As the game time approaches, the atmosphere becomes more and more heated.
As a high-profile team, Samp is not the most popular this time.
Because a total of four Italy teams have reached the European finals!
Cup Winners' Cup kicked off first, Sampdoria played against Anderlecht.
The two final teams of the UEFA Cup are Juventus and Fiorentina. No matter what, the trophy will remain with Apennines.
The opponent of AC Milan who reached the Champions League final is Portugal, the wealthy Benfica.
This can be said to be the golden age of Italian football.
The whole Apennines is discussing how many trophies the Serie A team can finally win. In addition, Italy will host World Cup in the summer, and Apennines's football fever has spread.
Many football legends have expressed their views.
Beckenbauer said in an interview with "Bild newspaper": "Brehme, Lothar Matthäus and Klinsmann spent a failed season. Italy has four teams entering the finals but no Inter Milan. This can be said to be a failure of German football. From here we also see that German football needs a certain degree of change, only in this way can we narrow the gap with other countries."
Rivera told reporters, "I can't guarantee anything, but there is no problem for Italy to win two championships. There will be a champion between Juventus and Fiorentina, and Sampdoria will win a championship. I hope Milan can win the championship, so that Italy will win three championships."
Italy's newspaper has a similar tone and is relatively optimistic about this season's European war.
It is generally believed that Italy will win 2-3 championships.
Although AC Milan is strong, Benfica is not a weak team and is still stronger than Anderlecht.
Many close friends also left messages to encourage him on the Dejan Lu BP machine.
Dejan Lu also invited some friends to watch the finals.
On May 4, the entire Samp team and their families boarded a special plane to Sweden.
Roberto Mancini picked up a detective novel and is reading it.
Dejan Lu wanted to be quiet for a while, but next to him was Little Curly.
Young Cristiano Ronaldo exclaimed, "It's really good that you can actually fly. You seem to be a big star now."
"Of course, I asked you to come and play football with me when you grow up."
Dejan Lu said.
"I will also be a big star in the future, I can beat you!" Little Curly said with pride.
Dejan Lu Clenched his hands into fists and rubbed his head twice.
Little Curly immediately covered his head and screamed in pain.
"I'm 14 years older than you. By the time you grow up, I'll be old. Do I have anything to be proud of if I win?" Dejan Lu lectured.
If he doesn't learn well at a young age, he doesn't know how to lead his elder brother to fly in the future, and he also wants to usurp the throne. His thoughts must be corrected as soon as possible.
"Hmph!"
Cristiano Ronaldo clasped his hands on his chest and turned his head towards the window.
Dejan Lu casually handed over a burger, which immediately attracted his attention.
Children are always irresistible to this kind of fried food.
"If you must let me eat..." Little Curly swallowed and said.
Dejan Lu directly stuffed the burger into his hand.
"It's not what I want to eat!" Little Curly emphasized.
"Yes, yes, remember, when you have money in the future, you will give me the best car in the world." Dejan Lu said.
"It should be... ok."
Cristiano Ronaldo, who was eating a burger, said vaguely.
He also had no idea how much the best cars cost.
Federica pointed at Dejan Lu and said, "Maybe you should have a child. Dejan seems to like children very much."
"I don't think so."
Monica rolled his eyes and said, "He treats other people's children as friends. If it were his own, I can't imagine what he would do."
What if the father and son play together every day in the house?
"At least Dejan is very caring." Federica complained, "Roberto has always been very anxious recently."
"What's wrong? Your life is good, right?"
Monica asked.
"He is always worried that the child has no special talents." Federica pursed his lips and said to Dejan Lu, "Dejan can play football, ride a bicycle very well, and can draw comics. How can he inherit the same advantages. Roberto is afraid that the child will not be able to compare with your future children, which will make him very embarrassed."
"People always have their own strengths."
Monica comforted.
You have to compete with Pelé for ball feel and tennis with Federer, so what can you do?
The family members on the plane were all chatting in twos and threes.
The Samp wives are more like a traveling group than the girlfriends of football stars in the stands.
Boskov is quite satisfied with this atmosphere. After all, he doesn't want to see the day when a player files a lawsuit with a girl over child support to be published in the newspapers.
The flight from Milan to Gothenburg takes less than three hours.
Genoa As a tourist city, there are still not as many flights as Milan.
Sometimes you have to drive to Milan airport before flying cross-border.
After leaving the airport, I saw many enthusiastic fans from all countries. The security was pretty reliable and it didn't waste too much time.
There are many children among the family members, and they don't have the patience to stay with the fans at the airport.
