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Chapter 430 Five games, three champions!

The next day, the headline on the front page of the "Daily Mirror" was a word, to be precise, a place name in big red font——

Athens! !
Red is Manchester United's main color, eh?When did the Daily Mirror become Manchester United's official mouthpiece?

This idea comes from Michael Jeffers, the chief reporter of the current sports section of the Daily Mirror, who predicted in advance and exposed the possibility of Li Rui becoming an English citizen and representing England in the competition. , is now the chief reporter of the sports section of the "Daily Mirror", and on public or private occasions, Mr. Michael Jeffers has always regarded himself as Li Rui's supporter and spokesperson, but in fact, all Everyone knows that Li Rui doesn't like him, really, not at all.

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Never underestimate a rookie who has opened up.

It can be said that the imaginative headline written by the chief reporter of the "Daily Mirror", Mr. Michael Jeffers, is quite popular with readers, especially many Manchester United fans bought even several copies Take it home to collect, in the eyes of Manchester United fans, this title is very powerful——

Seeing this title, it is very intuitive and powerful. Everyone knows that the semi-final between Manchester United and AC Milan, the result is that Manchester United advanced to the final!

"Athens! Athens! Athens! Athens—!!
Seeing this title, not only Manchester United fans, but even Manchester United players feel refreshed. The excitement of knocking out AC Milan and qualifying for the final with difficulty fills your whole body instantly, making your blood boil.

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The world's major media reported the second round of the Champions League between AC Milan and Manchester United on the most important pages and with a lot of space.

Before the match, it was hyped up by the media as Kaka and Li Rui. The direct contest between these two young talents is likely to be the most important direct confrontation to decide who will win the World Player of the Year selection at the end of the year. .

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In the first round of the contest between the two sides, Kaka scored twice and had the upper hand.

In this game, Li Rui and Kaka each scored a goal in 120 minutes. The performance of the two seemed to be on par. However, at the last moment of the penalty shootout, Li Rui withstood the pressure to complete the goal It helped Manchester United advance to the final. Since ancient times, winners and losers have always been kings and losers. Therefore, although Kaka scored three goals in two rounds of competition, Li Rui only scored two goals, and Kaka scored two goals in the AC Milan team. The criticality shown by Nei is not weak, but everyone knows that in the direct confrontation between the two, the balance of victory is tilted towards Li Rui.

However, another statement from Gazzetta dello Sport also represents a point of view, that is, if Li Rui can help Manchester United win the 'big ear cup' on May 5 in the final in Athens, Then Li Rui can be said to be the final winner, otherwise, everything will be a 'floating cloud'.Falling in the semi-finals and falling in the finals, it seems that both are losers, they are almost the same.

Of course, excluding the "Gazzetta dello Sport" mentality of not being able to eat grapes and saying that grapes are sour, this kind of "victory theory" is beyond reproach.

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On UEFA's official website, the two rounds of matches between Manchester United and AC Milan were also used to describe them as 'epic duel' and 'championship-level classic match'.

The excitement of the game made UEFA very happy, and the statistics of the ratings of the live broadcast of the game after the game also came out. The ratings of these two games also created a new record for the semi-finals of the Champions League. It can be said that UEFA Lianhe broadcasters are making a lot of money.

Considering that the second round of the semi-final between Chelsea and Liverpool on the following day was a Premier League civil war, this also determined that the final in Athens on May 5 would also be a Premier League match. Civil war, so UEFA is also worried that such teams competing for the championship in the same league will make many neutral fans lose interest, resulting in reduced attention and income.It will not even be as good as the semi-final match between Manchester United and AC Milan.

This kind of worry is not unreasonable, but it is already a fact that the Premier League is strong this season. Even if it is a headache for senior officials of UEFA, there is nothing they can do about it.

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The Manchester United players who returned to Manchester from Milan were given an exception by Ferguson. All the players went home to sleep and recharge their batteries. When it came to the penalty shootout, after 120 minutes of the game, plus the penalty shootout, the players were already extremely exhausted physically and psychologically. At this time, even training on the training ground, the effect may not be good. On the contrary, it will have the opposite effect.

