Chapter 56
What a quiet noon!

When Yang Hao woke up in the bedroom, he felt refreshed and energetic.

Perhaps because he knew he was on holiday, there hadn't been a single call from morning until now. After watching the video of Real Madrid's two-leg Champions League semifinal against Bayern, he went to bed after lunch and slept soundly.

Things are really weird in the world.

It's like the European Champions League.

When was Bayern's strongest?
Yang Hao felt that it should have been 1999, but when they met the BUFF-filled Red Devils Manchester United, they not only failed to win the championship, but also became the background of the great Manchester United. Who could Bayern look to cry to?

Speaking of this season, it is still very strong.

Strong midfielders such as Effenberg, Sauer, Jerry Metz, Salihamidzic, Fink, and Paulo Sergio still made Hitzfeld's team perform very well.

The forward line composed of Elber, Yankel, Zickler and Santa Cruz is also very luxurious.

But this team was defeated by Vicente del Bosque's Real Madrid in the semifinals.

More importantly, anyone can see that Real Madrid's overall strength this year is much worse than Bayern.

Just like this battle at the Olympiastadion in Munich, after Bayern lost 0-2 to Real Madrid in an away game, they attacked at home from the beginning and scored in 13 minutes.

Real Madrid was on the road and couldn't even sustain Bayern's opening three goals.

But what about after?

Bayern is worried about gains and losses, especially the players on the field, who lack a unified thinking.

With Bayern's strength, after scoring the first goal, they could have taken advantage of the victory and scored another victory to bring the game back to the same starting line, but Hitzfeld and his players were obviously conservative.

As soon as the pressure on Bayern relaxed, Real Madrid counterattacked immediately.

Anelka this season is actually a bit like Gareth Bale later, often making contributions at critical moments.

The same was true this time. The Frenchman, who served as the lone forward, received an assist from his left teammate Savio and used a powerful header to completely kill Bayern Munich in the 31st minute.

One away goal and Bayern was sentenced to death!
In the end, Bayern won 2-1, but so what?

Even with low morale, Bayern still created many opportunities, even several excellent opportunities, but they missed them again and again, especially Sauer and Elber, who both missed scoring opportunities.

Some people say, this is life!

In 99 and 00, Europe owed Bayern a Champions League, so in 01, when Bayern's overall strength had declined significantly, it suddenly gave Bayern a Champions League.

As a result, it was Cooper and his Valencia who had reached the European finals for three consecutive years.

Of course, Yang Hao is not superstitious, nor does he think it is fate. He can only say that Bayern's current overall strength is not strong enough, and its game control ability is not good enough, so the fault tolerance rate is naturally low.

Cup games are often the most error-prone.

Looking at Real Madrid, they bought Anelka for 3000 million euros. They have been having troubles all season. Everyone knows that the Frenchman will definitely leave after the end of this season.

but?
He scored two goals in the two most crucial games, helping Real Madrid reach the Champions League final.

I would like to ask, is this 3000 million euros worth spending or not?
……

The first thing Yang Hao did after going out was to call the team's locker room administrator over.

This is also an old employee of Atletico Madrid. Yang Hao only knows that his name is Ramon, but his specific surname is not clear.

"We will have two new players starting training with the team in the afternoon. Please arrange things in the locker room in advance." Yang Hao explained.

He was talking about Torres and Gabi.

Ramon smiled and nodded, indicating that he had received the news a long time ago.

It's strange to say that fans of all teams hope that the head coach will promote more young players from his own youth training.

This is called one's own people.

The news that Yang Hao was going to bring Torres and Gabi to the away game had already spread.

Sure enough, the team's captain Tony Munoz, Aguilera, Santi Denia and Kiko were also prepared early. They all knew that new players would come to the afternoon training session.

Yang Hao hopes that these veterans will bring more newcomers, and also tells them that the team still needs them to continue to play their role.

"This summer, we will have to accept greater challenges, which will also be difficult. I hope you can continue to support me and the club!" Yang Hao issued an appeal.

They are all hanging out in the same locker room. Of course Tony Munoz, Aguilera and others are aware of the team's current problems. They also know that many players have contacted their next homes, and some have not contacted them, and they are all waiting and watching. .

Hasselbaink, for example.

Do you know how many clubs this season's La Liga Golden Boot has attracted the attention of?
Marca counted before and found that there are 15 companies that have clearly extended an olive branch to Hasselbaink.

This is calculated after Atletico Madrid has successfully relegated. Before relegation, there will only be more.

Many of them are from the Premier League, and there are also teams from La Liga.

Yang Hao himself made preliminary statistics and found that the number of players leaving Atletico Madrid this summer must exceed double digits, or even more than 15. This will be a very amazing reorganization.

