Chapter 724: The Price of Failure
"Hmm~ Bilal, I know you must be nervous now, and I also know that you must be scared, because you have always been a person who is easily nervous and afraid of failure, we have suffered and been poor, so you cherish what you have at the moment more than anyone else."
"Thea just asked me where Dad had gone, and I told her that we could see him on the pitch, and I took her to buy a white jersey yesterday, it's beautiful, and I'm sure you'll love it when you see it."
"I want to say, Bilal, don't be nervous, don't be afraid, touch your heart, believe in yourself, and believe in the people around you, we will cheer you on from the stands, you can!"
Bilal is Ribery's Muslim name and Thea is his daughter's name, and the quote comes from a short video of club staff interviewing the players' families, who tell them what they expect from the players, using their words and even gestures to motivate the players in the dressing room.
As Ribery's wife Vahiba started the game, one after another family members of the players, or wives, or girlfriends, or parents, appeared in front of the camera of the short film, and they were all motivating the players in their own way, hoping that they could perform in the Champions League final.
The funniest thing is Marcelo's son Enzo, the handsome Brazilian boy who became popular because Marcelo often posted cute photos of the two on Twitter and Facebook, appeared in front of the camera, as well as his most beloved dog, and he is also very cute, as soon as he appeared in front of the camera, the iconic explosive head made everyone in the locker room burst into laughter.
"Boom!" Enzo shouted in a milky voice, "I want a medal!" ”
"What do you want a medal for?" It was clearly the mother asking next to her, and there was some laughter.
"Buy toys!" In the end, this kid didn't forget to be cute, and he made an action to kiss the camera.
There was another burst of laughter in the dressing room, Marcelo now has his iconic explosive head, for the simple reason that his son likes him to wear this hairstyle, so he decided not to change, so the father and son can often be seen on Theobold's training ground, as long as it is an open training session, Enzo will basically appear.
The children are undoubtedly the most likable, everyone in the dressing room is laughing, but they are also giving Marcelo a thumbs up, the most enviable thing about this kid is to have such a smart and clever son.
Messi found that all the family members or girlfriends of all his teammates in the locker room appeared, but he was the only one who didn't, was it because he didn't find his family to shoot? Or was his father and family uncooperative?
When this doubt surfaced in Messi's mind, the camera of the short film turned and appeared on the plane.
It is Antonella, Messi's girlfriend announced to the public half a year ago, and the daughter-in-law in the minds of his parents, who has always lived in Rosario, but occasionally comes to London, and the relationship between the two has never been noticed by the outside world.
"Leo, it's me, I'm on the plane to Munich right now, with them, and Uncle Jorge and them!"
Antonella said to the camera, but she looked a little shy and turned her head after speaking, but the voice of Messi's father Jorge encouraging her to continue talking came from the side, and Antonella quickly returned to the camera.
"I was going to tell you after the game, Leo, but ...... They all thought I should tell you and let you know, so ......" As he spoke, Antonella gritted her teeth and held back, pausing for a moment to calm down before continuing.
"Leo, I have a baby!"
Antonella's voice sounded very loudly in the locker room, and the locker room, which was still a little noisy, suddenly became quiet, everyone was startled by this, and then looked at Messi one by one, who was stunned and full of disbelief.
"It's been three months, it's a boy, I knew about it more than half a month ago, I wanted to tell you in person, to surprise you, but they all said I should take this opportunity to tell you, Leo, I have our child, are you happy?"
Messi sat in front of the closet in the locker room, his fists were clenched tightly, his muscles were exposed, he was obviously controlling his emotions, he didn't want to be in front of his teammates, in front of such a big game, overly excited to indulge his emotions, but he still couldn't help it, tears rolled in his eyes.
"I'll sit in the stands, Leo, I miss you so much, I want to be with you what name I want to give him, I want to prepare something for him, I don't understand anything, I miss you so much, Leo!" Antonella in front of the camera couldn't help crying, she hadn't seen Messi for more than a month.
Messi here also shed two lines of tears, he is in a very messy mood now, he knows that he can't be too excited and excited, but he can't help it, so he stood up from the seat in the closet, and the teammates around him came up one by one to congratulate him, and Messi was silly laughing over there, not knowing what expression to give his teammates.
"Congratulations, Leo!" Ye Qiu also walked in front of Messi.
The Argentine hugged Ye Qiu tightly, and said loudly twice, without speaking.
Ye Qiu knows Messi very well, this is a very restrained person, and he can even be said to be a little bad at words and expressing his feelings, he is very excited and excited now, but he doesn't know how to say, perhaps, he needs to vent his excitement and excitement on the court, because the court is the best stage for him to show himself.
