Rebirth 1994: Football Situation

Chapter 665 Proud to Schalke

Mourinho is not the only one who wants to prove himself with a championship trophy.

Among Newcastle's 27 first-line players, except for Makelele who once won the Champions League in Real Madrid, none of the other players has this honor. Among them, Lucio's desire is even worse. The defender was once only a stone's throw away from the Champions League. In the 26 Champions Cup final, his goal once helped Leverkusen equalize the score, but in the end he still lost to Zidane's shocking shot.

Is there anything more coveted than an honor that is so close to being won that it just slips by?In the training before the start of the final, the usually cheerful Brazilian became silent, and other players also knew his mood. The good state appeared at the Schalke Stadium.

Mourinho's work has also become quite busy these days. Mourinho has been preparing for the game since the day he reached the Champions League final. He handed over the training to Youcena some time ago. Well, let the physical trainer help the players adjust to the best state, while I was immersed in studying the final opponent Monaco, and only started to arrange tactical training a week before the final.

When a person works hard, time always speeds up. For Newcastle, the Champions League final on the 26th seems to have arrived in a blink of an eye.

On May 24th, a large number of Newcastle fans flocked to Gelsenkirchen, Germany. There is not much sales of red wine in the UK, and there are quite a lot of grievances and grievances between the two sides in football, so although the Newcastle team also has many French players, in this game, the two sides did not look friendly at all.

In the past two days, England fans and French fans had clashed several times in Gelsenkirchen. Fortunately, the local police force in Gelsenkirchen was sufficient, and the fans on both sides did not do anything outrageous under the interference of the police. Incident, the most important thing is that once a relatively large conflict occurs, the fans who participated may be sent back to their country and will not be able to see the final. This is the biggest reason why fans on both sides suppressed their anger.

Newcastle came to Germany three days in advance to adapt to the venue. However, as the main stadium for Germany to host the 2006 World Cup, the facilities at the Schalke Stadium are impeccable. The rigorous style of the Germans is undoubtedly revealed on the stadium they built. The level of broadcasting is also the highest in the world, at least much higher than that of Serie A. Chinese fans should feel deeply about this.

Proud to go to the Schalke Stadium, built in August 2001, this stadium costing 100 million euros is one of the most advanced stadiums in Europe. The UEFA management agency rated this multi-functional stadium as a five-star stadium grade, and commented: "The configuration of this stadium is far beyond the necessary and basic level, and it may be defined as a 'six-star'."
The president of FIFA, Sepp Blatter, also praised the stadium as "the design of this stadium has set an example for the world", including facilities including movable lawns, huge video wall cubes, retractable roofs and electronic control systems. Let the proud go to Schalke to become the most modern stadium in Europe, and its capacity is also relatively large. When the league is held, the capacity is more than 1000 people, including some standing seats, and it is converted into full seats when the international game is held. , with a capacity of more than 3000 people.

It is worth mentioning that the investment of 100 million euros in this stadium all came from private funds, and there was no investment in public property, which is considered a miracle.

The final of the European Champions Cup in the 03-04 season was held on this court.

The coaches of both sides are convinced that their teams can win, which can be seen from their interviews before the start of the game. Didier Deschamps firmly believes that his team can win the Champions League: "French football The team has been waiting for this day for a long time. We want to wash away the shame of 93 years and bring back the first European Champions Cup for Ligue [-]. Fans all over France are on our side."

Mourinho immediately retorted: "The game is played by the players. It is not that the more fans support the team, the better the team will win... Didier Deschamps is a good player, but his ability to coach the team Not necessarily great, if it weren't for luck, there would be two Premier League teams in the Champions League final."

Mourinho's remarks undoubtedly offended the whole of France, but he has won the support of fans all over England-for England fans, they are very dissatisfied with the brilliant achievements of the French national team at the end of the last century. The players of the national team have all reached their peak in the Premier League.

The game was not played, and the war of words went first. This is probably a feature of football games.

It’s just that there is indeed something worthy of attention in this final. These two teams are only runners-up in their home leagues, and their head coaches also have a characteristic, that is, they are very young, and Mourinho was born in 63. He has just turned 41 this year, and Deschamps, who was born in October 68, is not even 10 years old. Compared with those coaches who are five or sixty years old, the two of them are well-deserved young coaches.

