Super Marshal

"Congratulations, Gao Han."

After sending away his players one after another, Benitez walked towards Gao Han gracefully, with a helpless expression and a tone full of unwillingness, "You won again."

In one sentence, all the sadness accumulated over the past many years was expressed.

When Gao Han debuted, Benitez was also just emerging. One of them was in the down-and-out giant Atletico Madrid, and the other was in a small team in the Canary Islands, but both showed impressive coaching levels in the Spanish Second Division.

Later, Gao Han led Atletico Madrid to be invincible in La Liga, and Benitez also brought the Bat Legion to the position of a European powerhouse. The two can be said to be one of the few exciting new-generation coaches in the Spanish League in the past few years.

Especially Gao Han, he is too young and his achievements are too eye-catching.

Inevitably, Benitez is often compared with Gao Han, and all the games he faced Gao Han, without exception, were defeated. Even he himself felt helpless.

Just like in the past game, he really tried his best, but in the end he was reversed by Gao Han.

"Raphael, you are really outstanding, and your team." Gao Han said very sincerely.

Benitez nodded, as if to say, I know this better than you.

"I have to remind you, be careful Mourinho."

"Mourinho?" Gao Han raised his eyebrows and smiled, "Do you think Chelsea can beat Atletico Madrid?"

He didn't quite believe this.

Gao Han knows better than anyone what kind of team Atletico Madrid is.

Although powerful superstars such as Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaka and Deco have left over the years, Atletico Madrid's foundation is still there, with Torres and Villa still in the team, plus Ramos, Carvalho, With Marcos Senna and other players on the bench, will they lose to Chelsea?

"I can't say for sure, it's just a feeling." Benitez laughed.

In fact, he is a very intuitive person.

"Atletico Madrid is very strong, and Jupp Heynckes is also a very good head coach, but sometimes a strong team may not be able to win, especially when encountering a team like Chelsea. What do you think?"

Gao Han was a little silent.

There is no doubt that when Chelsea encounters Atletico Madrid, most fans and media reporters are optimistic about Atletico Madrid. The reason is very simple. The performance of the Shenlian Legion in the past few years has been very stable, always staying at the forefront of the Champions League, and also in La Liga. Basically stable in the top three.

It is precisely because of the results in the Champions League and La Liga that Atletico Madrid has been able to continuously increase its revenue. Coupled with the Madrid City Government's plan for the Calderon Stadium, this has prompted the start of Atletico Madrid's new stadium.

But who is Mourinho?

A guy who will do whatever it takes to win.

The Chelsea team has been through the cold, but three years have passed and this team no longer has much of the imprint of the cold period. Although Terry, Lampard and others are still there, regardless of the team's style, There is a big gap between the competition style and the cold period.

The most obvious point is that Gao Han attacked again, but Mourinho defended again.

"Many people say that you are a taboo for Mourinho, but you know, he mentioned you to me personally and took the initiative to find out a lot about you."

Gao Han was stunned, "You didn't say everything, did you?"

"Of course. Do you think I'm the kind of person who cares about his own things?"

Benitez suddenly laughed, which surprised Gao Han, because it was the first time that he saw Benitez having such a bad taste, and he was just afraid that the world would not be in chaos.

Needless to say, he must have told everything he knew, and may even have taken the initiative to make suggestions.

Seeing the bitter look on Gao Han's face, Benitez's original depressed mood after losing was instantly wiped away.

On the football field, there aren't many things that can make Gao Han look embarrassed, right?

"Let me tell you, in tonight's game, I believe Mourinho's team must be in the stands, and this will definitely become the focus of their next study."

Speaking of which, Benitez said, "Please prepare yourself."

Watching Benitez leave, Gao Han felt helpless. Could it be that this guy has formed an alliance with Mourinho?

This is obviously impossible.

At least, neither of them are such people.

"Hey, I'll buy you a drink after the press conference."

Benitez raised his right hand and made an OK gesture, and got into the tunnel without looking back.

At this time, he knew very well that after being reversed at home and conceding two away goals, the probability of Liverpool's comeback in the second round was very low, even impossible.

But as a professional head coach, he is really looking forward to seeing the showdown between Gao Han and Mourinho.

The collision between these two guys will definitely be very interesting.

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"what happened?"

Guardiola asked strangely when he saw Gao Han coming back.

"Nothing, that guy with no character sold me to Mourinho."

Gao Han's incoherent words confused Guardiola and Cantarero, but Gao Han didn't bother to explain to them, and frowned, worried about what would happen at Stamford Bridge tomorrow. A battle.

"Carlos, please make arrangements and I'll stay in London tonight."

"Stay in London?" Cantarero was a little surprised.

According to Inter Milan's arrangements, after tonight's game, there will be recovery training tomorrow morning, as well as the team's summary meeting. These are usually hosted by Gao Han himself. How could he not be there?

