No. 161 Please go and watch the ball
"So I'll eat more, or I'll be hungry at night." NANA SAID WITH A SMILE.
"Can I have a late-night snack...... Oh yes, late-night snacks aren't good for the body. Jonk asked in confusion at first, and then it suddenly dawned on him.
"By the way, have you been practicing hard lately?" Jonk asked lightly as he drank the water.
"It's hard, but I hate it." NANA NODDED: "IT'S BORING TO BE HAPPY, BUT IT'S IMPROVING EVERY DAY, AND I'M HAPPY TO ENJOY THE PROCESS OF ENRICHING MYSELF, SUCH AS SINGING, DANCING, AND ...... Every day is very fulfilling, and sometimes I feel lonely after training, but I fall asleep soon and I'm fine. β
The more Nana said Jonker, the more guilty he felt, why the girl came to the UK, he himself knew very well, but after arriving in the UK, the two became unclear again, no one took the initiative to take that step, it should have been a boy to take the initiative, but Jonke always had some concerns, especially the problem of the royal maid Xuangong, so he couldn't take the last step!
"I will come to see you often when I have time in the future, and you can also go to my place!" JONK DIDN'T KNOW WHY, SO HE SAID SUCH A THING, LOOKING AT NANA'S SOMEWHAT LONELY EXPRESSION, HIS HEART TIGHTENED FOR NO REASON.
"yes, there must be time!" NANA NODDED, "HAVEN'T YOU INVITED ME TO WATCH YOUR GAME YET?" β
The sudden change of topic made Jonk a little uncomfortable, but when you think about it, it's really like that, after being at Manchester United for so long, I really didn't invite NANA to watch his game live, which is really distracting!
"Would you support Manchester United?" Jonk asked with a pretended calm smile on his face.
NANA THOUGHT FOR A MOMENT. Then he nodded.
'Then come to Old Trafford and support Manchester United and watch Manchester United play every week.' Jonk laughed and said: "To support Manchester United is to support me, in fact, it doesn't need to be said. If you don't support me, who do you support! β
"You hate it, who supports you...... BUT WOULDN'T IT BE EXPENSIVE TO WATCH YOUR GAMES,......" NANA SAID PITIFULLY, "I'M JUST A TRAINEE, AND MY LIVING EXPENSES ARE NOT ENOUGH." β
Jonk touched his chin, "Okay, for the sake of this meal...... I'll send you the tickets before every game in the future. β
"That's embarrassing." NANA SAID WITH A GRIN.
"Beautiful lady, you can come and watch me play. This is my greatest honor, how can I still ask you for money! If you want it, you can't do it, just make up for it in another way. Jonk laughed.
"Oh. In what way. NANA ASKED CURIOUSLY, THE TWO OF THEM ARE NOW MORE LIKE THEY HAVE COME OVER AGAIN, THERE IS NO LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT WHEN THEY WERE IN KOREA, BUT THERE IS A BIT OF LONG-TERM WARMTH.
I saw Nana's cute appearance as a curious baby. Jonk hurriedly said, "Just stay with me more." I'm kidding you...... You invite me to dinner, I invite you to watch the game, that's as it should be. β
NANA GIGGLED TWICE, BUT THERE WAS STILL A LITTLE MORE DISAPPOINTMENT IN HER EXPRESSION, AND THEN WIPED HER MOUTH WITH A NAPKIN TO INDICATE THAT SHE HAD FINISHED EATING.
WAITING FOR NANA TO PAY THE BILL, THE TWO WERE ABOUT TO GET UP, BUT JONK SUDDENLY "SHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
THEN JONK AND NANA SAW TWO PEOPLE WALKING OUTSIDE THE RESTAURANT AT THE SAME TIMEβONE OF THEM JONK HAD JUST MET. It was Robinson, who had been beaten to the ground by him on the basketball court before, and the birdie sat next to him. It's a girl Jonker doesn't know......
JONK BLOCKED HIS FACE WITH A BILLBOARD, AND NANA LEANED BACK, SUBCONSCIOUSLY HIDING BEHIND THE CURTAINS.
Robinson put his arm around the girl's waist with an unhappy expression, and the girl kept saying something, as if to comfort him.
