Chapter 213: The Red Devil Strikes

On April 4, Lille's temporary home stadium, the Stade Felix Bonnard, attracted the challenge of the "Red Devils" Manchester United. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

Manchester United have been in excellent league form this season, beating Blackburn Rovers 4-1 on Saturday to make it six wins in a row in the Premier League and six points clear of defending champions Chelsea at the top of the table.

It is also a matchup between the Ligue 1 pre-champions and the Premier League pre-champions.

In his pre-match press conference, Sir Alex Ferguson also revealed another highlight of the game: the match against Lille will be the 700th game for Manchester United by Welsh winger Ryan Giggs.

This achievement means that Ryan Giggs is getting closer and closer to the last mountain in front of him: Bobby, the greatest player in Manchester United history. Charlton Athletic, who played 759 games for the Red Devils in 17 years, played 759 games in 17 years, and before retiring, Giggs will be aiming for that record, although the Welshman will not be able to do so at least this season, after all, even if United reach the final of the Champions League, there will be no more than 20 games left for him.

The 33-year-old made his debut at Old Trafford 16 years ago and began a storied career on 2 March 1991 when the 17-year-old came off the bench in United's 2-0 defeat at home to Everton. During his 16-year spell with Manchester United, Ryan Giggs helped the team win eight Premier League trophies, four FA Cups, two League Cups and one of the most important European Cups. The Guardian reporter Mark Murphy. Taylor once commented on the relationship between Ryan Giggs and Manchester United: Manchester United made Giggs great, and Giggs made Manchester United great.

Love will usher in such a glorious historical moment, and the old Ferguson naturally wants to celebrate with a victory,

'It has not been easy for Ian, Paul [Scholes] and Gary [Neville] to achieve what they are today, having contributed to United for over 10 years and eventually becoming respected figures who will always be a great asset to Manchester United.

700 games won't satisfy Ian, and he has more ambitions to pursue. That's the quest for victory and the quest for European titles.

I want my players to celebrate Ian with a win. ”

Fresh from competing with Paoletta for the top scorer in the league, Reeves will face another old Giggs in the Champions League, and although Giggs' contract expires in the summer of '08, Reeves knows that Giggs will play until 2013 and eventually retires at the age of 38.

In the eyes of Reeves, who watched live on the TV in the dressing room, Ryan Giggs was born to be a great player who played for record-breaking. In addition to Charlton's upcoming appearances, Giggs now has two records in his hand, both of which are sure to be exclusive to him after this season: first, Giggs and Liverpool's veteran Phil. Neil, Alain. Hansen has eight top-flight titles in his hands, and United are sure to do so this year, with Ryan Giggs set to take that record to nine, and it's his own. Second, since the inception of the Premier League in '92, only two players have scored in every season. Compatriot Speed is looking to hang up his boots at the end of the season and score one Premier League goal in 07/08, which is no challenge for the then 34-year-old left-sided Winger of the United dynasty, who remembers that Giggs scored in the league every season until his retirement in 2012/2013.

Ryan Giggs is a legend and Reeves wants to compete with him on the pitch.

In addition to Giggs, Reeves is also looking forward to the showdown with Ronaldo, although the current Ronaldo is still diving, but he has shown one of the peerless double talents. The president is second to Didier Drogba in the Premier League scoring charts with 16 goals, arguably one of United's thighs this season.

As for this thigh, Ferguson has been trying his best to protect it, and at the press conference, he also reminded the referee that C-Ronaldo has been violated too much in the European competition, and Puel expressed disdain for the knight's words: "Does C-Ronaldo need special protection?" Every player on the pitch is the same in the eyes of the referee, I don't think he's any different, but of course we're going to try to play better and not rely on fouls to win. When it comes to violations, our Reeves is the player who has been violated the most, and to protect is to protect Reeves first. Of course, I believe the referee will be able to treat everyone equally. ”

The topic of Ferguson and Puel about Ronaldo was quickly interrupted by the media from the East,

Manchester United's South Korean midfielder Park Ji-sung missed the game due to a knee injury that has not yet healed, and China's Dong Fangzhuo has been included in the 18-man squad. This has made the Chinese media enthusiastic.

First of all, PSV Eindhoven's Sun Xiang made a lot of history, looking back, even in the UEFA Cup, except for Sun Jihai played for Manchester City, almost all other Chinese overseas players have never had the opportunity to participate, let alone the top level of the Champions League. After joining PSV Eindhoven during the winter break, Sun Xiang created a number of historical firsts, and on February 21, in the first leg of the round of 16, Sun Xiang replaced the injured Da Costa as a left-back, becoming the first player in the history of Chinese football to appear in the Champions League. On March 8, in the second leg of the round of 16, Sun Xiang started the Champions League for the first time on behalf of the team and played the whole game, which was also the first time in the history of Chinese players to make their debut in the Champions League.

Then Dong Fangzhuo entered the 18-man squad in the quarterfinals of the Champions League, and there is hope of becoming the first person in the history of Chinese football to appear in the quarterfinals of the Champions League.

China's major media outlets have sent strong teams to France to witness Dong Fangzhuo's history-making moment.

This is the first time Dong Fangzhuo has entered Manchester United's 18-man squad for the Champions Cup, but if you want to make history, it is very difficult, in addition to Rooney and Larsson, there are two big-name substitutes in Smith and Saha, in order to get a chance to play in Manchester United, Xiao Dong must cross these two mountains, and the possibility of playing is not great, but this does not hinder the enthusiasm of the Chinese media.

"May I ask Sir Alex Ferguson, will Dong Fangzhuo get a chance to play?"

"Every player on the bench has the potential to play, but who will play depends on how the situation changes on the pitch." The old spicy Ferguson replied tactfully.

Looking at the live broadcast of the press conference on TV, Reeves remembered that Dong Fangzhuo was in the Manchester United team at the moment.

However, thinking of Dong Fangzhuo's current hopes and future downfall, Reeves sighed lightly,

No matter how talented you are, you can't afford to squander, so you should take it as a warning.