"Congratulations to Liverpool on winning the FA Cup!"

'In the FA Cup, they knocked out Manchester United, they knocked out Chelsea and finally beat West Ham United in the final, which is a trophy that is a testament to their outstanding performance.

"This season, Liverpool have also been excellent in the league, they have taken third place in the league, just one point less than Manchester United, they have the league's top scorer and in 38 rounds, they have only lost three games."

"Liverpool are one of the best teams in England in European competitions, and they will compete with another English team, Arsenal, for the St. Bréde Cup at the Stade de France in Paris, the highest honour of European clubs, representing the Champions League!"

"That's four days from now!"

"But this night belongs to Liverpool and they should be celebrating this title; For all Liverpool fans, this is the seventh FA Cup title in the club's history, the last time they won the FA Cup was in the 2000-2001 season, when the FA Cup was their only honour worth mentioning, but this season their table is better, they have already won the Community Shield, and with the upcoming Champions League final, we can expect them to win three titles. ”

"Liverpool fans will be looking forward to it, too!"

"They won the Champions League last season, they reached the final again this season, and if they can beat Arsenal to win the title, they will make a new history after the reshuffle of Zào Europe - to win the Champions League in a row, to win back-to-back titles, and perhaps we would not be exaggerating to call it a revival of the dynasty"

"It's so far away from the last Liverpool dynasty that many Liverpool fans can't remember. But now they may be able to look forward to a dynasty again - if they can beat Arsenal."

In the BBC radio and television, after Liverpool won the FA Cup, the picture on the TV was Liverpool players celebrating, each player hugged each other when they met, and the smiling faces of Gerrard, Zhang Tiehan, Hyypia, Alonso and others could be seen between camera cuts, and everyone who won the championship was shining with joy.

On this night. Liverpool fans are thrilled and excited.

The FA Cup winner, this championship is by no means comparable to the League Cup winner, maybe the fans of other countries don't understand why England fans care so much about a cup competition, but only the English people know that this cup is their rare pride in world football - England is the birthplace of football, they created the zào to start the sport, the FA Cup is also the oldest competition they have created, but now English football has not been able to dominate the world, as a result of other countries. For example, Italy, Brazil, etc., are better than their counterparts on the world stage, and because of this, England fans care more about the FA Cup, which not only represents their football history, but also represents their expectations and pride in English football.

At the end of the TV screen, there is a group photo of the whole Liverpool team, with Benitez half-crouching at the front of the team with the trophy in hand. Behind him, a group of players are waving at the camera.

Zhang Tiehan stood next to Benitez in a very conspicuous position.

He also had a smile on his face. The fist clenched in his right hand was raised in the air, which was a little hideous, but it looked a little funny.

"This is a photo taken by a reporter, it's really not level!"

Zhang Tiehan sat on the sofa, half-hugged Lola and spoke, and then he picked up the remote control and turned off the TV.

Lola huddled in his arms. Pursed his lips and smiled, "You look so stupid." ”

"You dare to call me stupid?" Zhang Tiehan looked down, the corners of his mouth dropped a wicked smile, and he reached out to tickle the little woman in his arms, "Look at you still talking about me." ”

"Don't make a fuss!" Lola opened her mischievous hand. squeezed hard into Zhang Tiehan's arms again.

The two of them huddled on the sofa like this, for a long, long time, they both closed their eyes and experienced the warmth and happiness of this moment.

After I don't know how many, Zhang Tiehan suddenly opened his mouth, "Lola." ”

"Huh?"

"Let's get married." Zhang Tiehan said.

Lola looked up and glared at Zhang Tiehan, but didn't say anything, but her body tightened a little tighter.

"yes, I mean getting married." Zhang Tiehan straightened his body, looked at Lola and said sincerely, "Let's get married, I've thought about it, it's time for us to get married, if we get married this year, this time next year, you will be about to become a mother, and our lives will be much more stable." I want to marry you, I really want to marry you, marry me. ”

Lola glared again, but still didn't say anything.

"Do you agree?" Seeing Lola's appearance, Zhang Tiehan was a little nervous, he really didn't think that he would be rejected.

Lola raised her head and looked at Zhang Tiehan, a strange moment flashed on her face, and it took a long time before she kissed with a slightly red face, "Zhang, I am willing to marry you, but you don't even have a ring for your proposal?" If you don't have a ring, you have a bouquet of flowers, or you wood! She couldn't help but hit Zhang Tiehan with her little hand.

Zhang Tiehan was immediately embarrassed.

He hadn't thought about proposing before, but tonight was so warm, and he suddenly wanted to marry Lola so he said it, but think about it, engagement is a big deal, and his proposal without even a ring is a failure.