The entire Samp team stayed at the Radisson Hotel Gothenburg Marina. The hotel overlooks the Gothenburg port and the Gota River and has relatively complete supporting facilities.
This should be the best hotel Samp has stayed in this season.
"It feels pretty good here."
Monica said while lying on the bed and looking out the window.
"Yeah, I heard there are saunas and swimming pools. Swede likes saunas. I read in a travel magazine that there are 300,000 saunas in Sweden, and there is one for every 30 people on average."
Dejan Lu said.
"Okay, maybe one day I will see the news on the news that Swede fell asleep in the sauna and was steamed." Monica complained.
Italy There are also public bathhouses and saunas, which existed as early as ancient Rome, and they are also mixed bathing for men and women.
"Would you like to take a sauna together? I heard that we can temporarily book a sauna room." Dejan Lu asked.
"What are you doing? If you move in such a hot place, you will suffer from lack of oxygen!"
Monica said vigilantly.
Dejan Lu:...
Is this the image of Dejan the Football King in your mind?
"Okay, you go swimming, I made an appointment with Federica to go to the SPA together." Monica said.
"Okay."
Dejan Lu saw Little Curly within a few steps of going out.
"Why don't you go play with your brother and sister?" Dejan Lu asked.
"They went to play with others and didn't want to take me with them."
Little Curly said a little aggrievedly.
Half-year-old children don't really like to play with children.
Dejan Lu took Little Curly's hand and led him towards the swimming pool, and happened to see Paolo from Verchowod's house.
"Paolo, come here!" Dejan Lu waved and shouted.
"What's wrong, Uncle Dejan?" Paolo's legs were wide open and he quickly ran to Dejan Lu.
"You two are about the same age. Let's go swimming together. I'll have a drink next to you. If you need anything, call me." Dejan Lu said, turning to the waiter to get a pair of swimming trunks for Cristiano Ronaldo.
Paolo·Verchowod glanced at Cristiano Ronaldo and asked, "Man, do you know that the best country in the world is Soviet Union?"
Dejan Lu:...
The little guy has been cultivating like-minded friends since he was a child, right?
Dejan Lu It's hard to imagine what it will be like to have a Cristiano Ronaldo who likes to sing "Katyusha" and dance the political commissar dance during celebrations.
Not long after, Verchowod also sat on the lounge chair by the swimming pool and handed Dejan Lu a glass of juice.
"I thought you weren't worried about the kids."
Dejan Lu complained.
Let him play in the pool by himself when he is only a few years old.
Verchowod explained, "I had something to do just now, and I didn't even know he came to swim."
"That's so careless of you."
"Isn't it okay?" Verchowod said, "It's the finals again, I'm a little nervous."
"Anderlecht is not as strong as Barcelona." Dejan Lu said, "You are one of the best man-marking defenders in Italy history selected by the newspaper."
"I'm just afraid of losing."
Verchowod said, "I am already 31 years old. At this time, you don't know what the future will look like. You are no longer a young person. Every final may be the last one."
He was only 23 years old and won the World Cup championship together with Italy.
But the championship at the club level is a bit worse.
"Don't worry, you have a long career." Dejan Lu comforted, "Italy defenders always have a long career."
Except for those named defenders who retired due to injuries, basically everyone can play until they are over 36 years old.
"It's not a good thing to have a long career." Verchowod added.
Dejan Lu stood up and waved to Verchowod. Verchowod walked to the edge of the swimming pool and Dejan Lu kicked him down.
"You just think too much. This isn't for you. Just relax."
Damn, both of them are so sentimental.
It would be fine if Roberto Mancini said this.
Verchowod is the main player of Italian National Team.
How many people want to exchange all the club's championships for a Hercules Cup but they don't have a chance.
Dejan Lu couldn't help but think of Ibrahimović.
That kid should be fooling around on the streets now, right?
Even though Sweden has good welfare, his parents are illegal immigrants and the family lives in a slum.
His parents' jobs were the kind that no one else had and the pay was low.
Moreover, his two brothers and two sisters have the same father, and his mother often beats him. Ibrahimović's situation is even worse than Cassano's.
His sister also took drugs.
Ibrahimović It's not easy to achieve what he did later.
Talent is one thing, self-control is also very important.
The fact that he didn't pick up any bad habits in such an environment was the key to his later opportunity to realize his talent.
Many geniuses in Brazil have destroyed themselves before they even get out of the ghetto.
In the evening Dejan Lu specially tried Swedish food.
After simply adapting to the venue the next day, it was finally game day.
May 7th.
The Samp team took a bus to the stadium after taking a nap.