Sometimes think about it, Ye Qiu also feels that the world is changing too fast, time flies too fast, so fast that he almost doesn't have time to prepare, once upon a time, Messi was just a young and immature child in his eyes, but in a blink of an eye, he was about to become a father of a little boy.
"Do you want to give a gift to your child?" Ye Qiu asked with a smile.
Messi nodded heavily, "How about a Champions League?" ”
Who knew that Ye Qiu shook his head, "I don't think it's enough, it's better to have one more FIFA Golden Ball Award, what do you think?" ”
Messi nodded heavily, and his teammates around him also came up one by one, congratulating Messi on becoming a father.
Seeing that all the players in the locker room were encouraged, Ye Qiu felt that his killer move was still very effective, originally he just wanted to encourage the players through the players' families, but he didn't expect that on the plane, Roland mentioned the news of Antonella's pregnancy when chatting with Jorge, so he temporarily decided to join this paragraph.
This group of players at Tottenham Hotspur are all seasoned veterans, having played so many professional leagues, played a lot of finals, and I don't know how many key matches they have played, and almost all the inspirational, motivational remarks have been said, and even they have become a little numb.
In this case, no matter how much Ye Qiu says, the effect may not be obvious, it is better to let the players' families motivate the players through short films and videos, because they know the players better than Ye Qiu, and they are closer to the players' lives, they are the closest people to the players, and it is more effective for them to say one sentence than Ye Qiu to say ten words.
"Guys!" After Ye Qiu finished the short film, the emotions of the players were mobilized, and he stood up to finish.
"We're finally back in the Champions League final!" Ye Qiu used us to enhance his sense of oneness with the players.
All the players fell silent and looked at the manager, their eyes shining with a sense of desire.
Everyone doesn't want to disappoint those who are close to them, familiar with them, and know themselves, so in this game, they don't want to disappoint those wives and families who inspire them in the video clips, and let down the family members and friends who sit in the stands to cheer for themselves, so they all have a surge of desire from the bottom of their hearts.
"This is the Allianz Arena, I'm sure you've seen everything from the hotel to the stadium, the city belongs to Bayern Munich, the stadium belongs to Bayern Munich, and now we're not just facing one team, not just Bayern Munich, it's the whole city of Munich, it's the whole of Germany!"
"We've all seen how they humiliated us and attacked us on the road, and we've all seen how they humiliated us, our fans, and our families in the stands, and I can guarantee that if we end up as losers in this game, they will attack us even more brazenly, and what they give us, to the fans, to our relatives in the stands, will be tenfold, or even a hundred times more than now!"
"That's the price a loser pays!"
"Because we and the fans behind us, the relatives behind us, are not only ourselves, we also represent Tottenham Hotspur, we have to bear the honor and disgrace of advancing and retreating with Tottenham Hotspur, and if we fail, we will walk with shame, and we must play with this shame for a long time to come."
"Guys, we are not only fighting for ourselves, fighting for this jersey, but also to protect the fans behind us, our relatives who are sitting in the stands, we have to fight for them, we have to use all our strength to protect them, so that they can be glorious, decent, and can proudly leave this stadium that belongs to the enemy as a winner!"
"And this requires each and every one of us, on the pitch, to do our best, we have to use our own performance, use our own strength, to silence all the enemies, so that they will never have the opportunity to humiliate and attack our fans and relatives from now on."
"This is a cruel war to the death, there is no mercy, only go all out!"
"If you don't want to be humiliated, if you don't want your loved ones to be humiliated, then clench your fists and kill your opponent!"
As Ye Qiu's shouts ended, all the players stood up, gathered in a group, clasped hands, and shouted in unison, "Kill!" Kill! Kill!!! ”
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"Welcome to the Munich Stadium!"
"We are now broadcasting the 2011-2012 UEFA Champions League final live against Premier League giants, Tottenham Hotspur and Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich!"
'It's also a matchup between two of the best teams in the Champions League this season, and they've shown their quality before, beating one strong opponent after another to get to this stadium.
"Bayern Munich has encountered Basel, Marseille and Real Madrid before, while Tottenham Hotspur has encountered Napoli, AC Milan and Barcelona, and both sides have played a lot of wonderful games, especially Tottenham Hotspur's 9:0 home and away double defeat of Barcelona, which can be called the most classic game of the season!"
"In this battle, both sides have only one goal, and that is the St. Polyde Cup!"
Live TV footage gave a close-up of the St. Bolled Cup, which was placed in the middle of the exit from the players' tunnel under the stadium's main stands.
