Super Marshal

The director of the TV station is obviously very good at catching gimmicks. When he saw Peter Kenyon's eyes closed in the numerous shots, he immediately signaled to switch the live camera to show it to the world's audience, and also appeared in the Trapezium. On the big screen in the conference hall, everyone could see the nervousness of the Chelsea CEO.

But no one could laugh at all.

To a certain extent, there is no shame in being afraid of the cold.

Looking at the entire European football world, who is not afraid?

In the past few years, Gao Han has been like a nightmare for all professional teams. No matter which team he leads, whichever team he leads will win the championship, and he can always lay an extremely solid foundation for this team. , allowing this team to stand at the top of the domestic league and even the Champions League for a long time.

Atletico Madrid, Chelsea, Inter Milan, and now it’s Bayern Munich’s turn.

In the past few years, I don’t know how many people in European football have secretly laughed at Abramovich because he missed Chelsea’s most promising opportunity to reach the top, and he even buried this opportunity with his own hands.

For the famous coaches of major wealthy teams, competing with Gao Han is a very challenging thing. They all enjoy it, aim to defeat Gao Han, and are proud of defeating Gao Han.

But for the managers of major wealthy teams, they have to consider the cost of the team's draw to Bayern Munich.

That's a loss of tens of millions of euros. Who would be willing to accept it if it were anyone else?

But on the draw table, Bruno Conte ruthlessly unscrewed the ball and took out a piece of paper. The expression on his face was obviously stunned, and then he shouted loudly: "Bayern Munich."

Bayern Munich!

The whole audience suddenly exclaimed.

After hearing the name, Peter Kenyon jumped up from his seat and stood up in disbelief.

On the stage close in front of him, Bruno Conte turned over the note, and it was indeed printed with Bayern Munich.

Peter Kenyon sat back weakly and shook his head.

This is definitely a lottery.

To be so unlucky to encounter Bayern Munich in the last 16 of the Champions League, Peter Kenyon was completely speechless.

How could it be such a coincidence? So unlucky?

He didn't even pay attention to the remaining draws, he was totally absent-minded.

In the end, Barcelona drew Lyon, Roma drew Arsenal, Inter Milan drew Villarreal, Manchester United drew Juventus, and Atletico Madrid drew Sporting Lisbon.

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In the afternoon, it was supposed to be nap time.

Abramovich has the habit of taking a lunch break every day. At this time, he should lie on the bed in the bedroom. Even if he can't fall asleep, he should at least close his eyes and relax for a while.

But today, he was sitting in the living room unusually, flipping through the newspaper in his hand absentmindedly, and drinking cup after cup of coffee.

Judging from the fact that he glanced at his phone from time to time, the maid judged that he was probably waiting for a very important call.

But what kind of phone call could make someone like Abramovich so nervous that he couldn't sleep?

"Another cup of coffee."

Abramovich put down the newspaper in his hand, raised his head and shouted.

The servant immediately nodded in agreement and walked over to pick up the coffee cup. Just as she turned to walk away, the cell phone on the table finally rang.

Abramovich reached out his hand as if reflexively, grabbed the phone, and pressed the answer button.

"Hey, um, it's me, how's it going, Peter?" Abramovich asked.

Then I saw him standing up from his seat in a hurry, and said in shock: "What? How could this happen?"

The servant was startled and stepped aside in fear. He looked at his boss strangely and wondered, what on earth was the call? Why does it sound like he's scared?

"What the hell."

After hearing Abramovich curse angrily, he slammed the phone in his hand to the ground.

With a snap, even mobile phones, which are known for their durability, immediately fell apart.

"Dirty! This is definitely a shady secret!"

"Someone definitely wants to kill us. Someone must really want to kill us!"

The servant was so frightened that he didn't dare to vent his anger. He could only hide there without saying a word.

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As soon as the draw results for the knockout rounds of the Champions League round of 16 were released, it immediately aroused huge repercussions around the world.

As in previous years, countless media and fans believe that there must be something shady about the draw this time. Otherwise, how can we explain that Porto, the weakest player in the first place, will draw Panathinaikos, the weakest player in the second place?

Isn't this just sending a team from a non-major league into the quarterfinals?

As for the other matchups, it was equally mixed.

Barcelona faces Lyon. The La Liga giants are undoubtedly in an overwhelming advantage. Whether it is based on overall strength or past record, Barcelona has reasons to win.

The same situation applies to Atletico Madrid versus Sporting Lisbon and Inter Milan versus Villarreal. Everyone basically believes that the Sheets and the Nerazzurri will advance smoothly.

On the contrary, it is Liverpool against Real Madrid, which is more interesting.

Real Madrid has been in poor condition in recent years. It has been in the top 16 for many consecutive years. This season it has lost Robinho and other tiger players. However, it also has strong reinforcements like Van der Vaart, and it is possible to introduce Huntelaar and others during the winter break. There are powerful stars, so it is unclear who will have the last laugh in the duel between the two teams.

The matchup between Roma and Arsenal is also inseparable. Both Spalletti and Wenger have encountered problems in the league this season. Breakthroughs in the Champions League depend on their on-the-spot performance.

