According to the data given by the authoritative survey before the game, this Champions League final has caused huge repercussions and attention in the whole world, even in the United States, which is known as a football desert, there are a lot of fans and non-fans who are paying attention to this game.

In addition to the 85,000 fans who attended the event, more than 20 million Britons in the UK will tune in to watch the live broadcast, accounting for a quarter of the UK's population, and more than 150 million fans will watch the live broadcast in the world, a record number for the Champions League final.

Although surveys have shown that both China and Asia provided a large number of viewers for the live broadcast of the final, in order to take care of the global fans, UEFA still decided to schedule the match to kick off at 45 p.m., and it was already early in the morning after the end.

Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United are a little dissatisfied with this arrangement, because that late game will definitely affect the performance of the players, especially for this group of young players at Tottenham Hotspur, but Ye Qiu has no way to do this, so he can only do everything he can to help the team resolve it before the game.

The ball kicked off at 45 o'clock, but at the time of the point, the entire Luzhniki Stadium was already half full, and from the distribution of the stands, the fans of Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United were clearly distinguished, white and red were distributed on opposite sides of the stadium, and the fans of both teams also showed their talents.

Manchester United fans entered the venue early and sang in an organized chorus of 10,000 people, who used their singing to silence the Tottenham fans and boost the morale of the team and players.

But soon, as more and more Tottenham Hotspur fans arrived at the stadium, they were all unrelenting

I saw all the Tottenham Hotspur fans each holding a team scarf in their hands, and they were all holding some blue and white flags, and when everyone was ready, they were seen raising their flags in unison.

At this time, the live TV camera zoomed out a farther angle and saw a lively cockfight on a round football in the stands where Tottenham Hotspur fans were, exactly like Tottenham Hotspur's redesigned team emblem icon.

Everyone in the stadium was amazed by the Tottenham Hotspur fans' move, which was definitely organised before the game.

The presidency stands are north and south, and the fans of the two teams are far away from each other, Tottenham Hotspur in the east and Manchester United in the west, with a large field and athletics stadium in between, but the fans of both teams did not show weakness and began to attack the opponent directly.

Abuse, humiliation, and personal attacks are typical of England fans, that is, they attack each other at all costs, but they are not without a bottom line, and many things that go beyond the bottom line will not be done by either side, but outside of that, you can attack the opponent with impunity, and even attack them personally.

The big screen in the stadium was constantly showing the whole process of the arrival of the players and coaching staff of the two teams at the Luzhniki Stadium, and all the fans could clearly see that everything was clearly presented to all the fans from the time they got off the bus, into the players' tunnel, to the dressing room, so that they could understand the situation before the game.

But it's been a long time since all this happened, and now both teams are currently in the dressing room, making the most difficult preparations, and the head coach is also hurrying to make the final arrangements, waiting for the start of the game.

"It's going to be a battle of the dragons"

"We can see the current tension between the two teams from a lot of details, whether it is Ye Qiu or Ferguson, they have not yet announced the starting list for this game, which makes us completely unpredictable even now, what tactics they will adopt to meet each other in this game."

"In order to be able to better explain this game with you, we specially invited Johan Cruyff, a famous football professional in Europe and the godfather of Barcelona football, and Jose Mourinho, a former Chelsea manager and Portuguese coach."

"Hello everyone"

"Hello everyone"

Mourinho and Cruyff both voiced one after another, greeting the fans watching the live broadcast, Mourinho's tone sounded a little stiff, which is also in line with his usual arrogant image.

"Both of them are well-known figures in football, I wonder what the two of them think about this game? How would you rate these two teams? Or, in your opinion, who has a better chance of winning? Come, John, tell me first," the narrator asked.

Cruyff snorted, "Actually, I mentioned in my column early this morning, judging from the cards, the difference in strength between the two teams is not large, and it is difficult to say who wins and who loses, although Manchester United has won two consecutive games against Tottenham Hotspur in the league, but they have played very hard in both games, and it can even be said that it is a bit of a fluke to win, and Tottenham Hotspur lost very unjustly." ”

"Yes, so there are quite a few fans and journalists now vending Tottenham Hotspur's two consecutive defeats," the commentator laughed.

"However, I think that in addition to examining the strength of this game, the coach's on-the-spot command and arrangement, it is very important to examine the psychological quality of the players and their ability to withstand pressure, and Tottenham Hotspur is definitely at a disadvantage in this regard."

