112. Before the decisive battle
On 17 May 2012, Jurgen Klopp led his team from Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, to Munich, the capital of Bavaria. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
The distance between the two places is about 650 kilometers, and it is only six hours by bus, and it is more economical, but in order to allow the players to get more rest time and reduce the uncertainty of the journey, Dortmund Club has generously chartered a medium-sized passenger plane for the whole team, together with the management staff such as Watzke and Zolke, and flew to the destination of the final in advance.
It is not only Jurgen Klopp and his players who are hungry for the Champions League, nor are they only Zolke and Watzke.
Tens of thousands of yellow-and-black fans poured into the city of Munich this weekend, and the price of hotels around the stadium soared to almost 1,000 euros a night, but it was still a rare room, and many fans had to spend the night in civic squares or public places such as stations and shelters.
Borussia Dortmund FC even gave free tickets and airfare to the nearly 1,000 yellow-and-black fans of the most ardent and die-hard fans, and ...... Accommodation included.
It may not be as good as Chelsea's owner, Russian super-rich Roman Abramovich, but Dortmund have invested all the resources they can to win the title – after all, they are still saddled with tens of millions of euros in debt in their bank accounts.
Their president, Watzke, did not make any tirade on the charter plane, he just gave the coach and players five fingers: "The prize money for winning the championship is this number." ”
Five million euros.
Grosskreutz whistled hard, prompting cheers and laughter from his teammates.
If you include the coaching team and staff, there are at least more than 50 people to share this cake, even if Qin Gude is the absolute main force, I am afraid that the prize money in his hands will not exceed 200,000.
This small amount of money is no longer exciting for him now, but his thirst for a championship has just reached its peak.
The city has been here twice this year, and has played two games here at the Allianz Arena, only this time against players they are familiar with.
Due to the early arrival, the Allianz Arena could not be open to them, so Dortmund contacted another club in Munich, Munich 1860, to temporarily borrow their training ground for the final preparations before the game.
Although the conditions of the 1860 training ground in the Bundesliga are relatively simple, and the condition is not good because the club has been on holiday and the venue is no longer tended, Klopp did not consider finding a more professional Bayern Munich to borrow the venue.
What are you kidding, you just snatched the league title and the German Cup from them, and swept Bayern Munich out of the Champions League semi-finals, and now you want to borrow the venue with a shy face?
What the? You say that we are all German teams, and for the sake of national honor, you should forget about personal grievances and unite with the outside world?
Why are you so stupid......
It's just football.
Klopp didn't care, anyway, the most basic tactics his disciples have long remembered, these two days just need to find a field to maintain the state, and then focus on strengthening the attack and defense of set-pieces, a little rotten turf is acceptable.
On the afternoon before the final, Jurgen Klopp took the team's captain Kyle and the absolute core Qin Goode to the pre-match press conference.
Before they could sit down in the venue, Qin Gude was blinded by the flash lights that "crackled".
He had to wipe his eyes, and then he found that at least more than three hundred reporters had poured into the entire venue! Just the cameras and supporting equipment in the back row are enough to stuff a 20-ton cargo truck!
He's been playing professional football for three years, but he's never seen such a big battle!
He couldn't help but whistle, and then laughed: "Haha! ”
Kyle, 32, was a little uneasy, glancing at his younger teammates and rubbing his itchy butt back and forth on the bench.
"Captain, do you want to take a shower?" Qin Gude leaned into his ear and asked in a low voice.
He was then punched in the waist by captain Kyle.
After bullying his little teammates, Kyle found that his butt was no longer itchy, and he was able to sit down and listen to the media's questions.
"Jurgen, what are you looking forward to tomorrow's game?" Roger will always be the first reporter Klopp to name by name.
Klopp smiled: "Florian, do you want to hear me answer you like that?" We weren't good enough, so we came to the Champions League final to learn from the experience? Although the two have known each other for several years, the poisonous tongue of Marshal Dott is still merciless.
There was a burst of laughter from the room.
"Champion, I'm going to bring the championship trophy back to Dortmund," Klopp put away his smile, "I don't accept any other result than that!" ”
Borussia Dortmund's head coach made the strongest call for the trophy, while Kyle, as captain, was treated as a mascot and ignored only one question asked by Groger.
"Hello Qin, I'm a reporter from The Sun," a guy in casual clothes stood up, "Can I ask you a question?" ”
The Sun is one of the best-selling newspapers in the British Isles and Europe, and they are best known not for their authoritative analysis and professional reviews, but for ...... Three editions of girls and all sorts of lace messages. In order to obtain gossip, their paparazzi are as pervasive as flies, and can lurk in the residences of every star, and even around the residence of the British Prime Minister, there are their undercover agents, who are more terrifying than the US FBI, the Russian KGB, the British MI6, and the Chinese Dragons.
Seeing Qin Goode nodding, the reporter, dressed like a paparazzi, opened the conversation: "Your performance this season is obvious to all, not only led Dortmund to successfully defend the league title, but also won the German Cup, and now you are only one step away from the Champions League trophy, it is no exaggeration to say that you are already one of the best footballers on the planet." ”
"Thank you......" Qin Gude didn't believe that this guy was just trying to pat himself on the back.
Sure enough, the paparazzi reporter changed his words: "Such an outstanding player is destined to go to those real giants, I heard that super clubs including Real Madrid, Manchester United, Manchester City, and Inter Milan are interested in introducing you, may I ask Mr. Qin, which team do you want to join?" ”
Klopp's face changed suddenly, and the flashing lights inside the venue flashed more frequently.
Such a question is undoubtedly the most popular for journalists, but it is definitely not a good question for a Dortmund team that will play a decisive battle the next day.
Qin Gude had already prepared, not to mention that he really had no plans to transfer, he opened the microphone in front of him with a smile: "Two days ago, I just signed a brand new contract with the club, unless the club is relegated immediately, it is impossible for me to leave." ”
The reporter of the Sun newspaper was suddenly a little disappointed, this young little guy did not look easy to deal with.
He originally thought that Dortmund's crazy coach might go crazy on the spot, at least say "no comment", which is more eye-catching than such a bland answer!
When the Chelsea manager and players took the stage, the attention of the journalists was drawn to them.
"Robert," a member of the British media asked them affectionately, "Ramirez, Meireles and Branislav Ivanovic are not available because of yellow cards in the semi-finals, will this bother you?" ”
"Oh no," Di Matteo said with a nonchalant smile, "Chelsea have a very strong squad and in fact I would like to thank the referee, otherwise I would have been agonizing over which players to bring in the final to not offend the other guys." ”
'Is it true that there is talk that Chelsea will hold their defence to the end in Germany?'
Di Matteo still smiled slightly: "Mr. Reporter, don't forget, I am an Italian, of course the defense comes first, but we will never give up attacking." ”
"How would you rate the quality of Borussia Dortmund's key player, Gudge Qin? How do Chelsea plan to respond? ”
Di Matteo was silent for a moment before he re-spoken: "This is a key player who can solve the game on his own, but I'm sorry, tomorrow's game belongs to Chelsea and I'm afraid he won't be able to continue performing." ”
Qin Gude looked at the polished Italian Buddha on his head, and couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.
He likes the provocation of the Chelsea manager.
Hopefully he'll enjoy my performance tomorrow too. (To be continued.) )