On May 5th, Milan City is destined to be a sleepless night. Of course, it only belongs to Inter Milan, not AC Milan.

Mourinho gave the team two days off, allowing the first-team players to completely relax and release the huge pressure on this period. With 10 days left before the final of the Champions League, he has enough time to re-actively prepare for the Champions League final held in Glasgow.

Almost everyone was crazy, only Zheng Zhi returned home early to rest.

The next day, he still appeared at the training base in Inter Milan, but today he was not practicing hard, but seeing off the Chinese National Youth Team.

22 players from Zheng Zhi Football School have been training in Inter Milan's youth training camp for the past six months, and the Chinese national youth team has also taken a ride. In order to prepare for the 2002 Toulon Cup, the national youth team has been practicing here for nearly three months.

With Wu Di's efforts, the Chinese National Youth Team even fought with youth teams from many European countries at the Inter Milan training base. Although the results were not very ideal, they fully achieved the purpose of training.

At 8 o'clock in the morning, the team was assembled, and Zheng Zhi was invited to go on stage to give a speech to the National Youth Team. Although there were no players of appropriate age at the Football School to join the National Youth Team, these children also gathered aside to see off the National Youth Team.

Standing on the rostrum, Zheng Zhi glanced at the future national football team pillars, and his old face became particularly serious.

"Today is your day to go to the Toulon Cup."

"What I want to say is that this time we will no longer go to train troops, but will face a big test."

"You are the main force in the 2004 Olympics and represent the future of the Chinese team. The Toulon Cup is the touchstone to test your strength! We should not be learning, but fight with the belief of how to defeat our opponents!"

"Because, we are Olympic champions!"

"You must defend this honor!"

"The so-called strong teams in the world are not as terrible as we imagined. We must be young and frivolous and fearless! We can defeat any opponent! Even if there is Portugal and Brazil in our group!"

"Do you want to go abroad to Europe? Then conquer the Toulon Cup! Let European scouts see your true strength!"

Zheng Zhi clenched his fists tightly and shouted for the young soldiers of the National Youth.

"And you guys!" Zheng Zhi pointed at the younger Feng Xiaoting and the others.

"You are the next group of warriors to go to the battlefield. Don't think you are only sixteen or seventeen years old. They are still far away from the 2008 Olympics. I tell you, not far away! Moreover, you are a group of players with a greater mission! I firmly believe that our country will qualify for the 2008 Olympics this year, and you will fight in the capital of our motherland at that time!"

It was May, and China's successful bid for the Olympic Games was in late July. Zheng Zhi had not yet beaten the prophet. I'll give you an exciting vaccination first...

Looking at Zheng Zhi who was giving passionate speeches in the stands, several players under the National Youth Team felt it was ridiculous!

Why?

It's very simple, because everyone is a player born around 1981 and 1982, and is only one year younger than Zheng Zhi. However, Zheng Zhi has already won a Golden Ball Award and two World Football Masters. They have just started playing in the Toulon Cup, and many people have not even played the main players in the domestic league.

What is the Toulon Cup? It’s a youth team competition. I’m practicing more young people and preparing for the Olympics! (I want to laugh at this passage, haha…)

What a fucking difference between one in the sky and one in the ground!

Yan Song, Zhang Yaokun, Wang Sheng and the Dalian Gang have been ridiculed by Wang Xinxin because Wang Xinxin played wild football with Zheng Zhi together back then. Four years later, Zheng Zhi was all world football masters. Wang Xinxin had just emerged in China. At least Dalian Gang became famous early and won the domestic championship. What is the Liaoning Gang?

Of course, they just want to find a psychological balance. Compared with Zheng Zhi, who is not like this?

In Zheng Zhi’s heart, this national youth team will not be the next national youth team, that is, the children he is now in Inter Milan training camp, Dong Fangzhuo, Huang Bowen, Feng Xiaoting and others, are the most worth looking forward to, and they will compete in the Olympics in 2008!

The timing was just right for them, and Zheng Zhi just caught up with the time and focused on cultivating them.

Compared with their previous lives, these guys who have been cultivated by Inter Milan youth training camp naturally have much stronger combat effectiveness than before, and most people even have the hope of being poached by European clubs.

They don’t have as many depressing thoughts as current national youth team players. After all, they are not like Wang Xinxin and they are only about one year younger than Zheng Zhi, but are over five years younger. Even if they falsely report their age, they are still three years younger. They have no psychological burden and can still dream naively...

Zheng Zhi's speech also infects them the most.

"Dong Fangzhuo, we have to work hard."

"Well, too are you. We all have to work hard for our respective dreams!"

"In 2008, we will definitely return to the capital from all over the world!"

"Zhao Xuri, you won't want to go home again this time, right? Have peace of mind in Europe!"

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After bidding farewell to the national youth team, Zheng Zhi also received the call of the national team.

The events of major European leagues have ended, and only Europe's most eye-catching Big Ear Cup has not yet been played. Therefore, countries participating in the World Cup finals have begun to gather their most powerful players to prepare for the World Cup.

As the new captain of the Chinese national team, Zheng Zhi was naturally the first to receive the call, but he was definitely the last to report to the national team.

And in China, troops have been recruited on the battlefield.

Holden soon announced the roster for the 2002 South Korea-Japan World Cup.

The Sports Weekly took the lead in revealing the information.

