Green Dragon

Chapter 737 Gerald has no regrets in this life

2017 2 Month 26 Day.

Wembley Stadium.

This is the final scene of the 2016-17 English League Cup.

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has never been more desperate than he is today.

He has removed Ibrahimovic, Depay, Pogba, and Rooney from the starting lineup who are not active in running, and removed Mata, Mkhitaryan, and Carrick who are thin and not good at confrontation. The players are the most risky steel warriors.

Their penalty area was squeezed airtight by a group of strong men, and the core of the opponent, Long Shute, was always watched by Herrera and Schneiderlin, and even resorted to "dragon slaying tactics" like Tottenham. Still can't stop Liverpool from scoring goals.

When the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game, Mourinho seemed to be ten years old.

He lowered his head slightly, letting the whole world see that his white hair was as lonely as snow.

But he quickly raised his head.

Although the Portuguese's eyes were a little disappointed, they were still full of perseverance and determination.

It's just the first season.

He won't just throw up his hands and surrender!

Think about the first year in charge of Real Madrid, right?

He was also beaten 0-5 by the thriving Barcelona!

Three kills by Liverpool... so what?

Next season... I, Jose Mourinho, will definitely get back to this place!
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Three double red games, three times defeated by Liverpool, but Mourinho is not static.

From 0-8, to 1-10, to today's 0-6, Mourinho and Manchester United will make tactical and lineup changes and attempts in every confrontation.

At least... the score of 0-6 is much better than before, right?
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"The third champion, Steven."

Amidst the cheers of more than 4 Liverpool fans, Long Shute once again raised the championship trophy high.

He was not passed on to Henderson, the titular vice-captain, but was passed directly to Steven Gerrard, who came off the bench in the last 20 minutes of the game.

Before leaving Liverpool in 2015, the last trophy that Gerrard lifted was the League Cup in the 2011-12 season. Facing the same trophy, he couldn't help feeling excited.

"You know, it's not what I want the most."

He said so to his teammates.

Long Shute spread out his hands:
"Then you smashed it!"

Gerrard laughed, and lifted the silver trophy above his head amidst the huge cheers!
Community Shield, UEFA Super Cup, League Cup!
This is his third championship trophy back home!
In just 6 months, he has won more honors than in the past ten years combined!
And these three most insignificant trophies are just the beginning! -
Mourinho thought his nightmare of this season was over in February, so he must be even more desperate next.

在3月4日9-1兵不血刃地解决阿森纳、3月11日轮换阵容6-1击溃伯恩利之后，3月13日，利物浦在安菲尔德又一次迎来了自己最熟悉的老对手。

Only two weeks later, the English national derby and the Premier League double red will be staged for the fourth time!
This time, it is the quarter-finals of the FA Cup...

Mourinho and the Manchester United players did not give up. They tried to block Liverpool's offensive with their reinforced concrete defense. Their fighting spirit was even higher than in the previous games, but... when the final whistle sounded, An Field's laughter and the 6-0 score on the big screen made their expressions look extremely numb.

As one philosopher put it:

Life is like QJ, if you can't resist, then you can only enjoy it...

After losing four double red games, Mourinho can finally breathe a sigh of relief!
He even rejoiced that Manchester United and Liverpool participated in different levels of European competitions, otherwise... UEFA's urgency last season, it is very likely that they will be arranged together again!
Playing six double-red matches in a season, will the magic bird be overwhelmed? ! -
After sending Manchester United away, Liverpool also followed in their footsteps and came to Manchester, 50 kilometers away.

Mourinho couldn't help feeling terrified - even though he knew that this damned opponent wasn't coming to find him to kill him.

On March 3th, with the 19-round winning streak in the league, Liverpool captured the Etihad Stadium with a score of 28-7, stepping on Guardiola and his Manchester City.

When the referee blew the final whistle, Ittihad was silent, but Anfield, 50 kilometers away, became a sea of ​​joy!

More than [-] fans watched the game simultaneously in their home stadium!

Gerrard, who started the whole game and contributed a goal and three assists, suddenly burst into tears at the end!

Everyone knew what he was crying for, and even some Manchester City fans gave him respectful applause.

