Chapter 953: Got the Wrong Script?
"End of the game - !!" When the referee blew the final whistle, the crowd erupted in loud cheers, and the Manchester City substitutes who had been on the sidelines rushed onto the pitch at the same time to celebrate the victory with their team-mates.
In fact, as early as the game entered injury time, the City fans in the stands were already uninterested in watching the game, singing and dancing to celebrate the victory in advance.
In their opinion, the victory in this game is no longer running.
Now the whistle is just announcing their predictions.
"Manchester City beat Bayern Munich in an incredible 3-1 win at home! It was their first Champions League win in 39 years! This is a historic moment! ”
John Mortenson shouted.
"It's not easy, you know, they didn't beat any team, but Bayern Munich, the seeded team in this group! They gave the Germans a dismount! Alan Hansen also applauded City.
In football, England and Germany have old grudges.
In general, in football, it is the Germans who have the upper hand.
So much so that in the 1990 World Cup, after England was eliminated by the German team, the famous English footballer Lineker once expressed this feeling: "Football is a game in which 22 people run on the pitch and the Germans win." ”
Therefore, in 2001, when England defeated Germany 5-1 away in the World Cup qualifiers in Japan and South Korea, England would be so crazy that Owen was elected to the European Ballon d'Or that year.
This shows the weight of the Anglo-German football feud.
The match between Manchester City and Bayern Munich can also be said to be a continuation of the football feud between England and Germany.
When Manchester City beat Bayern Munich, the English beat Germany once again in football.
Although there are not many English players in this Manchester City team......
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Manchester City's players were celebrating the victory in a frenzy.
At this time, Glory did not participate in the celebration of his teammates, but exchanged jerseys with Ribery.
This is what Rongguang asked for.
Originally, after the game, Ribery planned to leave the field directly. But Glory stopped him.
"A change of jersey, huh?" He asked.
Ribery was stunned for a moment, then nodded, "Okay." The tone was calm, and there was no frustration of losing the game.
Glory is keenly aware of this.
While the other Bayern Munich players who lost looked frustrated, Ribery was calm......
Glory immediately thought about why Ribery was like this.
It seems that the problem that has been bothering him has been solved in this game......
That's a good thing......
The two men exchanged jerseys with each other.
Ribery then said to Glory: "I'll put it in front of you, the next leg, on our home turf, will never let you win again!" ”
Rong Guang said: "I also said it in front, in the next round, even if I return to the Allianz Arena, I will not show mercy!" ”
Next, the two should have separated, but Ribery suddenly whispered, "Thank you." ”
Glory turned halfway around before he heard Ribery's voice, and he looked back and smiled, "You're welcome." ”
With that, he turned around and walked towards his teammates who were celebrating the victory.
Ribery watched as Glory walked towards his teammates, who were quickly drawn into the celebratory crowd and never to be seen again.
Young, who left Bayern Munich, has also found his place at Manchester City, and he needs to find his place at Bayern Munich. Fortunately, this game is finally going to be found......
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As soon as Glory left the stadium, he was blocked by reporters in the mixed zone, and everyone wanted to hear how he felt after beating Bayern Munich.
Mostly wanted to hear how he felt about revenge.
But Glory didn't think it was a revenge.
He shook his head and said, "No, it's not revenge. It's just a very ordinary Champions League group stage. It's just that our opponents are teams that I used to play for. But I never thought there was anything special about that. When I was at Bayern Munich, I played against Werder Bremen, so isn't it normal for me to do what I have to do on the pitch? ”
"That being said, Rong ...... But everyone knew that when you left Bayern Munich, it wasn't too pleasant......"
"Of course, leaving a familiar place and a group of friends is not pleasant for anyone." Glory avoids the important and trivializes.
The journalist certainly knows that he is reluctant to answer this question head-on, because revenge against Bayern Munich is a very sensitive topic.
Rong Guang saw that the reporters still wanted to dwell on this question, but he really didn't want to answer the question, so he turned and left, letting the reporters call his name behind him, and he ignored it, and just walked away without looking back.
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Later, at the post-match press conference, Bayern Munich coach Louis van Gaal, who took the lead, was bombarded by the German media.
