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The bus stopped at the entrance to Hampton Park's dedicated lane. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info This is specially for the entry of players from both sides and is not open to the public. Fans don't gather here to get in, but to see their favorite players and cheer them on before they do.

On top of that, there was a large amount of media waiting here, and the flashing lights came on as soon as the bus from Metz came to a stop.

The first person to jump out of the car was head coach Jean. Fernández, he didn't stop, he walked along the passage inside, and from time to time a reporter next to him would stretch out the microphone and beckon him to lean over for an interview. He ignored most of them, and only stopped a little when he met a reporter he knew, said a few words, and left in a hurry.

In fact, the media's attention to the manager is far less than the attention to the players.

When Ribery jumped out of the car, he was cheered on by many fans, and reporters rushed up to the bars, squeaking the steel railings.

"Frank! Frank! I've heard that you're going to leave Metz at the end of the season, is that really the case? ”

"You said that before this season, so if the team managed to win the UEFA Cup, would you still think about it?"

"Have you decided which team to go to next? Is it to stay in Ligue 1? Or go to other leagues? ”

"How about Germany? I've heard that Bayern Munich have been interested in you since last summer......"

"Would you consider Barcelona or Real Madrid? I remember you once said you were a Barcelona fan? ”

"Nonsense, Ribery clearly said he wants to join Real Madrid!"

…… A large group of reporters were not concerned about the final that would follow, but about Ribery's transfer rumours this summer. Although neither party has admitted it, the media have unequivocally claimed that Ribery's agent, James Lee. There was a private agreement between Merry and the club that after the end of the season, if there was an interest in Ribery, Metz would not stop him. In other words, Ribery is certain to leave the team in the summer of 2007.

Ribery did not answer the questions of these journalists, and he was not stupid enough to do so. Say something that makes your teammates feel unpleasant before such an important tournament.

He did want to leave, and the others wanted Chu Zhongtian to go with him, but he never mentioned this matter before the final. After the final, they had time to explore the issue slowly.

After Ribery got down, the next people were Ibisevic and Menez, who jumped out of the car one after the other. They were greeted with applause and cheers from the fans, and two people waved to them. However, there are not many media interested in them, and the questions asked are normal.

After Menez, the person who appeared at the door of the car was Chu Zhongtian. When he was still getting out of the car with his head down, there was a huge cheer from the fan group, and the decibel volume of this volume was far higher than that of Ribery, and it can be seen from this detail that Chu Zhongtian has the status in the minds of Metz fans.

Because after winning the French Cup last summer, the first very simple promise to stay in Metz won the hearts of all Metz fans. So Chu Zhongtian has surpassed Ribery and has become the most popular player in the hearts of Metz fans.

"Chu is down...... Looking at his posture when he gets off the bus, there is nothing wrong with it...... "The reporters commented.

In the midst of the huge cheers, there were also Metz fans who sang in advance the song that was only sung in the stands: "You should know that I am Chu!" for my body is strong like a pillar! Didn't you see me crushing my opponent? After tonight's game, you'll know I'm Chu! I'm Chu! I'm Chu! Clear! Clear! Clear! Clear!! "At the end of the day, the singing became a collective cry from all the fans.

In the midst of the song, Chu Zhongtian waved to the fans.

Then carry your satchel and walk along the passage inside. Along the way, of course, there will be many reporters who will stick out the microphone and point it at him.

Their problems were also not placed on the game, but on Chu Zhongtian's injury and his future.

Regarding the injury, Chu Zhongtian's saliva has dried up in the past few days, so he didn't want to say anything at this moment, but just told reporters: "It's going to be a game soon, how is it, please watch it later." ”

As for the question of whether he will leave Metz at the end of the season, he also refused to answer: "That is after the end of the season, and I don't think about it until then." ”

After dealing with the reporters in this way, he walked over briskly with his head down, ignoring any of the reporters' questions.

The players who came to the locker room were not immediately asked to change their clothes and go out to warm up, and now there are almost two hours before the start of the game, and the result is that the body that was already hot is cold again when it comes to the game.

Before any game, the players take a break in the locker room, and everyone can do what they like, go to the bath, style their hair in the mirror, listen to music, play handheld game consoles, text on their phones, take care of their skin, wear mascots, mumble prayers...... Wait a minute.

Chu Zhongtian didn't have so many messy pre-game habits, he changed his clothes, put on the laces of his sneakers, put them aside, stepped on the slippers he brought with his bare feet, and then took out Apple's iPod to listen to music.

Just waiting for the assistant coach to stir them out to warm up.

The Sevilla buses arrived at the Hapton Park Stadium fifteen minutes after Metz, and they got off at the other entrance, where a large number of Sevilla fans and media were waiting. As the defending champions, they have received more attention than Metz.

In terms of strength, many people believe that Sevilla will beat Metz in the game and successfully defend their title.

