Chapter 30: The Best Twelve
The on-site commentator announced that the competition was about to start.
Little Johnny and his father returned to their place, coincidentally the location of several people, very close.
Although the little guy got Li Shuai's explanation, he still looked at Li Shuai with a dissatisfied face, and silently swore in his heart that he would go to see the reserve team for training.
Wait! I will definitely expose you, you don't love football at all, and even if you do, it can't compare to my love for the team.
Jack excitedly shouted to Li Shuai: "Join us like fans and get ready to enjoy our football, Arsenal and Arsene Wenger will never be our opponents!" ”
"Of course, we have Sir Alex Ferguson and Wayne!" Little Jonny immediately picked up the conversation.
Li Shuai has no preconceptions about Arsenal, but he has not so wonderful memories of Wenger, and he said with the same certainty: "Of course Arsenal will not be our opponents. ”
Jack and the fans around him, even Jonny Jr., were very satisfied with Li Shuai's answer.
"That's right, we have Ferguson and Wayne!"
After the opening whistle, Li Shuai was completely surrounded by the singing and shouting of the stadium, and the cheering of Manchester United fans did not stop for a moment.
As the game progressed, Li Shuai spotted something unusual about the Stretford stands, which were so close to the goalkeeper that their cheers and shouts, or shouts, put a lot of pressure on the defenders and goalkeepers.
Even he will be driven by the fans to roar twice.
In the 22nd minute, after Welbeck's header opened the scoring for Manchester United, the cheers of the whole stadium reached its climax, and the sound soared into the sky, as if it were also setting off red waves in the sky.
When Welbeck scored the goal, the game was completely in the hands of Manchester United, and in the 28th minute, Ashley Young used a series of feints to shake off the Coquelin defence and curled a right-footed shot straight into the top right corner of the goal, giving United a 2-0 lead.
In the 41st minute, Manchester United's free kick opportunity at the edge of the penalty area, Rooney flicked it, Ashley Young stepped on it, Rooney immediately attacked, the ball hung directly into the corner of the upper left corner of the goal, Manchester United led Arsenal 3-0.
In the third minute of first-half stoppage time, Rosicky cut through the middle to the right wing of the penalty area, Walcott cut in and fired a shot from a tight angle, the ball flew between De Gea's legs and flew into the bottom left corner of the goal, and Arsenal leveled the score at 1-3 before half-time.
After the break, Arsenal were still unable to stop Manchester United's strong position.
In the 63rd minute, Manchester United got another free kick opportunity, Rooney stomped on Ashley, Rooney's right-footed curling ball shot into the upper left corner of the goal, as if it was a repeat of the previous goal, Manchester United led 4-1.
In the 67th minute, Smalling broke through with the ball on the right side and distributed it to the middle, Rooney sent an assist, and Nani successfully countered offside and then cleverly hit the shot, and the score became 5-1.
In the 70th minute, Ashley Young passed the ball from the left rib of the penalty area, and the unguarded Park Ji-sung fired a low left-footed shot from 14 yards, and the ball rolled into the bottom right corner. Manchester United lead 6-1.
In the 74th minute, Jenkinson crossed from the right, Jones made a mistake with his header, Jenkinson then headed to the left side of the penalty area, Van Persie volleyed into the top left corner, and Arsenal made it 2-6.
In the 80th minute, Patrice Evra burst into the left side of the box and was pushed down by Walcott, and the referee awarded a penalty. Wayne Rooney then scored a hat-trick into the bottom right corner to give United a 2-7 lead over Arsenal.
After Wayne Rooney's hat-trick, the Stretford stands were the first to ring, and the "Rooney Song" they wrote for Rooney turned into a chorus of the whole stadium.
Li Shuai was so shocked that tens of thousands of fans in the stadium shouted the name of a player and made up a song with his name, which continued to be sung for two minutes.
"There's nothing happier for a player to be treated like this."
At this moment, Li Shuai looked at Rooney on the court, and the envy in his heart was beyond words, Li Shuai clenched his fists and said to himself in his heart: "One day I will do it, I will definitely ......"
The singing of the audience dropped a little decibels, and Li Shuai heard Jack not far from him and proudly shouted to him: "This is what we wrote for the heroes on the court!" ”
Then Jack looked at Li Shuai's expression and said with a serious face: "Maybe we will make up a song for you in the future." ”
Li Shuai did not doubt Jack's words at all, because through this game, he deeply realized Jack's prestige in the Stretford stands, and even the "Rooney Song" just now was led by him and initiated first.
Li Shuai's heart suddenly flew out of the clouds, thinking beautifully about him watching the entire stadium and listening to the songs that the fans wrote for him.
But soon he returned to reality, because he didn't know what kind of lyrics the fans would sing to praise him.
Thinking of this, Li Shuai also said with a serious face: "Then you must make it up and listen to it, otherwise I won't finish with you." ”
Jonny, who is next to Jack's position, is also very optimistic about Li Shuai, since that trial, he and his old buddy Jack have become fans of Li Shuai, and they also looked at Li Shuai with a serious face, and said: "That's it!" ”
Little Johnny listened to his father and Jack's words, and thought to himself: I won't sing to this guy.
The game was coming to an end, and in stoppage time, in the 91st minute, Giggs crossed back from the left, and Ashley Young shot into the top right corner of the goal, and the score became 8-2.
In the end, at full-time, Manchester United beat Arsenal 8-2, setting a record for the largest score in a meeting between the two sides.
After the game, Li Shuai refused the invitation of these new fans and friends, continued to party, and after making an appointment to have the opportunity to watch the game together again, he took the tram home alone.
Back at the residence, Li Shuai's heart couldn't calm down for a long time, he thought that the game was evenly matched, but it turned out to be a massacre, and the score certainly shocked Li Shuai.
But what really shocked Li Shuai was the fans at the scene, they may have different professional status, but their mood in the 90 minutes was definitely the same, they all wanted the team to win, their singing voices gathered together, and they were cheering for the team from the beginning to the end of the game, especially after the team scored, the happy expression on their faces made Li Shuai even more impressive.
Li Shuai really feels that the fans are the team, and they deserve to be the "best twelve", and the fans and the team are really one.
It is worth mentioning that there are also Arsenal fans who came from afar, although their expressions were blank at the end of the game.
But in the game, even if they were down by a big score, they knew that winning was already a luxury, but their cheering and cheering for the team, like the Manchester United fans of the home team, did not stop.
Regardless of victory or defeat, they will always support their home team and never give up.
Whether it is Manchester United or Arsenal fans, Li Shuai believes that fans of other teams will be the same.
Sure enough, for football, the most friendly are the fans!
"Football would be nothing without fans." This sentence is by no means just talking.
At Old Trafford, Ferguson gave him such a ticket, giving Li Shuai the opportunity to get up close and personal with the craziest and most loyal Red Devils Manchester United fans.
Li Shuai was melted away by their enthusiasm, he was not a Manchester United fan before, and he was at Manchester United because of Ferguson's insight.
However, at this moment, his heart seems to be covered with a layer of red, Li Shuai doesn't know if this is what Ferguson wants to express, but Li Shuai's goal has increased.
"Whenever you're on the pitch, you're going to do your best for these lovely fans."
Li Shuai knows that there is still a big gap between him and the Manchester United stars in the first team, but Li Shuai is not discouraged, he believes in his talent and Ferguson's vision.
As long as he trains down-to-earth, in the near future, he will be able to make the Stretford stands, and even the entire Old Trafford, resound the "Li Shuai Song" that is only sung for him.