Chapter 649

"He made a bet after all."

On the day of the Champions League final, Gao Han, as an important guest, sat on the final podium in the grandstand of luzheniki stadium. Besides his wife Linxia, who flew from Spain, he was accompanied by Luis Aragones, head coach of the Spanish national team.

European Cup is around the corner, the Spanish coach who has given up everything for the national team and bet his life's prestige naturally wants to personally supervise the game. By the way, let's see how Guardiola's team faces the impact of Manchester United, the process and outcome.

I believe this game will be of great significance for his coming European Cup.

As soon as Gao Han got the starting list of both sides, his first reaction was that Ferguson gambled.

The veteran Giggs and Scholes are on the bench, but the youngster Martini has been left on the bench by him. Coupled with Berbatov, Nani and Rooney, Ferguson has given a very clear answer.

He's going to go for it.

"I didn't expect that he was so old, but his temper was still so stubborn that he was inspired by Guardiola." Aragones shook his head in a funny way, which he could not believe.

You know, Ferguson is a famous coach in European football for a long time. He was played by a young man. Isn't that a joke?

Gao didn't retort, just gave a wry smile, because he knew that Ferguson didn't hit the trigger.

In the final analysis, he is such a man who would rather die in battle than shrink back.

For a long time, the impression of many people on Ferguson and Manchester United is pragmatism, but in fact, in the bones of Ferguson and Manchester United, this team has been insisting on offensive football, and Ferguson has been using his understanding of football to transform the attack and organization of Manchester United.

So in the past few years, Manchester United have been criticized for not bringing in defenders.

Just yesterday, Gao's suggestion was to attack at the beginning, to score the best, not to score, but to disturb the rhythm of Barcelona, and then to retreat, defend and counterattack, but Ferguson obviously did not adopt it.

As he said yesterday, he wants to get a goal first.

As long as one goal is advanced, Manchester United will have enough chips to deal with Barcelona and force their opponents to fight. It will be much easier for them to fight back, but this kind of playing method also brings great risks.

Once Barcelona score first, Ferguson's team will be finished.

That's why Ferguson didn't answer yesterday when Gao asked if he could keep it.

I don't think he is sure.

In the final of the Champions League, both sides are basically playing according to their own ideas and are sticking to themselves.

"This game is expected to be decided by the first half at the latest Alpine said to Aragones.

The Spanish coach nodded, "no Martini, midfield defense interception is gone, Giggs and Scholes strengthen the attack, the two sides obviously want to fight against each other, I really don't know where he got the confidence."

As a Spaniard, Aragones is obviously more optimistic about Barcelona.

Alpine is also the case, but he believes that Ferguson's Manchester United is not without the opportunity to see if they can grasp.

After all, Guardiola's Barcelona are not strong enough, especially in defense.

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The game seems to be moving in the direction expected by the cold.

At the beginning, Manchester United, who was wearing a white shirt, took the initiative to attack. In the first minute, it caused a foul from Barcelona's back boy Busquets. Manchester United's free kick directly hit the goal, causing Barcelona's goalkeeper Valdez to take off. However, Rooney was blocked by pique when he shot back.

After that, Manchester United continued to attack Barcelona and made threats repeatedly.

Ferguson's plan is just like what he said before, to score a goal first.

In the first ten minutes, Manchester United scored four goals, but they didn't catch them. All the Manchester United fans who came to the scene were very excited.

But in the tenth minute, when Manchester United attacked fiercely, Barcelona suddenly made a counterattack. After Iniesta's breakthrough in the middle, he reached the right side of the penalty area. Eto'o skillfully buckled Ferdinand, and then before Carrick's replacement, he stabbed van der Sar's goal and broke the deadlock on the field.

one to naught!

A sudden goal completely stunned all the Manchester United fans, but Gao Han, who was sitting in the stands, sighed and looked at the scoreboard for less than 11 minutes.

"The game is over." Gao Han shook his head.

Unless Ferguson's team can make another magical reversal similar to the one against Bayern Munich in the 1999 Champions League final, the victory will belong to Barcelona and Guardiola.

Of course, after the game, there will be countless media will give part of the credit to Gao Han.

Aragones also looked a little depressed, this is the Champions League final, played 11 minutes there is no suspense, this is more boring?

"Ferguson is still paying for his recklessness."

Alpine nodded, "if in the seventh minute, after the third shot, Manchester United will slow down and take the defensive, Barcelona is not so easy to score."

But there is no such thing as "if" on the football field. If Ferguson chooses to gamble, he will have to take the risk of gambling.

