Chapter 471: Honor is just around the corner!
Wansheng's 'Weibo' account has hundreds of thousands of followers, and after the news was sent, some people were a little puzzled, but according to the content of the picture, some people quickly guessed what was going on.
Everyone didn't expect that the night before the Champions League final, Wan Sheng, as the head coach, did not have a good rest, and was actually in the mood to chat with Chinese netizens.
Is it too exciting?
Yes, whoever leads the team to participate in the Champions League can not be excited!
This statement made many fans feel very affinity with Wansheng, it turned out that he was not standing so high and so far, and he was the same as ordinary people!
After that, I don't know how many netizens used the information revealed on the picture to search for Wansheng's QQ account.
After Wansheng posted on Weibo, he logged in to his QQ account and instantly received a bunch of 'add friends' messages.
He smiled wryly.
I didn't expect Chinese netizens to react so quickly and be so active during this time period.
Wan Sheng thought about it again and smiled bitterly.
China and Moscow have a time difference, the time difference is about five hours, Moscow is 6 o'clock in the morning, China is already 11 o'clock in the morning.
Even on a holiday, 11 o'clock is a very active time.
Wan Sheng shook his head, feeling that he was still a little unconscious, so he wanted to continue sleeping, but after lying down for a long time, he was still in high spirits, and he was not tired at all, so he simply sat up again, a little worried about the players.
He is in this state, what about the others? Maybe there are many players who can't sleep with excitement!
Most of the players in the squad are under the age of 25, and almost all of these young players are playing in the final of the Champions League for the first time, so they will naturally be excited, they will also be nervous, and they will probably not be able to sleep over and over.
Wan Sheng shook his head vigorously, simply got up from the bed, went to the sanitary napkin to take a shower, and when he came out, he had completely recovered his spirits, and his brain began to think about the game arrangement.
The tactics of playing Chelsea do not need to be specially formulated at all, and they know how to play.
Both teams are all too familiar.
It doesn't make much sense to know each other too well and think about anything else.
So in this game, the result of Wansheng's discussion with the coaching staff is to use normal tactics to play, and the team's most proficient is the 'OS-F' control system, and there is no need for him to change his tactics.
The only thing is that you must play conservatively in the final, and it is best not to give your opponent any chance.
There is a virtual tactical board in the computer.
There are formations, players, substitute players and some evaluation data, which are designed by Wansheng according to the arrangement of the football training master system, and those evaluation data are the results of the football training master system.
It was impossible for Wan Sheng to show the football training master to others, so he copied it and put it on the computer to explain it to others.
Although people don't understand the 'evaluation data', it's all secondary.
Wan Sheng just needs to tell them what to do.
Now Wan Sheng began to carefully check every detail of the final layout, and after that, he opened the football training master system to check the status of the players one by one against the formation.
If you can find a problem at this time, there is still time to make changes, but if you get to the game and find that there is a problem, it is too difficult to change it.
He knew he wanted to be as 'foolproof' as possible.
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Now this Manchester City team can be said to be a 'youth army'.
It's not just age that's young, it's also experience.
There are only two players in the squad who have experienced the Champions League final – Carlos and Ljungberg.
Needless to say, Carlos, the Brazilian has accumulated a wealth of experience during his 10 years at Real Madrid, and has played in the Champions League final more than once.
In the 2005-2006 season, Ljungberg followed Arsenal to the Champions League final, where they lost to La Liga giants Barcelona and could only become the 'runners-up' in the Champions League.
When considering the starting lineup, Wansheng also put 'experience' first.
Players with experience in the finals will definitely behave more calmly, it is easy to play the state they should be, and at the same time, they can also drive other teammates to behave more calmly.
Inexperienced players, especially young players with very little experience in big games, no matter how good their skills are, are likely to be a little nervous in the face of this kind of competition, and it is a risk to let them play, but the final is the least risky place.
This is also a disadvantage for Manchester City over Chelsea.
Chelsea have too many players with big game experience, Ballack, Frank Lampard, Shepchenko, Drogba, Makelele, Terry...... And so on, some of the players have experience in European finals, some don't, but even the players who have not had a European final are quite mature, and their rich experience in big battles allows them to have a stable mentality at any time, and even if they reach the Champions League final, they will perform very calmly.
With these experienced team-mates, even if Chelsea send in two 'newcomers', they won't perform too badly.
Manchester City's players have too little experience in big battles, even Morris, Torres and other 'dominant' stars have not experienced the Champions League final, and other players, such as Mesut Ozil and Ziegler, are too young to have much experience at all.
So Wansheng knew that he had to send experienced players to play, and Carlos and Ljungberg were undoubtedly placed in the starting lineup.
