Ice Shooter of the Green Field - Vol 4 Chapter 193

Lisbon, Portugal, Stadium of Light.

After coming to Europe to play football, Zice has rarely come to this westernmost country in Europe. Compared with neighboring Spain, Portugal is much poorer. Although Portugal was the first country to set off the era of great sailing in history, it is now Portugal is just an ordinary small country in the European continent. It seems that the easiest way to make Portugal attract the attention of the world is football.

Especially after a star like Cristiano Ronaldo was born, football has become a channel for many people to know Portugal.

As the most powerful country in the world five hundred years ago, Portugal’s status today can be said to be embarrassing. This is inseparable from Portugal’s own land area, population and other aspects. However, the credit of their ancestors has a far-reaching impact on Portugal. Just like Brazil.

Brazil used to be a colony of Portugal, and the official language of Brazilians is Portuguese. The interaction and exchanges between the two countries are very frequent, which has given Portugal a lot of convenience in terms of football.

Brazil is known as the kingdom of football. There are many football talents in that enthusiastic land, but there is only one national team. Many top players who cannot enter the Brazilian national team often change to Portuguese nationality, in order to play the World Cup or other important events.

In addition, the Portuguese Super League is also the ideal transfer station for many Brazilians to go to Europe. The Portuguese Super League has also become a unique top league with the influx of a large number of Brazilian players, and has a pivotal position in European football.

The venue for this season’s Champions League final is the home of the famous Portuguese giant Benfica. Yes, it is the Benfica who has been cursed for a hundred years and cannot win European competitions.

At Lisbon Portela Airport, Chelsea gathered in Lisbon two days in advance to meet their final match of the season.

It can be said that the success of this season depends on this game.

The FA Cup is far from enough for Chelsea. In this season of only fourth in the Premier League, defending the Champions League is the only indicator of success this season.

But even if this game is lost, it doesn’t matter to Hiddink anymore.

In the FA Cup final, Hiddink said at a press conference that no matter what the next game is, he will leave Chelsea, and he will basically withdraw from the mainstream football world. He is about to turn 68 years old, and Hiddink should also Rest rested.

Chelsea’s official website thanked the Dutchman for his contributions over the past two years and wished him every success in his final game.

About a week later, Chelsea also announced their new coach ahead of the Champions League final. Next season, Portuguese madman Jose Mourinho will return to the Blue Bridge as Chelsea’s first team coach!

This is exciting news for Chelsea, Mourinho, one of the greatest coaches in Chelsea history, may not have been one before, but now Hiddink has led Chelsea to their first ever Champions League, and it may now be done Defending the title.

However, in terms of the impression left on the fans, Mourinho is much stronger than Hiddink. Hiddink does not have a strong sense of presence in this team. The main reason is that the aura on Zice is too strong. For a while, the audience’s attention returned to Chelsea and Hiddink.

As a result, they came to the conclusion that the tide of Qi Ce had receded, and Hiddink turned out to be the one who swam naked.

But then Chelsea’s record picked up, Qi Ce returned, and everything went in a good direction, and these voices slowly disappeared, but what remained the same was that Hiddink returned to the supporting role.

If he can win the Champions League again this time and complete his defense, with two Champions Leagues, one Premier League, one FA Cup, and one League Cup, Hiddink, who has important honors such as these, can completely throw off Mourinho from the perspective of honor, but In the hearts of Chelsea fans, Hiddink’s status is far inferior to Mourinho.

The reason is also very simple. When Mourinho was in the team, he once said aggressively that the team did not need superstars, because he himself was the biggest superstar in the team. , the superstar is Qi Ce, the best player in the world, and it is normal for the head coach to become a supporting role.

The most interesting thing for fans now is, what will happen next season?

The biggest manager meets the biggest player. The last time was not perfect. Cristiano Ronaldo and Mourinho had some friction last season. In the end, Mourinho failed to control the dressing room, and Cristiano Ronaldo’s poor relationship may also be one of the reasons for Mourinho’s departure.

After the official announcement that Mourinho took office, Hiddink, who had announced his departure in advance, had no effect, but it cheered up some Chelsea players in advance.

