In this game, although the Grasshoppers faced the Gosho team at home, the head coach Sforza faced the powerful Gosau and pragmatically put forward the goal of forcing Gosau to draw. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 After all, for them, they have only just been promoted, and their vitality has not fully recovered, and their current opponents are not Gosau, but mid-table teams, which are the biggest opponents against the Grasshoppers for a ticket to the European competition.

In this game, the Gosho team sent a lot of rotation players, while the grasshopper team used defensive tactics against the Gosho team, the game was very intense, but not very exciting, the whole game was full of physical confrontation and fouls, it was not smooth, and the Gosho team's offense was difficult to organize smoothly.

In the first half of the game, Eggman was brought to the ground at least five times, and other players were also violated many times, which made Xiao Yang angry and complained to the game supervisor several times. However, the Grasshoppers also paid the price, in the first half of the game, their players received five yellow cards, among them, their main central defender, the backbone of the defense, the 1.89m tall Bulgarian international Gergeev was also sent off the field in the 40th minute because of two yellow cards.

The Grasshoppers, who were one less in number, could no longer withstand the attack of the Gosho team. In the 56th minute, Gosau's left-back Ribeiro coordinated with Avnzini on the wing and dribbled down at high speed, and when he suddenly changed direction and was about to shake off Grasshopper's right-back Rustenberg, Rustenberg tackled Ribeiro in a hurry, and Ribeiro immediately fell to the ground, holding his right foot with both hands and rolling.

The referee did not hesitate to show a yellow card to Rustenberg and Gossau was awarded a well-placed free-kick. When Ribeiro was stretchered out of the field for a doctor's examination, captain Avandzini took the free-kick, and Eggman received Avandzini's free-kick cross and headed it in a powerful way to give Gossau the lead.

The goal was scored, but Xiao Yang was not happy, because the team doctor signaled Xiao Yang to change after checking Ribeiro's injury, and Ribeiro was no longer able to continue the game, as for the specific injury, further examination will be carried out after the game.

Xiao Yang's worst fear still happened, and he looked very angry. In recent seasons, because the Gosho team attaches great importance to the physical fitness and health of the players, Xiao Yang's rotation has also been very successful, and the players are rarely allowed to play in a state of fatigue, so the players of the Gosho team have not had any serious injuries, at most they have rested for three or four games, but today's injury in Ribeiro gave Xiao Yang a sense of foreboding.

Anger is anger, the game still has to be played, Xiao Yang reluctantly replaced Ribeiro with Ceccaroni.

In the 77th minute of the game, Avandzini dribbled the ball at high speed on the left side, and when he reached the opponent's 30-meter area, Avandzini decisively cut inside, and Rustenberg, the right-back of the Grasshopper team, saw that the situation was critical, and had to pull down Avandzini from behind. The referee on duty showed Rustenberg a second yellow card and sent him off as well, and now the Grasshoppers have to play with nine men.

After being sent off for the second man, Sforza simply replaced the only striker and a midfielder in succession, replaced two defenders, and then recycled all of his players into his own half of the pitch to defend in a bucket.

The grasshopper team's defense still caused a lot of trouble to the attack of the Gosho team, because of the fear that any player would be injured again, Xiao Yang also asked his players not to push too hard, so until the end of the 90 minutes of the game, the score of the two sides was still 1:0, and the Gosho team led by one goal.

The referee on duty signalled for three minutes of stoppage time, and in the first minute of stoppage time, Avandzini scored the winning goal for Gosau. At that time, Gosau's right midfielder Sampedro broke through with the ball and after a combination with Esposito, he sent a low cross, Egerman in the middle of the box held two defenders at bay, and Avazini at the back post flanked in place, and easily volleyed the ball into the empty net from close range without being guarded.

In the post-match examination, the team doctor's examination result was that Ribeiro had a ligament strain in his right foot and needed to rest for at least two months, which made Xiao Yang very depressed, and now it is a critical moment for the whole season, but an important player in the Gosho team is injured, and he has to rest for so long, which is of course very detrimental to the game of the Gosho team in the second half of the season.

