Ruhr area is a famous industrial zone.
Dortmund From a bird's eye view, the buildings in this city are generally 4-5 stories high, and they are basically in modern and post-war styles.
However, Dortmund has transformed from an industrial city into a center of culture, technology, and sports over the years.
The excellent greening and some avant-garde wall painting are still pleasing to the eye, and there is no feeling that the air is filled with soot.
The hotel we stayed in in Milan this time was located near the business district, not too noisy, and we could overlook the bustling Westenhull Road from a distance. There are more than 600 shops and cafes on that road, which perfectly blends industrial heritage and modern consumption scenes.
Just the scenery outside the window makes people feel good.
After the Milan players settled in, almost all of them went to the restaurant or the hotel cafe facing the street.
Your opponent Dortmund is not a soft persimmon, so you should relax at this time.
"Small cities are actually pretty good."
Paolo Maldini said while drinking juice and looking out the window.
"Then why don't you live in a small city?"
Dejan Lu asked.
If it's okay later in China.
There is no shortage of everything in small cities, but if you really can't, you can shop online.
You can't buy many things in small European cities.
Those stories about the parents taking the stars to Linshi to buy sneakers when they were young are still the same even ten or twenty years later. Towns with tens of thousands of people cannot support certain aspects of consumption.
There are so many commercial supporting facilities that they can't even serve as service personnel if they work in the whole city.
"Fernando also likes this kind of peaceful life." Paolo Maldini said, changing the subject.
Redondo wiped his mouth with a napkin, swallowed the pasta and then said, "What I like is the atmosphere, but I know that I can't stay away from city life, so I have never tried it. This is the benefit of knowing yourself."
Dejan Lu nodded.
Good brothers, don't look at them as literary young men.
In fact, he is very sensible and understands his needs very well.
I will never bother myself for poetry and distance.
Buffon was chewing sausages on the side and said, "Most people are not used to leaving big cities. If you have money, it is definitely better to live in big cities."
Dejan Lu glanced at Baggio who was looking out the window with his chin on one hand.
This guy really didn't like big cities. After retiring, he bought a farm and returned to his hometown to drive a tractor.
"Their sausages are quite delicious."
Totti said suddenly.
Buffon nodded without saying anything, his mouth full of sausages.
"Be careful, your stomach may not be able to bear the greasy food after eating too much." Paolo Maldini reminded with a smile.
This is all experience.
"Young man should be fine."
Baresi, who was sitting next to him, said.
He feels very obvious now. When he first joined AC Milan, he was still in the development stage. At that time, eating two or three steaks plus various side dishes and desserts was not too much. But now that he is about to retire, he can't eat even a little food.
Fortunately, now the team has also begun to popularize eating less and eating more, which is more suitable for him.
As you get older, you lose your appetite.
"It's better to be careful anyway."
Paolo Maldini said.
Having a bad stomach on the road is troublesome.
There are also mild allergies.
I have never eaten some foreign ingredients, and I don't know that I am allergic. If it is severe, I will go to the hospital, but if it is mild, I will not go to the hospital, but it really affects the performance.
Some players are usually more careful when playing away games and only eat food they are familiar with.
"Dejan, have you ever thought about what you will do after retirement, or where to settle down?"
Paolo Maldini asked.
"That's still too far away. I really haven't thought about it. Maybe someone will offer me a big price to play football or coach in the future. Where I go mainly depends on who pays more."
Dejan Lu said with a smile.
"Cut!"
Paolo Maldini waved his hand disdainfully, feeling that this answer was too realistic.
Dejan Lu curled his lips.
He probably retired when the white turbans were throwing money at them.
But if he has achieved results as a coach, the white turban should also want him to go.
Paolo Maldini may think that giving double the salary is the so-called big price.
If a player of Dejan the Football King's level retires and still has achievements in coaching, his salary will not be much lower than that of Neymar if he has enough attention.
Dejan Lu wouldn't believe Paolo Maldini wouldn't be envious if he gave him 200 million euros a year.
You can't make that much money by playing football for a lifetime and investing in Paolo Maldini. You can make that much money by going to the Middle East in a year.
It didn't take long for the topic at the dinner table to turn to investing.
This is the eternal topic for players.
No matter how famous you were as a player, you won't be able to be cool after you retire and have no money.
When I returned to the room at night, Redondo continued to read.
It's his way of keeping calm.
Some books are quite interesting to read, especially some with good stories.
"Dejan, do you ever feel that the constant pursuit of championships will make you tired?"
Redondo suddenly put down the book and turned around and asked.
Dejan Lu on the other bed said with a smile, "How can you get tired of competitive competitions between people? I enjoy the constant victory."
