This is Ferguson's fourth Champions League final.

The first two times, he brought glory to Manchester United, while the last time, he lost to Guardiola, which made Barcelona rise.

Ferguson did not want others to think that he was making excuses to be dissatisfied, but he did not hide the fact that the loss was because Manchester United did not do the perfect preparations before the game. Therefore, this time, while trying hard to create pressure on opponents who have no experience in the Champions League finals, on the other hand, one of the things Ferguson was most concerned about was to try to reduce the pressure on his team.

This is the Champions League final. For many players, it is very likely that they can only sit in the stands and watch the arena for the rest of their lives. Not all players are big scenes or big hearts. Even though most of the players in Manchester United have set foot in this field two seasons ago, this is even the fourth time for Giggs and Scholes.

But, pressure also exists.

Ferguson decided to let the team take the train to London. The distance from Manchester to London is not far or close. It takes more than two hours to take the train, and the players can move freely in the train. Not only that, Ferguson has even booked tickets for a musical for the whole team... All these reveal Ferguson's attention to the final.

Compared with Ferguson, who is very prepared for the game, Lin Sen seems much more "irresponsible". Of course, to put it nicely, it is to remain unchanged and adapt to changes.

May 28, the day before the finals, pre-match press conference.

With Kompany, Lin Sen met Ferguson who had finished the press conference in the passage. Ferguson, who still looked red, smiled and nodded at Lin Sen. He could not tell at all. Just a few days ago, in front of the media, he had been trying to tease all Manchester City people, especially Lin Sen's nerves. Lin Sen also kept smiling and nodded politely to respond.

Chinese people have always regarded etiquette first and then soldiers. On the football field, this is also a rule, but now it is the stage of "etiquette". Speaking of which, Lin Sen and the old master have not only had a drink, but they are not considered enemies in private. Of course, public is public and private is private.

After Ferguson and Vidic left, Lin Sen deliberately stopped and turned his head to see each other's back. When the two of them left, he turned his head and apologized to Kompany who had been waiting: "Sorry, Vincent."

"It's okay, boss." Kompany smiled slightly, "I know you must have your reasons."

At the pre-match press conference, it was logical that the head coach led the team's captain to participate. But in fact, Kompany is not the captain of Manchester City. The real captain is still Dunn. Dunn's starting lineup this season was replaced by David Louis, and Linson did not "take the wrong" to remove the armband on his arm. This seems a bit pretentious, but this is Linson's way of dealing with it. Of course, Manchester City still needs a captain on the court, and this person is Kompany. In this regard, there were some objections in Manchester City's team at the beginning of the season, because some people believed that the captain's armband should be handed over to Richards, who was more honest. But then, with Kompany's performance, this objection gradually disappeared.

Lin Sen smiled and said nothing, but the feeling on his shoulder seemed to be heavier again.

The person who speaks Kompani has no intention, but Lin Sen listens to it.

The trust that is unintentionally revealed can especially touch people. Isn’t Kompani’s words actually the representative of the ideas of many players in Manchester City right now? They absolutely trust their head coach, even if it is a baseless move. Of course, this trust cannot be in vain, and Lin Sen cannot have any turtle spirit. There is only one way to make players convinced themselves, that is victory.

But at this time, isn’t such trust another kind of pressure?

As soon as Lin Sen and Kompani entered the press conference hall, there was a sound of shutters at the scene. Lin Sen, who was used to walking into the press conference hall, was about to be "difficult" by the flash, and found his seat.

After the press conference started, everything was just a replay of the old tune. In the past week, Lin Sen had to face several long or short interviews almost every day. A Champions League final is important, but where did so many questions come from tolerate the media asking the last week?

"Mr. Lin. I am from the Daily Mirror..." After the questioning session began, a reporter who was allowed to stand up.

"I know you, Mr. Carrey." Before the reporter introduced himself, Lin Sen had already interrupted him with a smile, "You have said bad things about me."

A burst of laughter suddenly broke out at the scene, and Carey, who was standing, suddenly felt a little embarrassed.

