Volume 1: Heroes Appear, People Pay Attention Chapter 325: So Cool! (Fourth Update, Please Vote for Me)
The remaining minute seemed like an eternity. When the referee finally blew the whistle for the end of the game, the Liverpool fans vented all their excitement.
First, 20,000 Liverpool fans cheered happily outside the Old Trafford Stadium, and then 3,000 Liverpool fans inside the stadium also cheered and celebrated. They didn't care at all whether their voices could be heard by the Liverpool players. After the game, the team didn't need their cheers. They just did this to express their inner excitement, and they didn't need others to know.
Hartson's voice came across the radio waves and reached the ears and hearts of every Liverpool fan who listened to the broadcast.
"The game is over! Liverpool defeated Manchester United 4:3 in the away game! This game almost announced that Liverpool won the championship in advance! With a difference of six points, in the next round of the league, as long as Liverpool wins Blackburn at home, it will become the Premier League Champion! The dream I’ve had for twenty-two years is finally coming true!”
At the end of the sentence, Old Hutson's voice even choked up.
If someone could see his face, they would find that Hutson's voice was not only choked, but his eyes had begun to turn red, and tears were shining in his eyes.
It's not just him, all Liverpool fans want to cry at this moment.
It’s not like Liverpool fans, even Liverpool players couldn’t help but shed tears on the spot...
After the game, Chen Yingxiong did not raise his arms and shout to celebrate the victory. He found Carragher among the crazy celebrating crowd, then hugged him and said in his ear: "I said I would give you a league championship." , deputy team! I do what I say!"
Carragher's tears flowed down instantly.
He didn't hide his emotions. At this moment, he felt like he was having a good cry.
He began to enter the Liverpool first team in 1996. At that time, the Premier League had only begun for four seasons. Now that the Premier League has gone on for 21 seasons, he has always been a Liverpool player. After seventeen seasons, I didn't expect to win a league championship in the season when I was about to retire.
He has experienced that kind of mental journey - at first, Liverpool's players felt that the league championship was within their reach, and if they wanted it, they could get it if they fought for it. Later, everyone gradually discovered that the Premier League seemed to be different from the previous English League One. In the English League One, they could dominate, but in the Premier League, their approach did not work. Then there was the gradual accumulation of failure and despair, and Liverpool was able to win five championships in one season. The only thing missing is a league championship. In the end, it was complete despair. Liverpool no longer regarded the league championship as their goal. Instead, I feel that finishing in the top four in the league and participating in the Champions League is success.
Unexpectedly, he was about to retire, but Liverpool would rekindle their desire for the league championship...
When he was hugged by Chen Yingxiong and said this. His mind goes back to the ups and downs of his twenty-five seasons at Liverpool. Along the way, there were many people walking with me. Like me, they once dreamed of the league championship, but they all failed. They got off the bus midway and stayed at that stop forever. I persisted with my love for Liverpool. Unexpectedly, he received a surprise at the finish line.
Is this really a gift from God for his faithfulness?
No.
Carragher felt that if this was a gift from God, then wouldn't the teammate in front of him be God's agent on earth?
This idea is so crazy, he would rather believe that this is the reward that he and his teammates have won together.
"Thank you, hero..." he choked.
"You're welcome, deputy!" Chen Yingxiong patted Carragher on the back.
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Gerald did not go up to hug Chen Yingxiong or the others. He stood there with his hands on his hips and looked up at the sky. He did this because he didn't want others to see him with tears streaming down his face - it really didn't look good and it would damage his image as captain...
As the final whistle blew, he thought of his cousin Jon Paul Gilhuly.
In the far-reaching Hillsborough disaster in 1989, his cousin Jon Paul was the youngest among the ninety-six victims.
And Jon Paul's accident also prompted Gerrard to become a professional player. He still remembers what his cousin's parents said to him when he made his first appearance for Liverpool: "Gilhuly would be proud of you. Stephen."
Thinking back to the past, when his cousin's parents said this to him. The expression on his face... His tears flowed down uncontrollably. Maybe they saw their lost son in themselves?
He loves Liverpool so much. He often played football on the street outside my house, wearing a Liverpool shirt with pride. Liverpool FC means everything to him. It is precisely because he loves Liverpool so much that he traveled seventy miles to Sheffield to watch the FA Cup match between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest... Now that Liverpool has finally won the Premier League championship, he doesn't know how excited he should be.
Gerrard raised his head and looked at the sky over Old Trafford. The setting sun at dusk dyed the entire western sky golden yellow. In the clouds, he seemed to see his cousin, smiling at him.