"In fact, Barcelona's midfield interception is not enough. As long as Manchester United are calm, this game will still be played. It's a pity..." Gao Han shook his head and sighed, then looked at Aragones.

"One of the smartest things you've done is domesticate Marcos Senna. I dare say that the combination of Xavi, Marcos Senna and Xavi Alonso can make the Spanish midfield superior to the Champions League

After hearing this, Aragones looked at Gao Han with a smile, "I said, are you praising me? Or are you praising yourself? "

Alpine shrugged, as if to say, of course, it's me?

They both laughed.

At the beginning, Aragones naturalized Marcos Senna, which was the suggestion given by Gao Han, because Marcos Senna was unable to be selected into the Brazil national team, and Deco, who was also unable to be selected into the national team, naturalized to Portugal, so why can't Marcos Senna go to Spain?

What's more, Marcos Senna is a player type that Spain is extremely scarce.

"To be honest, one of my biggest headaches right now is whether or not to bring Raul."

After laughing, Aragones put forward his biggest problem.

He was the third person to call Gao Han for help during the Bayern Munich victory parade. The two sides agreed to watch the Champions League final together, and Gao Han should also perform his duties as the technical adviser of the Spanish Football Association.

Even if he's been slow for years.

"Recently, the president of the Football Association, the ordinary fans, many famous players and even the players of the national team are talking about it with me. They basically have the same attitude. Even if they are substitutes or even don't let him play, they should take Raul with them."

It's really a difficult choice to understand the difficulties of Aragones.

From an emotional point of view, Raul has to bring.

To put it bluntly, in the past few years, almost all of Spain was brought by Raul. He can be said to have supported Spain's most difficult trough. Without Raul, Spain did not know what it would be like to rot.

It's not too much to say that he is Spain's greatest star of the past 20 years.

But if it's from a rational point of view, Raul must not take it.

As a symbol of Spain, Raul represents a lot of interests. No matter whether he admits it or not, his existence is an obstacle to the reform of the national team, which makes it difficult for a group of international players who take him as the leader to completely obey the orders of Aragones.

The Spanish national team's results in the preliminary round have improved, that is, starting with the dethronation of Raul. After that, Aragones was able to smoothly carry out a series of reforms in the Spanish national team, and finally led the team to the European Cup.

But if, at this time, he recalled Raul to the national team, what kind of signal will it send to other players?

More importantly, after Raul joined the team, with or without?

Yes, he doesn't fit in with the style of the national team, but if you don't use it, isn't it a mine for the national team?

At that time, how many people will blame Aragones?

What's more, we don't need to recruit into the national team. Is it a shame and a handout to Raul?

Gao Han is very appreciative of Raul, but also very sympathetic to him.

Raul's biggest sorrow is not that he plays for Real Madrid and is at odds with Aragones, who was born in Atletico Madrid, but that he was born at a wrong time.

He is a great star to admire, but Gao doesn't think it would be a good thing to bring him to the European Cup.

"Lewis, the players can be emotional, but the manager can't. I believe that when so many people advise you, you still come to ask me this question, which just proves that in your heart, you already have the answer, but you need someone to support you and give you the courage to make this choice, right?"

Aragones was speechless, and the cold really understood his mind.

"Sometimes, I really doubt whether I should harden my heart and say no to Raul. You know, at his age, this may be his last European Cup, or even his last big match for Spain."

Even though he has never been in tune with Raul, he feels that from the emotional point of view, he really should give Raul a place. What's more, Raul himself has compromised in order to participate in the European Cup.

Alpine can understand and sympathize with Raul.

"But as a head coach, we always need to consider the whole team. Sometimes we have to give up some feelings and even do something to hurt others, don't you think?"

Aragones was silent.

He knows all these things, even more than alpine, but it's still hard for him to make this decision.

It was destined to be an imperfect decision.

Even if Aragones and Spain win the European Cup in the future, they will feel sorry for Raul's absence.

But Gao is right. This is the fate of the head coach.

Just like Ferguson on the pitch, he would rather launch a suicidal charge towards a powerful force like Don Quixote, rather than choose to retreat, because he knows his team and knows that there are some things he would rather lose the Champions League final than not have.

The same choice is for Guardiola, but fortunately, he is a strong player tonight.

In the end, Guardiola's Barcelona beat Ferguson's Manchester United 2-0.

The Spanish young coach led his team to the treble in the first season of his career.

What's more interesting is that in the European Super Cup at the end of August, Barcelona of Guardiola will encounter the challenge of Bayern Munich, which is extremely cold. This duel between master and apprentice is bound to attract worldwide attention.