Super Marshal

Professional football has always been a circle where seniority is ranked, and Spain is no exception.

In recent years, Spanish football talents have flourished, not only players have emerged in large numbers, but also new talents have emerged in the field of coaches.

Among the 42 teams in La Liga and La Liga, there are only three foreign head coaches.

They are Real Sociedad's Welsh coach Toshack, Athletic Bilbao's German coach Heynckes, and Atletico Madrid's Chinese coach Gao Han who has returned to La Liga.

Both Heynckes and Toshack have coached Real Madrid. The former led Real Madrid to the UEFA Champions League in 1998, and the latter took charge of the Bernabeu twice. The first time was in the 1989-90 season. Zero seven league goals record, even up to now has not been broken.

Both of them are well-known coaches in Spanish football and even in Europe. They no longer need to prove themselves to anyone, and they have coached Spain for many years, and they are quite related in the professional head coach circle.

On the contrary, Gao Han, a young man who just arrived, led Atletico Madrid to a winning streak all the way, from the relegation zone to the champion of the second division. Although he created an astonishing miracle, he still seemed out of place in this circle.

Moreover, Atlético de Madrid is full of vigor, threatening those teams in the middle and lower reaches, coupled with more or less peers, Gao Han is inevitably ignored.

Paul Futre and Julen Lopetegui are both professional players, and they have some acquaintances in the circle. When they meet, they will inevitably have a few words, but Gao Han is obviously not interested in their topics.

Since no one answered, he was also happy, walked to the window alone, and silently looked at the bustling street downstairs.

To the west of this street, about four or five kilometers away, is the Bernabéu Stadium of Real Madrid.

Soon, there will be a hurdle in the high cold.

Gao Han also saw Real Madrid's coach Bosque in the venue, a kind-looking fat man with a thick mustache, he should be quite popular in the circle, and there are many people around him.

Raul and Hierro are also quite easy to get along with, and someone always goes to chat with them.

Perhaps it was because Gao Han rejected Barcelona's invitation not long ago, so Barcelona's head coach Rexach didn't give Gao Han a good look, and he seems to have a lot of friends here.

In a large circle, there will inevitably be some small circles.

That's how it was in the meeting place, more or less, there were circles of people, and there were many discussions and voices.

The only thing that surprised Gao Han was that Zambrano had a lot of friends here, and those who ran around in the venue seemed to be quite popular, just the kind of cynicism that occasionally swept towards Gao Han. The eyes make people feel uncomfortable.

This guy is really vengeful!

You scolded me in the newspaper, I haven't even settled this account with you, if you dare to provoke me, I will never end with you!

Gao Han sneered secretly, but didn't put him at ease.

In his opinion, Zambrano is a clown, if he is really capable, he can't find a job until now, and can only swear at others in the newspaper and get paid for the manuscript.

Soon, Gao Han noticed that behind the bustling crowd, there was a person just like him, sitting alone in the corner.

The captain of Barcelona, ​​oh no, the former captain, Pep Guardiola.

Seeing that it was him, Gao Han walked over.

He still clearly remembers that at the beginning, he was the first person who came over to greet him and congratulate him on winning the championship.

"Hey, Pep."

Guardiola raised his head sharply and was surprised to see Gao Han, "Hey, it's you."

"Can I sit down?" Gao Han pointed to the seat next to him.

"Of course, of course." Guardiola made a gesture of invitation.

Gao Han smiled and sat down beside him. He noticed that Guardiola looked a little lonely.

His recent situation is really bad.

Because of Figo's transfer to Real Madrid, he was in an embarrassing situation in Barcelona, ​​coupled with conflicts with the management, so Guardiola announced early that he would leave Barcelona before the end of last season.

On the one hand, it was his personality, but also because he wanted to go to Juventus.

That was the team where his idol Michel Platini used to play for, so he wanted to go too, and the Serie A giants also made it clear that they were interested in him, and Moggi even promised to sign him.

But soon, with Ancelotti's dismissal and Lippi in charge of the Bianconeri, everything changed.

In order to wait for Juventus, Guardiola even rejected the invitation of Manchester United Ferguson, who finally signed Veron from Lazio at a high price.

Time has entered August, and the operation context of the transfer market is becoming more and more clear.

AC Milan was once interested in Guardiola, but on the one hand, the introduction of Redondo from Real Madrid suffered a big loss, and there was a shadow; on the other hand, they introduced Pirlo, and Rui Costa of Fiorentina .

One of these two players is younger and the other is more adapted to Serie A, neither of which can be replaced by Guardiola.

Lazio locked the target firmly on the younger Mendieta, and Inter Milan also shifted their targets...

For a while, Guardiola fell into a situation where no one cared about him.

A few days ago, the news came out that Real Madrid's Florentino wanted to introduce Guardiola, but soon, Guardiola publicly denied it in the media, saying that he would join Real Madrid only when he was crazy.

