"Mr. Scolari, why is there a substitute for Didier Drogba in this game?"

'Didier Drogba is clearly better than Falcao, so why didn't you put him on until the 70th minute?'

"Do you think Drogba deserves more of a starting XI than Falcao?"

"Falcao's disappointing performance in this game, will it affect your trust in him?"

'Are you under pressure from management on the use of Drogba and Falcao?'

"I would like to ask if you will give Drogba more chances after this game?"

……

At the press conference after the game, as soon as the media reporters met Scolari, they immediately asked about the main battle between Drogba and Falcao, and a lot of crackling questions rushed towards Scolari, who had just sat down, which made the Brazilian coach a little confused.

So many people ask, so many questions, how to answer?

Gao Han, who was sitting on the side, smiled sympathetically, he could fully understand Scolari's mood at this moment.

In fact, it wasn't too badly lost for Chelsea, 2-0, and it was concentrated in the first half, with a couple of chances created in the second half, especially after Didier Drogba came off the bench.

As for the statistics on possession and other aspects, it is not ashamed to fall below Manchester City in all aspects.

Not to mention in the Premier League, in European football, only Barcelona can match Manchester City in average possession per game.

This group of media reporters are all human beings, how keen is their sense of news?

If it is reported after the game that Manchester City are on a winning streak and Chelsea lose away from home, there is nothing new at all, everyone is a little used to it, so they have to surprise in the midst of the dead air.

That's the clash between Drogba and Falcao's goalscorers.

What a hapless Scolari!

In the sympathetic eyes of Gao Han, Scolari became the protagonist of the press conference, but the Brazilian coach was not proud at all, because he felt like he was roasted on a fire, and every question was extremely sharp.

For example, media reporters will ask him what he thinks of this match.

"In the first ten minutes of the first half, we seemed to have the initiative, but in fact the game was not played at our pace, and each of our attacks took longer to organize from the back, which gave the opponent the opportunity to calmly deploy the defense, and when we attacked the front, it was difficult to find the attacking space. ”

"Yes, City's defence was very well organised and both attacks were on counter-attacks, so I think the win was more due to the more pragmatic counter-attacking tactics that they adopted. ”

Regarding the explanation from Scolari, Gao Han refuted it on the spot.

'Scoring on the counter-attack doesn't mean we're more conservative, in fact, even in the first half, we had the ball, we had shots, we had passes...... Yes, especially the pass completion rate, we were a big step ahead of our opponents and I think that was the key to our two goals. ”

Pass success rate, it's definitely Scolari's scar.

After hearing Gao Han's words, the corners of his eyes twitched obviously, and he was a little helpless.

In fact, the passivity in the first half was largely caused by Chelsea's own reasons, such as the second goal, Anelka ran with Falcao when he counterattacked, and the French striker was supposed to be on the right side, but ended up occupying the middle, which can only be said to be a problem of coordination between the two players.

And in the first half, Chelsea did make a lot of passing and receiving errors, which led to a lot of counter-attacking opportunities for Manchester City, if it wasn't for Chelsea's good defense, I'm afraid it would have been more than just two goals.

Fortunately, after fighting back at Scolari, Gao Han took the initiative to ease the atmosphere again.

'Of course, the second half was much more difficult and when Chelsea started to defend at full strength, it was difficult for any team to knock on their goal easily, especially when Didier Drogba came on and was very active. ”

Commenting on his team's performance, Gao Han said that most of them played at the level they should have, and Cristiano Ronaldo's brace did not surprise him, but he highlighted two more players.

'Milner's performance in this game was very important, 12 successful interceptions showed us what he has done in the team, he is a reassuring player and I think he is finding his place in the team and I am sure he will get better and better. ”

'Kompany's improvement over the last season or so has been obvious and he's very important at the back now, especially in the second half, when we made a substitution, he was very successful defensively against Drogba, freezing the Ivorian and I'm happy and proud of his performance. ”

'As I said before the season, Man City are a team that wants to make a difference this season and we need a strong squad to back it up and every player who comes here has the opportunity to play his part and contribute. ”

Gao Han's last sentence was obviously encouraging the substitute players in the team, calling on them not to worry, everyone has a chance.

In the second half, Drogba came on and put in an excellent performance, Gao Han replaced Xavi Martinez with Vertonghen, not only to save strength for the midweek game, but also to see Xavi Martinez struggle defending Drogba.

Kompany was moved to the middle and was very successful in defending against Drogba, completely putting down the Ivorian who had been very active since coming on the pitch, and Vertonghen was not bad on the left, but he was not wrong.

