Super Marshal

In the head coach's office of Paris Saint-Germain, Gao Han sat on the sofa, tilted his head, rubbed his eyebrows vigorously, and sighed softly when no one noticed.

In the live TV broadcast on the opposite wall, the game has progressed to the 80th minute, but the score on the field is still one to two, with the home team in front and the visiting team in back. Pochettino's team is still lagging behind AC Milan.

The only lucky thing is that they didn't lose to AC Milan by more than three goals.

After replacing the injured Illarramendi with Kante in the first half, Pochettino has not made any substitutions.

But in this game, Kanter, who came on as a substitute, performed mediocrely. Also sluggish was the entire Chinatown team, who were not excited enough. This is the team's biggest problem now.

"Sergio, how is the situation at Arsenal?" Gao Han asked with his eyes closed.

"Zero to zero, no goals yet." Sergio Garcia replied.

He is also paying attention to the situation of other games in this group at any time.

Unlike Paris Saint-Germain, who won six consecutive games and qualified first in the group, Group C, where Chinatown is located, can be described as a big melee. In the final round, theoretically there are still three teams with the right to qualify, and AC Milan also performed very tenaciously.

If they lose to AC Milan in this game, Chinatown can keep the right to qualify in the group, but can only be ranked second. For Chinatown, which has long led the group, the anticlimactic result will greatly damage the team's morale.

"In the second season, Pochettino's rotation is still not ideal." Sergio Garcia shook his head and sighed.

Pochettino's problem was already exposed as early as last season.

Every time Chinatown is caught in a two-front battle, it can only take care of one front. If the Champions League does well, there will be problems in the league. As soon as the league improves, there will be problems in the Champions League. This is still the case this season.

When leading the Champions League group stage, the team's performance in La Liga even almost fell out of the top ten. This was unacceptable to all Chinatown fans. After the team made adjustments, the league ushered in two consecutive victories. When they caught up with the first group, there was another problem in the Champions League, from three consecutive wins to two rounds without a win.

In the final analysis, it is still the old problem of the team's rotation.

This is not obvious at the beginning of the season, but as the schedule progresses, the problem will become more and more clear.

"His coaching staff highly praises the kind of training that challenges the will to the limit. Many people describe that he treats players like dogs to ravage them. Although this old-fashioned military academy training method has obvious effects, the disadvantages are also serious." Buenaventura said.

He is Gao Han's physical training master. He has followed Gao Han for many years and is an authority on physical training and physical reserves. He has always had reservations about Pochettino's training method.

"I agree more with Sergio's judgment that rotation is the big problem." Zidane also expressed his opinion, "I feel that at critical moments, Pochettino is still not courageous enough."

"What should I say?" Gao Han turned his head and looked at his assistant.

Zidane thought for a moment and said, "I think we can completely let go of Valencia's away game last weekend, or even use all the substitutes."

Perhaps seeing everyone's doubts, Zidane reorganized.

"I can completely understand Pochettino's thinking. He was really under great pressure when he dropped to tenth in the league, and then he chased all the way to fifth place. It was really not easy, but he drew 0-0 with Osasuna at home. , causing the team's ranking to drop to seventh again, and then he started to feel uneasy when he met Valencia."

"Valencia's current situation is not good either. They lost to Pellegrini's Málaga 0-4 away from home. Emery's situation is worrying. They will definitely struggle at home. There is no doubt about it, but if you want to compete in the league, you can't miss these three. points, it is completely possible to rotate so that the main players have more physical fitness to deal with AC Milan."

"But at the critical moment, Pochettino's approach was to let the main players endure. The two games had almost the same lineup, but the price came out. Illarramendi was injured, and the players were generally not excited enough. Now they are 12 It’s the beginning of the month, and the fatigue of continuous combat has begun to set in.”

When Zidane said this, he shook his head and sighed, "It turns out that Valencia's state is not ideal. Chinatown defeated the Bat Army 5-2 in the away game and completed a reversal, but the price was in this game. It showed up."

Gao Han nodded slightly.

Zidane's words were not an afterthought. Before the away game against Valencia in Chinatown, he proposed that there should be a large rotation and focus on playing well in the Champions League first. After all, being able to qualify first in the group is a very rare opportunity. As long as AC wins at home Just Milan.

But at critical moments, Pochettino was still a little conservative.

Of course, this cannot be wrong. After all, his worries are justified. If they tie with Osasuna and then lose to Valencia in an away game, the team's ranking will fall again, and may even fall to tenth, and the pressure will be even greater. big.

This is a dilemma, it has nothing to do with good or bad, it is just a choice based on the personalities and styles of different head coaches.

Of course, if Pochettino's rotation system operates in an orderly and reasonable manner, this dilemma can be avoided to the greatest extent.

After defeating Valencia 5-2 in an away game, Pochettino's team is ranked fifth in La Liga, but if they can't beat AC Milan in this game and end up second in the group, then I really don't know if it is worth it.

After all, the second place team in the group will face a more powerful opponent, and it is entirely possible for Chinatown to stop in the top 16 knockout rounds.

"In addition to rotation, I think Pochettino's formation in this game is also very problematic."

Zidane was talking eloquently, with a look of regret on his face.