The most eye-catching game between Bayern Munich and Chelsea has fans all over the world looking forward to it.

According to the schedule, the second-place team will play home first and then away. In the first leg of the match between the two sides, Bayern Munich will visit Stamford Bridge. This is also the first time Gao Han has returned to the Stamford Bridge stadium after leaving the Chelsea coaching position.

When the time comes, how will Chelsea fans welcome him?

Can Chelsea challenge Gao Han and Bayern Munich?

This has undoubtedly become the biggest suspense in the Champions League knockout round of the top 16.

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While the game between Chelsea and Bayern Munich was being hyped outside, and Gao Han would return to the Stamford Bridge stadium, Gao Han was at his home in Munich, entertaining the Cantarero family who came to visit.

This is not a celebration of Christmas, because the club’s Christmas was held as early as December 14th, the day after the team returned to Munich after playing the seventeenth round and beating Stuttgart 2-0 away.

After celebrating Christmas in advance, the club has officially started its winter break and will not resume training until January next year, when they will collectively go to the warm Middle East.

At this moment, it was snowing heavily outside Munich, and the heater was on in the room. A group of people gathered in a circle in the restaurant, cooking beef hot pot, accompanied by several exquisite side dishes carefully prepared by Lin Xia, and drinking German dark beer. , but it really has a different taste.

"Lin Xia's cooking skills are getting better and better. No wonder you've gained weight recently." After a few glasses of beer, Cantarero started joking about Gao Han and Lin Xia.

He has been Gao Han's old assistant for many years. From the time Gao Han and Lin Xia started dating, he watched them get married, and now, even a child is about to be born, not to mention how close their relationship is.

After hearing Cantarero's words, Gao Han turned his head and glanced at Lin Xia behind him who was preparing side dishes in the kitchen. His lower abdomen had already swelled very obviously. In three or four months, the baby would be born. He This father is also very proud.

Perhaps feeling Gao Han's eyes, Lin Xia also raised her head, met Gao Han's eyes, rolled her eyes at him angrily, then lowered her head with a smile and continued to prepare the side dishes.

"Carlos, I have something to discuss with you." Gao Han said.

"What's going on?" Cantarero asked.

"Have you considered developing in other directions?"

Cantarero was a little surprised when he heard this, "What do you mean?"

Not only him, but his wife also found it strange. What did Gao Han mean by such a confusing question?

"I mean, like being a technical director."

"Technical director?" Cantarero was really surprised. Then he laughed and shook his head, "Just me? As the technical director? Do you think it's reliable?"

After saying that, he himself burst out laughing.

After looking at it after the ridiculousness, Gao Han still nodded seriously, "Reliable, very reliable."

Cantarero and his family couldn't laugh anymore. "I said, are you serious?"

"Yeah." Gao Han nodded.

"Why?"

"As you yourself have said, you are not suitable to be a first-line head coach, but you are very good at planning and training players is your strength. Most importantly, you are the person I trust most."

Cantarero was deeply moved by Gao Han's words.

He started to follow Gao Han in 2000. After a little calculation, it was eight years.

In the past eight years, the two of them have been fighting side by side, and they know the basics. Among Gao Han's coaching team, the oldest ones are Cantarero and Sergio Garcia.

The latter is now gradually separated from the team, because he is more responsible for data collection and analysis, and does not need to follow the team all the time. At the same time, he also has to take care of the affairs of the Chinatown team.

Therefore, Cantarero is the oldest in the entire coaching team.

Gao Han knows his colleague very well. After many years of front-line experience, he has improved quickly and has high tactical literacy. He has been with Gao Han for a long time. He has a good grasp of Gao Han's concepts and advanced tactical trends and is good at training players. He has also developed his excellent ability to tap young players.

More importantly, as Gao Han's right-hand man, Cantarero has also accumulated a lot of connections in European football over the years. In addition, Gao Han confides in him. Therefore, Gao Han decided to set up a technical director in the Chinatown team. From the beginning, Cantarero has always been his best choice.

When he heard that Gao Han decided to reform the management system of the Chinatown team, Cantarero was 100% in agreement, because he himself had seen the efficiency of Bayern Munich's management system, and also experienced the procrastination of Inter Milan and Chelsea in the early period. , so he is also very clear that reforming the management system is necessary.

Can serve as technical director of the Chinatown team...

"Believe me, you can do it." Gao Han was full of confidence in him, "You should know that this team has spent a lot of my efforts, and I will never risk you and it, right?"

This is true.

Cantarero already has an almost blind trust in Gao Han.

"I have already communicated with Armando Marcos and Pochettino. During the winter break, I will personally go to Madrid to reform the management system of this team, and you have such a technical The director must also take up his post immediately.”

After hearing this, Cantarero chuckled and said, "Okay, no matter what I do, I have to listen to you. I will do whatever you say. However, what will happen to your team if I leave?"

"You don't need to worry about this. With Tuchel here, there will be no problem. On the contrary, it will be difficult for you to handle the first thing after taking office."

"What's up?"

"Poach someone."