road to victory

Chapter 73 Award Ceremony
The first to be awarded is of course Bayern Munich's runner-up medal. The Germans will not throw away the silver medal like the Portuguese.Although they were in a low mood, they still respectfully took the medals from the then UEFA President Swede Johansson and carried them with them.

"The Germans are really not simple, bear the humiliation." Fan Shang thought to himself, "It's really a terrible country, and Bayern Munich is also a terrible team. You must be careful when you meet them in the future."

After the players and coaches of Bayern Munich stepped off the rostrum, the Bordeaux team began to prepare to receive the award.

Vincent was pushed to the first place by the players, while acting captain Dudial stood at the end.

Before accepting the medal from Johansson, Vincent shook hands and hugged several dignitaries, including Bordeaux mayor and French Prime Minister Alin. Juppé, Gironde parliament speaker Philippe Madrelle ) and other political stars, as well as football stars such as Platini and Jacquet.

Especially when shaking hands with Platini, Fan Shang knew that this godfather would become the president of UEFA in the future. Although he is only a commentator now, Fan Shang still intentionally showed his favor to him, and he cannot be a godson in the future , Let's have a grandson, don't people say that it's separated by generations, isn't it?
"Fan Shang, you did a good job," Platini said first.
"Thank you, Mr. Platini." Vincent pretended to be respectful

"You don't need to be so polite, just call me Michelle." Platini waved his hand, "Hurry up to receive the award, your performance today is wonderful!"

"Thank you, Michelle, your commentary is also wonderful," Vincent responded
"Thank you." Then Platini patted Vincent on the shoulder and signaled him to hurry to receive the award.

Fan Shang nodded knowingly, and walked a few steps to the UEFA President Swede Johansson. Before Johansson reached out, Fan Shang impatiently raised his hand.

Seeing Fan Shang's anxious look, Johansson was taken aback for a moment, then smiled, and stretched out his hand to shake Fan Shang's hand.

In the end, Fan Shang nodded in agreement, and he reluctantly shared the honor of the captain.

Only then did Fan Shang know that he was pushed by the players to win the trophy with Dudial. "The captains are the ones holding the cup, what do you want me to do as the head coach?" Fan Shang wondered in his heart.

Fan Shang thought of his previous life when he first arrived in Bordeaux. In order to celebrate Bordeaux winning the Ligue 08 championship in the 09-[-] season, Bordeaux also took a day off in the city. long.

Vincent and Dudial reached out to pick it up at the same time, both of them supported the trophy with one hand and caressed the trophy with the other.Then after the two thanked Johansson, they turned and held the trophy high above their heads.

At this time, Mayor Alan Jupe's voice sounded in the stadium. "Hello everyone, first of all, I would like to congratulate the Bordeaux club for winning the UEFA Cup. Another important thing is that in order to celebrate the Bordeaux club's championship, the whole city will have a day off!"

"Thank you, Mr. Chairman" Fan Shang thanked again.

"You are really young." Johansson couldn't help but sighed when he saw the young Fan Shang.Vincent is now 23 years old. It can be said that he is the youngest head coach in the top European leagues, and he is also the youngest champion coach.Johansson himself likes geniuses very much. He believes that geniuses promote the development of football, and now Fan Shang standing in front of him is a genius among coaches, just like geniuses among players, Johansson already has a little liking for Fan Shang.

Before Vincent could think any more, he heard Johansson's voice, "Boys, congratulations on winning the UEFA Cup in the 1995-1996 season!" Johansson handed over the trophy.

So Fan Shang celebrated with the players on the court for a while, and after taking a few photos with the trophy, he went back to the locker room to tidy up his clothes and prepare to attend the press conference.

Boom... Another burst of cheers

"Haha" Johansson smiled, he knew that Fan Shang was complimenting him, "European football needs young coaches like you, I hope you can continue to have good results"

"You're not old at all, you may be more energetic than me." Although Fan Shang wanted to embrace Pu's godfather's thigh, but as the current UEFA President Johansson, Fan Shang would not let go of the opportunity to flatter him.

Vincent continued to walk forward, shaking hands or hugging people on the rostrum to celebrate.

Now Vincent's task is to deal with the reporters at the post-match press conference.

Then Fan Shang wanted to return to his original position, but the players disagreed. They insisted on letting Fan Shang and Dudial hold the cup together, including the acting captain Dudial who also pulled Fan Shang not to leave.

At this time, Johansson won the UEFA Cup trophy, the Bertoni Trophy.Looking at this trophy, which looks a bit like a funnel, Fan Shang's heartbeat unknowingly quickened after he had just calmed down.He now feels that he is in a dream, and everything is so illusory. He was originally a wage earner, a prostitute, and now he can become the European champion. This is really unreal.

Johansson smiled at Fan Shang, he couldn't talk to Fan Shang for too long, as there was another team waiting eagerly for the trophy, and then continued to hand out medals.

Fan Shang stood on the outermost side, stretched his head and was about to watch the moment when Dudial held the cup. This was a hand pulling him forward. Han pushed to Dudial's side.

After the two held the trophy for a while, they gave the trophy to other players. The Bordeaux players seemed to have discussed it, and no one kissed the trophy.

"Fan Shang, congratulations on winning the championship." Johansson looked at the young man with many faces and said
"Thank you, Mr. Johansson." Fan Shang returned, and the most he said after winning the championship was thank you.Apart from the country, Fan Shang has already thanked everyone around him.

This action was like pouring hot oil into boiling water. The already crowded Recourt Park stadium once again inspired bursts of cheers, and the entire stadium was filled with cheers and screams from fans.

Since the whole city was on holiday the next day, the celebration that was supposed to be held overnight was postponed to the next day.

Not long after, the Bordeaux players hung up their medals and stood in a row in front of the rostrum. Dudial stood in the middle as the acting captain.

Johansson himself is very curious about Fan Shang. Although Fan Shang is French, as a yellow man who is very rare in the mainstream football circle, and he is such a young head coach, he has also led the team very well. Johansson was intrigued.Today, Vincent even reversed Bayern Munich and won the first European-level club championship for Bordeaux in the club's history. This made Johansson look at Vincent with admiration and wanted to take a good look at Vincent at the award ceremony.Looking at Fan Shang now, he is completely different from the cunning, wretched, and omnipotent head coach on the court. What Johansson sees now is a young man who is very excited because he just won the lottery.

"Young man, this is your medal." Johansson hung the championship medal around Vincent's neck. "From now on, European football will be dominated by you young people, and we are all old."

Fan Shang looked quite like a small cadre from the Celestial Dynasty who was being inspected by the leader, with both hands holding one hand, and a respectful smile that seemed real or fake on his face.Now Fan Shang almost bowed, unfortunately, this thing is not popular in Europe.

When Vincent arrived at the press conference, Beckenbauer was already sitting inside.Fan Shang looked at Beckenbauer's face, it was so sinking!

The football emperor has basically won all the trophies since he played football. When he was the head coach, he also won the World Cup, and he also won a lot of Bundesliga championships.However, Beckenbauer, the easy-to-get champion who lost today, is still not convinced. He thinks that the head coach Fan Shang is just a person who plays tricks and can't get on the stage.

Fan Shang didn't know what the football emperor was thinking. It was really not good for him to be late in the face of such seniors. Although he won the championship, Fan Shang still felt that it was better to keep the tradition of the Chinese people and be humble.

So Fan Shang hurried to apologize to the Football Emperor, His Majesty just hummed twice.Fan Shang was a little embarrassed, rubbed his hands, and sat down in his seat.

(End of this chapter)