Super Marshal

Standing in front of the window of the hotel room, Gao Han stared intently at the Erasmus Bridge in the distance.

It is not only a landmark building in Rotterdam, but also the world-famous most beautiful bridge.

It also has a very elegant name, White Swan Bridge.

From the perspective of Gao Han, the shape of the bridge looks like a white swan flying high.

The sky is getting darker, and against the backdrop of the dim lights on and around the bridge, the whole bridge looks even more beautiful.

Gao Han just looked at the bridge from a distance, dumbfounded.

This Monday, the day before yesterday, a murder that shocked the whole of the Netherlands occurred in Rotterdam. The right-wing politician Fortang was assassinated, and the whole city was plunged into a gloomy atmosphere.

The Rotterdam City Government applied to UEFA, hoping to postpone the UEFA Cup final, but after careful consideration and full communication with the two teams, UEFA decided to hold it as scheduled.

Because of this, and because there were no local Dutch teams participating, the atmosphere in the finals in Rotterdam was not strong.

It looks a bit like the feeling of fans of Atletico Madrid and AC Milan temporarily borrowing this city to grab a European championship, slapping their ass and leaving after beating.

But for Gao Han and Atletico Madrid, the significance is extraordinary.

Today's Alpine and Atlético de Madrid are like the beautiful Erasmus Bridge in the distance, which has accumulated enough strength and is ready to soar into the sky at any time and become a blockbuster.

Winning the Copa del Rey for two consecutive years and winning the La Liga title as a newly promoted team is nothing more than playing in the Spanish nest.

Even if they won all thirty-eight rounds and amazed the world, it would be difficult to be convincing.

It will be convincing only if the team is pulled out of Spain, to the European arena, and to play against the real European powerhouses.

Therefore, in Spain, Super Depor, who won the La Liga championship, is pleasing, but although it has no championship, Valencia, which has reached the Champions League final twice, is obviously better.

"Union Cup, I'm going to decide!" Gao Han gritted his teeth and said.

At this moment, someone knocked on the door.

It was Gao Han's assistant, Unai Emery, who came in.

The young Spanish coach has already received a formal contract and has become a member of Gao Han's coaching team. For the time being, he can only act as Cantarero's deputy, but this is enough for him to learn.

"Boss, it's almost time to go." Emery pointed to the door.

Gao Han nodded and smiled at the young assistant, turned around and walked back to the living room, took his iconic dark gray suit from the sofa, put it on, straightened it in the mirror, and went out.

All Atletico Madrid players had already gathered in the hotel lobby and waited.

In addition to the 18 players included in the competition list by Gao Han and the two substitute players, other players from the first team, David Silva from the second team and the youth team, Ramos and many other players are with the team Came to Rotterdam, Netherlands.

This is also Gao Han's intentional arrangement.

Because, he wants to let this group of teenagers experience the finals of this level for themselves, and at the same time let them identify with the team from the bottom of their hearts, and establish an emotional bond of sharing weal and woe.

The hotel lobby, which was originally full of discussions, suddenly became silent when Gao Han came out.

Regardless of whether they were uneasy or anxious just now, the moment they saw Gao Han walking out in his iconic suit, all of them felt relieved and subconsciously developed a sense of confidence.

"Boss!" Everyone shouted in unison.

The hotel managers and staff who greeted them in the lobby couldn't help thinking to themselves, why is it so like the Dutch underworld?

Gao Han walked to the middle of the crowd, looked at the players, nodded, "Let's go!"

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As soon as the bus walked out of the hotel, the fans waiting around immediately rushed forward.

Crazy Atletico Madrid fans kept shouting the names of Gao Han and the players, and kept calling for the champion.

The UEFA Cup, which is the coveted aspiration of all the Sheets, is a championship honor that has never been achieved in the club's history.

So, tonight, there are tens of thousands of Sheets fans who chose to come to Rotterdam to support the team even though they didn't have a ticket. Some of them couldn't find a place to stay, or even slept outside the team hotel.

"Come on, Atletico Madrid!"

"Champion, champion, we want champions!"

"We are the strongest, we must bring back the champion!"

"We will always support you!"

Several bus convoys left the hotel from the fans' farewell.

Through the thick window glass, every player in the car can clearly hear the shouts of the fans outside.

Everyone was deeply infected by them. Players such as Kiko, Aguilera and Torres gritted their teeth and were deeply moved, but they had to suppress their emotional fluctuations.

The more critical the game, the more they need to be calm.

Gao Han stood in the middle of the aisle, and had a panoramic view of the reactions of every player in the car.

"In our more than 100-year history of Atletico Madrid, we have repeatedly hit the European championship, but apart from winning a European Cup Winners Cup 40 years ago, we have nothing in the European arena."

When everyone in the carriage heard the voice, they all raised their heads to look at their head coach.

"But we have never forgotten or extinguished the desire for the European championship in our hearts."

