"Tomorrow's King's Cup will undoubtedly be very difficult, but everyone in our team is very confident in the new head coach. He told us that the team can win away and reverse the game, and I believe the team is developing in a better direction."

This is what team captain Juan Carlos Aguilera said in an interview with Marca.

"We all know what this game means, and we don't need to mobilize, we will all try our best."

This is what veteran Tony Munoz said.

"If we can score early in the game, we may still be able to turn the tables away, and everyone in our team is devoted to preparing for the game. We will use all our means to defeat our opponents."

The person who said this was Kiko.

"The home court is really a very disappointing score, but we haven't given up yet. We will give the opponent a 2-0 away game, or even more, and we will get the right to advance!"

This is Fernando Correa.

"There is no doubt that we are behind zero to two in total, but this is not a problem. Vallecano is not sure to win."

"There is still a second leg in the game, and we still have enough opportunities to make up for the mistakes we made in the first leg."

"Vallecano is a very tenacious team, but we will beat our opponents away and get the right to advance."

This is what Gao Han said!

...

Madrid, Calderon Stadium, Chairman's Office.

The bloated and fat old Hill sat behind the desk, looking at the TV hanging on the wall in front of him, laughing.

"He really has some way to convince these veterans."

Sitting opposite him, Serezo and Paul Fotterrey all nodded, all with surprise.

No one expected that Gao Han could convince these veterans to stand up and speak for him in just one day.

"He is really good. After rushing back to Sports City at noon that day, he asked Carlos Pena to arrange a meeting with the players, and then he continued to host the training without stopping, which was quite a struggle."

Old Hill grinned and laughed: "Young people, if you are motivated, you should do this."

"That Salva thing..." Paul Futrey asked again.

Anyway, Salva is the center of Atletico Madrid. If he wants to sell him, Old Hill will definitely nod.

When it comes to Salva, Old Hill's bloated round face completely changed color.

"This kind of unrighteous bastard will be sold if he sells it!"

Speaking of this, Old Hill's face turned ruthless, "But, as Gao Han said, you can leave, 15 million euros, not a penny, otherwise I will sit on the bench in the second half of the season!"

When dealing with this matter, Gao Han's style is still very fond of Old Hill's appetite, and he is tough enough!

Little Hill and Cerrezo looked at each other and couldn't help but smile bitterly.

It is a luxury to use a strong support of ten million euros to sit on the bench.

But they all understand that sometimes managing a team requires establishing prestige.

This time, Salva crossed the boundary!

"Paul." Old Hill suddenly looked at the technical director, "How much chance of winning are there to fight against Vallecano?"

A simple question made the other three people in the office silent.

Just now, the head coach and the players shouted slogans on TV, but everyone knows this kind of thing. Can you take it seriously?

Although there are many La Liga teams around Madrid, everyone knows the difficulty of Vallecano.

This season, under the guidance of Juand Ramos, he defeated Villarrel five-to-one, defeated Celta three-to-zero, defeated Real Sociedad four-to-one, and defeated Santander four-to-one. These big wins are real, and they all happen at home.

The draw of Barcelona 2 to 2 and Real Mallorca, who drew Aragones 2 to 2 to 2, also showed the difficulty of this team.

Last season, Atletico Madrid encountered Vallecano twice in La Liga. It also suffered a 0-2 defeat in the first leg, and the second leg was a 1-1 away draw. In addition, this season's King's Cup match this season, the game between Atletico Madrid and Vallecano has been three games, one draw and two losses, and it is not won!

It is no exaggeration to say that Vallecano is the victim of Atletico Madrid.

Seeing that the three of them were silent, Old Hill frowned, "What? You dare not speak?"

Xiao Hill smiled embarrassedly, "Father, now we are generally not optimistic about us outside. Even our fans are in a low mood, and the media is even more..."

Old Hill also understood that he wanted to tell something, but in the end he was just a helpless sigh.