When the two men had walked over, Jonk put down the menu and laughed, "Poor little one...... Did you go to your girlfriend for comfort? β
NANA'S FACE WAS A LITTLE UGLY, ALTHOUGH SHE WAS NOTHING LIKE ROBINSON, BUT THIS SENIOR WAS QUITE CONCERNED ABOUT HER BEFORE, AND THE CLASSMATES IN THE ACADEMY BASICALLY KNEW THAT ROBINSON WAS INTERESTING TO NANA, BUT I DIDN'T EXPECT IT......
JONK NATURALLY KNEW WHY NANA'S FACE WAS UGLY, BUT HE DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING, BUT ASKED NANA WITH A SMILE: "OKAY, LET'S GO, THIS MAN IS REALLY NOT A GOOD THING." β
NANA FOLLOWED JONK OUT OF THE RESTAURANT A LITTLE SILENTLY, JONK NATURALLY KNEW HER MOOD, AND FOUND A SHIELD BUT MADE A FOOL OF HERSELF IN FRONT OF JONK, WHICH MADE THE PROUD NANA VERY ANGRY.
"It's not early, I have to go back first, there are still things to do in the club."
SENDING NANA STRAIGHT BACK TO HER DORM ROOM AT THE UNIVERSITY, JONK DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING SUPERFLUOUS, ENOUGH HAD BEEN DONE TODAY, AND THE RESULTS WERE SATISFYING, NOW IS THE TIME TO GO BACK FIRST.
NANA SMILED AND NODDED TO JONKER, WHO WAVED HIS HAND IN A DASHING MANNER BEFORE TURNING AND STRIDING AWAY.
IT WASN'T UNTIL JONK'S FIGURE WAS OUT OF HER SIGHT THAT NANA RETURNED TO HER BEDROOM.
Just when Nana was about to take a good look at her thoughts, the college roommates who shared the house had already chattered around, and there was news on campus that spread the fastest, so her roommates all knew that Manchester United's popular star Jonker came to the University of Manchester today, and then finished abusing the Robinson senior who had been chasing NANA on the basketball court, and then left the basketball court with NANA......
"No, he was met when I was in Korea, and he seems to have come to see me at school today." NANA SHOOK HER HEAD AND SAID, NOT ADMITTING THAT THE PERSON WHO CAME WAS UNCLEAR ABOUT THE RELATIONSHIP.
"People are celebrities, why do they come to see you? NANA, HE MUST LIKE YOU, RIGHT? Roommate A said excitedly.
"Nothing!" NANA FLATLY DENIED IT.
"Actually, even if he likes you, it's good, you're young, rich, you have your own career, and you can play basketball, hehe, there aren't many rich people who are so young and strong!" Roommate B said with a grin.
"Behold, he came to see you. Then he defeated Robinson, who was going to pursue you, in front of you, and then went to dinner with you...... Oh my God, it's so romantic. A rich man who can rely purely on his own personal strength to complete the pursuit is really the perfect object! "Roommate C has little stars in his eyes.
"Oops, I said no!"
ANNOYED BY THEM, NANA SIMPLY RAN TO THE BED AND COVERED HER HEAD WITH A CUP, AND THE ROOMMATES DISPERSED WHEN SHE SAW THIS, AND THEN CHATTED ABOUT GOSSIP......
NANA, WHO WAS COVERED IN THE COVERS, SUDDENLY LAUGHED SLIGHTLY - THIS GUY IS A LITTLE ENLIGHTENED...... Not as strong as it used to be, at least this guy looks a little different!
A short holiday before the European War. Jonk has been in vain, at least he has stabilized his relationship with Nana, and now he has to start preparing for the second round of the Champions League knockout round.
Manchester United's first day of play. It was the second leg of Arsenal's match against AC Milan, the last game between the two teams drew 0-0 at Arsenal's home, and this time back to the San Siro, AC Milan certainly want to advance at home.
AC Milan lined up Pato and Inzaghi in the attack. World Footballer of the Year Kaka is back. For Arsenal, Rosicki, Toure and Eduardo are sidelined.
