Chapter 132 Winner's Smile
Mourinho signaled everyone to listen to him.
"Actually, I read the newspapers in the last two days and found that there was a word that appeared very frequently." He raised the newspaper in his hand. "'Defense of the Earth'. I like this gimmick very much. Although it is a gimmick, it is true that it is a defense battle. In more than three seasons, we are tired of Barcelona winning the championship. It is time to completely end this situation. Although we have terminated their pursuit of the championship in Spain, they still have such strength in the European arena. If we lose to our opponents in this final, then all our previous efforts will be in vain. Do you understand this?"
Mourinho asked.
The players did not answer, and Mourinho did not need them to answer, he continued.
"So the real decisive battle is here. We have given them two heavy uppercuts before!" he said, making an uppercut. "Now they are shaking, but they can still support it. If they are given time to breathe, wait until they come back to their senses...their strength is still there."
Although Mourinho always looks down on Barcelona and is full of disdain for this team, he actually attaches great importance to this team.
"If we lose to them in this final and let them win the UEFA Champions League, then they can get a chance to breathe. Then next season, they will still be our strongest enemy and pose a great threat to us. But if we can beat them in the final and let them lose twice in the Champions League final, it will be a very heavy blow to them."
Mourinho was watching Chu Zhongtian when he said this. If Real Madrid could defeat Barcelona, then Barcelona's two consecutive failures came from Chu Zhongtian, so he looked at him.
Mourinho analyzed the situation to the players.
"This is indeed a bit like a defense battle, but it is not a defense battle on earth, but our honor defense battle! If you lose to Barcelona, there is no honor at all. The King's Cup and League championships I have won before have become jokes. Remember, in the world of competitive football, what everyone remembers is always the final winner. What is the final winner? The Champions League champion is!"
※※※Just as Mourinho made the players his best pre-war mobilization, Guardiola was also encouraging the team's morale.
"We have suffered a failure in the domestic arena, but this should be the motivation and reason for us to win the Champions League. Since the day we lost to them at home, I know that there are many people thinking about revenge. Now the opportunity has come, and the day we are waiting for has finally come!"
Guardiola is not a head coach who is very good at using words to motivate players, but he still has the most basic verbal skills.
"Real Madrid has performed very well in the domestic league, and this must be admitted. But you must let them know that - in the European arena, we are better!"
"A year ago, we came to the finals, but we lost in the hands of an unknown team. You can attribute it to us underestimating the enemy. A year later, facing Real Madrid, is anyone underestimating the enemy?" Guardiola looked at his players.
"If we lose this game, we will have no excuses. Everyone will say that Barcelona is not good, Barcelona is declining... Do you want this? So, this game must be won!"
※※※The big guys, sponsors, and celebrities from all walks of life have already sat down, and there is not much time left before the competition begins.
Emily brought her mother and Chu Zhongtian's parents to the box. This was the first time the four of them watched football together, and it was also the first time that Emily's mother, Ms. Miranda, came to watch Chu Zhongtian play football on site.
Chu Zhongtian reached the Champions League final twice in a row, and he hoped to defend the championship. Of course, his family would have to witness it at such an important moment.
At the same time, in the seats of the ordinary stands, Hoffenheim fans from Hoffenheim and Munich also sat in their respective positions. Banners and other banners were tied up, and the slogans and portraits were also erected, waiting for the game to begin.
In the time before the game started, the Allianz Stadium became a little quiet. Many people even held their breath and concentrated.
The atmosphere of war is imminent has arrived in every corner of the stadium.
The players on both sides ended their respective pre-war mobilizations, walked out of the locker room, and then gathered in the passage in front of the exit, waiting for the referees to take it out.
Most of the time, the teams of the participating parties will take advantage of this period of time to greet each other. If there are friends who are already familiar to the team, they will directly cross the line and chat. If they are not good, they will pat each other's shoulders and touch their heads.
However, in the Allianz Stadium players' passage before this game, none of the above situations occurred.
The Real Madrid players and Barcelona players both took the other side as air and ignored them completely.
When Chu Zhongtian stood in the team, he thought of what he heard at Wimbledon. At that time, Wimbledon was a small team that had just been promoted to the League One. They met the powerful Liverpool in the FA Cup final. As a result, Wimbledon suddenly started a troubled attack on Liverpool in the player channel under the leadership of captain Winnie Jones. Jones took the lead in pointing at the nose of the Liverpool players, roaring and swearing. Liverpool's stars were completely confused - they were all famous players who had been through many battles and had played in the Champions League final. They had never seen any big scenes, but they still felt puzzled by the scene in front of them. They had never heard of suddenly attacking their opponents with words before the game began.