"AC Milan's situation is even worse. They have to win more than three goals to qualify. Logically speaking, Allegri should be anxious, but it was Chinatown who took the initiative in the game. Pochettino was exposed too early. own trump card, which allows Allegri to be more comfortable playing the defensive counterattack they are best at.”

"If it was just like this, then it would be okay, but Chinatown's starting tactics seemed to be very aggressive, and they also had the advantage of controlling the ball, but they were unable to score and lacked the means to break the dense defense. This is why AC Milan caught it Opportunity, we launched a wave of counterattacks, but Pochettino still couldn't calm down at the critical moment."

Everyone in the office agreed with this French analysis.

Especially the cold.

As the best offensive coach in the world, Gao Han has indeed always been worried about Pochettino's ability to adjust the offense. Before, he often intervened in the team, including Falcao, Diego Costa, Michu and Aubameyang. Being able to shine is inseparable from Gao Han's participation.

But as Gao Han gradually stopped, Pochettino's deficiencies in training offense were quickly exposed.

This does not mean that Pochettino is not good. After all, he is still young and has a bright future.

He will learn lessons quickly and make up for his shortcomings.

But after listening to Zidane's insights, Gao Han couldn't help but have a deeper understanding of the French star.

A superstar is a superstar after all. He is calm and rational at critical moments, and has extraordinary courage and courage. More importantly, Zidane has played in Serie A and La Liga for many years in his career. After coaching, he studied under Mourinho, who is the best defensive player in the world. Oh, now he is interning under Gao Han, so he can be said to be the best of all.

In his daily suggestions, Gao Han can also feel Zidane's understanding of ball control.

On the other hand, Pochettino has more possession of the ball, so he has the advantage of possession but does not know how to use it. He has the advantage but does not score. This has become a problem for Pochettino.

Gao Han feels that if he goes to the Premier League and succeeds Ferguson in charge of Manchester United, this problem should not be obvious, but in La Liga, this problem will be exposed.

Chinatown now has Hazard, De Bruyne, Isco, Verratti and other players with excellent ball control abilities. It is certain that they will adopt the pass-control style in the future. If Pochettino stays on the team, Gao Han will definitely follow. Let’s have a good talk with him, and since he is now leaving for Manchester United, Chinatown should take this opportunity to transform.

Then you need a head coach who is good at passing and controlling.

Guardiola would be the most suitable candidate, but Chinatown simply cannot afford his salary, and he is currently having a heated battle with Bayern Munich and will not come to Chinatown at all.

Emery? Pellegrini?

Well, they are all worthy of consideration.

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Facts have proved that although Pochettino has many shortcomings, there is one thing that Gao Han is absolutely right about.

That is the tenacious fighting spirit that he inherited from Bielsa and will never give up easily.

When the game entered the 80th minute, Pochettino made a substitution, replacing Miranda with Verratti and pushing Isco to the attacking midfielder position. The team's tactics changed to a three-four-three formation. And both full-backs have strong offensive power.

After Verratti came on the field, he quickly helped Chinatown sort out the midfield, allowing Isco and Hazard to attack as they pleased in the frontcourt. AC Milan was forced to retreat and continue to respond with defensive counterattacks.

When the game reached the 85th minute, Verratti distributed the ball to the right wing.

Griezmann picked up the ball from the right wing, and before the defensive player got close, he knocked the ball across to Isco, who ran over to meet him.

After receiving the ball, Isco started taking advantage of the situation and dribbled the ball from the right rib towards the penalty area.

As soon as the Spaniard took the ball, the enthusiasm of all the fans in the stadium was ignited.

I saw him holding the ball firmly at his feet under the two defenders of AC Milan.

Pellet pulled out from the penalty area to respond, but after receiving Isco's pass, he did not turn around, but directly pushed the ball into the penalty area, and Isco quickly inserted into the penalty area, caught up with the ball, and completed A beautiful one-two.

The moment he caught up with the ball, AC Milan goalkeeper Abbiati abandoned the goal.

But he was fast, and Isco was obviously faster. After catching up with the ball, he pushed the ball directly.

The ball followed a straight diagonal line and hit the goal behind Abbiati.

Two to two, a tie!

The slender Isco was so excited that he clenched his fists and roared, but he did not wait for his teammates to surround him, nor did he celebrate. Instead, he quickly rushed into the small penalty area, fished the ball out directly inside the goal line, and quickly Running towards the center line.

"Hey, don't waste time, hurry up." Isco shouted loudly as he ran back to the center line.

In front of the goal in Chinatown, goalkeeper and captain De Gea was also shouting loudly, signaling his teammates to come back quickly and the game would start again, so hurry up.

"We still have time, we still have time, guys!" Pochettino was also very excited on the sidelines, and could even be said to have lost his composure.

However, the Chinatown players quickly ran back to their own half and immediately set up their formation, waiting for AC Milan to kick off again.

But at this moment, a prompt appeared on the live broadcast screen.

Arsenal scored!

In the 85th minute, almost at the same time as Chinatown, former Chinatown player Michu scored the winning goal for Arsenal.

Sorry, I have something to do and I have to go out temporarily. The next chapter will be at 23:00.