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Chapter 56 Can't Say Goodbye

Lin Yun opened his arms and ran to the sidelines like a glider.

He ran out of an S shape all at once, and then into an L shape all of a sudden, as happy as a 1.8-meter-three child.

All the fans seemed to be infected by him, with cheerful smiles on their faces.

Wenger applauded, and finally pushed Giroud to the fourth official, indicating that he could play.

"Hahaha, Wenger is going to replace Lin Yun with Giroud, but Lin Yun has already performed a hat-trick. We used to say that only Wenger can stop Lin Yun, but now even Wenger can't do anything about him. ...

This is Lin Yun's 36th goal of the season and his 27th goal for Arsenal. If he joined Arsenal at the beginning of the season, it is still unclear who will win the Premier League title this season. . "

After Lin Yun left the field, the competition became more intense.

Rooney's desire to perform today is really super strong, threatening Arsenal's gate again and again, but he still failed to score a goal until he was replaced by Hernandez.

Then Ryan Giggs replaced Nani, Manchester United set off a small climax, but Arsenal still tenaciously survived.

As Evra pushed Giggs' corner kick over the crossbar in front of the small penalty area, the game ended.

3-1, Arsenal have completely secured their place in the Champions League next season, and are able to devote themselves physically and mentally to this season's Champions League journey.

Lin Yun was still thinking about how to brag in front of Rooney, but found that Van Persie was walking towards him.

The two smiled perfunctorily at each other, not knowing what to say for a while.

Lin Yun tugged at his jersey, "Change?"

"Row."

After exchanging jerseys and shaking hands again, Van Persie turned around and was about to leave, but couldn't help turning back, "If... I mean if, five or eight years from now, you've got everything at Arsenal. Personal honor, but no championship, will you leave?"

"I really want to tell you that I won't, but I know it's really hard, because when things don't really fall on me, any assumptions are empty, so from my current perspective, it's hard for me to give You have a clear answer," Lin Yun said earnestly, "so I won't let this kind of thing happen, what I'm saying is, there is no such thing as a champion."

Van Persie nodded, "I used to be as confident as you, believing that I could win everything for this team, well, Henry, Cesc Fabregas, Nasri, etc. must have thought so too, but what happened later We all know."

Lin Yun shook his head, "It's time to turn over these things. Now that you have made a choice, you should face everything that follows. At least for now, Henry and you have already obtained what you want because of your choice. Then, Then you should allow yourself to accept the bad ones, and nothing can be perfect."

Van Persie smiled, probably never expecting to hear such words from a brat, he stretched out his hand again, and shook Lin Yun firmly, "You are very interesting, but it's a pity that you appeared too late, of course , this is for me."

"From my point of view, everything is just right."

After bidding farewell to Van Persie, Lin Yun beeped a few more words with Rooney before leaving the stadium.

At the post-match press conference, Wenger first praised the performance of the players, and then was asked about Lin Yun's dependence.

"It cannot be denied that Lin is a super talent, he scored all the goals of the team and helped us to win, but we all know that he can't do it alone, it's the strength of the team... As for Van Persie, I'm glad he didn't celebrate after scoring a goal, it's a show of respect for the fans... Will Sagna leave? Sorry, that won't be answered until the summer transfer window opens..."

When it was Ferguson's turn, everyone thought that the old man would find some excuses to shirk the loss. Unexpectedly, he generously stated that the game was won by the better team, and then once again criticized Wenger and his team. Congratulations to the Champions League.

Compared with the sparks and yellow cards flying around on the field, this press conference is simply too harmonious.

The press conference is over, and the focus battle has officially ended.

When Manchester United played at home, Ferguson liked to invite the opposing coach to his office for a drink after the game. Most Premier League coaches readily accepted this kind of invitation, but Wenger refused him every time. Do it for me, go have a drink with Ferguson after the game and chat.

But this time Wenger unexpectedly invited Ferguson to sit with him for the first time.

Obviously, he also felt something was wrong with his old opponent.

Taking out a bottle of unknown brand of red wine and pouring two glasses, Wenger asked directly: "What's wrong with you? Have you relapsed?"

Ferguson was found to have a heart problem in 2004 and had a pacemaker installed. When he attended a dinner party for the Rangers in Glasgow last May, Ferguson suddenly had a nosebleed and was sent to the hospital for treatment. Chu's health reappeared, he had a minor operation, and missed a few games because of it.

All signs indicated that Ferguson's body had always been unhealthy, and Wenger felt that this was probably the only reason why he was so abnormal.

"I really don't feel well," Ferguson nodded, "I'm leaving."

"Ok?"

When others say to leave, Wenger's first reaction may be that the other party wants to transfer, but if Ferguson said to leave, all he can think of is retirement.

Like everyone else, he couldn't imagine Ferguson managing any team other than Manchester United.

