Super Marshal

"Mourinho hates you!"

When Ferguson said this meaningless sentence playfully, Gao Han was obviously a little stunned.

"Hate me? Why?"

"Ha, don't put on your innocent expression like a cute little sheep, otherwise, he will definitely rush over from over there and tear you apart." Ferguson said with a rather gleeful smile.

He didn't mind standing aside and watching Gao Han and Mourinho get into a ball, that would be fun.

Following Ferguson's gesture, Gao Han noticed Mourinho in the distance. Although he was talking to others, he always seemed to be looking here intentionally or unintentionally. It was obvious that he was secretly paying attention to their conversation.

"Old man, speak human language." Gao Han felt strange.

It's not surprising that Mourinho hates him, but I wonder why he hates him so much now?

"When you sell James Rodriguez to Real Madrid, isn't it the same as putting a hot potato in his hands?" Ferguson asked with a smile.

When Gao Han heard this, he suddenly realized.

In fact, the media has long been rumored that Mourinho does not like James Rodriguez, but he can't stand the management's desire to introduce a superstar, so when Real Madrid was operating the Colombian, Mourinho I wasn't involved from start to finish.

"But what does this have to do with me? Real Madrid is obviously poaching me with a check, okay?" Gao Han felt aggrieved. This was even more unfair than Dou E.

"Okay, okay, don't act like a good boy when you get a bargain. You've accepted 80 million euros. How do you expect to get away with this?"

Gao Han sighed, for the sake of 80 million euros, he just gave up and took it.

Anyway, Mourinho didn't hate him for a day and a half. I don't mind letting him hate him a little more. Maybe if he hates him, his conscience will find out?

"To be honest, this Mourinho matter is quite difficult." Gao Han laughed with some evil humor.

There is no doubt that Mourinho is a coach who is very adaptable and learning, but he has a deadlock, that is, he will not use a midfielder like James Rodriguez.

Not only Colombians, but also creative midfielders such as Modric, David Silva, Xavi and Iniesta, he can't use them all, or in other words, he can't use them well.

This has nothing to do with the head coach's coaching level, but with his philosophy.

Since ancient times, controlling the ball and controlling space have been two ideas for the development of football tactics, and from these two ideas, two different coaching concepts have been developed.

Controlling the ball depends on the player's technical ability, and the player's technical ability often requires accumulation and hard training from childhood to adulthood. It even requires players to have good football talent. Therefore, players with excellent technical ability can be said to be professional players. The rare resources inside.

But controlling space is different. He does not need the ball. He only needs players to have excellent running without the ball and tactical execution. These can be improved through repeated training the day after tomorrow, which is what many fans call midfield engineers. , as the name suggests, this is the majority of professional players, and it can be mass-produced like a factory assembly line.

The ball-control style of play must rely on the technical ability of the players, but this type of player is a scarce resource that cannot be copied and can be encountered but cannot be sought. Therefore, teams that have the ability to adopt this style of play are often extreme. Even if a few or even many teams succeed, it is often only temporary.

Why is Barcelona eager to recall Cesc Fabregas?

Just in case, after Xavi gets old, Fabregas can take over Xavi's position as soon as possible, but what about after Fabregas? Is Iniesta getting old?

During Gao Han's coaching period, Atletico Madrid was able to play a passing and controlling style of play. A very important reason was the presence of players such as Xavi Alonso, Deco, and Marcos Senna. But between Deco and Xavi Alon After Sou left the team, Atletico Madrid was no longer able to play passing and controlling the ball. Why?

Because the Sheets were unable to invest high transfer fees to grab players with excellent skills in the transfer market, Simeone replaced them with players like Gabi, Schneiderlin, and Seydo Keita. Although their technical abilities Yes, but more players are mainly focused on controlling space, and Atletico Madrid had to follow suit.

Although Barcelona is stunning, it is something that can only be met but cannot be sought. It is like fireworks and fleeting, but Simeone's Atletico Madrid can be mass-produced.

So the question is, is it better to control the ball? Or is it better to control the space?

This is a question that has plagued the football world for many years and caused countless controversies, but has never been answered.

Cruyff, Guardiola and Bosque are all pursuers of the concept of ball control, while Mourinho, Simeone and Capello are pursuers of space control. There is a gap between the two. There is a conflict of ideas, but there is no distinction between them.

Extending from these two different concepts are the different standards for head coaches to select players.

For example, Guardiola allows Messi, Xavi and Iniesta to exert their creativity within the overall tactical framework, but Mourinho has the opposite idea. He will want to control the team at all costs and everything about the players, including their every move on the football field.

Mourinho is best at defensive counterattacks. His defense is very meticulous because he can accurately assign defensive responsibilities to each player's defensive area. He can draw out countless details to guide players on how to run. position, how to assist in defense and cooperation, but on the offensive end, especially in positional battles, there is no way to do this, because at this time, players need to adapt to changes.