Daniel. Speaking to reporters after getting out of the car, Alves talked about the issue, and he also believes that there is a good chance of a successful title defense: "We are better than them, as long as we don't make mistakes ourselves, we should be the ones who win." ”

Maresca once provoked the Torino fans in the Turin derby, and now he did not forget to provoke his opponents in the final: "I know that their Chu is a little injured, if he plays, we will not show mercy. I wouldn't have been surprised if he had been substituted in the first half. ”

Danish defender Poulsen is the team's main midfielder, and he said something similar to Maresca: "I will be strict and will not give him any chances. His injury before the game was good news for me, but I think even if he didn't get hurt, I could have stopped him. The implication is that he feels that Chu Zhongtian is injured and makes him a little uncomfortable.

Sevilla head coach Juand. Ramos was more cautious, saying he would not predict the score before the game.

'Winning the game belongs to the side that is good and lucky, and I hope we have good luck.'

As they got out of the car, spoke to reporters, and entered the stadium, Sevilla fans gathered around and shouted: "Champion! Defending! Champion! Defending!! ”

With just over an hour to go before the start of the game, there are more and more fans waiting in line at the entrance of the stadium. Emily broke up with Mathilde and Belmont at the entrance, and the latter two had to wait in line honestly for the ticket to enter through the entrance, while Emily bought a ticket for the VIP box, and she had a dedicated lane.

"Celebrities are different......" Belmont sighed as she watched Emily disappear into the crowd. No need to queue up here like we do. I don't know what it's like to watch the ball in a box......"

"The feeling of being through a layer of glass." Mathilde said.

Belmont looked back at her and laughed. Of course he knew what Mathilde's relationship with Emily was.

The two men were seated next to each other, but they were both in the stands, because they were both fans from France. In the case of bloodshed in the prevention stands, fans from different countries on both sides belong to different stands, they look across the stadium, and there are plenty of neutral fan areas on both sides to act as a buffer.

"Call me after the game, let's go find a hotel and stay and go back early tomorrow morning." Belmont said to Mathilde.

Mathilde nodded, "Okay." ”

Then two men said goodbye, one to the left and the other straight forward.

"Wow, there are so many people! More people than I did to see the FA Cup match against Chelsea! ”

Not far from Belmont, a group of men in blue T-shirts were giving their opinion on what they were seeing.

As far as the eye can see, there are endless human heads. It was the most crowded-out game they ever saw in the field. According to official statistics before the game, all the tickets for the 52,000-seat Hampton Park stadium have been sold, including 25,000 from Spain, 20,000 from Metz, and 7,000 neutral fans, most of whom are also fans of both sides. Because both teams came with far more than 20,000 people, but the share was gone, they had to buy tickets from neutral fans.

Until now, it is still possible to see many people wearing Sevilla jerseys or Metz jerseys outside the stadium holding "I need a ticket" sign, trying their luck, hoping that someone will change their mind and not plan to watch the game, so that they can transfer their tickets.

But how many people would miss such a game?

"Don't act like you've never seen the world! You're going to make the Scots look down on you! ”

"Tochu's blessing, we finally came to see a League Cup final."

"I wonder when we'll be able to watch a Champions League final?"

"Wait for Chu to reach the final of the Champions League."

"Haha! I'm sure that by then, Chu will be happy to pay out of his pocket to invite us to watch the game again! ”

※※※ With forty-five minutes to go before the start of the game, assistant coach David . Carré walked in and clapped his hands for everyone to go out and warm up.

When Chu Zhongtian was warming up on the court, he had been closely watching his left thigh muscles, and the team doctor and Coach Carré were also very nervous, for fear that after a few minutes, Chu Zhongtian came over to them and said, "I'm afraid I won't be able to compete......"

That's pretty bad!

Fortunately, after ten minutes of warm-up, Chu Zhongtian was all right.

He kicked his left leg to exert force, and felt that the pain was negligible, although it was not thorough, but it was not to the point that it could affect the game. He looked up and gave a thumbs up to the team doctor and assistant coach.

It's not just team doctor Donkey and assistant coach Carré who are keeping an eye on him.

Emily standing in the VIP box. Stan was surrounded by people who were going to come up and strike up a conversation with her because she had met beautiful people here, and in addition to politely dealing with them, she kept her eyes fixed on Chu Zhongtian, who was warming up in the venue. Of course she believed in her lover, but to say that she wasn't worried at all that it was fake. She hoped that Chu Zhongtian's body would be healthy and healthy, and there would be no problems at all.

When she saw Chu Zhongtian raise her head and give a thumbs up, a smile finally appeared on her face.

She applauded in the box.

Similarly, in the stands below the left side of the box, Mathilde was also paying attention to Chu Zhongtian's every move. She still didn't understand what this final was unexpected for Chu Zhongtian, but she knew one thing - if Chu Zhongtian wanted to participate in the competition, then it would be a good thing for him to participate in the competition. So when she saw Chu Zhongtian giving a thumbs up to the coach and team doctor, she also breathed a sigh of relief.

