"Oh my God, is the Champions League final going to be played in a place like this?"

When the team's bus turned from the 03 ring road into a deserted road surrounded by no people, all the people on the bus looked at the outside environment in amazement, and there was no trace of the city around, only the wilderness, and there was no imaginary liveliness.

This is not the city of Istanbul at all, it is located on the northwestern outskirts of the city, and it is said that the government is planning to expand the city, and the city is short of land, so the five-star stadium was built in such an inaccessible place.

It is a stadium because it can also be used for sports events, has a track and field track, and other sports facilities, and is said to have been built to host the 2012 Olympic Games.

Outside the stadium is a parking lot built around the stadium, the scale is very large, the whole stadium is surrounded by such a large parking lot, a bit like a circular UFO that landed on the earth, and a helicopter apron has been specially opened up in the north of the stadium, which is said to accommodate three helicopters to dock at the same time, which is really advanced and terrifying.

When the team arrived at the Ataturk Stadium, there were some fans from both teams outside the stadium who were familiarizing themselves with the field, and when they saw Liverpool arrive at the scene, Liverpool fans in red jerseys immediately rushed to the stadium.

The time to familiarize themselves with the venue and training was precious, and Yang Cheng and the players did not interact with the fans too much, but left a staff member to comfort the players and explain the team's difficulties to them, while the team drove directly into the stadium.

This is a bit like the Atatuk Stadium of the Turks' Bird's Nest, all the facilities are superb, everything is good, the seats are new, the turf has just been replaced, the dressing rooms on both sides have been renovated, and it is said that even the grass in the parking lot outside the stadium has just been turned over.

"How much money is going to be wasted?" Paul Beyer found it incomprehensible.

Yang Cheng smiled and patted him on the shoulder, "You're out, Paul, Istanbul can make a lot of money just by relying on this final, and in the long run, the tourism aspect is even more scary, and now almost the whole of Europe is rushing to prepare for the Champions League final!" ”

Football is becoming more and more developed, and the Champions League is a gold-absorbing machine, who doesn't want to get a piece of the pie from above?

When Yang Cheng traveled through his previous life, FIFA was exposed to the shady, but he can guarantee that UEFA will definitely not be less shady than FIFA, because Inter Milan has the World Cup, but UEFA has the Champions League.

Also, a lot of times, football is actually carrying out some political and diplomatic tasks, but these things are not talked about, and everyone is willing to see football more simply, so that they can have fun from it.

"The inclination of the stands in this stadium is perfect, and the atmosphere in the stadium must be scary!" Benitez did observe the stands.

Although there is a track and field track, the slope of the stadium is very good, which can ensure the view of the fans in the stands, and at the same time, it can also ensure that the movement created by the fans in the stands is directly like a waterfall, surging down and sweeping the whole field.

"It's a battlefield for the fans!" Yang Cheng said with a smile.

The purpose of the barriers in each area is to prevent the collapse of the wall that occurred during the Heysel tragedy, and to prevent fans from the stands in different areas from entering other areas, so as to protect the fans.

Turning around, he looked at the pitch, where the Liverpool players were practising and familiarising themselves with the pitch.

For example, a wide player pulls to the side to cross.

The width of each pitch is different, resulting in different crosses from players, if it is wider, the distance from the sideline to the goal should be longer, and the pass should be forced, but how much force should be used, which requires practice to know.

Also having to get used to it is the match ball for the Champions League final.

Since the beginning of the new century, Adidas has been fully sponsoring the match ball for the Champions League final, but before only providing it, but from this year, they have decided to design the match ball for the Champions League final every season. ,

Only 50 balls were produced for the match, and coincidentally, the balls were made with a red five-pointed star on a white background, which is closer to Liverpool's colours.

Yang Cheng slowly walked into the court and patted Xiao Xiaoluo's back who had just completed a cross from the left side, "How is it?" How does the ball feel? ”

"It's okay, it's similar to the usual ball, but the appearance has changed a little!" Xiao Xiao Luo replied with a smile.

Yang Cheng nodded, walked inside, and asked about the players one by one, especially for the ball and the field, he hoped to ensure that every player had no worries and could devote himself to the game.

Because the stadium is a public place, Liverpool did not conduct any technical and tactical drills, but left the stadium directly after adapting to the venue.

Even now, no one knows what Yang Cheng's lineup is.

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The day before the game, according to the usual practice, Yang Cheng took Gerrard and Hyypia in the car prepared by the organizers and came to the Atatuk Stadium again to attend a pre-match press conference.

Long before the press conference, last season's champions Porto had sent representatives to Turkey to deliver the Champions League trophy, which was placed in the middle of the press conference for everyone to see.

"Beautiful, right?" Yang Cheng asked with a smile.

