Football: Starting from the Ronaldo Template

Chapter 410: Champions League Final Preview
"Congratulations to Manchester United for winning the Premier League and FA Cup in just one week!"

"Look at the fireworks at Wembley Stadium, they seem to be celebrating the coronation of the new king!"

"Manchester United! A team that was once reborn from the ashes, with a history of never giving up. In recent years, they have experienced ups and downs. Giggs, Moyes and Van Gaal have not been able to make the Red Devils rise again!"

"Finally, Manchester United has found the right person and achieved remarkable results!"

"Now I think all the Red Devils around the world are looking forward to the Champions League final in early June, wanting to witness the first treble after the Champions League reform!"

Wembley Stadium.

Chu Feng and his teammates held up the trophy again and enjoyed the joy of being champions amid the fireworks.

"Here I come, Stadium of Light!"

Maguire swung the medal and shouted, startling Chu Feng who was standing beside him. He quickly stopped Ma Datou and said, "The quality of the medal is not very high. Be careful that the strap breaks and hits someone!"

Hearing this, Ma Datou smiled awkwardly, feeling that he was too excited.

It's a little embarrassing.

Chu Feng smiled and said nothing more.

He could understand this feeling.

When he first stepped onto the Champions League final stage, he was so nervous that his palms were sweating and his heartbeat quickened, but he no longer had that feeling after entering the game.

On the contrary, he focused all his energy on the game and had the most perfect and brilliant game of the season.

He still remembers those three goals and how hard his teammates fought.

After all European competitions have ended, with only the Champions League final left, everyone's attention is focused on Lisbon, waiting for the annual feast to begin.

Chu Feng took time out to participate in an interview with Sky Sports, hosted by Neville, Carragher and Henry.

"First of all, the first question is, in the past 20 years, which club is the only one from outside the top five leagues to win the Champions League?"

Neville took the lead with a simple question.

"Porto." Chu Feng shrugged and gave the answer.

He must be very familiar with Mourinho's famous work and has even watched the game video.

It’s just that the football at that time was different from now, and the techniques and tactics had also changed significantly.

But it's still worth admiring.

You have to know that two miracles happened in football that year.

One is that Greece won the European Cup, and the other is that Porto was crowned the Champions League champion.

This Portuguese league giant, led by Mourinho, defeated Manchester United, Lyon and Deportivo La Coruna in the knockout rounds.

In the Champions League final, they easily beat Monaco 3-0 and won the Big Ear Cup for the first time in team history.

Mourinho also took this opportunity to get a stepping stone into a top club.

"In the 20 years since the Champions League was launched, people mostly remember the Champions League champions, players and coaches. Mourinho achieved a comeback in Porto and became a top coach with Inter Milan's treble. Ronaldo and Messi also dominated the Ballon d'Or for many years with their outstanding performance in the Champions League."

"But where there are winners there are losers. In the past 20 years, there have been three clubs that have finished second twice. Do you know which ones they are?"

Neville raised the difficulty of the questions slightly.

"Well, first of all, I know Manchester United, and then Bayern and Atletico Madrid, right?"

Chu Feng said uncertainly.

"Yes, Manchester United, Bayern Munich and Atletico Madrid."

Neville waved his hand, and the screen flickered, showing the failure of the three runners-up.

Manchester United and Atletico Madrid had similar fates, both times they fell to the same opponent.

Manchester United's opponent is the peak Dream Three Barcelona, ​​while Atletico Madrid's opponent is the Galacticos Real Madrid.

Chu Feng stared at the screen, thinking that the football world was also very exciting 10 years ago.

As for Atletico Madrid, they seem even more pitiful.

At least when Manchester United lost to Barcelona, ​​it meant that they were not as strong as the opponent and the loss was very quick and decisive.

But what about Atletico?

After Simeone took over as coach of Atletico Madrid, he brought the team from the middle of the league to the level of competing for the championship. He led Atletico Madrid to win the Europa League championship that season, and then defeated the Champions League champions Chelsea 4:1 in the subsequent European Super Cup.

Subsequently, they defeated their city rivals Real Madrid in the King's Cup final in the domestic arena, and in the 2013-14 season they defeated the mighty Barcelona and Real Madrid to win the La Liga championship.

