Chapter 737 Trust(1/2)
The locker room at Aldevilla Stadium is very simple, with a wall between the coach's rest area and the players' rest area.
Pochettino sat directly opposite the locker room door, listening to the voices of the players coming from the next door.
Ramirez's red card was indeed unnecessary, but he had already received it and could not change the status quo. Therefore, the players were still discussing how to play in the second half.
Although Marcos Senna joined during the winter break, her qualifications were there and she had outstanding strength, so she naturally became the team's locker room boss and the team's captain.
And now, his attitude is very clear, he can only fight to the end.
But Pochettino kept looking at the door and sat there motionless.
He is waiting.
As the team's head coach, he has always been trusted and supported, but the situation is obviously different now. The game of Zarez at home is related to whether the team can successfully advance to the First Division. The current situation is a one-to-one draw, but Chinatown team has one less person than its opponent, which is very unfavorable.
As the team's soul leader, will Gao Han come forward?
At this critical moment, will he continue to support himself as always? Will he interfere in the team's competitive affairs?
You should know that Gao Han himself is the most outstanding head coach in Europe and even the world. Coaching is what he is best at, and Pochettino himself feels inferior. In this case, Gao Han intervenes in the team and does his best to help the team win. This seems to be natural.
But as a head coach, Pochettino doesn't want Gao Han to do this.
The reason is very simple, he is the head coach of Chinatown.
Although he is not as good as Gao Han and although he may not be sure to win, he is the head coach of this team.
He wants to get the respect he deserves and get the dignity of being the head coach of the team.
So, he sat there, very nervous and uneasy.
He admired Gao Han very much and even admired Gao Han a little. Therefore, at this critical moment, he hoped that Gao Han could appear in front of him, talk to him carefully, and analyze the current situation, but he was also afraid that Gao Han would appear.
Because he knew that as long as Gao Han appeared in this locker room, his authority as the head coach would be greatly challenged.
Gao Han is a natural king, especially the club owner, and everyone should listen to him, including Pochettino.
Just when Pochettino was uneasy, the door of the locker room was suddenly pushed open.
At that moment, the Argentine coach jumped out of his seat.
But in fact, it was his right-hand man, goalkeeper coach Tony Jimenez, who pushed open the locker room door.
"What's wrong?" Tony Jimenez was a little surprised. What's the situation?
Pochettino's eyes flashed a little, and he shook his head, "No... nothing."
Tony Jimenez thought he was under too much pressure and didn't take it too seriously.
"Where have you...you?" Pochettino asked.
He and Tony Jimenez were teammates of the Espanyol period. The latter once played for Atletico Madrid and once played for a period of time under Gao Han's command. He was not replaced until Peter Cech joined the team.
It was also from Tony Jimenez that Pochettino learned about the magical high cold for the first time.
"I'll go have a glass of water, and guess who did I meet?" Tony Jimenez smiled, looking a little excited.
"High Han?" Pochettino guessed.
"Ha, it's true that I can't hide it from you. When I met the boss, he went to drink water. He said, shouting for the whole half, his mouth was dry and his throat was almost on fire." Tony Jimenez smiled.
Pochettino felt a sudden heart, "Then he now..."
"Go back." said Tony Jimenez.
"Where to go?" Pochettino was shocked again.
"Of course I'm going back to the stands." Tony Jimenez was a little surprised, "Otherwise, where do you think he's going?"
Pochettino was a little stunned, but soon smiled bitterly, but he couldn't help but feel some pity in his heart.
He really wanted to know Gao Han's analysis of the game situation at this moment, so that he could understand how big the gap between him and the top coach and learn more.
But he felt very moved.
Because he knew that Gao Han would not come.
This is the greatest trust in him.
Also as the team's head coach, Gao Han was using this method to tell him that the club unconditionally supports him and trusts him so that he can give it as much as he wants.
These words are not just about saying, the club will also practice them to the end.
As he thought about it, Pochettino felt a little ashamed because he was worried about something a little bit of a villain just now.
Facts proved that Gao Han trusted him more than he thought.
"What's wrong?" Tony Jimenez obviously didn't have as many random thoughts as Pochettino.
But Pochettino took a deep breath and shook his head, "It's nothing, I just think it's time to counterattack."