That way, he can play a game that means a lot to him, right?

※※※ After the warm-up, Chu Zhongtian did not have any problems, despite this, the team doctor Tang Ji still did a check-up on Chu Zhongtian's injured part in the locker room, and then he was very satisfied with the head coach Jean. Fernandes said: "There's no problem, you can play. ”

Fernandez also breathed a sigh of relief.

There are also many Metz players who are also relieved, Chu Zhongtian can play, which is definitely a great improvement to their combat effectiveness, and the players are also confident to beat Sevilla. Because their brains, their commanders, their conning towers, their engines...... It's back.

Obertan was equally relieved, at least now he didn't have to worry about being hated. Of course, if you want to breathe a sigh of relief, you have to look at the result after the game.

Seeing that Chu Zhongtian was sure that he could play, a slight smile appeared on Ribery's face.

After communicating with Donkey, let. Fernandez turned to look at the players.

The locker room gradually fell silent.

Let. Fernandes didn't speak right away, he was waiting until everyone had changed their jerseys.

When the last player to start had changed their shirts, he said: "This is a UEFA Cup final, I don't need to go into details, you must know better than me. Look at Chu. He pointed to Chu Zhongtian, and everyone followed suit.

"He's been battling injuries these days, what's it for? Just to not miss this important game. I'm glad he recovered from his injury before the game. What does this match mean to you? This is the first UEFA Cup final of your career, and I can't say for sure if it's going to be the only one. But I want you to remember that this is the first one, so everyone has to give it their all. ”

'Sevilla are strong, from every position. And they're the defending champions, more experienced than us, and a lot of them experienced last season's UEFA Cup final. They won 4-0 at Middlesbrough, a clean scoreline that is not often seen in the final. I'm sure no one will take them lightly. ”

"You've watched a lot of footage of Sevilla's players in all positions for over a week and I'm even sure you'll be dreaming of them when you go to bed at night. So I'm not going to waste time here explaining to you what to look out for with the Sevilla players, you know how. ”

Then he turned around and looked at Chu Zhongtian.

'They must have known about your injury before the game and thought you hadn't recovered well from your injury right now. Will defend you very closely. ”

Chu Zhongtian nodded.

"You know your body best, do what you can." Fernandez pressed down with his palm. "Anyway, we have two plans, when you get stared at, give the football to Jeremy." He pointed to Menez.

Chu Zhongtian looked at Menez, Menez happened to look at him too, the two of them glanced at each other, and then Chu Zhongtian nodded: "Okay, sir, I know." ”

"The decision is yours, Chu." Fernandez was very satisfied with Chu Zhongtian's attitude. "You make your own decisions based on the situation on the pitch and it changes at any time. Remember, don't go toe-to-toe with them, I don't want you to be substituted after only 30 minutes. ”

"No, sir." Chu Zhongtian laughed. How can you be so vulnerable?

※※※ Juande. Speaking to his players in the dressing room, Ramos said: "There are only two players who are the most dangerous players in Metz – Chu and Ribery, Ribery mainly plays on the right flank, and in the French national team he also plays left wing-back, both on both sides. He belongs to the assaulter, and your task is to cut off his connection with Chu, so that he can't easily get the ball, or can't catch the ball at all. So, the key for Metz is not Ribery, but their midfield core. ”

He drew a circle on the icon of the Metz 8.

'He had an injury before the game, supposedly a muscle strain, and it wasn't an injury that would heal in a few days. So I judge that he will definitely play with an injury in this game, and his performance will be greatly reduced. This is a point that we can take advantage of. Pressing him close to him and not letting him take the ball easily. Because of the injury, his running will definitely be affected, and he won't be able to move as widely as before, so don't worry about our own formation being messed up after the close marking."

"Also......" Ramos raised his hand as if remembering something, "be careful of their Menez, sometimes he will act as a front-mider in the event that Chu is seen dead." You have to pay attention to the role reversal between him and Chu. ”

"Ramos' team is very good at using the wings, so we have to be very tight on the wings. I don't allow two full-backs to come forward together, it's okay to take turns to assist, one goes up and the other has to stay at the back. In addition, our full-backs should also pay attention to the return defense, and they must counter-attack on the spot on the side of the front. ”

Let. After Fernandez finished his final tactical request, he paused a little to bring the players back to their senses, and then he pulled out a piece of paper from his pocket, spread it out, and showed it to everyone.

"It's a bonus check worth two hundred thousand."

As soon as he said this, everyone's eyes clearly lit up.

"Do you want it?" Fernandes was pleased with the performance of his players.

"Yes!!" A group of players shouted.

Before the finals, is there anything more motivating for them than money? Professional players, professional players, playing football is a profession, what do you do if you don't make money so desperately fighting for the championship?

"If you win the championship, it's yours!" Fernandez slapped the check on the tactical blackboard.

With the sound of "pop", everyone felt that the fighting spirit was high.

(To be continued)