Gao Shen is really mentally prepared to be scolded and even denounced by the whole country of Spain.
From the moment he decided to hold on to a zero-0 away game, he was ready.
But what he didn't expect was that the crusade he "expected" did not come.
In other words, the intensity of the media and fans' crusade against him was far less than he expected.
It was a zero-0 away draw with Juventus. Everyone who is familiar with and understands football knows how difficult this score is, but for Real Madrid fans and the Spanish media, the profound conservatism is unacceptable to them.
This was the case with the previous one-0 draw, but now, they have adopted a polarizing attitude toward Real Madrid's zero-0 away game.
For example, in the Aspen newspaper, headed by editor-in-chief Alfredo's column, he spoke highly of Gao Shen and Real Madrid's performance in Turin, believing that Real Madrid could survive this devilish schedule in the away game.
This is already quite a remarkable achievement.
"Since Gao Shen took charge of Real Madrid, we have seen many things from this atypical Real Madrid that we could not see before, such as cohesion, unity, and the bloody spirit of fighting until the last moment."
Alfredo was obviously afraid that Gao Shen would be criticized overwhelmingly, so he defended Gao Shen in his column, believing that Gao Shen was not being conservative. For example, in his opening game at Highbury Stadium, he showed amazing courage, courage and determination.
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"Without his persistence, it would have been difficult for Real Madrid to score the first goal at Highbury, and there would have been no subsequent miraculous reversal."
Alfredo said that as a Real Madrid fan for decades, he is very aware of the current team's problems, such as aging, unbalanced lineup structure, and the team's shortcomings are very obvious, whether in the Champions League or in a strong dialogue.
, all suffered a lot.
Facing a strong team like Juventus away from home, how can Real Madrid play?
Alfredo even believed that with the current situation of Real Madrid, facing Capello's Juventus, even if it were any other famous coach in the world, it would be difficult to do better than Gao Shen.
The words of the editor-in-chief of Aspen Newspaper can be said to be a high praise for Gao Shen, and he even directly compared him with the world's famous coaches.
But there was also another report in Aspen, which expressed doubts about Gao Shen and his Real Madrid.
Skeptics believe that Real Madrid's advantages lie in technology and ball control, but Gao Shen did not show enough courage to face Juventus directly. This resulted in Real Madrid being restrained on the scene and forced to engage in hand-to-hand combat with Juventus.
"Facts have proved that Real Madrid is at an absolute disadvantage in terms of physical confrontation and competition for high balls. Ramos and Woodgate are like children in front of Trezeguet and Ibrahimovic, unable to do anything at all.
Block."
When the body is at a disadvantage and the overall tactics are not as good as their opponents, Real Madrid should take advantage of the Spanish team and use its skillful skills and passing and ball control advantages to pull and consume Juventus instead of passively defending.
"Obviously, from the beginning, he didn't want to win in Turin, he just wanted to hold on to a goalless draw."
Skeptics believe that it can be seen through the game that Juventus also has its own problems, and Real Madrid is not without opportunities.
If Real Madrid can show more courage to attack during the game and at least get an away goal, this will be a huge advantage.
Questioners say that the conservative Gao Shen has made Real Madrid very petty. It has lost the grace and elegance of the past, and has also lost the most charming offensive storm. It has even completely lost its creativity, making everyone feel strange.
Spanish gold medal host De La Morena has a relatively neutral attitude in his own show.
On the one hand, he recognized the views of the doubters. Gao Shen never thought about winning on the road from the beginning, so his starting point was conservative. This made Real Madrid very embarrassed in Turin, and even completely lost its advantage.
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But on the other hand, he also understands and recognizes Gao Shen's approach.
"Many doubters can only type on the keyboard and write. They always think that players should have unlimited physical ability on the court, but they have never paid attention to the fact that players are not supermen."
De La Morena popularized science in the program that physical fitness is the basis of football matches. Without physical fitness, everything can be said in person.
But physical energy is not a battery. It does not mean that players stop moving when it is exhausted to zero. Before that, players can continue to perform their functions. Instead, players will consume their physical energy. After reaching a certain threshold, their technical movements will go out of shape.
It's easy to make mistakes.
Facing a team like Juventus, both technique and ball control require a lot of running, which requires physical support.
"Gao Shen must have made a comprehensive assessment of the team's physical fitness. He fought against Deportivo La Coruna last week and scored three points. This time he visited Turin. He must have thought about scoring away goals, but he must have assessed the benefits.
and risks.”
De La Morena believes that with Real Madrid's current lineup, physical fitness and condition, it is too difficult and risky to score against Juventus in Turin without being scored by the Bianconeri.
"Many people think that it's all a draw, so why not try hard to achieve a one-to-one score?"
"But the real situation is likely to be that Real Madrid is distracted by the offense and the defense is no longer focused. The final result may be 1 to 2, or even 0 to 2, which will be quite difficult for the second round.
