The next day, not only the Spanish media, but also major mainstream media in Europe paid attention to what Gao Shen said at the post-match press conference. Due to their different positions, the interpretation results were naturally different.
Media close to Real Madrid such as Aspen and Marca generally reacted positively, believing that Gao Shen was cheering for the team and firmly believed that Real Madrid would be able to regroup after suffering setbacks and continue to attack Barcelona.
However, a group of media that supported Barcelona, led by the Catalan media, believed that Gao Shen was making a last ditch effort. He failed to win Villarreal in Real Madrid and missed an excellent opportunity to overtake.
After that, it was difficult for Real Madrid to pose a threat to Barcelona.
Not to mention the huge setback in morale, in terms of schedule, Real Madrid is much more difficult than Barcelona.
According to the media that support Barcelona, if even Barcelona cannot overcome the hurdle, why should Real Madrid overcome it?
"Anyone who knows a little bit about football knows that a team that fights hard is the most terrifying."
"Generally speaking, teams fighting to avoid relegation and rushing to fourth place are the most desperate."
"Unfortunately, three of Real Madrid's next four opponents are fighting for relegation or pushing for fourth place, and they will risk their lives against Real Madrid."
De La Morena, the gold medal host of Radio Ser who has always been relatively neutral, also believes that Real Madrid is in a more difficult situation, but Gao Shen may not have no chance. If Gao Shen can lead Real Madrid to four consecutive victories, even if they fail to win the championship in the end, it will still be a success.
Defeat is glorious, full of gold content.
"Osasuna, Racing Santander, and Sevilla, these three tough teams have all brought huge disasters to Barcelona. From the end of February to now, in the nine points of these three away games, Barcelona has only
Only scored two points.”
"In other words, seven of the ten points that Real Madrid tied with Barcelona were created at the home courts of these three teams."
De La Morena believes that God is fair and the hardship given to Barcelona will also be experienced by Real Madrid.
So the next real test is, can Gao Shen lead the team to overcome these three hurdles and let Real Madrid end the season with four consecutive victories?
"The draw against Villarreal was like a wake-up call, giving a painful lesson to Gao Shen and his Real Madrid, who had won consecutive victories in the past period. Not only was Gao Shen the first in La Liga after coaching Real Madrid,
It was a draw and it was the first time we conceded a goal, which is worthy of deep thought and reflection.”
From the beginning of the 26th round to now, Gao Shen has been running wildly with a wave of eight consecutive victories, and tied Barcelona with an unstoppable attitude. However, against the Yellow Submarine at the Bernabeu, he suffered his first league draw.
In the eight-game winning streak, Real Madrid maintained an impressive record of clean sheets, and also broke the golden record against Villarreal.
De la Morena believes that this is somewhat accidental, but it is also inevitable.
Because no team can maintain a complete victory and clean sheets all the time.
What's more important is that after Real Madrid's continuous two-front battle, many problems have been exposed one after another.
In terms of defense, Woodgate is a well-known glass man. Under high-level "protection", he only participates in one game a week. His performance is remarkable, but he is also very valuable and has great hidden dangers.
Helguera is not young, has suffered a lot of injuries, and his condition is a bit unstable. Before the game against Villarreal, he failed to meet the playing standards, and Gao Shen had to use Pavin.
As a result, it was the mistakes of Pavin and Raul Bravo that resulted in Ramos's red card and penalty kick.
De La Morena said that Real Madrid's problems should be viewed fairly. On the one hand, the lineup problem is still very serious. Although Gao Shen has vigorously promoted some young players, there are still obvious shortcomings in the central defender.
But on the other hand, De La Morena believes that it is precisely because of the shortcomings of Real Madrid's lineup that it highlights the rare and valuable aspects of advanced coaching. He can lead such a problem-ridden Real Madrid to where it is today.
What an amazing result!
By the same token, de la Morena said that no one can tell whether Real Madrid can reverse Barcelona's situation, and no one can guarantee it.
"Judging from the schedule, lineup and performance, Barcelona does have the advantage, especially after Real Madrid missed an excellent opportunity to turn around, but it can go from being ten points behind to catch up to the current even match. The sophisticated Real Madrid are always creating
An amazing miracle, who can say that it is impossible for them to reverse Barcelona and win the championship?"
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Not only De La Morena, but also mainstream European media, such as L'Equipe, Bild, Gazzetta dello Sport, Tuttosport and The Times, basically hold the same view.
Barcelona has the advantage, but Real Madrid still has a chance.
These relatively responsible media outlets are obviously unwilling to tell the truth for fear of being slapped in the face again in the future.
Who made Gao Shen's record after taking charge of Real Madrid so brilliant?
On the contrary, some tabloids, as well as the Catalan media, who were worried about the world being in chaos, basically all supported Barcelona and believed that Real Madrid had no chance. They shouted high-sounding slogans loudly, but Real Madrid performed weakly.
