Chapter 678 Whoever wins the midfield wins the world
I don’t know when, Gao Han became his own person in the eyes of Spanish fans. His every move attracted the attention of fans and was sought after by fans no matter where he went.
In early October, Gao Han returned to Madrid and attended a commercial event of Chinatown.
Mercedes-Benz, a luxury car brand from Germany, announced that it would sponsor Chinatown and held a massive car gift ceremony at the youth training center in Fuen Lavrada in southern Madrid, attracting thousands of fans around.
In addition to attending this ceremony, their main purpose is to see the high-altitude charm.
Although Gao Han is the boss of Chinatown, he rarely makes public appearances in Chinatown.
This time the sponsorship came suddenly.
According to Armando Marcos, the sponsorship began a month ago. Mercedes-Benz contacted Mendes through an intermediary, and then negotiated with Armando Marcos. The two sides hit it off and soon reached a consensus.
According to Mercedes-Benz, they have been paying attention to Chinatown for a long time. The final decision to make the sponsorship was made after many considerations and a complete set of business operation plans, including the Asian tour of Chinatown next summer.
"According to our business survey data, Chinatown team has amazing commercial value in Asia, especially in areas where Chinese people gather, and its attention is not even inferior to that of the giant teams in Spain and even Europe. This is why we finally decided to sponsor, and we believe that we will get rich returns."
In order to demonstrate his importance to this sponsorship, Mercedes-Benz even dispatched senior executives at the vice president level to visit the scene. When facing media inquiries, he attached great importance to the future development prospects of Chinatown, especially his influence in Asia.
Chinatown also gave high praise to this sponsorship cooperation. General Manager Armando Marcos even said that cooperation with Mercedes-Benz will greatly enhance the commercial value of Chinatown and will have great significance for the team's future development.
But when the media reporters raised the team's results this season, Armando Marcos said in a low-key manner that the management is satisfied with the team's current results. As long as they can successfully relegate in the Spanish Second Division this season, it will be a good result.
This low-key statement is obviously very different from the beginning of the season.
But the media reporter was not surprised at all.
So far this season, the Spanish Second Division has played a total of six rounds. Chinatown has won two wins, one draw and three losses, and has scored seven points. It is currently ranked 17th in La Liga, and is only two points away from the relegation zone.
If we just look at this data, it does not mean anything, because the league has just begun, and the total forty-two rounds of the league has only played one-seventh, so it is too early to make a judgment.
But if we look at the schedule, it is not difficult to guess the media's pessimism.
In the first two rounds of the league, Pochettino's team won two consecutive victories and was once in awesome, but after two rounds, they soon suffered two consecutive losses, especially when they lost zero to their upgraded competitor Cordoba, which hit the team hard.
Then, in the fifth round, he drew 3-3 with Vallecano away, and the team suffered another heavy blow and fell to eleventh place.
What is really frustrating is that in the sixth round, he lost 0-2 at home again, and his ranking dropped directly to 17th place.
The four-round victory is indeed pessimistic about the prospects of Chinatown, but more importantly, the problems highlighted behind them.
It is indeed a good thing to upgrade every year, but rapid development will also cover up various problems of the team.
For example, it was a good thing to vigorously promote young players. Even in the third-level and other leagues, Chinatown did this and achieved quite good results.
But the Young Guards obviously couldn't play in the Spanish Second Division.
Gao Han coached the Spanish Second Division back then, and he knew very well how fierce the competition in the Spanish Second Division was. The strength of each team was not much different, but there were only three places to upgrade, and four places to relegate. Each team was so fucked.
Even if you are not careful, the car will be destroyed and the person will die.
In fact, the strength of many Spanish Second Division teams is no longer inferior to that of La Liga downstream or even mid-level teams.
In this case, Chinatown encountered mid- and lower-level teams in the Spanish Second Division in the first two games, and could still play a sudden attack. However, after encountering mid- and upper-level teams, the problem of too much average team age was fully exposed.
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"There is no doubt that the players' strength is unquestionable, but the problem now is that we are too young and lack experience on the court, so we can easily be exploited by our opponents and take advantage of loopholes."
After the sponsorship signing and car gift ceremony, Gao Han and Armando Marcos held a meeting with head coach Pochettino, studied the current situation of the team and gave their own opinions.
"I watched the video of the team's six games so far this season. I think our offense is completely fine, based on the game against Vallecano."
In that game, Chinatown scored first. Falcao's goal helped the team take the lead in the 17th minute of the first half and maintained the advantage of the score until the second half.
But unexpectedly, the situation in the second half was turning around. In the 53th minute, Vallecano replaced two players in one breath and replaced them in the midfield, strengthening the midfield's oppression of Chinatown, resulting in an imbalance in Chinatown.
