Chapter 369 Gao Bo's Chicken Soup for the Soul

Chapter 369 Gao Bo's Chicken Soup for the Soul

The first half of the game, summed up is also very simple.

Atletico Madrid won a penalty, but it was blown away by the referee.

Atlético de Madrid was then beaten by Barcelona and a penalty kick was awarded.

Two penalty kicks decided the situation throughout the first half.

Then Atletico Madrid returned to the defense across the board and stayed until the end of the first half.

At the moment when the whistle sounded at the end of the first half, with the cheers of the Camp Nou fans, the Barcelona players walked out of the field with their chests up.

Atlético de Madrid have been winning streak this season, and even now, they have not lost in all competitions!

But what about even Atletico Madrid in such great form?

Not to be beaten by Barcelona at the Camp Nou!

Although the game is not over yet, the Barcelona players have already put the victory into their pockets ahead of time. They are complacent and walk into the player tunnel with a smile on their faces.

"This is Camp Nou!! Here is Barcelona!!! This is our real strength!! The championship this season still belongs to Barcelona! Whether it is La Liga or the Copa del Rey!!!" Commentary on Radio Catalunya The staff are also proud.

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In the Atlético de Madrid dressing room, the players were still complaining about the referee's first-half penalty.

"This referee is for Barcelona, ​​absolutely!!!"

Diego Costa chattered.

"It's Barcelona, ​​the biggest club. They can always take advantage in La Liga."

The players are complaining.

In La Liga, the two dominant scenes have been going on for a long time.

Not only the media, but even the team will be divided into Real Madrid and Barcelona.

One can imagine the influence of Barcelona in Spain.

There is no evidence that Barcelona will be taken care of by the referee, but the two big teams in La Liga are always able to take advantage of the referee's penalty, which is also an indisputable fact.

Especially at their home ground!

Home-field advantage is already an unspoken rule on the football field. In the football rulebook, there is absolutely no rule that the referee should favor the home team, but it is not the same in the actual game.

The Atlético Madrid players in the dressing room complained to each other about the referee's penalty in the first half, and morale was getting lower and lower.

Gao Bo listened for a while at the door of the locker room, and when the locker room quieted down a little, he pushed open the door and entered.

Gao Bo looked at his players, who hadn't recovered from the blow they received in the first half.

The players have also complained at this time, and it seems that they have nothing else to say, and they are all silent.

"Remember our goal?"

Gao Bo said to the silent people in the room.

Everyone raised their heads one after another, wondering why the coach mentioned this.

This is the Copa del Rey, not the league.

Isn't our goal the league title?

"Our goal is to be the champion of the league! But....only a really strong team can win the league championship. To be a champion, you must have the temperament of a champion team!"

"What is this momentum?"

Gao Bo walked among the players, and everyone's eyes followed him.

"Let's watch the game."

"Away game? The referee's penalty is not good for us, we are still behind, and the opponent is still a super giant like Barcelona..."

"It's really a lot of negative factors."

Gao Bo stopped, spread his hands and looked at everyone.

"With so many negative factors, it seems like we should lose this game for granted. And it's the Copa del Rey, and our goals for this season don't seem to include the Copa del Rey... So, if we lose, we lose ,right?"

Gao Bo looked at the players.

"This season we are in good form in the league, but do you remember, there are many teams that were in good shape at the beginning of the season. Villarreal used to be second in the league, but where are they now? Fifth!"

"Valencia once had a season winning streak, and they had a lot of momentum, but after they lost to us? They also lost to Málaga, and they lost to Levante. Their form is gone!"

"We're in good shape, but.... we've also been drawn by Levante."

"Guys, if we bow our heads to our opponents this game and we put our hands up, then . . . we'll probably do the same next time."

"Giving up is a kind of inertia, a very terrible inertia!"

"Once you are accustomed to giving up and making excuses for your own failures, then...the next time we encounter other reasons, will we also give up?"

"Don't let yourself get used to giving up!! Don't let yourself find reasons for failure!!"

"Every team will encounter difficulties, encounter difficulties. But how does a really strong team do it?"

"They will never give up! Never give up early. For every game."

"Guys, 13 consecutive wins in the league does not mean that we have become a super strong team in La Liga. The real strong team is when they encounter difficulties or even desperate situations!"

"This is a great opportunity, a chance to prove that we are really a great team!!!"

"You are all very good players."

Gao Bo looked around, and the player who was swept by him couldn't help but raise his chest.

"A team composed of a group of excellent players should also be a strong team! A strong team that is not inferior to any team!"

"What if the penalty is not awarded?! Can't we win without the referee's alms?"

"Remember when we beat Real Madrid 5-0 at the Bernabeu?"

"Remember when we scored four goals for Barcelona too?"

"It could be done then, why not now?"

"It's just one goal behind, it's not the end of the world!!"

"The game isn't over yet!! It's not over yet!!!"

"There are forty-five minutes left in the second half! In these forty-five minutes, let me see if our team is really a strong team!"

"I have a lot of trust in you because you are all my hand-picked players, the best players in the world. But...if you only played like that in the first half, I'm afraid I'm going to be disappointed."

"There are still a few minutes, the second half will start. Think about it for yourself, from the beginning, I have a lot of confidence in you, so I dare to boast that I will win the league title. Because I will think about it then, I have such a good squad, why doesn't my team deserve a championship? Hope I'm not wrong, guys."

After that, Gao Bo walked out of the locker room and left time for the players.

There was no problem with his tactics, but the first half was limited by the team's performance and didn't show at all.

So in terms of tactics, he has nothing to adjust, all he has to do is to take the lead and re-ignite the fighting spirit of the players. As long as the team has the fighting spirit, that's fine.

In fact, Gao Bo has no bottom line on whether his words have any effect.

He did what he had to do anyway.

Sometimes the referee can't do much.

Football matches, in the final analysis, still need to see the performance of the players on the field.