Chapter 721 The closest person to a legend
The New York Times' front-page report for three consecutive days has further enhanced the influence of the Champions League final.
Especially on the third day, five world-renowned media people made predictions for the upcoming Champions League final, not only the arrangement of the two head coaches, but also the technical and tactical play of the two teams, but also the prediction of the final championship.
As a result, three to two, Team News, the kicker and the Guardian all voted for Gao Han, while two reporters from the American International Herald Leader voted for Manchester United's Ferguson.
It is obvious that they think Ferguson's team is more tenacious and may not lose to Bayern Munich.
Three newspapers from the New York Times soon attracted great attention around the world and were reprinted by newspapers of all sizes around the world. Especially on the day before the Champions League final, the discussion on who will win has become a topic that fans around the world are looking forward to.
But the answer to this question can only be found at the Olympic Stadium.
In addition to the New York Times' reports over the past three days, European football has once again exploded before the Champions League final.
Gao Han is on the cover of Times magazine!
This is undoubtedly a great honor for a head coach.
You should know that almost all the people who can appear on the cover of Time magazine are world-renowned figures such as Obama, Jobs and **. In the field of football, no one has been able to appear on the cover of this magazine so far.
It can be said that Gao Han is the first in history.
The name given to Gao Han by Time magazine is quite appropriate, and the person closest to the legend.
In the magazine, Time magazine has a very high evaluation of Gao Han, believing that he has never lost a game since his debut, and he is a grassroots person, climbing all the way from the amateur league to the top of Europe.
"In the world of football, the UEFA Champions League has an influence that is not inferior to the World Cup, and is the highest temple in the eyes of countless fans. In the history of the Champions League, the head coach who won the most championships is former Liverpool coach Paisley."
"This legendary coach once led Liverpool to win three St. Berede Cups in 1977, 1978 and 1981 respectively. The three Champions League wins have also made him the first person in the history of the Champions League. It has been looked up to by all famous European coaches for the past 30 years, but no one has been able to catch up, let alone break it."
"Among the current head coaches in European football, there are not many head coaches who have won the Champions League championship twice, only three, German coach Heathfield, Spanish coach Bosque, and Chinese coach Gao Han."
"Among the three famous coaches, Heathfield is not young and has retreated to the second line and has turned to coach the Swiss national team. Bosque is the head coach of the active Spanish national team and has long stopped coaching in the club."
"That is to say, Gao Han is the only coach who has won two Champions Leagues but is still coached in the professional league."
"In addition to two Champions League titles, Gao Han won four League Cup championships and is also the first person in history."
"In just nine years, Gao Han transformed from an unknown man into the world's top head coach. He redefined the position of head coach to the world and made everyone realize the importance of head coach."
"Now, he leads his Bayern Munich and will launch an attack on the third Champions League championship in his coaching career. As long as he wins this championship, he will tie the legendary Paisley and tie for the first person in the Champions League history and the first person in active service."
Time magazine is the authoritative news magazine with the largest influence and the widest coverage in the world. No one in the football world has been able to make this magazine. Gao Han is the first in football history.
Before the Champions League final, he received such an honor, which made Gao Han a hot spot for all fans around the world.
Especially the German media sang praises for Gao Han and reported on this incident. The picture newspaper even specifically followed up. The issue of Time magazine, which Gao Han, was on the cover, was popular with fans all over the world. After it was launched, it was sold out quickly, making it difficult to find a book.
But when the news reached the UK, all major and large British media reported that Gao Han had been on the cover of Time magazine. However, the war was imminent, and they would not help Bayern Munich's arrogance and destroy Manchester United's prestige, so they poured some cold water on this craze.
It turns out that the cover of this issue that Gao Han climbed was the European version of Time Magazine. Although he is still the best in history and has a great influence, there is also a more influential American local edition on it, which is the true cover of Time Magazine.
The German media immediately responded to the British media's sour grape psychology, and it was very concise.
"Do you have one?"
But the British media was also amazing and quickly gave a counterattack, "We have it soon."
It turned out that they took out the old news that Manchester City invited Gao Han to coach once before and hyped it up again, and replied with confidence that we did not have it yet, but after we dug up Gao Han, we had it.
As a result, the media in Germany and Britain started to argue again.
Germany and England were originally enemies on the football field, and the media also disliked each other. Now, using the reason for Gao Han, aren't you still turning the quarrel?
On the contrary, Gao Han and Bayern Munich all closed their doors to greet guests and prepared for the war.
It was not until the plane to Rome that Gao Han was free to read the newspaper and knew about it, but he just laughed it off because he knew very well that if he lost the final, all the praise and flattery would turn into ridicule and curse.
