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Chapter 536

Chapter 536

At seven o'clock in the evening local time, there is still half an hour before the start of the 13-14 European Champions Cup final.

The Velodrome Stadium, which can accommodate 6 people, was already full two or three hours ago. The fans were unwilling to let go of even a shot of players from both sides warming up on the field. They were singing and shouting loudly. conflict.

Logically speaking, Arsenal, which has always insisted on playing gorgeous offensive football, can definitely attract more fans than Newcastle, but the venue of this game is Marseille, and Marseille fans are full of favor for Newcastle because Newcastle once defeated their mortal enemy Monaco in Ligue [-] to win the Champions League final.

Today's weather is quite good, the sky is clear, there is a slight breeze, the temperature is suitable, and the humidity is also suitable. Under such weather conditions, players can often perform at their best, and fans can enjoy a more exciting final.

Although the sky was dark, the whole stadium was as bright as daylight under the illumination of the lights. The staff spread the flag of the European Champions Cup in the center of the stadium. Countless reporters waited for the players from both sides to come out on both sides of the player tunnel. In the middle of the exit of the player tunnel, there was a shiny silver trophy, which was the European Champions Cup trophy commonly known as the "Big Ear Cup".

There are two replicas in Newcastle's trophy room, but whether it is Pei Wei or Mourinho or any player, they all hope to win more of this genuine European Champions Cup.

At this time, there was a short silence in the stands. The players of both sides had finished their warm-up and returned to the locker room. The fans should take a good rest in the last period of time before the start of the game. What is certain is that when the game starts, no fans will have time to rest.

This period of time is not long, only ten minutes, the fans can only take a little breather, the players can only use this time to take off their sweaty jerseys due to the warm-up, dry their bodies, put on dry and refreshing new jerseys, and then wait to play.

However, this does not mean that this period of time has passed in vain. For the head coach, especially before the start of such an important game, this period of time is the best time to boost the morale of the team. The short time also has its advantages. Naturally, a coach with excellent eloquence can make full use of this period of time to mobilize the emotions of the players, and then go directly to the field to burst into the best state-these ten minutes may determine the 45 minutes of the first half.Especially in such an important game, even if Newcastle and Arsenal players are experienced, they may feel nervous and excited.

In Arsenal's dressing room, the players changed their clothes faster than usual, and then quietly waited for Wenger to say something. Wenger sat in the corner of the dressing room with his hands crossed on his chin in thought. He didn't seem to notice that the players' eyes had forgotten to look at him, and they had been in a daze. Finally, Rice pushed him aside and made him raise his head.

Seeing that the players were all looking at him, Wenger smiled apologetically and said, "I'm sorry, everyone. I was sitting here just now and suddenly remembered something from the past... I have been the head coach of Arsenal for 18 years, and 18 years is not long or short. At least I was the player when I became the head coach of Arsenal, and no one is still playing... And I am about to retire. "

The players looked at Wenger quietly, and Wenger smiled: "In the past 18 years, I have coached many players. To be honest, you are the longest group of players. Although I have led Arsenal for 18 years, in fact, there are only three periods when we can win honors. You are the longest group of players."

There is no need for Wenger to explain in detail. Arsenal’s players are well aware that the first period refers to the first few years before Wenger took over. At that time, the players represented were the five veterans of the defense headed by Adams and Bergkamp, ​​Anelka, Overmars, Parlor and others in the frontcourt; The third period is the so-called "Cesc Fabregas era". From 03 to the present, Wenger spent seven years building a strong team and won two league championships. This group of players is now almost reaching the age of 04. Wenger rarely has players over 07 years old. Even Henry and his group of players have almost all left in just three years after creating glory, replaced by the younger generation headed by Cesc Fabregas.

"I don't know how long I can coach myself, and I don't know if most of you will stay at Arsenal in the next few years, but I only know one thing. If I spend a few more years building a strong team, I'm afraid it's too late." The chance to earn back in the Champions League, today we will be the last chance to prove to the world and Newcastle that we are the best team in the Champions League this season! If we miss today's opportunity, it may become a regret in our lives!"

Rice was a little anxious when he heard it. Wenger's words showed his oldness. The coach is the backbone of the players. Even if a coach is tired or upset, he can't show it in front of the players. Otherwise, this negative attitude will spread to all the players like a plague. What happened to the professor today?How could such a foolish trick come out?

The result was beyond Rice's expectations. The players did not appear negative, nor were they saddened by Wenger's old age. Rarely did any of Narendra's players, whether they stayed in the team or chose to leave, have a bad relationship with Wenger - except maybe Anelka, who had a problem with his mind.

One thing that everyone knows well is that Wenger is indeed getting old gradually, especially that he seems to have no good results in the Champions League. If he can't win the Champions Cup this time, then Wenger's coaching career will leave an eternal regret.

After understanding this, the Arsenal players were silent at first, and then ignited a strong fighting spirit-they were not only fighting for their own honor in this game, but also for the only regret of an old man who had fought for football all his life!

