Chapter 209: A Light in His Eyes!
Manchester United's buses slowly drove to the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, from their hotel to the Stadio Olimpico Stadium, there were Manchester United fans everywhere, wearing Manchester United shirts, holding various slogans and posters, singing songs all the way to the final. [A lot of good novels]
Of course, along the way, I also saw a lot of Barcelona football 'fans', the ball 'fans' teams on both sides formed a mighty 'swing' 'swing' army, tonight, the entire city of Rome, belongs to Manchester United and Barcelona!
Sitting in his seat, Yang Fan turned his head to look out the window, the Rome Olympic Stadium was in front of him, and this stadium would become the battlefield for him in a while!
When I arrived, the bus slowly stopped.
"Get out of the car, boys!" shouted assistant coach Mike Ferran.
Manchester United's players were in a rush of streams, and then there was a flash of light.
Most of the United players hurried past the cameras, and instead of being interviewed, they walked straight into the tunnel.
Yang Fan got out of the car relatively backward, and when he came out, the reporters were even more 'excited', and the sound of pressing the fast 'door' sounded in Titicaca.
"Say something, Yang Fan!"
"Yang, we are BBC ......"
"Yang, we're Sky TV ......"
Originally, these reporters didn't expect Yang Fan to stop, but then they were pleasantly surprised to see that Yang Fan slowed down, he 'revealed' a bright smile at the camera, and his neat snow-white teeth were even a little dazzling under the 'light' of the flash.
"European champion! I'm coming!" Yang Fan said with a sudden stretch.
Then, in the stunned eyes of the reporters, he walked straight into the passageway.
"Ha, is this Yang Fan's declaration of winning the championship?"
"It's too domineering!"
"He just said it directly...... "Someone muttered, they have seen a lot of proud players, and they have also participated in the coverage of more than one Champions League final, but there has never been a person like Yang Fan, so frankly, and even so **naked' shouted such words.
Such rude, straightforward words!
But it's so domineering!
This was the idea of the British reporters, and of course, the Chinese reporters on the scene were also stunned and cheered for Yang Fan in their hearts, although some of them felt that Yang Fan was a little too arrogant.
Barcelona, of course, don't see it that way, they see it as a provocation.
"It's so arrogant, who does he think he is?"
"yes, did he think he had won?"
"Ha, wait until Manchester United loses, what face will he have to come out to meet people?"
"I bet he's going to hide at home and won't come out, haha. ”
Yang Fan couldn't hear the discussion of these reporters, and he didn't bother to pay attention to it, he was completely moved by his feelings just now, and this time he really didn't mean to provoke. The moment he stepped out of the bus and thought of the Champions League final that would be played in a while, he was really 'excited' and shouted such a sentence.
That's what he said: he's here for the championship!
As for what others think and think, he didn't think about it at all!
"Yang Fan didn't look nervous at all. ”
"Yes, but I'm afraid it's not appropriate for him to be so flamboyant. ”
Several Chinese journalists commented.
"If he leads Manchester United to the championship, naturally these will not be a problem......," Zhang Shunxian said.
These words naturally attracted everyone's nods, but there was one sentence they didn't say: If Manchester United loses, the pressure on Yang Fan will be unprecedented, and those media and people who don't like him will not let go of this opportunity to humiliate and criticize Yang Fan.
Thinking so, these Chinese reporters secretly shook their heads, they didn't expect that there would be such a character as Yang Fan under China's football system, this is not only how strong Yang Fan's strength is, but also his temper...... Of course, in their hearts, seeing Yang Fan so domineering made them feel inexplicably happy and happy!
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"Here's the footage from the scene that has just come back and we can see that Manchester United have arrived at the stadium...... "In Catalonia, in Barcelona, the Catalan commentator is doing the pre-match commentary.
Then Yang Fan's face appeared in the camera, this is the person that Barcelona football 'fans' focus on, their attention and hostility to Yang Fan, even more than Manchester United's current No1 Cristiano Ronaldo, they don't like Yang Fan - who made Yang Fan so good at pulling hatred!
The people of Barcelona smiled when they saw Yang Fan, a person they didn't like, and then said something. This sentence seemed to cause a 'commotion' among the reporters at the scene, and they all immediately wanted to know what Yang Fan said.
Soon, the commentator told them the answer, and the commentator was obviously angry, "It's too much! It's too bad! It's too bad! It's so unruly that he doesn't even have the least respect for his opponent!" The commentator first said indignantly, and then explained to the Barcelona football 'fans' in front of the TV why he was so angry, telling them what Yang Fan had just said.
Sure enough, the Barcelona people were as angry as the commentators.
"How dare he say that?"
"He's a clown!"
