Chapter 69: Curtain Call

"First crown!"

After Manchester City beat Stoke City to win the FA Cup in a thrilling 1-0 victory, the Mirror used such a headline to cover the game, and the prefix "first" also foreshadowed what people expected from Manchester City. Unlike the Mirror, the next two titles will be contested between two teams in Manchester, and the local Manchester Evening News does not play this too far, focusing instead on Linson.

In the first season, the league champions, the League Cup winners, the Europa League winners.

The second season, the FA Cup winner......

An ellipsis just represents a lot of possibilities. But for Linsen, this means that in just two seasons, Linsen has already won the "Grand Slam" of England, of course, if not counting the Community Shield.

"For Manchester City fans, they would certainly not be happy to say that Linsen is the Ferguson of Manchester City, but that does not change Linsen's status in the hearts of Manchester City fans, because it is this man who ended their 33-year history without a title, won their first English title in their history, and their first Europa League title, and now, they have the opportunity to go further......

Lin Sen didn't know that the media had once again taken him to the skies, but it wasn't surprising.

In England, a manager is only "remembered" by the media in two situations, when he is most proud, and when he is most unlucky.

And now, Lin Sen doesn't dare to be too complacent, although this FA Cup, which is far more "valuable" than the League Cup, Manchester City has been away for even longer than the league. But after the game, Lin Sen not only politely refused the small celebration, but even demanded that the players must return to the training ground according to the normal training time the next day.

Of course, this time, even the most happy fans. Nor will it be seen that Linsen is ruining the fun, because Manchester City really don't have time to celebrate, and winning the FA Cup is certainly a cause for joy, but there are more important things to do than celebrate.

On 18 May, four days later, Manchester City will face the 37th round of the league. In four days' time, England will face the curtain call of the season, and finally, a week later. What awaits Manchester City is perhaps the most important game of the season: the Champions League final.

So, it's not that Lin Sen doesn't understand the amorous style, but, where does the time come from to celebrate?

Four days later, a make-up match will determine whether Manchester City will cede the league title to their rivals in advance.

For this game, or the last two games to come, there are in fact two very different opinions among Manchester City fans.

One is the intellectuals, who have analysed the upcoming fixtures and shapes of Manchester City. It is believed that Manchester City should give up the league because even if Manchester City win the last two league games, the initiative to win the title is still in the hands of Manchester United, and so on. It is better to prepare for the Champions League final with all their might, and besides, the red card against Barcelona will guide Manchester City to have two important players who can only watch from the sidelines in the Champions League final. Lin Sen used these two games to "make up" for this shortcoming.

It should be said that this point of view is precisely the one that Lin Sen has been thinking about the most in recent days.

Whether it's the league or the Champions League. Manchester City are facing Manchester United, the difference is that in the league, Manchester United is in the leading position, and in the Champions League, Manchester City is at least on the same line as the opponent. In this case, it seems that the wisest decision is to make the right trade-offs. At the same time, however, there is another opinion among Manchester City fans, which we will call radical.

They believe that the league title, no matter who it is handed over, cannot be handed over to Manchester United. This may seem irrational, but in fact, if Manchester City gives up the league title to Manchester United, it is not only Manchester City that will "rest" in advance, Manchester United will also be, on the contrary, if Manchester City "chase" until the last moment, it will also be a kind of pressure on Manchester United. Moreover, you must know that in the final round, the opponents of Manchester City and Manchester United are qualitatively different.

Therefore, no matter what kind of opinion it is, in fact, it cannot be completely said to be a battle of wills, and each has its own reason.

But how to choose, this is Lin Sen's problem.

It's not just Manchester City fans who are waiting for Linson to make a choice, Manchester United boss Alex Ferguson is also waiting.

The current shape shì, Manchester City's shì, is basically equivalent to Manchester United's shì. If Manchester City gives up the league, then, in the Champions League final on May 29, maybe the two teams can make the game a little more exciting with enough ammunition, but if Manchester City wants to "stubbornly resist" until the last minute, the big deal will be to see everyone on the field with a blue nose and a swollen face.

Anyway, Manchester United's squad must be a little more neat than Manchester City.

The time soon came to May 18, and Lin Sen gave the answer.