After Gao Han answered questions from the media, all the reporters threw the topic to Scolari, focusing on the main battle between Falcao and Drogba.

Scolari said that there is no difference between a main player and a substitute in his team, and there is no need to make a fuss about the win or loss of a game.

'We're playing in Manchester City, where losing is possible and we have to know that it's impossible to win all the way, we're going to lose sooner or later and I'm sure City is too. ”

'We put pressure on the opposition at one point in the game, but we didn't play well and we didn't find a good way to break down the defence, so in the second half I felt we had to make a change. ”

Why did Didier Drogba come off the bench?

Scolari's explanation for this is to better prepare for the Champions League in midweek.

'You know, you can't play all the games with one player, Didier Drogba is not young and I think he needs to rest to recharge and make a difference in the Champions League. ”

'Of course, Drogba came off the bench and was very active, he put a lot of pressure on the opposition defence, and I think we should have at least one goal, yes, the one when Drogba jumped to the top, but unfortunately Cech is a very, very good goalkeeper and he was very focused throughout the game. ”

As for whether he will consider rescheduling Drogba to start and replace Falcao, Scolari said that he will arrange the team's lineup and tactics according to the different opponents in the game.

'Didier Drogba and Falcao have been reassuring so far, we have two of Europe's top centre-forwards and they're both in good form, so I'm happy with that. ”

Gao Han sat aside, but he almost didn't smile in his heart.

Scolari said this on his lips, but in his heart, he was definitely going to scold the group of media reporters in front of him.

That's not what they said when Chelsea lost the Community Shield at the start of the season.

At that time, they accused Scolari of trusting Drogba and ignoring Falcao, but now it's okay, as soon as Falcao's performance is sluggish, they all jump out to cry out for Drogba.

Oh my God, you undisciplined media reporters, don't mess around all day, okay?

Gao Han didn't use the skill card in this game, and the only time he used it was after Drogba came on the field, and he almost used it a few times, but then he thought about it, anyway, with two balls in hand, it didn't matter if he lost one goal, so it was useless.

He was satisfied with beating Scolari and Chelsea at a real level, but he also knew it wasn't just a matter of tactics, it was a matter of Scolari's formation.

Everyone knows that Chelsea are not as good as Manchester City, and Scolari himself knows it, so he is aiming for a draw, and he should have been playing defensive counter-attacks, and he was defending tightly, which is the most pragmatic attitude.

But Falcao has been so good in the first five league games that Scolari has no reason to leave him out of this big game, and he doesn't have the courage to start.

However, it was clear that Chelsea's attack struggled to create a threat.

The biggest difference between this game and the Community Shield is that the Community Shield is a warm-up game, and both sides are open to play against each other, so Falcao should have started at that time and grabbed the goal.

But now it's the league.

However, this can't be said to be a problem with Scolari, as it is inevitable that anyone would have made such a choice when faced with his situation, especially a weaker manager like Scolari.

So, a lot of times, the fans only see the result of the game, but there are many reasons for the result of the game, and the manager's technical and tactical level is often not the decisive factor.

Scolari also congratulated Alpine and Manchester City very frankly at the end of the press conference.

'We didn't play at our level in this game but City played very well, especially in midfield, with a very high rate of pressing and interceptions, which made the game more complicated and they deserved to win. ”

But as for whether Manchester City will win all the way and successfully defend the title after winning this key game, Scolari said that everything is still unknown, "Now the league has only been played for six rounds, Manchester City's lead is only three points, and it is too early to talk about winning the title." ”

"I think exactly the same way as Scolari. Gao Han very firmly agreed with Scolari's judgment.

'I don't think one game will determine whether we can successfully defend the title or not, and I would say that our goal this season is not just to defend the Premier League. ”

'I said after last season's FA Cup final that we have what it takes to win the Champions League, so this season my players and I are very confident and in our quest for the Champions League, but it will require us to play every game, stay focused and put our heart and soul into the game. ”

'I'm very happy that my players have done well so far this season and that we are on the right path and I hope everyone can keep going and keep going. ”

At the same time, Gao Han also encouraged Scolari, commenting that the Brazilian coach is one of the best in the world.

'I believe that if he can be given enough trust and coaching space, he is more than capable of succeeding in the Premier League. ”

For the affirmation and encouragement from Gao Han, Scolari also gave a positive response.

The two also had a drink in the conference room at the City Stadium after the press conference, as is customary in the Premier League.

And all this that happened at the Manchester City Stadium was watched by a pair of eyes from Spain, broadcast live on TV.

(End of chapter)