Huuuuh... Hooooo...

  In a 5-story building by the sea in Corigliano, Gattuso was running up and down the stairs, wearing training shorts on his lower body and nothing on top, drenched in sweat, panting heavily, looking very tired, but he didn't stop.

  From crawling from downstairs to running on the rooftop and then back down again, this is something he has been doing since childhood and has long gotten used to.

  Frank sat in the dining room downstairs, with bread, cheese and some appetizers in front of him, next to a bottle of Macgroco red wine from Cosenza, Corigliano's most popular red wine, which everyone had been drinking for many years and was used to.

  Once, this was a small fishing village without secrets, but over the past two years, the world has changed and so has this place.

  To quote Frank, even the little girl who was playing with a sun umbrella on the beach became a big star after going to Milan. Is there anything in this world that won't change?

  But be that as it may, Frank was one of the few people Corleone still had who retained the habit of drinking Macallan scotch.

  "Hey, come and keep me company for a drink!" Frank poured himself a full glass of red wine and shouted loudly towards the staircase.

  Not long after, Gattuso came running down from upstairs, panting and out of breath. His mother handed him a towel with concern, "You're supposed to be resting, why are you still training so hard?" Then she shook her head and went back into the kitchen.

  Gatuso came directly to his father's side, not sitting down. He saw that the large cup originally used for beer was filled with red wine and added ice cubes. Hot and thirsty, he picked it up and clinked it against his father's large cup, pouring it into his belly in big gulps.

  He looked as if he was drinking white water instead of red wine.

  "What a waste! Such good Mouton Cadet and you drink it like this!" Frank raised his large beer mug and took a big gulp, as if to show that only this way of drinking was elegant and gentlemanly.

  A large glass of red wine was gulped down in one breath, knowing that even the ice cubes were chewed and swallowed. With a satisfied "ah", he let out a belch and grabbed a piece of bread to stuff into his mouth.

  "Hey, you little stinker, don't go just yet, sit down!" Frank pointed to the chair across from him.

  Gatuso turned around and looked at his father, who finally listened and walked over to sit down.

  "Hey, I heard you guys won the championship?" Frank asked with concern.

  Gatuso was a bit proud, nodded and hummed, but his eyes quickly flashed with a hint of unusual color.

  "What did you come back for?" Frank's tone was a bit harsh.

  The team was given two days off, and then they would start preparing for the UEFA Super Cup final, but Gattuso took advantage of these two days to run back to his home in Italy, which had never happened before.

  Frank knew his son well and he knew something had happened.

  "Speak up!" Frank said bluntly, but his hand poured a full cup of red wine for Gattuso instead.

  Just now still blaming his son for wasting his favorite red wine, now he is still pouring a full cup as if encouraging him, what a contradiction!

  Gatuso looked into his father's eyes, he knew he couldn't deceive him, but hesitated whether to speak or not, in the end he chose to speak out, because he had always been telling his father about his concerns.

  "I met someone!" Gattuso said.

  "Nonsense, I meet people every day!" Frank spluttered, nearly spitting out his red wine.

  "Ah, someone even more ferocious than me!" Gatuso said again.

  Frank was stunned, he knew his son had always been bold and never hesitated to take the lead, even when it came to dating girls, he would often act first and report later. Now, for someone to make him run back home like this, it showed just how much trouble this person had brought upon him.

  "Ah, it's Effenberg, the Tiger of the Pitch, I lost to him!" Gatusso was unwilling to admit, but had no choice but to acknowledge.

  Frank fell silent, knowing his son's character, wanting him to admit defeat was even harder than killing him, but now he admitted defeat, it can be seen that he really lost badly.

  In the same arena, Gatso was utterly defeated by Effenberg!

  "Does your head coach know about it?" Frank asked.

  Gatuso nodded, "He has talked to me about it!"

  "What did you say?" Frank asked anxiously.

  Gatuso shook his head and said, "He's a tiger, you're a butcher, what are you afraid of?"

  As soon as he said this, Frank immediately slapped the dinner table and said, "Right, then let's settle it. What are you afraid of?"

  Gatuso was startled by his father's sudden action, but he quickly came to his senses because his old man often did such things, always trying to scare people, and from an early age he had gotten used to it.

  "Ah, but...", "But I really lost!" Gattuso's face turned red.

  Frank gave me a "you're going to be the death of me" look, "You little brat must have been so captivated by Monica that you've forgotten everything else and are now hung up on such an uninteresting question!"

  At the mention of Monica, Gattuso's face turned even redder and his head hung down.

  "Hey, who hasn't lost before? Your old man was quite the big shot back in the day, but I've also had my share of losses. So what's the big deal?"

  "Do you remember that big fat guy who opened the beach chair?" Frank asked suddenly.

  Gatuso nodded, "It's that guy who's been bragging lately, saying his store produced a big star!"

  "That son of a bitch, he thought he was so great when we played soccer together back then. He won against me and was being all arrogant, I almost got killed by his attitude. Because of that, I even had a big fight with him, and it's because of me that he lost his front tooth! But what does that matter? A week later, I still lost!"

