Chapter 454 The curse of losing the title if you touch the trophy

Author: Ant who loves watching football

Chapter 454 The curse of losing the title if you touch the trophy

"Dear spectators, welcome to the San Siro Stadium in Milan, Italy."

"What is being broadcast live for you now is the UEFA Champions League final of the 2015-2016 season, between Chelsea and Bayern Munich."

"Bayern Munich has won the Champions League five times in history. The most recent one was in the 2012-2013 season, led by Jupp Heynckes, and defeated Borussia Dortmund in the final to win the championship."

"Although Chelsea has only won the championship once, this time it happened last season! In other words, today Chelsea came to the San Siro Stadium as the defending champion."

"What's even more worth mentioning is that after Pan Yi took over at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea remained undefeated in the Premier League for two seasons, creating an unprecedented 76-game unbeaten record in the five major leagues!"

"And they have remained unbeaten in the Champions League for the same two seasons. This excellent record has also enabled Chelsea to win the European Super Cup, Community Shield, Club World Cup, League Cup, FA Cup, and Premier League this season.

Six championship trophies included!”

"If Chelsea can win today's Champions League final, then they will become the only seven-time champion in football history! This will also fulfill the promise Pan Yi made to his boss and fans before the season."

"As for Bayern Munich, they have also won the league championship and German Cup championship in the domestic arena this season. They also hope to win the Triple Crown this season."

"In the 2012-2013 season, Bayern Munich once completed a triple crown. I wonder if they can replicate such glory today?"

"Okay, the classic Champions League theme song has already sounded, and the game is about to start."

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"Kick Barcelona, ​​kick Barcelona, ​​kick Bayern Munich, our factory has collapsed..."

Amid the majestic UEFA Champions League theme song, a group of tall Italian models surrounded Maldini and Zanetti and came to the edge of the field.

Milan has always been a fashion capital, and of course it is rich in models.

And these two famous players from Milan also jointly placed the Big Ears Cup on the tall cup holder on the sidelines.

Soon, the live TV camera switched to the players tunnel, and players from both teams were already lined up in the tunnel.

Then, under the leadership of the referee team, they quickly walked into the court from both sides of the Big Ears Cup.

Whether it is Chelsea players or Bayern Munich players, they are all looking straight ahead, not even looking at the big ear cup, let alone touching it.

This is due to a "curse" in world football. It is said that no matter who you are, if you touch the championship trophy before the game, you will definitely miss the championship!

But when the players from both teams entered the stadium and started to line up, and the coaching teams of both teams at the end of the team also entered...

Pan Yi actually walked straight to the Big Ear Cup and touched it directly in front of 80,000 spectators!

The whole place was suddenly in an uproar.

The commentator also climaxed instantly:

"bumped into!"

"Pan Yi touched it! He touched the big ear cup!"

"As a professional coach, it is impossible for him not to know the curse of losing the championship when the cup is touched, but he still took the initiative to touch the trophy!"

"This move shows that today he just wants to see whether this curse is more powerful or his invincible Chelsea!"

"This also shows how confident he is today!"

"Pan Yi seems to be conveying a message to everyone, especially his disciples, that no one can stop him from winning the championship today, not even this curse!"

After touching the trophy, Pan Yi walked to the home team's coaching bench with a confident smile as if nothing had happened.

Guardiola took the initiative to greet him, and the two shook hands and hugged.

Then Guardiola whispered in Pan Yi's ear: "You are so cruel. Are you really not afraid of being cursed?"

As an excellent coach, Guardiola is also a psychological master, and he certainly knows the intention of Pan Yi's move.

But while doing so can express strong confidence, it is also a double-edged sword.

Because if the situation is not good during the game, some players may blame it on this.

Pan Yi smiled and said: "I am a materialistic warrior. I only believe in everyone's performance on the court."

Guardiola nodded, said nothing more, and the two of them went back to their seats.

Pan Yi is telling the truth, he really doesn't believe in these "magic curses" and the like.

Regarding this curse of "touching the trophy and losing it", the earliest case should be the 2004 Champions League final.

Monaco player Giuly touched the trophy when he stepped on the field. As a result, Monaco lost to Porto and achieved Mourinho's first Champions League.

