Six Hundred and Sixty-Two, the Most Valuable Duel in History

Passing through the long and narrow player channel, we came to the suddenly bright exit.

The roaring sound waves from the stadium became more and more intense, especially at the moment when they walked out of the passageway, they rushed toward us like a tide.

Gao Shen has long been used to the atmosphere of the Etihad Stadium.

Since he coached Manchester City, Etihad's ball market has been very good, and the league is full.

After entering the Champions League this season, the same is true for attendance.

On the one hand, this is because of Manchester City's results, and more importantly, the team's playing style is very beautiful.

In European football, the professional league is a show.

Facts have proved that even Italians who value defense like the offensive storm created by Gao Shen very much.

Standing at the entrance of the player tunnel, Gao Shen first looked at the coaching bench of the home team. Carlo, Brian Kidd and others were preparing intensively. He then looked at the coaching bench of the visiting team and easily saw Mourinho's figure.

He smiled and walked over.

"Hey, Jose, welcome to the Etihad!" Gao Shen smiled and stretched out his hand.

Mourinho also smiled and shook hands with Gao Shen, "You may not be able to laugh later."

Don't look at the two people who had a good verbal battle in the media before the game, in fact, they were pretty good in private.

Of course, coaching different teams must be more or less competitive.

Especially in the current atmosphere, it would be absolutely false to say that Mourinho did not intend to kill Gao Shen.

The same goes for depth.

"You are so adventurous and aggressive tonight, are you really so sure?"

Gao Shen was talking about Mourinho's starting lineup.

Goalkeeper: Iker Casillas.

Defense: Marcelo, Ramos, Carvalho and Arbeloa.

Midfield: Javi Alonso trails behind Khedira, ahead of Di Maria, No. 23 and Cristiano Ronaldo.

Forward: Adebayor.

This starting lineup is not beyond high expectations, but it is indeed a little more aggressive.

Mourinho did not answer the profound question, but just smiled lightly.

"I originally thought that you would take the three midfielders."

That's in line with Mourinho's character.

The Portuguese madman is actually not good at offense at all, and he is not good at playing control flow. He is good at defensive counterattack.

Everyone has their own unique way of being good at, so it is indeed a bit unexpected for him to form such a lineup.

To put it bluntly, facing La Liga teams that are weaker than Real Madrid, this method may still work, but in a strong dialogue, playing this way is tantamount to taking risks.

"I heard people say that you commented on Real Madrid before and thought that the tenth position is no longer suitable for the current trend of European football, but I don't think so. There is no such thing as outdated tactics, and there is no absolute good or bad. Tonight , we just want to prove it!"

Gao Shen understands that Mourinho is secretly competing with him.

In fact, it's normal, and it's the same for everyone.

Coaching Real Madrid is regarded by Mourinho as the pinnacle of his life. This is like a man trying everything possible. After pursuing hard, he finally catches up with the goddess, but within two days of dating, he finds out that the goddess uses himself as a backup. In fact, he loves him. It's someone else.

Just ask, will this man be convinced by this "other"?

The point is, this drama is repeated over and over again.

From Barcelona to Inter Milan to Real Madrid, no matter how good-tempered a person is, it is estimated that they will not feel good.

so,

Mourinho is somewhat angry now.

"Then, good luck to you!" Gao Shen stretched out his hand again.

Mourinho shook hands with Gao Shen again, and the two went back separately.

Looking at the back of Gao Shen's departure, Mourinho's eyes were full of complex expressions, but soon became firm again.

He must win this battle tonight!

...

"Tonight they are going to get serious!"

Back at the home team's coaching bench, Gao Shen turned around again, glanced at the visiting team's coaching bench, and found that Mourinho was nervously shouting to the players on the field, obviously making final targeted adjustments.

Right now, the two teams have already set up their positions in their respective halfs.

Manchester City's starting lineup is still four-three-three.

Goalkeeper: Neuer.

Defense: Felipe, David Luiz, Kompany and Zabaleta.

Midfield: Javi Martinez trails, David Silva and Rakitic center.

Forwards: Robinho, Suarez and Robben.

Gao Shen finally chose Robinho, who was eager to fight, mainly because he believed what Robben said before.

Players like them will all want to fight Real Madrid, so they will explode with unprecedented motivation.

To Gao Shen's surprise, it turned out that David Silva was also a star abandoned by Real Madrid.

He is from the Canary Islands, where young people are Real Madrid fans, so he is like many people. When he grows up, he goes to the Real Madrid youth academy for selection. As a result, Real Madrid thinks he is too thin and is not selected. he.

Unexpectedly, he kicked it out in Valencia instead.

Of course, Gao Shen didn't think that this was the so-called Alliance of Exiles, or the Avengers. These were all rumors in the media. The truth was that the Real Madrid youth academy recruited and eliminated too many players every year.

Not only the youth academy, but also the first team.