However, Deschamps has been coaching Monaco for three years, and Mourinho has only gained a foothold in European football this season. It can't be compared-he is a world-class defensive midfielder, a Grand Slam winner, a master who has won all World Cups, European Cups, League Championships, and Champions Cups.

For this point, Mourinho has always sneered: "Playing football well can help coaching, okay? That's not good. You use your feet to play football, but you use your brain to coach. After all, players who play football with their brains are not too big. There are many, and even fewer take the coaching position.

There are still several hours before the start of the game, and impatient fans have already entered the stadium. English fans and French fans are clearly distributed on both sides of the goal on both sides of the stadium, and the middle stands are occupied by neutral fans and local fans. It is often used in a neutral position, which can effectively increase the distance between fans of both sides and reduce the possibility of conflict.

However, the reduction does not mean nothing. There are still thousands of policemen in the Schalke Stadium to maintain order. Even so, the fans of both sides began to abuse each other before the game started. These actions are all too common.

No wonder many people think that football games should also be divided into grades. It is too easy for children to learn badly in this environment...

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Three hours before the start of the game, Newcastle all boarded a bus with their team logo and prepared to leave for the stadium.

The expressions of the Newcastle players sitting on the bus seemed relatively relaxed. They kept talking among themselves and occasionally made a few jokes. Mourinho was sitting behind the driver, turning his face and thinking about his own affairs.

Pei Wei sat next to him, looking out of the car window. It seemed that he was watching the scenery outside the window, but what was he actually looking at?God knows……

Pei Wei does not have much hope for being able to appear in the Champions League final today. He knows that for Newcastle, a team that has sunk for too long, any unrealistic fantasy can only be given to the head coach. In the first season, he did not have high requirements for the team. If he can enter the top four in the league and qualify for the Champions League next season, it is best to be ranked second, because that would not be enough. You need to qualify for the Champions Cup, win a championship in a domestic cup, and end that frustrating history of no championships. You have to go as far as possible in the Champions Cup, because the farther you go, the higher your income... …

Although Pei Wei knew that it was Porto led by Mourinho that won the Champions League this season in history, after all, history has changed so much, and he has no idea whether the miracle can be repeated.

But Mourinho not only completed the results he thought of, but also did better-locked No.2 in advance, and failed to win the league championship just because the Gunners of the Arsenal were too perverted this season. After winning the League Cup, the FA Cup, which has almost all substitutes on the field, has also entered the sixth round... and now, they are on the way to the Champions League final.

Pei Wei withdrew his gaze from the window, and then looked at Mourinho who was sitting beside him. Mourinho was looking at the front with a cold face, but looking at his slack pupils, it was clear that he was not looking at anything at all. things, but what you are thinking about.

Maybe he was thinking about how to motivate the players in the locker room, maybe he was thinking about what tactics to arrange in this game, but Pei Wei can be sure of one thing, he will definitely not be in a daze.

This coach is amazing. I brought him to China four years ago. Although he felt the feeling of a professional team coach in advance and allowed him to accumulate experience in an environment with less pressure, it also kept him away from Europe. football.

But it took Mourinho less than a season to fully integrate into British football and European football. He knows how to deal with reporters, how to make players work for him, and how to deal with his opponents... …

This is a guy who was born to be a coach.Pei Wei thought in his heart.

Pei Wei glanced at the players behind him again. Ibrahimovic was chatting and laughing with Nie Fei. Shearer was sitting next to him, his face sinking like water. He didn't know what he was thinking. Lucio was resting with his eyes closed, and Dawson seemed a little nervous , he and Janus didn't know what they were talking about, and the others also had their own things.

At this time, the tall walls of the proud Schalke stadium had appeared in front of their eyes-there was one hour left for the game to start.

PS: I can’t support it anymore. Yesterday I waited until my wife’s injection was finished, and I couldn’t go to bed until about three o’clock in the morning. I’ve written two chapters of support until now, and now I’m going to bed.

There are more than 50 votes behind the first two. The votes have increased rapidly in the past few days. Lao Guo thanked everyone. No matter what the final result of this month is, Lao Guo will make up for the debts owed to everyone. Tonight, it depends on everyone. Maybe I can update another chapter before heading off to the hospital.

The update of the 440th ticket, finally ask for a monthly ticket!

(End of this chapter)