Yofrey, who had just come on as a substitute, equalized the score for Vallecano in five minutes.
After that, Chinatown was a little confused and was led by his opponent.
In the 75th minute, Sergio Pajon won another game for Vallecano.
But just two minutes later, Falcao's goal helped Chinatown equalize the score.
But in the 80th minute, it was Sergio Pajon's goal, which helped Vallecano lead again.
Interestingly, Vallecano's lead only lasted for two minutes, and Diego Costa's goal helped Chinatown equalize the score again.
In the end, the three-to-three result allowed Chinatown to take away a point from the away game.
He scored one point away, but he faced Vallecano again. Logically speaking, he should have been satisfied, but Gao Han felt it was a pity.
The main reason is that in the second half of the first half, the team did not convert the advantage in the field into goals, and played a little too restrained. At the beginning of the second half, the opponent's attack was disrupted and the game was lost.
After the opponent scored a goal, Chinatown team had a unified idea and could immediately get a goal back. However, after equalizing the score, the team was obviously a little disordered and their thinking was not unified enough.
"On the defensive end, the central defender combination of Alderweireld and Devrey is also worth looking forward to. Both of them performed well, and our current problem lies in the midfield." Gao Han pointed out the crux of the team without hesitation.
Ramirez and Schneiderlin played the main players as soon as they came to the team, which was understandable, but Ramirez was just twenty-one years old and Schneiderlin was only nineteen years old, and he was still relatively young and immature.
There is a saying that those who win the midfielder will win the world, which is even more so in the Spanish League.
"I regret the team's current performance. Mr. Gao Han, I am willing to take full responsibility for it." Pochettino stood up and said with shame.
If he was confident that he wanted to lead Chinatown to La Liga before the season, then now the cruel competition in the Spanish Second Division gave him a blow, making him realize how difficult it would be to coach a team to stand out from the second-level league.
It is not difficult to see from this that Gao Han turned the tide at Atletico Madrid and led the team to La Liga. It was not easy for anyone to do it.
"Okay, Maolicio." Gao Han reached out to stop him and continued, "Now is not the time to hold accountable. We are sitting on the same boat and working together. Now the main task is to solve the team's problems."
Speaking of this, Gao Han thought for a while, "I plan to introduce another midfielder who can hold on to the scene during the winter break."
A midfielder who can keep the scene in check?
Armando Marcos and Pochettino were both surprised.
It is obvious that Chinatown lacks such a number of people in the midfield, but how easy is it to introduce such a player?
What's more, we still have to play in the Spanish Second Division.
But Gao Han seemed to be confident, and obviously someone had chosen this, so they didn't know how to say anything more.
Facts have proved that Gao Han’s signings are still very reliable.
Falcao, Aubameyang, Diego Costa and other players are all outstanding and shine in the Spanish Second Division.
But this also caused some trouble to the team, that is, once they cannot be promoted this season, these players will probably be poached.
Gao Han didn't want to be the unlucky predecessor to plant trees for future generations, so he wanted to try his best to help the team return to La Liga.
This league has only played six rounds and there is still a chance.
"Maolisio, the most important thing you are to stabilize the team now. Before the winter break, you must work together the team's offense and defense. I will do my best to introduce you to a high-level midfielder during the winter break. At that time, we will make efforts in the second half so that the group of doubters outside can see our excellence."
Gao Han spoke boldly, and Pochettino and Armando Marcos were also excited.
In fact, Gao Han was not just talking, he planned it very clearly in his mind.
There are 22 teams in the Spanish Second Division, and a total of 42 rounds of leagues will be held. They will play 16 rounds before the winter break and 26 rounds after the winter break. In other words, as long as the results of Chinatown’s first sixteen rounds are not too bad, then after the transfer market during the winter break starts, Gao Han will introduce the midfield to strengthen the team’s strength, and there is still time to counterattack in the second half.
"You have to remember that Maolicio, a season is very long. Before the end of June, no one can guarantee whether he can get an upgrade quota. It's only October, and it's not even as time to be discouraged."
Gao Han looked at Pochettino and said earnestly.
He really attaches great importance to the Argentine coach, so he immediately ran to Madrid when he heard about the team's problems.
"You think, now it's seventeenth place, can it be worse? I definitely don't believe it. With the strength of our team, it's hard to say that we won the championship, but we will never be so bad, right?"
Pochettino nodded heavily. He knew the strength of the team he coached.
"So, don't be stressed, let go of your hands and feet, I absolutely believe you can do it."
Gao Han's encouragement made Pochettino feel very pleased because he really needs confidence now.
And Gao Han just gave him great confidence and confidence.
"Remember, Maorisio, warm-up is warm-up before the winter break, and the team is the time to make efforts after the winter break."
Chapter completed!