Chapter 1020 The first move
On the evening of April 23, the Bernabeu Stadium.
When the game entered the second half, the score was still zero to zero, but the entire Bernabeu stadium was booed.
Every time Mourinho walks out of the home team coach's seat, Bernabeu fans will greet him with overwhelming booing.
In the stands, many Real Madrid fans have played some extreme vocals, such as asking Mourinho to get out, and even a very conspicuous banner with the Bernabeu welcoming Gao Han and rejecting Mourinho's slogan.
The various actions of the home team fans made Mourinho, who was sitting in the coach's seat, look as if he was ashen throughout the game, but he seemed very stubborn and still did his own thing, as if he treated the fans in the stands as air.
Mourinho's ignorance undoubtedly further stimulated the fans, and the booed even more violently.
If Gao Han had thought about Mourinho staying in Real Madrid before, then he would have known this time when he came to the Bernabeu. Even if he gave Mourinho two heavy championships, La Liga and Champions League, he would no longer be able to stay in Real Madrid.
Exiting classes has become a must-have option for Real Madrid this summer.
As we approached the current situation, Gao Han felt quite sad and it was difficult to explain clearly what was going on.
It’s like a couple. The reason why they go from affection to breaking divorce is definitely not a one-sided problem, it must be that both sides have problems. The same is true for Real Madrid and Mourinho now.
They are already incompatible. Even though Real Madrid performed well in this game, fans still couldn't tolerate Mourinho and his team, because Real Madrid played too conservatively at home.
From the first minute of the game, Mourinho's team huddled in his own half, giving up possession, and threatened Paris Saint-Germain only through counterattacks. Diego Costa and Ozil were the only two players cruising in the frontcourt, and James Rodriguez was even placed on the bench by Mourinho.
This undoubtedly represents a very strong signal that Mourinho does not want to use the Colombian midfielder at all.
The price of retreating in full is also very obvious. Paris Saint-Germain's possession rate in the first half exceeded 70%, and Real Madrid's possession rate was only about 20%. Most of the game was spent in Real Madrid's halftime, which was definitely a very embarrassing scene.
But Real Madrid finally held on.
There are both excellent performances of the defense and midfielders, as well as the steady performance of goalkeeper Casillas. Diego Costa and Ozil are not without goals that threaten Paris Saint-Germain, but neither side has been able to seize the opportunity.
It's almost an hour, and the score is still zero to zero.
In the past nearly an hour, Real Madrid has restricted Paris Saint-Germain's offense through tight defense. Not only the midfield and back line, but even Diego Costa on the front line has actively participated in the front court press.
Ozil is the most flexible position in the entire Real Madrid lineup. He always leaves Pirlo's defense zone and becomes the ball point where Real Madrid drifts in the frontcourt, delivering shells for Diego Costa's counterattack.
In order to stabilize the defense, Mourinho did not arrange Kontran and Kavajal, who had stronger offensive capabilities in both wings in this game, but instead allowed Kolarov and Aveloa to ensure that the team's midfield and backcourt were a solid piece and would not leak.
Diego Costa’s pressing on the front line did cause a lot of trouble to Paris Saint-Germain. There were also several flash moments in the game that gave Thiago Silva and David Luis awkward flash, but overall it was not sharp and lacked the opportunity to directly threaten the goal.
This has something to do with his solitary power in the frontcourt.
"This game reminds me of the season he just coached Real Madrid, home game against Barcelona."
Zidane, who was standing beside Gao Han, frowned and said with a bitter face.
He is a celebrity in Real Madrid, but now he is the assistant coach of Paris Saint-Germain and Gao Han's assistant. Out of professional ethics, he must do his best to help Gao Han and Paris Saint-Germain defeat Real Madrid.
"That game was almost like the current situation. Barcelona had an overwhelming advantage, but failed to score. Not long after the second half, Barcelona took advantage of Albiol's foul and got a valuable penalty opportunity. Messi calmly took the penalty and Albiol was also sent off with a red card."
"With one less person than his opponent in more than half an hour, he held the score and equalized the score through a counterattack at the last moment. At that time, I felt that he was such a tough guy."
When he said this, Zidane turned his head and looked at Mourinho, with admiration and admiration in his eyes.
As far as fate is concerned, Mourinho deserves it.
"How can there be any saying that one is a life-threatening person in the world?" Gao Han shook his head and laughed.
"I know the game you mentioned, and I have also seen it. The problem with Barcelona is that the offensive methods are not rich enough. Ibrahimovic was absent due to injury and lost a dominant high point in the penalty area. Mourinho's defense was able to play."
After hearing this, Zidane thought about it again and nodded and admitted that it was indeed the case.
