Chapter 371: You're Worthy?
The entire press conference was silent, and everyone stared closely at Gao Han behind the podium. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
From beginning to end, Gao Han's answer was very calm, the speed of speech was neither hurried nor slow, and his voice was neither light nor heavy, giving people a feeling that they were not reasonable and not loud, so as to convince people.
But there is one saying that is also true, never want to wake up someone who is pretending to be asleep.
And all the media reporters were waiting for Gao Han to jump into the pit they had dug, because they were not worried at all.
Strictly speaking, Henry jumped in first, and now Gao Han has to jump.
The French striker's words were indeed a bit excessive, even as a sworn enemy in the same city, it was too shocking.
Therefore, Gao Han should indeed have given a counterattack.
And it was the most powerful counterattack.
'There's no doubt that Thierry Henry is a respectable goalscorer and the most lethal scorer in the Premier League and I respect him, but I have to make it clear that Chelsea, including me and Chelsea, never considered bringing in Henry because we had Samuel Eto'o, we had Ibrahimovic, we had Ronaldinho. β
"We don't need Henry at all!"
All the reporters at the scene were excited.
In Gao Han's words, there are too many elements that can be used for them to hype.
'Yes, Thierry Henry's goals have been very consistent over the last few seasons, and even last season he scored 24 goals and provided 23 assists in the league, which is really impressive, but I don't think it's anything, he's in the prime of his career, and it's no surprise that he has that kind of performance. β
'In my opinion, Eto'o is not lost to Thierry Henry, yes, I repeat, Eto'o is not lost to Thierry Henry, he will be the best striker in the world, I have no doubt about that, and he is only twenty-two years old, what he needs is time and trust. β
'Zlatan Ibrahimovic is a different type of centre-forward, a completely different type to Thierry Henry, with a lot of box dominance, amazing physicality, great technique at his feet, and he has a chance to be the perfect centre-forward ever. β
'And Ronaldinho, he's already the best star on the planet, all he lacks is a platform where he can use his footballing talent at will, and I'm going to give him the stage to conquer the Premier League and become a phenomenal player, I have no doubt about that. β
'We brought in these three players with one goal in mind, and that is to create the most lethal attacking combination in the Premier League, and so far I've been very happy with them and I'm always confident that they will prove their quality with their best performances and fight back against the outside world's perception. β
"Here, too, I hope that Thierry Henry will be brave enough to repeat what he said at the end of the season, but I don't think he did. β
"I can even assert here that my players are absolutely capable of competing with him in terms of goals scored, even more than him, I have no doubt about that!"
All the reporters at the scene were in an uproar.
Gao Han even said that his players can compete with Henry in terms of goals?
Not to mention that Ronaldinho is not a goalscorer himself, Eto'o and Ibrahimovic only scored a few goals last season?
The Cameroonian has scored fourteen goals in La Liga, and if it weren't for the sudden explosion of the last few league rounds, he would have to deduct half of his goals, even in La Liga, he is not a top striker.
As for Ibrahimovic, that's not to mention, he has only scored thirteen goals in a season in the Dutch league.
What's even more interesting is that last season was the most goals scored by these two players in their careers.
Gao Han actually used such a player to compare with Henry?
"Mr. Gao Han, don't you think what you said just now is an exaggeration?" the independent reporter who asked the question just now stood up again.
Gao Han saw from the press officer's materials just now that the Independent is Arsenal's world, and even when they recruit reporters and editors, the first criterion is to judge whether the other party is a die-hard Arsenal fan.
It is conceivable that he was annoyed by Gao Han's challenge to the world's No. 1 striker in his mind just now.
"Is it an exaggeration?" Gao Han smiled, "I don't think so. β
When Arsene Wenger, Thierry Henry and Patrick Vieira bombarded Chelsea, the newspaper was the one who danced the most.
Even after Thierry Henry said that, they were even more disillusioned with Chelsea.
This is clearly the opponent.
'Why do you think Samuel Eto'o and Ibrahimovic can challenge Thierry Henry in terms of goals?' the journalist asked aggressively.
Gao Han smiled faintly again and replied, "Just rely on my eyes." β
Everyone on the scene knew that Gao Han's ability to read people was universally recognized, and he had never seen it once at Atletico Madrid, as evidenced by Kaka and Marcos Senna.
"Then I'm going to challenge you!" said the Independent reporter, pointing at Gao Han.
There was a burst of cheers at the scene, and almost all media reporters followed suit, creating a momentum that Gao Han had to fight.
Chelsea's press officer was already too anxious to care about anything else, and turned around and said to Gao Han: "Don't fall for them. β
Gao Han nodded to the press officer with a smile, signaling that he was measured, and then looked at the independent reporter who was proudly like a rooster, and replied lightly, "You want to challenge me?"
There was a deathly silence.
The independent reporter was so embarrassed that he couldn't rush to the stage and compete with Gao Han directly.
But everyone knows that Gao Han is right.
