Author: Ant who loves watching football

Pan Yi told Arteta that he might lose the Champions League, which was of course a joke.

In fact, when Pan Yi led the team to Milan and attended the pre-match press conference, he once again made it clear to the public the goal of his trip: to bring the Champions League trophy back to London and Stamford Bridge!

"Someone asked me if I feel nervous about facing Bayern Munich in the Champions League final tomorrow night, and my answer is of course no."

"This is the fourth time I have stood on the stage of the Champions League final. I can say that I am very used to such occasions, so I will not feel that this game is any different from usual ones."

"As for my players, some of them have a lot of experience in finals, and some of them are in their first Champions League final. As far as I know, some of them are as calm as me, and some of them are not.

I’m very excited, this is normal.”

"You know, having the opportunity to challenge for such an honor is definitely one of the lifelong pursuits of all professional players playing in Europe."

"But they are all professional players, and over the years, they have become accustomed to living and playing under pressure."

"So, when we finish the preparation meeting tomorrow morning, have dinner and get on the bus to the San Siro Stadium, they will know how to relax and release their passion on the pitch."

"And by that time, everyone will see the best Chelsea. And as we all know, the best team is the one who wants to win the final victory!"

Pan Yi's answer brought him a lot of applause.

The one who dared to be so high-profile before the Champions League finals was probably Pan Yi!

After all, in the eyes of many people, playing such an important game requires not only a low profile, but also a wave of "utilitarian milk" to milk the opponent.

Or just hide aside and knock on the wooden fish.

There is no one like Pan Yi who directly declares that he wants to win the championship!

A reporter asked:

"Your opponent Guardiola has also entered the Champions League final for the fourth time, which is the same as you. The difference is that you were an assistant coach once, and his first time was as a player."

"And if we only talk about the identity of the head coach, you have both entered the finals for the third time, and you have won the final championship before."

"Judging from this historical performance, Guardiola is actually on par with you, but he seems to be more low-key and believes that both teams have a chance to win the championship in the final. What do you think of this?"

Pan Yi smiled slightly:

"You are right, but past results will not help tomorrow night's game."

"The Hamburg I led and the Barcelona led by Guardiola will never meet again. Tomorrow will only be a decisive battle between Chelsea and Bayern Munich."

"As for this decisive battle, Guardiola may have his own ideas, but I can only think of one thing, and that is to defeat him and win the championship!"

A reporter immediately asked Pan Yi what he thought of Guardiola.

And Pan Yi also gave his most honest evaluation:

"Guardiola is my friend, but there is no doubt that Guardiola is also a great coach and a respectable opponent."

"His research on football tactics can be said to have reached the pinnacle, which even I feel inferior to."

"In real life, I have many friends, but Guardiola is definitely the most unique and interesting one. He has a very deep understanding of football. We have a lot of exchanges with each other and bring inspiration to each other.

There are a lot of benefits that come with it.”

"We often send text messages to each other and exchange our thoughts. Many times after watching the game, I will give him some opinions, and he will do the same in turn. We don't even need to be too polite at all, because we understand each other very well.

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"When we were in the quarter-finals and even the top 16 of the Champions League this season, Guardiola made a promise to me to meet in the final, and now we have really done it."

"But, I'm sorry, Mr. Guardiola, my friend, I'm going to beat you in the final. Haha!"

Pan Yi finally laughed, which also infected the reporters present, and everyone laughed too.

Now everyone understands that maybe Pan Yi and Guardiola may be life-and-death rivals on the court, but off the court, they are friends.

It can even be said that it is a relationship of both teacher and friend, but it is not clear who is the teacher specifically.

Guardiola must have learned the latest tactics from Pan Yi, but is that not the case with Pan Yi?

Regarding this, Pan Yi knew better.

Many of his innovative tactics were borrowed from the future Guardiola and then modified based on the team's actual situation.

It is not an exaggeration to say that Guardiola is the biggest enlightener of Pan Yi's system tactics.

Precisely because of this, Pan Yi did not hesitate to share his experience with Guardiola, nor did he hesitate to praise Guardiola in front of the media.

