Chapter Thirty-Seven: Winning the Championship, Passing the Legacy
Dong Fangzhuo immediately patted Mbappe's head in the back.
"Boy, your hands are too cheap!"
"Haven't you heard the story of Istanbul?"
"Never touch the trophy in advance before the game is over."
Dong Fangzhuo is also very superstitious, he doesn't want Milan's bad luck to befall Manchester United.
Touching trophies in advance is a big taboo, the 2005 Istanbul Miracle, Kaka and Gattuso touched the trophies at the opening and half-time respectively, and everyone knows what happened later......
"If you don't believe me, you can go ask Kaka!"
Dong Fangzhuo stretched out his five fingers and knocked on Mbappe's head again.
Mbappe is young and really doesn't remember this meme......
How old was he ten years ago?
Although he didn't know why his life coach was so nervous, Mbappe still didn't dare to squeak and quickly fled into the players' tunnel.
In the locker room, Dong Fangzhuo really saw that his teammates were very relaxed, thinking that the game was won and they were ready to celebrate.
Dong Fangzhuo and Ferguson glanced at each other, and they both saw each other's worries. But it's up to Ferguson to solve this kind of thing.
Surprisingly, Ferguson didn't burst into a rage. Instead, Solskjaer turned on the TV and showed a short video.
The 2005 Champions League final is in sight......
The video is not long, more than five minutes later, but everything that year is shown, and after watching the video, Mbappe suddenly woke up.
"sh-it," he covered his mouth, finally knowing what he had just done stupidly, he shouldn't have touched that trophy, it was over, it wouldn't have happened, right? He secretly glanced at Dong Fangzhuo, and instantly felt that he had done something wrong.
He gritted his teeth and secretly swore that he must work harder in the second half, and he couldn't let this happen if he was killed.
And his teammates fell silent as they all saw how Milan went from 3:0 to 3:3.
“ok,”
"I'm done watching the video, let's go out and win the trophy back!"
Ferguson was not angry from beginning to end, which made Giggs stunned. Giggs thought, the lord has changed, he has become too gentle, he doesn't know him anymore......
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At halftime, the stand where Beckham was was in chaos again, he shouldn't have been here, affecting stability! But he was still holding his daughter, with a happy face, completely ignoring the feelings of female fans......
Cantona, who was wearing sunglasses, had been focusing on the pitch as if he didn't know Beckham at all, and his cell phone rang in the middle, and he answered the call, and then left the bench early with Beckham.
The camera gives them another big close-up.
Soon after, they reappeared, only in the VIP seats, and then actually talked to the UEFA president......
They are all big people with heads and faces.
River Plate made two substitutions in the second half to strengthen the attack, with Lucho Gonzalez and Gonzalo Martinez coming on at the same time. Manchester United, on the other hand, did not make any moves, and they were still the same team in the first half.
River Plate want to get back the score, but they have to ask Manchester United if they say yes, the ball is sad in the midfield, what goals do they get?
The focused Manchester United still did not relax in the second half, and after five minutes with River Plate, in the 50th minute, Manchester United played a quick counterattack, Dong Fangzhuo counterattacked a diagonal pass, and Mbappe, who successfully countered offside, shot a single shot from 14 yards, and the ball passed between Balovero's legs into the net, 3:0.
“goooooooooooooooooooooooooooal!”
"Mbappe!"
"Hat-trick!"
"The game ended early."
'Mbappe is making history as he is the youngest starter in a Club World Cup final and the youngest player to score a hat-trick.
"The best of the game is definitely him!"
With three goals down, River Plate was completely wilted.
But Manchester United became more and more excited, and in the 62nd minute, Dong Fangzhuo knocked the ball across the middle on the right side, Schweinsteiger came up and pumped it, but the ball hit the goalkeeper's arms.
Soon after, Di Maria burst into the box after a tackle on the left and fired a shot that was cleared by a defender in front of the goalline. Manchester United, who led by three goals, continued to put pressure, and this time it was Dong Fangzhuo's turn to perform, in the 66th minute, Dong Fangzhuo forced the left rib of the penalty area after successive passes in the middle, but Barranta tackled the ball in time to clear it.
Dong Fangzhuo still lacks a goal, and it is imperfect if he doesn't score, so Dong Fangzhuo also began to become selfish.
