Super Marshal

Summer is about to enter, but the cold wind in London still carries a hint of chill.

In the morning, the weather was still hazy, giving people a feeling that a storm was coming, but it still couldn't stop the fans' passionate feelings. The streets of London were filled with the unrestrained atmosphere of football.

At the time of the Champions League final, fans from the UK, Spain and all over the world gathered in London. The hotel near Wembley Stadium in the west was overcrowded and it was hard to find a room. However, this did not matter to Lin Xia at all.

Their house near Kensington Palace never sold.

With Prince William officially moving into Kensington Palace after his wedding at the end of April, house prices in the surrounding area have skyrocketed, attracting the attention of investors from all over the world. The house was bought early, the location and location are good, and it has the aura of a celebrity, so the value is even more amazing.

It happened to be a holiday this time, so Lin Xia took Xiao Gaoshen and invited her parents-in-law, parents, and Xiang Tianming who accompanied them to live in a mansion near Kensington Palace.

With nothing to do in the morning, the group of them decided to go for a stroll in nearby Hyde Park.

According to Gao Han, in order to better enhance the atmosphere of the Champions League final, the London City Government organized a large-scale fan entertainment event in Hyde Park, transforming the huge Hyde Park into a paradise for fans, attracting all fans who came to London, and it was very lively.

The group of people strolled leisurely through the streets of London, talking and laughing.

Xiao Gaoshen was the most lively among the crowd, and he didn't let anyone hold him back at all. He took the lead and always made everyone laugh.

Lin Xia was preparing a pre-match column of his while walking.

Last night, she was invited to participate in a UEFA event and met many people. Among them, the one who left a deep impression on her was the FA official in charge of youth training. He hoped that Lin Xia could convey his feelings towards Gao Han in Manchester City. Thanks for everything.

"As you can see, we have year-round rainy weather and a very cold climate, which is not suitable for the development of football. Unlike Spain, which has plenty of sunshine, it is an ideal place for children to pursue football. Even if they are in We can enjoy football as much as we want in the winter, while our children can only shiver in the cold wind and rain.”

"The difference in climate has a great impact on football culture, which has formed the traditional English football culture in the past few years, but did you know? Gao Han came to the Premier League twice and refreshed our understanding of football twice. He made us I clearly realized that football can be played like this in this land."

"Objective climate conditions can be improved through hardware facilities. For example, we are encouraging clubs to build indoor training fields, but culture is so deeply rooted in the bones that it is often extremely difficult to make even the slightest change."

"I'm very grateful to Gao Han. The new football culture he brought is slowly changing us, including the youth training."

This was the first time someone praised and thanked her husband in front of Lin Xia. She felt extremely proud.

Just as everyone was walking leisurely, Xiao Gaoshen, who was walking in the front, suddenly stopped.

The handsome boy looked ahead blankly at first, then turned around and shouted to the people who were slowly walking towards him: "Mom, look, that's dad!"

Everyone followed Xiao Gaoshen's gesture and saw a realistic poster of Gao Han erected at the entrance of Hyde Park in the distance, which could be clearly seen from a long distance away.

Everyone was stunned when they saw this poster because it was so huge and so realistic.

And when they held Xiao Gaoshen's hand and approached the huge poster, they saw countless fans gathered under the poster after hearing the news. With the on-site staff maintaining order, they took photos with the poster.

Among the loud fans, the loudest and clearest voice they could hear was, "He is the best manager in the world, and there is no one better than him."

In one sentence, Lin Xia and others were proud of him, which was even more proud than praising himself.

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It started to drizzle in London in the afternoon, with temperatures hovering around ten degrees, and expected to be even cooler before tonight's game.

Guardiola sat in the coffee shop of the Grover Hotel, looking at the gray world outside through the water droplets on the floor-to-ceiling windows.

On the desk next to him, there is a copy of the Morning Guardian, with a column by gold medal reporter Greenwald on the front page, which details his views and predictions on the Champions League final.

Guardiola knows Greenwald and knows that he is Gao Han's friend. He can always reveal some clues before the game, so this time he specifically wanted to read his column.

According to Greenwald's speculation, Gao Han's main lineup for this game will not change at all. They will still use all their main players, making it clear that they will use offense to defeat Barcelona's defense. This makes Guardiola It was heartbreaking to watch.

Guardiola knows his own team best and how it defends.

There are three genuine central defenders in the Barcelona team. In addition to Pique, who is the main player, and the aging Puyol, there is also Gabriel Milito who has suffered a lot of injuries, but this cost Barcelona 20 million euros. The Argentinian central defender has never played a main role except for the first season after joining.

The Ukrainian central defender Zygrinski, whom Guardiola originally had high hopes for, only played for one season after joining in 2009 and was sent back to Ukraine for various reasons.