Gosau has a lot of talent on the bench, and there is also Cecaroni at left-back, of course, Gugelman can also play left-back, and let Sampedro play right-back, however, these plans are not a big problem to play in the league, but in the Champions League, sending the inexperienced Cercaroni or Sampedro still makes Xiao Yang have some doubts, of course they are talented young players, but there is still some gap between the current ability and Ribeiro, if they are sent in the game against Real Madrid, This position will definitely become the opponent's key breakthrough target.

After some consideration, Xiao Yang discussed with the coaching staff again, and finally decided to send Cecaroni as left-back in the league, and Avanzini as left-back in the Champions League, and Tobinski as left winger. Avantsini has played left-back in previous games, and with his ability to play left-back, he will only be better than Ribeiro, and Tobinski is more than capable of starting the left winger position, and the left winger is also a young Sartre, so there is no need to worry.

Xiao Yang breathed a long sigh of relief, this is the benefit of the team's all-rounders, and it can solve big problems when it comes to injuries. Of course, this is only temporary, Xiao Yang still hopes that Ribeiro can return as soon as possible, so that the team will be more adequate.

On February 15, the Gossau team went non-stop to the capital Bern to challenge the youth team. Xiao Yang also sent a lot of rotation players in this game, and the young team after the recent week of double matches, there are also main players injured and unable to play, the state has also declined, and finally the two sides after 90 minutes of boring battle, played a 0:0 draw, in this game, the Gosho team is not in good shape, the young team has more opportunities.

This draw did not make Xiao Yang feel bad, on the contrary, he breathed a long sigh of relief, and in the case of a large rotation, he was satisfied with two wins and one draw in three games a week and two away games in the last week. In a long season, a team can't always be in good shape, and if you can keep not losing in bad form, you can be called a strong team. All that remains to do now is to get the team in the best shape ahead of the match against Real Madrid on February 25.

February 22 was the last league match before the first knockout round of the Champions League, and after two consecutive away games, Gossau finally returned to their home stadium against Sion. In this game, Xiao Yang sent all the main forces, Avandzini retreated to the left-back position, and Tobinski became the starting left winger, in this game, Gosau team played a hearty victory.

In the 18th minute, Gosau's right winger Horensten sent a 45-degree oblique long pass on the right side of the front, the ball was pushed out of the penalty area by the central defender of the Sion team, and the ball fell to the feet of Antunovic who suddenly stepped forward, Antunovic did not stop the ball and sent a precise through stopper, Egerman received this pass in the penalty area, and the anti-offside position was successful, and then faced the goalkeeper of the Sion team, and calmly shot low, opening the scoring for the Gosau team and opening the prelude to a big victory.

Xiao Yang applauded Egerman on the sidelines, and he was pleased with the goal. The key to the goal was Antunovic's sudden forward that disrupted Sion's defence, which was also his intention, and he instructed Antunovic and Branislavic to take turns in the game before the game.

Because the next opponent in the Champions League knockout round, Real Madrid, is very strong, and their manager Jose Mourinho is also a very good coach, Xiao Yang also attaches great importance to them, so Xiao Yang hopes to have some changes under the team's inherent tactical play.

Antunovic's offensive ability is actually very good, and there were often moments of scoring and assists in the past, but after Xiao Yang arranged Ivanovic as the core of the organization, Antunovic, who has stronger defensive ability, has become a simple defensive back, which often makes Xiao Yang feel that it is a pity to waste Antunovic's offensive ability.

In this game, Xiao Yang tried to let Antunovic and Ivanovic take turns to participate in the attack, and so far, the results received are still good, and I believe that this will be a beneficial change in the game against Real Madrid.

In the 36th minute of the game, Ivanovic split the ball at the back, left winger Tobinski burst forward with the ball at high speed on the left side, and near the bottom line, Tobinski crossed with his feet, the ball was blocked by the right back of the Sion team, and Gossau won a corner. Avandzini stepped forward to take the corner, and his shot flew towards the back post, and Eggman sprinted and jumped high to the top of the right corner of the Sion goal, where the goalkeeper could only look at the ball and sigh.

Eggman scored twice and Gossau extended the score to 2-0. In the rest of the first half, neither team was able to score again, and the score remained 2-0 until halftime.

In the second half, the Gossau team continued their fluid attack, and the Sion team struggled to hold on, holding on until the second half for more than 70 minutes without conceding another goal.

