This was Gao Shen's biggest feeling after Real Madrid defeated Barcelona 1-0 in an away game.
The team returned to Madrid from Barcelona overnight. Thousands of fans came to greet them near the airport. There were many media at the scene and even a TV station broadcast live.
The entire capital airport was besieged, and Real Madrid was treated like an expeditionary force returning in triumph.
Of course, Real Madrid's superstars are also the most popular people among the fans at the scene, but what Gao Shen didn't expect was that someone shouted his name at the scene, and it sounded like they were all female fans. This greatly satisfied Gao Shen.
of self-esteem.
Football is great, female fans are enthusiastic!
It's a pity that there were too many people at the scene, and Gao Shen couldn't tell where the shouts came from. Otherwise, he wouldn't mind satisfying the fans' requests for photos, autographs, etc.
After defeating Barcelona in an away game, the fans and the media praised Real Madrid like heroes. Everyone in the team was in a happy mood, and they seemed to be carrying the wind when they walked. Passing by the fans, from time to time, the fans could be heard shouting at the top of their lungs.
And this is just the beginning.
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The next day, media outlets close to Real Madrid, led by Aspen and Marca, focused all their artillery fire on Barcelona's position at the same time.
Especially for Gao Shen's statement of challenge after the game to make Barcelona run faster, both the media and Real Madrid fans who are close to Real Madrid responded very enthusiastically, believing that this is the courage and determination that Real Madrid's head coach should have.
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After catching up from ten points to two points, Real Madrid should persist to the end and reverse Barcelona.
If it happens, it will become the most classic season in Real Madrid's history.
Aspen editor-in-chief Alfredo once again praised Gao Shen in his column, believing that under Gao Shen's coaching, Real Madrid adopted a more pragmatic and targeted tactical style, which helped the team win consecutive games in the past period.
"This battle at Camp Nou completely sounded the clarion call for Real Madrid's counterattack!"
"We definitely have reason to expect that in the next seven rounds of the league, Real Madrid will work hard to pursue the victory, while Barcelona will find it difficult to maintain their two-point advantage after losing consecutive points."
"As Gao Shen said at the post-match press conference, Real Madrid does not need to consider their opponents. They only need to be themselves and strive to win every game. The pressure will naturally fall on their opponents."
"Under the current circumstances, especially after the battle at Camp Nou, Barcelona's morale has been greatly reduced and they will definitely make mistakes!"
"And this will be Real Madrid's chance!"
Marca also wrote an article in response to Gao Shen's call, believing that Real Madrid under Gao Shen's coaching has shown a level of bloodiness and courage rarely seen in Real Madrid in recent years, and the team's defense has become increasingly solid.
Whether it was the away game against Juventus in Turin or the current game against Barcelona at Camp Nou, Real Madrid relied on tenacious defense to defend their goal, which was very rare in the past.
"What's more important is that in these two games, Real Madrid showed a very united atmosphere, especially at Camp Nou. We saw Ronaldo, Guti, Ramos, and even Carlos after scoring the goal.
Silas all rushed over to celebrate the goal with the Brazilians, and Raul and Zidane on the bench were also congratulating Ronaldo from afar."
Marca believes that behind the change in the atmosphere of Real Madrid's locker room, especially the reconciliation between the local gang and the Brazilian gang, is the effective management of the Real Madrid locker room by head coach Gao Shen.
"In just one month, he has completely taken control of the locker room and has won the respect and support of the vast majority of players. This is very rare and even more incredible."
Marca said that they have internal intelligence in Valdebebas. Although it is difficult to know the specific situation, one thing that is clear is that Gao Shen has the support of almost all the superstars in the locker room.
"Since more than half a month ago, Gao Shen has made up his mind to improve Real Madrid's training level, focusing on strengthening the players' physical confrontation and physical training. In the last two games, obvious changes can be seen."
Marca analyzed that in the first game against Arsenal, Real Madrid was not at the same level as their opponents. Regardless of physical confrontation or physical fitness, they were lucky to only lose one goal at home.
When they arrived at Highbury Stadium, the gap between Real Madrid and their opponents was still very obvious. In the end, they relied on tenacious defense to create a miracle from the away game and reverse Arsenal to advance.
"After these two games, the most criticized thing about Real Madrid by outside public opinion is the players' physical confrontation and physical fitness. What is reflected behind the scenes is that Real Madrid's training level is very low."
"But in the two games against Juventus and Barcelona, Real Madrid players have improved visibly in terms of physical confrontation and physical fitness. Even at the end of the game, Guti had a head-to-head confrontation with Puyol.
During the battle for the top, although he lost the battle, Puyol also fell to the ground and was injured."
Marca concluded that the game is just a result. Behind it is the team's comprehensive performance in many aspects such as locker room control and daily training. The ability to defeat Barcelona in an away game reflects the transformation of Real Madrid under the guidance of senior coaches.
Such transformation.
