Volume 1: When Heroes Come and Go, People Pay Attention. Chapter 309: His Words Are Also Good (Second Update Guaranteed)

~Date:~October 09~

Chapter 309: His words are also good (Second update, guaranteed)

What "Liverpool is undoubtedly the most powerful team in European football today", what "Liverpool is the representative of English football"...

Have these words been heard from Ferguson before?

Even if you can hear it, it has a deeper meaning.

For example, when Chen Yingxiong came to Liverpool in his second season, Ferguson once praised Chen Yingxiong before the game against Liverpool, praising Chen Yingxiong as a very high-level player who could already compete with Messi and Cristiano. Ronaldo is on an equal footing.

In fact, Ferguson was right. At least it seems that there is no problem at all now. Today's Chen Yingxiong is not only on an equal footing with Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, he even has a tendency to be better than them.

But this is by no means Ferguson’s foresight at that time, because he was not sincerely praising Chen Yingxiong at all.

He doesn't care at all how far Chen Yingxiong can go.

This compliment was just to confuse Chen Yingxiong.

Of course, what Ferguson did at that time was too hasty and clumsy - who would have thought that a Manchester United manager would praise a Liverpool player?

This kind of thing has never happened in the decades of history of Liverpool and Manchester United.

Ferguson was too impatient and did not realize this problem. Instead, Liverpool and Chen Yingxiong took advantage of their tactics and defeated Manchester United at home, catching Ferguson off guard.

Later, Ferguson also realized this problem, so he never praised Chen Yingxiong again. On the contrary, his subsequent performance was the normal performance of a Manchester United head coach when facing Liverpool - there was absolutely no good words in his mouth, only curses and attacks. .

Unexpectedly, during Ferguson's last English national derby as coach, he would be so generous in sending goodwill and blessings to his mortal enemy.

Although surprised, most people didn't think there was anything wrong.

This makes sense.

There is a saying that goes well: "When a person is about to die, his words are also good." People are going to die, so everything you say will sound much nicer, and you will let go of any grudges you have. People are going to die, so what are you still doing with hatred? It's better to let yourself go more freely.

In everyone's opinion, this is the situation in Ferguson now.

He is about to retire. No matter how much grudges and hatred he had with Liverpool when he was in office, he has to let it go at this time.

It's the last game anyway. Instead of leaving the image of a mean old man to everyone, it's better to let everyone remember a kind elder.

This is also in line with the mentality of many people.

No matter how much hatred you have, you should let it go at this time.

After all, when you are in your position, you are just seeking your own government. If you are no longer in your position, why are you bothering? Let your successors continue the feud between Liverpool and Manchester United.

Because of this idea, no one doubted Ferguson's motive.

And Ferguson didn't just praise Liverpool and Chen Yingxiong, he also belittled his own team.

His words "Manchester United's task has been completed, and the next task will be completed by Liverpool", which means that in front of Liverpool, Manchester United is no longer good, so it is time for Manchester United to step down from the throne of ruling England and will The throne was given to someone more qualified to sit on it.

The old Sir Alex has made countless enemies in his life. He is tough to the end. When did he ever say such soft words?

It seems that he is really about to retire, and he is particularly weak and prone to sentimentality.

In fact, if Ferguson had made such a statement a year earlier, I am afraid that there would have been countless suspicions in the media.

Because the timing was wrong.

But now that Ferguson has decided to retire after the season, everyone will instinctively think it's okay to say anything he says now.

No matter what he does or says. An old man who is about to retire doesn’t even have such a little power?

In the past, he wanted to maintain the momentum and majesty of the mighty Manchester United, so he had to wear a mask and look like that to scare people. As time goes by, the world has long been accustomed to and accepted the image of his mask. Even he himself has accepted this mask and feels that this mask is himself.

Now that he is about to retire, he can naturally take off this mask without any scruples, and no longer has to worry about what others say or the surprised looks on his face.

——The above are all outsiders’ thoughts.

So what does Ferguson himself think of this matter?

Ferguson said nothing. He neither explained to his closest assistant Whelan why he said this, nor did he explain to the aggrieved Manchester United players.

He acted as if he had never said anything and was still busy training and analyzing the opponent's intelligence every day.

Busy, but if you look carefully, you will find that his back is getting more and more stooped.

This is like an ordinary old man who is about to leave his favorite job and go home to retire.

