Chapter 394: Klopp is also nervous
In the last adaptation to the venue before the whole game, Tang Zheng and Cristiano Ronaldo no longer had any communication, which disappointed those reporters who were very open-minded, and they were very much looking forward to the number one star of the two teams to write an off-field 'duel' or something.
Until the end of the adaptation to the venue, the two did not communicate at all, not even eye to eye.
As a result, the focus of the reporters had to shift to the regular press conference before the game.
The limited space in the press room at the new Wembley Stadium makes it impossible for both teams to be interviewed by the media at the same time, and it is international practice for the visiting team to attend the regular pre-match press conference first.
In the pre-match draw, Borussia Dortmund drew the home team and Real Madrid were the away team.
Jose Mourinho did not show up with captain Casillas, but the current team's number one star Cristiano Ronaldo, a press conference player who just met the appetite of the reporters on the spot.
The press conference had just begun, and the conversation was supposed to focus on tomorrow night's Champions League final, but a Sky Sports reporter pulled out an iPad with two images on the screen when he was given the right to interview.
The first is a long shot of Tang Zheng giving Ronaldo an upside-down thumbs up, and the second is a more than an hour ago during the warm-up at the new Wembley Stadium, Ronaldo shook his right index finger at Tang Zheng.
Mourinho didn't have much emotional change, and Ronaldo's face was extremely ugly at that moment.
Although it disappeared in a flash, many reporters on the scene still captured it.
A Sky Sports reporter asked Cristiano Ronaldo: "Is the second photo a response to the first photo?"
Ronaldo kept insulting this 'ignorant' reporter in his heart, but on the surface, he said calmly: "You think too much, it's just a coincidence." β
The reporter was naturally very dissatisfied with Ronaldo's answer, and a reporter from the French newspaper "Les Echos" stood up and asked: "Mr. Cristiano, this explanation is too far-fetched, isn't it? The angle and expression of the photo are very good, in fact, what we want to know is very simple, you and Don have a conflict in private?"
Although Ronaldo scolded his mother in his heart, his expression never changed much: "It's not good to make something out of nothing." β
Speaking of this, he changed his voice and pointed to the reporters in front of him: "Tomorrow night is the Champions League final, I think you should focus on that game tomorrow night instead of the two photos that I don't know where they came from, it's too boring, if the following interview is still around this, I refuse to answer." β
As the saying goes, you can never wake up someone who is pretending to be asleep.
There is no doubt that the current Ronaldo is just pretending not to know anything.
The reporter has no choice but to shift the topic to the Champions League final tomorrow night, after all, there is Dortmund's regular pre-match press conference next, and it is impossible to dig out useful news from Ronaldo's side, maybe it can be dug out of Tang Zheng's mouth.
According to the list of attendees at the press conference, the player who followed Dortmund manager Jurgen Klopp to attend the regular pre-match press conference was none other than Tang Zheng.
Since Cristiano Ronaldo's silent warning, there have been a lot of questions from reporters, and most of the topics revolve around the Champions League final tomorrow night.
Of course, there were also some unsightly reporters who asked about rumours that Real Madrid's dressing room has not been quiet recently.
Jose Mourinho has his own set of dealing with reporters, only to see him laugh and say: "A team that can fight back in the Champions League semi-finals has a dressing room crisis? β
The Sun reporter who asked the question was blushing and speechless by Mourinho's face.
Many reporters who have dealt with Mourinho mourned in silence in their hearts, because Mourinho did not recognize his six relatives.
Speaking about the Champions League final, he said: "Of course it's the winners! Isn't it for the championship to go to the final? Borussia Dortmund have been really strong this season, but we have a stronger overall quality and a better atmosphere in the team, so I firmly believe that it will be Real Madrid who will have the last laugh!"
A short time later, the away team's pre-match press conference ended.
After a short handover, the home team's regular pre-match press conference began.
Borussia Dortmund manager Jurgen Klopp and acting captain Tang Zheng attended the event and sat in front of the press conference full of advertisements.
The reporter's routine was the same as the usual press conference of the away team in the previous one, and they first asked the question of some public opinion sparked by the two photos.
Tang Zheng and Ronaldo's reactions were almost the same, and he pretended to be very curious: "Oh? And this matter? Why don't I know? You should tell me as soon as possible, maybe I will fight with him, then you can get the best news, it's a pity." β
After that, Tang Zheng also put on a very regretful expression.
