Chapter 873 You Guess
Another zero-to-three!
The post-match press conference held at the Bernabeu became Mourinho's one-man show.
The Portuguese became the target of public criticism. Faced with media inquiries and even accusations, Mourinho repeatedly stated that his team had put all his strength into it, and everyone was performing very hard, and he had no reason to accuse them.
"That's what the football game is, we've tried our best, but our opponents have played higher, even the highest football level, so we're terrible by comparison, but that shouldn't be a reason to blame us, right?"
As for the two-round loss to Manchester City by 0-3, Mourinho said, "This is a loss, but it is definitely not a humiliation."
Gao Han also has the same remarks as Mourinho.
When answering questions from media reporters, Gao Han repeatedly stated that it is not easy for the team to win at the Bernabeu.
"Real Madrid played very bravely in this game. I can feel their determination and fighting spirit. They are participating in the game with strong spiritual strength. This puts us in a tremendous pressure, but I am very grateful that we have a group of outstanding players who can withstand the pressure."
Regarding the team's victory, Gao Han expressed this great joy. Being able to qualify from the Champions League group stage is the best Christmas gift the team gave to all Manchester City fans.
"I am very happy that my team has lived up to expectations before Christmas and brought joy to all fans. We insisted on our style and achieved nearly perfect results. I feel extremely proud to be able to end the Champions League group stage in this way, but we still need to continue to work hard."
Mourinho also quickly continued to answer questions from media reporters, and he once again reiterated that this was just a useless group match.
"What I want to say is that this game will not affect or even change anything. We have already advanced from the group stage and we will enter the Champions League quarterfinals. That is the challenge for us."
"A strength cannot tell any problem at all, because we still have a long way to go, and we still need to continue working hard. As for who can laugh to the end, who knows?"
Mourinho also said that he was full of confidence in the team and the players.
"The loss certainly makes people feel regretful and even a little frustrated, but it's not a problem at all. We can completely regain our hearts and we need to be more engaged and more focused on the game."
"Yes, there are so many players on the team, with different personalities, different experiences, and different ways of dealing with difficulties. Winning will certainly make everyone ecstatic, but we must learn to continue to maintain our fighting spirit after losing, as well as the ambition to win, train hard, and concentrate on the game."
Gao Han also replied in a subsequent question, "This is just a very ordinary game and will not affect the situation and the overall situation. The strength gap between our two teams is not as obvious as shown in the score. Our opponent is not weak. Despite losing, Real Madrid is still the top team in football today."
As for the game itself, Gao Han said that what he was most satisfied with was not the score, but the way to win.
"We try to try more diverse offenses and enrich our tactical ideas. I think these have been well cited in the game and have achieved quite good results. This is what I am most satisfied with."
At the post-match press conference, although Mourinho lost the ball, he was neither humble nor arrogant. He just lost his previous high profile and became more restrained, but he gave people the impression of being dissatisfied and resilient, which is also very consistent with his usual character.
Gao Han maintained the gentlemanly demeanor of the winner and did not take any harm.
The two looked very harmonious at the press conference and both gave each other enough. However, after the press conference and after the two left the venue at the same time, Gao Han suddenly asked Mourinho a question curiously.
"I'm very surprised, why do you use this tactical style in this game?"
Mourinho stopped and hesitated for two or three seconds before he turned his head and looked at Gao Han, and smiled unpredictably, "Guess."
I guess?
Gao Han looked at Mourinho's departure back, feeling full of doubts, but he also found it very funny.
Is this an indirect affirmation of the conspiracy theory in my heart?
Or maybe he lost the ball and didn't want to defend himself at all?
Or... are there any reasons?
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With Manchester City defeating Real Madrid 3-0 away, the Champions League group stage officially came to an end.
After several months of fierce competition, eight groups also decided on the rankings.
Manchester City and Real Madrid both qualify together, but AC Milan's situation is not so ideal. The Ross and Blacks lost to Ajax 0-2 at home in the last round, and Suarez made a brilliant performance.
The Uruguayan striker, who had just staged a vampire bite and was suspended in the Netherlands, staged a final redemption in this Champions League group stage, helping Ajax reverse AC Milan and qualify for the UEFA Cup.
The unlucky Ross and Blacks were eliminated from European competitions, which caused shock to the entire Italian football world.
In addition to this big upset, there is another big upset in the Champions League group stage, Gunner Arsenal.
Wenger's team once performed quite well, defeating Braga 6-0, defeating Belgrade guerrillas 3-1, and defeating Donetsk miners 5-1. The Gunners were unstoppable in the first three rounds and were invincible.
