Chapter 43 He finally did it!
"yeah!!!"
Before Gao Shen entered the locker room, he could hear the cheers of Real Madrid players celebrating through the closed locker room door.
Just now on the stadium, they were somewhat concerned about Arsenal's emotions, but once they entered the locker room, they completely let themselves go.
This made Gao Shen feel very proud.
The taste of victory is really good!
Just now on the field, after the players left the field, Wenger came over and chatted with Gao Shen for a few words, but he couldn't hide the disappointment between his brows and looked a little bored. After a few polite words, Wenger left.
Before leaving, he said self-deprecatingly that he had told assistant coach Pat Rice that he would poach Gao Shen to work for Arsenal after he stepped down from Real Madrid. Unexpectedly, before he could even make a move to poach the player, Gao Shen took over his old nest.
Gao Shen felt both amused and grateful.
Wenger would not lie about such things, and to be favored by Wenger and get a job at Arsenal is already a great recognition for Gao Shen.
Of course, he definitely wouldn't want to go now.
Defeating Arsenal created another miracle in the history of the Champions League knockout stage and led Real Madrid into the quarterfinals. This transcript is enough to ensure that Gao Shen stays in the Bernabeu and gain a firm foothold as the coach of Real Madrid.
The new chairman Martin is sitting in the stands at Highbury tonight. How will he react to such a great victory brought to him? And what kind of reward can he give?
Gao Shen had no doubt that Martin would be very proud of his decision to choose Gao Shen on a whim ten days ago.
Especially after Real Madrid put in such amazing performances in two consecutive games.
With the results on the court, Gao Shen has now won back some initiative, so he is not in a hurry.
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I pushed open the door of the locker room and stepped in, and my ears were filled with the noise of the players.
Everyone was celebrating, Ramos even took off all his clothes and danced there, it was really eye-catching.
But you can also see that they are really excited.
"Everyone!"
Gao Shen came in front of the players and looked at everyone with a smile.
All the players also looked at him with smiles on their faces, with a little more conviction in their eyes than before.
"Congratulations! Great Real Madrid warriors! Congratulations on achieving the second miracle in the history of the Champions League! Congratulations on helping the team reach the quarterfinals of the Champions League! Congratulations on continuing the fine history and tradition of Real Madrid!"
"I'm proud of you!"
As soon as Gao Shen finished speaking, warm applause broke out in the locker room.
"This is not only our honor, Gao Shen, but also yours!" Captain Raul walked up to Gao Shen and shouted excitedly.
"No one outside knows it, but all of us in this locker room know what you've done for this team, we all know how much you've given, and we all know how important you are."
At this point, Raul suddenly changed the subject, looked directly at Gao Shen, and said solemnly, "I want to apologize to you, Gao."
Everyone looked at Raul in surprise.
Su Dong was also surprised.
Why apologize?
"In fact, even after you told me so much, I was still very skeptical and worried about you after the match against Atletico Madrid. I even thought that the team should change a better head coach to lead the team to play against Arsenal."
"But now, I realize that I was wrong. For a game like this, any other head coach, even the world's top coach, may not be able to do as well as you. I apologize to you!"
It’s a bit of a bummer, but this is actually very normal.
Who would suddenly trust a rookie with no qualifications?
"Don't apologize, Raul, we are comrades fighting side by side!" Gao Shen stretched out his hand.
Raul held Gao Shen's hand tightly, took another step forward and hugged Gao Shen tightly.
After Raul stepped back, Zidane also stepped forward.
"I was also reserved towards you before, and I apologize to you as well, Gao."
Gao Shen shook the hand that Zidane extended, and the two hugged each other.
"Me too. I was worried before and doubted your ability. I apologize." Beckham also took the initiative to come over and shake hands and hug Gao Shen. It was obvious that he, like everyone else, recognized Gao Shen's ability.
It's just a game, but it's more than just a game.
As the highest level competition in world football, it is definitely not an especially when they were forced into a desperate situation in the first round.
Gao Shen handed in an answer sheet with almost perfect scores.
The players came forward one after another, even Ramos ran over naked to hug Gao Shen, which frightened Gao Shen so much that he refused repeatedly and forced him to put on his clothes quickly before coming again, which caused a burst of laughter in the locker room.
After the victory, the team's atmosphere and morale were completely different.
Fernando Lucas stood behind Gao Shen, silently watching everything in front of him. His sight finally fixed on Gao Shen. He found that his good friend was becoming more and more unfamiliar and incredible.
Especially seeing what is happening in front of us, let alone when Gao Shen just took office ten days ago, even after defeating Atletico Madrid, such a scene would never have happened, and no one even dared to think about it.
But now, it was happening, right under Lucas' nose.
