I Want to Be the King of Football

When Butragueno, the representative of Real Madrid from the venue of the Champions League final, opened the ball he had just drawn, took out the note with Manchester United's name on it, turned it over, and showed it to the live camera, Su Dong felt the surrounding The atmosphere was a little dignified.

Indeed, this is not a good sign!

This year's Champions League quarter-finals are actually quite unexpected, but if you think about it carefully, you will find it understandable.

The first is that many strong teams have fallen.

Juventus, Atlético de Madrid and Liverpool and other strong teams failed in the group stage, Real Madrid, ACX Milan, Chelsea and Porto and other teams stopped in the round of 16, which made the Champions League quarter-finals such as Bordeaux and CSKA Moscow. team.

The reason for this situation is the loss of players from summer transfers.

In the eyes of Bayern players, whether it is Bordeaux or CSKA Moscow, or Lyon who eliminated Real Madrid, they are all very good targets, but Bayern successfully avoided these three teams and avoided the weaker ones. Arsenal and Inter Milan have drawn Manchester United, which is really lucky.

In turn, Lyon met Bordeaux, CSKA Moscow met Inter Milan, is this purely a coincidence?

Sure enough, as soon as the results of the draw were released, Bayern's players were questioned, thinking that this was another conspiracy of UEFA.

Since Platini came to power in 2007, such controversies have been endless. Every year, there are several teams with good luck in the lottery, such as Bordeaux who met Olympiacos this year, and Sevilla. CSKA Moscow.

It's not that Bordeaux and Sevilla, or CSKA Moscow and other teams are not strong, but they can always avoid the giants, which really has to be called a conspiracy theory.

A year like this can be a coincidence, but every year like this, or a coincidence?

When Bayern drew Manchester United, the players complained all the time, thinking that there was something tricky in the draw.

But who knows?

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Sudong is not a conspiracy theorist, but he is increasingly feeling the changes brought about by Platini.

Or rather, that kind of tearing.

Platini is a legendary superstar. After Beckenbauer and Cruyff, before Maradona, Platini is the number one superstar in European football, and the three consecutive Golden Globes are his biggest. honor.

After retiring, he began to run for the 1998 World Cup in France, so he got in touch with FIFA President Blatter. After the great success of the World Cup in France, he successfully entered FIFA and later used the French Football Association as a springboard. , entered UEFA, and defeated Johansson in 2007 to be elected as UEFA president.

In the 2007 UEFA presidential election, which attracted worldwide attention, Platini fully demonstrated his characteristics as Blatter's apprentice.

As we all know, Blatter's ability to sit firmly as FIFA president is not recognized by football powers. On the contrary, his relationship with UEFA is very, very bad, but he has won the support of many football backward countries such as Asia, Africa and Latin America. Support, in the one-person-one-vote voting game, Blatter is as stable as Mount Tai.

The same is true for Platini. He has the support of many middle and lower leagues and countries within UEFA, so he defeated Johansson in the vote, but what followed was that he was elected as the middle and lower class. On behalf of Platini, he must fulfill his promise and serve his vote.

As a result, the Champions League quota, the tricky lottery, financial fairness... A series of policies came from this.

It can be said that Platini has represented the middle and lower classes from the very beginning, so he and G14 are in a state of conflict, but this showdown ended with the disbandment of G14, but the competition for interests continues.

Not long ago, a well-known British football journalist criticized Platini's financial fairness policy, believing that he was stifling the possibility of a counterattack by the middle and lower classes, and would only lead to the strong becoming stronger and the weak remaining weak. cured.

He cited the examples of Chelsea and Manchester City, both of which are seen as most affected by Financial Fair Play,

Because they are purely relying on the investment of the owner, and on the club's books, the investment of the owner is calculated as a liability, not financing, which leads to these teams being unable to make ends meet.

The reporter believes that in the era of free market economy, capital is willing to invest, proving that they are optimistic about this market, and they think they can profit from it, otherwise who would be willing to invest?

And UEFA's Financial Fair Play policy prevents them from investing. Under this policy, a team like Manchester City will never be able to get ahead, because they can't afford a star, and if they don't have a star, what can they do with the giants?

Top giants like Manchester United, Real Madrid and Barcelona, ​​they don't need to do anything, just keep making money in the global market, and then waving their money around the world to buy their favorite players, this can ensure that they will always be at the top of football .

And a team like Manchester City, limited by financial income, can never keep up with these giants in investment, and will always be inferior to them. Even if they occasionally play, the stars they cultivate will be quickly poached.

Therefore, the reporter attacked Platini, arguing that his fiscal fairness policy is anti-free market economy, and it is contrary to Platini's previous positions and policies, which looks more like a giant team. a compromise.

It was this sense of tearing that Su Dong felt.

