Before Liverpool went to the Allianz Arena, the team won the English Premier League title, which would have a positive impact on the Red Army's morale. At the same time, Liverpool's energy could be fully invested in the European competition. These two pieces of good news were seen by Fleet Street as Liverpool's advantage over Bayern Munich. They were important factors in eliminating their opponents and advancing to the finals.
On April 22nd, Liverpool's entire team landed in Germany's Munich with a new attitude and look!
Before this, Liverpool went to Europe as the leader of the English Premier League. Now, they were the English Premier League champions!
After arriving in Munich, Comain first held a team meeting to communicate with the players. He mainly wanted the players to maintain a stable mentality and not be satisfied just because they won the league title.
Ambition was a big motivation to plunder glory and was indispensable.
It was difficult for players who lacked ambition to continue to have the motivation to strive for greater glory after achieving a certain level of success.
Fortunately, Liverpool's players were not inexperienced. Everyone wanted to achieve greater glory. At the same time, they also knew that it was not easy to reach this stage in the Champions League.
At the Allianz Arena, Bayern Munich's entire team was preparing for the game. Bayern Munich's manager, Louis Van Gaal, paced on the sidelines. He looked calm, but in fact, he was under a lot of pressure.
The upcoming Champions League semi-final was filled with too many grudges.
Perhaps Liverpool and Bayern Munich did not have a deep hatred in recent years.
However, Louis Van Gaal and Comain were old enemies.
When Louis Van Gaal left Ajax, a large part of the reason was the conflict between him and Comain. At that time, Comain was the manager and he was the football director. The two had too many differences in opinion, which eventually led to a conflict that led to Louis Van Gaal's resignation in anger.
Louis Van Gaal had completed his revenge against Ajax in the Netherlands. He kept a low profile at Alkmaar and led the team to the top of the Eredivisie by defeating the three Dutch powerhouses. Then he came to Bayern Munich to take up his new position.
Louis Van Gaal often thought that his feud with Comain had come to an end.
But reality was full of unbelievable developments.
When Comain was kicked out of Valencia in disgrace, Louis Van Gaal felt that the two of them would never cross paths again. After all, Comain's coaching career had clearly started to go downhill.
Who would have thought that when he led the German tank back to the throne in Bayern Munich and was also expected to win the domestic double and achieve brilliant achievements? Comain had achieved even more shocking and influential achievements in England!
Yes, in the German football world, it was no surprise that Bayern Munich won the championship.
However, in England, Liverpool winning the Premier League title was huge news.
In comparison, Bayern Munich's success seemed natural, while Liverpool's success was precious.
Louis Van Gaal stood on the sidelines and watched his subordinates prepare for the game in a relaxed state on the training ground. He gritted his teeth as if he had made up his mind.
He had completed his revenge on Ajax after he left with a grudge against Ajax. Now that he had the chance to fight against Comain, he was not afraid. On the contrary, he was excited!
However, if there was anything that made him feel heartache, there was only one reason.
That was Qin Xiong.
Last summer, he invited Qin Xiong to join Bayern Munich, but Qin Xiong eventually chose Liverpool and joined forces with Comain again. Although Qin Xiong did not go for Comain, after all, Comain went to Liverpool to take up his new post after Qin Xiong joined the Red Army.
However, the reality was that six years ago, Ajax and his apprentice continued their relationship in Liverpool. After they achieved success, they became a legend in the football world.
Louis Van Gaal looked at the horizon. The clear sky in Munich stretched for thousands of miles. He muttered Qin Xiong's name in an ethereal voice.
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On the afternoon of April 23rd, Liverpool had completed their training at the Allianz Arena.
The reporters sent by the major European football media had also arrived in Munich and were ready to report live on the Champions League semi-final between Liverpool and Bayern Munich.
Compared to the other semi-final between Inter Milan and Lyon, it was clear that the match between Liverpool and Bayern Munich was more attractive and attention-grabbing.
The press conference before the match was of interest to the European media.
Because of the feud between Comain and Louis Van Gaal, it could be said that there was a lot of talk in the football circle.
The meeting of the two managers would arouse the curiosity of the fans.
In the press conference hall of the Allianz Arena, Louis Van Gaal calmly appeared at the scene of the press conference.
The reporters naturally asked about the feud between him and Comain.
In response, Louis Van Gaal said generously, "There is no problem between me and Ronald. We are both highly professional and professional coaches. We will not bring our differences in work into our personal feelings. I don't deny that there was some unhappiness between us at Ajax, but this is a very real thing. In real life, around you and around me, it will always happen. We can't have the same thinking as everyone when it comes to work. If everyone had the same thinking, then it would be abnormal."
Louis Van Gaal's words made the reporters understand: the cunning Dutchman was secretly changing the concept.
His words were impeccable. Indeed, in life and work, there would naturally be conflicts and differences between people's thoughts and standpoints.
But the key was not that there were differences, but that after the differences, Louis Van Gaal used a drastic method to face it. He did not solve the problem!
The reporters did not let go and asked Louis Van Gaal a very sharp question.
"If Comain led Liverpool to eliminate Bayern Munich, does this mean that his coaching career is more successful than yours?"
Louis Van Gaal smiled and shrugged. "This is the opinion and evaluation of the outside world. I can't answer, and I don't care what others say. I have won championships at Ajax, Barcelona, and other clubs. I have no intention of comparing myself with others. "
The reporters at the scene tacitly recorded Louis Van Gaal's remarks.
He said that he did not want to compare himself with others, but in fact, the manager with the nickname "Tyrant" cared, cared very much!
Otherwise, he would not have mentioned his own resume.
If it were anyone else, they might not have bowed down so easily. Louis Van Gaal cultivated Ajax's golden generation. He had also won championships at Barcelona and promoted some players with potential who were now the mainstays of Barcelona. For example, Xavi. He had also endured hardships at Alkmaar to break the monopoly of the three Dutch powerhouses over the league title for more than 20 years. Now, he was leading Bayern Munich to rebuild their status and image in their home country.
It was absolutely impossible for him to be willing to bow down to Comain.
Louis Van Gaal's unspoken words were nothing more than for everyone to compare the resumes of the two men. After comparison, there was no need to say more about who was more successful.
Louis Van Gaal's pre-match press conference could be said to be a needle in a velvet glove. He did not mean what he said. In fact, the grudge between him and Comain had not disappeared!
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