Go score!coach

Chapter 15 The Invisible Man

Barcelona, ​​Spain.

After the afternoon training session, Barcelona Sports City became quiet again.

The lights are still on in coach Louis van Gaal's office.

The day after tomorrow, his team will go to Madrid to challenge Atletico Madrid away.

Van Gaal is not afraid of the sheet army at all, even in the away game.

He coached Atletico Madrid for three seasons, and once lost 2:5 in an away game, but that was when the league had already won the championship in advance. Van Gaal went to the away game with a substitute lineup, but Vieri scored twice. and assists were stunned.

But overall, Van Gaal's Barcelona still has an advantage against Atletico Madrid.

This time, he believed it would be the same.

Especially after Antić dismissed get out of class, Atletico Madrid was already at the end of its rope and had completely given up on this season.

But even so, Van Gaal still didn't dare to be careless.

Barcelona's current situation is not very good, and they urgently need a victory, preferably a complete victory, to revive the team's morale.

But the funny thing is that Barcelona, ​​no, maybe even the entire European football world, and even the whole world, know nothing about Atletico Madrid’s new head coach. They have no idea what he did before, what he did, and what he did. What an extraordinary thing.

The only thing that was reported by the media was that he ran to meet Florentino, but after being ridiculed by Florentino, he kicked him out directly.

God knows how he became the head coach of Atletico Madrid?

But precisely because of this, the whole world is very unfamiliar with this new Atletico Madrid coach.

No one knows what tactics he likes, what type of players he likes to use, and how he might arrange his troops.

Can only rely on guesswork!

Van Gaal is a very controlling manager and he doesn't like to guess.

Especially this kind of speculation that has no scientific basis.

……

Just when Van Gaal had a headache, someone knocked on the office door from outside.

In walked his assistant coach, the Portuguese Jose Mourinho.

This 37-year-old young man does things very resolutely. Although there are frequent disputes, Van Gaal still relies on and trusts him very much.

When he was coaching Barcelona, ​​Van Gaal had three assistants. Ronald Koeman and Gerald van der Lem both left to coach alone. Now only Jose Mourinho is left, and I guess he will be the one sooner or later. Want to fly solo.

"What's the matter, Jose?" Van Gaal asked as he watched him enter.

"Beyble is injured."

"Really hurt?" Van Gaal was a little surprised at first, then he felt happy and smiled.

"The information our scouts got is indeed correct. He was injured midway through the game against Deportivo La Coruna, not to prepare for the Copa del Rey. According to the reliable information we got, he was injured and missed training in the afternoon."

Mourinho also looked very happy.

This Beybour is a strong midfielder with excellent defensive ability. Without him, where will Atletico Madrid compete with Barcelona?
After hearing this, Van Gaal was basically convinced.

With double matches a week, every training session is crucial.

No head coach would be stupid enough to deliberately let players miss training to set off a smoke bomb.

Beybour's absence from training only proves that he is indeed injured.

"Then our plans have to change a little bit."

As Van Gaal spoke, he walked back to the desk without sitting down. He looked directly at a matchup picture in front of him, which showed the starting lineups of Barcelona and Atletico Madrid.

Of course, this was guessed by Van Gaal and his assistants.

In the past two days, Atletico Madrid's training has continued the same arrangement as Antic, so it is likely that the game will be the same.

442, the goalkeeper is still Molina, the defense is Capdevila, Santi Denia, Carlos Gamarra and Gaspar from left to right, and the midfielder is Solari and Belleron. , Beybour and Aguilera, the double forward is Kiko's partner Hasselbaink.

But now, Van Gaal reached out and took down the chess piece representing Beybour.

"Who do you think he will use? Baraja? Fresnedoso? Ugo Leal? Or Oscar Mene?"

Van Gaal asked several names in one breath, all of which were Atletico Madrid midfielders. He knew them all by heart.

This is his responsibility as a head coach. He has always studied his opponents very thoroughly.

"You seem to look down on Venturin a little bit." Mourinho said this unexpectedly.

Van Gaal was so amused that they both laughed.

Beybour's importance to Atletico Madrid's midfield is extraordinary. It can even be said that Atletico Madrid's defense relies on Beybour.

Now that the Czech is injured, how can Atletico Madrid still fight Barcelona?

"I'm wondering, should we play more aggressively?" Mourinho suggested.

Van Gaal looked at his assistant and shook his head secretly.

After all, young people are good at everything, but their ideas are sometimes too radical.

At this time, the most important thing for Barcelona is to secure a victory to relieve the pressure the team is facing now, and not always want to make big things happen.

"Jose, I think if you have the opportunity to coach alone in the future, you will definitely take more risks than me." Van Gaal said with a smile.This is not the first time Van Gaal has said this, and Mourinho also laughed.

He does feel that his coaching philosophy does have the gene for playing offensive football.

