Super Marshal

Quack...quack...

During the halftime break, there was heavy breathing in the visiting team's locker room.

Facing a team like Manchester City, even if it is to close up and play, the physical exhaustion is often very serious, but what is more serious is the mental exhaustion of the players, especially the long-term lack of control of the ball.

In a football match, losing possession of the ball for a long time is a very dangerous thing.

It's like two people are dueling. One is bare-handed, but the other person has a gun in his hand. This is quite desperate.

Mourinho also understands this very well, so he constantly reminds the players on the sidelines to keep them energetic and focused on the game, because only in this way can they win.

The Portuguese madman can completely predict that after the game, countless media reporters and fans will criticize him for being conservative, and countless football professionals will stand up and criticize him for destructive football and lethal football, but it doesn't matter to him, he just wants to win. .

As a professional head coach, he thinks very clearly that what he needs is victory.

Real Madrid invited him to coach with a lot of money and power, hoping that he could lead the team to victory.

Facing teams like Barcelona and Manchester City, Real Madrid's victory can only be based on the best defense and the sharpest counterattack. Mourinho even did not hesitate to be criticized by Real Madrid fans for this.

The players may or may not understand his thoughts, but that doesn't matter.

The important thing is that they implement the coach's tactics unswervingly on the pitch.

Resolute defensive tactics require a group of players with strong execution ability to work hard to implement them, and Mourinho was happy to see that the team performed very well in the first half. Everyone worked very hard, even on weekdays. Ozil is known for his laziness.

Both forwards actively tracked back, and the defenders carried out his requests meticulously, even if it was some foul actions.

Real Madrid's ferocious pressing left Manchester City with no choice. The home team's offense seemed very powerful, but it failed to score. It was difficult to break into threatening areas. Throughout the first half, Real Madrid's defense hardly showed any signs of failure. There were no flaws, except for Bruno Alves's improper clearance.

This made Mourinho feel extremely gratified.

Bang bang... bang bang...

The Portuguese clapped vigorously, attracting the attention of everyone in the locker room.

"Guys, everyone did a great job in the first half and we successfully defended Manchester City's attack."

When Mourinho said this, he pointed his right hand in the direction of the home team's locker room, helping the players draw the key points, "Please note that that is Gao Han's team, and all of us know that Gao Han's team has been in trouble in the past ten years. We've never been tied, not even once, but now we've done it."

The Portuguese's words suddenly made the originally tense locker room seem to have renewed fighting spirit. This group of players, whose breathing had become extremely heavy, all raised their heads and looked at the head coach. .

Mourinho was very satisfied with the effect of his words, which he had carefully considered.

"You see, Faria counted our performance in the first half. We completed the pre-match deployment and arrangements almost flawlessly. Although Manchester City's possession of the ball reached 71%, we saw that they There were only eight shots on goal, and there wasn’t even a real threatening attack.”

Whether there is a threat or not, all players can feel it.

Mourinho is absolutely right, except for Cristiano Ronaldo's disallowed goal, Manchester City has no real threatening attack and is more about roaming and harassing on the periphery.

"You should also be able to feel the change in the mood of the Manchester City players."

Mourinho's words made all the players nod in unison.

"When the long-term attack failed to achieve results, they obviously became a little less calm. Cristiano Ronaldo also received a yellow card for this, and I believe that as the game goes on, as they become more and more As they become more powerless, they will collapse."

"Gao Han is undoubtedly the top coach in the world. This certainly gives Manchester City players confidence, but it also puts pressure on them. Who would be willing to be the sinner who ends Gao Han's winning streak?"

Once again, all the players in the locker room nodded in unison.

"I know that everyone played very hard in the first half. The opponent put a lot of pressure on us. We had to stay focused for a long time and passively deal with the opponent's offense. This made us very exhausted both mentally and physically. Here we are. I’m also very grateful for everyone’s grit and perseverance.”

"But what I want to say is that as long as we hold on for another thirty minutes, as long as we hold on for the next thirty minutes, we will not only get a draw, we will even get a victory."

Mourinho looked sternly at the players in front of him and said again word for word, "As long as everyone holds on, believe me, we will completely defeat Manchester City and defeat Gao Han in this stadium!"

"And you, everyone here, will become heroes and be admired by thousands of people!"

Mourinho's words are very contagious, especially for this group of players who play for Real Madrid.

Over the past two seasons, everyone has been dissatisfied with Real Madrid's transfer signings because of the lack of superstars.

Rooney and Falcao are rumored to be on the front line, Fabregas and Gerrard are in the midfield, Pepe and Thiago Silva are on the defense, and even the goalkeeper position is rumored to introduce Neuer from Bayern Munich. Casillas replaced.

Under the club's operating model, all players are like a group of commodities that can be abandoned and exchanged at any time. Even if they think their strength is no worse than other stars, they have no choice.