The 8th minute of the opening period. Pato got rid of several defenders and volleyed from a tight angle, the ball hitting the opposition defender and flying over the crossbar. Andrea Pirlo headed in a corner and Maldini headed in a deflected deflection of direction for Almunia to save, but Cesc Fabregas cleared on the goalline to save Arsenal.
In the ensuing game, the two teams attacked and defended each other. But the offensive threat is not great. Playing away from home, Arsenal gradually stepped up their attack, with Bam Adebayor and Cesc Fabregas attacking the opposition goal in quick succession. 33rd minute. Hleb was tripped by Nesta near the penalty area and was deemed a fake fall by the referee, but slow motion showed the decision was disputed. One minute later, the volley hit the crossbar in front of the goal. At the end of the first half, the two teams exchanged blanks.
Yibian fought again, and the situation on the field was still deadlocked. Milan, who were playing at home, were the first to make personnel changes, with An Shuai replacing Inzaghi with Gilardino.
For the Gunners, Theo Walcott replaces Eboue. In the 80th minute, Kaka was dissatisfied with the penalty and smashed the ball to the ground and received a yellow card.
In the 84th minute, Milan made a mistake, Pirlo was cut off near the center circle, Cesc Fabregas received a pass from his teammates and quickly got rid of the defense, and volleyed vigorously from 28 points from the goal, the ball touched Nesta and changed direction slightly, sticking to the post to break the net, Arsenal led 1-0. Milan had to score two goals in the remaining 10 minutes to have any hope of progressing, and the players on the pitch looked a little impatient.
In stoppage time, Arsenal launched a counter-attack, with Theo Walcott cutting in quickly, bursting into the box and crossing, and Bam Adebayo slotting home to seal the win for the Gunners. In the end, Arsenal beat AC Milan 2-0 to advance to the last eight, while the defending champions were eliminated.
In the last seven minutes, Arsenal scored two goals to level AC Milan; Is the process a little familiar? Yes, it is very similar to the beating of Inter Milan at Anfield Liverpool two weeks ago, after the Reds were upset by Barnsley in the FA Cup; Arsenal were in a similar situation, drawing three games in a row after being conceded four goals by Manchester United in the FA Cup, and the Gunners completed the seemingly impossible task at the San Siro and won in a beautiful fashion.
San Siro can't play a trophy, but he can play with confidence. Since mid-February, the Gunners have fallen into a slump at the top of their game, losing the FA Cup and reducing their league advantage from five to one. Durr was wounded, and Eduardo broke his leg; Arsene Wenger led a group of small gunners into unprecedented predicament and blows. However, if it weren't for the British media and fans who repeatedly "intimidated" Ronaldo who caused the accident in the World Cup in Germany, who would have predicted that Manchester United's No. 7 could have risen to a level in such a short period of time?
Known as "The Professor", Wenger's temper is not as hot as Ferguson's, and he does not have Mourinho's rebelliousness, so the unique European "Sanya King" hat has always been buckled on the head of the French. A manager's personality can often influence a team's style, which was one of the factors that made the Reds pull off a magical comeback at Camp Nou. Although Wenger has a warm temperament, he has his own personality. After 11 and a half years with Arsenal, it is not without difficulties.
In the 03/04 league unbeaten season, Arsenal almost collapsed in the middle of the game. At that time, after only one point in the first three rounds of the Champions Cup, he scored nine points in the last three games. Especially when they swept Inter Milan 5-1 away from home, the team's morale was suddenly boosted. Two years ago against Real Madrid, a bad mess at home was not favored. Tear down the Galaxy at the Bernabeu. It can be said that Arsenal won a crucial away campaign this time. The first two times Arsenal relied on Thierry Henry, and today's savior happens to be Cesc Fabregas, who is seen as his successor, perhaps this is the providence of the underworld.
Arsenal's home and away games against AC Milan are classics, but no one can deny that the Gunners are the good side, both in terms of result and spectacle. Before the game, the conversation between the two teams was seen as a confrontation between youth and experience. But after the actual battle, the conclusion was a contest between the whole and the individual. Arsenal's overall style of play is significantly better than that of AC Milan. Inzaghi and Pato were a bit "alone" up front most of the time, and a couple of threats came from Kaka's own long-distance run and then a shot.
