Chapter 471 appears! The bus to the Champions League final!
June 3, 2017.
Wales, Cardiff.
Manchester United took the red bus and arrived at the parking lot of the Millennium Stadium.
When the Manchester United generals in suits stepped off the bus, the Red Devils fans who had been waiting for a long time on both sides shouted for them
"Rooney!"
"Marcus, look here!"
"The Red Devils will win!"
When Ling Feng is tall and tall, as handsome as a model The moment they stepped off the bus, the female fans on both sides burst out into amazing screams:
"Ling Feng! I love you!"
"Ling, we believe in you!"
"Overthrow Real Madrid!"
In addition to the excited female fans, male fans also waved their Manchester United scarves crazily, or held up the Red Devils Jersey No. 7, shouts to him.
Ling Feng also waved and smiled at the fans, showing a very calm and calm preparation state.
Even though he was about to face his first Champions League final, he didn't feel any nervousness or stage fright at all.
Some are just firm beliefs!
He only knows that this game is related to the most critical part of his pursuit of the Ballon d'Or (Championship of the Champions League).
So, he must win, and he will definitely win!
As the players from both sides arrived at the stadium by bus, they immediately started checking out the stadium. The Millennium Stadium, which can accommodate 82,000 spectators, was already buzzing with people!
Due to the current worrying security situation in the UK, UEFA further strengthened security during the Champions League final. This game became the first Champions League final to be played in a fully enclosed stadium.
However, this did not cool down the enthusiasm of the fans, but instead made countless people flock to it.
Tickets for the Champions League final were even sold for tens of thousands of pounds each!
After all, Real Madrid and Manchester United are the football clubs with the largest number of fans and fans, as well as the first and second most traffic and attention in football!
And this game can also be called a traffic derby in football!
Whether it is the fans in the stadium or the audience watching on time in front of the TV, everyone can't wait to witness the birth of the miracle!
Will Real Madrid break the curse of defending the Champions League, or will Manchester United achieve a great renaissance and rebirth?
This answer will be announced grandly at the moment the whistle blows at the end of the game!
It is worth mentioning that before the flames of war reached the stadium, fans from both sides outside the stadium had already staged a game in advance
English football hooligans encountered on the street The Spanish fans were "very enthusiastic", and after the two sides exchanged "friendly greetings", they couldn't help but start discussing on the spot.
Fortunately, the local city hall has deployed sufficient security personnel in basically all areas around the stadium.
With the intervention of the police, both parties entered into the situation "friendly" together before the outcome was decided.
However, these little episodes also ignited the atmosphere before the game!
At the press conference before the game, the head coaches of both sides showed great restraint.
Mourinho did not mention Real Madrid's internal problems again, but continued to send poisonous milk in front of the media.
Zidane is also a man of talent, claiming that he respects Mourinho and the Manchester United team very much, and will join forces with Manchester United to contribute a great game and so on.
On the other hand, Real Madrid captain Ramos, who attended the press conference with Zidane, once again undermined the opponent's self-confidence in front of the media:
"Real Madrid has always been the best team!"
< br>"We have the greatest No. 7 in football! As for the English boy, although he is not bad, he is still far behind Cristiano"
"I will let him see it. Real Madrid's defensive intensity"
Obviously, Ramos was conducting psychological warfare against Ling Feng, trying to attack Ling Feng through public belittling.
Or he could stimulate Ling Feng's fighting spirit, and then provoke Ling Feng with words during the game, thus making him lose his mind.
Mourinho saw through Ramos' little trick at a glance.
However, he did not fight back at Ramos. Instead, he secretly laughed at him:
If you, Ramos, thought that Ling Feng had lost his cool due to the provocation of his opponent, , that would be a big mistake!
Ramos does not understand Ling Feng, but Mourinho does.
After working together for a whole season, he is very clear about the reason why Ling Feng has achieved jaw-dropping achievements at such a young age and is frequently compared to Melo.
Not only his extraordinary physical fitness, kaleidoscope-like technical ability, explosive offensive talent, but also his iceberg-like calm golf IQ!
Ling Feng will never act irrationally or calmly during a game because of provocation from his opponent's words and actions.
Not once!
Of course, it’s not that he doesn’t care, but he has his own way of dealing with it:
That is to fight back hard with goals or assists!
He believed that even if he didn't have to take action himself, Ling Feng would teach Ramos a lesson during the game.
Ling Feng has proven many times that the more critical and important the competition, the better he will perform in big scenes!
. . .
An hour before the game, both sides also announced the starting lineup and the 18-man roster.
