Chapter 287 The Protagonist

Wansheng is very popular in England, Europe and the world.

In European football circles, Wan Sheng is one of the most concerned head coaches. His popularity in Europe is almost equal to those of star players. This is very remarkable for a football coach, because most fans only care about Players, rarely care about the manager.

Wansheng's Twitter account has nearly 2 million followers. Every time a broadcast or comment is published, countless netizens will watch it.

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

Countless netizens reposted, countless netizens commented, and countless media reprinted and commented. In just an hour, the content of Twitter spread throughout the UK, covering the whole of Europe and even the world.

The tweet caught the attention of all of Europe.

"I doubt the IQ of these people: how can a team that can beat Manchester City lose to Liverpool?" This tone is completely satirizing the media. Of course, it doesn't matter to satirize the media at all. Those media reporters who came to interview have long since disappeared. There are many media who want to interview Wansheng anyway, and they are only one of them. It doesn't matter at all. The point is that Wansheng's comments directly determine the outcome of the game--obviously he thinks that AC Milan will win.

But the reason for this conclusion is very difficult to accept.

What does it mean 'how can a team that can beat Manchester City lose to Liverpool'? When will the winner of a football match be determined by a win-lose relationship?

In the past two seasons, Liverpool have not beaten 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 is not decisive at all. Not to mention. The match between Liverpool and AC Milan is the decision of the UEFA Champions League. Liverpool has always been a team that is good at playing European games. No one can do this. Liverpool were close to the final. It can explain a lot of things, so the relationship between winners and losers mentioned in the comments is completely untenable.

If this sentence is said in the mouth of others, it will definitely be ignored, and only some ridicule will be received, and some people will sarcastically say, "This guy doesn't understand football at all!"

But it was Wansheng who made the comments. Manchester City manager. A successful coach who led Manchester City to win the league title for two consecutive seasons and was able to reach 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.

Therefore, everyone knows that Wansheng said that on purpose!

The reason for the "causal relationship between victory and defeat" mentioned by Wan Sheng is not important at all, what matters is his conclusion - AC Milan wins!

In fact. Before the battle between Liverpool and AC Milan, many people were waiting for the '10,000 wins' conclusion. "We expect Wansheng to be optimistic about which team", this sentence appears in various newspapers, magazines, sports reports, as long as it is a report related to the Champions League final, most of the media will mention Wansheng, because 'guess is important In terms of game results, Wansheng is quite famous.

Many people are waiting for this conclusion.

Various media hope that Wansheng can make a judgment so that they can do special reports; fans on both sides expect Wansheng to support their teams, just like last year's World Cup final, Wansheng supported the Italian team, and the Italian team won. The French team won the World Cup; many absolute supporters of Wansheng also hope that Wansheng can express their views before the Champions League final. Which team Wansheng supports is equivalent to giving them a direction of support; the most anticipated in this regard is Counting the 'those gamblers', they expect 10,000 wins and then go for the big bucks.

In fact, Wan Sheng's conclusion was a bit disappointing for the 'gamblers', because more people believed that AC Milan could win, which can be seen in the odds set by the bookmakers for the two teams, within 90 minutes, AC Milan's odds are only 1.49 to win, and there is almost nothing left after deducting taxes, while Liverpool's win is 4.18. The difference between the two multiples can explain a lot.

Fortunately, Wansheng did not say that AC Milan will win, whether it will win in 90 minutes or in the end, so they can still place their bets on a tie within 90 minutes.

Of course, the bookmakers will not care what the 'gamblers' think. When Wansheng's Twitter comment was published, the influence quickly came out. The British bookmakers and European bookmakers were very interested in AC Milan at almost the same time. The odds of winning have been lowered a few times, plus the influence of betting that has increased to 'AC Milan to win', and soon the odds of AC Milan winning are only 1.37, which is almost no profit after deducting tax.

It's just the bookies.

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

Some people from the two teams have long been waiting for the news of Wansheng's judgment on the game. Now that they know the news, AC Milan is immediately happy, and their fans can't wait to celebrate the championship; on the contrary, Liverpool The fans were very unhappy.

After the 'Istanbul Miracle' two years ago, Wan Sheng was regarded as the 'friendliest person' by Liverpool fans, because only Wan Sheng was supportive of Liverpool and believed that Liverpool There are still opportunities.

And now, Wan Sheng has become the 'most undesirable' of Liverpool fans.