Countless reporters in the audience were flashing the magnesium lights in their hands, one by one facing the two sides on the stage.

Capello brought Piero and Tacinati, both of whom are Yang Cheng's old rivals, and everyone lined up at the press conference for the reporters to take pictures, and the focus of this link is undoubtedly the Big Ear Cup.

Gerrard and Hyypia both nodded, in fact it was very ordinary, and the two big ears could even be said to be a little ugly, but the problem was that when players all over the world were crazy about it, it could never be ugly.

"According to the more superstitious saying in our football circles, if you see it before the game, don't touch it!"

"Why?" Hyypia was a little strange, he really wanted to go up and touch it.

How many players will have the chance to touch the Big Ears Cup in a lifetime?

"I don't know!" Yang Cheng shrugged his shoulders and smiled, "This is what Beckenbauer told me, I heard that whoever touched him was destined not to want to have him!" ”

"Completely unsubstantiated!" Tacinati on the side shook his head, and he reached out directly, touching the two ears of the big ear cup, as if he was caressing the curves of a peerless beauty.

"Only those teams that are not strong enough are afraid of superstition, and this kind of thing is completely ineffective for us!"

Yang Cheng shrugged his shoulders, "Believe it or not, as for the lack of strength you said, wait until you really defeat us!" ”

After a pause, Yang Cheng smiled: "At least so far, you and you Juventus are just defeated generals in my eyes, what qualifications do you have to say this to me?" ”

Tacinati was a little unhappy, this was a naked slap in the face, if it weren't for so many reporters at the scene, he would have had a good theory with Yang Cheng, but now, demeanor, don't lose your demeanor.

Seeing Tacinati turn his head, Yang Cheng felt bored, these Juventus players were as boring as Capello.

Turning his head, he noticed that Gerald next to him was looking at the big ear cup stupidly, as if he was a little dumbfounded.

Yang Cheng can understand Gerald's mood at this moment, he must be very uncomfortable.

"I feel like it's calling me!" Gerald muttered to himself.

Dalglish, Ian Rush, Alan Hansen...... They've all lifted this trophy before, they've all been great players, they've been legends for Liverpool, they've all had a Champions League trophy that belongs to them.

Once upon a time, Gerrard also longed to have a Champions League of his own like his predecessors, and he was so eager to get it, because today's Champions League is almost the dream of Liverpool for generations.

"Then fight for it!" Yang Cheng said very instigatingly. ,

"Huh?" Gerald turned his head to the side, a little unclear.

Yang Cheng smiled, "This year doesn't belong to you anymore, but you can work hard, come back next year, if you don't work next year, the year after tomorrow, if you don't work the year after tomorrow, the year after tomorrow, as long as you are clear about your goals, one day, you will definitely get it again!" ”

Gerrard couldn't help but nod his head after hearing this, he knew very well that the manager was convincing himself.

"Let's go, go and sit down!" Yang Cheng looked calm.

Gerard and Hyypia, who were following him, looked a little nervous, no wonder, this was their first time, but Yang Cheng had already experienced this kind of battle 4 times, so he was naturally quite experienced in dealing with it.

Like him was Juventus captain Piero, who took the initiative to come over and greet Gerrard and Hyypia.

"Good luck tomorrow, buddy!" Piero laughed and said to Hyypia, and then he also regretted that Gerrard had missed the final, and the Prince of Biancones looked personable and relaxed, without the slightest nervousness before the big game.

"He's the fourth time he's on this occasion, like our boss!" Hyypia looked into the distance, and Yang Cheng walked towards Capello, obviously greeting Ka Dashuai, and he also looked relaxed.

"Of course, I've been through so many times!" Gerrard muttered, "But he's not lucky, he's been to three finals, he's got once, he's lost the last two, we're on top of every game." ”

"So, this time they're going to lose, it's our turn to have a good time!" Hyypia looked at the Big Ear Cup.

He was about to reach out and touch it, but Gerald grabbed her hard, "Hey, Sammy, watch your hands!" ”

"Touch it!" Hyypia was also not a superstitious person.

"When it's ours, you can touch it however you want, or you can consider taking it home, but for now......" Gerard looked serious, "you can't touch it!" ”

Hypia smiled bitterly, he had a beautiful woman stripped naked and lying on the bed and waved at you, but you couldn't help it, "I really can't see that you are so superstitious!" ”

"It's not superstition...... Gerald also looked deeply at the big-eared cup, "but I'm a little scared." ”

Fear, this is a terrible contagion.

Especially when you have to make a choice between heaven and hell at the intersection of the left and right, everyone will be afraid, they will be afraid, they will be nervous.