  Gatuso was somewhat surprised, because from an early age he had heard his father's stories of glory, and never mentioned losing a ball or being beaten.

  "Having lost to him twice in a row, I got depressed. So I practiced hard, day and night, for a month. Finally, I beat him, and then we all went out to eat and drink. That's when I met your mom, and we fell in love at first sight. And that's how you bunch of rascals came into the world!" Frank burst out laughing as he recalled those old days.

  "Although I haven't read much and don't understand big principles, from then on I understood one thing - I lost to him because I was weaker than him. If I want to win against him, I must become stronger than him!"

  Gatuso listened carefully to his father's words and suddenly had an epiphany.

  "You've always thought you're tough, so when you encounter someone even tougher and more ruthless than you, you become flustered and at a loss. But have you ever considered that you can be even tougher, overpower him, and turn the tables to make him feel flustered and at a loss instead?"

  Frank suddenly burst out laughing, "Haha, that little bishop of yours is quite interesting, what he said isn't wrong either. If he's really a tiger, then you're a butcher. If the butcher is afraid of tigers, how can he kill them?"

  When Gatuso heard this, he couldn't help but feel a surge of excitement in his heart, because he knew that both his father and Head were right.

  He is the balancer of Kaiserslautern's midfield, the fulcrum used by Yang Chen to balance the midfield offense and defense, and also the guardian of the midfield. If he is afraid, how can he protect the midfield and his teammates?

  Moreover, Yang Cheng always tells his players that they are not alone, not one person fighting, but a whole team, everyone united together. In that case, what's there to be afraid of?

  I may not be able to do it alone, but I have teammates who will help me!

  Don't look at Gatuso's usual careless appearance, but in fact he is not stupid, he just occasionally gets stuck in the horns of a dilemma, once you point it out to him, he understands!

  "Hey, you little stinker, I heard Milan's been keeping an eye on you lately!" Frank asked with a pretended casual smile.

  Gatuso nodded, "Uh-huh, I've had contact with him!"

  This team is the club they have loved since childhood, and it can be said that both father and son are bigger fans of Milan than anyone else. When they hear the call of the Red and Black Army, to say they don't get excited would be a lie.

  "Have you thought about it?" Frank asked.

  He would very much like to see Gatusso wear the AC Milan jersey, although this would be a bit unfair to that Chinese person, but seeing his son wear the AC Milan jersey is absolutely his long-held dream.

  "For now, there isn't!" Gattuso said bluntly.

  He didn't even tell Yang Cheng about this matter, nor did anyone else know, just because he didn't want to bring unnecessary trouble.

  "Why?" Frank's example seemed strange.

  "I cannot leave Tuo at this time, that would be too heartless and unjust. At least I will accompany Tuo to finish this journey!" Gatuso replied firmly.

  It was Yang Cheng who brought him his career, and it was Yang Cheng who made him famous, so he had an unprecedented respect for Yang Cheng. It can be said that apart from his family and Monica, the person he respected the most was Yang Cheng.

  After the team won the league championship, Yang Cheng drew a beautiful blueprint for the team, that is the European arena.

  Gattuso knew that Yang Chen was eager to lead the team in European competition, so he refused the temptation of AC Milan and hoped to accompany Yang Chen on a European adventure.

  Of course, playing for AC Milan has always been his dream and he believes that one day it will come true.

  The team rested for 2 days and reassembled to prepare for battle.

  Yang Chen deliberately took the Champions League final on May b as the core of his preparations, making a series of training arrangements. In the last round of the Bundesliga on May, Yang Chen benched all his main players and instead arranged for a large number of substitutes and youth team players to start, including Riedle, Ogiwara and other young players who made their debut.

  Although the team sent substitutes to challenge Hamburg, they still relied on Klose's goal to tie away from home.

  Yes, it was a hard-fought match. Kaiserslautern were clearly inferior to Hamburg, although the final result was a draw, but Hamburg's players and coaches all had some complaints about it.

  The last round of the league had no significance for the championship, on the other hand, in the relegation battle, Karlsruhe, Kaiserslautern and Bielefeld all failed to hold their positions and were unfortunately relegated to the 2nd Bundesliga.

  But the last round was the most surprising, Bayern Munich's home game against Dortmund, Bayern won an unexpected victory at home, but what was unexpected was the score, 4-0, Dortmund suffered a disastrous defeat away from home.

  Almost as soon as the game was over, Dortmund's board of directors announced that Ska?a would be stepping down, and the club would begin searching for a new head coach to lead the Yellow Wall back into contention for the championship.

  It so happens that the winner of this match, Bayern, also announced almost at the same time that the club would not renew the contract with Trapattoni. General Manager Hoeness said the club would look for an outstanding and excellent head coach as soon as possible.

  "Kaiserslautern's young coach, Jürgen Klinsmann, has been linked to Bayern recently. Mr Hoeness, how do you rate this young coaching talent?" a reporter immediately launched an attack.

  Hennesy smiled, his bald head shining brightly under the lights. "He is a phenomenal head coach, very young but extremely capable, and his coaching philosophy is very advanced and forward-thinking. We all admire this head coach and respect his achievements!"

