six finger demon

Chapter 381 Istanbul Outlook

"A miraculous comeback in the FA Cup as [-]-man Liverpool beat [-]-man Arsenal" - The Mirror

"The script that Shakespeare couldn't even write, the Red Army's shocking reversal!" - "Aspen"

"God gave Liverpool an extra hand and a foot." - L'Equipe

"The red frenzy in the Premier League: Liverpool's road to recovery is far from over." - "Shengjing Daily"

"Leave the car to protect the handsome man, Liverpool's game is superior!" - "Southern Sports Daily"

The news of Liverpool winning the FA Cup spread overnight across the country, all over the world.

In China, who doesn't know Tang Wu, who doesn't know Liverpool?

A small League Cup champion can make the domestic media hype. Now that the FA Cup has won again, the domestic media has set off a frenzy of hype.

Advocate?

Hehe, Tang Wu is worth advocating.

Even if the leader and some Weibo big Vs repeatedly advised the media to be careful about killing Tang Wu, they should keep a low profile.

However, under the stimulation of the old neighbor Korean media, these domestic media have long been unable to hold back, and they spread wildly about Tang Wu's record one by one.

And there are too many places worthy of special mention in this game.

Gerrard's handball, Tang Wu's pounce, Senderos' foul, Cisse's penalty, Liverpool's victory, some media even specially printed a newspaper for this miraculous game, recording the whole thing. Contest.

Although the most critical shot of the game was caused by Gerrard's handball, the media looked forward and found that if it weren't for Tang Wu's two consecutive limit saves, Gerrard would have no time to run back to the goal. door line.

In other words, if Henry's single-handedly scored for the first time, there would be nothing wrong with Gerrard later.

Tang Wu is still awesome!
Now, the media directly praised Tang Wu to the sky, and even named him the most influential sports figure in China in the 21st century.

You must know that in this era when table tennis, gymnastics, basketball, diving, and women's volleyball are all flourishing, it is simply unbelievable that a football player can overshadow Yao Juren and Guo Jingjing in the limelight and news.

But when those doubters watched Liverpool's final performance, they couldn't help but keep their mouths shut.

Tang Wu is neither Li Tie nor Shao Jiayi.

Tang Wu is Liverpool's main force, the absolute main force!
Many fans couldn't help crying when they saw Gerrard put the captain's armband on Tang Wu's shoulder when he left the field.

Perhaps at this moment, like Gerrard, they have a hundred reassurances about Tang Wu taking on this important task.

After the FA Cup, Liverpool is a complete double crown.

Since the country doesn't know much about the Premier League, when they heard that Chelsea had only one champion and Liverpool had two, they all gave a thumbs up, thinking that the red would surpass the blue.

Every time they hear such an argument, people who know football like Zhan Jun, Huang Jianxiang, and Liu Jianhong are unwilling to refute it.

What's the point of refuting the other party?

Anyway, these fans are Tang Wu's fans, so it's enough to let them worship Tang Wu.Instead of letting them understand the relationship between the Premier League, League Cup and FA Cup, let them remember four words: "Tang Wu NB!"

After winning the FA Cup, from that night to the next afternoon, the whole Liverpool was in a carnival.

For fans, ten birds in the woods are not as good as one bird in hand.

Benitez has done a great job this season.

Ranked fourth in the league and retained their place in the Champions League next season; champions of the League Cup and FA Cup.What can be obtained has already been obtained, and those who have not yet obtained have opportunities.

That night, Beitu called a meeting with the players to discuss matters concerning the final battle of the season.

Since Morientes and Pellegrino did not qualify for the Champions League, they both had an early vacation.

The rest of the Red Army members who could still walk all came to the office and listened to Bei Tu's tactics.

"Tentative starting lineup: Goalie, Tom"

For some reason, when the players heard this sentence, there was a burst of relief in their hearts.

What about AC Milan?
What about Kaka?What about Shevchenko?What about Pirlo?

We have TOM, the best goalkeeper in the world!

Even if the alien Ronaldo temporarily put on a red and black jersey, the Red Army members dare to fight against him!
After the FA Cup, the British "Sky TV" made statistics for the ratings of Premier League players for a season.

Blues defender John Terry scored the highest with an average of 7.6 points.This score is called a phenomenal score, because no other player has had such a high score over the years.

Tang Wu only scored 7.5 points and ranked behind Terry because of the small number of league appearances.According to those commentators, as long as TOM attends one more time and helps Liverpool win one more game, Tang Wu's rating will be higher than that of Terry.

