Super Marshal

"As I said half a year ago, things in professional football are hard to say."

At the pre-match press conference at Old Trafford, AC Milan head coach Carlo Ancelotti spoke eloquently and indescribably relaxed in front of the media reporters.

"I'm afraid that no one would have thought at that time that the two teams in the first stage of the group stage would finally meet again in the Champions League final, but this is professional football."

Ancelotti's remarks did resonate with the media reporters on the scene.

The opponents in the first stage of the group stage met in the future schedule, which is not rare in the history of the Champions League. The most recent time was Real Madrid and Bayern Munich in 2000, and Del Bosque also led Real Madrid to complete their revenge.

But meeting in the final is indeed extremely rare.

"In the last two years we've had three games, and as you all know we've lost all three, including the UEFA Cup, but this one has made us all very familiar with each other. .”

The media reporters at the scene nodded again.

"But what I want to say is that this is a Champions League final and anything can happen. When we got this ticket, I and the players knew very well that if we don't want to play again To repeat the regret of missing the UEFA Cup last season, then we must win at all costs."

"I believe this is the biggest consensus of our whole team so far!"

There was a burst of warm applause at the scene.

The reporters with a keen sense of smell could tell that Ancelotti was a bad visitor.

"Carroll, how do you evaluate the opponent in this final, Atletico Madrid?" an Italian reporter asked.

Ancelotti smiled slightly and nodded: "This is a phenomenal team. There is no doubt that they are very good. This is the reason why they have not failed in the past two years. They will not be afraid of any team. All the games were aggressive and they were the strongest team."

But at this point, Ancelotti changed the subject, "We all know that in professional football, no team can win all the time, and every team will lose, maybe tomorrow .”

"For us, this will be a very meaningful game, because we can use the same opponent to test our progress in the past period of time and test the results of the team's hard work in the past few days."

"AC Milan is a great club, the players are great stars who have experienced many battles, each of us is focusing on this game, we all know the significance of this game, and we are all looking forward to this game The game is coming."

"My players and I have enough confidence to do our best!"

Ancelotti's words once again received full applause and cheers.

Although AC Milan lost to Atletico Madrid three times in the past two years, this does not mean that this final will still be lost. On the contrary, what Ancelotti is best at is counterattack.

In everyone's mind, his nickname is Wannian Er Er, because his past records are always runner-up.

But few people know that he has another nickname, Ancelotti who can't be beaten to death.

Because his coaching is as tough and tenacious as he was when he played football.

In his past coaching career, he has experienced fiascos again and again, even some humiliating fiascos. Putting it on other head coaches, he may not recover from it, but Ancelotti has survived time and time again. Completed revenge.

This is quite commendable in professional football!

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"Excellent talk, Carroll."

Ended the press conference, Ancelotti returned to the rest area, AC Milan general manager Galliani greeted him.

As the club's general manager, he was also invited to some UEFA events tonight.

"Thank you, Adriano." Ancelotti nodded and smiled.

Galliani looked around and found that no one was approaching, so he immediately pulled Ancelotti to the corner, looking like a thief.

"Carroll, tell me frankly, how sure are you of this game?" Galliani asked solemnly.

Ancelotti replied without thinking: "I will definitely try my best to win."

The bald man almost slapped him, and he still pretended to be ugly in front of me?

"I know, in the past few days, you have been practicing penalty kick tactics every day in training."

Ancelotti nodded, "Yes, this is part of the regular preparations."

"To be honest, Carol." Galliani couldn't stand it anymore.

"OK." Ancelotti decided to confess, "Atletico Madrid is very strong, you shouldn't deny that?"

Galliani nodded, this is a fact recognized throughout Europe.

"If we play a double striker, frankly, I'm not sure, but if we play a single striker..." Ancelotti raised his eyebrows, but the words were not clear, but the meaning was already obvious.

Playing double forwards is a requirement hand-picked by Berlusconi. Both Inzaghi and Shevchenko are his key players, and none of them want to give up.

But what Ancelotti wants more is a single striker, a four-three-two formation.

"Sure?" Galliani asked, frowning.

Ancelotti smiled slightly, "I promise, they will definitely make mistakes during regular game time, even if they don't, I can definitely drag them into a penalty shootout."

Galliani suddenly understood why, in the past week, AC Milan's training program always had penalty shootouts.

