Green Field Eunuch

Chapter 521 Shan Yongzhuo's Poisonous Milk
With the league season over, Manchester City has entered its final sprint of preparations, and the whole team is under a layer of tension as they are about to face the Champions League final.

This Champions League final was extraordinary.

The match will be held at the new Wembley Stadium in London, which is considered the home ground for the English team. Manchester City is facing the historic moment of defending their Champions League title. The entire Manchester City team, as well as the English media, are hoping that Manchester City can win their second Champions League title at Wembley and achieve their first title defense under the new format.

That will be a glorious moment that will go down in history.

Guardiola and his coaching staff had prepared a training plan well in advance, with the arrangements detailed down to every hour and every player, especially the key players, whose training was arranged in great detail.

The same applies to Shan Yongzhuo.

The coaching staff has a relatively relaxed training schedule for Shan Yongzhuo, mainly hoping that he can maintain good condition before the big battle.

As time goes by, tensions are building within Manchester City. With the final looming, even players like Silva, Kompany, and Aguero, who won the Champions League last season, are feeling both excited and apprehensive. They have indeed participated in the Champions League and won the title with their teams, but it would be a lie to say they aren't nervous about defending the title, because this achievement is simply too glorious.

The Champions League final is the highest level of club competition in the world.

Hundreds of millions of people around the world will watch this game.

Every move, every performance, and even every expression in this match will become the focus of fans' attention. Perhaps even a deep breath taken during the match will be observed by fans and become a topic of conversation.

Not to mention players like Aguero and Dzeko who aspire to score in the final.

On May 24th, two days before the match, the club opened its doors to the media for interviews at noon. The interviewers were reporters from the Daily Mail.

The Daily Mail interviewed several players, asking them about the final, and gave the interviews a special feature: "Final Battle at Wembley! Heroes March On!"

Kompany was the first "hero" to be asked about, not for any other reason than that he is the captain and a pillar of Manchester City's defense. Fans have always had the saying that "Shan Yongzhuo is good at attacking, Kompany is good at defending" for Manchester City, which shows how important he is to the team.

Kompany seemed a little excited: "We're about to enter the final, which is really unbelievable. We actually have a chance to become the first team to defend the title after the format change!"

"I will start, and I will hold down the fort in the team's defense in this game!"

The second person to be interviewed was Aguero. He was having dinner at a restaurant when he ran into reporters as he came out. The reporters ignored Nastasic who was standing next to him and went straight to asking Aguero his thoughts on the final.

Aguero said, "I will start and give Dan my full support. That's what I will do in the final. I believe in Dan, I believe in the team, and we will definitely win the game."

"That will be a great moment."

The camera then focused on Nastasic, who seemed a little upset about being ignored earlier, and casually replied, "I completely agree with what Aguero said."

Next up is Silva.

Silva expressed even greater excitement about winning than the others, and it was clear that he seemed very confident of victory.

The interview with Silva was intense, and subsequently, Milner, Zabaleta, Clichy, Yaya Toure, and others all expressed their great confidence in winning the title.

Next up is Shan Yongzhuo.

Shan Yongzhuo met him after coming out of the locker room. He was a very approachable middle-aged male reporter who seemed to have a very easygoing personality.

At least that's how Shan Yongzhuo sees it.

Beside him was a photographer and a female assistant carrying a bag, both staring at Shan Yongzhuo with infatuated expressions. "Shan, may I conduct a brief interview with you?"

"No problem at all."

Shan Yongzhuo waited with a smile for the questions.

The reporter immediately asked, "The Champions League final is just around the corner, and the opponent is Bayern Munich from Germany, who were also our opponents in last season's Champions League final. The club must have done a lot of work. I'd like to ask you what your personal thoughts are on Bayern Munich?"

"Single, for you, the main challenge is facing Bayern's defense. Could you please share your thoughts on Bayern's defense?"

"..."

Ok.

Before the interview, Shan Yongzhuo did some research and knew a bit about defense.

“Boateng, we were teammates before, I know how good he is, and I know he has achieved a lot at Bayern. We often keep in touch on Twitter, and playing against him will be a big challenge…”

After Shan Yongzhuo showered the reporter with compliments, the reporter nodded repeatedly in agreement, saying, "Boateng is indeed an outstanding center-back. What about the others?"

After hesitating for a long time, Shan Yongzhuo said, "Javi Martinez is an outstanding guy. In my opinion, he is one of the top defensive midfielders in Europe right now."

"And there's Schweinsteiger, he's also a very good player in both offense and defense, very outstanding."

The reporter nodded repeatedly, seemingly satisfied with Shan Yongzhuo's answer, and then said, "We can see that Shan is quite familiar with Bayern's defense, so could you talk about Bayern's attack?"

"Forehead……"

After thinking for a moment, Shan Yongzhuo said, "Robben and Ribery are two very strong attacking players and are the focus of our defense. But in my opinion, we need to pay special attention to Müller. I have high hopes for this guy. He will be a top-class striker."

The reporter's eyes lit up immediately. This was the highlight! The sparks between the world's number one superstar and Germany's rising star were sure to be captivating.

Could you elaborate on Müller?

Shan Yongzhuo, of course, had no problem with it. He grabbed Muller and showered him with compliments and all sorts of flowery praise.

at the same time.

There is also a sense of tension within Bayern Munich; they are even more anxious than Manchester City.

Due to venue limitations.

The match was held in London, England, which was very convenient for Manchester City. Bayern Munich, on the other hand, had to arrive in London two days in advance. After arriving in London in the afternoon, it felt like the match was about to start.

As Bayern Munich's head coach, the pressure on veteran Jupp Heynckes is unimaginable for most people.

Last season, Jupp Heynckes took over as manager and the team made it to the Champions League final, but unfortunately lost to Manchester City.

This season, they have once again reached the final, and their opponent is still Manchester City, which is giving Heynckes a real headache.

(End of this chapter)