Even more famous is the 2005 Champions League final in Istanbul.

When entering the stadium, AC Milan's Gattuso and Kaká both touched the trophy.

At the end of the first half, AC Milan led Liverpool 3-0. Everyone is familiar with what happened next.

Liverpool scored three goals in a row in the second half and finally defeated AC Milan in a penalty shootout to win the championship.

Perhaps because of the results of these two finals, many players and coaches later did not dare to touch the trophy, and this curse was born.

But in Pan Yi's view, this is nothing more than a "survivor bias."

This is also a common logical fallacy, that is, only seeing the results after some filtering and ignoring key information.

Because everyone is spreading this "magic curse", as long as someone touches the trophy and loses, this impression will be further deepened;

But those who win by touching the trophy will be ignored intentionally or unintentionally.

For example, in the 2019 South American Copa Libertadores final, Flamengo's Barbosa touched the trophy before the game, but they eventually reversed River Plate 2-1 to win the cup.

In fact, this also includes the superstitions of many coaches and players, such as you must enter the field with your left foot, what color underwear you must wear, what kind of scarf you must wear, etc.

But the question is, if you can win if you follow these rules, then why do you need tactics and training?

I can only say that this can only give me a little psychological hint, and then I can perform better.

It can be said that in the green world, superstition is really not a sin, but poor performance is the biggest original sin.

Now, Pan Yi has the confidence to use his own results to break this curse!

In the face of absolute strength, any monster or monster is meaningless!

Before the game, Pan Yi also expressed this view to his players: "Victory is in your own hands, and it will not change just because you touch the trophy!"

Naturally, the players quickly accepted it - provided that the person touching the trophy was Pan Yi.

After all, in their minds, Pan Yi is God!

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"Now that the players from both sides have stood on both sides of the court, let's introduce the starting lineups of both sides."

"Chelsea adopted the formation they are best at. The goalkeeper is Courtois, and the three central defenders in the defense are Ake, David Luiz and Van Dijk."

"The midfielder from left to right is Marcos Alonso, Hazard, Kante, Bernardo Silva, Azpilicueta, and the forward line is still Harry Kane and Lukaku

The combination."

"This lineup can be said to have no surprises. It is Chelsea's best lineup this season!"

"Let's look at Bayern Munich again."

"Guardiola used this game to eliminate the -1 formation that Bayern Munich used in defeating Real Madrid."

"The goalkeeper is Neuer, the back line is Alaba, Boateng, Xavi Martinez, Lahm, and the single defensive midfielder is Xavi Alonso."

"The front four will be Ribery, Vidal, Thomas Muller, and Robben from left to right. At the top is center Lewandowski."

"This is also Bayern Munich's strongest lineup!"

"It can be said that both teams today have very well-organized lineups. They will definitely give their best in this game!"

"Whether it's Chelsea or Bayern Munich, they are both world-famous for their powerful offensive power. Pan Yi and Guardiola have their own ideas in shaping their own offensive systems."

"It can be foreseen that today will be a wonderful offensive battle, and the fans are in for a treat!"

At this time, Pan Yi looked at the position of the Bayern Munich players on the sidelines and nodded slightly.

This was almost as expected.

Perhaps after two tough battles with Real Madrid, Guardiola has determined his core playing style of -1, so he will not do anything in the final.

The same is true for Pan Yi.

As the founder of the -1 formation, he is certainly very aware of the various changes, advantages and disadvantages of Guardiola's -1 variant.

The shortcomings in particular are the protection of the single midfielder and the relative weakness of wing defense.

In my own set, the two wing-backs and the wide center backs can gain advantage on the wing, and the three midfielders can also suppress Xavi Alonso's single defensive midfielder style.

Even if their Xavi Martinez steps up to form a double defensive midfielder with Xabi Alonso, Chelsea still have a numerical advantage.

Therefore, Pan Yi also chose not to mess around and directly used the formation that his players are best at and familiar with to face the enemy. Wouldn't it be beautiful?

Of course, Guardiola's -1 has another change, that is, the front four have retreated one to two squares, the two attacking midfielders have become central midfielders or even defensive midfielders, and the two wingers have also become

Become an avant-garde.
To be continued...