Chapter 78: Barcelona, please run faster!

It turns out that the arm is no match for the thigh.

Gao Shen finally left Maqueda, who was like a resentful woman in the boudoir, in the locker room and attended the post-match press conference in person. Before leaving, he even changed into a clean set of clothes to show his solemnity.

In fact, the post-match press conference is not a place where the head coaches of both teams sit together and accept interviews from media reporters at the same time.

If this is the arrangement, the two of them might just start fighting over something they disagreed with, and that would be quite a scene.

More importantly, as competitors, it is inevitable that they will say unpleasant things sometimes. If it happens face to face, it would be too embarrassing, so the post-match press conferences are arranged in a certain order.

Real Madrid's press conference was scheduled after Barcelona's.

When Gao Shen arrived at the press conference, the staff were obviously surprised.

Why is he here?

This thought must have rushed into these people's minds, because Gao Shen never attends pre-match or post-match press conferences.

Even when Rijkaard came out and saw Gao Shen, the Black Swan was obviously stunned for a moment, then shook hands with Gao Shen, greeted him politely, and then said goodbye and left.

It can be seen that the Dutch are very uninterested.

From leading by ten points, which seemed like a sure win, to leading by only two points now, which could lead to a comeback at any time, especially tonight's game, where we had all the advantages but still lost. It was such a blow to our morale.

When he thought of this, Gao Shen began to feel some sympathy for Rijkaard.

Good person!

Am I being too cruel to him?

Finally, Gao Shen made a decision in his heart: next time they meet again, he will try to score a few more goals against him.

Isn’t there a song that goes like this?

I would rather you were cold and cruel...

…

When Gao Shen walked into the press conference, the originally lively scene suddenly became silent.

Everyone looked at the entrance next to the podium in disbelief. They were all stunned as they watched Gao Shen, accompanied by staff, walk to the podium and sit down in the center C position.

Even several reporters who stood up to adjust the position of the camera were so dumbfounded that they forgot to sit down.

Is this profound?

Oh my goodness, why is he here?

The century derby attracted the attention of football fans all over the world. Newspapers, magazines and TV stations from all over the world were paying attention to it. There were more than 200 media outlets and hundreds of media reporters coming to Camp Nou alone.

But no one expected that Gao Shen would come.

This made many media reporters who were planning to leave early after attending Rijkaard's press conference sit down again.

Just now, they thought it was Maqueda again.

After Gao Shen sat down on the podium, he kept looking at the many media reporters in front of him with a smile on his face.

At first, the reporters felt affinity and friendliness from this smile, but gradually, Gao Shen kept smiling but never said a word. He just looked at them, which made them feel creepy and gloomy.

They are now in an awkward situation.

Damn, since the first day he took office, people have been questioning, satirizing, and mocking him. Two days later, they wrote a profound article saying he was fired, and three days later, they wrote a profound article saying he was finished. Before every game, they said bad things about him and Real Madrid, and what was the result?

They are now making great progress, from being ten points behind to only two points behind, a full eight points.

This is the rhythm of reversal!

Even without mentioning those things that happened in the distant past, let’s just talk about the recent period, before the century derby, how did the media praise Barcelona and slam Real Madrid?

Have you forgotten?

The odds given by the bookmakers were that Barcelona would beat Real Madrid 3-1, and the whole world was hyping it up.

But what is the result?

Real Madrid did score only one goal, but the question is, what about Barcelona’s three goals?

Gao Shen really didn't say anything. He just sat there, watching with a smile, as if he was waiting to watch a monkey acrobatics.

Even the media reporters with the last bit of shame were so embarrassed at this moment that they wished they could dig a hole in the ground and crawl into it.

Damn, it turns out he came here on purpose to make fun of the media reporters!

Finally, the staff at Camp Nou could no longer bear it and interrupted the embarrassing moment which lasted only two or three minutes, but to some people, it felt like two or three years.

Gao Shen's first post-match press conference as coach of Real Madrid officially began.

…

At the beginning of the interview, Gao Shen first gave the highest praise to the performance of Real Madrid players, thinking that this was a great victory, especially being able to beat the opponent at Camp Nou when the team was in such an unfavorable situation. "I am proud of my players!"

When naming the players, Gao Shen mentioned many names of players, and he emphasized the praise of Casillas, Ramos and Raul. He believed that these three players played an important role and were the key to the team's away victory over Barcelona.

As for Ronaldo, who scored the goal, Gao Shen praised his efforts after he came on the court and believed that the goal was the best reward for him, but he also emphasized that this goal was the result of the efforts of everyone in the team.

Regarding Barcelona's performance in the game, Gao Shen first expressed his admiration for Barcelona's strength. He believed that Barcelona is still the strongest team in European football and is still the goal that Real Madrid needs to catch up with.

Real Madrid is only two points behind Barcelona in the standings?

