I am the king of football

Chapter 458 Mentality

Manchester United, who always keep an eye on their opponents' news, naturally knew about the explosive news of Gotze's transfer to Bayern. During the team's training on the second day, the whole team was filled with a relaxed atmosphere.

Obviously, the players have watched Dortmund's games and analyzed the players privately. Everyone knows that Gotze is definitely the core player in the opponent's midfield organization. Now that such a big thing has happened, it is easy to imagine that the opponent's performance in the final will definitely be affected.

However, as their head coach, Ferguson does not want the team to prepare in such an atmosphere. A heavyweight showdown like the Champions League final cannot be affected by a single piece of news. Even if it is, if Manchester United does not adjust their mentality and prepare hard, the final result may very likely be their defeat.

This is not without purpose. Ferguson, who had reached the Champions League final three times in four years but only won one title, deeply remembers those painful memories. The team's veterans also feel the same way.

"Bang bang bang!"

So, after the team's regular warm-up that day, Ferguson decided to hold a meeting with the team first. He banged the folders in his hands loudly and had a fierce look on his face.

"Do you think you are already the champion!!!?"

As soon as the first words were spoken, the veterans in the team reacted. They took the lead in becoming serious, and the other young players naturally did not dare to jump out.

"I know there have been some unfavorable news about our opponents recently, but do you think a mature team will drop in strength because of a piece of news? They just beat Barcelona 5-0, can you do it?!"

As soon as Ferguson's loud voice came out, the team's impetuousness and contempt were swept away. In addition, the coach emphasized the opponent's record. If they asked themselves honestly, if they were facing Barcelona, ​​it would be difficult for Manchester United players to achieve such a crushing score, so everyone lowered their heads.

"This will be a very tough match. Our opponents are good at using crazy pressing to force the opponent to make mistakes. Once there is any loophole, they will break the goal. Any slackness and mistakes will be infinitely magnified. In my opinion, you will be beaten if you go on the court now!"

At this moment, Ferguson's hair dryer was a bit too harsh, and the players who had their heads down on the side raised their heads one after another with irritated expressions on their faces.

"No coach!"

Rooney was the first to stand up. As Ferguson's favorite disciple, he knew that what Ferguson said was different from what he thought in his heart. He showed an attitude of unconvinced. Qin Hu and other young people beside him also stood up.

"We will never be beaten!"

"That's right!"

The last to follow up were Scholes and others who observed that Ferguson's expression did not get worse because of Rooney's argument but rather eased. This group of veterans had experienced many years of training under Ferguson and knew very well what kind of results their coach wanted.

"Then cheer up, use the strongest opponent as your imaginary enemy, train hard on the training ground and then defeat them on the court! Instead of creating a relaxed atmosphere for me here, understand?"

"understand!"

"Very good, let's start training now!" After seeing that the players' emotions were fully mobilized, Ferguson waved his hand to indicate that today's training officially began. The team also swept away the previous atmosphere of fun and got back into it seriously.

There is still a week left until the Champions League final, when the two teams will go to London's Wembley Stadium for a big battle. The coaches of both teams have obtained the opponent's information for the entire season and the status analysis of the recent games. At this moment when the five major leagues have ended, no team has any hidden secret weapons.

Looking at Dortmund's information, Ferguson began to fine-tune the team's training content.

Regardless of his age or the team's style, it is impossible for him to adopt the same crazy pressing tactics as Dortmund. Therefore, in his mind, it is most appropriate for the team to adopt a 4231 formation. The team must first withstand the opponent's impact before talking about scoring goals.

As a result, what Manchester United's midfield and backcourt practiced the most during this period was how to handle the ball and avoid losing the ball under the opponent's high-intensity pressing. At Ferguson's request, a group of offensive players played the role of Dortmund's frontcourt offensive combination.

Not to mention, the combination of Qin Hu, Van Persie, Rooney, Nani and Welbeck is really strong in high-intensity pressing. They are even more oppressive than Dortmund's forward line. After all, these five people have very high confrontation ability and physical fitness.

Under such devilish training, it became clear which of the Red Devils' midfield and backcourt players were more capable of withstanding such high-intensity pressing, and Ferguson silently wrote down their names in his notes.

As for the training against the opponent's center forward Lewandowski, Ferguson did not make any special arrangements. In the team's daily training games, facing the impact of Qin Hu is enough to exercise the strength of their own defense.

In Ferguson's heart, at least in this year, Qin Hu is the best center forward in Europe, regardless of his age.

In this way, Manchester United's training is carried out with passionate collisions throughout the team every day. For the team's last game of the season, the Red Devils have adjusted their mentality and made all preparations.

Time flies. While the outside world was discussing various news that were revealed, the players and coaches of the two teams did not come out to participate in interviews. They were all concentrating on training.

On Dortmund's training ground, the subtle atmosphere is still there, but it is no longer reflected in the team's training. Everyone is looking forward to reaching the Champions League final and winning the highest honor, and the players will not deliberately isolate anyone on the court.

However, in daily life outside of training, Gotze, who was once the liveliest player in the team, has become a loner.

The only thing he can be thankful for now is that his opponent in the Champions League final is not Bayern. If it is Bayern, it is not certain whether he can continue to gain Klopp's trust and play in the Champions League final.

During this period of preparation, Klopp tried his best to maintain the atmosphere of the Dortmund team and the morale did not drop sharply, which made the young coach feel relieved as the match day approached.

However, no matter what, the mentality of the Hornets has been affected. They are definitely not as mature as Ferguson said. After all, Dortmund is not Bayern, and Klopp is not Ferguson. For such a farce, it is already very good to be able to manage to maintain and reduce the negative impact.

In this way, time has come to the eve of the match day. The coaches of the two teams have gathered all their disciples in front of them. They will announce the team's roster for the Champions League final in their own conference room and set off for London tonight.

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