Chapter 681: Too Much Impact!
The news that Qiao Wanxian is going to return to the Premier League spread, and the entire European football world is moved, in addition to the happiness of the major teams in Spain, it is the unanimous disappointment of the Premier League teams.
When Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger faced an interview with reporters, he bluntly said: "Without a doubt, this is the worst news I have heard this year!" For me, the news was even more disappointing than the 3-0 defeat at home to Liverpool in the Champions League semi-finals. I can't admit that if he comes back, it won't be peaceful here. β
Although Benitez has a good relationship with Qiao Wanxian, he also smiled bitterly at the moment: "Really, I don't want to discuss this topic now, that Champions League final has made me anxious, and now there is another news that he is going to return to the Premier League, my spirit is about to collapse!" β
Former assistant Vilas. Villas-Boas said cautiously: "Manchester City is a very humble club, but Mr. Qiao Wanxian is a manager who is good at creating miracles. He has built Chelsea into a world-class club in two years, and I have reason to believe that Manchester City are on the verge of following Chelsea's old path! Of course, I really didn't expect that to happen because I'm still the Blues manager. β
The old lord Benitez looked quite calm: "He's going back to the Premier League? And it's still Manchester City FC? I'm sorry, I really don't know about it, but I'll be honest with everyone, I'll be retiring at the end of the season, and the club is currently looking for a suitable manager, and I'm sure the mighty Manchester United will be able to withstand his attack. β
Liverpool legend Dalglish said: "Joe Cannon is coming back to the Premier League and I think it's a good thing for English football. England national team for decades. He has been very unstable in the World Series and I really hope that he will take this opportunity to ease his relationship with the FA and become the head coach of England. As for that Mr. McLaren. Sorry, I'm not interested in him. β
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Compared with the indolence of the entire Premier League giants, the Manchester City players are full of confidence, and Sun Jihai said excitedly: "If Coach Joe can come to Manchester City, I believe I can become the best right-back in the world!" Of course, I can also play at the back, at left-back. Left midfielder, right midfielder, central defender and other positions. β
Wright. Phillips covered his head and said, "It's unbelievable. Qiao Wanxian wants to become our new coach? And the president of the club? It's so exciting, and if he does come to Manchester City, then I'd rather give up the four weeks that the club owes me to my salary! β
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In short, as Qiao Wan revealed his own rumors. The whole of Spanish football and English football was a sensation.
Among Spanish fans. Except for the Barcelona people who shed tears, the fans of the other teams raised their hands to welcome, on the contrary, in England, except for the Manchester City people who raised their hands to welcome, the fans of the other teams were bitter.
Everyone understands what Joe cannon means!
Of course, there is one more thing that both Spanish and English fans are looking forward to - the Champions League final!
The Grand Marusi Hotel is located on the northern outskirts of Athens, not far from the Athens Olympic Stadium. It's about 10 kilometers away. This hotel is a famous five-star hotel in Athens, with a height of more than 30 floors. The facilities are very complete, and there is not a lot of people around, so Barcelona chose this place as the team's residence in Athens because of the environment.
FC Barcelona has chartered two floors of the hotel, one of which is dedicated to the rest of the first-team players, coaching staff and staff, and the other is for the families of the players and employees, who have arranged a charter flight to bring them from Barcelona to Athens, just a day after the team.
Barcelona arrived in Athens at noon on the 19th, and Jovin had received news from Benitez that they had arrived around this time.
However, Qiao Wanxian did not meet Liverpool at the airport, but he did see a lot of Reds fans who were ready to meet the airport, and they were all British fans who arrived in Athens early.
Of course, what is not inferior to Liverpool fans is the group of Barcelona fans in red and blue jerseys. They waited patiently at the airport, and when the team appeared, the Barcelona fans went into complete frenzy.
From the airport to the hotel, the road is full of advertisements and flags for the Champions League final, and the city is bound to be affected by this game in the next few days, and everyone's attention is bound to be on this Champions League final.
The bus passed by red and blue sword stripes or blinding red, either Barcelona fans or Liverpool fans, all over the road, and you could see these two colors everywhere along the way.
"That's crazy, isn't it?"
Ballack has played in the Champions League final, and he is no stranger to such scenes.
Gyuli, Gianluigi Buffon, Andrea Pirlo, Van Brondhorst and others have also had tournament experience, so they all seem to be a bit familiar with it, and Ronaldo, like Ronaldo, is already numb to this kind of big scene.
Why are finals so special?
It is because it can condense your past year, or even a lifetime's efforts, into just 90 minutes, no matter how you have behaved in the past, good or bad, the 90-minute table determines whether you will go to heaven or hell, which is extremely cruel.
"I heard that the scalpers outside have raised the price of tickets to 5,000 euros. Oh my God, I still have three in my hand, take them out and sell them! β
Cristiano Ronaldo is a bit of a hooligan, he never knows what fear is, and even now, many other players are nervous to death, but he still looks relaxed and jokes.
Qiao Wanxian is also aware of the internal atmosphere of the team, especially the nervousness of many players, and he has also made arrangements for this, but he also does not want the players to be too relaxed, because too much relaxation is easy to lead to nervousness in the game, and there will be a lack of concentration, so many times, the psychology is really difficult to grasp and master, and can only rely on the players themselves.
Barcelona gave each player 30 tickets to the final, hoping that they would be able to invite their relatives and friends to watch the game, and the club also provided accommodation and transportation for immediate family members in order to put the right amount of pressure on the players.
After all, no one is willing to lose such a game in front of their relatives and friends.
It's a pressure, but it's also a motivation!
But in reality, thirty tickets to the final were not enough, so Bergillista became the team's most popular guy in the past few days, and almost every hour of every day, someone promised him a meal in exchange for him to help get some tickets.
Finally arrived at the hotel, it completely became a gathering place for Barcelona fans, more than 30 floors of five-star hotels, except for the two floors of Barcelona, and some rooms reserved by the players Tong GuΓ² club for relatives and friends, all the others were booked out by Barcelona fans.
Even in Athens, it is already difficult for outsiders to book a hotel again!
Over the next two days, the city will be flooded with more than 60,000 out-of-town fans, including more than 40,000 British fans, and it is conceivable that the hotel supply will be completely outstripped.
It can also be seen that the consumption level of the English is indeed much stronger than that of the Spaniards.
Although there was no prior appointment, it was really a coincidence that Barcelona settled in the hotel north of the stadium, while Liverpool was located in the hotel south of the Olympic Stadium, which had the taste of playing against the table.
With the arrival of Barcelona and Liverpool in Athens, the atmosphere of the Champions League final in Athens has also begun to become tense, and the confrontation between the fans of the two teams has gradually escalated.
In particular, the fame of Liverpool fans outside made the Athens police cautious, for fear that one would accidentally cause some trouble.
On the contrary, Barcelona fans were not too strictly controlled by the local police, and Liverpool fans were a little indignant and loudly denounced the Athenian government.
"It's not a neutral venue at all, what's the difference between that and Barcelona's home stadium?"
Don't blame the Reds fans for complaining, although there are not as many Barcelona fans as there are Reds fans in Athens, there are almost all BarΓ§a fans among the Greek locals.
There's no way, Qiao Wanxian's influence is too great! (To be continued......)