La Liga's two consecutive defeats are a painful blow to Chinatown.

Eighteenth in the league and in the relegation zone, they are one of four teams in La Liga with zero points, and Bielsa's Athletic Bilbao have at least one point despite a poor start.

The two-week international break is a rare adjustment period in Chinatown, and if it doesn't adjust well, there will be no time to adjust when the busy league and Champions League schedule arrives in September.

This is also the reason why Gao Han rushed to Madrid non-stop after playing the fourth round of Ligue 1.

Does that have an effect?

On the evening of September 10, Chinatown welcomed promoted Malnada at home.

This team also lost two consecutive games in the opening game, and both teams can be described as bad brothers, and whoever loses may fall to the position of vice squad leader.

Gao Han also took this game very seriously, and it was the day before the Paris Saint-Germain game, so he and the coaching staff crouched in front of the TV in the office on time to watch the game live.

Pochettino is still in a four-three-three formation, with De Gea in goal, Alba, Miranda, Godin and Carvajal at the back, Marcos Senna in midfield, Rakitic and Herrera up front, and Hazard, Pelle and Aubameyang in the front three.

At the beginning of the game, Chinatown played particularly actively, especially Hazard on the left, who obviously became the arrowhead of Chinatown's attack, frequently getting opportunities to get the ball, and the Belgian also showed quite good form.

The goal came early, as just five minutes into the game, Hazard cut inside on the left and passed to Pelle, before getting rid of a defender and slotting into the box quickly.

The Italian centre-forward held the opposition centre-back and knocked it back, Rakitic went straight behind him, and Hazard received the ball and pushed it home.

1 to 0!

The goal ignited the excitement at the Block Stadium, with all the fans calling on Eden Hazard in unison.

After Gao Han saw the goal, he couldn't stop nodding.

Things went as he expected, and if you put your trust in Hazard and he will be able to give something back on the pitch.

In the goal just now, when Hazard got the ball, Pelle and Rakitic both consciously moved closer to the Belgian, and after closing the distance, there was a scene of Hazard diagonally inserting into the penalty area.

Of course, Hazard's dribbling, Pelle's fulcrum, and Rakitic's last through kick were all beautiful, but the whole tactical idea could almost be said to perfectly reflect Gao Han's previous proposal.

After the goal, China City continued to firmly control the situation on the pitch, Hazard played with more confidence, creating frequent threats on the left flank, but Granada also consciously strengthened the defense of Hazard, but soon the right side was exposed.

In the 25th minute, Pelle made another contribution and assisted Aubameyang to enter the penalty area from the right rib and score, 2-0.

After scoring two goals in a row, Chinatown can be described as unstoppable.

Before the end of the first half, after the ball was broken at the back, it was quickly passed to Pelle.

The Italian center forward took the ball to the left side, Hazard took the ball to attract the attention of the defense and then passed to the left side, Alba quickly inserted a cross, Pelle headed the goal, but was saved by the opponent's goalkeeper Roberto, Hazard followed up to pick up the leak and hit the shot, 3-0!

With a 3-0 lead, the whole of Chinatown entered the break with confidence.

Gao Han also nodded frequently.

"The offensive thinking is smooth, the play is very clear, and it is very disciplined, which is the performance that Chinatown should be. Zidane praised.

Throughout the first half, China City had 12 shots on goal, six on target, and scored three goals, which was very efficient.

What's more, Granada barely threatened Chinatown's goal and was always on the defensive.

"It's a good game, but it's also important to note that Granada is not very strong, and this season is estimated to be in danger of even relegation. Gao Han still said cautiously.

It is impossible to think that Chinatown has come out of the crisis after only one game is played.

'Don't worry, as long as you continue to play along this line, there will be no problem, Eden Hazard is a player with a lot of potential and I would like to meet him when I have the chance. Zidane laughed.

Hazard's position is similar to Zinedine Zidane's, and his style of play is similar, so it is not surprising that Zidane is interested in Hazard.

"Well, I'll arrange for you to meet him when I have the chance, but you have to promise me one thing. Gao Han said with a smile.

"What's the matter?"

"Tap him a few words. Gao Han smiled.

Everyone laughed when they heard this, and Zidane also pointed to Gao Han, with a speechless expression.

This man really refuses to suffer.

Who is Zidane?

A player who can reach his professional heights has an extraordinary understanding of football, and being able to be nodded by him will be of great benefit to the player's future growth and progress.

As the assistant coach of Paris Saint-Germain, it is natural for Zidane to transfer Neymar, but is it a bit of a public weapon to call Hazard?

Of course, everyone knows that Gao Han means vacation time.

"Okay, promise you, I'll go back to Madrid for a while during the winter break, and I'll stay in Chinatown. ”

"You said it. Gao Han smiled, "There are also Isco and De Bruyne, these two boys I think have great potential, and there is also an Italian player named Verratti in our youth team, and a French player named Pogba, you pay attention to them by the way, and you can dial a little bit when you have nothing to do." ”

Everyone looked at Gao Han's unceremonious appearance, and almost burst out laughing.

Can we be thicker?

It's all like this, it's better to just poach Zidane to Chinatown for youth training.

