Chapter 85: The Struggle for British Supremacy (1)
The United Kingdom, also known as the United Kingdom, is made up of four regional areas: England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć info or, more specifically, historically, England conquered Wales, Scotland and Ireland, integrating them into its own territory.
Although nominally England is only a region under the United Kingdom, and the three regions of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are on the same level, in fact, everyone knows that England is the core and leader of the United Kingdom, and its status is superior.
Even, to this day, many people in the world still regard England as the United Kingdom, and simply regard the three major regions such as Scotland as nothing.
Such a huge disparity in status will naturally cause people in Scotland and other places to revolt. Historically, there has never been a break in rebellion in these parts of Scotland. It's just that except for Ireland, which has successfully become independent, the other two have not succeeded.
Either way, the remaining three of the four regions have a basis of hatred against England.
Although the grievances between Scotland and England are not as deep as those of Northern Ireland and Wales, the Scots are not left behind when it comes to hostility to the English.
In a situation where real war is difficult to happen again, football, as a modern war, naturally bears these hatreds from both sides.
In addition to the fact that encountering England in international competitions will drive fans and people in Scotland's three regions crazy, the collisions between club teams in club competitions will also attract a lot of attention.
I have to say that the topic of "British hegemony" hyped by "The Sun" really scratched the itch of Glasco Rover fans and even all Scottish fans.
Except for Glasgow Rangers' sworn rivals Celtic, who said that they are the ones who can represent Scotland and Manchester United to fight for English supremacy and oppose Rangers' overstepping, almost all Scottish fans are on the side of Rangers this time.
It is no exaggeration to say that Manchester United have come to face the hostility of the whole of Scotland this time.
Celtic may disagree with this, but in the eyes of Scottish fans in other regions, Rangers are more than qualified to represent all club teams in Scotland.
As one of the two major players in the Soviet Super League, Rangers and Celtic have jointly dominated the Soviet Super League for more than 100 years. If you want to talk about the league duo, they can be more representative of Barcelona and Real Madrid in La Liga.
Rangers have won 51 Scottish top-flight titles, 31 Scottish Cups and 23 Scottish League Cups, for a total of 105 major tournament titles.
They are also the first club in the world to win 100 major tournaments, which is unique, at least in terms of numbers, surpassing any other giant club in the world, Manchester United, Real Madrid and so on.
Although considering the overall level of the Scottish league, such a result seems to be too much moisture to the outside world, but when you look at it from the honor cloth, Rangers still have the confidence to have a battle with England hegemon Manchester United.
Lee Lei and the rest of the United players may have laughed it off and didn't pay much attention to it, but the Rangers fans and the rest of the Scottish fans were quick to show with their actions that they really cared, and they really cared.
Less than an hour after Manchester United arrived at the hotel, the hotel door was surrounded by a crowd of crazy Scottish fans. It can be said that except for the Celtic fans, all the fans of the other Scottish teams have come here. The ingredients are complex, but at this moment, they are all Rangers fans who support Rangers.
In this way, fueled by historical factors and media hype, at this moment, Rangers have the support of almost the entire Scottish fan group, hoping that they can upset Manchester United at home, win this so-called "battle for English supremacy", and defend the glory of Scottish football.
Such a slogan may seem old-fashioned, but its cohesion to Scottish fans is obvious.
Until that evening, the fans did not leave the hotel where United were staying. At this time, through the negotiation between Manchester United Club and the local police in Glasgow, although a lot of police officers have been sent here for security work, they did not start any radical conflicts, but just shouted insults to the whole Manchester United team outside the hotel, singing songs from the Scottish region, just to prevent the tired Manchester United players from resting.
This trouble is an all-nighter.
Not to mention, it really works, the Manchester United players are really good.
It was all too common for home fans to disrupt the visitors' rest in an important match such as a derby, and experienced teams had already taken a tackle to it. For example, during the previous nights in Leeds, Manchester United had experience providing Manchester United players with earplugs that would allow them to sleep at night without being disturbed by the noise of Leeds fans.
