Chapter 774
There is an unwritten tradition in the Premier League, that is, after a game is over, the head coaches will make an appointment to have a drink and gather together to demonstrate the gentlemanly demeanor that the victory or defeat of the court has nothing to do with the private relationship on the court.
As the most traditional head coach in the Premier League, Ferguson has always been a practitioner of this tradition. There is a special room at Old Trafford Stadium, which Ferguson uses to entertain opponents for drinking.
But there are exceptions, such as some people who he dislikes very much, or he lost the ball.
Especially the latter, Ferguson has publicly stated more than once that he likes this tradition, but if he loses, it will be difficult for him to have the mood to drink with the other party.
However, the exception is if the other party brings the treasured wine he has longed for.
Ferguson likes red wine, and the whole world knows that this is what the whole world knows. When Gao Han coached Chelsea, he brought the precious wine against Manchester United, and it has been reported by many media reporters. So after Gao Han left Chelsea, Ferguson said more than once that he was disgusted with Chelsea because Abramovich allowed him to drink the good wine brought by Gao Han.
And this time, Gao Han returned to Old Trafford Stadium and naturally prepared a bottle of good wine.
The two of them were slowly tasting red wine in Ferguson's office, chatting one after another. Ferguson felt a little resentful, and Gao Han won the ball, giving in to him a little to help him adjust his emotions.
It seems that it is to retrieve what you lost on the court and get it back in the wine glass, and Ferguson drank it faster.
After a few cups, the old Scottish man's face turned red.
"Chelsea won again." Ferguson sniffed alcohol and cursed angrily.
News from London just now that Chelsea beat Tottenham Hotspur 1-0, ushering in a six-game winning streak. The Blues' defense was well-known, and the goal difference continued to beat Manchester City and continued to lead the Premier League standings.
"Scolari's tactical style at Chelsea this season is very pragmatic, focusing on defense and balance. With the strength of the Blues, as long as nothing unexpected happens, there are probably not many teams that can defeat them."
Ferguson's eyes were slightly cloudy and turned red after drinking, but when talking about Chelsea, his eyes couldn't hide his anger.
In this round of the league, Liverpool narrowly defeated West Ham United away, and basically all those who should win were won.
After this round of matches, Chelsea continued to lead, Manchester City had the same points, but ranked second, with Arsenal, Manchester United, Liverpool, Aston Villa and Tottenham Hotspur all twelve points, ranking third to seventh respectively.
It can be said that this represents the current situation in the Premier League.
If there is no accident, the Premier League should be the world of these teams. The only big suspense is that who will be squeezed out of the top four in the traditional semi-finals, and who will have the chance to rank higher in Aston Villa or Tottenham Hotspur.
This is a very realistic question.
"What are you worried about? Judging from the current situation, if a team is really squeezed out of the top four, the probability of Arsenal and Liverpool will be greater, especially Liverpool, their offense is terrible." Gao Han analyzed.
Liverpool's problem can be said to be a long-standing one, but it has never been effectively solved.
During the Hollier period, Liverpool insisted on playing double strikers with Irving and Crouch, but in the Benitez period, Liverpool began to implement a mainland style and switch to single strikers. But the problem is that the Reds will always have only one reliable striker to be available.
In the past few seasons, Benitez has been determined to let the management take down Atletico Madrid captain Torres, but the Bedding Legion insists on expressing his position that Torres is the team's flag and is not a product. Moreover, Atletico Madrid is no longer the relegation team of the year, but a famous top European team. Torres never thought of leaving.
The unfavorable signings have led to the failure of Liverpool's forward line to be effectively solved.
If it is in some games with more targeted tactics, such as the Champions League knockout stage or the Premier League strong dialogue, this problem of Liverpool may be covered up, but in the long league, there is a lack of stable offensive firepower, which is quite terrible.
The Reds bullied the strong and were afraid of the weak last season, but they did not have enough offensive firepower.
A strong team is willing to fight with you, and will reveal flaws for you to use, but a weak team is different. They will defend to the death, which will test the attack.
This season, Liverpool's problem has not improved.
So Gao Han said that the one who is most likely to be squeezed out of the top four is Liverpool.
"But I'd rather be Chelsea." Ferguson said lightly.
Gao Han was a little surprised, but quickly figured out what Ferguson said, and shook his head with a wry smile, "Everyone said that I came to the Premier League with a revenge and was determined to kill Chelsea, but why do I think you hate him more than me?"
But Ferguson didn't find it funny at all, and still looked at Gao Han seriously, "Abramovich broke the rules!"
Break the rules!
A simple sentence, Gao Han was speechless.
As many people say, Ferguson is the most traditional British local coach. He is a Scotsman, but he has coached in the Premier League for decades. He knows everything about the Premier League. In addition, Manchester United's position in the Premier League makes him very high in the Premier League head coaching circle.
Sometimes status and influence also represent responsibility.
