Chapter 843: A Good Lottery that Can Make You Into the Top 4

When Gao Xiaodong returned to the locker room, the Manchester United players were opening champagne to celebrate. When Gao Xiaodong came in, Rooney picked up the champagne and sprayed it on Gao Xiaodong.

Gao Xiaodong couldn't dodge, and half of his body was sprayed wet.

Rooney wanted to spray again, but Gao Xiaodong cleverly hid behind Ferguson.

Ferguson stretched out his arms to stop Rooney and said with a smile: "Wayne, stop making trouble."

Rooney laughed and put down the champagne and said to Gao Xiaodong: "Gao, you performed so well today. Without you, we might lose to Inter Milan again."

Giggs also said with a smile on his face: "We can successfully revenge against Inter Milan today. Everyone must thank Gao."

Scholes said: "The boss fought against all the odds to buy Gao. He really made the right purchase."

All the players praised and thanked Gao Xiaodong one after another. Sir Alex also put his arm around Gao Xiaodong's shoulders and said with lingering fear: "Xiaodong's performance today was indeed excellent. He can be said to have saved everyone, including me, and maybe our victory at Meazza." It was so easy to win that we underestimated Inter Milan before the game. Today they taught us a lesson. We cannot be careless and underestimate any opponent."

Everyone applauded. Gao Xiaodong's performance today was indeed obvious to all. Even Fletcher, who didn't like Gao Xiaodong very much, had to admire him.

The old Sir Alex said seriously: "Behind the top eight are strong enemies. We must not make the same mistake again. Our opponents may not give us a chance to come back next time."

Everyone nodded in agreement, only Gao Xiaodong secretly smiled, whether there is a chance for a comeback, the opponent cannot decide, it depends on whether we have special points.

Ferguson continued: "Everyone, take a shower and go back to rest. We will have half a day off tomorrow and continue training in the afternoon. Xiaodong, take a shower and change clothes, and follow me to the post-match press conference."

Ten minutes later, Gao Xiaodong changed into sportswear and followed Ferguson to the studio hall for the post-match press conference.

Gao Xiaodong's performance today was so amazing, he could turn the tide and help the building to collapse. When he arrived at the studio, the reporters all pointed their cameras at him, taking pictures, and some people were shouting Praise Gao Xiaodong.

Gao Xiaodong was in high spirits and Ferguson's face was glowing. The master and apprentice greeted the familiar reporters and came to the podium with their heads held high.

Inter Milan head coach Leonardo arrived a little late, and his face didn't look good. He had just had a fight with Sneijder in the locker room about losing.

Many players were also dissatisfied with his conservatism at the last moment. Fortunately, most people still supported him. Moratti also went to the locker room to comfort Leonardo, otherwise Leonardo might have given up attending this press conference. meeting.

After Leonardo shook hands with Ferguson and Gao Xiaodong, the press conference officially began, with the two head coaches summarizing the game.

Leonardo expressed regret for the game. He believed that Inter Milan played to its own level in this game. It was only 5 minutes away from promotion. In the end, it was luck that decided which side qualified. Inter Milan can leave Old Trafford with its head held high. German Stadium.

However, Leonardo still praised Gao Xiaodong alone, "Manchester United has a golden ball superstar, but we don't have one. This is the gap. Xiaodong Gao has very good shooting skills. We tried to limit him. I almost succeeded, but in the end it was He scored a goal, which is actually normal. A star who has won the Ballon d'Or cannot be watched to death in every game. It is a pity for the defending champion to stop in the top 16, but if we want to go further in the Champions League We need to add more capable players."

Ferguson boldly reviewed himself and said that he did not fully consider the difficulty of the game. As a result, after Inter Milan took the lead, the team had disagreements. However, the players performed very well and carried forward the Red Devils' perseverance. With the spirit of never giving up, he finally won the game.

Ferguson also looked forward to the rest of the season's schedule. Sir Alex said that at this point, Manchester United still has the chance to win the championship on all three lines. This is a very happy thing. He hopes that the players will bite the bullet and Play well in the remaining two months and strive to reproduce the glory of the Triple Crown in 1999.

Gao Xiaodong spoke next. Gao Xiaodong first praised his old club Inter Milan, "Inter Milan has not performed well in the first half so far. They had many problems and they changed coaches midway. However, Inter Milan was very focused in this game. They They played at a rare high level this season, and their performance today is worthy of being the defending champion..." Gao Xiaodong then praised his teammates, "Of course our performance was also good. We fell behind at the beginning and the last two times, and we showed With strong fighting spirit, we finally got the score back, and we deserve to advance to the top 8. Unfortunately, only one of us and Inter Milan can advance. I wish Inter Milan good luck in overturning AC Milan in the league and winning the league championship."

