Chapter 294: Record Maniac
The reporters followed Lin Yu to Portugal, of course, to see the style of the player who was about to play the Champions League final, in order to observe Lin Yu up close, so as to see what this sudden new star was like.
What's more, Lin Yu has scored 16 Champions League goals so far this season, which is two more than Altafini and Messi, who have scored the most goals in a single season in history, and two more than his goals last season, which can be said to be a record number of Champions League goals in a single season.
In particular, he has decisive performances against Barcelona and Bayern, which also makes people have to admit that he is not a player who relies on fish belly teams to score goals, such players are even more terrifying and more worthy of people's attention.
Milan striker Altafini has held the record for 50 years, and it is finally about to be broken, Messi is only tying this record, not breaking it, Lin Yu was only tied last season, not broken, and this season, he finally broke Altafini's place, just like he broke Gerd Muller in the league.
This man seems to have been born to break records, and his presence has caused many dusty historical records to begin to falter.
In his current form, it is estimated that he will still score in the final, and the historical record set by Altafini will also be mourning under him. Such a crazy record, I'm afraid that even in another fifty years, it will be difficult for anyone to break it, unless the human beings at that time are no longer human, and all of them are superhuman.
And even if it's all Superman. Then the strength of the two sides is equal, and it will still become difficult to score goals.
So Lin Yu this record. Unless he breaks it himself, it's really hard to find someone who can break it.
Of course. The Champions League final is different from other competitions, it is not easy to score goals in such a game, and many stars who have performed well in the knockout stage and group stage will be directly dumb when they reach the final, which is also a very normal thing, and it is related to the individual's personality and physical condition.
In addition, in the final, both sides will try to maintain restraint, choose more conservative tactical ideas, and focus on defense. The attacking situation makes the striker's chances of scoring a goal very slim.
But last season was an exception, the firepower clash between Dortmund and Bayern Munich was very exciting, and people enjoyed watching it, with a total of three goals in the whole game, and all of them were very exciting, and there were so many chances, not at all like the Champions League final. It's like letting go of a league game.
It is estimated that Dortmund's tactics will not change in the Champions League this season, and Klopp is not the kind of person who likes to play defensively, not to mention that after liking a tactic, it will be troublesome to change tactics temporarily. If you don't get it right, there will be problems.
Temporary change of tactics is more troublesome than changing generals on the spot.
However, the opponent Chelsea must be the tactic of putting a bus in front of the goal again, and Mourinho's core idea has always been to defend first. Offense second.
And he also proved it in the Champions League final, including Inter Milan and Porto. Even Chelsea's Champions League is inseparable from his counter-attacking style.
This is the Champions League final. Presumably, Mourinho will not easily change his tactics, which is also thought by the media, so they feel that Lin Yu's goal chances are a bit slim, and in front of the bus, even the sharpest arrow is difficult to pierce through that layer of defense.
After arriving in Lisbon, Portugal, the team began to live a more normal lifestyle, and they had to adjust their habits and start training adaptively.
Because Dortmund's loan training ground is next to Benfica's own training ground, to put it bluntly, it is simply a large training ground that is divided into two.
Countless reporters and fans come here every day to watch Lin Yu's training, which makes the Benfica players across the wall envious.
"That Chinese player is so good, he has gone to Portugal, and there are so many fans following, and there are reporters looking for him to interview him every day!"
"You're not talking nonsense, he's the hottest new star in Europe now, Chelsea has offered him a weekly salary of 300,000 pounds, and he can win the Champions League Golden Boot and the Bundesliga Golden Boot at his age, what else is there to say? This man is so terrible, he is simply a demon! ”
"Such a person will definitely shine in the World Cup, right?"
"You are stupid, his country's national team did not make it to the group stage at all, and this person can only show his ability in the league and the Champions League, the national team? Forget it, with his personality, I guess no one will like it. ”
Almost every day, there are several such discussions, and the Benfica players are happy about it.
Until the final is approaching.
Dortmund gave the team's squad, which is really strong, no injuries, no suspension, which makes the outside world more optimistic that this Dortmund team can win the championship.
The whole of Germany is watching Dortmund, and every day the reports sent back to Germany from the front line are like flying snowflakes, which do not stop, covering almost the streets and alleys of Germany.
Last year's final was a civil war between the German team, and people were not so nervous, because no matter which team won, the final championship belonged to Germany, but this year is different, this year's final is between Dortmund and Chelsea, if you lose, you lose to England, if you win, it is a German victory, they don't care.
The British media is as much about Chelsea as the German media is about Borussia Dortmund.
For several seasons in a row, the Premier League's European points have been guaranteed by Chelsea, and the media have gradually become accustomed to the attention paid to Chelsea.
They want Chelsea to win the title and let the Premier League continue its glory in the first league, and the Premier League can't just be fiercely competitive, it needs results!
