Chapter 96 It's lively before the game

As the Champions League half-finals are getting closer and closer, the ancient city of London has been full of gunpowder. There are reports, topics and pictures about the game everywhere. Even the mayor of London and Her Majesty the Queen of Buckingham Palace are talking about this event. People are talking about who will win the final Big Ear Cup on behalf of the British team. It is Manchester United. Question mark Or Arsenal?

The upcoming game will give the best answer!

As for the tickets for the match between Arsenal and Manchester United, it has been difficult to get a ticket for a long time.

British celebrities are also compladed by being able to get a ticket to the VIP seat of the Emirates Stadium. This game, for the players of both sides, is a competition for the game, and also related to the Champions Cup, the most important event in Europe, the finals. However, for these celebrities, it is also A lively stage.

In the hustle and bustle, the London police have become the hardest at this time. Because no one knows what the famous registered football hooligans are going to do at this time. You know, the match between Arsenal and Manchester United has never lacked ** and hot scenes. At that time, if there is a scene of conflict, It's really not too unexpected. The safety in the stadium is the primary consideration, followed by the security of the players in the two sides of the game. However, the most important thing is that after the game, there were many fan riots that did not occur on the field of the game. The fans of both sides who drank a lot of beer after the game are the most dangerous at this time. Alcohol is the behind-the-scenes of many sensational tragic events.

The whole team of Manchester United has already arrived in London, and tomorrow is the game against Arsenal. After training this afternoon, when they returned to the hotel, the players came to the conference room of the hotel. Under the leadership of Manchester United's assistants, the players are watching the edited video of the game, which are all the records of Arsenal's matches this season. Like editing, and it is divided into categories. When Arsenal attacks and defends, it is edited separately, which is also convenient for the team's attackers and defense players to be treated differently.

Speaking of which, Arsenal and Manchester United are very familiar with each other. The head coaches of the two teams, Wenger and Ferguson, are also old opponents. The players of the two teams have changed one after another. However, the team's playing style has not changed much. Wenger and Ferguson have their own coaching philosophy, so this In the game, about what kind of tactics the opponent will use, the double anti-reverse coach can list several possibilities in his mind. What to pay attention to is something detailed.

It is undeniable that due to the continuous decline in Arsenal's personnel level, it has gradually lost the strength to compete with Manchester United for the championship in the long Premier League season. However, in cup events such as the Champions League, it can reach the semi-finals. Such Arsenal still cannot be underestimated, and it is a weak lead of only one goal in the last game. .

What reassures those who support Manchester United is the one-sided process in the first round of the game. If Manchester United can show the momentum of the last game, then there is nothing to worry about in this game.

Of course, the details determine success or failure, and the necessary preparation is still sloppy.

As usual, the pre-match press conference before the start of the game attracted many media. The war of words between Wenger and Ferguson was also of interest to the media and fans.

Ferguson said that the game against Arsenal is always special, because for more than ten years, Manchester United has often been able to beat their opponents against Arsenal.

Professor Wenger responded that he will mainly shake hands with Ferguson after the game. According to the usual practice, the winner will take the initiative to shake hands. This is the right of the winner. The meaning of the head coach of Arsenal is also obvious. Another meaning is that Arsenal is eager for the final of the Champions League, because this champion has never been It came to them.

In 2006, Arsenal used to be very close to the Champions League trophy, and now Arsenal has another opportunity. In fact, Wenger has one more thing not said. Judging from the current situation of Arsenal Club, such an opportunity is precious.

"Of course, I also respect (Ferguson). I believe that we are the surviving fighters in football, so I have a lot of respect for him. We all take football seriously, which is also my desire for victory. I will take the initiative to shake hands (after the game). Wenger still didn't say what was helpless in his heart. In recent years, it was obvious that the old professor was still the kind of unyielding spirit.

As for the double players, they also stood up and expressed their views on the game.

"This is the first time I have played such an important game with Manchester United, not only for the team, because I am also eager to help the team win the only trophy left this season." Arsenal's talented midfielder Nasri said that after the transfer of the French player to Arsenal, he has performed exceptionally well and has scored five goals this season. The Sun also believes that Nasri will become one of the key players in this focus game.

However, the flag players Fabregas, Ronaldo and Li Yu of both sides did not say anything about the game.

On the contrary, Arsenal's tall and middle defender Toure stood up and provoked, "I will let Li Yu do nothing in the game. I hope he won't cry halfway."

For Toure's words, Li Yu's first feeling was a little inexplicable. He didn't know what stimulated the central defender of Io d'Ivoire. How dare he have the courage to say such awesome words and cry?

Now, Li Yu can't keep silent. The opponents have written a war, and he can only respond. Li Yu's answer is very concise, just three words, "Let's see!"