Wearing a red Liverpool jersey, he told his cousin: "Well done, Stephen! Well done!"
Gerrard raised his hand and touched his left chest, where there was both the Liverpool team logo and his own heart beating.
I'm fighting for you, brother, I hope you like this championship!
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When Gerald lowered his head again, he wiped the tears from his face, and then saw Chen Yingxiong holding Gerald in his arms and trying to walk over by himself.
He stepped forward to meet him.
Carragher said to Gerrard: "Now I can retire with peace of mind, Stephen. But a league title doesn't mean anything."
Gerald nodded: "I understand, there is still a long way to go!"
Carragher laughed and stretched out his hand, and Gerrard put his hand on it knowingly. Then the two people turned to look at Chen Yingxiong at the same time.
Chen Yingxiong also covered his hand.
Carragher covered Chen Yingxiong's hand with his other hand, and then pressed down hard: "Please!"
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Chen Yingxiong was quickly pulled away by reporters. As the best player in the game, he is naturally a highly sought after target. Only Carragher and Gerrard were left.
Looking at Chen Yingxiong surrounded by reporters, Carragher pretended to be angry and said: "Every time I see Chen Yingxiong, I feel that I really should retire... Look at us two old guys, no one cares about us anymore. I'm interested. Reporters are only looking for him, not us."
Gerald didn't say anything, just laughed.
He looked at Chen Yingxiong with eyes full of hope.
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Chen Yingxiong was surrounded by reporters and bombarded with various questions, but he only needed to answer one word...
"Performing a hat-trick at Old Trafford, what do you think of the hero?"
"Cool!"
"You defeated Manchester United in an away game and gained the initiative to compete for the championship. How do you feel, hero?"
"Cool!"
"You are about to win the league championship since the establishment of the Premier League. How do you feel?"
"Cool!"
"..." The reporters stopped asking questions. No matter what you ask, I guess this person will always say one word - cool!
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Chen Yingxiong was very happy, but Manchester United coach Ferguson was very unhappy.
at the post-match press conference. A reporter asked him how he felt about losing to Liverpool at home and sending the opponent to the championship. His answer was very rude.
"Just a champion." He shrugged, looking nonchalant. "We have fourteen Premier League titles. Liverpool only have one, which I think speaks volumes."
Regarding Ferguson's question, Martin O'Neill responded at a later press conference: "Yes, we are far away from the Premier League title. History belongs to Manchester United, and the future belongs to us, Liverpool."
Although the game between the two sides is over, the competition between them will not stop, so the war of words cannot stop for a moment. Martin O'Neill did this. It's also because he is the head coach of Liverpool. Since he is the head coach of Liverpool, he must regard Manchester United as his biggest enemy. No matter what the occasion, he cannot give Liverpool a good look.
It's not just him who does this. His predecessors, the various Liverpool managers, all followed this rule. Liverpool and Manchester United haven't had a direct transfer deal for fifty years. Every new Liverpool manager gets this advice - don't sell your players to Manchester United!
At the same time, the same is true for Manchester United. At that time, Manchester United defender Heinze insisted on transferring to Liverpool, but Ferguson would not let him go until he died. In the end, he would rather sell to Real Madrid at a low price than make money from Liverpool. The hatred between the two sides is also reflected in the famous football manager game FM - in FM2008, one more person Manchester United hates is Heinze...
So Martin O'Neill and Ferguson were so at loggerheads that no one thought anything was wrong. On the contrary, everyone thinks it is normal - this should be the case between Liverpool and Manchester United!
When will the two brothers get better, then it will be abnormal...
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When the entire Liverpool team left Old Trafford on the bus. They were greeted by 20,000 Liverpool fans who gathered outside.
They sang the team song and waved their scarves and jerseys. Keep shouting: "Champion! Champion! We are the champion!"
They were heavily surrounded by police and Manchester United fans could not get close.
But at this time, the frustrated Manchester United fans had no intention of causing trouble for them. They had already left the stadium - they did not want to watch their mortal enemies celebrate the championship and victory under their noses, which would undoubtedly rub salt into their wounds.
Sky TV's on-location reporter ended his report on today's game with the Liverpool fans on the farewell bus as the background.
"The Liverpool people went home with the dream of winning the championship, leaving the Manchester United people to lick their wounds. It was really an afternoon full of passion. When you watch such a game, how can you not fall in love with this league? ?We are lucky to have such two teams in the Premier League! Thank you to both parties for dedicating such a wonderful game to us. I am Smith, a reporter from Sky TV, sending this to you live at Old Trafford. Report…”