Ranked third is Chelsea's Lampard, Henry scored 7.3 points and ranked fourth.As for Manchester United's Ronaldinho and Rooney, they only have 7.1 points, which is not as good as Fulham's Van der Sar.

On the second day after the FA Cup ended, Professor Arsene Wenger made an astonishing statement in the "News of the World".

"After the completion of the new stadium, there will be a new coach here, he will lead the team into a new era, I hope to meet a new challenge"

Walter?

The professor is resigning?

What's the situation?
The professor's remarks caused a shock in the British media, and many newspapers, media and TV stations reprinted each other.

If the professor were to leave Arsenal, it would definitely be an earthquake for the Premier League.

For such news, the Arsenal team reacted quickly. Chairman Hill Wood said, "Wenger is the most successful coach in the history of the club. Why did he leave? If he is not willing to continue in the coaching position, we will give it to him." He arranges new positions, such as technical director or board member."

In other words, no one wants this Frenchman who looks a bit like a professor to leave at this critical moment.

But in fact, the "News of the World" report is actually not a problem.

Wenger himself did not come out to refute the rumors, and those who came out to explain were Arsenal's top management.This is enough to show that the threat of resignation is Wenger's move to "turn defense into offense" after the FA Cup defeat, using this opportunity to put pressure on Highbury's senior management.

Although the Gunners are all empty this season, everyone knows that Arsenal cannot do without the professor.

Before the Emirates Stadium was built, banks and investors were not willing to lend money to Arsenal at all.

But it was because they knew the length of the contract between the professor and the Gunners that they finally paid.

The professor is extremely important to Arsenal, but this does not mean that the top board of directors will give Wenger the power to introduce talents.

Restricting transfer funds is their first step.

Due to the construction of a new stadium, Arsenal have not been financially well-off in recent years.

When Manchester United introduced Ferdinand for 3000 million and Rooney for 2700 million; when Chelsea spent 3 million in two years, Wenger could only introduce Van Persie for 400 million and Ebrahimovic for 100 million.

With such investment, Arsenal's premature exit from the Champions League for the seventh consecutive year is justified.

Even Henry couldn't bear it in front of the camera, and came out to attack Arsenal's senior management, "Our investment is not even comparable to Tottenham and Birmingham!"

Arsenal originally promised to give Wenger 4000 million in the summer, but the "Daily Telegraph" later revealed that Highbury executives suddenly withdrew this decision and planned to continue to tighten their finances.

Wenger hopes to renew the contract with Pires, Ljungberg and Bergkamp, ​​and even pays a high price to poach Tang Wu from Liverpool.

However, the club's preoccupation has made many players very dissatisfied. So far, none of the heroes can successfully renew their contracts.Not to mention spending a lot of money to poach people.

What's more, Cole's private contact with Chelsea shocked the whole team.His agent pointed out that the club first promised Cole a weekly salary of 6, but suddenly changed it to 5 when signing the contract, which made Cole very angry.

Wenger also asked the club, "For £5, are we going to lose Cole?"

The board of directors spread their hands: "This is our final bid."

With the team almost falling apart, Wenger could only take the most extreme approach, threatening the club with resignation.Although this will expose Highbury's internal discord, only in this way may the senior management understand the seriousness of the team's problems.

Sure enough, Arsenal said a day later that it would provide Wenger with enough transfer funds to allow him to introduce three important players in the summer.But Tang Wu was not included.

Vice-chairman Dein said, "We will strengthen the team in the summer and Bergkamp will stay here."

In addition to Bergkamp, ​​Ljungberg will complete the contract renewal within 10 days.

Arsenal is also preparing to renew the contract with midfielder Gilberto in advance, and defender Cole changed his mind under Wenger's persuasion.

If you want to beat Chelsea and Liverpool next season, you can only expand your army and strengthen your strength.Arsenal didn't make up their mind to change their style until Wenger issued an ultimatum.

The board of directors has given the professor a great concession, but in the professor's view, these are just what the club should do.

As for Tang Wu, the professor could only watch helplessly as he continued to wear the Liverpool uniform and fight for Liverpool.Just like Ronaldinho at Manchester United.

On May 5, just one more day, the Champions League final will be held in Istanbul, the only city in the world that spans Europe and Asia.This ancient city with a history of nearly 24 years, which witnessed the rise and fall of ancient Rome and the Ottoman Empire, once again fell into a frenzy because of football.

