Super Marshal

On the evening of April 23, Santiago Bernabeu Stadium.

When the game entered the second half, the score was still zero to zero, but the entire Bernabeu Stadium was booed.

Whenever Mourinho walks out of the home team's coaching bench, the fans at the Bernabeu will greet him with overwhelming boos.

In the stands, many Real Madrid fans chanted some extreme slogans, such as telling Mourinho to go away. There was even a very conspicuous banner saying that the Bernabeu welcomes Gao Han and rejects Mourinho.

The various actions of the home team's fans made Mourinho, who was sitting in the coaching bench, look livid throughout the game, but he looked very stubborn and still went his own way, as if he regarded the fans in the stands as nothing.

Mourinho's disregard undoubtedly further irritated the fans, and the boos became even more violent.

If Gao Han had thought about Mourinho staying in Real Madrid before, then he already knew it well after coming to the Bernabeu, even if Mourinho is now given the opportunity to play in La Liga and the Champions League. After winning such a heavy championship, it is no longer possible for him to stay in Real Madrid.

Getting out of class has become a must for Real Madrid this summer.

Gao Han felt quite sad when he reached the current situation, and it was difficult to explain clearly what was going on.

Just like a couple, the reason why they went from love to divorce is definitely not a unilateral problem. There must be problems on both sides. The same is true for Real Madrid and Mourinho.

They are already incompatible with each other. Even if Real Madrid performed well in this game, the fans still cannot tolerate Mourinho and his team. The reason is that Real Madrid plays too conservatively at home.

From the first minute of the game, Mourinho's team retreated into their own half, not only giving up possession of the ball, but only threatening Paris Saint-Germain, Diego Costa and Ozil through counterattacks. They are the only two players roaming the frontcourt, and James Rodriguez was put on the bench by Mourinho.

This undoubtedly represents a very strong signal that Mourinho does not want to use the Colombian midfielder at all.

The cost of a full retreat is also very obvious. Paris Saint-Germain's possession rate in the first half exceeded 70%, while Real Madrid's possession rate was only a mere 20%. Most of the game was played by Real Madrid. It was definitely a pretty embarrassing scene to spend inside Madrid's half.

But Real Madrid held on in the end.

There were outstanding performances from the defense and midfielders, as well as the steady performance of goalkeeper Casillas. Diego Costa and Ozil in the frontcourt were not without threats to Paris Saint-Germain's goal, but neither side was able to catch it. Seize the opportunity.

It's been almost an hour, and the score is still zero to zero.

In the past nearly an hour, Real Madrid restricted Paris Saint-Germain's offense through tight defense. Not only the midfield and defense, but also Diego Costa on the striker was very actively involved in the frontcourt press.

The most flexible position in the entire Real Madrid lineup is Ozil. He always breaks away from Pirlo's defense zone and becomes Real Madrid's drifting ball-getting point in the frontcourt, providing cannonballs for Diego Costa's counterattack in the frontcourt.

In order to stabilize the defense, Mourinho did not arrange Coentrao and Carvajal, who are more offensively capable, on the wings in this game. Instead, he started Kolarov and Arbeloa to ensure that the team's center The backcourt is solid and watertight.

Diego Costa's pressing on the front line did bring a lot of trouble to Paris Saint-Germain. There were also several embarrassing moments for Thiago Silva and David Luiz in the game, but overall It is not sharp and lacks opportunities to directly threaten the goal.

This has something to do with his being alone in the frontcourt.

"This game reminded me of the home game against Barcelona in the season he had just coached Real Madrid."

Zidane, standing next to Gao Han, frowned and said with a grimace.

He is a star of Real Madrid, but now he is the assistant coach of Paris Saint-Germain and Gao Han's assistant. Out of professional ethics, he must do his best to help Gao Han and Paris Saint-Germain defeat Real Madrid.

"That game was almost like the situation now. Barcelona had an overwhelming advantage, but was unable to score. Not long after the start of the second half, Barcelona took advantage of Albiol's foul. Got a valuable penalty kick opportunity, Messi calmly took the penalty, and Albiol was also sent off with a red card.”

"With one player less than his opponent for more than half an hour, he held on to the score and evened the score with a counterattack at the last moment. At that time, I felt that he was really a tough guy."

When he said this, Zidane turned his head and glanced at Mourinho, with admiration and admiration in his eyes.

As far as life is concerned, Mourinho deserves it.

"How can there be any saying in the world that life is tough?" Gao Han shook his head and laughed.

"I know and have watched the game you mentioned. Barcelona's problem is that their offensive methods are not rich enough. Ibrahimovic is absent due to injury and has lost a dominant high point in the penalty area. Mourinho's Defense is the key to success."

After hearing this, Zidane thought about it again and nodded to admit that it was indeed the case.