Redondo nodded and continued reading.
Dejan Lu turned on the TV, it was too early and I couldn't fall asleep.
The scale of the German program is not small, but it is a pity that he has no interest in dragoons.
I randomly found a movie channel and "The Great Escape" was playing on it.
Redondo, who was interested, also started watching together.
This is a movie starring many football celebrities. What's interesting is that the villain happens to be German. The Germans don't seem to mind self-criticism of World War II at all.
The plot is very simple. At the end of World War II, Naz held a football match at Paris, with officers VS prisoners of war.
The prisoners of war played by Pelé, Stallone, and Bobby Moore want to find a way to escape and avoid being killed in the end.
The original plan was to escape at halftime, but someone decided to defeat the Germans first.
In the end, he managed to escape and also defeated the arrogance of the Germans.
It seems like a fairy tale. The early sports movies of Yankees still have a relatively main theme, praising the perseverance of sportsmanship.
"If it's really Pelé, the Germans have no chance at all."
Redondo curled his lips and said.
Pelé and other celebrities in the movie are not as strong as reality.
This is also rare in movies.
"After all, it is an American movie, and it must have an American as the protagonist." Dejan Lu said.
Carole Laura is also pretty good-looking at this time.
American movies just love to cast Canadians playing French people.
Ireland people and Italy people use immigrants.
It's really not that popular among Europeans.
At the end, the audience rushed into the stadium to create time for them, and there was a the Great Escape.
Comedy set during World War II is quite interesting.
Early the next morning, when Dejan Lu got up, he saw the door to Totti and Buffon's room open, and members of the team's medical team and coaching staff were surrounding them.
"What's wrong?"
"Diarrhoea."
Tardelli said with a sullen face.
"Two people?"
Dejan Lu asked.
"No, only Gigi."
Tardelli said.
Buffon, who was lying on the bed, saw Dejan Lu, and the emotions revealed in his eyes were very complicated. If he could show such emotions at any time, Buffon could retire and directly go to the entertainment industry to develop.
Totti came over and said, "This guy has been working hard all night, and we all ate the same thing."
"Gigi should regret it now."
Dejan Lu shook his head and said.
He knows what Buffon is thinking.
Rossi has been training hard and waiting for the opportunity, won't this opportunity come?
The young general is also worried that he will completely lose his main position. After all, Rossi is also capable.
Why.
It's a pity that Dejan the Football King can't cure this.
Why don't you tell Buffon to drink more hot water?
Many teammates came over to watch the fun.
Paolo Maldini I didn't expect him to say it accurately, but I felt a little embarrassed at this time.
He's not the type to curse his teammates.
After a lot of trouble, the main goalkeeper was missing before the game.
In the restaurant, Sacchi reminded, "You all should be careful and don't continue to reduce the number of players before the game. This is the semi-finals."
Many people became serious.
At lunch, everyone chose the Italy dish.
No one tries it anymore.
"Gigi This guy cried just now. He is really a coward."
Totti put down the plate and complained, "I told you, he doesn't need to worry, yet he still cries."
"He's not as confident as you."
Dejan Lu said.
After all, there is no one competing for the position of Totti.
Baggio has been playing as a winger and forward in the past few years. As for Totti, it is even more impossible for Totti to make way for foreign players.
Boban is still playing as a substitute on the wing at this time.
With the Little Prince, he had no chance to try to go to the middle.
But with Rossi here, Buffon will be really scared.
Totti also scratched his head in annoyance.
After all, the relationship between them is still good.
Affected by Buffon's unexpected injury, Milan players were a lot more careful.
Nothing happened again when we set off at 3pm.
Dortmund fans were shouting loudly outside the window.
They were much more aggressive than when Samp met them, and they probably wanted to put pressure on the Milan players in this way.
Dortmund's achievements in the past two years have given them hope of dominating Europe.
But if you want to reach the Champions League, you have to pass the AC Milan level.
No team dares to say that it will definitely beat Milan.
Moreover, it is still a two-round semi-final. The two rounds of home and away will minimize surprises, so that it will not be like the final with bad luck, which will be delayed to overtime and defeated by the golden goal.
This competition format has not been canceled yet.
If there is overtime this year, the team that scores the goal will still die suddenly.
"German fans feel more enthusiastic than Italy fans."
Baresi looked out the window and said.
"Germany's tickets are also cheaper than Italy."
Dejan Lu said.
Among the four major leagues, Bundesliga tickets have always been the cheapest.
Which teams in London have the most expensive season tickets.
World Cup Dejan Lu read statistics in 2014. Arsenal's season tickets cost 2,300 euros, and those in a bad location cost about 1,150 euros. Bayern's highest season ticket at that time was only 750 euros, while Milan's season tickets cost 2,000 euros, but those in a bad location only cost 200 euros. The gap is quite large.
