Chapter 20: We Are the Champions
The angry Pogba chattered endlessly, constantly trying to ask Clattenberg for an explanation, he insisted that Nzunzi had a foul behind his back when defending, and the Manchester United players hurriedly surrounded him to pull him, and if he didn't look at this posture, he might go berserk, and he would be punished more. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
Pogba, who is tall and tall, has newly dyed green hair, which is particularly eye-catching in the crowd, and with his angry expression, Li Haolong always feels a little funny. After Pogba returned to Manchester United, he always felt a little lacking in maturity, like a big child, his emotional control ability on the pitch was too poor, he liked to play balloons, and he always tried to solve all problems with his own personal ability, and this time he was finally designed by Li Haolong.
Pogba, who was still chattering to himself, got off the field very reluctantly, and there was a burst of boos on the scene, above the passage back to the locker room, there was a phalanx of neutral fans, several of whom made a mocking and not very nice "greeting", because the distance was too close, it was particularly harsh, and Pogba, who was in a bad mood, stretched out his hands to the top, both hands were standard "middle fingers", and ran towards the locker room without looking back. This can be regarded as a fire, this kind of impermissible provocative action caused the dissatisfaction of the fans in the stands, booing loudly, there was a commotion, the spectators in the other stands did not know what was going on, and even the guests in the box did not know what was going on, and the broadcaster was very professional and timely reproduced the scene on the big screen in Wembley Stadium, and everyone understood, so the boos were even louder!
Of course, not all the fans at the scene were Villa fans, more Manchester United fans, the broadcaster was very interesting, and then the camera was switched to the initiator Enzongzi, and the Manchester United fans were not to be outdone. In fact, speaking from the heart, although Nzongzi has some small movements in his hands and likes to resist Pogba in the back, he is fundamentally not too dirty in action, like a piece of chewing gum stuck to the soles of his feet, which is disgusting, fortunately Nzongzi has not been selected for the French team, and it is really embarrassing if the two meet in the national team.
Pogba's irrational behavior is too undeserved, and Li Haolong estimates that this guy will definitely not be able to escape the FA's punishment after the game. This is Pogba, a reckless big boy, talented, is on the road to maturity, under the huge pressure of the world's number one value and doubts throughout the season, people always hope that he can do more, resulting in his unbalanced mentality, Li Haolong does not feel strange at all to make such a mistake, which also fully shows his competitive spirit and extreme desire for perfection, if he wants to become a leader in the post-Ronaldo Messi era, the 24-year-old still has a long way to go, and must go through hardships to overcome these shortcomings.
It was a rather favorable situation, and the guests in the box were all happy and discussed, and the maverick Kennedy came up and smiled evilly.
"Hey, Lee, you say, is this a trap you designed to make that poor kid fall so big."
When the other guests heard Kennedy say this, they were very curious, and they all wanted to hear how Li Haolong answered, and they all looked at him with a smile.
"Hehe, this one, I can only say that flies don't bite seamless eggs."
"Lee, you're so cunning!"
"Dear Kennedy, this is all the credit of Petrov on the side of the court, what does it have to do with me, you see that I am attentive to you today."
"Come on, can you fool others and us with this trick? It's all so familiar, let's talk about what. In the past half a year, the cheerful Kennedy has long been familiar with Li Haolong, and he pursed his lips with disdain.
"Shhh
The guests in the box were amused by Li Haolong's rogue spirit, and the small episode diluted everyone's nervousness for more than 70 minutes.
There is a lot of talk and laughter here, but Mourinho can't sit still there. There was a sudden change on the pitch and time was running out, Mourinho decisively replaced Martial with Phil Jones, Valencia moved to the right midfield, Mkhitaryan went to the left, and Rooney was up front. He knows that the team's physical fitness is declining, this is determined to defend to the end, steal one if he can, and he really can't fight to survive the extra time and drag the game into a penalty shootout. In fact, Mourinho's heart at the moment is tormented and annoyed, he regrets replacing Ibrahimovic, even if it is a few minutes slower, as the same agent, Ibrahimovic and Pogba usually have a good relationship, Ibrahim is like Pogba's big brother, usually on the field, if Pogba makes something wrong, Ibra He went to the side and said that it was basically solved, and he also regretted not replacing the midfielder who could already see something wrong, plus he wanted to attack at the time, and he couldn't make up his mind at once, and he was one step late.
