The popularity of Wansheng in England, Europe and even the world is quite hot.

In European football, Wan Sheng is one of the most talked about head coaches, and his popularity in Europe is almost equivalent to those star players, which is very remarkable for a football coach, because most fans only care about the players, and rarely care about the head coach.

Wansheng's Twitter account has nearly 2 million followers, and every time he publishes a broadcast or comment, countless netizens will watch it.

After the Twitter comment was posted, its content spread almost at the speed of light.

Countless retweets from netizens, comments from countless netizens, reprints and comments from countless media, and in just one hour, the content of Twitter spread throughout the United Kingdom, to the whole of Europe and even the world.

The tweet caught the attention of all over Europe.

"I'm skeptical about the intelligence of these guys: how can a team that beat Manchester City lose to Liverpool?" This tone is completely satirical about the media, of course, the satirical media doesn't matter at all, those media reporters who come to interview have long been out of the mind to care about anything, anyway, there are many media who want to interview Wansheng, they are only one of them, it doesn't matter at all, the key is that Wansheng's comments directly determine the outcome of the game - obviously he thinks AC Milan will win.

It's just that the reason for this conclusion is very difficult to accept.

What does it mean to 'how can a team that can beat Manchester City lose to Liverpool'? When will a soccer match be decided by a winner?

In these two seasons, Liverpool has not won against Manchester City in the league, but this does not mean that Liverpool is completely worse than Manchester City, or that the team that wins Manchester City will definitely win Liverpool, which has no decision at all, not to mention, the match between Liverpool and AC Milan is a Champions League decision. Liverpool has always been a team that is good at playing European competitions, no one can do otherwise, Manchester City is not comparable, Manchester City was eliminated in Europe, but Liverpool is close to the final, which can explain a lot of things, so the relationship between victory and defeat mentioned in the comments is completely untenable.

If this sentence is said in the mouth of others, it will definitely be ignored and will only receive some ridicule. There will also be a sarcastic sentence, "This guy doesn't understand football at all!" ”

But the commentator is Wan Sheng, the manager of Manchester City, a successful manager who led Manchester City to win the league title for two consecutive seasons and finished in the top eight in the Champions League for the first time, Wan Sheng must have a considerable understanding of football, and this ridicule is not valid.

So, everyone knows that Wansheng said this on purpose!

The reason for what Wan Sheng called 'the cause and effect of victory and defeat'. It doesn't matter at all, what matters is his conclusion - AC Milan wins!

In fact, before the big game between Liverpool and AC Milan, many people were waiting for the 'conclusion of a thousand wins'. "We expect Wansheng to be optimistic about which team", this sentence appeared in various newspapers, magazines, sports program reports, as long as it is related to the Champions League final, most of the media will mention Wansheng. Because in terms of 'guessing the results of major competitions', Wansheng is quite famous.

A lot of people are waiting for this conclusion.

The media hopes that Wansheng can make a judgment so that they can make special reports; Fans on both sides expect Wansheng to support their teams. Just like last year's World Cup final, Wan Sheng supported the Italian team, and as a result, the Italian team defeated the French team to win the World Cup; Many absolute supporters of Wansheng also hope that Wansheng can express his views before the Champions League final, which team Wansheng supports, which is equivalent to giving them a direction of support; The most anticipated in this regard are the 'gamblers', who are expecting the outcome of 10,000 wins, and then going to hold back the big money.

In fact, the conclusion of the win is a bit disappointing for the 'gamblers', because there are more people who think AC Milan can win, as can be seen in the odds set by the bookmaker for both teams, in 90 minutes, AC Milan won at only 1.49, and there is almost nothing left after taxes, while Liverpool won at 4.18, and the difference between the two multipliers says a lot.

Fortunately, Wansheng did not say whether AC Milan would win in 90 minutes or in the end, so they could still bet on a tie in 90 minutes.

Of course, the bookmaker doesn't care what the 'gamblers' think, when Wansheng's Twitter comment was published, the influence soon came out, the British bookmaker and the European bookmaker, almost at the same time, made some reductions to the odds of AC Milan winning, plus the increase to the 'AC Milan win' betting impact, soon AC Milan won the odds, only 1.37, this odds after deducting taxes is almost nothing.

And that's just the bookmaker.

Let's take a look at AC Milan and Liverpool.

Some of the people from both teams have been waiting for the news of Wan Sheng's judgment of the game, and now that they know the news, AC Milan are immediately happy, and their fans can't wait to celebrate the championship; On the contrary, Liverpool fans were very unhappy.

After the 'Istanbul Miracle' two years ago, Wan Sheng was considered the 'friendliest person' by Liverpool fans, because in a time of crisis for Liverpool in Istanbul, Wan Sheng was the only one who supported Liverpool and believed that Liverpool still had a chance.

And now, Wan Sheng has become the 'least popular persona' of Liverpool fans.