As for the defending champion, Zidane deployed a 433 formation as always:
The goalkeeper is Navas, the "wall of resistance"
The defense is Marcelo, Varane, and Ramo. Sri Lanka and Carvajal, who is back from injury;
In the midfield combination, Casemiro is slightly behind, and Kroos and Modric are separated;
The front three is It's Ronaldo, Benzema and Isco!
Except for Bell, who was replaced in the starting position by Isco, this is definitely the strongest starting eleven of the second-generation Galaxy Battleship!
Not only that, there are also famous stars such as Bale, Morata, Ronaldo, Asensio, Kovacic, Vazquez, Nacho, Coentrao and so on sitting on the bench!
Real Madrid’s roster can’t help but make people sigh sincerely:
Fuck, they are indeed the number one club in Europe!
Except for the defensive midfielder position of Casemiro, every position basically has a substitute with a not too big difference in strength for rotation.
The thicker the team's lineup, the more changeable and unpredictable it is, making it difficult for opponents to target it.
This is also the key to why Zidane's team can always come back and win when falling behind this season.
However, Manchester United’s starting lineup is not weak either!
The goalkeeper is De Gea;
In the defense, Bailly and Rojo form a central defender partner, and Luke Shaw and Valencia fly on both wings;
Kante and Herrera are Manchester United's most stable midfielder combination in recent years;
Three offensive midfielders, the team's core Ling Feng is in the middle, and Rashford and Rooney are separated on the left and right;
The one at the front is Ibrahimovic!
Both sides have no reservations and are sending their main forces!
The Premier League champion and the La Liga champion, this is not only a competition between the two major league champions, but also a super showdown between the two best teams in Europe!
Half an hour before the start of the game, both sides completed pre-game mobilization and training in the locker room, and then came to the player tunnel one after another.
In this game, both teams wore their home jerseys.
Real Madrid, dressed in pure white, and Manchester United, the red-hot Manchester United, the two strongest teams in the Champions League this season, finally met in the tunnel of the Millennium Stadium.
Ling Feng also felt someone tap him on his left shoulder, and then he turned his head to the left, but didn't see anyone.
“Haha.”
Hearing the familiar laughter coming from the right, Ling Feng immediately reacted and turned his head to the right helplessly. What caught his eye was Brother Luo, who had succeeded in his prank and was all smiles!
As expected of you, Luo Sansui!
“Are you okay?”
“Very good.”
After exchanging greetings with Ling Feng, Ronaldo, who was holding a head of instant noodles, also took the initiative to come to the front of the Manchester United queue and extended his right hand to Rooney.
"Wazza, long time no see."
"Chris"
Although it was just a simple handshake, Ling Feng couldn't help but recall the scene. The Red Devils Gemini who created the Red Devils dynasty!
At that time, Ronaldo and Rooney could be said to be Ferguson's two biggest disciples, and they were the absolute contributors to Manchester United's three consecutive Premier League titles.
Unfortunately, as Cristiano Ronaldo left Manchester United to join Real Madrid, the relationship between the two, which was already broken due to the red card in the 2006 World Cup, became even colder.
Even before this final, a betting company made a bet on whether Ronaldo would greet Rooney, an old friend, in the tunnel.
The answer to the bet is yes!
When the players from both sides were standing in line, waiting to take the stage, Cristiano Ronaldo couldn't help but glance at Ling Feng, who was also standing at the end of the queue. Cristiano Ronaldo felt mixed emotions in his heart.
The Red Devils No. 7 was once the jersey number he wore.
On the one hand, he is very pleased that Manchester United has a new No. 7.
On the other hand, he felt a huge threat from Ling Feng!
Last year, 21-year-old Ling Feng and the Three Lions reached the European Cup semi-finals and almost defeated Portugal.
At that time, Ronaldo felt that this young man was not just the midfield supernova who could only pass the ball to assist his teammates, but was becoming more and more lethal and comprehensive.
However, he never expected that in the summer transfer window, Ling Feng would join his old club Manchester United for a transfer fee that broke the football record, and also wear the legendary seven-year-old jersey. Number!
But what surprised him was yet to come!
In his first season after transferring to Manchester United, Ling Feng cut the melons and vegetables in the Premier League, leading the Red Devils to sing all the way and reach the Champions League final, standing in front of him again!
C Ronaldo also knows very well that this battle is related to the ownership of this year's Golden Globe Award.
Whether it is you or Ling Feng, whoever can win the Champions League will win this year’s Golden Globe!
