World's No.1 Football Manager

Chapter 541 Strategic Situation
The relationship problem is solved, and Gao Yuan can concentrate on preparing for the battle.

The second round of the Champions League is over.

在E组的比赛中，沙尔克04 1:4马里迪莫萨尔茨堡红牛1:1皇家马德里

on the standings.

Maritimo, who was the least expected before the game, had 4 points in two games and ranked first in the group!

Red Bull Salzburg has 4 points and 1 goal difference, ranking second.

The seeded team Real Madrid unexpectedly tied both games and temporarily ranked third.

Schalke 04 lost both games and conceded 7 goals in a row, ranking firmly at the bottom.

This time the situation is very delicate!
After the two rounds, in fact, the points of the four teams have not been pulled apart.

Even Schalke 04, which is ranked first from the bottom, theoretically only needs two games to reach the top of the list.

But next, they will have a second battle with Real Madrid, and that possibility is only theoretical!
The performance of Real Madrid is also surprising.Zidane was under a lot of pressure after failing to win Maritimo at home.Just when the outside world generally believed that they would vent their anger on the Salzburg Red Bull in the second game, the overlord of the Austrian Super League showed a strong combat effectiveness, withstood the onslaught of the Galaxy Battleship at their home court, and drew with a powerful opponent.

Real Madrid, who have been drawn consecutively, have no way out, they must win!

Although Maritimo and Salzburg Red Bull are temporarily the top two in the group, they are not actually safe.Because in the next two games, these two "dark horses" will compete directly, and they are likely to be benefited by Real Madrid behind them.After all, in this group, Real Madrid's strength is still recognized as the number one.

In other words, Maritimo must at least score more points than the Salzburg Red Bull in the next two battles, so as to ensure that he will take the initiative in the promotion in the group!

The following strategies are all formulated around playing these two games well.

There is a three-week interval between the second and third rounds of the Champions League.

During this period, there is a two-week national team match day.After the national team match day is over, there will be a devil's schedule when you come back.

After the holiday, the league will play away against Porto on Friday;
Then next Tuesday, the UEFA Champions League will play against the Salzburg Red Bull at home;
Followed by a home game against Setubal on Saturday;

Next week, the Portuguese Cup will play the second-tier team Estoril Praria;

Next Saturday, an away game against Benfica;
Next week and next Wednesday, they will play away against the Salzburg Red Bull;

Against Vicente on Sunday...

They will play 23 games in 7 days, an average of 3 days a game!

The opponents include not only the dark horses of the Champions League like the Salzburg Red Bull, but also the Portuguese super giants like Porto and Benfica.

It's time to test Maritimo's tenacity and lofty military wisdom!
Everyone can foresee that this will be an extremely difficult schedule for the devil.So everyone should enjoy the previous rest period.

In order to allow his players to have a good rest, Gao Yuan gave the first-team players with national names (national team, national Olympic team, national youth team) training tasks a holiday on the day they finished the Champions League.

Because they have to participate in the national brand training camps of various countries starting next week, they are not only exhausted, but also unable to rest.

Gao Yuan's move can give them a rare few days of rest in advance.

As Maritimo is playing better and better, his reputation is getting bigger and bigger, and the number of players selected for national titles at all levels continues to increase, and this time it has reached a new high!There are a total of 18 players in the team, who have been recruited by the national titles of various countries. Now the players left behind in the Maritimo first team are almost unable to make up a starting lineup!

However, fortunately, in order to protect the youth training of the national league, the Portuguese Football Association has issued a regulation that local players below U19 do not need to occupy the registration quota for the first team.

Gao Yuan urgently recruited a few good-looking seedlings from the youth team, and gave them a shot when they came.

Although these youngsters from the youth team are inexperienced, a little lacking in ability, and lack of running-in with the first team, they can be selected by Gao Yuan, which in itself shows that they have characteristics, potential, and are malleable talents.

Besides, the main players who play the game are the remaining substitute players of the first team. These children mainly come to feel the atmosphere and fill up the number of people by the way, so as not to have an empty bench during the game, which is so ugly. Those who don’t know think that the team is scattered and quit!
However, Gao Yuan's move naturally aroused huge controversy.

There are accusations from the outside world.

"Gao Yuan is inflated!"

"What does he think of the Portuguese Super League? A playground for children?"

"He disrespected his opponent. Tondela (the opponent in the next round) will teach him a lesson with a big victory, so that he can remember it long!"

But there are more praises.

"Record" columnist Martin Seth praised: "We often say that smart coaches know how to rotate, but how many coaches can really achieve complete rotation? In terms of the extent of rotation, Gao Yuan, a young coach from the East, has taught the arrogant European football a lesson! Although it is difficult to say what the result will be, this courage alone deserves our hats off!"

The blonde beauty host of Sportsfive even teased in the show: Gao Yuan is really a man full of surprises!After shocking the whole world with his love life in the middle of the week, there are amazing moves in the preparation list for the Portuguese Super League on the weekend!What is it that he has absolute confidence in his team?Or the courage brought to him by the nourishment of love?Or maybe it's because he's just a genius who doesn't take the usual path!I can only say that a woman loved by such a man is happy and lucky!I envy them!

The official of the Portuguese Football Association even praised Gao Yuan's behavior.

They have introduced such a policy in order to create more opportunities for local young players in their home league where there are many foreign players.But few teams will actually use this policy. In fact, some wealthy teams are still worrying about getting 4 youth training players trained by their own team (Note: UEFA 4+4 policy: teams required to participate in UEFA matches must sign up for 4 local youth training + 4 domestic youth training players. Commonly known as "hukou" players)
Unexpectedly, the first responder was actually a young coach from China.

No matter what his purpose is, as long as he tries, it is commendable.

The official websites of the Portuguese Super League and the Portuguese Football Association have given Maritimo and Gao Yuan a high evaluation.

The outside world is full of debates, but inside Maritimo, this move has the effect of killing three birds with one stone.

On the one hand, it enriched the lineup and helped the team solve the urgent problem of manpower shortage;
On the other hand, it has stimulated young players and allowed them to see opportunities and hope!In these days of training, the team's young players have been working extremely hard.This opportunity is definitely not the last. They work hard to make a good impression in front of Mr. Coach and compete for a place in the first team for themselves.

Third, this move also increased the sense of crisis and urgency of the first-team players, letting them know that they are not irreplaceable. Under Gao Yuan, as long as they don't work hard, they may be replaced by young people at any time.

As for Gao Yuan himself, the topics and traffic brought about by this move brought him a huge reputation.

With these prestige points, even a hard hit can knock down the game!

Everyone will wait and see the effect of Gaoyuan's crazy rotation.

(End of this chapter)