Arsenal, on the other hand, resisted Milan's opening onslaught. Soon he took control of the midfield and turned San Siro into a chieftain. In fact, Diaby and Eboue are not in good form, otherwise the Gunners could have changed the score much sooner. But the thread of Flamini, Jr. and Hleb is always strung together. A cross from the edge of the penalty area or a sudden knock to the far end of the air made the hearts of more than 80,000 fans who came to watch the game tremble. More noteworthy. With Arsenal controlling the tempo for most of the 180 minutes, or playing in a way that the Gunners are familiar with, it's no wonder that AC Milan have been passive for the most part.
Carlo Ancelotti's "injuries and fatigue" after the game was no excuse at all, Graham said before the game: fatigue should not be an excuse for the players, because the players in the team aiming to win the title are hungry for the game and want to win. Instead, Milan president Silvio Berlusconi generously admitted after the game that Arsenal should advance. After all, Milan wanted to rely on Kaka to save the team alone, while Arsenal was shining with Xiaofa under the backdrop of the collective. These are two very different concepts.
Of course, as Cesc Fabregas said: the victory at the San Siro was just a small step for Arsenal in the Champions League. After all, there is still a long way to go from Moscow. However, it cannot be denied that this victory will be injected into the hearts of every young Gunners like a booster, and it can make Arsenal move forward with a more positive attitude on both the Premier League and Champions League fronts!
Arsenal have passed the hurdle and now it's Manchester United's turn to host Lyon.
Sir Alex Ferguson recalled the classic Champions League final at Camp Nou in '99 in an interview with his own reporters before the game, but the subject of the recollection was not Ole Gunnar Solskjaer or Sheringham, but the midfielder Paul Scholes, who was suspended for accumulating yellow cards like captain Keane in that game.
Scholes was much more low-key when he refused to accept the medal after the game to vent his frustration of missing the final, so much so that many people only think of Keane when they mention the shortcomings of the winners of that final. Sir Alex Ferguson revealed Paul Scholes rarely mentioned that game afterwards but it was well known how sorry he was about that absence, so he said that once this season's Champions League final is reached, "I'll start as long as Paul Scholes is fit, no questions asked." β
Apparently, Ferguson never missed any opportunity to praise him in public, comparing him to the world's No. 1 midfielder who was better than Zinedine Zidane at his peak, and now announcing his starting XI more than two months in advance when the team has just reached the round of 16.
Of course, to deliver on their promise, United will need to at least knock out Lyon at Old Trafford first. However, Scholes sat on the bench for 90 minutes in this crucial game, while his two remaining long-time comrades from the 92 generation, Ryan Giggs and Gary Neville, were not in the squad due to injury.
Ferguson made just two substitutions today, with Tevez coming on for Anderson being the only one tactically needed, while Hargreaves coming on for Jonker was purely stalling for time. But that garbage time Paul Scholes didn't get today, which would have left the veteran somewhat frustrated, playing the full 90 minutes in the 3-0 win over Fulham in midweek, but that was only his 14th league start of the season (with a further one as a substitute) and just three starts in the Champions League this season.
In contrast, Ryan Giggs has been treated similarly this season, with current captain Gary Neville being sidelined for a long time due to a serious injury, but with Wes Brown playing very steadily this season, Neville, who has already returned in the development team, is facing the embarrassment of being robbed of his job by Richards in the national team and Brown in the club.
Of course, Ferguson himself said it. The two veterans of Paul Scholes and Ryan Giggs remain an important part of his tactics, and as recently last season, they were the biggest contributors to United's triumph. And both are strong candidates for Player of the Season Awards. However, the declining fitness of the two veterans is a very cruel fact, and in the face of multi-front battles, it is obviously most appropriate for Ferguson, who has plenty of manpower at hand, to adopt a more frequent rotation system, even the veterans of the team with high prestige must accept it. None of the seven Champions League games this season have played the full 630 minutes illustrate Ferguson's policy, and there is even only one player who has started all seven games: Portuguese supernova Nani.