Mainly a few old players, Terry, Lampard, Drogba, Cech and others have a very good relationship with Mourinho. The team chose to broadcast the news before the Champions League final, which is also very encouraging. Team morale.

In many cases, it may not be a good thing to announce in advance, but this time the current Chelsea head coach has announced that he will leave after the end of the season, and the two sides have only signed a two-year contract.

As for other players, including Zize, I have no opinion on this. Zize has little contact with Mourinho. Mourinho once commented that Zize was “special another”, but Zize responded to this statement. .

But in general, they are not very familiar with each other. If the last coach leaves, there will be new ones to fill in. The old coach who has been in charge of Manchester United for more than 20 years will also have new coaches. Of course, Mourinho is very good. A capable coach, maybe if he is here this year, Chelsea may not collapse so badly in the first half. If he can hold on to the second and third place in the first half of the season, he may still be able to compete for the championship when Qi Ce returns. possible.

Of course, none of this happened. Chelsea is in good shape now and should strike while the iron is hot to win Atletico Madrid to complete the feat of defending the Champions League.

Lisbon, Stadium of Light, Chelsea and Atlético de Madrid will compete here. Atlético de Madrid has the best defense in Europe. After Simeone took office, defense has become the main theme of Atletico Madrid, which looks a bit similar to Mourinho. , but there are some differences in the way they defend.

Simeone’s defense is more focused on confrontation and scramble than Mourinho’s defense that emphasizes space blockade, because Simeone’s defense is more forward than Mourinho’s, which means some high-level pressing.

Therefore, Atletico Madrid’s record against Barcelona in the past two years has been very good. What Barcelona fears most is this kind of resolute high-level pressing. Any tactic has its own way of cracking. Mourinho’s ultimate defensive counterattack is one. This kind of tough high pressure is also a kind.

This year’s Champions League, Atletico Madrid eliminated Barcelona in this way, and now they will face Chelsea in the final, and they will definitely emphasize tough high pressing.

Atletico Madrid ushered in the peak of their honor this season. In the heartwarming final battle in La Liga not long ago, Atletico Madrid faced Barcelona again after the knockout of the Champions League quarter-finals. The 1:1 result between the two sides made Atletico Madrid successfully crowned La Liga. The champion, won the La Liga championship trophy again after 19 years.

This Atletico Madrid team is also known as the strongest Atletico Madrid in history. The forward has Spanish veteran Huluwa Villa, and he is partnered with Brazilian naturalized Spanish striker Diego Costa, and the midfielder is led by captain Gabi. Raul Garcia, Arda Turan and teenager Koke, Uruguay’s Dinghai Godin is the most stable part of the back line. His partner is Brazilian defender Miranda, and the defenders on both sides are Juan Fran And Felipe Luiz, the goalkeeper is Courtois, the Belgian on loan from Chelsea to Atletico Madrid.

This is more interesting.

Courtois is basically certain to start in the Champions League final, but Courtois is different from Essien, who was loaned to Real Madrid by Chelsea last year. Essien is that there is no avoidance clause signed between Real Madrid and Chelsea, but Courtois is some.

Many times, it is related to the status and attitude of the team.

When Courtois was loaned to Atlético de Madrid, Chelsea was the active party. Usually, things like loan and leveling are given to weak teams by strong teams. Of course, there are many exceptions, but Courtois’s loan was at the time. , Chelsea’s attitude is actually very clear, renting to Atletico Madrid is just for leveling, so it also deliberately added an avoidance clause.

But Atletico resolutely decided to start with Courtois.

Atletico Madrid’s backup goalkeeper is veteran Alan Suvia, who has only played five times for Atletico Madrid this season. It is impossible for Atletico Madrid to use him in the Champions League final, but what to do when faced with the avoidance clause?

The answer is to pay.

The avoidance clause between Chelsea and Atletico Madrid is actually not mandatory. The Football Association cannot directly interfere with the employment unless it is a case of suspension. As long as it is not suspended, the Football Association has no way to enforce the employment policy. Although the avoidance clause is often used, it is not. It is written in black and white on the contract that if one party breaks the rules, it will only face compensation, and Courtois’s liquidated damages is 3 million euros.

A substitute goalkeeper who only played five games a season and a price of only three million euros, in the Champions League final, everyone knows what to choose.