Chapter 431 The Legend of Manchester United
Do you remember Manchester United's super substitute Sheringham? As the hero of Manchester United's Champions League in 1999, the former killer also talked about tonight's final at Wembley. I still remember the glory of 1999, which was an unprecedented achievement. That was the 15th year of my career. I had never stood on the highest podium before, and there were three championships that season. In the last two minutes of that game, we completed the reversal of Bayern. Of course, I would not be surprised if Manchester United replicated the glory of the 1999 final tonight, or even decide the winner at the last minute." Super substitute," he said.
"When you play for a team like Manchester United, you will never stop fighting for victory and never give up until the final whistle blows. The last two minutes of that game were the most shining two minutes in my career, and the ball that equalized was completely based on my intuition. As for the second goal, I still remember that David (Beckham) made a corner kick to the near post. I knew that my position was not particularly good, so I adjusted my body and The ball shuttled to the back post, and I knew that we already had players in ambush there.
The "ambush player" mentioned by Sheringham is actually Solskjaer, who is also known as a "super substitute": "I think Ferguson already has a plan to deal with Barcelona. Indeed, people are sometimes very afraid of the attack line composed of Messi, Harvey and Iniesta. He They are all unparalleled players, but if Manchester United can suppress them at half-time, they will not be able to show their stunts and threaten Manchester United. Sheringham continued: "Similarly, Guardiola must be racking his brains about how to limit Rooney and Li Yu. I really hope to see Van der Sar win the Big Ears Cup, the highest honor in Europe at the last minute of his career, because he deserves such an honor.
Sheringham is full of hope for Manchester United, but McManaman, another well-known English football player, doesn't think so.
"As a player who has left a footprint in Liverpool and Real Madrid, I don't want Manchester United to win, let alone Barcelona to raise his glass. Manchester United has just surpassed Liverpool to win the 19th championship in the league, but from the perspective of football and ornamentalism, I prefer to stand on the side of Barcelona, and they are more ornamental. If you have to predict the result of the game, I estimate that Barcelona will win two goals, and the score may be 2-0 or 3-1. However, I always think it will be a thrilling game. The La Liga champion vs. the Premier League champion will be very spectacular.
Which predecessor's prophecy will the facts be like?
1-3, in the finale of the Europa League, Barcelona finally bid farewell to its 10/11 season with such a tragic score. Messi's goal in the first half once made Barcelona see the hope of winning the defense of the earth, but in the end it only made the team avoid the fate of being bloodshed by the opponent. Messi scored to render the sadness of the Wembley Stadium, and also drew an intriguing exclamation point for his ups and downs of the season.
So who is the winner of Manchester United?
Ferguson pointed out unabashedly before the game: "Li Yu is much more mature than two years ago. In the 2009 final, Li Yu did not exert her due strength at all. In this game, he will be the key bargaining chip for the team against Barcelona. Ferdinand also praised: "Mr. Li Yu can always stand up when the team needs it. The shocking record against Manchester City is not only the most wonderful scene at Old Trafford this season, but also proves Li Yu's dominance in important games."
Henryk Larson, a legendary Swedish superstar who has played for Manchester United in Barcelona, said before the game that Li Yu will exert his greatest energy behind Rooney. As long as he can keep moving in the middle, he will have a chance to score goals. The progress of the game confirms people's speculation that Li Yu appeared in the team's No. 9 and half without any suspense and played an extremely important role in Manchester United's offensive system.
In the first 8 minutes of the game, Li Yu almost set the first record for Manchester United. Van der Sar's accurate long pass across 80 meters directly crossed Barcelona's blocked defensive formation. Li Yu stepped straight into the penalty area, which was about to form a single-knife momentum, which reminded people of Manchester United vs. Aston Villa in the Premier League. In the first game, Van der Sar assisted Li Yu in the first 49 seconds to complete the wonderful blitz of the ecstasy blow.
Unfortunately, this classic scene could not be reproduced. Valdes, the best goalkeeper in La Liga this season, attacked in time and destroyed the ball before Li Yu got the ball.
In the 22nd minute, Li Yu took the ball on the left side and launched a counterattack. In the face of the defensive expert Mascherano, Li Yu kicked the ball directly forward, and he rushed out of the outer lane of the side line to accelerate the overtaking. Although Mascherano finally fell to the ground and destroyed the ball out of the sideline before Li Yu was about to complete the breakthrough, this Carlos style He still won the applause of all the fans.
The out-of-bounds ball opened, and Li Yu hit the ball 45 degrees at the first time and accurately found Park Zhixing, who was inserted into the penalty area. Unfortunately, the first star in Asia, who was obviously not in a state today, failed to complete the turn at the first time after stopping the ball in the chest, wasting Li Yu's wonderful pass.