On the day of the game, the psychological war of words between Arsenal and Manchester United has come to an end, and now it is time for the chief to fight with real knives and guns on the green field.

Manchester United's bus departs from the hotel and goes to the Emirates Stadium.

At this moment, a large number of reporters have gathered at the door of the hotel. The flashing crazily flash before getting on the car, Manchester United players have long been used to it. In the continuous dazzling flash, some of them will also put on some shapes. The two semi-final matches between Arsenal and Manchester United will be played first. It can be said that, although now Cher West is also a giant and has reached the semi-finals. However, when it comes to influence, there is still no Manchester United, because neither Arsenal nor Chelsea have the experience of winning the cup, and Manchester United is defending their title.

At this moment, all the streets leading to the Emirates Stadium have been filled with fans on both sides in red and white jerseys and the same red jerseys.

The main colors of the two teams are red. At that time, the whole stadium will be red, and red is the symbol of **!

This game is destined to be ** four shots.

Manchester United's bus is driving slowly, and the traffic jams are very strong. Ferguson and the coaching staff have long considered this, so this is 45 minutes earlier than Manchester United's usual departure to the stadium in other games.

Seeing the Manchester United bus, the roadside and the Manchester United fans in the car, they kept waving their scarf gloves, surrounded the bus, singing team songs, and rushing to the Emirates Stadium.

Of course, there are more host Arsenal fans. They make all kinds of insulting gestures towards Manchester United's bus. Their middle finger is always upright, and their thumbs will never go down to Manchester United's bus.

In the past ten years, the collision between the two outstanding teams in England has been a super event.

Maceda, an Italian youngster who experienced the 'England Derby' for the first time, was shocked by the scene in front of him. He was both a little nervous and excited: "It's really crazy. God, such a game will definitely make people feel suffocating. If I could score in the game, I would be happy."

Ferguson recruited the Italian young player Maceda, who has recently performed well in the reserve team, and entered the big list of this game. Of course, it is impossible to start. The young Italian player will appear on the bench as a 'strange soldier', waiting for the Lord to be called at any time.

This is not the first time that Maceda has played with the same team. The young Italian player who joined the team last summer has also played in the first team. However, it is all League Cup and other games. As for the Champions League super heavyweight match with Arsenal, Maceda is the first experience, which is also difficult. No wonder I'm so excited.

Li Yu saw that Machida was so excited. He remembered himself a few years ago. When he played for Juventus for the first time, he was also quite excited when he learned that he would challenge AC Milan away.

In China, whether it is a fan or a player, there are more or less red and black stripes, but now Manchester United's red has an unshakable position in the new generation of fans.

Think about it, this time flies. Three years will pass in a blink of an eye. At that time, he was still a player in the Italian Second Division. Who would have thought that he would transfer from Italy to England, Everton to Manchester United, one place a year, and he himself became the absolute starter of Manchester United, a brilliant career. It also started with Manchester United.

"God must have heard your prayers." Li Yu thought about the past and said to Maceda with a smile that he saw his yesterday from Maceda's body.

Machida is still a little shy, but he is still very confident. He said with a longing face, "If I can play, I will definitely seize the opportunity."

Li Yu smiled and said, "Good luck." Then he joked, "After we lead by three goals, I will pretend to be injured, and you can play completely."

Several players in the bus laughed, and Machida's face turned red and he didn't know what to say.

'Fliling' newcomers is always very interesting, but Li Yu does not have the transition period of newcomers at all. Now to taste a different taste is also to relieve everyone's stress.

Speaking of which, Machida is not a newcomer. He has played in the first team and is the chief scorer of Manchester United's under-18 youth team, which has long attracted the attention of the pervasive English media.

The British media dug out almost everything about the Italian prodigy, including Manchester United buying him for only 350,000 pounds, including his weekly salary of only 1,000 pounds, including his likes to play fabk, including the Italian restaurants he often goes to.

Ferguson announced the list of the game. After learning that Maceda had entered the list, he was excited not only Manchester United fans and the British media, but also the Italian media. Whether it was Milan Sport, Roma Sport or Turin Sport, they were as full of expectations for Maceda as their British counterparts.

Obviously, the Italian talented young player Maceda carries the perfect way for the British to take advantage of football.

Machida comes from a poor family. Originally, three meals became a worry, but relying on hard work, he attracted Ferguson's attention and came to Manchester United. And because of the performance of the youth team, he got the opportunity. If he can seize the opportunity, he can become famous in a first game and quickly become a star. This is like the famous football film "One Ball Famous". The plot.

