Chapter 264 Classic Reappearance

Britain has always admired chivalry.

This ancient spirit has also carried over to sports, and in professional football, it has become the tradition of 'lining up' to welcome champion teams.

In the beginning, the procession tradition originated in the military, as military historian John Sandler said, "Usually, the military of most countries undertakes the function of lining up to pay tribute, which is what we call an honor guard. The members of the honor guard are The best of the best, with a dignified air, elegant demeanor, and precise movements.

The parade of the highest courtesy usually occurs when paying homage to visiting foreign guests, participating in major domestic ceremonies, or paying tribute to soldiers who have died in the service of their country.

"In the UK, the formation ceremony is generally completed by the Guards Infantry and the Royal Cavalry Regiment. Of course, it is not ruled out that the government or other organizations decide to hold other formation ceremonies depending on the occasion. Therefore, we can also understand why the sports world will also learn from this. a ceremony."

Welcome in line, which is a move to pay high respect to the opponent.

In 1955, Drake led Chelsea to win the English Premier League title for the first time. In the final game, Chelsea challenged Manchester United at Old Trafford. The Manchester United manager at the time, Sir Busby, ordered the entire team to line up at the entrance to welcome the Chelsea players into the stadium to show their respect for the king. Chelsea were not the favourites to win the title at the time, their players were small, but it was these little ducks who finally created the miracle.

Busby, one of the greatest managers in Manchester United's history, didn't get angry when Chelsea snatched the title, but paid tribute to the champion in his final home game.

The move was described by the English media as a continuation of the old chivalry.

Both the Premier League and La Liga have continued the tradition of "lining up to welcome the champion". Although there are no mandatory rules in football, having the courage to congratulate champions (especially between rivals) invisibly reflects the atmosphere of a team. demeanor.

In fact, after Don Quixote, the "knight" was thrown into the dustbin of history.

in the highly commercialized world of football. The spirit of chivalry has long been as rare as an antique in a museum, but in the heart of everyone, the pursuit of morality and justice has never stopped.

Because of this, it can still be exciting when there is an occasional flash of a classic chivalrous quality.

Wansheng told the players. Just after winning the championship. In the next league, teams that "want to retain their demeanor" will line up to welcome Manchester City.

This is not necessary, and it is largely up to the manager whether to line up to welcome the champion, but it is a tradition in English football.

If a team disregards grace and does not line up to welcome the champion, the team's head coach will definitely be "a little troublesome" in the media after the game. He will be condemned and condemned by various English media.

Wansheng is looking forward to this.

Those small teams that have no grudges against themselves are fine. Manchester City already enjoyed it last season, while Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea and other teams are different. They are Manchester United's competitors in the league and the Champions League, especially Chelsea. Before the Portuguese left, it was still worth looking forward to having his team line up to welcome his own.

Wansheng also used this to motivate the players to play seriously. Do your best to win.

Wansheng is looking forward to this, and Manchester City players are also looking forward to it. They are already imagining the scene where the stars of Chelsea, Liverpool or Arsenal will line up to welcome them at the Manchester Stadium.

Therefore, in this game, Manchester City has a lot of fighting spirit.

Although the team sent not the main lineup, but in the end the team won 3:1.

Although many media supporting Manchester City are reporting the team's '16-game winning streak', in fact, Wansheng has no feeling of winning, after all, the opponent is only Charlton.

But after the game, there is something to be happy about.

This round, Manchester United lost again, perhaps due to the reversal of the last round of Derby and the Champions League. Manchester United did not perform well at Fratton Park. Portsmouth had striker Matthew- Taylor scored a goal before Manchester United centre-back and field captain Rio Ferdinand made an own goal, leaving Manchester United two goals behind in the first half.

Although O'Shea helped Manchester United regain a goal in stoppage time in the second half, there was not much time left, and Manchester United was unable to recover. In the end, they lost the game away.

After the game, Manchester United coach Ferguson said about the game, "It is fair to say that we played well in the first 20 minutes of the first half, but then the gate seemed to open wide. I can't blame the players, they have shown great willpower this season, Hopefully they can come out of this disappointment soon."

Ferguson avoided the topic of Rooney claiming two penalties during the game, only to say, "That offside call made him unlucky, and everyone there saw that he just passed a little bit." But others who watched the game , I have a steel scale in my heart.

