"Why not? No team has done it, why don't we be this 'first person'?! Think about it, long after this game, people would talk about Manchester United, 'They are the first team to successfully defend the champion after the reform of the Champions League!' As the same champion, we win the best and most unique championship! There are many teams in the world that can win championships, but they are different from us because we are Manchester United! Even if we win championships, we win better than those teams! What's so great about winning championships? We not only have to win championships, but also win historical records!"

Some of the players below were already making whimpering sounds. This was not booing Ferguson, but because of excitement, he couldn't help but want to scream.

"It has been fifty years since the European Champions League, 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, and in the history of the European football world! As long as you win the championship."

Ferguson looked at the people around him and was very satisfied with the emotions of these people.

"Do you hate champions?" he asked loudly.

"No!" the players also replied loudly.

"Are you afraid of the championship?"

"No!"

"Will you feel sorry for your opponent because you have won too many championships?!"

"How is that possible!"

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

The stadium part of the Atatuk Olympic Stadium is undergoing a large-scale literary and artistic performance, but Jiang Feng, who is sitting in the private room, has no concern about it. He came here just to watch the game.

Fortunately, the literary performance came to an end soon, and as the fans on the scene pushed the cheers to the next level, the starting players of the two teams finally lined up and walked out of the corridor.

The silver-shining championship trophy is placed directly opposite the exit, separating the two teams. Liverpool players can't help but turn their heads when passing by this trophy. Although their team has won the Champions League four times, the last time it won the championship was twenty-one years ago in 1984. At that time, most of the people in the team were still children and had not even started to contact football. Moreover, for Liverpool, many people in the team had the first chance to come into contact with this honor, ninety minutes, or one hundred and twenty minutes, and more minutes, can they hold the trophy in their own hands?

Manchester United players are also looking at this trophy, with a flash of fanatic light in their eyes. The boss is right, no team has been able to defend their title successfully since the reform of the Champions League. Why can't we create history and miracles again? Manchester United is a miracle team that appears on this stage to create history and miracles, otherwise what are we going to do?

When the players of the two teams entered the court, Ferguson led the rest of the coaching staff and the substitute players out from the side. There was a group of Manchester United fans near the Manchester United coaching seat. After they saw Ferguson coming out, they shouted excitedly: "Alex!y-Alex!"

Ferguson heard their shouts. He turned around and waved his hand, with a serious expression on his face.

"You know what we want! Champion! Champion! Champion C with many champions!"

The group of fans howled and watched Ferguson come to the coach's seat.

Then Ferguson stood there, the rain was a little lighter. But he gradually wet his clothes and hair. He didn't want to sit back to the coach's seat to hide from the rain. His players were lined up on the court to take pictures and perform some necessary ceremonies before the game.

As Manchester United's captain, Keane lost while guessing coins with Liverpool captain Gerrard, so Liverpool got the right to pick the sidelines. Manchester United got the right to kick off.

The crowd of literary and artistic performances had long dispersed. The players on both sides finished their own photos and stood on the court according to their formation. A big battle was about to break out.

It was not until the tee whistle sounded that Ferguson turned around and returned to his seat. The suit he was already soaked in the rain. Queros handed over a dry towel and asked him to wipe the water from his face.

"It's exactly the same as we predicted." After observing Liverpool's starting eleven, Ferguson smiled at Queros.

"If you only pay attention to 'strange' in this kind of final, you may not get good results." Queros has his own reasons and considerations. "Benitez is not a gambler, or a pure gambler. At this time, he still cares more about 'stability'."

Ferguson nodded, agreeing.

"Friends, welcome to collect the finals of the UEFA Champions League season 2004-05! The two sides are Manchester United and Liverpool from England. The latter is the sixth time in the club's history to reach the finals. In the first five finals, they finally won the championship trophy four times, and they tied for the third most championships in the history of the Champions League. The former is the defending champion, which is their fourth time to enter the finals. In the previous three finals, they have not lost. This is a 'Civil War in England'. As the best team in the 1990s and the best team since the founding of the Premier League, Liverpool and Manchester United are the biggest enemies in the domestic league. In Furger

Under Sir Sen, Manchester United has approached Liverpool in all records. This game is undoubtedly the focus of both sides' most attention, because it is a meaningful game. Once Liverpool wins the championship, they will become the third team to permanently save the Champions League trophy after Real Madrid and AC Milan; and once Manchester United wins, they will tie the number of times they win the Champions League, which is undoubtedly the biggest blow to their mortal enemies. Moreover, there is also a record that makes Benitez very embarrassed, that is, since he took over Liverpool last year, Liverpool has faced Manchester United three times, all of which have failed. Therefore, when both sides face each other again, Manchester United undoubtedly has a psychological advantage."

