Chapter 1,095, The Coach and the Tiger
Hearing Felan say this, Jin Taige also nodded: "Wayne, you have been in good shape recently. If you can keep it up, you may have a chance to catch the last train to the World Cup."
Rooney smiled bitterly: "An 'old man' like me will not be favored by Southgate. My journey with the national team has ended long ago."
A few people were chatting, talking about their recent lives, the food in Germany, and the weather here. It seemed like they were on vacation.
In fact, when Rooney first left Manchester United, his relationship with Kim Tiger was very cold. However, as time went by, the relationship between the two eased a lot. After all, Rooney's departure was also due to the issue of salary renewal, and there was no direct conflict between him and Kim Tiger.
Especially last summer, in the farewell memorial game of Double Deutsche, Kim Tiger and Rooney met again, and their relationship gradually heated up. Although not as good as before, they can still be regarded as ordinary friends.
It is precisely because of this that there is media speculation that Rooney may leave Bayern this summer and return to Manchester United.
Now a few people are chatting without mentioning anything about tomorrow's game. Everyone can avoid this topic.
Rooney invited Kim Tiger and several others to have dinner, but Kim Tiger politely declined: "Wayne, the players are still waiting for us to have dinner together. I appreciate your kindness. If I have the opportunity to return to Manchester, I will treat you to dinner."
"Are you eating that delicious Chinese food?"
"necessary!"
Everyone laughed.
As Rooney drove home, he also recalled the scene of chatting with Kim Tiger just now. He looked at everything on the roadside, and the German text felt very strange to him.
Although he has been here for four years, he still misses England and everything there.
Maybe, I should consider going back...
At six o'clock in the evening the next day, there was already a crowd outside the Allianz Arena.
The game is about to start in more than an hour, and fans have already begun to enter the stadium.
At this time, players from both sides also walked out of the locker room and went to the court to warm up before the game.
On the sidelines of the court, Kim Tiger met the old coach Heynckes. The last time the two met was at the Golden Globe Awards ceremony. At that time, Kim Tiger won the honor of the best coach in 2017, which was awarded to him by Heynckes.
When we met again today, the old coach seemed very cordial.
"The best coach, long time no see." Heynckes said with a smile.
Jin Taige said humbly: "Old coach, in front of you, I am just a student. You are the world's top football coach."
Heynckes looked at the Allianz Stadium and said with emotion: "Sometimes I really envy you for being able to win all the honors at such a young age. Your football road is still long, but mine is Football is coming to an end. After this game, maybe I have two more Champions League games, maybe one more, and this is my last time competing for the Champions League."
Jin Taige asked with a smile: "Coach, don't say that, maybe one day you will come back to Bayern. You are the flag of the Allianz Arena."
The old coach looked at Jin Taige and said seriously: "I have prepared for this game. Young man, you may encounter many difficulties."
And Jin Taige also answered very seriously: "Today will definitely be a wonderful game. I wish the coach good luck!"
Among the Manchester United players warming up on the pitch at this time,
Cross was passing the ball with De Bruyne and moving his limbs. Cross was filled with emotions as he set foot on this familiar stadium again.
Looking at the people wearing Bayern jerseys opposite, many of them are old acquaintances of Cross. Despite this, he still didn't go over to say hello.
On this stadium, there are no old friends of Bayern, only enemies of Bayern!
Like Cross, Rooney did not go over to say hello to his acquaintances at Manchester United. He saw the familiar Ashley Young and Valencia. Rooney had a good relationship with them when he was at Manchester United. However, they did not start the game. Rooney is Bayern's starting forward today and is about to play.
This is better and avoids the awkwardness when acquaintances meet on the field.
In their respective coaching benches, Kintiger and Heynckes were studying each other's starting lineup.
In recent times, the coaches of the two teams have watched countless videos of their opponents' games, and they understand each other very well. There are no secrets in the lineups of both sides, and their playing styles are also very open.
Both teams are teams with distinctive characteristics, and they have top players on all lines. Today's game is very difficult for both sides.
Despite this, the two coaches are still using the last time to think about the team's tactical arrangements and adjustments after changes on the spot.
After the warm-up, Jin Taige did not make any tactical arrangements in the visiting team's locker room.
"Guys, I have said the tactics of this game many times, and we have implemented them many times, so I don't want to say more. Bayern made some changes in this game. They played 4-5 before. -1 is more, they chose 4-4-2 for this game. This formation is relatively balanced, and their biggest advantage is the combination of Robery on the two wings."
"It is no exaggeration to say that the Robelli combination is definitely one of the top three wing combinations in the world! Our wing defense task is very heavy in this game. Alonso and Kimmich, you two shoulder a heavy responsibility in today's game! This game You have to be as conservative as possible in the game and don't press on easily and leave a loophole behind Robbery."
"Van Dijk, Koulibaly, you also have a heavy task today. You have to be careful about the inward cuts of Robbery, especially Robben. His inward shots are extremely difficult to defend! So you must strengthen your defense." . Kanter, you should also try your best to help the defense and protect the position in front of the penalty area."
"Their two forwards are Rooney and Muller. They are not traditional centers. They have a large range of movement and strong passing and shooting abilities. For these two, we will adopt a regional defense method today. Don't let their formation be disrupted."
"Bayern used a 4-4-2 formation in this game. They want to maintain a balance of offense and defense; and my requirements are also very clear - maintain stability in away defense and seize opportunities to break quickly!"
At this time, in the home team's locker room, the Bayern players were very serious, sitting quietly in their seats, listening to the sea coach's final arrangements. Hai Shuai once again explained the tactics of flying on both wings to the players, and the players also kept it in mind.
Heynckes looked around at all the players. He knew the importance of this game and the players knew they had to win it. Only by winning this game can they face the next game more calmly and play at Old Trafford more safely.
Heynckes was silent for a moment. He looked at the players and spoke slowly and firmly.
"This game must be won!"