"Is it that serious? Life-threatening?"

"Health is only part of the reason, the main thing is that I feel tired."

On the one hand, his body, on the other hand, his two old partners, Manchester United's chief scout Martin Ferguson and Manchester United's CEO David Gill are about to leave this summer, which makes Ferguson suddenly lose his enthusiasm for this career.

"It's not like you," Wenger frowned. "You said that as long as your body allows, you will stay in the coaching seat of Manchester United forever."

"Yeah, what's the point of doing all this when I don't look like me anymore."

"I think you are just temporarily depressed. Maybe you will regret your current decision in a few days."

"No, this time I'm sure, this season is my last." Ferguson picked up his glass and took a sip. "The wine is good. I didn't expect you to have such a good thing."

"You forgot? You sent it."

"Really? I also gave you wine?"

"It seems that you are really not suitable to stay in this position..."

"Are you saying I'm old? You're not much younger than me."

"Isn't 8 years old? It's decided, and I won't work for another 8 years."

"Hehe, I guess you won't be able to do it for that long..."

The two old men were silent for a moment, and Qiqi fell into memories.

It is a memory of two people and a memory of two teams.

When Arsenal experienced their first heyday under Chapman in the 30s, Manchester United was still in the second tier; when the Busby Boys took off, Arsenal disappeared; The Gunners had another golden period in the early 70s, but the Red Devils were suffering another trough.

It is magical and ingenious to say that these two time-honored brands that established their respective dynasties before the establishment of the Premier League almost all passed by. The mind is all about "kicking tm's Liverpool off the throne", and never regards Arsenal as an opponent.

But that all changed the day Wenger airborne Highbury from the Japanese league.

He subdued Captain Adams and asked the players to quit drinking, smoking, eating vegetables, and drinking plenty of water, fundamentally changing the living habits of traditional English football players and turning them into real professional players.

Ferguson soon discovered that this seemingly gentle and harmless Frenchman was not a good guy, and the facts quickly verified his intuition.

In the 1997/98 season, Manchester United should have easily won another Premier League championship. They led No.2 by as much as 12 points, but under the leadership of Vieira and Peletti, Arsenal played a wave of ten consecutive victories. Relying on Overmars' lore at Old Trafford, he abruptly snatched the Premier League title from Manchester United. Wenger also won his first league and FA Cup double.

The two teams formed a complete bond, and the two also began a classic confrontation that was incompatible.

Obviously there is no direct conflict in terms of geography, religion, politics, etc., but it has developed into a sworn enemy that will never die.

1998-1999 was Manchester United's legendary Triple Crown and the only Triple Crown achievement in the history of a British team in the league, Champions League and FA Cup.

After the triple crown, Manchester United transformed into a super team, won three consecutive league titles, and in 2001, they slaughtered Arsenal 6-1 at Old Trafford.

In those three seasons, Arsenal was No.2 in the league. Until the 2001-2002 season, relying on a wave of 13 consecutive victories and Wiltord's winning goal, the Gunners were crowned the league champions at Old Trafford, but they were proud Ferguson insisted that his team was the better one, and then spit out the famous line: "Everyone thinks their wife is the prettiest at home."

In the 2002/03 season, the grievances between the two sides reached a higher level.

Arsenal was far ahead in the standings, but then Manchester United won nine of ten games, and also scored 2-2 with Arsenal at Highbury, setting the tone for the league championship.

That's only half the story of that season.

The two teams met in the FA Cup in February of this season, and Arsenal beat their opponents at Old Trafford.

After the game, Ferguson, who was in a state of despair, poured all his anger on Beckham, leaving a bloody wound on Beckham's brow bone with a flying boot.

Some gossip said it was because Beckham's words hit one of Ferguson's most sensitive points: Wenger is much better than you...

In the 2003/04 season, the grievances between the two sides reached their peak. Manchester United relied on a penalty kick to end Arsenal's 49 defeats. After the game, the angry Arsenal and Wenger quit. And got headshot with a piece of pizza.

It wasn't until the 2004-2005 season, with the rise of Jinyuan football and the arrival of Mourinho, that the grievances between the two sides came to an end temporarily, and the way the two sides even wrote the full stop was full of ritual: When they met in the final of the Total Cup, Arsenal defended until the penalty shootout when the audience was passive, and finally had the last laugh.

That was the last title Arsenal won.

After that, the two teams took completely different life paths: Manchester United continued to fight for the championship and has become one of the most successful football clubs in the Premier League and even the world today; Became the Ashina in everyone's mouth.

In a flash, 8 years have passed since the two teams took turns in the Premier League hegemony.

And Wenger and Ferguson have also become the best opponents in their lives during the more than 10 years of love and killing each other.

And now, Ferguson says he's leaving...

Wenger was a little dazed, unable to say goodbye.

(End of this chapter)