Liverpool have not reached a Champions League final in 1985 years since the Heysel tragedy in 20.Compared with Milan, the regulars of the Champions League, Liverpool, who are in the recovery period, have a stronger pursuit of the championship. They have been away for too long.Rising again where it once fell and rediscovering its former glory is an irresistible temptation for the Liverpool general.

Both teams arrived in Istanbul on Monday.Although the flight was delayed by an hour, it hardly affected AC Milan.

When they arrived in Istanbul, the players looked calm and relaxed.

There are two most eye-catching buildings on a boulevard facing the sea. The two final teams each occupy one. The hotel where Milan stayed is called Renaissance, and Liverpool is Crown Plaza.

After the two teams arrived at the hotel one after another, the first thing they did was eat.

As usual, Milan brought their dedicated chef with them.The chef group who arrived earlier brought a large number of Italian food, from Parmesan cheese, ham to pasta, everything is available.As soon as the team arrives at the hotel, they are served a light meal consisting of sliced ​​ham, cheese, fruit and bread.

Liverpool's pre-match meal is also mainly light, plus some orange juice and bananas.As for special foods such as Turkish-style Kebab (bread sandwiched with barbecue), players cannot try it.Benitez has strictly controlled his diet, and at most only let everyone taste the famous Turkish coffee.

In both training and press conferences, Milan "grabbed" the opportunity.At 18:30 on Tuesday afternoon, AC Milan conducted adaptive training at the Atatürk Stadium.

Liverpool entered training around 20:[-] local time.

As in previous preparations for major competitions, Benitez insisted on not disclosing the starting lineup until the day of the final this time, while the Spaniard said in an interview last weekend that he had designed three sets of plans to deal with Milan's tactics.As for which set to use during the game, it must be temporarily adjusted according to the player's state on the day.

But no matter how it is changed, it is an established fact that Tang Wu is the starting goalkeeper. Even if Bei Tu doesn't get confirmation on this point, the media will be sure that the news is true.

Is it the calm and thick red and black stripes?Or the passionate military bright red?This summer is destined to belong to red, and Istanbul has opened its arms to welcome this great red showdown.

Judging from the reaction of the fans, it is clear that Milan, which has reached the final twice in three years, is more optimistic.

On the street, women fans wearing Milan jerseys can be seen everywhere, they come from all countries, except China.

Indeed, the knights of San Siro are eligible to receive the worship and blessings of these fans.These pure girls turned into devout believers, sending a farewell rose to their beloved knights, expecting their triumphant return.

Don't talk about the background of the club, don't talk about the strength of the players, just look at the appearance, these Italian sportsmen are enough to win the hearts of fans.

The sunny and handsome Brazilian big boy Kaka, Pirlo with deep and far-sighted eyes, and Sheva with the imposing instrument in Yushu Linfeng.

No matter which player takes to the street, the female fans scream.

At this point, Liverpool really fell behind.

In addition to Tang Wu's handsome Asian face that will attract the attention of female fans, even players like Garcia and Gerrard are hard to attract the attention of fans.

The European arena has always been the highest stage of football, and the ownership of the Champions League has become the token of the king in the eyes of everyone.After the smoke filled the air, some people fell down regretfully, while others stayed behind in drama.Even the fans who come here to watch the game are the most picky.

But the good news is that the number of Liverpool fans is absolutely no less than that of Milan, because more than [-] Chinese fans came to Istanbul this week.

Many fans who couldn't buy tickets didn't mind whether they could enter the stadium to watch the game. They just wanted to come to a foreign land and cheer for Tang Wu.

The hotels, hostels, homestays and even bars in Istanbul are saturated. These Turks may have never seen so many Chinese in their life.

Chinese red is everywhere, this is the first time the Chinese have shown their football fanaticism in the world.

Football belongs to the world, and Chinese people love football too!
At 5:25 p.m. on May 7th, Beijing time, after the news broadcast, CCTV Channel 5 officially released a pre-match preview.

"Sheva's sharpness is consistent, and Cisse's rebirth is just right;

Kaka or Garcia, whose youth is more valuable;
Pirlo and Gerrard, who is the best midfielder;
Nesta and Hyypia, who can become a striker's nightmare;
Dida and Tang Wu, who is the master of pounce;
How much have Ancelotti and Benitez learned from Sun Tzu's Art of War?

At 26:2 a.m. on the 45th, in Istanbul, Turkey, everything was ready except for the whistle.

There is nothing to stop the gorgeous performance, let us wait and see the ultimate beauty of Europa! "

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