Real Madrid is less than 2,000 euros.
It can also be seen here that British fans are the richest. There is not much difference in ticket prices between German teams. Ruhr Giants's season tickets are about the same as Bayern's. Teams such as Wolfsburg cost over 100 euros to watch a season. Tickets for Bundesliga teams are generally cheap.
Of course, fans would rather go to the venue and experience the atmosphere of the stadium.
Dortmund fans are the most fanatical group among Bundesliga fans.
Their working class origins destined them to have enough passion.
The bus in Milan received a lot of greetings along the way.
"I want to report the Germans for their new ideas."
Redondo said with a smile.
"Then the German top management will come out and apologize to us tomorrow."
Dejan Lu joked.
As long as someone mentions this thing, the Germans will apologize.
Acting like a kid.
When I got off the bus, I felt the "enthusiasm" of the opponent's fans again.
Many Milan players are determined to teach the home team a lesson.
Dejan Lu entered the stadium, and Sacchi was already waiting there.
"Dejan, let's go to the press conference to meet your old friends."
Sacchi smiled and waved.
"The Germans may not welcome me."
Dejan Lu said.
He has met Bayern and Dortmund in the European War, and the scores were big every time.
The Germans would be damned if they could welcome him.
The two arrived at the press conference, but their opponent had not arrived yet.
After waiting for about three minutes, Hitzfeld and Stefan·Reuter hurriedly arrived and sat down.
"Mr. Sacchi, is today's game difficult for you?"
"What is your impression of German football, Dejan?"
"Mr. Hitzfeld, do you think you can defeat AC Milan?"
"Dejan, what is your impression of the city Dortmund?"
"Arrigo, it is said that there is a large-scale influenza in your team, is that true?"
"..."
Sacchi has a face printed on it.
He didn't know where the reporter got the news, which was so outrageous.
But now he is in no mood to play house with reporters.
The Milan coach directly took the microphone and said, "My team has no problems. This is all I want to say before today's game."
There was an immediate uproar in the audience.
Unexpectedly, Sacchi got into a mood today.
During this period, Sacchi was easy to talk to, and reporters did not worry about this issue.
Seeing this, Dejan Lu pulled up the microphone and said, "False news will have an impact on the team. I have seen that you have helped AC Milan introduce at least 9 players, 7 of whom are forwards. If this continues, we can only play 217 games next season."
Many reporters laughed.
After all, it is too early for Milan to win the championship. Of course, they have to give Milan advice, especially since players such as Van Basten and Baresi are retiring. Some of Milan's current forward players are not strong enough.
For example, Marco·Simone was not taken seriously by reporters at all.
"So are there any discussions within Milan about signings?"
one reporter asked.
"No, the season is not over so the team can discuss this matter. I specifically consulted the team's top management."
Dejan Lu said, "Considering signings during the season will affect the players' condition. AC Milan is a professional football club and will not do such outrageous things."
"Do you have any special teammates you want, Dejan?"
one reporter asked.
"I really haven't thought about this."
Dejan Lu said.
"If you were asked to choose at will, regardless of Milan's current lineup, who would you most like to play with?" the reporter asked.
Dejan Lu thought for a while and said, "If possible, I hope it is Cesare·Paolo Maldini. In this case, the tenth player in the Golden Ball can only call me uncle. After all, he and my father are teammates."
Many reporters laughed.
Damn, Dejan Lu is not that cunning.
This kind of question obviously comes with a trap.
There are so many powerful players, if you mention one, you will offend others, and they will also have good news to write about.
You said Pelé.
They can write "Dejan thinks Pelé is stronger than XX", after all, you want Pelé to be your teammate.
But answering in a joking manner will obviously not offend anyone.
This is a little too tactful.
The reluctant reporter asked, "So who do you want Milan to bring in for summer signings?"
"Roberto·Roberto Mancini, because when I see him, I remember that I am still a successful entrepreneur."
Dejan Lu said.
Reuter looked at Dejan Lu who was chatting with some envy.
There is a lot of pressure on the Dortmund captain and his teammates.
He wouldn't have been able to chat with reporters so easily.
Dejan Lu answered a few more questions, and the reporter finally started to ask Hitzfeld.
"Mr. Hitzfeld, what is your winning rate?"
one reporter asked.
Hitzfeld said directly, "Fifty percent, we may win or lose. This kind of question is meaningless. If I could predict the outcome of the game, I would become a billionaire and now I have bought a team of my own."
Hitzfeld's career has been quite successful. He started coaching just after he retired. He is in his early 30s, which shows that he is very passionate about football.