As a neutral venue, Sampdoria is obviously more popular than its opponents.
Dejan Lu changed his jersey and attended the press conference with Boskov.
Not long after, Demos and his captain George Glenn also arrived.
Demos, this Dutch coach, has achieved more than Boskov. He coached Ajax to win the Eredivisie championship in the 1982, 83 and 85 seasons and the Dutch championship in the 1982 and 83 seasons. Lan Cup champion, won the Super Cup and Cup Winners' Cup championships in the 1987-88 season in Heerenveen. After coaching Anderlecht, he also won a Billy Cup and a League One.
Dejan Lu focused on George Glenn, a 1.85-meter full-back with a very strong offensive nature. He scored 27 goals in seven league seasons at Billy and 10 goals in various cup competitions.
This efficiency is higher than that of ordinary midfielders.
As the two people sat down, reporters began to rush to ask questions.
"Mr. Demos, do you have any arrangements for Dejan today?"
"Vujadin, will you announce your starting lineup in advance?"
"Mr. Boskov, what do you think of Anderlecht?"
"Dejan I heard that you invited a child's whole family to watch the game. Can you tell me about your relationship?"
"It is said that your endorsement income is 10 million US dollars, is that true?"
George Glenn's eyes widened.
Is it so profitable to play football in Italy?
As the team's star player, he only earns $8,000 a month.
Before the game even started, the captain of Anderlecht received a heavy blow.
It was hard for him to imagine what $10 million was. Anyway, the total salary of their entire team was less than half, and the salaries of those substitutes were very small.
"Dejan is an outstanding player. Johan (Cruyff) called me to remind me not to relax my defense against Dejan. I have made some arrangements in this regard, but the specific effect needs to be verified in the game." Demos said.
"Would that disrupt your offense?"
the reporter asked.
Demos said somewhat unhappy, "You keep asking about tactics, which is not good for us. And you are asking whether a team coached by a Dutch coach will have offensive problems. This is simply an insult to me."
Boskov very considerately took the microphone to help with the situation and said, "I have watched the opponent's game. Today's game will be very difficult. I have also made some tactical adjustments. As for the starting list, I will wait until one hour before the game to announce it."
The deadline for submitting rosters is one hour before the game.
Some coaches like to release their rosters a few days before game day, but this can be a smokescreen.
This thing can be changed before final confirmation. After all, no one can guarantee the health of the players that day.
There are too many players in football who miss important games due to inexplicable reasons. Casillas Lias's experience of rising to the top is a good example.
Saint Casillas's luck is not generally good.
Once the main force was injured, he lost his position and was injured again.
This kind of thing is quite rare even in football for so many years.
"What is your assessment of the strength of both parties, Mr. Boskov?" a reporter asked.
Boskov said, "Those who can reach the finals are strong. I am extremely vigilant towards Anderlecht. The players and I have studied the opponent's information many times. I believe we have made adequate preparations."
The two coaches gave reporters no news at all and just talked about the situation.
Reporters turned their attention to Dejan Lu.
"Dejan, tell me about your endorsement income."
Dejan Lu shook his head and said, "I can only say that it is not as exaggerated as 10 million US dollars. You always like to exaggerate the facts. I don't think there is anything good to say about it. Diego also has many endorsements."
"Are you and Diego Maradona very close?"
one reporter asked.
There was a trap in this question, and Boskov couldn't help but feel a little nervous.
Some things about Diego Maradona are not secrets. Although being friends with Diego Maradona does not mean that you are also taking drugs, the media will deliberately lead you like that.
"I admire Diego's football skills very much. We occasionally call to chat about football topics. Diego encountered some troubles, but he has solved them. We will soon see the best Diego Maradona."
Dejan Lu said.
"Real Madrid Chairman Sanz said that he plans to bring you to Bernabéu in the summer. Is there anything you want to say?"
the reporter asked.
Dejan Lu said directly, "I have heard this matter many times, and I have rejected it many times. I have never thought that Real Madrid is more noble than Sampdoria. I don't want to go to Real Madrid to play football at all. If one day I go to Madrid, then I will definitely report to Atlético Madrid."
"So are you going to Atlético Madrid?"
the reporter asked.
Dejan Lu rolled his eyes and pushed the microphone out.
Boskov quickly said, "Dejan is not going anywhere, he just made a metaphor."
"But he insulted Real Madrid!" a Spain reporter said in Italian language.
"How did you insult Real Madrid?" Dejan Lu pulled the microphone and asked, "Is it insulting Real Madrid to refuse Real Madrid? From your tone, I thought Spain or Franco had the final say. Has anyone ever stipulated that players are not allowed to refuse Real Madrid? It's not a crime for me not to want to play for Real Madrid."
