Chapter 712 The Price of Failure

"Well, Pilar, I know you must be very nervous now, and I also know you must be very scared, because you have always been a person who is easily nervous and very afraid of failure. We have suffered and been poor, so you are better than Everyone should cherish everything they have now.”

"Thea asked me just now where my father is. I told her that we can see him on the court. I took her to buy a white jersey yesterday. It is very beautiful. I believe you will like it when you see it. of."

"I want to say, Pilar, don't be nervous, don't be afraid, touch your heart, believe in yourself and the people around you, we will cheer you on in the stands, you can definitely do it!"

Bilal is Ribery's first name, and Thea is his daughter's name. These words come from a short video, which contains interviews with the players' families by club staff, as told by the players' families. Express their expectations of the players and use their words and even gestures to inspire the players in the locker room.

As Ribery's wife Washiba started, one after another players' family members, wives, girlfriends, or parents, all appeared in front of the camera of the short film, and they all used their own ways to inspire. Players, I hope they can perform in the Champions League final.

The funniest thing is Marcelo’s son Enzo. This handsome Brazilian boy who became famous because Marcelo often posted cute photos of the two on Twitter and Facebook appeared in front of the camera, as well as his most beloved dog. Dog, and he is also very cute. As soon as he appeared in front of the camera, his iconic afro made everyone in the locker room burst into laughter.

"Hey!" Enzo shouted in a baby voice, "I want a medal!"

"What do you want a medal for?" The mother was obviously asking next to her, and there was some laughter.

"Buy toys!" In the end, the boy did not forget to act cute and make a gesture of kissing the camera.

There was another burst of laughter in the locker room. Marcelo now also has the iconic afro. The reason is very simple. His son likes him to have this hairstyle, so he decided not to change. So this pair of afro father and son You can often see him at Theobald's training ground. Enzo will basically be there whenever there is a public training session.

The kid is undoubtedly the most lovable. Everyone in the locker room laughed but also gave Marcelo a thumbs up. The most enviable thing about this kid is having such a smart and smart son.

Messi discovered that all the family members or girlfriends of his teammates in the locker room had appeared, but he was the only one who did not. Is it because his family members were not found for filming? Or is it that his father and family are not cooperating?

When this doubt emerged in Messi's mind, the camera of the short film turned and appeared on the plane.

It’s Antonella, Messi’s girlfriend announced six months ago, and the daughter-in-law in the eyes of his parents. She has always lived in Rosario, but occasionally comes to London. Their relationship has never been known. The outside world is concerned.

"Leo, it's me, I'm on the plane to Munich now, with them, and Uncle Jorge and the others!"

Antonella said to the camera, but she looked a little shy. After speaking, she turned her head away, but the voice of Messi's father Jorge came from beside her to encourage her to continue speaking, and Antonella also quickly Back in front of the camera.

"I originally planned to tell you after the game, Leo, but... they all thought that I should tell you and let you know, so..." As she spoke, Antonella had tears in her eyes. , gritted his teeth and endured it. After a pause, he calmed down before continuing.

"Leo, I have a baby!"

Antonella's voice rang very loudly in the locker room, and the originally noisy locker room suddenly became quiet. Everyone was startled by these words, and then everyone looked at Messi. The latter's face was stunned and full of disbelief.

"It's been three months. It's a boy. I found out about it more than half a month ago. Originally, I wanted to tell you in person and give you a surprise, but they all said that I should take this opportunity to tell you, Leo, I Are you happy to have our child?"

Messi was sitting in front of the closet in the locker room, clenching his fists so tightly that his veins were exposed. He was obviously controlling his emotions. He didn't want to do it in front of his teammates or in front of such a big game. , over-excited and indulged his emotions, but he couldn't help it, tears welling up in his eyes.

"I will sit in the stands, Leo, I miss you so much. I want to think with you about what name to give him and what to prepare for him. I don't know anything. I miss you so much. Leo!" Antonella couldn't help crying in front of the camera. She hadn't seen Messi for more than a month.

Messi here also shed two lines of tears. He was in a very confused mood now. He knew that he couldn't be too excited, but he couldn't help it, so he stood up from the seat in the closet. His teammates around him One by one they came up to congratulate him, but Messi was smiling stupidly over there, not knowing what expression to give to his teammates.

"Congratulations, Leo!" Ye Qiu also walked up to Messi.

The Argentinian hugged Ye Qiu tightly and made two loud noises without saying a word.

Ye Qiu understands Messi very well. He is a very reserved person, and can even be said to be a little bad at expressing his feelings. He is very excited and excited now, but he does not know how to say it. Perhaps, he needs to vent on the court. His excitement and excitement are because the stadium is the best stage for him to show himself.

