The Godfather of Football

There is a saying that goes, God grants one's wishes.

It did rain in Munich last night, and it didn't stop until the early morning. This made the sky clear in Munich in the morning. I believe it should be a very good weather for the game.

But when Ye Qiu got up, he still looked like he hadn't slept enough. He reached his right hand back and grabbed the back of his neck, which was sore because of his wrong sleeping posture. In his heart, he was cursing the noise and movement that lasted for more than an hour in the early morning.

It was the early morning after the rain. When Ye Qiu was sleeping soundly, a deafening whistle sounded on the street. The decibel was very high and it lasted for an hour. Even the sealed doors and windows of the hotel could not block the invasion of the noise. As a result, Ye Qiu was awakened and couldn't fall asleep for a while.

"Were you woken up last night?" Peter Kenyon, the bald man, also walked out of the room. Seeing Ye Qiu rubbing his neck and looking sleepless, he laughed and said, "This should be a gift from the Bayern Munich fans to you."

"A trifle!" Ye Qiu shook his head with disdain.

The two had just taken two steps when they heard the door of Mauro Tassotti's room next door open. Roland, the fat man, was inside, speaking in his loud voice, greeting the ancestors of the Bayern Munich fans who blew the whistle last night for countless times. It seemed that he couldn't sleep last night because of the noise, but the problem was that the fat man looked very energetic.

"Fatty, you scolded so harshly, did you stay awake all night last night because of the noise?" Ye Qiu stood at the door of the room and asked with a smile.

Luo Pangzi turned around, looking as if he had seen the murderer of his father, "Damn it, those noisy bastards made me sleep half an hour less last night. If they really make me unhappy, I will go to the police station to sue them!"

Everyone laughed in unison, half an hour less sleep, is it necessary to do this?

"Let the players rest more at noon, and sleep a little longer if they didn't sleep well last night!" Ye Qiu reminded.

Mauro Tassotti nodded in agreement, and then handed over a morning newspaper. This was the German Bild newspaper, with a bright red front-page headline on the cover, which published a battle manifesto issued by Bayern Munich overnight last night, "Swear to keep the Champions League trophy at home!" This open letter occupied the entire front page of Bild.

"After all, it is a German newspaper, support Bayern Munich!" Ye Qiu laughed, this may be called a difference between relatives and strangers.

Bayern Munich actually knows how to hype and take advantage of the situation. They do this not only to cheer for the Champions League final, but also to win more fans and audiences for themselves, because they are the team with the best European performance among German teams in the past decade. Dortmund, which was invincible in the late 1990s, has been in trouble since the 21st century.

"It's annoying to watch, let's go eat!" Ye Qiu put down the newspaper and suggested.

A group of four people left the room, took the elevator down, and came to the Michelin restaurant.

This Mandarin Oriental Hotel is actually not big, only six floors high. There are more than 100 people from Tottenham Hotspur, plus their relatives, some representatives of the team's sponsors and accompanying reporters, the number of people is more than 300, and all the rooms in the hotel are booked. Therefore, only Tottenham Hotspur people enter and exit the entire hotel, and outsiders are not allowed.

Therefore, the Michelin restaurant only serves Tottenham Hotspur, and everyone can come here to eat for free.

"Less than 400 meters further west is Marienplatz!" Peter Kenyon and the others sat down and pointed to the west through the glass curtain wall. Marienplatz is where the Munich City Hall is located.

After a pause, he seemed to realize that no one knew where Marienplatz was, so he said, "Last night when I discussed with people from Bayern Munich and Munich City Hall, they planned to use Marienplatz as a gathering place for fans who could not enter the Allianz Arena to watch the game. The other one is Odenplatz."

After hearing this, Ye Qiu frowned, "Will it be okay to gather fans from both sides together?"

Peter Kenyon nodded, "I also expressed my concerns, but the Munich City Government thinks that as long as the organization is good, the fans from both sides communicate well, and as long as everyone abides by the order, there will be no big problem."

In fact, many fan riots come from a few football hooligans, and this minority of people will exist no matter which team, so heavyweight events like the Champions League final are still very cautious in controlling and suppressing football hooligans, and as long as the football hooligans are handled well, there will be no big problem.

Of course, some provocations and competitions will definitely happen, such as the two sides competing to see who shouts louder, whose slogans and banners are more lethal, etc. These are inevitable.

"According to the report of Bild just now, as of this morning, it is expected that 180,000 people will pour into the city, and the number is still increasing rapidly. In addition to the fans in the Allianz Arena today, there will probably be more than 200,000 fans gathered outside the stadium, and it may even reach 250,000 fans."

Munich's total population is only more than one million, and now there are almost 200,000 fans pouring in from outside. It is conceivable how much pressure the city is under now, but the large number of people coming in is very amazing for the city's economy and consumption. This is the stimulation brought by the UEFA Champions League final.

Ye Qiu thought for a moment and looked at Roland Shepas. After noticing Ye Qiu's look, the latter smiled and said, "I have arranged for people to go to Maria Square and Oden Square. Don't worry, I will take care of it!"