On the one hand, Platini is standing on the side of the middle and lower reaches of the country and the team, suppressing the powerful giants; on the other hand, Platini has introduced policies to restrict the middle and lower reaches of the team from shaking the foundation of the giants. possibility.

For Platini, for UEFA, for giants, for local upstarts like Manchester City, all the media, fans, and even players, the reactions are very contradictory.

It's more just look at the position he occupies, see where the butt sits, to decide whether they support, oppose or bombard.

It's like now, Bayern's players are complaining about the draw for the Champions League quarter-finals, believing that there are conspiracies and tricks.

But in fact, what they bombarded is a conspiracy, is it tricky?

no.

What they bombarded is that they failed to profit from conspiracy and trickery!

As for whether there is really a conspiracy, whether it is really tricky, this is actually irrelevant.

For this sense of tearing, Su Dong always felt that there would be another big problem.

Professional football is a pyramid, don't listen to fans, how many years old you are, how you are loyal, not to say no, but very few, the vast majority of fans are advocating the strongest.

This results in the strongest team, the strongest player, attracting the most attention in the world.

But Platini's policy is suppressing these strongest teams, will they be reconciled?

Will not!

G14 disbanded, they can re-form G18, or even G20.

As long as it is profitable, these top teams will organize again sooner or later, and they will start a revolution.

Su Dong is a vested interest in the current system, but as a player, he can actually change very few things.

In Barcelona, ​​no matter how well he performs, his historical status will not be higher than Cruyff, or even higher than Guardiola. It is estimated that he is similar to Ronaldinho, Rivaldo and others. higher.

The same is true at Bayern. What can he do to surpass Beckenbauer, Rummenigge and Hoeness? Even Gerd Mueller is firmly on top of him.

Su Dong clearly knew that in these giant teams, no matter how well he played, it was only a page in their glorious history.

To Manchester United? Go to Real Madrid?

That is to say, the past of Barcelona and Bayern is repeated repeatedly.

He wants to go to a team that can be unique in history!

Not a rich family?

It doesn't matter, he goes and will eventually become a giant!

This is what Su Dong can think of. As a professional player, in the current situation of European football, he can achieve the ultimate!

Virgo's perfectionist complex makes him reluctant to share with others, he wants to monopolize.

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After the results of the quarter-finals draw came out, Bayern met Manchester United, and the semi-finals will meet the winners of Inter Milan and CSKA Moscow, while Barcelona will meet Arsenal, and the semi-finals will be the winners of Lyon and Bordeaux.

This has created a possibility that the number one favorite to win the championship, and the second favorite team to win the championship, Barcelona, ​​will meet again in the Champions League final.

In the history of Champions League football, no two teams have ever met in a Champions League final for two consecutive years.

If it happens this year, it will be the first time in history.

Bayern is Sudong, Ribery and Robben, Barcelona is Messi, Ibrahimovic and Eto'o.

Barcelona is also better in midfield, while Bayern's defense is more solid.

However, in order to create this history, both teams have to go through difficulties and obstacles, especially Bayern, who had bad luck in the draw.

First of all, we must first cross the hurdle of Manchester United.

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On the afternoon of March 20, in the twenty-seventh round of the Bundesliga, Bayern challenged Frankfurt away.

Just five minutes into the game, Modric sent a diagonal pass from the right.

On the right side of the front of the penalty area, Robben missed the ball and let the ball go directly into the penalty area.

Su Dong quickly jumped in for offside, stopped the ball to the right of the penalty spot, caught up and volleyed, breaking Frankfurt's goal.

One to zero!

But in the closing stages of the game, with Bayern remaining for the German Cup semi-final in midweek, Eintracht Frankfurt made a sudden onslaught.

The teenager Alaba, who replaced Marcelo, made a mistake when returning to the goalkeeper. After being intercepted by the opponent, he scored.

One to one!

In the end, Bayern drew 1-1 away from Frankfurt.

Alaba was questioned by many after the game, but the young player's debut was still recognized to a certain extent, especially the first team of Bayern, who rated him well, believing that he has enough potential.

Of course, it is still very difficult for Alaba, who is only 17 years old, to play directly as the main force.

At least before him, Contento and Bad Stuber were very strong contenders for the left-back position.

Not to mention that Marcelo's performance in recent years is getting better and better, and the progress is getting bigger and bigger, which has attracted the attention of many giant teams including Real Madrid.

In the next 19 days, Bayern will usher in six tough battles, including the German Cup and the Champions League quarter-finals, which are undoubtedly huge challenges.

After playing Frankfurt, Su Dong accepted an interview with the media according to the club's arrangement, and he publicly expressed his confidence in the team's strength.

Among my teammates, some hope to win the league title, some hope to win the German Cup, some hope to win the Champions League, and I hope to win all three championships!

Our goal is to win the Triple Crown!