Chapter 753: Hold the Cup
Before the Liverpool players could get out of the dressing room, the Premier League trophy was escorted to the podium by three British soldiers in camouflage uniforms.
Nearly 50,000 Reds fans in the stands stood up to cheer for the trophy as a sign of respect and gratitude to the Liverpool players.
The Premier League trophy is also known as the Barclays Cup. The reason why it is called the Barclays Cup is because Barclays Bank is a sponsor of the Premier League, and the full name of the Premier League is the Barclays Premier Football League.
The race for the Premier League title this season is unusually fierce, with three teams still in the final round with the potential to win the title.
The fans did have a good time, but the league officials made a mistake, with Manchester United, Liverpool and Chelsea all likely to win the title, the league officials needed to have a league trophy on each of the three venues, and the problem was that they only had two trophies. One in the hands of defending champions Chelsea and the other at their London headquarters, league officials have had to borrow a trophy from sponsor Barclays to cope with the possibility of a title on all three venues.
With Liverpool having the best chance of winning the title, it was FA president Thompson who came to Anfield with the trophy in tow.
After the trophy was placed on the podium, FA president Thompson, who will present the trophies and medals to the Liverpool players, and staff then walked onto the pitch
The current Thompson is a former referee and worked for Sheffield and other county FAs in England until 1979.
He has been with the FA since 1979. Having chaired the FA Disciplinary Committee, was a member of the Executive Committee and Finance Committee, and chaired the Wembley National Stadium Committee, he has a wealth of professional football management experience, which has made him a well-respected and well-respected chairperson in the FA presidency.
Thompson walked into the stadium to a round of applause from the fans, and the commentator explained: "Thompson is not only highly respected in domestic football, but also occupies an important position on the international football stage, he is a member of the UEFA and FIFA disciplinary committees, and Thompson has a high prestige among the local FA, the Premier League and the fans in the United Kingdom. There has always been a conflict within the FA between the English Premier League Committee and the local FA. Thompson is a representative of the local FA and has a strong connection with the Premier League, and fans believe that Thompson's actions are based on the career of English football, so he has received the most support in the English football community. ”
After all the preparations for the award were completed, the protagonists appeared, Benitez led all the Liverpool soldiers into the stadium, and the sideline camera focused on Benitez, Chen Yu and Gerrard for a long time, telling people who is the core of Liverpool now.
Among the Liverpool players, Mascherano seemed the happiest, who joined this season and immediately won the league title and the first Premier League title in Liverpool's history, and his excitement can be imagined.
Fowler and Hyypia were even more excited, and despite the fact that their two veterans were about to retire and the league was basically in soy sauce form this season, they still got what they wanted most: the Premier League title.
The on-site commentator sighed: "Winning the trophy before retiring is also the highest reward for their loyalty and hard work in Liverpool for so many years. Thinking about Owen, Fowler and Hyypia should have no regrets. ”
Rafael Benitez was the first to wear the winner's medal, followed by Hyypia, Alonso, Rise, Carragher...... Finally, there is Chen Yu.
When giving Chen Yu a medal, FA President Thompson couldn't help but pat Chen Yu on the shoulder after giving him a gold medal, and said: "Young man, your performance this season is really fantastic, I have experienced the most glorious period of Liverpool, but I have never seen a player as good as you, I believe you will become the best in the history of the Reds." ”
Chen Yu's mood today is also very excited, in the case of 17 points behind the reversal to win the championship, this kind of achievement will be proud and proud of anyone, Chen Yu is no exception, to the FA president's praise, Chen Yu unceremoniously smiled, he said: "Thank you for your compliment, I am trying to do as you said, of course, I hope I can do better." ”
Thompson's eyes lit up and he smiled: "The young man has a lot of ambitions, and I am now looking forward to you bringing the first World Footballer of the Year and European Footballer of the Year to the Premier League." ”
Chen Yu smiled: "This is exactly what I want to do. ”
Thompson hugged Chen Yu this time and said, "Okay, child, I bless you, I believe you will be the flag and pride of the Premier League." ”
After the medal was awarded, all eyes were on the winner's trophy, and everyone knew that the most exciting moment was coming.
Thompson solemnly picked up the Premier League trophy from the staff and handed it to Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard. It was a historic moment for Liverpool, and when Steven Gerrard lifted the trophy, it meant that Liverpool had finally broken the record of zero Premier League titles, ushering in a new era.