"Okay, I believe you!"

After speaking, Galliani buttoned up his suit, looked deeply at Ancelotti, turned and left.

Behind him, Ancelotti's eyes flashed a stern look.

The chance for revenge has finally come!

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"I am very happy that the current state of the team is adjusted well. Fortunately, all of us can participate in the game, which is very important to us. At least, I have not encountered troubles in lineup selection. "

After Ancelotti's press conference, it was Gao Han's turn to hold a pre-match press conference to announce the list of 18 players.

In the face of reporters' inquiries, Gao Han first introduced the current situation of the team.

"Yes, as you all know, I brought all the players who have played in the first team this season to Manchester. We are an inseparable unit, but unfortunately, only 18 people can appear in the stadium. .”

"I already have an idea about the starting lineup. I will not change ourselves because of AC Milan's lineup and style of play, because I know that our most powerful weapon comes from our confidence in ourselves."

"There is no doubt that coaching Atletico Madrid has been a dream journey for me. Here, I met a group of the best players, the most lovely fans, and the management that trusted me the most. Everything For me, everything is perfect, and the only thing I want to do now is to lead the team to be the best."

"Unlike the UEFA Cup, the atmosphere in the Champions League final is more tense. It's pressure, but it's also motivation."

"As a part of professional football, we always go on the field with pressure and responsibility, and the only thing we think about and what we need to do now is to do our best and win the opponent."

However, Gao Han also mentioned that it is not easy to defeat the current AC Milan.

"We have played three games in the past two years, they are very familiar to us, but we are a little strange to them now, which may cause us some problems, but I believe that we can overcome them very well. unfavorable factors."

Gao Han's analysis has also been recognized by many media reporters.

Atletico Madrid's impressive record of winning consecutive victories in the past has also attracted the trust of many media reporters and fans. They unconditionally believe that Atletico Madrid will be able to win.

"Mr. Gao Han, according to the Italian media, AC Milan has repeatedly practiced penalty kick tactics every day in the past week, but as far as we know, Atletico Madrid does not seem to have this arrangement."

Gao Han patiently listened to the reporter's question, nodded and said: "Yes, we never thought of dragging the game into a penalty shootout. We are determined and confident to end this game during regular game time, so we don't have to Practice penalty kick tactics."

Hundreds of media reporters at the scene all captured Gao Han's strong self-confidence.

In fact, everyone knows that when it comes to penalty shootouts, Atletico Madrid will have no advantage.

As Ancelotti said in the last press conference, AC Milan are all battle-hardened stars, everyone is mature and stable, and has a stronger psychological quality, which is the disadvantage of Atletico Madrid.

If it really enters the penalty shootout, this disadvantage will be more obvious.

"Mr. Gao Han, I am a Chinese reporter. Regarding this Champions League final, do you have anything you want to share with the domestic fans?" Another reporter stood up.

Gao Han recognized him as a well-known reporter from an authoritative sports newspaper in China, and the two nodded and smiled tacitly.

"I am not a professional player, but I am like all professional players. The UEFA Champions League has always been my dream. Winning the championship is something I never even dared to dream of before."

"I come from China, where the level of football is not high. Last year was the first time our motherland entered the World Cup finals, but the results disappointed many fans who love him. Coupled with various factors and problems, many fans chose to leave because of this. Love begets hate."

"I can fully understand the grief of these fans, and I can also understand their hatred of iron and steel, but I don't agree with their approach, because I know that this will not help improve the level of Chinese football."

"I still clearly remember that in the season when Atletico Madrid was relegated, the fans were also very sad and disappointed, but they did not leave the team, nor did they hate the team because of it. On the contrary, the fans who bought the team's season tickets Instead, more than before, they choose to continue to support the team unconditionally, even if they are just watching in obscurity."

"Today, Atlético de Madrid's ability to go to today and enter the stadium of the Champions League final is the best affirmation for this group of fans. I also firmly believe that as long as there is a group of fans who continue to support Chinese football, even if they are insignificant, they are just in obscurity. Standing aside, I firmly believe that today's Atlético de Madrid is tomorrow's Chinese football!"

"I don't know what the result of the game tomorrow night will be, but I can assure you that we will do our best to fight until the last minute, and as long as the final whistle has not sounded, we will never give up! "

As soon as Gao Han finished speaking, there was thunderous applause at the press conference.