Who makes them not famous enough?

But precisely because of this, every one of them had extremely hot eyes after listening to Mourinho's words.

They are eager to prove themselves, just like Mourinho.

And the best way is to kill Manchester City in the away game and defeat Gao Han!

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The two sides returned to the playing field.

Neither Gao Han nor Mourinho made substitution adjustments during the halftime break.

At the beginning of the second half, Manchester City took the lead in attacking.

In just one minute, Sanchez formed a breakthrough on the left. After getting rid of Kolarov's entanglement, he crossed to the back point, but Cristiano Ronaldo accidentally fell in the penalty area when receiving the ball. .

The Portuguese jumped up from the ground, pointed at Arbeloa, and signaled that the Real Madrid right back pushed him down from behind. Arbeloa immediately counterattacked, and the referee quickly stepped forward to mediate, but did not call a foul.

The referee's enforcement was soft, which was also a problem that occurred in the first half.

Cristiano Ronaldo was taught a lesson by Gao Han during the halftime break and became much calmer in the second half. When faced with such a penalty, he walked away obediently under the persuasion of his teammates.

Just three minutes later, Manchester City had another fatal opportunity.

After Modric got rid of Sneijder in the middle, he passed the ball behind him. Benzema caught up with the ball and formed a single goal, but the linesman raised the flag to indicate offside. From the slow-motion replay, the French forward started too early.

This also further reflects that the mentality of Manchester City players is a little too anxious.

In the 51st minute, Sanchez broke through again from the right and was fouled by Kolarov. Manchester City quickly launched a free kick attack, but the result was still too anxious and passed the ball directly into the penalty area. Casillas was attacked. Interception, once again missed a chance to score.

In the 52nd minute, Cristiano Ronaldo got the ball from the left and forced a break through Arbeloa. This time the Spanish right back's foul finally caused the referee to blow the whistle and give Arbeloa a yellow card. And gave Manchester City a set-piece opportunity in the frontcourt.

Cristiano Ronaldo took the penalty himself, but it was slightly higher.

In the 53rd minute, Xabi Alonso passed the ball through. After Cristiano Ronaldo cut in from the left, he suddenly took a cold shot from the front of the penalty area, but was saved by Casillas like a god. .

Then Manchester City took a corner kick and Kompany headed the ball four meters in front of the goal. However, Casillas showed great bravery and hit the ball out with one fist. Then when facing Kaká's supplementary shot, he hit the goal again. Get up in time and leap to catch the ball.

"After the start of the second half, Manchester City launched a crazy offensive, not only firmly controlling the situation on the field, but also threatening Real Madrid's goal again and again, but Real Madrid's defense was very tenacious."

"Maybe we have to change Real Madrid's performance."

"Mourinho's team is indeed inferior to Manchester City in terms of passing the ball, possession and personal abilities, but the game is not just about ball possession and personal performance. The reason why the football game is fascinating is that it is the joint efforts of eleven players. the result of."

"From the start of this game to the present, Mourinho's team has played very tenaciously. Every player has been extremely committed. They have worked hard to block Manchester City's offense from the goal again and again. ."

Gao Han always stood in front of the home team's coaching bench and watched the game silently.

He had to admit that Mourinho was indeed very targeted in defense and did not leave an excellent scoring opportunity for Manchester City. This was very rare and made him excited.

He longed to compete with such a master.

Therefore, as the game progresses, although he has had the opportunity to use his skill card, he has failed to use it.

Perhaps it should be said that he had no intention of using it so early.

He hopes to use the hard power of real swords and guns to compete with masters like Mourinho.

"If you really want to talk about defense, he doesn't lose to those Italian coaches at all." Brian Kidd also changed his view of Mourinho.

Gao Han nodded, "Don't be fooled by his big mouth and his style of starting fights. Especially after two years of rest, his coaching level has improved very quickly. He has obviously recharged his batteries. Now he is full of electricity." When it’s strong.”

"Then what should we do?" Brian Kidd asked concernedly.

Gao Han has always won consecutively in the past ten years, and Manchester City has never lost in more than a year. Are they going to be tied by Real Madrid at home today?

"You underestimate Mourinho too much."

"What do you mean?" Brian Kidd didn't understand.

"He didn't want a draw at all, he wanted to win."

"win?"

Gao Han chuckled, "I paid special attention. After the game started, Di Maria would run out to warm up every once in a while. Mourinho's assistant coach would go up to talk to him every time. This is obvious. It’s about preparing for substitutions.”

"If I guessed correctly..." Gao Han suddenly raised his head and looked at the dazzling light, his eyes narrowed involuntarily, "He should arrange a counterattack, and if I were him, I would choose at the last moment. "

Brian Kidd was shocked.

Now the court is unable to attack for a long time, but the opponent is well prepared and still has a backup plan. What should we do?

Are we really going to lose?