Chapter 188 European Super Cup (1)
After the draw ceremony of the Champions League group, the head coaches of other participating clubs returned home one after another. However, the two head coaches, Van Gaal and Ranieri, cannot leave just like this, because at 8 o'clock tomorrow night, as last season's European Champions League champions and Cup winners, will launch an attack on the European Super Cup champion at the Louis II Stadium in Monaco!
A few days before the game started, a large number of sports media were trying hard to stir up the atmosphere of the European Super Cup. Although Ajax, as the winner of the European Cup last season, suffered a lot of blood this summer, while the winners champion of the other side, Florence, was not very famous, which made the star flavor of this European Super Cup a little insufficient.
But this is naturally difficult to rely on the pen and mouth for a lot of journalists who have made a living. With the secret encouragement of UEFA (as the main promoter of the Super Cup reform, Johnson naturally did not want to face failure in the first step of reform of European events at the beginning), articles that could attract fans' attention were vividly revealed.
What are the things that Giannikeda and Corini join forces to fight their former teammates, what are the things that Ronaldo and Davis can resolve their old grudges and smile to eliminate their grudges, and all kinds of topics have been discovered by these reporters and published in the newspaper.
Even the deeds of the head coaches of the two teams, Van Gaal and Ranieri, were put in the newspaper by this group of paparazzi, and they specially selected a title called "Peak showdown of the top European freshman coaches".
Van Gaal and Ranieri are both 44 years old this year, barely within the range of the young coach (generally, the young coach refers to the head coach under the age of 45), and both have achieved good results in recent years. The former led Ajax to the League Cup and Champions League, while the latter will re-emerge Fiorentina, which is in the quagmire of Class B, and won the double championships of the Serie A and European Cup Winners last season. So from this perspective, this report is also relatively reliable.
However, this has caused dissatisfaction among many fans of other teams. For example, Real Madrid fans believe that their coach Bardano, who has just turned 40, is also qualified to be called the top young coach. The Argentine coach first led the unknown Tenerife to get a European spot in the past few years, and then overturned Barcelona's four-year dominance against Spanish football in his first season as coached Real Madrid.
How could the great Real Madrid head coach not be the top in Europe?!
However, the opinions of Real Madrid fans were quickly drowned out by other voices. If you only win one league championship, you would be embarrassed to be called the top young coach. Then the head coach with this title is not satisfied with the streets. At least Blackburn head coach Daglish and Dortmund head coach Heathfield, who also led the team to win the league championship last season, should also be included. No matter what, Dortmund has won two consecutive Bundesliga titles...
So, before the European Super Cup began, a debate on "who is the top young coach in Europe" began so vigorously.
Regardless of the outcome of this debate, the purpose of UEFA and the reporters was to achieve it. The newspapers increased sales due to the debate, and the European Super Cup that UEFA vigorously promoted increased a lot of attention, which was a joy.
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August 27 is the day when the first round of the new Serie A season officially begins, but as the defending champion, Fiorentina obviously cannot face the first opponent in the new season of the league at this time, because today is also the day for the European Super Cup!
Since the Louis II Stadium, the Monaco Club, as the organizer, can only accommodate 18,000 fans, the tickets provided to the fans of both sides are only 5,000 tickets each. The number of fans of the two teams coming to Monaco is definitely more than 10,000. Therefore, in addition to fans who can buy tickets to enter the stadium to watch the live game, fans from Florence and Amsterdam, under the guidance of the police, came to the square around Louis II Stadium. An oversized screen was set up on the square, enough to ensure that fans who did not buy it can directly watch the live broadcast of the game on the large screen of the square!
When hosting this European Super Cup this year, Monaco negotiated with UEFA on issues of maintaining public security. Finally, the French Football Association contacted the French Ministry of Public Security and seconded a large number of police forces from nearby cities to Monaco for "reinforcement". They did not want to reproduce the tragedy of the Heisel tragedy on their own territory. After all, French football, which is now seriously injured, cannot withstand another tossing.
Fortunately, both Florence and Amsterdam are not famous for their abundant football hooligans. If it were English or even more popular Turks, it might not be enough to rely on the few hundred police comrades who were responsible for maintaining off-site order by the French police...
When the Fiorentina bus drove into the Stadium Louis II, the Fiorentina fans watching outside the stadium immediately made loud cheers and cheers. This was the first time in the history of the Fiorentina club in the European Super Cup! For the fans of Florence, the championship trophy that the team had never won before had an unparalleled attraction to them.
There is a saying that goes: what you can't get is the best.
In events like the European Super Cup, winning the championship once or twice may also bring great excitement and honor to the fans, but if you win it too many times, it will feel boring.
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At 7:30 p.m. on the 27th, Zhuang Mingge brought two ladies to the Louis II Stadium. He had previously booked seats in three VIP rooms from the organizer of the game.
"Oh! It turns out to be Chairman Corleon! I'm glad to watch this wonderful game with you this time!"
Zhuang Mingge looked closely and found that he was his old acquaintance, Van Prague, vice chairman of Ajax Club.
"Haha, Manager Van Plage... No, you should call you the vice chairman now. Why are you the only one here to watch this game this time? Where is Chairman Yak?"
"Chairman Corleon, you also know that we, Ajax, are in trouble now. Although we have loaned us two excellent players, Corini and Giannikeda, helped us get rid of the midfield crisis, there are still many places in other positions that need to be strengthened. Mr. Chairman is actively contacting all parties, so I have to attend this game."
"That's right. If you need my help, please just say that we Florence will support you as much as possible." In this case, it is obviously a very good choice to make friends with Ajax and Van Prager.
Chapter completed!