The morning before the game, Schalke 04 arrived in Manchester.
There were almost five or six hundred fans at the airport.
Although Schalke 04 is not a strong team and there are no stars, there are many fans of Real Madrid Prince Raul, the first man to score in the Champions League, and many others come to support Hao Jun in an uproar.
In an interview at the airport, Raul expressed his full respect for Manchester United. He said that Manchester United are the favourites to win the championship. Schalke 04 has little hope of being cold, but if Manchester United make a mistake, Schalke 04 may surprise the fans.
Hao Jun, a Chinese player, has been attracted by Gao Xiaodong and has also attracted the attention of many journalists. After all, the Chinese derby is also a good news point.
Hao Jun is just a substitute player in Schalke 04. When he was interviewed by reporters, he was very cautious. He first praised Gao Xiaodong as the greatest player in the history of China and even Asia and the pride of Chinese football. Then he praised Manchester United as one of the greatest teams in the world. However, he also said that Schalke 04 is not for soy sauce. Schalke 04 owns Lao There is no hope for a great star like Michael and a great coach like lannick.
Hao Jun, as a professional player who has been struggling in the Chinese football field for many years, has made all these remarks, praising Gao Xiaodong, the future boss of the national team, Raul, the boss of his own team, and praising the head coach. No one has offended him.
When the reporter asked him what to do if he plays against Gao Xiaodong, Hao Jun told the reporter that Gao Xiaodong is too comprehensive and no player can defend him alone. If he has the chance to play, he will be very satisfied if he can make Gao Xiaodong play less well.
Hao Jun's interview is still very gratifying, because Hao Jun's own micro blog had previously reported that the world's first football player would invite him to dinner. On the domestic forum in China, Gao Xiaodong's fans thought that Hao Jun would be a man, and he flattered Gao Xiaodong without demeaning his teammates. It was a clear stream of Chinese players. They all hoped that Gao Xiaodong would be cruel in the game Hao Jun's rival, the 04 main right back of Schalke, Noda, gives Hao Jun a chance to play and realize their dream of China Derby.
Of course, this is the wishful thinking of Chinese fans. At the press conference before the match, shalke 04 coach lannick made it clear that Hao Jun is hard to get a chance to play when asked by Chinese reporters, "our main team is very stable, only a few positions need to be adjusted, but Hao Jun is not in this range. However, the situation on the field is ever-changing. I don't rule out Hao Jun Jun has a chance to play
Lannick is a German coach in the Mesozoic era. He is known as a professor in Germany. He has rich tactical theory and strong practical teaching ability. When he first coached Schalke, he won two Bundesliga runners up. After coached Hoffenheim, he created a great miracle.
Due to the disagreement with Hoffenheim's management, lannick resigned and went home. It was not until last month that shalke 04 coach margat was dismissed that lannick returned to shalke 04 to put out the fire.
Although lannick has just been in charge of two games, lannick is very familiar with Schalke 04. Many players in the team are his old subordinates. He doesn't need any adjustment period when he is in charge.
Although the opponent is a strong Manchester United, but lannick's psychological pressure is very small, because losing is very normal, winning is a great achievement, so there is no burden of the game is actually the best play.
Schalke 04 has no psychological pressure, but lannick hopes to bring some pressure to Manchester United. At the press conference, lannick first complimented Ferguson, "Ferguson is an absolute legend, I admire him very much, I hope to know him personally before or after the game."
Then lannick said that he had studied Manchester United thoroughly. "I went to see Manchester United live eight weeks ago when they were away in the Premier League against Chelsea. I didn't know at that time that I was going to coach Schalke or that Schalke would meet them in the Champions League. I have watched their games for more than a week. If you study any team in the world, you will find their weakness. We don't worry that they haven't lost in the Champions League. It's just a matter of time before they lose
Lannick said confidently, "if we can play well, I think we have a chance to get to the final. Our goal is not 0-0. We want to beat Manchester United. I don't think anyone will think we can win, but we also have our own nuclear weapons, that is Raul. He is the top scorer in the Champions League and he can pose a threat to any opponent
Lannick, a rookie in Europe, even had a psychological war with Ferguson, which was just a trick. Ferguson despised it. He commented on his opponent in the quarter finals and said, "Schalke 04 is excellent, they eliminated Valencia, but I don't think they can be an obstacle in our way forward, and the Bundesliga can be the only way for our opponent Bayern, if Schalke 04 has any threat to Manchester United, it may be Raul, Raul used to be the best player in the world, he scored 69 goals in the Champions League, which is too terrible, but he has 33, I don't think his goals will increase this season
"I heard that lannick's theory is very strong, and he is known as a professor in Germany. He really has something extraordinary, especially with Hoffenheim. But I don't think he is suitable to lead the big club. In addition, his European performance is very poor, which is similar to our Premier League professor. I hope he can cooperate with Manchester United The United game can give him some inspirationThen Ferguson spent all his time on the other three games. He thought that Real Madrid, Barcelona and Chelsea would be promoted, but Real Madrid was the team that entered the final because Real Madrid had Jose and Ronaldo. Ferguson hoped to meet his beloved Ronaldo at Wembley Stadium and thought that Ronaldo was better than Messi.
No doubt, in terms of psychological warfare and verbal warfare, Ferguson, who has been fighting in Europe for more than 20 years, can be the master of lannick. After Ferguson's press conference was broadcast, the players and fans of Schalke 04 were enraged.
Although Schalke 04's players are very low-key and think that their strength is worse than Manchester United's, no one likes to be so despised or even ignored. In particular, Ferguson spent most of his time talking about Real Madrid and Barcelona in his pre match press conference instead of Schalke 04, which greatly stimulated the German's self-esteem. German fans all expressed their desire to go to Old Trafford stadium to give shalke Erke 04 helps, supports Shaerke 04 to hit Manchester United's face, explodes out unexpectedly.
Raul, the king of goals in the Champions League, is also very angry. He has never been looked down upon so much. When he was interviewed by Sky Sports, he countered: "Sir Alex is old too. Maybe he has forgotten the two goals I scored at Old Trafford. I also have a good memory at the Bernabeu. Those are also two goals. I hope I will still have a good one this time My memory. "