The game is over!
The entire Bernabeu Stadium was silent!
2-2, this was the final result shown on the scoreboard of the Bernabeu Stadium.
Real Madrid drew 2-2 with Manchester City at home.
Yes, in the last minute of the game's stoppage time, Real Madrid launched a fierce attack on Manchester City's defense with an almost crazy offensive attitude, creating chaos in Manchester City's penalty area. In the end, Pedro Leon, who came on as a substitute, seized an opportunity and equalized the score for Real Madrid.
After Real Madrid scored a goal, the referee blew the whistle to end the game when Manchester City restarted.
Under normal circumstances, such a result would have made Real Madrid fans happy, because the score was equalized in the final stage.
But tonight, the result made everyone feel sick.
To put it in a good way, how could the result be good if we failed to beat Manchester City at home?
It's not right to say it's bad, at least we didn't lose at home.
What's more, in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, Schalke 04 defeated Inter Milan 2-1 at home with Raul's goal in the 86th minute and won the precious three points.
Magath's team has performed extremely poorly in the Bundesliga this season, but has been extremely brave in the Champions League.
Raul also realized his wish of joining Schalke 04, which is to continue scoring goals in the Champions League and further expand his Champions League goal record.
However, in Gao Shen's opinion, this is of no use at all.
But Raul is getting happier and happier now, and feels particularly happy!
As a result, after five rounds of group matches, Manchester City leads with 13 points, followed by Schalke 04 with 8 points, Real Madrid is in third with 5 points, and Inter Milan is at the bottom of the points list.
This result has basically sentenced Real Madrid to death.
Because according to the rules of the Champions League group stage, if two teams have the same points, the comparison is the win-loss record between them. If the score is still a draw, the number of away goals scored in the match will be considered, and finally the goal difference in the group stage will be considered.
According to the match between Real Madrid and Schalke 04, Real Madrid lost with a 1-1 draw at home and a 0-1 draw away.
In other words, even if Schalke 04 lost to Manchester City and Real Madrid beat Inter Milan in the last round, they still could not get second place in the group and could only rank third.
This is why the entire Bernabeu was dead silent!
Many Real Madrid players collapsed.
Last season, they were eliminated in the round of 16 of the Champions League. It could be said that it was a mistake, and losing to an amateur team could be said to be an accident. But now, they can't even get out of the group stage. What else can they say?
Schalke 04 had four or five players who were abandoned by Real Madrid. As a result, it was this team that completely ruined Real Madrid's qualification, and the first to suffer was the former Real Madrid leader, Raul.
What else can they say?
Even if we put aside the outside world, in tonight's game at the Bernabeu, Real Madrid was still scoring goals until the injury time. What can the fans say?
Is it because the team's performance is not strong enough?
Or is it because your skills are not as good as others?
The lineup that cost 400 to 500 million euros to build is inferior to others?
Manchester City's tactics did not change at all throughout the game, they just defended and counterattacked, letting you attack!
But can Real Madrid attack?
"No! This is wrong!"
The live commentator at the Bernabeu Stadium was shouting in a crying voice.
"There must be something wrong with us. We don't deserve this result. We have the best players in the world, we have the strongest squad, but why, we can't even get out of the group? Why?"
Yeah, why?
This should be the question of countless Real Madrid fans.
But no one could give them an answer.
The live camera was specifically directed to the stands. Florentino's face was full of frost, making it difficult to tell his mood at the moment.
Valdano, Zidane, Butragueno and others nearby were obviously extremely disappointed with the result.
Real Madrid's offense really has problems.
But that's exactly the problem.
Who would think that a team that can score over 100 goals in a single season would have problems with its offense?
At this moment, sitting in the presidential stand of the Bernabeu, Valdano and Zidane both thought of what Gao Shen had said to them in Naples.
"Real Madrid's tactics are outdated!"
"If you still build the team with this idea, I can guarantee that Real Madrid will not be competitive in the Champions League. Don't expect to win the eleventh Champions League!"
Looking back on it now, it was like a bolt from the blue, so shocking!
…
"Congratulations, Gao!"
Mourinho forced himself to cheer up and walked over to shake hands with Gao Shen.
This is his demeanor as a home team coach.
Gao Shen smiled faintly and shook hands with him.
At this moment, Gao Shen didn't know what to say.
So he simply said nothing and remained silent, which would never be wrong.
Mourinho was not in the mood to say more to Gao Shen. He just apologized and turned to leave, but suddenly he thought of something.
"By the way, Gao, can I ask you a question?" Mourinho turned around and asked.
