Super Marshal

The New York Times front-page coverage for three consecutive days further enhanced the influence of the Champions League final.

Especially on the third day, five world-renowned media people all made predictions about the upcoming Champions League final, not only the formation of the two head coaches, the technical and tactical play of the two teams, but also Predict the final winner.

As a result, three to two, three media people from L'Equipe, Kicker and The Guardian all voted for Gao Han, while two reporters from the American International Herald voted for Manchester United's Ferguson.

Obviously, they think Ferguson's team is more tenacious and may not lose to Bayern Munich.

The three New York Times newspapers quickly attracted huge attention around the world and were reprinted by newspapers all over the world. Especially on the day before the Champions League final, the discussion of who would win has become a global topic. A topic that fans are eagerly awaiting.

But the answer to this question can only be found at the Olympic Stadium.

In addition to the New York Times reports in the past three days, European football once again broke out breaking news before the Champions League final.

Gao Han is on the cover of Time magazine!

This is undoubtedly a great honor for a head coach.

You know, almost all of the people who can appear on the cover of Time magazine are world-renowned figures such as ***, Steve Jobs and Japan. However, in the field of football, no one has been able to appear on the cover of this magazine so far. .

It can be said that Gaohan is the first in history.

The title given to Gao Han by Time magazine is quite appropriate, the person closest to a legend.

In the magazine, Time Magazine spoke highly of Gao Han, saying that he has never lost a game in the nine years since his debut, and he came from a grassroots background and climbed all the way from the amateur league to the top of Europe.

“In the world of football, the UEFA Champions League is as influential as the World Cup and is the highest temple in the eyes of countless fans. In the history of the UEFA Champions League, the head coach who has won the most championships is former Liverpool coach Paisley. .”

"This legendary coach once led Liverpool to win three Saint-Bride Cups in 1977, 1978 and 1981. He also became the first player in the history of the Champions League to win the Champions League three times. A man who has been looked up to by all the famous coaches in Europe for nearly thirty years, yet no one has been able to catch up, let alone break.”

"Among the current head coaches in European football, there are not many who have won the Champions League twice. There are only three, the famous German coach Hitzfeld, the famous Spanish coach Del Bosque, and the famous Chinese coach Gao Han."

"Among the three famous coaches, Hitzfeld is quite young and has already stepped down to coach the Swiss national team. Del Bosque is the current head coach of the Spanish national team and has no longer coached at the club."

"In other words, among the coaches who have won two Champions Leagues but are still coaching in professional leagues, Gao Han is the only one."

"In addition to two Champions League titles, Gao Han has won four UEFA Cup titles, making him the first in history."

"In just nine years, Gao Han has transformed from an unknown person into the world's top head coach. He has redefined the position of head coach to the world and made everyone aware of the importance of head coach."

"Now, he leads his Bayern Munich to challenge for the third Champions League championship in his coaching career. As long as he wins this championship, he will tie the legendary Paisley and become the first person in the history of the Champions League. He is also the first person in active service.”

Time magazine can be said to be the most influential and authoritative news magazine with the widest coverage in the world. However, no one in the football world has been able to appear in this magazine. Gao Han is the first in football history.

Before the Champions League final, receiving such an honor made Gao Han the focus of all fans around the world.

The German media, in particular, sang praises for Gao Han and reported on the incident one after another. Bild even followed up the report specifically. The issue of Time magazine in which Gao Han appeared on the cover was enthusiastically received by fans all over the world, and soon after it was launched. It sold out quickly and is hard to find.

But the news reached the UK, and the British media, both large and small, also reported on the historic event of Gao Han appearing on the cover of Time magazine. However, the war was imminent, and they would not increase Bayern Munich's arrogance or destroy Manchester United's prestige, so they all Pour some cold water on this craze.

It turns out that the cover of this issue that Gao Han appeared on was the European version of Time magazine. Although he is still the first person in history and his influence is indeed great, there is also an American version with a greater and wider influence. That is the real Sense of a Time magazine cover.

In response to the sour grapes mentality of the British media, the German media immediately fought back, and they were very concise and to the point.

"Do you have any?"

But the British media was also very cautious, and quickly gave a counterattack, "We will have it soon."

It turned out that they took out the old news that Manchester City invited Gao Han to coach, which they had speculated once before, and hyped it up again. They replied confidently that we don't have it yet, but after poaching Gao Han, we will have it.

As a result, the German and British media quarreled again.

Germany and England have always been enemies on the football field, and the media also dislike each other. Now they are using the cold excuse to have a huge quarrel?

On the contrary, Gao Han and Bayern Munich all thanked guests behind closed doors and concentrated on preparing for the war.

It wasn't until he was on the plane to Rome that Gao Han had nothing to do and read the newspaper. Only then did he find out about it, but he just laughed it off because he knew very well that if he lost the final, all the praise and praise would turn into nothing. jeers and curses.

