Seven Hundred and Ninety-Three, You Can Step Down Once More!
After all, Victor Ferreira did not rush out like Moyes in the final stage.
In the end, Manchester City defeated Porto 1-0 away with David Silva's golden goal, winning two consecutive victories in the group stage.
Gao Shen also heaved a sigh of relief, high-fived and hugged all the Manchester City players who were off the field one by one, and was satisfied with their performance, but when he returned to the coaching bench of the visiting team, he received a piece of news that shocked him.
Real Madrid lost!
Manchester City challenged Porto away and played against Dortmund at home with Real Madrid. The two games were played simultaneously.
Portugal's game has just ended, and so has Madrid's game.
The two sides also played zero to zero in the first half, but not long after the start of the second half, Dortmund took advantage of a wave of rushing, with Gotze assisted and Wandowski scored a goal.
But the good times didn't last long, and just three minutes later, Xabi Alonso equalized for Real Madrid.
After that, the two sides fell into a stalemate again, and neither of them could score.
Klopp showed courage at the critical moment. In the 70th minute, he even changed two players, all of which were to strengthen the offense.
In the 88th minute, Inwan Perisic, who came on as substitute captain Kyle, scored another goal for Dortmund.
The score of one to two was also maintained until the end of the halftime.
Jurgen Klopp's side had a big upset by beating Real Madrid at the Bernabeu.
When Gao Shen got the news, he was a little stunned.
Last season, Real Madrid met Inter Milan at home in the second round, but at least they won a goal at home.
Although it is more difficult to win, it is still a win in the end.
But facing Dortmund this season, they lost at home.
You know, the current Dortmund is not the peak Dortmund created by Klopp.
Players including Lewandowski, Gotze, Sven Bender and others have not yet grown up.
But Real Madrid still didn't win.
This is a bit dangerous.
"After playing like this in the first two rounds of the group stage, I'm afraid it's time for a coaching change?" Carlo said worriedly.
After the first two rounds, the current situation in Group D is relatively clear. Manchester City and Dortmund have two consecutive victories, and Real Madrid and Porto have two consecutive losses. In the next two rounds of the group stage, Manchester City will play against Dortmund. Catch and fight, while Real Madrid and Porto fight.
This is already the last hope for the right to qualify for the group.
Generally speaking, if there is a coaching change, it must be done before a major decisive battle.
For example, in the current situation of Real Madrid, if it is really determined to change coaches, it must be done now.
If you do it now, it will be the two-week national team match day. The new coach can have more and more ample time to prepare and understand the team, and it happens that Ancelotti is at home right now.
Many media have speculated that Real Madrid wants to replace Mourinho and appoint Ancelotti as the head coach.
This is a very suitable time.
It would be best if the results improved after the third and fourth rounds of the group stage, but once the situation got worse, it would be too late for a coaching change.
But for a coach of Mourinho's level, it is not easy to change coaches.
Such as a termination fee.
The head coach's coaching contract will have some binding clauses on both parties. For example, if Real Madrid fires Mourinho early, they must pay a huge liquidated damages. According to media speculation, no less than 20 million euros.
This is an astronomical sum.
But the head coach is not completely without restrictions. Some restrictions will definitely be added to the contract. For example, if the performance is not up to standard, the dismissal does not need to pay liquidated damages.
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If the grades are not up to the standard, you have to wait until the grades are produced, and the requirements of the contract terms can be counted.
Now that the group stage has only played two rounds, everything is still hard to say.
What if Mourinho wins the remaining four rounds?
Therefore, if the contract is terminated now, the most likely thing is that the two parties negotiate and break up peacefully, and Mourinho does not want liquidated damages.
If Real Madrid is really required to pay liquidated damages, it will probably be troublesome.
"It's hard to say." Gao Shen shook his head and sighed.
Real Madrid's biggest problem now is people's hearts.
If the hearts of the people are scattered, it will be difficult to lead the team.
Things have gotten to the point where it is now, and it will be useless to criticize who is right and who is wrong.
Children only care about right and wrong, adults consider gains and losses.
Now for Real Madrid, the most important thing is to reorganize the team as soon as possible to form cohesion and combat effectiveness.
But from a high-level perspective, if Mourinho and Casillas want to reconcile, it is estimated that it will be impossible in a short time.
"More importantly, a hasty coaching change may not be able to achieve results. Even if Ancelotti has always been good at adjusting the dressing room, given the current situation of Real Madrid, he may not be able to hold it down." Gao Shen shook his head and sighed. .
This is really not a lie.
Ancelotti has coached for many years, and his ability is unquestionable, but he is truly recognized by the entire European football world because of his experience in AC Milan, especially the two Champions Leagues, which made him a famous European player. handsome.
But Chelsea's experience has hit him hard, especially being dismissed in that humiliating way by Abramovich, which somewhat damaged Ancelotti's face.
