Chapter 891: With the Champion Present, Is the Giants Still Far Away?
Although there are still more than ten minutes left in the final, everyone knows that there is no suspense in this game.
After the glorious departure, United did not launch any decent attack, and Manchester City did not come under too much pressure defensively.
As the minutes ticked by, it wasn't until a few minutes left that Manchester United's side suddenly woke up like from a dream and launched a fierce attack on the Manchester City goal. It's like not being willing to be shaved by a sworn rival in the city in this final......
But they couldn't find the back of the net until the end of the game.
When Cristiano Ronaldo turned around and fired an outrageously high long-range shot from more than 30 yards from goal, the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game.
"It's over! The game is over! Manchester City won the FA Cup in the 2008-2009 season! They made it all the way to the final without being favoured, and beat Manchester United 3-0 in the final! Terrific! ”
The whistle, which symbolized the end of the game, was drowned out by the loud cheers of the crowd, and commentator John Mortenson had to raise his voice hard to avoid his voice being drowned out.
The cheers from the Manchester City fans really startled a lot of people.
If it weren't for the on-site security, it is estimated that these excited Manchester City fans would have rushed directly to the stadium to pick the players' pants......
The Manchester City players also ran and hugged after the game.
In stark contrast to them are the Manchester United players, who keep their heads down, like scarecrows, and stay motionless on the pitch.
The Treble, which was supposed to be good, has only one league title left......
Lost the Champions League, lost to Barcelona, but Barcelona is still quite strong, a European giant.
But what is the FA Cup defeat to Manchester City......
The sworn enemies of the same city who have been suppressed by them all the time, when will they be able to turn over and become the master?
It's not the first time they've seen these United players staring blankly at the Manchester City players celebrating their victory, having seen it in the 36th round of the league just a few weeks ago at Old Trafford.
If you lose to Manchester City once, you can still say that you are unlucky. So what does it say about losing to Manchester City twice in a row in a short period of time?
Perhaps from this moment on, they must re-examine this sworn enemy of the same city that they have been entangled with for many years......
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Despite losing such an important final, Ferguson graciously stepped forward to shake Benitez's hand and congratulate him on his achievements at Manchester City.
And Benitez, while being modest, also praised Manchester United's performance.
Then the two managers parted their hands and went to find their own players.
Ferguson was to console the United players who had suffered two blows in four days, while Rafael Benitez couldn't wait to celebrate the title with his own players.
Arriving in the middle of the season, Manchester City were on the brink of relegation, and the situation couldn't have been worse, with some even arguing that Benitez's decision to choose Manchester City was the wrong one.
But just half a season later, City not only finished fourth in the league and qualified for next season's Champions League, but also lifted their longest-running trophy by beating local rivals Manchester United in the FA Cup final.
Benitez would even wonder if he was allowed to coach the team before the start of the season...... So will Manchester City win the league in the end?
The thought crossed Benitez's mind, and it immediately made Benitez a little excited - he has been in the Premier League for so many years, but he has not won the title of the most competitive league in Europe.
At Liverpool, the league title was one of his big goals, but it didn't work out once.
Liverpool FC is also very obsessed with the league title, and his best result is only runners-up.
When he was in charge of Manchester City, he just used them as a springboard.
But now he suddenly wants to realize his dream of staying at Manchester City.
But for Manchester City to win the league title...... There must be one person who can't get around.
Benitez walked onto the pitch and hugged Glory.
Hugging Glory hard, Glory smiled happily.
If you want to win the league championship, you must play a good role in glory.
The most important thing about Manchester City's amazing comeback this season is glory.
Without Glory's outstanding performance, neither fourth in the league nor FA Cup would have been possible.
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Cristiano Ronaldo stood with his hands on his hips, staring blankly at the glory of being held in his arms.
His eyes were a little red, as if he had just cried.
Actually, he didn't cry, but he wasn't far from crying.
There were two blows in four days, first to Lionel Messi in the Champions League final and then to glory in the FA Cup final.
He couldn't stand it.
Ferguson came up and hugged him, but he didn't respond in any way.
"Don't be sad, Chris. We'll make a comeback......" Ferguson whispered in his ear, comforting him.
But Cristiano Ronaldo remains the same as before.
In his mind, a decision has been made.
He will definitely not stay at Manchester United, no matter how much money he has, even if Nike is the sponsor of Manchester United, Real Madrid's sponsor is Adidas, and he is sponsored by Nike...... He won't be staying at Manchester United either.
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Cristiano Ronaldo didn't look very good on his face when he received the award.
He hasn't come out of his failed love yet.