Petrov is a smart man, and Li Haolong is very good at figuring out his hobbies and habits, and basically adopts Li Haolong's ideas in substitutions, and as soon as Mu Shuai is replaced, he immediately responds, replacing Lincoln with Lincoln, who has been fighting for 80 minutes and has to attack and counterattack in the front court, and continues to exert pressure on Manchester United.
On the field, Villa is basically pressing and attacking, and in this half-time offensive and defensive situation, the time passed quickly, and the two sides drew 1-1 in 90 minutes and went into extra time. Taking advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention, Xiaoxue pulled Li Haolong's sleeve.
"Are you really not going down?"
"I've said everything I need to say, the rest is up to them, there's no need to go down and let them readjust to me suddenly appearing on the sidelines."
Li Haolong was still full of confidence in his players, and did not say anything, just explained the current situation and rules to the elders who had never seen any ball.
The first half of extra time still did not break the deadlock, Manchester United, who had no substitutions, were almost fighting with willpower, and the body was indeed at the limit, and the unity of the United States and the magical performance of the Premier League's first goalkeeper David De Gea survived the first 15 minutes with difficulty. In the second half of extra time, Petrov was also desperate, replacing Richards with Kogia, playing two strikers, increasing the number of people in the box and trying to score another goal. This substitution is a bit risky, in case someone is counterattacked, there is no penalty opportunity, but Li Haolong still agrees with this substitution, and he can't imagine that Petrov still has a naked heart.
Coggia used to be the MVP of Ligue 2, he is 189 tall, and he is also Villa's top scorer in the first half of this season, and then had to give way to Alario, this player is very professional, never complains, as long as he always does his best on the court, but he has been very tactful to Li Haolong to apply for a transfer next season, 27 years old He is in his golden age, and he doesn't want to sit on the bench, this is probably his last game at Villa, but he didn't expect him to leave with a savior smile.
In the 14th minute of extra time, Amavi's bottom cross, Alario's header at the back point returned to the point, Coggia jumped high from the crowd, beat Rojo, and scored with a header, the only tacit connection between the two center forwards, which made the Villa team have the last laugh!
On the one hand, there is a deathly silence, and on the other hand, there is a crazy celebration, and the two heavens of joy and sorrow are clearly distinguished, telling the joys and sorrows on the court. Happiness came so suddenly, Villa fans could never have imagined that they would win a title in their first season, and when Frank Lampard took over the FA Cup silver trophy from the new FA chairman Greg Clark, everyone dared to believe that it was all true, and the chant of "We are the champions" resounded throughout the stadium, a day that Villa fans had been waiting too long! The last time Villa won the Carabao Cup was in 1996, it had been 20 years without a title, and the older fans in the stadium were already teary-eyed, and the guests in the box were also cheering or choking up. Affected by this atmosphere, the domestic bigwigs are also a little moved, but they are not senior fans after all, and some can't understand this emotion, Xiaoxue is trying to explain the feelings of the fans to them in a whisper, but this kind of emotional thing is really indescribable.
Attached is a list of Aston Villa honours:
League One champions (7): 1893-94, 1895-96, 1896-97, 1898-99, 1899-1900, 1909-10, 1980-81
League Two (2): 1937–38, 1959–60
FA Cup winners (7): 1887, 1895, 1897, 1905, 1913, 1920, 1957, 2017
English League Cup winners (5): 1961, 1975, 1977, 1994, 1996
European Champions Cup (1): 1982
Intercontinental Cup (1): 1983