"Hey, Vicente, it's me, Gao Han. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ”

"Well, it's actually nothing, didn't I promise to invite you to dinner before?"

"Yes, noon, do you have time?"

"Okay, then I'll open the box, and you can come by yourself. ”

……

At noon, Bosque showed up on time at a well-known western restaurant in the center of Madrid.

The restaurant manager was obviously prepared, and directly brought Bosque from the independent passage into the box reserved by Gao Han.

As soon as he entered the box and looked at the table full of delicacies, the Real Madrid coach who was about to leave class stared at Gao Han and smiled.

It wasn't until the restaurant manager went out that he walked over to Gao Han and sat down.

"There must be something wrong with inviting me to dinner so aggressively for no reason. ”

Gao Han also smiled slightly, "Didn't you promise to invite you to dinner before? ”

Both teams still have training in the afternoon, so both of them tacitly eat and don't drink.

Gao Han didn't mention anything else, just blindly greeted Bosque for dinner.

On the contrary, the introverted Real Madrid coach couldn't sit still, and after the five flavors of the food, he took the initiative to open the conversation.

He didn't guess wrong, and went straight to the Champions League final.

If you want to say that the team with the most experience in the Champions League in Spanish football at the moment, it must be Real Madrid.

Winning the Champions League three times in five years, this report card is not false.

Of those three, Bosque alone took two of them, and the other time he was Heynckes' assistant.

Since the team reached the Champions League final, Gao Han has communicated with Heynckes many times, because Real Madrid, led by the Germans at that time, met Juventus in the final.

Juventus in the mid-to-late nineties reached the Champions League final three times and can be called the strongest team in Europe.

But that time, Real Madrid defeated the Bianconeri and won the Champions League thanks to Mijatovic's stunning goal.

"The Italian team has never been afraid of the possession of La Liga teams, they can rely on their own tactical order and the tactical literacy of their players, keep the formation compact well, and firmly control the key area, that is, the middle, so, to a certain extent, playing a Serie A team, the most important thing at the technical and tactical level is the ability to break the dense defense. ”

Bosque's words made Gao Han, who was listening carefully, quite agree.

The so-called style of the ball is not untargeted, but it is true.

As Aragonés once said, Camacho's early Spanish national team was invincible in the face of other teams, and the passing and attacking style of play made the Spanish national team invincible.

But when you meet the Italian team, Spain can't play.

On the football field, you come and go, fighting back and forth, and you do nothing more than two things, the ball and the space.

There is an advantage to having the ball, but once the attacking space is occupied by the opponent, it is difficult to create a threat no matter how much the ball is possessed.

All football tactics revolve around these two things, each with its own emphasis.

"To be honest, I'm not particularly worried about your team's ability to break down dense defenses. ”

Bosque looked at Gao Han and spoke frankly about his opinion.

"Judging from the games you played against Roma and Juventus, your ability to break through dense defenses is still good, whether it is the individual ability of the players, or the teamwork, even the free-kick tactics, and the long-range shots from the outside of the penalty area, they are at a very good level. ”

For this, Gao Han is confident.

"But the biggest test for an Italian team is not in terms of technique and tactics, but in psychology. ”

Bosque's words made Gao Han's brows tighten.

"The first thing is to be patient enough to break down the dense defense, especially the dense defense of Italy, you can't do it without patience, their defense is like an impregnable wall, the more urgent the more difficult it is to start. ”

Gao Han nodded again and again with deep understanding.

It was better when they played Roma, but when they played Juventus' knockout round, Atletico Madrid exposed the player's impatience, which had to do with the atmosphere and pressure of the knockout round, as well as the age of the players.

In the final analysis, lack of experience and young age.

'I think you're doing a good job now, taking the holidays this morning and letting the players relax a little bit and not stretch too hard. ”

Gao Han nodded, he really thought so in his heart.

"Do you know why Valencia lost so badly in the final in 2000?"

"Tell me about it. Gao Han said with interest.

Bosque thought for a moment, "Cooper's Valencia is a miracle, Ranieri has laid a solid foundation, Cooper has sublimated the temperament of this team, and in just two or three years, it has become a European powerhouse, and it is only one step away from the top team." ”

'But that season we had a terrible season, a terrible league performance, a bad start to the Champions League, but you have to be clear about one thing, all of this has nothing to do with this game. ”

"It's a Champions League final and whatever happened before or after that has nothing to do with this final. ”

"It's just the performance of the two teams that will decide whether it's going to be over the course of 90 minutes, or 120 minutes. ”

Gao Han understood that he had heard these words more than once.