But when he challenged Donetsk Miners away in the fourth round, Arsenal lost 1-2 away, and then lost 0-2 away to Braga in the fifth round, ushering in a two-game losing streak, giving the top spot in the group to Donetsk Miners.
In the last round, Arsenal defeated Belgrade guerrillas three-to-one at home, but the Donetsk miners also defeated Braga 2-0 at home. Ukrainian team eventually ranked first in the group, and Arsenal only won second in the group.
One team in Real Madrid and one team in Arsenal, these two teams in the second group are both troublesome, and it also makes the draw of the upcoming Champions League quarterfinals knockout round full of suspense. No one wants to meet these two strong rivals so early.
However, one team in the same country, the other team in the same group, Arsenal and Real Madrid have no impact on Manchester City, who qualifies for the top spot in the group.
Whether it is Valencia, Rome, Werder Bremen, Lyon, Marseille, or even Copenhagen, Gao Han has enough confidence to win the opponent, so he doesn't take the lottery to heart.
But what really surprised Gao Han was that on the weekend of the sixth round of the Champions League group stage, Real Madrid challenged Barcelona away. As a result, Mourinho's team lost a zero-to-five at the Camp Nou, ending in a completely disastrous defeat.
The defeat in this century-old derby caused a great sensation around the world, not only completely diluting the shadow of the previous 0-3 loss to Manchester City, but also made Mourinho stand on the fire and roast it.
Some Spanish media even asserted immediately that Mourinho is likely to be fired.
When Gao Han, who was far away in Manchester, received the news, he was shocked.
Real Madrid's loss against Barcelona is relatively acceptable. After all, there is nothing to say about the skills that are not as good as others, but losing five goals is a bit outrageous. Moreover, Mourinho seemed helpless throughout the game and was unable to stop the team from losing a crushing defeat.
After the game, almost the entire Spain attacked Mourinho.
Losing Manchester City first and then Barcelona, losing eight goals in two games and scoring zero goals is absolutely unacceptable.
But Mourinho was as stubborn as ever in an interview with the media, saying that the team's loss is not the end of the world.
Just when everyone thought that even if Mourinho was not dead this time, at least he would lose his skin, Real Madrid chairman Florentino publicly expressed his support for coach Mourinho in an interview with the media, and promised all Real Madrid fans that the team will transfer to transfer to enhance the team's strength.
Once Florentino's interview was disclosed, it immediately caused a huge response in the entire Spanish football world.
No one expected that Mourinho's position as coach was not only not affected, but his position within the team was actually improved. Florentino gave him great trust and support, which was simply unbelievable.
According to Real Madrid's mouthpiece Ass, Real Madrid will introduce midfielders during the winter break, with goals including Roma's De Rossi, Porto's Moutinho, Juventus' Felipe Melo, Hoffenheim's Gustavo and Bayern Munich's Schweinsteiger, etc. These are Real Madrid's long-rumored targets.
At the same time, Ass also disclosed that Real Madrid has not given up on their pursuit of Arsenal captain Fabregas.
"Among Real Madrid's many goals, De Rossi is the midfielder Florentino has always wanted to get, but Roma's attitude is very tough, and De Rossi himself has no intention of leaving the team, so it is difficult for Real Madrid to convince the Italian international to join."
"The same situation also happened to the two superstars of Bayern Munich's Schweinsteiger and Arsenal's Fabregas."
"These three players are all top midfielders in Europe and are very in line with Real Madrid's team plan, but it is very difficult to get them, especially in the winter transfer market. In just over a month, it is difficult to get Real Madrid to complete such a major transfer transaction negotiation."
Therefore, after media analysis, the media believes that Real Madrid's goal will be on Moutinho, Felipe Melo and Gustavo, and these three players are also the list of signings submitted to the team when Mourinho coached Real Madrid.
But just as the media exposed the list of Real Madrid's recruitment, Marca published another hot news.
Atletico Madrid, which performed poorly this season, will introduce French midfielder Schneiderling from Chinatown at a high price of 30 million euros.
"Diego Simeone is very impressed by this French player who is both offensive and defensive, believing that he can greatly improve Atletico Madrid's midfield competitiveness. Given the good relationship between the two teams and the team's funding needs to build a new stadium, Chinatown is also willing to sell the players to Atletico Madrid. For this reason, the Bedding Legion will pay a transfer fee of 30 million euros."
The media generally believe that Chinatown performed very well in the La Liga this season. After selling Schneiderling, the team is likely to conduct internal excavations, and local players such as Ander Herrera, Cork and Isco will get more opportunities to play.
Chapter completed!