Suddenly, there was a burst of laughter at the press conference.
Obviously, these reporters with big brains didn't expect Tang Zheng to defuse public opinion criticism in a joking tone, so they looked at Tang Zheng in a daze and didn't speak.
The Chinese reporters and local reporters in Dortmund silently praised Tang Zheng's answer, invisibly turning passive into active.
They believe that if Tang Zheng has been harassed by public opinion until the Champions League final, it is likely to have a huge impact on tomorrow night's game, so Tang Zheng's calm answer made these nervous reporters relax.
In the ensuing questioning, there was no shortage of questions about Klopp's tactics for tomorrow night's game.
Whether Dortmund will use their usual high pressing, or relatively solid options to push through layers, or compete for midfield with superior midfield control.
To this, Klopp replied simply: "It depends." β
The reporter was not surprised by Klopp's answer, how could the tactics of the game related to the Champions League final be revealed in advance?
Even if it is a starting lineup, it is difficult to announce it in advance.
Wonder?
It can only be obtained from UEFA in the hour before the match through official channels.
In less than 20 minutes, the home team's regular press conference before the game ended, and Tang Zheng returned to the hotel with head coach Jurgen Klopp in a special car.
Although Ronaldo and Tang Zheng denied it at their regular press conference before the game, the brain-opening media reporters did not intend to let go of the news easily......
That night, Ronaldo suspected of responding to Tang Zheng's hand movements was hyped up in his personal social network Twitter.
The two teams had to acclimatize to the pitch for the last time before the game, and they had to take each half of the court to acclimatise when they had no choice but to acclimatize.
During the warm-up between the two teams, Dortmund players and Real Madrid players staggered and jogged, and Ronaldo had a noticeable shake of his index finger as he passed by Tang Zheng.
Although it is only a picture, the shooting lens is very accurate, so it looks like a response to Tang Zheng's gesture yesterday.
This time the feng shui took turns, and Dortmund fans supported Tang Zheng and abused Ronaldo......
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The next day, that is, on the day of the Champions League final, there were still news reports about the 'gesture' battle between Tang Zheng and Ronaldo.
At the same time, Nike and Puma, the two major sports equipment suppliers, made reasonable use of the public opinion brought by their signed stars to promote their brand strategy.
In order to make Ronaldo and Tang Zheng play better in the 2012-2013 Champions League final, the two companies released the latest sneakers at the same time.
Nike held a press conference in London, and the ninth-generation assassin tailored for Ronaldo was born!
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The sneakers are made of concave and convex textured fabrics, and the color scheme is very subtle, with a gradient of bright orange and fluorescent green on the upper part, and white on the bottom half, while the Soosh-logo uses Safari spots, giving this Cristiano Ronaldo exclusive color assassin a very distinct personal color.
During the preparation period, Ronaldo was naturally unable to attend the press conference, but Bert Hoyt, vice president of Nike Europe, came to the hotel of Real Madrid with a CR7 exclusive boot mechanical box and handed it to Ronaldo in person, which was quite huge.
Puma held a press conference at almost the same time to announce the launch of the latest series of speed sneakers tailored for Tang Zheng.
Instead of the traditional V in the name of the sneaker, the latest sneaker is replaced by the innovative and groundbreaking EVOSSPEED, which literally means 'evolutionary speed'.
The latest EVOspeed 1.1 sneaker may not be as good as Nike's fashion trend in terms of color, but the sneaker is very smooth and full of speed, especially on the inner and outer sides of the traditional big cat logo, replaced by Puma's ribbon logo.
In addition, the lace cover of the previous generations of V series sneakers was eliminated in favor of a relatively traditional symmetrical lace design without lace cover.
Overall, this latest sneaker is getting closer and closer to the trend without losing its tradition......
Dortmund stayed at the hotel, and the new president of PUMA China, Philippe Bokilon, personally incarnated as a 'courier' to hand over the Puma iron box containing the sneakers to Tang Zheng.
As PUMA is Borussia Dortmund's official partner and shirt sponsor, Tang Zheng, accompanied by the club's sporting director Zorc and Puma China's president Philippe Bokiyon, went to the Kearney training base to try on sneakers and give interviews to the media.