"But you are right about one thing. Although I disagree with Mourinho's values ​​​​and his football philosophy, I must admit that he is definitely an admirable opponent and a well-deserved top coach."

Gao Han stretched out his right hand and pointed at the Bernabeu stands, "Just think about it, under such an environment and pressure, he dares to make such a decision, especially when he can make this group of players with different thoughts on the court willing to listen. His, sacrificing one's life for him is not something that ordinary people can do."

Everyone knows that there is infighting in the Real Madrid locker room.

But judging from the performance of this game, no matter what Mourinho did, at least he did one thing very well, and that was to adjust the competitiveness of the entire team and let everyone on the court The players all unified their thinking and resolutely implemented his plan.

Perhaps, this is the so-called last stand.

"Do you think, if we retreat appropriately, will Real Madrid be able to press us out?" Zidane asked with concern.

Gao Han shook his head, "No."

"Why?"

"If it were other head coaches, sitting in Mourinho's current position, they might be adventurous, but Mourinho would not. He has always known what he wants. In this game, he We will only guard against it and will not give us any chance easily, let alone suppress it."

Zidane thought about it and felt that what Gao Han said made sense. Mourinho indeed had this kind of character.

The knockout round of the Champions League is a two-leg match. To put it bluntly, in addition to the wrestling on the court, there is also the battle of wits between the coaches on the sidelines, each guessing the other's thoughts.

From this point of view, Gao Han and Mourinho have been fighting for many years, and both of them have guessed the other's thoughts very closely.

"Then what should we do now?" Zidane asked with concern.

Gao Han spread his hands and said with a laugh: "Since all the cards have been guessed by the opponent, then the special force is no longer a special force. Let Drogba warm up. Come on early."

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"Drogba is going to warm up!"

Every move in the visiting team's coaching bench was quickly spied on by Karanka in the home team's coaching bench, and he immediately reported it to Mourinho.

The Portuguese raised his head and looked at the time on the scoreboard, which was more than fifty-seven minutes.

"It's a bit early," Mourinho muttered.

"What?" Karanka didn't hear clearly.

Mourinho shook his head and did not repeat it a second time because he felt it was unnecessary.

The whole game was within his expectations from the beginning. He was sure that Gao Han would not attack Drogba from the beginning. He was also sure that Gao Han would give priority to possession of the ball. He was even more sure that Gao Han would use it at the critical moment in the second half. Drogba.

The fact is, he guessed everything right.

Mourinho had already prepared for Drogba's surprise, but he didn't expect it to come a little early.

According to his original plan, the fastest would be seventy minutes later. At that time, Real Madrid's midfield and backfield were exhausted by Paris Saint-Germain's offensive players, and Drogba could play a miracle.

He has even predicted that Gao Han will definitely let Lucas Moura play, giving full play to the Brazilian's assault ability on the right.

But he didn't expect that Drogba would be on board now, which was a bit surprising to him.

"What's wrong?" Karanka asked concerned.

Mourinho shook his head, "Nothing, I was just wondering, who will Drogba replace?"

Substitution is often the behavior that best represents the head coach's willingness to adjust. Not only the players on the court are watching, but the coaches on the sidelines are also watching, wanting to know who Gao Han will replace Drogba with.

If we follow Gao Han's habit in the past season, Suarez should be replaced, and the team will reorganize another style of play around Drogba. I wonder if Gao Han will follow the routine this time?

Just as Mourinho was waiting eagerly, in the 61st minute, taking advantage of a dead ball opportunity, Paris Saint-Germain finally made the first substitution decision of the game, replacing Drogba with Aubameyang.

This substitution surprised Mourinho and his assistants.

Aubameyang is one of Paris Saint-Germain's most important scorers this season. If Gao Han replaces him at this time, wouldn't he be weakening his own scoring ability?

But soon, Mourinho guessed Gao Han's intention.

Aubameyang is best at speed and movement. He needs space to take advantage of his speed, but with Real Madrid adopting a dense defense, the Gabon international is not a big threat in this regard.

In contrast, if Suarez is retained, with the technical skills of the Uruguayan striker, I believe he can achieve better results in Real Madrid's tight defense. That's why Gao Han replaced Aubameyang with Drogba.

With Drogba's appearance and Aubameyang's dismissal, Paris Saint-Germain quickly made adjustments.

Drogba is at the front, Suarez moves to the right, Neymar is closer to the center, Marcelo on the left presses forward, Di Maria in the center, Yaya Toure and Pirlo It was delayed at the end, and the entire frontcourt offensive combination seemed a bit like last season.

Is this Gao Han's strange move?

Mourinho frowned, he felt it was not that simple.

If it were just such a change, it would be difficult to pose a threat to Real Madrid. With Gao Han's character, he would never do such useless work unless...

"This is just the first step in his substitution adjustment!" Mourinho's face became more solemn.