Xu Zhu's Successor's Football Journey

Chapter 516 Declaration of Paris Airport
When all the other Spanish teams were disbanded and the players were on vacation, the Real Madrid club still insisted on the usual training.The players didn't have any resistance to this, but they were all excited because they had the opportunity to participate in the Champions League final.

For players from other teams, even training is meaningless because they have no chance.

On this day, as usual, Wang Li came to the club very early. The training for these few days was carried out at the club, and he did not go to the professional training ground of Real Madrid. This is mainly because Carlo just wanted the players to do something Recovery training.

This kind of training is boring, but Carlo feels that Real Madrid's overall strength is much stronger than Lyon, so as long as the team maintains a normal state, it is normal to win, so as long as the team can have a normal game state There is no need for any special arrangement training.

And these days, Wang Li didn't have targeted training, he just kept practicing long shots and some shooting moves.

In fact, Wang Li is also looking forward to the upcoming Champions League final!
Even though Wang Li can participate in this kind of competition every year, it is only once a year. Such a highest-level and highest-level competition makes him have an extreme expectation. After the victory, the team can win the club's highest honor Is there anything better than the championship trophy?
Perhaps, the last time he participated in the Champions League final was a pity, because he was sent off at halftime, but in any case, the game was won, and he won the first European championship trophy.

But now, participating in this event for the second time, he feels that he should play at a higher level and strive to lead Real Madrid to a hearty victory, a perfect victory, and such a championship trophy is more meaningful.

After thinking about it, Wang Li has already arrived at the training ground.

On weekdays, there would be no one on the field at this time, and Wang Li would always be the first one, but today he saw a player, that is the team captain, Pavon.

"Francisco?" Seeing Pavin, Wang Li was a little surprised.

"Oh? Allen."

Pavon's short brown hair looked very refined. Seeing Wang Li kick the ball into the goal, he said hello and said, "You come so early every day?"

Wang Li nodded, patted him on the shoulder and said, "What? Your injury?"

In the last league match, Pavon's leg was injured, and he has been recuperating during this period, which made Wang Li always serve as Real Madrid's field captain.

"The doctor said that you can participate in adaptive training in these two days." Obviously, Pavon is very happy with his recovery, because he can catch up with this most important Champions League final.

"This is really good news." Wang Li said with a smile.

Although he felt that even if Pavon did not participate in the competition, Real Madrid would still be able to win, but in fact, the relationship between the two in the club was very good. Putting aside other things, just talking about personal feelings, he also hoped that Pavon could play. After all, for other players, this kind of game has few chances in their lifetime.

And if Pavon can participate in the game, it will definitely be a big boost to Real Madrid's backcourt strength. The defense led by him and Ramos will make people feel much stronger.

The two chatted a few more words, and then began to do some warm-up training on the court.

Soon, the Real Madrid players came to the training ground one by one. They were surprised to see Pavon, because according to Pavon's injury, it is normal to miss the Champions League game, but returning from injury early is a big challenge for Real Madrid. A big help, as the captain of the team, Pavon's popularity is not bad, every player came to congratulate him.

However, Carlo, who came late, didn't say much about Pavon's appearance on the court. Presumably, he should have known about it a long time ago.

Although Real Madrid symbolically blocked the news, the news from the journalists and the media is definitely very well-informed. Those media who have good relations with the Real Madrid Club have various news channels-grand janitors, lawn care workers, cleaners, Some club staff and so on, almost all have more or less contact with the media.

At noon on the day when Pavon participated in the club's training match, many journalists and media had already got the news. They immediately fabricated a lot of 'insider' reports, and added a sentence of 'gossip' or 'insider information' before these reports.

But although Real Madrid's official club did not confirm the news of Pavon's comeback, a photo of Pavon on the training ground in "Marca" has almost completely explained all the problems.

"In the Champions League final, Real Madrid captain Pavon is expected to come back!"

This kind of news made the attention of the entire European media immediately focus on Real Madrid. There is no doubt about the importance of Pavon to Real Madrid. He is not only the captain of Real Madrid, but also the number one defender of Real Madrid. Such a player Whether you can participate in the competition has a great impact on the competition.

At least it is not so easy for Lyon to score goals.

In fact, this is also the case. In the absence of Pavon, Real Madrid's defensive ability is definitely a big problem.In games where Pavon participated, Real Madrid conceded more goals than when Pavon did not participate. With such real data in front of them, everyone couldn't help but pay attention to Pavon.

Wang Li is the number one star of Real Madrid and the number one killer of the front line, and Pavon is the cornerstone of stabilizing the defense of Real Madrid.

Florentino's 'Zidane Pavon'-style Real Madrid management strategy also shows this point. , Real Madrid's own training of the best star.

And now before this Champions League battle, Pavon is back, which has a great impact on Real Madrid's morale and image.