'Cooper is a solid manager, but strangely enough, in that game he made a big mistake and he gave up on Valencia's best counter-attack to play against us. ”

'In the game, they created a lot of chances, they were fluid and they were very threatening, but they were terrible in the final and most crucial shot. ”

When Bosque said this, he hissed and thought hard for a moment, "If I remember correctly, they had a dozen shots on goal, but only one on target, so you can imagine that their mentality at that time was completely out of control." ”

'When we scored the first goal from Morientes, I already had a very strong feeling that the second, third, even the fourth, would definitely come, because you could clearly feel the impatience of the Valencia players and all that was needed was to calm down and counter-attack. ”

"I'm sure Cooper as a manager has definitely looked at that and even made a targeted arrangement, but in a game, when a player is emotionally out of control, there's very little the manager can do. ”

Gao Han felt a chill in his heart, and he could feel Cooper's mood at that time.

The manager is like the brain of a team, but the players are the siblings of the team, and if the siblings are disobedient, the brain has nothing to do.

'All the teams, all the players, before such an important final, they will be confident, they will say, they are confident to beat the opponent, but only they can know what is really going on in their hearts, not even the manager can fully grasp it. Bosque reminded earnestly.

Gao Han couldn't stop nodding.

He is always in communication with the players, which is one of his characteristics.

But in fact, he himself knows very well that players are human beings, and even when they are chatting in private, they often do not reveal their truest thoughts.

Because they have scruples.

If the head coach lets the outside world know that they are not confident enough, or even timid, will it affect their starters?

There are really not too many examples like this in the history of European football.

Not to mention the Champions League final, a major event comparable to the World Cup final, everyone is under heavy pressure to play, and the on-the-spot performance will definitely be affected, and the key is to look at the psychological quality.

In this case, Atletico Madrid's youth is the biggest disadvantage.

As for the previous series of wins, how good they were, it has nothing to do with this final.

"Frankly, you Atletico Madrid don't have any obvious weaknesses, attacking and defending, which gives them a little more options in the game, but AC Milan are also quite good, especially after Carlo Ancelotti has adopted a more conservative tactical approach, and they have the most extravagant iron bucket in the world. ”

The most extravagant iron bucket array?

Gao Han could only smile bitterly at this, I don't know if this is a boast or a depreciation?

But in any case, AC Milan were able to reach the Champions League final, thanks to Carlo Ancelotti's tactical adjustments.

If he still continues the pass-and-control style of play in the early part of the season, it is estimated that there will be nothing wrong with AC Milan.

"It's going to be a challenge for you guys and if you want to hear me, then I'm going to tell you that you have to start with a solid start and do everything you can to avoid conceding first. ”

When Bosque said this, he looked solemn.

"You know, against an Italian team, if you concede a goal first, it's basically a death!"

Of course Gao Han understood.

"Okay, remember!" Gao Han raised the drink glass in his hand, "Come, Vicente, thank you, and when I get back, I'll invite you to drink." ”

Bosque also smiled slightly, "I hope it's a celebration wine!"

The two finished their meals in the restaurant and drove back separately.

On the way back to Mahada Enda Sports City, Gao Han was thinking hard all the way.

If it was something else, he would be able to come up with other tricks, but the psychological aspect was really a headache.

It's impossible to learn from Lin Xia's example, a word of encouragement, everyone, don't lose to that damn duck?

Gao Han smiled and shook his head.

If the psychological problem was easy to solve, I'm afraid other managers would have solved it a long time ago, and there wouldn't have been so many things that got out of control on the spot.

What's more, now it's about the Champions League final.

How many professional players can't play a Champions League final in their lifetime?

Who wouldn't be nervous?

Not to mention the players, even as a head coach, Gao Han himself felt nervous and nervous, so he went to Heynckes, Bosque, and Aragonés for advice and experience.

At the technical and tactical level, Gao Han is not worried and has enough confidence, but the psychological level of the players is ......

But now that they've come to this point, they can only bite the bullet anyway.

Whether it's a hero or a bear will have to be done on the pitch to find out!(To be continued.) )