'I don't understand why he said that, I remember two years ago he said 'the spirit of the Reds works miracles, Steven Gerrard, he's a player who never gives up' and we did a miracle and beat AC Milan with the biggest comeback in Champions League history! ”

"But now he's saying, 'If you can beat AC Milan, you can definitely beat Liverpool'? I don't know why a soccer game will come to be decided by a win-loss relationship! Suffice it to say, I hate him! ”

"Does he think he's God? Which team he says wins, and which team wins? ”

"I'm sure Liverpool will prove with a win that he doesn't always get it right!"

"He supports AC Milan? A lot of people are rooting for AC Milan, but I'm sure Liverpool will win! ”

“……”

Liverpool fans have their opinions.

At the same time, many media in England also refuted Wansheng's claims.

Liverpool are England's team, and the English media naturally want their team to win the Champions League, so they refute the claim of Wan Sheng from all angles.

Some are the same as the fans say, and they don't think that Wansheng will be right every time; Some directly used the words of the last victory, "The last time he was talking about the spirit of the Red Army, and he believes that this spirit can create miracles." At that time, Liverpool were already three goals down. Now that the game hasn't started yet, Liverpool still have the spirit of the Reds, and Steven Gerrard is still in the team and will start, is it that now, two years later, the spirit of the Reds is meaningless? ”

"He's refuting his own claims!"

"He probably couldn't guess which team would win. Most people thought that AC Milan had a better chance, so he chose AC Milan. ”

“……”

A variety of rebuttals have flooded the UK with coverage of the Champions League final, with Liverpool in Athens making their final preparations. Perhaps the one who has the most right to speak.

Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez had already been asked questions a few hours after Wan Sheng's comment, and he realised that it would have a certain level of impact on Liverpool's morale and definitely needed special attention, so he immediately said, "I think the game is decided by both sides, not by him." ”

"The outcome of the game is directly related to the two teams, what other people say. It won't make any difference to the game, our players are scrappy and we all want to win a second Champions League trophy. ”

"I'm sure Liverpool will win in the end!"

'We have the advantage in our hearts, we beat them last time. This tournament is good for us. I think everyone in the team thinks the same way I do. ”

Whether the whole Liverpool team thinks this way, no one knows, but one can be sure. Liverpool FC have shown their support for Benitez.

The Liverpool club's approach to support is offbeat.

On the night before the game, Liverpool's official website had already broadcast the good news of the team's victory - "The Reds have won in Athens!" ”

This "oolong" news disappeared on Liverpool's official webpage after only staying for just 5 minutes.

The headline on Liverpool's official website was well organized. It doesn't seem like there's any prank. At the top of the story, the bold text reads, "Liverpool, 2007 UEFA Champions Cup winners", making it very clear that Liverpool are not participants in the 2007 Champions Cup, but have already won the competition, and the 2006/07 Champions Cup.

In the text, the news reads: "In ancient Greece...... We've won for the 6th time! Rafa (Benitez) heroes are celebrating after another European honour, our second win over AC Milan in our third season. ”

It was a surprise that Liverpool's official website had announced the title before the game had even been played.

According to the analysis of the British media, this should have been prepared in advance by the Liverpool club, ready to be posted on the official website as soon as the team won the championship, but now it came out prematurely.

'It was a mistake and an oversight, and if it was AC Milan's Maldini who lifted the Champions League trophy on Wednesday night, it would have become an unforgivable mistake. Italy's Tgcom commented on the news.

Whether it is a mistake or a prophecy can only be answered by waiting for time.

Some media outlets also combined Liverpool's official 'mistake' with Wan Sheng's remarks, saying, "Wan Sheng made a prediction, Liverpool also made a prediction, and now we are ready to go into the game to see who has the more accurate prediction." ”

The next morning, the whole of Europe and the world were ready to focus on the Champions League final in Athens, and on the same day, Wan Sheng and Anita were ready to board the plane to Lisbon and go to the Portuguese harbour mecca for a holiday.

In the aisle of the airport, Wan Sheng was followed closely by some media reporters.

Wan Sheng actually wanted to leave directly, and didn't want to make any remarks about the Champions League final, which was completely meaningless to him, but when he heard a reporter ask with a bad face, "Are you talking nonsense because you can't guess anything!" ”

Wan Sheng was immediately a little annoyed, and he said to the reporter, "You don't care if I guess!?" Now it's up to you to interview me! That's what I think! AC Milan can win, that's my opinion! ”

"Why?"

"Why! Quite simply, let's be honest with you, because Liverpool have been competing with Manchester City for Torres and they are our rivals in the transfer market. Why should I support my competitors? That's why I'm rooting for AC Milan and that's why! ”

Media reporters were dumbfounded when they heard this reason.

Wan Shengke didn't care what they thought, and he and Anita stepped directly into the waiting room of the airport, as long as they entered the airport, there would be no reporters to harass them.

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Wan Sheng's 'competitor theory' is a bit blood-spitting, but it is a reason to do so, and he also highlighted the reason why he supports AC Milan.

Note that it's support, not guessing.

Those media outlets who interviewed Wansheng gave a special description of 'support'. What they want to express is that the Chinese does not know who wins and who loses, he just 'supports' AC Milan, but they do not have much effect in doing these reports, ordinary fans, knowing that Wan Sheng 'guesses' AC Milan wins, regardless of whether he 'supports' or 'guesses the result'.