Once upon a time, Atletico Madrid was a powerful team in La Liga and an invincible double champion, but what about now?

Even a mere Vallecano can't beat this...

At this moment, disappointment and despair occupied everyone again.

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The day before the game and after training, the players did not go home after packing up their things as usual.

They stayed to have a meal in the canteen of the Sports City, and they would stay in the Sports City at night to concentrate on preparing for tomorrow's games.

This is a convention.

The meals before the game tonight were prepared more abundantly than before, and whether they were eating, drinking, or playing, they all satisfied the players.

Gao Han specially arranged the pre-match meal like a buffet, and also allowed players to perform improvisation, sing, dance, etc. Compared to the dullness before, the atmosphere tonight is not many times more active.

The players can easily feel the intention of the new coach from this meal.

But the competition is imminent, and the players are also very self-disciplined while eating, drinking and having fun.

No one knows better than them how to adjust their state.

Gao Han also participated in the pre-match meal, but he was not with the coaching staff members or the team reporters, but kept shuttled through the cafeteria and communicating and talking with different players.

No one knows what they are talking about except themselves.

Kiko was a little surprised by the new coach's actions until Gao Han finished talking with Fernando Correa and came to him.

"How is it, Kiko?" Gao Han asked.

Kiko nodded, "It's very good."

"This is a new attempt, and next I may consider canceling the pre-match centralization system."

"Cancel the pre-match centralized system?" Kiko was a little surprised.

The night before the game, the teams gathered together to regain their strength, which is a traditional practice.

"Yes, I think this is not a good idea, and I don't think there is any place that can relax the players and sleep more comfortably than at home." Gao Han said lightly.

"But...in case..." Kiko was a little doubtful.

Gao Han smiled, "This requires everyone to be self-disciplined, right?"

Kiko nodded, and he felt that Gao Han was really different from other head coaches.

For example, changing the pre-match meal into a buffet, trying every means to prepare so many foods that players can eat, and what he said now is to cancel the pre-match centralized system, which was all implemented by the head coaches before.

Oh, by the way, there is one more thing.

"Sir, it seems that you didn't announce tomorrow's roster today." Kiko reminded.

Generally speaking, the game will be coming tomorrow, and the head coach will definitely announce the starting lineup in advance, but Gao Han does not.

"I will not announce the first list or bulletin board or other things in the future."

"Why?" Kiko was a little surprised.

"Because I will tell you myself."

Kiko was stunned, and then he understood.

In fact, whether it is announcing the starting roster in public or posting a roster in the bulletin board, it is a very cruel thing for players.

Although playing football is a career that makes money, in fact, while making money, who doesn’t want to get more opportunities to play? Who is willing to admit that his skills are not as good as others and can only be a substitute, or even a substitute on the big list?

The football game is cruel, with only eleven people on the roster, and only 18 people on the roster. This is destined that a group of people will definitely be excluded from the starting lineup, or even the roster.

This can easily lead to psychological gaps.

Those players who are unable to enter the starting lineup and miss the roster will definitely be unacceptable.

But if it is announced publicly, wouldn’t it greatly aggravate this gap and further damage the morale of the team?

On the contrary, like Gao Han, he does not announce publicly and adopts private communication methods, which can better take into account the players' feelings.

only……

Kiko vaguely guessed something.

"As we said at the tactical discussion, the team's existing lineup is not suitable for high-level defense. We need to withdraw the defense line to normal position, but in this way, the distance between the forward line and the opponent's goal will be widened."

Speaking of this, Gao Han looked at Kiko very frankly and did not make any fake things.

"So, our forward line needs to be accelerated."

After Gao Han said this, Kiko understood.

He is a high center forward. Not to mention his condition has declined after being injured, even at his peak, his speed is not very good, and his ability to run is not strong. What he is best at is serving as a tactical fulcrum, so he has not scored many goals in his career.
To be continued...