This is a ckluster game!

  Real Madrid finally beat Valencia 1-0 with Raul's goal at the Mestal.

  But the whole game was very ugly and nothiing.

  Aside from Valencia's attack after g the ball, both teams pyed very servatively for most of the game.

  No one made mistakes, and the final result seemed destio be zero to zero.

  Even Real Madrid's mouthpieces, Aspen and Marca, could only highlight the names of Guti and Callejon for their tributions in the game. Guti had a moment of brilliah a superb long ball, while Callejon's quick sprint and low cross set up the goal.

  The media also briefly mentiohat Callejon is a rare pyer deployed by Gao Shen, adding speed that is rarely seen on Real Madrid's wings.

  Despite the win, Gao Shen's overall evaluation was still low.

  A signifit reason for this was Gao Shen's servative substitutions after taking the lead.

  Valencia coach Flores accused Gao Shen of being overly servative at the post-match press ference, saying this went against the traditional spirit of Real Madrid. "It feels like he's turning Real Madrid into an Italian team, which is bad," Flores remarked.

  Gao Shen did not attend the pre-matd post-match press ferences, but Maqueda, his representative, defehe team's performance, g the y of rotatioo the two-litle.

  "Look at our rotation strength. We pyed the Atletiadrid derby st week, reversed Arsenal in London's Highbury Stadium, and now we've pyed Valencia. Our pyers are very tired."

  "Valencia, oher hand, pyed once a week and had time to recharge, but in the game, they did not show any signifit advantage, which proves that our tactid overall performance were successful."

  Maqueda also pointed out the tough decisions coaches must make.

  "All coaches who lead Real Madrid want to py attractive football and field all the stars to perform their best, but everyone knows this isn't alossible."

  "The reality of professional leagues is that many times we have to choose between pyiifully and winning. So for this game, we're very happy to have secured three points."

  "More importantly, we haven't ceded a goal in two secutive league matches."

  Despite Maqueda's expnation, a rge part of the media and fans were not vinced.

  Purely in terms of excitement, this extremely dull game cked appeal.

  But one has to admire the media's ability to create stories.

  The m, many Spanish media poiheir criticism at Gao Shen.

  From the match against Atletiadrid to the eback against Arsenal, and now the 1-0 win over Valencia, despite sg in all three games, Real Madrid's performance was unsatisfactory, especially in terms of the attag football expected from the Real Madrid superstars.

  Even though they beat Atletico 3-0, it was evident that Real Madrid still relied heavily on defense.

  Since Bara's away game against Osasuna was scheduled to be pyed a day ter than Real Madrid's, some media tihe debate from the past few days, mog Gao Shen's challeo Bara as a joke.

  Some media even stubbornly stated, "This is Spain, not Italy!"

  Implying that Real Madrid's relian defense would gain them nothing.

  However, a day ter, in Osasuna, Bara ceded a goal in the first 19 minutes.

  This happened due to left-back Sylvinho's foul, which resulted in a free kick for Osasuna. They sent the ball into the penalty area, where Bara goalkeeper Valdes fumbled his catch, allowing Osasuna's midfielder Bardo to score.

  This mistake was a signifit blow to Bara.

  Osasuna is tough to py against at home, as Real Madrid's midfielder Pablo Garcia, who came from this team, exemplifies with their tenacious style. This style has a signifit effe curbing Bara's passing and possession.

  Additionally, Bara was also impacted by their own two-litle.

  Although Bara trolled possession and took the initiative, they couldn't create a threat offensively. Instead, ih minute of the sed half, tral defender Edmilson itted a foul and was shown a sed yellow card, resulting in a red card.

  This was a troversial decision, as both Edmilson and the Bara pyers believed Osasuna striker Milosevic had flopped, but regardless, the referee awarded the red card, and Osasuna capitalized with a penalty.

  Two to zero.

  Although Ronaldinho assisted Larsson foal, Bara ultimately lost 1-2 to Osasuna, ending their winning streak.

  After this match, Bara's lead in the La Liga standings shortened from ten points to seven points.

