champion professor

Chapter 598 Fate Night
2006 5 Month 20 Day.

Dark night sky, thick clouds.

With a thunderclap, it rained heavily on Paris.

At the time of afternoon tea, the bright sun was covered by dark clouds, not a ray of light could penetrate.

Tens of thousands of Spaniards and Englishmen flock to Paris today.

Do not!
As an international metropolis, there are many foreign tourists in Paris on weekdays.

However, if someone looks down in the dark clouds above Paris today, he will be surprised to find out.

A traffic flow is heading towards the north of Paris, never returning.

The Stade de France, located in Saint-Denis in the northern suburbs of Paris, is feeling the baptism of heavy rain.

Inside the stadium, the staff in charge of the stadium are making final preparations for tonight's Champions League final.

The heavy rain, while a little off-guard, hasn't had much of an impact - at least for the staff.

They don't care what kind of impact the turf that is soaked by heavy rain and will become soft and muddy will have on the players.

On one side is the feuding England, and on the other side is Spain, which has never dealt with it very much...

Whoever loves wins!
Today, at the Stade de France, the two teams participating in the Champions League final are Arsenal from London and Barcelona from Barcelona...

It was the first time for both sides to play a game here, and they both had a few days of adaptive practice here before the start of the Champions League final.

Except for the Champions League final, the games of other countries have ended, and Arsenal and Barcelona can devote themselves to the preparations for the Champions League final.

It's just that Arsenal have some disadvantages in terms of preparation.

The final of the Copa del Rey in La Liga is more than half a month earlier than the FA Cup in the Premier League. Barcelona won the double crown of La Liga and Copa del Rey, but after the end of La Liga, there is no interference from anything, and they can prepare for the Champions League in advance It's the final.

In fact, after Barcelona won the La Liga championship three rounds ahead of schedule, in the remaining three games, Rij Kaard was dispatched as a full substitute. The main lineup was fully rested and physical strength was guaranteed.

But Arsenal is different. After they won the championship early, there is only one round left before the end of the season.

Moreover, in the last round of the game, their opponent was Manchester United.

Of course Shao Bo didn't want to lose to Manchester United.

In the end, it was a tie, which made Shao Bo a little bit unwilling.

Moreover, in the final of the FA Cup, although from the point of view of the score, Arsenal easily defeated Chelsea.

But in fact, even in civil strife, Chelsea still caused a lot of trouble for Arsenal.

The only thing that makes Shao Bo feel gratified, apart from winning the FA Cup, is that Henry has returned to the game.

As a substitute, although Henry did not score in the last 10 minutes, his condition has recovered very well and he can participate in this season's Champions League final.

At present, it is entirely possible for Arsenal to hit three consecutive Champions League titles and win seven titles this season.

There is only the last game left. Even the most stubborn Arsenal black has to admit that Arsenal has achieved a performance that no one has ever done in the past this season.

However, Arsenal are still short of the last piece and the most important Champions League champion.

As long as Arsenal can't win the Champions League, then their dream of seven crowns will be shattered.

There are also many people, because they have always insisted that Arsenal could not achieve the goal of seven crowns, so now when they only have one game left and they can accomplish a miracle, they began to hype Arsenal's goal in the major media. question.

It seems that it is not to popularize science for the fans, but to build confidence in itself, to build up the confidence that Arsenal cannot create the miracle of seven crowns that no one has ever created before.

The physical fitness of the players is one of the problems.

Even Shao Bo couldn't deny this.

One season, 38 Premier League games, [-] Community Shield, [-] UEFA Super Cup, [-] Club World Cups, [-] FA Cups, [-] League Cups, [-] Champions League games (not including the last final) ...

Arsenal have played 68 games this season!

Ranked first in Europe this season!

There are only 38 games in a Premier League. Based on this calculation, Arsenal almost played two Premier League fixtures in one year!
Generally speaking, if you can play [-] games, you have already reached the limit of an ordinary club.

55 games is the test of the depth of the giants lineup.

In the past, no matter how crazy Shao Bo was, he never gave up a game in a single season in order to win and win the championship.

In the past, Arsenal generally played 55 to [-] games.

This time, it can be regarded as breaking through the limit.

Don't underestimate the few extra games.

In fact, for the players, even if there is an extra game, as long as the limit is exceeded, it is very likely to cause unimaginable tragedies-injuries, large-scale injuries...

In such a situation, even if the gods came to the world and football could speak, there is no way for the team to continue to compete for the championship.

In the past, Shao Bo usually voluntarily gave up two domestic cups. Even if he participated, he would play with young players who would not affect the stability of the team's lineup.

It will save the team about ten games, and this season is obviously different.

Arsenal are here, but they have spent a lot of energy.

Therefore, many people have carefully calculated the number of games Arsenal needs to participate in if they want to win the championship, almost half a year ago, or even earlier.

In their view, that is an impossible task.

