heir to the red devil

Chapter 718 Funeral!

In the end, the ball was upheld and the referee signaled the Manchester United players.

Cristiano Ronaldo stands in front of the penalty spot, he takes a deep breath and prepares to shoot.

"Let's see if the ball will go in? Cristiano Ronaldo runs up and shoots! The ball hit the post!"

"The ball rebounded to Benzema's feet, Benzema shot! Goal!"

"This is the second time that Cristiano Ronaldo hit the goal post! However, Benzema's supplementary shot was very smart. Real Madrid expanded the score to 2-0 at the end of the first half! Real Madrid won this game The probability is greatly increased!"

"The referee didn't wait for kick-off to call the first half over! Real Madrid went back to the dressing room with a two-goal lead and they all had smiles on their faces."

"In contrast to the Manchester United players, they looked frustrated and staggered off the pitch, as if their self-confidence had been greatly hit."

"Don't go yet!"

When the Manchester United players wanted to go to the player tunnel, they were suddenly stopped by Kintag, and the players looked at him in puzzlement, not knowing what Kintag wanted to say.

Jin Taige pointed to the fans stand behind him: "Look at that photo."

The players looked at the fans' stands inexplicably: "Which photo?"

But soon, they saw a large black and white photo of old Connie.

"That's... a picture of old Connie?!"

"What's up with him?"

The players were taken aback. They didn't know what happened to Coney Sr.Even so, the players had a rough guess in their hearts, but they were unwilling to believe it until it was confirmed.

Back in the locker room, the players forgot the matter of conceding the ball just now, and looked at Jin Taige with surprised eyes.

Scholes closed the dressing room door and the dressing room fell silent.

After being quiet for a while, Jin Taige spoke slowly: "Old Connie, passed away."

Although many players have anticipated this event, you must know that bringing the headshots as black and white photos represents a certain special meaning.

Jin Taige showed sadness on his face: "Before Old Connie left, he specifically asked his son not to let him tell everyone the news of his death, especially us, and he didn't want to affect our preparations for the final. I also I just found out about it before. That day I specially sent the tickets for the Champions League final to old Connie, but I didn’t expect that he had already left..."

"The person holding the photo of old Connie just now is his son. He came here specially to fulfill his father's last wish, and wanted his father to witness Manchester United's Champions League championship again. When I saw it on the sidelines in the first half Tears flowed down my face during this scene.”

"Guys, if we win this game, we will become the strongest team in Europe this season, the five-time champion!"

"If this game is won, many of you will get your first Champions League trophy in your life!"

"And you old guys, this is your last game at Manchester United, some even the last game of your career, if you can end your career with a Champions League trophy, that would be perfect It's over!"

"But at the moment, that's not what I'm thinking about. Guys, I just hope that I can pay homage to old Connie with a victory!"

"Don't regard today as an important final, but just an ordinary game. Guys, I beg you, win this game and use a victory to offer the last blessing to old Connie!"

After listening to Jin Taige's words, the players all straightened up, with different expressions on their faces.The new players looked sad, and many old Manchester United players had already shed tears.Scholes has wiped the corners of his eyes several times. As a veteran who has been at Manchester United for decades, Scholes has long regarded Connie the elder as a close friend.Old players such as Vidic and Ferdinand have also been at Manchester United for many years, and they have a very good relationship with the old Connie.

Captain Vidic looked at everyone, and then said in a low voice: "The second goal conceded in the first half is my responsibility. I promise everyone that I will never make this kind of mistake again in the second half."

And Ferdinand also stated: "Boss, the first goal conceded in the first half was also due to my lax marking. That's why the team conceded the first goal. I am also responsible."

Several players in the back line expressed their opinions one after another, but Kintag remained silent.After everyone finished speaking, Kim Tagore didn't respond. He looked sideways at Lampard: "Frank, I'm a little dissatisfied with your performance in the first half."

Since Lampard joined Manchester United, this is the first time Kintag criticized Lampard in person.

Lampard nodded, approving Kintag's criticism: "Boss, you are right, I helped the offense too little in the first half."

Jin Taige shook his head: "Frank, you are wrong. Offense is not 'help', but your job, and defense is your 'help'! But you put the cart before the horse in the first half and played the role of midfielder , mainly on defense. Can you tell me why?"

Lampard hesitated for a moment, and then answered honestly: "Real Madrid's offense is too fierce, I want to give more support and help to the defense."

"That's why our offense in the first half was so weak!" Jin Taige said dissatisfiedly, "Frank, you are a professional player and shouldn't make such a mistake."

Hearing that Lampard was criticized, Vidic couldn't hold back his face. He helped Lampard to defend: "Boss, Frank was a little slack on the offensive end to help us defend. But don't worry, the second half When the time comes, we must do a good job in the team's defense! Frank, if you trust our defense, stop returning to defense frequently in the second half!"

Jin Taige nodded with satisfaction: "That's what I mean! In the second half, your defense must do a good job of defense. The midfielders will not give you much help. They need more troops to attack. Frank, you are the team I hope you can lead the team to equalize the score as soon as possible in the second half and win the victory!"

Hearing what Vidic and Kintag said, Lampard looked at them with firm eyes: "Don't worry, everyone, I will definitely take on my responsibilities in the second half and help the team score goals as soon as possible. Do your best and make a contribution!"

Seeing that the morale of the players was high and they reached a consensus on both ends of the offense and defense, Jin Taige was also full of enthusiasm. He looked around, looked at all the players, and said excitedly: "Guys, the second half of the game is about to start. Hopefully after 45 minutes we can celebrate victory at the San Siro and celebrate the Champions League!"

(End of this chapter)