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Volume 11 2004 Chapter 652 Go to Schalke

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    Mourinho is not the only one who uses the championship trophy to prove himself.

    Among Newcastle's twenty-seven first-team players, except for Makelele who once won the Champions League with Real Madrid, no other player has this honor. Among them, Lucio's desire is even greater. The 26-year-old  The central defender was once just a stone's throw away from the Champions League | In the final, his goal once helped Leverkusen equalize the score, but in the end he still lost to Zidane's shocking shot.

    What is more desirable than an honor that is about to be obtained but just passed by?  During the training before the final, the usually cheerful Brazilian became silent, and other players also knew his mood. Everyone was training hard and constantly adjusting their condition, hoping to be able to perform as best as possible on that day.  Good form appeared at the Schalke Stadium.

    Mourinho's work has become quite busy these days. Mourinho has been preparing for this game since the day he reached the Champions League final. Some time ago, he handed over the training to Yourena.  Er, let the physical trainer help the players adjust to their best condition, while he was immersed in studying the final opponent Monaco, and only started to arrange tactical training a week before the final.

    ¡°When a person works hard, time always flies. For everyone at Newcastle, the Champions League final on the 26th seems to have arrived in the blink of an eye.

    On May 24th, a large number of Newcastle fans poured into Gelsenkirchen, Germany. Gelsenkirchen felt like a formidable enemy. There were quite a lot of grievances between Britain and France in history. Until now, France  Bordeaux's red wine has little sales in the UK, and there are quite a lot of grievances between the two sides in football.  So although there are many French players in the Newcastle team, in this game, the two sides did not look friendly at all.

    In the past two days, English fans and French fans had several conflicts in Gelsenkirchen. Fortunately, the local police force in Gelsenkirchen was sufficient. Due to the police's intervention, the fans from both sides did not do anything extraordinary.  The most important thing is that once a major conflict occurs.  Fans who participate may be sent home and not be able to see the final.  This is also the biggest reason why fans from both sides suppressed their anger.

    Newcastle arrived in Germany three days in advance to adapt to the venue. However, as the main stadium for Germany to host the World Cup, the facilities at the Schalke Stadium are impeccable. The rigorous style of the Germans is undoubtedly revealed in the stadium they built.  The broadcast level of the Bundesliga is also the highest in the world, at least much higher than that of Serie A. This should be deeply felt by Chinese fans.

    Proudly go to the Schalke Stadium.  Completed in August 2001, this $191 million stadium is one of the most advanced stadiums in Europe. UEFA's governing body rated this multi-purpose stadium a five-star rating and commented  : "The configuration of this stadium goes far beyond the necessary and basic levels and may be defined as a 'six-star'."

    FIFA President Blatter also praised the stadium as "the design of this stadium sets an example for the world", including facilities such as movable lawns, huge video wall cubes, retractable roofs and electronic control systems.  Schalke has become the most modern stadium in Europe, and its capacity is also relatively large. When the league is held, the capacity is more than 61,000 people, including some standing seats. When international competitions are held, it is converted into a full capacity.  seat.  Capacity is over 53,000 people.

    It is worth mentioning that the €191 million investment in this stadium came entirely from private funds, with no investment from public property.  This can be considered a miracle.

    03-04 match.|:

    The head coaches of both sides are convinced that their teams can win.  This can be seen from the interview they accepted before the start of the game. Deschamps firmly believes that his team can win the Champions League: "The Ligue 1 team has been waiting for this day for a long time. We have to wash away the shame of 93 and prepare for the Champions League.  Ligue 1 won its first European Champions League, and fans across France are on our side.¡±

    Mourinho immediately retorted: "The game is played by the players. It does not mean that the more supporting fans, the more victory the team will win Deschamps is a good player at football, but his ability to coach the team  It may not be outstanding. If it weren¡¯t for luck, it would be two Premier League teams appearing in the Champions League final.¡±

    Mourinho's words undoubtedly offended the whole of France, but he got the support of fans all over England. For English fans, they were very unhappy with the brilliant achievements of the French national team at the end of the last century. You must know that most French fans  The players of the national team have all reached their peak in the Premier League.

    Before the game is played, the war of words takes precedence. This is probably a feature of football matches.