He didn't even let the silver medal hang around his neck, he took it with his hand and held it in his hand. Then he bowed his head and walked off the podium.
After the runner-up awards, it is the turn of the champions to present the awards.
The atmosphere at the scene was warm.
Not a single Manchester City fan will continue to sit in their seats, standing in the stands, clapping and singing.
They focused on both sides of the steps leading up the podium, and as each Manchester City player walked up the steps from the pitch, they reached out to slap or stroke them.
Whoever is touched the most is the most popular.
So when Rongguang walked up the steps, he was almost entangled in the "arm vines", and it was very difficult to take every step forward.
In order not to be hit in the face, Rongguang had to walk forward with his head down.
Of course, the top of the head will be touched by more people.
The excited Manchester City fans will be a little overforced, so it still hurts to hit Glory.
But Glory didn't care, but lowered his head and let them slap him.
Then I went all the way up and finally arrived at the rostrum where I received the award.
As the oldest football tournament in the world, the English FA Cup is awarded by members of the British royal family.
This year's award was presented to Queen Elizabeth II, who smiled and personally hung the gold medal to the glory, which symbolizes the FA Cup's highest honour.
Glory politely thanked the Queen of England, shook hands with her, and was about to turn away.
Unexpectedly, the queen did not let go of Rongguang's hand, but said to Rongguang: "What an amazing season, young man. You and your team, it's amazing. ”
Rongguang was a little surprised by the queen's compliment, but he quickly reacted and nodded to the queen with a smile: "Thank you, Your Majesty." ”
"Come on." The queen patted the back of Glory's hand lightly, then let go.
Glory thanked the queen again and turned away.
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The captain holding the trophy is always the climax of the award ceremony.
Manchester City's captain is centre-back Dunn.
He was the last man to take the stage to accept the trophy, and after receiving the gold medal, the Queen handed the FA Cup.
The moment he received the trophy, the roof of the new Wembley Stadium sprayed blue and white confetti and flew all over the sky.
At the same time, Queen's famous "We Are the Champions" also sounded.
Amid Freddie Mercury's high-pitched singing, Dunn held the silver trophy aloft.
His teammates crowded around him, reaching out to touch the cold walls of the cup, scrambling to keep their body temperature and fingerprints on it.
Dunn lifted the trophy and handed it to the glory next to him.
He was only the second man in the team to lift the trophy alone.
No one was robbing him, everyone was just looking at him.
They all know that without glory, Manchester City will never be able to win this competition.
Manchester City have been able to achieve such good results this season in the end, and it is all because of glory.
So it is also appropriate to let him enjoy this treatment.
Under everyone's gaze, Glory took the trophy and then held it high.
Others continued to cheer.
"Congratulations to Manchester City, congratulations to Rong! They had too many problems this season, changing three managers in one season and almost being relegated...... Thankfully, they managed to get a very good result in the end...... "John Mortensen shouted. "It's been a very special season for Young, it's his first season back after eight months of serious injury! Before the start of the season, countless people thought that it was impossible for him to return to the top. But Rong proved with his actual actions that he can not only return to the top, but even do better than before the injury! In the Manchester City team, he is a well-deserved core, and Manchester City can have such a result, which is basically the credit of Rong alone, he almost single-handedly saved Manchester City! ”
"That's right, Rong's comeback table this season is like a phoenix, bloody nirvana. Thirty-three goals in the league are also the highest in Europe, so Rong will definitely win the European Golden Boot this season. He also scored 10 goals in the FA Cup, making him the top scorer in the competition...... Such a terrible expression makes people completely unbelievable that he suffered a very serious injury eight months ago......"
Alan Hansen sighed beside him.
"City have a lot of problems this season, but they still can't hide Young's excellent performance. So next season, what kind of play can Rong and Manchester City have in the Champions League? It's really exciting! ”
In the voice of John Mortensen, the Manchester City players hugged the trophy and smiled very happily and brightly under the blue and white confetti flying in the sky.
As Rong Guang said when he first joined this team.
"You want a championship? Then I'll give you the championship! ”
He's done it and brought City an FA Cup title. The last time City won the competition was in the 1968-1969 season, exactly 40 years ago......
Coincidentally, the last time City won the English top flight was in the 1967-1968 season. The last time we reached the Champions League was in the 1968-1969 season.
Those years happened to be the last time Manchester City were at their peak.
Forty years later, the glory came, with Manchester City regaining the FA Cup and re-entering the Champions League.
Is this a signal?
He's done the first half of what he said.
What about the second half of the sentence?
"If Manchester City isn't a giant, then start today!"
It's really loud and thunderous......
(End of Volume 6 Nirvana)