Who is Gao Han?
The coach of the La Liga treble, the coach of the Champions League new material, and the first-line coach of Europe, how can such a person be challenged by a journalist?
There is no benefit in winning, but it is a shame to lose, so why bother?
But Gao Han's response can also be understood as cowardice.
But just when the reporter of the Independent newspaper and other reporters on the scene were about to put pressure again, Gao Han spoke again.
"However, while I can't accept your bet, I can make a bet with all of you that if my players don't catch Thierry Henry at the end of the season, then I apologize in public, but conversely, if I win, I want you to apologize in the newspaper. β
Once again, there was an uproar.
Everyone didn't expect that Gao Han not only did not cowardly fight, but took the initiative to ask for battle.
"How do you dare, or do you dare?" asked Gao Han with a smile.
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"Crazy, crazy, all crazy!"
Captain John Terry burst into the locker room, shouting incessantly.
Although the training session has been over for a while, the players are still there, some of them are about to leave, some are still changing clothes, and some have just come out of the shower, and they all looked over with concern when they heard Terry's shout.
"At the press conference just now, the reporters pressed step by step, and the boss made a bet with them. β
Bet?
Everyone at the scene was taken aback.
"Didn't Henry say that our top scorers couldn't match him in all the goals they scored last season?"
Everyone nodded, they all knew about it, and they were all very indignant.
The reporter made it difficult for the reporter, and the boss fought back, so he made a bet with them, saying that in the new season, someone in our team can catch up with Henry in terms of goals, otherwise he will apologize in public. β
"What?"
"How can this be?"
"It's too much!"
"Those sons of bitches reporters!"
There was a burst of righteous indignation in the locker room, but there were also several players who were relatively cold, such as striker Goodjohnson, who knew very well that he was just a substitute in Gao Han's mind, and he was definitely not talking about him.
The same is true for Frank Lampard.
'Henry's 24 goals in the league alone last season, even if you don't count 23 assists, is a staggering number when you add in cup competitions, Champions League games and national team games. β
"Who's to say it isn't?"
"How could the boss make such a bet with them?" said Deco, shaking his head in annoyance.
But at this time, the Swedish center Ibrahimovic suddenly jumped up, grinned, and laughed.
"Is twenty-four league goals a lot?"
But before anyone could strike at the Swedish centre-forward, who didn't know whether he was arrogant or confident, Eto'o also stood up.
As soon as the Cameroonian striker came out of the shower, he was draped in a bath towel, and as soon as he stood up, the bath towel slipped off and he stood naked in front of everyone.
"I'll get in more than Henry!"
Everyone in the locker room looked at the two guys in disbelief, wondering if they had heard it wrong.
That's twenty-four league goals!
Terry also looked at the two new teammates with curiosity, and he wasn't very familiar with the two either.
The boss also said that Samuel was not lost to Thierry Henry, and he also said that Zlatan could be the perfect centre-forward to dominate the penalty area. β
After listening to Terry's relay, everyone looked at Eto'o and then Ibrahimovic, and they were quite skeptical.
Where are these two guys as powerful as the boss says?
If it weren't for the fact that Gao Han's past achievements were indeed too eye-catching, and his vision for recognizing people was too accurate, they would have suspected it a long time ago.
After hearing this, Deco nodded without thinking, "Since the boss said it, then I will believe it." After saying that, he picked up his sports bag, waved to everyone, and turned to leave.
It seems that he has no doubts about Gao Han's remarks.
"Since the boss said so, I don't doubt it anymore. Ronaldinho also stood up, and the Brazilian smiled as he passed Ibrahimovic and Samuel Eto'o, "You two have to come on." β
"Don't worry, we're fighting side by side and working together. Peron also encouraged them.
Immediately afterwards, the players in the locker room seemed to be persuaded by Gao Han's words, and they all became positive again, if not full of confidence, but also with high morale.
It was only at this time that Terry really realized that none of his teammates were ordinary people.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic, the centre-forward that Ajax has high hopes for, has been trained by Van Basten himself and praised as the most dangerous striker of the next decade.
Samuel Eto'o is the striker that AragonΓ©s has painstakingly cultivated for many years, Ronaldinho is Brazil's most talented top star after Ronaldo, and Deco is the core of Atletico Madrid's treble-winning midfield.
Van der Sar was the hero of Ajax's Champions League that year, Claude Makelele was the pillar of Real Madrid's back, and Veron was the top midfielder who overshadowed Zinedine Zidane in the Serie A league in the past......
On the surface, the players do have all kinds of problems, as if they are a cloud of fog that envelops them, but if you carefully and patiently separate them, it is not difficult to see that each of them is a player with the ability to take charge of himself.
Will there be no hope for a team of such players?
Looking at the mental outlook of his teammates who all seemed to have regained their fighting spirit and confidence, Terry couldn't help but think to himself, perhaps, this is the purpose of the boss's bet with reporters. (To be continued.) )