He decided to wait until he bought the ring to do it again.

Lola had already stood up, holding a bath towel and preparing to take a bath, "You wood, you are not allowed to enter my room today." Before walking into the bathroom, Lola pointed to Zhang Tiehan and said.

Zhang Tiehan smiled, and immediately rushed over quickly and picked up Lola, "I'll sleep on the sofa today, but let's wash it together." ”

"Put me down!" Lola screamed.

The plot of the bathroom will not be described more, and the judges can make up for it by themselves

The next day, Liverpool trained normally.

At this point, the vast majority of England's teams have been disbanded, most of the professional players have gone on leave, and the national teams are making final preparations for the World Cup in a month's time, but Liverpool are still training, their season is not over, and they still have a Champions League final to play.

This is the most important game!

Benitez doesn't prescribe what training to do, but everyone is doing their training seriously, and the absolute main force of the team is trying to get the team to win the title. Defending the Champions League is not something anyone can experience, at least for nearly two decades, no other player has even had a chance to defend their title.

If they have this opportunity, they must try to seize it.

The substitutes are also working hard, not just for the win. In case you have a chance to play, the Champions League final is a game that attracts the attention of the whole world, and if you can play well in the game, it will definitely be worth a lot.

Zhang Tiehan naturally belongs to the absolute main force.

After coming to the team, he sat and trained by himself, no, there was goalkeeper Reina with him, two people, one to do shooting training. One does goalkeeping training, Reina actually doesn't like to do this kind of training with Zhang Tiehan, after all, he always faces that kind of powerful shot, even as a world-class goalkeeper, he will have a headache, but when Zhang Tiehan pulled the position down about 30 meters, Reina still agreed, even if Zhang Tiehan shot the ball in this position, he could save it calmly.

Now Reina already knows Zhang Tiehan quite well. In general, when no one was defending, Zhang Tiehan was allowed to kick thirty meters away. Basically three balls Reina can save two, which is very helpful for his reaction speed training, Zhang Tiehan is also quite satisfied with his efficiency - don't look at just three into one, you must know that his shot is thirty meters away, and he only shoots straight and powerful shots, this efficiency is also a little terrifying. The average player shoots at such a distance, and if the goalkeeper is prepared, it would be good to score one out of ten, and it would depend on a lot of luck, after all, the distance is too far, and the goalkeeper has enough time to react. And the football flew thirty meters, and there was not much strength to the goal, and only Zhang Tiehan could kick such a shot.

One morning, Zhang Tiehan was doing shooting training.

He knows that he has to train other people, and if he has too little time, he won't improve much at all, and shooting is his old job, he does a good job of shooting and finding the feeling of shooting, then he is more likely to score goals when he has the opportunity in the game, and only scoring goals can bring the team victory.

He thought very simply, as the game approached, all he needed to do was stay in shape.

In fact, other Liverpool players are doing the same, but in different ways, some players are free, just to juggle the ball or play a football game, and some players are doing tactical training under the guidance of assistant coaches, such as defensive positioning training, etc., they are doing training that can keep themselves in shape, or can quickly integrate into the game.

That's how Liverpool prepare before the final.

Two days before the game, before the whole Liverpool team left for Paris, there was news about the England team, Eriksen has finalized the England squad for the World Cup in Germany, and a number of players have rushed to London yesterday to assemble.

In the squad, Zhang Tiehan, Carragher and Gerrard were selected, which is the final list, that is, after participating in the Champions League final, the three will rush to Wembley Stadium in London to participate in the preparation of the England team for the World Cup.

"The training will last two weeks." Eriksen said with a wry smile in an interview, "To be honest, I really don't want the Champions League final to be Liverpool and Arsenal, I will have seven players coming in a few days, which makes our collective training for the World Cup have to be postponed for a few days, especially since most of these players are strong"

Eriksson's words are understandable to journalists.

On the Liverpool side, Gerrard is the main force of the England team, Carragher will also have a position between the main force and the substitute, he is also a very important player in the England team, and Zhang Tiehan, although he has not actually played for the England team, but no one thinks he will be a substitute, and now Rooney is injured, whether he can participate in the World Cup also said, the only options for the forward line are Zhang Tiehan and Owen.

Perhaps Zhang Tiehan also has a competitor, that is, Theo Walcott, a teenager from Arsenal

This is one of the most unexpected players in the England squad at this World Cup, he has never been in the England squad before, no, it should be said that he is too young to want to enter, even if he is not yet 18 years old.

It's a genius.

No doubt.

