Chapter 52: Three Years, the Last World Cup Trip

"Gerrard has once again ruined Liverpool's title dreams with his own hands" - the headline of the Daily Mail blasted Gerrard.

- If he had retired or left the major leagues, then what happened last night would not have happened, he is still the greatest captain of the Reds, Liverpool are still on the road to the championship, but he has once again brought Liverpool a failure. Over the years, he has not done this kind of thing!

The Times – If you can't love each other, then hate each other, Steve Gerrard proved it all last night, Liverpool's league title dream is goodbye again, and this season's league title has nothing to do with them. Gerrard has once again left Liverpool fans heartbroken.

Manchester Evening News – Steven Gerrard did a good job and his tone made Liverpool sad at the end of the season, and it was better to end the pain early.

The Echo - Gerald's curse continues......

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Early in the morning, Gerald was angry when he saw the newspapers talking about him. Nima's, she has nothing to do with Liverpool now, why do you have to take responsibility for everything in Liverpool?

Alas, the media really knows how to write.

are taunting him and Liverpool. Although they are gone, the fate between the two is not separated, and the news media are still tied together, which may be Gerrard's fate.

Dong Fangzhuo also read the news, and he felt that he should speak up for the Southampton captain, so he wrote a sentence on Twitter - when there is Gerrard, do you think he can't do it, and when there is no Gerrard, it is Gerrard who is blamed for ruining Liverpool? What kind of logic is this? I can say for sure that Southampton are fourth in the table because of Steven Gerrard, and to put it mildly, if Liverpool didn't have Gerrard in those years, Liverpool were nothing, they didn't even have the Champions League to play in. Be content, KOPs, media!

These words show that because of Gerrard, everything is Liverpool, and without Gerrard, Liverpool has no fart......

Then he called Gerald again.

"Steve, don't be influenced by media opinion, they just want you and Southampton to collapse."

'You just have to play well and lead the team to next year's Champions League and everyone will shut up.'

"You have to remember that your career is far from over, you have at least five more years left!"

Just open your mouth to come, Dong Fangzhuo thinks that Scholes and Giggs can play for so long, and Gerrard is not a problem to play until he is 40 years old.

"Ryan Giggs is your role model."

"Rest assured, there will be stronger teammates coming."

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Pitting a thirty-year-old Gerald, Dong Fangzhuo doesn't feel embarrassed. However, he does think that if Southampton can reach the Champions League next season, then Southampton will really have to recruit and will no longer be able to play for survival......

Now Southampton has already opened up the market in China, and it has become a fragrance for Chinese investors, all kinds of sponsors are not worried, chest advertising and stadium naming rights can be bought for the first day of the Premier League, and the market in China alone is enough.

Inspired by Dong Fangzhuo, veterans such as Steven Gerrard and Michael Carrick continued to lead Southampton to a steady forward position to hold on to fourth place in the league, while Manchester United also swept Arsenal 6-0 and beat Aston Villa 4-0 in the next game. In the Champions League, the mighty Atletico Madrid could not stop Manchester United's progress, eliminating Atletico Madrid with an aggregate score of 4:1 over two legs and successfully advancing to the Champions League semifinals.

As for Chelsea and Manchester City? But the opposite plot was staged, Chelsea's luck was terrible, the aggregate score of the two legs was 3:3, and there was an away goal, but in the penalty shootout, Chelsea lost to Manchester City, Manchester City advanced to the semi-finals, and Messi actually did not miss a penalty in the penalty shootout became the biggest news of the day.

The other two semi-finals are Bayern Munich and Real Madrid.

When the draw came out, Manchester United played Bayern Munich, while Manchester City played Real Madrid.

Cristiano Ronaldo is undoubtedly frustrated, with only the FA Cup and league title left to fight for, as well as this summer's European Championships. But at this age, everyone is not as persistent as in previous years.

This must be a good thing, everyone's mood is sublimated.

On May 1, in the two-legged Champions League semifinals, Manchester United eliminated Bayern Munich 4:2 on aggregate, while Manchester City eliminated Real Madrid 5:3. For the first time in the history of Manchester City's football, the two have successfully reached the Champions League final.

However, the two teams suffered a tragic league draw, with Manchester United still one point behind Chelsea at the hands of Chelsea, and Manchester City also held to a draw at Southampton.

The Premier League landscape remains unchanged and is becoming more and more incomprehensible, never before has there been such a wonderful season.

On May 19, Messi led Manchester City to defeat Liverpool and win the FA Cup.

On 21 May, Cristiano Ronaldo led Chelsea to lift the league trophy at Stamford Bridge, with Dong Fangzhuo's Manchester United second, Manchester City third and Southampton fourth.

On 25 May, Manchester United defeated Manchester City 4-3 to defend their Champions League title.

In July, Messi won the Copa America again, while Cristiano Ronaldo won the European Championship undefeated.

The 2016/17 season saw Southampton play in the Champions League for the first time and reach the knockout stages of the Champions League for the first time.

In January 2017, Ronaldo won the Ballon d'Or from Messi and won the award for the fourth time, tying Dong Fangzhuo.

At the end of the month, Dong Fangzhuo turned 32 years old......

Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool then won the Carabao Cup and the FA Cup, with Southampton still fourth, but Liverpool continued to go strong, winning the Europa League and getting a chance to play in the Champions League next year.

In the league, Manchester United regained the title, Dong Fangzhuo was injured before the final, and the Champions League was taken away by Manchester City, who reached the final for two consecutive years.

In January 2018, Messi won the Golden Ball Award again, and Messi's number of golden balls came to 3, while Ronaldo and Dong Fangzhuo still had 4.

In February, Dong Fangzhuo turned 33 years old. Liverpool won the Carabao Cup again.

In May, Chelsea won the FA Cup, leaving Manchester City with nothing. Manchester United won the league title and the Champions League final was Chelsea vs Manchester United, which resulted in Manchester United beating Chelsea 2-1.

This summer, Messi is 31 years old, Ronaldo and Dong Fangzhuo are 33 years old, and the three of them gathered together in the World Cup in Russia. This may be the last World Cup trip for the three of them......

"Cherish the last World Cup for the three of them, and in four years' time, they shouldn't be in the World Cup again."

"The most brilliant era in the history of football is coming to an end......"