Chapter 206 Before the Champions League starts (Transition text)
The 2013/2014 Premier League season has come to an end.
The final standings of the Premier League have also been determined.
Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester City and Liverpool ranked first to fourth respectively, and also won the Champions League seats.
Ferguson's Manchester United only finished seventh in the league in this retirement season, which was the worst result since Ferguson took over as coach, announcing the end of an era.
When Sir Alex Ferguson said sorry in tears at the Old Trafford Stadium, Wenger at Colney also shed tears.
Wenger raised his glass towards Manchester City
Other Premier League teams were on holiday because of the World Cup. In order to maintain their competitive form, the England players paid out of their own pockets to hire private coaches, and with the help of Xia Qi, they moved to Colney and trained with Xia Qi.
The success of a group of players such as Xia Qi, De Bruyne, and Martinez has made Wenger famous and he is recognized by the public as the coach who is best at training players.
So it was quite attractive to be able to come to Colney for training, and most of the England team came.
In fact, the training of World Cup players is mainly focused on recovery, allowing the body to rest without being too relaxed.
I don't know why, but if the players don't take care of themselves for a month, their bodies will easily get out of shape, especially their stomachs and calf muscles, which are simply unsightly.
Just look at the players returning from seaside vacation every season to see how unreasonable the retaliatory rebound of muscles is.
Xia Qi trained with his teammates on the national team. Although there was no tactical training, they inevitably talked about these topics and exchanged their playing habits with each other.
Xia Qi's intimacy with them is constantly increasing, and his intimacy with Sterling and Gerrard has exceeded 80, and he can already activate [Telepathy].
As time goes by, the whole of Europe is talking about the Champions League final.
Whether it is Ronaldo returning to the place where his dream began to win the trophy, or Arsenal winning the Grand Slam, another team will establish their dynasty after Manchester United and Liverpool.
On May 2014, 5, the Portuguese capital Lisbon put on the cloak of the Champions League.
The Champions League final has been turned into a festival by UEFA, with both teams arriving three days in advance.
During these three days, Lisbon will have different football and cultural performances every day.
Xia Qi's popularity still cannot be compared with that of Cristiano Ronaldo. The planes of both parties arrived at almost the same time, and it is obvious that there are many more media interviewing Cristiano Ronaldo than Xia Qi.
Of course, the fact that Ronaldo is a local is a factor, but we have to admit that the platforms of Manchester United and Real Madrid are indeed far better than those of Arsenal.
But for the Penguin interview team, this was a good thing. They finally broke through the layers of people and handed the microphone to Xia Qi.
"Hello, Xia Qi, I'm from Penguin Live..."
Xia Qi interrupted him with a smile: "Teacher Zhan, I know you, I like listening to your explanations, can you help me get an autograph from Teacher Zhang Lu?"
Zhan Jun felt it was weird, as if something was wrong. Shouldn't he be the one asking Xia Qi for an autograph?
and many more!
They liked my explanation but wanted Zhang Lu’s autograph.
Is this healthy for you?
"I have to go to China. I really want to see the Yellow River, try the most authentic noodles from Shanxi, and learn how to eat tofu pudding correctly..."
"Who is greater, me or Cristiano Ronaldo? Now it is definitely Cristiano Ronaldo. I am just a rising star, but I believe I will surpass him in the end. The younger generation surpassing the older generation is the source of social progress, and the same is true for football."
“Can you give some suggestions for Chinese football?”
"No, playing football and managing are two completely different things, so I can't give any advice, but there is one thing that is absolutely universal, that is, quantitative change leads to qualitative change... Look at the football population in England and Germany, and then look at Italy,..."
When they arrived at the hotel entrance, countless fans wearing Arsenal red jerseys blocked the door and shouted Xia Qi's name.
After getting off the bus, Xia Qi saw a little boy of five or six years old sitting on his father's neck, holding up Xia Qi's poster.
They shouted Xia Qi's name and asked for his autograph.
Xia Qi took the pen he handed back and signed his Chinese name under his poster.
At least twenty or thirty people were signed this time, and as more and more fans gathered, it was impossible to sign all of them.
Xia Qi could only enter the hotel under the escort of security guards.
The next day, Wenger took half a day off.
The players are free in the morning and will go to the Stadium of Light at 4 o'clock next year, which is suitable for the venue.
The hotel was full of fans, so Xia Qi and the others didn't dare to go out. They just worked out in the gym for a while and played a few games of Pro Evolution Soccer with Balotelli and the others.
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June 24, 2014
Xia Qi noticed through the window that the number of fans outside the hotel had decreased... Xia Qi knew that they were heading to the Stadium of Light.
At 5 pm, Xia Qi and others boarded the bus.
All the pedestrians on the street were wearing football jerseys, either the white of Real Madrid or the red of Arsenal.
It was as if they had nothing to wear except their jerseys.
Among them, Real Madrid's No. 9 and Arsenal's No. are the most common.
Along the way, billboards and street lights on both sides of the road were covered with logos of both teams and player posters.
As the egg-shaped outline of the Stadium of Light came into view.
A huge billboard comes into view.
This is a huge poster designed by UEFA specifically for the final.
Xia Qi and C Ronaldo stood with their arms crossed, and behind them, the long-range camera depicted the majestic figures of the other players of the two teams scoring goals.
There was Balotelli's shot, Walcott's shot, and De Bruyne's fist-pumping and shouting...
The same is true of the perspective of Ronaldo's picture.
In an instant, the solemn atmosphere of the finals hit us and the bus suddenly became quiet.
There were so many fans outside the Stadium of Light that the bus drove straight into the stadium.
After getting off,
Wenger headed straight to the pre-match press conference.
Neither Wenger nor Ancelotti are arrogant managers.
The two of them had some commercial praise for each other before the game.
Xia Qi and others changed their clothes and went to warm up.
In the Stadium of Light, fans of both teams sang their team songs loudly and without any hesitation, trying to cover up the other side's singing.
When Xia Qi and other players appeared on the court, the whole stadium burst into warm cheers and boos.
Xia Qi stepped on the grass and said to his teammates, "Everyone be careful, this field has just been sprayed with water."
"Do you mean Real Madrid wants to compete with us in ball possession?"
“Maybe this is not what Anshuai meant.”
"Come on, the Portuguese people all want Ronaldo to win the championship."
"Okay, don't think too much. Although the ceremony midfield is very strong, our Kagudin is not bad either..."
"hehe…"
Half an hour later, in the Arsenal dressing room
Wenger made his final pre-match mobilization: "When you step out of this door, I hope you will forget the promise of the Grand Slam and go into battle lightly.
Our opponent is very strong, even the strongest Real Madrid in history, but we are also the strongest Gunners in history.
It’s hard to become the Champions League champion, and it’s even harder to defend the title, but this shouldn’t be a burden for us…”
"The championship belongs to Arsenal!"
"Gunner, fearless."