1050 Must-Win Battle
"I hope this game will be the last game of my coaching career!"
In the press conference hall of the Cotia training base in SΓ£o Paulo, Yang Cheng faced the reporters and media at the crowded press conference, and said such a sentence calmly, but this sentence made the press conference hall, which was not a spacious one, completely fried, and all the reporters were in an uproar and looked at Yang Cheng in disbelief.
Not long ago, some media disclosed that Yang Cheng would leave the German national team after the World Cup and retire from football completely, but soon, this news was denied by relevant people, but pervasive reporters quickly dug out the agreement between Yang Cheng and the German Football Association, as well as the contract between the German Football Association and the sponsors.
All contracts point to one point, and that is the World Cup!
If the German team wins the World Cup, Yang Cheng will leave the German national team and retire from football completely, which has been written into the contract as a clause, that is, the day he gets the World Cup, it will be the time for Yang Cheng to retire!
Although they had known about this matter for a long time, although they had been mentally prepared enough, although many reporters had already been hyping up this news, but when they heard this news from Yang Cheng's mouth, they were all dumbfounded, and even felt unacceptable.
Without Yang Cheng, they would have lost one of the biggest treasures, they would have completely lost one of the most important publicity stunts and hype chips, and at the same time, many newspapers would be in trouble or even go out of business because of this, and many employees would be fired and directly unemployed.
Perhaps in the eyes of many people, Yang Cheng is just one person, but behind him there are countless interests involved!
Since Yang Cheng decided to leave professional football. Many of them are already mentally prepared. They all knew that this day would come sooner or later, but. When the day actually came, they all felt unacceptable.
More than ten years, in the past ten years. They get a lot of money every day for writing about this person, which has become a habit in the lives and work of many journalists and media professionals, but when one day you are announced that you will no longer be able to write about this person, you will feel uncomfortable.
"When I was coaching Chemnitz II, I never thought about it. I will have today's ......" Yang Cheng continued when the reporters at the press conference were a little calmer, "...... Even after I coached a lot of teams later. I never imagined I would be where I am today. β
"I love football. Football has given me everything and I feel like I'm lucky. Because I am one of the very few people who can work to support myself by working on my own interests, I am also very grateful to football, to all the football practitioners, and to the fans all over the world! β
'Sometimes it's hard to make a decision because I've been coaching for more than a decade, I've seen my players go into the professional league and then I've seen them out of the professional league, I'm used to it and football has become a part of my life and it will never be separated!
"So, I'm not going to say I'm going to leave football, because for me, even until I die, I can't leave it, I'm just going to say that I'm not going to coach any team anymore, but I'm going to continue to dedicate all my life and all my energy to football, and I hope to be able to help more people who love football, whether it's players, coaches, or even other staff, I want to help them as much as I can!"
When Yang Cheng said this, his expression looked very flat, without the slightest so-called true feelings, but he said it very slowly, so slow that everyone present had enough time to write down every word and word he said in detail.
Perhaps, this will also be the last time Yang Cheng will be interviewed by so many reporters as the head coach.
"Mr. Yang Cheng!" Sitting in the front row, Germany's chief name Glen? Nack raised his hand, a pen in his hand, as they had done more than a decade earlier when they had asked each other questions and answers during their time in Chemnitz in Kaiserslautern.
"Hello, Gran!" Yang Cheng pointed at him and motioned for him to ask questions.
"As your friend, I understand your decision and am happy for you, but as a journalist I regret it because we are going to lose a great manager!" Glen? Nack said slowly, "What I want to ask is, do your players know all of this that you're talking about now?" Aren't you worried about the impact on morale? β
Yang Cheng towards Gran? Nack nodded, and after the latter sat down, he slowly leaned back into the microphone, "I relayed my decision to my players two days ago, when I played Spain, and I told them my decision, and they were all calm, because I never hid anything from them. β
'I don't think it's going to affect the morale of the team, on the contrary, I can see in their eyes that they want to win this trophy more than ever, I'm not sure it's because of me, but I'm sure the German team is more fighting than ever before!'
"We are not weak, we have never relied on anyone's team, we can win so many opponents, it is not me or any player, but the unremitting efforts of the whole team, we will not be defeated by anything, any difficulty, because we are the German team!"
"Mr. Yang Cheng!" Another reporter raised his hand, again from the front row, and everyone looked over and saw that it was Pozzo, the editor-in-chief of the Milan sports newspaper, a well-known figure in the Italian media, who was personally seated in the press booth for the interview.
