Chapter 388: you guess!
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Football Giants
- Chen Aiting
- 1951 characters
- 2021-03-03 09:51:44
An Airbus flying from Madrid, the capital of Spain, slowly landed at Henry Coanda Airport in Bucharest, the capital of Romania.
It didn’t take long for Atletico Madrid and his team to walk out of the airport gate under the leadership of coach Diego Simeone and the team leader.
Since their itinerary is kept secret, there is not much movement at the airport.
There are only a few Spanish newspaper reporters waiting here, but they are all taking pictures of them from a distance.
Just kidding, there is a Diego who looks like the big brother of the underworld walking in front of him? Simeone, who dares to offend easily?
A group of people walked out of the airport fiercely and got directly into a bus that was dyed with the Atletico Madrid team logo.
"Count the number of people, and leave as soon as you have enough!" As soon as Diego Simeone sat down, he told Boggs to do something.
The former national gate of Argentina immediately walked past the national highway in the carriage, counting the number of people along the way.
When came back again, he nodded at Diego Simeone, "Well, it's all here!"
Diego? Simeone immediately looked at the driver in the driver's seat in front of the car, "You can go!"
That is the driver of Atletico Madrid.
This is also a consistent way for European teams to play away games.
The team’s bus is a bastion for the team’s movement. The coaching staff will discuss game tactics on the bus, and the players may also chat about some privacy topics on the bus, so the bus drivers must be happy. A trusted talent line.
Therefore, in the case of an away game, the bus is usually rented temporarily, but the driver and the driver are both his own.
Even some big teams even own the buses.
There is no way, people are wealthy, and before the game team starts, let the driver drive the bus to the away stadium and wait.
For a poor team like Atletico Madrid, there is definitely no way.
As soon as Simeone finished speaking, he leaned back in the back, closed his eyes, and tried to squint comfortably.
It was strange, but after waiting for a while, there was no movement in the bus.
"What's the matter?" Simeone opened his eyes again and looked at the driver in front of the car, "Why haven't you left?"
The Spanish driver turned his head and looked apologetic, "Oh, well, right now, let me check the navigation!"
Simeone curled his lips, some were not satisfied, but he was helpless.
The drivers of other giants teams can drive around the city where the guest is located two or three days in advance to get familiar with the traffic in other cities, as well as the location of hotels, training grounds, and stadiums.
But Atletico Madrid can’t do it, at least without the money!
So, no way, I can only rely on navigation again and again!
I finally found the place, turned on the navigation, activated the bus, and drove forward slowly.
After all, it was a rented car, which was not so comfortable, and the team was stingy with funds. The buses were rented cheaply, and the air-conditioning was not enough.
Think about it, on a hot day, dozens of people are nestled in the car, but the air conditioner is not very iced. What kind of experience is that?
The players also complained a little bit in the car, but the meaning is to endure, anyway, it will be here soon.
"Diego!"
Boggs, the assistant coach sitting next to Diego Simeone, approached him.
"The winning prize of the team hasn't given an answer yet, is it a reminder?"
Diego? Simeone opened his closed eyes, looking forward, a trace of anger flashed.
He urged, but the management did not answer directly. Instead, they used the drag formula, saying that it was in discussion and a bonus plan would be given before the game.
In the Europa League final, the prize money for winning the championship alone is as high as more than 6 million. It doesn’t need to be much. Is it excessive to allocate more than 1 million as a bonus? Is it ridiculous? Reluctant?
Seeing Diego Simeone's face, Boggs also knew that the coach was not easy to handle.
"I was on the plane just now and heard some players discuss this. You know, it's better to make it clear before the game."
Diego Simeone is a professional player himself, of course he knows this.
In recent years, what honor, mission, and feelings you talk about with professional players are all shit!
Why are professional players called professional?
That is because playing football is the source of their lives and their families!
That is money!
Nothing is more important than money!
"Don't worry, when I get to the hotel, I will ask again!"
When Simeone manages the team, he still takes care of the interests of the players, which is one of the reasons why he wins the respect of the players.
After all, no one wants to play for a coach who doesn't care about his own interests at all.
As soon as Simeone finished speaking, he heard the driver in front yell awful.
"What's the matter?" Simeone raised his head and looked in front of and around him.
are all cars!
The driver turned around, "It looks like a traffic jam!"
It doesn’t seem to be, it is!
Simeone looked at the time, and during the rush hour, this road was not a big road, no wonder it was blocked.
"I'm sorry, I didn't pay much attention just to take a shortcut!" The driver said apologetically.
I blame my unfamiliar place. If you are in Madrid or some major cities in Europe, how can you get stuck in traffic?
"Forget it, forget it, quickly find an intersection and turn around!"
Simeone noticed a phenomenon, the two-way lane, the direction he was in was traffic jam, but the opposite was unblocked.