Therefore, the characteristic of the team coached by Mourinho is often defensive counterattack. Once it turns into positional battle, he begins to rely more on the individual performance of the players.

In the same way, James Rodriguez is a technical player. If it is Guardiola, he will definitely like him very much. But in the hands of Mourinho, the Portuguese will have a headache and don't know how to use him.

But James Rodriguez cost Real Madrid a whopping 80 million euros. What Mourinho is facing now is not the question of whether to use it, but how to use it well.

This is precisely Mourinho's weakness.

This is what Ferguson said, Mourinho hates Gao Han.

It's like a person who doesn't like spicy food is not only forced to eat spicy food, but also has to eat it with relish...

Gao Han couldn't help but laugh when he thought of this.

I had inadvertently caused such a big trouble for Mourinho. Even if he hated me to death, that was fine.

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This season's Champions League group stage draw is full of suspense.

The defending champion Manchester City is only ranked in the second pot. On the contrary, the Portuguese Super League giant Porto occupies the seeding team. However, the Bundesliga powerhouse Dortmund and the defending French Ligue 1 champion Lille are only ranked in the third pot, and there are still more in the fourth pot. There are three teams, Naples in Serie A and Chinatown in La Liga, which undoubtedly adds countless risks to the group stage draw.

Even before the draw, many media were speculating that another group of death might be drawn in this Champions League group stage, and it turned out to be true.

The unlucky Manchester City once again played a tragic role and was drawn into a group with Bayern Munich and Naples.

Regarding his old club's luck, Gao Han, sitting in the front row, could only smile bitterly.

Fortunately, Manchester City is very strong and there will definitely be no problem qualifying.

As for Bayern Munich, after firing Klinsmann this summer, veteran coach Heynckes took over the coaching position. It is estimated that he can also perform well, and it will not be difficult to qualify smoothly. After all, the team's lineup is strong. There.

Leaving aside the terrifying groups of Bayern Munich and Manchester City, and avoiding the three groups of Atletico Madrid, Real Madrid and Barcelona from the same country, there are not many four groups left to choose from for Chinatown.

The seed teams of Inter Milan, Manchester United, Chelsea and Porto are all good, but the competition in the group is not very fierce. This is also good for China Town. For example, Inter Milan drew CSKA Moscow and Lille, and China Town If they are drawn into this group, Inter Milan's top spot cannot be shaken, and there is still hope of competing for second place.

It would be even better if I could be drawn into the group of Porto.

Porto, Shakhtar Donetsk and Zenit St. Petersburg do not have a team from the four major leagues. If Chinatown can be drawn, the hope of qualifying for the group stage will greatly increase.

Choose one of four!

Gao Han was a little nervous. He rubbed his hands vigorously and looked at the lottery guest Matthaus on the stage. He hoped that the famous German star could be more powerful and draw a good lottery for China Town.

But Ferguson, who was sitting next to him, laughed and said, "What? Are you nervous?"

Gao Han glanced at the old man and continued to look at the stage.

Not to mention, if he coaches the team himself, he really won't be nervous. No matter who he meets, he will be destroyed.

But now he is not the head coach. He is looking at this draw from the standpoint of the chairman of Chinatown, which makes him nervous.

Being able to participate in the Champions League group stage will increase Chinatown's revenue by at least 25 million euros, but if it can go one step further and qualify from the group stage, it will increase at least another 10 million euros.

One lottery, 10 million euros, which is much better than selling players in Chinatown.

This is why Wenger's Arsenal must strive to qualify from the group no matter what.

"Let's draw our group, how about I help you protect and kill the other two teams?" Ferguson asked with a smile on his face, but he rarely saw Gao Han nervous.

"Are you so kind?" Gao Han seriously suspected that the old man was speaking sarcastically.

Given his character, if he were to be drawn into a group, he would definitely beat Chinatown to death in revenge for Gao Han.

As for the other two teams in the same group as Manchester United, Benfica and Basel are regulars in the Champions League and have good strength, but Chinatown is not without its strength.

Not only was he nervous about the cold, but Cantarero in the distance was also nervous.

I believe that at this moment, Pochettino must be very nervous when he is sitting in front of the TV in Madrid watching the live broadcast.

The result of the draw will directly affect the team's difficulty in qualifying.

At this time, on the drawing table, Mateus was stirring the balls in the glass jar, and quickly pulled out one of the balls. He broke it open and took out a small piece of paper. After taking a look at it, he turned the other way. Face the camera.

"China Town!"

There was an uproar in the whole place, and everyone's eyes suddenly turned to Gao Han. The live TV camera also gave Gao Han a close-up, obviously capturing his expression at this moment.

Gao Han's heart was filled with huge waves, but on the surface it was still calm.

He is not one of those chicks who has never experienced battles.

On the lottery table, after Matthäus drew Chinatown, he reached into the glass jar containing the group balls and groped for a while, and caught another small ball.

The note inside states Chinatown’s Champions League group stage group stage this season.

Which of the four groups will be drawn?