Gao Shen nodded, "Of course, if you ask."
"If it were you, what would you choose in this situation tonight?" Mourinho asked.
Gao Shen stared at Mourinho, trying to find out from his eyes whether he was serious or just being polite.
But in fact, he couldn't dig out any secrets from Mourinho's eyes.
"are you serious?"
"Yeah." Mourinho made a gesture of invitation.
After thinking about it, Gao Shen decided to tell the truth.
He didn't know how Mourinho viewed him at this moment, but in his heart, the Portuguese was still a friend.
Friends, you should tell me everything you know.
"If it were me, the best solution would be to not let the team get to this point today."
Mourinho nodded, of course.
"If it really comes to this, I will still choose to attack, but my choice will be different from yours."
Mourinho tilted his head to indicate that he was listening.
"I don't like Adebayor. I will use Benzema. He can better connect the midfield and the frontcourt, and can take care of both the left and right flanks. He has such ability."
"At this stage, he is indeed not as strong as Adebayor, but I think his advantages far outweigh his disadvantages, and I believe in his talent and the speed of his improvement."
"As for midfield, I won't use Özil for even a minute. As for who to use, it's hard to say. Maybe I wouldn't let Parejo transfer to Valencia last summer. Maybe I would buy other players. Anyway..."
Gao Shen curled his lips, many things are self-evident.
The two people's habits of employing people are completely different.
Mourinho was very curious. "I rarely see you speak so lowly of a player. Does Özil have a grudge against you?"
Gao Shen laughed, "No, I don't even know him, but he is not a player I like and value."
Mourinho nodded, accepting Gao Shen's explanation.
As for what Gao Shen said, he understood and comprehended it, but he could not use it because he was not Gao Shen.
The personnel habits and character of each head coach are basically very personal.
Gao Shen has his own way of employing people, and Mourinho also has his own way.
"You asked me a question, so can I also give you some advice?" Gao Shen asked back with a smile.
Mourinho thought Gao Shen was going to say something, so he raised his eyebrows, put his hands on his hips, and listened attentively.
Gao Shen took two steps forward, came to Mourinho, and said softly: "Listen to my advice, Jose, the way you played at Chelsea and Inter Milan won't work in Real Madrid. You must change it and keep up with the times. Also, don't be too tough in the locker room, and don't easily change some conventional things."
Mourinho was a little surprised, feeling that Gao Shen seemed to have discovered his deepest secret.
Is there a traitor?
"Did anyone tell you something?"
Gao Shen shook his head. "You know, Real Madrid is a club that thrives on exposure and attention. It's like he took off all his clothes and stood naked in front of everyone. He has no secrets at all. This is the operating rule of Real Madrid!"
What does Mourinho want to do?
Change captain!
He believes that Casillas is a goalkeeper and is not suitable to be captain.
Because on the field, the captain usually communicates with the referee on behalf of the team, and the goalkeeper is too far back.
Does this make sense?
Maybe.
But is it necessary to change?
No.
To put it bluntly, Mourinho's goal is to establish his own prestige in the shortest possible time. Is there anything more exciting than signing the captain and legendary goalkeeper Casillas as soon as he arrives at Real Madrid?
And what is the captaincy heritage of Real Madrid?
That is to use the qualifications for joining the team as the only criterion.
This reminded Gao Shen of an interesting thing. When ancient emperors chose a crown prince, did they choose the eldest son or the most capable one?
On the surface, everyone knows that it is better to appoint virtuous people. Who doesn't want to have wise rulers?
But what is the reality?
This is a way to invite disaster.
Why?
If the eldest son is chosen as the heir, it is decided based on his family background and time of birth. No one can change it. It is a very clear standard.
I believe everyone can guess what the final result will be without further explanation.
What Mourinho is going to do now may not be right, but it is generally the case.
Just think about this matter in your mind. Once it is brought up, Real Madrid's locker room will definitely be in chaos!
In his previous life, Mourinho eventually lost control of the locker room. There were a lot of inside stories that were not revealed to the public, but the root cause was Casillas. In Mourinho's first season as Real Madrid coach, it was revealed by Marca and AS that he was going to replace Casillas and let Ronaldo be the captain.
Is there really no connection at all here?
Who will replace Casillas?
Cristiano Ronaldo? Ramos? Xabi Alonso?
According to Marca, these three are the most likely.
You see, suddenly there is competition.
The question is, who can convince the public at this time? ..
If we are not careful, won't cliques start to form in the locker room?
(To be continued)