Therefore, Ferguson simply gave the players a holiday. Of course, if the old Scottish man sees a guy buying sex in a nightclub or having a party at home until midnight on the headlines of the media the next day, Sir Ferguson I can tell everyone responsibly that Sir Alex Ferguson is very angry and the consequences are serious.

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Li Rui returned to his home in Manchester and talked with Jessica Wen Chun for a while. After exchanging a few days of lovesickness, Li Rui fell asleep. He was indeed tired, mainly because of his mentality. The pressure was too great. When he took Li Rui to shoot the spoon, he was sure in his heart, but he was also extremely nervous. If the ball was thrown by Dida, Li Rui might really be shot in an instant. The collapse, this kind of pressure, crushed the 22-year-old star, and he couldn't breathe.

Li Rui slept almost until the afternoon, and Father Sun woke up when he was about to have afternoon tea. After he finished washing, he went downstairs and saw Jessica with a big belly preparing breakfast for him. There is a warm current of warmth, and it is also distressing.

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"Can I ask the servant to make breakfast? You are inconvenient. What if you accidentally bump and fall down?!" After Jessica became pregnant, she was listed as the family's 'national treasure', and there have been several times. A top-notch perinatal specialist and servant hired by Gaoxin took care of her. However, only Jessica was busy at this meeting, and Li Rui was a little angry.

"I think I do the best with my own hands." When Li Rui didn't know what to say, he was moved by Jessica's answer, and he had to solemnly ask Jessica to be honest and frightening. , if something happens, the baby in the stomach will not be able to keep.Jessica sighed cutely, and then promised to be honest in the future.

"You said that if I don't exercise every day like this, I will lose weight." Jessica pouted.

Li Rui put down the newspaper in his hand, sat next to Jessica, pinched the beautiful young woman's face, "It's not as exaggerated as you said, after giving birth, as long as you exercise and recover scientifically, my dear is still that little angel. "

"You mean, I'm not an angel now?" Jessica frowned with distress.

Li Rui laughed. As a woman, she really paid great attention to her appearance and body shape, and he didn't care about eating breakfast. It took a long time for Jessica to 'recover' her confidence.

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The 'breakfast' was already cold, so Li Rui let Jessica sit comfortably on the sofa, and he could heat it up with the microwave.

There are several copies of today's newspapers on the dining table, one is "Daily Mirror" Li Rui was eating the breakfast of "Love", while turning to the sports page, he saw the "Athens" created by Michael Jeffers The red headline makes me feel happy. I don’t seem to have so much resentment towards this reporter who stalked me and exposed my privacy. Of course, it is impossible for Li Rui to forgive Michael Jeffers. No one likes being treated like this The feeling of being followed by people and always on guard.

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In Liverpool, I have watched the second round of the semi-final between AC Milan and Manchester United twice. Chelsea coach Mourinho did not forget to chat with his coaching staff after training. Of course, this requires Chelsea to knock out Liverpool in tonight's game.

In the first round, Chelsea beat Liverpool 1-0 at home. The score was not high. However, Mourinho and the coaching staff were satisfied that Liverpool did not score an away goal. In the second round of the game, the whole Chelsea team was full of breath, and they wanted to eliminate their opponents and enter the final.

Assistant coach Steve Clark was a little surprised that Manchester United eliminated AC Milan. This was not because he thought AC Milan was stronger than Manchester United, but because in the first leg at Old Trafford, AC Milan The performance of the star Kaka is too eye-catching. Clark thinks that with Kaka like this, AC Milan will have the upper hand on the road to promotion after returning to their home court. After all, 2 away goals are crucial. .

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"No surprises, Steve." Mourinho glanced at his assistant coach. "AC Milan is very strong, but they only have one Kaka, and Manchester United is different. It is stupid to put all your hopes on a star. You have to remember this, otherwise sooner or later You will suffer."