"Hello, Mr. Pozo!" Yang Cheng smiled and nodded Bozo.
"Do you have confidence in the next match?" Pozzo asked.
Yang Cheng nodded without hesitation and smiled, "Before any game starts, I will always be full of confidence, because my team and I will do our best to prepare for every game, which is also the key to our ability to get to where we are today!" β
"A lot of us have been waiting for this final all our lives, four years ago in South Africa. We're just a little bit away. Now, four years later, we won't miss the slightest chance, so I'm very confident that we can win this game. I believe that the same will be true of our opponent Brazil! β
Before the game starts, both sides do their best to prepare. Try to adjust your best condition, although the result of the game is won and lost, but no matter what, if you can reach the final, there will be no losers!
"Mr. Yang Cheng!" Alfredo, from the Spanish newspaper As, also raised his hand.
Many of the reporters present knew each other, and naturally many people recognized that they were all well-known bigwigs in the field of sports journalism, and that they could sit here was enough for the whole world to build momentum for Yang Cheng.
Alfredo was affirmed by Yang Cheng, but looked at Yang Cheng on the rostrum. But he couldn't speak for a long time.
No one dares to urge this young Spanish media bigwig, because anyone who knows or doesn't know knows that the newspaper has a pivotal position in Spain and Europe today. Alfredo is one of the most important figures in Spanish sports. Such a person did not dare to exonerate even Florentino, or even the president of the Spanish Football Federation.
"I hope you get what you want!" Alfredo finally squeezed out a congratulatory word.
"Thank you. My friend! Yang Cheng greeted Alfredo with a smile.
He has always said that although his coaching career has brought him countless honors, brought countless championships, and made him a super coach who has attracted worldwide attention, what really makes him satisfied and happy is his group of friends, this group of students, and even those opponents.
The champion halo is just some cold words that appear in newspapers and media, and the champion's trophy is just the cold furnishings placed in the cupboard at home, the high salary, and the strong appeal, these have never been what Yang Cheng pursues, and what warms him the most is the care and blessings from the friends around him.
Perhaps, all this is because he has had it, and he has been successful for a long time, so he has this experience.
Perhaps, for many people who aspire to success but have no ambition, they don't value all this at all, they value the championship halo, they value the championship trophy, they value the salary and appeal, so they are willing to give up everything else, including friends, for this.
People have their own aspirations, Yang Cheng doesn't dare to say whether they will regret it, but at least, Yang Cheng himself has never regretted the road he has traveled in the past ten years, and he has never regretted every choice he has made!
At the end of the press conference, Yang Cheng stood in front of the rostrum, bowed deeply to everyone who came to the scene, and then left the scene of the press conference under the applause of everyone at the scene.
The World Cup final, he knows, is his last fight!
With many years of coaching experience and incomparable experience in the game, he knows very well that this is his last battle!
Perhaps, this is Brazil, maybe he will encounter the host Brazil team in the final, and perhaps, Brazil will do everything to prevent Yang Cheng's team from winning the championship, but no matter how difficult it is, Yang Cheng has enough confidence to say it.
This will be my last battle!
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"You're dark, Robert!"
See Robert again? Baggio was in a hotel in Rio de Janeiro, where the German team stayed in the hotel and was actively preparing for the World Cup final, which started on time at 16 o'clock in the afternoon.
This time period is very good, everything in the German team revolves around this period of time, and even the preparation of the coaching staff has been meticulous to the point that even the angle of the sunlight at that time, whether it will be dazzling and other details have been very well prepared, for this reason, the team even specially adjusted the training time, so that the players can adapt to the sunshine in this time period.
Yang Cheng and the team have made all preparations and are waiting for the whistle to blow for the final, so in the morning, he can relax and meet with the Baggio family who came to visit him, Charlize ? Theron accompanied Baggio's wife and children with their children.
"Have you recently opened your farm to Africa?" Yang Cheng's subsequent ridicule made Baggio laugh.
"There is indeed such a consideration, now being a farmer, it is indeed very customary, such a day is carefree and leisurely!" Baggio said with a smile. A mouth full of white teeth appeared on his swarthy face.
"I've heard that. Recently, Moratti is interested in inviting you out of the mountain! "Last night, Moratti came to have dinner with Yang Cheng, accompanied by Ronaldo, Nedved and others, who all arrived in Rio de Janeiro early. At the table, Moratti secretly mentioned this matter to Yang Cheng, and Yang Cheng also directly talked about the biggest problem of Inter Milan now.