Gerrard took the trophy and turned to face his team-mate.
Just when everyone thought that Gerard was going to lift the trophy, Gerard shouted Chen Yu, "Chen, come here, let's lift it together, this championship has half of your credit, and the two of us should lift him up." ”
Chen Yu was stunned for a moment, the championship trophy is lifted by the captain, this is not only an unwritten rule in the Premier League, but also in all leagues, but now Gerrard sent him an invitation, Chen Yu couldn't refuse, he turned around and bowed to his teammates, and said: "What the captain said, I dare not take it seriously, this is the reward of the team's efforts, no one alone can win even the most ordinary game, but I am happy to lift this trophy for the brothers." ”
Originally, there were still some Liverpool players muttering, Chen Yu's words made everyone feel relieved, and everyone said: "Hurry up", "Don't talk nonsense", "We are still waiting"
Chen Yu was no longer polite this time, he and Gerrard each grabbed one of the ears of the Barclays Cup, turned around and held the championship trophy high.
The moment Chen Yu and Steven Gerrard lifted the trophy, the atmosphere reached its peak, with salutes, fireworks and golden confetti flying all over the sky, and singing resounding over the Anfield stadium.
"Chen Yu and Gerrard lifted the trophy together, the champion of the UU to 07 season is Liverpool This is the fifth title in the history of the Premier League, only Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea and Blackburn have won the Premier League title before, the members who created this history need everyone to remember, they may achieve the second glory in Liverpool's history, manager Benitez, captain Gerrard, striker Chen ......"
The England commentator at the scene roared loudly, sensationalizing the already fanatical scene, but at this time, this sensationalism was even more useful, and the fans at the scene were almost crazy, and even many female fans took off their tops and waved, completely ignoring the bras.
At this time, He Hui, the Chinese live narrator, also began to lyric like a poet, "...... Chen Yu lifted the championship trophy, as a non-captain lifted the trophy, Chen Yu is the first person, this is Chen Yu's pride, but also the pride of Chinese, Chen Yu deserves this treatment, his table today is perfect, if tonight is Liverpool's feast, Chen Yu is the host of this banquet, if tonight's Liverpool players are the stars, Chen Yu is the brightest of the stars...... Let's remember this moment and imprint it in our minds, when we are old, we can say this to our children and grandchildren, we have witnessed the best player in China and the best in the world win the first Premier League title......"
At this moment, fans all over China are celebrating Liverpool's victory, even if they are not Liverpool fans, because they are all fans of Chen Yu.
After Gerrard and Chen Yu lifted the trophy, Gerrard passed the trophy to his teammates, and then the scene entered the free celebration stage.
Carragher opened the champagne of the champion, and then with Reese, Bellamy, and Crouch, the four of them sprayed champagne at their teammates, and Benitez hid in the back to avoid being attacked, but still did not escape Crouch's clutches.
The Reds were throwing around with trophies in their hands, while Mascherano, who didn't "grab" them, could only rush to the fans with a bottle of champagne...... After that, Bellamy, who is good at funny, also hung his medal around his youngest son's neck, but apparently the child didn't eat it, and his helpless expression was obviously questioning his father
Looking at the stadium, the team owners Gillette and Hicks were also ready to join in, but seeing that the players and fans didn't manage them much, they could only smile and applaud awkwardly on the side of the stadium, and at this moment they understood that today, although they are the owners of Liverpool, they are not the owners of this stadium.
The Liverpool anthem was not played on the first live broadcast at Anfield Stadium today, and the crowd of more than 50,000 people sang along to the music.
Finally, there was a group photo, Gerrard and Carragra together with Fowler and Hyypia, who was about to retire, Fowler and Hyypia stood in the middle, Ag, Bellamy and others brought their children, and the singing sounded at the scene, at this time, many fans and players couldn't help but shed tears, because they knew how difficult it was to win this championship, how much effort they had put in, and how many years they had waited for this championship.
The Liverpool players then celebrated in floats around the city, followed by more than 100,000 fans, but the Liverpool players did not celebrate with much enthusiasm and only went back to rest in the early hours of the morning, knowing full well that the Champions League final was still waiting and that it was not time to indulge.