"With the joint efforts of countless senior celebrities and outstanding stars, we have launched an impact on the European championship time and time again. Although we all failed in the end, we never gave up!"

When Gao Han spoke, his eyes slowly swept over every player in the carriage.

"Someone once told me that Atletico Madrid is a very special team. It was born to fight. Its never-say-die and indomitable fighting spirit is the soul of Atletico Madrid. Change."

"We are like a group of fighters, and all the disasters and misfortunes will only make us stronger."

"Atletico Madrid will only die on the pitch, never give in, never surrender!"

Old Hill once said this, Little Hill and Cerezo also said it, and Aragones said it more than once.

What Gao Han remembers most deeply is that when each of them said these words, they all carried a kind of devout belief.

He believes that everyone in the car, whether it is a player, a coach, or even a bus driver, must have heard these words, because this is what everyone in Atletico Madrid has firmly implemented in the past 100 years.

"Tonight, at the De Kuyp Stadium, we have only one goal!"

Gao Han pointed his right index finger towards the players firmly and confidently.

"European champions, make history!"

After hearing this, all the players nodded in unison, which was a promise to the head coach.

Although no one spoke, it was not difficult to see their firm determination from the expressions on their faces.

For this game, everyone in Atletico Madrid has been preparing for the game for nearly a month, which makes everyone in the team full of confidence.

Tonight, we must win the championship!

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"Friends from the audience, welcome to the live broadcast of the UEFA Cup final in the 2001-2002 season."

"We are now broadcasting live for you from the De Kuyp Arena in Rotterdam, the Netherlands."

"This stadium, which can accommodate 50,000 fans, is full of seats. The fans of the two teams are frantically creating momentum. The atmosphere in the stadium is very strong and very exciting."

"Just now when the two teams appeared on the field for the last warm-up training before the game, we could see from the live broadcast that the two teams were relatively relaxed before the game. AC Milan has a lot of experience, and they have the mentality and experience to deal with such a game. advantage, while Atlético Madrid has more morale."

"I believe that many fans know that the rise of the Sheets this season is a miracle. As a newly promoted team, they not only won the La Liga championship, but also created a record of 38 rounds, which shocked the whole world."

"In addition to the La Liga championship, they also successfully defended the Copa del Rey, which also made many fans of the Sheets very excited, eager for the team to win the UEFA Cup and achieve the Grand Slam."

"And in Atletico Madrid's 99-year history, their best honor is the European Cup Winners' Cup, and they have never been involved in the UEFA Cup, let alone the Champions League."

"The same situation also happened to AC Milan. The Rossoneri, as the leading giants in Europe, has many European champions, but they have never won the UEFA Cup. This is also a great pity."

"That is to say, tonight, no matter which team wins the championship at the De Kuyp Stadium, it will create the history of the club, which also makes the fans of the two teams very excited."

"At the pre-match press conference, Gao Han, the head coach of Atletico Madrid, said that the team is determined to win the championship. Atletico Madrid will adhere to the tradition of the team and will never give the opponent the slightest chance. It is only here to win the championship."

"After all, he is a young marshal. He speaks very sharply and is very courageous."

"Comparatively speaking, the head coach of AC Milan, Ancelotti, is more prudent. He first praised Atletico Madrid, and then said that although AC Milan has many stars, its strength is not better than that of Atletico Madrid."

"However, when the reporter asked him with a smile, if he was confident that he would break the vicious cycle of being the second child in a thousand years tonight, Ancelotti also expressed confidence that no one would mention this nickname after tonight."

"Judging from Ancelotti's statement, AC Milan should focus on defense, which is also the advantage of the Rossoneri, while Atletico Madrid is likely to focus on offense."

"So, if there are no accidents, this will be a contest between offense and defense, spear and shield."

"In addition to the tactical contest between the two teams, we have also seen that the main players of the two teams have all appeared in the roster.

"Judging from the starting lineup we got, AC Milan's starting goalkeeper is Abbiati, the defense line from left to right is Caradze, Maldini, Laursen and Contra, and the midfielders are three. The defensive midfielders are Ambrosini, Albertini and Gattuso, the attacking midfielder is Rui Costa, and the two forwards are Shevchenko and Inzaghi."

"This should also be the strongest lineup that AC Milan can currently form. There is no problem in the midfield, but the hidden dangers in the back line are relatively large, especially the veteran Maldini, who was seriously injured twice this season. The 34-year-old The veteran has missed more than half of the games, and Ancelotti let him start this game, presumably because of his rich experience and commanding ability."

"But in the face of Atletico Madrid, which is like a wolf like a tiger, the Rossoneri's defense will be severely tested and even the outcome will be decided."

As soon as the commentator finished speaking, he saw that the players of the two teams had already walked out of the player channel under the leadership of the referee.

"Okay, the players are on the field, and the game will start immediately!"