coach legend

Chapter 256 The UEFA Cup Final
The Copenhagen Park Stadium is really not very big.Although today's UEFA Cup final was full, there were only about 6000 people.

This is the first time that George has entered the final of the European Cup and the first time he has tasted the charm of European competitions.

Tickets for the UEFA Cup final were in short supply, and the price of the tickets was rising all the way. In the end, the price of ordinary tickets exceeded [-] pounds.Compared with England fans, Turkish fans are the most distressed.

The price of tickets sold by Galatasaray reached three hundred pounds.The ticket price for this game is even much more expensive than the season ticket price of their club this season.Galatasaray's season ticket price this season is only 150 pounds, but the price of a UEFA Cup final exceeds [-] pounds.

In fact, UEFA's official price for Galatasaray is from 45 pounds to [-] pounds, but they did not expect it to climb to [-] pounds in the end.The current per capita monthly income in Istanbul is only [-] pounds.

But even so, it still couldn't stop the enthusiasm of the fans.

In the end, tickets for the UEFA Cup final were still hard to come by.Whether it is Blackburn or Galatasaray, there are many fans who have not been able to buy tickets.

George looked at the Copenhagen Park Stadium, and the supporters of the two teams were clearly divided.Blackburn's fans have a blue lineup, while Galatasaray's side has a red lineup.Galatasaray's uniform is a red and yellow jersey.

Between the fans of the two teams are the neutral fans.

This is not only a habit, but also for the safety of the stadium.English fans and Turkish fans are not in the right mood right now. If they are allowed to sit next to each other, they don't know what will happen.

Even so, the police in Copenhagen are still worried.

Since 200 Turkish parliamentarians and more than a dozen ministers from various countries will be present to watch the battle, the safety of the scene is particularly important.To this end, the British and Turkish governments have sent their own riot police to Copenhagen to assist the Danish police in maintaining stadium security.The Netherlands and Belgium, the host country of this year's European Championship, also sent police to the scene to help Denmark maintain order, and at the same time, they could get first-hand information on the security measures to control fans' riots.There will be 2000 security forces maintaining order at the stadium.

George looked at the dense crowd of reporters on the sidelines, and his pride suddenly increased.

This is the first time George has stood on such a big stage.George is already well-known in England.But in European football and world football, he is still just a junior.But this game is different.

这场比赛全世界将有185个国家和地区的500万观众观看这场举世瞩目的比赛。到场采访的记者将达到300人，包括140名摄影记者和25家电视台的记者。

This is the big stage, and this is where I should stand.

George and Trim, who was already standing beside him, shook hands briefly before returning to their seats.

At this time, Trim was almost 50 years old.But the sharp eyes remain, Trim is currently the best coach in Turkish football.When he was 40 years old, he became the head coach of the Turkish national team.Led the team to historic break into the 1996 European Cup finals.

After that, he came to Galatasaray, which is already three consecutive championships in the domestic league.This season Galatasaray has already won the domestic league and cup double.

Trim is definitely a banner of Turkish football, of course it is not there yet.But in the original history, Trim led Galatasaray to win the UEFA Cup and the Super Cup.Then in the European Cup in 08, he led Turkey to the semi-finals of the European Cup.

Trim was later called the "Emperor" by Turkish fans, which also showed his influence among Turkish fans.

George was thinking about the coach Trim, and Trim was also thinking about George as he looked at George's back.

George is very famous in British football, but unfortunately not many people know him in European football.So did Trim.

It's just that George shouted at the beginning of the season that I want the UEFA Cup championship, which surprised Trim.There has never been a lack of unruly people in football, whether it is a coach or a player, people with arrogant personalities abound.But it's rare for George to start being bullish at the beginning of the season.

At that time, Trim looked at George's profile and found that he was a young coach who was only 31 years old.So just laugh it off, young man, understandable.

But now Trim no longer thinks so.

This young man is not simple, indeed it is not simple.

Trim, who has been exhausted by the media and various scouts recently, is quite afraid of George.Say these are coincidences, maybe others believe it.But Trim is 100% not convinced.

You Blackburn started talking in February, and it is now mid-May, but there is no result.

