The morning before the game, Schalke 04 arrived in Manchester.

There were almost five or six hundred fans who picked up the airport at the airport.

Although Schalke 04 is not a strong team and does not have any stars, there are many fans of Real Madrid's Prince Raul, the first scorer in the Champions League, and there are also many uproars to support Hao Jun.

In an interview at the airport, Raul expressed enough respect for Manchester United, saying that Manchester United are the favourites to win the title, and Schalke 04 has little hope of upset, but if Manchester United make a mistake, Schalke 04 may surprise the fans.

Huaguo player Hao Jun was stained with Gao Xiaodong's light, and also got the attention of many reporters, after all, the Huaguo derby is also a good news highlight.

Hao Jun is just a substitute player in Schalke 04, he spoke very cautiously when interviewed by reporters, he first tried his best to praise Gao Xiaodong as the greatest player in the history of China and even Asia, is the pride of Chinese football, and then praised Manchester United as one of the greatest teams in world football, but he also said that Schalke 04 is not here to play soy sauce, Schalke 04 has a great star like Raul, and a good coach like Rangnick, they are not hopeless.

Hao Jun, as a professional player who has been in Chinese football for many years, said these words without leaking, praising the future national team boss Gao Xiaodong, the boss of his own team, Raul, and praising the head coach, no one was offended.

When the reporter asked him what he would do if he played against Gao Xiaodong, Hao Jun told the reporter that Gao Xiaodong is too comprehensive and not any player can defend it alone, and if he has the opportunity to play, he will be very satisfied if he can make Gao Xiaodong play not so well.

Hao Jun's interview is still very pleasing, because Hao Jun's own Weibo broke the news before, saying that the first person in world football will invite him to dinner, on the forum in China, Gao Xiaodong's fans all think that Hao Jun will be a man, and he praised Gao Xiaodong and did not belittle his teammates, which is a clear stream among the players who went out of Huaguo, they all hope that Gao Xiaodong will abuse Hao Jun's rivals in the game, Schalke 04 main right-back Atsuto Uchida, give Hao Jun a chance to play, and realize their dream of a Chinese derby.

Of course, this is all wishful thinking on the part of Chinese fans, and then at the pre-match press conference, Schalke 04 coach Rangnick made it clear that it was difficult for Hao Jun to have the opportunity to play when asked by Chinese reporters, "Our main lineup is very stable, and only a few positions need to be adjusted in a targeted manner, but Hao Jun is not in this range, but the situation on the field is ever-changing, and I do not rule out that Hao Jun has the opportunity to play." ”

Rangnick is a German Mesozoic coach, known as a professor in Germany, with a very rich tactical theory and strong practical coaching ability, he won two Bundesliga runners-up when he first coached Schalke, and after coaching Hoffenheim, he created a great miracle.

Due to a feud with Hoffenheim's management, Rangnick resigned and went home, and it was not until last month that Schalke 04 manager Magath was sacked and Rangnick returned to Schalke 04 to fight fires.

Although Rangnick has only been in charge for two games, Rangnick is very familiar with Schalke 04, many of the players in the squad are his old subordinates, and he does not need much adaptation to coaching.

Although the opponent is a strong Manchester United, Rangnick's psychological pressure is very small, because it is normal to lose, but winning is a great achievement, so the game without any burden is actually the best to play.

Schalke 04 has no psychological pressure, but Rangnick wants to put some pressure on Manchester United, in the press conference, Rangnick first complimented Ferguson, "Ferguson is an absolute legend, I admire him very much, I hope to be able to know him in a personal capacity before or after the game." ”

Rangnick then said he had studied Manchester United thoroughly, saying: "I watched Manchester United live eight weeks ago when they played Chelsea away in the Premier League. I didn't know I was going to coach Schalke or that Schalke was going to meet them in the Champions League. For the last week or so, I've watched their games in a row. If you take a closer look at any team in the world, you will find their weaknesses. We don't worry that they haven't lost in the Champions League, it's just a matter of time before they lose. ”

Rangnick said confidently, "If we can play well, I think we have a chance to reach the final." Our goal is not 0-0, we want to beat Manchester United and I don't think anyone will think we can win, but we also have our own nuclear weapons, and that's Raul, who is the top scorer in the Champions League and he can be a threat to any opponent. ”

Rangnick, a European rookie, was in psychological warfare with Ferguson, and Ferguson was dismissive of it, commenting on his quarter-final opponent, saying, " Schalke 04 is good, they eliminated Valencia, but I don't think they can be an obstacle in our way, the only one who can be our opponent in the Bundesliga is Bayern, if Schalke 04 has any other player who poses a threat to Manchester United, it is probably Raul, Raul was once the best player in the world, he scored 69 goals in the Champions League, which is horrible, but he is 33 and I don't think his goals will increase this season. ”

Against his opponent Rangnick, Ferguson praised and played, "I heard that Rangnick's theory is very strong, he is known as a professor in Germany, he does have something extraordinary, especially with Hoffenheim's results are very good, but I think he is not suitable for leading big clubs, and his European results are few and poor, which is similar to our Premier League professors, I hope the game with Manchester United can give him some inspiration." ”

Then Ferguson spent all his time on the other three games, he thought Real Madrid and Barcelona and Chelsea would advance, but Real Madrid was the team that reached the final, because Real Madrid had Mourinho and Ronaldo, Ferguson wanted to meet with his former apprentice Ronaldo at Wembley Stadium, and thought Ronaldo was better than Messi.

Undoubtedly, in terms of psychological warfare and war of words, Ferguson, who has played in Europe for more than 20 years, can be Rangnick's master, and after Ferguson's press conference was broadcast, the players and fans of Schalke 04 were so angry that one Buddha was born and two Buddhas ascended to heaven.

Although Schalke 04's players are very low-key and think that their strength is worse than Manchester United, no one likes to be so despised or even ignored, especially Ferguson spent most of his time talking about Real Madrid Barcelona in the pre-match press conference, instead of saying Schalke 04, which greatly stimulated the self-esteem of the Germans, and German fans have said that they want to go to Old Trafford to help Schalke 04, support Schalke 04 to play Manchester United's face, and make an upset.

The Champions League goalscorer Raul was also very angry, he has not been so despised yet, he countered in an interview with Sky Sports: "The lord is also old, maybe he forgot the two goals I scored at Old Trafford, I also have good memories at the Bernabeu, those were also two goals, hopefully this time, I will still have a good memory." ”