European football, I don't know what else is going on. How many teams don't even have a clear division of responsibilities between the head coach, technical director, and sports director, leading to constant conflicts.

He is also paying attention to Bayern Munich's business operations and overseas development, because he believes that future European giants must work hard to spread their influence around the world, so that they can ensure that they will always stand at the core pinnacle of world football.

Because Gao Han is not just a head coach, he is also the owner of the Chinatown team.

If compared with Bayern Munich, the current management system of the Chinatown team is still quite rough.

To give the simplest example, let’s take the head coach.

Pochettino, the head coach of the Chinatown team, is theoretically subject to the management of general manager Armando Marcos, but he is also directly responsible to Gao Han, which can easily lead to problems.

Yes, Gao Han is very confident about him now, and he is diligent in doing things, but what if one day, another team comes to poach him and he changes jobs?

Isn’t it common for head coaches to change jobs midway?

How did the Chinatown team respond at that time?

Looking for another one?

Who can I find?

Where can I find it in this short while?

Therefore, according to mainstream European practice, a technical director should be set up above the head coach, similar to the role of Paul Futre of Atletico Madrid, who is fully responsible for the club's competitive affairs.

The advantage of this is that the club can maintain a unified thinking for a long time and will not be affected by the change of head coach, because the role of the technical director is to ensure the normal operation of the club at all times, and he must have a complete set of plans.

In other words, if Pochettino chooses to change jobs, the technical director appointed by Gao Han can also immediately find someone from the candidate list to take over the team.

This is true for the head coach, the players, and the staff in all positions of the club.

At Bayern Munich, Hoeness serves as technical director, so strictly speaking, he is Gao Han's immediate boss.

But establishing a complete management mechanism cannot be accomplished overnight. The technical director is only one part of it. The next thing to consider is the balance between business operations and competition.

The most typical case of imbalance is Florentino's Galacticos, which completely ruined competition for the sake of business.

Manchester United is also unbalanced in this aspect and has become Ferguson's boss. Once Ferguson retires, who can fill this huge hole?

Bayern Munich has a good balance between business and competition. Therefore, Gao Han is also working hard to learn the management system of the Bundesliga giant in this aspect. Generally, as long as he receives an invitation, he will come to Sebena unless he is extremely busy. executive conference room, listen to their meetings and discussions, and see their decision-making process.

When the time comes, he also wants to implement management system reforms on the Chinatown team. Only in this way can the Chinatown team be regarded as a real professional team.

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At the monthly meeting, the first topic discussed is to summarize the previous month, prepare for this month, and then budget for the next month.

While Gao Han was listening silently, his eyes kept paying attention to the core senior executives attending the meeting. Each of them was a department head, and they were all professionals. For example, Karl Hopfner, who was in charge of finance, was a very powerful accountant. expert.

Although the whole world has been affected by the subprime mortgage crisis in the United States, and problems have also occurred in Europe, the German economy remains strong, and Bayern Munich's development has not slowed down. Combined with the club's crazy winning streak on the court, off-field business operations It has also been very fruitful and is expected to create a new historical high.

In terms of expenditure, the management mentioned the issue of player contract renewal, with the focus being Lewandowski.

This summer, Lewandowski joined the team from the Polish second division. The salary offered by Bayern Munich would be quite high in the Polish league, but in the Bundesliga, it would be very low.

But now the situation is different. Lewandowski has performed well recently. In order to prevent the players from being separated, the club took the initiative to put the contract extension on the agenda, hoping to lock this star of hope on Bayern Munich's ship as soon as possible.

In this regard, Gao Han also has to admire the vision of Bayern Munich's Big Three and management.

Although many department heads are professionals, many key departments are run by former professional players, such as the scouting department, which allows Bayern Munich to better evaluate the value of each player. Lewandowski is undoubtedly He's the kind of player that makes anyone's eyes light up when they see him.

Especially after scoring the winning goal against Karlsruhe, this player gained confidence and performed brilliantly every time he played. People have high hopes for his future, and it is understandable to renew his contract.

In addition to renewing the contract, Hoeness also proposed to promote Nellinger as the team's technical director. As for the team leader, Nellinger's deputy will serve as the team leader. This personnel transfer obviously reached a tacit understanding long ago and was quickly obtained. Adopted with unanimous approval from management.

It should be said that these two decisions had something to do with Gao Han, but they did not invite him to attend.

Sure enough, just when Gao Han was wondering, Hoeness raised a new issue.

"Not long ago, we received invitations from Dubai and Abu Dhabi in the Middle East to go to the Middle East for winter training."

When Hoeness said this, he specifically aimed his gaze at Gao Han and smiled slightly.

"We all know that the winter in Germany is very cold and is not suitable for team training, so we went to southern Spain for training last season, but this time we have sponsor invitations from Dubai and Abu Dhabi, and the local governments are also very supportive and Welcome, the temperature there is about 20 degrees, which is very suitable for training during the winter break."

"Of course, the Middle East has developed very fast in recent years, and Dubai has become a shopping paradise where tourists from all over the world gather. The club has always attached great importance to the development of the Middle East. It has also organized training camps in the Middle East in the past. I don't know about this time. What do you think?"

It's November now, and the winter break training camp is in January. The schedule is just right now, even a little late.

Gao Han knew that they invited him to attend because they wanted to listen to his opinions.

"Have the schedule and warm-up matches been arranged?"

Hoeness nodded, "The entire Middle East training camp lasts for nineteen days. The first week is training, followed by two warm-up matches. The training venue is arranged in Dubai, and the two warm-up matches are in Abu Dhabi and Saudi Arabia."

Obviously, the management has been communicated with.

As for the mysterious Middle East, Gao Han had never been to it, but since everyone in the club thought it was feasible, there was no need for him to put too much thought into this matter, and he immediately nodded in agreement.

"Okay, send me a detailed itinerary when the time comes, and I'll ask the coaching staff to prepare in advance."

As soon as Gao Han expressed his stance, everyone in the conference room immediately laughed in relief.

With his coaching performance over the past year or so, Gao Han has a very high reputation within the Bayern Munich team. To put it bluntly, he has a veto power on matters related to sports.

Take the Middle East training camp as an example. If Gao Han is not willing, Bayern Munich will have to cancel the trip.

"Oh, by the way, before the warm-up match in Abu Dhabi, the team may have to be received by the Sheikh of Abu Dhabi. I heard from them that there are many die-hard fans in their royal family who have long wanted to see Gao Han and us. The team’s style is gone.”

As soon as Hoeness finished speaking, the audience burst into laughter.

Gao Han's influence is undoubted, and fans all over the world praise him. But I didn't expect that even the royal family members in the Middle East have his fans. This is new.

Some people at the scene even joked that they should ask Gao Han to help find out if any of the royal family members are suitable for playing football, and bring a few back to Bayern Munich. This would be of great benefit to the team's development of the Middle East market.

This proposal was immediately cheered by everyone present.

Gao Han was sweating after hearing this. Is this still a meeting?

Are you sure you're not talking nonsense?