"Mr. Scolari, why is Drogba a substitute in this game?"

"Drogba is obviously in a better condition than Falcao, why did you not let him on until the 70th minute?"

"Do you think Drogba is more worthy of qualification than Falcao?"

"Falcao's performance in this game is disappointing. Will it affect your trust in him?"

“Are you under pressure from management when it comes to Drogba and Falcao?”

"I would like to ask, after this game, will you give Drogba more opportunities?"

...

At the post-match press conference, media reporters immediately asked about the main battle between Drogba and Falcao when they met Scolari. A lot of questions came to Scolari who had just sat firmly, which made the Brazilian coach a little confused.

So many people ask questions, how do you answer them?

Gao Han, who was sitting aside, smiled sympathetically. He could fully understand Scolari's mood at this moment.

In fact, Chelsea lost in this game not too badly, zero to two, and they were all concentrated in the first half and created several opportunities in the second half, especially after Drogba came on the bench.

As for the data on ball possession rate and other aspects, it is not embarrassing at all.

Not to mention in the Premier League, in European football, only Barcelona can match Manchester City's average ball possession rate.

This group of media reporters are all good at humans, so how keen the sense of news is?

If it is reported after the game that Manchester City won consecutive victories and Chelsea lost away, there is nothing new at all, and everyone is a little accustomed to it, so they must create surprises in the midst of death.

That is the battle between Drogba and Falcao's shooter.

What a bad luck Scolari!

In Gao Han's sympathetic eyes, Scolari became the protagonist of the press conference, but the Brazilian coach was not proud of it at all because he felt like he was being roasted on a fire, and every problem was extremely sharp.

For example, media reporters will ask him how he views the game.

"In the first ten minutes of the first half, we seemed to have the initiative, but in fact the game has never been played at our pace. Each of our attacks takes longer to organize slowly from the backcourt, which gives the opponent the opportunity to calmly deploy. When we attack the frontcourt, it is difficult to find offensive space."

"Yes, Manchester City's defense is very well organized, and both attacks rely on counterattacks, so I think that Manchester City can win this game more thanks to their more pragmatic defensive counterattack tactics."

Gao Han refuted the explanation from Scolari on the spot.

"Scoring goals in the counterattack does not mean that we are playing more conservatively. In fact, even in the first half, our possession rate, shots, pass success rate...yes, especially the pass success rate, we are far ahead of our opponents. I think this is the key to our ability to score two goals."

Passing success rate, this is definitely Scolari's scar.

After hearing Gao Han's words, the corners of his eyes were obviously twitching, and he felt helpless.

In fact, the passiveness in the first half was largely caused by Chelsea's own reasons. For example, when Anelka scored the second goal, he actually ran with Falcao when he counterattacked. The French striker should be on the right, but he occupied the middle. This can only be said to be a cooperation issue between the two players.

Moreover, Chelsea made many passes and receiving mistakes in the first half, which led to Manchester City's counterattack opportunities. If Chelsea had not caught a good defense, it would have probably not just two goals.

Fortunately, after counterattacking Scolari, Gao Han took the initiative to ease the atmosphere.

"Of course, the second half became more difficult, and when Chelsea started to defend with all their might, it would be difficult for any team to knock on their goal easily, especially after Drogba came on the court, and he was very active."

Regarding the performance of his own team, Gao Han said that most people have performed as they deserve. Cristiano Ronaldo's second goal score was not surprising, but he also emphasized the two players.

"Milner's performance in this game is very important. The twelve successful interceptions have allowed us to see clearly his contribution to the team. He is a reassuring player. I think he is finding a position suitable for him in the team. I believe he will perform better and better."

"Kompani's progress over the past season is obvious to all. He is very important in the back line now, especially in the second half, after we made substitutions, he was very successful in his defense against Drogba and frozen the Ivorians. I am satisfied and proud of his performance."

"As I said before the season, Manchester City is a team that is determined to make a difference this season. We need a strong lineup to support it. Every player who comes here has the opportunity to play his role and contribution."

Gao Han's last sentence was obviously to encourage the substitutes in the team, calling on them not to worry, and everyone has a chance.

Drogba performed well after taking the field in the second half. Gao Han replaced Xavi Martinez with Feltonheng. On the one hand, he kept his strength for the mid-week game, and on the other hand, he saw the difficulty of defending Xavi Martinez when defending Drogba.

After Kompani was moved to the middle, his defense against Drogba was very successful, which made the Ivorians, who performed very actively after the game, completely stopped the game. Fertonheng's performance on the left was pretty good, not outstanding, but he did not make any mistakes.

