Super Marshal

The City Stadium today is obviously different from what it used to be.

This feeling comes not only from the rare good weather tonight, but also from my mood.

At least, that's what Kaka thinks.

From the moment he walked into the City Stadium, his entire mental state was completely different.

Because just this morning, head coach Gao Han told him that team doctor David Fevere had issued a pass and he would start in this game against Chelsea.

Kaka still clearly remembers that he was shocked when he heard the news.

In the past four months, he had been waiting for this day to arrive.

He received the highest salary in the world, and while watching his teammates fight on the court, he felt like a useless deserter.

Now it's fine, it's finally time to start.

When he thought of this, he was so happy that he almost wanted to cry.

In the stands of the stadium, there were still many Manchester City fans chanting slogans to congratulate Kaká on his return to the field. They would do this in every game, whether it was home or away, which moved Kaká very much.

When he finished the pre-match training and was about to return to the locker room, he stood silently at the entrance of the players' tunnel, looked at the crowd of Manchester City fans, and secretly swore in his heart.

I won't let you down, my lovely fans!

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"Now I will announce the starting lineup for this game."

In the home team's locker room, assistant coach Brian Kidd stood in front of all the players and said in a serious tone.

Who will start and who will come on the bench is already known before the game.

This is also Gao Han's consistent tradition. Before the team leaves, he will communicate with each player who has entered the squad and personally tell them whether they will be the starter. He feels that this is the most basic respect for the players.

For those players who failed to qualify for the starting lineup, Gao Han would explain why he made this arrangement and provide encouragement.

Facts have proven that Gao Han's method has been loved by his players over the past few years, so much so that many coaches who have coached under Gao Han continue to learn and use his management model.

For example, Barcelona's Guardiola, Atletico Madrid's Simeone, Valencia's Emery, Thomas Tuchel, who recently coached Mainz, and Pochettino, who coached the Chinatown team, all basically learned from Gao Han. This management system is effective.

"Goalkeeper Petr Cech, back three Kompany, Javi Martinez and Xavi Mascherano."

When he read Mascherano's name, Zabaleta's face changed slightly. Although he knew that he would not be able to start, he was still a little unnatural. After all, so far this season, he has been the starting right center back. .

When Zabaleta raised his head again, he found that the head coach Gao Han had been paying attention to him, and his eyes were full of encouragement. This made Zabaleta feel at ease and nodded slightly towards the head coach, indicating that he was fine. .

"Midfielder, Xavi Alonso, David Silva, Modric and..." Brian Kidd paused and then looked at Ka, who was standing solemnly in front of the closet with his hands behind his back. Ka, "...Kaka!"

There were exclamations in the locker room.

Only he knows who will start and who will come on the bench, and the rest will not be known until before the game.

At this moment, when I heard that Kaká would start, many teammates, including Cristiano Ronaldo, stepped forward to congratulate him. Zabaleta, who was squeezed out of the starting lineup, also stepped forward and hugged Kaká generously. Card.

"Cristiano Ronaldo, Benzema and Sanchez up front."

After Brian Kidd announced the starting eleven, the locker room was silent again.

Gao Han walked slowly in front of everyone and carried out the final mobilization before the game.

"Remember what I have been saying repeatedly in the past two days. As soon as the game starts, we must launch an attack and take advantage of our passing and ball control. When we have the ball, we will take the initiative to create threats. When we don't have the ball, we will counterattack on the spot and use high positions. Press and press.”

"I can guarantee, guys, Chelsea will definitely use defensive tactics in this game. They will not take risks and cannot afford to take risks. Therefore, the biggest test for us in this game does not come from our opponents, but from It comes from our own attack and we need to use our attack to break down Chelsea's defence."

"I believe that as long as we exert our strength normally, victory will belong to us!"

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The referee's bell sounded in the visiting team's locker room.

Scolari stood at the door and sent all the players out of the locker room.

He tried his best to look more confident and calm, but he was always worried in his heart.

He knows better than anyone else how terrible the cold is.

As the season progresses, Manchester City's performance becomes better and better, and its strength becomes stronger and stronger.

I have to admit that Gao Han's ability to integrate the team is indeed unique in the world.

Just when he turned around and walked out of the locker room, preparing to follow the players into the stadium, his assistant came in from the outside, holding up an A4 paper that smelled of ink, "The starting list is out."

Scolari immediately copied it and took a look. When his eyes fell on Kaka's name, his brows furrowed tightly.

"Kaká started." Scola said expressionlessly.

Everyone knew that Kaka played a very important role in Gao Han's original plan, but what they didn't expect was that just after arriving at Manchester City, Kaka had surgery and was out for four months, which led to the start of the Manchester City league. Passive.

In the past month, after Kaka returned, he came on the bench in every game and his performance has steadily improved.