So, in order to win the Golden Globe, he must defeat Ling Feng again and win the Champions League championship just like he did in last year's European Cup!
After the grand pre-match performance and the opening ceremony, the Champions League theme song also sounded.
The players from both teams, who have been waiting in the player tunnel for a long time, are also taking steps forward.
When the players lined up and walked out of the tunnel, the Millennium Stadium suddenly erupted into cheers that resounded from the sky.
Looking up, I saw that the stadium was clearly divided into two camps.
A patch of red symbolizes Manchester United;
Pure white represents Real Madrid!
Then, amid overwhelming cheers, the players from the two teams passed by each other on both sides of the Champions League trophy stage, and then officially stepped onto the stage of the final!
For Ling Feng, this is the first Champions League final in his career!
Even though you are excited inside, your adrenaline is soaring.
However, Ling Feng did not show it. He just held his head high and faced the final that was destined to be remembered for his whole life.
Rashford, who was in front of him, clearly felt affected by the tense atmosphere of the final and had a little stage fright.
Seeing this, Ling Feng also patted Rashford on the back and reminded him in a low voice:
"Marcus, relax, just do it"
And Ling Feng's voice seemed to have inexplicable magic power. Just hearing it made Rashford's inner anxiety and uneasiness alleviate a lot.
Yes!
We have Ling Feng, what is there to be nervous about, what is there to be afraid of? !
Just do it and you’re done!
With the cheers of 82,000 fans at the scene, the famous German whistler Blich blew the whistle, and the 2016-17 European Champions League final officially started!
Real Madrid kicked off first.
When Zidane and the Real Madrid players thought that Manchester United would press forward and press high in the frontcourt like they did in previous games, the opponent's actions were beyond their expectations. outside!
All Manchester United players, including Ibrahimovic, suddenly shrank back to their own half!
And this scene also caused the commentator to exclaim:
"There it is! Mourinho set up a bus for the Champions League final!"
Final , one game determines victory or defeat, and it is related to the ownership of the championship.
And there will definitely be no obvious gap in strength between the two teams that can reach the finals.
Especially when both sides want to win but are afraid of losing, their relatively cautious mentality prevents both sides from aggressively attacking, resulting in a slow change of pace of the game and a relatively dull scene.
This is also the argument of supporters of the "unnamed final game" statement.
Of course, not every final is a dull one-to-zero or zero-to-zero.
On the contrary, the Champions League final alone has produced many classic duels!
In 1999 Manchester United VS Bayern, the world witnessed the Red Devils’ shocking reversal;
In Bayern VS Dortmund in 2013, Robben broke his inner demon and scored a goal;
In Real Madrid VS Atletico Madrid in 2014, Ramos' equalizing header was recorded in the history of football as the 9248 miracle!
As a head coach who has led his team to the Champions League finals twice and won the championship, Mourinho cannot help but have rich experience in Champions League finals, and he also has a 100% winning rate in European war finals!
In other words, as long as he leads the team to the finals, he can win the championship!
And his secret lies in defense!
In Mourinho's football philosophy, the final is about who makes fewer mistakes!
As long as there are fewer defensive mistakes than their opponents, their fault tolerance rate will be higher and they will be invincible.
As for scoring goals, just one counterattack is enough to be fatal!
The defensive counterattack is the magic weapon Mourinho used for the Champions League final in this game!
At the same time, this is also the reason why he chose Rashford, who is faster and prefers to move forward, as the starting left winger!
Of course, in addition to defensive counterattack being his best tactic, it is also the key to restraining Real Madrid.
Because, Real Madrid’s counterattack speed is also the sharpest in Europe!
This season, in games with opponents of similar strength, Zidane's Real Madrid will often hold back their kicks, attract opponents to attack, and then use the speed of offensive and defensive transitions to launch fatal counterattacks.
Whether it is defeating Bayern or eliminating Atletico Madrid, Real Madrid is the same.
However, in essence, this is a defensive counterattack and a transition between offense and defense.
As a counter-attack master who dares to say that he is second and no one dares to be first in football, how could Mourinho not see what medicine Zidane is selling? !
Playing anti-counterattack in front of me? Isn't it just Guan Gong playing a big sword in front of him? !
So, Mourinho changed Manchester United's high-pressure play in the frontcourt this season and showed off his special skills in this crucial final!
The purpose is also very simple. Don’t you want to base your defense first, and then advance through quick counterattacks to attack my back line?
Then I won’t let you do this!
I insist on you attacking, fighting positional warfare, and then seizing the opportunity to turn around and fight your counterattack!
(End of this chapter)