December 8 evening, Madrid, Spain, Bernabeu Stadium

In the final round of the Champions League group stage, Manchester City challenged Real Madrid away.

Although the match had no effect on the group's standings, it still attracted fans from all over the world to the TV on time and the entire Santiago Bernabeu stadium to the scene.

The result of the game has long since ceased to matter, they are more concerned with the process.

In this game, Real Madrid aims to take revenge at home, avenging the 0-3 defeat away from home, and the head coach Mourinho's lineup is also very aggressive, not only discharging the 4231 formation, but also arranging Ozil, Sneijder and Di Maria to start at the same time, which shows Mourinho's determination to attack.

But Manchester City clearly have no intention of doing so.

The difference between the Premier League and other leagues is that there is no winter break, and the Christmas schedule is more intensive, so Gao Han and the coaching staff feel that there is no need to give their all in such a game and fight Real Madrid.

Because of this, Gao Han did not use the main force, but arranged Gareth Sturridge and Sanchez to form a trident, Kaka still played as a midfielder, Elano and Modric in the middle, and Xavi Alonso still lagged behind.

At the back, Vertonghen, Xavi Martinez and Zabaleta form a back three.

At the start of the game, Manchester City took advantage of serve to take the lead from the left.

After Gareth Bale, Elano and Vertonghen combined on the left flank, Elano tried to cross diagonally to the edge of the box to find Sturridge, but Arbeloa was intercepted in time to disrupt City's first attack.

However, Manchester City launched a counter-attack on the spot, forcing Real Madrid to be unable to easily move the ball, and Bruno Alves finally had to pass the ball forward with a big kick, but he hurriedly kicked it straight out of the touchline and turned it into a throw-in for Manchester City.

After that, the two sides completely entered a fast-paced offensive battle.

The first shot of the game came in the third minute, when Real Madrid counter-attacked.

Ozil split the ball to the left side, Di Maria quickly advanced to the periphery of the Manchester City penalty area with the ball, picked up the penalty area to find Diego Costa, the Brazilian striker did not stop the ball and hooked his heel directly, stopping the ball to the front of the big penalty area, and Sneijder, who was inserted behind, followed up with a powerful long-range shot, but failed to create a threat and went directly out of the goal.

Just two minutes later, there was another counter-attack from Real Madrid, when Di Maria's low cross from the left was met by Higuain and shook past Vertonghen to shoot straight at goal, but the shot was deflected off again.

Despite failing to create a threat on two consecutive occasions, Real Madrid's start was relatively smooth, much to the excitement of the Bernabeu fans in the stands.

City's first shot came from Luka Modric's long-range effort from outside the area.

It was in the eighth minute, Manchester City's attack on the right was unsuccessful, Modric spotted the hole in Real Madrid's defense in the middle, quickly inserted, Xavi Alonso passed through, Modric shook off the returning Las Diarra, and fired a left-footed volley, but the ball was directly confiscated by goalkeeper Casillas.

'It was clear that after the opening kick-off, both teams were not playing conservatively, both sides were aiming to score but were also targeted to prevent the other side from scoring, the pace of the game was very fast, and Gao Han and Mourinho were clearly preparing before the game. ”

"And one thing is obvious, Mourinho is playing the main team, but Gao Han is staying for the upcoming Christmas devil schedule, so he did not arrange the full main lineup. ”

"It is also worth mentioning that because Benzema failed to start, Manchester City's attack in this game was not very good, especially at the beginning, which obviously gave people the feeling that the ball was a little out of order when it reached the front, and the characteristics of Sturridge and Benzema, who occupied the middle, were different, and the team was obviously still running in. ”

'It's also worth noting that Gareth Bale on the left, who was the most eye-catching player of the game last time he was in Manchester, started in place of Cristiano Ronaldo this time and didn't show much in the opening 10 minutes, but it would be dangerous if Real Madrid gave him space to play with his speed. ”

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"Gao Han's strength in training players is indeed powerful. ”

In the executive stand at the Bernabeu Stadium, Real Madrid president Florentino praised it with convincingness.

This is a fact that is recognized all over the world, but it is clearly more important and authoritative to say it from the mouths of Spanish football tycoons than from the media and fans.

"Look. Florentino pointed to the pitch.

At this time, Real Madrid was planning a counterattack, Xavi Martinez sat in the backline, commanding two teammates to set up a defense, and suddenly one stepped forward and passed Real Madrid's header to Diego Costa, directly back to the midfield, and after completing a duel, he quickly withdrew to the front of the penalty area, and waited for it.

"When he was in La Liga, Xavi Martinez played in the midfielder and was not famous, but Raul Albiol was different, he was quite a big general at a young age, and he was able to play the position of central defender and midfielder, and his performance was also quite good, but in just one year, Javi Martinez has completely thrown off Albiol. ”

Manchester City brought in Javi Martinez at the same time as Real Madrid brought in Albiol, and the results were completely different for both players, although they were both in their respective teams.