Fatty Luo knew Ye Qiu very well. When he heard that so many fans gathered together, he already thought of what Ye Qiu was thinking.

"Does your killer move work?" Peter Kenyon asked with a smile.

Ye Qiu shrugged, "Who knows, let's try it!"

Everyone smiled. Of course, they all hoped it would work, but sometimes things are hard to say.

Breakfast was served soon, and several people gathered together to eat and chat.

"Are you really going to sell Alves?" Peter Kenyon asked Ye Qiu.

In fact, Ye Qiu didn't say anything, but asked Peter De Visser to give him a scouting report on the right back. His requirements were that the player must be under 25 years old, not too expensive, cost-effective, and have development potential in the future, because he was not very satisfied with Chambers' progress after being loaned to Southampton.

After Lucas Moura and Coutinho went to Southampton, they made rapid progress. The former became the core of Southampton's frontcourt attack, but there are still some weaknesses and shortcomings that need to be further polished and improved. After Coutinho played in the middle, his performance also improved a lot, and his defensive attitude became more correct.

As for Chambers, he is too young. It is not easy for him to play in Tottenham Hotspur now, even as a substitute. On the contrary, another young player in the team, Luke Shaw, who was 17 years old on the left, performed very well in the European Youth Champions League. He should be given some opportunities next season.

This season, Tottenham Hotspur's youth team stopped in the semi-finals of the European Youth Champions League and was eliminated by Chelsea's youth team. The Blues' youth team finally reached the final and successfully defeated AC Milan's youth team to win the championship. The 19-year-old right-back De Sciglio in AC Milan's youth team made a good impression on Ye Qiu.

This is also a choice made by Ye Qiu and Mauro Tassotti. The youth team should play its own characteristics and level, rather than thinking about achieving results and championships, which is meaningless. What is more important is whether the youth team can provide more powerful talent reserves for the first team. This is the key point.

Of course, Tottenham Hotspur's youth team is the most offensive football in the European Youth Champions League, and it is also the most offensive and gorgeous game. There was also a wonderful game in which they defeated the Real Madrid youth team 8:3, which won the applause of the whole house and made many rookies of the youth team famous, such as Nick Powell and Januzaj.

Ye Qiu asked the scout to investigate the right back, and it was obvious that he wanted to move Alves. After all, Kyle Walker is currently deeply appreciated by Ye Qiu, especially under the sculpting of Mauro Tassotti, who was born as a right back. His defensive level has improved a lot. His offensive power is not as good as Alves, and his skills are not as good as the Brazilian, but he is faster and more impactful, and his body and strength are also better.

"I can accept that he complained about me and the team for the contract renewal negotiation, and even lost his temper, but I can't allow him to be lazy after he came on the court, especially his indifferent attitude. I must nip this trend in the bud, otherwise, more and more people will do this in the future!"

It was not easy to control the temper of some big-name stars in the team by selling players such as Fabregas and David Silva. If Alves makes such a fuss again, then Ye Qiu's previous work will fail.

As Guardiola asked, when a team loses its balance, what do you do?

To keep Alves, you have to break the current balance of the team. The Brazilian will play with a high-handed mentality that the team cannot do without him. The team as a whole will lose balance and control. Selling him, although the team loses one of the best right backs in the world, it maintains the balance of the team.

In addition, Alves is already 29 years old, and it is very cost-effective to sell him now.

"I understand what you mean. Let's follow the old rules!" Peter Kenyon agreed.

Ye Qiu had to admit that Alves' tactical role in the team was indeed great, but it was not so great that the team would break the balance for him and tolerate his unscrupulous trampling of team rules. If he did this now and Ye Qiu did not punish him, others would definitely follow suit next time. What prestige would Ye Qiu have?

If it was just the second round of the game against Barcelona, ​​when he got a yellow card after coming on the court and behaved like sleepwalking, Ye Qiu could still tolerate it and give him a chance. However, in this redemption game against Aston Villa, he put pressure on Ye Qiu with such a sluggish performance, which sentenced him to death.

Ye Qiu knew very well that Alves was not without strength or in a bad state, but he did it on purpose.

For Ye Qiu, Kyle Walker will start in this Champions League match, which will also be a test for him. If the English right-back seizes the opportunity, Ye Qiu will send Alves away without hesitation, but if Kyle Walker performs poorly, Ye Qiu may reconsider whether to keep Alves for another season.

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As night falls, the Allianz Arena changes from the red lights in the past. It is not the blue of Munich 1860, nor the white of the German national team, but a grass green, which represents the UEFA Champions League final. unique color.

It is said that in order to display this color, the Allianz Arena specially modified the lighting system, and finally achieved the effect.

At the same time, the Allianz Arena logo on the outer wall of the stadium was also covered up by UEFA's [UEFA Champions League] banner. Even the tickets for the final said Munich Stadium instead of Allianz Arena, the purpose is to avoid the name of the sponsor Allianz.

