Chapter 891: Escort to the semifinals
Early in the morning, Gao Han still arrived at the Carrington training base early as usual.
Construction has begun on the new training base opposite the City Stadium, but it is still at least a little over a year away.
But after Gao Han took over, the facilities at Manchester City's Carrington training base began to get better and better.
For example, the restaurant is open every morning and provides a nutritious breakfast, so many players are used to coming to the training base earlier than usual for a delicious and free breakfast.
Gao Han was always the first to arrive at Carrington, went upstairs to change his clothes and sneakers, and after going downstairs for a warm-up activity, he ran around Carrington, a habit he developed after taking charge of Manchester City.
As his body warmed up, he could visibly feel his breathing become shorter, but his mind was becoming more and more flexible.
The Carabao Cup title is in hand, and the Premier League title has been successfully defended, but these are not the things he values most.
He came to Manchester City and what he really wanted was the Champions League.
Before taking charge of Manchester City, he had already won the league titles and the Champions League in La Liga, Serie A and Bundesliga, which is very close to the requirements of the coaching system's "Championship Collector" task, as long as he leads Manchester City to win the Premier League, he will only be left in Ligue 1.
Gao Han has always known very well that he can have all this, relying on the coaching system, but this does not mean that he has not grown at all, on the contrary, in the past eleven years, he has not dared to slack off almost every day, he has to work harder than ever and be strict with himself.
Because he reminds himself all the time how it all came about.
This makes him always full of a sense of distress, spurring himself all the time, and at the same time keeping him sober and sane.
But since the last year or two, he's been consciously reducing his reliance on the coaching system, and one obvious change is that he's used skill cards less often, and even for a long time this season, he didn't use them at all.
City's unrivalled squad gives him the confidence to control the situation on the pitch and give him the quality to beat all opponents, so he is even more eager to test his true level and beat them all.
It will make him feel more fulfilled.
But all along, the [Champion Collector] in the mission system was like a towering mountain, standing in front of him, making him have to look up and make him particularly curious, what could be behind that mountain?
He had a faint hunch that what he had been pursuing all along, behind that high mountain.
So, he kept telling himself that he must climb over it, he must conquer it.
With two titles to their name this season and a Champions League title on the horizon, Gao Han is keen to make a difference in the Champions League, having beaten the likes of Jose Mourinho, Alex Ferguson, Arsene Wenger, Allegri and Scolari on his real ability, and now he is eager to take on more tough opponents.
Among the eight teams that have been promoted from the Champions League, Shakhtar Donetsk is the weakest, and the elimination of Roma is an underdog, and it is also recognized by everyone as a soft persimmon, and whoever draws him is lucky.
After Atletico Madrid introduced Schneiderlin and Juanfran during the winter break, the overall strength has improved, Bayern Munich has lost Modric, and the strength has declined a little compared with the period of Gao Han's coaching.
For these three old clubs, Gao Han also has enough confidence.
There are three real headaches, Pep Guardiola's Barcelona, Alex Ferguson's Manchester United and Jose Mourinho's Real Madrid.
Needless to say, Barcelona has a headache for anyone who touches this team.
Ferguson's Manchester United are notoriously difficult, especially in the tactically targeted cup competitions, Ferguson has always been unambiguous, and the old man is now thinking about retiring with a weighty title, and in the case of a hopeless league, the Champions League is even more difficult to deal with.
Jose Mourinho's Real Madrid met in the group stage, beating the Galacticos at a real level, but after bringing in Felipe Melo and Moutinho during the winter break, Mourinho's side made a qualitative leap forward defensively.
Gao Han went to watch the footage of Real Madrid's two-legged match against Chelsea, and after the arrival of Felipe Melo and Moutinho, Real Madrid did a very good job of pressing and tackling in the midfield, and the Portuguese madman almost built the team into a watertight bucket formation.
Although Gao Han has a headache for these three teams, he is eager to meet them, not only because they are the three toughest teams in European football this season, but also because he is eager to prove himself.
Some people like to pick soft persimmons and pinch them, but Gao Han likes to challenge high difficulties.
He has always believed that Manchester United in the Premier League is not the real Manchester United, and Mourinho, who is unwilling to defend and counterattack, is not the real Mourinho.
Countless thoughts turned in his mind, and before he knew it, Gao Han had finished today's share, and the whole person was already sweating and panting like a cow.
But there were still three hundred meters away from the training building, he gritted his teeth again, let himself speed up, and finally insisted on the bottom of the training building, and the whole person was almost tired and lay down.
However, the moment he arrived at the finish line, his heart was filled with a sense of accomplishment, and he couldn't help but smile.
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Every Champions League draw has been accompanied by conspiracy theories, and this year was no different.
