Godfather Of Champions

On May 21st, when it was getting light, Dunn was awakened by the patter of water outside the window. The raindrops hit the glass window and made a continuous sound. Only then did he notice that it was raining today. Yesterday's weather forecast only said that there might be rain, so the team made two-handed preparations at the tactical meeting. Fighting in rainy and sunny environments requires different preparations.

Opening the window, the cold wind in the morning poured in from the window on the eleventh floor, and the spine of Dun En shivered. The air conditioner is turned on in the house, but the temperature difference between inside and outside is small. If it doesn't rain, the weather is very suitable for the finals.

In the hazy rain and fog, the spire of the hotel where Chelsea stayed in the distance is no longer visible, and the huge figure of the Luzhniki Stadium is looming. Dunn stretched, turned off the air conditioner, put on clothes and washed.

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In the afternoon, the Luzhniki Stadium gradually became lively.

Fans from both sides are coming to the stadium from the UK, and vehicles from a number of television media are also entering. There are also construction machinery such as cranes that are busy hanging the flags of both sides of the final on the outer wall of the main entrance of the stadium to separate the two teams of fans and allow these excited crowds to enter the stadium from two channels according to the team they support. , So as not to create confusion-everyone knows what England fans will do after drinking too much.

The banners of the sponsors were inserted all over the square around the stadium, fluttering in the wind in the rain.

Some people just take this as a trip, some people put all their enthusiasm into it.

"The third time! The third time in a row!" The Skinny Bill stood in front of the main entrance of the Luzhniki Stadium, looking up at the giant Nottingham Forest team badge hanging directly above the door and exclaimed excitedly.

"It's a pity that Michael is not with us..." Someone behind him sighed.

Fat John patted him: "He has his own life. We also have our own lives. Our life is here to witness the team win the championship trophy again! At that time Bill should shout'fourth time, fourth time 'Now!"

"Ah ha ha--"

"Nottingham Forest-Champion! Nottingham Forest-Champion Champion!"

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The stadium was built half a century ago and is now home to two Russian Premier League teams-Sparta Moscow and Torpedo Moscow. Today, it temporarily belongs to two teams from England-Nottingham Forest and Chelsea.

When Pierce Bruce followed the reporters to enter the stadium, the fans had already begun to check their tickets. With a large number of police patrols on duty and meticulous security measures, the scene was still in order. But Bruce knows that the real test is actually at the beginning of the game and after the game is over. There must be someone on the losing side because they cannot accept the cruel reality and do something not good. If there is more alcohol and opposing fans The provocation of words...that would be a disaster.

Some reporters from England gathered together while eating the free fast food provided by the stadium, while enthusiastically discussing whether the Premier League is already the world’s No. 1 football league, and the topic soon became whether English football was the No. 1 football league in Europe. One.

Bruce has no interest in such topics. He didn't eat the free dinner provided by the stadium. He just took the box of milk to drink. He was not hungry, but a little thirsty. At the same time he looked around, watching the stadium stands that were gradually filling up. This is a comprehensive stadium. It used to be the main venue of the 1980 Moscow Summer Olympics. There is a red plastic track outside the stadium. This way the stands are a little far away from the stadium. For spectators from England, they may be a little uncomfortable. . But Pierce didn't have such troubles. As a reporter, I have seen all kinds of stadiums in the world with the team. This summer, he will follow the team to China to see the mysterious country.

Someone in the group recognized Pierce Bruce. With the rise of Nottingham Forest in European football, this "Nottingham Evening Post" reporter who has been following the Nottingham Forest team has also risen to fame and gained fame in the reporter circle. , Is no longer the former unnamed intern.

They enthusiastically invited Bruce to join in to discuss this topic-how strong is English football?

Bruce thinks this group of people is really full-they all have leftover fast food packaging in their hands-what is the topic for discussion?

So he poured cold water mercilessly.

"The two teams from England reached the final of the European Champions Cup, but the irony is that our England team did not even reach the final stage of the European Championship."

When he said this, everyone was silent. It's really not a good feeling to watch other people's homes this summer.

"Hey, Pierce. You're talking more and more like Tony's bastard." Someone still expressed dissatisfaction, after all, it is a bit annoying to interrupt people's conversation.