As he said that, the Argentine coach walked directly to the players' rest area next door.
At this time, all the players were ready and just waiting for him.
"We have no way out, guys!"
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The second half of the game started again, and Chinatown did not make substitution adjustments.
But what is surprising is that at the beginning of the game, the home team Chinatown, which had one less person, took the lead in launching a crazy attack on Salez, which made all the fans in the stands very excited.
Gao Han also stood up from his seat, applauded vigorously, and cheered loudly.
He knew that his choice was right.
There is an old saying among Chinese people: Do not do to others what you do not want others to do to you.
As the head coach, the last thing he wants to encounter is to be interfered with his own troops, even if this person's strength is indeed better than himself and his status is higher than himself.
So, he chose to support Pochettino and unconditionally support it.
Pochettino's attack made Zarez have to avoid his edge.
As the team with the strongest attacking firepower in the Spanish Second Division, Chinatown once attacks, any team has to deal with it carefully, let alone this is at the Aldevilla Stadium.
Just eight minutes into the second half, Chinatown once again broke through Zarez's goal.
The continuous attacks in the frontcourt were cleared by Salez from the penalty area, but Marcos Senna's back shot made a long shot, which once again surpassed the score for Chinatown.
This goal also completely brought the entire Aldevilla Stadium to madness.
Gao Han also applauded vigorously, but at the same time he also reminded his players in his heart that he must not retreat.
There is a saying that goes well: one move will bring you down again and then you will lose three times.
Chinatown itself has one less person than its opponent and is leading by one goal at this time. If it retreats now, it will probably be difficult for the remaining half hour to survive.
Therefore, at least we must take advantage of the opponent's chaos and then focus on counterattacking.
Pochettino's abacus was indeed the same as Gao Han. When the team was celebrating the goal, he kept calling out the players and signaling them to go back to the game.
After the game started again, Chinatown still did not retreat and continued to push forward, launching a fierce frontcourt pressing against Salez, forcing the leader of the Spanish Second Division to make frequent mistakes in passing and receiving the ball.
In the 61st minute, Salez made a mistake in the backcourt pass and received the ball, Schneiderlin intercepted, Aubameyang transferred the ball to the left, Alba quickly inserted it, grabbed the ball and made a cross with his left foot, Falcao headed the ball and flew the back point, Diego Costa followed and scored another goal for Chinatown, three-to-one!
After scoring two goals in a row, Chinatown also played a surprising momentum.
But in the end, there was one less person on the field than the opponent, and the attack could not last long, so Pochettino quickly made adjustments.
Midfielder Cork replaced Aubameyang, and the team turned to a 432 formation, focusing on defensive counterattack.
A few minutes later, he replaced Diego Costa with Mkhitaryan.
As soon as Chinatown retreated, Salez quickly pushed forward and launched frequent attacks, but Chinatown defended its own half, leaving almost one Falcao cruising in the frontcourt, waiting for the opportunity to counterattack.
The two sides played very stalemate. Zarez faced the tenacious defense of Chinatown and could not find a chance to attack for a while.
It was not until the eighty minutes into the game that Chinatown team's physical fitness declined, and it showed a flaw. Salez seized the opportunity, scored a goal, and changed the score to two-to-three.
But after that, Salez never equalized the score again.
In the end, Chinatown defeated Zarez 3-2 at home.
When the whistle sounded at the end of the game, the entire Aldevilla Stadium cheered.
All the fans are celebrating the rare victory in a frantically way.
He was one less person than his opponent, but he was firmly in the end of the game. This victory was definitely a reward for Chinatown.
Gao Han also applauded vigorously in the stands and gave thumbs up to the players and head coach Pochettino on the court.
"This kind of game can greatly boost the morale of the team, and at the same time it can greatly inspire the team to grow and improve."
Cantalero understands Gao Han's meaning. As one of the youngest teams in the Spanish Second Division, Chinatown needs to continue to make progress.
With the team's current performance, even if they can't win back to La Liga this year, they will definitely be able to do it next year.
Soon, the results of the other games in this round of the Spanish Second Division were also freshly released.
Zaragoza won 3-0 away, Tenerife won 1-0 away, Vallecano lost 1-2 to Elche at home, while Hecures drew 0-0 away.
To be continued...