Eusebio DiFrancisco looked at the tall young man in front of him and looked very thin.

Although he had just arrived at this team, he was already familiar with this young man. On the first day he came to the team, the club's general manager Zagramola clearly told him that Gao Zheng is the core player of Sampdoria and he hopes to see Gao Zheng go further under Di Francesco.

To be honest, Di Francesco was not surprised at all about Gao Zheng's treatment.

Because he knew this was indeed a talented player who thought he was very talented.

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

While Di Francisco 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 makes him feel a little uncomfortable.

I originally thought that I could form a long-term and good cooperative relationship with Yacini. After all, in more than half a season of the game, he felt that Yacini was a head coach who knew him. He would not insist on putting himself in front of the goal like the idiot Atzori, but instead gave himself great autonomy.

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

He couldn't understand the club's decision.

After he returned to the team, a reporter asked him what he thought about the club's decision to change coaches. He smartly chose to remain silent and did not reveal his true thoughts in his heart.

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

He didn't like Di Francesco in front of him. He just didn't know who the new coach was, what his personality and temper were, what his tactical preferences were, whether he liked offense or defense... He didn't know.

Since you don’t know anything, you will definitely not be as good as the already familiar Yacini when you cooperate.

This is also the reason why Gao Zheng prefers the club to keep Yacini, but he does not have the ability to make decisions about the club.

"I heard that your physical fitness is not very good. Most of the time last season was a substitute." After looking at Gao Zheng, Di Francesco spoke. "You know, I need an offensive core, but if the offensive core always comes on the bench, it will be very troublesome for me..."

Gao Zheng nodded: "I understand."

He lowered his head and frowned slightly, so the new head coach was planning to find someone else to be the core? Is he incompatible with the head coach he met at the beginning of each season? He would encounter such a situation every time...

Just as Gao Zheng was thinking about it, he heard Di Francesco say: "I heard that your physical condition has been bad last season because you missed the physical training camp at the beginning of the season, because you and that coach have some messy things... So I plan to ask the coaching staff to develop a targeted physical training plan for you to help you get back to normal."

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

The unusually young head coach smiled and said to him: "I don't want my offensive core to be a super substitute."

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

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

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

"Many upgraded teams are due to lack of investment in the transfer market, which has led to the team's strength stopping. The strength of the second division is in the first division and it is difficult for even relegation. Since we are destined to be unable to obtain famous stars in the transfer market, why not discover their own potential?" Di Francis continued. He seemed to be very interested and did not need Gao Zheng's response at all, so he just kept talking.

"In the past two years, Sampdoria's reserve team has produced many good young players. In addition to you, there are also Icardi, Obiang, and Kosticic. Alberto Masi, who transferred to Provercelli last season, is also a potential player... I think as long as you give you the opportunity to exercise, young people can take the lead. In world football, the youth army is not a rare thing..."

Gao Zheng wanted to say something, but he couldn't speak at all, so he saw Di Francisco continue: "I know, some people would say that young people lack experience and are prone to make mistakes. But I don't expect to win championships or qualifications with the youth team. The first thing I need is to be able to survive in the A League and not fall back to Class B after a season. In fact, the goal given to me is to ensure that there is no relegation this season... Young people may make mistakes, but youth also means there is still room for correction, so making mistakes is not scary..."

Gao Zheng stared at the gushing head coach Di Francesco, who could not get in the mouth at all.

I don't think this new head coach is so good at talking in training...

Di Francisco seemed not to want to chat with Gao Zheng, but wanted to find someone to talk to him. Just as Gao Zheng was stunned, he had already talked about his coaching experience.

"...I know how I evaluate me now. I don't have any experience in coaching a Class A team, and my only experience can be said to be a very failure. But this is just like what I said before. I am still young and I will definitely make mistakes, but I also have room to correct my mistakes. After leaving Lecce, I did not find a new job, but I have been resting at home and reflecting..."

"I know where my problem is. I am not a master of tactics, I am not good at designing tactics, and I am not the head coach who has been famous for a long time. I have enough prestige to suppress the locker room. In the next coaching, I must try to avoid such a situation, so the youth army can make the resistance in the locker room less... I also know what I am good at, I am good at inspiring people, but veterans are not so motivating..."

At this moment, Gao Zheng finally seized the opportunity and interrupted: "Which young people are more enthusiastic about their passion?"

Di Francisco glanced at Gao Zheng, then nodded and said, "You are right."

Gao Zheng seized the opportunity and spoke again: "But coach, why did you say these to me? I am just a player, and you told me so much... I'm afraid you will kill me to silence..."

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

Gao Zheng thought that if you are the core, you should be the core. You don’t need to tell me so much about it…

But he nodded: "Okay, I'll do it."

Di Francesco then laughed happily: "Where did I just talk about it? Yes, after I got home, I learned from my mistakes and felt that I should be good at playing to my strengths and avoiding my weaknesses..."

Gao Zheng quickly raised his hand: "Coach, I just finished the training and sweat was sweating all over. Now I'm almost blown dry. If you continue to talk, I'm afraid I'll catch a cold."

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

When Gao Zheng went to Porata's "Sailors' House" to buy Focacha, the boss came over again: "Hey, Gao, the training camp has begun for ten days. Now have you observed who the new head coach is?"

Di Francesco is not like Atzori. After taking office, he is interviewed frequently by reporters. He appears in the media a lot, but others discuss him, not what he said.

Gao Zheng didn't expect that this person who talked endlessly about him would be very taciturn in the media.

"He..." Gao Zheng looked at the ceiling forty degrees, "It should be someone who talks a lot."
Chapter completed!