Even in English football, there are very few such luxurious stadiums. Compared with this stadium, Chelsea's Stamford Bridge, Liverpool's Anfield, and Arsenal's Highbury all look like small farms in the countryside.
It's not on the same level at all.
UEFA's governing body rated the multi-purpose stadium a five-star rating, commenting: "The configuration of this stadium goes far beyond the necessary, basic levels and may be defined as a six-star rating."
Even Blatter spoke highly of this stadium: "The design of this stadium has set an example for the world."
Because it was built so luxuriously.
This is the proud trip to Schalke Stadium.
A stadium that can accommodate more than 53,000 people.
The dressing room is also very luxurious.
Su Yun took a deep breath when facing his players. After all, this is the Champions League final. Su Yun felt a little excited and nervous. This was Su Yun's first time to come to the Champions League final. This is the club's highest honor, the Champions League.
Although entering the Champions League final is the first time in Chelsea's history, this is just the beginning. As long as they win the Champions League, it will be perfect.
Su Yun looked at the players sitting at attention below and suddenly laughed.
Not only is Su Yun entering the Champions League final for the first time, most of the current Chelsea players have entered the Champions League final for the first time. Except for Panucci who has won the Champions League and Lucio who has entered the Champions League final, the others
Both reached the Champions League final for the first time.
"Are you nervous?"
If it were before, people like Eto'o and Terry would have stood up and said it didn't matter.
But today they are also silent.
After all, it is the Champions League final.
"Hey Lucio, were you nervous when you went to play in the World Cup final?"
Lucio nodded.
"Yes. It's all like that. It's right to be nervous, and I am nervous too. But you can think about Porto, they are even more nervous. Everyone is nervous, it's not a big deal."
"It's just Porto. We can even tie Real Madrid, so what does Porto mean?"
Su Yun has studied Porto these days.
Porto's strength is good, but there is still a gap compared with Chelsea. In all aspects, Porto is much worse than Chelsea. From the three lines, Porto does not have a position that can surpass Chelsea now.
As long as Chelsea performs stably, Su Yun believes that this Champions League belongs to him.
What Su Yun needs now is to relieve pressure on his players.
"Samuel, you have scored twelve goals in the Champions League now. The best scorer in the Champions League is probably fine. Did you lose the goal?"
The first person Su Yun found was Eto'o.
Eto'o jumped up immediately when he heard this.
"Head, I can still score goals."
Su Yun shook his head. "No, Samuel. I seem to remember someone saying they would score four goals for Monaco, but they only scored three goals in two rounds. This is a broken promise."
Eto'o was very angry.
Su Yun showed his dissatisfaction with his teeth and claws.
"Head, I saved that ball for this game."
Su Yun laughed heartily.
As Su Yun and Eto'o interacted, the tension in the locker room slowly disappeared. Everyone looked at Su Yun and Eto'o with interest.
Everyone's mood slowly began to calm down.
Su Yun likes Eto'o very much. It's because he has the effect he has now. He has never known fear or nervousness. As long as he is stimulated, he will explode.
"Okay, Samuel. I'm just waiting for you to score in this game. John, are you afraid of Porto?"
Su Yun suddenly asked Terry in front of him.
Terry sat there steadily and curled his lips: "Boss, we have defeated so many strong teams. Porto, Porto is nothing!"
Carefree.
But Su Yun likes Terry's carefree attitude.
"Yes. Porto is nothing. As long as you play against Porto according to normal training, then Porto will not be able to stop us at all. What is the purpose of our efforts throughout the season? It is just for a game like today."
"Who among you now can know who the Champions League runner-up was ten years ago? I don't know myself even if I don't check the information. People only remember the championship, but not the runner-up. We have come so far, either for the runner-up or for the championship."
"Go up. Go up and solve Porto. Then we will celebrate our championship together!"
"Champion! Champion! Champion!"
Seeing the players filing out, Su Yun smiled slightly.
"Su. Not bad."
Su Yun turned back to look at Clark, and then said with a solemn face: "Mourinho, this is not an easy opponent. I have no retreat, I must win this game."
Clark nodded.
Of course Clark knew that Su Yun had no way out.
If he loses this game, Su Yun is really likely to be fired by Abramovich.
Clark sighed.
Many coaches are envious of Chelsea and Su Yun's ability to spend money at will. But who can know the pressure on Su Yun. Every gain must come with a loss.
Su Yun can spend money as he pleases, but the price is the pressure of performance.
That may be it.
