Chapter 761 The Atmosphere of the Final
Chapter 761 of the main body of the football card system The atmosphere of the final went from the final round of the Premier League to the final of the Champions League.
The time in between is not too long, that is, a week.
But Manchester City's preparations began when they knocked out Bayern Munich to reach the Champions League final.
Dortmund!
Another team from Germany, Gao Bo had never played against this team before.
For both sides, it is an unfamiliar opponent.
Although Gao Bo had some understanding of Klopp and his Dortmund in his previous life, but in general, if he has not played with real guns on the football field, it is difficult to understand just by watching the video of the game. What is the true strength of a team?
For Dortmund, or for the German team, Gao Bo never dared to underestimate.
Although in the media public opinion, the media on the English side are very optimistic. They have proved through various data that Manchester City is much stronger than Dortmund.
The total value of Manchester City players is a lot higher than that of Dortmund.
Manchester City defeated Bayern Munich in the semi-final, and Bayern Munich is the hegemon of the Bundesliga this season. Dortmund did not take advantage of Bayern Munich. Although Dortmund defeated Chelsea in the quarter-finals of the Champions League, Chelsea was the loser of Manchester City.
Gao Bo was the winner of the Champions League last season. He has very rich experience in European competitions. During his time in Luton, he won the Europa League. He is one of the few Champions League and Europa League in the world. A coach who has won championships. And Klopp is much inferior to Gao Bo, especially in the honor book, Klopp's two Bundesliga champions, compared with Gao Bo's honor book, are really too thin, and this is still grams Lopp reached the Champions League final for the first time.
And the final is at Wembley. Manchester City have played several games at Wembley this season. Although Wembley is located in London, it is in England anyway. Manchester City's adaptation to the Wembley venue and the adaptation to the English weather are all Manchester City's advantage, to a certain extent, Manchester City can be regarded as playing at home.
Therefore, the media in England are very optimistic. In their view, Dortmund and Manchester City win them just like chopping melons and vegetables, and there is no problem at all.
On the German media side, there is an atmosphere of pessimism.
Many German media are also not very optimistic about Dortmund. Manchester City's performance this season is really too strong. It can be said that from the group stage to the knockout stage, almost no team can pose a big threat to them. Manchester City seems to be relaxed, Without a lot of hard work, we reached the Champions League final!
Even the so-called "best Bayern Munich in history" was easily defeated by Manchester City. Dortmund's Champions League final this time, I am afraid it is really bad luck.
Of course, there are also German media who have given Dortmund confidence that after the Champions League is restructured, no coach can successfully defend the Champions League.
Manchester United entered the Champions League final three times in four years, but only won one Champions League championship. When they reached the Champions League final again in the 2009-2010 season, they fell to the feet of Guardiola's Barcelona and failed to defend their title.
Ferguson has been the head coach of Manchester United for decades and has not completed the feat of defending the Champions League. Manchester City led by Gao Bo is only Manchester United's "noisy neighbor". Why does Gao Bo do it?
Therefore, some German media have put forward the "curse theory". They believe that the Champions League champion has the curse of defending the title. It is not only difficult for the team to complete the title defense, but even the coach is the same.
I don't know if such remarks can reassure Dortmund fans a little bit.
In fact, Gao Bo did not take it seriously for the optimism of the English media.
This is the final of the Champions League, underestimate your opponent, isn't this courting death?
Even if Manchester City is slightly stronger than Dortmund, Gao Bo dare not take it lightly.
Teams from Germany always have a special temperament. This temperament allows them to achieve the miracle of reversal and victory when they are not favored by others and their own strength is not strong enough.
Germans are always so tough.
About half a century ago, in the 1954 World Cup final, West Germany defeated Hungary, which was recognized as the strongest team in the world at the time. You must know that Hungary at that time did not even lose a game for four years. And they beat England 6-3 at Wembley Stadium at the time. Before that, England hadn't lost on home soil in 90 years.
And West Germany is not a strong team, they were humiliated by Hungary 8-3 in the group stage.
And it is such a team that is completely undervalued. In the case of conceding two goals in the final, they chased three goals in a row, creating the most classic and hearty reversal in the history of the World Cup final!
The Germans have won the World Cup!
And this champion also brought hope and revival strength to the devastated Germany at that time and to the entire Germanic nation!
This is the power of football.
From the beginning of this game, German football seems to have been labeled as "hard-blooded", and they often reversed and won when they fell behind.
Another feature of the German team is that in the penalty shootout, their high winning rate seems to confirm that the Germans' psychological quality is still good.
In the final competition, the influence of psychological quality is very important! !
Therefore, in the face of the German team, Gao Bo dare not despise.
Regardless of Dortmund's strength, this is the final of the Champions League. He will never allow his players to be proud and underestimate the enemy in the game. Manchester City must go all out!
Lose the game for underestimating the enemy!
This is the most intolerable way of high waves.
From winning the FA Cup, all Manchester City's preparations revolved around the goal of beating Dortmund.
At the end of every day of training, the team will also conduct a tactical analysis of Dortmund in the conference room, combined with the video of the game, to study targeted tactics.
At the same time, the team immediately entered the rhythm of closed training after the league ended.
The team announced the closure of the first-team training ground of the City Academy, and no unrelated personnel were allowed to approach the stadium.
Gao Bo also announced a media silence order, and he asked the players not to accept any media interviews before the start of the game.
Manchester City need to give their all to prepare for Dortmund match
Since the major leagues have ended one after another, the biggest focus in European football is now the Champions League final.
Due to Manchester City's closed training, many media were unable to learn about Manchester City's preparations, and there were more rumors about Manchester City.
Some media believe that it is reasonable for Gao Bo to be so cautious. You must know that England is the place with the most developed media, and the paparazzi in Fleet Street are doing everything they can to get excited.
If Manchester City's tactics are leaked in advance, or the team's preparations are affected by the media, it will be a big loss.
Others believe that Gao Bo was under the influence of a "curse".
There are many "curses" in the world of football. Although there is no scientific reason for these things, it just happened.
Therefore, some media believe that the "magic" said that Gao Bo lost his confidence. Only people who have no confidence will engage in closed training.
At the same time, some people think that Manchester City is doing some tricks in the final, and it is going to be used to deal with Dortmund, so closed training is needed.
There was a lot of talk in the media. As the game time approached, the atmosphere of the Champions League final became stronger and stronger.
Four days before the game, Gao Bo decided to change the team's training place closer to London, closer to Wembley, closer to the final site.