Chapter 47: Recruiting Guardiola
When the referee Omar blew the whistle to end the game, the entire Calderon Stadium turned into a sea of celebration.
More than 50,000 Atletico Madrid fans were cheering at the top of their lungs.
3-0, according to international practice, the home team is in front and the visiting team is behind.
After scoring three goals in the first half, although Barcelona fought back frantically in the second half and created frequent threats, Atletico Madrid managed to hold on to the final victory, with goalkeeper Molina making two wonderful saves.
In the end, Atletico Madrid defeated Barcelona at home!
At this moment, countless Atletico Madrid fans were cheering wildly, and many fans even cried with joy.
They have experienced the most turbulent years and the hopeless darkness, so they cherish everything they have at this moment.
Especially this rekindled hope.
The team coached by Yang Hao has won five consecutive games, including three defeats against Barcelona.
This is an incredible achievement worldwide.
Atletico Madrid fans could never have imagined that the coaching change they protested and criticized at the beginning of the month, and the young coach they looked down upon, would now become the number one contributor to saving Atletico Madrid.
Gradually, no one knew from which corner, no one knew who shouted the first thing, but more and more people began to shout, and more and more areas began to shout in unison.
Finally, the entire stadium was shouting one name.
Yang Hao!
When all the fans in the stadium shouted out Yang Hao's name in Chinese with Spanish accents, Yang Hao, who was in the stadium, felt his blood boiling, and he was overwhelmed with an unprecedented emotion, and his whole body was filled with fighting spirit.
He walked straight out of the coaching area, raised his hands high towards the fans around him, then pointed to the Atletico Madrid logo on his sportswear, and kept signaling the fans to shout louder and give more support to the team.
The revolution has not yet succeeded, comrades need to continue working hard!
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"It's really surprising!"
In the presidential stand of the Calderón Stadium, next to Hill and his son, someone suddenly sighed.
Little Hill looked in the direction of the voice and found that it was Cerezo.
Atletico Madrid's vice president has always been very steady and low-key. He rarely shows up and rarely says anything.
Even when Xiao Xi'er supported Yang Hao before, he always appeared with a tacit attitude and rarely expressed his own opinions.
But this time , when he heard the cheers from the whole stadium and the Atletico Madrid fans' affirmation of Yang Hao, he finally couldn't help but express his opinion.
"Enrique, you didn't expect this, did you?" Old Hill actually laughed.
This surprised Xiao Hill again.
"Since ancient times, leading a team to avoid relegation has always been the most difficult and it is also the most challenging test for the head coach. Now it seems that we did underestimate Yang Hao before, including me." Cerezo said softly.
The 52-year-old Spanish middle-aged man wore a pair of glasses, was gentle and never spoke in a hurry, forming a very strong contrast with old Hill.
But surprisingly, he has been working with Hill for the longest time. Since the Hill family took over Atletico Madrid, he has always been Hill's right-hand man and is also the club's second largest shareholder.
Old Hill also has special trust in his old partner. Apart from young Hill, Cerezo is the most powerful person in Atletico Madrid.
"We should be able to escape the relegation zone this time, right?" Old Hill said with longing.
After three consecutive league wins, if they still can't escape the relegation zone, the situation in La Liga will be too terrible.
"As it stands, there should be no problem," said Paul Futre.
Everyone's mood improved.
It has been several months since Atletico Madrid fell into the relegation zone, and everyone has been worried and under tremendous pressure.
Now, we have finally escaped the relegation zone. Although we have not yet successfully avoided relegation, we can finally put our minds at ease.
Especially for old Hill.
If Atletico Madrid is really relegated, it will definitely be the biggest regret of his life.
It is precisely because of this that although Old Hill didn't say anything on the surface, he was still very confident in Yang Hao in his heart, and even somewhat grateful.
When he was young, he could be the only one who was in power, but after this imprisonment, he also clearly realized that this era no longer belongs to him.
Especially now, seeing that Yang Hao, who was personally recommended by his son Xiao Xi'er, is coaching so well, he feels even more emotional.
"You still need to keep in touch with Yang Hao. The situation in La Liga this season is very chaotic. Many teams will change coaches. Good coaches are in great demand. You must keep things stable." Old Hill looked at his son and reminded him.
"Don't worry, I know Yang Hao. He also promised me personally that he will still coach Atletico Madrid next season."
"It's clear that he's a very thoughtful coach with clear tactical thinking and advanced concepts. I've heard a lot of praise for him in this regard, including from Cooper and Van Gaal in the media."
When Old Hill said this, he couldn't help but recall the first words Yang Hao said to Calderon when he walked into his conference room.
"Only I can help Atletico Madrid avoid relegation and become the strongest team in Spain and even Europe in the next few years!"
When he heard this, his first reaction was that Florentino was right, this guy was a big liar.
But now, less than a month later, looking back, it is a wake-up call.
