Ice Shooter of the Green Field

Stadium of Light, Lisbon, Portugal.

After coming to Europe to play football, Zize has rarely visited this country in the west of Europe. Compared with neighboring Spain, Portugal is much poorer. Although Portugal was the first country in history to usher in the Age of Discovery, today Portugal is just an ordinary small country in Europe. For Portugal to attract attention around the world, the easiest thing seems to be football.

Especially after the emergence of a star of Cristiano Ronaldo's caliber, football has become a channel for many people to get to know Portugal.

As the most powerful country in the world five hundred years ago, Portugal's status today can be said to be disappointing. This is inseparable from Portugal's land area, population and other aspects. However, the contributions of their ancestors still have a profound impact on Portugal. Just like Brazil.

Brazil was once a colony of Portugal. The official language of Brazilians today is Portuguese. There are frequent interactions and exchanges between the two countries, which has given Portugal a lot of convenience in football.

Brazil is known as the kingdom of football. There are many football talents produced in this passionate land, but there is only one national team. Many top players who cannot enter the Brazilian national team often change their nationality to Portugal in order to play in the World Cup or other games. Important events.

In addition, the Portuguese Super League is also the ideal transit point for many Brazilians to go to Europe. With the influx of a large number of Brazilian players, the Portuguese Super League has become a unique top league and plays a decisive role in European football.

The venue for this season's Champions League final is the home stadium of the famous Portuguese Super League giant Benfica. Yes, it is the same Benfica who has been cursed to be unable to win European competitions for a hundred years.

Lisbon Portela Airport, Chelsea gathered in Lisbon two days in advance to welcome their final battle of the season.

It can be said that the success of this season depends on this game.

The FA Cup championship is not enough for Chelsea. In this season where they are only fourth in the Premier League, whether they can defend the Champions League is the only indicator of the success of this season.

But even if he loses this game, it doesn't matter to Hiddink.

During the FA Cup final, Hiddink stated at a press conference that no matter what happens in the next game, he will leave Chelsea and basically withdraw from the mainstream football world. He is about to turn 68, so Hiddink should also Rest rest.

Chelsea's official website thanked the Dutchman for his contribution over the past two years and wished him success in his final game.

About a week later, Chelsea also announced a new coach before the Champions League final. Next season, Portuguese madman Jose Mourinho will return to the Blue Bridge as Chelsea's first-team coach!

This is exciting news for Chelsea,

Mourinho is one of the greatest coaches in Chelsea history. There may not have been one before, but now Hiddink has led Chelsea to win the first Champions League in history, and now it is possible to complete the defense of the title.

But in terms of the impression left on the fans, Mourinho is much better than Hiddink. Hiddink does not have a strong presence in this team. The main reason is that Zize's aura is too strong. Only Zice is injured. After a while, the audience's attention returned to Chelsea and Hiddink.

As a result, they came to the conclusion that Zize's tide had receded, and Hiddink was the one who swam naked.

But then Chelsea's record improved, Zice returned, and everything went in the right direction, these voices gradually disappeared, but what remained unchanged was that Hiddink returned to the supporting role.

If he can win the Champions League again and complete the defense this time, Hiddink, who has two Champions Leagues, one Premier League, one FA Cup, and one League Cup, these important honors, can completely surpass Mourinho from the perspective of honor, but In the hearts of Chelsea fans, Hiddink's status is far inferior to Mourinho.

The reason is also very simple. When Mourinho was in the team, he once said domineeringly that the team does not need superstars because he himself is the biggest superstar in the team. This sentence does not seem to have much problem, but now , the superstar is Zize, the best player in the world, it is normal for the head coach to be reduced to a supporting role.

What fans are most interested in now is, what will happen next season?

The biggest head coach met the biggest player, and the last time it ended was not perfect. Cristiano Ronaldo and Mourinho had some friction last season. In the end, Mourinho failed to control the locker room, and The poor relationship with Ronaldo may also be one of the reasons for Mourinho's resignation.

After it was officially announced that Mourinho took office, Hiddink, who had announced his resignation in advance, had no impact, but it cheered up some Chelsea players in advance.

Mainly because of several old players, Terry, Lampard, Drogba, Cech and others all have a very good relationship with Mourinho. The team chose to broadcast this news before the Champions League final, which is also very exciting. Improved team morale.