  After the game, many media, including Bara's mouthpieces, bmed the loss on the referee's poor decisions, particurly Edmilson's red card, which was seen as a critical factor in Bara's away defeat.

  Additionally, Valdes's poor performance also stood out. This wasn't the first time the Bara goalkeeper made such a low-level mistake, and it likely won't be the st.

  …

  Upon learning that Bara lost 1-2 to Osasuna, Gao Shen's first rea was regret.

  "Why is there no Twitter, no Weibo, and no smartphones yet?" Gao Sheed.

  If it were 2021, he would have immediately taken to social media to mock the reporters who ridiculed him and Real Madrid the previous day.

  "Damn, you're too double-standard, aren't you?"

  Real Madrid's game against Valencia was indeed ugly, but at least they won and got three points.

  What about Barca?

  Not only did they lose, but they also lost the game and had two pyers sent off, yet everyone is making excuses for them.

  Is there anyone who bullies people like this?

  After reading many neers, Gao Shen saw a few fair ents in Aspen and Marca. Alfredo, in his n, said many good things about Gao Shen. heless, the media's overall tone was infuriating.

  It's hard tue with the uned kings!

  Having experiehe venience of the mobile i era, Gao Shen missed his Huawei Mate 40 Pro.

  He had hoped to use it for a few more years, awaiting the return of the Kirin King, but now, he found himself in the past.

  However, he decided that when social ptforms like Twitter and Weibo emerge, he would register immediately.

  Being famous online isn't bad. If he couldn't bee a professional head coach, he could still make a living as an i celebrity, enjoying a fortable life.

  Thinking about smartphones also reminded Gao Shen of Apple.

  He recalled an iing post on a forum, mentioning that Apple's market value in 2008 was at a low point, but had increased sixty-three times in ten years, a better iment than buying a house.

  But this wasn't the most eous example.

  In Hong Kong, a, Penguin's share price had risen the most, reportedly nearly 200 times by 2014.

  After signing a tract with Real Madrid, Gao Shen quickly received his signing bonus of 100,000 euros.

  After Real Madrid's tax department helped him avoid taxes reasonably, Gao Shen actually got nearly 90,000 euros.

  He immediately registered a stock at, transferred all the moo Hong Kong, a, bought Penguin shares, and waited for them to appreciate.

  Reasoax avoidance is very on in European football. Even in the ing years, European football will start chasing taxes, mostly targeting famous stars with huge portrait rights ine.

  People like Gao Shen, who use club fio avoid taxes reasonably, wouldn't attract much attention.

  Besides, with his money, no one would care about him.

  …

  After the 27th round of the league away to Valencia, Real Madrid had a week before the 28th round against Real Betis at home, giving them precious time to rest.

  The m after pying Valencia, the team anized a recovery training session, and the pyers' spirit and morale were generally good.

  Starting iernoon, Gao Shen gave everyone a day off.

  bining work a, proper rexation was necessary.

  Zidaed to the team ao France for national team training, with a warm-up match scheduled midweek.

  Gao Shen could only let him go, as promised to Zidane before.

  From the 28th round, it would be another week of double matches, including La Liga and the Champions League quarter-finals, increasing the pressure.

  That afternoon, Gao Shen received a call from Carlo.

  Bueura, whom he had asked Carlo to tact before, finally responded.

  The future master of physical training, who had been w in Cadiz for several years without advang his career, saw Cadiz losing 0-1 to Athletic Bilbao, further increasing the likelihood ation.

  Bueura must have been sidering his options.

  When Gao Shen and Real Madrid tacted him through Carlo, he was very excited.

  But being asked to ge jobs mid-season with such urgenaturally raised some doubts.

  After learning about the situation from Carlo, Gao Shen didn't hesitate. He booked an early m flight for the day. Apanied by Carlo, he flew directly to Jerez, a city in southern Spain, and then drove to Cadiz.

  They arrived in Cadiz around lunchtime.

  They had prearranged a meeting a a seaside restaurant in downtown Cadiz.

  After several twists and turns, Gao Shen finally met the man who was supposed to help Guardio build the Bara dream team in 2008 and follow him throughout.