Of course, no matter how much he praised, Pan Yi would still defeat him.

Only when the enemy is strong can you show off your own power!

"One more question, Mr. Pan Yi." Another reporter stood up.

"please."

"There have been rumors in the media that if you win the Champions League this season and also complete the unprecedented seven crowns, you may leave Chelsea. I wonder what your response is to this?"

Pan Yi was already prepared for this question. He knew that someone would ask questions at the scene.

So after listening to the question, he laughed and immediately answered:

"My contract does expire after this season, but as for whether it will be renewed in the future, we have not yet confirmed it."

"But no matter what, the Chelsea management still supports me unconditionally and trusts me. We will not be affected by this at all."

"Right now, I only have one thing on my mind, and that's the game tomorrow night. As for other things, I really don't want to think about it right now."

"I am very grateful to Chelsea's management, players and fans. Their support has brought us to where we are today. So the only thing I want to do now is to take down the Big Ears Trophy in tomorrow night's game and send it to

To our management, to the players, to the fans."

"In this way, we will have two Champions League trophies in our trophy room! This will definitely make our London opponents cry..."

Pan Yi's words triggered bursts of laughter again.

This is Pan Yi. Even when he is answering questions, he does not forget to diss his rivals in the same city.

After all, although there are many teams in London, only Chelsea has truly won the Champions League.

Not only is this inferior to the traditional giants Liverpool and Manchester United, it is even inferior to Nottingham Forest...

As for the real answer to this question, since even Pan Yi himself doesn't know it now, how can he possibly give reporters the exact answer?

Of course, let's take a quick look first and then talk about it.

Fortunately, the press conference room was filled with a happy atmosphere, and no one asked any more questions.

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The next day, all major sports media reported Pan Yi's speech at the press conference and gave a final preview of the game to be played that evening.

However, unlike the mutual sympathy between Pan Yi and Guardiola, the atmosphere between the British media and the German media is much stronger.

After all, regardless of whether they are in football or not, there is a feud between England and Germany!

As for Pan Yi, he was actually "involved" in such a dispute more than two years ago, but the last time he represented Germany, this time he represented England.

However, there is nothing new in their bickering. It is nothing more than the media version of "What are you looking at?" and "Why are you just looking at you?"

Pan Yi will naturally not really participate in it.

After he held the press conference, he had already put all his thoughts into preparing for the game.

Especially today, during the pre-match preparation meeting on the morning of the match day, he also focused on telling the players about situations that may occur during the match and how to deal with them.

Meticulous preparation before the game has always been Pan Yi's characteristic.

He made a high-profile statement before the game that he could beat Guardiola's Bayern, but he really would not underestimate them.

This is the standard "strategically despise the enemy and tactically attach importance to the enemy"!

It can be said that the tactics of the two are almost from the same origin. Bayern players also showed their strong resilience in the Champions League knockout matches, especially against Real Madrid.

Moreover, Bayern Munich has always been known for its active movement without the ball, and high-intensity pressing will be an important means for Bayern Munich to contain Chelsea.

Therefore, this game will be very difficult if nothing else goes wrong. Pan Yi needs to remind all players to be mentally prepared in advance.

In the afternoon, fans from England and Germany began to arrive in Milan.

Data given by UEFA shows that more than 35,000 English fans are expected to enter the San Siro Stadium, and Bayern fans are almost the same number.

You can still buy tickets.

If you include those who came to experience the atmosphere and watch the game in the outfield, it would be difficult to count. There may be hundreds of thousands.

Milan officials are also on alert.

After all, whether it is England or Germany, the football hooligans in these two regions are somewhat famous.

Therefore, Milan also dispatched a large number of police forces to maintain order, and even restricted the sale of beer in some stores.

In addition, the Milan police dispatched more than 2,000 police officers and deployed them around Milan's San Siro Stadium.

Moreover, all fans must use a real-name system to enter the venue, and some football hooligans with criminal records are prohibited from entering to prevent accidents.

It can be said that Milan has raised its security measures to a new level.

And such measures are obviously effective.
To be continued...