Sometimes thinking about it, Ye Qiu also feels that the world is changing too fast, and time passes so fast that he barely has time to prepare. Once upon a time, Messi was just a young person in his eyes. He is like a young child, but in the blink of an eye, he is about to become the father of a little boy.

"Do you want to give the child any gifts?" Ye Qiu asked with a smile.

Messi nodded heavily, "How about a Champions League?"

Unexpectedly, Ye Qiu shook his head, "I don't think it's enough. It would be better to get another FIFA Ballon d'Or. What do you think?"

Messi nodded heavily, and the teammates around him came up one by one, congratulating Messi on becoming a father.

Seeing that all the players in the locker room were encouraged, Ye Qiu felt that his trump card was still very effective. Originally, he just wanted to encourage the players through their families, but he did not expect that on the plane, Roland While chatting with Jorge, I mentioned the news of Antonella's pregnancy, so I decided to add this paragraph on the spur of the moment.

This group of Tottenham Hotspur players are all experienced veterans. They have played in so many professional leagues, many finals, and countless key matches. Almost all of them are inspiring. The motivational words have been said, and even they have become a little numb.

In this case, no matter how much Ye Qiu talks, the effect may not be obvious. It is better to let the players' families speak and let them motivate the players through short films and videos, because they know the players better than Ye Qiu and are closer to them. In the lives of players, they are the people closest to them. One sentence from them is more effective than ten sentences from Ye Qiu.

"Guys!" After Ye Qiu finished playing the short video, the players' emotions were aroused, and he stood up to finish.

"We are finally back on the stage of the Champions League final!" Ye Qiu used us to enhance his sense of unity with the players.

All the players fell silent and looked at the coach, their eyes showing desire.

Everyone does not want to disappoint those who are close to them, familiar with themselves, and understand themselves. Therefore, in this game, they also do not want to disappoint those wives and family members who inspired them in the video clips and those sitting in the stands. The family members and friends who cheered for him were disappointed, so they all felt a desire from the bottom of their hearts.

"This is the Allianz Arena. I believe everyone has witnessed everything from the hotel to the stadium. This city belongs to Bayern Munich, and this stadium also belongs to Bayern Munich. And now, what we are facing is not only It’s a team, not just Bayern Munich, but the whole city of Munich, and the whole of Germany!”

"We have just seen how they humiliated us and attacked us on the road, and we have also seen how they humiliated us, humiliated our fans, and our families in the stadium stands. I can guarantee that if this After a game, we finally left in despair as losers. They will attack us even more unscrupulously. The humiliation they give to us, the fans, and our relatives in the stands will be ten times more than it is now. Even a hundred times!”

"This is the price losers have to pay!"

"Because we, the fans behind us, and the relatives behind us are no longer just ourselves, we also represent Tottenham Hotspur, and we must bear the honor and disgrace of advancing and retreating with Tottenham Hotspur. Failure We will walk with shame, and we will have to carry this shame into the competition for a long time to come.”

"Guys, we are not only fighting for ourselves, fighting for this jersey, but also to protect the fans behind us, our relatives sitting in the stands, we have to fight for them, we have to use Do everything you can to protect them, so that they can be honorable, dignified, and proudly leave this stadium that belongs to the enemy as a winner!”

"And this requires each of us to do our best on the court. We must use our own performance and our own strength to silence all enemies, so that they will never be able to do it again from now on. An opportunity to humiliate and attack our fans and loved ones."

"This is a cruel war of life and death. There is no mercy, only all-out effort!"

"If you don't want to be humiliated, if you don't want your loved ones to be humiliated, then clench your fists and kill your opponents!"

As Ye Qiu's shouting ended, all the players stood up and formed a group, holding hands and shouting in unison, "Kill! Kill! Kill!!!"

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"Friends, spectators, welcome to the Munich Stadium!"

"We are now broadcasting the 2011-2012 UEFA Champions League final for you live. The two teams are the Premier League giants, Tottenham Hotspur, and the German Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich playing at home!"

"This is also a showdown between the two best teams in the Champions League this season. They have also shown outstanding strength before, defeating powerful opponents one after another before finally coming to this stadium. ”

"Bayern Munich has faced Basel, Marseille and Real Madrid before, while Tottenham Hotspur has faced Naples, AC Milan and Barcelona. Both sides also played many exciting games, especially Tottenham Hotspur. San Antonio’s 9-0 double defeat of Barcelona at home and away was the most classic game of the season!”

"Now in this battle, both sides have only one goal, and that is the St. Petersburg Cup!"

The live TV camera gave a close-up of the Saint-Bloid Cup placed in the middle of the player tunnel exit below the main stand of the stadium.