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"Hey, Marcus."

The plane was flying at an altitude of 10,000 meters. Thomas Tuchel came from the back row to the front row, in front of the head coach's position. At this time, Gao Han had just finished discussing the matter with the club's media director Marcus Holvik, who Stand up and prepare to leave.

"Hello, Thomas."

Marcus Holvik is the media director and is fully responsible for the club’s external interviews and contacts with the media. The most important thing includes today’s ceremony to welcome the St. Bradford Cup.

This is the highlight before the Champions League final. The head coaches, captains and important players of both teams must participate. Before the ceremony, the head coaches of the two teams each have to attend a pre-match press conference. These are very important pre-match matters.

It can be said that when arriving in Rome, every move of Bayern Munich will attract the attention of the world.

As the media director, Marcus Holvik has nearly thirty years of experience. It's just that this time the club made some adjustments in some details in order to distinguish it from 1999. He wanted to communicate with Gao Han.

After sending Holvik away, Thomas Tuchel looked at Gao Han, "Are you looking for me?"

Gao Han nodded and smiled, pointing to where Holvik was sitting just now, indicating that Tuhel could sit down.

"I want to ask your opinion on something." Gao Han turned his head and said softly.

He seemed to have deliberately lowered his voice so that no one around him could hear him.

"What's the matter?" Tuchel thought he had something important to deal with, so he leaned over and asked.

"You must know about Mainz in the German Second Division, right?" Gao Han asked with a smile.

Tuchel nodded, "Yes, we played in the German Cup semi-finals."

"Yes, this team has failed to return to the Bundesliga for two consecutive seasons, so after the end of this season, head coach Anderson will be dismissed. After the German Cup semi-finals, their management had contact with me and talked about this. I was consulted on this matter, and you know, their predecessor Klopp has a good relationship with me."

Tuchel understands that this is normal. With Gao Han's connections and status in European football today, there are so many people who want to consult him, and Mainz must have tried every possible means to get him on the line.

But what does this have to do with me?

Tuchel looked at Gao Han with some confusion, confused.

"I recommended you to them right then and there."

Tuchel's eyes widened when he heard this, and he pointed at himself in disbelief, "Me?"

"Keep your voice down." Gao Han reminded him softly. When Tuchel leaned over again, he continued: "Yes, I recommended you. I think you are fully capable of coaching alone. Your level is definitely enough." , you should not stay here with me and continue to waste time, you should go to a broader platform to prove yourself."

"But..." Tuchel was suddenly moved.

Recently, he has been really confused because he is thinking about where Gao Han will go if he leaves Bayern Munich. Should he stay at Bayern Munich as an assistant to the new coach, or leave.

But leaving Bayern Munich, where can he go?

But what he didn't expect was that Gao Han had silently prepared a way out for him.

"As far as I know, the Mainz team is still very capable, but it has not been able to return to the Bundesliga due to various reasons. The club's management is also ambitious enough and the coaching environment is good, so I think, Rather than going to a Bundesliga team that is not very satisfactory, it would be better to start in the Bundesliga 2."

Tuchel also very much agrees with Gao Han's arrangement, because the competitive pressure of the Bundesliga is greater, and it is undoubtedly not a suitable platform for a newcomer who has just made his debut. On the contrary, he is competing in the smaller Bundesliga League, coaching Mainz. The team has more hope of proving itself.

"Of course, I recommended you, but they won't listen blindly. They have been inspecting you for some time in the past. They called me two days ago and said they hope I can come forward to invite you to coach. Head coach , and you are allowed to bring your own coaching team of two, I think you can consider it." Gao Han encouraged with a smile.

When Tuchel heard this, he really didn't know what to say.

He found that Gao Han had already thought everything out for him, and all he needed to do now was to take this step.

"Do you think I can do it?" He was a little ecstatic.

"Of course." Gao Han smiled without hesitation, "From the first time I saw you in Coverciano, I concluded that you will become a very good head coach. All you lack is First-line coaching experience, and you have accumulated a lot in the past two years, I think you are fully qualified."

Having said this, Gao Han looked at Tuchel deeply, "Remember, the Bundesliga is not enough to display your talents and abilities. Your stage should be in the Bundesliga and the Champions League. Don't let yourself be buried."

Gao Han's encouragement gave Tuhel great courage.

In the past two years, he has been following Gao Han. He has felt the pressure of the head coach and learned a lot. However, he still maintains the same ambition as before. He does not want to be just someone else's assistant forever. Or he can only coach the youth team. He hopes to be able to coach a strong team on his own like Gao Han did.

And now, his chance has come.

It was Gao Han who gave him this opportunity to take off.

"I won't let you down, I promise." Tuchel replied solemnly.

Gao Han smiled and nodded, with an expression like "I've never been worried", as if he had something on his mind.