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Unlike the media close to Real Madrid that wildly praised Real Madrid and Gao Shen, the Catalan media close to Barcelona expressed their dissatisfaction with the game.
Daily Sports believes that Real Madrid stole a victory from Camp Nou in a very bad way that stifled football creativity. This is nothing to be proud of.
"There was a time when Real Madrid played aggressive offensive football, but now they have become ugly and extremely conservative."
There were only a pitiful six shots in the entire game, which is absolutely embarrassing.
Regarding Gao Shen's provocative declaration at the post-match press conference, Daily Sports responded by saying that Barcelona will not give Real Madrid such a chance, because in the next seven games, Barcelona has the ability and confidence to win all
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"In comparison, Real Madrid's opponents are obviously stronger, and their Champions League opponents are also stronger."
Barcelona's opponent is Benfica, and Real Madrid's opponent is Juventus.
Judging from the schedule, Barcelona does have an advantage.
Cruyff also commented in a newspaper column. He first criticized Rijkaard's formation and believed that his on-the-spot command during the game was not decisive enough. He did not take risks when it was time to take risks, but his substitutions in the second half were
He was trapped by himself.
"After replacing Van Bommel with Giuly, Barcelona advocated attack and adopted a two-forward tactic of 442. But at this time, Real Madrid made a substitution and replaced Raul with Ronaldo, changing to 431.
Two, this is a bit troublesome."
"Rijkaard obviously thinks that Oleg is at a disadvantage in terms of turning and flexibility, so he wants to use Thiago Motta to guard Ronaldo. In fact, this is what Barcelona has trained before the game, but the problem is
,Who do you want to replace?"
"For comprehensive considerations, we should actually replace Belletti and let Oleg play on the right, because Belletti has started many games in a row and consumes a lot of physical energy. But in this case, after replacing Giuly just now, he has created
The right-side attack was abolished, and Rijkaard was obviously unwilling to make such a decision that could be changed overnight."
"So, he replaced Oleg and left captain Puyol, who had just returned from injury, on the court. But it was obvious that Puyol was not in very good condition in the second half of the game, and Thiago
After all, Motta is also a midfielder and is not suitable for the central defender position, which led to the team's fatal mistake in the end."
Cruyff refused to say that it was Gao Shen's tit-for-tat substitutions that forced Rijkaard's adjustment to be frustrated. He said that Rijkaard was not decisive enough and lacked courage.
However, at the end of the column, Cruyff still expressed his optimism about Barcelona's prospects.
The godfather of Barcelona said that whether it is against Benfica or Real Madrid, zero goals indicate that Barcelona's offense has some problems. He believes that the team should play more aggressive, more direct and more threatening.
"I even think that our team can pass the ball directly near the opponent's defense line, because such a pass is very threatening and can easily cause the opponent's players to make mistakes, and this is our opportunity to attack."
Cruyff believes that Barcelona has such players, such as Ronaldinho and Iniesta, who have such strength, which can make the team play more aggressively.
"Finally, and most importantly, I think Rijkaard should let his team forget about Real Madrid and this defeat. Although it is difficult, it must be done."
"In the league, Barcelona has a two-point advantage. As long as Barcelona makes no mistakes, the championship will definitely belong to Barcelona. Real Madrid has no chance at all."
Cruyff also mentioned Gao Shen. He believed that Gao Shen brought about earth-shaking changes after coaching Real Madrid, which is worthy of recognition, but his football style is destined to not last long at Real Madrid.
"His coaching style is not Real Madrid at all!"
As for Gao Shen's provocative statement after the game, Cruyff believed it was psychological warfare.
"This is also the reason why I hope Rijkaard and Barcelona players will ignore Real Madrid. If they focus too much on their opponents, they will easily lose themselves and bring more unnecessary psychological pressure."
"I hope Rijkaard and his players will know that in the history of La Liga, the greatest comeback miracle was created by us Barcelona, and in the history of La Liga, no team has ever been able to fall behind.
Under ten circumstances, we can come back and win the championship.”
"Real Madrid can't succeed this season either!"
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Spain's two major media camps are firing at each other. Such a grand occasion is really rare.
In contrast, the European media with a more objective stance generally expressed their appreciation for Real Madrid. After all, it was an away game. After all, they were behind in the score and not as strong as their opponents. They struggled to win. This kind of Real Madrid is more worthy of admiration.
However, all major authoritative media basically believe that it is still very difficult for Real Madrid to reverse Barcelona.
This not only depends on Real Madrid maintaining an excellent state, but also on whether Barcelona makes mistakes.
More importantly, Real Madrid is still distracted by the Champions League, especially against Juventus.
Since March, the continuous hard battles have been a huge drain and test for Real Madrid.
But as France's L'Equipe said, "When Real Madrid went from being ten points behind to only two points behind now, and also beat Barcelona at Camp Nou, in front of such a tenacious team, anything can happen.
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"No one knows what will happen in the future, but this season's La Liga is destined to become a classic!"