When the UEFA Super Cup ended and Shao Bo announced Arsenal's goals, they began to calculate the dates according to the schedule, and gave Arsenal a pre-arranged schedule of games they would participate in.

As a result, many games will need to be rescheduled.

This is not the most important thing. The most important thing is that according to the above schedule, sometimes Arsenal players basically have no time for training and will waste a lot of time on the road.

On average, in two or three days, Arsenal will participate in a game!
And that doesn't even count the international match day!
In such a dense situation, who would dare to believe that Arsenal can win all the championships and seven championships?

Besides Arsenal fans, who would really believe that Arsenal can do this?
Naturally, everyone came to mock Arsenal and laugh at them.

Just like the old days who laughed at those who aspired to take to the sky.

But they did it!

Today, airplanes have already helped people fly into the blue sky, and Arsenal has won the first six championships.

Only the last one is missing. As long as they win tonight, Arsenal will be the undisputed number one this season!

Although in the standings of international clubs, Arsenal has occupied the first place for a long time.

Even if Barcelona can beat Arsenal in this Champions League final, it is just to catch up with the points behind.

Those who mocked Arsenal in the past were all fearful and finding reasons for themselves.

"Since those devilish schedules in the past have survived, but the pressure of this heavy schedule is like a spring, and it will rebound sooner or later."

"Arsenal have spent almost all of this season in tense games, and the players have hardly had a few rests. But after the FA Cup final, they suddenly did not experience games for more than ten consecutive days. Wouldn't this sudden relaxation affect Arsenal's form?"

"It is said that Arsenal have very few injuries, but their main striker, Henry, has been injured at the end of the season. The appearance in the FA Cup does not mean anything. Henry did not score in that game, or Any assists?"

"The 37-year-old Bergkamp, ​​if it wasn't because he rested for most of the season and has been in the rotation of Henry and Klose in the second half of the season in the league, how could he persist until now? The last month With Henry's sudden injury, Bergkamp has never left his position as the main striker."

"He who is about to retire, can he still guarantee an excellent state? Moreover, Henry, Bergkamp, ​​Klose... How will Shao Bo adjust the three outstanding forwards? I don't believe it, Arsenal will play 433..."

The media reports and comments that look down on Arsenal have now shown a trend of swiping the screen. Those who have been unable to stop Arsenal can only turn to support Barcelona.

"Win the La Liga championship three rounds ahead of schedule, and the Copa del Rey final was much earlier than the FA Cup. In addition, Barcelona played more than ten games less than Arsenal this season... The physical configuration of the two sides is not at all One level!"

"Those fans who still insist that Arsenal successfully defend the title, and it is very likely to complete the defense this season, don't forget how small the probability of three consecutive Champions League titles is. It is not that Barcelona has never won the Champions League. They have won the Champions League for more than ten years. I got it once before..."

Shao Bo didn't even want to read these meaningless comments.

Before the final final, Shao Bo gave the players a day off.

That was just after the FA Cup final, and then the players all took a plane and came to Paris together.

After establishing a good relationship with relevant personnel, Arsenal has been using the training ground of the French national team for training-it is very close to the Stade de France, allowing the players to quickly adapt to the climate that is not much different from London, and whether it is the turf Or other court structures, are exactly the same as the Stade de France.

No detail can be missed.

For the victory of the last game, Shao Bo did his best!
In the FA Cup, he gave the players a day off to relax their minds and tired bodies, but Shao Bo himself remained in the club.

He and the members of the coaching staff are doing the final tactical discussion.

In the last few days, a result is to be discussed, and in the next few days, training will be carried out according to the discussed plan.

Even if there are some changes in the opponent, Arsenal will only make small changes. In the general direction, it will not change.

A few days before the start of the final, the players all came to the Stade de France to conduct adaptive training inside.

Henry has fully recovered and can play in the Champions League final.

As for how to arrange and coordinate the three main forwards, Shao Bo does not need to worry about those idle people outside.

As for the midfielder, Ljungberg's position on the right is very stable and will not change.

Ronaldo, Rosicky, Lampard, Alonso and Schweinsteiger will select three of them. Shao Bo has a plan in mind, but the starting list will not be announced until the last minute.

Otherwise, how can a player who knows that he will not start play work hard in the final training?
As for the defense, Ashley Cole and Rahm were separated on both sides, and Kolo Toure and Terry were in the center.

Rio Ferdinand was injured, and Shaobo felt a lot easier when he was thinking about who to choose to guard the middle.

As for the two full-backs, there is still a relatively obvious gap in strength between the substitute and the main force. Fortunately, neither of them was injured at this time, otherwise Shao Bo would have to worry about the side.

With Petr Cech defending the goal, Shao Bo felt that it was safe, and he didn't want Handanovic to use the substitute spot.

This is not because of any conflicts between him and Handanovic, but because of the position of the goalkeeper, it is better not to change or not to change.

