Chapter 298 Are You Ready?(1/2)
Before we knew it, October was approaching.
In the fifth round of La Liga, after defeating Malaga 2-0 away, the national team competition period ushered in.
Atletico Madrid, which has been fighting continuously on multiple fronts, finally has a chance to breathe.
But two weeks later, on October 19, the league rekindled its war, and Atletico Madrid welcomed Benitez's Valencia at home.
From the Spanish Second Division to La Liga, although Gao Han and Benitez did not have a deep relationship, they were very familiar with each other.
At Calderon Stadium, the former is the main attacker and the latter is the main defense. The two teams fought in a dire strait. In the end, with Kiko's key final victory, Atletico Madrid defeated Valencia 1-0 at home.
Three days later, the team went to France to challenge Lons away.
Just fifteen minutes into the opening game, Atletico Madrid took the lead in breaking the goal of Lons, setting the first record for the Bedding Army.
Although Lons once had an advantage in the second half, Atletico Madrid quickly suppressed the Ligue 1 team and scored two consecutive goals, finally defeating Lons away from home with 3-0.
But Heathfield's Bayern Munich is not so lucky.
Visiting the San Siro Stadium, the Bundesliga class bully did not get out of the previous downturn and conceded the goal just eleven minutes into the game.
Although he tied the score later, in the 64th minute of the second half, Inzaghi's final goal made Bayern Munich return from the San Siro Stadium in hatred.
This shocked the entire European football world.
Who would have thought that Bayern Munich, who was a favorite to win the championship before the game, threatened to reach the top of Europe again, would encounter four rounds of defeat in the group stage.
This also triggered a strong reflection in the Bundesliga football and Bayern Munich, and finally pointed the finger at Heathfield and the team's weak defense line.
In the same group, Atletico Madrid won the first place in the group with four consecutive victories.
AC Milan won three wins and one loss, scored nine points, ranking second in the group.
Bayern Munich and Lens both got only one point, and basically lost the qualification to qualify for the group.
Bayern Munich was in dismay for the team to be eliminated early.
Chairman Beckenbauer said in an interview with the media that the team still supports Heathfield, and said that eliminating the Champions League is not the end of the world, but Bayern Munich needs to learn from it.
At the same time, the football emperor also asked Heathfield and his team to come up with adjustment plans as soon as possible to ensure that the third place in the group was.
But a week later, Bayern Munich was visiting Calderon Stadium, one to two, and returned with hatred again.
Atletico Madrid, which had already advanced in the group early, did not show mercy in the game. Although Gao Han arranged a rotation, the Bedding Legion still showed a stronger enterprising spirit than Bayern Munich.
The Bundesliga class bullies did not show any strong victory in the game, but instead played a little lazy.
On the contrary, Atletico Madrid, which has already advanced early, has played in the semi-main lineup, acts more like a iron-blooded German Legion.
This disappointed Bayern Munich.
Especially after the game, when Gao Han saw the football emperor Beckenbauer who went out with the team in the player channel, the latter directly wrote his mood after losing the game on his face.
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"Congratulations, Mr. Gao Han."
"Thank you, Mr. Beckenbauer."
At the corner of the player's passage, the two shook hands enthusiastically.
"Mr. Beckenbauer, the visiting team's locker room is here." Gao Han thought he was going to find a player from Bayern Munich.
But unexpectedly, Beckenbauer shook his head and smiled, "No, no, Mr. Gao Han, I'm here to find you."
"Look for me?" Gao Han was a little surprised.
Beckenbauer nodded with a smile, "I know you like directness, so I won't beat around the bush. We heard that your contract with Atletico Madrid is only signed until the end of this season."
When Gao Han heard this, he immediately understood and a sense of excitement surged into his heart.
Bayern Munich...Oh my god...
Beckenbauer is extending an olive branch to himself!
This is the first European football team. The club's top management team has shown good intentions in person. Especially the top giants like Bayern Munich, who can not be moved?
Beckenbauer also saw Gao Han's change in his expression, and knew it in his heart, and smiled and said, "I have known you with many people. They all agreed that although you are young, you are competent for any team. Your coaching at Atletico Madrid also makes us full of confidence."
"Thank you." Gao Han nodded.
Gao Han was really flattered to be able to receive such high praise from the football emperor.
As for the person who strongly recommended him to Beckenbauer, Gao Han's first thought was Heinx.
