After all, Victor Ferreira was not like Moyes, who made a crazy save in the final stage.
In the end, Manchester City relied on David Silva's golden goal to defeat Porto 1-0 away from home and win two consecutive group matches.
Gao Shen also breathed a heavy sigh of relief, high-fived and hugged all the Manchester City players who came off the field one by one, and was satisfied with their performance. However, when he returned to the visiting team's coaching bench, he received a piece of news that shocked him.
Real Madrid lost!
Manchester City challenged Porto away, and Real Madrid faced Dortmund at home. The two games were played at the same time.
The match in Portugal has just ended, and the same is true in Madrid.
The two sides also played 0-0 in the first half, but not long after the start of the second half, Dortmund took advantage of a wave of attacks, with Gotze assisting Lewandowski to score a goal.
But the good times didn't last long. Just three minutes later, Xabi Alonso equalized the score for Real Madrid.
After that, the two sides fell into a stalemate again, and no one was able to score.
Klopp showed courage at the critical moment. In the 70th minute, he changed two players in a row, all to strengthen the attack.
In the 88th minute, Ivan Perisic, who came on as substitute captain Kyle, scored another victory for Dortmund.
The score of one to two remained until the end of the half.
Klopp's team defeated Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, causing a big upset.
When Gao Shen got the news, he was a little stunned.
Last season, Real Madrid met Inter Milan at home in the second round, but at least they won by one goal at home.
Although it was difficult to win, it was still a win in the end.
But this season they faced Dortmund and lost at home.
You know, the current Dortmund is not the pinnacle Dortmund created by Klopp.
Players including Lewandowski, Gotze, Sven Bender and other players have not yet grown up.
But Real Madrid still couldn't win it.
This is a bit dangerous.
"With the results in the first two rounds of the group stage, I'm afraid the coach will have to be changed, right?" Carlo said worriedly.
After the first two rounds, the situation in Group D is now relatively clear. Manchester City and Dortmund have both won two consecutive games, and Real Madrid and Porto have lost two consecutive games. In the next two rounds of the group stage, in the third and fourth rounds, Manchester City will face Dortmund.
They are fighting against each other, and Real Madrid and Porto are fighting against each other.
This is already the last hope for the right to qualify for the group.
Generally speaking, if a coaching change is to be made, the move must be made before a major decisive battle.
For example, in a situation like Real Madrid's current situation, if it is really determined that a coaching change is needed, then it must be done now.
If we start now, there will be two weeks of national team matches soon. The new coach will have more and more ample time to prepare and understand the team, and Ancelotti happens to be at home right now.
Many media have speculated that Real Madrid wants to replace Mourinho and appoint Ancelotti as head coach.
This is a very suitable time.
It would be best to wait until the third and fourth rounds of the group stage to get better results, but once the situation gets worse, it will be too late to change the coach by then.
But for a head coach of Mourinho's level, changing coaches is not an easy task.
For example, termination fee.
The head coach's coaching contract will have some binding clauses on both parties. For example, if Real Madrid fires Mourinho early, it will definitely have to pay a huge liquidated damages. According to media speculation, it will be no less than 20 million euros.
This is an astronomical sum of money.
But the head coach is not completely without restrictions. Some restrictions will definitely be included in the contract. For example, if the performance is not up to standard, liquidated damages will not be required for dismissal.
If your grades are not up to standard, you will have to wait until your grades are released and meet the requirements of the contract terms before it will count.
We've only played two rounds of the group stage now, and it's hard to say anything yet.
What if Mourinho wins the remaining four rounds?
Therefore, if the contract is terminated now, the most likely thing is for both parties to negotiate and break up peacefully, without Mourinho demanding liquidated damages.
If Real Madrid really had to pay liquidated damages, it would probably be a problem.
"It's hard to say." Gao Shen shook his head and sighed.
Real Madrid's biggest problem right now is people's hearts.
If people's hearts are broken, it will be difficult to lead the team.
Now that things have reached this point, it is useless to criticize who is right and who is wrong.
Children only care about right and wrong, while adults consider gains and losses.
Now for Real Madrid, the most important thing is to reorganize the team as soon as possible to form cohesion and combat effectiveness.
But looking at it from a high level, it is unlikely that Mourinho will reconcile with Casillas in the short term.
"More importantly, a hasty coaching change now may not be able to achieve results. Even if Ancelotti has always been good at adjusting the locker room, with Real Madrid's current situation, he may not be able to handle it." Gao Shen shook his head and sighed.
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This is really not a lie.
Ancelotti has coached for many years and his ability is undoubted, but it was his experience at AC Milan that made him truly recognized by the entire European football world, especially the two Champions Leagues, which turned him into a famous European coach.