The selection of other players depends on their ability and recent form.
So Wansheng's lineup is a lot worse than everyone thinks, and the biggest difference is in the two positions, the middle and the wing.
Just like QQ netizens talked about, they all think that Ozil will start, but Wansheng does not plan to start Ozil, in comparison, David Silva is not bad at work, and his offensive and defensive performance can be more stable.
Ljungberg certainly occupies a midfield position, Wan Sheng put him on the wing, and the other option in the middle is Brummer, who is good at playing at the back, so that the team's defense does not have to worry.
The 451 formation is what Manchester City are good at, and the other option for full-back is Lescott, who has been playing as a wing-back last season and can still play well in this position.
In contrast, Ziegler's experience is also good, but his defensive ability on the flanks is still not as calm as Lescott.
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In the Champions League final, who starts and who doesn't start still has a big impact.
Just like Mesut Ozil, the German kid is looking forward to the Champions League final, and he hopes that he can play well, but when it comes time to announce the starting line-up, he is not in the starting line-up, and he must have felt very bad.
But there were only eleven starters.
Manchester City has a complete lineup, the injured and the cards have all returned to the team, and there are only eleven people in the starting line-up, so there will definitely be sacrifices.
On the front line, there is only one person in the 451 formation, so Darren Bent, who scored no more goals in the Champions League than Torres, can only sit on the bench.
A league top scorer sitting on the bench is a luxury, but who gives Manchester City two 'top scorers'?
At this point, Wan Sheng has also talked to several players separately, especially Mesut Ozil and Darren Bent, who are the team's regular main players and cannot appear in the starting position in the final, and there will definitely be some thoughts in their hearts.
To Wan Sheng's delight, the two still nodded in understanding.
This may be where reverence comes into play.
Mesut Ozil has been with the team for two years and Darren Bent has been longer, three years.
Both Darren Bent and Mesut Ozil are much more famous than when they first arrived at Manchester City, and they have become real stars, so they all have great trust in Wansheng.
They believe that there must be a reason why the coach arranged it this way.
Even if you can't be a starter, cheer your team-mates on the bench and with their quality, they're likely to play whenever they come off the bench.
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After carefully examining each player and all the playing arrangements, Wansheng recorded some of the details of the game that came to mind one by one.
It's almost time.
After that, the assistant coach and other staff began to organize the players to get up, wash, assemble, have breakfast, and then go to the small court for training.
There's not much to say about the morning training, it's basically recovery training, allowing the players to move freely to adjust their condition.
There were a lot of media reporters filming next to them, and everyone wanted to know how the two teams were doing before the game.
At noon, after lunch, the whole Manchester City team continued to train for two hours, and then returned to the hotel to rest for more than an hour, and the team regrouped to recuperate, and took a bus to the Luzhniki Stadium together.
The Luzhniki Stadium, located in the city of Moscow, Russia, is the largest stadium in Russia, with a total of 84,745 seats.
This stadium is a component of the Luzhniki Olympic Sports Complex, which was once called Lenin Stadium for a time.
In 1980, Moscow hosted the Summer Olympics with a capacity of 100,000 spectators, and the stadium hosted athletics, football finals and equestrian events.
In addition, the Luzhniki Stadium hosted the 1957 World Ice Hockey Championship Final, which was held between the Soviet Union and Sweden and was attended by 55,000 spectators, a world record for the number of spectators attended.
Now the Luzhniki Stadium has a new honour and history, becoming the first Eastern European venue to host the Champions League final.
When the whole Manchester City team entered the Luzhniki Stadium, everyone went to the dressing room to tidy up their things, and then Diamares led the team to warm up, and Wan Sheng went to the press conference.
At the press conference, both Wan Sheng and Grant announced their squad and starting list for UEFA.
Chelsea's starting line-up is basically the same as the media predicted, and Manchester City is a little different.
So far this season, many people feel that Ozil is better than Silva, so even if Bloomer plays, everyone still thinks that the other option will be Ozil.
"But obviously, Wansheng believes in Silva more."
BBC Sports TV commentator Ryan John said, "In terms of the selection of full-backs, Wan Sheng also started Ljungberg, he may have considered Ljungberg's rich experience and defensive ability, in comparison, Petrov's strength is in good shape, but he is worse than Ljungberg in terms of experience and defense." ”
'The starting line-up as a whole is still conservative and obviously they don't want to give their opponents a chance.
That's for sure!
Wan Sheng is very confident in the strength of the team, but Chelsea is by no means a soft persimmon, their strength is very strong, the offensive ability bursts out, it is not difficult to break the team's goal, after all, what kind of defense can not withstand the opponent's outburst, especially ...... In the case that they also have a manager who is super lucky.