'It's close to the start of the game and we've just got the starting line-ups for both sides.
"Bayern Munich still adopts the familiar 4231 tactics in this game, the goalkeeper is Neuer, and the back line is Contento, Bad Stuber, Jerome? Boateng and captain Lahm, the midfield duo of Gustavo and Schweinsteiger in midfield, and Thomas up front? Mueller, Tony? Klos and Arjen Robben, the single striker is Gomez. ”
This is also the strongest team of Bayern Munich this season, and judging from the starting line-up, Heynckes was not actually affected by the heavy defeat to Borussia Dortmund in the German Cup, on the contrary, he continued to trust the players who had been sluggish in this game.
Perhaps, the German veteran knows a Chinese proverb very well, shame and courage!
"Tottenham Hotspur's starting lineup is basically all-in-one, with Petr Cech in goal, Marcelo, Kompany, Thiago at the back? Silva and Kyle? Walker, Ramsey, Pirlo and Vidal in midfield, and a trident of Franck Franckis, Edinson Cavani and Messi up front. ”
"If you look at the starting lineups of both sides, Tottenham Hotspur right-back Alves missed the final because of the accumulation of yellow cards, it will definitely have some impact on Tottenham Hotspur's right attack, after all, Alves and Messi's right combination has always been Tottenham Hotspur's ace offensive line, and now there is less Alves on the right side, whether the attack power will decline, this is a question."
'Another downside factor for Tottenham Hotspur is that this is the home of Bayern Munich, who know everything about the stadium very well, so it's doubtful whether they will take home advantage and attack first.
"Of course, we all know very well that Tottenham Hotspur is very strong, and even quite a few people feel that this north London team is the strongest and best team in football today, so how to play their due strength in the face of so many unfavorable factors is also a worry for Tottenham Hotspur!"
"But many people also think that Tottenham Hotspur's biggest advantage is their experience, there are many veterans in this team who were the main contributors to the team's Champions League defense three years ago, and they have a lot of experience, so how to play the Champions League final, they have more advantages than Bayern Munich's players in terms of psychological quality."
"And Tottenham Hotspur's head coach Ye Qiu and his team have five Champions League finals experience, which can be described as very, very rich, so how Tottenham Hotspur will play in the game, this is also worth looking forward to!"
When the on-site commentators analyzed the starting lineups of the two sides, the players of the two teams slowly walked out of the player tunnel under the leadership of the referee, and a deafening shout suddenly came from the entire Allianz Stadium, and more than 60,000 fans were cheering for the players of the two teams, and no one was to be outdone.
When Ye Qiu returned to the stadium again, he was also greeted by cheers from Tottenham Hotspur fans in the stands and more than 1,000 Chinese fans, but he was unable to interact with them much, firstly, because he was separated by a stadium, and secondly, he was physically and mentally engaged in the game.
"About twenty degrees!" When Ye Qiu walked out, he deliberately felt the temperature of the Allianz Stadium.
Because it rained yesterday, the turf is very good, not too dry, but not too slippery, and although it is sunny today, the temperature in Munich is not particularly high, 20 degrees, which is a more suitable temperature for the game, but as the game progresses, with the passion of more and more fans, it is estimated that the temperature will rise again.
After all, the stadium is a semi-enclosed space, and more than 60,000 people gather in such a stadium, even if you do a good job of ventilation, the temperature will definitely be higher than outside.
The referee for this match was Proenza from Portugal, and the linesman was also from Portugal, and interestingly, he had officiated Tottenham Hotspur in the Champions League on several occasions before, but only officiated two Bayern Munich games, both of which Bayern Munich lost.
Because of this, some people joked before the game that this is to do away with Bayern Munich's rhythm.
The game was not preceded by much ceremony, just a simple kick-off ceremony, and then both sides were engaged in the game.
Bayern Munich kicked off first, but their start was also obviously based on stability, passing the ball directly to the back after the kick-off, which was controlled by Schweinsteiger, and Tony? Klos, Lahm and Gustavo are also close to Schweinsteiger and maintain a tight network of possession at the back.
Ye Qiu's start of this game is also based on safety, because he has to watch out for Bayern Munich whether it will attack after the opening, and Tottenham Hotspur has a certain advantage, so there is no need to take this risk, and he can play more patiently, so Tottenham Hotspur is not tight after the opening.
But after a brief trial in the opening period, Bayern Munich immediately launched a wave of offensives, and soon took out their targeted weapons against Tottenham Hotspur, directly attacking Tottenham Hotspur's fatal weakness.