"Kill him! I can vouch for a lesson from our team!"
"Ugly clown!
"Ugly Chinese!"
The Barcelona ball 'fans' in front of the TV let out disdainful and angry curses, followed by boos.
They didn't like Yang Fan before, and now, they hate this person even more!
Barcelona fans are confident that their team can beat Manchester United and lift the trophy in a few moments!
"Wait and cry your nose, Chinese idiot!"
Barcelona fans have a lot of confidence in their team!
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At this time, Yang Fan, who was hated by Barcelona fans, had already warmed up on the turf of the Olympic Stadium in Rome with his teammates.
When Yang Fan was warming up, he specially asked Nani to help pass the ball to him, and he was practicing heading! This is also an offensive plan that Manchester United has been practicing recently, heading!
It's almost no secret that Barcelona are afraid of headers. Their only shortcoming, short stature, often dominates when competing for headers and free kicks, and there are not a few headers poured into other teams, of course, this short man refers to Xavi and Messi and Andres Iniesta, etc., and there are still some tall players in the Barcelona squad. The centre-back combination of Puyol and Pique, one is an experienced veteran and the other is a big man, and the header ability is still good in theory.
However, Ferguson directly told his players that it would be effective to play more headers at the right time, and since he said so, the players naturally did so.
While Yang Fan was practicing his header, Ferguson stood on the sidelines and thought. The centre-back combination of Puyol and Pique, one old and one young, has been praised by Barcelona as the most 'outstanding' centre-back combination in the last decade. If United are to score, they will have to break down the centre-back pairing. Ferguson sorted out and analyzed in his mind, Puyol's advantage is that he turns quickly, that is, like a scavenger, helping the 'goalkeeper' escort in front of the 'goal', although he is not tall, but the header is not bad, he can fill in the position, and he can also be stuck in the position. The disadvantage is that he is not tall enough and has a weak ability to grasp empty balls, which is not contradictory, which means that Puyol grabs points and judges the landing point of football well, but if he competes for headers, his height suffers. Pique's advantage is that he is tall enough, has a very good grasp of air supremacy, has a high quality of long passes, and can also be pre-blocked, but the disadvantage is that he is easy to miss the opportunity to rush to the opponent and turn slowly.
Which of these two people, one old and one young, will be the main direction of attack? In the tactics he formulated earlier, he asked Yang Fan to attack Pique's side.
In fact, now that Pique is doing well at Barcelona, the media are starting to talk, and they are starting to question Ferguson's decision to give Pique to Barcelona cheaply.
In fact, Pique was more because the players themselves wanted to leave and, at that time, Ferdinand and Vidic were in full form, Pique was unwilling to wait on the bench, so he took the initiative to apply to leave, not to mention that he was a Barcelona academy and has always been eager to return to Barcelona.
Previously, Pique talked about the encounter with Ferguson in an interview, first expressing his respect and feeling 'excited' for Ferguson, and then said in high spirits that he would prove himself under Ferguson's nose. Clearly, Pique has a lot of fighting spirit, and he wants Ferguson to regret not using him again.
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Ten minutes later, the United players were warming up from the pitch and it was the final moments before the big game.
The locker room is quiet, and even Yang Fan and Rooney, who have always talked a lot, are very honest!
Obviously, the impact and pressure of the Champions League final for everyone is there.
They were all waiting for Ferguson to speak. For a moment, all you could hear was the heavy breathing of the players.
"This time last year, we were on the pitch of the final, and I'm sure a lot of people will never forget that game, that night, after 120 minutes of fierce battles, after a brutal penalty shoot-out, we were on top of Europe!
Everyone looked up, and there was a look of pride in their eyes.
"However, I think that being on top of Europe for two seasons in a row is the best! This is the greatest! Because no one has ever done this!" Ferguson raised his voice sharply, "Now, this opportunity is in front of us, an opportunity to make history......
Ferguson did not arrange tactics, a qiē should have said everything, about tactical considerations and 'handover' generation, I don't know how many times I have said it, what he has to do now is to drive the feelings of all the players, it is true that the players face the Champions League final, morale is certainly not a problem, but he needs to add another fire, and morale and fighting spirit, more reasonable outburst!
No one is talking, everyone is listening.
Yang Fan's fists clenched, and his eyes lit up......
At this time, inside the locker room in Barcelona. They had also just returned to the locker room after warming up.
The players were still whispering something when they heard a cough from Pep Guardiola, and everyone fell silent.