When Mourinho said this, he didn't give Clark any face at all. In fact, he has this kind of temper. This Israeli is now making Mourinho very upset. Mourinho can already feel that he and Chelsea The contradiction between the Russian bosses, the rift between two people who also desire absolute right to speak, has long existed. In Abramovich’s view, Chelsea is his toy, and he is the real master, while Mourinho Abramovich is not happy with the requirement to have the right to speak in many other aspects such as the transfer market and team training. It has been reported that Abramovich is considering asking assistant coach Steve Clark to take Mu Rino instead.

And Steve Clark, the assistant coach also showed signs of dissatisfaction with Mourinho's leadership, which a madman cannot tolerate.

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Steve Clark shut his mouth and didn't speak.
Being reprimanded by Mourinho in front of so many people, he felt very shameless, but he couldn't say anything, he could only keep his depression in his heart.Clark looks down on Mourinho, he thinks the Portuguese is completely lucky, and Clark is very unhappy with Mourinho's rebellious personality, in his opinion, this is just Mourinho's grandstanding , It was just a means to attract the attention of the media, but now that Mourinho reprimanded him in public, Clark realized that he was in such awe of Mourinho in his heart.

Mourinho doesn't have the time to care about Clark's thoughts. He is such a person, with joy and anger on his face.Since you don't like someone, why are you still talking to each other?

Another assistant coach, Baltemar Brito (Baltemar Brito) saw that the atmosphere was not right, so he opened his mouth to smooth things over and shifted the topic to the match between Manchester United and AC Milan. Play an important role in preparation for the war.He is good at editing game videos, conducting special data evaluation and analysis of games and opponents.When Mourinho was suspended for a short period of time in the 04-05 season, Brito once replaced him and sat on the coach's bench to direct the game. Mourinho still trusts Brito.

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"Manchester United's attacking ability is really strong, and our defense must be extra careful." Bartemar Brito (Baltemar Brito) said.

"Don't be afraid, defensive counterattack is our weapon." It was Andre Villas (Andre Villas), who was also Mourinho's assistant coach, who was less than 30 years old. The Ukrainian striker Shepchenko, who was acquired last summer, is very similar. He is a direct descendant of Mourinho.Usually assists players in training on the training ground, and is responsible for collecting various information at the same time.During Mourinho's two consecutive brilliant years in Porto, Vilas was his right-hand man, and now he followed Mourinho to Chelsea to work hard.

"I have to be careful about Li Rui, this kid is getting more and more mature."

"Don't forget, there is also Cristiano Ronaldo. This season, Cristiano Ronaldo is more selfless than before and more difficult to deal with."

"Who is the core of Manchester United's trident?" Mourinho asked.

Everyone thought for a while. The answer to this question is obvious. There is no doubt that it is Li Rui. Yes, if Li Rui is contained, Manchester United's offense will be in trouble. , will go back to the old way of fighting alone, so that Cristiano Ronaldo will be much less threatening, and Rooney is the same.

However, everyone shook their heads together and restrained Li Rui. It was easy to say, but how could it be so easy to do? ! !

"Okay! Don't think about the game against Manchester United. The first thing we have to do now is to kill Liverpool and then clean up Manchester United! Our Chelsea, just need to be ourselves, it is enough to win all opponents!" Mourinho looked around He glanced at his assistants, and the confidence in his eyes gave everyone confidence. Even Clark had to admit that the Portuguese had a convincing magic.

"We're talking about Manchester United now, it's disrespectful to Liverpool, and Rafa won't be happy," Mourinho said with a sudden laugh, saying 'Rafa' as if he were referring to the girl next door' Ambiguous'... as if he respected Liverpool.

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When Mourinho and his coaching staff were discussing Manchester United, Li Rui was driving towards the Carrington training base. He didn't rush there for training. Since Ferguson canceled today's training, there will be no change. However, The Scottish old man asked all first-team players to arrive at the training base before seven o'clock in the evening, and the whole team had to watch the live broadcast of the second round of the semi-final match between Chelsea and Liverpool in the conference room.