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'It's a very important game, we're going to win no matter what, and we want to be the first to score in the game and bring home an epic victory, back to Turin, to go down in history!'

In the following question-and-answer session, Capello was the first to express his high hopes for this match.

'Liverpool are a very special team, they have a manager who is very good, so they play very smartly technically and tactically, which suits the characteristics of the Liverpool team, but I think they are not at the top of Europe yet, they are not qualified to win the Champions League.

"What kind of tactics are we going to play in the game?" Capello smiled in the face of reporters' questions, "We will play at our normal level in the game, I told my players, as long as we play normally, Liverpool will have no way to take us!" ”

Seeing Fabio Capello seemingly turn a blind eye to Liverpool's players and make a title declaring, Gerrard and Hyypia were both angry, which was too contemptuous.

Yang Cheng was secretly gesturing at them, signaling them not to be fooled.

This guy is clearly scheming and wants to provoke Liverpool, because he is sure that Liverpool's players are young, young and vigorous, and can't hold their breath, so he deliberately wants to say this and deliberately stimulate Liverpool.

Whoever is more serious about such statements loses!

In addition to Capello, Piero also understands the manager's thoughts, and in an interview, he predicted this game with a smile, and he believes that Juventus will definitely win.

"We're here to win, and we're going to go for a result that we want!" ,

As the star of Juventus, it is indispensable to be asked about the Heysel tragedy that year, and Piero said that he was not impressed by this tragedy.

'When I was younger, I watched the game at home with some friends, but then something happened and my dad wouldn't let us watch it and let us play football, and when I was older, I didn't know what happened.

"But I think it's been 20 years, and we should look forward instead of dwelling on the past."

Of course, Yang Cheng has to be asked about this, although the Chinese have not experienced it, but he has lived in Liverpool for two years and knows very well the thoughts of Liverpudlians.

"The Heysel tragedy is a shocking and painful tragedy and it has caused indelible pain to Liverpool, but I believe that all this will only make all Liverpudlians more united, we will focus on the pitch, and we will turn the suffering and pain caused by the tragedy into our motivation to be more engaged in the game and beat the opponents!"

For Juventus, Yang Cheng is full of confidence, "I know Juventus' weaknesses, I know how to use these weaknesses to beat them, I have full preparation and planning, I believe that my players can beat their opponents on the pitch." ”

'Yes, the whole world doesn't look out on us because we have to lose Steven in this game, but we're not going to give up on fighting because of that, and I'm sure in the spirit of Liverpool, we never gave up on those two words.'

"We're going to give it our all, we're going to be able to beat our opponents!"

When a reporter asked about Yang Cheng's contingency strategy after Gerrard's absence, Yang Cheng did not give a direct positive answer, but said ambiguously: "You will know when the time comes!" ”

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After ending this pre-match war of words, Yang Cheng returned to the hotel with two players.

On the car back, Yang Cheng kept telling Hypia that the stupid guy who set sail for Xuan'er must not be nervous or afraid, "Since we are here, we have to go all out, don't think about it, what will happen if we lose the game, we won't lose!" ”

Hyypia and Gerrard's performance just now was a little too nervous, of course, this is just off the court, and when they get to the court, they may not be nervous, but according to the usual practice, Yang Cheng still has to advise.

At the same time, he was also thinking about how to go back and convince the players.

When he arrived at the door of the hotel, he found that there were many fans singing outside the hotel, from "You Never Walk Alone" to "Anfield Song", the fans sang over and over again.

For this matter, Yang Cheng had to find Rick Parry and ask him to let people appease the fans, so that they could not affect the rest of the players outside the hotel.

You know, the rest before the game is very, very important, if you can't sleep well, how can you play well?

Back in the hotel room, Yang Cheng looked at the text messages he received today, almost everyone who should have come came, and they all sent text messages to report safety, so that Yang Cheng had to reply one by one.

But at dinner that night, Yang Cheng obviously noticed the emotions of the players, and was a little too nervous, not to mention rookies like Xiao Xiaoluo and Robben, even if they were players with rich game experience like Murphy and Carrick, they all seemed to be very careful.

That night, although the players all returned to their rooms early, no one knew if they had a good rest.

It's just that this tense atmosphere lasted until the next day, even if Yang Cheng specially arranged some programs, such as playing other ball games and having some entertainment, they still looked a little different from usual.

How so?

It's quiet, there's no movement!

It's probably going to be the biggest game of their careers, and each of them could go down in history because of this one, so it's normal for them to be nervous.

For this, Yang Cheng has no good way, he can only hope that they will not bring this nervous mood to the field and be able to concentrate on the game, otherwise, it will only give Juventus a chance to take advantage of.

Just when everyone was silently killing time, the team leader finally walked in and announced that it was time to go! ）