Many times, early announcement may not be a good thing, but this time Chelsea's current head coach has announced that he will leave after the end of this season, and the two parties have only signed a two-year contract. This time, it is only a good thing to officially announce the return of the meritorious figure in advance.

As for other players, including Zize, they have no opinion on this. Zice has not had much contact with Mourinho. Mourinho once described Zize as "the special one", and Zize responded to this statement. .

But generally speaking, they are not very familiar with each other. When the last coach leaves, there will be new ones to replace him. When the old coach who has coached Manchester United for more than 20 years leaves, there will be new coaches. Of course, Mourinho is very good. A capable coach. Maybe if he had been here this year, Chelsea might not have collapsed so badly in the first half. If they could maintain their position in second or third place in the first half of the season, they might still be able to compete for the championship when Zize comes back. possible.

Of course, this didn't happen. Chelsea is in good shape now and should strike while the iron is hot and win Atletico Madrid to complete the feat of defending the Champions League.

Lisbon, the Stadium of Light, Chelsea and Atletico Madrid will battle it out at the Stadium of Light. Atletico Madrid has the best defense in Europe. After Simeone took office, defense has become the main theme of Atletico Madrid, which looks a bit similar to Mourinho. , but their defensive methods are somewhat different.

Simeone's defense pays more attention to confrontation and fighting than Mourinho's defense that emphasizes space blockade, because Simeone's defense is further forward than Mourinho, which means a high-position press.

Therefore, Atletico Madrid's record against Barcelona in the past two years is very good. What Barcelona fears most is this kind of resolute high-position pressing. Every tactic has its own way to crack it. Mourinho's ultimate defensive counterattack is one kind. Simeone's It is also a kind of tough high-position oppression.

In this year's Champions League, Atletico Madrid eliminated Barcelona in this way. Now that they face Chelsea in the final, they will definitely emphasize tough high pressing.

Atletico Madrid this season has reached the pinnacle of their glory. In the exciting decisive battle in La Liga not long ago, Atletico Madrid faced Barcelona and once again attacked Barcelona after the Champions League quarter-finals. The result of the two sides was 1:1, which allowed Atletico Madrid to successfully crown La Liga. Champion, winning the La Liga championship trophy again after 19 years.

This Atletico Madrid team is also known as the strongest Atletico Madrid in history. The forward has Spanish veteran Calabash Villa, and his partner is Brazilian naturalized Spanish forward Diego Costa. The midfielder is led by captain Gabi. Raul Garcia, Alda Turan and young player Koke, in the defense, Uruguay's Godin is the most stable part of the defense. His partner is Brazilian defender Miranda, and the two defenders are Juanfran. And Felipe Luis, the goalkeeper is Belgian Courtois who is on loan from Chelsea to Atletico Madrid.

This is more interesting.

Courtois is basically certain to start in the Champions League final, but Courtois is different from Essien, who was loaned to Real Madrid by Chelsea last year. Essien did not sign an avoidance clause between Real Madrid and Chelsea, but Courtois is some.

Many times, this has to do with the team's status and attitude.

Chelsea was the one who took the initiative in loaning Courtois to Atletico Madrid. Usually, loaning out for training is done by strong teams to weak teams. Of course, there are many exceptions, but the loan of Courtois was a big deal at the time. , Chelsea's attitude is actually very clear. Renting to Atletico Madrid is just for leveling up, so they specially added an avoidance clause.

But Atletico Madrid resolutely decided to start with Courtois.

Atletico Madrid's backup goalkeeper is veteran Alan Zuvia, who has only played five times for Atletico Madrid this season. It is impossible for Atletico Madrid to use him in the Champions League final, but what to do when faced with an avoidance clause?

The answer is to pay.

The avoidance clause between Chelsea and Atletico Madrid is not actually enforceable. The Football Association cannot directly interfere with employment, unless it is a suspension. As long as it is not a suspension, the Football Association cannot enforce employment policies. Although the avoidance clause is often used, It is written in black and white in the contract that if one party breaks the rules, it will only face compensation. Courtois' liquidated damages are three million euros.

A substitute goalkeeper who only played five games a season and a price of only three million euros. In the Champions League final, everyone knew what to choose.