Chapter 722 To Pick Up or Not to Take?
'There's no doubt that Alex Ferguson is a great manager and a rival to respect. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info"
At the press conference before the game, when Gao Han asked media reporters that he hoped he could give Ferguson an evaluation, he gave the most truthful evaluation from the bottom of his heart.
"If you ask me who the greatest manager in the world is, the first person that comes to my mind is Alex Ferguson, and then everyone else, who will always be the best in my mind. ”
When the reporter proposed that he hoped that Gao Han could introduce his friendship with Ferguson, Gao Han smiled and called the other party his best friend who was also a teacher and friend.
"On the football pitch, we are undead rivals, but off the pitch we are friends. ”
After a pause, Gao Han continued, "In real life, I have a lot of friends, but Ferguson is definitely the most unique and interesting one, he has a very deep understanding of football, he has taught me a lot, he is an incredible person, and he is also a senior who deserves my respect. ”
'A lot of people say that our relationship has been a lot colder since I took charge of Chelsea, but in fact it's the opposite, I remember vividly that he was one of the first friends to send me congratulatory texts when I decided to take charge of Chelsea, and he was the first person to speak up for me after I left Chelsea. ”
"Even now, we are still in touch and communication, every time I win a championship, my baby is born, he always sends me a text message to congratulate me, and vice versa, I will do the same when he wins the championship. ”
"We text each other a lot, we exchange ideas, and a lot of times I give him some opinions after watching the game, and vice versa, and we don't even need to be polite at all, because we know each other very well, and for me, there aren't many friends like that. ”
Soon, some media reporters raised the hope that Gao Han would answer positively, whether Ferguson is the best head coach in today's football, Gao Han replied without thinking, yes, and as for whether he is the best head coach at the moment, Gao Han politely replied that he didn't know, he had no right to evaluate.
This answer naturally blocked the next question of who was better in the media reporter's evaluation, and made Marcus Holwick secretly give Gao Han a thumbs up and praise Gao Han's wit.
But as for whether he is confident to beat Ferguson, Gao Han did not hesitate to say that he will go all out.
"Mr. Gao Han. Another reporter raised his hand and stood up and asked, "First of all, I should congratulate you on getting noticed by the New York Times and appearing on the cover of Time magazine, which is the first in professional football." ”
"Thank you. Gao Han politely thanked him.
"And as the cover of Time magazine says, now you are the closest person to a legend, if you beat Manchester United tomorrow night and win the title, you will tie Paisley and win three Champions Leagues, and all the fans who like you all over the world are very excited and nervous, and we want to know, how are you feeling at this moment?
"Thank you for your question, Mr. Reporter. ”
Gao Han took the lead in thanking, "First of all, I want to say that I am very grateful to the media and fans for their recognition and affirmation, which is a great honor for me, but also a motivation that always spurs me to continue to work hard. ”
After listening to this, the media reporters below all nodded their heads and expressed their appreciation.
Gao Han has already played the game of dealing with the media very skillfully, what can be said and what cannot be said, maybe he knows better than many media reporters below.
"If you ask me now, then I would say that I'm like everybody, I'm excited, I'm happy, but it's more exciting, and you know, the opportunity to challenge for such an honour is definitely a lifelong pursuit of any professional manager. ”
"I'm sure that when I wake up tomorrow morning, I take my blood pressure and my heart rate, and it should be a little higher than usual, faster, not just me, but my players, I'm sure it will be the same. ”
"But, we're all professionals and we've been used to living and playing under pressure over the years, so by the time we're done tomorrow morning, we've had lunch, we're on the bus and we're going to the Stadio Olimpico, we're going to do everything we can to relax. ”
"By tomorrow evening, when we show up at the Stade Olimpic, all of us will see a Bayern Munich team that has returned to its best and is ready for all the difficulties of the game. ”
Gao Han's answer brought him a lot of applause, which not only answered the reporter's questions, but also boosted the morale of the team.
If you study it carefully, it is not difficult to find that this group of players in the Bayern Munich team all lack experience in the Champions League final, and each of them is participating in the Champions League final for the first time.
Everyone knows that the finals and the knockout stage and the group stage are two completely different events, and the pressure and difficulty are completely different, so no matter how well the knockout and group stages are played, it is useless to reach the finals.
Whether it is the Champions League final or the World Cup final, how many players who performed quite well before the final ended up in the final, either because of the opponent's targeted tactics or because of their own psychological pressure, resulting in poor performance, or even a bad precedent?