Lucas suddenly remembered what Gao Shen once said: Only the weak will crave for others' pity and sympathy, while the strong will use their strength to win respect!
Gao Shen has been practicing this sentence from the very beginning, and now, he has finally done it!
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While everyone was celebrating around Gao Shen, the new president Martin also came to the Real Madrid locker room.
He was quite surprised when he saw Gao Shen being recognized by the players.
Martin gave the highest praise and affirmation to the team's performance, believing that the team's performance was enough to go down in the history of Real Madrid, interpreted the Juanito spirit, demonstrated the tenacity and bloodiness of Real Madrid, and completely refuted the outside rumors about disunity within Real Madrid.
At the same time, Martin also encouraged the team, hoping that everyone could keep up the good work and strive to continue to advance and achieve better results in the upcoming La Liga and Champions League games.
Martin also promised that the team's advancement to the quarterfinals was a great event and that after he returned, he would immediately urge the management to come up with a new reward plan and hoped that the team would continue to work hard.
This was basically expected, so the players' reactions were relatively calm.
Nowadays, in the Real Madrid locker room, the words of Martin, the chairman, carry less weight than those of Gao Shen, the rookie head coach.
Martin then pulled Gao Shen to a corner outside the locker room and praised his coaching in the last two games, but at the same time pointed out a problem with Gao Shen.
"I just met a UEFA official in the stands and he asked, 'You're not going to attend the post-match press conference?'
Gao Shen nodded and said, "I felt a little unwell, so I asked Maquida to go in my place."
"Uncomfortable?" Martin frowned a little. Gao Shen in front of him looked lively and energetic, and didn't look like he was feeling uncomfortable at all.
When playing against Atletico Madrid before, he did not attend the pre-match and post-match press conferences. Now it is the Champions League knockout stage, and Gao Shen is not participating again. This is somewhat unreasonable.
"Actually, Chairman, we don't have a formal head coach now, and I'm just acting. So it doesn't make any difference whether I go or the chief assistant coach goes." Gao Shen explained with a laugh.
Martin heard it.
In fact, even now, he is still reluctant.
Because in his plan, the most ideal Real Madrid head coach should be Bosque, assisted by Hierro, so that he can gain enough impression points and votes among local fans, especially members.
But ask yourself, whether it was against Atletico Madrid or tonight's game against Arsenal, if it were Bosque, he might not be able to win such a tough battle, but Gao Shen did it.
It is reasonable and just to give him a contract as a reward .
What's more, just now in the locker room, he also saw the players' recognition of Gao Shen, and in the stands, he also heard from professionals their recognition of this game, especially the head coach's deployment and on-the-spot command.
Not to mention anything else, the crazy attack at the beginning of the first half, if it were a head coach with weaker willpower, he would have retreated long ago. Would he have been able to wait for Beckham to score?
Some people may think that Gao Shen won the bet.
But it doesn’t matter. Professional football values both process and results. Winning is winning.
Martin weighed the options over and over again in his mind in a very short period of time, and finally he made a decision.
"It's really inconvenient to keep you holding the title of acting head coach. Your current contract is still an internship contract, which is not appropriate. I have been busy before and have no time to deal with it. When I go back tonight, I will ask them to prepare a new contract immediately and send it to Valdebebas tomorrow. If you have no objection, find a time to sign it."
Real Madrid still needs a formal occasion and ceremony to appoint a head coach.
The previous hiring of Gao Shen was actually very hasty, and considering that he was just the acting head coach, everyone acquiesced.
But if a formal contract is to be signed, reporters must be invited to witness it.
"I'm fine with anything." Gao Shen didn't bargain and just laughed.
Martin secretly complained in his heart: What a cunning little fox.
"By the way, I just heard that you took out your resignation letter during the halftime break in order to motivate the players?"
Gao Shen was stunned for a moment, then quickly nodded, "Yes, didn't I tell you before? If I lose tonight, I will hand in my resignation to you in person, so I always carry it with me."
"Don't!" Martin waved his hand. "I have always trusted you and never thought of asking for a resignation. Even if you submitted one, I would not approve it. Don't mention this kind of thing again in the future, lest the media reporters use it to write articles and mislead some uninformed fans."
"I understand." Gao Shen nodded.
Martin encouraged him a few more times, which were nothing more than polite remarks like he was very optimistic about Gao Shen.
After seeing Martin off, Gao Shen took out an . Apart from a resignation letter on the envelope, there was a blank A4 paper inside.
He has been so busy these days, how could he have the time to write a resignation letter?
Besides, you're about to be fired, why would you write a resignation letter?
Gao Shen shook his head and laughed. He tore the envelope into pieces repeatedly and threw it into the trash can next to him.
He doesn't need this thing now.