But this time it was different, and United's management had no idea that the hype in the media such as The Sun would arouse such passion among local Scottish fans. In the past, when Manchester United played against Scottish teams, although the Scottish fans also showed passion, they did not reach this level and could mess with Manchester United players all night.
In this regard, they were really caught off guard, and they didn't prepare earplugs for the whole team at all.
In this way, the result is obvious, even Li Lei, who has always slept well, got up early the next morning with a pair of panda eyes. And, obviously, like Li Lei, there are a lot of people in the Manchester United team.
"Ah~"
When he yawned and walked out of the room to the hotel restaurant for breakfast, he saw many teammates like him, who kept opening their mouths wide, their eyes glazed over, and they looked like they lacked sleep.
People who don't get enough sleep often don't have much of a good appetite.
Looking at the delicate pastries in front of him, Li Leizhi, who has always had a good appetite, felt irritable and depressed, but after eating a few bites hastily and drinking half a glass of milk, he felt that he couldn't eat anymore, so he sat in his position and was stunned.
"Hey, boy, no matter how you don't have an appetite, you have to eat more, otherwise, your mental and physical strength will not be very good all day." Keane said.
After he finished speaking, he took a big bite of bread, but his face was very reluctant. After he chewed and swallowed it a few times, he immediately couldn't help but take a big mouthful, and the tired look on his face couldn't be concealed at all.
Looking at Kean's appearance as a fellow practitioner, Li Lei asked a little weakly, "Roy, haven't you slept well either?" ā
Li Lei didn't ask, it was okay, he asked, Keane immediately threw the bread aside in a huff, frowned, and said with a fierce face: "Who knows what kind of madness those damn Scotlands are going on?!" What bullshit 'British hegemony', it's a bunch of brainless fools. ā
"That's right, a bunch of crazy people. I didn't even get an hour of sleep last night and they were just crazy! Keane's words elicited a very unpleasant echo from Ferdinand.
"That's it, damn it! I don't have any strength at all right now..."Fu Qiong joined in.
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In this way, soon the restaurant was filled with angry rebukes and insults from Manchester United players, and the frustration and resentment in their hearts were hooked out.
If they didn't have any ideas about this Champions League match with Rangers before, then at this moment they really want to give their best in this game, and they have fought back against the unpleasant treatment of themselves and others, and their enthusiasm has been fully mobilized.
Among them, even Li Lei is no exception. Howard is still out of the game due to his injury, and he will be able to start in this Champions League game, which will also be his first start and appearance in the Champions League in his career.
Originally, it was a memorable day for him. But now, he doesn't have that mind at all. At this time, he made up his mind to play perfectly in this Champions League game, and fight with these fans so that they can not sleep well and taste the taste of sleep deprivation.
But in any case, the first task for him and the whole team is to rest first.
Considering the tired state of the players, Ferguson had to deliberately cancel the team's morning training in the midst of scolding, so that Li Lei and them could have a good night's sleep. Of course, this time Manchester United's staff are already equipped with earplugs.
Despite this, the first day of Glasgow was not in good spirits and physical condition, and the situation did not improve until after the second night.
For this tragic day, Li Lei and all the players of Manchester United were deeply impressed. For this reason, when they left the hotel on the day of the game and boarded the team bus, their faces were full of serious murderous energy.
In the noisy and piercing "welcome" of Scottish fans, Manchester United players are full of fighting spirit in their hearts, and it can be said that there is no need for Ferguson to do any more mobilization before the game.
Sitting in the bus seat, looking out the window at the still excited and noisy Scottish fans, Li Lei was looking forward to using his performance on the pitch to calm them down immediately, so that he could know what a huge mistake it was to disturb his sleep.
Although it is not revenge, the desire to teach them a lesson is true.
There was a glint in his eyes.
It's chilly!