"You are just watching the excitement and are not afraid of big troubles. I can't. I have to take the overall situation into consideration."

Van Gaal saw him smiling a little proudly, and immediately laughed and cursed.

"Let Cocu start as a central defender and Guardiola play the fourth position. We will try to resolve the battle in one away leg!"

This is also the result of Van Gaal's careful consideration.

Barcelona's central defenders are also at a disadvantage in terms of height, and Cocu is relatively tall.

And as a versatile player, Cocu's offensive power is very good. He sits on the back line and can effectively help the team move forward, suppress Atletico Madrid's overall formation, and allow the midfielder and frontcourt to better harvest results.

After hearing this, Mourinho immediately nodded in agreement and immediately recorded it on his notepad.

"Still haven't heard about Atletico Madrid's new head coach?" Van Gaal suddenly asked.

Mourinho shook his head, "No, there was no news from the media, so they just ignored it."

Van Gaal couldn't help but smile. Even the media couldn't get any information, which was a bit strange.

"I heard a reporter from Daily Sports mention it. That person seemed to appear out of thin air. It was very strange. What I can find out so far is that he accidentally slipped and fell into the water in Madrid a few months ago. Here, he was rescued."

"Then later, I tried to trick Florentino, but he drove me away, and then this time."

Van Gaal nodded, "Where did he get his coaching certificate?"

Others can be faked, but it’s impossible to fake certificates, right?
"Don't tell me. His certificate is genuine. UEFA and the Coaches Association have relevant records, but no one can remember when there was such a number one figure. Do you think it's strange?"

"What about the Cologne Institute of Sport? Didn't you mean that he graduated from the Department of Sports Management?" Van Gaal was even more puzzled.

"Yes, some reporters also asked about it. This person did graduate, but no one remembers him. Even the teacher is not sure whether he attended class."

When Van Gaal heard this, he began to wonder if he was watching a thriller.

"Is this person's sense of existence too low?"

"He is like an invisible person. If he hadn't been introduced this time, no one would have remembered that there was such a number one person. There were reporters who went to interview Florentino, but guess what, Florentino how to answer?"

"Don't remember?" Van Gaal laughed.

"Yes, Florentino said directly, who? I don't know this person!"

Both of them burst out laughing.

Atletico Madrid's new coach is indeed so insignificant that he is ignored to this extent.

But this also went a step further, making all media reporters believe that he was really the unlucky guy promoted by Atletico Madrid and burdened with the reputation of being relegated.

Otherwise, how to explain that Atletico Madrid would choose such a person as the head coach?
"I can fully imagine the chaos in Atletico Madrid's locker room at this moment and the panic among people. I think the Copa del Rey semi-finals should be safe."

Mourinho looked deeply at Van Gaal.

In the three years since he coached Barcelona, ​​Van Gaal has won the La Liga championship for two consecutive years. Although he has not been able to make a breakthrough in the Champions League, his results are outstanding, and this year he may not be able to snatch the league championship from Deportivo La Coruña.

If he can win the Copa del Rey, Van Gaal should be able to keep his coaching position.

At the very least, it’s enough to win the championship every year.

Of course, Van Gaal understands what Mourinho means, but the rebellious Dutchman is not uncommon in using this method in exchange for staying on.

But Mourinho...

"Jose, I heard that a Portuguese Super League team is interested in you?" Van Gaal suddenly asked.

Mourinho did not hide anything and nodded directly, "I'm still thinking about it."

"Go ahead. After this season, if you have the opportunity to coach alone, go for it!" Van Gaal advised.

He has always felt that Mourinho was unwilling to be subordinated to others and was able to serve as his assistant for three years more because he was learning.

You’ve learned enough, and sooner or later you’ll have to fly solo.

"I'll think about it again, and I'm really a little worried." Mourinho said with a wry smile.

Van Gaal burst out laughing, "You can't be like Atletico Madrid's new coach, right?"

Mourinho suddenly laughed again, "No, no, I haven't reached this level yet."

As an assistant coach of Barcelona, ​​if he goes out to coach alone, he should at least be a strong team in the Portuguese Super League, and he must be on his own.

With Atletico Madrid's new coach taking the blame, Mourinho might as well stay at Barcelona.

……

When Van Gaal and Mourinho were in Barcelona Sports City, teasing Atletico Madrid's head coach who couldn't even pronounce his name, Yang Hao was still working overtime at the training base in Mahdajonda.

He just had a meeting with several players who were about to start in the first team and listened to some of their opinions and ideas. He also explained his tactics and ideas for this game, as well as some of the tactics he wanted to use against Barcelona.

After the meeting, he specially kept Baraja and Pablo Garcia behind to discuss the matter with them alone.

Especially Pablo Garcia.

"You all said that you are willing to fight for me, so now is the chance to fulfill your promise!" Yang Hao stared at the two of them and said harshly.

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