After coaching for more than ten years, Hitzfeld is still under 50 years old, and he is ranked among the young coaches in football.
After Grasshopper Club Zurich won 5 championships, he returned to Germany to coach Dortmund.
This team currently beats Bayern because of his great contribution.
"Otmar, your team tends to be defensive, will you still do that today?"
the reporter asked.
Hitzfeld nodded and said, "Yes, we will try our best to protect our goal and look for opportunities, but I don't want to talk about the team's tactics now. The press conference will end here."
Hitzfeld stood up and left, Dejan Lu and Sacchi also went to the locker room.
"Coach, are you a little anxious?"
Before reaching the locker room, Dejan Lu asked directly.
Something is not right with Sacchi today.
Sacchi rubbed his temples and said, "We have been winning for too long. If the team has a small problem, I will be worried about whether the worst case scenario will occur. I am now worried about whether Francesco will suddenly have a stomachache during the game and use one of our substitutions."
Totti and Dejan Lu work well together.
If he could, he would definitely let Totti start.
But something went wrong with Totti, not to mention wasting a substitution spot and disrupting the tactical deployment.
"Actually, there is no need to worry so much. Even if the winning streak is interrupted, it will not affect our achievements this season." Dejan Lu advised.
"I know, but I can't control my thoughts. Forget it... let's not talk about it. Let's go back to the locker room first."
Sacchi patted Dejan Lu's arm and said with a smile.
He doesn't want to worry the players in turn.
Dejan Lu didn't ask any more questions and directly opened the door to the locker room.
There was a lot of chatter in the locker room.
"Dejan, I said there are not many beauties in Germany. What do you think?" Albertini asked immediately.
"I support you, Demi."
Dejan Lu said with a smile.
Obviously there should be a lot of Slavic or other mixed-race people in Germany, but I always feel that there are not that many beautiful girls.
"See, Dejan thinks so too."
Albertini said with a smile.
"Heidi Klum, man!"
Redondo reminded.
"I think Brazilian models are better looking." Albertini said.
Dejan Lu said nothing while changing clothes.
But he still supports Albertini.
He never liked the shape of Heidi Klum's face.
There's nothing picky about her figure, she's slender and tall, which is rare among supermodels.
This was actually discussed in the locker room today.
Dejan Lu I immediately thought of the small tent.
Götze's girlfriend he thinks is quite beautiful.
I don't know if I can draw the genius who died inexplicably today.
When bending down to change shoes, Dejan Lu chose the lottery.
[Your good brother Roberto·Roberto Mancini has missed several competitions due to personality reasons, but none of them were due to injuries. In this regard, he is still very lucky. So pick a player who often misses big games due to injuries. Ding, the fourth round of the 2013-2014 season German Cup, Dortmund VS Bochum, Marco·Roys single game experience card]
Oh, little rocket.
This can be regarded as a representative player of Dortmund.
When he was at Borussia Mönchengladbach, he was also known as Guoxin Marin.
Whether it is Marin or Roy, their careers are not very successful.
However, in comparison, the highlights of Roy are still longer than those of Marin.
During his career, he attracted the attention of many European giants, but he rejected them all.
It's a pity that I couldn't retire at Dortmund.
Roy in the 1314 season is still very strong.
Despite frequent injuries, Roy turned in double-20 statistics. At least this season, Roy is definitely a world-class winger.
Compared with the technical aspect, Roy's running position is more impressive.
He is a typical player who can find space and often appears in the opponent's dangerous area to receive the ball.
And his passing ability is also quite good. He is still a player with both left and right feet like Dejan the Football King.
If injuries weren't too frequent, he could reach even greater heights.
It would be quite interesting to meet the current Andreas Müller and Ricken using Dortmund's future flag.
If nothing else happens, he should face Ricken today.
As for that Müller.
Dejan Lu really doesn't have much interest in it.
A few years have passed, and Andreas Müller seems to have not grown much. He also has a bad temper and is very proud. He always likes to provoke opponents after scoring goals.
Dejan Lu couldn't help but look at the Little Prince.
Looking at it this way, the situations of the two people are really similar.
Is this a common problem among Genius No. 10?
"What's wrong Dejan?"
Totti asked doubtfully.
"It's okay, let's go out and warm up."
Dejan Lu stood up and jumped, feeling the tightness of the sneakers and then said.
Milan players walked out of the locker room one after another.
The home dressing room also opened its doors.
However, the players from both sides did not communicate and instead walked through the tunnel on their own side.
Even before stepping out of the aisle, you can feel the warm atmosphere.
Even Dejan Lu, who came to Westfalenstadion a few years ago, became serious. You can win here, but you will never conquer the fans in this stadium...