In the 78th minute, it was another forward insertion by Antunovic that cut off a backfield inversion of the Sion team, and then he immediately distributed the ball to the left winger Tobinski, who dribbled the ball to the bottom and calmly crossed when the Sion team's defense was not yet in place, and Horensten at the back point was outflanked in place, and scored with an easy header from close range to expand the score to 3:0.

In the 87th minute, after Egerman received a pass from Avandzini at the edge of the penalty area, he suddenly took a long shot, which was very powerful, although the angle was a little positive, but the ball was so fast that the goalkeeper of the Sion team did not have time to react, the ball flew over his head and went straight to the far corner, he only had time to make a gesture of raising his hand, which looked like surrender.

Egerman's goal also earned him a hat-trick. After that, neither side scored again, and Gossau eventually beat Sion 4-0 at home.

What pleased Xiao Yang the most in this game was that the Gosau team appeared to be in very good form, which is very important before facing strong opponents.

On February 25th, the Gosho team played away against Real Madrid, so the day after the match against Sion, Xiao Yang led the team to Madrid, the capital of Spain, to prepare for the game on the 25th.

Gosau is the defending champion of the Champions League and the favorite for the Champions League this season, and Real Madrid welcomed the coach of Mourinho in the bookmaker to win the championship, but I didn't expect such two strong teams to meet in the first round of the knockout round.

Coupled with the many grievances between Xiao Yang and Mourinho, it is difficult to think of this game without attracting attention.

Before the game, the game was hyped up, and major European media turned over several grievances between Xiao Yang and Mourinho, and interviewed the two parties separately.

A reporter interviewed Mourinho: "Mr. Mourinho, Real Madrid finished second in the Champions League group stage, and met the defending champion Gosau in the first round of knockouts. In a few days' time, Gosau will take on Real Madrid away, are you confident in this game? ”

Mourinho said: "Of course there is confidence! Real Madrid's performance in this season's Champions League group stage was indeed average, and they did not finish first in the group, which led to our unfavorable draw. But we also have to see that as the run-in for Real Madrid is gradually completed, our performance is getting better and better, so I believe that Real Madrid can beat Gossau at home, we have the ability and the foundation. Gosau is the defending champions? That's because they didn't run against Real Madrid last season. ”

When the reporter heard this, he asked Mourinho: "But last season, you led Inter Milan to meet Gosau in the Champions League?" ”

Mourinho hesitated for a moment before he replied: "Last season when I led Inter Milan to meet Gosau, I was not very lucky, there were a number of players injured and they were not in the best form, so we lost to Gosau. We don't have those problems with Real Madrid this season, so I'm confident. ”

Another reporter asked: "You are so confident that you can beat the Gosau team, then you will definitely use offensive tactics in this game?" ”

Mourinho said: "I can't say what tactics we're going to use for this game, but we played at home in the first leg, so I'm hoping to have a good advantage. ”

After Xiao Yang led the team to Madrid, he was much more low-key when he was interviewed by reporters. He said that Real Madrid is a great club, and the current Real Madrid team is also a strong team, and he will never take them lightly, and in the first leg of the away game against Real Madrid, Gosau will focus on defense, and if they can draw Real Madrid, it will be a very good result.

A Catalan journalist asked Xiao Yang: "Coach Xiao Yang, it is rumored that before this season, Mr. Florentino, the president of Real Madrid club, sent you an invitation to be the head coach of Real Madrid, but you did not agree, and then Real Madrid invited Mr. Mourinho to be the head coach. Can you, as the person concerned, tell us if this rumor is true? If so, can you tell us a little bit more about that? ”

As soon as this reporter's question was raised, the faces of the pro-Real Madrid media reporters on the scene immediately became unsightly, Nima, raising this question at this time is completely for fear that the world will not be chaotic, do you want Real Madrid to be in turmoil and lose to the Gosho team?

These reporters looked at Xiao Yang nervously, for fear that he would say that this rumor was true. In fact, these reporters have also heard this rumor, but they certainly do not want to stir up this rumor again before such a crucial game, and affect the morale of Real Madrid. But they are also very worried, because it stands to reason that if Xiao Yang confirms the truth of this rumor at this time, it will be beneficial for the Gosau team to prepare for Real Madrid.

