Super Marshal

Two consecutive defeats in La Liga are a painful blow to Chinatown.

The league is ranked 18th and has entered the relegation zone. It is one of the four zero-point teams in La Liga. Although Bielsa's Athletic Bilbao did not have an ideal start, they at least got one point.

The two-week national team match day is a rare adjustment period in Chinatown. If you can't adjust well, when September enters, the busy schedule of the league and the Champions League will come, and there will be no time to adjust.

This is why Gao Han rushed to Madrid non-stop after playing the fourth round of Ligue 1.

Does that have any effect?

On the evening of September 10th, Chinatown welcomed the newly promoted Granada at home.

This team also lost two games in a row at the beginning. Both teams can be described as bad brothers. Whoever loses may fall to the position of deputy squad leader.

Gao Han also attached great importance to this game, and it was the day before the Paris Saint-Germain game, so he and the coaching staff squatted in front of the TV in the office on time to watch the live broadcast of the game.

Pochettino still arranges a four-three-three formation, with De Gea as the goalkeeper, Alba, Miranda, Godin and Carvajal in the defense, and Marcos Senna, Rakitic and Etienne in the midfield. Leila is forward, and the front trident is the offensive combination of Hazard, Pellet and Aubameyang.

At the beginning of the game, Chinatown played very actively, especially Hazard on the left, who obviously became the arrowhead of Chinatown's offense and frequently got opportunities to win the ball, and the Belgian also showed a very good state.

The goal of the game came very early. Only five minutes into the game, Hazard took the ball from the left and cut inside. After passing it to Pellet, he got rid of the defensive player and quickly inserted into the penalty area.

The Italian center held the opponent's center back and knocked back. Rakitic passed behind him, and Hazard received the ball and pushed the ball home.

One to zero!

This goal ignited the enthusiasm of Broker Stadium, and all the fans were calling for Hazard in unison.

Gao Han kept nodding after seeing the goal.

Things are going as he expected, give Hazard trust and he will give it back on the pitch.

In the goal just now, when Hazard took the ball, Pellet and Rakitic both consciously moved closer to the Belgian. After closing the distance, there was a scene of Hazard diagonally inserting into the penalty area.

Of course, Hazard's dribbling, Pellet's fulcrum role, and Rakitic's final through ball are all very beautiful, but the entire tactical idea can be said to be a perfect reflection of Gao Han's previous proposal.

After scoring a goal, Chinatown continued to firmly control the situation on the field. Hazard became more confident as he played more and frequently created threats on the left, but Granada also consciously strengthened its defense against Hazard. , but soon, a gap appeared on the right side.

In the 25th minute, Pellet made another contribution, assisting Aubameyang to insert into the penalty area from the right rib and score, 2-0.

After scoring two goals in a row, Chinatown was unstoppable.

Before the end of the first half, the ball was intercepted in the backcourt and quickly passed to Pellet in the frontcourt.

The Italian center took the ball and distributed it to the left wing. Hazard took the ball and attracted the attention of the defense and then passed it to the left wing. Alba quickly crossed the ball and passed the ball. Pellet headed the ball but was saved by the opponent's goalkeeper Roberto. , Hazard caught up and made a missed shot, three to zero!

With a three-to-zero lead, Chinatown entered the halftime break with confidence.

Gao Han also nodded frequently.

"The offensive ideas are smoothed out, and the play is very clear and organized. This is how Chinatown should perform." Zidane praised highly.

In the entire first half, Chinatown took twelve shots, six of which were on target, and three goals were scored, which was very efficient.

More importantly, Granada barely threatened Chinatown's goal and was always passively defensive.

"They played really well, but we should also note that Granada is not very strong. It is estimated that even relegation will be in danger this season." Gao Han still said cautiously.

It’s impossible to think that Chinatown is out of crisis after just one game.

"Don't worry, as long as you continue to play according to this idea, there will definitely be no problem. Hazard is a player with great potential. I would like to meet him if I have the opportunity." Zidane smiled.

Hazard's position is very similar to Zidane's position back then, and his playing style is also very similar, so it is not surprising that Zidane is interested in Hazard.

"Okay, I'll arrange for you to meet him when you have the chance, but you have to promise me one thing." Gao Han said with a smile.

"What's up?"

"Tell him a few words." Gao Han said with a smile.

Everyone laughed after hearing this, and Zidane also pointed at Gao Han with a speechless expression.

This man really doesn't want to suffer.

Who is Zidane?

A player who can reach his professional level has an extraordinary understanding of football. Being able to give him a few words of advice will be of great benefit to the player's future growth and progress.

As an assistant coach of Paris Saint-Germain, it is natural for Zidane to train Neymar, but is it a bit of a private use to coach Hazard?

Of course, everyone knows that high cold means vacation time.

"Okay, I promise you, I will go back to Madrid to stay for a while during the winter break, and then I will stay in Chinatown."

"You said it." Gao Han smiled, "There are also Isco and De Bruyne. I think these two boys have great potential. In addition, there is an Italian young player named Verratti in our youth team, and there is The French youngster's name is Pogba, please keep an eye on him by the way, and give him some advice when you have nothing to do."

Everyone almost burst out laughing when they saw Gao Han's rude look.

Can we be thicker-skinned?

Now that things are like this, we might as well just poach Zidane to Chinatown for youth training.