"It's very close to the start of the game now and we just got the starting lineups for both sides."

"Bayern Munich still adopts the familiar 4231 tactic in this game. The goalkeeper is Neuer, the defense is Contento, Badstuber, Jerome Boateng and captain Lahm, and the midfielder is The double defensive midfielder configuration is Gustavo and Bastian Schweinsteiger, the frontcourt is Thomas Muller, Toni Kroos and Robben, and the lone forward is Gomez.”

This is also Bayern Munich's strongest lineup this season. Judging from the starting lineup, Heynckes was not actually affected by the tragic defeat to Dortmund in the German Cup. On the contrary, he continued to trust those few players in this game. A player who had a sluggish performance in this game.

Perhaps the German coach knows a Chinese saying very well, know your shame and then be brave!

"Tottenham Hotspur's starting lineup is basically all main players. The goalkeeper is Cech, the defense is Marcelo, Kompany, Thiago Silva and Kyle Walker, and the midfielder is Ramsey, Pirlo and Vidal, and the frontcourt is the trident combination of Ribery, Cavani and Messi.”

"If you look at the starting lineups of both sides, Tottenham Hotspur right back Alves missed the final due to accumulated yellow cards, which will definitely have some impact on Tottenham Hotspur's right attack. After all, Alves and Messi The right-wing combination has always been Tottenham Hotspur's ace offensive line. Now that Alves is missing from the right, it is a question whether the offensive power will decline. "

"Another disadvantage to Tottenham is that this is Bayern Munich's home court. Bayern Munich is very familiar with everything about this stadium and knows everything about it, so whether they will take the home advantage and take the lead in attacking? It’s also a question.”

"Of course, we all know that Tottenham Hotspur is very strong, and many people even feel that this North London team is the strongest and best team in football today, so how can we In the face of so many unfavorable factors, showing one's own strength is also a worry for Tottenham Hotspur from the outside world!"

"But many people also believe that Tottenham Hotspur's biggest advantage lies in their experience. There are many veterans in this team who were the main contributors when the team defended the Champions League three years ago. They have rich experience. So when it comes to playing in the Champions League final, they have a psychological advantage over Bayern Munich players.”

"And Tottenham Hotspur's head coach Ye Qiu and his team have reached five Champions League finals, which can be said to be very, very rich, so how Tottenham Hotspur will play in the game? It’s also worth looking forward to! ”

While the on-site commentator was analyzing the starting lineups of both sides, the players of the two teams slowly walked out of the player tunnel under the leadership of the referee. A deafening shout suddenly came from the entire Allianz Stadium, with more than 60,000 fans. Everyone was cheering for the players from both teams, and no one was willing to be outdone.

When Ye Qiu returned to the stadium again, he was greeted by cheers from Tottenham Hotspur fans and more than a thousand Chinese fans in the stands, but he was unable to interact with them much. On the court, secondly, he devoted his body and mind to the game.

"About 20 degrees!" When Ye Qiu walked out, he deliberately felt the temperature of the Allianz Arena.

Because it rained yesterday, the turf is very good, not too dry, but not too slippery. Although it is sunny today, the temperature in Munich is not particularly high, 20 degrees, which is relatively suitable for competitions. , but as the game progresses and more and more fans become passionate, it is estimated that the temperature will rise again.

After all, the stadium is a semi-enclosed space. More than 60,000 people gather in such a stadium. No matter how good the ventilation is, the temperature will definitely be higher than outside.

The referee of this game is Proenza from Portugal, and the linesman is also from Portugal. What’s interesting is that he has refereed Tottenham Hotspur’s Champions League games many times before, but he has only refereed two Bayern Munich games. games, and Bayern Munich lost both games.

Because of this, some people joked before the game that this was the rhythm to defeat Bayern Munich.

There was not much ceremony before the game, just a simple kick-off ceremony, and then both sides got into the game.

Bayern Munich took the lead to kick off, but their start was obviously focused on stability. After the kickoff, the ball was passed directly to the backcourt and Bastian Schweinsteiger controlled it, while Toni Kroos, Lahm and Guth Tawo is also very close to Bastian Schweinsteiger, maintaining a tight backcourt ball control network.

Ye Qiu also played cautiously at the beginning of this game, because he had to be wary of whether Bayern Munich would attack after the opening, and Tottenham Hotspur had a certain advantage in strength, so there was no need to take such risks, and he could play more patiently, so Tottenham Hotspur did not press too hard after the opening.

But after a brief trial at the beginning, Bayern Munich immediately launched a wave of attacks, and soon took out their targeted weapons against Tottenham Hotspur, directly attacking Tottenham Hotspur's fatal weakness.