Golden Greenery

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Scholes is not the only farewell today, and Zhuo Yang is not the only one. The 41-year-old Edwin van der Sar also regarded this game as his farewell performance.

Although Van der Sar is not a direct descendant of Manchester United's youth training like Scholes, today, his retirement ceremony seems to be more grand than that of Ginger Head, because until the last day of his career, he was still a member of the giant Manchester United. Main force.

To be able to retire in the Champions League final as the main starter, it seems that only Maldini in 2009 has done it before. Although there is a big gap between Van der Sar and Maldini in terms of realm and status, he is still a powerful figure in the goalkeeper world.

In order to reward him for his six years of experience at Manchester United, Ferguson specially asked Van der Sar to wear the Red Devils armband in this game, hoping that he could win the championship trophy as captain after 90 minutes.

Sir Alex Ferguson and Van der Sar also agreed in advance that if the score was leading, preferably by two goals, they would replace him after 85 minutes and let him accept the cheers of the audience alone and have a glorious farewell.

However, for now, it seems difficult for Van der Sar to repeat Maldini's success at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome two years ago. That day, in the 89th minute of the game, AC Milan led Barcelona 3:2. The 41-year-old Paolo Maldini bid farewell to his 31-year football career and gave up the armband of the red Milan Empire to Zhuo Yang.

Van der Sar is far less legendary than Maldini, and he cannot let Manchester United retire his No. 1 jersey. In a football career of more than thirty years, it was only in the last six years that he became famous as a top goalkeeper.

In his six-year career with the Red Devils, Van der Sar has blocked the shots of many outstanding shooters, and has also been missed by many top shooters. Among them, the one who impressed him the most was Zhuoyang.

Counting today, Zhuoyang and Manchester United have played against each other eight times and scored 10 goals, all of which passed through Van der Sar. But Van der Sar was not impressed by these 10 goals conceded. What makes him remember Zhuo Yang is a successful defense.

On April 25, 2006, Manchester United and Madiburg met in the Champions League semi-finals at Old Trafford. In the first half, Zhuoyang's sudden long shot knocked Edwin van der Sar from the small penalty area into the goal.

Although the ball was saved by him, the shock in Van der Sar's heart was something he would never forget in his life. That was the first time he played against Zhuo Yang. Zhuo Yang scored two goals that day. To this day, Zhuo Yang has had many shots saved by Van der Sar, but he is still thinking about the power of that shot. A powerful shot.

Van der Sar is a somewhat fatalistic person. He always feels that when he met Zhuoyang for the first time and was kicked out by him with a terrifying shot, then if he faces him for the last time, maybe something like this will happen again. There is a beginning, an end, and a reason. Fruit is called fate.

People are always good at hinting themselves. The closer to the end of the game, the stronger Van der Sar's premonition becomes. He firmly believes that Zhuoyang will not let him go today. Although Barcelona is now almost overwhelmed by Manchester United's hysterical attack, Van der Sar is always ready to receive Zhuoyang's secret attack.

Barcelona feels very young, but in fact Manchester United has more young players on the court. The crazy offensive attacks of the young boys have beaten Barcelona back steadily. Zhuoyang no longer needs Guardiola's instructions and has consciously retreated to the midfield. .

The time has exceeded 80 minutes, and there are less than 10 minutes left after full play. Although the score of 3:1 seems very safe, if a dog goes crazy, it can drive the tigers all over the ground, let alone Manchester United going crazy. One of the wonders of football is that you can never say absolutely.

Zhuo Yang transformed into the midfield gate, and worked with Busquets to block Manchester United's offense as far as possible from the 40-meter line, and even the midfield line. Even if Barcelona is passive, they will not be clumsy. They can't learn from Mourinho. His unique skill, pressing the whole court is the right way to go.

Manchester United's wing attack is too sharp. Valencia, Nani, Rooney, Hernandez,

Including Park Ji-sung, attacking Barcelona's rear over and over again. Xavi and Xiaobai were both assigned as full-backs. You can imagine how ruthless these Red Devils are.

Barcelona was crumbling under the violent storm of Manchester United. At this time, Manchester United was already invincible. Maybe it was just one breath away from destroying Barcelona's solidity. Ferguson looked at Giggs anxiously.

Manchester United is just short of Wong Lo Kat! Giggs is still smart, but he is indeed old. The nearly ninety minutes of high-intensity confrontation makes him unable to do what he wants at this time. He is almost 38 years old, and now he has to wrestle over and over again with a beast in his prime like Zhuo Yang. , God will also feel sorry for him.

Zhuo Yang just pinched the key point of Wang Laoji, causing Manchester United to miss the final pass. Various attacks were vigorous, but they were unable to form an attack at the most reasonable position. It seemed that the football was constantly hitting the goal guarded by Valdes like cannonballs, but it was all forced to kick off.

Giggs dribbled the ball in an attempt to get rid of Zhuoyang's entanglement. Rooney was approaching from the left to meet him. Wong Lo Kat was very experienced. He first made a one-two stance with Rooney to the left, then braked and swung his leg to push to him. Scholes on the right.

It's a pity that Zhuo Yang was not able to get rid of him, and Wong Lo Kat was seen through. Zhuoyang rushed down from his right side and cut off the ball without any mercy.

Giggs used both hands to grab Zhuoyang's jersey. Although he failed to completely grab it in the end, he finally prevented Zhuoyang from counterattacking. Rooney was unambiguous, his sliding shovel was like a Tomahawk missile, forcing Zhuoyang to stumble and pull the ball out of the way.

After advancing less than ten meters, before Zhuo Yang had time to distribute the ball to Boss Mei or Calabash, Scholes came again, and in the blink of an eye he rushed to his face.

No matter what he did, Zhuo Yang, who was already very tired, simply kicked out. Regardless of whether it's useful or not, let's get the football out first. 0.1 seconds before Scholes pounced, Zhuoyang hurriedly took a long shot from a distance of 40 meters.

Van der Sar, who was guarding the door, felt a chill in his heart. The scene from that year was deeply engraved in his mind. It was exactly the same as now, at the same distance, and so 'improvisational'. Even Zhuo Yang's ugly look with his teeth and crooked mouth was exactly the same, and even the speed of the ball was equally unhurried.

coming! coming!

Van der Sar was facing a formidable enemy, and he didn't want to risk his life in the last football game. After the Dantian sank, both feet were firmly planted on the ground, and the soles of the shoes were almost digging into the turf. The cheeks are pumping, and the horse's steps are as indestructible as the piers of a bridge.

His back formed a bow, and Van der Sar shifted his center of gravity forward, bending his arms to make a perfect hand shape, waiting for this earth-shattering blow. He solidified himself into a boulder, a mountain.

However, Zhuoyang just took a casual long shot. He aimed at the goal but did not have time to pursue the blind spot. His power was average and the accuracy was average. It was an ordinary long shot with a curve ball.

The key point is the word ‘arc’!

Therefore, the football swayed past Shi Gandang and Van der Sar, and without any explanation, it plunged into the center of the goal behind him. The net was shaking, but Van der Sar remained motionless.