Chapter 284: I'm Not Convinced!
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With Johansson's shout, the audience exclaimed. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
On the big screen on the stage, among the four candidates, Bosque jumped up from his seat excitedly, Ferguson and Topp Muller next to him were still smiling as usual, and Gao Han closed his eyes, unable to hide his disappointment.
Although Atletico Madrid won more titles, beating Real Madrid five times in a single season, all these results were useless against the Champions League winners.
Gao Han also admitted that the Champions League is indeed more rare, but he will not admit that he lost to Bosque.
So, soon, he raised his head again, took the initiative to stand up, hugged Bosque next to him, and congratulated him on winning the award.
"Thank you!" Bosque whispered in Gao Han's ear as they hugged him.
"You deserve it, Vicente. β
After a brief word of congratulations, Bosque shook hands with Alex Ferguson and then Toph MΓΌller before stepping onto the podium.
After receiving the trophy from Johansson, Bosque said a lot about thanking the Real Madrid players and his colleagues, but never mentioning Real Madrid's management.
It also made everyone present more certain that there was a gap between him and Real Madrid's management.
The next few awards have nothing to do with Gao Han and Atletico Madrid, and Gao Han also watched with the mentality of a spectator.
The best goalkeeper went to Kahn, the best defender went to Robert Carlos, the best midfielder went to Ballack, the best striker went to Raul and the most valuable player went to Zinedine Zidane.
Gao Han sat under the stage, silently watching the elated appearance of the award-winning people on the stage, listening to their happy acceptance speeches, but he was quite unconvinced.
La Liga won all 38 rounds, won the Copa del Rey, won the League Cup, such a record is not as good as a Champions League?
What kind of bullshit logic is this?
Gao Han is not convinced, absolutely not convinced!
He has no problem with Bosque, and it is the group of guys who have an opinion.
Isn't it just a Champions League?
I'll take it down and show you!
I'm going to convince you to give you this trophy!
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"There is no doubt that Bayern Munich are very strong, they are one of the strongest teams in Europe and we can definitely imagine how difficult it will be to play against such a team. β
'There's also AC Milan, who have beaten in the UEFA Cup last season, but this season AC Milan are clearly stronger, with the addition of superstars such as Nesta, Rivaldo and Seedorf to transform the team. β
"There's also Lens in Ligue 1, a team that should not be underestimated, who have the ability to change the situation in the group. β
"Before I walked into the Grimaldi Convention Centre, I was told that there are no easy teams to play against in the Champions League, so don't leave anything to chance. β
"I think so!"
"Maybe a lot of people think that this group we are in is a little bit tougher than the others, but I think it's a good thing for us because we like to be challenged, and the more difficult we are, the more we like it. β
"Although this is my first time in the Champions League and Atletico Madrid's return to the Champions League after a long absence, we are not a weak team to be slaughtered, we will continue to maintain the traditional style of play and style of the team and continue to give it our all in every game. β
"I believe that Atletico Madrid, every player, every staff member, will not be affected by the results of the draw. β
"If there is, it must be more exciting, because the more difficult it is, the higher the level of challenge, the more motivated we will become. β
"I'm confident that we'll make it out of the group stage!"
Gao Han's remarks in an interview with UEFA and media reporters after the draw and award ceremony soon appeared on the pages of newspapers in Europe and around the world.
Everyone has a positive attitude towards his remarks.
Because the big war is imminent, even if the draw is unfavorable, no one will say some discouraged words in advance.
However, as a new team in the Champions League, Atletico Madrid wants to emerge from the group of death, and the difficulty can be imagined.
The best reflection of the outside world and fans' views on the draw results is undoubtedly the odds offered by the bookmaker William Hill to win the top 32 after the draw results are released.
Among the many teams, Real Madrid is far ahead at 2-9.
Although Ronaldo's transfer of the century is still pending, the Galaxy is still the most competitive team in the Champions League with many superstars.
They are followed by Manchester United at 5 to 1, Arsenal, Bayern Munich and Juventus at 10 to 10, Inter Milan at 11 to 14, Liverpool and Roma at 14, Valencia at 16 and Deportivo at 18.
AC Milan and Borussia Dortmund are 20 to 1.
Atletico Madrid and Bayer Leverkusen, the two most shocking dark horse teams in European football last season, are only 1 to 25, lagging behind the European giants above in all aspects.
William Hill's analysis is that Leverkusen has been hit by the Sanya King, and it is very unlikely that they will want to repeat the glory of last season this season, especially this summer, when Ballack, the soul of the team, switched to Bayern Munich, which is a very big blow to this team.
