Volume 1: Heroes Come and Go, People Pay Attention Chapter 312: The War Is About to Break Out (Third Update, Please Vote for Me)
Chapter 312: The war is about to break out (Third update, please vote for me)
When the players from both sides entered the stadium to warm up, the entire Old Trafford stadium was almost full. The reason why the seats were not full was because Old Trafford had specially reserved them for safety reasons. Riots, or causing the stadium to be overwhelmed or something... This is what the home team will do in important games.
But this move made Liverpool fans very dissatisfied. Because the reduction in the vacated Old Trafford side is all the ticket share of Liverpool fans, Manchester United fans have not been affected by the reduction in the number of seats.
The Liverpool fans who come to watch the game and cheer for the team are originally away fans. Their number is much smaller than the fans of the home team Manchester United.
Generally speaking, the number of tickets reserved for visiting team fans is decided by the home team. The English Football Association and the League Committee are not qualified to intervene, so Liverpool fans have not yet reached the level of the Football Association.
They can only feel dissatisfied, but there is nothing they can do.
Just by visual inspection, you can find that the vast majority of Manchester United fans wearing red jerseys account for about four-fifths of the entire Old Trafford stands. But what about the Liverpool fans? Not even one-fifth, they were all placed in the worst-located stands, which were the farthest away from the pitch. Even if they shouted something, the players on the pitch couldn't hear them.
In order to ensure that they can win against their arch-rivals at their home court, Manchester United has taken great pains to take full advantage of their home court advantage.
There is nothing to blame Manchester United for this matter. After all, they are dealing with a mortal enemy, so it is normal to use any means. Because if today's game was at Liverpool's home court, Liverpool would do the same.
This is hatred.
In the face of hatred, don't pretend to be noble and talk about reason.
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In the end, only 3,000 Liverpool fans were able to enter the stadium, while the entire Old Trafford stadium can accommodate 76,000 people. In other words, when the entire stadium is almost full, there are about 72,000 Manchester United fans.
It's such a huge disparity that Liverpool fans can barely make a sound at Old Trafford.
In fact, there were a lot of Liverpool fans coming to the away game, at least 20,000, but the rest of them couldn't enter the stadium, but they didn't just leave. They simply stayed on the outside of Old Trafford. Maybe they can't see the game, but they have radios and they can listen. The most important thing is that they are closest to their team. When the brothers and sisters on the field need support, they can give out huge cheers at any time.
They believed Old Trafford was unstoppable.
In order to maintain order, the Manchester police specially arranged a police force to guard these Liverpool fans outside the stadium to prevent them from causing trouble.
The Liverpool fans turned a blind eye and kept singing and shouting this slogan, synchronized with the stadium in real time.
In one game, there was actually a main arena and a sub-area... which was really something that many people didn't expect.
I knew this game was going to be very popular, but I didn't expect it to be this popular.
This scene opened the eyes of many media and amazed them.
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When the players from both sides came out to warm up, the entire Old Trafford stadium was filled with the shouts of Manchester United fans. The voices of Liverpool fans were ruthlessly suppressed as soon as they started to rise.
Although there are many people in both teams who have experienced the ups and downs and seen the big world, today's Old Trafford still shocked them.
Manchester United's players were filled with strength when they saw so many home fans coming to support them.
The Liverpool players were shocked by the madness of the Manchester United fans.
"There are so many people. Are there Manchester United fans everywhere?" Suarez said, looking at the large swaths of red in the stands.
Chen Yingxiong snorted next to him: "What are you afraid of? Just think of the red as people wearing our home jerseys, right?"
"You are deceiving yourself, hero." Suarez shook his head.
"Isn't this a solution for people like you who are frightened?" Chen Yingxiong said.
"Fuck, who was scared?" Suarez became angry when Chen Yingxiong provoked him.
"You're not scared? Then you're making a fuss. It's just an away game, what's the big deal? You're warming up. If you don't warm up for this reason, it's not worth it!"
He pushed Suarez and ran over.
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After the warm-up, the players from both sides returned to their respective locker rooms one after another.
Martin O'Neill is waiting for them in the locker room and will do the last mobilization before the game.
There is no need to talk about tactics or anything else, they were all mentioned yesterday.
After all the players returned, O'Neal signaled assistant coach Sammy Lee to close the door to the locker room.
The noise outside suddenly became much quieter.
Then O'Neill looked around at his men.
He also felt the fierce and heated atmosphere in the stadium, and it also aroused the pride in his heart.