"Are you mean?" Bruce was not angry and delighted. Because he thought of the Tang who was brought to Vilford by Dunn three years ago. At that time, he was taciturn like an autistic patient. For a time, the British who knew nothing about China thought that all Chinese people were This virtue.

We are all influenced by that person...

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The man was sitting in the team's bus, and the police car waiting to open at the stadium gate led them into the designated parking area. Others are busy with their own affairs, some listen to songs, some close their eyes and rest, and some wave to the fans below. As for him, he is observing the statue of Lenin in the square.

As a post-eighties, seeing Lenin still feels a little different.

Ah, Lenin again. Although your red flag of communism has not spread all over the world, my Nottingham forest red is about to become the dominant color of European football in this era. Come, let the whole Europe and the whole world tremble under our "red terror"! Wow ha ha ha ha……

Tang, who was sitting next to him, noticed that Dunn suddenly laughed, he turned his head strangely and asked, "What's the matter?"

"No, nothing." Dunn looked at Lenin outside with a smile, "had a dream: All night, the whole world became red."

Tang thought for a while: "That would increase the number of hypertensive patients..."

"Stupid!" Dun En scolded, but Tang pulled him out of his beautiful vision. He found that the sky had darkened outside and the street lights around the stadium were all lit. Through the outer wall of the tall stadium, the lighting in the stadium overflowed, illuminating the entire sky.

The rain is still falling, but Dunn won't worry about a bad weather all night like the first time he led his team to the Champions League final. Love it, my team fights around the clock!

"Warm up to warm up! Tonight is a bit cold, don't let your joints get rusted by the rain! Turn on your physical activities!" Chris Lak's loud voice rang at the door of the locker room, which has become before every game It’s a convention.

Under his urging, the players did not dare to stay in the locker room for one more second, changed their clothes and ran out, and then went through a corridor and got into the rain.

"Tony." Chris Luck called when everyone was gone and there was only Dunn in the locker room.

"Huh?" Dunn didn't lift his eyelids, sitting in his chair calmly.

"The rain outside is getting heavier."

"I see. Thank you, David."

Chris Lak nodded, turned and ran out.

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When Chris Lak came out of the locker room and entered the court, Tang was already conducting warm-up training with other coaches overseeing the players. He walked to Tang, watched the warm-up for a while, then shook his head: "This turf is really bad."

Tang nodded: "Hurry to change the turf, just like this rain."

"It **** even if you don't change the turf." Chris Lak narrowed his neck and grinned. "Artificial turf... that's damnable."

Due to the special weather in Russia, the maintenance of natural turf in the club stadiums is a huge expense. In winter, because natural turf is difficult to survive in the cold weather, most teams play on mud. This greatly increases the possibility of players being injured. Taking these circumstances into consideration, UEFA approved the Luzhniki Stadium to use artificial turf for games a few years ago. Since then, this stadium has become the "devil's home stadium" in another sense.

Due to the particularity of artificial turf, the law of football on this is very different from that of natural turf, so many teams that are used to playing natural turf are very disadvantaged when they play on this field. In addition to the fact that artificial turf is more likely to injure players than natural turf, the other biggest difference is that football rolls faster on artificial turf and has different rebound patterns. It is more slippery than natural turf. If there is more water, it is simply It's no different from an ice rink. McLaren's England lost to the Russian team in the European Championship qualifiers. In addition to its own problems, this artificial turf also helped the Russians a lot.

Therefore, before this game, the two participating clubs negotiated with UEFA for the turf of the Luzhniki Stadium, believing that the Champions League final on artificial turf is not conducive to the highest level of both sides, the excitement of the game and the championship The gold content will be greatly reduced.

So after negotiation between UEFA and Moscow, the artificial turf at Luzhniki Stadium was finally replaced with natural turf before the game. It's just that how long this hastily paved turf can last in the heavy rain and how effective it can be is really a big question mark.

"I can only hope that the drainage system of this stadium can play its best role..." Tang murmured.

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When the players finished warming up and returned to the locker room from the stadium, everyone became a stubborn chicken. A neat stack of dry towels and dry jerseys have been placed on each of their chairs.

"Don't catch a cold, dry it quickly, and put on dry clothes." Chris Lak also walked into the locker room wet, before wiping the drops of water on his face, he yelled. A dedicated assistant coach.

"How is the venue?" Dunn was asking Tang.

