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Chapter 179 Fighting for Dignity

"This is Atletico Madrid's starting lineup!"

In the visiting team's locker room, Boske took a roster from his assistant coach.

Goalkeeper Cech and the defense line are Yankulovski, Carvalho, Machener and Srna respectively from left to right.

The three midfielders are Deco, Guardiola and Marcos Senna.

The frontcourt trident, Kaka is the front midfielder, and Villa and Torres are the double strikers.

It should be said that this lineup was not too unexpected to Boske, because Gao Han had been practicing the team's main lineup during the warm-up match, and there was basically no difference.

Guardiola replaced Xavi Alonso because the latter was injured.

But there are also some surprises, such as right back.

During the warm-up match, Gao Han used Dario Serner, but also Aguilera and Roberto.

The latter two players were the main players of last season and played under Gao Han for half a season. Their performance should be said to have been basically recognized. More importantly, they are all focused on guarding.

Even though Roberto is from a right forward, his defensive ability is actually good.

On the contrary, Dario Serner is fast, has a strong offense, and is a typical strong offense and weak defense.

Atletico Madrid's right side faces Real Madrid's left side. Although it is not as impactful as Figo on the right side, it should not be underestimated.

"Is he going to take risks?" Boske frowned.

Logically speaking, whether it is Aguilera or Roberto, it is obviously more secure and more familiar to the match against Real Madrid, but Gao Han chose Dario Serner, which is puzzling.

There is also a goalkeeper who actually appointed a nineteen-year-old young player to start, which is even more difficult to understand.

The goalkeeper position is very dependent on experience, so there are only a handful of goalkeepers who become famous at a young age. After all, not everyone is Buffon and Casillas. More often, after accumulating experience, they gradually mature.

Tony Jimenez is not qualified for the main position, everyone knows this, but a 19-year-old player can do it?

"Cech, Marchena, Carvalho, Serna, Kaka, Torres and Villa..."

The assistant coach pointed to the starting list in Boske's hand and shook his head and sneered.

"There are actually seven young players in the starting lineup of eleven. This is simply taking risks and playing with fire!"

Everyone knows that the flaw of young players is instability and great ups and downs, especially at such major competitions, they are more likely to lose control, so generally speaking, no head coach will take risks like Gao Han.

Even Ajax, who has always been known for promoting young players.

But Gao Han had a bit too much this time.

Needless to mention the seven young players, Yankulovsky performed averagely in Serie A, Deco was just a player who performed well in the Portuguese Super League, and Marcos Senna only played good goals for half a season. As for Guardiola, it is famous, but it is somewhat out of date.

Just like this, I want to compete with Real Madrid, which is at its peak?

It's a joke!

Even the mature and persistent Boske couldn't help but shake his head, obviously very confused about Gao Han's starting lineup.

But he also knows a little bit that Atletico Madrid really doesn't have many players to use now.

It is hard to achieve success if you want to metabolize and promote young players to the top, and achieve results.

"We can't be careless, we can't relax according to our usual style of playing." Boske reminded.

Being cautious has always been his label.

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While Boske received the starting lineup of Atletico Madrid, Gao Han also got Real Madrid's starting lineup at the door of the home team's locker room, and nothing unexpected happened.

Goalkeeper Casillas, with Robert Carlos, Carlanca, Jero and Salgado, the midfielder Elgra partnered with Marklele, the three players in the frontcourt were Zidane, Raul and Figo, and the center forward was Morientes.

"They chose to attack!" Cantalero said.

Sergio Garcia, who was on the side, nodded and said: "Morentes is 1.86 meters tall, while our two central defenders, Marchena is 1.83 meters tall, and Carvalho is 1.81 meters tall. Although it is not much different, it is inevitable that it is still a little disadvantage."

Morientes is a typical Spanish center. He is tall and strong, has excellent heading and grabbing points, and has good skills under his feet, but there is inevitably a weakness.

"Then follow our pre-match plan and press forward as much as possible!" Gao Han made a quick decision.

Cantalero and Garcia nodded at the same time.

Morientes' most threatening area is in the penalty area. His header in the penalty area is excellent, and his shooting ability with left and right feet is also very good, and he is a typical finisher.

But his disadvantage is also the disadvantage of most high center forwards, which is that the big guy moves slowly and his running ability is not strong, which makes him very dependent on crosses from the wings.

And although Morientes is a high center forward, he is good at frontal impact, and holding the ball behind his back and making the ball is not his advantage.