The commentator smiled again after listening to it, "I read your column before, you think that a mature team should set the average age at around the age, and Tottenham Hotspur is now only an average of more than 22 years old, do you think this is not a reasonable young segment?" ”

"Young" Cruyff nodded, "Young means lack of experience, lack of self-regulation, of course, youth also has the advantage of being young, that is, there is momentum, there is energy, but in general, youth is a double-edged sword, if you use it well, it can be invincible, but if you don't use it well, you will lose badly"

The commentator knew that Cruyff had a good relationship with Ye Qiu, and it was not difficult to see from his words that he actually preferred Manchester United, but he refused to say that he thought Manchester United was more likely to win the championship, so he was not reluctant and turned to Mourinho.

"Jose, you used to be opponents with Ferguson and Ye Qiu, and I noticed the news, you went to London not long ago to watch a Champions League semi-final, what do you think of this Tottenham Hotspur team?"

"Quite a good team, there is no doubt about it, otherwise, they would not have reached the final" Mourinho gave his opinion and judgment, if the opponent of this game is not Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur, he will not make an exception to agree to be the guest commentator.

'But as Alex Ferguson said before the game, Tottenham Hotspur is a team that's not very consistent, and they have had very good moments and bad moments, and I think a big issue is the midfield structure of this team.

Cruyff heard this and interjected, "Modric"

Mourinho and Cruyff don't have a very good relationship, but they are not as contradictory as Ye Qiu's previous life, nodding and saying: "Yes, Modric seems to be a good player in the Tottenham Hotspur midfield at first glance, his ability is quite good, but for a competition at the level of the Champions League final, his shortcomings are also quite obvious." ”

"The same problem is Beckham, once Beckham comes on the field, Tottenham Hotspur's possession and game control will definitely decline, because Beckham and Cesc Fabregas are more direct players, like to pass forward, rather than using both feet to control the ball, so Ye Qiu will bring in Modric."

'But the problem with Luka Modric is also obvious, he can't control the front three, and Cesc Fabregas next to him, Mascherano behind him and the two full-backs who like to get forward, but he's not that kind of thing, I can't control you, so I'm trying to fit in with your kind of player.'

Hearing Mourinho say this, Cruyff interjected again: "Yes, Modric reminds me of Riquelme, he is like an Eastern European version of Riquelme, but the two have one thing in common, that is, they have to let the team play at their pace in order to maximize their strength." ”

"Yes" Mourinho agreed with Cruyff's words for the first time, "But if you want to play according to his rhythm and way, the threat of the front trident must be greatly weakened, and once you play according to his way, his lack of passing ability will be exposed, so no matter how Ye Qiu chooses, the midfield is a problem"

When the commentator heard this, he finally saw a bit of professionalism, and suddenly realized: "No wonder it is rumored in the transfer market that Tottenham Hotspur wants to introduce a midfielder, it is obvious that Ye Qiu understands this truth, so he wants to bring in reinforcements." ”

"But I have a very strange question, why did Ye Qiu want to bring in Modric in the first place?"

Cruyff smiled, "In the eyes of many fans, transfer is a very simple thing, the introduction of players is a game of one plus one, but as a head coach, he must clearly know that recruitment has always been a double-edged sword, there are good and bad aspects, I think, Ye Qiu introduced Modric as well, and he was very cheap at the time." ”

Mourinho nodded: "I think he did have the idea of reforming Modric at that time, or let Modric play a dozen substitutes, but what he didn't expect was that Beckham was injured later, which directly led to him having to let Modric play the main team, and the team performed well, so he had no reason to adjust the main lineup." ”

After listening to this, the commentator changed the subject, "So, you are all more optimistic about Manchester United?" Is there no problem with Manchester United? Or does Manchester United really have that big title advantage? ”

Mourinho laughed, "Of course not, Manchester United's problems are also obvious, the players are aging, Ferguson relies on Ryan Giggs, Scholes and Gary Neville are not young, and the front Berbatov is not actively pressing and running, this is also a big problem for Manchester United, but relatively speaking, Manchester United is more mature."

"Actually, Ferguson has already indicated his tactical ideas before the game" Cruyff took over the words, "If I guess, I believe that Ferguson must have played a rush attack at the beginning, no matter what tactics you Tottenham Hotspur arranged, what ideas you played, I directly attacked you, because you are young, because you have no experience, I will attack you directly, completely mess up all your arrangements and ideas, and then slowly clean you up"

'It's the scariest situation for Tottenham'

Mourinho also nodded, "Both teams have strong attacking ability, but Manchester United's defense is better, and the counter-attacking ability is stronger, and when you meet a team like Tottenham Hotspur, you must not give up the initiative and suppress him from the beginning, so I think in this game, whoever plays a good start will be able to dominate the game."