"I don't understand why he said that, I remember two years ago, he also said 'The spirit of the Red Army can do miracles, Gerrard, he is a player who never gives up', so we did a miracle, the biggest in the history of the Champions League. Reversal and victory over AC Milan!"

"But now he's saying 'A team that can beat AC Milan can definitely beat Liverpool'? I don't know why football matches, when did it become a win-lose relationship! I just want to say, I hate him!"

"Does he think he's God? He says whichever team wins will win?"

"I'm sure Liverpool will prove it with a victory, he's not always right!"

"He supports AC Milan? A lot of people support AC Milan, but I believe Liverpool will win!"

"..."

Liverpool fans have expressed their opinions.

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

Liverpool is an English team, and the English media naturally hope that their team can win the Champions League, so they refuted Wansheng's statement from all angles.

Some are just like what the fans said, and don't think Wansheng will be correct every time; some directly use the last Wansheng's statement, "Last time he was talking about the spirit of the Red Army. He thought that this spirit can create miracles. At that time, Liverpool Three goals down. The game has not yet started, Liverpool still has the spirit of the Red Army, Gerrard is still in the team and will start. Is it two years later. Now, the spirit of the Red Army is meaningless?"

"He's refuting his own words!"

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

"..."

All kinds of rebuttal remarks filled the entire UK’s coverage of the Champions League final. Among these remarks, Liverpool, who were preparing for the final game in Athens, may have the most say.

Liverpool boss Benitez has been asked questions just hours after Wan Sheng's comments. He realized. This will affect Liverpool's morale to a certain extent, and it definitely needs 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 both teams. What other people say will not have any impact on the game. Our players have high fighting spirit. We all hope to win the second Champions League trophy."

"I believe Liverpool can finally win!"

"We have the advantage in our hearts, we beat them last time. This game is good for us. I think everyone in the team feels the same way as I do."

Whether the entire Liverpool team thinks this way, no one knows, but it is certain that the Liverpool club has expressed support for Benitez.

Liverpool's approach to support is unusual.

On the night before the game, Liverpool's official website had broadcast the good news of the team's victory in advance - "The Red Army wins in Athens!"

This "Oolong" message disappeared after only 5 minutes on Liverpool's official website.

The news, which made the headlines on Liverpool's official website, was coherent and did not appear to be meant to be a hoax. At the top of this piece of news, it's specifically stated in bold, "Liverpool, winner of the 2007 UEFA Champions League", telling people very clearly that Liverpool are not a participant in the 2007 Champions League, but have won the 2007 Champions League. The champion of the event and the Champions League winner of the 2006/07 season.

In the text, the news read: "In ancient Greece...we have won for the 6th time! The heroes of Rafa (Benitez) are celebrating another European honour, which It was our second win over AC Milan in our third season."

The fact that Liverpool's official website has claimed the title before the game has even started is quite surprising.

According to the analysis of the British media, this should be a draft prepared by the Liverpool club in advance, ready to be posted on the official website as soon as the team wins the championship, but now it has come out prematurely.

"It was a mistake and an oversight. If it was Maldini of AC Milan who lifted the Champions League trophy on Wednesday night, then this mistake and oversight would be unforgivable." Italian T commented on the news. .

Whether it was a mistake or a prophecy, only time will tell.

Some media 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 to the game to see who made the prediction. more accurate."

The next morning, the goals of the whole Europe and even the whole world were ready to focus on the Champions League final in Athens. On the same day, Wansheng and Anita were preparing to board the plane to Lisbon and go to the port of Portugal for vacation.

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

In fact, Wan Sheng just wanted to leave and didn't want to make any remarks about the Champions League final, which meant nothing to him, but when he heard a reporter ask with a nasty face, "Can you guess nothing? Just talking nonsense!"

Wan Sheng was immediately a little annoyed, and he said to the reporter, "You can't guess what I can guess!? Now you are going to interview me! That's what I think! AC Milan can win, this is my opinion!"

"why?"

"Why! Quite simply, to tell you the truth, because Liverpool have been competing with Manchester City for Torres. They are our competitors in the transfer market, why should I support a competitor? So I support AC Milan, that's why!"

The media reporters were a little stunned to hear this reason.

No matter what they thought, Wan Sheng stepped into the waiting room of the airport directly with Anita, as long as they entered the interior of the airport. There will be no harassment by journalists.

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Wansheng's "competitor theory" is a bit bloody. But it is a reason after all, and he also emphasized his reasons for supporting AC Milan.

Note that it is support, not guessing.

