There is a dream called football

Chapter 518 The Battle of Moscow

In Moscow, a huge inflatable model of the UEFA Champions League has been erected on the square of the Luzhniki Stadium. This is the first time the city has hosted the UEFA Champions League final, which is also the most important event in the city recently.

One after another, fans came to the Luzhniki Stadium to take photos with the Champions League Big Ears Cup, of course the inflatable one.

What Chelsea fans are looking forward to is a Champions League champion. The strange thing is that the Mourinho era was so strong, but Chelsea did not even enter the Champions League final. However, this season Chelsea fired Mourinho and Grant was a substitute. Chelsea miraculously advanced to the Champions League final.

At this time, Chelsea is one step away from the Champions League Big Ears Cup, and the money football of the Russian local tyrants seems to be about to succeed.

Abramovich can proudly tell those British people who look down on him that being rich is really great, and this is Abramovich's hometown, and everything seems to be such a coincidence.

Here comes Manchester United.

When Manchester United appeared at Moscow Airport, the whole of Moscow became lively, because Manchester United had already won two championships this season.

"Sir, what is the similarity between the Manchester United this season and the Manchester United in 1999? Now, in terms of the number of champions, there is only one difference."

Ferguson chuckled, "The similarity is that we are all united, and we have the best players in Europe."

"What about the difference?"

Ferguson laughed: "That means I'm 10 years older."

Everyone is happy too.

"How do you feel about the final venue?"

Ferguson shook his head, "I don't know much about the situation here, but since UEFA chose this place as the venue for the Champions League final, I think it must be reasonable, and I choose to respect it."

"We'll get used to the pitch pretty quickly and I think we'll figure out what it's like on the pitch in time."

It's the turn of Chelsea's head coach Grant, so there are many topics.

"If you win the Champions League, will you become a regular?"

In this regard, Grant himself has a steelyard in his heart. Of course, he hopes to become a regular worker. No one wants to be a temporary worker, so the Champions League is a must. As long as he wins the Champions League, Grant will have enough capital to make demands in front of the boss.

But in front of reporters, Grant is still very humble.

"I don't think about my future now. All I think about is about the team. The championship is the most important thing. My work will be considered after the game."

"It's kind of Chelsea's home game, does that help?"

Grant laughed, "How did this become Chelsea's home court?"

"It is said that Abramovich took out his mansion in Moscow to entertain Chelsea players, and all the facilities were given the green light to Chelsea."

Grant laughed, "Well, I admit that our boss is Russian, but that's all. There is nothing else to prove that this is our home stadium. Our living conditions are good, but I heard that Manchester United also live in five-star hotels, and they live in the same good."

"But……"

Grant said first: "Well, I can answer your question, which is that it basically has no effect on me."

"no!"

"What will Chelsea's tactics be in the final?"

"It's too early to talk about tactics, I think what we need to do is jet lag, thank you."

After speaking, Grant left the airport.

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It's raining.

Only 10 minutes into Manchester United training, a downpour came as expected. Even for the British, this is very uncomfortable, because in the UK it is always light rain, and it is rarely such a downpour.

Li Qiao remembered that the final in the previous life was also pouring rain at the end, and even the heavy rain was one of the most important factors in deciding the game.

Ferguson looked at the sky, "Damn it, the rain is so heavy."

"It is said that summer in Moscow is like this. The rain comes as soon as it is said, and there are no signs." Queiroz said.

"It might be a disturbance during the game. I heard that the Luzhniki Stadium has no roof."

Queiroz shook his head, "There really isn't."

"Well then, don't end the training, just continue."

*****
"The head is too hard, I can't even open my eyes in this situation." Rooney said.

The other players are also somewhat dissatisfied, because although football can be played in the rain, the rain is indeed too heavy, and it stands to reason that the training should end.

Only Li Qiao understood why, but he couldn't say anything, he could only concentrate on training.

But the best thing about Manchester United in the Ferguson era is the absolute authority of the coach. Let alone a heavy rain or a typhoon, as long as the head coach says to continue training, then everyone will not say a word. This is what the head coach of Manchester United could not do.

After the training, everyone seemed to have soaked in the pool. After eating, Ferguson explained the reason.

"I heard that in Moscow in the summer, this kind of heavy rain comes on the fly. Of course I hope it doesn't happen during the game, but if it happens, I hope we can do better than Chelsea."

Everyone understands, and there are no complaints in their hearts, but if it really rains so much during the game, it will be really uncomfortable.

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Chelsea's training here is also very serious. This season, the Blues are holding their breath because the owner is a local tycoon in Russia. The mainstream British media has always ridiculed Chelsea. On the one hand, it is the media's rhythm.

In the past so many seasons, Chelsea were either killed by Barcelona or blocked by Liverpool. In the end, they always failed to enter the Champions League final. This season they finally realized their dream and came to the final, but their opponent was Manchester United, the Manchester United that they hated most in the league.

In addition to training in the heavy rain, Grant also practiced penalty kicks secretly, because he always felt that it might be a hard fight in the end, maybe it would be a penalty shootout, because Manchester United is really a difficult team to deal with, and this may be the last opponent Chelsea want to meet.

Grant's hair was completely wet from the rain, and the rain was running down his hair, but the old man still had a bright gaze.

He is not young anymore, but he can only be regarded as a rookie in the coaching industry. In the past, he had no chance to prove himself, but now it is different. He can prove that he is the best coach in Europe, and he is only 90 minutes away from the best in Europe.

(End of this chapter)