The players gathered in the locker room first. When Li Rui walked into the locker room of the Carrington training base, he found that many teammates had already rushed over. In the past, no matter what time of day, Li Rui was usually the last one when the whole team assembled. The one who arrived first, however, after Jessica got pregnant, Li Rui didn't go so early. He needed to spend more time with Jessica. Pregnant women need more care from their husbands. This is Li Rui. Li Rui remembered what Rui's mother told him, and besides, as long as he was not late, Ferguson would have no objection.

Everyone was discussing something around the wall behind the locker room, Li Rui pushed through the crowd and squeezed in.As a result, I saw two numbers "5-3" written on a large white paper, and there was nothing else besides that.

Everyone didn't understand what these two numbers meant. Fatty Rooney even shook his head and said, could it be a commemoration of the game?This immediately made Fletcher look blankly. The number of matches has been 50/100 for several years, and the worst is also based on 10. How could it be 53?

The little fat man scratched his head, turned around and saw Li Rui standing beside him, and asked him if he knew what it meant?Li Rui was also wondering, and he didn't figure out what it meant.At this moment, the door of the locker room opened, and Ferguson walked in with the coaching staff. The sharp-eyed Rooney immediately noticed that Ferguson was holding a piece of paper in his hand.

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Ferguson pasted this piece of paper on the wall, under the solitary white paper with the two numbers "5-3".Then he called everyone to go up and have a look.

Li Rui squeezed over to watch with everyone, but it clearly wrote all the remaining games of Manchester United this season:
On May 2007, 5, the day after tomorrow, the penultimate round of the league, which is the 4th round of the league, Manchester City VS Manchester United, Manchester Derby, Manchester United will 'go' away to Manchester Municipal Stadium.

On May 2007, 5, in the middle of next week, Manchester United will have a make-up match in the 9th round of the league. Chelsea VS Manchester United. Manchester United will go to Stamford Bridge. An eye-catching game, this is also a game that will affect the ownership of the league championship this season!Currently, Manchester United leads Chelsea by 34 points. In this game, Manchester United can win the championship one round ahead of schedule as long as they win.

Three days later, on May 2007, 5, the final game of the 12-2006 Premier League season, Manchester United VS Leeds United at home, the 'War of the Roses'!At that time, Leeds United will also fight for a seat in the UEFA Cup. Considering the deadly relationship between Manchester United and Leeds United, this game is also not so easy!Of course, if Manchester United can win Chelsea away in the midweek make-up match and win the league championship ahead of schedule, the Manchester United team will have no pressure in this game against Leeds United.

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"Less than three games in half a month!" Someone gasped.

"An average of three days a game!" Rooney said.

"And it's often an uphill battle," Fletcher added.

"Tch, what are you afraid of? Let's destroy whoever we see." This was Cassano's voice, and everyone knew that he had this kind of virtue.

Li Rui didn't speak. He saw that under the three games, a line was heavily drawn with a red line, and there were two games below:

May 2007, 5, New Wembley Stadium, 18-2006 season FA Cup final, Manchester United VS Chelsea!
May 2007, 5, Athens Olympic Stadium, 23-2006 season Champions League final, Manchester United VS?

This question mark, of course, means that I don't know for the time being. The game between Chelsea and Liverpool will start in more than half an hour.

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Everyone looked at the schedule and talked about it.

Li Rui's heart moved, he looked at the white paper with "5--3" written on it, and understood what it meant.

5. Doesn't it refer to these 5 games? 3. Manchester United still maintains the hope of winning the FA Cup, League, and Champions League. Isn't this the meaning of 3 championships?

He shared his thoughts with the people around him, and when everyone thought about it, he really meant it.

Ferguson was listening to the discussion of the players, but he didn't speak, as if he didn't stick the paper on it. He just looked at the players, and then called everyone to the meeting room to watch the match between Liverpool and Chelsea. up.It was as if the matter of these two papers had never happened.

However, after hearing what Li Rui said, everyone was sure that it was what Li Rui understood. 5 games, 3 championships, everyone thought about this, even the most determined people felt a little overwhelmed it's -

The Triple Crown is here, this is not a dream! !
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(End of this chapter)