Chapter 369: Amazing
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As the top team in the Premier League at the turn of the century, Manchester United's heritage as a giant is not insignificant, which can be seen only from the Manchester fans. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
On April 3, just after dark, Manchester United fans in red shirts began to appear on the streets of Manchester. Holding aloft the banner of 'Manchester United must win', they stood on the side of the road and waited for the arrival of the Chelsea people, working hard all morning just to be able to intimidate the Chelsea buses as they passed through the streets, so as to raise the momentum of Manchester United.
This approach is of no use to a professional team, especially a world-class team like Chelsea.
But the United fans are still holding on.
Manchester United really can't afford to lose this game!!
"We have inherited the will of the Red Devils, and we will defeat all opponents with strength......"
This is a song lyrics that are widely circulated among Manchester United fans, don't look at Manchester, the Manchester City team has a lot more fans than Manchester United, but due to the lack of background, their fans and Manchester United fans have less unity and will, which makes every Manchester derby, the war between the fans of the two teams is often evenly divided, even in the Manchester City Stadium.
And on this day, many, many Manchester United fans stood on both sides of the street, singing this inspiring song all the time, and the whole of Manchester was surrounded by singing.
Speaking ahead of the game, Manchester United fans said 'Chelsea welcome' to reporters, but it wasn't friendly, with a fan association president admitting: "We lost twice this year [in the Carabao Cup and the league] and in Manchester we were losers, but I believe in the team and I believe in Mr Alex Ferguson to lead the team to victory. ”
'Manchester United have produced a lot of stars, we don't have the same background as them, they just want to win the trophy in Manchester, so come on!!' They will be defeated!! ”
Although this is the fourth time Chelsea have played Manchester United this season, it is not easy for Chelsea to win when the Reds are united and fighting for dignity at Old Trafford.
At 2:30 p.m., a blue bus arrived in Manchester, 'greeting' with the intimidation, threats, angry scolding and so on of Manchester United fans.
Under the guidance of the Manchester police, it was not until 3:20 that the bus finally arrived at Old Trafford.
"They're finally here!"
There was a large crowd of reporters in front of the Old Trafford stadium, and when they saw the Chelsea bus coming, they immediately gathered in front of the door, and several of them were sports reporters from the ancient Oriental court, and it was clear that the significance of this game was not only clear to the European media, but also to the media around the world.
For the media in the ancient Oriental country, the most important protagonist is, of course, Wang Li, and after the car door opened, they began to look for Wang Li's figure, and even ignored Mourinho, who was the first to walk out of the car door.
In order to cover the game in an all-round way, the imperial court even sent two film crews over, and the other group was already filming in the stadium at this time.
"Wang Li, it's Wang Li!!" A Chinese reporter shouted in Chinese to alert his colleagues, who immediately surrounded him.
"So many people ......"
But not only the media of the ancient country, but also the media in Europe also wanted to interview Wang Li, so these people did not squeeze into a good position, but the voice of the Chinese version of the reporter just now attracted Wang Li's attention, as a Chinese, Wang Li still has a good impression of his compatriots, so when he walked to the court, he turned a small corner, and specially let these imperial court and Taiwan media have interview space.
'Alan, what do you think of this game, how do you feel about winning the league title just after joining Chelsea?' found an opportunity for an interview, and a female reporter from the imperial court station immediately handed the microphone to Wang Li and asked.
"It's nothing, I've been mentally prepared since the beginning of the season."
"Are you confident that you can win this one?"
"Of course." Wang Li slowed down slightly, and then said, "If I didn't have faith, I wouldn't have come here." I don't think it's important to win a few rounds earlier, but if you can get the trophy here, it will be perfect. Manchester United are the best team in England and it's a wonderful thing that we have taken their place here to win trophies. ”
As he spoke, Wang Li and his teammates around him had already entered the player-only aisle, and the reporters outside could only watch the backs of the Chelsea players farther and farther away until they turned a corner and disappeared.
By 3pm, the weather in Manchester had turned cooler, and the temperature of 13 or 4 degrees was just right for the players to warm up, and when they arrived in the dressing room to change their clothes, the Chelsea players went to the pitch under the guidance of the assistant coach to warm up and get used to the field.
Halfway through the warm-up, the fans were already starting to enter the stadium, and the aisles were surrounded by water, and the United fans did not forget to shout 'you don't want to win', 'Manchester United must win' and so on into the Chelsea warm-up half of the stadium in the process of looking for seats.
At this time, Wang Li was also in the half, he turned his head to look at these crazy fans, and was silent in his heart.
After a careful comparison between the Blues fans and Manchester United fans, he found that the Blues fans were more 'noble', they were very organized and disciplined in cheering, which may be a rare representative of the 'gentleman' fans in England, while Manchester United fans were more 'blood', think about it, there are indeed many famous football hooligans in Manchester in history, these fans do anything for the team's victory.