In various comments in the media, the race in Athens is also about to begin.

Marshin and Anita got off the plane from Lisbon and took a taxi directly to the resort in the harbour. After checking into the booked hotel, I turned on the TV as soon as possible to watch the live Champions League final.

At this time, the game has just begun.

Carlo Ancelotti and Rafael Benitez both lined up in a single striker formation.

For AC Milan, veteran Inzaghi beat Gilardino to play. Ambrosini was added to midfield, with captain Maldini playing in his eighth Champions League final, equalling the record set by former Real Madrid superstar Hento, who became the oldest non-goalkeeper in the history of the Champions League final at the age of 38 years and 331 days. It was also Maldini's third appearance as captain in a Champions League final and he became the oldest captain in the history of the Champions League by beating the record of 36-year-old Barcelona goalkeeper Ramalez in 1961.

Liverpool. Spaniard Marcos Alonso started and formed a midfield duo with Mascherano. With Cendon and Pennant on the wings after recovering from an ankle injury, Colwill, who started two years ago, could only sit on the bench.

AC Milan wore the same white jersey as they did two years ago, having won the Champions League in 1963, 1989, 1990 and 2003. The referee was 43-year-old German Van Deel. Liverpool have lost 2 and drawn 1 without scoring under his control, while AC Milan have won all five of their games under his control.

Van Deel's enforcement is also considered one of the reasons why AC Milan can win.

After the opening, as in all major finals, both teams were steady.

Unlike what many people think, it is Liverpool who is more active, while AC Milan is more stable, but Liverpool's strength is limited, and their tactics and cooperation are difficult to say that fans like, so the first half of the game between the two teams was a little drowsy, and finally AC Milan, who sought stability, took the lead in scoring, which was in the 44th minute, Kaka turned around and broke through and was knocked down by Alonso, Pirlo took a free kick with his right foot 21 meters in front of the goal, and hit a half-high ball through the side of the wall, Inzaghi blocked it with his left upper arm 9 meters in front of the goal, The ball refracted into the net and allowed Reina, who was lunging to the left, to save the air.

It was Inzaghi's 37th Champions League goal and 57th European goal.

In the second half, the two teams fought again, and Liverpool became more and more active, and they were better than Liverpool in many aspects such as shooting, passing, and possession, but in the end, the second goal still belonged to AC Milan, and it was Inzaghi who scored the goal.

In the 82nd minute, Kaka took the ball on the right rib and plugged the gap between the three defenders, Inzaghi finally succeeded in countering offside this time, he stepped past goalkeeper Reina, who came out to save on the ground, and scored with a right-footed shot from a tight angle 6 meters from the goal on the right side of the penalty area.

2 to 0!!

Perhaps the Reds' spirit was still valuable, as Colwill whipped in a corner from the left towards the end of the game, Agger nodded the ball past Maldini's head to the back post, and Kuyt headed it into the far corner from four yards out before Liverpool finally pulled one back.

But, it's too late!

In the end, AC Milan defeated Liverpool 2-1 to win the Champions League trophy, and at the same time, they also completed the revenge of the defeat in the final two years ago!

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After watching the match between AC Milan and Liverpool, many people can't help but think of Wansheng while congratulating AC Milan on winning the championship.

In an interview before the game, the young man twice explained his support for AC Milan for 'ridiculous' reasons, believing that AC Milan can win, and the result once again proved that this young man can always laugh the best.

He's right again!

No matter how ridiculous and 'individualistic' the reasons he explains, many times, I have to admit that the result is what matters.

Those fans who didn't believe in Wansheng before once again regretted the result.

Those media who criticized 'Wansheng is not God' can't help but say, "Maybe sometimes, he is really God, no matter how outrageous what he says, we should all believe him." ”

Of course, there is also mockery.

"Congratulations to him, another Champions League final, he has become an alternative protagonist."

Wan Sheng doesn't care what the media says, in fact, after watching the match between AC Milan and Liverpool, he feels weird.

He doesn't care at all about making remarks, evaluating the game and the like, what he cares about is the game itself, and the result of this game is exactly the same as he remembers, 2:1, almost no change.

He couldn't help but think, "Isn't history unchangeable?" Or what is the so-called corrective power of history? ”

Otherwise, it is impossible to explain why the result is the same as remembered.

But soon Wan Sheng felt that he thought too much, one is that the Derby County and Manchester City he led have won the league championship for three consecutive years, and no correction force in history can change this fact, in addition, he can become the current Wan Sheng with the memory of his previous life, which is an extremely ridiculous and unimaginable thing in itself, so what is the meaning of explaining what 'correction force'?

The previous life is just the previous life, and this life is this life no matter what it has to do with the previous one.

He's not God, he's not a savior, and it doesn't make sense to think about that.

After that, Wan Sheng clenched his fists and made up his mind, "Next season, the Champions League final, will definitely become the protagonist because he is a participant!" (To be continued.) )