Many reporters laughed.
Especially British journalists.
They look down upon the face of Spain people.
English First Division Not now, but they don't allow Spain people to be so proud.
"Okay, that's it for today's press conference."
Boskov said, pulling Dejan Lu to stand up together.
He was afraid that Dejan Lu would say anything controversial again.
When walking to the locker room, Boskov said, "You are a little out of control today Dejan. Even if you don't like Real Madrid, you won't say it clearly."
"I just don't like reporter Spain's attitude." Dejan Lu complained.
It's like it's your honor for Real Madrid to take a liking to you.
That club has the same arrogance from the president to the players, from the players to the fans, as well as the staff and team reporters.
"Okay, I can understand what young people think, and I hope they won't do anything wrong next time they face Real Madrid." Boskov said with some worry.
Don't think that Real Madrid players are clean. Juanito spirit and Juanito are famous boxers.
He was suspended because he stepped on Lothar Matthäus's face with his shoe spikes.
"Don't worry, coach, we are not easy to bully."
Dejan Lu persuaded.
After hearing this, Boskov became even more worried.
Don't let his players get banned for five years.
"Let's go, I'll be waiting for you."
Vialli waved and greeted.
"Let's go."
Dejan Lu came out to warm up.
Boom——
As the players from both sides walked out of the stadium, Old Ullevi Stadium cheered immediately.
Sampdoria fans have shown great enthusiasm. They think this final is a sure win, so they are more willing to come to watch the game.
Coupled with some fans from other countries, the neutral stadium completely became Samp's home court.
Vialli passed the ball to Dejan Lu and then remembered that the draw hadn't been drawn yet.
[Ding, because your good brother Roberto Mancini can't kick the ball and can't control the rotation of the ball, so we will select a player who can kick the ball and get the 2007-2008 Champions League group stage ground round, Manchester United VS Dynamo Kyiv, Cristiano·Ronaldo single game experience card]
Little Curly!!!
Based on previous experience, Dejan Lu thought he would smoke some Anderlecht famous person. No matter how bad it was, it would be Billy famous person Enzo·Scifo or Ding Ding, Burger King or the like.
Unexpectedly, a Little Curly came directly.
When he first arrived at Manchester United, Cristiano Ronaldo was really too willing to show off his skills. Sometimes it was just to show that he missed the best passing time, and his ability to ridicule was not very strong.
At that time, many defenders said they wanted to tackle his legs.
Being able to play for such a long time is indeed an exaggeration of his physical fitness.
Now that you have drawn Little Curly, let's give your child a little shock from Little Ronaldinho.
"Hey, warmed up."
Vialli reminded.
Dejan Lu moved his right foot, made an emergency stop with his foot, and then used his instep to knock the ball past him.
The gorgeous action caused a burst of cheers from the audience.
The entertaining style of play is naturally more popular among fans.
Vialli reached out for the ball, Dejan Lu passed the ball over, Vialli tried but didn't expect to knock the ball away, his whole body was so stiff, and the fans burst into laughter.
"They really know how to play tricks."
Charlie Musonda complained.
His son later went to Chelsea, known as Hazard's successor, but unfortunately he was not kicked out.
"Because they really have this strength." Van der Linden said.
"If you knew how much money he made, you would feel that this income has exceeded his ability." George Glenn complained.
"How much?"
Van der Linden asked.
"The endorsement fee of 10 million US dollars does not include salary."
"How much?"
"10 million dollars! Damn it, I'm going to Italy to play football!" George Glenn said.
Before the game even started, the Anderlecht team suffered a huge blow.
Too much difference.
The team's maximum salary for Glenn is just over 400,000 yuan a year.
In other words, Glenn can get bonuses if he wins every year. Only by playing for 20 years without injury or illness can he catch up with Dejan Lu's annual endorsement income.
This huge gap would be difficult for anyone to accept.
We are all contestants in the Cup Winners' Cup finals. Why do you earn so much?
Dejan Lu played a few more tricks on the sidelines, and it felt like the other team was targeting him.
People are very sensitive to other people's eyes.
He turned around and looked over, and found that none of his opponents were looking at him. Dejan Lu knew that they were definitely looking at him.
If you think about this kind of thing for a moment, you will know who helped him attract hatred.
Let alone an opponent, Dejan Lu would be afraid of jealousy from his teammates if it were announced.
Fortunately, the mentality of Samp players is quite good. Everyone knows that he makes a lot of money, and their attitude towards him has not changed.
