Chapter 891
In the early morning, Gao Han still came to the Carrington training base early as before.
Construction has begun on the new training base opposite the city stadium, but at least more than a year has been left before it is put into use.
But after Gao Han took over, the facilities at Manchester City's Carrington Training Base began to become more and more complete.
For example, the restaurant is open to the public every morning and provides nutritious breakfast, so many players are accustomed to coming to the training base earlier than usual to enjoy delicious and free breakfast.
Gao Han was always the first to arrive in Carrington. He went upstairs to change his clothes and sneakers, went downstairs to perform warm-up activities, and ran around Carrington. This was a habit he developed after entering Manchester City.
As his body gradually became hot, he could clearly feel his breathing became rapid, but his mind became more and more flexible.
The League Cup champion was won and the Premier League champion successfully defended his title, but these were not what he valued the most.
When he came to Manchester City, what he really wanted was the Champions League championship.
Before coaching Manchester City, he had already won league championships and Champions League championships in La Liga, Serie A and Bundesliga, which is very close to the requirements of the coaching system's [Champion Collector] task. As long as he leads Manchester City to win the Premier League, he will only be the Ligue 1.
Gao Han has always been very clear that he has relied on the coaching system to have all this, but this does not mean that he has not made any progress at all. On the contrary, in the past eleven years, he has not dared to slack off almost every day. He has worked harder than ever before and is stricter than himself.
Because he reminded himself all the time, how did all this come about?
This made him always full of crisis, motivating himself at all times, and at the same time, keeping him awake and rational.
But since the past one or two years, he has consciously reduced his dependence on the coaching system. One obvious change is that he has used the skill card less frequently, and even for a long time this season, he has started to use it at all.
Manchester City's extremely powerful lineup gave him confidence, allowing him to control the situation on the field and give him the ability to defeat all opponents, so he is more eager to test his true level and defeat all opponents.
This makes him feel more accomplished.
But for a long time, the [Champion Collector] in the mission system is like a towering mountain, standing in front of him, forcing him to look up and also making him particularly curious about what is behind that mountain?
He had a vague premonition, that is, what he had been pursuing for, was behind that mountain.
So, he kept telling himself that he must climb over it and conquer it.
Manchester City has won two championships this season, and is getting closer to the Champions League championship. Gao Han is eager to make a difference in the Champions League. He has defeated Mourinho, Ferguson, Wenger, Allegri and Scolari with his real ability. Now, he is eager to compete with more powerful opponents.
Among the eight teams that have advanced from the Champions League, Donetsk miners are the weakest. Eliminating Roma is an unpopular one and is recognized by everyone as a soft persimmon. Whoever draws him will be lucky.
After Atletico Madrid introduced Schneiderlin and Juan Fran during the winter break, their overall strength improved. After Bayern Munich lost Modric, their strength declined a little compared to Gao Han's coaching period. After Inter Milan sold people continuously, coupled with their metabolism, their overall strength also declined a lot.
Gao Han is also confident enough about these three old bosses.
There are three real headaches, Guardiola's Barcelona, Ferguson's Manchester United and Mourinho's Real Madrid.
Needless to say, Barcelona is a headache for anyone who touches this team.
Ferguson's Manchester United is famously difficult, especially in the cup matches with strong tactics. Ferguson has always been unambiguous. Moreover, the old man is now thinking about winning a substantial championship and retiring. In the hopeless situation of the league, the Champions League is doing his best and it is difficult to deal with.
Mourinho's Real Madrid has encountered in the group stage, and Gao Han defeated the Galaxy Battleships with his true level, but after introducing Felipe Melo and Moutinho during the winter break, Mourinho's team made a qualitative leap on the defensive level.
Gao Han went to watch the video of Real Madrid's two-leg match against Chelsea. After Felipe Melo and Moutinho joined, Real Madrid did a good job in oppressing and interception in the midfield. The Portuguese madman almost made the team into an iron barrel formation that was completely unsparkable.
Although Gao Han felt a headache for these three teams, he was eager to meet them, not only because these three teams are the three most difficult teams in European football this season, but also because he was eager to prove himself.
Some people like to pick soft persimmons, but Gao Han likes to challenge high difficulties.
He has always believed that Manchester United in the Premier League is not the real Manchester United, and Mourinho, who refuses to defend and counterattack with all his heart, is not the real Mourinho.
Countless thoughts passed through my mind. Before I knew it, Gao Han had already finished his share today, and he was already sweating profusely and panting like a cow.
But at the last three hundred meters away from the training building, he gritted his teeth again, speeded up, and finally insisted on the bottom of the training building, almost exhausted.
However, the moment he reached the finish line, his heart was filled with a sense of accomplishment and he couldn't help but laugh.
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Every Champions League draw will be accompanied by conspiracy theories, and this year it is also.
