Super Marshal

January 26th, Sebena training base.

The press conference hall was packed with reporters. This was Bayern Munich's first press conference since the winter break.

Tomorrow, the team will set out to challenge Stuttgart away from home. This is the German Cup round of 16 knockout match, and it is also Bayern Munich's first official game after the winter break.

After the team returned to Europe, Bayern Munich once played a game at the Allianz Arena. It was a farewell game held for the retirement of club legend Kahn. In that game, Gao Han led Bayern Munich and was coached by Hitzfield. The famous team led by En played a friendly match, and the result speaks for itself. Gao Han's team won a small victory.

However, the news that Gao Han coached Real Madrid and Manchester City only broke out after this game. After that, Gao Han stayed in seclusion until this German Cup knockout match.

The spacious press conference hall was packed with reporters from Germany and all over Europe, especially those from Spain and the United Kingdom. They were all here to chase news about the cold weather.

Therefore, when Gao Han, accompanied by the club's press officer, walked into the press conference, all the media reporters immediately jumped at the news, but they all knew the rules, and the scene was not chaotic.

As early as backstage, Gao Han already knew that there were many media reporters at the scene. He was used to seeing people in all kinds of big scenes. He had played in several European-level finals, so how could he still have stage fright?

I saw him calmly walking into the venue, coming to the front of the podium, putting the materials in his hands on the table, and instead of sitting down, he just stood upright like this, and even calmly adjusted the materials in front of him. microphones so they can better pick up their own voices.

On the contrary, it was Bayern Munich's press officer who seemed to be waiting for Gao Han to sit down but did not speak for a long time.

Gao Han saw it and nodded slightly, indicating that he might as well do it himself.

"I know you all have a lot of questions, but according to the rules, you let me go through the process first and then ask questions one by one, okay?" Gao Han's tone was very calm and peaceful, as if he was discussing, but it also showed that it was not negotiable. Determined.

Anyone who is familiar with Gao Han knows that what he hates most are those who don't follow the rules. If they still ask random questions now, then he will definitely not answer any questions, so the reporters all nodded.

The scene fell silent instantly.

Gao Han made a gesture of invitation towards the press officer from a distance, indicating that he could start.

Bayern Munich's press officer looked at Gao Han with admiration and even admiration. It was really hard for him to imagine that this group of reporters who called themselves the uncrowned kings would be so obedient in front of Gao Han.

Perhaps, this is the reason why Gao Han can become a top coach.

The so-called process is the purpose of this press conference, to announce the squad for tomorrow's away game in Stuttgart. But in fact, no one will be interested in this game, so there are very few people on site to record it.

However, Gao Han still announced one by one according to the procedure. Except for Vidal and Klose, who were slightly injured, all Bayern Munich players were present. Vidal was injured during the training camp in the Middle East, and Klose was injured in Kahn. In the testimonial game, the strain was not serious.

After completing the process, the press officer announced that the free questioning period had begun, but Gao Han soon spoke again.

"I know what everyone wants to ask, so why don't I answer it here first. I hope you won't ask the same question a second time, so as not to waste everyone's time."

Completely opposite to what was happening just now, all the reporters on the scene were immediately in a state of war. Recorders, pens, and notebooks were all ready, waiting for Gao Han to speak.

"I have read some recent media reports in Spain and the UK, and all I can say about this is..." Gao Han smiled and nodded, "Well, the stories they wrote are very exciting. People say that literary creation comes from life. , and higher than life, whether you believe it or not, I almost believed it after reading it myself.”

Many people at the scene found it funny.

"I am the head coach of Bayern Munich and I still have a contract with the club. Any remarks about my private contact with other clubs are fabricated and I reserve the right to pursue legal action."

"I don't know what everyone thinks of me, but I ask myself that I am a person who abides by professional ethics. I will never privately reach any coaching agreement with other clubs while coaching a team. This is very unfair. It is a moral act, and I have never done this in my past coaching career, not before, not now, and never in the future."

Gao Han's words were so convincing that no one had the slightest doubt, and many people were even in awe.

"It is true that as some media reporters secretly photographed, I have met Paul Futre, and we are very good friends. He called me before he went to work for Manchester City. I have not expressed any opinions on this. There was nothing in our conversations that cannot be disclosed to the outside world, and we did not reach any coaching agreement as some media said."

"During my contract, I belong to Bayern Munich. I will use everything I have to serve the team I coach, and I will not do anything that is not conducive to the unity and development of the team."

"I just want to say that the only thing I want to do now is to lead the team to win. I don't think about anything else."

This is also in line with the impression Gao Han has always left on the outside world.

In fact, he retired after successfully coaching Atletico Madrid, and it was only after he retired that he contacted Chelsea.

In the later period of coaching Chelsea, he had a very unhappy relationship with the management. At that time, there were many rumors that were not conducive to Gao Han, such as his greed for money, his private contacts with Inter Milan, etc. However, in fact, it was later proven that these were all rumors about Chelsea. The management spread rumors to slander Gao Han, for which he took a year off to avoid suspicion.

