Chapter 8 Pre-Race Pick-up
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Everyone is waiting to see the Champions League final at Wembley Stadium.
Before the game, the two sides did not have saber rattling, but started various commemorative activities or something.
First of all, Ferguson's retirement has been very, very, very sad by the fans.
Van der Sar then announced that he would not be signing with the team at the end of the season and that the Champions League final would be the last game of his career.
Van der Sar was 34 years old when he went to Manchester United and was bought by Alex Ferguson as an over-goalkeeper.
However, Van der Sar quickly conquered everyone, including his opponents, and for a moment he was on par with the likes of Petr Cech in the Premier League.
This kick, how many years have passed, this summer has passed, Van der Sar will be forty-one years old.
No one expected that an elderly goalkeeper would become more and more demonic as he gets older, but it's time to retire.
Seventy-year-old Ferguson, forty-one-year-old Van der Sar.
Manchester United fans continued to hold signs outside the club and Ferguson's house to demand that Ferguson stay, and they also demanded that the club continue to sign Van der Sar as goalkeeper and coach.
However, this is their own idea, not the club forcing them to go, so no one can keep them.
On May 24, Liverpool officially announced that Dalglish would leave at the end of the season.
Dalglish issued a statement of thanks: "I am very fortunate to be back at Liverpool and to have led the team through a memorable season. The encouragement from the fans, the respect from the players, is something I will never forget, and I will contribute if the club needs it in the future, but before that happens, I think I should retire. Liverpool are on the right track and getting back to glory, which is the happiest thing for me, and this happiness makes me even happier to continue with any challenges in my life. ”
The Times: "Two of the best teams in the history of world football and the best in world football today will be dismantled at the end of the season. This is also the last double red meeting between Sir Alex Ferguson's Red Devils dynasty and Liverpool, and the battle between Dalglish and Ferguson has been going on for most of his life, and this season is a matter of understanding. ”
"After 08 years, Manchester United has been in a state of blood loss, constantly losing players, of course, there are additions, I mean Berbatov is good enough, he is the top scorer in the Premier League except Wang Zhen, but in front of Wang Zhen, who has finally reached the peak of his career, there is no advantage."
"There have been many legendary stars in history, but no one can be as crazy as Wang Zhen. Maybe Platini had such a crazy goalscoring performance in his glory days, but in that era, scoring goals was much easier than now, and we have reason to believe that if someone like Wang Zhen had played a career comparable to or even better than Pele in that era. It's a pity that Wang Zhen was not born in that era, and this is also our luck, because we have the opportunity to see the performances of the top stars in history. ”
Liverpool, Manchester are not far from London.
However, there are still many fans who arrived in London early.
"I've never seen a London borough dominated by two out-of-town Premier League teams......
Now it's a long time to see.
There is a phenomenon peculiar to the Double Red Society.
That is, fans on both sides wore red jerseys, and these people can be seen everywhere in the streets and bars close to this area.
Truth be told, UEFA is extremely reluctant for two teams from the same league to meet in the Champions League final.
Whether or not they had a ghost in this year's draw for this year's schedule is known to them, but the two teams eventually met.
This time, in other countries, the projected ratings of this game are actually not very high.
Originally, Liverpool, which is so strong this year, will definitely be able to attract a lot of fans, and Manchester United is the club with the most powerful fans, but it is a pity that the two teams meet, which will dispel the enthusiasm of neutral fans in other countries a lot.
'Manchester United represents the future of English football and I support Manchester United. In the UK, there is inevitably a wave of some celebrities discussing the popularity of the Champions League.
'Tactically, there is nothing to praise for both teams, it's the players themselves that are commendable, I don't think that team represents the future of football, in terms of players, I think Liverpool are stronger.
"Manchester United can field a squad of 200 million euros. However, in the Liverpool team, Wang Zhen, Kaka, and Gerrard together are already close to this number, and Bale, Modric, and Suarez are worth much higher than their transfer value this year, and all estimates that Liverpool's price increase is about 400 million euros or more, and I don't think there is a slight advantage over Manchester United in terms of players. ”
Kaka transferred to Real Madrid at that time, and Real Madrid paid 65 million euros, and Kaka and Wang Zhen also posted 30 million pounds in the deal, which was actually more than 50 million euros at the time. If Kaka is regarded as a player who has been dealt with, then Wang Zhen's worth is 70 million, and if Kaka is regarded as his heyday, then Wang Zhen's worth is 120 million euros.
