Chapter 168: Returning the Favor [Asking for a Monthly Pass]

Professional football has always been a seniority circle, and Spain is no exception. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

In recent years, Spanish football has seen a boom in talent, not only with players, but also with new players in the field of coaching.

Among the 42 teams in La Liga and La B, there are only three foreign managers.

They are Real Sociedad's Wales coach Toshak, Athletic Bilbao's German coach Heynckes, and Atletico Madrid's Chinese coach Gao Han, who has returned to La Liga.

Heynckes and Toshak have both coached Real Madrid, the former led Real Madrid to the Champions League in '98, and the latter took charge of the Bernabeu twice, the first time in the 89-90 season, with a record of 107 league goals, even until now.

Both of them are well-known coaches in Spanish football and even Europe, and they don't need to prove themselves to anyone anymore, and they have coached Spain for many years, and they are also quite related in the professional manager circle.

On the contrary, it is Gao Han, a young one, a newcomer, who has taken Atletico Madrid all the way to victory, from the relegation zone to the championship of La Liga, although it has created a surprising miracle, but in this circle, it still seems out of place.

Moreover, Atletico Madrid is full of sharpness, threatening those teams in the middle and lower reaches, plus some peers are more or less underappreciated, and the cold is inevitably ignored.

Paul Futre and Julen Lopetegui are both professional footballers, and they both have some acquaintances in the circle, and when they meet, it is inevitable to have a few conversations, but Gao Han is obviously not interested in their topic.

Since no one cared about it, he was also happy, walked to the window alone, and silently looked at the busy street downstairs.

To the west of this street, about four or five kilometers away, is Real Madrid's BernabΓ©u Stadium.

Soon, it will become a barrier to the high cold.

Gao Han also saw Real Madrid's head coach Bosque in the venue, a fat man who looked quite kind, with a thick mustache, should be quite popular in the circle, and there were people gathered around.

Raul and Hierro are also quite mixed up, and there is always someone who comes over to talk and laugh with them.

Maybe it's because Gao Han refused Barcelona's invitation not long ago, so Barcelona's head coach Rexage didn't give Gao Han a good look, and he seems to have a lot of friends here.

In a large circle, there will inevitably be some small circles.

That's how it was in the venue, more or less, they formed a circle, and there were many discussions and people's voices.

The only thing that surprised Gao Han was that Zambrano had a lot of friends here, and the ones who were running around the venue seemed to be quite popular, but the kind of sneering eyes that occasionally swept towards Gao Han made people feel uncomfortable.

This guy is really vindictive!

You scolded me in the newspaper, I haven't even settled this account with you, if you dare to provoke me, I'm not done with you!

Gao Han secretly sneered, and he didn't reassure him.

In his opinion, Zambrano is a clown, and if he really has the ability, he will not have found a job until now, so he can only scold people in the newspaper and mix up the remuneration.

Soon, Gao Han noticed that behind the lively crowd, there was a person sitting alone in the corner like him.

The captain of Barcelona, oh no, is the former captain, Pep Guardiola.

As soon as he saw that it was him, Gao Han walked over.

He still vividly remembers that he was the first person who took the initiative to come over to greet him and congratulate him on winning the championship.

"Hey, Pep. ”

Guardiola raised his head suddenly, saw that it was Gao Han, and was a little surprised, "Hey, it's you." ”

"Can I sit down?" Gao Han gestured to the seat next to him.

"Of course, of course. "Pep Guardiola made a gesture of please.

Gao Han sat down beside him with a smile, and he noticed that Guardiola looked a little lonely.

He's been in a really bad situation lately.

Because of Figo's transfer to Real Madrid, his situation in Barcelona was very embarrassing, coupled with the conflict with the management, so Guardiola announced that he was leaving Barcelona early before the end of the season last season.

On the one hand, it's because of his personality, but also because he wants to go to Juventus.

It was the same team that his idol Platini had played, so he wanted to go too, and the Serie A giants have made it clear that they are interested in him, with Moggi even promising to sign him.

But soon, with Carlo Ancelotti's departure and Lippi at the helm of the Bianconeri, everything changed.

In an attempt to wait for Juventus, Guardiola even turned down an offer from Manchester United's Alex Ferguson, who eventually signed Veron from Lazio for a high price.

The time has entered August, and the operation of the transfer market is becoming clearer and clearer.

AC Milan used to be interested in Pep Guardiola, but on the one hand, they had suffered a big loss from Real Madrid and had a shadow, and on the other hand, they brought in Andrea Pirlo and Fiorentina's Rui Costa.

These two players, one younger, the other more adapted to Serie A, are irreplaceable by Guardiola.

Lazio zeroed in on the younger Mendieta, with Inter Milan shifting their sights......

For a while, Guardiola fell into a situation where no one cared.

It was only a few days ago that the news came out that Real Madrid's Florentino wanted to bring in Guardiola, but soon, Guardiola publicly denied it in the media, saying that he would go crazy to join Real Madrid.