But when the media were discussing vigorously, a significant event happened in Real Madrid. This matter was an internal event and was not snooped by the media, but it had a great impact on Real Madrid.

In the afternoon, Carlo arranged an adaptive match.

This kind of competition is a confrontation between the main players and the substitutes. The purpose of course is to let the main players find the game state, adapt to the rhythm and atmosphere of the game, and also take into account the training of the team's cooperation.

However, before the start of the training match, Pavin took out the captain's armband when changing clothes.

After looking closely at the armband, he turned to Wang Li, put the captain's armband on Wang Li, and then patted him on the shoulder, which meant it was self-evident.

This scene was seen by many players, and they all stared at Wang Li and Pavon with interest. It was difficult for other players to intervene in such a situation, but other Real Madrid players did not feel much in their hearts, mainly because Pavon had already He is the captain of Real Madrid, and it doesn't matter if Wang Li is the captain of the team.

In Real Madrid, these two are supported by all players, but now that Pavon has handed over the captain's armband to Wang Li, other players don't feel much.

However, as the person involved, Wang Li reacted and wanted to return the armband to Pavin, but Pavin shook his head: "Alan, you have contributed the most to the team's success, and you are the captain of the team. , I think you are more suitable than me."

Such a sentence, in exchange for Wang Li's sincere smile.

In fact, Wang Li doesn't care about the position of team captain. His performance and position in the team are placed there. Even if he is not the team captain, no one will object to what he wants to do on the court.

The meaning of the captain's armband is an 'official' form. With the captain's armband, Wang Li will naturally become the leader of the team. This is a kind of recognition.

Seeing Pavon's expression, Wang Li knew that he could not change his mind, so he happily took it and put it on his arm. This scene made all the players in the team applaud.

While Real Madrid was training hard and making final preparations for the final, the Lyon team in France was of course also preparing.

Houllier, the head coach of Lyon, didn't think of any good tactics. There were Barcelona, ​​Chelsea, Benfica, etc. in front of him, all of which failed. outstanding.

Therefore, he simply didn't think about it anymore, just let the team do more training adaptively, and increase confrontation training, so as to prepare for the match against Real Madrid in a targeted manner.

If the outside media knew that Houllier had done this, they would definitely look down on Lyon even more, but Houllier has his own ideas.

The current strength of the Lyon team is at its peak. They have won domestic cups and league championships several times in a row. Such achievements are brilliant.For Real Madrid, perhaps other teams have to make targeted arrangements, but it turns out that none of those approaches have much effect.

So, what if the team and Real Madrid are allowed to fight recklessly?
As soon as this question came up, Houllier felt his eyes light up. If Real Madrid didn't count the black-haired kid, Lyon would not be afraid of Real Madrid at all.

Lyon's striker is not weak.

The most gratifying thing for Houllier is of course the team's top scorer Juninho Jr., the Brazilian has been the team's top scorer for several consecutive seasons, and has also won the Ligue [-] top scorer twice. This kind of performance and state made Houllier very confident.

Juninho Penanbucano (referred to as Juninho Jr.) is a Brazilian player. He was the top scorer in Ligue 03 for three consecutive years in 04/04, 05/05 and 06/[-]. Don't think that the top scorer must be a forward player. In fact, Juninho Jr. is a midfielder. He is most memorable for his high accuracy, rapid drop and powerful free kicks.

After 2000, Juninho was favored by Lyon because of his performance in the Brazilian league, but because of a contract dispute with Lyon, he had no chance to play for a whole season.Despite this, Juninho had an outstanding performance in the first season of the French club, winning the club's first league title and the French Super Cup for Lyon.

After several years, until now Lyon has won these two honors relying on the goals of Juninho Jr., and among them, the role of Juninho Jr. is unquestionable. There are a lot of balls, and key goals always appear on him. Even Real Madrid coach Carlo has mentioned such a player to the players.

With Juninho as the core of the attack, Lyon's offensive ability can be imagined, and it is by no means comparable to ordinary teams. In fact, Lyon has fully proved the team's ability to reach the final of the Champions League. Strength.

Therefore, coach Houllier is very confident in the team's striker. He believes that Real Madrid's poor defense will never be able to defend Lyon's offense.

In terms of defense, Lyon's pillar is not a certain player, but the team's goalkeeper Kupet.

In 1996, the 24-year-old Coupet transferred from Saint-Etienne to Lyon. This was a very risky transfer, because the cities of the two teams are only 80 kilometers apart, and they have always been sworn enemies .

Saint-Etienne is a traditional powerhouse in Ligue [-], but it has declined in recent years, and Lyon has also become stronger year by year after acquiring Coupe. At present, it has achieved five consecutive Ligue [-] championships. From this perspective, Coupet The original choice was correct.