It is a very coincidental phenomenon that the coaches who have coached Walcott have a sense of shock when they see him for the first time.

The first to fancy him was the elder Redknapp, who was coaching at Southampton at the time and was Walcott's first professional coach.

"He's a shocking genius and has a great future." The boss who was the Southampton boss at the time said: "Seeing him reminds me of Joe Cole, who I coached at West Ham, because he has great control skills and it's exciting. ”

Arsene Wenger was also shocked by Theo Walcott, who compared the newcomer to Thierry Henry. "He can be as exciting as Henry. He's got that potential and I love the way he feels with the ball, his relentless momentum and the calmness he shows when it's time to make a decision. Henry was a good role model for him, and there are some similarities between them, amazing speed and unwavering determination. ”

The latest to be shocked was Eriksen, "I was excited to choose Walcott, it was a gamble. But it's worth it. He's a real genius, a genius to excite. Perhaps it was my biggest, bravest, and wildest gamble, indeed it. When you take a 17-year-old to the World Cup, you can't be sure of anything. But my feeling is that he's ready, I don't think he's nervous or stressed, and we've talked to a lot of people who have coached him before, I think. He can handle it. ”

Every coach was blown away by Walcott, but the media questioned Eriksen's choice. On the front line of the England team, with Zhang Tiehan and Owen, Rooney is also likely to return from injury to participate in the World Cup, even if Rooney is unable to play, there are excellent strikers such as Crouch. No matter how talented and brilliant Walcott is, he can't be better than these players who have proven their strength.

'He's probably not going to get a minute to play.' The Sun commented.

However, Zhang Tiehan, who was already in Paris, didn't have time to think about himself as a 'small competitor of the national team', after walking out of the airport. A reporter interviewed Zhang Tiehan, he thought he would be asked some questions about the final, but what he didn't expect was that the reporter asked what he thought of Walcott, "Walcott? Who is he? ”

So the Arsenal reporter was furious.

Zhang Tiehan really didn't react at the first time, Arsenal's striker, his first impression was Henry, or there was Bergkamp who was about to retire or the Spanish kid Reyes, did Walcott play?

He also knew that Eriksen announced the England team's squad for the World Cup, but he didn't pay attention to it at all, after all, he knew almost all the names on that list, and as for the occasional substitute player, it didn't matter who he was, in short, it had nothing to do with him for the time being, and his main focus was still on the game with Arsenal.

What he knows is that Bergkamp is about to retire and will definitely not be able to play in this game, so in terms of Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger's habit of arranging the lineup, Arsenal is likely to have only one single striker Henry, and the substitute will be Reyes, even if Arsenal has Walcott, it will be difficult for him to play in the game.

However, in England, Zhang Tiehan naturally heard Walcott's name, he knew that it was a young player of Arsenal, and it was Arsenal who joined in the winter transfer, and he was worth 12 million pounds at the time, which was quite high for a young player who had just turned seventeen, and then he asked, "Will Walcott play?" ”

Hearing Zhang Tiehan say this, the Arsenal media reporter was a little relieved, it turned out that this guy knew Walcott, but he didn't react for a while just now.

A reporter immediately said, "Mr Wenger has not announced the squad for the game, but Walcoat is in the England team and is part of the World Cup, he will be your rival, can you give him an evaluation?" ”

This is what it means to ask the seniors to evaluate the younger generations.

Zhang Tiehan suddenly felt good, when he used to talk about the professional player circle, he looked left and right and looked for a random guy who was his striker, and now he can be regarded as a senior, he immediately smiled, "Walcott is very young, he is very good at his age, if I have a chance in the World Cup, I will score a few more goals, let the team confirm the victory of the game early, maybe this can give him some playing time." ”

"That's what I can do for him."

"The young man should have more experience in the game, which is very helpful for his development"

After Zhang Tiehan finished speaking, he pulled Gerrard and walked away, leaving behind a group of funny Liverpool reporters and a group of Arsenal reporters who didn't know what to say and were a little stunned, and those neutral reporters felt that Zhang Tiehan was very realistic.

It was meant to be!

Walcott is England's young striker talent, but he can't compete with Zhang Tiehan for the main position, he wants to play. I'm afraid we can only hope for England to score a few more goals, and then Eriksen feels that he can use the game to develop new players before he can play.

Arsenal reporters were not angry.

They suddenly felt that it was very stupid and naïve to ask Zhang Tiehan Walcott's question, and before the decisive battle between Liverpool and Arsenal, they took out Walcot and asked Zhang Tiehan to evaluate. Isn't this just letting Liverpool overpower Arsenal?

Should we say Henry!