Fortunately, both UEFA and the FA have very strict control over this aspect, and those who have football hooligan tendencies are banned one by one, which makes the game much 'safer'.
"These fans are ......, but they are really enthusiastic...... looking at the fans around who have just come to the stage and are not in a hurry to find a seat, but walk to the front and are stopped by the police and keep squeezing forward. Cole couldn't help but say.
"At this time, it's no wonder that they're not crazy, you know, Manchester United is about to lose adults, haha......, guys, don't hesitate for a while, score when you need to score, don't pay attention to what they shout, we're here to step on their corpses and win honor!!" Frank. Frank Lampard shouted and reminded his team-mates on the pitch that when it comes to their experience against Manchester United, he and John Terry are definitely the thumbs and minds of the team.
Now, Frank Lampard is not as influential as Wang Li and John Terry in the Chelsea team, but his voice is also unquestionable, and this shout has cheered many players again.
'It's a good feeling to step on the corpse of Manchester United and get the highest honours.
Wang Li took a deep breath of air, ignored the Manchester United fans in the stands, and stretched out his arms as if enjoying the atmosphere of the stadium: "Come on, everyone!" ”
"Come on!!"
It was also a big game for Chelsea.
After the warm-up, the players returned to the locker room one after another, when passing through the players' tunnel, there were still many reporters waiting for interviews, Wang Li turned his head to look, and the reporters from the imperial court station were also among them, but Wang Li did not step forward, just thought they waved their hands, which was considered to have said hello. He didn't mean to come forward for an interview, this game will allow Chelsea to completely shake off the burden of the league title, and it will also be Wang Li's first league title, and he does not want to be too distracted before the game.
For a professional footballer, the honor of winning a league is too important.
Now Real Madrid's famous star Ronaldo is very strong, after he won the 02 World Cup, he was once considered by many fans to be the third king after Pele and Maradona, but such a powerful figure did not win the first league title of his career until he transferred to Real Madrid, and only won this time.
Thinking that at the beginning, when Ronaldo lost the league championship in Inter Milan, the picture of hiding his face and crying on the bench broke the hearts of Ronaldo fans all over the world, which shows how heavy a league championship is in the heart of a professional player.
Although Chelsea won the league title securely, neither the chairman Mr. Abou, the manager Mourinho nor Wang Li could resist the temptation to win the title in Manchester, so Wang Li was bound to win this game.
After returning to the dressing room, Wang Li changed his clothes and sat cross-legged, his eyes slightly closed, and he always used meditation to adjust his physical condition before the tournament, which was no surprise to his Chelsea teammates.
Others are starting to relax and rest, some go to the shower, some talk to each other, some listen to music, in short, before each game, the Chelsea dressing room is always a chaotic place, there is no discipline at all, but on the other hand, it also makes everyone feel more relaxed and less stressful in the competition.
It's not a lot of pressure at Old Trafford and they have to relax to play at a better level.
After the team's head coach Jose Mourinho returned to the dressing room after attending the press conference, he did not do anything to mobilize, everything that should be said has been said, and now it is a real battle.
When it comes to pressure, perhaps no player is more stressed than Jose Mourinho.
Mourinho is of course a must-win for this game of honours, and if he can't win at Old Trafford, then even if he wins at Hampton, it won't mean much, after all, all English fans know that Chelsea will be the league champions.
………… At 4:55 p.m., players from both sides were already crowded into the tunnel and waiting to enter the field.
Next is the on-site commentator who begins to introduce the players on both sides, the introduction of the Chelsea players, the on-site commentator is perfunctory, and every name is followed by the boos of Manchester United fans. When Wang's exit, the boos of the fans reached a peak, and the commentator paused at the right time, just waiting for the fans to 'boo' enough before continuing to introduce.
When the Manchester United players were introduced, the crowd immediately cheered, and this is the difference between the home team and the away team.
However, it is clear that such a trick cannot shake the fighting spirit of the Chelsea players at all, and there are many 'worlds' in the team who can start the game, and it can be said that the whole Chelsea team is an old fritter, and there is no fear of the fans' words.
At this time, the Chelsea players who had just come on the pitch formed a circle, led by captain John Terry, put their hands together and made a neat 'cheer' sound, which boosted the morale of all the players.
"Oh my God, that's the Manchester City fan ......" as the players were ready to take their positions, Brigitte shouted in surprise as he pointed to a corner of the stands.
Wang Li followed his finger and saw that in a corner to the southeast, thousands of fans in Manchester City uniforms were sitting there, including fans holding 'Come on Chelsea, Manchester United will lose!! 'Big banner, cheer for Chelsea.