  "Does that mean he will be the most likely candidate to be Bayern's next coach? " Another reporter asked, now the whole world is linking Bayern and Yang Chen together.

  Bayern have always had a tradition, or rather an unpopular strategy - that is poaching competitors.

  Whether it's players or head coaches, Bayern has always implemented a poaching policy, using its own Bundesliga giant advantage to poach other Bundesliga teams, strengthening its own strength while weakening its competitors.

  This season's Bundesliga champion Kaiserslautern, the biggest contributor is Yang Chen. More than half a year ago, it was reported that Bayern Munich wanted to poach Yang Chen and listed a series of conditions put forward by Yang Chen, including Bellon, Nedved, Ballack, Dannesen and Van Nistelrooy. These five players are the conditions for Yang Chen to join Bayern.

  In addition, many people have pointed out that Bayern gave Yang Chen a salary of up to $1 million per year, which is also the level of salary when Trapattoni was coaching Bayern. The media seems to want to use this way to prove Bayern's determination in introducing new players in the latest chapter of Wu Dong Qian Kun.

  Apart from Bayern Munich, Dortmund also revealed that they intend to invite Yang Chen to take charge of the Yellow Hornets and expressed their willingness to give Yang Chen absolute control while providing financial support, allowing Yang Chen to make a big impact at the club.

  Apart from this, there are also rumors that Milan, who had a poor performance under Capello's coaching this season, also intended to invite Yang Chen to coach. This red and black team ended the season in 10th place in the standings and was not qualified for European competition, which made Berlusconi extremely angry. After firing Capello, he hoped to invite Yang Chen to take charge of San Siro Stadium.

  Not only that, even the top La Liga team Real Madrid is also linked to Yang Cheng. Although this Real Madrid has entered the Champions League final, their league ranking is very poor, and the voice of Hainkes leaving office after the season is very loud. Currently, including Marca and AS, all the mouthpieces of Real Madrid have listed the candidate list for the new head coach, and Yang Cheng is on the list.

  "Perhaps the only disadvantage of this Chinese genius coach is his age!" Marca even expressed Real Madrid's enthusiasm for Yang Chen in this tone.

  Although the outside world is rumored to be noisy, Tillingen refused all media access, and Yang Cheng also began to implement a new blockade of rumors, refusing all interviews, focusing on preparing for the upcoming Champions Cup final.

  His only contact with the media was Gran Nak, where he published his bold words in Kaiserslautern Free Press: May b day, legend returns, defending champion of Winners' Cup!

  When Kaiser read the newspaper and saw this exciting headline, everyone was boiling over with excitement, the whole city was stirred up, they were all eager for the game to come as soon as possible so that they could once again taste the thrill of their team winning the championship.

  Although he boasted a lot, Yang Cheng was actually very cautious in his preparations for battle.

  The current Chelsea team is not bad, especially in terms of attacking ability. Zola, Vialli, Flo and Mark Hughes are all top players, while the midfield has a tough player like Dennis Wise, and the defense is led by Sinclair. Although this Chelsea team may not be as strong as it was after Abramovich took over, they should not be underestimated.

  If only strength is considered, Yang Chen has confidence that Kayserispor can overpower their opponents, but on the football field it's never just about strength, especially in such a crucial final.

  Yang Cheng's implementation of the new policy of sealing off rumors also has another reason, which is that the outside world widely lamented Kaizer Chiefs' Champions League final journey, because in the history of the European Champions League, there have been 6 defending champions who made it to the finals, but without exception, they all failed to defend their titles.

  Kaiserslautern is the 7th team and cannot be an exception!

  Don't underestimate this rumor, at least from the pre-match betting company's odds, many fans really believe that Bayern Munich won't win the championship again because they believe there is something on the football field called a curse!

  "Do you believe in curses?"

  In the visiting team's locker room at Rasunda Stadium in Stockholm, Sweden, Yang Chen asked his players with a serious face.

  "In short, I don't believe it!" He didn't let the players respond, but instead gave the answer himself.

  "In my opinion, if there really is such a thing as a curse in this world, then we wouldn't be hearing about it today. Because in the history of the Champions League, no second-tier league team has ever won the title - and we are the first! In the history of the Bundesliga, no newly promoted team has ever won the title - and we are also the first!"

  "If there really is such a thing as a curse in this world, then I'm telling you, we are the ones who have come through the journey of breaking curses time and again. We are the ones who specialize in breaking curses. Curses have no effect on us whatsoever. The fact that we can stand here and hear all of this is the best proof! Latest chapter of Wu Dong Qian Kun!"

  Yang Cheng's words instantly loosened the players' originally slightly stiff expressions and relieved a lot of burden brought by the curse.

  "For me, the outcome of a game is determined by the game itself, not by some so-called curse. So, guys, if you want to break the curse and create history again, then now is the best opportunity. Walk out that door, defeat your opponent, and when we come back, we will be the creators of miracles! We will go down in history, and this season will forever be a season that all fans will talk about with relish - a season belonging to Kaiserslautern, a season of miracles, a season belonging to you all!"

  Yang Cheng's words instantly made all the players present feel a surge of excitement, and everyone was so moved that they couldn't wait to rush onto the field and give it their all!