Pep Guardiola looked at the players and nodded in satisfaction. Barcelona has played quite beautifully this season, praised as the most beautiful football in the world, and the whole team has begun to brand Guardiola, he has combined his football philosophy with Barcelona's football tradition very well, in fact, even the Barcelona people themselves did not expect Guardiola as a rookie coach to do so well, and now, Guardiola has fully won the respect of the players, and he has begun to have a strong prestige in this big-name team.
"We in Barcelona have never been afraid of anyone! we have a glorious tradition!" said Pep Guardiola, speaking in a low voice, but every word was clear and powerful.
"But, at this time, I want to say that I have the confidence to win the championship, because we have the best player in the world, and that is you!"
These words made everyone look up, and their eyes were full of desire for victory and pride!
Like Alex Ferguson, Pep Guardiola didn't immediately set up tactics, after all, they had studied and discussed tactics with the players many times, and the players already knew what they should do and how to do it.
An excellent coach must not only have a mature and 'colorful' tactical element, but also be able to twist the whole team into a rope, so that they can burst out all their energy in such a crucial game!
Afterwards, Guardiola continued to talk for a while, completely 'exciting' everyone's fighting spirit, and then he nodded with satisfaction and began to tell some details again.
At this time, Manchester United's dressing room.
Ferguson looked at his players, the retiring veteran had mixed eyes, and he turned his face in a personal face, including the veterans he had cultivated, Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes, Neville...... There are also those young faces.
At this time, assistant coach Mike Phelan looked down at his watch, and the time was up. Then he came up and alerted Ferguson.
"Okay, you all know what to do. Ferguson waved his hand, "Go, play!"
The players didn't rush out in droves.
Then, one of the most moving scenes in the club's history came in the home dressing room at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome.
Yang Fan was the first to step forward, and as soon as he came up, he hugged Ferguson and said in the old man's ear, "Coach, wait for the championship!"
Then, Yang Fan walked out of the locker room.
After him, it was Wayne Rooney who came up and hugged Ferguson...... And then there's Cristiano Ronaldo...... And then there's Scholes......
Every player in the Manchester United team, whether they were starters or substitutes, came up to hug Ferguson.
Then, the substitutes were on the bench first, and the starting eleven players lined up on the players' corridor......
"Alex-" The players are gone, and only assistant coach Mike Phelan remains.
"You don't need to, Mike. Ferguson laughed, and the corners of the old man's eyes were 'damp'.
Mike Ferran smiled, then strode to the 'door' and made a gesture of invitation, "His Majesty the King of Manchester United......"
Ferguson was stunned for a moment, and then he laughed, "Your Majesty the King", an old man who is about to retire!
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The players from both sides were standing next to each other in the tunnel, and in front of them were three referees waiting to enter.
Neither player took the initiative to say hello, and even spoke very little, one by one was silent. Even if the two sides don't like each other, they are not in the mood to provoke their opponents at this time!
The Champions League final, this great stage, made them all fascinated and forgot about the other qiē. Even those players who have already won this championship trophy are solemn at this time.
Yang Fan took a deep breath, the noise outside the stadium was close at hand, as long as he stepped out of that 'door', it was a new world!
It's a great stage!
It's the battlefield for the honor of King of Europe!
The referee looked at his watch, then he held the match ball, then turned back to the captains of both teams and said, "Okay! ”
Barcelona's captain Puyol immediately turned around and shouted at his teammates, "Follow me, guys!"
Manchester United's captain today is Rio Ferdinand, who raised his right arm and shouted, "Let's go!"
"Oh!!" everyone from Barcelona and Manchester United roared.
At this time, in the stands of the stadium, the 'fans' who were singing loudly were silent at first, and then suddenly burst into loud cheers. It's the players from both sides, the heroes in their hearts are on the pitch.
"Players from both sides have played!" shouted Liu Jianhong, the commentator of CCTV's live broadcast final,
"They're out!" Duan Xuan, another commentator, also shouted.
"Barcelona!"
"Barcelona!"
"Manchester United!"
"Manchester United!"
"Long live Barcelona!"
"Long live Barcelona!"
"Long live Manchester United! Long live Manchester United!"
The football 'fans' burst into a huge cheer, the whole stadium was like a volcano erupting, anyone in such a scene, will be followed by blood boiling, cheering, everyone as if crazy!
The glittering championship trophy, the famous Big Ear Cup, is in the middle of the road just outside the players' exit, and players from both sides line up and walk past each side of the trophy.
Yang Fan felt his heart beat faster, and even his breath was trembling!
He walked over to the trophy and gritted his teeth hard!
Hey, big baby! See you after the game! He shouted almost hysterically in his heart! With his head held high and his spine straight, Yang Fan strode onto the turf of the Olympic Stadium in Rome and stepped onto the supreme stage of the competition for the king of Europe! His eyes lit up, and his chest was on fire!