Winnie Jones shouted fiercely at the Liverpool players: "I'm going to cut your neck! I'm going to kick your legs! You'd better be careful with me!"
Under his leadership, Wise and other Wimbledon players also roared at Liverpool players, and some people raised their fists and made a move.
Liverpool players were completely shocked and they did not react. This panic naturally affected their performance in the game. Moreover, Winnie Jones did what he said. In the beginning of the game, he shoveled Liverpool's scorer McMahon onto a stretcher, directly disrupting Liverpool's pre-match deployment. In the end, the weak Wimbledon defeated the then arrogant Liverpool 1-0 in the final, creating the biggest miracle in the history of the FA Cup final.
Of course, Real Madrid is not the weak Wimbledon. As a century-old giant, it is naturally impossible to use a bit of "despicable" means to interfere with the opponent and win the championship. Otherwise, if this matter is spread, even if Real Madrid wins the championship, it will not be recognized by everyone.
This is the limitation of identity.
Chu Zhongtian withdrew his gaze that was placed on the Barcelona player, looked forward, waiting to appear.
※※※Messi felt a little relaxed. He suddenly felt nervous for no reason just now, as if someone was staring at him, making him feel uncomfortable all over.
He didn't look back, but just tried to make himself look nothing.
The pressure is removed now, but this has not made Messi feel better because this discovery makes him very dissatisfied with himself - he is actually nervous because he is stared at... How could such a feeling appear on him?
Messi has won the World Footballer at a young age. When he debuted, he was considered a successor to Maradona. However, he will not mention his predecessors anymore. Now everyone thinks that Messi can create a different path from Maradona. He is a powerful candidate for the new generation of football kings. He will not become anyone's second life, he will become the first life.
In terms of football skills and character, he surpassed his mortal enemy Cristiano Ronaldo of Real Madrid. His football path should continue to be so proud.
Unexpectedly, last summer, he and his team suffered the heaviest blow - in the Champions League final, facing Hoffenheim, who is several times weaker than them, the champion should be the one in his pocket, but it was disturbed by a Chinese named "Chu Zhongtian".
When Chu Zhongtian curbed him and Xavi on the court, he felt it was incredible, especially when he met a player for the first time, he couldn't get through no matter how he broke through.
Later, when he saw Chu Zhongtian transforming into a substitute goalkeeper, not only blocking Barcelona in overtime, but also completely blocking them in penalty shootouts, he felt that this kid was not a Earthling at all - are there really such players on this planet? Messi was frozen in the game, and Barcelona, who was good at attacking, had all threatening shots, especially the save in the last stage of overtime, which was completely beyond the scope of the Earthlings... Messi's career has been on an upward trend since he made his way. Even if he was frustrated in the national team, he would never disappoint him in the club, one honor after another, one championship after another.
But this upward momentum was subjected to strong resistance last summer, and the two sides had been in a stalemate. It came to the Champions League final this season.
Messi knew that if he wanted to break this resistance and keep his career going, he had to defeat Real Madrid in today's game and win the Champions League championship. This season, Barcelona and him suffered heavy losses. In the domestic battlefield, they were defeated on the whole line, and they did not make the final in the Copa del Rey, and were defeated by their arch rival Real Madrid at home and away doubles.
Such performance has given many bad voices in the media. Everyone knows that Barcelona's dignity and future will beat Real Madrid in this game. There is a vast sky ahead. No one will question them. They can still maintain a strong mentality against Real Madrid in La Liga. In the European arena, it has also proved again that even such a powerful Real Madrid cannot defeat them. They are still the king of Europe.
So Messi was very upset about the gimmicks of the "Defense of Earth" by the media. This completely treats Barcelona as an alien invader. With the success of Barcelona in recent years, there have been many voices in the media demonizing them. But in fact, this game is the real defense battle for Barcelona. They have to defend their glory and dignity, and they also have to defend their future.
Real Madrid wants to revive? Let's wait until we all retire!
Being inspired by fear, Messi thought that he could not lose in this game no matter what method he used, he must win!
In fact, Messi has been used to being smooth sailing in recent years. He has one shortcoming that has been criticized by the media many times, that is, Messi, as the core of the team, is a bit soft and not tough enough.
Messi is tough now because he has an opponent who must be tough and exert his full strength to defeat.