In this regard, Nike is significantly inferior to Puma.
Of course, this is directly related to Adidas, Real Madrid's official partner and shirt sponsor.
From the moment Tang Zheng put on the sneakers, he was able to keenly feel that the sneakers were lighter than the V-series sneakers, which increased the frequency of subtle leg swings.
Next, Tang Zheng tried to pass and catch the ball and shoot.
Compared to the previous V-series sneakers, the sneakers have a more sensitive feel, especially on the inside of the foot and the front instep.
Finally, there is a simple interview with a journalist.
Considering that tonight is the Champions League final, Puma is very well prepared in all aspects, so it only lasted less than an hour from receiving the shoes to the camera, to testing the shoes, to giving interviews to the media.
Therefore, the impact on Tang Zheng is negligible.
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Borussia Dortmund and Real Madrid have fallen on deaf ears to all the outside coverage, while Tang Zheng and Cristiano Ronaldo have also moved from their respective sports brand sponsors to prepare for the Champions League final.
Although the competition is held in the evening, it is also important to eat nutrients for lunch.
After eating a nutritious lunch as a group, it is a two-hour break.
Then there is about half an hour of strength training in the gym provided by the hotel to get a feel for the players' physical condition.
At this time, four hours before the start of the game, the TV stations that each have the rights to broadcast the 2012-2013 Champions League final began to broadcast forward-looking programmes about the Champions League final.
At 5 p.m., the whole Dortmund team had a nutritious dinner, which was the staple food before the game.
At half past six in the afternoon local time in the UK, all the players and coaching staff of Dortmund who were ready to go took the bus provided by the organizing committee.
In a short time, the yellow and black striped bus slowly drove towards the new Wembley Stadium amid countless flashing lights and loud cheers.
At the same time, the Real Madrid bus also left the hotel and headed to its destination, the new Wembley Stadium.
UEFA was thoughtful and impeccable in its promotion, even sending two helicopters to follow Dortmund and Real Madrid on buses, so the TV station that received the broadcast signal in advance could see the two teams on the way to the new Wembley Stadium.
Perhaps deliberately, the two teams arrived at the new Wembley Stadium at the same time as the 'coincidence'.
At this time, the perimeter of the new Wembley Stadium Plaza was already overcrowded, and there were long queues at every entrance.
When the two buses drove into the stadium, the fans who were queuing or wandering blindly subconsciously created a deafening loud cheer, cheering for their respective teams in advance.
And those fans who didn't buy tickets seemed to be working very hard, and they were simply shouting with their lives.
The two teams took the bus with extremely high soundproofing facilities, but it was still difficult to face the huge cheers like the mountains and tsunamis.
The players who closed their eyes opened their eyes and looked out at the periphery of the pitch.
Due to the large number of fans outside the square and the relatively slow pace of the bus, Tang Zheng could see through the glass cleaning Dortmund fans wearing yellow and black jerseys, some of them holding fan scarves, some holding slogans, banners or huge posters of some players.
Among them, Tang Zheng has the largest number of huge posters, so Tang Zheng looked particularly happy looking out the window, and he waved to the ecstatic fans.
About half an hour later, in the home team's dressing room, the Dortmund players who had changed their equipment were taken to the pitch by physical trainer Oliver Bartlett to warm up.
For a moment, only manager Jurgen Klopp and assistant coach Zhelikobvac were left in the dressing room.
Klopp took a deep breath, then slowly exhaled it, a habit he had developed over the years.
As long as you feel nervous, it will work the first time!
But this time there was an accident, he took three deep breaths in a row and nothing improved, and his heart was still pounding, so that his body trembled slightly.
This frightened the assistant coach who looked at Klopp, Zheliko Bvac, and he asked in a panic: "Jurgen, what's wrong with you?"
"It's fine, it's just a little nervous. Klopp waved his hand.
"Nervous?" "Ε½elikovaΔ was a little unconvinced: "Sure?"
After about half a minute, Klopp's breathing gradually stabilized, and then he replied to his assistant Zhelikobvac: "I'm sure, it's nervousness." β
After that, he added, "Aren't you nervous?"
After making sure that Klopp was okay, he shrugged his shoulders and said heartlessly: "It's you who showed up, I have no reason to be nervous." β
Klopp did not speak, but gave Zhelikobvac a middle finger.