Chapter 30: Gao Shen, how do you plan to lose?
After spending a night in the tactical library, Gao Shen went out early the next morning in high spirits to buy breakfast.
When he passed by a roadside newsstand, he bought several newspapers at once.
He wanted to know how the Spanish media evaluated and viewed him after the 3-0 victory over Atletico Madrid.
Maybe it was because it was the coldest time of the year and Gao Shen was wrapped up so tightly, but no one recognized him when he went out. This made him feel a little disappointed.
The sense of presence is still too low!
Of course, Real Madrid fans really don’t have good eyesight and didn’t even recognize their own head coach.
Agent? The agent is also the head coach!
Gao Shen felt resentful in his heart, and after returning home, he ate breakfast while reading the newspaper.
As the mouthpiece of Real Madrid, AS gave a high evaluation of the victory in this derby, believing that Real Madrid was able to beat the visiting Atletico Madrid 3-0 at a time when the team was in turmoil, which showed Real Madrid's strong strength.
Raul, who was elected the best player of the game, Zidane, who scored a goal, and Beckham, who performed very well, were all praised in separate articles by AS, which believed that the three superstars played the role of phenomenal players.
AS also wrote a special article to praise several young players in the starters, especially Felipe Luis, believing that the Brazilian left-back showed great strength on the left, not only playing an obvious role on the offensive end, but also doing a very good job on the defensive end, which was reassuring.
More importantly, Felipe is young and has strong ability to go back and forth, which is better than Carlos.
Arbeloa's defense on the right was flawless, De La Red's performance in the center midfield was also remarkable, and Negredo's tactical role was even more obvious. Several young players all gave satisfactory results.
There is also Woodgate. This player has also performed very well and AS has given him high praise, but at the same time, they are also worried that he will be injured again. After all, his ability has never been a problem; the main problem is his injury.
Gao Shen read through several pages of AS from beginning to end. He was trying to find his name or his comments on the head coach, but it only appeared in one place, which was an inconspicuous comment on the third page.
A reporter named Andrew from AS commented that Gao Shen did not attend the post-match press conference, which was unbecoming of a Real Madrid head coach, and believed that Gao Shen was angry with the media reporters.
In addition, there is another implicit mention, that is in the column of Alfredo, editor-in-chief of AS. He believes that Real Madrid's tactical system tonight is more orderly, and the defense is also more in place, and the players' enthusiasm has been mobilized.
After reading it, Gao Shen’s face was full of black question marks.
Damn, even if I’m an agent, even if I’m an intern, my presence is too minimal, right?
Not even mentioning it?
Wasn't that what you guys were like before the game?
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Gao Shen didn't believe it and flipped through the Marca newspaper again.
Similar to AS, the long articles were all praising Real Madrid, especially superstars like Raul, how well they performed, how powerful the young players were, and players like Woodgate were also praised heavily.
Marca also highlighted the interviews with some Real Madrid fans after the game, who believed that Real Madrid played very aggressively in this game.
"Under the leadership of our leader, captain Raul, we played with the Juanito spirit when we faced Atletico at home!"
I flipped through several pages in one go, but still didn't see my name.
Damn, this is too much.
Gao Shen looked at several other newspapers and found that they were all basically the same. Even if his name was mentioned, it was just briefly mentioned, as if he was not important at all.
The most outrageous is Le Monde.
The newspaper has a special ratings column to rate the players and head coaches of both teams.
The three players who scored the highest points for Real Madrid were Raul, Beckham and Woodgate, which basically fits Gao Shen's impression of the game.
Zidane and Felipe Luis followed closely behind, and the other players also basically got satisfactory scores and performed well, which shows that the whole Real Madrid team played well in this game.
But what annoyed Gao Shen was that in the head coach's comments, Gao Shen only got a mediocre five points, and the comment was: The outstanding performance of the superstars helped him get his first victory in Real Madrid.
Holy shit, this is simply unbearable!
It sounds like Gao Shen did nothing, just sat in the coaching seat and picked up a derby victory for nothing.
Okay, you guys are awesome!
Gao Shen witnessed the uncrowned king’s awesomeness for the first time.
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The depression only lasted for a while, and then Gao Shen's attention was attracted by the La Liga standings after 26 rounds.
After the 25th round, Real Madrid ranked third in La Liga, two points behind second-placed Valencia and ten points behind top-placed Barcelona.
Now, after 26 rounds of matches, Valencia drew 0-0 with Malaga away, while Real Madrid won 3-0 at home against Atletico Madrid, successfully narrowing the points gap with Valencia. Both teams have 51 points, but Real Madrid is slightly better than Valencia in terms of goal difference, so they reversed the Bat Army and moved up one place in the standings.
This is certainly good news, but it doesn't mean much.
