Chapter 888: Pre-Game Press Conference
On June 3, there is one day left before the Champions League final.
Early this morning, Inzaghi was the first to hold a press conference in Milan, and many journalists were present, and he said: "I am very happy to be able to take Milan to the final as a coach. It's my first time, but it's not the first time, so it may be paradoxical to say that, but as a coach I'm in the Champions League final for the first time, and if you count my playing days, I've been in the final four times. However, I am not absolutely an advantage, as I am far less experienced as a coach than Pep Guardiola, who is unfortunately the manager of Manchester City. ”
Chen Hui stood up and asked: "May I ask Mr. Inzaghi, when you were a player, you had more experience in finals than Guardiola, and when you were a coach, Guardiola was more experienced than you, do you think which of you has more advantages in terms of overall comparison?"
Inzaghi said lightly: "I think Guardiola's advantage is a little bigger, but the manager's responsibility is to convey the tactics to the players, as for how much can be executed, it depends on the individual ability." So Pep Guardiola's advantage is just based on me, I don't think their players will have an advantage over us. ”
"So you mean, AC Milan is stronger than Manchester City?"
Chen Hui asked directly. Inzaghi didn't want to hide it either, and said, "Yes, no matter what, my disciples are the best. ”
Chen Hui didn't ask anymore and sat down.
Another reporter stood up and asked: "I would like to ask, how will you deal with City's most threatening Xu Ziyi?"
Inzaghi smiled and asked: "Do you want to know my tactics in advance?" The reporter was stunned for a moment, Inzaghi didn't care about his reaction, and said to himself: "There is nothing special, I will not deliberately take care of a certain player in Manchester City, this is not of much significance, to be able to reach the Champions League final, are all powerful players, and we are the same." ”
Another reporter asked: "Do you know the conflict between Zhang Shujie and Yan Tao when they played for Bayern and Pep Guardiola?"
Inzaghi said: "I haven't heard of this and I can't comment on it, but all this is not directly related to the upcoming final, Zhang Shujie and Yan Tao are smart people, they know what to do and what not to do. ”
Inzaghi actually knew about this, he had seen the news at the time, but he had to play dumb at this time, and those unnecessary personal grudges could not appear in the game.
Inzaghi then added: "We want to win, and so does Manchester City, I don't think it's going to be a big scoreline, it should be a goal-oriented win. However, whoever can be the final victor is worthy of respect. ”
The press conference lasted an hour and a half, and Inzaghi answered every reporter's question. Chen Hui can see from Inzaghi's posture that the young coach is still very confident in his team, probably because of the "Champions League gene" in his body that stimulated him.
Around the same time, Pep Guardiola also held a press conference in Manchester, where he first praised AC Milan: "A difficult opponent to play against, and you can see from their record and their staffing that they have begun to make a full revival. They have more experience than us in the Champions League, but this so-called experience is based on the impact of their team, in fact, many of them have not played in the Champions League final, which is the same as us, of course, Zhang Shujie is not among them. ”
Yuan Qing asked: "You have worked with Zhang Shujie for two seasons, and you have also worked with Yan Tao for one and a half seasons, but in the end they had a conflict, you will meet again tomorrow, how do you feel now?"
Pep Guardiola said: "No, we don't have contradictions, it's just that sometimes we talk a little bit more intensely, that's all. ”
So why did Yan Tao leave Bayern during the winter break? Half a year later, Zhang Shujie also left. ”
"It's normal for a team to have players coming in and out, and the departure of Zhang Shujie and Yan Tao is just their own decision. Okay, that's the end of this question, if anyone asks a question that is not related to the finals, I will refuse to answer it. ”
Yuan Qing looked at him, stopped asking questions, and sat back in his seat.
Another reporter asked: "AC Milan's Zhang Shujie is in very good shape now, and some media believe that no one in the whole of Europe can stop him, do you think you have any good way to keep an eye on him?"
"It's about my tactical set-up, I can't tell you. Zhang Shujie is indeed very strong, there is no doubt about this, we will definitely think of freezing him in the game. ”
After the two managers' press conferences, they boarded a flight to Cardiff's previous year's stadium, where they will rest for a night in the Welsh capital before the much-anticipated showdown begins tomorrow.
The whole world is watching this match, and since this is an odd-numbered year, there are no national team competitions, only World Cup qualifiers and the lesser Confederations Cup, which is obviously not as important as the Champions League final.
In Wales, Chen Hui wanted to do a simple interview with Zhang Shujie, and Zhang Shujie accepted Chen Hui's request for an interview after seeking Inzaghi's consent.
The interview process was relatively brief, Chen Hui was more interested in the conflict between Zhang Shujie and Guardiola, and wanted to know more about it, Zhang Shujie told him that he could tell him the whole story, but hoped not to report it, and waited until the Champions League final was over and Milan won the championship.
Chen Hui understands Zhang Shujie's feelings, after all, the final is coming, if the news is broken here, it will not be good for Zhang Shujie and Milan; if Milan really fails to win the championship after the game, Chen Hui can't break the news, because Zhang Shujie can't face this matter calmly with the attitude of a winner.
Therefore, Chen Hui agreed to Zhang Shujie's request, and after the Champions League final, he decided whether to make this matter public according to the victory or defeat of AC Milan.
During the interview, Zhang Shujie told Chen Hui everything, and the cause of the incident was the second leg of the Champions League semi-final with Real Madrid in 2014. When Zhang Shujie said it word by word, Chen Hui also took notes carefully, and he realized that Zhang Shujie had a big fight in the locker room because he was dissatisfied with Guardiola's conservative tactics. Zhang Shujie is sitting here today, and he can say the reason for this incident lightly, because he has seen it relatively lightly.
"What about Yan Tao?" Chen Hui asked.
"Yan Tao?" Zhang Shujie smiled: "That was later, I don't remember the specific day, I don't remember very clearly, I only remember that Yan Tao scolded Guardiola, saying that he was a sissy." ”
It was also an understatement, but Chen Hui could guess how intense the dressing room would be that day. He decided that if Milan could win the championship tomorrow, he would go to Yan Tao again to ask him and expose information that all Chinese reporters could not get.
(End of chapter)