Grant's '--luck' is well known, which is why Chelsea were able to win a narrow victory over Liverpool and a narrow win over Manchester United.
They didn't play any strong but made it to the Champions League final!
In the face of such an opponent, anyone will be cautious and cautious, Wan Sheng doesn't want to be said, "Manchester City finally lost to the Israelis-lucky!" ”
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Finally, in everyone's discussion, the time for the game is approaching.
The Luzhniki Stadium is already packed, and both teams are beginning to make final preparations.
Standing in the middle of the locker room, scanning all the players left and right, he could see the fighting spirit in everyone's eyes - they were all a little eager for the final!
Isn't it the same for yourself?
Thinking that the finals would officially start in a while, Wan Sheng felt his legs tremble with excitement, but he couldn't show it, otherwise the players would be very nervous.
He's going to need to be serious, stay calm, show that kind of winning game, show a very calm and serious attitude.
"In the 100-year history of the team, there has never been a breakthrough in the Champions League!"
'Last season we finished in the quarter-finals, and some media said we made history because we had never been in the quarter-finals before.
"At the time, I thought...... It's so easy to make history! ”
Many people laughed lightly on their faces.
Wan Sheng continued, "This season, we reached the semi-finals, and the media said that we made history. But we had reason to be happy because we got our revenge and then we beat Barcelona and reached the Champions League final! ”
"So far this season, each and every one of you has been a witness, I dare say that we have been perfect so far, we have won the Grand Slam in England, we have reached the final of the Champions League, and we are only left with this last game!"
"I dare say we were very successful!"
Many people are a little proud of themselves, and they have personally participated in the process of 'success', but Wan Sheng's words are not finished, he continued, "...... But we're not there yet. Do you know what happens if you lose?"
'First of all, we lost a Champions League trophy and each of you will lose a Champions League medal! Many players have been working hard for this medal all their lives, they want to get 'it', to prove their career success, but no matter how famous they are and how strong they are, they just can't get 'it', because if you want to win the Champions League, it depends not only on the ability of the player, the strength of the team, but also a lot of luck. ”
"In the Champions League, it's never a strong team that can go to the end!"
"It's the same with you, some of you are very young, not yet twenty years old." Many people looked at Wang Xiaolei and Ozil, only the two of them were under the age of 20, but Wan Sheng's words were not finished, "However, none of you are sure, in the next ten years, will you still have the opportunity to stand on the stage of the Champions League final?" Am I right? May you ask those seniors, Robert? ”
Robert Carlos didn't expect Wansheng to mention his name, but he nodded unconsciously, because at the beginning of Real Madrid, they were the favorites to win the championship every season, but they fell to the round of 16 again and again, and when I recall it, I can feel very helpless.
Therefore, Carlos felt very excited, he did not expect that after moving to Manchester City, he would have the opportunity to stand on the stage of the Champions League final and fight for the highest honor in European football.
"This medal will be your biggest loss! But that's just one of them. ”
'What would those fans say if we lost to Chelsea?' Aren't you surprised that Manchester City had a perfect season and lost in the Champions League final? ”
"I think this season will be a memory for many of you to remember for a lifetime. In '99, Manchester United won the 'treble' and shaped the glory of sweeping Europe, and now we also want to create glory, even greater glory, just this one game, you don't want your memories to be flawed, right? ”
"Now we're just one game away! Opponents, Chelsea! As long as we can win, we can achieve a perfect season, a classic season that will be remembered by fans for a hundred years! ”
"In a few decades, when you get old, there will be many people who will remember you because you were involved in the glory of Manchester City, and each of your names will be recorded in football history......
Wan Sheng said, his eyes full of anticipation.
Listening to these words, the eyes of the players are also full of anticipation, who doesn't want their name to be recorded in history? Who doesn't want to be successful at a young age? Who doesn't want more accolades?
Now, just one game is enough!
Honor is at hand!
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Players from both sides stood on the field.
Wan Sheng stood in front of the coach's bench, looking at the players lined up on the field, his expression was extremely serious.
The Champions League theme song intertwined with various Chinese dialects came to his ears, this song he was very familiar with, and he didn't feel anything when he heard it before, but now he felt that the song catered to the mood.
Wansheng is already looking forward to it!
He looked around and saw countless fans, this is the highest stage of European football!
Today, I and Manchester City will play here, and after this game, there will be countless people who will remember themselves.
Make a name for yourself?
Sort of, right?
But more importantly...... Champion! Champion!
In the middle of the rostrum, there was a silver trophy with two ears erected, which was the honor he desperately desired.
Wan Sheng turned his head to look over, his fists clenched tightly.
Champions League champion, Lao Tzu has won it! (To be continued.) )