However, don't really say it, Gao Han really thought about it, but he can't stand the high starting point of Zidane, he was a special adviser to the president of Real Madrid as soon as he debuted, and later he was also the chief assistant coach of the first team, how could he go to Chinatown to do youth training?

Amid a burst of jokes from the crowd, the second half began.

Compared to the devastating first half, Granada was clearly prepared in the second half, and the game was a little stuffy.

In the 60th minute, Pochettino made two substitutions, first with Ilya Ramendi for Marcos Senna, then with Isco for Rakitic, both of which were counter-substitutions.

It is clear that Pochettino is preparing for the opening round of the Champions League group stage in midweek.

Isco was also very active when he came on the pitch.

The 19-year-old Spaniard dared to take the ball and dribble, which was eye-catching, and Zidane couldn't stop nodding his praise, thinking that it was rare to see such a courageous young player in European football.

However, in the end, he is relatively young, Isco is really good with the ball, and his style of play is also very pleasing, but he feels a little blind, and the actual threat is not particularly big, at most he can only disrupt the opponent's defensive formation.

On the contrary, in the 73rd minute, Hazard linked up with Alba on the left and curled the ball diagonally to the back post, and Aubameyang followed up with a shot to extend the score to 4-0.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored a brace and Eden Hazard was named Man of the Match with two shots and a pass.

After watching the game, Gao Han exhaled softly.

Hopefully, Mauricio Pochettino's side can use this victory as an opportunity to get on the right track.

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Defeated Granada 4-0 to win the first win of the new season, Chinatown can be said to have raised their eyebrows, and the La Liga standings ranking has also jumped from the original 18th place to 13th, a full five places.

As for the unlucky Granada, he was stepped into the position of deputy squad leader by Chinatown.

After playing La Liga, Chinatown soon ushered in the first round of the Champions League group stage, against the Russian Premier League powerhouse Zenit St. Petersburg, and the coach was Serie A coach Spalletti.

Because it was the first game of the Champions League, both sides started more cautiously, and Zenit even discharged a five-four formation and put on a defensive counterattack.

After that, Chinatown controlled the ball and began to attack Zenit, but they were never able to break through Zenit's team, but in the 63rd minute of the second half, Zenit seized a chance and scored a goal by midfielder Koryanov.

After conceding the goal, China City made a quick change, replacing the sluggish veteran Marcos Senna with Isco, bringing on Herrera and Rakitic to push Isco up front.

After the Spanish youngster came on the field, with Eden Hazard on the left and Isco in the middle, China City frequently used the player's ability to attack with the ball to stir up Zenit's defense, and in the 72nd minute, Pelle assisted Aubameyang to equalize.

Just four minutes later, Jordi Alba slotted into the box from the left flank and volleyed home to turn the score around.

In the end, Chinatown reversed Zenit St. Petersburg 2-1 at home.

In the other group game played at the same time, Porto also reversed Shakhtar Donetsk 2-1 after conceding a goal first, while Shakhtar's Rakitsky and Ziglinski received consecutive yellow cards in the first and second halves respectively, and the two players will also miss the next round against Chinatown.

After playing the group stage of the Champions League, Chinatown returned to La Liga and challenged Real Mallorca away.

After 90 minutes of fierce battle, with an own goal from the opponent's central defender, China Town won 1-0 away, ushered in two consecutive wins, and further rose in the rankings to eighth place in the league.

However, in the second leg of the Champions League group stage, under the favorable opportunity of the red card suspension of the opponent's two big players, Chinatown missed a series of good opportunities and was forced to draw 1-1 by Shakhtar Donetsk.

Pelle finally opened the door and scored with a header from Danilo's cross from the right in the 61st minute, but just three minutes later, Shakhtar Donetsk took advantage of Chinatown's post-goal paralysis to sneak into the scoring to equalise the score.

After that, Chinatown dominated 62 per cent of the possession and failed to break the goal of Shakhtar Donetsk.

Back in La Liga, Pochettino's Chinatown welcomes Bielsa's Athletic Bilbao.

The master and apprentice fought hard for 90 minutes, and neither of them could take advantage, but at the critical moment, Hazard's goal in the 62nd minute helped China City get another three points, but the league ranking slipped one place to ninth, and Athletic Bilbao only got one point in the first five rounds, ranking 19th, and Bielsa suffered a crisis of confidence.

Three days later, in the sixth round of La Liga, China Town drew 0-0 away with Zaragoza and missed another good chance to get points.

In the seventh round of La Liga, China Town welcomed the southern derby of Madrid, and Luis Garcia coached Getafe.

Former Real Madrid player Pedro León opened the scoring for Getafe, but Isco was soon substituted again and four minutes later, Pelle pulled one back for the Chinese city.

In the 74th minute, striker Miku scored another goal to exceed the score again, and Chinatown almost fell into despair.

With 62 per cent possession, he never found the weapon to score.

At the crucial moment, Rakitic stepped up, first assisting Herrera to score a goal in the 88th minute, and then in stoppage time, receiving an assist from Eden Hazard and reversing the score with a long-range shot from the edge of the box.

In the end, China Town stubbornly reversed Getafe 3-2 to win the southern derby in Madrid.

(End of chapter)