Chapter 26 You win!
Cantaleo finally blew the whistle to end the game.
At the last minute of the game, Atletico Madrid launched a fierce attack, trying to grab an away goal at the Bernabeu and save their own face, but Real Madrid managed to keep the goal of zero goals under the offensive pressure of the opponent.
Woodgate was replaced by Pavon in the 71st minute.
The English central defender was the backbone of the defense that Gao Shen had high hopes for. Gao Shen was certain that Atletico would escalate their moves at the last minute, so there was no need to let Woodgate stay on the field, so he replaced Woodgate with Pavon.
This is also an encouragement to Paven and the young central defenders in the team.
Even if Woodgate left the field, Real Madrid's entire tactical system was stabilized, especially the double defensive midfielders. Real Madrid's defense was still much more stable than before, and Atletico Madrid really had no way to deal with Real Madrid's defense for the time being.
In the 83rd minute, Gao Shen replaced De La Red with Borja.
On the one hand, it was because De La Red received a yellow card in a defense, and he was physically exhausted. At the same time, Gao Shen also wanted to give Borja a chance to prove himself.
This young player is actually very talented, but he has never been welcomed in Real Madrid's first team. The reason is very simple. Real Madrid does not need a player like him.
Borja is a technical midfielder with delicate skills and is good at passing and organizing. He is a bit like the Argentine midfielder Cambiasso who previously played for Real Madrid. But everyone knows that what Real Madrid lacked the least was technical midfielders.
In front of Zidane, Figo, Beckham, Guti, and even Gravesen, how could the young player have the chance to control the ball?
If Borja is used as an engineer, the Spanish midfielder's weak defense and lack of physical strength will be exposed.
If Gao Shen remembers correctly, this young player moved to Real Mallorca after leaving Real Madrid and delivered an amazing performance in his first La Liga season.
He made 34 appearances, 17 of which were starts, played 1,879 minutes, scored four goals and provided seven assists.
One of the goals was scored at home to help Mallorca tie 1-1 with Real Madrid.
After an amazing season, Borja was bought by Premier League newly promoted West Bromwich Albion for a team record 7 million euros, but unfortunately he failed to show his true level in the Premier League. One season later, West Bromwich Albion was relegated and Borja was loaned back to Mallorca.
After returning to La Liga, Borja was reborn and helped Mallorca to finish fifth in the league. He also became one of the best Spanish players that season and was selected for the national team.
After that, whether in Villarreal or Florence, Borja showed a very strong level and was able to join Inter Milan in 17, when he was already 32 years old.
Gao Shen has always felt that Real Madrid has never lacked talents, but what it lacks is the environment to use them.
Who could believe that talents like Eto'o, Cambiasso, Felipe, Parejo and Juan Mata could not stay in Real Madrid?
What’s even more ridiculous is that these players are not without talent, nor are they late bloomers.
Gao Shen has been working in large enterprises for a long time. He is very clear about the crux of this problem. He also knows that if these unsuccessful players are used well, they can often produce unexpected results.
Just like Felipe, Arbeloa, De La Red and Negredo tonight.
With such a tight schedule, it is basically impossible to conquer the world with one lineup.
Therefore, Gao Shen needs to train and observe Borja, Pavon and others.
As for the Brazilian gang, they still need to be suppressed a little more.
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As soon as the whistle sounded, Murcia wanted to hide back in the locker room, but unexpectedly, as soon as he left Atletico's coaching command area, he saw Gao Shen walking towards him with a smile that asked for a beating on his face.
It's a blessing rather than a curse. Murcia knew that he couldn't escape it.
Who made me act so pretentiously before the show started?
"Congratulations!" Since he couldn't avoid it, Murcia just went for it, "You win!"
"Thank you!" Gao Shen smiled and shook hands with Murcia. He approached Murcia and whispered in his ear, "Now, you should be able to notice me, right?"
Murcia smiled awkwardly.
Sure enough, this is a guy who holds a grudge.
"You're lucky, the stars are in good form, so you win."
What Murcia meant was that winning the game was not because of your ability, but because of the power of the superstars in your hands.
Gao Shen was not angry either. He just laughed and said, "We won not only because we scored three goals, but more importantly, you failed to score any goals."
Murcia suddenly felt depressed.
He knew that Gao Shen was absolutely right.
The biggest difference for Real Madrid tonight was their defense. Although there were many mistakes, overall their defense was very methodical.
On the offensive end, Real Madrid also played very methodically, with Raul, Zidane and Beckham being completely liberated.
Without the Brazilian gang, Real Madrid's offensive ability has been affected to some extent, but this is not necessarily a bad thing.
Robinho is a genius, but he is too obsessed with dribbling. Beckham's crosses are more threatening.