Moreover, the confidentiality work of both parties has always been very good. How come the finals are approaching, and this news broke out.It's almost as if someone directed it.Trim didn't believe in the coincidence at all.

Looking at the coach who was younger than his players, Trim could only shake his head secretly.

"The game is about to start. Blackburn is very familiar to everyone, but Galatasaray is in Turkey, and you may not be familiar with it. Let me give you a brief introduction to Galatasaray." This UEFA Cup final is also Mott Mori explained.

"Galatasaray is a giant in Turkey. As of this season, it has won the Turkish League Championship [-] times and the Turkish Cup Championship [-] times. It is a well-deserved dominant team in Turkey."

"Among the current Galatasaray, many people should be very unfamiliar to everyone. Only Haji, the midfielder, should be quite familiar to everyone."

"However, the situation in Galatasaray recently is actually not very good. Their club has fallen into a serious economic crisis and has not paid salaries for seven months."

"Galatasaray's head coach Trim is extraordinary. Even under such difficult circumstances, Galatasaray was able to win the league championship and cup championship in the country."

Mortensen briefly introduced the current situation of Galatasaray.

As Mortensen introduced, Galatasaray's situation is indeed very bad.The harassment of journalists, the attention of scouts, the private contact between clubs and players, these are serious.But more serious than this is Galatasaray's economic situation.

Galatasaray's economic situation is very poor, and it has not been paid for nearly a season.

Under such circumstances, Trim relied on his prestige and skill to lead the team to the league championship.Of course, there is usually nothing that Trim can handle.But when the major clubs started to think about Galatasaray's players, the impact on the team was very obvious.

One can imagine the mood of the players without receiving a salary for a season.After all, they play football to make money.Now that the major clubs contact them and are willing to give them high salaries, they are of course indifferent.

Although Trim's prestige is now pressing them down, it is not so easy to close the slightest gaps that have been created.

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"beep--"

With the recall of the referee's whistle, the game began.

"The first UEFA Cup final of the new millennium, at the Copenhagen Park Stadium. The two teams in the final are Blackburn Rovers from England and Galatasaray from Turkey. Nine 10 minutes maybe 120 minutes later , who can win, let us wait and see."

Mortensen's passionate commentary began to sound.

George sent the usual main lineup for this game.The three midfielders happened to be Makelele, Deco and Miku. Galatasaray's style of play was somewhat similar to that of Blackburn.They also sent three midfielders, Haji, Emre and Okan Brook.

The three have their own characteristics.

Okan is a technically delicate midfield organizer, and the short Okan has very good skills.Haji's passing is even more unpredictable, and Emre plays more of an assault role in the midfield.Compared with others, Emre's forward attack ability is very strong.

During the game, Emre is often able to unexpectedly dribble and attack, tearing apart the opponent's defense from the middle.

The combination of the three is very good.If you want to control, you have to control, and if you want to attack, you must attack.

If you play against other teams, Galatasaray's midfield may be very controlling now.But compared to the similarly styled Blackburn, they fell flat.

Haji is tyrannical, but unfortunately he is old, 35 years old.Emre has a strong impact, but unfortunately he is too young and inexperienced.On Blackburn's side, Makelele was marking Totti, leaving him helpless.

Micoud was a mature player before he came to Blackburn.It's just that George gave him more stage at Blackburn.

After two seasons of training in the Premier League, Deco has become one of the midfielders with the best ability to control the game in the Premier League.Such a trio completely overwhelmed Galatasaray's midfielder after the start of the game.

Galatasaray is also known as a team with strong control in the UEFA Cup.But when they met Blackburn, the style was the same, and it depended on whose control was stronger.

George didn't have any tentative offenses at all, and the offense had already begun at the beginning of the game.

George scoffed at what those coaches said about what their opponents didn't know.As a head coach, if you don't even know your opponents, it's your dereliction of duty.If it is in the FA Cup and you meet some amateur teams, you can say that you don't know the opponent.

But like the UEFA Cup final, if you say you are not familiar with your opponent, it would be a complete joke.

So George is not tentative at all, and the Blackburn players don't have to adapt.Because they are very familiar with every player in Galatasaray.

George's training these days is completely aimed at Galatasaray.

　This game is hard to write.I don't know much about Galatasaray, so I really can't write their biggest characteristics.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)