At the same time, under the leadership of Simeone, Atletico Madrid made great progress in the Champions League and reached the final, where they met their city rivals Real Madrid.

But Atletico Madrid has already completed a comeback against Real Madrid in the domestic league.

Relying on iron-blooded defense, Atletico Madrid led Real Madrid 90-1 after 0 minutes of fierce fighting in the Champions League final, and one hand has already touched the Champions League trophy.

Unexpectedly, Ramos's header in the stoppage time tipped the balance of victory, and Bale's goal completely pushed Atletico Madrid into the abyss.

Two years later, the game went to a penalty shootout, and Atletico Madrid once again fell in front of 12 yards.

"Okay, the two questions about the Champions League are over. Next, the fans want to ask you, why did you beat Real Madrid in the Champions League final two years ago?"

Neville continued to ask.

To be honest, he was also very curious. In terms of paper strength alone, Manchester United was far inferior to Real Madrid.

But the end result was so dramatic.

"Actually, we also thought we would lose at that time, but we took it as it came and quickly equalized after conceding a goal. We thought Real Madrid was just like that?"

Chu Feng laughed after he finished speaking: "Of course the latter part was a joke. Real Madrid is indeed very strong, but they also exposed many problems at that time, otherwise they would not have been so depressed in the second season."

"The problem is the imbalance between offense and defense. Maybe it's because they have too many star players, which leads to more attention being paid to offense and ignoring our offensive ability."

"Look at my second goal. It was because they didn't defend in time and there were obvious loopholes in their formation that I was able to dribble past them."

"When I scored that goal, I felt like I had the Champions League because my teammates believed we had the ability to win it."

"So we kept fighting and dragged the game into a penalty shootout."

Chu Feng's smile was full of memories.

When this program was broadcast, Real Madrid fans were heartbroken. They still found it hard to let go when they recalled that game.

How could we lose?
But now they have no chance to make amends as they were eliminated by Manchester United in the Champions League round of 1. Perhaps they can only wait until next season or the season after next to get a chance for revenge.

Meanwhile, in Clairefontaine, Paris, France.

This was originally a small village with only a few thousand people and abundant oak trees.

In the early 80s, a football training base was established in this oak forest.

This training base, which covers an area of ​​56 hectares and has an 8-square-meter football field, is the training location for French national teams of all ages.

Since July 1998, 7, this place has become a holy place for French football: on that day, the French national team started from here and won the World Cup, and this place became a sea of ​​joy.

Afterwards, the small village slowly returned to its peace, which finally allowed the coaches to focus on training France's future stars.

Stars such as Henry, Trezeguet, Anelka and Mbappe all came from here. Paris Saint-Germain players are training.

"The midfield control and transformation must be faster. We can't fall into Manchester United's rhythm. We must control the game until the end!"

On the sidelines, Tuchel was using crutches as his toe had not yet healed.

In fact, in his early tactics, he was a follower of the schools of Gross and Rangnick, which can be seen from his offensive thinking, oppressive principles and overall style of play.

Moreover, although both are German coaches, Tuchel and Klopp have very different basic principles. Klopp's basic principle is: running, or a consistent whole in movement.

Tuchel adopted another principle: a fluid, rotating formation.

The latter has played this role throughout his coaching career: advocate of conflict.

He enjoys creating complex problems for his players to solve and hates players who can't think independently, or handle the ball.

This is where Tuchel is distinguished from Guardiola, who is consistently systematic in his approach and prefers to micromanage and construct football, from on and off the pitch, from technique to every aspect of the game, from people to space, all in his personal philosophy.

Tuchel is just the opposite.

For example, the Paris Saint-Germain players are now training on courts of different shapes and sizes, from diamond-shaped to circular, from 18 meters wide by 75 meters long to 30 meters long by 70 meters wide.

By pushing players to the limits of their tactical adaptability, they can adapt to opponents of varying strengths and shapes.

"Yeah, that's it! Quick short-distance one-on-two wall plays to keep possession in the danger zone!"

Tuchel clapped his hands vigorously.

After the training, Mbappe wiped the sweat from his forehead and asked casually: "What does it feel like to win the Champions League?"

"It's just like that actually." Neymar pretended to be cool.

In fact, he has only won one Champions League title, which was in the 2014-15 season when Barcelona won five titles.

