NovelsAlex Chapter 749 The Atmosphere of the Final
Chapter 749 The Atmosphere of the Final
Chapter 749 The Atmosphere of the Final
From the last round of the Premier League to the final of the Champions League.
The time in between was not too long, that is, a week.
But Manchester City's preparations began when they eliminated Bayern Munich and entered the Champions League final.
Dortmund!
Another team from Germany. Before this, Gao Bo had never played against this team.
For both sides, it is a strange opponent.
Although Gao Bo knew Klopp and his Dortmund team well in his previous life, in general, if he hadn’t played a live match on the football field, it would be difficult to understand the true strength of a team just by watching the game video.
For Dortmund, or for the German team, Gao Bo never dared to underestimate.
Although in the public opinion of the media, the media in England are very optimistic. They use various data to prove that Manchester City is much better than Dortmund.
The total value of Manchester City players is much higher than that of Dortmund.
Manchester City defeated Bayern Munich in the semi-finals, and Bayern Munich is the overlord of the Bundesliga this season. Dortmund did not take advantage of the match against Bayern Munich.Although Dortmund defeated Chelsea in the quarter-finals of the Champions League, Chelsea was the defeat of Manchester City.
And Gao Bo was the winner of the Champions League last season. He has very rich experience in the European war-he won the Europa League when he was in Luton. He is a rare head coach in the world who has won both the Champions League and the Europa League.Compared with Gao Bo, Klopp is much inferior, especially in the honor book. Compared with Gao Bo's honor book, Klopp's two Bundesliga champions are really too thin, and this is the first time Klopp has reached the final of the Champions League.
And the final is at Wembley.Manchester City has played several games at Wembley this season. Although Wembley is located in London, it is still in England. Manchester City's adaptation to Wembley and the weather in England are all Manchester City's advantages. To a certain extent, Manchester City can also be regarded as playing at home.
Therefore, the media in England are very optimistic. In their view, Manchester City's victory in Dortmund is nothing more than cutting melons and vegetables, and there is no problem at all.
On the other side of the German media, there is a pessimistic atmosphere.
Many German media are also not very optimistic about Dortmund. Manchester City's performance this season is really too strong. It can be said that from the group stage to the knockout round, almost no team can pose a big threat to them. Manchester City seems to have easily reached the Champions League final without any hard work!
Even the so-called "Bayern Munich, the strongest in history" was easily defeated by Manchester City. Dortmund's Champions League final this time may be really bad luck.
Of course, there are also German media who have found confidence in Dortmund-after the restructuring of the Champions League, no head coach can successfully defend the Champions League.
Manchester United reached the Champions League final three times in four years, but they only won one Champions League. When they reached the Champions League final again in the 2009-2010 season, they fell at the feet of Guardiola's Barcelona and failed to defend their title.
Ferguson has been the head coach of Manchester United for decades but failed to complete the feat of defending the Champions League. The Manchester City led by Gao Bo is only the "noisy neighbor" of Manchester United. Why did Gao Bo do it?
Therefore, some German media put forward the "curse theory". They believe that the champion of the Champions League has the curse of defending the title. Not only is it difficult for the team to complete the defense, but even the head coach is the same.
I don't know if such remarks can reassure Dortmund fans a little bit.
In fact, Gao Bo didn't take it seriously when the optimism of the English media turned cold.
This is the final of the Champions League. If you underestimate your opponent, isn't that courting death?
Even if Manchester City's strength is slightly stronger than Dortmund's, Gao Bo dare not take it lightly.
Teams from Germany always have a special temperament, which allows them to achieve the miracle of reversal and victory when they are not favored by others and their own strength is not strong enough.
Germans are always so tough.
About half a century ago, in the 1954 World Cup final, West Germany defeated Hungary, which was recognized as the strongest team in the world at that time. You must know that Hungary had not lost a game for four years, and they also defeated England 90-[-] at Wembley Stadium at that time. Before that, England had not lost at home for [-] years.
And West Germany is not a strong team, they were humiliated by Hungary [-]-[-] in the group stage.
And it is such a team that is not optimistic at all, after conceding two goals in the final, they chased three goals in a row, creating the most classic and hearty reversal in the history of the World Cup final!
The Germans won the World Cup!
And this champion also brought hope and power of revival to the devastated Germany at that time and to the entire Germanic nation!
This is the power of football.
And since this game, German football seems to have been labeled as "iron-blooded" and "tough", and they often reversed and won when they fell behind.
And the German team has another characteristic, that is, in the penalty shootout, their super high winning percentage-this seems to confirm that the psychological quality of the Germans is still good.
In the final competition, the impact of psychological quality is very important! !
Therefore, Gao Bo did not dare to underestimate the German team.
Regardless of Dortmund's strength, this is the final of the Champions League. He will never allow his players to be proud and underestimate the enemy in the game. Manchester City must definitely go all out!
Lose the game by underestimating the enemy!
This is the most intolerable way for Gao Bo.
Starting from winning the FA Cup, all of Manchester City's preparations revolved around the goal of defeating Dortmund.
At the end of every day's training, the team will also conduct a tactical analysis of Dortmund in the conference room, combining the video of the game to study targeted tactics.
At the same time, after the league ended, the team immediately entered the rhythm of closed training.
The team announced the closure of the first-team training ground at the City Academy, and any irrelevant personnel are not allowed to approach the stadium.
Gao Bo also announced a media silence order. He asked the players not to accept any media interviews before the start of the game.
Manchester City need to go all out to prepare for the game against Borussia Dortmund.
As the major leagues have ended one after another, the biggest focus of European football is now the Champions League final.
Due to Manchester City's closed training, many media cannot know about Manchester City's preparations, and there are more rumors about Manchester City.
Some media believe that it is reasonable for Gao Bo to be so cautious. You must know that England is the most developed place in the media, and the paparazzi on Fleet Street will do everything in order to get excited.
If Manchester City's tactics are leaked in advance, or the team's preparations are affected by the media, it will be a big loss.
Others believe that Gao Bo was affected by a "curse".
There are many "curses" in world football. Although these things have no scientific reason, things can't stand it just like this.
Therefore, some media believe that the "curse" made Gao Bo lose confidence, and only those who have no confidence will engage in closed training.
At the same time, some people think that Manchester City is planning to use some special trick in the final to deal with Dortmund, so closed training is needed.
The media talked a lot, and as the game time approached, the atmosphere of the Champions League final became more and more intense.
Four days before the game, Gao Bo decided to change the training place for the team-that place was closer to London, closer to Wembley, and closer to the final venue.
(End of this chapter)