A Boeing 777 with a fuselage painted with red and white arrow stripes slowly landed on the runway of Lisbon International Airport.
The reporters and fans who had been waiting outside the airport immediately heard the news and immediately swarmed forward.
If it hadn't been blocked by airport ground staff and security, they would have rushed up and surrounded the entire plane by now.
Two luxury buses, also printed with red and white arrow stripes and bearing the conspicuous Saints Southampton team logo, were waiting in the distance and slowly drove towards the plane.
If you are a media reporter who often picks up Southampton's plane, you will not be surprised, because almost every away game, the Saints' bus will arrive two or three days earlier than the team.
Their task is to familiarize themselves with the away environment and roads in advance to avoid congestion when the team arrives.
Reporters in the distance quickly set up their long cannons and pointed them at the open cabin door in the distance, guessing who would be the first person to get out of the plane.
No surprise at all, it’s Bielsa The Saints' coach has always been at the forefront.
Even if the team has superstars such as Ibrahimovic, Drogba, Hazard and Neuer, he is still a Saint.
The well-deserved leader.
If the Saints can only have one boss, it must be Bielsa Followed closely by Neuer, Ibrahimovic, Kaká, Hazard and other players came out one after another.
The fans waiting at the scene suddenly screamed and cheered, calling every player's name.
Although the distance was a bit far, the players still heard the movement here and raised their hands to greet the fans and reporters.
This friendly gesture immediately drew cheers again.
"It's so handsome, isn't it?"
"Look, that suit looks so handsome when worn by their professional players."
"Isn't it true?
I'm a natural dresser.
I look good on anyone, even Bielsa looks handsome in it."
"Wow, Bielsa's suit should be tailor-made.
It has the effect of slimming down and covering the belly."
"What brand are the suits our players wear?
Are they expensive?
I'll buy one later."
"Versace, specially tailored for the team."
“Isn’t Tommy Hilfiger the sponsor of the Saints?”
"Oh, that's the casual wear sponsor.
The Saints' formal wear sponsor is Versace.
A set costs several thousand euros."
"Good boy, when did the saint become rich and handsome?"
"Isn't it true?
Even Real Madrid doesn't have this kind of treatment."
"He's so handsome.
He's cool playing football on the court and handsome off the court."
"I love you so much, Saint."
As the players walked out of the cabin one after another, they got into the buses parked nearby, and then the two buses flew away in a cloud of dust.
The reporters and fans at the scene suddenly became commotion, and they were all shouting to hurry up and follow the team bus.
Therefore, we saw the crowd rushing towards the parking lot crazily.
There is no way, who prevented them from enjoying the treatment of saints?
People just have a way to get Lisbon International Airport to allow them to drive the bus onto the tarmac, but reporters can’t.
Tomorrow night is the Champions League final, so today, the entire city of Lisbon is filled with a strong football atmosphere.
The bus drove down the street with flags representing Southampton and Atletico Madrid on both sides.
Although neither of these two teams are the top giants, as super dark horses, these two teams from the Premier League and La Liga have attracted much attention since last year.
Now that they both meet in the Champions League final, it is even more exciting. .
After all, after so many years, the Champions League has always been a one-man show for wealthy teams, and fans will inevitably feel a little tired.
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And in the past few years, there have been few impressive teams in the Champions League.
Although Klopp's Dortmund was good, they failed to perform a miracle and lost to Bayern Munich in the final.
But now, Bielsa's Southampton and Simeone's Atletico Madrid are both launching their final assault on the championship.
Who can carry the dark horse miracle to the end, this has undoubtedly become the biggest suspense before the game.
Especially in the past half month, the publicity and hype about this Champions League final has been almost overwhelming.
All major brands have done their best to market the Champions League finals, which has also greatly increased the visibility and attention of the two teams Southampton and Atletico Madrid.
That's why the media and fans are so crazy at the airport They even followed the team's bus from the airport to the hotel.
Because the Saints and Atletico Madrid had booked two hotels respectively, except for a few familiar newspaper reporters accompanying the team, all others were blocked from the hotel and were not allowed to enter.
Although they couldn't get in, there were more and more reporters and fans outside the hotel gate.
At that scene, everyone in Southampton who entered the hotel was stunned.
"Dear boy, is this how teams participating in the Champions League final are treated?"
"Don't be so outrageous."
"Kaká, how many times have you participated in the Champions League finals, is this always the case?"
Hearing his teammates throwing questions to his side, Kaka smiled slightly, nodded and said: "That's the case."
Everyone couldn't help but be amazed.
"The level of attention received by the Champions League final is unmatched by any league.
In this final, any spark or mistake will be infinitely magnified and magnified."
"For the winners, it is heaven; for the losers, it is hell."
At the end, Kaka also had a rare cold look on his face.
Everyone seemed to feel the solemnity in Kaka's heart, and they all suppressed their smiles.
