Manchester United legend

Chapter 57
A week later, Busby's funeral took place.This is Manchester United's final farewell to the "Godfather of the Red Devils".

Sir Busby's coffin was carried by Alex Ferguson, George Best, Bobby Charlton and Dennis Law.

Busby's family and friends, UEFA representatives, FA representatives, Manchester United staff, representatives of other clubs, United fans and thousands of people came to see him off.

There are tens of thousands of fans standing on the streets of Manchester, wearing Manchester United jerseys of different periods, or wearing Manchester United's iconic accessories, with solemn expressions and sad eyes, welcoming Busby's hearse slowly approaching with deep affection, and watching the hearse leave silently.Many old fans couldn't help but shed tears.

Thousands of people stood on the streets of Manchester to watch his hearse drive from Chorton to Old Trafford, the home of Manchester United, and slowly leave after a circle. At the last moment, he entered the South Manchester Cemetery in accordance with Busby's will.

Eulogies have poured in from around the world to mark the passing of Sir Matt Busby, and some of the most tear-jerking have come not from celebrities but from ordinary Manchester United fans, and indeed fans of many other clubs.

They sent thousands of T-shirts, photos and scarves, commemorating one of the greatest managers in world football history in their own way.

Two days after Busby's death, Manchester United played Everton at home in the league.

Long before the match, mournful fans filled Old Trafford and the small squares outside, placing pictures of Busby and laying out flowers, jerseys and scarves in mourning.

44750 fans poured into the stadium, and thousands more stood outside the stadium. Some fans also spontaneously exhibited Busby's photos and supplies.

A commemorative carpet was laid at the entrance of the stadium, and Manchester United invited Everton and visiting team fans to hold a grand commemorative ceremony together.

Players from the two teams put on black veils and entered the field solemnly.On the TV broadcast screen of the stadium, the video of Busby's life was continuously played

Before the start of the game, Manchester United arranged a unique tribute ceremony. A Scottish bagpipe player played the sad bagpipes and entered the field wearing a traditional Scottish plaid kilt. He led a huge portrait of Busby.

Behind the portrait are Charlton and other older Red Devils, as well as players who fought under Busby.Styles, Aston, Best, Kidd, Charlton, Dennis Law, etc.They put on Manchester United's shirts again and walked into the field following Busby's portrait.

People in the stadium stood up to pay their respects according to the tradition, and the audience was very silent.

And when the TV camera panned over the empty seat where Busby once sat, when the TV camera once again froze on Busby's photo, the outside of the previously noisy stadium suddenly became completely quiet.

"Manchester United's holy three heroes" sat on the Manchester United bench. Ferguson did not sit in the coach's position in this game. The coach's position has been vacant all the time, in memory of Sir Busby.

George Best cried the most. The TV broadcast focused on him, and Best would never see this old man who cared for him so much.

Best thought of Sir Busby preaching to him countless times and persuading him to quit drinking.But the young Best was always perfunctory to Sir Busby.

The ceremony for Busby ended with a minute's silence, so quiet even among the most ardent fans, that for 1 seconds, only the January breeze could be heard.

The Everton players who came to visit also maintained a moment of silence, and many of them were also deeply saddened. Many put their hands on their chests and mourned deeply-that is the most respectful gift.

Afterwards, stadium announcer Keith Fein read a message from the Busby family, and the crowd fell silent, "Matt always had a smile on his face, even when he was in the hospital the past few years.

Shout out to champions past and present and blow the roof off today.This is Matt's wish, may you find happiness in football! "

The stadium was silent for a while, and then there was a thunderous sound.Many old fans shed tears, and more fans applauded desperately with tears in their eyes, shouting loudly, "Busby, Busby forever!"

The stadium was full of sadness, but it was quickly dispelled by these powerful and confident shouts and increasingly majestic singing. The intense emotions made everyone's blood boil, and the players standing on the field couldn't help themselves for a long time.

The Toffee fans who came with Everton also participated in the salute.The Everton supporters were greeted with thunderous applause from the home crowd, thanking their guests for a flawless performance.

At the start of the game, in the first few minutes, perhaps affected by the ceremony just now, Manchester United's players were a little absent-minded, and they seemed quite passive in the face of Everton's offense.

United might have fallen behind had it not been for Schmeichel's flawless saves from Neil Moore and Brett Angell.