Now, Coupet's performance in Lyon is undoubtedly the best goalkeeper in Ligue 1998. His achievements are not insignificant. Perhaps for him, the saddest thing is that he is at the same level as the French goalkeeper Barthez. An era, the [-] World Cup, made Barthez an irreplaceable number one goalkeeper in France. Even now that Barthez has fallen from Manchester United to Marseille, even if he has been suspended for half a year and has no ball to play, Kupets still cannot be completely replaced. Barthez's status.

Of course, these are the personal worries of the players, and for the coach Houllier, Coupet is the pillar of Lyon's rear. With him standing in front of the goal, Lyon's defense is always so stable.

From this point of view, regardless of offense and defense, Lyon has the world's top stars leading the team, and the team is generally united. At least this point is much better than Real Madrid. French teams have always been known for their overall operation. It is not comparable to the Spanish team.

Therefore, even though Real Madrid has many stars, Houllier is not too worried at all.

No matter from which angle you look at it, there is only Wang Li who makes Houlier scratch his head the most.

With that black-haired kid, how much has Real Madrid's strength increased? ---Double, this is the conclusion that Houllier came to after analyzing Real Madrid's games continuously. With the continuous attack of the black-haired kid, Real Madrid's overall performance has at least doubled.

This is not to say that Wang Li himself is more important than the entire Real Madrid team, but his contribution to the team on the field and the bonus to the strength of the striker. After all, he has scored too many goals.

How can such a Real Madrid fight?
After thinking for a long time, Houllier could only come to one conclusion—fight!
One word is simple, but this is the best way. As long as Lyon plays in a better state than Real Madrid in the game, and the team's strikers all wear shooting boots, then Lyon may still win.

What is the probability of winning?
20 percent.

This is the conclusion that Houllier came to after some research. This conclusion is really frustrating and disappointing, but Houllier is satisfied. After all, this probability is much better than Benfica. What Koeman said after the game What he said spread almost all over the world. Everyone remembered nothing but one sentence - Benfica would never beat Real Madrid.

In other words, the probability of Benfica winning is approximately equal to 0.

As the game passed day by day, the atmosphere of the competition became more and more intense.

At this time, the media in Spain and France also began to report before the game in order to gain an advantage in public opinion before the game.Reports came out one after another, but most of these reports still revolved around the preparations of the two teams. One said 'Beckham is in good condition', the other said 'Juninho scored in the training match. One ball' and so on, these reports obviously have no substance.

Both teams are training before the game, and few players and coaches will be interviewed, so it is really difficult for the media to get first-hand information.

But this day is an exception, because the Real Madrid club arrived in Paris by special plane.

This was on May 23, two days before the final. Carlo obviously wanted the players to have one day to fully adapt to the venue. The Champions League final could not be sloppy.

For this Champions Cup final, UEFA attaches great importance to it, because this is the 51st Champions Cup final, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Champions Cup, which is very meaningful, so this Champions Cup will be held in Paris, France. It was also the venue for the first Champions Cup.

Not only in terms of significance, in fact, Real Madrid and Lyon will definitely get more attention from UEFA if they enter the final, because UEFA has always wanted the five major leagues to develop in a balanced way. It has always been UEFA's standard to suppress any league.

The Ligue [-], which has always been unremarkable, has obviously been in a weak position, but this time Lyon reached the Champions League final. This result is what UEFA wants to see, so before the game, UEFA even took the initiative to support this. This kind of situation is really rare.

It is not the first time for Wang Li to come to Paris, but he is indeed very unfamiliar with this city. The last time he came here was when Chelsea participated in the Champions League group match against Paris Saint-Germain. Now that I think about it, it was at least a year ago before.

However, this does not hinder Wang Li's popularity at all.

He had just arrived in Paris and before he got off the plane, a large group of fans came to welcome him.

These fans should be regarded as a motley crew, mainly English and Spaniards. There are also many local fans in Paris and fans from other countries. It is said that there are more fans outside the airport that cannot enter, which seriously affects the normal operation of Paris International Airport.

Of course, this is something that Paris airports should be concerned about.

When the Real Madrid players came out of the airport one by one, the "Noble Army" almost gave all the cheers to Wang Li, and few other players could get a little bit.

Compared with Wang Li's reputation in Europe, other stars can only feel ashamed.

This made Wang Li feel a little excited and excited. He waved to the fans and shouted "Thank you", and then there were even bigger cheers, which made other players jealous.

When the players walked out of the airport, Wang Li was stopped by a group of reporters. Most of these people were French reporters. They probably stopped the Real Madrid players here through the 'back door'.

Faced with this kind of opportunity, the reporters of course put the microphone to Wang Li's mouth immediately. Seeing so many fans shouting Wang Li's name, a reporter asked jokingly first, "Alan, did you see Paris? With so many fans supporting you, what is the word you most want to say at this moment?"

Wang Li waved to the fans again, and then said excitedly: "I want to tell all the fans that I will bring the championship trophy to Spain from here!!!"

After hearing this sentence, these French reporters felt disgusted as if they had eaten flies.

(End of this chapter)