Now arranging for Kaka to start, it means that Gao Han has recognized that Kaka's strength has almost recovered.

Then this game will be even more difficult to win.

"Go and tell them that Kaká is starting. They must be cautious at the start of the game. They must defend well first and not let Manchester City take advantage of it." Scolari ordered.

The assistant immediately took the order.

But the expression on the Brazilian coach's face has not let go at all, and he still looks worried.

Manchester City is already difficult enough without Kaká, but now even Kaká is starting, then...

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"Players from both teams entered the City Stadium one after another under the leadership of referee Weber."

"We can now clearly see the starting lineups for both teams."

“The whole City Stadium was cheering.”

"Oh my gosh, we saw Kaká in the Manchester City squad and he was in the starting XI for this game."

"This is the Brazilian superstar's first start of the season."

"The live TV camera went to the stands. This is Kaká's wife Caroline, and she looks very excited."

"Manchester City's starting lineup made some adjustments in this game. Mascherano retreated to the defense, while Kaká took on the team's attacking midfielder position. The three-four-three formation became Gao Han. Stick to the small diamond midfield position.”

"I wonder if Kaka's starting position in this game will bring more surprises to the game?"

"Let's look at Chelsea. Scolari used a four-three-three formation in this game."

"The goalkeeper is Hilario, the defense is Ashley Cole, Terry, Andrade and Ivanovic, the midfield is the combination of Ballack, Essien and Lampard, and the frontcourt is The trident is Robinho, Drogba and Anelka."

"It should be said that both teams fielded their strongest lineups."

"But Scolari arranged for Ballack to start in this game. This may still be discussed. After all, Ballack's performance in the League Cup in midweek was not satisfactory."

"However, when it comes to competition experience in strong dialogues, Ballack is indeed better than Mikel. I am afraid Scolari made such an arrangement because of experience considerations. Now we will see how it works. "

"Captains Xavi Alonso and John Terry on both sides guessed, and Chelsea got the right to start the ball."

"The game is about to start."

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"Why is Kaká the first choice?"

In the stands of the City Stadium, Abramovich anxiously asked his assistant Granovskia sitting next to him.

Facing Gao Han, he had a serious psychological shadow, so he was very wary of Gao Han's every move.

What's more, everyone knows that Kaka is a superstar that Gao Han has always relied on.

"Don't worry, boss, Scolari should have been prepared." Granovskia said.

"Yes, there will definitely be no problem." Chairman Bruce Buck also advised.

But Abramovich still felt uneasy, not mainly because of Kaka, but because of... the cold.

I hope that bastard doesn't do anything wrong again.

Just when Abramovich had finished his thoughts, referee Webber finally blew the whistle to start the game in the stadium.

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As soon as the game started, Manchester City, who played at home, immediately pressed hard.

Chelsea, who took the first kick, moved the ball to the backcourt, but Blue Moon's frontcourt players still rushed forward quickly, putting pressure on Chelsea's defense.

Cristiano Ronaldo, Benzema and Sanchez formed the first echelon of the frontcourt, with Kaka falling behind, obviously targeting Chelsea's deep-lying midfielder Ballack.

Manchester City's frontcourt pressure was very resolute and decisive, which surprised the Chelsea players, especially the Tridents. Their actions were very organized, making it difficult for Chelsea's midfield and backcourt to hold the ball. As a last resort, Terry could only kick the ball forward. pass.

But in the frontcourt, Xavi Martinez took the lead to clear the ball with a header, headed the ball back to the midfield, and handed it to Xavi Alonso.

The Spanish midfielder stopped the ball and immediately passed the ball back to Kompany on the defense before Lampard could get closer.

Kompany pulled to the left, received the ball, and passed it to David Silva who ran out to receive the ball. After receiving the ball, the latter quickly advanced along the left and passed the ball to Cristiano Ronaldo. underfoot.

The Portuguese received the ball on the left side of the penalty area and seemed very calm. On the contrary, Essien and the right back Ivanovic who were following the defense seemed a little nervous. Especially Essien, he became angry when he saw Cristiano Ronaldo taking action. He shot, immediately jumped up, turned around, and planned to block the ball with his body.

Unexpectedly, Cristiano Ronaldo suddenly dunked past Essien and volleyed with his right foot.

This shot was powerful and heavy, very fast and of high quality, but the angle was not big and the distance was a bit far. Goalkeeper Hilario blocked the ball with both fists. Andrade, who returned to the penalty area, quickly made a big shot. foot, clearing the ball out of the penalty area.

But the ball still fell at the feet of Manchester City.

Amid the cheers from the City Stadium, Manchester City's players skillfully controlled the ball in the midfield area.

After taking a breath, Chelsea had just reorganized its defense, but Manchester City's next wave of offense came again.