In fact, both algorithms are incorrect, there should be a compromise, Wang Zhen's worth is about 90 million euros to 100 million euros, and he is half of Manchester United's team alone.
Within England, the media has done their best to create a gimmick of rivalry between the two sides.
Out of England, it's not the same thing.
Spanish media: "This year, Real Madrid, Barcelona's Liverpool is the peak of the lineup, in fact, in addition to Real Madrid during the Galaxy Battleship period, even Mainz was not as valuable as this Liverpool team, and no team can win Liverpool." "The tone of the Spanish media is as if Liverpool is a golden football team, but in fact, Liverpool almost went bankrupt last season, and this season has not invested much, especially in the winter window, not a penny.
French press: "Liverpool is stronger, for all the reasons, all aspects show that Liverpool is stronger, so there is no value in discussing it at all." ”
Frankfurter Zeitung: "Although Manchester United has crossed the second phase of the Mainz academy, it does not mean that they are strong, because their opponent is, King, Wang Zhen!" "The Champions League in Mainz is called the first phase of the European Academy Academy, and this year's squad is called the second phase of the European Academy.
Italian Torino Sports Newspaper: "Manchester United has been beaten three times by Liverpool so far this season, and four kills are a rare sweep in all directions in the season, and we don't think a miracle will happen." ”
Miracles, such as half of Liverpool's team suddenly catching a bad cold together and not playing? Not at all.
To be honest, Ferguson's announcement of retirement is big news.
However, although there are not many Ferguson-level managers in history, there are also seven, eight or ninety good coaches, and Wang Zhen recently used a batch of inhumane consecutive hat tricks to refresh the records of the five major leagues, and is now the first person in history on this record.
However, the United players still remember this.
On 27 May, Maradona and Pele went to London and gave interviews respectively.
Pele maintained: "I hope Wang Zhen continues to score a hat-trick in six consecutive games, which is more than my previous record of six official and informal matches combined, and the record is used to break, which proves that football is improving." ”
Maradona said of Liverpool: "I like Liverpool very much, I said a long time ago that in the Premier League, Liverpool is my home team, maybe it is their long tradition and the dismal results in recent years that move me, but this great club has recovered. ”
It didn't end there, the media photographed Beckenbauer in a London hotel!
In other words, the strongest players from decades ago, except Cruyff, who was not in London, have already gathered.
Because, Platini, as president of UEFA, is going to attend the tournament himself.
In order to prepare for this game, Liverpool arrived in London two days early.
I made the most official preparations of the season.
Don't look at the fact that there are only two days, staying at home for the players to sleep at home, and gathering for the near away games in the morning to Liverpool by bus, which is already a very serious preparation.
In London, Liverpool trained behind closed doors, but there was no ban on players and the media.
Manchester United, on the other hand, extended the media filming time when they adapted to the venue, and instead banned the players from giving interviews afterwards.
Preparation for two extremes.
The reason why Liverpool did this is because Liverpool have a lot of options to do, they can't let others know their tactics, and Manchester United don't need it, Manchester United only attack.
A few years ago, Manchester United was extremely strong in Europe, but it was defeated because it was too conservative, and this season, Ferguson has become more and more aggressive in the Champions League and has been trying to play the main way of playing.
On the evening of May 28, Wang Zhen did not contact the media, but went to the banquet.
The other was Fuller.
Back then, Wang Zhen expressed that he wanted to come to Liverpool, which was to express his goodwill through Fuller, and this time, Fuller came to see the game, and Wang Zhen still attached great importance to it.
'You've been here for my last game, this is your last game at Liverpool, and I have to come. Fuller paused: "What's more, you can't buy tickets at all, but fortunately, the team has reached the finals, and it doesn't cost you to get a ticket." ”
Wang Zhenle was happy, in the finals, each player got a lot of votes, and the club also took the initiative to send tickets to the team's previous heroes, and many people would come.
Although the media was also surprised that Wang Zhen went out to a banquet the night before the game, Liverpool has always been like this, and no one thought much about it, but the Bundesliga and French media, which do not know too much about Liverpool in recent years, focused on this matter.
Speaking to the media before the game, Dalglish, who has always been very traditional and often reminisces about the past, said: "I know that you all think that my achievements as a manager are equal to that of Mr. Shankly and that I will surpass him after this game. However, everyone should remember that Shankly is the greatest Liverpool presence in history. At Liverpool, football is faith, and the beginning of faith is Shankly. I wish I could put one more trophy in the team's honour room, but we remember the past. Likewise, all Liverpool fans and players will remember us for years to come. ”
(To be continued.) )