Super Marshal

After the FA Cup final, Manchester City played two more rounds of the Premier League, beating Stoke City 3-0 at home and Bolton Wanderers 2-0 away, successfully defending the Premier League title with a complete victory.

There is a full week between the 38th round of the Premier League and the Champions League final, so Gao Han specially gave the team a day off after finishing the league so that everyone could spend time with their families and rest. .

On the afternoon of the team's holiday, Ferguson cheerfully came to the door with a bottle of red wine from his collection.

His reason was also very justified: "I miss your Lin Xia's cooking."

Gao Han was completely defeated by this shameless old man, but Lin Xia respected this senior neighbor very much, and immediately began to prepare his own special skills to entertain him warmly.

Ferguson and Gao Han live very close to each other and often interact with each other, especially after tasting Lin Xia's cooking. The old man has a special liking for Chinese food and is a frequent visitor to the restaurant invested by Gao Han. As a result, everyone from Manchester United also frequents, and even Sometimes there will be scenes of Manchester United and Manchester City having dinner in the same room.

This also made Gao Han's restaurant become particularly famous in Manchester, and business was booming.

The good thing is that Gao Han gets paid, but the bad thing is that Ferguson's reasons for taking advantage of him are more justified.

There was no way, in his opinion, Lin Xia's cooking skills were better than the restaurant's chef.

Gao Han occasionally complained, but it was just a joke, because every time Ferguson came over to have a meal, he would bring a collection of good wine, and Lin Xia would also cook more carefully and exquisitely, and he himself would also enjoy the taste.

After inviting Ferguson into the living room, Gao Han went over to pour him water. When he came out again, he saw the old man standing in front of his honor window.

The window is filled with every honor he received while coaching Manchester City, including championship trophies, medals and certificates.

Gao Han usually accepts slightly more important awards, such as FIFA's Men's Football Coach of the Year Award, but there are also some awards given by newspapers. They usually come to his door and take a few photos and that's it. .

I don’t know if I don’t count, but in two years, a large window will be filled.

But Ferguson's eyes are obviously not in the window, because when it comes to trophies and medals, he only has a lot more than Gao Han.

What he was really looking at was a photo hung by Gao Han outside the window.

It was the night of the FA Cup final. Gao Han ran over and took a photo with the players of Class 92. The person who took the photo was Greenwald. After developing it immediately, he asked the players of Class 92 to sign it and finally put it in the photo frame. inside, hanging in the middle of the honor window.

In the photo, Gao Han stands in the middle, and the players from Class 92 line up on both sides. Each one signs his name above his head, which is very memorable.

"If I remember correctly, you must have one at home." Gao Han walked to Ferguson and handed him a glass of water.

Ferguson took it and nodded: "Yeah, it's been a long time. I don't know where I put it."

Gao Han smiled faintly, but did not expose Ferguson's lie, because the photo was also framed and hung in a conspicuous place in Ferguson's honor room, but the old man was reluctant to admit it.

"Sometimes, people, don't be too stubborn. It's not a big deal at all, why bother?" Gao Han advised earnestly.

On the night of the FA Cup final, Beckham returned to the Manchester United camp and participated in the last final of several teammates. However, Gao Han noticed that from beginning to end, Ferguson was avoiding him intentionally or unintentionally. Beckham Too.

It's funny that two people who once loved each other like father and son ended up in such trouble.

Gao Han could completely see that they had already put aside their past grudges. After all, both of them had reached the age of retiring, and they had long looked down on many things. The reason why they had not reconciled for so long was because they had no feelings for each other. No one wants to take that step.

Sometimes, when that step is taken, the window paper is broken, and reconciliation is a natural thing.

Ferguson once accidentally talked about Class 92 after drinking. The student he devoted the most to, had the best feelings for, and was also the most proud disciple in his life was Beckham.

But it may be precisely because of this that he was particularly strict with Beckham, which made Beckham more rebellious when he was young, just like an adolescent son always likes to contradict his father, especially when it comes to choosing a lifelong partner. At that time, the two people's values ​​​​had a serious conflict.

In fact, the conflict between Ferguson and Beckham also happened in many ordinary people's homes. The difference is that both of them are well-known football figures in the world. This led to the conflict being completely exposed to the world. In the end, both parties We are strangers.

Now, one is about to retire and the other is about to retire, so how can there be any grudges?

Ferguson shook his head and sighed, turned around, and walked to the sofa in the living room, feeling indescribably melancholy.

The Premier League is over, Manchester City won the championship, Manchester United, Chelsea and Arsenal ranked in the top four. Wenger once again retained the club's Champions League qualification, but reliable sources revealed that Cesc Fabregas has basically decided to leave the Gunners this season.

This is also a very unacceptable but cruel fact, that is, it is difficult for Fabregas to win championship honors at Arsenal, so he is eager to return to Spain and return to Barcelona to play.

Barcelona is also pursuing Fabregas hard, and it is estimated that this transfer will be completed this summer.

In addition to Fabregas, players such as Robin van Persie, Nasri and Alexander Song may also leave the team. The Gunners' current situation is indeed embarrassing. For ambitious players, it is somewhat discouraged.