In this game, Manchester United just did not perform well, and they were not wronged at all to lose.

After the end of this round, Manchester City has pulled Manchester United 15 league points. With only six rounds left in the league, the only problem is that Manchester City can win a few rounds in advance.

By this time, many Manchester City media had already sent their blessings for Manchester City to win the championship in advance, and Manchester City fans could not look forward to that day.

However, the entire Manchester City team has no heart to think about winning the championship, because they still have a very important Champions League game to play. The second round against AC Milan is a heavy pressure on the team, and they must prepare in advance.

Before this game, Manchester City have one more league round.

In the league, Manchester City still uses the previous formation, but has changed a lot in position.

Anelka's return from injury has relieved the striker's urgent needs, but considering the state and other issues, Wansheng still put Anelka on the bench and continued to let Darren Bent start the game.

In addition, for the upcoming UEFA Champions League, the team must maintain its state, so David Silva, Dunn and Ivan Crewe all did not appear in the starting list, and it is difficult for veterans Reina and Xin to play. Claire started, and Sun Jihai took Dunn's place, partnering with Koppelle Ferreira at double back.

This is almost the worst lineup of Manchester City since the start of the game, and the strength that can be played can be imagined.

Fortunately, their opponent, Liverpool, also has to prepare for the second leg of the Champions League. Their opponent, Bayern Munich, is not easy to deal with. In the last leg in Munich, the two teams drew 1:1. Two days later, the two teams will play the final game at Anfield Stadium, and Liverpool must also prepare for the game.

So this game. Liverpool also sent in the bench. Not even Gerrard was in the starting line-up.

Perhaps the head coach Benitez is considering that even if he sends all the main players, it will be difficult to take away the victory at Manchester Stadium, so he simply dispatched a substitute lineup. Both sides were substitute lineups, but the game was very intense, and both sides played well, fighting and defending. All demonstrated their abilities. After the final 90 minutes, the two teams shook hands at a 0-0 draw.

After the game, Wansheng felt fortunate.

In this game, he actually had no hope. In the end, Liverpool did not pay much attention to the game. In short, it was a draw in the end. One more point can help the team win the championship one round earlier.

This result is completely acceptable.

Neither side said anything after the game. Both teams have to prepare for the Champions League game, so they don't want to put too much thought into the league.

the next day. Manchester City all set off for Milan, Italy.

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At the Manchester Stadium in the last round, AC Milan left with two goals. Now at the San Siro Stadium, Manchester City is quite passive.

The gap between the two goals, coupled with the away game, in response to such a situation, Wansheng intends to use the 'crazy tactics' of full attack to fight, which is also a very helpless choice. After all, the away game is two goals behind, The opponent is an Italian giant like AC Milan, which is very good at defense. It is a fantasy to win within 90 minutes. Without some abnormal means, the team is basically eliminated.

Perhaps there are still miracles in football.

But without Morris, Downing, and Beckham's Manchester City lineup, the odds of a miracle happening are too small and too small. Wansheng can only use aggressive attacks to gain the initiative.

Wansheng's tactics are no problem. Any team that comes into contact with Manchester City's "full offensive tactics" will be in a hurry. This is very reflected in the arch-rival Manchester United, and it is the same with AC Milan.

Ancelotti did not expect that Manchester City attacked so fiercely at the beginning, and AC Milan was a little panicked. Even at their own home, they were not able to enter the game in the first time. As a result, a defensive error in the backcourt, early It was Manchester City's first goal.

"Goal scored! Anelka!"

"He received a pass from Silva and volleyed directly into the net! This time it was Nesta's mistake. He failed to watch the Frenchman for the first time, giving the Frenchman a good chance!"

"2:1! AC Milan scored a goal at the start, and they have only one lead left!"

It was a good start to score first in the first half, but AC Milan is AC Milan after all. They are Italian giants and European giants. Among the current European teams, their strength is definitely one of the best, and Ancelotti is also very experienced. The head coach, he reacted quickly, asked the team to strengthen the defense and use a quick reaction method to find opportunities.

Then it was time for the superstar to perform.

Kaka.

When Wan Sheng was thinking about tactics, he also thought that AC Milan would conduct a quick counterattack, and made some arrangements for it, but these defensive arrangements were only for positions, be careful not to miss people, and do not allow the opponent to carry out anti-offsides and other aspects. If the opponent's player dribbles the ball and directly breaks through the defense, there is absolutely no way. After all, most of the team's energy is on offense, and it is impossible to balance offense and defense.