At the left back position, Abidal has just completed liver tumor surgery and recovered very quickly, but his condition has never been particularly stable. Brazilian left back Adriano played the main role while Abidal was recovering from injury, but his performance was not ideal. , which makes Barcelona's left-back position always a hidden danger.

In fact, both Gao Han and Guardiola know very well that when the two teams meet, it is destined to be an offensive battle.

Barcelona's defense is weak, Guardiola cannot defend, and Manchester City will only take the initiative and will not hand over possession of the ball to Barcelona, ​​so it is still unclear who will win between the two teams.

Just judging from the cards before the game, the cold Manchester City is obviously slightly better.

According to the information obtained by Barcelona scouts, in the last training session yesterday afternoon, Gao Han opened the training to the outside world and arranged a main lineup for the team training. This made everyone have to admire his courage and confidence.

But Guardiola is more concerned about the details. It is said that during the training, Manchester City players behaved very relaxedly and frequently performed wonderful performances on the court. The players were also talking and laughing with each other. Gao Han even got into playing. Once the ball rolled to the sidelines. , fired angrily, and the shot turned into an anti-aircraft cannon. Even the ball was snatched away by the fans who came to watch and refused to return it.

This was Gao Han's psychological warfare call to Guardiola before the game.

Guardiola smiled bitterly, "You still know me too well!"

He still clearly remembered that when he was Gao Han's assistant, Gao Han once said to him that he thinks too much about everything. Sometimes the more you think about it, the more likely you are to worry about gains and losses. It would be better not to think about anything at all and roll up your sleeves and fight. .

Even now, he has not yet developed such a state of mind.

Guardiola looked at the outside world through the floor-to-ceiling windows covered with drizzle drops, hazy and dreamy.

Just like how he feels now.

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Before the decisive battle, it was always extremely quiet.

Manchester City has made countless trips back and forth from the hotel to Wembley Stadium in the past year or so. It has long been very familiar with it, and the bus driver is also very familiar with it.

Everyone in the car seemed very calm and calm.

In fact, Manchester City is completely different from the teams Gao Han has led in the past, because this team is almost all famous stars and have rich experience. They know better how to coordinate their state of mind before the game, adjust their emotions, and welcome Contest.

Even for the Champions League final, they are no strangers.

Cristiano Ronaldo and Kaka have experienced it many times, Xavi Alonso, Modric, and Petr Cech have all experienced it once, and they have all won the championship.

These allow Manchester City to not lose to Barcelona in terms of game experience.

Of course, the La Liga giants have more experience in the Champions League.

The team bus flew quickly on the highway in northwest London and soon entered the confines of Wembley Stadium.

Under the expressway is Wembley Avenue, where the subway leads directly to the stadium. There are shops on both sides of the road. At this time, it is already brightly lit and crowded. Every subway train will bring fans from all over the country to Wembley in an endless stream. On the avenue, waves of people pushed forward, sending everyone into Wembley Stadium in the distance.

The bus bypassed the pedestrian walkway, entered Wembley Stadium, and finally stopped at the entrance of the players' tunnel leading to the dressing room.

Due to the separation of people and cars, there were not many fans squatting at the entrance of the player tunnel waiting for the team to arrive. Instead, most of them chose to enter Wembley Stadium in advance and wait for the start of the game.

But Manchester City's arrival still aroused cheers from many fans.

This is, after all, an English place.

Tonight, the whole of Britain is cheering for Manchester City.

After the bus stopped, everyone in the bus did not get up immediately, but all looked at Gao Han, who was sitting in the front row.

The Manchester City coach stood up from his seat, turned around calmly, and looked at the players in front of him through the car lights on the top of the car.

This is likely to be his last game at Manchester City.

When Gao Han was looking at the players, the players were also looking at him. In the two years they had worked together, there was no need to say many things and words. With just one look, each other understood what the other meant.

How the game will be played has been arranged before the game. What should be said and what should be paid attention to has been repeatedly told by Gao Han.

The rest depends on the players' performance on the court.

Gao Han just stood upright and watched. All the players stood in front of their seats and looked at the coach silently. This made the atmosphere in the car a little tense.

It was also at this moment that they felt somewhat like the tension before the war.

This made the bus drivers at the front a little confused. They didn't know what was going on. Why were they all standing silently and not getting off the bus?

Did he go to the wrong door?

But looking under the car, the stadium staff was obviously indicating that he could get out of the car. The security personnel and police at the scene were also in place, separating all the fans into a channel so that everyone could enter the players unimpeded. passage directly to the locker room.

But why don't you get out of the car?

It wasn't until the bus driver couldn't help but want to ask that Gao Han coughed twice.

"Guys, are you all ready?"

"Ready, boss." The players responded in unison.

"Very good!" Gao Han nodded vigorously, "Let's go!"

After saying that, he turned around and got off the bus first.