Super Marshal

"Boss, I got news from the Football Association that the head coach has been basically confirmed."

Still in the distant video, Xiang Tianming, who was in BJ, conveyed the latest news to Gao Han.

"Who?" Gao Han asked with concern.

The Football Association's coaching selection was quite hidden this time. Even until the end, it was shrouded in clouds and mist. Until the last moment, except for the core top management of the Football Association, really few people knew what the final results of the coaching selection would be.

Even Gao Han, during his meeting with the Football Association bosses during his stay in Madrid, basically only knew that two of the six German interviewees were finally selected, but Gao Han didn't know exactly who they were.

"Alan Perrin." Xiang Tianming said.

After hearing this, Gao Han nodded slightly, "He is a good coach. With his ability, there will definitely be no problem coaching the national football team."

This sentence does not mean that Alan Perrin is such a brilliant head coach. With his coaching ability, he may not even be ranked among the top coaches in European football, but he is definitely more than enough to coach the national football team. .

This is also very consistent with what the national football coaching team said before. This time the selection is indeed very pragmatic and does not blindly pursue fame. It is more based on meeting the national football coaching position as the primary consideration. This is why Alan Perrin was chosen.

In the words of the Football Association boss, he is a perfect match.

Wearing a hat as big as your head is big is not a bad choice.

What's more, Alan Perrin will definitely cherish the opportunity to coach Chinese football and be more attentive.

"Boss, the domestic public opinion is still quite controversial now."

"Why?"

"Before, everyone wanted you to coach the national team, but suddenly it turned out to be someone else. If it was a world-famous coach, then forget it, but it was the unknown Alan Perrin. Many people felt that the Football Association had chosen him. Sesame lost the watermelon.”

Gao Han smiled after hearing this.

He is grateful for the fans' appreciation and affirmation. He is even willing to coach the national football team. In addition to fulfilling a dream in his heart, if he wants to say who it is for, it must be for the vast number of Chinese fans.

As a Chinese, Gao Han understands in his heart that many people curse the national football team and the Football Association, but they watch every national team game. Deep down, he still hopes that his curses will have an effect and make people happy. The national football team strives for success.

Gao Han understands the feeling of hating that iron cannot become steel.

But the current strength of the national football team is really not good. Let alone playing in the World Cup, even in Asia, it is not very competitive.

"I know Alain Perrin specifically. You know, Drogba has played under him. I also know a lot of people in the French industry, such as Zidane and Makelele, and what they said about Alain Perrin. It’s still good, he definitely has coaching ability, I hope he can lead the national football team to a high level.”

Gao Han has no regrets at all about not being able to coach the national team, because it was a choice he made proactively.

In fact, from the time the Football Association extended an olive branch to him through Xiang Tianming, Gao Han knew that as long as he made compromises on some things, the Football Association would choose him to coach without hesitation. Tianming declined.

Now, Alan Perrin is coaching the national football team, and Gao Han sincerely hopes that he can succeed.

As for the Football Association's coaching selection this time, Gao Han's evaluation is quite high.

Xiang Tianming also understood Gao Han's mood and knew that his blessings for Alan Perlan were also from the heart.

Whether your coaching ability meets the requirements and whether you can succeed are two different things.

Whether in a professional club or a national team, there are so many factors that affect the success or failure of coaching that it is impossible to quantify them.

Just like Martino, his performance in the first half was good enough and eye-catching, right?

But what's the result?

With the current intensifying internal strife in Barcelona, ​​Martino will basically be dismissed after the end of this season. It is difficult to say clearly how far Barcelona can go this season amid internal and external troubles.

You can't tell when Barcelona will suddenly collapse, who knows?

This is true in European football, where professionalism is developed and the football industry is very professional. The risk of Alan Perrin coaching the national football team is not small, and it can even be said to be full of dangers.

"After the Football Association makes the announcement, I will send a post on Weibo to support Alan Perrin." Gao Han said.

He only hoped from the bottom of his heart that Alan Perrin could succeed.

Xiang Tianming nodded. Being able to get Gao Han's support at this time would definitely be a big help to Alan Perrin.

"By the way, the Football Association working group will go to Spain again in a few days, and it will be accompanied by senior officials from several domestic clubs. I have some matters here and will not be able to go then." Xiang Tianming said.

Gao Han nodded, this was planned in advance.

The Football Association working group is here mainly to negotiate football cooperation projects with the Spanish Football Association, professional leagues and the Spanish government, including cooperation in various aspects such as youth training, coach training and referee training.

Such negotiations will continue to occur in the next six months until a final agreement is reached and a cooperation agreement will be signed in the presence of the country's top leaders during Spanish Prime Minister Rajoy's visit to China.

After turning off the video with Xiang Tianming, Gao Han looked worried.

He is optimistic about Alan Perrin. Whether it is the word of mouth he heard or the sharp-eyed inspection, it has been proven that Alan Perrin is a capable head coach, but...

Gao Han finally exhaled heavily.

Wish him good luck!

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The media all over the world looks the same.