Facing Stoke City, opponents in the FA Cup final a few days ago, this time Manchester City did not let their opponents fight for so long, and they delivered a more perfect answer than in previous days: a three-goal victory at home! This may be the only game in history where Manchester City and Manchester United fans care equally about the outcome of the game, and finally made countless Manchester City fans who have been conflicted for a long time look forward to the final game, and also made countless Manchester United fans who stretched their necks and were ready to celebrate, and had to suppress the urge to cheer.

Now, there is only one final round of the league left.

And the gap between Manchester City and Manchester United is only one point.

What people don't know is that when Manchester City scored the second goal in this game, Ferguson, who has almost become a Manchester City fan watching Manchester City games every day for nearly a week, turned off the TV again and muttered.

Well, since that's the case, so be it-

May 22, the curtain call for the 2O1O/2O11 season.

In addition to the brutal relegation battle, the title battle that did not end early thanks to Manchester City's victory in the last round of games is undoubtedly the biggest suspense.

In Martin Taylor's words, the final game, whether it is Manchester City or Manchester United, the fans watching the game need to bring their mobile phones to watch the game, because, for Manchester City fans, whether this game is meaningful or not will depend entirely on the result of the other game, and for Manchester United fans, if they can't keep the lead, then they can only hope that Manchester City in the other game will not take the lead.

Since it is the final round, all the matches will be played at the same time.

In the two games between Manchester United and Manchester City, Martin Taylor chose Manchester United's game for live broadcast, on the one hand, because Manchester United is the initiative after all, as long as they don't make mistakes, the league champion will not be able to "escape" from the palm of Manchester United, and on the other hand, it is also because Manchester United is playing at home today, and it is exciting on the pitch and in the stands.

'Well, referee Atkinson blew the whistle for the start of the game, which was the highlight of the final round of the 2o1o/2o11 season as Manchester United hosted Blackpool. Ahead of this game, leaders Manchester United are one point ahead of second-placed Manchester City, meaning they would do well to make sure they get three points if they are to lift the league trophy after the game. Their opponents, Blackpool, are currently second from bottom in the league with 39 points, but they still have a chance of relegation as Birmingham City and Wigan are level on points ahead of them, with Wolves just one point above them...... Of course, there is only one premise for them to be relegated, and that is to beat Manchester United......

The game started with cheers, and no one knew if it would end with cheers, and interestingly, Martin Taylor hadn't even finished reading the rosters for both sides, and the shape had already changed.

The clock had barely ticked to the forty-first second, and the live footage of the game had already captured the odds in the stands: a sudden commotion somewhere in the stands at Old Trafford.

Then, without waiting for Martin Taylor to react, the game's director had split the game screen in two, giving at a glance what caused the commotion among Manchester United fans.

The other half of the screen is Reebok Stadium.

At this time, the whole picture seemed to be shaking in cheers, and soon, a replay was given on the screen: Manchester City, which had just started, after a few simple passes, was recorded by Adriano from a distance, and the time of the game was fixed at 35 seconds. Then, the screen turned, and there was a dramatic update in the latest English standings: Manchester City temporarily took the lead by two points against Manchester United.

"Whoa...... It's hard to believe, less than a minute into the game, the news of a goal has already come from another field, Manchester City is scored by Adriano, my God, thirty-five seconds? It was the fastest goal of the season! Now, the burden has fallen on Manchester United, and their opponents are one step ahead......"

Inside the stadium.

Ferguson, who had been standing on the sidelines since the beginning of the game, did not know what had happened, but he noticed the commotion in the stands, so it was not difficult for him to guess what was born. It's just that......

Did City score?

So fast?

Damn Bolton!

Ferguson cursed in his heart.

Admittedly, if Manchester City did score, it would indeed be the fastest goal of the season, but it was not the fastest goal in English history, let alone the fastest goal in football history, so Ferguson would be surprised, but definitely not surprised, but it was Bolton who annoyed him a little.

Unlike Manchester United's opponents, Blackpool, who had to fight hard to catch the last shred of relegation hopes, Manchester City's opponents Bolton Wanderers had already landed safely in the last round, so no matter how Ferguson "provoked" Bolton in the way he did best before the game, it could not change the fact that this game for Manchester City was meaningless for Bolton.

Therefore, annoyance is annoyance, and fate still needs to be changed by itself. (To be continued!)

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