"Coach, we will go all out for today's game, no matter what, we must win." Captain Cesc Fabregas stood up, his words were simple, but no one could hear how serious he was saying.

Although Cesc Fabregas has never concealed his identity as a die-hard Barcelona fan, nor has he ever concealed his intention to return to Barcelona to play. He even almost went to Barcelona when Arsenal did not win the championship for several years.

He wanted to leave Arsenal not only because he was trained by Barcelona and his whole family is Barcelona fans, but also because Barcelona was able to make a breakthrough in the Champions League, but he would never forget that it was Wenger who brought him from Spain to England. After taking office, Barcelona tapped its internal potential and introduced the talents lost by La Masia. Pique is the best example-but at this moment, Fabregas only thinks about Arsenal, and only wins the Champions League at Arsenal.

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Compared with Arsenal's dressing room, Newcastle's dressing room is more relaxed. After all, they have one win and one draw against Arsenal in the league, and they have an advantage. At that time, Newcastle had two wins, two losses and a tie with Arsenal in the four confrontations. This season, Arsenal obviously did not have the momentum of the past two seasons, while Newcastle suddenly reached its peak, which also made the Newcastle players full of desire to win this game.

We have already won three championships, will the fourth one go away?In history, it seems that no team that has won the domestic league championship and cup championship and reached the Champions League final will lose the game in the Champions League final. This fact makes the Newcastle players full of fighting spirit. They firmly believe that even if Arsenal will cause them some troubles in this game, the final victory will still belong to them.

Mourinho looked at his players and felt relieved. Pei Wei was not in the locker room at this time. As the chairman, he at least got to greet the opposing chairman in the box of the stands. Like a politician, he suppressed the powerful Premier League, wooed La Liga, wanted Ligue [-] or Bundesliga to replace Serie A, tried his best to woo small teams, and reduced the gold content of the Champions League a lot... Most importantly, he kept suppressing Newcastle, a team that relied on a rich chairman.

"Okay, it's the last game."

Mourinho said: "At any time, the word 'last' is always memorable, just like the word 'first', but the first represents the beginning, and the last represents the end. After the last game, our season will end, and mine will also end. Our performance so far this season has been perfect. We are the champions of the League Cup, the FA Cup, and the Premier League. With such a result, for some teams, winning one championship in a season can be enough, let alone winning three championships... Are you satisfied with your current achievements?"

"No!" The players shouted in unison. All the Newcastle players are ambitious. Even Long Bisheng, a player who doesn't particularly care about honors, but only cares about his best efforts, is full of great desire for this championship.What I want is the Champions Cup champion!

"That's right! I think so too!" Mourinho waved his fist: "Champions of the Champions League! Although many of you have already won the Champions Cup, is this feeling enough once? What a joke! At least two times can be satisfied!"

The Newcastle players burst into laughter. Although Newcastle has won the Champions League twice, except for the substitute goalkeeper Given and the two central defenders Dawson and Taylor, everyone else entered Newcastle after Newcastle won the Champions Cup in the 03-04 season. Newcastle won the Champions Cup at most once. The championship of the cup is definitely something that people will never get bored no matter how many they win.

"Up to now, we have proved our ability, courage, and fighting spirit to everyone. We are close to perfection, and we are only one step away from perfection. But whether we can cross this step is the difference between an ordinary strong team and a great team. Although not winning this championship will not damage the miracles we have created this season, but winning this championship can sublimate our hard work this season. This is what we want. This is the honor worthy of our performance this season. Now what we have to do is to beat the team in front of us. This opponent will give us the most satisfactory end to this season."

"When we announced that our goal this season was to win all the championships, many people laughed at us, thinking that we would become arrogant after winning one League Cup, and some even thought that we would repeat the mistakes of Leverkusen and become the king of Sanya... But at that time, was Leverkusen's overall strength as strong as we are now? Is their mentality as good as ours? There are always all kinds of fools in this world, bluntly applying the past to completely different teams. I think you must be very angry at that time Right? But now? We slapped them hard with our performance!" Mourinho waved his hand suddenly, as if he was slapping those reporters: "What is the best way to deal with fools who are overconfident? Smash them! Wake them up! Although this will not make them smarter, it will prevent them from becoming more stupid... This is our responsibility and our social responsibility. , A champion slaps their faces, but it’s not enough! If we win the Champions Cup, it will be an unprecedented slap! Tell me! Do you want to slap them hard?”

"Think!" The players shouted, waving their arms, and Taylor even waved his fists and shouted: "I want to blow them out!"

"Okay then! Let's go out and smoke them!" Mourinho saw that the time was almost up, and pointed at the door fiercely: "Smash them hard! Don't give me face! Don't forget, the chairman will give us bonuses after we finish drawing them! We have a generous chairman, and we can get an extra 2000 million euros after drawing people. Where can we find such a good thing?"

The players laughed again, they won three championships, and they have already earned 3000 million euros in bonuses, but no one would think that they have earned too much money—they have honor, can vent, and can get a good income.

"Okay." Mourinho said vigorously: "Let's give Arsenal a surprise! Let those reporters' faces burn with pain!"

(End of this chapter)