This kind of back figure would be familiar to Chinese people if they saw it, because as early as more than ten years ago, such back figures could often be seen in China's big and small cities - when those old workers who had worked in state-owned enterprises all their lives were about to retire, They all have this back view.

In the past few decades, their life is work, and work is life. It has long been integrated into their blood. They are used to going to work after getting up in the morning and going home after get off work. It is boring and simple, but satisfying.

Suddenly one day, when they don't need to get up early to go to work, they will suddenly find that their lives have lost their purpose. People, once they lose their goals, they lose their energy and motivation, and their energy plummets.

Therefore, after retirement, many elderly people's spirits deteriorate year by year, and their health deteriorates year by year. They even have weird tempers, causing their families to avoid them like the plague. But how many people know the depression and loneliness in the hearts of the elderly?

Today's Ferguson, in the eyes of everyone, is actually such an old man who is about to retire. Any changes in his psychology are normal.

You know, he is said to be dying on the coaching bench... To bow to time like this now, what a big blow is this to a proud old man?

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It didn't take long. Within a few days after Ferguson's speech, everyone knew that Ferguson had accepted his fate.

In the last few years of his coaching career, he encountered such a perverted combination of Liverpool and Chen Yingxiong, which ended his dream of leading Manchester United to continue to dominate English football.

No matter how much unwillingness he had in his heart, he could only let it go along with his hatred at this time.

Because very simply, he no longer has the ability to lead Manchester United to end Liverpool's dominance again.

He began his tenure at Manchester United with the goal of ending Liverpool's dominance, which he did.

Unexpectedly, due to the tacit understanding during his coaching career, his rule was overthrown by Liverpool again.

What a wonderful reincarnation...

So, shouldn't Ferguson, who accepts his fate, behave like this?

It's just that the dissatisfaction in the eyes of those Manchester United players is getting stronger and more obvious.

It's so obvious that even a fool should see it.

Ferguson still didn't say anything, as if there were no more people or things in the world that could concern him. Now he is just an old guy waiting for the last game to come and then retire.

As for why the Manchester United players were angry, he didn't care at all and didn't even ask Whelan.

Why are Manchester United players upset?

At first, they felt hurt that their head coach looked down on them. But later it was discovered that this was not the case, but that Ferguson had become disheartened, and their dissatisfaction with the head coach had shifted their focus to Liverpool.

Their natural way is who made Ferguson so decadent, it was those Liverpool people!

If it weren't for Liverpool's strong rise, Manchester United would still be the dominant player in English football and the Premier League champion.

It's all this damn Liverpool that makes them live with their tail between their legs now. When did the players of Manchester United, the dominant Premier League player, ever live like this? I can tolerate this. What's even more annoying is that they actually made our boss look like he had aged ten years!

This is the last El Clasico led by the boss. Can we watch him leave in such a dejected manner?

No!

We should give him a win!

Although we all know that this is difficult, we always have to work hard! Didn’t we almost do it on our own home court?

Yes, as long as our whole team works together, we can always do it! We are Manchester United, and the gap with Liverpool is not as big as everyone thinks!

The entire Manchester United team even held a team meeting specifically for this matter. The meeting was held behind closed doors in the locker room. No one outside knew what was said.

However, it can be seen that the players are more enthusiastic about training, have a more serious training attitude, and are more able to endure hardships.

On the sidelines of the training ground, looking at these high-spirited Manchester United players, assistant coach Whelan couldn't help but be high-spirited: "Even if we face Liverpool with Chen Yingxiong away from home, I believe that our Manchester United will not have no chance at all! Look! Look at these high-spirited players, they will definitely surprise Liverpool!"

After saying that, he turned his head and glanced at Ferguson who was standing next to him.

He got no response from Ferguson.

Ferguson was standing there, his eyes wandering, and he didn't know what he was looking at. In short, he was not focused on the training ground.

He was like this, and Huilan was no stranger to him these days.

Naturally, we also know why.

Although he knew it, he felt heartbroken and regretful every time he saw Ferguson like this.

He sighed in his heart, turned his head back, and buried it.

He recalled the game he lost to Liverpool at Anfield last season. After the game, Ferguson said to Whelan: "I know what the media will say after the game. But I will not admit defeat, Manchester United will not admit defeat."

Manchester United hasn't given up yet, but where are you who won't give up?