However, at the press conference before the game, Benitez had already denied such a bullshit psychological disadvantage. He didn't want to talk about this embarrassing record at all. The reason is very simple. He thinks his team has only played against Manchester United three times, and the result is too accidental, and Manchester United's complete victory cannot explain the problem at all.

He never mentioned topics like Liverpool has not defeated Manchester United in many games. Perhaps this may arouse strong fighting spirit, but Benitez is afraid of backfiring and putting the players into real psychological disadvantages. After all, he is not an expert who is erratic in the locker room to motivate players' emotions.

He told his players that Manchester United's most threatening offensive means are their two wings, so in this final Ferguson will definitely consciously strengthen the team's offense on the wings. Liverpool should also focus on the wings when defending, and have to confront them tit-to-tat with them - Manchester United takes the wings, and we also take the wings.

At the beginning of the game, as Benitez expected, Manchester United took advantage of their kick-off and launched a decisive attack through two wings from the beginning.

In the fifth minute, Evra actively stepped forward and made a cross from the side. The football hit the right back Finnan's leg and changed the line and rushed straight to the near corner of the goal. Fortunately, Dudek had not moved yet and immediately fell to the ground to stop the football. Except for the Liverpool fans in the stands that were shocked, they did not suffer any other losses.

"Ah!" Evra seemed very depressed, holding his head with both hands. If the ball was in a terrible way, the final might be easy.

He was still upset, but Keane had already called his name from a distance: "Go back, Patrice!"

He was asking Evre to pull back to defense because the ball did not go out of the baseline, but was directly caught by Dudek. Van Nystrue interfered with him in front of Dudek and did not allow him to launch a quick counterattack, but he could not do too much, as it would attract the "care" of the referee.

Dudek bypassed Van Nystruei and indeed threw the ball to Finnan. Liverpool wanted to launch a counterattack from here.

Before the game, Benitez asked the whole team to compete against Manchester United's wing. What is tit-for-tat? That is to say, if Manchester United launches an attack from the left, then once we intercept the ball, we will immediately hit their left, and we will launch a counterattack on the right, and hit the left behind. Success is an opportunity to directly threaten the opponent's goal. Even if it is not successful, it can make the two full-backs of Manchester United sprint back and forth, running around and unable to hold on to such a high-intensity game of 90 minutes. When their physical strength drops, their movements deform, and their attention is not focused, they will have a chance to Liverpool.

Seeing Finnan get the ball, Giggs rushed up and intercepted it in the frontcourt. At the same time, Evra did not dare to waste time in the frontcourt, so she turned around and ran back to defend.

Of course, Ferguson expected Benitez to do this. This is not an amazing tactic. The whole world will use this move against teams that like to use full-back assists. Manchester United's wide attack is well-known throughout the world, and several offensive full-backs are well-known. Fools will not use their assists to intervene behind them. But they cannot limit two full-backs and require them not to assist. That is equivalent to self-destruction. Therefore, Ferguson's countermeasure is to deploy defense layer by layer, from the front line to the front line, and then to the back line, to counter-attack and interfere on the spot, giving the full-back who assists to return to defense.

As for physical fitness, he was not very worried. Evra and Macon, who started this game, are both young players, and their physical fitness and speed are in an upward period. As long as the team grasps the situation on the court, they may not be particularly tired.

Evra was just a tentative attack, and then Liverpool also made a tentative attack. Then both sides began to focus on defense in a tacit way, and no one wanted to concede the ball at the beginning of the game. This was the final, conceding a goal means too many possibilities. Whether it was Ferguson or Benitez, they did not want the game to develop into an unexpected possibility.
Chapter completed!