In the 27th minute of the game, Li Yu's goal tilted the winning and losing balance of the game. Fabio stole the opponent's out-of-bounds ball. Li Yu took the ball and played two-to-one with Carrick, and then inserted diagonally into the penalty area from the right side. After completing the wall-to-to-wall cooperation with Giggs, Li Yu got a shot in the penalty area. Red Devil No. 9 did not stop the ball and pushed it with his right foot against Giggs's knockback. The ball went straight to the upper left corner of the goal. Although Valdes tried his best to save, he could only reach it. These are Rooney's four goals in nine Champions League games this season, and this goal once rekindled Manchester United's hope of defeating the Universe at Wembley Stadium.
However, after the change of battle, Barcelona took full control of the initiative of the game, but the score has not changed.
Fans who are familiar with Manchester United know that sometimes Manchester United does not necessarily take the initiative in the face of strong enemies. Although Barcelona takes the initiative with delicate footwork and exquisite passing and running positions, no one on both sides dares to take it lightly. Each team has a decisive master!
The 1:1 score was also the direct strength of the two masters. It was not until the 71st minute of the game that Li Yu finally broke the deadlock on the field, completed Manchester United's first shot in the second half, and also created a valuable goal. At that time, Giggs gave the ball to Li Yu after the front court, and Li Yu's penalty area. The front right foot arc ball shot near the corner. This ball is quite similar to the famous work that Li Yu was born in Everton. Valdes could only look at the ball and sigh and see the football into the net.
2:1! Li Yu's goal stunned the fans of the whole world for a few seconds. Fans all over the world can't believe that such a classic goal will be copied in such an important game. Whether it is the Red Devils or Barcelona fans, it took a few seconds to reflect their respective positions!
On the one hand, there is crazy celebration, but on the other hand, it is lonely and depressed. Looking at the performance of the fans in more than 70 minutes, you may know the final ending.
The expression of the Barcelona players on the field is not much better than that of the fans who support them. All this is written on the face of every Barcelona player, and there are still 15 minutes of finals. Can they complete the Jedi counterattack?
Three minutes later, the missed opportunity to score made Messi's mood begin to fluctuate. The belief that he was eager to equalize the score for the team supported Messi, who was rushing at a variable speed throughout the game, ran 10,500 meters, and also made him make many mistakes due to impatience.
In the 73rd minute, Messi ran all the way after the midfield steal. After two people in a row, he was snatched in front of the penalty area. Just a minute later, Messi tried to break through in the middle again. Although he turned around and wiped a defensive player, the ball was cut off by Ferdinand. At the end of the game, Barcelona's attack could not threaten the opponent's goal at all, but Messi still actively mobilized his teammates to attack in the front court, and used his remaining physical strength to run to the sideline and quickly serve the sideline ball again and again to win valuable game time for the team.
A season of Manchester United ended with a perfect ending, and at this moment, he finally ushered in the moment of the end of the song. After more than 20 years of youth, he could finally take a break. He once walked to the altar of worship and worked for a living in the small ball club in obscurity, as he said at the curtain call at Old Trafford: "It's a little late for Ferguson to bring me here."
Well, I've worked hard and fought. Let this perfection interpret the real glory. He is not Yasin or Zoff. He is just himself, Van der Sar - a great goalkeeper who has left us countless touching memories.
1 goal may be his responsibility, maybe not his responsibility. In the face of up to 15 attacks by the La Liga champion, how do you expect an old goalkeeper to complete an impossible task? Look at the goal - when Pedro shot, he was unmarked only 15 yards away from Manchester United's goal, which was very close to the penalty point. Van der Sar is facing a world-class shooter who can start at his feet freely. Let future generations comment on which is right or wrong.
Ferdinand said in an interview with The Sun before the game, "Van der Sar has always been very calm, and there has always been a tacit understanding between me and him." Former Manchester United striker Larson also said about Van der Sar: "He has all the qualities that a goalkeeper should have - an excellent sense of position in front of the goal, and he is still a saver. The two best goalkeepers Sir Alex Ferguson has introduced are Schmeichel and Van der Sar, which is one of the important reasons for the success of his coaching career. The Dutchman has maintained a high level of competitive status for a long time, which is used to him. He should enjoy the finale in this biggest club.
This final song is played without any regrets. In the position of the goalkeeper of the Red Devils, a generation of door gods appeared there again, not Danes but Dutch veteran Van der Sar.
At the post-match award ceremony, Van der Sar took off the gold medal on his chest with a very happy look, like a little naughty boy meeting some favorite toy. After playing for a long time, he then waved his hand and said goodbye to the Red Devil fans in the stands.
Immediately after the game, Van der Sar announced his own retirement decision. In an interview with the UEFA official website, he said: "Obviously, what I need most now is some space, which may be away from football for a while. Do something you are interested in, such as golf. Of course, I want to spend more time with my family and children. In an interview with ITV, Van der Sar said: "I have done too much in this game. Winning is the result of everyone I want to see. I'm glad that the final ending ends in victory. Life always surprises people unexpectedly, and I will thank everyone in my memory.