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But this experience at Chelsea was a huge blow to him, especially being fired in such a humiliating way by Abramovich, which somewhat damaged Ancelotti's face.
In fact, in Gao Shen's previous life, Ancelotti's first season coaching Paris Saint-Germain was also questioned.
He took over in January 2021. At that time, PSG ranked first in Ligue 1, three points ahead of second-placed Montpellier. However, PSG was eliminated from the Europa League group stage.
Head coach Antoine Combauer was fired and Ancelotti came to the rescue.
But half a year later, Paris Saint-Germain was three points behind Montpellier and only finished second in the league.
Ancelotti was famous at the time and had outstanding achievements during his coaching career at Chelsea, but today's Ancelotti does not have the same outstanding resume as in his previous life.
Under the shadow of Gao Shen, An Fatty's coaching performance at Chelsea did not have many eye-catching performances, but more like a failure.
Coaching AC Milan was a great success, but he encountered Waterloo after coaching Chelsea, which caused Ancelotti to be questioned a lot.
In his current situation, can he suppress the Real Madrid locker room, which is full of superstars and factions?
This is also a question.
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The advanced guess was quickly confirmed.
Spanish newspaper AS revealed that Mourinho heard boos at the Santiago Bernabeu after Real Madrid lost to Dortmund at home.
Real Madrid fans have had enough of him.
But the Portuguese madman stubbornly chose to go head-on. He said that he would never resign voluntarily. He firmly believed that his team could get out of the predicament, and he reiterated it again.
"In my team, there is only one person who is indispensable, and that's me!"
Obviously, Mourinho has chosen to fight Casillas to the end.
Marca revealed that after losing to Dortmund, Real Madrid's board of directors and top executives held an emergency meeting at the Bernabeu overnight to discuss the current situation and situation.
"Many people have reservations about firing Mourinho now, including technical director Valdano, who had a falling out with Mourinho. He made it clear that changing coaches now is not a wise choice."
Marca revealed that after Real Madrid failed to qualify for the group stage last season, Valdano had advised Florentino not to change coaches midway, but after the season, he suggested changing coaches, but at that time Florentino
Both the team and the management decided to retain Mourinho.
"For this reason, Valdano even offered to resign, but was retained by Florentino."
Now, at a critical moment, Valdano still opposes the coaching change.
"He believes that there are many Mendes players in the Real Madrid locker room now. Once the coach is changed, it is likely to trigger a chain reaction. By then, the situation may be even worse than it is now."
"Especially Cristiano Ronaldo!"
"According to people close to Ronaldo, the Portuguese superstar has had the idea of leaving Real Madrid. It was even revealed before that he took the initiative to call Ferguson to inquire about the possibility of returning to Manchester United."
Marca revealed that since joining Real Madrid, he has failed to win a championship for three consecutive seasons. Cristiano Ronaldo is extremely disappointed with his journey to Real Madrid. He has had enough of this kind of life without a championship.
Manchester United is determined to compete with its local rival Manchester City. If they can get Ronaldo back, it will be even more powerful. The only obstacle between them is the transfer fee.
On September 28, the day after the Champions League group stage, Real Madrid President Florentino and a group of senior executives appeared at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium and held a press conference to solemnly clarify that Real Madrid management has always
I support Mourinho and have no idea of changing coaches, and the rumors from the outside are not credible.
Regarding the current internal conflicts in Real Madrid's locker room, Florentino said that there are no conflicts within Real Madrid.
"I can understand that when the team is in difficulty, people outside do not know the inside story and will always make a lot of baseless speculations, but this is irresponsible."
"I can responsibly say that we at Real Madrid currently support Mourinho. We all firmly believe that he will be able to lead the team out of this predicament."
Casillas?
"Yes, he is indeed injured. For the sake of protecting the players, the coaching staff made the decision to let him recuperate."
Florentino never mentioned the previous disputes and conflicts, and characterized everything as rumors from the outside world.
There are no conflicts within the Real Madrid locker room.
But such clarification does not bring much authority.
Alfredo, editor-in-chief of AS newspaper, said in a column, "The Bernabeu has heard boos again!"
"What Real Madrid fans want to hear is not to whitewash peace again and again, but to take effective measures to reconcile the current conflicts in the locker room and solve the difficulties and problems the team is currently facing."
"Do we really want Real Madrid to fall into the third gear?"
"Can Real Madrid fans accept the team falling into third gear?"
Alfredo's question received support from countless Real Madrid fans and media reporters.
If Real Madrid really falls into the third gear, it will be an absolute shame!
When that time comes, the anger of Real Madrid fans will not only be directed at the players, but also at the head coach, and may even be directed at the management.
In 2006, Florentino was able to step down.
Now, he can step down again!
It was at this moment of intense public opinion that Florentino finally got through Gao Shen's phone call.