Thinking back to my memory, Arsenal suffered a great loss because of the problem of the goalkeeper. Therefore, during the training against Cech during this period, Shao Bo also specially strengthened the defensive training of single-handed balls, and in times of chaos, the goalkeeper Positioning problem.

All preparations have been made. This morning, after the players did a simple training, the sky gradually began to rain.

Dark clouds came from all directions and gathered here, and soon the rain became heavier and heavier.

After training for a while, Arsenal returned to the hotel. There was no one else in the hotel except Arsenal's players and staff.

The Jane Polnareff Hotel has been fully booked by Arsenal during this period of time.

Although it is not a five-star top hotel, the facilities here are comfortable and warm enough.

After training for the past few days, the players will not be disturbed by the fans and can rest at ease.

After returning to the hotel, Shao Bo exchanged a few words with the hotel's third-generation descendant Pierre, and then began to enjoy lunch with the players that could bring enough energy.

Shao Bo originally thought about doing activities in the afternoon, but it turned out that it was raining heavily outside, and the weather with lightning and thunder made people worry whether today's Champions League final could be held as scheduled.

Fortunately, when it was past six o'clock in the evening, the rain had begun to gradually decrease.

However, the Arsenal team headed to the stadium not long after dinner.

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Players and fans all went to the stadium in the heavy rain. At this time, there was no distinction between Arsenal and Barcelona, ​​France or England.

Both Arsenal and Barcelona fans are amazed by the UFO-like design of the Stade de France.

On the outside of the Stade de France, there is a circle of protrusions, just like the rain drains in ancient Chinese buildings that block the rain.

It just so happened that it was raining heavily now, and they were just outside the stadium, and they could also hide from the rain in a small circle of dry place.

Most of the fans don't have the leisure to go around outside, they prefer to rush into the stadium and enjoy the warmth and comfort brought by the cafe set up inside the stadium.

It's just that the capacity can't satisfy so many fans today, which makes the manager who runs the coffee shop feel a pity.

"Don't worry, buddy, wait to watch the game, pay attention to your body!"

There are still a few hours before the game starts, but many fans have already entered the stadium early.

After the torrential rain for an afternoon, it finally started to leave. Of course, there was nothing wrong with the auditorium with the canopy, but the grass field in the stadium needed to be drained.

Fortunately, there is enough time, but the venue is a bit slippery than usual.

When France bid to host the World Cup in the early 90s, the infrastructure was very backward, and there was no stadium that met the standards for the World Cup finals.

At that time, French President Mitterrand said a word: "Build one!"

The retractable stands can even turn into a track and field field around the field.But that requires sacrificing the high-level stands to make room.

Today is the final of the UEFA Champions League, and there is no way for everyone to see the huge stands that are slowly moving with the assistance of huge machines.

It is so huge that it is an extreme machine, but it also has a unique aesthetic feeling.

In order to build this stadium, the French spent a lot of energy. They also cut out a small movie during the construction process. There is a small projection room in the museum inside the stadium for people to watch.

In 2000, the Champions League final was held here once, and this year is only the second time.

Zidane is here, beat Brazil with a header, won the first battle, and lost his hair...

Bosque's first Champions League is to help Real Madrid win here.

Now it's the turn of Arsenal and Barcelona to compete here.

Emma came to the stadium very early, these few days, she did not disturb Shao Bo's preparations.

Influenced by Shao Bo, every time Emma goes to a new large stadium, she will browse the local history in advance and understand the unique cultural connotation there.

very interesting.

Moreover, Emma once heard Shao Bo complaining at home.

The Emirates Stadium built by Arsenal is also the top stadium in Europe.

Whether it is luxury, advanced level, or the internal capacity, it is the world's top.

As the venue for the Champions League final, it couldn't be more suitable.

It's a pity that Arsenal failed to compete at the Stade de France and lost by three votes.

After that, Shao Bo complained at home for two or three days.

Wembley Stadium is one of the symbols of English football. It is also located at the Emirates Stadium in London. It cannot compete with it in this regard.

Shao Bo originally wanted to win a chance for the Emirates Stadium to host the Champions League final while Wembley Stadium was still under construction.

It is a pity that Wembley Stadium has been completed. If London has the opportunity to host the Champions League final in the future, I am afraid it will not fall to the Emirates Stadium.

Shao Bo can only strive to beat his opponent here and win the championship for the team. He hopes to have the opportunity to take the Emirates Stadium to counterattack Wembley in the future.

Because of Shao Bo's dissatisfaction many times, Emma remembered this place.

Emma also originally had a quarter of French ancestry, and her grandmother lived in Paris.

These days, Emma has been staying at her grandmother's house.

The matter between her and Shao Bo had already been known by the family members, and they acquiesced.

Otherwise, who else can object?

Shao Bo has never visited Emma's grandmother's house, one is a little embarrassed, and the other is that he has no time.

Now, the most important thing is the Champions League final. After the game, everything will be over soon.

(End of this chapter)