Before the final, the square in front of the stadium became a gathering place for fans. Some fans could be seen everywhere holding up signs asking for tickets. The current ticket price for the final has even reached as high as 4,000 euros. If the official tickets are given, The price is more than 300 euros, and the ticket price has almost doubled. This is also a very astonishing number, but it is still difficult to get a ticket.

Groups of police officers were at the scene to maintain order, and fans from both sides were also looking for the entrance to the stadium under the arrangement and organization of the police and on-site staff. The south stand of the main stand belonged to Bayern Munich fans, while Tottenham Hotspur fans Fans gathered in the north stand, and the stands on the east and west sides were neutral fan areas. The fans of the two teams were clearly separated.

Huang Chu and Eliza each pulled a child out of the fan tunnel. Their seats were arranged in the middle of the bottom stand of the North Stand, surrounded by either Tottenham Hotspur sponsor representatives or other people. The families of the players and staff are even familiar with each other, such as Ribery's wife Wahiba.

Tottenham Hotspur fans were all white, while Bayern Munich's South Stand was all blood red. The colors of the two sides were very opposite. In the neutral stands, you could also see a lot of red and white mixed in. One of them was estimated to be as many as There were nearly a thousand fans in a white square, and they had banners in Chinese and a large photo of Ye Qiu.

There are many Chinese students studying in Germany. Not only that, there are many Chinese fans preparing to go to Munich to watch this game before the game, and they all get their tickets and tickets through the Tottenham Hotspur Fans Club in China. To prepare things, so they sat together after entering the stadium, but they were less organized.

Bayern Munich fans are very organized. Maybe Germans are very organized, so the slogans they shout are very loud, especially when paired with the rhythmic drums, it makes people feel a sense of unity. There was a rush of excitement and excitement, and the whole momentum was deafening and very powerful.

In the blood red of the North Stand, between the ground floor stand and the second-floor stand, a very long banner was hung, which read in German, "Our city, our stadium, our trophy!"

Tottenham Hotspur fans were obviously not prepared to make such a big deal. After all, carrying such a long slogan was very troublesome, but they quickly came up with another way to deal with it, which was to piece together .

"Your city! Your stadium! Our trophy!"

Tottenham Hotspur fans also hung three slogans written in English between the ground floor and the second floor of the stands, which was a kind of counterattack to the Bayern Munich fans, and this slogan was immediately booed by the Bayern Munich fans. There were shouts and insults, and the whole stadium became noisy and loud.

Ye Qiu and Heynckes stood on the sidelines. The latter was already sixty-seven years old, while Ye Qiu was not yet thirty-seven. There was indeed a big age gap between the two, but in terms of fame and influence, Heynckes was Heynckes was not as good as Ye Qiu, but the latter respected Heynckes very much.

At least the German coach's coaching ability is quite outstanding.

In fact, this also indirectly proves one thing, that is, many so-called famous coaches are not necessarily all outstanding. Many of the real experts are not famous. They may be because of opportunities, personality, or various other reasons. , causing them to lose their reputation, or stay in the middle and lower reaches of their lives.

But the ability of these people cannot be denied.

Humility has always been a quality that Ye Qiu is highly praised by the outside world.

Even in such a crucial battle against Maimang, even though Ye Qiu shouted confident slogans and declarations before the game, when he met Heynckes, he took the initiative to step forward and express his gratitude to his senior. They said hello, but the two of them still had more of a polite conversation, after all, they were not familiar with each other before.

If it were Ferguson, Wenger, Guardiola and Benitez, or even Mourinho, Ye Qiu would have had more to say to them, but Heynckes had serious differences with him. Generation gap.

When Ye Qiu walked back, he happened to see the slogans of Tottenham Hotspur fans in the North Stand opposite. He turned back to look at the slogans of Bayern Munich in the South Stand. He chuckled. Now Bayern Munich had no choice. , because they have no way to modify the slogan.

"The old man's hands are very strong!" Ye Qiu moved his right hand. When he shook hands with Heynckes just now, he felt that the other party was a little too strong.

"He should be trying to intimidate you!" Roland made a joke on Ye Qiu.

Ye Qiu chuckled, "I think he is nervous!"

Roland and Mauro Tassotti both laughed. Although Heynckes won a Champions League championship in Real Madrid, winning that championship was also very dangerous.

Many people say that this season's Champions League final is very similar to the 1997/98 season's Champions League final. Heynckes led Real Madrid to face the powerful Juventus, and now Heynckes leads Bayern Munich to face the powerful Tottenham Hotspur, so Heynckes said before the game that he was confident that history would repeat itself.

However, Juventus was defeated by Mijatovic's key goal, and now, who will become Mijatovic of Bayern Munich? Gomez? Or Thomas Muller?

Ye Qiu turned around and glanced at the analysis team in the back row of the coaching bench. They were all ready. He looked at the time on his wrist watch and turned his head to Roland and said, "Start getting ready!"

"Okay!" Fatty Luo agreed, left the court early, and returned to the locker room.