As for Manchester United...

"Are the rumors from the outside world true?" Gao Han asked with a smile.

"What?"

"A transfer budget of £200m."

This is the news that broke out in the media two days ago. It is said that Manchester United decided to increase investment and gave Ferguson a huge transfer budget.

Ferguson didn't answer and laughed. "That's up to you."

"What does it have to do with me?"

"When you leave the Premier League, we will invest more."

Gao Han smiled bitterly, not knowing what kind of reaction he should give. Should he be happy?

Today's Manchester United is full of problems. Even if Gao Han really leaves the Premier League, even if Ferguson has a transfer budget of 200 million pounds, he may not be able to beat Manchester City. The lineup Gao Han left behind is no joke.

On the other hand, Manchester United needs to recruit centre-forwards, centre-backs, right-backs and goalkeepers. If they want to bring in immediate combat capabilities, £200 million is really nothing to choose from, especially those first-tier European stars, all of whom are worth a lot of money.

"To be honest, how confident are you in the Champions League final?" Ferguson asked with concern.

This is probably the issue he is most concerned about during this trip.

Gao Han smiled slightly and said, "It's hard to say."

"It's hard to say?" Ferguson was almost annoyed. "Isn't it obvious that Barcelona's loopholes are there?"

Not long ago, UEFA just announced the list of the best team of the Champions League this season. The goalkeeper was given to Manchester United's Edwin van der Sar. This is somewhat emotional. Peter Cech's performance was better than van der Sar.

The defense consists of Bayern Munich's Marcelo, Xavi Martinez, Pique and Atletico Madrid's Dario Srna.

The midfielder is Modric, Xabi Alonso and Iniesta, and the front trident is Cristiano Ronaldo, Messi and Sanchez.

It can be said that, except for the goalkeeper and the two full-backs on the left and right, they are all from teams that came from the Champions League finals.

Manchester City plays with a three-back style and does not have left or right full-backs, but Barcelona does not.

The performance of right back Alves is quite good, but in the end he is still slightly inferior to Atletico Madrid's Dario Srnaby. This has also allowed the Croatian star to receive invitations from many teams, including Manchester United.

But the left back is a major weakness of Barcelona, ​​so Bayern Munich's Marcelo was naturally shortlisted for the best team. This Brazilian player has shone brightly this season and has become famous, especially in the two rounds against Barcelona. , the left wing formed with Ribery can be said to be an invincible channel.

Many wealthy teams, including Barcelona and Real Madrid, are coveting Marcelo. Real Madrid, in particular, is eager to recall the old player, but Bayern Munich is not willing to let go of the left winger easily and is expected to have another chance. Damn it, even if it is released, it may be a sky-high price.

As Ferguson said, Barcelona's weaknesses are indeed obvious. The left back and central defender, Abidal and Puyol are two big problems, and Gao Han himself knows it well.

But before the finals, he couldn't say he was sure to win, right?

Therefore, it is best to maintain an incomprehensible smile.

But just when Gao Han was about to show off, Ferguson suddenly changed the subject.

"By the way, Chinatown is doing well this season."

Ferguson's words made Gao Han's eyelids twitch and his heart startled, "What do you want to do?"

"Nothing, just talking." Ferguson laughed.

But the more he behaved like this, the more Gao Han couldn't let go.

Chinatown did perform very well this season. Although its performance declined after entering May, it finally maintained its fourth position in the league. For a team that has only been promoted to La Liga for two years, it has already been a success. It's quite a difficult thing.

However, there is also trouble. In the past two days, many European media have begun to rehash old scores, hyping up the conflict of interest between Gao Han and Chinatown, waiting for UEFA to make a ruling, and waiting for a good show.

This season, Michu ranked second behind Messi in the competition for the scorer list, surpassing famous players such as Villa, Torres, Higuain and Diego Costa, which made Spanish players famous. Big noise.

After a season of stable performance, Michu's strength and technical and tactical characteristics have been basically recognized. He was also selected for the Spanish national team. Many European giants are also eyeing this treasure in Chinatown.

"You don't really want to dig up Michu, do you?" Gao Han was a little curious.

Ferguson is really shameless and not afraid to admit it honestly, but...

"Don't worry, if I want to poach your people, I will tell you in advance." After a pause, the old man Shi Shiran said again: "Mi Chu is indeed on my recruiting list, but he is the number two candidate. , Unless the No. 1 signing is frustrated, otherwise..."

"Who is No. 1?" Gao Han asked gossiping.

Every summer, any team that recruits players at a certain position will usually finalize several ABCD plans, prioritize them, focus on attacking the No. 1 candidate, and then fall back to the next best option after failure.

Michu is a Spanish player with very good physical fitness. There will definitely be no problem adapting to the Premier League. But if Gao Han guessed correctly, the candidate Ferguson is looking for should be within the Premier League.

Is it Drogba?

The Elephant King of Cote d'Ivoire is indeed leaving Chelsea, but he is already not young.

"It's too early to tell now. I'll tell you when you beat Barcelona!" Ferguson laughed deliberately.