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"Everyone knows that as long as Capello is given a one-goal advantage, it will be extremely difficult to get it back from him."
However, De La Morena also concluded that since the first round was zero-0, Gao Shen would definitely consider scoring in that round.
The hidden danger is that in the middle of the two rounds, Real Madrid will play another national derby.
"This is Real Madrid's devilish schedule!"
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After returning to Madrid from Turin overnight, Gao Shen fell asleep with his head covered and went into the tactical library to review the gains and losses of the game.
This is actually a very good habit.
Whether you are studying or working, now that you are a head coach, reviewing the game every day is really of great benefit.
This is also a way of self-improvement.
The next morning, when Gao Shen went out to buy breakfast, he bought a few newspapers.
He was really surprised by the reaction of the media and fans.
At least, the newspapers did not all bombard and accuse him. The media such as Aspen, Marca and El Pais not only supported and approved Gao Shen's remarks, but also criticized and questioned him.
This made Gao Shen feel quite comfortable.
At least, it is no longer all criticism and accusation like before.
However, he vaguely felt that this had something to do with Barcelona's performance.
In the away match against Benfica in the Portuguese Super League, Barcelona also failed to score a goal and ended up drawing with Benfica 0-0.
Good guy, Real Madrid is facing Juventus. Barcelona is known as the strongest team in the Champions League quarter-finals. Facing the weakest Benfica, the score is zero to zero.
Then tell me, can you just criticize Real Madrid and not Barcelona?
Even the most shameless uncrowned king probably wouldn't be able to do such a thing, right?
Gao Shen doesn't care whether Barcelona can advance, because in his opinion, there is no suspense about Barcelona's advancement. He only cares about whether Rijkaard can stay in this game.
It's just that I didn't do enough homework before time travel. Unlike those guys who were prepared to be the protagonists of time travel stories early on, they even remember the games clearly. Gao Shen doesn't understand at all now whether Rijkaard has saved his energy.
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Barcelona also has a problem right now, namely injuries.
Messi and Xavi were both absent for a long time, the two central defenders Edmilson and Marcos were both injured and absent, and Puyol was also absent due to injury. As a result, in the game against Benfica, Rijkaard even arranged for Van Bommel to be the central defender.
There was news before that Puyol could make it to the game against Benfica, but he didn't even make the squad. Did Rijkaard deliberately keep him in La Liga?
After all, the Champions League lasts two rounds. It will not be difficult for Barcelona to defeat Benfica when they return to Camp Nou.
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Gao Shen analyzed the newspaper while reading it, and gulped down his breakfast.
I had just finished packing and was about to go to work when my cell phone rang.
Carlo called him and congratulated him on a good result in Turin last night.
"I read the morning newspaper, and more and more people recognize you." Carlo said calmly.
Gao Shen was listening on the phone, and there was something strange about the taste. I'm afraid Carlo's mood at this time was far less calm than his tone. After all, the more everyone recognized Gao Shen, the lower their evaluation of Carlo's predecessor would be.
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With the same lineup, Gao Shen faced an environment that was even worse than Carlo's, but he just led the team to achieve such results, but what about Carlo?
Gao Shen didn't know how to answer the conversation, so he immediately changed the subject and threw his question away.
"It's possible." Carlo agreed with the advanced judgment. "Barcelona likes to control the ball and attack in a high position. There is a lot of space in the back line. Puyol's presence is the biggest supplement to the back line. Rijkaard may allow him to concentrate."
Preparing for the El Clasico."
Since the matches between Real Madrid and Barcelona were held at the same time, Carlo did not watch the match between Barcelona and Benfica, so he said that he would only know the specific situation by watching the game video.
"I'll watch the video first, then come to my house for dinner in the evening and we'll have a good chat," Carlo said with a smile.
He is currently at home and has a lot of time.
Of course Gao Shen would not refuse the offer of a free consultant, and then told the story about Zidane and Beckham coming to his room before the game.
"What are you going to do with Ronaldo and the Brazilian players?" Carlo asked with concern.
This should be considered the biggest change in the Real Madrid locker room now.
If it is handled well, Real Madrid's strength can reach a higher level, but if it is not handled well, it will be really dangerous.
The World Cup only comes once every four years. How many four-years can a player's career last?
If Gao Shen's attitude continues to be tough, there is no guarantee that the Brazilian gang will not directly overturn the table. At that time, will the team be able to concentrate on preparing for the game?
Gao Shen also knew this very well, so he also had a headache about it.
There is a saying that is right: war is the continuation of politics.
If you apply this sentence to football, it is: the game is just a presentation of results.
So there is another saying on the football field: The moment a player walks onto the field, the outcome is already decided.
"I'll think about it again. Let's meet him first and listen to what he has to say."