Cruyff also added: "Especially for Tottenham Hotspur, the start is very, very important, if you don't get off to a good start, any result can come and happen, and I believe that Ye Qiu will be able to realize this."

"He can realize, but the player may not be able to do what he wants, and this is the biggest hidden danger of Tottenham Hotspur's start" Mourinho expressed his disapproval of Tottenham Hotspur with a relaxed face

Cruyff did not refute this.

Although football is full of unpredictability, in fact, many times, many things are predestined long before the game starts, and the key is how you, as a manager, can see the situation on the pitch and adapt to the situation to turn the team around and get out of the situation.

The atmosphere in the home team's locker room was very tense, everyone looked at Ye Qiu intently, and Ye Qiu was standing in the middle of the locker room, looking at his players, many of them should be arranged, and they had been arranged before.

"Next, I announce the starting line-up for this game"

Everyone in the dressing room seemed nervous and quiet, and from the time they left the hotel, or even when they got up this morning, anyone could feel a tension in them, so there were few words, and even Ribery, who was the most active on weekdays, was now stuffy.

'Goalkeeper, Petr Cech; Left-back, Vargas, right-back, Alves, centre-back, Hangrande and Thiago Silva' This backline is the main defence of Tottenham Hotspur, and it is not a surprise to start without injuries.

But Arbeloa was still a little disappointed, originally he thought that the team would play Manchester United, in order to deal with winger Cristiano Ronaldo, should give him more opportunities, but in the end Ye Qiu still chose Vargas and Alves.

"In the midfield, Mascherano dragged behind, Modric and Fabregas started" Ye Qiu made a solemn arrangement, and when he spoke, he looked at Beckham, this game Beckham was his trick variable, he vaguely revealed this before the game, so although Beckham was a little disappointed, he was not displeased.

"The front three, Franck Ribery, Robin van Persie and Messi"

There are almost no surprises for the attacking players up front, and the three players are usually starters except for injuries or rotations, because they are the strongest guarantee of Tottenham Hotspur's attack.

After announcing the starting list, Ye Qiu looked at all the players solemnly, "As I told you before, don't be pressured, don't be nervous, when we come here, we have no choice, there is only one way, and that is to fight to the end."

"I want to remind everyone that Manchester United must start the game with a rush, they want to contain us by attacking, but we can't show weakness, play attack, we don't lose to any team, but I also have to remind everyone that we must be focused, especially when defending, we must pay attention to the distance"

Cristiano Ronaldo's strongest attacking weapon this season is the diagonal ribs, and Manchester United has pulled enough gaps and space for Cristiano Ronaldo to move and pull in front of Berbatov and Tevez to allow him to insert the ribs diagonally.

With the strength of the Portuguese, as long as you stretch the distance between the defenders on the two ribs to more than 15 meters, you are almost deadly, because his impact speed is very impressive, and once he is allowed to rush into the box, whether it is on the ground or high, he is a very well-rounded and very scary scorer.

"Also, I want to say one more thing to everyone, no matter what happens on the pitch, if there are any accidents, we don't mess up, don't make mistakes, we have to play at our own pace, we can't follow Manchester United, we have to use our rhythm to bring down Manchester United so that we have a chance to win

"Now, I'm standing here, standing between you, wait a minute, I'm on the sidelines, but I'm still with you"

Ye Qiu stretched out his hand, and the players stood up one after another, walked to the middle of the locker room, stretched out their hands, put one hand around Ye Qiu, hugged their teammates' shoulders, and formed a circle, while their other hand was overlapped in the circle, everyone was very close, but none of them spoke.

Even in the dressing room, they could still hear the thunderous shouts of the fans coming from the outside stands, and although they couldn't quite hear them, they clearly believed that they belonged to the Tottenham Hotspur fans.

"We've been waiting for this day, we've been waiting for a long, long time"

'I hope that when you walk out of the tunnel, you can look up, look at our fans, listen to their shouts, and then tell ourselves in our hearts, don't let them down, because we are Tottenham Hotspur and we worked so hard to come to this stadium and play this final'

"Opportunity, we don't know how much sweat we have shed, don't let it slip away from us easily, stretch out our hand, grab it, then we will be heroes, we can still raise our heads and chest after the game, facing the fans who have come all the way to Moscow to support us

"Guys, comrades, after you play, pass every kick, make every tackle, play every breakthrough, grasp every shot, don't let our careers leave any regrets, understand?"

"Understood" the players responded in unison