    It¡¯s just that there are indeed things worth paying attention to in this final. These twoThe team is only second in the domestic league, and their head coaches also have one characteristic, that is, they are very young. Mourinho, who was born in 1963, has just turned 41 this year, while Mourinho, who was born in 1968, is  Deschamps is not even thirty-six years old. Compared with coaches in their fifties and sixties, the two of them are well-deserved young coaches.

    But Deschamps is already in Monaco

    Years have passed, and Mourinho has only started to compete in European football this season. If we talk about his performance as a player, Mourinho cannot even compare with Deschamps - he is a world-class defensive midfielder.  A Grand Slam winner, a man who has won the World Cup, European Cup, League Championship, and Champions League.

    Regarding this point, Mourinho has always scorned: "Can good football help coaching? That's not the case. Football is played with feet, coaching is used with the brain. After all, players who use their brains to play football are not very good."  There are more, and even fewer take up coaching positions.

    There are still several hours before the start of the game, and impatient fans have already entered the stadium one after another. England fans and French fans are clearly separated on both sides of the goal on both sides of the stadium, and the middle stands are occupied by neutral fans and local fans.  It is often a method often used in neutral venues, which can effectively widen the distance between fans from both sides.  The possibility of conflict is reduced.

    However, reduction does not mean nothing. There are still thousands of police officers in the Schalke Stadium to maintain order. Even so, fans from both sides started to curse each other before the game started.  These actions are all too common.

    No wonder many people think that football matches should also be divided into levels.  Children learn bad things too easily in this kind of environment

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    There are still three hours before the start of the game.  Newcastle all boarded a bus bearing their team's logo and prepared to leave for the stadium.

    The expressions of the Newcastle players sitting on the bus seemed relatively relaxed. They were still talking among themselves and occasionally making a few jokes.  Mourinho was sitting behind the driver, thinking about his own affairs with a straight face.

    Pei Wei sat next to him, looking out the car window.  It looks like you are looking at the scenery outside the window, but what are you actually looking at?  God knows¡­¡­

    Pei Wei didn't have much hope for being able to appear in the Champions League final today. He knew that for Newcastle, a team that had been sinking for too long, any unrealistic fantasy could only be given to the head coach and the team.  The trouble caused by the players, originally he did not have high requirements for the team in the first season. To enter the top four in the league and qualify for the Champions League next season, it is best to be ranked second.  Because that way, there is no need to play in the Champions League qualifying rounds, and we can win a championship in the domestic cup and end the frustrating history of no championship.  In the Champions League, you have to go as far as possible, because the farther you go.  The higher the income you get¡­

    Although Pei Wei knows that it was Porto led by Mourinho who won the Champions League this season in history, after all, history has changed so much, and he has no idea whether the miracle can be repeated.

    But Mourinho not only achieved the results he had in mind, but also did better - locking in second place in advance. The reason why he failed to win the league championship was because the Gunners in the Arsenal were too abnormal this season.  They won the League Cup and sent almost all their substitutes to the field. The FA Cup also entered the sixth roundand now, they are on their way to the Champions League final.

    Pei Wei looked away from the window, and then looked at Mourinho sitting next to him. Mourinho was looking ahead with a cold face, but looking at his dilated pupils, you knew that he was not looking at anything at all.  thing, but what I am thinking about.

    Maybe he is thinking about how to motivate the players in the locker room, maybe he is thinking about what tactics to arrange in this game, but Pei Wei can be sure of one thing, he is definitely not in a daze.

    This coach is amazing. I brought him to China four years ago. Although he let him feel the feeling of a professional team head coach in advance and allowed him to accumulate experience in a relatively low-pressure environment, it also kept him away from Europe.  football.

    But it only took Mourinho less than a season to fully integrate into British football and European football. He knows how to deal with reporters, knows how to make players work for him, and also knows how to deal with his opponents  ¡­

    This is a guy who was born to be a coach.  Pei Wei thought in his heart.

    Pei Wei took another look at the players behind him. Ibrahimovic was chatting and laughing with Nie Fei. Shearer was sitting next to him with a face as heavy as water. He didn't know what he was thinking about. Lucio was closing his eyes to rest, and Dawson looked a little nervous.  , he and Janus didn¡¯t know what they were talking about.?, everyone else has their own things.

    At this time, the tall wall of Schalke Stadium had appeared in front of them - the game started with one hour left.
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