If today's final is not included, the Dutch have a staggering 89% save success rate in this season's Champions League! He successfully blocked the ball 31 times when he faced his opponent's shot 35 times.
He vowed to keep the Red Devils win the championship, and he hopes to create a new history - at the age of 40 years and 211 days, he will become the oldest champion in the history of the Champions League, breaking the record of 41 years and 86 days set by former Italian goalkeeper Zoff. Leaving without any regrets is the perfect final chapter, but he also wants to thank his teammates for their efforts.
This is the fifth time that Van der Sar has appeared in the final of this European honor. Before today, the Dutchman appeared in the Champions League finals twice for Ajax and Manchester United, and won the Champions League championship trophy for Ajax in 1995 and Manchester United in 2008, and stood in the final arena for the Red Devils four times in four years. Manchester United finally won today. Van der Sar himself won the cup after 16 years, creating a championship miracle across time. The holder of this record is the retired former Milan legend Maldini. The Italians won the cup in 1989 and 2007, creating the age of winning the Champions League 19 years later. Span record.
Earlier this week, UEFA announced the best lineup of the Champions League this season on its official website, in which Van der Sar became the well-deserved best goalkeeper.
UEFA commented: "It is undeniable that at the age of 40, he has played at the peak of his career. Previously, he played for Manchester United nine times in the Champions League this season, including six clean sheets." Although the Daily Mirror said before the game that once Manchester United wins the championship, Van der Sar in the last game is likely to win the cup on behalf of the team, in the face of this possible exciting moment, the Dutchman still remained calm enough before the game: "It is always difficult to let go. After winning the championship, your medal will walk in. The window or safe will fail, and a lot of things will slip from your fingertips. I just hope to be able to show the top performance in the finals. The team must be consistent to ensure that we are good enough in defense.
Now he doesn't have to do this at all. Manchester United has stood at the top of Europe again and won the gold medal!
In an interview with The Sun, Van der Sar also talked about his plans for the future: "You always want to perform well in the Champions League finals and become a hero who saves the world. Just like the UEFA Champions League final in 2008 (when he saved Anelka's penalty kick and directly helped the team win the championship), I will always keep these memories in mind. After retiring, I will take a coach qualification exam first. Maybe I will stay in the Netherlands for a while. There is a little reluctance in the words of the tough man Van der Sar, but he is intentional and ruthless. Fate always coincidentally teases the iron bones who are loyal to their faith, but no matter what the ending is, the Dutch will be loyal to their choices without hesitation to create a new life.
One day, he will become an old yellowed photo in the history of this club, allowing thousands of fans to recall the irreplaceable good time he once engraved.
Manchester United's victory is also saving another Manchester United legend!
Since the sex scandal with the porn star Imokin-Thomas was exposed by the bold Scottish newspaper Sunday Herald, Giggs's life has been very difficult, especially at the imminent time of the Champions League final. Such a scandal is undoubtedly a move for both Giggs and Ferguson. . Fortunately, there is a good wife in the Giggs family. Stacey, who gave birth to two children for Giggs, knew that tonight's Battle of Wembley was probably her husband's last Champions League final. She went to Wembley to cheer for her husband.
Ferguson is also working hard to calm Giggs down. On May 27, British local time, when Ferguson led the team to London, the first thing was not to let the players familiarize themselves with the venue immediately at Wembley, but to take them to the Prince Edward Theatre to watch the famous musical Jersey Boys, which is also Ferguson. Mori's unique arrangement, he hopes to make the preparation activities perfect. Perhaps this kind of entertainment activity is more effective in relaxing the string in Giggs's heart. Although Giggs, who went to the Prince Edward Theatre with the team, still did not smile, wearing a yellow plaid shirt, black ripped jeans and white sneakers revealed a relaxed signal. With the support of his wife and coach, Giggs was able to concentrate on this final.
Des Kelly, a famous columnist of the Daily Mail, said that if Giggs succeeds in winning the cup tonight, the whole world will witness the birth of a Hollywood hero film. When you see Giggs holding a big ear cup wrapped in gossip and seems to be a good man's image ruined, do you have a strange feeling? If this really happens, then what Giggs has experienced is like the routine commonly used by Hollywood screenwriters in hero movies - the hero may fall into the trough of life because of his amagnance or bad appearance, but in the end, he will turn around and win the opportunity to become a hero again, the birth of a legend or Mr. Xu will have a lot of sadness and inappropriate parts for children.
Giggs' experience is enough to make a Hollywood movie. Des-Kelly is right, but God wishes, this time it is indeed a legendary film. Although he was placed at the back, Giggs stood up bravely when the team was in trouble. In the 33rd minute, after Li Yu got the ball on the right side**, Giggs who ghostly broke into the penalty area cleverly made a wall for Li Yu and let the latter push and score in the penalty area! This is the role of the veteran.
also completed the most gorgeous scene in the legendary movie!