Therefore, Gao Han attached great importance to the psychological adjustment of the players early on, not only gave the players a holiday, but also arranged Steve Peters to be responsible for the psychological counseling of the players, and tried every means to relieve the pressure on the players, so as to make every player easy to play and be able to face Manchester United in the best condition.
Gao Han himself has experienced many finals, especially in the Champions League final, he has experienced a reversal of ups and downs, so he knows better than anyone that when he reaches the final and enters the Olympic Stadium, what really determines the ownership of the championship is not how brilliant your past results are, not how strong your players are, but how much you can play.
Who exactly belongs to the St. Bride Cup that is out there is not a look at your previous results in the knockout rounds and group stages, just who can perform better in this 90-minute match tomorrow night.
Therefore, Gao Han's words have the meaning of taking the opportunity to encourage the team.
"Mr. Gao Han, we all know that you have never lost in the past nine years, so do you still have the confidence to continue to win this match tomorrow night?" asked another reporter.
Gao Han smiled slightly, "Yes, but it's not right, because the past results will not help tomorrow night's game, so I never think about how the past games were, nor how the future games were, I only think about the next race." ”
"One more question, Mr. Takahan. Another reporter stood up.
"Excuse me. Gao Han politely made a gesture of please.
"There have been rumors in the media that Manchester City in the Premier League and Real Madrid in La Liga are interested in inviting you to coach, and there is even news that they are willing to offer you a huge annual salary of 50 million euros after tax, I wonder how you respond to this?"
Gao Han was also prepared for this question for a long time, knowing that someone would definitely ask questions on the spot, so after listening to the question, he laughed and kept shaking his head, "I don't know where this news came from, in fact, there are indeed many media friends who are asking me this question." ”
"But, it's weird, I'm going to coach Manchester City, I'm going to coach Real Madrid, I don't know it, you have to tell me, don't you think it's funny?"
Many media reporters at the scene laughed.
What Gao Han meant by this was actually saying that there was nothing to do at all.
"A lot of people think I'm going to say goodbye to Bayern Munich at the end of the season, but I want to say that I haven't made a decision yet, not only me, but also the management, and they still support me unconditionally, trust me, and we won't be able to do that at all. ”
"Right now, there's only one thing on my mind, and that is tomorrow night's game, and as for the rest, I don't think about anything, I don't know anything. ”
"I'm very grateful to the Bayern Munich management, the players and the fans for their support to get us to where we are today, so the only thing I want to do now is to take down the St. Bride Cup outside tomorrow night and give it to our management, to the players, to the fans. ”
Gao Han's statement once again won him applause.
In fact, Gao Han does have a clear conscience, because the rumors from the outside world are not true at all.
Neither Manchester City nor Real Madrid have ever been in contact with him, and his agent Mendes has never had any agreement with the two clubs, and even according to Mendes himself, the two teams have not asked him at all whether Gao Han will leave Bayern Munich at the end of this season.
A lot of specious rumors come from within the football community, but can these be taken seriously?
Therefore, when Gao Han answered this question, he was very sonorous and powerful, and he was not weak at all.
But before the applause fell, a reporter who claimed to be a British reporter stood up, and held a one-to-one replica of the St. Bride Cup that he didn't know where to buy, and kept saying that this was a gift to Gao Han that they had carefully prepared, wishing him success in winning the cup.
Gao Han stood up, looked at the British reporter holding the trophy with a smile, and asked, "Are you sure you are telling the truth?"
There was a burst of laughter at the scene, and even the reporter who was holding the cup was a little embarrassed.
Everyone in European football knows that there is a curse in the St. Bride Cup, and that is who touches the trophy before the game and who will lose in the final.
Therefore, the managers and players who attended tonight's trophy ceremony were told early on that it would be better to follow this tradition in European football and not to touch the trophy before winning the final.
In fact, not only tonight, but tomorrow night when the players come out, they must try to avoid trophies.
But now, the British media reporter has sent the trophy openly, and kept saying that it was a wish, how can this be handled?
To pick up or not to answer?
If you take it, you are somewhat suspected of committing a curse, and you always feel unlucky in your heart, but it is not good not to accept it, people can say that you refuse the championship trophy, and it is still unlucky.
The media reporters at the scene all held the attitude of watching the excitement and not being afraid of big things, waiting for how to deal with the cold.
Gao Han also felt depressed in his heart, don't look at these British media reporters, they have a lot of trouble with Ferguson on weekdays, but it was an internal fight, once they faced a foreign enemy, they were more united than anyone else, not to mention that this time they were facing England's sworn enemy Germany.
It's just that this St. Bride Cup, which is so well-made that it is almost fake, will it be accepted or not?