When Chinatown lost two games, all the media exaggerated Chinatown into a crisis-ridden situation, as if it was a poor thing that could collapse at any time. And when the team finally won a game, they all turned back the public opinion.

And when Chinatown defeated Schalke 04 in the Bundesliga 6-1 in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League knockout round, Chinatown's reputation in the mouths of all media reporters once again exploded.

Morata, Hazard and Griezmann all scored twice. Morata and Hazard both had an assist. Montoya also contributed an assist, completing an amazing away game. Bloodbath.

It was only in the 91st minute that Dutch center Huntelaar scored a goal for Schalke 04 to regain face.

After winning such an overwhelming victory, Chinatown's morale is at a high level, and media reporters are overwhelmingly praising Chinatown, but this is just the beginning.

Three days later, after returning to Spain, he faced his opponent in the 26th round, Granada, at home. Chinatown played with a semi-substitute lineup and beat Granada 4-0 at home.

In one week, three games, 12 goals scored and one goal conceded. Such an astonishing record made Chinatown receive crazy praise.

More importantly, in the twenty-sixth round, Atletico Madrid tied with Real Madrid 2-2 at home, once again creating a lose-lose situation for both sides. However, as Barcelona won 4-1 at home, Chinatown's lead was still only seven points.

But the good times didn't last long. A week later, Chinatown challenged Valencia away from home. Zidane once again used rotation, but this time he was tied 1-1 by the Bats in the away game, accounting for 61%. Even with a high ball possession rate, they still failed to break Valencia's goal.

Barcelona were also unlucky. They unexpectedly lost to Valladolid 0-1 in the away game and suffered a big upset. However, Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid both won successively.

As a result, Chinatown's lead is still only seven points, but the second-ranked team has changed from Barcelona to Atletico Madrid.

In the second leg of the Champions League knockout round of the top 16 in midweek, Chinatown defeated Schalke 04 3-1 and successfully advanced to the quarter-finals with a total score of 9-2.

The opponent drawn this time is surprisingly the Bundesliga team, Klopp's Dortmund.

But on the weekend, Chinatown once again encountered a tenacious attack from its opponents in the away game.

Even with one more player than their opponents, they failed to turn defeat into a victory and ended up drawing 1-1 away from Villarreal.

Once the coaching target of China Town, Marcelino proved his coaching ability with a wonderful sniper battle, and also won valuable points for Real Madrid, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid.

After this round, Chinatown's lead was reduced to five points.

Barcelona and Atletico Madrid both fought hard to catch up, especially Barcelona's 7-0 home victory over Osasuna, which was even more admirable.

A week later, in the 29th round of La Liga, Barcelona defeated Real Madrid 4-3 in an away game, Chinatown beat Getafe 1-0, and Atletico Madrid beat Athletic Bilbao 2-0 in an away game. The league points remained unchanged.

But in the 30th round of La Liga in midweek, Chinatown drew with Elche 2-2 away from home, Barcelona defeated Celta Vigo 3-0 at home, and Atletico Madrid also defeated Grana 1-0 at home. Da.

Chinatown's lead continues to shrink to just three points, and its lead over Barcelona, ​​which is third in the league, is only four points.

Three days later, in the 31st round of La Liga, Chinatown welcomed Atletico Madrid at home.

For the Champions League in midweek, Zidane once again rotated the lineup.

Griezmann took the lead in scoring for Chinatown in just six minutes, but Torres equalized the score in the 22nd minute, and then the two sides fell into a stalemate.

After changing sides in the second half, in the 64th minute, central defender De Vrij received his second yellow card and was sent off the field with a red card.

This completely broke the balance of power on the field, and Atletico Madrid scored a goal from Herrera in the 85th minute.

In the end, Chinatown lost 1-2 at home.

Barcelona, ​​which was also playing a derby match, beat Espanyol 1-0 away from home, while Real Madrid defeated Rayo Vallecano 5-0 at home.

After thirty rounds, Chinatown had to accept an uncomfortable result, that is, Atletico Madrid finally caught up with Chinatown in the standings. The two teams also scored 76 points, but due to Madrid Athletic defeated Chinatown twice this season, so in the end they beat Chinatown to the top of the standings.

Barcelona is in third place with a point difference, and Real Madrid is six points behind Barcelona in fourth place.

Throughout February and March, all media's evaluations of Chinatown fluctuated with the ups and downs of results. They gave high praise when they won, and even worse after losing.

Especially in the thirty-first round, after losing to Atletico Madrid and giving up the top spot in the league, Zidane's team suffered tremendous pressure from public opinion.

From leading by seven points to being tied now, Atletico Madrid and Barcelona are unstoppable. On the other hand, Chinatown is losing ground and losing points continuously.

Although this has something to do with Chinatown's relatively young lineup and excessive rotation, it also has something to do with the strength of its competitors. After all, Chinatown has only lost three games so far this season.

What's more, some media even believe that if Chinatown cannot get out of the trough as soon as possible, it will end up empty-handed in the end, because the opponent in the Copa del Rey final is Chinatown's biggest sufferer, Atletico Madrid.