After coaching Inter Milan as a free agent, Gao Han led the team to the Champions League title within two years before retiring and returning to China for a vacation. Later, the management of two giant teams, Barcelona and Bayern Munich, simultaneously Rush to the BJ to grab people's news.

Therefore, judging from Gao Han's past experience, he has always adhered to his professional ethics.

Perhaps, he had met Paul Futre, but couldn't he even meet as a friend?

As for Gao Han's clarification, as long as he doesn't deliberately turn a blind eye, he will basically be trusted.

But this does not mean that media reporters will reject the rumors. As the saying goes, there is no smoke without fire.

"Mr. Gao Han, we completely believe what you said, and we also believe in your professional ethics. However, we also want to know, when do you plan to renew your contract with Bayern Munich?" a reporter from German Bild asked with concern.

Keeping Gao Han is not only a concern for Bayern Munich, but also a major concern for the entire German football world.

If Gao Han leaves, the loss to the Bundesliga will be considerable. At the very least, the media attention will drop a lot.

"Yes, my contract with the club expires this summer. In the past two years, I have got along very happily with everyone here. I admire their outstanding professional ability. I like it here, like the people here, and like it." The fans here.”

At this point, Gao Han changed the topic, "But as I said before, the only thing I care about now is the game. I will wait until the end of the season to make a decision on whether to renew the contract."

Everyone understands Gao Han's subtext. He will retreat like he did at Atletico Madrid and Inter Milan.

The premise is that he can lead Bayern Munich to win the Champions League.

This was also the promise he made to the management and fans when he coached Bayern Munich.

Gao Han's confession made it difficult for the media reporters at the scene to find fault. After all the words were said, what else could they do?

As a result, British media began to ask about the Champions League knockout round of the top 16 in February.

"Well, yes, it will be a very interesting experience to return to the Stamford Bridge stadium. I don't know how the fans at the scene will react to me. Maybe it will be cheers, maybe boos, maybe no reaction, but no matter No matter what, I still remember the selfless applause and cheers they gave me back then."

"Of course, I will still do my best to lead Bayern Munich to a victory on the pitch."

When a reporter from the British media asked about the criticism of Rijkaard's performance in coaching Chelsea, Gao Han seriously defended Rijkaard and believed that it was unfair to compare Rijkaard with his coaching period.

"As far as I'm concerned, I think he did a pretty good job. Anyone else could only do this, because the Premier League is now the most competitive and cruel league in the world. Compared with a few years ago, The difficulty has gone up more than one level.”

Regarding media rumors that Chelsea management gave Rijkaard a kill order and that if he did not win Bayern Munich in the round of 16, he would be fired directly. Gao Han denounced him.

"I don't know if this news is true, but I think it is very unfair to him. It has seriously increased the psychological burden on the head coach and players. How can a man in shackles dance so lightly?"

When a British reporter asked whether this was Gao Han's accusation against Chelsea's management, Gao Han immediately shook his head and denied it, saying that he had no intention of this and how to interpret it was up to the reporter.

Obviously, before the knockout rounds of the Champions League, Gao Han was not willing to get too involved in media disputes to avoid giving the impression of avenging private revenge.

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After Gao Han publicly denied the rumors at the pre-match press conference, Bayern Munich officials held another press conference that afternoon, refuting the baseless rumors from the outside world and publicly supporting Gao Han.

"We firmly believe that professional ethics will not allow him to do anything detrimental to the team."

As for the contract expiration issue that many fans and media reporters are worried about, Hoeness also said that the club is making every effort to communicate with the head coach about contract renewal, and the team will show the greatest sincerity to retain Gao Han.

Judging from Bayern Munich's official statement, Gao Han now has the initiative to renew the contract. As long as he nods, the contract renewal will be completed immediately.

The question is, will he renew his contract?

The official statements of Gao Han and Bayern Munich only temporarily eased the hype of the outside media, temporarily stabilized the fans, and stabilized the hearts of the team, but it still failed to calm the media and fans' concerns about Gao Han leaving the team this summer.

However, on the second day of the press conference, Bayern Munich was unstoppable in the team's away game against Stuttgart.

After the first ten minutes of organization, Bayern Munich launched a frantic attack from the tenth minute, and in the thirteenth minute, Bastian Schweinsteiger inserted a long shot and scored a goal for the Bundesliga giant, and four Ribery scored another goal minutes later.

Before the end of the first half, Robben scored another goal, extending the score to 3-0.

After winning the game, Gao Han made early substitution adjustments and replaced him with young player Toni Kroos.

In the second half, it was Toni Kroos's through ball that allowed Aguero to enter the penalty area and create a penalty kick. The Argentine forward personally took the penalty and expanded the score to 4-0.

Five minutes later, Modric scored another victory, 5-0.

After that, Gao Han changed two players in a row, mainly young players. Stuttgart also scored a face-saving goal from striker Gomez in the 84th minute.

In the end, Bayern Munich defeated Stuttgart 5-1 at home and successfully advanced to the next round.