The last time I came here, Wang Li also saw Manchester City fans, but there were only a few dozen, and this time there were thousands, which is indeed a bit unexpected, obviously, in the city of Manchester, Manchester United and Manchester City are on the same page, Manchester City fans wish Chelsea could step on the corpse of Manchester United to win the league title.
That would give City fans plenty of reason to laugh at them.
'Thank you so much to them, we had so few fans today and Manchester United were really unpopular.' Wang Li said with emotion, and the latter words were a little gloating.
Bridget looked up at the stands on the east side, and the Blues fans in black jerseys were only shrunk in a corner, looking no more than Manchester City, he shook his head helplessly, and said: "They can't buy tickets." ”
"Well, let's have a good game, haha." Wang Li patted Bridget on the shoulder and ran to his place.
At this time, the players of both sides stand according to their respective formations and wait for the kick-off.
Referee Riley looked down at his watch, stared carefully at the second hand, and when it pointed to '12', he blew the whistle decisively.
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In this match, thanks to the Dutch goalscorer Van Van . With Nistrooy's strong return, Saha Saha was abandoned by Alex Ferguson, while Wayne Rooney and Ruud van Nistelrooy formed a two-man striker to attack Chelsea's defence.
This pair of powerful centre-forwards also gave Sir Alex Ferguson a lot of confidence to win.
However, Manchester United is not stupid enough to play against Chelsea, even if the combination of Rooney and Ruud van Nistelrooy is not weak, but as long as Wang Li is still on the field, the old Ferguson will not choose to attack, which is absolutely unwise.
After Manchester United's kick-off, they were not in a hurry to attack, Rooney kicked the ball back to the backfield, and ran forward slowly, from this point of view, Manchester United did not intend to use any surprising tactics, Ferguson also felt that the surprise attack in the opening was not a big threat to the Chelsea defence, after all, Chelsea's backfield in this game was also full of main force - John. Terry, Claude. Makellele, Frank. Frank Lampard, Ricardo. Carvalho!!
The four generals at the back of Chelsea, plus the strong Williams. Gallas and Paul. Pacos Ferreira, Manchester United want to win and score goals, how easy is it to say that!!
On the pitch, once all the players had secured their positions, United finally attacked.
Full-back Heinze kicked the ball past Rio Ferdinand, who sent the ball to winger Fletcher with a diagonal cross. After a few passes, the ball naturally moved forward a bit, and then returned to the feet of Fletcher, who had moved to the edge of the Chelsea penalty area and did not wait for Wayne after receiving the ball. Brigitte came up to snatch it, and then he kicked it straight into the middle.
In the middle of the road, Paul. Scholes followed up with a volley!!
Even Manchester United fans didn't expect the team's first attack to get a chance to shoot, and the whole stadium suddenly rang out with a cheer of surprise, and at this time, the Chelsea defenders on the pitch did not have time to defend, and they all watched the football fly towards the goal. Clark was so focused that he jumped up and saved the ball.
While the Chelsea players were breathing a sigh of relief, United's attack was not over!! Thomas's pounced ball hit the post and bounced into the box!!
"Danger!!" At the same time, the court commentator shouted.
Fan who has been in ambush for a long time in the forbidden area. Nistroy meets the ball and volleys directly and vigorously!! The Dutchman's performance after his comeback is truly amazing!!
"Ruud van Nistelrooy, !! shot"
In the loud shouts of the commentators on the court stage, even the two managers of Mourinho and Ferguson on the sidelines stood up in the direction of the Manchester United goal, and the entire Manchester stadium suddenly let out a huge cry, and Vanney's shot was only about 6 meters away from the fans, and no one thought that the goal would be spared.
But at this time, goalkeeper Thomas. Clark stepped up again.
Speaking of which, it was the same for all Chelsea players, but it was Thomas who mattered. In previous games, as long as it was an important game, most of them were Cech as a starter, and he could only play in some indifferent leagues, from which it is clear that manager Mourinho is more biased towards Cech.
In what was at stake in the trophy at Old Trafford, he was given a chance to start.
Thomas is usually very aggressive, but he is definitely not stupid, he knows that this is an opportunity given by the manager, if he can prove his quality in the game, then in the summer transfer, he is likely to squeeze out Cech and be the main goalkeeper for Chelsea next season, otherwise, he can only pack up and get ready to leave, after all, he does not want to be the second goalkeeper for Chelsea for another season.
So, he was extremely serious from the start.
Thomas stood up immediately after saving Scholes' shot, but by this time, Ruud van Nistelrooy had already shot at goal, and he only had time to stretch out his arm to block, but it was this reaction that made the ball pop straight off the line!!
"Beautiful!! Thomas, he's done a lot for Chelsea!! ”
(To be continued)