But there is no way. After this season, many people have lost confidence in the team.

Of course, this is nothing unusual.For example, Sevilla, which was relegated early, is said to have more than 20 players leaving the team this summer, including main defender Marchena, who is now also the player with the highest price in the Sevilla team.

Real Betis, who is also about to be relegated, will also sell more than double-digit players, including the team's biggest forward Alfonso.

It is said that this player has reached a private agreement with Barcelona, ​​​​and Barcelona will sign him at a high price of 1650 million euros.

Interestingly, this player comes from Real Madrid’s youth academy.

For teams in the top league, relegation represents disillusionment and disaster.

The Premier League is actually relatively good, and there is also the so-called parachute protection. In La Liga, after relegation, the income dropped sharply, and basically they can only rely on constantly selling people in exchange for new opportunities.

Yang Hao was unlucky because he took over Atletico Madrid too late. Everyone thought the team was going to be relegated and the players were already falling apart. As a result, he succeeded in avoiding relegation.

Under such circumstances, we still have to make a big breakthrough in the new season.

This is also a new challenge for Yang Hao.

Taking over the team midway, making adjustments and repairs, and starting from scratch to build a team are two completely different coaching methods. The vast majority of head coaches are only good at one of them. European football is in turmoil.

For Yang Hao, this is a brand new challenge. If successful, his reputation will definitely be greater than it is now.

Only then will he truly establish a foothold in European football.

……

In the afternoon, before the training session.

When the two young players Torres and Gabi timidly appeared in the first team training area in Mahdahonda and walked cautiously into the locker room, the first person they encountered was the administrator Ramon.

"Come here, boys, Mr. Yang Hao has already given instructions."

After hearing this, the two young men felt even more grateful to the head coach.

Ramon took them to visit the first team's locker room and told them who's wardrobe and seats, as well as who's habits, and introduced them to the team's situation as much as possible.

Finally, take them to their assigned location and wardrobe, where all their jerseys, boots and training equipment are.

Atletico Madrid has sponsors, so other brands of sports equipment are never allowed to appear in the Mahadahonda and Calderon stadiums, but boots are allowed.

When the time was almost up, the two young men couldn't sit still at all.

When they were sitting in the locker room, they saw the stars coming in one after another, including Fresnedoso who won the double championship, Tony Munoz, the meritorious captain, and Aguilera, the captain on the field. And Belleron, Hasselbaink...

Especially when Torres saw Kiko, he was stunned.

This has been his idol since childhood!
Before, Torres thought of many possibilities. He had deduced what he would say to his idol, but when they actually met, he found that he could not say a word.

On the contrary, it was Kiko who came over with a smile and reached out to grab a handful of the freckled boy's hair. "I've heard about you for a long time, Fernando, and you're finally in the first team!"

Kiko is like an old friend whom I have known for a long time.

"Yes, yes." Torres, who had never known stage fright, was actually a little nervous.

"The boss said that you will be better than me, I'm looking forward to it!" Kiko said with a smile.

Torres was a little nervous for a moment. The young man couldn't tell what Kiko meant by his words.

"Don't be nervous, kid. You are still so young. Of course you should be better than me. Only then can you be promising. Only then can Atletico Madrid have hope, right?" Kiko immediately comforted the young freckled boy.

Torres thinks it makes sense.

But only those who truly call Atletico Madrid their home are willing to say such things.

"From today on, you can follow me, but you have to make an agreement first. I will hold you to the strictest standards, especially your skills. The boss said that your skills are too poor."

If Yang Hao were present, he would definitely fight with Kiko.

Did labor and management say it was too bad?
I just said that his skills are not detailed enough and need to be polished.

"By the way, your body is too weak. You must improve it. It's best to be as strong as him." Kiko pointed at Hasselbaink and smiled.

The Dutch center also heard it, and immediately turned around, immediately became energetic, and performed bodybuilder poses one after another, showing off those muscles that even he himself drooled over.

Torres was confused.

Don’t they all say that the atmosphere in the first team is very bad?

Why does it seem different from the rumors?
On the other side, Gabi also met his "teacher", and Yang Hao asked captain Aguilera to take him personally.

Antonio Lopez’s “teacher” is the old captain Tony Munoz, who has been with him for some time.

Yang Hao hopes that through this method of bringing the old with the new, he can help these new players integrate into the locker room, grow and improve faster, and become a new force in Atletico Madrid's first team.

The players in the locker room have no objections to this. Many of them are about to leave the team, and they will not cause any trouble at this juncture.

Besides, with Yang Hao in charge, what kind of waves can they make?

(End of this chapter)

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