Daddy Mo is good at everything. is too emotional, too emotional, which leads him to be too indecisive in many things, coupled with his habit of interfering with the Inter Milan coaching staff, resulting in a very unsatisfactory situation in Inter Milan.
Originally, Moratti wanted to let Yang Cheng return to the world, but Yang Cheng declined the kindness. For this reason, Yang Cheng agreed to Moratti, who was second to the second, and said that he could help lobby Baggio. But success is not guaranteed.
"I know. You've never been able to give up football, and you've always had some wishes in your heart. Since this is the case, it is better to simply realize him, while he is still able, realize it all, and then retire to the rivers and lakes with peace of mind, wouldn't it be better? Yang Cheng proposed with a smile.
Seeing Baggio's expression of wanting to speak, Yang Cheng knew that he was moved, although Baggio always said that he was very happy now, which was true, but he still had a wish in his heart, that is, he hoped to prove himself in the coach's seat.
"If it's Moratti's problem, I can fight for it for you and I'm sure you'll be a great manager!"
Baggio nodded, "I'll think about it again!" β
Yang Cheng was not reluctant, and smiled, "If you don't coach Inter Milan, why don't you come and help me, I also have a large farm in my hometown, growing a lot of fruits and vegetables, and I also set up a football school there, you can come to me to help me lead this team!" β
"Really?" Baggio also smiled, "Then if I didn't go to Milan, I'll go to you!" β
Both looked at each other and smiled, although they had not known each other for many years, their relationship with each other was very iron, Baggio was even older than Yang Cheng, but they became very good friends.
Not long after Baggio, Raul, Vanney, Beckham, Veron and others also arrived in Rio de Janeiro, but many of them came in a hurry, and when they arrived, it was almost afternoon, and they went directly to the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro.
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"I have no doubt, and absolutely no one can doubt it, that the final winner of this game will definitely belong to our leader!"
At the entrance of the MaracanΓ£ Stadium, when Batistuta, who had traveled thousands of miles from Argentina to Brazil, was stopped by reporters, when asked about the situation of this game, the Argentine god of war looked determined and chose to support his former coach without hesitation!
"I'm here today to see him win the World Cup and I have a lot of confidence in him because he never lets us down and I'm sure this time is the same!"
After that, Batistuta didn't linger any longer and walked directly into the chairman's stand from the entrance of the stadium.
"Gabriel, here!"
As soon as Batistuta walked in, he immediately saw Ronaldo waving at him and immediately walked over.
"Ha, Ronnie, you've lost weight lately!"
Ronaldo was embarrassed by the first sentence of the meeting, especially when he saw the smiling expressions of the group of former teammates around him, which made him feel even more painful, am I really that fat?
However, he was still self-aware and did not dare to say this to his face, otherwise, the oncoming blow would make him more painful.
"Hi Robert!" Batistuta and Baggio give a hug.
After scanning around, he found that in this area, all of them were old acquaintances, not only the players of the Inter Milan team coached by Yang Cheng had arrived, but also the players of Kaiserslautern, Liverpool and Real Madrid had arrived, and another group of unknown ......
"Those are the people of Chemnitz, the place where the leader debuted!" Nedved introduced with a smile.
"Oh!" Batistuta is not at all surprised, because Yang Cheng has always been such a person.
However, in the other stands, not only the fans, but also the reporters were shocked, because some of the former superstars who sat in the stands were their rare former superstars, who did not accept interviews with reporters after retiring, but now they are all sitting in the stands, which makes them all shocked.
Many young fans can't recognize these old superstars from ten years ago, they are chasing Xiao Xiaoluo, Messi and other players, as well as the group of Spanish and England players who have just played three or four finals, including Iniesta, David? Silva, Mata and Gerrard, among others.
The day before, Spain defeated England 2-0 in the final and finished third in the World Cup.
"It's really unexpected, almost all the superstar players coached by Yang Cheng are here, this is really amazing, each of them is a famous top superstar in football history, to be able to get together like today, it can be said to be a big event in the football world, except for Yang Cheng, who else can have such appeal?"
Before the final started, the atmosphere in the stands was vividly mobilized by this scene on the rostrum, this group of former superstars now seems a little old, but in the hearts of many old fans, they are equivalent to an eternal imprint.
This unforgettable group of superstars who once surprised the world of football is now united because of the man who stood in front of the home team's dugout, and they came here with one purpose, and that was to witness the final battle of their former leaders!
A battle to win!