The "bad words" Lin Sen said are true, and it is exactly what Ferguson just mentioned: after that FA Cup, it was this reporter of Carrey who clearly stood on Manchester United's side in the post-match report, and vaguely stated that Manchester City was completely lucky to enter the FA Cup final. Carrey obviously did not expect Lin Sen to remember this incident.

"I think I still have the right to ask questions, Mr. Lin." Carrey said in a fury and embarrassed.

"Of course. Mr. Carrey." Linson smiled, "I just remind you that you can skip the self-introduction."

There was another chuckle at the scene.

...

Lin Sen didn't really intend to squeeze Carrey. It's not that he is so open-minded. It's just that reporters like him are really ordinary. As long as you still want to deal with the media, you will inevitably have to deal with similar people. The reason why you joke about Carrey half-jokingly and half-seriously at the press conference is nothing more than just trying to tell everyone, including your team members.

He was very relaxed.

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May 29th.

"Welcome to London! Welcome to Wembley Stadium!" A female reporter from Sky TV held a microphone and was doing live broadcasts on the camera. Near her, many of her colleagues were also doing similar things: using the magnificent Wembley Stadium as the background, introducing the upcoming game on this stadium for a few hours.

There were already many pedestrians around them. From Manchester to London, a huge population migration was destined to occur today. Derby, the experienced London police, had already made sufficient preparations for this. It may have been a bit too much to say that five steps per post, ten steps per whistle, but in fact it is not much worse. Derby, God knows what will happen? For them, they must respond in the worst case.

In the square, there were fans of both sides walking past the camera, shouting slogans or singing team songs.

Red, and blue, are destined to occupy the largest city in Britain today.

At this time, in the studio of Sky TV, host Richard Gith was having a "chat" with two heavyweights, and the topic was naturally the highlight of this upcoming game.

"Gary, I know that a while ago, Sir Charlton once said something in an interview, saying that he was not optimistic about Manchester United's breakthrough in the Champions League this season, because this season looks more like a transition period for Manchester United. Do you think his words are understood as being that Manchester United can enter the finals and have luck?" As he spoke, Gith looked at the person sitting on his left.

This person is very familiar to both Manchester City and Manchester United fans. Former Manchester United captain Gary Neville, who just announced his retirement in February this year, is interestingly, the person sitting opposite him at this time is also a right-back, but his color is not the red of Manchester United, but the blue of Manchester City. Former Manchester City player, Sun Hai, who is also from China, is from Lin Sen.

I have to say that Sky TV is indeed an exception enough. Such a pair of guests can't be invited just by asking for it. Gary Neville has always been a clear-cut anti-Manchester City fighter, and Sun Hai, where he should be at this time, was originally China thousands of miles away.

"No." Gary Neville frowned in his heart and shook his head decisively, "Luck is an element of football games, but teams that can enter the finals cannot be explained by luck alone. I have also heard of Sir Charlton's words. You missed the second half of the sentence. He also said that the integration of new players such as Hernandez and Rooney's outstanding performance have caused a huge change in the situation. So, Sir Charlton is just Manchester United at the beginning of the season, and Manchester United now has all the conditions to win the championship!"

"But you have to admit that from the perspective of the card, Manchester United is not more advantageous than Manchester City, right?" Gith didn't care about his "out of context" being exposed by Gary Neville and immediately raised a question.

"Of course, we lost a player like Ronaldo last season, and no team could recover so quickly in this situation, so we lost the league championship last season, but that was last season." Gary Neville shrugged his shoulders and said.

Gith smiled and nodded, and finally stopped "titling" Gary Neville, but turned his head to the other side.

"Sun. We all know that in European football, there are not many Chinese people. So I think Lin should be considered the most famous Chinese in Europe, right?"

"It's also Mr. Gith in China." Sun Hai smiled.

"Get older than you?" Gis asked with a wicked smile.

"Of course." Sun Hai shrugged and joked, "I haven't reached the Champions League final."

Giss suddenly burst into laughter. But just like he was with Gary Neville, after brewing the atmosphere, he began to dig holes for the other party.

"So, as you said, this is the first Champions League final in Manchester City's history, and it is also the first Champions League final in Lin's coaching career. Manchester United's Sir Ferguson has had such experiences three times. Don't you think..."
Chapter completed!