To be able to lead such a team, to be able to play such a game against such an opponent at such a critical moment...isn't it just for this moment to be a head coach?
"Guys," he began. "In ten minutes, it will be our most important game of the season. We have been waiting for this moment for a long time. All our efforts are to defeat our opponents in this game, win the championship, and win the Premier League championship! This honor has never been claimed by Liverpool. Is this normal? A team that is the most successful in England has never won the Premier League title. Even the title of 'most successful' is not convincing. Strength has even become...a joke! But today, guys, you have the opportunity to change everything, you have the opportunity to make history!"
He looked around, looked into the eyes of every Liverpool player, and paid attention to the look in their eyes.
He saw that everyone's eyes were full of fighting spirit.
"I'm very happy that none of you are afraid and give up because this is a decisive battle on someone else's territory. What you need is this kind of courage! In the next game, no matter when it is, no matter what you encounter No matter what the problem, please remember that you are Liverpool, you are the invincible Red Army!"
O'Neal raised his voice.
"Remember this and you will be invincible!"
Chen Yingxiong stood up and shouted: "Brothers, let us give them a surprise! Kill them in their home stadium in front of more than 70,000 supporters! Knock them to the ground and snatch them away Their championship! There’s nothing more fucking wonderful than this!! Let them hate us! Let’s make their hatred of us even greater! Let’s make our hatred of them even greater!”
Carragher also shouted: "There is nothing to be afraid of Manchester United! There is nothing to be afraid of at their home court! We are Liverpool! We are the Red Army! We will definitely beat them!"
Everyone's emotions were aroused in this way.
They firmly believe that they can beat Manchester United on the road. Manchester United is definitely not as scary as the legend...
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At the same time, Ferguson was also doing pre-game mobilization in the home team's locker room.
"Some people thought I was trying to be cool by what I said to reporters at the pre-match press conference. But that's what I want to tell you - you know in your heart that this is our home court! What else do you have? What are the reasons and excuses? In our home court, do you want to watch your mortal enemy defeat you and then win the championship trophy? In our home court, with the support of so many fans, what reason do we have to let the damn Liverpool survive? So, this is our home court, do you know what to do?"
A group of Manchester United players gnashed their teeth and became excited: "Kill them and win the championship!!"
"That's right! Kill them! This Liverpool team is exhausted. They look strong, but they have been hollowed out inside. We only need to give them a knife to knock them to the ground! There is nothing wrong with this Liverpool team. Terrible! Even if they lead us by three points, we can completely turn the situation around in this game!"
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Hartson sits in the dugout at Old Trafford. As the commentator on Liverpool FC's official radio and television, his voice has accompanied many Liverpool fans for decades.
He has seen more storms than Ferguson. He has witnessed Liverpool's glory across Europe, experienced the dark days of two tragedies, and experienced the ups and downs of Liverpool since the establishment of the Premier League.
He has imagined countless times that Liverpool can return to the top podium of England's top league and win the coveted Premier League championship trophy.
Liverpool came very close to this goal twice, but in the end they failed...
Once was in the 01-02 season, and once was in the 08-09 season.
Will this be the third such season?
Hutson was a little uneasy, he wasn't sure.
He didn't even dare to be too optimistic, for fear that if he was optimistic, the team would eventually lose.
There is precedent for this. In the previous two seasons, Hutson believed in his team unswervingly. What was the result? What he gained were two runner-ups...
This is so tragic.
So now he dare not be optimistic about Liverpool easily.
If he often hangs out on Chinese forums, he must know that what he is doing is called "building character" for Liverpool...
Hutson carefully prepared to start commentating on the game, which was only minutes away from the start of the game.
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As players from both sides emerged from the tunnel, a huge roar erupted from Old Trafford - all from the Manchester United fans.
Liverpool fans couldn't make any sound at all.
But outside the stadium, it was a different scene. The Liverpool fans were very vocal, because outside the stadium, there were no Manchester United fans who could stand up to them. All the Manchester United fans who came to the stadium went into the stadium, leaving only these empty fans. Tickets for Liverpool fans.
Without an opponent, they heard the noise inside suddenly become louder, and Hutson's familiar shrill voice came from the cash register: "They came out! I saw...the first one to come out. It’s Carragher wearing the captain’s armband!!”
The Liverpool fans outside the stadium immediately shouted as loudly as the Manchester United fans inside.
Inside the stadium, 3,000 Liverpool fans faced the encirclement and suppression of more than 70,000 Manchester United fans. Outside the stadium, 20,000 Liverpool fans were heroically resisting Manchester United fans!
The war is about to break out!
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