Ask him to give an account for this failure.
Van Gaal admitted his mistake in tactical arrangement, and the 352 was originally intended to strengthen the attack on the wing, but this did not expect that this made Manchester City beat the side into a sieve, and if it was not for Bayern Munich's luck at the last moment, the final score was definitely not 1:3.
Van Gaal then took advantage of the topic to praise Manchester City's performance in this game: "Obviously, Manchester City has changed a lot from before. They've become stronger than before, so there's no fuss if they do something that surprises everyone in the future...... If you still face this Manchester City team with previous experience, I am afraid that you will suffer......"
The reporters were happy to see Van Gaal admit his tactical mistakes, but they were surprised to hear what Van Gaal said afterwards - can a coach like Van Gaal say such convincing?
So when Benitez then attended the press conference, a reporter repeated Van Gaal's words to Benitez, wanting to hear his comments on Van Gaal's words.
When he heard this, Benitez was stunned, because he wondered why Van Gaal would say this, which sounded like a voluntary gesture of weakness to him...... After the loss to Manchester City, he praised Manchester City and did it...... Is it really okay?
He thought it was a fabrication or an exaggeration by journalists -- after all, journalists are the best at "artistic" things.
So he asked the reporter: "Did he really say that?" ”
The reporters nodded.
Benitez saw that even the Manchester Evening News reporter nodded in it.
He knew it looked like Van Gaal really said that.
But why did he say that?
Was it really convinced by Manchester City?
I'm afraid it's not that simple, with what Benitez knows about Van Gaal, this is a manager with a very strong personality, he is very tough, he is an iron-fisted coach, and it is naturally difficult for such a person to really bow to the opponent.
To say such soft words after a game...... In Benitez's opinion, it is too unusual.
He thought about it and felt that if the media reported Van Gaal's words, he was afraid that it would attract a lot of pressure and attention to Manchester City, and those opponents would also pay more attention to Manchester City.
It seems that Van Gaal is planning to bring hatred to Manchester City......
So he plans to deal with it in a low-key manner, be humble, and put his posture a little lower.
But just when he opened his mouth and wanted to say that.
But the words of Rong Guang in the locker room suddenly popped into his mind.
“…… Because we're strong. We're really strong, we can beat Bayern Munich, we can beat Real Madrid. We're not going to be the same as Shakhtar Donetsk......"
It was the glorious words he overheard outside the dressing room.
It was these words that made him firm in the idea of Bayern Munich and Real Madrid stumbling and trying to break out of this group.
It can be said that Benitez was also deeply influenced by Glory.
If you are low-key and low-key, you always feel that those words will make Rongguang feel ...... Sad, right?
Because we're a strong team...... So why do we have to pretend to be grandchildren?
And we've beaten Bayern Munich so beautifully, so if we keep a low profile, will the opponent give up studying us? No, that will only make our opponents more vigilant, because we have more plans behind our low profile......
Rather than that, it is better to admit our ambitions and intentions and show our strength.
In this way, at least you can win the hearts of the players.
Thinking of this, Benitez's words changed to his lips.
"What's wrong with that?"
He looked at the reporters in the audience and asked.
'We've said for a long time that Manchester City are not here to play in the group stage. Our goal is to qualify from the group. So isn't it normal to have such a table? Because we're strong. ”
A group of reporters looked at such an "arrogant" Benitez and were stunned.
I didn't expect Benitez, a coach who is dedicated to studying tactics and doesn't know how to deal with reporters, can say such things in his mouth!
We are strong!
That's not his style at all......
Thinking about Van Gaal's various praises for Manchester City before, it is like being beaten by Manchester City......
What's going on today?
Did everyone get the wrong script?
However, when the reporter of the Manchester Evening News heard this, he couldn't help but lose his mind - such words came from the mouth of a Manchester City manager, and it was really ...... to say such words from the mouth of a Manchester City manager What a feeling of blood rushing!
Suddenly, it was curious to see where Manchester City would end up after the Champions League group stage this season and whether they would be able to break into the knockout rounds.
But if Manchester City do make it to the knockout rounds, it means that one of the two teams, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich, will definitely be eliminated.
So, who will be the eliminated team?
I can't wait to find out......