Those media who interviewed Wansheng all gave special descriptions of 'support'. What they wanted to express was that the Chinese did not know who was winning and who was losing. He just 'supports' AC Milan. However, they have little effect on these reports. For ordinary fans, it is enough to know that Wansheng 'guessed' AC Milan's victory, whether he 'supported' or 'guessed the result'.

In various comments from the media, the Athens game is also about to start.

Wan Sheng and Anita got off the plane from Lisbon, then took a taxi directly to the resort in the harbor, checked into the booked hotel, and turned on the TV immediately. Watch the UEFA Champions League final live.

The game has just started.

Ancelotti and Benitez invariably line up a single striker formation.

AC Milan, veteran Inzaghi beat Gilardino to play. The midfielder added Ambrosini. Captain Maldini participated in the Champions League final for the 8th time, tying the record of former Real Madrid superstar Gento. At 38 years and 331 days, Maldini became the oldest in the history of the Champions League final. A non-goalkeeper player, this is also the third time that Maldini has participated in the Champions League final as a captain, and broke the record of 36-year-old Barcelona goalkeeper Ramalez in 1961, becoming the oldest captain in the history of the Champions League.

For Liverpool, Spaniard Alonso got the start and formed a double midfielder with Mascherano. Cen Deng and Pennant, who recovered from the ankle injury, flew together on both sides, and Kewell, who started two years ago, could only sit on the bench.

AC Milan wore the same white jersey as 2 years ago. They won the Champions League in 1963, 1989, 1990 and 2003. The referee for the campaign was 43-year-old German Van Der. Liverpool did not score 2 losses and 1 draw under his enforcement, and AC Milan won all 5 games under his whistle.

Van der law enforcement is also considered to be one of the reasons why AC Milan can win.

After the opening, as in all major finals, both teams focused on stability.

Contrary to what many people think, Liverpool is the more active player, while AC Milan is more stable. However, Liverpool's strength is limited. It is difficult to say that their tactics and coordination can make fans like it. Therefore, the two teams played in the first half. The game was a bit drowsy. In the end, AC Milan, who was seeking stability, took the lead in scoring. This was in the 44th minute. Kaka turned around and broke through and was knocked down by Alonso. Pirlo took a free penalty with his right foot 21 meters in front of the goal. The ball passed through the side of the human wall with a half-high ball. Inzaghi blocked with his left upper arm at 9 meters in front of the goal. The ball was deflected into the net, and Reina, who was rushing to the left, missed.

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

In the second half, the two teams fought again, and Liverpool's performance became more and more active. They were better than Liverpool in many aspects such as shooting, passing, and ball possession. But in the end, the second goal belonged to AC Milan, and the goal was still due to zagy.

In the 82nd minute, Kaka took the ball from the right rib to the space between the three defenders. Inzaghi finally succeeded in anti-offside this time. At 6 meters, the right foot pushed the empty goal from a small angle and scored.

2 to 0! !

Perhaps the spirit of the Red Army is still valuable. At the end of the game, Kewell took a corner kick from the left, Agger nodded the ball and rubbed Maldini's head to the back, and Kuyt headed 4 meters in front of the goal. The ball headed into the far corner, and Liverpool finally pulled the ball back.

But, it's too late!

In the end, AC Milan defeated Liverpool 2-1 and won the Champions League trophy. At the same time, they also completed their revenge for their defeat in the final two years ago!

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After watching the game between AC Milan and Liverpool, many people congratulated AC Milan for winning the championship, but they couldn't help but think of Wansheng.

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

He's right again!

No matter how absurd and 'individualistic' the reasons he explained, in many cases, we have to admit that the results are the most important.

Those fans who didn't believe in Wansheng before, once again faced the result with regret.

Those media who criticized "Wansheng is not God" couldn'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 sarcasm.

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

Wansheng doesn't care what the media says. In fact, after watching AC Milan and Liverpool's game, he feels strange.

He doesn't care about making remarks, evaluating the game, etc. What he cares about is the game itself, and the result of this game is exactly the same as in memory, 2:1, with almost no change.

He couldn't help but think, "Is history unchangeable? Or does history have the so-called corrective power?"

Otherwise it is impossible to explain why the result is the same as in memory.

But soon Wansheng felt that he was thinking too much. One is that Derby County and Manchester City he led have won the league championship for three consecutive years. No amount of revisional power in history can change this fact. In addition, he can bring memories of past lives with him. To become the current Wansheng is an extremely absurd and unimaginable thing, so what is the meaning of 'correction power'?

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

He's not God, he's not a savior, and there's no point in thinking 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 ~^~)