Zhan Tianjun's explanation may explain everything:
"Liverpool has won the 29th league game of the new season, 29 wins, no draws, no defeats, they have won all the games so far, and they have also scored 87 league points, ahead of the second-ranked Chelsea... as many as 27 points! This means that regardless of the results of the last 9 rounds of the league, Liverpool has won the Premier League title in the 2016-17 season ahead of schedule!
They created a new record for the earliest Premier League title!Congratulations Liverpool!Congratulations to Long Shute!Also, congratulations to Steven Gerrard!In the final stage of his career, the legendary captain of the Red Army finally won the honor he dreamed of!No regrets in his career! "

The die-hard Liverpool fan paused for a moment before continuing:

"In the 29 league rounds, Gerrard participated in 23 rounds and won 15 starting opportunities. In many games, he would be replaced by his teammates due to physical or tactical reasons. Maybe...he is no longer the best player in this Liverpool team. An indispensable part, not even an absolute main force, but he used practical actions to explain the true meaning of professionalism to the world!"
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"Is this what you want, Steven?"

Gerald leaned on Long Shute's chest, listening to this junior who was ten years younger than him say so.

Tears only flowed for a few seconds, but his throat was still blocked by a hot stream, and he couldn't make any sound.

Gerrard could only hug his teammate's thick waist tightly, and nodded vigorously.

This is what he wants!
This is the league championship that he has been striving for for nearly 20 years, but is elusive every year! -
"Hey, bro, what's so great about winning 20 top league titles?!"

After the game, fans outside the Ittihad stadium raised such a banner.

Don't get me wrong, this is not the sour grapes of Manchester City fans, but the work of Liverpool fans themselves.

They were targeting... of course the other half of Manchester fans - Manchester United!
Because today, the number of Liverpool's top league titles has been tied with their century-old enemy!
20 on 20!

So... Liverpool fans held up another banner:
"Hey man, let's compete in the Champions League!"
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Speaking of the Champions League, a day later, UEFA also held a draw for the quarter-finals.

Bayern, who swept Arsenal 5-1 at home in the first round, also swept Arsenal 5-1 away. Professor Wenger really became the Champions League Sixteen Lang again.

Real Madrid also copied the score of the first round, playing 3-1 at home and away, and kicked Naples out of the Champions League 6-2 in the two rounds.

Juventus is not far behind, with two 2-0 wins over Porto, easily entered the quarter-finals.

Leverkusen tied Atletico Madrid 0-0 in the away game, and the latter relied on the advantage of the first leg to complete the promotion.

Tottenham and Dortmund scored 5-5 in the two rounds. After overtime, they could only enter the most tragic penalty shootout.

In the penalty shootout, the yellow and black fans sang the most famous "You will never walk alone", and the Tottenham players suddenly had the illusion that "the opponent is FMD Liverpool". Ali, Sun Xingmin, Ha The legs of Li Kane's three generals were weak and they kicked the ball away. The Hornets, with the support of the home team fans, finally had the last laugh.

Leicester City, with zero European experience, completely eliminated the Ligue 0 upstart Monaco and became the second Premier League team to enter the quarter-finals.

In another focus match, in the case of a 5-0 victory over Barcelona in the first round, Paris put on the most pragmatic counterattack formation in the away game. Due to the early transfer of Neymar, the legendary "Miracle at Camp Nou" did not It was not staged, and the total score of the two rounds of Paris was 8-2, and the universe team was eliminated!

The first set of draws is exciting enough:

Defending champions Real Madrid meet Bayern Munich.

The second group is Leicester City against Atletico Madrid. Simeone's team obviously won the biggest gift package.

The third group is Borussia Dortmund against Paris Saint-Germain. Although the Hornets are not underdogs, they are no longer the yellow and black army that crossed the European continent three or four years ago. A big gift bag.

And the opponent left to Liverpool... of course is the Serie A overlord, the Bianconeri Juventus!
Maybe... because he was worried that Long Shute's number of goals in the Champions League would eventually reach a terrifying situation, UEFA arranged for him a team that was best at defending against death.

But... just look at the expression on behalf of Juventus!
They must hate to think back to the 2013-14 season!

The Long Shute who once led AC Milan to double kill them in one season... is coming back again!

And...he is already stronger!Even more terrifying!
(End of this chapter)