However, although the River Plate team gave up attacking, they did not give up defense, and blocked Dong Fangzhuo's shots with their bodies in the middle of the big penalty area many times.
"Dong,"
"He wants to score."
"But the defense in the middle is too dense."
"He'll have to figure out how to cut through the middle and then the opportunity will come."
In the 68th minute, Dong Fangzhuo pulled to the left side, played a wall-hitting combination with Di Maria, and then crossed diagonally from the edge of the left penalty area, and the unguarded Mata scored with a header in front of the small penalty area.
4:0。
Dong Fangzhuo did not usher in a goal, but ushered in the senior assist......
Perhaps, today he will not have the life to score.
The remaining 20 minutes or so really became garbage time. Manchester United fans can't wait for the game to end quickly and the awards to be presented sooner......
If it weren't for the respect for River Plate, the craftsman responsible for engraveing the name of the champion would probably want to engrave the name of Manchester United on the trophy in advance.
River Plate came close to opening the scoring in the 77th minute when Vangioni's cross was met by Arario's header from 11 yards tipped over the crossbar by De Gea.
It was River Plate's last threatening shot on goal. River Plate fans booed from far away, they were really disappointed in the team, and River Plate was helpless in front of the European champions.
Not to mention the Argentine fans and celebrities who sat in front of the TV to watch the game, many of whom had already turned off their televisions in advance, or else waited to continue watching the awards?
Manchester United fans and Chinese fans sang and danced in the stands in advance, waiting for the game to end.
In the end, Ferguson replaced Mbappe and Dong Fangzhuo in advance, allowing them to enjoy the cheers of the fans.
"Killian!"
"Killian!"
"Killian!"
For the first time, the cheers for Mbappe actually overwhelmed Dong Fangzhuo's cheers.
Lineker was a little surprised, and he couldn't help but sigh, "Could it be that Manchester United's reign is about to be handed over?" ”
"It's early, it's still early......"
"Although Mbappe is very good, he can't replace Dong now, unless several newcomers rise together, Anthony Martial, Marcus Rashford, Januzaj, they all have to be the best of the young generation."
"Manchester United's dynasty continues to ......"
Beep
Beep
Beep.
At the end of the match, Manchester United defeated River Plate 4-0 at the Yokohama National Stadium to win the World Club Championship Cup!
Finally, the off-pitch craftsman was ready to work, and he expertly engraved the club's name on the trophy.
"Hey, little one,"
"You can drive that Toyota, congratulations."
Dong Fangzhuo leaned leisurely on the bench, and I don't know if Mbappe heard it, because when he spoke, Mbappe had already rushed back into the stadium.
After all, the little kid is a little kid, and it is estimated that he doesn't know what he has achieved.
The hat-trick in the final, which is a remarkable achievement, is normal for Mbappe to win the best.
And at this time, in a corner of the stands, Januzai had a contradictory face, he had to go down to participate in the awards, although he could not enter the finalists, but he could win medals.
It's just that this medal is not a good taste......
After witnessing Mbappe's performance, his heart was even heavier.
It took more than 20 minutes for the stage to be set up.
But first and foremost, it is not the champion who will be awarded, but the various other individual and team awards.
The first is the award of the best referee group, followed by the fair play award, which was taken away by River Plate, which can be regarded as a consolation prize!
The next step was to present the top scorer award, and Mbappe's name was called. 4 goals to win! Not much, Dong Fangzhuo completed 7 goals in two games that year......
"Not used to it,"
"I'm really not used to it."
"It's not Dong Fangzhuo."
"Mbappe."
The fans are still not used to it, and it is not Dong Fangzhuo who is standing on the podium, but the young Mbappe.
"If Dong Fangzhuo really makes a difference, I think he can win the top scorer award."
"Alas, he doesn't seem to care so much about scoring goals now, not as persistent as before, if he had the idea of Ronaldo and Messi, it is estimated that he will still score the most goals."
'They're going to get old after all, Mbappe they're going to come up, football needs to be renewed.'
"But why not a Chinese succeed Dong Fangzhuo? I'm really afraid that the day when Dong Fangzhuo retires will come, when the time comes, which player will we pin our feelings on? ”
"Wu Sanshi!"
"Three Stone ......"
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But they don't have to be too sad, although Dong Fangzhuo didn't get the top scorer, but he won the Golden Ball Award in this Cup! This is the highest honor, the Golden Globe Award is the most valuable player award, the judges' eyes are bright, they still gave the ticket to Dong Fangzhuo, and the Silver Globe Award is Mbappe, this product won two awards, and his teeth fell out with laughter.
Appearing on the podium twice to receive the award made him feel like he was dreaming. The rest of the young United team-mates looked at him with envy and hatred.
The Bronze Ball Award is still given to Manchester United players, and Di Maria took the Bronze Ball Award.
Finally, it's time for the champion to present the award.
Beckham and Cantona actually appeared in the team of award presenters, and it turned out that they were still award presenters.
"Cantona, David Beckham,"
"There's no better way to give an award."
"After all, one day, Dong will also appear as a guest, and maybe he will also present awards to Manchester United players."
"Another glorious year."
Mbappe walked first, and Dong Fangzhuo lagged behind.
Beckham and Cantona hugged each of the United players who passed by, and gave them championship medals, and when they met Dong Fangzhuo, a few people chatted.
In the end, Dong Fangzhuo won the World Club Championship trophy as the captain!
"Champion, Manchester United!"
"Manchester United! Champion! ”
Dong Fangzhuo kissed the trophy lightly, and then handed the trophy to his teammates, others were obviously much more excited than Dong Fangzhuo, and the championship won less, so they would naturally be more excited.
And Dong Fangzhuo has already commented on the BBC interview in the stadium.
"Dong, this is your first championship?"
"I don't remember...... Dong Fangzhuo thought about it, but still didn't answer, he didn't have a hobby of counting champions.
"But it should be quite a lot."
"This time you won the Club World Cup Ballon d'Or, do you think you have any hope of winning the FIFA Ballon d'Or at the beginning of the year?"
"I haven't thought about it, it's very competitive this year, and I think Messi is more likely."
"If you don't get it, will you be disappointed?"
"No, I don't need trophies to prove myself anymore."
"What do you want in the future?"
"Lead Manchester United to continue to win the championship and lead the Chinese team to play well in the 2018 World Cup."
At the end of another year, Dong Fangzhuo was a little tired again, year after year......
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Although Dong Fangzhuo doesn't care, the media is building momentum for Dong Fangzhuo to win the Golden Globe Award. The media in Europe is divided into three factions.
Messi, Ronaldo, Dong Fangzhuo, every year, the three of them are competing, and the others are accompanying the prince to study, wanting to take away the Golden Ball Award from them? It's tantamount to a fool's dream.
England has no side, "Manchester Evening News" and "Daily Mail" firmly support Dong Fangzhuo, but their influence is not enough, and they are not even qualified to be selected. If you are not qualified to speak out, it is useless.
Or the most influential media in Europe to be convincing......
Italy also supports Dong Fangzhuo, and "Milan Sports Newspaper" said: The Golden Ball should belong to Chinese Dong, although he played half of the games, he participated in all the games he participated in and won the championship. If Messi wants to win the Golden Ball Award with a Copa America championship, it is too fake, doesn't China Dong have the Asian Cup championship?
Spain's "Marca" newspaper also believes that Dong Fangzhuo should win the award - he can't not give him the award because he has won it too many times, because he is always the best player.
"Marca" did not consider Ronaldo, after all, Ronaldo did not have a championship, although the personal data is the best, but the team honor is too few.
"World Sports" supported Messi, which is normal, Messi once belonged to Barcelona after all, and did not support who Messi supported, if Neymar was qualified, they would also support Neymar.
However, the French newspaper "Team" believes that it is time for a newcomer to appear in the Ballon d'Or, if Mbappe wins the Ballon d'Or? Is that a new beginning for the world of football?
Mbappe?
"Team Daily" really dares to think that they are still the organizers, but unfortunately their influence has declined, because FIFA also has the right to drop.
Of course, the newspaper was just joking, but they looked to the future – and in the next five years, Mbappe could win his first Ballon d'Or.
Football has a legacy and a future, and Mbappe is the most promising one for the future......
Looking at the world, at the age of teenagers, Mbappe, Martial, and Rashford are the future, but these people are all at Manchester United......