After Gao Han answered media questions, all the reporters threw the topic to Scolari, with the focus being the main battle between Falcao and Drogba.

Scolari said that his team has no difference between a main player and a substitute, and there is no need to make a fuss about the outcome of a game.

"We are playing in Manchester City Stadium, and losing here is possible, and we have to know that winning streaks is impossible, we will lose sooner or later, and I believe Manchester City is too."

"We put pressure on our opponents in the game, but the offense was not smooth. We didn't find a good way to crack the opponent's defense, so in the second half, I felt we had to make some changes."

Why did Drogba come on as a substitute?

Scolari's explanation for this is to better cope with the mid-week Champions League.

"You know, we can't have a player playing all the games. Drogba is not young, and I think he needs rest to keep his energy and make a better move in the Champions League."

"Of course, Drogba was very active after coming on the bench. He put strong pressure on the opponent's defense. In fact, I think we should have at least one goal, yes, that was the time when Drogba jumped to the top, but unfortunately, Cech is a very, very excellent goalkeeper, and he was very focused throughout the game."

As for whether he would consider rescheduling Drogba and replacing Falcao, Scolari said that he would arrange the team's lineup and tactics according to the different opponents of the game.

“So far, Drogba and Falcao have both reassuring performances, we have two top European centers and they are in good shape, and I’m satisfied with that.”

Gao Han sat aside, but his heart almost burst into laughter.

Scolari said this, but in his heart he must have scolded the group of media reporters in front of him.

At the beginning of the season, when Chelsea lost the Community Shield, they didn't say that.

At that time, they accused Scolari of trusting Drogba and ignoring Falcao. But now, as soon as Falcao performed poorly, they all jumped out to complain for Drogba.

Oh my God, you group of unconventional media reporters, can you not do anything to do anything all day?

Gao Han never used the skill card in this game. The only time he had used it was after Drogba came on the court. He almost used it several times, but then he thought about it. Anyway, he had two goals in his hand, and it didn't matter if he lost one, so it was useless.

He felt very satisfied when defeating Scolari and Chelsea with his real level, but he also knew that this was not just a technical and tactical problem, but a problem of Scolari's arrangement of troops.

Everyone knows that Chelsea is not as strong as Manchester City, and Scolari himself knows that, so his goal in the game is a draw. He should have played defensive counterattacks, and he was strictly guarding and defending to the death. This is the most pragmatic attitude.

But Falcao performed too well in the first five rounds of the league. Scolari had no reason to exclude him from this strong conversation, and he didn't have the courage, so he had to arrange for Falcao.

But the result is obvious, Chelsea's offense is difficult to create a threat.

The biggest difference between this game and the Community Shield is that the Community Shield is a warm-up match, and both sides are willing to play against each other, so Falcao should have scored a goal at that time.

But now it's the league.

However, this cannot be said to be Scolari's problem. If anyone had anybody, they would inevitably make such a choice when they encountered such a situation, especially for a weaker head coach like Scolari.

Therefore, many times, fans only see the results of the game, but there are many reasons for this result of the game. The head coach's technical and tactical level is often not a decisive factor.

At the end of the press conference, Scolari also congratulated Gao Han and Manchester City very frankly.

"We failed to play at our level in this game, but Manchester City performed very well, especially in the midfield, with the success rate of pressing and interceptions that is very high, making the game more complicated and they deserve to win."

But as for whether Manchester City will win all the way and defend the title successfully after winning this focus game, Scolari said that everything is still unknown. "The league has just been six rounds, and Manchester City has only three points in the lead, so it is too early to talk about winning the championship."

"My thoughts are exactly the same as Scolari." Gao Han firmly agreed with Scolari's judgment.

"I don't think a game can determine whether we can defend the title successfully, and what I want to say is that our goal this season is not just to defend the Premier League."

"I said after the FA Cup final last season that we have the strength to compete for the Champions League, so this season, my players and I are very confident to attack the Champions League championship, but this requires us to work hard to play every game, always stay focused, and devote ourselves to the game."

"I'm very happy that so far this season, my players have done a good job and we are on the right path. I hope everyone can be rude and keep moving forward."

At the same time, Gao Han also encouraged Scolari to evaluate the Brazilian coach as one of the best head coaches in the world.

"I believe that if he can get enough trust and coaching space, he will be able to succeed in the Premier League."

Scolari also gave a positive response to the affirmation and encouragement from Gao Han.

The two also drank a drink in the conference room of the city court following the Premier League tradition after the press conference.
Chapter completed!