The coaches of the small teams all envy the coaches of the wealthy teams. But after the coaches of the small teams with good performance arrive at the wealthy clubs, many of them can only fail. The biggest reason is that the pressure between small teams and wealthy clubs is completely different.
After many coaches come to wealthy clubs, they end up failing because they cannot bear the huge pressure.
There are many coaches like this in world football.
Those who can withstand the pressure become famous European coaches, and those who cannot resist can only return to the middle and lower reaches of the team to continue their journey.
Clark hoped that Su Yun could handle it.
…………
Su Yun stayed in the locker room for a while to relax.
Then he slowly walked out of his dressing room. When he came out of the players' tunnel, Su Yun saw Porto's head coach Mourinho.
The 41-year-old Mourinho is still very handsome. His eyes are very sharp. He looks like an eagle.
Seeing Su Yun coming out, he stepped forward and said hello.
Su Yun also responded to Mourinho with a smile.
"Coach Su Yun has come out. This season's European competition is completely dominated by young coaches. In the just-concluded UEFA Cup, Benitez, who is only 44 years old, led Valencia to win the UEFA Cup championship."
"This is even more true in the Champions League. Among the top four coaches in the Champions League, Mourinho is 41 years old, coach Su Yun is 38 years old, and Deschamps is 35 years old."
"The two coaches who have entered the Champions League finals, Mourinho and Su Yun, are currently the most popular young coaches in European football."
Young handsome man.
Youth is always a topic.
Players who can play in the top leagues at the age of sixteen or seventeen are regarded as geniuses and are touted by the football world. They have won honors since they were in their thirties and can enter the Champions League finals by the age of forty. Such coaches are also geniuses.
coach.
Mourinho and Su Yun fall into this category.
They are also very popular coaches in European football.
When Su Yun walked out, Chelsea fans suddenly burst into loud applause.
"Su! Su! Su!"
"Su. We want the championship! We want the championship! The championship! We want the Champions League championship!"
"You have to give us a championship! We are waiting for your championship!"
The cheers of the Chelsea fans surprised Mourinho who had just turned around. He looked up and saw the Chelsea fans standing up to cheer Su Yun and shook his head.
He did not expect that coach Su Yun would have such prestige among Chelsea fans.
But he is not envious.
Because in Porto, Mourinho is God.
All Porto fans regard Mourinho as God.
snort.
cheer.
But you can only leave Schalke today with regrets.
Because it will be us who win today.
Because I am Mourinho.
Mourinho is very cool and very proud from the bottom of his heart.
"The 2004 Champions League final is about to begin. The two teams are Porto from the Portuguese Super League and Chelsea from England. The last time Porto won the Champions League was seventeen years ago, in the 8687 season.
Champions League champion. This is also the second time in history that Porto has reached the Champions League final."
"This is the first time in history for Chelsea. Even for Chelsea, this season's Champions League is all about setting a record in their history. Because Chelsea has reached the quarterfinals at most in the history of the Champions League. And this season they are taking one step at a time.
We have reached the semi-finals of the Champions League and now we are in the final again.”
Andy Gray and Martin Taylor will commentate on the Champions League final.
They introduce some history before the game starts.
Introducing the history of the two teams in the Champions League. In fact, Chelsea has nothing to say at all. Porto once won a Champions League championship, while Chelsea broke through to the quarterfinals of the Champions League for the first time this season.
"The starting lineups of both sides have also been announced. Let's take a look at the starting lineups of both sides. Let's take a look at the Chelsea goalkeeper Cudicini first, the defense is Solin, Terry, Lucio, Panucci, and the midfielder
It’s Duff, Williams, Lampard, Rosicky, Joaquin, and the front line is lone striker Eto’o.”
"Chelsea's starting lineup has not changed at all. This is Chelsea's absolute main lineup this season."
Andy Gray introduced the starting lineup and added some comments of his own.
"Look at Porto again. The goalkeeper is Baia. The back line is Valente, Coste, Carvalho, and Ferreira. The midfielder is Mendes, Costinha, Maniche, and Deco.
The front line is McCarthy and Carlos Alberto."
"Basically it is in line with the media's pre-match analysis. Only one position has changed, which is Mendes replacing Alenichev. Alenichev is an offensive player born as a winger, while Mendes is more defensive than others.
More capable players."
"It seems that Mourinho chose to let go in this game."
Just as the two commentators introduced the starting lineup, Danish referee Nelson blew the whistle to start the game.
"The game has begun. The Champions League final of the 0304 season has begun. The much-anticipated Champions League final has begun!" To be continued...