Of course, for the media and fans, Li Yu's fame is the classic "One Ball of fame". However, look at the height reached by Li Yuxian. Although he is less than 21 years old now, Li Rui is destined to become a legendary star, and even has the intention of being deified. Machida is not yet. Real fame just satisfies the special hobby of the media.

Li Yu and others are talking about the upcoming game. On Arsenal's bus, the players are also talking about the game.

"In today's game, I want to zero Li Yu, an Asian boy. You should learn something." Toure showed his big white teeth and said carelessly.

At this time, Sylvester, a veteran who joined Arsenal for free from Manchester United, carefully reminded Toure, who looked awesome, "Don't underestimate Li Yu. You have played with him more than once. You should know that he is very skilled, fast and very threatening. Don't be careless to him."

As for the players of the 'middlefield gang' with Fabregas as the core, they are unwilling to talk to Toure. For a while, Big Barry was surprisingly silent.

No one noticed that Arsene coach Wenger, who was sitting in the front row, frowned slightly. He obviously began to notice that the atmosphere inside the team was a little abnormal.

When Manchester United arrived at the Emirates Stadium, the cloudy sky finally rained, and the rain was not small at the beginning. It seems that a heavy rain is inevitable. In other words, the focus match between Manchester United's Emirates Stadium and Arsenal will be a rainy battle, which adds a lot to the game. This is an accident that Arsenal fans most want to see.

At this time, the Emirates Stadium is basically full, and there are still empty seats. It is estimated that those fans are rushing to the stadium, because Arsenal Club has already announced that the tickets for this game have been sold out.

A large influx of Manchester United fans, many of whom have no tickets at all, have become the focus of the London police.

In the VIP box of the Emirates Stadium, those VIP celebrities also appeared one after another. Because the players were still in the dressing room and had not played, the broadcast camera was also aimed at the VIP seat.

It is also a good appetizer for people to see those well-known celebrities through the big screen.

The wives of Arsenal and Manchester United also appeared in the stands, but what disappointed the media was that Ronaldo's gossip model girlfriend did not appear in the stands. The British media who like gossip always digs up all the news of the superstar players inside and outside the stadium, but Li Yu became an exception. His side has I haven't seen my girlfriend for a long time!

In the camera, there was a figure of Kelly Brook in England's sexy women's city. In the box next door, Gili Hazel was also seen. However, surprisingly, Ashley Cole's wife Cheryl also appeared in the VIP box. Ashley Cole has now transferred to Chelsea in the summer and was Arsenal fans scolded him as a traitor. I don't know who Cheryl came to the scene today to cheer for.

Prince William, Britney Spears, Emma Watson, who became famous for playing Hermione in Harry Potter, F1 racing driver Hamilton... There are many celebrities in the VIP stands.

The match between Manchester United and Arsenal was naturally broadcast live by Sky TV. Reinkel is introducing the background information of the game to the fans in front of the scene and in front of the TV: "This will be the second time in history that the two sides met in the Champions League match. The first time happened last week. Manchester United has recorded the game between the two sides. Record the draw. This game will determine a final place. Of course, the two old enemies will also have new winners!"

The camera walked around the VIP box. Manchester United owner George Glazer, who was also the first time that the American owner of Manchester United went to the Emirates Stadium to watch the game.

Later, two figures appeared in the camera. These two may be strange to many people, but people in the football circle know that these three are Arsenal's double giants in the world, and the one on the left is Usmanov, the chairman of the Red and White Company. This Uzbek has Arsenal's 24 % of the shares, the one in the middle is the American Karenk, which is a strange name. However, when it comes to the NBA Nuggets, there will not be too many strangers. Karenk is the owner of the Nuggets. In addition, he also has a baseball team and a football team in his hand, which owns about 12.5% of Arsenal's shares. Serving.

The rest of the shares are in the hands of British conservatives and are unwilling to sell.

However, according to the regulations, when one of these shareholders has more than 30% of the shares, Arsenal can be fully acquired.

Therefore, the media also reported that both Usmanov and Klenk are intended to buy shares from each other in order to reach the 30% standard and then fully acquire Arsenal.

This game is not only for fans from both sides, but also some foreign fans. Of course, it is quite difficult to get a ticket.

There are still 20 minutes before the game starts. The foreign fans at the scene picked up cameras and mobile phones to take photos. The atmosphere at the scene made the fans who felt this heavyweight game for the first time very excited.

The rain is also getting heavier and heavier. The drainage system of Good Emirates Stadium is very good, and the game should not be postponed due to heavy rain.

Arsenal fans kept singing the opposite song, and it was still five or six minutes away. When the players from both sides were about to enter the field, they began to cheer the names of each Arsenal player. They could hear the cheers received by Fabregas and Walcourt, and the battle was imminent!