However, Manchester United's players quickly reversed the situation amidst the cheers of the fans.They run with all their strength, keep the football moving at high speed, and constantly put pressure on both ends of the offense and defense.The ball moved the way Sir Busby liked and the game entered United's moment.

Jost was very aggressive in this game, always going forward, and Ince had to make up for Jost.

Jost especially wanted to score in this game.The hard work paid off. In the 35th minute, Manchester United took a corner kick and caused chaos in the penalty area. Bruce's header hit the opponent's defender, and the ball bounced to Jost's feet.

Jost opened the scoring for Manchester United. After scoring the goal, Jost ran to the front of the TV broadcast camera, took off the Manchester United jersey, revealing a white T-shirt with the words "Matt Busby Manchester United's greatest coach" written in black pen.

The final score also stayed at 1:0. However, the score did not fully show the excitement of the game. At least Manchester United created many scoring opportunities in the stormy offensive.

It's a pity that Cantona and Mark Hughes are too generous, and the goal post has become a good friend of Everton. Of course, compared with Schmeichel's later idleness, Everton's goalkeeper Neville Southall's wonderful saves snatched the rebroadcast footage.

The most exciting and most regrettable performance came from Cantona. He missed countless scoring opportunities and worked hard until the end, and almost scored a beautiful goal in stoppage time. He jumped high sideways, and then used his chest to stop a pass that was not ideal.

Before this shot, Cantona's performance in this game was disastrous.

After the ceremony to commemorate Busby, Cantona seemed to have lost his soul. He worked very hard throughout the game, but he missed the goal by a tiny bit-the 6-yard ball in front of the goal went to the dead corner and was saved by the opponent's goalkeeper.He even hit the lintel and the post one after another!
With the final whistle sounded, the Red Devils reaped a victory.More importantly than the victory, the content of the game is exactly what Sir Busby hoped, and now Manchester United is walking on the road Busby hoped for.

After bidding farewell to Busby, United had just two games to play in February 1994, away to Queens Park Rangers and West Ham.

Manchester United's away game against Queen's Rangers played the style and characteristics of the Red Devils season: fast, direct and sharp.It also played the kind of excitement that Busby hoped for.

Schmeichel and Kanchelski textbook-style interpretation of the thunderbolt method of turning from defense to offense.

Schmeichel got the ball in the penalty area. Before he could signal, Kanchelski had already started galloping. Schmeichel, who understood, threw the ball with a strong hand, threw the ball across the center line, and passed it to the feet of Manchester United's fast horse with great accuracy.

There was already a smooth road ahead of Kanchelski, and the Ukrainian Express lived up to expectations. It succeeded in riding alone, easily passed the Rangers defender in front of the penalty area, and opened the situation for Manchester United with a low shot, 1:0.

Subsequently, Manchester United was unjustly sentenced to an unwarranted foul in the penalty area, and the brave Jost returned to the penalty area to uproot the opponent's forward who kicked the air.Sentenced to death by the referee.

The Rangers equalized the score with a penalty kick, but soon Manchester United responded to Irwin's precise cross through Cantona, and successfully scored a header in the small penalty area, 2:1!

Then there was Giggs' wonderful performance: after scrambling for the ball in the midfield, he first dribbled the ball to the right, past the two midfielders who were tackled and intercepted by the opponent, and then reversed the choice to dribble the ball to the left, drew a "7" curve, knocked down the opponent's defender who could not judge, and calmly shot through the net with his left foot in the encirclement of the opponent's 5 defenders and the goalkeeper!At that time, the teenager Ryan Giggs really had the ability to make opponents see ghosts, and the defenders would even be knocked down by his chaotic footsteps!
Although the Rangers, who were unwilling to fail, regained another goal with a long shot, Manchester United still defeated their opponents 3:2.

After the three-game winning streak, Manchester United took a breather and drew with West Ham United 2:2 away, stopping the winning streak.In that tie game, the Red Devils fans remember Schmeichel's god-level performance in front of the goal and the subsequent low-level error jokes.

Of course, they still remember that Jost scored a crucial equalizer goal for Manchester United in front of tens of thousands of fans. At that moment, the brave Jost risked breaking his foot and ribs, rushed into the penalty area at high speed, and pushed the ball into the net in the scuffle.

The goal before the end of the game also helped Manchester United retreat.Experts began to discuss whether the change in Manchester United's status was due to the impact of Busby's death. Of course, some experts were surprised by Manchester United's overall progress.

(End of this chapter)