Manchester City, AC Milan, Real Madrid and Ajax were drawn into the group of super death in the group stage, leaving fans around the world with a draw for Manchester City, believing that UEFA deliberately made things difficult for Gao Han.
But when it came to the draw for the knockout round of 16, Manchester City had the best luck and drew Copenhagen, the weakest team in the second group, which made everyone start to accuse the draw again, thinking that UEFA intends to send Manchester City to the final.
And this time, the quarterfinals were drawn, and conspiracy theories were still prevalent.
Judging from the latest odds released by the bookmaker before the game, Manchester City can be said to be in the lead, and the cold winning streak halo makes all fans around the world optimistic about Manchester City, thinking that the blue moon is bound to have the last laugh in the Champions League.
They are followed by Barcelona and Real Madrid, two La Liga teams who are also favourites but are nowhere near as impressive as Manchester City.
However, there is never a need to worry that the media will not find a topic of hype.
The duo between Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi quickly became the focus of attention of fans around the world.
Everyone wants to know what kind of matchup it will be when Cristiano Ronaldo meets Messi, who will be better, and who will be able to take the Champions League title from under the nose of the other party?
The draw for the quarter-finals was broadcast live to the world at 12 o'clock local time in Nyon, Switzerland.
After Gao Han and the others finished their recovery training in the morning, they squatted in front of the TV on time at noon to watch the live broadcast.
The draw is still presided over by UEFA Secretary General, Mr. Infantino, and the ambassador of the venue of the final, Lineker, who is in charge of the draw, and this draw will also determine the situation of the semi-finals.
Gao Han and his assistants also watched the live TV with solemn expressions, quietly watching Lineker draw the first team.
Real madrid!
And soon, the opponent of the Galactic Battleship was drawn out by Lineker, Shakhtar Donetsk.
"I'm rubbing, Mourinho is too lucky!" Bryan Kidd shook his head.
"Who's to say it isn't?"
"The weakest teams in the quarterfinals have been drawn out by him, what else can he say?"
Assistants, you say everything I say, Gao Han shook his head when he heard it.
He was not at all envious of Mourinho's draw against Shakhtar Donetsk, but was relieved.
He didn't want to draw Shakhtar Donetsk at all, that one wasn't challenging.
When Lineker put his hand into the bowl for the third time and pulled out the ball again, the answer was quickly revealed.
Manchester city!
The atmosphere of the whole office seemed to be condensed.
"In the top half, we were in the same half as Real Madrid. ”
"Who will be the winner this time?"
According to the draw rules for the quarter-finals of the Champions League, all teams are likely to be drawn, including Manchester United, who are also in the Premier League.
In other words, the remaining five teams are all possible.
Lineker in the live TV is a famous media person, and he did not forget to joke in front of the live TV at this time, and he said that the team he would most like to draw for Manchester City is Barcelona, the reason is that he is looking forward to seeing the duel between Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi.
"A lot of people have told me that the best hope to beat Gao Han is Pep Guardiola, and to be honest, I'm really looking forward to the showdown between Gao Han and Pep Guardiola, and I'd love to see someone end Gao Han's winning streak. ”
However, as Lineker reached in and took out a small ball, he took it out again, opened it and looked at it, his face was full of disappointment.
It's Manchester United!
Manchester Derby!
Brian Kidd was visibly disappointed.
Manchester City and Manchester United are the two teams that have reached the quarter-finals of the Champions League, which means that only one team has what it takes to reach the last four.
This undoubtedly made him, an English footballer, feel a little disappointed.
Lineker on TV was also a little disappointed, because he preferred to draw out Barcelona, but what he didn't expect was that Barcelona was drawn into the bottom half in the end.
But the draw for the bottom half was just as surprising, as it was Atletico Madrid who were drawn first, but against Barcelona.
The fact that the two Spanish teams were drawn together also surprised everyone.
The final matchup was Bayern Munich vs. Inter Milan, and the battle between the two teams was also not lacking in highlights.
With a Manchester derby in the top half and a Spanish derby in the bottom half, the Champions League draw looks fair this time, and the luckiest one is Jose Mourinho's Real Madrid, who drew the weakest Shakhtar Donetsk, which is equivalent to guaranteeing the semi-finals.
Of course, Shakhtar Donetsk is not completely powerless, if Mourinho is careless, it may not be possible to capsize in the gutter, but with Mourinho's cautious and cautious character, this is unlikely.
It can be said that the strength of the matchups in the quarterfinals of this season's Champions League is relatively balanced and full of highlights.
After watching the live TV, Gao Han smiled, got up from the sofa, and pointed to the TV proudly.
"This draw is lucky, we can beat Manchester United four times in a row and Real Madrid four times in a season, I guess there is no one, right?"
Gao Han's words were heroic, and the assistants around him were also infected, and they all became high-spirited.
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