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"Hey, Marcus."
The plane flew at a height of 10,000 meters. Thomas Tuchel came from the back row to the front row, in front of the head coach. At this time, Gao Han happened to discuss the matter with the club's media director Marcus Holvik, who stood up and prepared to leave.
"Hello, Thomas."
Marcus Holwick is the media director, who is fully responsible for a series of matters such as the club's external interviews and contacts with the media. The most important thing is today's ceremony to welcome the St. Berede Cup.
This is the highlight before the Champions League final. Both teams' head coaches, captains and important players must participate. Before the ceremony, the head coaches of both teams must participate in a pre-match press conference. These are very important pre-match events.
It can be said that in Rome, every move of Bayern Munich will attract the attention of the whole world.
As media director, Marcus Holwick has nearly thirty years of rich experience. However, this time, in order to distinguish it from 1999, the club made some adjustments in some details, and he wanted to communicate with Gao Han.
After seeing off Holvik, Thomas Tuchel looked at Gao Han, "Are you looking for me?"
Gao Han nodded and smiled, pointing to the position where Hallvik was sitting just now, indicating that Hull could sit down.
"I want to ask you for your opinion in something." Gao Han turned his head and said softly.
He seemed to deliberately lower his voice to prevent people from hearing it.
"What's the matter?" Tuchel thought there was something important to deal with by himself, so he turned around and asked.
"You must have known Mainz in the German Second Division, right?" Gao Han asked with a smile.
Tuchel nodded, "I know, I have played with us in the German Cup semi-finals."
"Yes, this team has not been able to return to the Bundesliga for two consecutive seasons, so after the end of this season, head coach Anderson will be dismissed. After the German Cup semi-finals, their management had contact with me and talked about this matter. I consulted my opinion. You know, their ex Klopp has a good relationship with me."
Tuchel understood that this is normal. With Gao Han's connections and status in European football today, there are so many people who want to consult him, Mainz must have tried every means to get online.
But what does this have to do with me?
Tuchel looked at Gao Han in a little confused, confused.
"I recommended you to them at that time."
Tuchel's eyes widened when he heard this, and he pointed at himself in disbelief, "Me?"
"Speak quietly." Gao Han reminded him softly. When Tuchel turned around again, he continued: "Yes, I recommend you. I think you are fully capable of coaching alone. Your level is absolutely enough. You should not stay with me anymore. You should continue to waste time. You should go to a broader platform to prove yourself."
"But..." Tuchel was suddenly moved.
Recently, he has indeed been quite confused because he is thinking about what will happen to Gao Han after leaving Bayern Munich, whether to stay in Bayern Munich as an assistant to the new coach or leave.
But where can he go if he leaves Bayern Munich?
But what he didn't expect was that Gao Han had already prepared a retreat for him silently.
"As far as I know, Mainz is still very strong, but he has not been able to return to the Bundesliga for various reasons. The club's management also has enough ambitions and the coaching environment is also good. So I think it is better to start from the Bundesliga team than to go to a not-so-satisfactory Bundesliga team."
Tuchel also agrees with Gao Han's arrangement very much, because the competitive pressure in the Bundesliga is greater, and it is undoubtedly not a suitable platform for a novice who has just debuted. Instead, coaching a team like Mainz in the Bundesliga, which is more likely to prove himself.
"Of course, I recommend you, but they won't listen blindly. They have been inspecting you for a while. They called me two days ago and said that I hope I will invite you to coach, head coach, and allow you to lead a coach team of two people. I think I can consider it." Gao Han smiled and encouraged.
When Tuchel heard this, she really didn't know what to say.
He found that Gao Han had helped him think about everything, and all he needed to do now was to take this step.
"Do you think I can?" He was a little ecstatic.
"Of course." Gao Han smiled without hesitation, "From the first time I saw you in Covelciano, I concluded that you will definitely become a very excellent head coach. All you lack is the experience of front-line coaching. You have accumulated a lot in the past two years. I think you are fully qualified."
Speaking of this, Gao Han looked at Tuchel deeply again, "Remember, the Bundesliga second is not enough to show your talents and abilities. Your stage should be in the Bundesliga and the Champions League, so don't let yourself be buried."
Gao Han's encouragement gave Tuchelmo great courage.
In the past two years, he has been following Gao Han. He has not only felt the pressure of the head coach and learned a lot, but he still maintained his ambition back then. He does not want to be someone else's assistant forever, or can only coach the youth team. He hopes to be the only one who stands alone and coach a strong team like Gao Han.
And now, his chance has come.
It was Gao Han who gave him this opportunity to take off.
"I will not let you down, I promise." Tuchel replied solemnly.
Chapter completed!