26. We only need champions!

"Today is May 3, the early game of the 37th round of the Premier League has ended, but it has no impact on the ownership of the title, because in the last round of the league, Liverpool lost to Tottenham Hotspur, they said goodbye to the title completely, but also completely shattered the last trace of suspense, Manchester United was able to successfully defend the league title three rounds ahead of schedule......"

"Today is May 11th, and the Premier League finale has come to an end, and Liverpool have finally won the game, and they have won the best result in recent years - the league runners-up. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 Below Liverpool, Manuel Pellegrini's Manchester City are third with three points, Jose Mourinho's Chelsea are fourth on goal difference, Everton overtook Arsenal in the final moments to snatch a ticket to the Europa League, as for Arsenal...... All four of them are empty......"

"Today is May 17 and at Wembley Stadium, Arsenal and Manchester United meet in the FA Cup final. With Arsenal only sixth in the league and not only missing out on next season's Champions League but also qualifying for the Europa League, Arsene Wenger's managerial career at Arsenal is facing an unprecedented crisis, and if he does not win the FA Cup, he is likely to be under pressure from both the club's fans and the board......

"It's over! After a tight battle, Manchester United won 4-2 against Arsenal! A frustrated Arsene Wenger was sent to the stands in the final moments after he repeatedly accused the United players of 'stalling for time'......'

As FA Cup runners-up, Arsenal qualified for next season's Europa League, but this is the first time in 17 years that Arsene Wenger has not been able to play in the Champions League, the Europa League...... What a strange and awkward event for a French professor. ”

The Manchester United players returned to Manchester to receive a grand welcome from the city's supporters, but the players, coaches and supporters, even the city's arch-rivals Manchester City fans, seemed a little tired of the celebration – as it was the third time in two months.

Back in 2013, it was the 10th time in 13 months that the festival had been held in Manchester......

The 2012-13 League Cup, FA Cup and league titles have been successfully defended this year, and the Champions League final is just around the corner in a week's time, and this time they seem to have a tougher task.

After all, after the restructuring of the Champions League, no team has ever been able to successfully defend the title: the former treble champion Manchester United is not good, the peak AC Milan is not good, the willed Liverpool is not good, the star-studded galaxy battleship Real Madrid is not good, and even the dream two, dream three, and the universe team Barcelona that swept Europe have not succeeded.

It seems to have become a curse: no matter how strong a club is, it seems that they will soon be mired in the quagmire after winning the Champions League, with problems abounding on and off the squad, not to mention successfully defending the title, and some teams not even qualifying for the Champions League in the second year or even the third season......

Now that spell is on Manchester United's head.

Although injuries such as Ashley Young and Rio Ferdinand have returned to training, Manchester United's squad has basically reached its peak, and the main players have been given valuable rest time in the last two rounds of the league, but apart from the journalists in England and China, the media in other countries are more optimistic about Real Madrid.

They don't even need to compare the quality of Real Madrid and Manchester United, and they don't say that Ferguson is about to retire and therefore lacks sharpness, and their reasons are a bit ridiculous.

It's just that Pele said very seriously in an interview with the Brazilian media: "In today's football, Gude Qin is the strongest player, and Manchester United is the strongest team, so I support Manchester United to win......"

The superstitious Chinese fans and the even more superstitious England fans both felt a sense of despair after seeing this video.

The "Champions League Curse" and the "Pele Prophecy"......

What could be more powerful than these two?!

May 23, 2014.

Portugal, Lisbon.

Stadium of Light.

"The Champions League curse? Hehehe, of course I've heard this interesting statement," Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti was inevitably asked about it again at the press conference before the final, rubbing his fleshy chin and laughing as he replied, "Whether as a player or as a coach, I have won the Champions League several times, so I can understand what it feels like to be a defending champion." Sometimes, it's not because the team relaxes, but because the pressure from the opponent suddenly increases. You know, when the opponent is the defending champion and the strongest team of last season, all teams will attach great importance to it, they will break down the opponent's technical and tactical play, study and analyze, and formulate the most targeted deployment, and the players will also be inspired to play strongly, and even play beyond the norm in the game. So for the defending champions, they don't have any secrets on them, and every fight can be tougher than the final, I guess...... Manchester United must have felt it. ”

An Fat Man talked a lot, although it sounded like the analysis was straightforward and reasonable, but he was still playing Tai Chi in a way that avoided reality.

The reporter who asked the question was very dissatisfied and continued to ask questions, and he had to express his attitude, which made An Fat, who had never said cruel words, a little embarrassed.

In the end, he had to reply: "The existence of this spell will cause an extra mental burden on Ferguson and his players, which is good news for us, but we will not let this lightly defeat and we will definitely do our best in tomorrow's final." ”

Compared with the ambiguity and leakage of the manager, Ronaldo, as the representative of the players, is much more straightforward: "I didn't come to Lisbon to finish second in the Champions League. ”

"Yes, that's right, I used to be a Manchester United player, Sir Alex Ferguson and I are like a father and son, until now, he still gives me some advice on the phone, I am very grateful to him," with Ronaldo's emotional intelligence, of course, he will not deny the huge role of Manchester United in his development, nor will he denigrate a manager who is about to retire, and then he changed his words, "but I am a professional player, and now I play for Real Madrid, My team-mates and I are very keen to bring back to Madrid and the Bernabeu the 10th Champions League trophy in the club's history. ”

'At this time tomorrow, I'll show Manchester United what a professional footballer Cristiano Ronaldo is from Old Trafford to the world. He expressed his attitude with resounding words, "The championship belongs to Real Madrid!" ”

"Chris said he didn't come to Lisbon to finish runners-up in the Champions League, and that determination is exactly why I admire him, but unfortunately, there's only one title," Ferguson smiled and looked at his former apprentice, who was only two or three meters away from him, "Tomorrow night is my last game in charge of Manchester United, and no one can beat an old guy who wants to rest!" ”

Some reporters were amused by his words, but were immediately stopped by other colleagues with their ears pricked up.

Because the red No. 7 sitting next to Ferguson opened his mouth.

"The boss is right," Qin Goode glanced at the field and said in his voice, "As the captain of Manchester United, I will not allow myself to give a runner-up medal to my manager as a retirement gift." ”

"Yes! We just want champions! ”

"No one can snatch the trophy from me!"

"Not even God Himself!"

What Champions League curse?

What Bailey prophecies?

I can even lead the Chinese team...... I'm still afraid of this?! (To be continued.) )