Yes, Southampton has reached the Champions League final for the first time in more than 100 years of history.
They bear the hopes of the entire city and even the entire English fans.
Can it not be heavy?
And everyone suddenly realized that, in fact, Kaka was a person who had experienced the test of heaven and the baptism of hell.
During his time at AC Milan, he once led 3-0, but was tragically reversed by Liverpool, becoming the tragic hero in the miracle of Istanbul.
But it was also in the Champions League final that Kaka led AC Milan to complete their revenge against Liverpool and successfully ascended to the throne of European dominance.
Perhaps, this kind of experience gave Kaka a more unique feeling about the Champions League final.
For such a life-and-death game, everyone who steps onto the court has only one thought, and that is to win.
But in cruel times, there is only one winner Even if both sides have tried their best, even if both sides have performed beyond their level, even if both sides have given everything they can, in the end, there will still be a loser.
This emotion quickly spread among the players, and was also noticed by an Englishman in his forties who stood outside to watch.
After he turned around and walked away, he came directly to the room where the coach was.
Knocked on the door, and after receiving approval, walked in.
"Dan, we've been waiting for you for a long time, where have you been?"
Luis Borini shouted as soon as he saw him.
Dan Abraham, a native of England, is an expert in sports psychology.
He has more than ten years of experience in sports psychology counseling, but before that he was more engaged in the golf field because he was a golf professional himself.
But not long ago, he was poached by Southampton to the Saints and served as the team's sports psychology consultant.
"It's a bit bad," Dan Abraham said with a solemn expression.
Everyone present was stunned when they heard what he said.
They all put down their work and looked over.
The sports psychology expert has proven his abilities with daily performances over the past few months.
It was because of him that Kaká overcame his psychological barriers.
It was also because of him that Southampton maintained strong competitiveness in the final stage of the season.
In the end, it successfully defended the Premier League championship with unstoppable momentum, and the team's state so far has also been maintained.
It was pretty good, and I didn’t relax because I won the championship early.
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So, when he says things are bad, it deserves everyone's attention.
"What's going on?"
Marcus Dusatoy asked, adjusting his glasses on the bridge of his nose.
It was he who recommended Dan Abraham to Southampton.
"Most of the players in the team are participating in the Champions League final for the first time.
They have rarely experienced such a battle.
This is the highest level game in the professional football league.
They are under great pressure."
"Isn't this normal?"
Assistant coach Pablo Queiroga asked strangely.
"Yes, but my job is to help the players perform as well as possible on the court and perform at their highest level, rather than letting them play under pressure."
When Dan Abraham said this, everyone present immediately looked at Bielsa.
The sports psychology consultant was hired with Bielsa's approval, was well paid and played a role.
Bielsa thought for a moment, nodded and said: "What do you think?"
Dan Abraham came over and said, "I need a discussion time of about ten to twenty minutes.
I need you to help me set three or four game goals for them."
"The closer to such a critical event, the more complex the issues people consider, and the easier it is to get confused and fail to perform at their best, so I need them to focus and clearly know what their specific goals are, and then Concentrate all your efforts on achieving these goals.”
"But you can't have too many goals.
If you have too many goals, it will be confusing.
Three or four is best."
Bielsa listened, nodded, and looked at Luis Borini, who nodded.
"Okay, Dan, Louis will help you."
"Thank you" Dan Abraham nodded.
"The human brain is very strange and cannot distinguish what is real and what is illusion.
Therefore, if players spend all day imagining how to complete this game, their own brains and nerves cannot distinguish between real and fake. ” "In this case, they release the adrenaline prematurely until it runs out, which makes them tired when the time comes to actually compete."
"So, from now on, it is necessary for us to arrange the players' activities as compactly as possible to prevent them from thinking and paying too much attention to everything about the game.
Even the tactical preparation meeting, I recommend, be held two hours before the game."
"Because, two hours is just enough for them to be at the peak of their condition during the game."
Everyone present was silent for a while.
Because following Dan Abraham's approach will undoubtedly completely disrupt Southampton's preparation plan.
Therefore, everyone turned their attention to Bielsa again and asked the Argentine madman for his opinion.
Dan Abraham also looked at Bielsa, "Marcelo, trust me, give them to me" Bielsa thought for a moment and hesitated, "How sure are you?"
"I don't know."
Dan Abraham shook his head and said, "But I can guarantee that it will be better than what it is now."
After hearing this, Bielsa thought about it again and nodded, "Okay, then I will do as you said."
After finishing speaking, Bielsa looked at Luis Borini again, "Luis, please cooperate with Dan to modify our training plan for the next two days.
I believe in his professionalism and our players."
After hearing this, everyone present immediately began to prepare and adjust the plan.
Dan Abraham looked at everyone.
After several months of getting along, he finally understood why Southampton was successful.
Not just because of the money.
But because they respect and value scientific opinions from professionals This is so rare in the traditional football field: