Chapter 443: Harvesting the Third Champion
With the referee's whistle, the game is over! Manchester United swept Chelsea 4-1 with one less player to win this season's FA Cup!
Treble winner Manchester United!
At the moment of the full-time whistle, Mourinho, Bart and a group of players on the bench rushed into the field.
Jose Mourinho and veteran lieutenant Liu Yun were lifted high by the players and circled the pitch to greet the United fans.
Assistant coach Bart became the head of the logistics team. He brought three large bottles of champagne from the field, Pogba, Nemanja Matic and Lukaku each held a bottle of champagne and sprayed wildly at Mourinho and the captain and lieutenant.
Champagne, the Manchester United anthem and the joy of winning the championship surrounded the United players.
In the box at Wembley Stadium, a group of Manchester United veterans were also very excited.
For a veteran like Bobby Charlton, the FA Cup is a complex. In their playing days, the FA Cup was much more important than the old League One.
Ryan Giggs, David Beckham, Paul Scholes and other players were also excited. When they played, Chelsea were a mid-table side in the league. Later, the 92 golden generation gradually retired and left, and Chelsea replaced Manchester United and became the hegemon of English football.
What the members of the Class of 92 would like to see most is Manchester United replace Chelsea as the dominant player in English football!
And today, Manchester United, under the leadership of the old lieutenant Liu Yun, has realized the long-cherished wish of the 92 class veterans!
Giggs excitedly hugged Qu Bai beside him and said, "Qu! Work hard in the Belgian league! I strive to become a player like an old lieutenant in the future! You are a full twenty or thirty years younger than him, and the future of Manchester United lies with young players like you! ”
Qu Bai nodded: "I will work hard." ”
Cantona exclaimed, "Oh my God, the old lieutenant is almost past his 47th birthday, right?" People of this age still have such a competitive state! The media is right! Sorcerer! What a demon! ”
"The goddess of joy, holy and beautiful. The sun shines brightly on the earth, and we come to your temple with fire-like enthusiasm. Your charm can unite humanity again, and under your gentle wings, all humans become brothers! ”
The singing of "Ode to Joy" echoed over Wembley Stadium.
Football is like this, there is the joy of the winners, and there is the frustration of the losers.
A group of Chelsea players returned to the dressing room in disgrace. Conte even whispered to his assistant: "The club's group of scouts should go to the gallows!" If it had been us who had brought in the old lieutenant from Coventry at the beginning of the season, it would not have been the result it is now! You know, at that time, Coventry was promoted to League One, and he couldn't apply for a labor certificate for the old lieutenant, he was a free man, and it was an O transfer fee! ”
Conte is right. Manchester United club, from the owner Glazer Jr., to the chairman Woodward, to Mourinho, now the most fortunate thing is the introduction of the old lieutenant Liu Yun at the beginning of the season! What could be better than a transfer fee to dig up a goal machine that has scored 48 goals in a single season and a strong team spirit? It is no exaggeration to say that Manchester United won three titles this season at the cost of 0 transfer fees! Of course, the number of three champions could become four in ten days!
Woodward even regarded the introduction of old lieutenant Liu Yun as Manchester United's most successful move in the transfer market in the past 20 years!
Veteran lieutenant Liu Yun arrives at the FA Cup winner's podium outside the Royal Box at Wembley Stadium.
It is a tradition for members of the royal family to watch the FA Cup final from the royal box at Wembley Stadium. Queen Elizabeth, Prince Philip and Prince Charles are all old. In recent years, the FA Cup final has generally been attended by the Queen's eldest grandson, Prince William.
Prince William was a die-hard Aston Villa fan. In recent years, he has been busy with royal affairs and has not had much time to watch football.
When the captain of the old lieutenant Liu Yun stood on the podium, Prince William applauded and said to the FA officials accompanying him: "If I remember correctly, in last year's FA Cup final, it was the older player in front of me who dominated the game." It's amazing! Protagonist of the FA Cup final for the second year in a row! ”
The FA official was secretly glad in his heart. Thankfully, at the start of the season, the FA and the Department of Labour approved the old lieutenant's application for a special talent clause. Otherwise the Premier League will miss out on a superstar! For the FA, the superstars in the league represent a lot of attention. High attention means high returns!
This year's FA Cup was presented by England legend Hurst. In the '66 World Cup, it was with Hearst's hat-trick that England defeated West Germany with a score of 4:2 to win the championship.
Hearst handed the trophy to Old Lieutenant Liu Yun. Liu Yun held the trophy high! The moment Liu Yun lifted the trophy, countless streamers erupted around the podium.
Champion! On the football field, there is nothing more worthy of celebration than a championship!
Liu Yun first kissed the trophy, and then, Ibrahimovic, Lukaku and other players took the trophy and kissed in turn.
Next up is the championship group photo.
Jose Mourinho and Liu Yun are in the center, with the championship trophy in front of them.
A group of players said in unison: "Yay~~" The British took a group photo and said "yes~", which is similar to the Chinese taking a group photo and saying "eggplant".
After the medal ceremony, the United players returned to the dressing room. It's another celebration. In the dressing room, there were streamers everywhere and champagne bubbles flying everywhere.
Liu Yun was drenched in champagne all over his body.
An excited Mourinho stood on the table in the middle of the dressing room and shouted: "Listen to me! Manchester United have already won three titles! Next, we have to beat Real Madrid! Harvest your fourth championship of the summer! And that's not all! Next season, we have to defend the league title! Defending Champions League title! Defending FA Cup winners! Defending League Cup Champions! In the transfer period, we still have to win the Community Shield! Become a five-time champion! ”
Mourinho's rhetoric was deafening. His disciples fell into a dream.
If the team can do everything Mourinho said. Then as players, they will get all the accolades they can get at club level!
At this time, the team's president, Woodward, entered the locker room.
He exclaimed: "Manchester United's Hall of Honour, this year there is another trophy!" On behalf of the club, I would like to announce that the shirts of the three members of Liu, Romelu Lukaku and Ibrahimovic 'LIL' will be permanently retained in the Manchester United Hall of Fame! ”
His own shirt is listed in the club's honour room alongside the shirts of Manchester United's three saints, Bobby Charlton, Dennis Law and George Best, and is the glory of every Manchester United player!
The three people of LIL deserve such glory!
Liu Yun, a 46-year-old old lieutenant, deserves such glory!
The jersey number 46 was originally given by Liu Yun by Mourinho. He told United's press officer at the time: "Since he's 46, give him the number 46 shirt." ”
At that time, Mourinho thought that what he got was a "vase" to improve Manchester United's popularity in China, and a substitute player who couldn't be on the bench.
Who would have thought that a year later, the number 46 already represents the spirit of Manchester United! That is – "Never give up!" "Never surrender!" ”