Green Field Eunuch

Chapter 522 Dan must be reluctant to leave Manchester City
The final will be a tough one for Bayern Munich.

German media outlets have high expectations for Bayern Munich to win the title, with many using the theme of "revenge" and hoping that Bayern can defeat Manchester City in the final to help the Bundesliga win the Champions League.

But this is a huge problem for Heynckes.

Over the past few months, Heynckes has been studying and thinking about the final, and has carefully studied Manchester City. But in the end, he found that there was really nothing to study. Manchester City's victory was not so much due to Guardiola's tactical system, but rather due to the individual performance of their star players, the most important of whom was Shan Yongzhuo.

Other players might not make things as difficult for Heynckes, but Shan Yongzhuo is different. There is no one in the current football world who can effectively limit Shan Yongzhuo's performance.

Heynckes, of course, couldn't come up with any particularly good solutions either.

He tried many methods.

Last season, Bayern Munich faced Manchester City in the Champions League group stage and then again in the final, but Jupp Heynckes was never able to find a way to contain Shan Yongzhuo.

Heynckes also watched the video of these games and found that the team's defense was not a problem at all; it was simply because the opponent was playing too well.

In the semi-finals, Manchester City defeated Bayern Munich's old rival Borussia Dortmund with an invincible performance.

The second round is not very informative, but in the first round, Shan Yongzhuo put on an amazing performance. How should we limit a player like that?

However, if Shan Yongzhuo is not contained, he can easily score two or three goals, making it impossible to defeat Manchester City.

The only solution he could think of was to limit Shan Yongzhuo's ability to kick.

When Shan Yongzhuo had the ball, the players kept marking him closely but didn't try to intercept it, thus limiting his shooting space.

This kind of defense isn't unheard of, but the results have only been so-so. Shan Yongzhuo still manages to find space and score a goal once or twice.

However, this is the only option left.

Heynckes has confidence in the team's defensive players' abilities.

Boateng and Martinez, two key players, were handpicked by Heynckes to focus on containing Shan Yongzhuo.

Of course, while limiting Shan Yongzhuo, Martinez's tasks of sweeping and participating in the attack will inevitably decrease, and Schweinsteiger will have to take on more sweeping tasks and attacking responsibilities.

However, Heynckes' greatest strength lies in using fast attacks down the flanks and high-ball tactics, while the middle is an area he doesn't particularly care about in terms of offense.

On the other hand, competing with Manchester City for the central midfield position is not a wise choice.

When he arrived in London, Bayern Munich kicked off the 2012-2013 Champions League final.

Various media outlets also followed up on the story.

London has completely transformed into a football city, with promotional posters for the final plaza everywhere on the streets, and hordes of fans dressed in Manchester City and Bayern Munich jerseys marching through the streets.

The atmosphere of a major battle was very strong.

Manchester City then arrived in London to begin their final preparations.

The whole world is watching this match, and many celebrities, all influential figures in the football world, have come to London to watch the game.

Thomas Kroos and Pellegrini, who came to London together to watch the match, attracted some attention.

Kroos is one of Granada's owners and Shan Yongzhuo's agent, making him arguably the person most closely connected to Shan Yongzhuo. His presence at the event alongside Pellegrini is somewhat thought-provoking.

Another one is Bayern Munich's chairman, Karl-Heinz Rummenigge.

Rummenigge came to London specifically to support Bayern Munich in person.

In recent years, Bayern Munich has not had an easy time. They have been repeatedly suppressed by Borussia Dortmund in the Bundesliga and have failed to achieve any success in European competitions, which has caused Bayern's reputation in the Bundesliga to decline.

However, Bayern Munich's reclaiming of the Bundesliga title this season and their current appearance in the Champions League final have shown signs of a return to their peak.

In an interview, Rummenigge said, "I look forward to seeing Bayern win the title and return to the top of Europe. I believe in everything Heynckes has done and in every Bayern player. They are heroes about to step onto the battlefield and they will win glory for Bayern."

Rummenigge dared not talk about Shan Yongzhuo, because it was already considered the biggest mistake within Bayern Munich.

At the time, if Bayern Munich had pursued Shan Yongzhuo with all their might, they should have been able to acquire him, but in the end they gave up, which led to Shan Yongzhuo going to Rome.

Later on, when they wanted to compete for Shan Yongzhuo, they no longer had the financial resources of Manchester City.

This has been a source of resentment within Bayern Munich.

Faced with Shan Yongzhuo, Rummenigge, known for his big mouth, really didn't dare to make any boastful claims. If he were to be proven wrong, it would be quite embarrassing.

Therefore, he could only express his confidence in Bayern verbally.

There's never anything wrong with talking about yourself, right?

Mubarak, on the other hand, was different. The young Manchester City chairman expressed great confidence in an interview.

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Manchester City had already made preparations for the title celebration long ago, and everything was ready. Mubarak even promised a four million pound bonus for winning the title.

If Manchester City fails to win the title, all of this will definitely become a joke.

However, Mubarak still did it ahead of time. He had absolute confidence in Shan Yongzhuo, and this was the last thing Shan Yongzhuo could do for Manchester City before leaving. Mubarak also knew that this was Manchester City's best chance to win the Champions League again.

Upon hearing the amount of the prize money, Shan Yongzhuo immediately became more enthusiastic.

"Let's keep going!"

"We will definitely be able to beat Bayern."

"Let's all work hard for the championship!"

Shan Yongzhuo suddenly became the most hardworking and proactive member, which made the whole team a little unaccustomed to it.

Then the news spread.

The news that Shan Yongzhuo would be leaving was not exactly a secret within Manchester City.

“He must be reluctant to leave Manchester City. This should be his last game in his Manchester City career,” Kompany said with absolute certainty.

"Yes, I'm also a little reluctant to leave..." Zabaleta's words were tinged with reluctance.

Among Manchester City's players, those who least want Shan Yongzhuo to leave are undoubtedly the defenders.

After all, Shan Yongzhuo has scored too many goals. In the game, they only need to focus on defense. Even if there are no mistakes, Shan Yongzhuo can still clean up their mess with goals.

What a great teammate!
The most heartbroken players were the defenders Kompany, Nastasic, and Zabaleta.

Midfielders like Silva are also having a tough time.

Silva has been at the top of the Premier League assist charts thanks to Shan Yongzhuo, and he can imagine that his assists will probably drop significantly after Shan Yongzhuo leaves.

Even Zheko, who has the strongest competitive spirit, is actually somewhat reluctant to part with her.

However reluctant we are to part with it.

What was bound to happen eventually did happen.

The date was fast approaching, May 26th, when the Champions League final officially kicked off at Wembley Stadium.

(End of this chapter)