"But you are right. Although I don't agree with Mourinho's values and his football philosophy, I must admit that he is definitely an admirable opponent and a well-deserved top coach."
Gao Han stretched out his right hand and pointed at the Bernabeu stands. "Think about it, under such an environment and pressure, he dared to make such a decision, especially if he could make this group of players with different minds on the court willing to listen to him. It is not something that ordinary people can do."
The battle in the Real Madrid locker room is well known.
But judging from the performance of this game, no matter what Mourinho did, at least one thing he did was very well, that is, he adjusted the competitiveness of the entire team, allowing all players on the court to unify their thinking and resolutely implement it according to his plan.
Perhaps, this is what is called a battle against the enemy.
"You said, if we retreat appropriately, will Real Madrid press forward?" Zidane asked with concern.
Gao Han shook his head, "No."
"Why?"
"If it were other head coaches, sitting in Mourinho's current position, they might have risky intentions, but Mourinho won't. He has always known what he wants very clearly. In this game, he will only guard against the dead and will not give us any chances easily, let alone press them out."
Zidane thought about it and felt that Gao Han’s words were very reasonable. Mourinho is indeed this kind of personality.
The Champions League knockout match is a two-round match. To put it bluntly, in addition to the gladiator on the court, there are also the head coach's wits on the sidelines, and they guess each other's thoughts.
It seems that Gao Han and Mourinho have fought for many years, but they have guessed each other's thoughts very well.
"What should we do now?" Zidane asked with concern.
Gao Han spread his hands and laughed: "Since all the cards were guessed by the other party, the surprise soldier is no longer the surprise soldier. Let Drogba warm up and go early."
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"Drogba is going to warm up!"
Every move of the visiting team's coach's seat was soon spotted by Kalanca in the home team's coach's seat and immediately reported to Mourinho.
The Portuguese looked up and looked at the time on the scoreboard, more than fifty-seven minutes.
"It's a little early." Mourinho murmured to himself.
"What?" Kalanka didn't hear it clearly.
Mourinho shook his head and did not repeat it again because he felt it was unnecessary.
The whole game was as expected from the beginning. He was sure that Gao Han would not go to Drogba to attack from the beginning, and he was also sure that Gao Han would give priority to ball control. He was even more sure that Gao Han would use Drogba at the critical moment in the second half.
But the truth is, he guessed it right.
Mourinho was prepared for Drogba's surprise soldier, but he didn't expect it to come a little earlier.
According to his original plan, it will be at least seventy minutes later. At that time, Real Madrid's midfield and backcourt were dragged to death by Paris Saint-Germain's offensive players, and Drogba was able to perform miraculously when he came on the court.
He even expected that Gao Han would definitely let Lucas Mora go, exercising the Brazilian's assault ability on the right.
But unexpectedly, Drogba was on the way now, which surprised him a little.
"What's wrong?" Kalanka asked with concern.
Mourinho shook his head, "It's nothing, I'm just thinking, who will Drogba replace?"
Substitution is often the most representative of the head coach's willingness to adjust. Not only are the players on the court watching, but the coaches on the sidelines are also watching, wanting to know who Gao Han will replace Drogba with.
If Gao Han has followed Gao Han’s habits in the past season, it should be that Suarez will be replaced, and the team will reorganize another style of play around Drogba. I wonder if Gao Han will follow the convention this time?
Just as Mourinho was waiting, in the 61st minute, taking advantage of the opportunity to die, Paris Saint-Germain finally made the first substitution decision in this game, replacing Aubameyang with Drogba.
This time, Mourinho and his assistant team were a little surprised.
Aubameyang is one of the most important scorers of Paris Saint-Germain this season. Will Gao Han replace him at this time weaken his scoring ability?
But soon, Mourinho guessed Gao Han’s intention.
Aubameyang is best at speed and running. He needs space to play to his speed advantage, but with Real Madrid taking intensive defense, the Gabon internationals are not very threatening in this regard.
In contrast, Suarez, with his Uruguayan striker's technical skills, is believed to be able to perform better results in Real Madrid's strict defense, so Gao Han replaced Aubameyang with Drogba.
With Drogba's appearance and Aubameyang's end, Paris Saint-Germain quickly made adjustments.
Drogba pushed the front, Suarez leaned to the right, Neymar was closer to the middle, Marcelo on the left pressed heavily, Di Maria in the middle suddenly broke forward, Yaya Toure and Pirlo were dragging in the end, and the entire frontcourt offensive combination seemed to be back to last season.
Is this Gao Han’s strange trick?
Mourinho frowned, he felt that it was not that simple.
If it were just such a change, it would be difficult to pose a threat to Real Madrid. With Gao Han's personality, he would never do such useless work unless...
"This is just the first step for him to adjust the player!"
Chapter completed!