The driver agreed, saying that he would turn at the next junction.
can wait, the traffic ahead is like a snail, moving slowly.
Time passed by one minute and one second, the temperature in the car was hot, and the air conditioner was not working well, the experience... can be imagined.
The most terrible thing is that at this moment, I don't know which sharp-eyed it is, and I see a bus on the opposite side from a distance.
"Wow, there is even a bus in Southampton!"
"real or fake?"
"Nonsense, look at it for yourself, isn't that a Southampton bus?"
"Yes, there are players on it!"
"How did they come from that direction?"
"I see, 80% of them have found out the road conditions early!"
It’s so hard to die, the Southampton bus seems to have seen the Atletico Madrid bus.
No wonder, the bus is so tall and the team logo is so conspicuous, you can see it from a distance.
"Hi, are you in a traffic jam?"
"Oh, no luck, there is still a long time ahead!"
"The road is being built these days, and this direction is blocked every day, so the fool is going!"
"There are still several kilometers, I am afraid it will take a long time to wait!"
"Wait slowly, let's go first!"
just passed by across the safety island, and the Southampton bus drove behind him, not to mention how chic.
The most painful thing in life is that I am stuck in a traffic flow, but I see the person I hate the most unimpeded and go away.
"Damn Southampton!"
"Too shameless!"
"I found out the road conditions, but I didn't notify us in advance!"
"Damn it, tomorrow night, let's kill them!"
"Yes, let out a big breath!"
In the bus, there was a howling of Atletico Madrid players.
Finally, more than an hour later, this group of players who could not yell, yell, or even walk a little, appeared in front of the hotel booked by the team.
"This is the hotel we booked?" Simeone looked at the hotel in front of him, a little bit dumbfounded.
This is too crude, right?
has four stars?
Oh, no, is there a Samsung?
It's nightfall, and the whole hotel is dark, and the lights are not turned on. Is that fair?
"It seems so!" The leader smiled bitterly, he didn't know.
"Hurry up and call and ask!" Simeone felt a fire in his heart.
This question is really this hotel.
The reason is simple. Southampton has booked the best five-star hotel near Bucharest National Stadium, Marriott, and other hotels have also been booked by British fans.
According to UEFA’s announcement, Southampton reached the Europa League final and attracted more than 30,000 fans to Bucharest, most of whom were British fans.
These thirty thousand people poured into this city, which is a big test for Bucharest's reception ability.
And Southampton also showed excellent operational ability this time.
After the team defeated Sporting Lisbon in the second round of the semi-final, the team immediately pushed messages on the official website, APP and WeChat to collect fans willing to go to Bucharest to watch the game. In addition to giving away tickets, they also helped contact the hotel for free.
As a result, Southampton’s move immediately received a positive response from the fan organization and fans. 25,000 fans were filled within a few days, and many fans even took the initiative to contact the team and expressed their willingness to come to the scene to buy tickets by themselves.
So, Southampton specially sent someone to Bucharest to contact some hotels near the National Stadium, and for these 30,000 fans, they won a fairly favorable group purchase price.
Atletico Madrid contacted the hotel late. When they started to practice the hotel, the four-star and five-star hotels in the surrounding area, and even some well-reviewed three-star hotels, had already been booked.
As a last resort, they can only choose this one.
Otherwise, you have to choose a further hotel and run back and forth.
After Simeone heard the whole story clearly, he was helpless.
Who makes Atletico Madrid poor and unprofessional?
Look at the operation of the Southampton management. It almost exploded the management of Atletico Madrid.
Not only is Simeone depressed, the players are also in a bad mood.
Who wants to stay in such a bad hotel?
"Okay~EbookFREE.me~Everyone is going in, and we still follow the room we usually arrange. Hurry up and get ready. Let's get familiar with the venue when we come back. Come on!"
With Simeone’s order, this group of Atletico Madrid players are reluctant and know that things are irreversible.
Ten thousand furs and mud horses whizzed past, but the cruel reality has to continue.
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When Simeone greeted the players and walked into the hotel, in the National Stadium in the west of Bucharest, Southampton had just finished the last training session.
Bielsa is determined to carry the suspense to the end. In this training session, Tony Kroos only participated in some relaxation training of the team. When the team was conducting some tactical exercises, the German midfielder was alone on the sidelines. training.
This also made all the reporters who came to the scene to investigate Southampton feel very confusing.
Will Tony Cross participate in the competition?
When the reporter threw this question to Bielsa at a press conference organized by UEFA, the Argentine lunatic laughed and did not give a positive answer, but said a rather playful remark.
"you guess!"
Everyone suddenly understood that Bielsa was throwing smoke bombs.
But the problem is, no one knows whether Tony Cross can get on?
Everyone’s feeling is that the German midfielder is included