Or was Guardiola the first to react, "Do you want to stay and watch the match between Chelsea and Atletico Madrid?"

"Well, you can stay too." Gao Han suggested.

Cantarero understood what Gao Han meant, "What on earth did Benitez just tell you?"

"Yes." Guardiola was also very curious.

Gao Han hummed and smiled, "He said that Mourinho's Chelsea will eliminate Atletico Madrid."

"What?" Both of them were speechless.

Although upsets in the Champions League are common, Atletico Madrid is slightly better than Chelsea and has rich experience in European wars. Can Mourinho eliminate Atletico Madrid?

"That's not very realistic."

"I don't think it's possible either."

Gao Han looked at his two assistants, "That's why I want to stay and watch the game. I just want to see with my own eyes whether Mourinho's team can really do it."

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April 25, 2007, evening, Stamford Bridge Stadium, London.

When the referee's crisp whistle sounded, the brightly lit Stamford Bridge stadium did not present the slightest home atmosphere, because after the entire ninety minutes of the game, the process of the game was just like its final result, extremely boring.

Zero to zero.

Atletico Madrid suppressed Chelsea one-sidedly, but the Blues retreated to their own half, even within the 30-meter area, and defended for 90 minutes without giving Atletico Madrid the slightest chance.

Torres, Villa, Arshavin, David Silva...

Atletico Madrid could be said to be the main force and completely controlled the ball and rhythm in the game. However, when facing Chelsea's iron-clad defense, their offense hit the wall again and again and failed.

Chelsea's three lines were like three walls, blocking the goal.

This made Gao Han and Guardiola, who were hiding in the stands and sitting among the fans of the visiting team Atletico Madrid, feel unbelievable.

"If my feeling is correct, Chelsea's ball possession rate in this game should be quite low." Gao Han was a little unbelievable because Mourinho's tactics were too conservative when facing Atletico Madrid.

At the very least, we should attack at home.

"The performances of Torres and Villa were not very good in this game, and Arshavin was not sharp enough..." Guardiola sighed before he finished speaking.

It's hard to say who is benefiting from the zero-0 score, but overall, Atletico Madrid still has the advantage.

After all, the second round of the game is the home court of the Sheets.

"It's not that their performance was not good enough, but that Chelsea's defense was very targeted." Gao Han looked at this issue from another angle, just like the game between Inter Milan and Liverpool last night.

Cristiano Ronaldo was in a slump throughout the game and was completely frozen by Arbeloa. After the game, the media criticized the Portuguese's state one-sidedly. But in Gao Han's view, this is not Cristiano Ronaldo's problem, but Arbeloa's. Veloa did a great job.

A yellow card caused Arbeloa to miss the second round, and he was substituted early after about 70 minutes. If Cristiano Ronaldo's condition was sluggish, Liverpool would not pay such a price at all.

"Chelsea's defense has improved a lot. The addition of Andrade has strengthened the defense a lot. Even players like Anelka can be trained by him. Mourinho is still very capable. of."

Anelka did not play in this game, but was put on the bench. It is estimated that Mourinho regarded the French forward as a sharp knife for counterattack, but for some unknown reason, he was not in the first place. The round is scheduled to take place.

But judging from his ability to tame Anelka, Mourinho is definitely not simple.

"Yes, I saw it when he was the coach of Barcelona." Guardiola also said with admiration.

At that time, Barcelona's Van Gaal coaching staff had two outstanding head coaches, one was Gao Han and the other was Mourinho.

Just when Guardiola finished speaking, he saw Mourinho, who had just arrived at the visiting team's coaching bench and shook hands with Heynckes, walking back. As he passed the corner stand where Atletico Madrid fans were, he intentionally or unintentionally He raised his head and stared deeply into the stands.

"He knows we are here." Guardiola's heart skipped a beat.

Gao Han did not answer, because he could see a sneer on the corner of Mourinho's mouth from a distance, as if to say, so what if you see it? Heynckes can't break the defensive formation, can you break it?

But Mourinho did not stay any longer, but turned and walked into the player tunnel.

In the stands, Gao Han sighed heavily. He could feel Mourinho's strong confidence.

The iron-blooded midfield like a meat grinder, the unbreakable back line, and the first line of defense headed by Drogba in the frontcourt make the entire Chelsea seem like a ball-grabbing machine from front to back, forming an unbreakable defense. Formation.

I have to admit that Mourinho does have quite amazing achievements in defense. Even Heynckes' Atletico Madrid failed to break through Chelsea's defense, and there were not even many opportunities that were actually created.

This game really gave Gao Han a wake-up call.

"Perhaps, as Benitez said, Chelsea has a greater chance of entering the final."

Guardiola looked shocked after hearing this.

Could this be true?