When Abramovich fired Rijkald in front of the players on the bus, Gao Han couldn't stand it and immediately bombarded Abramovich in the media because he was the world's number one head coach at that time and was a famous European coach. If he didn't stand up and speak, who would speak for the head coach?
Then will all the head coaches have to endure the grievances in the future?
This is true for Gao Han. As the representative of the Premier League coach, isn’t Ferguson the same?
"You still remember, I told you that if a head coach cannot control the locker room, he is committing suicide. Think about it, in the past few years, in European football, how many head coaches have taken the blame for the team's wrong decisions for no reason and for the internal conflicts in the locker room? After being fired for many years, they are still mocked and humiliated by fans and media?"
Gao Han was silent when he heard this. At this point, his height was not as good as Ferguson.
If you have poor grades, finding a head coach to take the blame is the lowest cost option.
A professional club is a company. If there is a problem with the company's business, the solution is of course to choose the one with the lowest cost.
As for whether it is the head coach or not, who cares?
What does changing a handsome man and changing a knife mean?
If you really change a head coach, can the situation on the team be completely changed?
Gao Han never denies that some head coaches are indeed not strong enough and can gain a foothold in the four major European leagues. Each of them has proved themselves and there is definitely no problem with their strength. So why do they still have so many problems?
It’s like Chelsea’s performance is not ideal, it’s all Rijkaard’s problem?
Is there no problem with the club management and the players' locker room?
If there are all problems, then which aspect of the problem is more serious? Why are the head coach only being fired?
Well, even if it’s Rijkaard’s own problem, as a famous European coach, should Chelsea give appropriate respect to protect the face of both sides, rather than firing him in public on the bus in front of everyone on and off the team?
Ferguson said that Abramovich broke the rules, but he broke this layer of rules.
To be honest, it has become natural for the head coach to take the blame, but even if he has to, he has to bear it with decent.
Abramovich's approach was nothing more than to push all the blame on Rijkald. Not only that, he also had to step on Rijkald's head under his feet and trample on it.
"To be honest, Chelsea is really strong this year, and Scolari plays very pragmatically. Neither Wenger is sure enough, so you have to work harder." Ferguson smiled helplessly.
Gao Han also smiled bitterly, he could feel the helplessness in Ferguson's heart.
Today, European football is in power, and Chelsea is the best among them. Abramovich has no awe at all when dealing with professional football. He only believes in capital.
But facing such a Chelsea, Ferguson and Wenger are not sure of it, so they can only turn to Gao Han. And Gao Han's weapons are also Manchester City built by the capital of the Middle East?
The only difference is that Manchester City at least has a little awe and put Gao Han in a supreme position.
"Don't worry, the game has not been played yet, everything is still unknown." Gao Han comforted.
He could feel that this defeat had a big blow to Ferguson, mainly because of Manchester United's own problems.
Ferguson did not continue to get entangled in this issue, but instead sighed at Gao Han.
"To be honest, do you know, what do you most envy me?"
"What?"
Ferguson tsk twice, "How come you can always have a way to dig out so many high-level players?"
When they really reached their status, they were all the same in their respective clubs. The locker room also had absolute authority, and even their coaching strength was not far apart. However, Gao Han's biggest advantage lies in his players.
He can always discover some players who are not very familiar and train them to become talents.
Even though Manchester City has invested 400 million this season, eye-catching players like Harvey Martinez, Sturridge and Sanchez have emerged, especially Harvey Martinez, the defensive commander-level star, which is so rare.
Facing Ferguson's question, Gao Han didn't know how to answer it. He couldn't say that he had sharp eyes and could see through the strength and potential of all players at a glance, right?
"Let's be lucky." Gao Han smiled.
"Then you are so lucky." How could Ferguson believe it?
If you don’t say anything else, just talk about the goalkeeper.
He first introduced Van der Sar and German goalkeeper Adler, but after Adler came to the Premier League, his physical fitness was not strong enough and he could not adapt at all. Soon after, he was sent back to Germany. Manchester United was in vain in the goalkeeper position.
But almost at the same time, Gao Han dug Neuer in Bayern Munich, who was not as famous as Adler at the time, but as a result, Neuer had to hit a world-class level in Bayern Munich.
After a while, Ferguson was really depressed.
Ferguson knew how useful the two players Gao Han introduced to Manchester United, Matic and Pepe, were.
As soon as he thought of this, Ferguson suddenly felt aroused in his heart, and he looked at Gao Han with a smile and malicious intention.
"Or...you sell me De Gea?"
"No!" Gao Han was shocked, my god, is this old man crazy?
But Manchester United is now in a hurry to lack goalkeepers, and they are red in their eyes. It is really possible to poach De Gea. After all, that little bit of breach of contract is a piece of cake for Manchester United, which is rich and powerful.
But Chinatown has performed well this season, and De Gea made a great contribution and performed well. How could it be sold?
Chapter completed!