In this round, Barcelona played against Deportivo La Coruna at home. With goals from Ronaldinho, Larsson and Eto'o, they reversed Super Deportivo 3-2 and continued to lead with a ten-point advantage.
There are only twelve rounds left in La Liga. Real Madrid is ten points behind and it is basically unrealistic to make a comeback.
What's more, in terms of schedule, Barcelona has already survived the most difficult devilish February, while Real Madrid's devilish schedule has just begun.
In the remaining twelve rounds, Barcelona and Real Madrid both have five home games, but among Barcelona's twelve opponents, only Real Madrid and Villarreal are strong teams. However, these two games are both at home in Camp Nou, so even if they cannot win all the games, there will not be much suspense in getting points.
But it is different for Real Madrid. They have to face Villarreal and Super Laco at home, and Valencia, Zaragoza, Barcelona and Osasuna, four devilish home fields away.
If the ten-point gap is despair enough, then taking into account the schedule, Real Madrid basically has no choice but to surrender.
Therefore, even AS and Marca agree that even if Real Madrid wins the Madrid derby, there is basically no hope of a comeback.
Gao Shen had to admit that it was really difficult, extremely, extremely difficult.
But we can't despair completely.
Who can say that victory is certain until the last moment?
The key lies in the first game in April, which is the challenge against Barcelona at Camp Nou. It can be said to be crucial. If Real Madrid wins, they will have a chance to turn things around.
In any case, the initiative is now in Barcelona's hands.
The only thing Real Madrid can do now is to try their best in every game and wait for Barcelona to make mistakes.
As for the advanced level, there is even less that can be done.
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The Spanish media basically kept silent about the match , but online, Italy's Gazzetta dello Sport reported on Real Madrid's game.
The Milan media did not do this on a whim, but because they interviewed Ronaldo and also broke a piece of news.
Moratti is preparing to buy back Ronaldo for 15 million euros and let him partner with Adriano.
Gazzetta dello Sport also asked Ronaldo about the news in an exclusive interview, but the Brazilian striker did not deny it. Instead, he avoided the question and said that he still had a contract with Real Madrid, but he felt puzzled and worried about his current situation.
The implication is that he felt he was left out of the roster for no reason, which was incomprehensible.
In the interview, Ronaldo talked about his conflicts with Raul and several local players. For example, there were rumors that he and Guti had a fight in the locker room. Ronaldo did not directly deny it, but said that team unity is very important.
Ronaldo expressed anger and dissatisfaction with the new head coach Gao Shen's exclusion of him from the roster. He believed that this was a prejudice against him. He also said that he had no communication with Gao Shen and reiterated his position that it was a farce for Real Madrid to hire a 25-year-old rookie coach with no qualifications.
"I don't need to use my tolerance to comfort others. We are all working on the same team. Everyone just needs to do what they are supposed to do."
"I don't think I will be away from the game forever. Last night at the Bernabeu, I met many people, including club management, coaches, players and fans. They all told me that Real Madrid needs me very much, and I feel the same way."
The purpose of Alien's interview was to create public opinion to exert pressure, but his attitude was very clear: he would not compromise.
When Gao Shen read this interview, he secretly felt a little amused in his heart, because he saw five words in it: Come and coax me!
Ronaldo is not bad, but willful .
Of course, this is also normal. From his debut to now, he has always been a child of destiny and has always been pampered and cared for. Naturally, he needs someone to coax him into playing football.
But Gao Shen didn't want to coax him.
Gazzetta dello Sport also interviewed another person, that is former Real Madrid technical director Sacchi.
Sacchi said in an interview that he watched the Madrid derby and he felt that Real Madrid played very much like an Italian team in this game. This was not because Real Madrid had fewer shots than Atletico Madrid, but because of Real Madrid's defense.
"This young head coach of Real Madrid has brought something new to the team. He has his own football philosophy and pursuit, which is reflected in the players."
"The defense is much more rigorous, the distance between the lines is closer, the players' mental outlook and new look are all welcome changes, so they have succeeded at the Bernabeu."
Sacchi believes that the role of the head coach is very important. He quoted what he said when he was in Milan: talent + environment + understanding = success.
In this winning formula, understanding refers to the head coach's understanding of the team and formulating tactics according to the individual needs of the team.
"In the 1960s, the world-famous coach Herrera once said, 'The head coach leaves his mark on the bullet', which means that the team itself has certain qualities and potential, and the head coach is the catalyst that stimulates these qualities and potential."
"There is no doubt that, judging from this game alone, the young Real Madrid coach did a great job, but his real test will be in the Champions League next Wednesday."
"Wenger is one of the greatest coaches in the world, Arsenal is one of the strongest teams on the planet and Arsenal also has the most overwhelming advantage in the history of the Champions League. There is basically no suspense about the Gunners' victory."
"But I am curious, how will he choose to make Real Madrid lose this game?"
