Chapter 11 was cancelled

In fact, when Guardiola saw the field, he felt that the game was definitely not optimistic.

Behind the imposing façade of the Bird's Nest, when Pep Guardiola walked onto the pitch with his players, everyone was stunned by what they saw.

Most of the stadium is also covered with plastic film, and there are small puddles of potholes on top of the plastic film.

And the exposed half of the site is even more unsightly, the sparse turf is east and west, and it can't cover the exposed sludge of the site.

Under the continuous heavy rain, the meadow has turned into a small swamp....

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City's players didn't step on the pitch at all, and when Pep Guardiola faced such a pitch situation, he decisively left with his players - playing on such a pitch is undoubtedly irresponsible to the players' bodies.

And when Manchester United's players came to this field, they had similar expressions to Manchester City.

Li Qingshan tried to walk onto the court, but when he stepped onto the court, half of his foot and neck fell into the mud.....

This is definitely not a venue that could be used as a soccer match – otherwise the game would be a mud soccer match.

In fact, when the team arrived in Beijing, it was already raining and sunny, but the venue of the Bird's Nest looked ......... It doesn't match the identity of its National Stadium at all.

Li Qingshan's face was hot and painful, this is China, in China's National Stadium, it actually encountered such a bad venue, which really made Li Qingshan feel that he was embarrassed in front of his teammates....

In the end, Manchester United naturally did not finish the footing, and they soon left the Bird's Nest.

There are still two days left before the start of the competition, and hopefully the organizers will be able to solve the problem of grass by then.....

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July 24, pre-match press conference.

Both managers have mentioned the issue of the venue.

Pep Guardiola and Carlo Ancelotti looked stunned by the state of the pitch and were surprisingly unanimous.

Pep Guardiola said: "I heard that it has rained recently in Beijing and the condition of the venue is not particularly good, so I will remind the players not to get injured before the season. Carlo Ancelotti also hopes that this derby will not smell so strong, "The real matchup between Manchester City and Manchester United should take place in the league or the Champions League, and now it is a warm-up game, and there is nothing more important than ensuring the health of the players." ”

Carlo Ancelotti is really worried about the situation at such a venue.

It has been three days since the team came to Beijing, but in the past three days, the team has not been able to step on the field even once at the Bird's Nest Stadium, the venue for the competition - such a situation really makes Ancelotti dare not let his players train on this field, let alone play.

"If the condition of the site is not improved....... I suggest...."Ancelotti glanced at Edward Wood, who was sitting on the other side, "Cancel the game!!" ”

In the hotel where Manchester United lived, the team's head coach Carlo Ancelotti was making his own proposal with the head of the China trip, Sandezi.

In fact, Edward Wood is clearly reluctant to cancel this game, this time the trip to China, at least the first half of the year was very successful, Sandezi is not willing to let go of such an opportunity to expand the influence of Manchester United.

But he also knows that the manager's concerns are very valid.

After all, for a team, the most important asset is the players he owns, and if a warm-up game causes injuries to many main players, it will undoubtedly outweigh the losses.

"There is still one day before the competition, and if the organizers don't solve the venue problem tomorrow, it won't be too late for us to cancel!" Edward Wood thought for a moment and said.

He reached out to stop Ancelotti, who was about to say something.

"I know the severity, don't worry."

Ancelotti had no choice but to give up and walked out of the room with a frown.

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In fact, it wasn't until the next day, on matchday, that when the United staff came to the Bird's Nest again, they saw a green field.

But the staff member didn't have time to be pleasantly surprised, and he smelled a smell of paint.

He crouched down and looked over the field.

The grass is still sparse, but ....... The mud floor turned green, and from a distance, it looked like a perfect football field.

This floor is painted with green paint!!

When the angry Manchester United staff reported to Edwardwood, Sandezi was also speechless in shock.......

The opponent's attitude towards football....... It's too perfunctory, and the other party is not a professional sports team at all.

I heard that the organizer of the China Division of the International Champions Cup is an Internet company. The other party may really be good at publicity, very good at doing such superficial work.

But this is football, and Santoku is also responsible for the health of his players!!

After a moment of silence, he spoke.

"Inform the other party.... Manchester United refuse to play on such a field!! ”

After making this decision, Sandeko breathed a sigh of relief.

It seems that China's plan to make a fortune is about to be greatly discounted.

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Almost at the same time, the organizer of the Chinese division of the International Champions Cup, Le Death Sports, was notified by two clubs, Manchester United and Manchester City.

Although the wording is different, the meaning is clear.

Both teams refused to play on such a field!!

This made everyone panicked at the top and bottom of Lego Sports. Despite their desperate efforts on the phone, both teams were resolute.

The Bird's Nest venue is so bad that none of them will play on such a field!!

Five hours before the start of the game, Le Death Sports finally gave up on the effort.

With 5 hours to go before kick-off, the International Champions Cup Organizing Committee announced that due to the continuous heavy rainfall in Beijing recently, in order to ensure the safety of players and fans, the International Champions Cup Organizing Committee has decided to cancel the International Champions Cup match between Manchester United and Manchester City tonight. However, some people on the Internet pointed out that now that Beijing has sunny skies and good weather, the reason for the cancellation of the game is likely to be because the turf conditions cannot meet the requirements of both teams.

When the news was released, all the reporters, media, fans were almost stunned, and some even looked at the calendar specifically - is this April Fool's Day?

But when Manchester United and Manchester City confirmed the news of the organizers on their official channels, fans knew that this was not an April Fool's joke, but a real ..... A game that has been set for a long time, a game where tickets have already been sold, was cancelled because of the poor venue of the Bird's Nest - National Stadium!!

CANCELLED!!