In fact, in Gao Shen's previous life, Ancelotti's first season of coaching Paris Saint-Germain was also questioned.
He took over in January 2021, when Paris Saint-Germain ranked first in Ligue 1, three points ahead of second-placed Montpellier, but because Paris Saint-Germain was eliminated from the Europa League group stage, Head coach Anthony Kombauer dismissed get out of class and Carlo Ancelotti came to the rescue.
But half a year later, Paris Saint-Germain fell behind Montpellier by three points and only finished second in the league.
At that time, Ancelotti was well-known and achieved great results during his coaching period at Chelsea, but today's Ancelotti does not have the distinguished resume of Gao Shen's previous life.
Under the deep shadow, Fatty An's coaching at Chelsea did not have too many eye-catching performances, but more like a broken halberd.
Coaching AC Milan was a great success, but he encountered Waterloo after coaching Chelsea, which made Ancelotti questioned a lot.
With his current situation, can he hold down the Real Madrid dressing room full of superstars and factions?
This is also a question.
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The high-spirited speculation was quickly confirmed.
Jose Mourinho was booed at the Bernabéu following Real Madrid's home defeat to Borussia Dortmund, according to Spanish newspaper AS.
Real Madrid fans have had enough of him.
But the Portuguese madman stubbornly chose to face the tough, he said that he would never resign voluntarily, he firmly believed that his team could get out of the predicament, and reiterated it again.
"In my team, there is only one person who is indispensable, and that is me!"
Obviously, Mourinho chose to fight Casillas to the end.
The Marca newspaper revealed that after losing to Dortmund, Real Madrid's board of directors and executives held an emergency meeting overnight at the Bernabeu to discuss the current situation and situation.
"Many people have reservations about firing Mourinho now, including the technical director Valdano who fell out with Mourinho. He made it clear that it is not a wise choice to change coaches now."
The Marca newspaper revealed that after Real Madrid failed to qualify for the group stage last season, Valdano had already persuaded Florentino not to change coaches midway, but after the season ended, he suggested changing coaches, but at that time Florentino Both the management and the management decided to keep Mourinho.
"For this reason, Valdano even offered to resign, but was retained by Florentino."
Now, at a critical moment, Valdano still opposes the coaching change.
"He believes that there are many players under Mendes in the Real Madrid dressing room. Once the coach is changed, it is likely to trigger a chain reaction. At that time, the situation may be even worse than it is now."
"Especially Ronaldo!"
"According to people close to Ronaldo, the Portuguese superstar has already had the idea of leaving Real Madrid. It was even revealed that he called Ferguson on his own initiative to ask about the possibility of returning to Manchester United."
The Marca newspaper revealed that since joining Real Madrid, he has not been able to win a championship for three consecutive seasons. Ronaldo is extremely disappointed with his trip to Real Madrid. He has had enough of this kind of life without a championship.
And Manchester United is bent on competing with their rivals Manchester City in the same city. If they can get Ronaldo's return, it can be said to be even more powerful. The only obstacle between them is the transfer fee.
On September 28th, the day after the UEFA Champions League group stage, Real Madrid President Florentino showed up at the Bernabéu Stadium with a group of high-level executives. He held a press conference and solemnly clarified that the Real Madrid management has always Supporting Mourinho, there is no idea of changing coaches, and the rumors from the outside world are not credible.
For the current internal contradictions in the Real Madrid dressing room, Florentino said that there is no contradiction within Real Madrid.
"I can understand that when the team is in trouble, outsiders don't know the inside story and will always make a lot of speculative speculations, but this is irresponsible."
"I can say responsibly that we at Real Madrid support Mourinho at present, and we all firmly believe that he will be able to lead the team out of the predicament."
Casillas?
"Yes, he is indeed injured. Out of the consideration of protecting the players, the coaching staff made a decision to let him recover from his injuries."
Florentino never mentioned the previous disputes and conflicts, and characterized everything as rumors from the outside world.
And there is no contradiction in the Real Madrid dressing room.
But such a clarification brings little authority.
Alfredo, the editor-in-chief of AS, said in a column, "The Bernabéu has heard boos again!"
"What Real Madrid fans want to hear is not to whitewash the peace time and time again, but to take effective measures to reconcile the current conflicts in the dressing room and solve the dilemmas and problems the team is facing now."
"Could it be that Real Madrid is really going to fall into third gear?"
"Can Real Madrid fans accept the team falling into third tier?"
Alfredo's questioning was supported by countless Real Madrid fans and media reporters.
If Real Madrid really fell into the third gear, it would be an absolute shame!
When that time comes, the anger of Real Madrid fans will definitely not only be aimed at the players, but also at the head coach, and may even be aimed at the management.
In 2006, Florentino was able to step down.
Now, he can step down again!
It was at this turbulent moment that Florentino finally made a phone call with Gao Shen.