The British media are also focusing on Lin Yu as much as Chelsea, and they can't help but focus on the young man, who has scored 16 goals so far, and this kind of goal efficiency is terrifying for any team. They are worried that Lin Yu is also scoring against Chelsea, so it is normal to keep an eye on him.
Can Lin Yu score in the final. Can they score against their future club, and can Chelsea's buses stop the fox's attack. It's all their concern.
The media has always been the most enthusiastic and excited, and they seem to be more anxious than the coaches.
Before every game, they had to guess the starters and give advice to the coach, as if they could win the championship if they had adopted their own advice.
They told Mourinho that there was no need to show mercy to Lin Yu, even if Lin Yu was a Chelsea man next season, for this Champions League. It doesn't matter if you kick him.
They also told Mourinho that Lin Yu would definitely not be able to rely on one or two people to guard the defense, but HI's regional defense was very effective.
Anyway, they all said it, but Mourinho is a man who does his own thing, he is not afraid of others knowing his tactics, and even announced the team's starting list in advance.
It's the same with Borussia Dortmund, because the team has only a few main players, and the tactics that have not changed are not guessed at all. Jurgen Klopp simply announced his starting line-up.
There is almost no change from usual, Lin Yu is in the center, Royce is on the left, and Kuba is on the right. In this game, Mkhitaryan can only be a temporary substitute, and he can enjoy Lin Yu's performance on the sidelines.
The striker is still Robert Lewandowski, and this is probably his last game for Borussia Dortmund this season. He's probably not going to play in the last league game, so he's going to be very hard. There was speculation before the game that Jurgen Klopp would be like he had when he left Gotze out of the squad last year. also eliminated Lewandowski and Lin Yu from the squad, and now it seems that it is just a joke. Jurgen Klopp isn't stupid, so he won't let his two most aggressive players go away.
Let's talk about next season next season, at the moment Mkhitaryan and Aubameyang have both played, and next season will be the second Gotze and Lewandowski.
As for Lin Yu, Klopp has always believed that it is impossible to find a player like Lin Yu again, and it will be difficult for a similar player to appear even in another hundred years.
Their goalkeeper is still the taillight (a nickname for Weidenfeller by Borussia Dort's fans), Schmelzer at left wing-back, Hummels and Subotic at centre-back, and Piszczek at right-back.
The two defensive midfielders are Gundogan and Bender.
Since Kyle's injury, Bender has gradually become the main force, and there is no way to do it, who makes this young man have unlimited potential.
As the top competition in Europe, the Champions League final has attracted as much attention as the World Cup and the European Cup, and even at the competitive level, the Champions League has a higher gold content, after all, there are excellent players from all over the world, even if their national teams are not strong enough, they can still prove their strength in this arena.
For example, Lin Yu is the most typical one, he is afraid that he will not be able to show himself in the World Cup in his life, but the Champions League gave him this opportunity and gave him the opportunity to prove himself to the world, and he will not let go of this opportunity.
In China, not only did this game not only receive the attention of the traditional strong sports media - CCTV 5, Five Star Sports and other TV stations, but even Lin Yu's hometown Shaanxi TV station also sent people, these reporters interviewed him, using the local dialect of Shaanxi Guanzhong, Lin Yu also sounded very close, so there was more communication with them.
TV stations are traditional media, in addition to TV stations, Sina Sports, Netease Sports, Sohu Sports and so on also sent reporters to pay attention to the game.
Just kidding, this is the moment when Lin Yu has the best chance to lift the Champions League trophy, can they not pay attention? As a professional sports media, if you can't even catch such a big news, then you really have to stop doing it.
In the past, CCTV 5 did not have the Premier League live broadcast, which was due to various reasons, but since learning that Lin Yu will go to Chelsea next season, CCTV has been negotiating with the Premier League, striving to come up with a more reasonable clause to buy the live broadcast rights of the Premier League.
It's okay if other leagues don't broadcast, but if the league with Lin Yu doesn't broadcast it, it will really be an unqualified performance, which is like your national team breaking into the World Cup, but you don't broadcast it live, it's just a heinous dereliction of duty.
On May 25th, the day before the final, Lin Yu and his teammates arrived at Benfica's Stadium of Light, where they needed to train for adaptation, including adaptation to the turf, adaptation to the environment, and everything to prepare for tomorrow's final.
The pre-match press conference was held there, but Lin Yu did not attend, and Klopp started the press conference with their captain Weidenfeller.
It's just that at the meeting, it was Lin Yu who was asked the most, and these media are now like wolves seeing fat sheep, and there is nothing else in their eyes. (To be continued......)
PS: PS, this chapter is updated a little late, because there is a lot of information to be sorted out, and soon Lin Yu will go to the Premier League, which will be a more competitive stage, and he will also launch the second part of his legendary road, thank you for cheering.