"You also know that we have encountered many problems this season, including Otma, and we all feel that the team should change, and we are one of the most professional and comprehensive teams in Europe. We are always creating a more relaxed coaching environment for the head coach as much as possible, and there is no doubt that this is not a doubt."
Beckenbauer's speech is neither light nor heavy, neither hurry nor slow, and calm, making people feel comfortable to listen.
Gao Han kept nodding, and he was a little confused.
Coaching Bayern Munich?
Although Bayern Munich is quite bad in defense this season, the strength in the midfield and frontcourt is quite good. If it can get strong support from the management and further promote the metabolism of the team's lineup, it will definitely be able to quickly improve its strength in the short term.
What's more, with Bayern Munich's financial resources and influence in the Bundesliga, isn't any star easy to win?
But the high cold is no longer the high cold that it was back then.
He quickly pulled away from the surprise, calmed down, and nodded steadily at Beckenbauer and said, "Thank you for your affirmation of me, Mr. Beckenbauer, but you know, I have a contract with Atletico Madrid, and all my energy and time are now devoted to Atletico Madrid."
Beckenbauer has been paying attention to Gao Han's change in expression. As a professional player and a famous coach, he knows more than anyone else that it is very important whether a head coach's character is stable.
When Gao Han faced Bayern Munich's invitation, he showed a look of surprise, and Beckenbauer was not surprised at all.
If anyone else would probably be like this.
But Gao Han was beyond Beckenbauer's expectations to be able to calm down his mood and return to his usual calmness so quickly.
Especially his answer made Beckenbauer believe that he would be a trusted head coach.
"Of course, Mr. Gao Han, we can understand." Beckenbauer nodded.
As he said that, the football emperor took out a business card from his pocket and handed it to Gao Han with both hands.
Gao Han quickly stretched out his hands and took them over, not daring to be arrogant at all.
"This is my business card, and I welcome you to call me anytime."
After a polite smile, Beckenbauer greeted him, turned around and said goodbye.
Gao Han stood there, watching him walk through the corner and lose his sight.
If he hadn't been holding that business card in his hand, he would have thought he was dreaming.
Bayern Munich?
Oh, Maiga!
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After meeting Beckenbauer in a hurry, Gao Han returned to the locker room to handle some things, then participated in a post-match press conference, and then drank with Heathfield in an office at Calderon Stadium.
This is his promise that he has made before, and once he wins the ball, he will invite him to drink.
And it was also a good wine sent by Heinx from northern Spain.
But for Gao Han and Heathfield, it is somewhat suspicious of chewing peonies.
On the contrary, Heathfield's words surprised Gao Han.
"It's you?" Gao Han was a little lost.
No matter what, he never expected that it was Heathfield who recommended himself to Bayern Munich's management.
But Heathfield seemed to have done something very trivial, "I just feel that I have been in Bayern Munich for too long and I am a little bored. I want to find someone to take over quickly and I can get out of here."
At the end, he laughed.
But that sounds more like an excuse.
"But, I heard that they also knew you from Heinx, and Heinx also had a very high opinion of you."
This is not surprising. When choosing a handsome guy, you must be careful.
However, Gao Han was really surprised, and Heathfield's heart was really admirable.
"Of course, this is a rare opportunity for you, but it is also a challenge."
Heathfield reminded earnestly, "You know, in the giant team, there are superstars, big-name stars, a group of backbone, and rookie young players. This requires very high requirements for the head coach's locker room management."
"And, coaching a wealthy family is both good and bad. The advantage is that once you succeed, you will be worth a hundred times the price, but the disadvantage is also very fatal. You are fighting against pressure anytime and anywhere. There are countless coaches who have never recovered after the wealthy family fails."
"So, before accepting this challenge, I suggest you better consider carefully whether you are ready."
Heathfield's advice made Gao Han very much agree with it.
The reason why he rejected Barcelona was because he thought he was not qualified enough and could not suppress the superstar in Barcelona. Now, facing Bayern Munich, who is also a giant team, is he really ready?
From Beckenbauer's words, we can indeed feel that the management will strongly support it, but whether Gao Han will be allowed to make arbitrary decision in the locker room, or even if there is a conflict between Gao Han and local superstars such as Barack and Kahn, whether the management will be willing to continue to support Gao Han is probably unknown.
To be continued...