"Zinedin, do you know what the criteria for a big team to measure a manager?"

Zida, who was sitting on the side, knew in his heart that Florentino was deliberately testing himself, and thought about it, "Results." ”

The whole world knows that the coaching pressure of the giant team is the greatest, because they have a strong squad, abundant transfer funds, and amazing attraction, so the requirements for results are also quite high.

But Florentino smiled and shook his head, "You're wrong, Zinedin. ”

"Wrong?" Zidane was puzzled.

"You're only half right, perhaps. Florentino smiled, "Results are important, but for a big team like Real Madrid, results are not the most important, it is more important to have a clear set of coaching ideas and tactical concepts." ”

"I don't particularly understand, Florentino. Zidane frowned and shook his head.

"Quite simply, Real Madrid is Real Madrid because we want to be higher than other teams, we don't just want to win, we want to have a team full of stars, we want to win beautifully, we want to win not only now, but also in the future. ”

"In the professional league, no one can guarantee that he will win and win all the time, but if the manager has a clear coaching idea and tactical philosophy, the short-term defeat is irrelevant, because we have a strong backing, we can bring in all the players he wants, fill the holes in the team, which is a condition that other small and medium-sized teams do not have. ”

"The benefits of a clear coaching idea and a mature tactical concept are very obvious, and he can make a team maintain a stable and strong competitiveness for a long time, just like Atletico Madrid, Inter Milan and Bayern Munich coached by Gao Han, even if the tactical system of Gao Han is still continued in the past, Barcelona is the same. ”

Zidane immediately understood what Florentino meant.

It's like Gao Han's tactical system for Manchester City, once it reaches its peak, it is bound to form a strong competitiveness in European football for a long time, even if Gao Han leaves in the future, the successor only needs to make appropriate adjustments and maintenance on the existing basis, and make appropriate reinforcements when the performance of some players declines.

This is for a big team to be able to maintain the team for a long time to achieve consistent and excellent results.

Chelsea is the best counter-example, because after laying a solid foundation in Alpin, Abramovich chose another Mourinho with a clear coaching philosophy, but completely different from Alpin, and the Portuguese madman completely broke the tactical system that Alpine spent a year building, and everything was overturned and rebuilt.

Thinking of this, Zidane suddenly looked at Mourinho in front of the home team's coach's box in the stadium, and then at Florentino, who looked at him with a tacit smile.

Mourinho has a clear tactical philosophy, but it is completely inconsistent with the traditional philosophy of Real Madrid, and the reason why Florentino chose the Portuguese madman is more because he was rejected by Gao Han, and in order to be able to improve Real Madrid's competitiveness against Barcelona and Atletico Madrid in a short period of time, he had to make a choice.

"Zinedin, you are a football genius with an extraordinary understanding of professional football, and I have always believed that one day, the person who will stand there and lead Real Madrid to the top will be you. Florentino pointed to the home team's coach's box, and said word by word, with great clarity.

This flattered Zidane a little, but very grateful.

Whether he's a player or a coach, Florentino has a lot of heart for him.

"But it's too early to tell. Florentino laughed, "Zinedin, I think the most important thing for you now is to find your own way as soon as possible." ”

Zidane understood Florentino's meaning, because he was still blind to coaching and didn't know what to do.

For more than a year, he has been an advisor to Florentino, immersed in the first team, and has learned a lot from Mourinho, but it is not enough because he needs to learn more and more advanced football knowledge.

"Take your time. Florentino encouraged.

He originally planned to invite Gao Han to coach, let Zidane study with Gao Han for a few years, and then Zidane will take over Gao Han's position when he matures, which can at least ensure that Real Madrid will have a stable period of ten years in the next few years.

But unexpectedly, Gao Han chose to coach Manchester City, which caused his plan to fall aside, and he had to choose Mourinho.

"Why don't you let me learn from Gao Han?" Zidane suddenly suggested.

Florentino frowned, "Learn from Gao Han?"

"I've already signed up for a coaching course in Chinatown, but I'm more interested in learning from him, like Pep Guardiola. ”

When it comes to Pep Guardiola, Zidane's eyes are projected with unconvincing.

He never felt like he was going to lose to anyone, and what Guardiola could do, he could do.

Florentino was greatly moved to hear this, everyone knows that Gao Han is not only good at training players, but also has a lot of experience in training coaches, if Zidane can learn from Gao Han for a while, it will also be of great benefit to his future development.

It's just that......

Just as Florentino pondered the feasibility of Zidane's proposal, there was a sudden burst of exclamations in the stadium.

It's a goal!

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