It's a pity that Henry is not an England player, after all, in addition to the Champions League now, the World Cup is the most important, they have to talk about England's players, in this regard, Liverpool can really overpower Arsenal, after all, Gerrard and Zhang Tiehan are the main players who can't move, and Arsenal only has one Ashley Cole, and he may not be able to get the starting position.

Liverpool arrived in Paris two days early. Benitez hopes that the players can adapt more to the atmosphere here, adapt more to the stadium, and then be able to perform better, the Champions League final can not tolerate a little sloppiness, Benitez does not want the team to qualify even a little worse.

This is the 50th Champions League final, the 50th anniversary of the Champions Cup, and it is very meaningful for the tournament, which is why the final will be played in Paris, France, where the first Champions League final was held.

Perhaps the only regret is. Both teams participating in the competition are English teams.

Many other national media believe that this is a regrettable thing. Because neither Arsenal nor Liverpool are the top teams in the world, the real top English teams are Manchester United and Chelsea, and the level of these two teams can be compared with the world's top giants. And the strength of Liverpool and Arsenal can only be regarded as second-rate.

Liverpool relied on the performance of outstanding stars to beat their opponents and advance to the final.

If Liverpool are still able to reach the Champions League final with real strength, Arsenal are completely lucky, and they have faced opponents along the way, with the exception of Real Madrid, who have not been successful in recent years. It's not too strong, it's always Arsenal's promotion that is full of luck, and even if they qualify for the final, it's hard to look high.

Affected by the upcoming World Cup, the ratings of this Champions League are likely to be low, and UEFA is also a headache for this.

However, the good news is that Zhang Tiehan's influence has driven many fans from Asian countries to watch the Champions League games, although Zhang Tiehan is a German player, but his appearance is purely East Asian, fans of East Asian countries, especially Chinese fans are very close to Zhang Tiehan, so China and even Japan, South Korea, Southeast Asia and other regions have paid close attention to the Champions League, which has somewhat improved the ratings of some Champions League finals

It was the first time for Zhang Tiehan to come to Paris.

France is romantic, he has always wanted to come to Paris to see, what he didn't expect is that the fans here are also very enthusiastic, when adapting to training, many French fans came to the stadium to watch the training, and there are many beautiful female fans, shouting here, and even an unrestrained hot female fan, after seeing Zhang Tiehan look over, he directly took off his bra and waved it this way.

Zhang Tiehan's eyes were immediately attracted, and the 'see through' was activated, and the feeling came immediately, he hurriedly transferred to realize, and Gerald next to him laughed, "How is it?" ”

"35D or more."

"Huh?" Gerald was stunned, "You said her breasts?" Is it that big? ”

Zhang Tiehan nodded affirmatively, pointed to his eyes, and said very seriously, "My eyes, I may not be able to look at anything else, but if you look at a woman's breasts, you don't believe it and ask her later, it should be between 35D and 36D." ”

That solemn expression was as if he was seriously saying something.

Gerald was not convinced at all, "Bet a hundred pounds!" ”

"Five thousand pounds!" Zhang Tiehan glanced at him disdainfully, "You are so stingy!" ”

Gerald gritted his teeth, "Good! ”

Then this guy, who is usually 'very big brother', called Sissoko to explain a few words, Sissoko looked at Zhang Tiehan twice and walked over there.

Zhang Tiehan didn't know why, "What did you tell him?" ”

"Sissoko is French." Gerald said.

It didn't take long for the French fans over there to erupt in cheers, and then Sissoko walked over with a bra and handed it to Zhang Tiehan, "That female fan gave it to you, by the way, she has a phone number on it." Sissoko pointed to a row of black charcoal numbers written under his bra.

Zhang Tiehan's face was black.

Sissoko continued. "I asked, 35D." He shrugged his shoulders and continued to stand, wondering why Gerrard asked him to ask this, could it be that Zhang wanted to soak that female fan?

It's pretty good-looking

Gerald looked at Zhang Tiehan with a surprised expression, "You actually guessed right?" ”

But Zhang Tiehan was not in the mood to make that bet, he knew that it was probably a little troublesome now. It is estimated that the media will report in the afternoon, did I ask my teammates to ask a female fan for a bra, how did things become like this, didn't I become a pervert-erotic-erotic-crazy?

Zhang Tiehan glared at Gerard hatefully, gritted his teeth and stretched out his hand, "Five thousand pounds!" ”

Gerrard smiled, "First of all, I owe the jersey I wore." ”

Zhang Tiehan said hatefully, "Okay! Good! He regretted the bet he made with Gerrard. Compared to his own reputation, five thousand pounds is nothing

Sure enough, there were many media reports about it the next day, which was also the gossip news between Liverpool and Arsenal before the game.

