Chapter 123: The Storm Rises (4)

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Although this Champions League final can be called the most grassroots final since the restructuring of the Champions Cup, the two teams that reached the final can be said to be far from those before them in terms of star flavor and popularity, but under the vigorous excavation of various media and UEFA, they still found a lot of highlights and gimmicks. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info

For example, in the case of Didier Deschamps and Jose Mourinho, UEFA and media reporters have tailored various publicity plans for the two to attract the attention of fans as much as possible. Especially in the seemingly legendary coaching career of the two, UEFA and the media have put a lot of effort into publicity.

UEFA's approach did have the desired effect, and after learning about the legendary rise of Didier Deschamps and Jose Mourinho from the media, more and more fans began to pay attention to the Champions League final, which they thought was not much to watch. However, what UEFA did not expect was that it was precisely because of their vigorous promotion of the two managers that a very strange phenomenon appeared, that is, Deschamps and Mourinho are now even more famous and popular than their players!

Such a situation was naturally unexpected by UEFA. However, UEFA president Johansson is not too upset by this. In the shrewd old man's opinion, it doesn't matter who the fans are focusing on, as long as they can keep enough attention on this edition of the Champions League final, then Johansson and his UEFA team can be invincible!

The person most dissatisfied with this state of affairs is probably the president of Porto, Da Costa. You must know that unlike Mourinho, who has already confirmed that he will leave Porto at the end of the season to seek another career, most of the Porto players are still under contract. Therefore, if da Costa intends to sell his players for a high price after the Champions League final, he must increase their popularity as much as possible.

In such a situation, da Costa is naturally unhappy with UEFA's focus on Mourinho. Worst of all, due to the recent outbreak of a rather fierce quarrel between Da Costa and Mourinho over the team's loss to Benfica in the Portuguese Cup final, da Costa does not have to expect Mourinho to follow his instructions and help himself in interviews to give the players a boost of popularity.

While Da Costa was secretly complaining about UEFA's actions, George, who had finalised Klose's transfer, also arrived at the Schalke Stadium by car to watch the upcoming Champions League final.

By the way, because George worked under Robson Sr. with Mourinho back then, and learned a lot of key knowledge as a head coach from this old coach, therefore, the day before the start of the game, George made a special phone call to his "senior brother", wishing Mourinho to lead Porto to lift the final championship trophy in the Champions Cup final - although George's identity is somewhat special in the coaching circle, but a good network of contacts still needs to be established. Otherwise, Tottenham, who are too maverick, are likely to be isolated by other teams and find themselves in trouble in the transfer market.

"Hi George, you've come just in time. Seeing George walk into the box, Abramovich hurriedly put down the vodka in his hand and greeted George warmly, "If you come half an hour late, then it is estimated that the game has already started." ”

"It's alright, Roman. George smiled and walked over to sit down next to Abu, "Anyway, there are no players I'm interested in, so even if I'm a little late, I'm afraid it won't be a loss." ”

"By the way, let me introduce you, this is ......" Hearing George's reply, Abu's heart relaxed a little. Then, the Russian oil tycoon raised his hand, intending to introduce George to another "guest" in the box.

"Mr. Jorge Mendes, am I right?" said Giorgio with a smile, impressed with the agent, "Roman, I have known Mr. Mendes for a long time. You know, Cristiano (Cristiano Ronaldo) in our team is a signed player under Mr. Mendes!"

"Haha, it's an honor to be remembered by you, Mr. Nelson. At this time, although Mendes has become the number one person in the Portuguese agent circle with his high-quality service and unique vision, he has not yet grown into the agent predator in his previous life. Therefore, in front of George and Abu, who have strong backgrounds, Mendes does not dare to show the slightest disrespect.

At this time, the players of Porto and Monaco had also followed the referee team out of the players' tunnel and began to carry out a series of pre-match ceremonies under the guidance of the referee.

"Oh, UEFA actually let Kim Nelson officiate this Champions League final? Seeing that it was Nelson, an old acquaintance, who was at the forefront of the queue, George couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, and at the same time began to secretly mourn for Monaco in his heart.

It may not be clear to others, but George's law enforcement style of Nielsen is very clear. Regardless of the Danish referee's feat of expelling the then-youthful Beckham from the field with a red card, Nelson generally does not punish players harshly for small gestures, only for those more obvious fouls. As a result, Porto, who are more adept at defending with small moves and tactical fouls, and have a more seasoned style, clearly have the upper hand over the more passionate Monaco in this game.

Sure enough, after Nelson blew the opening whistle, although the Monaco and Porto players followed the instructions of their respective managers and deployed layers of defense from the midfield, the game became quite dull as a result. However, as time went on, the Monaco players began to become impatient and erratic in their play at both ends of the pitch against a sophisticated and composed Porto. In particular, Giwe, who started in place of Squeraci, made frequent mistakes in the first half of the game, and was bullied by the forward pair of Delrey and Alberto!

The roof leak happened to rain overnight. In the 23rd minute, Monaco captain Rudovic Giuli strained his thigh muscle during a scramble and had to accept the brutal reality of leaving the field early.

Giuli's departure from the field with an injury was undoubtedly a huge blow to Monaco. Because the captain's departure not only deprived Monaco of one of the sharpest wide knives, but also greatly eased Porto's defensive pressure, allowing the Portuguese giants to devote more energy to attacking. In the 39th minute of the game, Valente's cross from the left was pushed out by Rodriguez, Mendes quickly knocked back after winning the ball on the right side of the field, and the follow-up Ferreira directly raised his foot and crossed the ball into the penalty area!

Alberto kept Giwe in the back and then unloaded Ferreira's cross with his right foot. Next, as long as Alberto successfully completes the turn, it can form a chance to attack the goal!

It was at this point that Giwe made another mistake. The Frenchman was the first to clear the ball but couldn't kick it wide due to positional issues. Alberto reacted quickly, regained possession with a lunge, and then fired a direct right-footed volley from 12 yards in front of goal to send the ball into the right side of the goal, 1-0!

Although the Monaco players fought back for the rest of the game, the score was managed by the Porto players to hold on until the end of the first half!