However, don't mention it, Gao Han really thought about it, but he couldn't stand it. Zidane had a high starting point. He was the special advisor to the president of Real Madrid when he debuted, and later became the chief assistant coach of the first team. How could he go to Chinatown to do youth training?

Amidst everyone's banter, the second half began.

Compared with the overwhelming performance in the first half, Granada was obviously prepared in the second half, and the game was a bit boring.

In the 60th minute, Pochettino made two substitutions, first replacing Marcos Senna with Illarramendi, and then replacing Rakitic with Isco, both times. Counter-position substitutions.

It is obvious that Pochettino is preparing for the first round of the Champions League group stage in midweek.

After Isco came on the court, he was also very active.

This 19-year-old Spanish youngster dared to take the ball and dribble, which was eye-catching. Zidane kept nodding his head and praising him, thinking that such a courageous youngster is rarely seen in European football. .

However, despite his relatively young age, Isco is really good at dribbling, and his style of play is also very pleasant, but he feels a bit like hitting his head blindly. The actual threat is not particularly great, and at most it can only disrupt the opponent's defensive formation.

On the contrary, in the 73rd minute, after Hazard formed a cooperation with Alba on the left, the arc ball was passed diagonally to the back point. Aubameyang followed up and hit the goal, expanding the score to 4-0.

Aubameyang scored twice, and Hazard was elected the best player of the game with two shots and one pass.

After watching the game, Gao Han let out a sigh of relief.

I hope Pochettino's team can take this victory as an opportunity to get back on track.

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They beat Granada 4-0 and won the first victory of the new season. Chinatown was very proud and proud. The La Liga standings also jumped from the original 18th place to the 13th place. It improved by five places.

As for the unlucky Granada, she was kicked into the position of deputy squad leader by Chinatown.

After finishing La Liga, Chinatown soon ushered in the first round of the Champions League group stage. The opponent was Zenit St. Petersburg, a strong team in the Russian Super League. The head coach was the famous Serie A coach Luciano Spalletti.

Since it was the first game of the Champions League, both sides played cautiously at the start. Zenit even formed a 5-4 formation and put on a defensive counterattack posture.

After that, Chinatown took control of the ball and started to attack Zenit, but they were never able to break through Zenit's team. Instead, in the 63rd minute of the second half, Zenit seized an opportunity. A goal was scored by midfielder Kolyanov.

After losing the goal, Chinatown quickly made adjustments. Pochettino replaced the sluggish veteran Marcos Senna with Isco, used Herrera and Rakitic to play behind the ball, and pushed Isco away. Arrived at the frontcourt.

After the Spanish teenager came on the field, Hazard was on the left and Isco was in the middle. Chinatown frequently used the players' dribbling ability to disturb Zenit's defense. In the 72nd minute, Pellet assisted Austria. Bameyan equalized the score.

Just four minutes later, Alba entered the penalty area from the left rib and volleyed home to reverse the score.

In the end, Chinatown reversed Zenit St. Petersburg 2-1 at home.

In another match of the group that was held at the same time, Porto also reversed Shakhtar Donetsk 2-1 after conceding a goal first. Shakhtar's Rakitsky and Zygrinski scored in the first half and After receiving consecutive yellow cards and being sent off in the second half, these two players will also miss the next round of the game against Chinatown.

After playing in the Champions League group stage, Chinatown returned to La Liga and challenged Real Mallorca away.

After 90 minutes of fierce battle, with an own goal from the opponent's central defender, Chinatown won 1-0 away from home, ushering in two consecutive victories, further rising in the rankings, and ranking eighth in the league.

However, in the second round of the Champions League group stage, Chinatown missed opportunities in a row and was held to a 1-1 away draw by Shakhtar Donetsk when two of the opponent's generals were suspended due to red cards.

Pellet finally got the better of him. In the 61st minute, he received a pass from Danilo from the right and scored with a header. However, just three minutes later, Shakhtar Donetsk took advantage of the carelessness after the Chinatown goal and launched a sneak attack. Scored a goal to tie the score.

After that, despite Chinatown occupying 62% of the ball possession rate, they were unable to break through Shakhtar Donetsk's goal.

Back in La Liga, Pochettino's Chinatown welcomed Bielsa's Athletic Bilbao.

The master and apprentice fought hard for ninety minutes, but neither one could take advantage. However, at the critical moment, Hazard scored in the 62nd minute to help Chinatown gain another three points, but the league ranking fell by one. position, dropped to ninth. Athletic Bilbao only scored one point in the first five rounds, ranking 19th. Bielsa encountered a crisis of confidence.

Three days later, in the sixth round of La Liga, Chinatown drew 0-0 with Zaragoza in an away game, missing a good opportunity to score points again.

In the seventh round of La Liga, Chinatown ushered in the Madrid Southern Derby, Getafe coached by Luis Garcia.

Former Real Madrid player Pedro Leon scored the first goal for Getafe, but soon Isco was substituted again. Four minutes later, Pellet got a goal back for Chinatown.

In the 74th minute, forward Miku scored another goal and surpassed the score again. Chinatown almost fell into despair.

Sitting on 62% of the ball possession rate, they have never been able to find a weapon to score goals.

At the critical moment, Rakitic stepped forward. First, in the 88th minute, he assisted Herrera to score a goal. Then, in stoppage time, he received an assist from Hazard and used a long kick from the front of the penalty area. shot to reverse the score.

In the end, Chinatown tenaciously reversed Getafe 3-2 and won the derby in the south of Madrid.