Perhaps it should be said that if you really want to dig deeper, almost every player is more or less involved with the major giants.

For example, Ronaldo, Gao Shen has read his autobiography. When he was in Sporting Lisbon, he had contacts with basically all the giants in Europe, and even several teams almost signed him, including Barcelona.

And like Hazard, the Belgian is the same.

Whether it is big or small in professional football, the relationship is naturally inextricably linked.

"Let them all pay attention, after the opening, stabilize first." Gao Shen turned to look at the court and reminded.

...

The live TV broadcast switched to a shot overlooking the whole court, and Adebayor and the No. 23 player could be seen preparing to kick off in the middle circle.

Cristiano Ronaldo and Di Maria are on the right and left respectively.

On the periphery of the middle circle are Harvey Alonso and Khedira, and behind them is the defense line of Real Madrid.

"This is Real Madrid's starting XI and formation tonight."

"Manchester City's response is four-three-three."

"It's a matchup between the two most expensive teams ever to live on Earth."

"Real Madrid has invested more than 400 million euros in the past two seasons, and Manchester City has also invested more than 400 million euros in the past three seasons, which are unbelievably sky-high prices."

"Now, these two teams meet in the group stage of the Champions League."

"This is Manchester City's head coach, and it is his personal characteristic to stand on the sidelines and direct the game."

"This is Mourinho, the manager of Real Madrid, he looks calm, sitting in the away bench, waiting for the kick-off."

With a clear whistle, amidst the cheers of Manchester City fans, the game officially kicked off.

Adebayor kicked the ball to No. 23, and the German midfielder immediately passed the ball back.

Manchester City's trident crossed the center line for the first time, heading towards Real Madrid's half-court.

Xavi Alonso stopped the ball sideways and passed the ball to the right to Arbeloa who came forward, but Robinho rushed in front of Arbeloa.

The first time the two former Real Madrid teammates met, Arbeloa immediately distributed the ball to the right and handed it to Ronaldo.

The Portuguese retreated, and after receiving the ball, Felipe was behind him. Before he could turn around, he saw Robinho rushing over quickly, making a straight tackle and tackled the ball out of bounds. Also uprooted Ronaldo.

...

"Hey, Robinho!"

Gao Shen watched from the sidelines and shook his head, shouting loudly.

But Robinho's left was a little far away from him, and he immediately called Rakitic.

"Ivan, tell him, if he messes up again, I'll replace him right now!"

Rakitic immediately raised his hand towards Gao Shen, indicating that he heard it.

Taking advantage of the opportunity of Ronaldo sitting on the sidelines, Rakitic quickly ran over, held Robinho's head vigorously, and spoke loudly to him, probably conveying a profound meaning.

"Damn it!" Gao Shen cursed angrily.

The tackle just now was a bit big.

"He's also panicked." Carlo smiled wryly and shook his head.

Why did Robinho leave Real Madrid and join Manchester City?

The main reason is that Real Madrid wanted to use Robinho as a transfer to introduce Ronaldo, but Robinho quit.

In the end, Ronaldo didn't bring in, and Robinho left the team arguing. It happened that Scolari was coaching Chelsea, so he wanted to bring in Robinho. As a result, after talking, Robinho came to Manchester City.

It's not difficult to understand why Robinho couldn't help it when he saw Ronaldo.

"I've told him many times, and he promised me." Gao Shen was also on fire.

Before the game, he was worried that this would happen.

On the field, Robinho also seemed to realize his problem, and immediately raised his hand towards Gao Shen, feeling a little like admitting his mistake, which reassured Gao Shen a little.

Damn, don't even think about it, it's just your little arms and legs that angered the CEO, so I will fuck you directly!

...

Real Madrid quickly sent a free kick and wanted to send it directly into Manchester City's penalty area to find Adebayor.

But the Togo center was blocked by David Luiz. Goalkeeper Neuer abandoned the goal, got the ball near the penalty area, and quickly threw the ball to Kompany.

"Steady!" Gao Shen shouted from the sidelines.

Manchester City's players also knew the coach's instructions, and immediately slowed down in the backcourt, passing them back and forth.

Seeing an opportunity, Kompany made a long pass and wanted to send it directly behind Real Madrid's defense.

Suarez moved forward quickly, but Ramos took a step ahead and headed the ball to clear.

Real Madrid's defense retreated quickly, especially Ramos, who was very mobile.

But the ball was still at City's feet.

That's the benefit of having the ball in midfield.

Real Madrid try to put pressure in the midfield, Ronaldo, Adebayor and Di Maria are actively pressing, but Xavi Martinez, David Silva and Rakitic are flexible in their positions, especially It was when Manchester City had the ball.

Gao Shen was always on the sidelines attentively observing the movements of Real Madrid, especially the performance of the players.

Several players were indeed active, which allowed Real Madrid's midfield pressure to achieve good results after the opening.

But soon, he discovered Real Madrid's problems.

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