As a result, Kaka was in awe!

This was in the 41st minute of the first half. Kaka got the ball in the midfield and directly broke through Sun Jihai's defense. Then he ran all the way and went straight to Manchester City's goal. , they started chasing Kaka behind, but the distance was getting wider and wider. Seeing this scene, Wan Sheng could only helplessly smile.

Kaka's speed is too fast, especially now is his peak.

When Kaka brought the ball, the average player couldn't catch up. As a result, the Manchester City players watched as Kaka brought the ball to the penalty area line and completed a lob-shoot before Wang Xiaolei made a save.

Faced with this kind of shot-to-goal, Wang Xiaolei had no choice but to turn around and watch the football fall into the goal from overhead.

This loss made Wansheng feel helpless, and it also shook the confidence of Manchester City players.

Maurice, Downing's injuries, as well as the league's outstanding performance of David Beckham can not play. The blow to Manchester City was too great. Anelka was regarded as an excellent star, but his popularity in the team was not good. Manchester City did not have a strong spiritual leader on the field, plus the difference in the score. The confidence of the players itself is not enough. Now AC Milan has scored another goal, and the gap has turned into two goals. Some players have no confidence in thinking that the game has 45 minutes left.

Wan Sheng's face was very ugly, and he clenched his fists tightly.

He doesn't like the feeling of failure.

So now Wansheng is still thinking about how to win, 3:1, Manchester City are still two goals behind. As long as you can score two goals. Manchester City will be able to eliminate AC Milan with the advantage of away goals.

At halftime, Wan Sheng said to everyone, "Now is the time for us to fight! We need two goals! As long as we can score two, we can advance. Now, we have not lost!"

"I remember two years ago, Liverpool and AC Milan were in the Champions League final and they were three goals behind. But within six minutes of the second half, they scored three goals in a row. In the end, they defeated AC Milan on penalties and won the European Championship. League trophy!"

"We're not that hard, we just need two goals!"

"Two goals! We can win!"

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Manchester City came into the game with an indomitable momentum.

After the start of the second half, Manchester City began to aggressively attack AC Milan in the half, and once suppressed AC Milan and it was difficult to play the half. They were trying to control the rhythm of the game with complete ball control and suppression. Easy to score.

Two balls, not an absolute gap!

As the coach said, they don't need to complete the three-goal big reversal. It is enough to score two goals in the second half. Now is the time to fight. They only need to fight for 45 minutes and they can open the door to advance to the semi-finals of the Champions League. door.

Manchester City's efforts paid off in the 61st minute.

Ivan Crewe broke through Kaladze's defense on the right, which was beyond the expectations of the AC Milan players, because Ivan Crewe had not shown the ability to break through before. After completing the breakthrough, Ivan Crewe did not continue to drive the ball forward, but sent the ball to the middle before Gattuso arrived.

Anelka attracted a lot of attention from AC Milan's defense at the front. David Silva behind him had a chance. The Spanish boy calmly sent the ball into the gate of AC Milan with his head. Standing on the other side, there is no way to save.

The ball is in!

Manchester City recovered a goal!

AC Milan didn't care too much about this goal. After the game restarted, they still chose to use solid defense and counterattack to fight against Manchester City. As a result, Manchester City was in a very brave state in these few minutes. Just five minutes later, Ivan Crewe used A direct free kick to score, and then help Manchester City score a goal.

This free kick broke the goal, which really stunned AC Milan!

This ball from Ivan Crewe is more than 30 meters away from the goal. The AC Molan players originally thought that Manchester City would come with a tactical set-piece, but Ivan Crewe chose to shoot directly, and the football spun directly. Falling into the upper left corner, Dida responded, but it was still half a beat slower.

This goal, people can not help but see the shadow of David Beckham.

And it does.

After David Beckham joined the Manchester City team, he gave some pointers to Ivan Crewe on free kicks. With the guidance of the world superstar, Ivan Crewe has a set-piece shot. Significant improvement, some small movements and habits have gradually changed, which makes the ball spin faster, faster and more threatening to the goal when shooting.

Of course, the most important thing is that this goal helped Manchester City tie the score!

"Ivan Kru! Ivan Kru!"

