Chapter 572: Breaking the Cauldron and Sinking the Boat

The day before the Champions League final, in the private golf club where Inter Milan was staying, a shuttle bus passed through the green golf course and arrived at the door of the villa where Inter Milan was staying. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Gao Han had been waiting for a long time, and as soon as the ferry stopped, he immediately greeted him.

"Ha, you really know how to choose a place. Ferguson was the first to get off the ferry.

He took off his usual serious suit, put on a casual sports polo shirt, and wore a sunshade cap on his head, where there is still a little bit of Manchester United's godfather, it is like he wants to come here for a leisure vacation and play golf.

Look at the other celebrities who got out of the car and dressed like this.

In fact, Gao Han called them to invite them over, and he invited them to play golf.

"Sir, let me tell you, there are horses behind the clubhouse, and you must go and see them. Gao Han smiled.

"Really? That's great!" Everyone knows that Ferguson's greatest hobby is betting on horses, and he has a racing horse himself.

For that racehorse, he even offended the two major shareholders of Manchester United and was almost fired.

However, the two shareholders later sold their shares to the Glazer family.

Heynckes took off the cap on his head, looked at the surrounding scenery, and was in a good mood, "You have suddenly disappeared in the past few days, making the media all over the world almost crazy, and I thought you were attacked by terrorists and disappeared." ”

Both Bosque and Heathfield laughed.

They were able to accept Gao Han's invitation to come to Athens for a vacation, which was purely out of personal friendship, and if they really let the outside media know, they would definitely go crazy.

Think about it, Ferguson, Heathfield, Bosque and Heynckes are all gold medal coaches who have led the team to win the Champions League.

They were able to accept Gao Han's invitation to come to Athens, which shows that they have a good friendship with each other.

Gao Han also knew that the four seniors were not easy to come by, and they were also very attentive to greeting, not only personally responsible for their living, but also enthusiastic reception, and invited them into a high-end club in the villa area.

From the floor-to-ceiling glass curtain wall of the clubhouse, you can overlook the entire golf course, and the scenery is unique.

In addition to the final round of Serie A, La Liga, the Premier League and the Bundesliga have all ended their matches in the four major European leagues.

The Premier League was won by Chelsea, who made a considerable improvement in the second half of the year thanks to a massive investment of €70 million during the winter break, eventually reversing Alex Ferguson's Manchester United to win the title.

La Liga was eventually won by Heynckes' Atletico Madrid, beating Real Madrid and Barcelona in succession, and finally topped the La Liga title.

In the Bundesliga, after Heathfield took over Magath in the middle of the game, Bayern Munich's performance improved somewhat, but in the end it failed to reverse the decline, and finally fell to fourth in the league, behind Stuttgart, Schalke 04 and Werder Bremen.

According to the points of the Bundesliga, the top three can participate in the Champions League, and Bayern Munich can only play in the League Cup.

Regardless, Heathfield's coaching prowess is unquestionable.

The group gathered together, and the conversation quickly shifted from the beautiful golf club to the upcoming Champions League final, and they were clearly aware of the purpose of Gao Han's invitation.

In Ferguson's words on the road, "This kid can't afford to be early, and he would be so kind to invite us here for a meal, a drink, and a vacation?"

But when it comes to football, they all suddenly put away their jokes and become serious.

"To be honest, I'm a little confused, how could you lose to Chelsea in the semi-finals?" Gao Han asked Heynckes in a puzzled way, which was also the question he had in mind for some time.

In terms of the overall strength of the team, Atletico Madrid is undoubtedly better than Chelsea, and the attack is stronger, even if the away team can't break the Blues' defense, then the home team should always adjust, right?

Heynckes waved his hand, with a very remorseful expression, and shook his head: "That guy is smarter than anyone else. ”

'He's very aware of his team's strengths and weaknesses, he knows that he can't match us technically, but the physique and the physicality are their strengths, so he used a very rare pressing tactic in the game, which you saw in the first leg, right?"

Gao Han nodded, Chelsea's football was really aggressive in that game at Stamford Bridge.

But when you think about it from another angle, it's also normal.

Jose Mourinho's team is technically inferior to Atletico Madrid, so it is impossible to fight with the Sheets in possession and passing, right?

"To be honest, I really admire Jose Mourinho. Gao Han smiled and said, "The tactic of rushing and encircling seems very simple, but in fact, it is very difficult to achieve a drop of water, and if you are not careful, you will be destroyed by the other party." ”

All the people present were first-class European marshals, and they all understood the meaning of Gao Han's words.

A lot of people say that defense is easier than offense, but it's not necessarily true.