Goalkeeper:

No. 1 Ou Chuliang, No. 22 Jiang Jun;

Defender:

No. 5 Fan Zhiyi, No. 2 Zhang Enhua, No. 14 Li Weifeng, No. 4 Wu Chengying, No. 17 Du Wei, No. 7 Sun Jihai, No. 3 Sun Xiang, No. 21 Xu Yunlong;

Avant-garde: No. 9 Shensi, No. 8 Li Yin, No. 19 Qi Hong, No. 11 Yu Genwei, No. 6 Shao Jiayi, No. 18 Li Xiaopeng, No. 13 Li Ming, No. 15 Zhao Junzhe, No. 10 Zheng Zhi;

Forwards: Qu Bo No. 16, Su Maozhen No. 12, Yang Chen No. 20, Xie Hui No. 23.

Horton can be said to be quite risky on this list. He did not lead three goalkeepers and directly removed the young Angel. On the back line, Sun Xiang, who was preparing to compete in the Toulon Cup, gave up many former national Olympic players in the midfield and recruited veterans Li Ming and Shen Si.

Unless there is an injury, this list will be the final list.

Except for Zheng Zhi and Sun Xiang who did not return to the team, everyone else would fly back to the Xianghe training base in the capital in the past two days and prepare to go to Japan...

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“It’s so long,”

"If it weren't for the Champions League final, I would have liked to go to Japan now,"

"I can't wait to start the 2002 World Cup journey!"

Ronaldo is absent-minded in the training center, and no one is more eager for the World Cup than him. The revenge of the 1998 final must be avenged. He must win back the fifth Hercules Cup for Brazil, otherwise he will never forgive himself in his life.

"Ronnie,"

"Come on every battle, let's take the Big Ear Cup and then go to the World Cup!" Zheng Zhi habitually touched his smooth head.

"If our Champions League runner-up went to the World Cup, I think it would be quite unlucky."

"Bah, what are you saying? History will never happen again. I will not let this happen." Ronaldo spat twice. If he won the runner-up again, it would be better to jump into the Pacific Ocean and die.

Zheng Zhi smiled, "Why don't you change your hairstyle like this? We have a happy word "Fu" in China, which can bring good luck."

"Is that so? I want to try." Ronaldo's eyes lit up, "I'll listen to you."

"When you go to Japan, you can ask the Chinese barber to get one for me."

"Uh, why not let's take care of one..."

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Glasgow has never been so lively.

The hotel, which is usually 20 pounds a night, is now quadrupled and still full, which is the most obvious benefit of hosting the Champions League final in Glasgow.

It is easy to imagine that nearly 70,000 fans will pour into the largest city in Scotland from Italy and Spain on the 15th, and the game will be held in the evening. It is not difficult to calculate how much they throw in Glasgow.

Among the 70,000 fans, a large number of them did not have tickets, just to join in the fun. The organizing committee gave half of the tickets to Inter Milan and was immediately sold out. However, they only sold half of the tickets to Real Madrid. After returning the remaining ones to Glasgow, they were immediately snapped up by locals.

To host the Real Madrid and Inter Milan match, the Glasgow City Government invested more than 400,000 pounds, but they will make a profit of 15 million pounds from the highest-sized club match in Europe. In addition, the organizers also hope to host the competition, which will help Scotland successfully win the right to host the 2008 European Football Championship.

Glasgow City Council decided to ban all vehicles from entering the city center on the day of the game and will set up a large screen in George Square in the city center where fans without tickets can watch the game live.

The Hampton Stadium, which hosts the competition, has been the National Stadium in Scotland since 1903. It has recently been renovated and the turf has been replaced. More than 200 bars in the city have also been open until early to 4am to provide a place for fans to celebrate.

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On the morning of the 14th, the Blue and Black Legion finally assembled and headed to Glasgow.

The opponent Real Madrid has arrived one day early. For the century-old Real Madrid, they were not happy at all last week. They were leading the league for most of the time and eventually were counterattacked by Valencia. They only won the second place in the league in tragic, and the Champions League became their last life-saving straw. If they fail, they will usher in a century of shame!

All eyes are focused on the Hampton Park Stadium in Glasgow. This is the 10th year since the Champions League was reorganized into the Champions League. Real Madrid, which is "old-blooded" and Inter Milan, which are "new European king", have experienced completely different seasons, but they stood together again in the final sprint.

Exactly the same as last year!

Although they won nothing in the domestic arena, Real Madrid has been going well in this year's Champions League, and people have almost no doubt that they can win the Champions League. Returning to Glasgow, they have a wonderful memory. In 1960, they also lost the league championship and the King's Cup, but they defeated Frankfurt, Germany, and completed their five-game dominance. They have a beautiful expectation. They want to use the Big Ear Cup at the age of 100 to recreate the unparalleled glory 40 years ago.

However, their opponent is Inter Milan, who stepped on their shoulders and won the Big Ear Cup last year. If they lose again, it would be a three-game winning streak in the Champions League! There is no problem with saying it is a century-long shame.

There is only one winner between them!

Spanish media are cautious about Real Madrid's trip to Glasgow this time:

"This is the last glimmer of hope for Real Madrid in a century!" Spanish media commented. The newspaper As commented: "Real Madrid did not seize the opportunity and they would have to go to Glasgow to find the last glimmer of hope to celebrate their 100th birthday." They are cautiously optimistic about Real Madrid's prospects at Hampton Park: "It has always been difficult for Italians to deal with, and they have just won the Italian Cup and Serie A championship, and they were also the ones who beat Real Madrid in the Champions League final last year!"

"As" reminded Real Madrid that if Real Madrid is smart enough, you should know that the reason why they failed the first two times was entirely because of one person - Chinese Zheng Zhi! If this final still cannot solve this problem, then Real Madrid will still fail.

"Marca": Real Madrid cannot fall in the Champions League final for three consecutive years, and luck is on Real Madrid's turn. The century-old celebration cannot be destroyed anymore. If this team cannot win the Champions League, it means rebuilding or continuing to introduce the highest level of players.

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To be continued...