champion professor

Chapter 490 The Eve of the Finals
Returning to the hotel by car from the venue of the press conference, Shao Bo in the car looked out the window quietly.

Outside the car window, thousands of Arsenal fans sang and chatted carefreely in bars and cafes.On the street, fans wearing Arsenal jerseys held beer mugs or the local specialty raki, drank a sip of the pure white milk-like raki, shivered all over, and yelled, attracting the attention of the surroundings.

Looking at the peaceful and peaceful scene here, Shao Bo closed his eyes and rested in meditation.

However, when he got out of the car, Shao Bo could only find helplessly that the entrance of the hotel was still the same as the previous days, and was full of leaks from the Arsenal fans.

A large group of fans asked for autographs and photos... At this time, Shao Bo could only satisfy the wishes of a few fans and left quickly.

The players will also carry out some adaptive activities. The game is about to start, and it is really impossible to spend all the time here.

Back at the hotel, Shao Bo took a short nap for a while. Shao Bo was too exhausted to prepare for the Champions League final these days, and he also took a nap unconsciously when he was in the car.

Without earplugs, Shao Bo could never sleep well in this kind of place.

In the past few days, the hotel they stayed in was full of Arsenal fans. In the corridors, in the restaurant of the hotel, eating, going out for training, they could all meet Arsenal fans. Some of them also lived in this hotel, some The ones slipped in.

Although Shao Bo loves these fans who support them all the way, but the fanatical singing and noisy noise of the fans these days makes Shao Bo feel that these are the undercover agents specially sent by the opponent AC Milan?
Noisier than the last Champions League final in Germany?
Think about it carefully, last year in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, the fans didn't seem to be so fanatical?
Maybe it's because Arsenal didn't live in a lively hotel close to the city center like this time?

Probably because he was too tired. At noon, even the soundproof windows could not block out all the noise, but Shao Bo still fell asleep on the soft big bed in a daze.

"Boom boom boom!"

Without assistant coach Pat Rice, Shao Bo might have forgotten that there is still an adaptive training to be carried out this afternoon.

Rubbing his eyes that could not be opened due to lack of sleep, Shao Bo quickly took a shower and changed his clothes.

Fortunately, Pat Rice came over early to call Shao Bo, otherwise, would the fans have to see the head coach's sweat-drenched T-shirt that was ravaged by sleeping?
It affects Arsenal's image too much!

Istanbul is really much hotter than Gelsenkirchen.

In late May, the weather is no longer cool. Even Shao Bo, he is now wearing thin short sleeves.If it wasn't for his image, he would have wanted to buy a big cattail fan to fan himself.

It's a pity that there is no special Chinese cattail fan sold here.

Fortunately, when I walked into the car, the air conditioner was on again.

The Ataturk Olympic Stadium, which is far away from the urban area, is like an abandoned spaceship in the desert. Arsenal players performed adaptive activities here in the afternoon.

While on the road, Shao Bo could hear the players mumbling, and the vibrating sound of the mobile phone would come out from time to time-in the car, it is not allowed to turn on the ringtone.

"Hey man, why do you still need a ticket?"

"Yeah, the 25 tickets allocated by my club have all been booked. There is no way to get a ticket from me. Tickets for the Champions League final are too rare."

As Arsenal players, each of them can get 25 tickets allocated by the club, which can be used as gifts to relatives and friends.

However, although the UEFA Champions League final match is held in this large stadium that can fully accommodate more than 8 people, the demand for tickets may be hundreds of thousands.

Not to mention free tickets, even if you spend money, there is no place.

25 tickets are not enough at all. Now any fan who wants to watch this Champions League final is looking for these players, wanting to get close and get a Champions League ticket.

Whether it's Arsenal or AC Milan.

Even if there is a game tomorrow, even if these tickets have basically been found, they still want to try their luck.

Because of the tickets for the Champions League final, Shao Bo's phone was about to explode.

J.K. Rowling, the author of the best-selling Harry Potter novels, and David Evans, the director of the Arsenal fan movie "Fever" ... and others all got a ticket to the Champions League final.

But Nick Hornby, the author of "Fever," doesn't need to ask Shao Bo for tickets.As one of the most fanatical and well-known fans of Arsenal, as a veteran member of Arsenal, he bought the tickets directly through the membership ticketing channel.

After buying the tickets, Nick Hornby once showed off to Shao Bo: "I bought the tickets without using any back door. This is the most traditional fan!"

Of course, Shao Bo immediately retorted, without any hesitation.