"The players from both sides walked to the tunnel, and the Cup Winners' Cup final is about to begin."
"Sampdoria has reached the Cup Winners' Cup finals for two consecutive years. After losing to Barcelona last year, they are bound to win this year's championship. Moreover, their opponents are weaker than last year. Sampdoria has also been greatly enhanced."
"Yes, let's take a look at the starting lineups of both sides."
Sampdoria 442 Double midfielder and double midfielder:
Goalkeeper: Pagliuca,
Defenders: Carboni, Pellegrini, Verchowod, Mannini,
Midfielder: Dejan Lu, Pari, Dossena, Salzano,
Forwards: Vialli, Roberto Mancini.
Anderlecht 442 Double midfielder and double midfielder:
Goalkeeper: Phillip·DE·Verd,
Defenders: William Kooyman, Stephen Kosi, Guy Machul, George Glenn,
Midfielder: Patrick Wilfort, Charlie Musonda, Milan Jankovic, Arnall Gudjohnsen,
Forward: Mark·Van der Linden, Mark·Degrese.
"The two forwards of Anderlecht are not tall, but they are very flexible. It seems that they also want to target the tall defender of Sampdoria."
"We are very familiar with Stephen Kosi. He is known as the best defender in Nigeria's history. This defender has excellent physical fitness and amazing flexibility. He can often make incredible clearances. Sampdoria should pay attention to it when attacking."
"Generally, Anderlecht still prefers to attack. William Kooyman and George Glenn's assist levels are both good. Today may be a wonderful offensive battle."
Roberto Mancini went up to guess coins with the opponent but failed to win.
At 7:15 pm, Bruno Galle from Switzerland blew the whistle to start the game.
Technology has always been the strong point of Billy players. Van der Linden and Degrese passed the ball continuously near the center circle at the kick-off, attracting Sampdoria players to press over.
Vialli and Roberto Mancini rushed forward, and Van der Linden immediately followed up with a heel pass.
Musonda immediately knocked the ball horizontally after receiving the ball, and Jankovic dribbled the ball forward with his right foot.
When Vialli went up, Jankovic directly dribbled sideways and continued to break through. The two had a physical contest.
Salzano rushed to help, and Jankovic immediately kicked the ball to the right.
Gudjohnsen!
This is Barca's father Gudjohnsen.
Seeing Dejan Lu, Gudjohnsen is still a bit weak.
Compared with the videos he had seen before, 10 million US dollars really shocked him.
In his impression, only entrepreneurs have so much money.
He did not dare to dribble the ball forward immediately, but carefully moved the ball to test.
"Give it to the center!"
Demos shouted, "Don't dawdle there."
Gudjohnsen quickly kicked the ball horizontally and found Jankovic who was forward again.
Jankovic just got the ball. Pari saw the right moment and made a flying tackle, shoveling the ball directly behind him.
Seeing that Dejan Lu was activated, Gudjohnsen directly reached out and grabbed Dejan Lu's jersey. The task given to him by the coach today was to keep an eye on Dejan Lu.
Knowing that he couldn't run, Dejan Lu didn't pick up the ball. Instead, he rubbed the instep of his outside foot next to the ball and pushed the ball horizontally into the center circle.
The opponent let go Dejan Lu before starting to advance.
Dossena was not in a hurry when he got the ball. Lanna was absent due to injury today and lacked an assister on the left. He needed to observe the situation on the court.
Seeing Dejan Lu's hand pointing to the right behind his back, Dossena knew in his heart that he was going to change paths.
He dribbled the ball forward slowly, and when Musonda pressed forward, he immediately gave it to Mannini.
That's it now!
Mannini took the ball and passed it forward immediately. Dejan Lu suddenly started diagonally and rushed to the right to successfully catch the ball.
Salzano quickly gave up his position and went to the middle.
He doesn't play as a winger much, so he's not very familiar with Dejan Lu.
Dejan Lu stood near the sideline, and William Kuyman stared at him like this.
Little Curly in the stands clenched his fists and shouted in a low voice, "Go up, pass him, go up!"
At this time, Dejan Lu suddenly started riding a bicycle and pushed the ball forward. It seemed that it was going to go directly to the bottom.
Kuyman did not dare to rush to start. Unexpectedly, Dejan Lu made an emergency stop and knocked the ball back. Then he passed the ball into the penalty area with a trick kick. The ball fell at the feet of Samp players twice in a row and was eventually cleared.
Little Curly in the stands was extremely excited.
That's it!
This is what he wants to see!
He will become such a gorgeous player in the future!
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