※※※Chu Zhongtian didn’t know what kind of thought Messi had in his mind, he only knew that he was about to appear.
The referees walked out of the special lounge, walked through the road left between the two teams, and came to the front.
When everyone saw the referees appear, they consciously returned to the queue and lined up to wait for the appearance.
Then the referee looked at the watch and waved to the two captains, and the players on both sides were taken out of the field.
The referee who walked out of the passage hugged the ball for the final game - the football was placed on a base like a trophy.
When the audience saw the referee coming out, they let out the first wave of cheers.
The captains of both sides came out immediately.
Puyol and Casillas stood behind the referee's left and right sides, and appeared with the referees.
The live broadcast also began to introduce the players on both sides. Every time he read a name, the player's information appears on the big screen on the scene, including photos, name, number, height, weight, position on the field and date of birth, as well as nationality.
Two large screens, one plays the information of Real Madrid players and the other plays the information of Barcelona players.
Chu Zhongtian stood at the end of the team, with Kaka, C. Ronaldo, and Messi was slightly ahead of him.
When these four people came out, the cheers were the most.
Messi, Kaka and C. Ronaldo are all long-standing superstars. Chu Zhongtian's cheers are comparable to them, which is obviously the reason for last year's Champions League final.
Ke Nilia, Abel and others heard Chu Zhongtian's name shouting at the live broadcast, and stood up and cheered with their arms wide open.
Someone waved the Hoffenheim team flag with Chu Zhongtian's avatar.
Emily and others in the VIP box also stood up to applaud Chu Zhongtian.
Chu Zhongtian walked into the Allianz Stadium again amid the cheers of the sky. He knew that his friends in Germany must be watching him in a stand on the stadium, so he did not look up and search.
He has entered the Champions League final twice in a row, which is just the beginning for him, and he has to win the Champions League twice in a row.
Defending the Champions League championship, no team can do this since the reform of the Champions League, but players can achieve personal defense through transfers. There was an example before Chu Zhongtian - Etoo. The African Cheetah once won the Champions League championship for Barcelona in the 2008-09 season. He then transferred to Inter Milan. Under the leadership of Mourinho, he won the Champions League championship for Inter Milan in the 2009-10 season, becoming the first player to defend the Champions League as a player after the reform of the Champions League.
Although he had another Pique before him, when Manchester United won the Champions League championship in 067-08, Pique only played once in the Champions League group stage, and he had never played in the finals. Even if he followed Barcelona as the main central defender in the second season and won the Champions League championship, this saying "defending the title" is too far-fetched.
If Chu Zhongtian can successfully defend the title, he will be the second person to defend the Champions League as a player.
※※Players on both sides walked to the court, lined up for the reporter to take photos, and then Real Madrid, who drew the away team's draw, wanted to go over to shake hands with the players of the "home team" Barcelona.
The handshake between the two sides is very simple, just touch the hand and take it away. Unlike other teams, they still have to take pictures of each other's shoulders and faces, and say something.
The fierce competition this season has left these basic politeness and tenderness gone.
The Real Madrid players and Barcelona players touched their hands and separated, and then hurriedly walked away. When C. Ronaldo shook hands with Messi, his frown made Chu Zhongtian believe that if Ronaldo had a handkerchief on his hand, he would definitely take it out and wipe his hands carefully - the Portuguese's disgust for Messi is so deep.
This is not the first time Chu Zhongtian has shaken hands with Barcelona players in the Champions League final. He really wants to say to them: "What a coincidence, are you here too?"
Recalling the first time like this, when Hoffenheim players shook hands with them, many Barcelona players also had unconcealed arrogant and disdainful expressions on their faces. In their arrogant eyes, it seemed that Hoffenheim was already a corpse, and the Champions League champion was their possession.
Now their expressions are no longer proud and disdainful, and they can even be said to be a little nervous... Their expressions are very serious, too serious, which means they are nervous inside. Of course, Barcelona will not admit this, maybe they themselves do not realize this - when facing Real Madrid, their team, which should have a psychological advantage, was actually nervous!
Chu Zhongtian shook hands with these Barcelona players, a smile appeared on his face.
This is not a friendly smile, it is the smile that the winner naturally comes from the heart when he sees his defeated opponent.
Perhaps some of his teammates in Real Madrid are afraid of this team, but since Chu Zhongtian joined Real Madrid, he has never been afraid of Barcelona.
There are reasons for fearing this team in the whole world, and he cannot have it. Because so far, he has not lost a single game in all the matches he faced with Barcelona!
Chapter completed!