The group stage brought Manchester City, AC Milan, Real Madrid and Ajax into the Super Death Group, making fans all over the world stand up for Manchester City, believing that UEFA intends to make things difficult for Gao Han.
But when it was the draw of the quarterfinals of 16, Manchester City was the best luck and actually drew Copenhagen, the weakest in the second in the group. This made everyone start to blame the shady plot of the lottery, believing that UEFA intends to lead Manchester City to the finals.
And this time, conspiracy theories are still prevalent in the quarterfinals knockout draws.
Judging from the latest odds announced by the bookmaker before the game, Manchester City is the first. Gao Han's halo of winning streak has made all fans around the world optimistic about Manchester City, believing that the Blue Moon will surely end up in the Champions League.
Following closely behind are Barcelona and Real Madrid, these two La Liga teams are also popular teams, but their momentum is far less than that of the tall Manchester City.
However, there is never a need to worry that the media can’t find hype topics.
The showdown between Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi quickly became the focus of attention for fans around the world.
Everyone wants to know what kind of showdown will be when Cristiano Ronaldo meets Messi? Who will be better? Who can win the Champions League championship from the opponent's nose?
The draw for the quarterfinals knockout round was broadcast live in Nyon, Switzerland at 12:00 local time.
After finishing the morning's restorative training, Gao Han and others squatted in front of the TV on time at noon to watch the live broadcast.
The draw is still the UEFA Secretary-General, the bald Mr. Infantino, who is responsible for the draw, is the image ambassador of the finals. This draw will also determine the situation of the semi-finals.
Gao Han and his assistants also watched the live TV with serious expressions, quietly watching Leinker draw out the first team.
real Madrid!
Soon, the opponent of the Galaxy Battleship was pulled out by Reinkel, the Donetsk miner.
"Damn, Mourinho is too lucky!" Brian Kidd shook his head.
"Who said no?"
"He has drawn out the weakest teams in the quarterfinals. What else can I say?"
Assistants said everything, Gao Han shook his head when he heard it.
He was not envious of Mourinho's draw of the Donetsk miner, but instead breathed a sigh of relief.
He didn't want to draw the Donetsk miner at all, that one was not challenging.
When Reinkell put his hand into the ball for the third time and took out the ball again, the answer was soon revealed.
Manchester City!
The atmosphere of the entire office immediately seemed to be condensed.
"We were actually arranged in the same half as Real Madrid."
"Who will be the opponent that will be drawn this time?"
According to the draw rules of the Champions League quarterfinals knockout stage, all teams may be drawn, including Manchester United, which is also in the Premier League.
In other words, all the remaining five teams are possible.
Leinkele in the live TV broadcast is a famous media person. At this time, he did not forget to make a few jokes in front of the live TV broadcast. He said that he most hoped to draw for Manchester City was Barcelona. The reason was that he was looking forward to seeing the showdown between Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi.
"Many people have told me that the one who has the most hope of defeating Gao Han is Guardiola. To be honest, I am very much looking forward to the showdown between Gao Han and Guardiola. I really hope to see someone end Gao Han's winning streak."
However, as Reinkell reached in and took a small ball, he took it out and opened it and looked disappointed when he looked.
It's Manchester United!
Manchester derby!
Brian Kidd clearly showed a look of disappointment.
Manchester City and Manchester United are two teams that have reached the Champions League quarter-finals, which means that only one team can enter the semi-finals.
This undoubtedly made him, an English footballer, feel a little disappointed.
Reinkell on TV was also a little disappointed because he wanted to pull out Barcelona, but unexpectedly, Barcelona was finally pulled into the lower half.
But the draw in the second half of the zone was also surprising, because the first one to be drawn was Atletico Madrid, but the opponent was Barcelona.
The two Spanish teams were drawn together, which surprised everyone.
The final showdown was Bayern Munich against Inter Milan, and the battle between these two teams was also very interesting.
There is a Manchester derby in the first half and a Spanish derby in the second half. This time the Champions League draw looks fair, and the luckiest one is Mourinho's Real Madrid, who won the weakest Donetsk miners, which is equivalent to being led to the semi-finals.
Of course, Donetsk miners are not completely unable to fight back. If Mourinho is careless, he may not have capsized in the gutter. It is just that Mourinho is cautious and cautious, this possibility is not high.
It can be said that the strength of the Champions League quarterfinals knockout matches this season is relatively balanced and has a lot of highlights.
After watching the live TV broadcast, Gao Han smiled, stood up from the sofa, and pointed at the TV with a bold look.
"This draw is good luck. I can beat Manchester United four times in a season and Real Madrid four times. Isn't that anyone else?"
Gao Han's words were so bold that the assistants around him were deeply infected, and they all became more motivated with their fighting spirit.
Chapter completed!