Chapter 39 Precautions

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  In addition, Magath's physical training level can be said to be the world's first (note 1), and he also has a lot of experience in specialized technical training. These two aspects are extremely helpful for Yu Hai and Huo Jiamin. As long as they train hard according to Magath's requirements, their bodies and techniques will definitely make huge progress in the first one or two years, especially for Huo Jiamin, who has already grown tall enough to start gradually strengthening anaerobic training.

  Youhai is still young and underdeveloped, far from reaching his full potential. Historically, he grew to 1m88 in height, but currently stands at only 1m83 (his development has accelerated due to better nutrition and training). Gao Jun worries that Youhai's body cannot withstand Magath's devilish training, and the loss of both wingers would be a huge blow to Dongfang's strength, potentially dashing their hopes for promotion this year. This could also impact the growth of many promising young players at Dongfang. Therefore, Gao Jun only supports Xiao Jiansen trying out at Bayern, but strongly opposes Youhai taking risks now. Due to years of trust, Youhai suppressed his inner turmoil and stated that he would not consider playing abroad before next year's World Youth Championship.

  Moreover, Gao Jun told him that while Magath is a good coach, he is also notorious for being a "tyrant". If he slacks off during training, doesn't give his all in matches, or even if Magath just thinks so, Hao Haidong will be thoroughly suppressed on the bench. The reason Yang Chen had a falling out with Magath back then was because Yang's German wasn't good and there were communication problems between them, leading to misunderstandings. So if Hao Haidong is determined to go, he must mentally prepare himself for this and start intensifying his German studies from now on...

  In addition, Magath hates it the most when players deceive him, even if it's a white lie. So when dealing with him, you must tell the truth. If you're injured and can't participate in certain training sessions, then don't participate. Otherwise, participating in training but not being fully committed may lead him to think that your injury is just an excuse, and your future will be doomed. The misunderstanding between Yang Chen and him was caused by this. On the other hand, it's essential to strengthen your upper body during the recovery period. This can improve your arm and core strength, enhance your competitiveness, and also leave a good impression on the head coach that you're hardworking and diligent. With Magath's personality, he may give you more opportunities to play... Gao Jun anxiously advised Hou Senming before he left for Bayern Munich, fearing that his relationship with Magath wouldn't go well.

  Although he supported Hao Haidong going abroad, considering that Chinese football would face a shortage of talents in a few years, if Hao Haidong was really abandoned by Magdeburg, the loss would be too great. Therefore, Gao Lin planned to suggest to the club to add some protective special clauses to the transfer agreement between the two parties.

  In addition, Xu's guidance is definitely willing to make sacrifices for Chinese football, but for the healthy development of Dongfang Club and Chongming Football Base, transfer fees are still needed. If Bayern is not willing to pay too much cash for an unknown player, it can also be solved in other ways.

  But in any case, giving up is not a good idea. This will not only make the already poor economic situation of Dongfang Club worse, but also for Chinese football, it's just a delicious poison. Because with such an example, domestic clubs will be even less willing to develop youth training, and this cost far outweighs the benefits that one or two players may (note: only possibly) gain from playing in European leagues.

  Although I support Hao Haidong to try his luck at Bayern, Gao Lin can be sure that Hao Haidong's days at Bayern will not be easy. Although his dribbling skills are among the best in Asia for his age group, and his shooting (including long shots) and set pieces are also very good, his narrow field of vision means he is only suitable for playing on the wing (of course, if it were a low-level domestic league, he could even play as a central attacking midfielder or second striker). His poor defensive ability means he can't even fully play as a wing forward, and Hao Haidong's technical characteristics are not suited to the "wing reverse inside cut" tactic. Therefore, currently, the only position he can play is right winger. This defect of being able to play only one position is undoubtedly very unfavorable for Hao Haidong, who initially found it difficult to even get playing time as a substitute.

  Of course, saying these to Hao Jiamin would be useless and only serve to unnecessarily undermine his confidence. What Gao Jun truly wanted to remind Hao Jiamin of was: "Magate likes to let young players try new positions, so you may end up playing as a winger or even a wing-back. But remember, your attacking talent is your greatest advantage and also your only advantage. Even if you play as a wing-back, you can only be an attacking wing-back. I've always believed that 'instead of making up for weaknesses, it's better to strengthen one's strengths.' This especially applies to you..."

  As expected, Bayern's offer was not high. The transfer fee for Ji Yun was only 300,000 euros, and the annual salary was only 50,000 euros (Bayern is not like other wealthy clubs that spend money lavishly, besides it's still 2004, player income is far from being as high as now, of course, 50,000 euros is almost the lowest annual salary for a full-time player in Bayern's squad in the 2004/2005 season...). The offer to Yu Hai was 500,000 euros and 60,000 euros. Only the offer to Gao Jun was relatively high, but it was only a transfer fee of 2 million euros and an annual salary of 300,000 euros.

  Although the German side offered a very low price, Director Xu was willing to accept it for the sake of the children's future, but Gao Jun's words also made sense, so in the end, Dongfang team only agreed to discuss the transfer of Hao Jiamin with Bayern.

  Note 1: This is just a personal opinion, but in my memory, the teams coached by Magath have always had an obvious physical advantage in matches, regardless of the opponent. The transformation of Chou Jie into a "devil muscle man" at Schalke in over a year is also a good example. Moreover, Magath's physical training has another very impressive aspect: although the intensity is so great that every player who has been under his command shudders when thinking about it, there are very few cases of injury due to excessive training volume or recurrence of old injuries, which shows that Magath's physical training may not be humane, but it is still very scientific.