In fact, the players of both teams did not finish the interview before the game.

Both teams are trying to work hard and try to adapt to the pitch and the environment in Paris, which is close to England but is on both sides of the English Channel. There are differences in the environment and the weather, and this difference may have an impact on the form of the players.

Players in training. The schedule is in accordance with the requirements of the club, and although it is open to fans during training, it will not give players the opportunity to contact the media and fans.

Benitez's demand is that everyone must be with the team and not allowed to go out alone, even during breaks.

Every player did this the day before the game. Eat nutritious meals provided by the club, which can ensure the physical and physical fitness of the players, and sleep at a set time, Gerrard even did the task of making rounds, going to the rooms of various teammates at night to let them go to bed on time.

In the blink of an eye, it was the day of the competition.

The whole Liverpool team had breakfast. I went to the training ground to do some recovery training, the team only arranged some simple training in the morning, near noon, Benitez commanded the team to do some tactical drills for the game, after lunch to the afternoon, the whole team moved freely for more than three hours, at five o'clock only ate a little nutritious meal, in order to ensure that there will be no physical condition, to half past five, the whole team gathered together to take the bus to the Stade de France in Paris.

At six o'clock, the Liverpool bus drove into the Stade de France in Paris.

The Stade de France is located in Saint-Saint-Saints, a small town north of Paris. Dennis. At that time, at the time of the site of St. After Dennis, the French did not name the new stadium "Saint. Denis", and instead named it "the Stade de France".

This is because of the "St. "Denis" is the name of an ancient martyr, and the use of "France" as the name of the new stadium not only symbolizes the spirit of the entire French nation, but also has a more modern flavor.

The stadium was built for the 1998 FIFA World Cup and was used as the venue for the 1998 FIFA World Cup final.

On July 12, 1998, France won the World Cup at home by beating Brazil 3-0 in the World Cup final.

Since the completion of the stadium, it has been used as the home of the French national football team, including the World Cup qualifiers, the UEFA Nations Cup qualifiers and other events.

Compared with San Siro, Old Trafford, Bernabeu and Westphalia, which have experienced the vicissitudes of life, the Stade de France is really young, although it has experienced the baptism of the World Cup, the Confederations Cup, the European Champions Cup final and other important events, and also accompanied the French team to win the World Cup and become famous, but its connotation, its rhyme, and its history cannot be compared with the first four stadiums. San Siro is 79, Old Trafford is 95, the Bernabeu is 58, Westphalia is 31 and the Stade de France is only 8????

That said, the stadium is remarkable in terms of facilities and significance, and in just a few years it has become the most famous course in France.

When the two teams arrived at the stadium, various media outlets began to report on them.

'Now that the two teams have arrived at the stadium, we can see that the fans in Paris are very enthusiastic, they come in with both teams wearing their shirts, and they have a lot of supporters in France, even though they are playing against two English teams.

"Let's talk to both teams."

As the most commercial Champions League, especially the Champions League final, the managers of the two teams have no right to refuse interviews, they must bring their players to be interviewed by the media, and UEFA even sets a time for interviews.

It's also about showcasing European football to the world.

As the core star of Liverpool, Zhang Tiehan was also interviewed, and a reporter from "France Football" asked the key question, "Do you have confidence in the game?" ”

Zhang Tiehan nodded confidently, "My teammates and I came to Paris just to take away the championship!" ”

"The last time we played the Champions League final in Turkey, Liverpool beat AC Milan to win the title, and in that Champions League, you didn't come to Liverpool, and now Liverpool are in the Champions League final again, you are the core player of the team, can you tell us how you feel now?"

'It's about to start, a lot of my team-mates are excited, a lot of them played in the last Champions League and I wish I was one of them, but I only came to Liverpool last summer, but now that we're in the Champions League final, I want to say to all the Liverpool supporters, 'We will come back to Liverpool with trophies again'! Also, it's my last game at Liverpool and I don't want to leave with regrets, so we have to win the title! ”

Zhang Tiehan said calmly.

"So what are your prospects for the game? Like, how many goals are you going to score? The reporter of "French football" asked jokingly.

Zhang Tiehan thought for a moment and said with a smile, "I just hope that my goal will be one more than all the goals of Arsenal." ”

Many surrounding media reporters laughed.

Only those Arsenal supporters heard Zhang Tiehan say this, their faces turned a little dark, they felt that they really shouldn't have come to interview Zhang Tiehan, this guy is really annoying, can't he be humble? (To be continued......)