Xiao Yang smiled slightly, and then spoke: "Mr. Florentino did call me after Gosau won the Champions League last season. ”

When this sentence was said, the reporters in the audience suddenly exploded, and the reporters looked at Xiao Yang while talking to each other, waiting for his next words, some people's faces were full of excitement, and some people were very nervous.

Xiao Yang continued: "But he called me only to congratulate me, and did not send me any invitation. ”

The Catalan journalist was not dead on his part, he asked: "He really didn't send you an invitation?" He made a phone call to you just to congratulate? ”

Xiao Yang smiled and nodded, "Of course!" There were a lot of people who called me to congratulate me at that time, so they couldn't have all sent me an invitation to coach, right? I said a long time ago that I would always stay at Gossau and never go anywhere. ”

The Catalan journalist looked disappointed, while the pro-Real Madrid media reporters breathed a sigh of relief.

There is also a reason for Xiao Yang's answer, he admitted that Florentino called him because the methods of media reporters are now pervasive, and Florentino did call Xiao Yang after the Gosau team won the Champions League last season, which can be found by checking the call records, and it is impossible to hide.

But Xiao Yang didn't want to confirm that Florentino had sent an invitation to him, because if he did so, although it could affect the morale of the Real Madrid team and be good for the game between Gossau and Real Madrid, it would also affect Xiao Yang's image, making people think that Xiao Yang was using off-the-board moves to influence the opponent, and in addition, it would offend Florentino and Real Madrid Club, in the long run, it would not be of much benefit to the development of Gossau Club, so Xiao Yang simply denied this rumor and sold Florentino a favor. As for whether his clarification is useful or not, it is not up to him to influence.

After Xiao Yang's words were disclosed by the media, Florentino, the president of Real Madrid Club, breathed a long sigh of relief, and he was most worried that he personally called to invite Xiao Yang to be confirmed, because if people knew that he had invited Xiao Yang without success, it would not only make Mourinho feel guilty, thinking that he was not Real Madrid's first choice, but also a heavy blow to his image, because people of his status could not allow failure to do one thing in person. Thinking of this, he felt a little grateful to Xiao Yang, it seems that Xiao Yang is still very good at being a person.

Mourinho also breathed a sigh of relief after seeing the news, in fact, the rumors that Florentino invited Xiao Yang to serve as the Real Madrid team he believed were true, because in his opinion, at that time, the Gossau team had just won the Champions League last season, Xiao Yang was in the limelight, and he was of course an easier choice for Florentino to make.

If this rumor is confirmed by Xiao Yang himself, it will be a major blow to Mourinho's reputation, and it will also have a big impact on the prestige he has just established in the Real Madrid dressing room, and his control of the team will inevitably decline.

Mourinho even felt a trace of gratitude for Xiao Yang, but in an instant he put this trace of gratitude behind him, and he thought, although I don't know what made you not fall into the trap for me, but it is impossible to win my gratitude and make me weaken my determination to defeat you. I must defeat you and let Florentino know who is his best choice; I must beat you and let the world know who is the best manager in the world right now!

On February 25, Real Madrid's match against Gossau at the Bernabéu Stadium finally arrived in the anticipation of countless people. The heavyweight bout was broadcast live by almost all the world's leading media outlets, including CTV, of course.

Before the game, Xiao Yang led his players into the Bernabeu Stadium. It was his first time at this great stadium and he was blown away by the magnificent architecture.

The Santiago Bernabeu Stadium is home to Santiago, the greatest president in the history of Real Madrid club. Named after the Bernabeu. Before coming here, Xiao Yang had studied the history of the Bernabeu Stadium and found that he had a lot in common with the legendary president of Real Madrid, who was the best president in the history of their respective clubs, who had personally brought numerous accolades to the club and who had built great stadiums worthy of their club's identity during their tenure......

Although I have seen a lot of pictures of the Bernabeu Stadium and live broadcasts of the game, when Xiao Yang looked at the stadium in front of him, he was still very shocked. But one day, as the Gossau club's results become more and more brilliant, the Wind Thunder Stadium will definitely become an existence comparable to the Bernabeu Stadium in front of you, right?