As for Atletico Madrid, the British bookmaker believes that the Sheets should be able to continue to perform well in La Liga, but as the youngest manager in the Champions League, Gao Han lacks experience in the Champions League, especially against the big four leagues.
And in the past few years, La Liga teams, including Deportivo La Coruna, have played well in the domestic league and the League Cup, but once they reach the Champions League, most of them are not adaptable.
Therefore, William Hill believes that the likelihood of Atletico Madrid causing an upset in the Champions League is very low.
However, it is very close to the statement of head coach Gao Han in an interview with the media, and the players of Atletico Madrid were also full of fighting spirit in an interview with the media after learning of the draw results.
Kaka, the team's top performer, said in an interview: "Playing in the Champions League, it's something that all professional players dream of, we started talking about it months ago and now we're finally participating. β
'I know the draw is not good for us and we have to challenge three strong teams, but everyone in our team is very excited and it feels great, and although the difficulty of the game puts a lot of pressure on us, it also gives us the best fight. β
As the team's top scorer, Villa also showed confidence in an interview.
"Although our group is a little more difficult than the others and allows us to make mistakes a little bit less, we love challenges and we are willing to take on any challenge. β
The team's on-field captain, Fernando Torres, unabashedly threatened, "We will surprise everyone, we will qualify from the group, no matter who our opponent is!"
Relatively speaking, veterans such as Pep Guardiola and Kiko are more mature and stable.
But they all praised Bayern Munich, AC Milan and Lens before emphasizing the team's confidence.
"It wasn't easy to qualify, but we certainly won't disappoint the fans!"
"We are very happy to be able to play in the Champions League, we will not be afraid of any opponent!"
"We will show our true quality on the stage of the Champions League!"
Atletico Madrid's statement has also won unanimous affirmation from the media.
Being drawn in the group of death, it was able to maintain such a high fighting spirit, which shows the self-confidence of the Sheets Army.
At the pre-match press conference of the European Super Cup, Gao Han also repeatedly emphasized that he would not care too much about the Champions League events, but would only carefully prepare for the next game and play every game well as before.
"As long as each and every one of us works together and gives our best, we will definitely qualify from the group!"
On the evening of August 30, at the Louis II Stadium in Monaco, the European Super Cup officially began.
Bosque continues to make changes to the team in this game.
Morientes, mired in transfer rumours, failed to start, with Guti up front, Raul dragging back and Cambiaso continuing to partner with Claude Makelele in a back two, showing Real Madrid's attacking mentality.
Atletico Madrid also did their best, Gao Han lost to Bosque in the best coach selection, held his breath, and just vented in this game.
From the very beginning, the two sides fought to the death, fighting back and forth with each other.
Real Madrid had a great chance to open the scoring in the 11th minute when Raul came close to slotting the ball into the back of the net after Robert Carlos' cross from the left, but Petr Cech made a flying save at the crucial moment to keep it in the back of the net.
This god-like save also greatly boosted the momentum of the Sheets Army on the court.
After that, Atletico Madrid took advantage of the situation to counterattack, and Gao Han also decided to go into a blow, and the Sheets immediately stepped up their attack.
In the 21st minute of the game, Pep Guardiola made a long pass from the midfield, Villa passed the ball with his heel, Jankulovski inserted a direct diagonal pass, Torres nodded the ball behind the goal, and scored the goal of Casillas.
1 to 0!
After the goal, Real Madrid tried to fight back, but Atletico Madrid deliberately slowed down the tempo and began to play possession.
Perhaps because of the psychological shadow of many previous heavy defeats, or because the defense was not active enough, Real Madrid did not increase their pressing efforts, and always took the stabilization of their team's defense as the first priority.
This immediately put the game in a stalemate.
It wasn't until the second half that Kaka received the ball on the left side, forced a breakthrough with the ball, and used his excellent individual ability and speed to pass two defenders of Real Madrid in a row, and broke through to the front of the big penalty area before being brought down by Hierro.
The Real Madrid centre-back received a yellow card and Atletico Madrid were given a very good set-piece opportunity.
Dario Srna stepped forward and the ball flew straight over the wall and into the left side of the goal.
Casillas had nothing to do about the point-and-go free-kick.
Two to zero!
This score was maintained until the end of the game.
Atletico Madrid defeated Real Madrid 2-0 to win the UEFA Super Cup.
At the same time, the Sheets Legion's winning streak against their rivals in the city has also been extended to eight!
But on the evening of the 31st, the day after the UEFA Super Cup, at the last moment when the European summer transfer market was about to close, Real Madrid finally officially announced that the team had brought in top striker Ronaldo from Inter Milan for a high price of 45 million euros.
This immediately shocked the world of football.
The attack lineup of the Galaxy Battleship has finally made up for the last shortcoming. (To be continued.) )