It's like Chelsea's rush, some people accuse Mourinho of being anti-football, but in fact, behind the rush, Chelsea's tactics are very risky.

With the strength of Atletico Madrid, as long as their tactics show a flaw, the Sheets could tear apart their defense at any time, so it is still very risky for Mourinho to adopt this style of play.

Of course, he certainly had his own considerations, his own trade-offs, and he succeeded.

"After the first leg, I adjusted my tactics in the second leg, first I focused on their right side, Paolo Ferreira's side was the underbelly, and everyone knew that. ”

As soon as Heynckes finished speaking, Bosque took over the topic, "He must have made a targeted defense on this side." ”

"Yes, but my other point of interest is Makelele. ”

Heynckes said this and looked at Gao Han, "We all know that since you brought Claude Makelele to Chelsea, the French midfielder has always been the best choice for Chelsea's midfield position, but he is 34 years old, although Mourinho consciously let him focus on the Champions League in the second half of the season, he is indeed no longer in his playing year. ”

"He can rely on his experience to do well, but he can no longer provide a wide range of running coverage, especially in one-on-one situations, and his lateral transfer is slow, which makes him obviously unable to keep up when facing inward cuts and lateral breaks. ”

'So, I focused on Arshavin and Villa in the game, as well as Makelele, because he was the best player in Chelsea's midfield and the hub of Chelsea's midfield. ”

When everyone heard this, they immediately understood Heynckes' depression.

In fact, if the second leg of Atletico Madrid's second leg is really on the line, as he says, there is a very good chance that Chelsea will be defeated.

In the second leg, Makelele made 56 passes but had a 75 per cent success rate, which was quite a big difference compared to usual, and his passing success rate was only 65.8 per cent. ”

Atletico Madrid's data analysis system was created by Gao Han himself, so he understands the meaning behind Heynckes' words and the tactical meaning they represent.

According to Gao Han's understanding of Claude Makelele, the success rate of short passes in the peak of the French midfielder was close to 100 per cent, even when he was in charge of Chelsea, it was very close to this number.

It's not that Claude Makelele is good at passing, but because his position is slipping back and away from the opposition's pressing areas, it's normal for the pass to be high, as is Chelsea's centre-back John Terry.

It should be said that Heynckes was able to push Makelle to such a point, and it was a success at the tactical level.

'However, we were a poor move in the end, Mourinho's tight defence was well organised, but at the same time he created chances on the flanks of Jankulovski and Srna, and instead of breaking down the Chelsea defence, they scored a goal. ”

Speaking of this, Heynckes is still full of regret and embarrassment.

In this match, his tactics worked but could not be converted into victory.

This is also a very normal thing, as if some teams bombarded indiscriminately for 90 minutes, but they couldn't score goals, but the opponent sneaked up on the goal with a counterattack, and finally lost the game.

So, sometimes, it's really hard to say whether a football match will be won or lost.

'Jose Mourinho is a very tenacious manager indeed. Ferguson also very much agrees with his Premier League colleague and praises him, "I heard that he asked Abramovich to come up with funds to operate the winter break transfer, and even made a military order that he must win the Champions League this year, otherwise he will resign." ”

"Is that really the case?" Gao Han gasped.

This is a gamble on one's own future and real interests.

If nothing else, Mourinho is not simple on this point.

'So, for the two semi-final games, all I can say is that Atletico Madrid won on a tactical level, but they seriously underestimated Chelsea's belief and determination to win. ”

Ferguson's words were undoubtedly to the point, and they were unanimously agreed by everyone, and even Heynckes had to nod his head in convincing.

"For tomorrow night's final, I still have to remind you that Inter Milan are better than Chelsea overall, there is no doubt that you can suppress Mourinho on a tactical level, it is not a problem, but that does not mean that you can win, you must not make the same mistake as Atletico Madrid. ”

Gao Han understood that this was Ferguson's heart.

Mourinho has already made a big gamble, he has pushed himself to the brink of extinction, and there is only one option, and that is to win.

If he wins, he will shine, and he will ascend to the altar, but if he loses, he will have to step down and leave.

is the so-called last battle, breaking the kettle, just to describe the current Mourinho.

Gao Han exhaled heavily, nodded with a smile, and said: "You are right, it is true that you cannot underestimate the belief of Mourinho and Chelsea to win, but in the same way, no one can underestimate our belief and determination, I firmly believe that as long as we play according to our plan and according to our rhythm, the final winner will definitely be us!"

When everyone heard this, they all nodded.

Mourinho has made up his mind, isn't it true that Gao Han and his Inter Milan don't?

The game has come to this point, and no one has a way out.

Only forward, either win the championship or become a stepping stone for others.