The whole team went to the Dragon Stadium on April 20 to acclimatize to the venue.The stadium had made Rondolpho even more ambitious to build a new stadium like one in A Coruña.After all, the Riazor Stadium was built in 1944, and it has been 60 years, even if it has undergone two renovations, but the foundation is very old, and it is difficult to expand again.Compared to the 50,000 seats at the Stade d'Longa, Riazo has only 34,000 seats, which means that the club will have at least 300,000 euros less revenue per game.No one is worried about whether A Coruña, with a population of 360,000, can fill a 50,000-seat stadium.Just as Tübingen has a population of 80,000 but the Lion Stadium has 30,000 seats, the city has a first-division team that attracts not only the residents of the city, but also the fans of the surrounding towns.This is also the reason why some derbies are particularly fierce, with a large overlap in their fan base, not for spirit, but for real economic gain.Moreover, the population of Porto is not large, less than 300,000.The teammates returned to the hotel after two hours of relaxed training on the field, Wang Ai was resting in the room, and the assistant coach suddenly notified Wang Ai of a meeting, and when Wang Ai was led to the conference room, he found that it was actually a coaching staff meeting.This is strange, Wang Ailailako has been in a year, and has never attended a coaching staff meeting, Irueta takes the authority of the coach very seriously, and easily does not allow the players to intervene, because he is not a famous coach, and he is afraid that he will not be too close to control these players from all over the world."
Wang, I remember you played against them last season?"
Irueta asked straight to the point.Wang Ai nodded: "Indeed, in the League Cup last season, we played twice. ”"So, how do you feel?"
Iruetta gestured with her hand, "We've never fought them before, and now we need some experience from you." ”Wang Ai sat down and thought for a moment and said, "A year and ten days ago, when it was still the Antas Stadium, I met Porto for the first time.The feeling they gave me was......
Extreme utilitarian football. ”Irueta tilted her head, "Let's be clear. ”"Let's put it this way, most teams are chasing something else while winning the game, like the derby, like the performance, like the style of play, even if they don't talk about it, but under the pressure of the fans, the manager will inevitably think about it.Real Madrid, for example, their philosophy is not only to win, but also to win beautifully. ”Wang Ai spread his hands: "But this is not the case with this Porto, they are very pure, and they want to win."
Nothing but victory.That is to say, they can do whatever it takes to win, they will do whatever it takes, they don't care if they are beautiful, they don't care if they are punished, they don't care what the outside world says, they don't care about anything, they want the final result.When we met them last season, they weren't as strong as they are now, and my team was very attacking at the time, so they chose to go on the counter-attack in both home and away games, and they were very ugly and they lost. ”Irueta subconsciously took the pen and clicked it on the notebook, and nodded at Wang Ai for a long time: "Okay, you go back, before the game starts, you can tell everyone again, so that everyone is a little prepared." ”Wang Ai nodded and agreed, Wang Ai was deeply impressed by this Porto.Although I don't know much about the team, but I am very familiar with the manager, and it is from the Dragon Stadium that the Magic Bird took off.It's just that I don't know if he can win Abu's favor after being blocked from the League Cup final last season and likely to be blocked from the Champions Cup final this season.In the evening, I practiced in the gym as usual, practiced in the morning the next morning, returned to the self-study class in the morning, and then did a little light physical training with the team in the afternoon.The match was scheduled for 21:45 p.m. local time, and the whole team arrived at the pitch at 8:30 p.m., returning to the locker room after getting used to the field again for final preparations.The atmosphere in the dressing room was relaxed, as the outside world boasted: the champions and runners-up of the last Champions League were planted at the feet of Laco, and now the remaining three possible opponents are much inferior.The last time Porto won the Champions League was in 1987 and has nothing to do with the current Porto side.On the other side are Monaco and Chelsea, Monaco is the opponent in the group stage, the 8-3 lead was chased to a draw by our Rey, and Chelsea is a junior in the Premier League.Although Laco is a small character, after all, he has already defeated the super strong, so he is very relaxed and has a strong expectation of winning the championship.Just after 21 o'clock, after talking with UEFA officials, Irueta pushed the door into the locker room, and saw that some of the players were talking to each other, some took out the game console and bowed their heads to play games, and some leaned on the wardrobe and pretended to sleep, he slapped his face: "At the meeting in the afternoon, Ruore has already analyzed the technical and tactical situation of our opponent with everyone, and also explained the characteristics of the opponent's main team, I believe everyone has been mentally prepared."
Let's let Rey tell you a little bit else.He was in Germany last season against them in the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup, so it's about the same as we are now, so listen to them. ”Wang Ai, who had already been prepared, stood up and walked in front of everyone: "The opponent we are facing is likely to be a very troublesome opponent.I met them in Germany last season in the UEFA Cup and played two games, winning 4-2 away and returning 0-0 at home.I want to point out that in both games they insisted on a very extreme counter-attack, because I was in Germany with a team known for their attacking power.So they stuck to extreme defense to contain our attacks, even if it was ugly on the pitch.I'm in a more powerful A Coruña this year, and it's not clear to me what kind of means they will take.But I think we have to be vigilant, our opponents may not be as strong as us, but they are not weaker in their desire to win, especially if they know that they are absolutely inferior. ”Seeing that his teammates had already begun to think, Wang Ai turned to Andrade: "Jorge, you are older than me and more experienced than me, but I must remind you that you are no longer a friend of Porto, on the contrary, you are now an obstacle to their advancement, even the main one, you are their enemy."
And, because you know them well, you're likely to be their number one enemy. ”After listening to Wang Ai's words, his teammates coaxed, and Andrade touched his head in the crowd: "I'm actually the number one enemy?"
So am I the number one player in Laco?
Ahaha. ”()