"It will cause some bad effects on the game." He did not say that it would "have a bad effect on us" because he knew that this kind of adverse effect was on both sides of the game.

"There is nothing to worry about, we have a headache, and the next door also has a headache." Dunn shook his head and didn't take the weather seriously. His mood now is much easier than when he faced this kind of scene before.

The locker room was messy and noisy, everyone was busy changing clothes, and some people turned on the music to relax. Dunn and Tang and Chris Lak also chatted casually. Where is the slightest tension before the final? If a fan from Nottingham Forest suddenly broke in, he would be disappointed by the team's performance when he saw this scene?

But when Dunn finished chatting with the people around him and got up from his seat, it all ended.

The players quieted down consciously, and the noisy rock music stopped abruptly.

"Okay, okay, guys." Dunn waved his hand and motioned everyone to sit down. He didn't want anyone standing taller than him.

"It's another final. Hey, why should I say'again'?" Tang En laughed at everyone. Of course they laughed not because this was imitating Stephen Chow’s lines, but because their actual situation is indeed like this-since following Tony Dunn, they have always faced various finals, and they have always been destined to the champion. .

"We always have a chance with the championship. We returned to the Premier League for four seasons and reached three Champions League finals. When we were still in the First Division, we won the League Cup and this season we won the league championship. World football There are not many teams that have ransacked championships like us, but I don’t want you to feel tired after winning these championships, because..."

Dunn paused for a while, and he had to suspend the appetite of these people.

"Since the restructuring of the UEFA Champions League, there has been no team in football that can successfully win the cup for two consecutive years. I said it is a'great cause', and it is absolutely not an exaggeration. The first time to win and defend the championship, but there is There is a big difference. I personally think that defending the championship is more difficult than winning the first time. Why? Because we have become targets of public targets! Those people are holding shotguns and squatting in corners that you can’t see, trying to take advantage of your attention. It’s a pity that we weren’t knocked down by them, and we reached the final...without any dispute, we made it to the final three years in a row! This is a great result, guys! But if we can three times in a row Entering the finals and holding the championship trophy twice in a row, this is even more remarkable!" He waved his arm vigorously, and Dunn's "Showtime" came.

"Why not? No team has done it yet, why don't we come to be this'first man'?! Think about it, long after this game, people talk about Nottingham Forest and say:'They are The first team to successfully defend the championship after the Champions League reform! "It is the same champion, we will win the best and most distinctive championship! There are many teams in the world that can win the championship, but they are different from us, because We are Nottingham Forest! Even if we win the championship, we are better than those teams! What's so great about winning the championship? We must not only win the championship, but also win the historical record!"

Some of the players below are already making a whining sound. This is not to hush Dunn, but to scream out because of excitement.

"The European Champions Cup has been fifty-three years, and there are countless teams and players who have won the championship. But today, you have the opportunity to engrave your name on that trophy forever, in the history of the Champions League, in Europe. In the history of football! As long as you win the championship."

Dunn looked at the people around him, he was very satisfied with their emotions.

"Do you hate champions?" he asked loudly.

"No!" The players also replied loudly.

"Are you afraid of champions?"

"Do not!"

"Will you feel sorry for your opponents for winning too many championships?!"

"how is this possible!"

"Then go win! Go win and show them!"

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PS, a book friend asked in the book review area why I didn't see the plot about the Wenchuan earthquake. Although I have explained it repeatedly in the book review area, I will focus on answering here to avoid trouble. I hope there are still doubts. 'S friends puzzled:

Regarding the catastrophe that happened in the real world, I, as an ordinary person, was powerless and unable to do anything. Those days are still deep in my heart. Someone said I forgot? It is absolutely impossible, such a thing is impossible to forget, even if you want to forget it.

But in the world I created, I am a **** and can control many things, including crustal movement...

Therefore, in the world of "The Godfather of Champions", there will be no 5.12 Wenchuan earthquake, everything is normal. 100,000 people will not die, millions will not be displaced, wives scattered, and homeless. People from Sichuan, Gansu, Shaanxi... all Chinese people don't feel scared all day long.

The Sichuan guy named Chen Jian might be working hard now to plan a better future for his unborn child. Another Sichuan kid with the same name as him was sweating in North Vilford, training hard, and fighting hard for his ideals.

So, that's it, the world species of "The Godfather of Champions" has no earthquakes and will not die.

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