Although he performed perfectly during that period, people still only remember Messi.

This is also the reason why he left Barcelona.

He wants to prove that he is not inferior to Messi and can lead the team to win the championship.

But the gap between people is not just in talent.

Neymar loves to play too much. In the sport of football, if you don't put in a lot of energy, you won't go far relying on talent alone.

Neymar has not improved much as he indulges in alcohol, games and women every day.

"Yeah." Mbappe responded softly, his eyes full of anticipation.

He also wanted to create a miracle story that everyone would tell, just like Chu Feng did three years ago.

Carrington training ground.

After Chu Feng packed up his things, he followed Xiaomai to the cafeteria. After ordering two meals, he said, "Remember when we were in the youth team, we always had to wait for the first team to finish eating. At that time, we said we wanted to change the status quo. Now that the cafeteria we donated is about to be built, can we say that we have fulfilled our previous boast?"

"Haha, how can it not count? I thought you would change the rules, but you just built a new cafeteria. However, our training base is indeed too old and shabby. I think it should have been renovated a long time ago. The management finally made a decision."

Wheat is exactly the same as when I was a child, and it tastes delicious when I eat it.

After the end of this season, the Carrington training base will be renovated with an investment of 5000 million pounds.

To be honest, we are still far inferior to Manchester City, but they have the White Turbans behind them and their financial resources are not on the same level.

take it easy.

Manchester United will eventually get better and better, Chu Feng feels that maybe he can really be the one in the city.

"Chu, I'm going to have a wedding in the summer, don't forget to come then."

Xiaomai raised her head and muttered.

He and the female executive have been making rapid progress lately and are ready to take their relationship to the next level.

"Okay, I'll prepare a gift for you. I think you'll definitely like it." Chu Feng kept it a secret.

Sometimes he couldn't help but sigh that time flies. The two of them have gradually become mature from their young appearance at the beginning.

In the future, perhaps the two will be too old to play football and can only sit in the stands and watch the game.

2020 5 Month 31 Day.

Chu Feng and his teammates boarded a flight to Lisbon, Portugal.

Lisbon, with the Sintra Mountains to the north and the Tagus River to the south, is less than 12 kilometers from the Atlantic Ocean. It is the westernmost city on the European continent.

In 1755, two-thirds of the city was destroyed by a major earthquake, and the rebuilt new city was laid out in a grid pattern.

Looking down from the plane, it looks like stars dotted on the land.

As a coastal city, Lisbon has always had a mild climate and there had been no snow in the previous 40 years.

It was a bit hot and stuffy in May, but the cool sea breeze dispelled the heat.

When the plane was about to land, Chu Feng saw it more clearly. The city was built on seven hills, so people called it the City of Seven Hills.

As we got off the plane and walked out of the airport lobby, loud cheers broke out.

Mourinho is still very popular in Portugal.

But Chu Feng is not that popular. Who made him eliminate Ronaldo?

Chu Feng didn't care and looked into the distance with a smile.

The sky is always clear and blue, and the dense red roofs and colorful exterior walls stretch along the undulating hills into the distance. Even farther than the distance is the waters of the Atlantic Ocean.

I followed my teammates onto the club bus and headed to the hotel where we were staying near the Stadium of Light.

"Chu, it seems like a nice vacation in Lisbon. We can come and visit when we have time." Maguire said, shaking his big head.

"Well, it's really good."

Chu Feng felt the salty and humid air, as well as the peaceful and harmonious atmosphere.

Soon, they arrived at the Stadium of Light.

Estádio da Luz, also translated as Luz Stadium.

"Luz" means "light" in Portuguese.

Therefore, fans prefer to call it the Stadium of Light.

The 2014 Champions League final was held here, and the famous 9248 miracle occurred at that time, when Ramos scored a header in injury time and pulled Real Madrid back from the edge of the cliff.

The subsequent story is well known, Real Madrid reversed Atletico Madrid to win the championship.

The two teams were unable to meet each other in order to protect the players and prevent accidents.

After all, with such a large flow of people, anything can happen.

The three-day adaptation ended quickly, until the evening of June 6nd.

Lisbon, this historic city, is once again bustling with activity.

The 2019-20 UEFA Champions League final is about to start!
(End of this chapter)