I don't know who called Shao Bo in the middle of the night to ask for tickets to the Champions League final because he failed to buy tickets last year, but at this time, he was proud of successfully buying tickets through the ticket purchase system.

Because the tickets for the Champions League final are extremely scarce, in order to avoid giving scalpers an opportunity, and to ensure the greatest fairness as much as possible.

Tickets for the Champions League final are divided into several parts, among which tens of thousands of tickets will be allocated to Arsenal and AC Milan, which will be sold to fans of their respective clubs.

For Arsenal, only members are eligible to buy tickets, and only senior members can buy tickets.This means that if you are not an old Arsenal fan, you have no chance to get tickets for this Champions League final if you have not watched Arsenal games for many years.

These are the same as AC Milan, and no one can innovate in this respect.

Fortunately, Shao Bo is not a player, and he has enough tickets for distribution in his hand, which satisfies the appetite of these people.

The young players chattered nervously about the excitement of the Champions League final, unable to suppress their excitement at all.And Klose and Henry, who have already had the experience of winning the Champions League, sat leisurely in the car wearing headphones, looking very leisurely.

Seeing such a scene, Shao Bo burst into laughter.

When they were preparing for the Champions League final last year, apart from an experienced Bergkamp, ​​even Henry was extremely nervous. Now, they are looking mature and prudent. In Shao Bo's view, they feel Very funny.

Pat Rice next to him asked Shao Bo curiously, what was so interesting, which made him laugh out loud, you know, because of the annoying Berlusconi, Shao Bo has always looked very Seriously, even Pat Rice once worried about it.

But it seems that there should be no big problem.

Shao Bo pointed to the players behind him and chatted with Pat Rice in a low voice.Thinking about it carefully, Pat Rice was also deeply moved.

It was still 1964, and Liverpool's dynasty had not yet begun.

Pat Rice, who grew up in London, entered Arsenal's youth team out of his interest and talent in football. He officially represented the team for the first time in 1967 and won a double for the team in 1971. Champion, played 528 games for the club.

He returned to Arsenal as a coach in 1981, taking charge of the youth training system.

Even after Patrice retired from the green field, Shao Bo was not born yet.

For more than 40 years of wind and rain, Pat Rice has been around the club, so he has the deepest emotion.

Back then, who would have thought that the team would be able to qualify for the Champions League one day?Or even win the championship?

In the era of Pat Rice, the Champions League was basically just a game that no one cared about, and it was similar in nature to a friendly match. Now, it has gradually developed into a football match that is as important as the World Cup and the European Cup. Contest.

After years of development, the club has also moved from Highbury to the Emirates Stadium, and the championship trophies in the honor room are also increasing every year.

Pat Rice thought about it back then, if he had become the head coach of Arsenal, he might not have been able to achieve such brilliant achievements.

After Pat Rice won a double for the team, Arsenal experienced a low tide period without any league title for 18 consecutive years!
There are even two years that are close to relegation, breaking Arsenal's record of staying in England's top league for the longest time!

Compared with the glory of reaching the Champions League final twice in two years, those difficult years are really like a dream.

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Back at the hotel, the lights in Istanbul are still brightly lit at night, and there are constant ships in the Istanbul Strait that traverses the Eurasian continent in the distance, and the fans are still playing here.

Thanks to Shao Bo, they booked the entire room on this floor, and specially found the relevant responsible personnel to ensure that at least on this floor, Arsenal will not be affected in any way, and the players can sleep peacefully.

In the evening, Shao Bo was lying on the hotel bed ready to rest. Everything that should be prepared has been prepared. Now, it is enough to just have a good rest.

Because there are too many people here, Emma lives in another hotel, and the two are chatting on their mobile phones now.

Most of the wives and children of other players are also like this. In order to avoid too much noise here, and in order not to affect the mood of their husbands, none of them live near here.

After the Champions League final is over, they can celebrate as much as they like, and they can be as crazy as they want, Shao Bo doesn't care.

Moderation is fine, nothing else matters.

In the 90s, Shao Bo used to manage the players, but that was because most of the Arsenal players had alcohol problems and couldn't extricate themselves.

The significance of healthy body for players to participate in competitions and win high salaries and bonuses no longer needs Shao Bo to spend more time talking.

Before he knew it, Shao Bo fell asleep.

While Emma was holding the phone, she could only hear a slight snoring, chuckled, and turned off the phone.

Get a good night's sleep, she's going to watch the game tomorrow too.

(End of this chapter)