The press conference went smoothly, but an Italian reporter's question irritated Leonardo. The reporter asked Leonardo how much responsibility he, as a firefighting coach, should bear when Inter Milan has lost all four players this season. What will happen at the end of the season? get out of class is over?

Leonardo was very unhappy, "Inter Milan has not lost everything because the league is not over yet, and no one knows what will happen in the end. Even if Inter Milan has lost everything, it is the management's decision whether I will be dismissed or not. You reporters do not count." .”

However, the reporter did not give up and continued to ask Leonardo whether he should be responsible. Leonardo finally became angry. He fiercely criticized the reporter who was looking for trouble and said: "Of course I should bear my responsibility, but I think anyone who has watched Inter Milan’s games will see that Inter Milan has been changing for the better, and the Triple Crown last season is not the norm.”

The Italian reporter continued to ask inexplicably: "Is it normal to be 11 points behind in the top 16 of the Champions League and the league?"

"I don't want to answer your question, Mr. Reporter, and you won't be welcome at Inter Milan in the future." Leonardo jumped up and left the studio directly.

Ferguson shook his head, feeling that Leonardo was still too young and was so angry that the reporter ran away.

Leonardo left early, and the press conference became a one-man show for Ferguson's apprentice. Manchester United advanced. Ferguson and Gao Xiaodong were very happy and answered many questions from reporters. Gao Xiaodong even directly answered reporters' questions about the national team. Gao Xiaodong He said that he will not play for countries other than China. If the national team needs him, he will do his best for the national football team.

Gao Xiaodong's speech at the post-match press conference made the Chinese fans very excited. They were hoping for the stars and the moon and finally received a clear answer from Gao Xiaodong to play for the country. Many fans gathered and surrounded the door of the Football Association office building. Ask the Football Association to quickly recruit Gao Xiaodong into the national team.

The newly appointed Chairman Wei of the Football Association is very happy. He thinks that Gao Xiaodong is supporting his work, because when Chairman Long was in office, Gao Xiaodong never said such a thing, but he also knows that the national team has no official competitions now, and coach Gao Bo and Gao Xiaodong still have conflicts, and Gao Xiaodong is fighting on three fronts and has a busy task. If he really recruits Gao Xiaodong, he will probably be in trouble.

So Chairman Wei sent a favor to Gao Xiaodong, saying that the European competition is tense now and Gao Xiaodong will not be recruited into the national team now.

Chinese reporters believe that the most important task of the Football Association now is to dismiss Gao Bo, select a high-level foreign coach, and equip Gao Xiaodong with a high-level coaching team to prepare for the 2014 World Cup qualifiers.

While the Chinese football world is excited about Gao Xiaodong's preparations to enter the national team, the Champions League quarter-finals have all ended. The eight teams that have advanced to the quarter-finals are Bayern, Schalke 04, Manchester United, and Barcelona. , Real Madrid, Shakhtar Donetsk, Chelsea and Tottenham, including three in the Premier League, two in La Liga, two in the Bundesliga, one in Ukraine, Serie A and Ligue 1 were completely wiped out.

The day after all the top eight teams were announced, UEFA held a draw ceremony for the top eight teams in Nyon, Switzerland.

According to UEFA's drawing principles, "same country and group avoidance" will no longer be considered in the quarterfinals. The entire draw is completely random, including the order of home and away games.

The draw ceremony was hosted by Infantino, the bald secretary-general of UEFA, with former England famous striker Linecoer as a guest to assist in the draw.

Soon, all eight matchups were decided, namely Real Madrid VS Tottenham, Chelsea VS Bayern, Barcelona VS Shakhtar Donetsk, and Manchester United VS Schalke. The first half of the semi-finals is the winner of Manchester United vs. Schalke vs. the winner of Chelsea vs. Bayern. The second half is the winner of Barcelona vs. Shakhtar vs. the winner of Real Madrid vs. Tottenham.

Manchester United and Barcelona were drawn. Their opponents are all underdogs and can almost reach the semi-finals, followed by Real Madrid, and the worst are Bayern and Chelsea. These two fierce teams have to have a strong dialogue, no matter who To advance, you have to take off a layer of skin.

After the draw ceremony, well-known European bookmakers updated their odds as soon as possible. Barcelona was favored. They surpassed Manchester United and ranked first with an odds of 2.3 to 1, while their opponent Shakhtar Donetsk was ranked first. The score is 51 to 1 at the bottom. Barcelona is followed by Manchester United and Real Madrid, both with odds of 3 to 1.

Followed by Chelsea, Bayern, Tottenham and Schalke, but bookmakers are more optimistic that Chelsea will eliminate Bayern, while Tottenham, Schalke and Shakhtar Donetsk are all soy sauce.

Manchester United head coach Ferguson was preparing for the league in Manchester. After receiving the draw results, Ferguson was very happy. He told the outside world that Manchester United is in good shape this season and has good luck. They want to create history and become the first team to win the Triple Crown twice. King's team.