Some media even broke the news that Gao Shen's own coaching position was shaken because of the draw.
The cause was that after a brutal draw with Villarreal at home, Real Madrid president Martin was furious and came to the locker room angrily. He tried to enter the locker room to blame the players, but was turned away by Gao Shen on the spot.
"According to insiders at the Bernabeu, Martin made this move on a whim and did not communicate with the coaching staff in advance. After being rejected by Gao Shen, he became so angry outside the door that he threatened to fire Gao Shen on the spot. Although he took back the words after Butragueno's dissuasion.
But this incident proves that the honeymoon period for both parties has passed."
The reason for Martin's embarrassment is simple. Before the game, he had publicly stated that Real Madrid would reverse Barcelona at the Bernabeu. As a result, the team suffered a draw with Villarreal. This was tantamount to slapping the president in public.
As of the publication of the newspaper the next day, Real Madrid officials had not made any statement on the matter. Since media reporters only learned about it after the fact, they did not seek confirmation from Gao Shen at the post-match press conference.
"But judging from the profound radical remarks, it may not be that they are not affected by this."
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In late April, the temperature in Madrid began to rise.
Gao Shen went to the city to buy a bottle of good wine and brought it over to Carlo's house for dinner.
Every time he came over, Mrs. Carlo would kindly prepare a table of delicious food to entertain him.
Eating and eating, in the end, it must be him and Carlo sitting in the courtyard, talking about Real Madrid and football that they both care about.
"Is what happened about Martin true?" Carlo asked with concern.
He read it in the newspaper and never asked anyone else for confirmation.
Gao Shen smiled faintly and said, "About seven or eight."
"He really said he wanted to fire you?" Carlo frowned.
Martin has a very bad temper, as all fans who care about Real Madrid know.
"Can he fire me now?" Gao Shen asked with a smile.
Carlo nodded, who could say otherwise?
With Gao Shen's current performance as a team leader, even Martin cannot be fired at the drop of a hat. Otherwise, if Gao Shen is fired now, Martin will be fired tomorrow.
Do you really think that in the presidium of the board of directors, the opposition headed by Calderon are all just doing nothing?
They are all waiting to catch Martin, and are ready to replace him at any time.
The position of Real Madrid president, like the position of Real Madrid coach, is full of sinful charm.
"He was really angry at the time. I didn't bother to explain to him. He cursed a few times outside the door and was persuaded to leave by Butragueno."
Gao Shen spoke very calmly and plainly, but Carlo felt that there must be more to the situation than that.
"What's the situation in the locker room now?" Carlo asked with concern.
Gao Shen fiddled with the glass of boiling water in his hand, "Okay, it's just a draw, and we rotated so hard, so it's normal to be tied by Villarreal. It's just a shame that we missed the opportunity to reach the top."
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This is also the reason why Gao Shen prevented Martin from entering the locker room.
The current situation in the locker room is relatively controllable. Players who made mistakes such as Pavin and Raul Bravo have not been punished or criticized. This is a profound decision, but if Martin comes in and gets angry, what does it mean?
In the end, it ended up with chicken feathers all over the floor, shouldn't Gao Shen have to clean it up?
At that point, will the Real Madrid locker room still be able to control it?
"Compared to Martin and Florentino, there is still a huge gap." Carlo sighed helplessly.
Gao Shen nodded slightly.
In fact, it's not just Martin.
Even if Calderon takes over, and even the leaders of other giant teams, even the Big Three like Bayern Munich, compared to Florentino, the situation is still much smaller after all.
As the chairman of Real Madrid, Florentino does have many problems and shortcomings, but he also has many advantages and strengths.
It was because of Florentino's dismissal that Martin took over.
After Martin took over, he was the first to operate on Carlo, and this was how he became a master.
After talking about Florentino, both Carlo and Gao Shen were quite moved and sad.
Especially Gao Shen. Butragueno had invited him to dinner on behalf of Florentino before, but he still couldn't spare the time.
Even if we actually meet, I still don’t know what to say.
This caused a small silence in the conversation between the two.
"What are your plans next?" Carlo asked with concern.
Gao Shen gently put down the glass he was playing with, looked up at the night sky, "Lead the team to finish the season, and then..."
He didn't finish because he wasn't particularly sure.
Things in this world are always changing, and he is still not sure what he will be like after this season.
But one thing is for sure.
"I want to build a team that truly belongs to me!"
Carlo was quite surprised when he heard Gao Shen's sonorous and powerful words, but he thought it was normal.
After being together for so long and chatting so much, he clearly knew that Gao Shen had his own set of football concepts and ideas, but in today's Real Madrid, it was simply impossible to implement them and was severely restricted.
More importantly, with his current identity and status, even if he wins La Liga and the Champions League, it is impossible to turn Real Madrid into his own team. This is not the tradition of Real Madrid.
Therefore, Carlo can basically confirm that Gao Shen will leave Real Madrid after this season.