What happened to Figo before, if he joins Real Madrid now, he will completely become a traitor to Barcelona.

The latest news shows that Guardiola is waiting.

The British media broke the news that if Vieira's transfer to Real Madrid is successful, Wenger will introduce Guardiola.

But that's ironic, isn't it?

What's even more ironic is that Barcelona's management has yet to publicly retain their captain!

Guardiola is definitely not without strength, but because of various reasons, he has fallen into this embarrassing situation now.

"How are you recently?" Gao Han asked with concern.

Guardiola nodded and squeezed out a smile, "Not bad."

"What about training?"

"Training with my personal trainer has been very good."

Veteran, experienced, knows how to prepare for the season.

"Have you ever thought about staying in Spain?" Gao Han asked tentatively.

Guardiola looked at Gao Han with some surprise, "Stay in Spain?"

"Well, we are going to fight on three fronts in the new season, but we only have Xabi Alonso, Gabi is good, but he is still too young, and the average age of our team is quite low, so if... I am Say if..."

Guardiola understood what Gao Han meant, and couldn't help smiling when he heard his faltering appearance.

This time it was not forced, and he smiled quite well.

He knew in his heart that this was Gao Han's reciprocation and his help.

"Thank you," Guardiola said gratefully.

Gao Han shrugged, his meaning has been expressed clearly, as to whether he is willing or not, it depends on Guardiola's own meaning.

Strictly speaking, Guardiola is not short of money, and even if he retires now, he will definitely have nothing to worry about.

But for a professional player, it is an honor to play until he feels that he cannot play.

If you quit now, it will be a lifetime of regret.

"I'm serious, think about it." Gao Han said seriously.

"I know." Guardiola nodded, but didn't say anything more.

The two smiled tacitly, and then fell silent again.

Guardiola has never been a very talkative person, except when it comes to football.

However, talking about football now is like exposing his scars, and Gao Han will naturally not do such a stupid thing.

There is no other way, then you can only be silent.

The venue was full of people, and the discussions became louder and louder.

All the people present were from the professional football circle, and the topics of discussion naturally revolved around football.

The new season is about to start, and the pattern of La Liga has become the focus of everyone's attention.

Who will win? Who can grab the top four spots? Who will be unlucky to be relegated?

These are the most concerned and most discussed topics of everyone present.

There is no doubt that Real Madrid has once again become the favorite to win the championship in most people's minds.

This is not surprising, because Real Madrid won the league championship with an absolute advantage last season. This season, the world superstar Zidane has been introduced, and the strength has improved again. It is really unreasonable not to win the championship.

As for the downgraded team, there are many opinions.

In recent years, the competition in La Liga has been very fierce. Many teams in the middle and lower reaches are in danger. No one dares to say that they will be able to avoid relegation.

"I dare not say about other teams, but I can guarantee that there is one team that will be relegated."

Not far in front of Gao Han and Guardiola, Fernando Zambrano talked to everyone.

"Which team are you talking about?"

"Haha, Atletico Madrid!"

"Atletico Madrid?" Everyone was a little surprised.

"I have reasons. First of all, this is a newly promoted team. Compared with two years ago, the lineup has been greatly changed. Most of the main players are not familiar with La Liga, and they are very young and inexperienced."

Being young often represents instability and immaturity, which is fatal.

"Then there is their transfer operation. They have no experience. At least I can't believe that any experienced transfer operator will sell the big heroes of the upgrade and bring in a few little-known players. That's all. Want to relegation?"

"I can't say that Atlético Madrid were wrong in wanting a new metabolism, but at the very least, it was too hasty."

At the end, Zambrano sneered twice.

Leaving aside personal grievances, what Zambrano said has some truth and has won the approval of many people. Some people even feel sorry for Atletico Madrid.

Zambrano's voice was not too loud, and Gao Han and Guardiola could just hear it.

"It seems that you really offended him!" Guardiola has been in the football circle for more than ten years, what can't he understand?

Gao Han curled his lips, noncommittal, "He only has one mouth left."

Seeing that Gao Han didn't respond, Zambrano thought he was a newcomer and didn't dare to attack, so he became more courageous.

"The team is too young and the transfer operation is not good. These are all problems, but the most fatal thing is that they have an unreliable character. After winning a few games in the low-level leagues, they forget where they came from. Head coach, hehe..."

Although what Zambrano said was already mentioned in the column, and he clearly knew that he was deliberately targeting Gao Han, but the Spanish coaches around him still laughed when they heard it.

In the Spanish football circle, even in recent years, there are still many xenophobic people who think too much of themselves.

Zambrano is obviously one of them.

But Gao Han, who was sitting next to Guardiola, was angry.

If you say something, I can pretend that I didn't hear it and give you freedom of speech.

But if you play personal attacks by name and name, that won't work.