"Goooooooal!"

"Ivan Crewe helped Manchester City score a goal to tie the score, 3:3! If the game ends like this, Manchester City will eliminate AC Milan with the advantage of more away goals and get close to the Champions League semi-finals!"

On the sidelines, Wan Sheng and others celebrated wildly.

He was so excited.

Two goals!

The two goals in the match against AC Milan were tied like this. When he saw Ivan Crew scored, he felt a little incredible and was quite excited.

At the same time, he did not forget to start arranging the team's defense.

Playing like this is quite detrimental to the team, and the continuous attack makes the players lose their physical fitness. They were all unable to run.

So the next step is to choose defense.

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Many people thought the game was over, the English media would love to see that, what could be more exciting than a comeback? Especially the reversal of their own national team.

But their excitement didn't last long.

Just 7 minutes later, a classic goal appeared, which was a win for Wansheng and Manchester City. All the media and fans who support Manchester City are very helpless to score.

Kaka!

Kaka again.

This time Kaka got the ball in midfield. He started directly and started dribbling the ball. He avoided David Silva's interception and Reina's interception. After that, he ran long-distance from the center line to the front of the penalty area, and waded over Sun Jihai who fell to the ground and tackled. On the left side of the penalty area. A kick-up shot from the near corner completed the goal.

Kaka completed a one-stop long-distance raid. With a total of 43 meters in the middle, he shook off the defense of three people and completed the shot in front of the goal.

After this amazing goal was completed, a media commentator said the statistics, "Kaka only has less than 6 seconds!"

6 seconds!

Run 43 meters!

Three in a row!

"Kaka showed amazing speed and explosiveness!"

Like everyone else, Wan Sheng was dumbfounded when he saw the goal, but he thought differently from others, because he had seen Kaka's goal in his previous life. It was also this season, AC Milan and Celtic. Kaka staged a 43-meter attack with three goals in a row.

Affected by Manchester City, AC Milan did not play against Celtic in the Champions League this season, and then... Kaka used the goal on Manchester City.

Wan Sheng was a little stunned.

There are not many things that can surprise him now, but the appearance of the goal in his previous life still makes him feel in a trance. More importantly, the goal is still in the game between AC Milan and Manchester City to decide the outcome.

This classic goal helped AC face the lead again!

At the same time, Kaka's goal was also a huge blow to Manchester City's morale. Manchester City had just tied the score. As a result, Kaka used a one-stop approach, almost passing the entire Manchester City defense. The goal helped AC Milan lead again.

This ball... how do you play it?

Who can stop Kaka?

Some Manchester City players were shaken by the goal, but in the end, Manchester City failed to score again.

At the end of the game, the stadium only left the warm cheers of AC Milan.

Wan Sheng squinted slightly and clenched his fists tightly.

Although very unwilling, he knows that the team's Champions League journey is over, and he can only wait until next season to continue.

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On the plane back to Manchester from Milan, the Manchester City players were busy with their own business, but everyone was not looking very good.

This season, they have only lost the insignificant League Cup, and they have yet to lose any other competition, but now they have to accept defeat.

They were all secretly lost.

Wansheng was a little helpless to see everyone like this. More importantly, many of the team's players were still too young. For example, Ozil was only playing in the professional league in his first year, and they had too little experience.

So Wan Sheng stood up and comforted everyone, "It doesn't matter, if you lose, you will lose! This is our first time to play in the Champions League, and it is also the first time for me to lead a team to play in the Champions League. The quarter-finals, this result is acceptable to the club and fans. It can be accepted, and we should accept it.”

"Think about what the media said more than half a year ago? They said we couldn't even qualify for the group stage, but we did it, and we even beat PSV and reached the quarterfinals!"

"Our results have surprised them!"

"So what about losing to AC Milan now? Many of you are still young, and there are still many opportunities in the future, such as next season..." Wan Sheng gritted his teeth and said firmly, "Next season! The Champions League must be ours! "

Hearing Wansheng's words, the players also cheered up.

Yes, the quarter-final results are acceptable, we are still young, and we have next season.

With the strength of the team, when Maurice and Tangning were not around, they could be like this with AC Milan. Next season, the team will definitely be stronger, and the championship will definitely belong to us!

Thinking of this, everyone's expressions relaxed a lot. But in fact, Wan Sheng is the one who is the most unwilling!

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