It also illustrates Ferguson's attitude that he will never hesitate when it comes to a change of dynasty, even with the likes of Roy Keane, David Beckham and Ruud van Nistelrooy. It is only a matter of time before the 92 generation retires from the stage of history, and there will be fewer and fewer new classic moments left by Giggs and Scholes. But the players of Sir Alex Ferguson's last Manchester United dynasty, who are also in the twilight of their careers, are working tirelessly with their veterans for United's Champions League double this season.
The 1-1 draw in the first leg was a late equaliser, but the overall attack and defence were a quality game. The two sides once fought against each other in the first half, which made the fans enjoy watching it. However, after returning to Old Trafford at the Theatre of Dreams, the importance of the second leg made both sides start to be conservative, with both sides shooting two shots on target at full-time. But it didn't make such a dull battle 0-0. didn't dim the glow of many superstars on the field, it was Jonk again!
In the 90th minute, Jonker's really effective shot was only in the 41st minute, in fact, it was the only time that Lyon's excellent defense leaked a fatal gap, but it was in this attack launched by Brown that Jonker and Anderson hit the penalty area in time, and when Anderson's shot was blocked and the ball reached the feet of Lyon's right-back Clark, he seized the opportunity of the opponent's unstable feet in time to snatch the ball back, and made the most correct choice at the first time, flashing the ball to the left. Left-footed shot into the near corner of the Kupe goal.
It wasn't clearly his most spectacular goal, but it was in the space of a few seconds. It fully reflects Joonk's offensive awareness, reflexes and judgment.
In the second half of the game, as Ferguson adjusted his tactics in the midfield, Manchester United collectively recycled the formation to 451, and Jonker, who was originally behind Rooney with Nani as an offensive liberty, fixed his position as a right midfielder, and participated in defense more and more, Tevez replaced Anderson after his position retreated again, in the Lyon offensive pressure in that game, Jonk was more as the transmitter and initiator of Manchester United's counterattack after the ball was broken, but unfortunately both Rooney and Tevez wasted several opportunities to play more and less.
But while none of those counter-attacks allowed for a save from Kupe, Lyon's determination to press across the line was bound to take a hit, and the Ligue 1 champions were becoming more and more impatient in the final moments of the game, at which point Sir Alex Ferguson decided to give his favourite Portuguese the highest honour: to replace him with Hargreaves and accept the cheers of Old Trafford alone. United fans applauded the team's most attacking midfielder in history, scoring 30 goals in a single season, a number that no world-class striker in the top five leagues can achieve.
In such a crucial middle of the season, Jonk only guided his goal rate in rotation as it was some time ago, but even that goal rate was enough for him to score around 40 goals in all competitions at the end of the season, which is not only likely to make him lock up the European Golden Boot, but also means that the European Ballon d'Or he lost last year is not far away, and of course, more importantly, Manchester United's goal of catching up with Arsenal in the league and winning the Champions League with these goals will get closer and closer.
Juventus had a terrifying 10-game winning streak at home in the Champions League in 1997, and now the "Home of Horrors" sign is coming to Old Trafford.
With a 1-0 win at home to Lyon, Manchester United not only qualified for the quarter-finals of the Champions League 2-1 on aggregate, but also reached their 10-game winning streak at home in the Champions League, equalling Juventus' record 11 years ago.
It was the team's number one star who scored the winning goal for Manchester United, Jonker.
Since a 0-0 draw in the Champions League group stage by Villarreal in November 2005, United have taken Old Trafford to the fullest. Last season, the Champions League won all 6 home games, including a 7:1 victory over Roma and a 3:2 victory over AC Milan; They have won four more games this season. According to the current momentum, there is great hope of leaving Juventus to dominate the "most terrifying home stadium in Europe".
"This is an amazing achievement!" Manchester United boss Alex Ferguson said after the game: "It's called the Theatre of Dreams, but it's just the Theatre of Dreams for Manchester United. Today we equalled Juventus' record and I want to thank the fans, who put together another fantastic night. They came to Old Trafford and the atmosphere was absolutely different from the rest of Europe, and the fans 'stimulated' our players from the first minute to the last minute, making them feel more energetic and determined to win. (To be continued......)