Figo happened before, and if he joins Real Madrid now, he will become a traitor to Barcelona completely.

The latest news shows that Pep Guardiola is waiting.

British media broke the news that if Vieira's transfer to Real Madrid is successful, Wenger will bring in Pep Guardiola.

But that's ironic, isn't it?

What's even more ironic is that Barcelona's management has not publicly retained their captain until now!

Guardiola is definitely not without strength, but for various reasons, he has fallen into the embarrassing situation he is in now.

"How are you doing?" asked Gao Han with concern.

Guardiola nodded, squeezing out a smile, "Not bad." ”

"What about training?"

"Training with my personal trainer has always been very good. ”

Veteran, experienced and knows how to prepare for the season.

"Have you ever thought about staying in Spain?" asked Gao Han tentatively.

Guardiola looked at Gao Han with some surprise, "Stay in Spain?"

"Well, we're going to be on three fronts for the new season, but we've only got Xavi Alonso alone, Gabi is good, but he's still too young, and the average age of our team is quite low, so what if you ...... I mean, if ......"

Guardiola understood what Gao Han meant, and couldn't help but smile when he heard his expression.

This time it wasn't reluctant, and I had a good smile.

He knew in his heart that this was Gao Han's reciprocation and help for him.

"Thank you. Pep Guardiola said gratefully.

Gao Han shrugged his shoulders, his meaning has been clearly expressed, as for whether he wants it or not, it depends on Guardiola's own meaning.

Strictly speaking, Guardiola is not short of money, and even if he retires now, he will definitely have no worries about food and clothing.

But for a professional footballer, it's an honour to kick until he feels like he can't play.

If you quit now, it will be a lifelong regret.

"I'm serious, you think about it. Gao Han said very seriously.

"I know. Guardiola nodded, but said nothing more.

The two of them smiled tacitly and began to fall silent again.

Pep Guardiola has never been a very talkative person, except when it comes to football.

However, talking about football now is like revealing his scars, and Gao Han naturally won't do such a stupid thing.

There is no way, then there is no choice but silence.

The venue was full of people, and the discussion was getting louder and louder.

All the people present were people from the professional football circle, and the topic of discussion naturally revolved around football.

The new season is about to start, and the pattern of La Liga has become the focus of everyone's attention.

Who will win the championship? Who will grab the top four? Who will be unlucky enough to be relegated?

These are the topics that everyone present is most concerned about and the most discussed.

There is no doubt that Real Madrid is once again the favourites to win the title.

This is not surprising, because last season's Real Madrid won the league championship with an absolute advantage, and this season brought in the world superstar Zinedine Zidane, the strength has improved again, and it is really unreasonable not to win the championship.

As for the relegated teams, there are many opinions.

In recent years, the competition in La Liga has been very fierce, and many teams in the middle and lower reaches are at risk, and no one dares to say that they will be relegated.

"I don't dare to say about the other teams, but there is one team that I can guarantee that will be relegated. ”

Not far from Gao Han and Pep Guardiola, Fernando Zambrano spoke to the crowd.

"Which team are you talking about?"

"Haha, Atletico Madrid!"

"Atletico Madrid?" the crowd was surprised.

"I have a reason, first of all, this is a promoted team, compared to two years ago, the squad has changed a lot, the vast majority of the main players are not familiar with La Liga, and they are young and inexperienced. ”

Being young often means unstable and immature, which is deadly.

"And then there's their transfer operation, no experience, at least how can I not believe that any experienced transfer trader will sell the big hero of the upgrade, bring in a few little-known small characters, and still want to be relegated?"

"I can't say that Atletico Madrid's idea of wanting metabolism is wrong, but at the very least, it was rushed. ”

At the end, Zambrano snorted and sneered twice.

Personal grievances aside, Zambrano's words also have a certain amount of truth, and they have won the approval of many people, and some people even feel sorry for Atletico Madrid.

Zambrano spoke in a loud voice, which Gao Han and Guardiola could just hear.

"It seems that you really offended him miserably!" Guardiola has been in the football circle for more than ten years, where can't he understand?

Gao Han pursed his lips and was noncommittal, "He only has one mouth left." ”

Zambrano didn't react when he saw Gao Han, thinking that he was a newcomer and didn't dare to attack, so his guts became even fatter.

"The team is too young, the transfer operation is not good, these are the problems, but the most fatal thing is that they have a manager who is unreliable, who has won a few games in the lower leagues and forgets where he came from, hehe......"

Although Zambrano said all of this in the column, and he knew that he was deliberately targeting Gao Han, the Spanish coaches around him still laughed when they heard it.

In Spanish football, even in recent years, there are still many xenophobic people who think too highly of themselves.

Zambrano is clearly one of them.

But Gao Han, who was sitting next to Guardiola, was furious.

I can pretend not to hear you and give you freedom of speech.

But if you play personal attacks by name, that's not okay. (To be continued.) )