Therefore, once he leaves the penalty area, he loses the greatest threat.

Not only Morientes, but Raul and Zidane also do not have the speed of quickly inserting and counterattacking.

In Real Madrid, the one who has the real advantage in speed is Figo on the right side, so in this game, Gao Han arranged for the more stable Jankulovsky to serve as the left back.

Gao Han had a certain plan in his mind and pushed open the door of the locker room directly.

In the locker room, when the eleven starting players heard the sound of opening the door, they all raised their heads and looked at Gao Han.

Before, they were a little nervous and lacked confidence, but now, as soon as they saw Gao Han, their hearts were settled.

"Real Madrid's starting lineup is out!"

Gao Han raised the roster in his hand. Opposite him, assistant coach Cantalero had quickly written down Real Madrid's starting lineup and formation on the tactical board, and the players could see it at a glance.

"Just as we arranged before the game, I will press on after the game."

After hearing this, the players nodded seriously.

"I repeat that the key to the outcome of this game is whether we can suppress Real Madrid and whether we can play our ball-handling advantage."

Gao Han looked at the player in front of him with a serious face, and he felt it was necessary to repeat it again.

"If you suppress it, we will win, we can't suppress it..."

What will happen if you can't hold it back? Gao Han didn't say it, but the players understood it in their hearts.

With Real Madrid's attack power, if you use high-level defense but can't hold it down in the midfield or frontcourt, Atletico Madrid will be dead.

"Guys!"

Gao Han walked to the middle of the players, "We have been preparing for this game for a long time, and everyone in the club has been waiting for a year."

"The Chairman said that no one can lose to Real Madrid. This is the backbone of Atletico Madrid and our dignity!"

Gao Han's words made every player present raise his head and look at the head coach intently.

"Since we wear this jersey, we will share honor and disgrace with the team logo on our chest. We need to fight for its dignity, right?"

As soon as Gao Han finished speaking, every player replied in unison, "Yes!"

"Do you believe me?" Gao Han asked again.

"letter!"

Even the players who just joined the team agreed in unison.

"Then show me on the court!"

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"The players of both teams walked out of the court side by side."

"Compared with Real Madrid, where superstars gather, the lineup of its city rival Atletico Madrid looks rather shabby."

"But fans who are familiar with Atletico Madrid must be familiar with it. In the past six months, this team has won 21 consecutive victories in the Spanish Second Division and rushed from the relegation zone to the Spanish Second Division championship. It is a miracle."

"However, Real Madrid is not a good deal. Last season, La Liga won the championship with a considerable advantage and introduced the world's number one superstar Zidane this season, with an extraordinary overall strength."

"I believe this game will be a wonderful showdown."

"The captains of the two teams came over and guessed the side. Real Madrid is veteran Jero, and two Atletico Madrid captains Aguilera and Kiko were both sitting on the bench. We saw that their captain was young player Torres."

"Wow, my goodness, if we remember correctly, he was only seventeen years old and actually became the captain of Atletico Madrid. This may be the youngest captain among the La Liga and even the four major league teams."

"This should also be very representative, representing the styles of the two teams respectively. Real Madrid is very mature and experienced, while Atletico Madrid is full of passion, just watching who can laugh to the end of a game."

"Okay, Real Madrid took the lead in getting the serve."

"This is the referee of this game, Antonio Jessus Lopez Nieto, who is one of the most famous referees in Spain, and has a lot of law enforcement experience. He enforced two Real Madrid games last season. The Galaxy Battleships won both and was known as the lucky star of Real Madrid."

"This is Real Madrid's coach, Vicente del Bosque, the European champion-level coach, and has a lot of experience."

"This one is the head coach of Atletico Madrid. He is a very magical young coach. Gao Han is only 24 years old. He comes from China. He led Atletico Madrid to stage a legendary counterattack last season and is the youngest coach in the four major European leagues at present."

"But don't underestimate him. Before this game, Real Mallorca's coach Aragones said in an interview with the media that he is very optimistic about Gao Han leading Atletico Madrid in this game. Whoever underestimates Gao Han will pay the price."

"Now, let's wait and see if Gao Han can be upset as Aragones said."

"The players of both teams returned to the half-court and set up their own teams, and the game was about to break out."

As soon as the Spanish TV commentator finished speaking, the referee blew the whistle to the start of the game.

A crisp whistle sounded, and the audience cheered.
Chapter completed!
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