"You know, you must be cursing me in your heart." Gao Shen still had a smile on his face, "But it doesn't matter, I do hold grudges, and I don't like to keep them in my heart. If I have a grudge, I like to take revenge on the spot!"
Murcia was angry, ashamed and annoyed. You have already won, is there any need to do this?
So, Atletico Madrid's acting head coach walked into the player tunnel angrily.
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In the VIP box at the top of the player's tunnel, as soon as the game whistle sounded, there was a knock on the door.
Before anyone came in, Martin's laughter was heard.
The new president of Real Madrid walked into the box as fast as the wind, with the word "proud" almost engraved on his face.
He should be proud of himself because the score of 3-0 was really good.
More importantly, both the result and the process of the game were satisfactory.
"How is it, Florentino, did Real Madrid play out the way you wanted to in tonight's game?" Martin asked with a laugh.
What kind of person is Florentino? No matter how unhappy he is in his heart, he still smiles on the surface.
"It was good, the team played quite well, Zidane and Beckham played a key role, and Woodgate proved to be a good player, but he was too prone to injury."
Florentino never mentioned Raul, who scored twice and was named the best player of the game, because Zidane, Beckham and Woodgate were all stars he brought in.
How could Martin not hear the hidden meaning?
"It doesn't matter. Next, I plan to make further demands on the team, which is to be able to do what you wanted to do but didn't do at the beginning, and do your best to promote the Zidane plus Pavon policy and further promote the young players in the team."
Florentino's smile froze when he heard this. Although he was sure that Martin came here deliberately to disgust him, he was still very angry at this moment. Fortunately, he had good self-control and quickly suppressed his anger.
"Then you should really make good use of this young head coach. As you said, he is really good."
Florentino's words were as insincere as they could be.
Even after tonight's game, who would believe how good Gao Shen is and whether he can really lead Real Madrid out of the quagmire?
Maybe this is just a coincidence, or maybe it's luck.
With superstars like Zidane, Beckham and Raul, let alone being so advanced, even if a child were to replace them, wouldn't they still have a chance to beat Atletico?
Florentino hopes that Martin will be tied to Gao Shen, especially by signing a formal contract. In this way, once Gao Shen leads Real Madrid into the abyss, Martin will be finished as well.
If that time really comes and Real Madrid fans fall into despair, wouldn't it be good for Florentino to be called upon to clean up the mess?
Martin suffered a loss once and learned his lesson this time.
"You are right, Florentino, Gao Shen is indeed very capable. I have always valued him, but it is too hasty to use him now. Young people need some pressure to make them grow faster."
After saying a bunch of high-sounding words, Martin changed the subject and said, "If he can lead the team to beat Arsenal in the next game and help the team advance smoothly, I will seriously consider your suggestion. After all, our performance in the Champions League in the past two years is really too bad."
Florentino was furious.
Real Madrid attaches great importance to the Champions League, which is determined by the club's history. When the Champions League was just established, Real Madrid won five consecutive championships. Since then, Real Madrid has had a special liking for the Champions League, even surpassing the La Liga.
But in the past two years, Real Madrid's performance in the Champions League has not been as good as before, which is also Florentino's biggest concern. Now that Martin brought it up, it is obvious that he wants to expose his injuries and poke at his sore spot.
"Want to beat Arsenal? Are you thinking too much?" Florentino sneered.
Valdano on the side also said: "Wenger is cunning and has some skills, but he is still too young. If you want to challenge Wenger, are you sure you really think highly of him?"
"I also think it's unrealistic for him to challenge Wenger," Butragueno also said.
They were not just there to support Florentino, but they truly felt that it was quite rare for Gao Shen, at his age, to lead the team to play a game like tonight.
But want to defeat the cunning Wenger?
Martin's mouth twitched and he snorted twice, "I believe he can do it!"
After saying that, Martin no longer had the interest to stay.
Everyone in the box understood what Martin said. It was a lie when he said he was optimistic about Gao Shen. Deep down, what he wanted to see most was his good friend Bosque standing in front of the head coach seat of Real Madrid.
It was indeed unexpected that Gao Shen led the team to defeat Atletico Madrid, but it was not too outrageous.
Now, the best outcome is that the team loses to Arsenal and is eliminated from the Champions League, and Gao Shen is naturally blamed and fired.
Everyone understood that Carlo was not stupid.
To be honest, he was really surprised that Gao Shen could lead the team to defeat Atletico Madrid, but what Martin said just now made him very worried, because he knew that defeating Wenger's Arsenal was almost an impossible task.
What they couldn't do at the Bernabeu with a fully armed lineup of superstars, how could they possibly do it at Highbury with the current weakened lineup and the team facing internal and external troubles?