If he had not experienced it all himself, how could he believe that a 25-year-old young man could do what famous coaches such as Sacchi, Ranieri and Antic could not do?
"We should respect a coach like Yang Hao who has advanced football concepts. When we are forming the team this summer, we should listen more to his opinions. I am looking forward to him leading us to a revival of Atletico Madrid."
Hill Sr.'s last words were not only addressed to Hill Jr., but also to sports director Paul Futre.
The Portuguese agreed verbally, but felt a little uncomfortable in their hearts.
Because he knew that according to what old Hill meant, his position as sports director would be sidelined from then on.
In fact, it is estimated that Yang Hao will have the final say on Atletico Madrid's transfers in the future.
This is actually Hill's usual style of doing things, trusting the people he employs.
Looking at Cerezo standing aside, he also had no objection to this, so the matter was settled.
Paul Futre was helpless about this.
After all, the reason why Atletico Madrid invited him to be the sports director was more to appease the fans.
Of course, we also consider his close relationship with Portuguese agents such as Jose Vega.
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Beat Barcelona 3-0!
Yang Hao was extremely excited. He hugged every player and expressed his appreciation for their efforts.
There are also fans on the scene.
When Yang Hao came back from the court, he met with Van Gaal again and chatted for a while.
The Dutchman is very resentful about the three consecutive defeats this season and said he must take revenge in the future.
This is a bit like what Wolf always says after each episode: "I will definitely come back." How could Yang Hao take it to heart?
"There are three rounds left, you still have to keep working hard," Van Gaal encouraged.
Atletico Madrid is still far from avoiding relegation.
"Don't worry, as long as we kill Royal Oviedo, we will almost reach the shore." Yang Hao said confidently.
"Aragonés is a tough nut to crack. When Atletico Madrid lost confidence in Claudio Ranieri and wanted to change coaches, they contacted Aragonés, but he chose to stay at Real Oviedo instead of Atletico Madrid. His vision is very unique."
Of course, at that time, who could have thought that Yang Hao would suddenly appear in Atletico Madrid?
"He is the best head coach in Spain, and maybe there doesn't even need to be one," Yang Hao praised.
This sentence expresses his respect for Aragones and also represents his importance to Aragones.
"Don't worry about me, and pay more attention to yourself." Yang Hao reminded.
If they lose this game, Van Gaal's situation at Barcelona will become more difficult.
They were eliminated from the King's Cup by Atletico Madrid, and it is difficult for them to catch up with Deportivo La Coruña in the league. Only one Champions League semi-final is left, and their opponent is Cooper's Valencia. The pressure of the game is also very high.
You know, Cooper's team is best at attacking from the flanks. Kily Gonzalez and Mendieta are both among the best wingers in Spain, and there are two counterattack masters in Lopez and Angulo in front.
Atletico Madrid can retreat on all fronts, can Barcelona?
Although he has only coached five games, Yang Hao is now beginning to deeply understand a sentence.
The outcome of a game is decided when the players from both teams step onto the field.
This is not rigorous, after all, on-the-spot performance is also crucial, but it makes a lot of sense.
Just think about Van Gaal's predicament at the moment.
When Yang Hao said goodbye to Van Gaal, he specifically looked for Mourinho, but the Portuguese had disappeared somewhere unknown.
Instead, Guardiola came over to meet Yang Hao.
The Barcelona captain is in a difficult situation at Barcelona now, but he is more interested in Yang Hao's tactics.
A few days ago at Camp Nou, Yang Hao suddenly had a very evil idea, which was to recruit all the famous coaches of the future under his command. Then, when everyone mentioned these famous coaches in the future, they would say that they were Yang Hao's disciples.
So, he tentatively asked, "Have you considered playing football somewhere else this summer?"
Guardiola was obviously stunned. “Is this an invitation to me?”
"Atletico Madrid has renewed my contract. We will definitely avoid relegation this season. I plan to reorganize the team." Yang Hao said frankly.
The team is in such a good situation now, especially after defeating Valencia and Barcelona in succession. As long as they don't lose to Real Oviedo, Yang Hao and Atletico are full of confidence in staying in the league.
But after relegation, reorganization is inevitable.
Many players have been in contact with other teams for a long time and may even have reached some kind of agreement privately.
Yang Hao is very interested in Guardiola's number four player.
But Guardiola thought about it, shook his head and said: "Thank you, Yang, but I don't plan to leave Barcelona. I hope to retire in this team. Even if I really have to leave Barcelona, I hope to play in other leagues, so that at least I don't have to be an enemy of Barcelona."
Yang Hao smiled. He guessed it, but it was a pity.
Currently, Ferguson of Manchester United and several Serie A teams are very interested in Guardiola.
"I changed my mind. You have my private phone number." Yang Hao didn't say anything else.
Guardiola thanked him repeatedly.