Gao Shen feels that although these two points seem to be within reach, they are actually far away because the initiative is in Barcelona's hands.

Real Madrid needs to do better, play well in every remaining game and wait for Barcelona to make mistakes.

A reporter asked, what if Barcelona doesn’t make any mistakes next time?

Gao Shen faced the media reporters with a smile and said in an extremely firm tone: "I believe they will make mistakes!"

The media reporters at the scene all felt Gao Shen’s confidence.

If it was before this game, they would definitely scoff at Gao Shen's statement, but now, it is difficult for them to give a strong rebuttal because Real Madrid is only two points behind Barcelona.

At the beginning, when Gao Shen challenged Barcelona, they all laughed and ridiculed him, but who could have thought that Real Madrid would win game after game. Although the games were ugly and conservative, and Gao Shen's coaching was also criticized, Real Madrid is now only two points behind.

Looking back, even the most shameless reporter has to admit how ridiculous some of his statements at the time were.

Gao Shen slapped all the doubters in the face with facts.

Today, he is sitting here as a winner, which is the most brutal revenge!

Gao Shen said that the initiative is now still in Barcelona's hands. Real Madrid will not consider the opponent too much, but will insist on focusing on themselves and playing well in every next game.

"As long as we can win the remaining seven games, all the pressure will be on the opponents."

Gao Shen also said that whether it was the battle at Camp Nou or the previous points lost, it proved that Barcelona was not as strong as it seemed on the surface, let alone invincible.

"I am very satisfied with the team's current morale and state. Everyone is working hard towards a common goal, which makes us full of fighting spirit, which is a very good thing."

"Next, we will make a concerted effort to maintain this morale and state until the end of the season!"

"I just want to say one thing to Barcelona now, please run faster!"

The great leader once said: It is better to use the remaining courage to pursue the enemy rather than seek fame by imitating the tyrant.

The season has reached this point and the championship battle has become extremely fierce. Real Madrid has narrowed the gap from being ten points behind to only two points behind. If Gao Shen continues to be polite to Barcelona, it will not only fail to show his grace, but will also undermine the team's morale and the enthusiasm of the players.

Now we should make a concerted effort and push straight to the end.

The media reporters at the scene also felt Gao Shen’s determination and confidence.

Everyone can see that Gao Shen is obviously more motivated after defeating Barcelona at Camp Nou.

…

Under the gaze of all the media reporters, Gao Shen left the press conference.

He really enjoyed the looks from all the media reporters at the scene.

But after walking out of the press conference, he stopped, took a deep breath, tried to calm himself down, and secretly warned himself in his heart not to be complacent.

Only after passing the Nou Camp can Real Madrid truly launch an attack on the La Liga championship.

Before this, Real Madrid was too far behind and did not have the qualifications.

Now, there is only a two-point gap, and the championship is full of suspense again.

There is also Juventus next week, which is also a big problem.

Especially Capello.

When they returned to the visiting team's locker room, the Real Madrid players had almost packed up their things. Vice President Butragueno, who led the team to Barcelona was going to return to Madrid with the team and was also waiting in the locker room.

As soon as he saw Gao Shen, Butragueno couldn't stop smiling.

Gao Shen performed well on the court and he felt very relieved in the stands, so he was naturally in a good mood.

After praising Gao Shen heavily in public, he pulled Gao Shen to an empty corner.

"When is there time? Mr. Perez would like to treat you to a meal?"

Perez?

Gao Shen was surprised at first, but soon remembered that it was Florentino Perez, the former president of Real Madrid.

Domestic fans always call him Florentino, but his last name is Perez.

Gao Shen stared at Butragueno with suspicion, as if asking: Is it too sensitive to meet Florentino at this time? I am Chairman Martin's man!

Butragueno smiled and said, "Don't worry, it's just a meal. Mr. Perez just wants to get to know you. There's nothing else to it. If necessary, I can mention it to Martin."

Gao Shen realized that they were really just having a meal, but he couldn't think of what was so attractive about him that attracted Florentino.

Even if this big boss wants to make a comeback, he will not look down on me. After all, he has to be a world-famous coach at the level of Wenger and Ancelotti. What am I?

Not to mention now, even if we win the league title or the Champions League, will Florentino see it?

Didn’t Bosque just fire him if he wanted to?

"In a few days, you know, next Wednesday we play Juventus, which is also very important."

"Understood. If you don't mind, I'll arrange the time."

The boss has said so much, is there anything I can say no to?

Besides, Florentino is not a terrible monster, just meet him.

"Oh, right."

Just as Butragueno finished speaking and turned to leave, he suddenly remembered something.

"I just received several calls, including Mr. Perez, Martin, Di Stefano, etc. Many people called to say that we played well in this game!"

As he spoke, Butragueno gave Gao Shen a thumbs up, then turned around and left with a smile.

Gao Shen felt very happy.

Is that even necessary?