Glory Greenery

Chapter 507 "Fallen" Before the Decisive Battle

Waiting feels different to everyone.

After the major European leagues have ended one after another, the most watched game in Europe is only the Champions League final between Manchester City and Bayern at Wembley Stadium.

For the fans, the feeling of waiting for the game to start is anticipation.

For the media, there is no need to wait for them to hype the news, because Manchester City's match against Bayern, whether it is the encounter for two consecutive years, or the unclear relationship between Yang Mo and Bayern, will make this game attract much attention.

For the players, this game certainly has more meaning, but their waiting is more spent in training.

From London to downtown Manchester, the distance is more than [-] kilometers. It is definitely unrealistic to train in Manchester and rush to London on the day of the game.

Therefore, although the game was held on May 5, Manchester City rushed to London for training with the whole team on the 28rd, and they rented Manchester United's training ground.

The reason why Manchester United built this training ground in London was not only because London has strong teams such as Chelsea, Arsenal, and Tottenham, but also because more than half of the Premier League teams are located in the south of England.

Therefore, in order not to waste time and physical energy on the journey, when rushing to the south for an away game, it is the European standard, that is, arriving one day in advance.

But there are so many games in the Premier League, it is not convenient to rent a venue every time, so Manchester United simply found a place in London to build a training ground for the team to use for training and rest.

As I said before, after Mansour moved to Manchester City, he felt that Manchester United's approach was very good, and he had already started contacting venues in London, planning to build a training ground exclusive to Manchester City.

Local tyrants don't need money to do things, that's how it is.

In addition to Manchester City, Bayern also rushed to London with the whole team on the 24th, and began to adapt to the London climate in advance.

After entering May, when most parts of the world are about to enter summer, the weather in the UK is not so pleasant.

Throughout May, the temperature in London hovered in the early [-]s, and with the occasional rain, it was sticky and chilly, which made people very uncomfortable.

"Damn the weather!"

On the afternoon of the 25th, outside Manchester United's training ground in the suburbs of London, Aguero looked at the rain in the sky and couldn't help complaining.

Coming from sunny South America, Aguero really can't love the wet and cold weather in the UK.

Next to Aguero, Yang Mo, who was also frowning, looked around and shook his head helplessly.

Manchester United's training ground in London is a bit old to be honest, the drainage facilities are not good, and the light rain is okay, but this kind of heavy rain makes the outdoor court somewhat unusable.

As for the indoor court, because it is only a half court, it cannot be used to practice tactics, and only some simple coordination training can be carried out.

Therefore, I am afraid that the training mission originally scheduled for this afternoon will come to naught.

"I guess those guys at Bayern will not stop training at Chelsea's Cobham training base at this time."

Kompany, who has returned to the team to participate in recovery training, looked at Yin Yu and said something.

The Cobham training base is Chelsea's official training base, and the facilities are naturally not comparable to Manchester United's temporary base. There will definitely be a complete indoor training ground.

"It doesn't matter kids, the weather is not good today, so everyone will rest early for an afternoon. I read the weather forecast for the next few days, and it is all good weather. Our training is not in a hurry."

Coach Pellegrini didn't care too much about being unable to train due to the weather.

Coming to London this time, before facing the big battle, the old coach's requirements for Manchester City players were not as strict as imagined.

Except for some excessive things that are strictly prohibited, Pellegrini mainly hopes that the Manchester City players will relax their minds and greet this decisive battle with a more relaxed feeling.

On paper, the strength of Manchester City is no less than that of Bayern.

The competition in this game may not be a technical competition, but a spiritual competition.

Transitional tension may not be a good thing for players, on the contrary, a relaxed mood can better display the true strength of players.

Therefore, Pellegrini does not want to engage in closed military training to make the players nervous.

"Why, you are still here, do you want me, a Chilean, to introduce you to a better bar in London?"

As soon as Pellegrini said this, the players burst into laughter instantly.

Although this Chilean old man is meticulous in formulating tactics and good at digging out details, he is indeed a very easy-going person in his daily life.

"Old man, do you want me to buy you a drink?"

Yang Mo and Pellegrini also saw nothing, and started teasing directly.

Who would have thought that Pellegrini would not leave, he spread his hands and said, "Of course if you want."

"Who wants to come, I invite together."

Yang Mo shouted, and there was a cloud of responses in an instant.

Everyone did not take advantage of his local tyrant captain's advantage. Immediately, the whole Manchester City team took advantage of the rain and did not train, and a mighty group went to Manchester City to gather crowds for action.

Although Yang Mo didn't know which store in London was good, he couldn't stand the fact that there were people in the team who had been in London, so he quickly booked a nearby store.

This is a bar that sells traditional barbecue, and the owner is a Nordic man with a big beard.

When the whole Manchester City team filed into the store, the boss was stunned when he saw everyone's appearance, especially the leader Yang Mo.

"My God, I must be dazzled..." The boss's expression was very cute.

In fact, it’s not just the boss. As the United Kingdom with the strongest atmosphere in the football community, a London with more than a dozen official stadiums, the Manchester City team came out to have a group dinner before the final of the Champions League.

Not long after Yang Mo and his group sat down, several media rushed over after hearing the news and surrounded the store.

The seemingly "cute" boss was very tough at this time, and he resolutely did not allow reporters to enter the store to disturb his "honorable" customers.

After all, Yang Mo's group photo that he agreed to hang on the wall was enough to help him attract a lot of business.

Under the tough posture of the boss, these reporters who heard the news could only stand in the heavy rain outside the store and "watch" the activities of the Manchester City players.

Perhaps this kind of experience made the reporters feel a little bad. When the report came out that day, everyone was very disappointed with Manchester City's "degenerate" behavior before the game and not working hard.

In the eyes of some reporters, Manchester City players gathered for drinking and dinner before the game, a little too arrogant and underestimated the enemy.

But in the eyes of Yang Mo and others, these reporters are completely farting.

Although they drank some beer, they all drank lightly and did not exaggerate alcoholism.

For the Champions League final a few days later, some reporters paid more attention to their game.

Besides, with the head coach and club staff following, even if you want to indulge, you can't indulge.

(End of this chapter)