[Football] The Light of Abandoned Sons

On May 2006, 5, the Champions League final.

"Hello, audience friends! This is the scene of the UEFA Champions League final in 0506. The two sides in the duel are Premier League Manchester United and La Liga overlord Barcelona! I believe that the two sides will definitely present a fierce and exciting match to everyone!"

In the world of football, the status of the Champions League final is unparalleled.For footballers, being on such a stage is a lifelong pursuit, and proving yourself in such a high-profile game is also a sign of a bright future.

Manchester United vs Barcelona.

Lao van der Ley stood behind Gary Neville with a serious expression, which was completely different from the usual ease before the game that he could squeeze Harvey a few words anyway.It is said that the person who knows you best is not your friend, but your enemy.Harvey and Lou van der Ley are undoubtedly acquaintances. Harvey is familiar with Aarau, and at the same time knows how important the Dutchman is to this Manchester United. Not many people say that Manchester United can advance to the Champions League final, where it is today , did Lloyd Vandre contribute a lot?

I really don't know if this change in Lou van der Rey is good or bad.

This reminds Harvey of what Aarau said at the pre-match press conference, "Barcelona is a great club with a high reputation all over the world. They have performed well in many competitions and countless players are flocking to them. And even more so for the Dutch."

Amidst the 'what' questions from the reporters, the cunning Dutchman took a sip of water slowly, and smiled down at him, definitely different from his usual humility, "But Manchester United will win." The sentence was said firmly, without the slightest hesitation.

Although Harvey is not the starter, the serious Lou van der Rey that Harvey thought was actually not as serious as he thought. He suddenly remembered a sentence that Barcelona's rival Real Madrid said before the game started, " Now many people say that Chelsea is a nouveau riche, why not mention that Barcelona was also born as a nouveau riche more than ten years ago?"

"In 92, the first UEFA Champions League in the history of their dream dynasty started. Didn't Romario say that at that time? Many people said that Barcelona was an upstart, but it will definitely become a tradition in people's hearts more than ten years later. Rich and powerful. You see, his prophecy came true, which is a matter of course."

Seeing that Guti was about to refute again, Alao hurriedly said before him, "You are a nobleman, as long as you are happy." Guti's words were cruelly choked in his mouth.

In fact, from the perspective of overall strength, Manchester United is not Barcelona's opponent.This Manchester United team is still in turmoil. The only players who can be called superstars are Ruud van Nistelrooy, who is injured from time to time in the frontcourt, and Lou van der Ley, whose goalkeeper position has been reassuring recently.Scholes and Ferdinand are indeed excellent, but their international recognition is not as high as the two mentioned above.

However, football games are often unpredictable and unpredictable. The Premier League team has brought too many surprises. In order to avoid being slapped in the face by strong players over and over again, the media unanimously decided not to say something too deadly. More or less, you still have to leave some leeway for yourself.This is the suspense of the Champions League final, and until the end of this significant final, this suspense will always exist and will be talked about by fans and the media all the time.

Probably the only ones who talked about it were the players from both sides in the player channel, represented by Lou van der Ley.

All players will be reminded repeatedly when they are young that the Champions League is about fighting for their background. Two rounds of cross-border competitions, the league, the Champions League and even other cups are interleaved, and the technical and tactical styles of each league and team are very different.Only when you pay enough tuition with enough losses, will you have a chance to touch victory.

Rau van der Rey thought he had paid enough for his tuition.

Under the lighting of the stadium, the silver light of the UEFA Champions League trophy at the end of the player tunnel is particularly attractive.Neville turned around and asked Aarau not to touch the trophy in advance. This kind of superstitious statement has become more weird and crazy since Kaka and Shevchenko touched the trophy in the middle of last year and the big score was reversed.Alao nodded, "How can I say that he has won the championship." Although he does not believe in evil, certain things do not need a theoretical basis in certain scenarios, and conventions have already had a profound impact.Including the saying not to touch the trophy lightly before the game.

Players from both sides walked out of the channel, the camera flashed across the faces of the players, and shining names were spoken from the mouths of the commentators who followed the game all over the world.At the Stade de France in Paris, there were tens of thousands of fans from England and Spain. Amidst the enthusiastic cheers, the players officially entered the stadium.When Lou van der Rey's name was announced by the live commentary, the entire stadium erupted into thunderous shouts, screams and applause.Row van der Rey made the situation more heated with a wave of his hand.

"26-year-old Lou van der Ley, I believe the cheers at the scene must not only come from Manchester United fans. I don't know if the local neutral fans in France will fall to the Manchester United lineup because of the handsome face of this Dutchman. Haha, even if it is, I It wouldn't be surprising either."

Barcelona has entered the Champions League final for the fifth time in history but has only one Champions League champion so far; Manchester United has fallen in the semi-finals several times in recent years and can only return lonely.The desire of these two teams for the championship of this world-renowned sports event is self-evident.

After a series of preparations, the players on both sides are ready to fight for 10, [-] minutes or even longer.Lao van der Rey habitually stood in front of the goal and tightened the rubber band tightly, and made sure that the gloves would not be thrown out countless times. He took a deep breath and looked forward, only waiting for Barcelona, ​​who had grabbed the ball, to kick off.On the sidelines is Barcelona's coach Rijkaard. Although he is one of the Dutch Three Musketeers with Van Basten, Aarau has no deep friendship with him.At least in the choice of goalkeeper, he has always supported Van der Sar instead of himself. Lou van der Sar is not such a good person.Anyway, his relationship with the male god is not good.

Row van der Rey thought arrogantly.

The Barcelona fans behind him crazily shouted the slogan that Barcelona shouted this time in the Champions League, "Mesqueunclub".If others may not know, Lao van der Rey does know the meaning of the slogan shouted by the Barcelona Dream Team II, which means 'not just a club'.

For the Barcelona players themselves, Barcelona is not just a club.For Barcelona fans in the Catalan region, Barcelona is more than just a club.

The game finally started, Deco dribbled forward with the ball, Marquez followed closely behind him to avoid missing the ball.In front of Aarau, Ronaldinho, Giuly and Eto'o were eager to try, Ferdinand quickly found their opponents, Rau van der Ley clenched his fists and moved in place to ensure that his body would not be too stiff at the beginning of the game .

Deco made a pass, and before it reached Eto'o's feet, the linesman raised it up to signal offside.

Manchester United's attack was stopped by Puyol Liluo, and he made a big clearance from the backcourt. Giuly lifted the ball to the frontcourt, and the linesman signaled offside again.

A series of offsides interrupted Barcelona's organized attack. Ronaldinho took a few steps back to catch the ball first. His running movements revealed a kind of agility all the time. Neville, who was marking him next to him, couldn't get off his legs at all.Players who started their careers in Ligue [-] have always imitated this Platini style of play countless times. Ronaldinho is like this and is extremely good at it.He can play as an attacking midfielder and is also good at forwards. He dribbles forward with the ball, but his passing also makes opponents wary.Perhaps it was the enthusiasm of the competition that made this genius very excited. Pu used his unique skills at the very beginning.

He flicked his ankle back and forth in front of Ferdinand, and before Ferdinand could react, he dribbled through with ease.The understatement described in the text was the oxtail flick he was proud of. Even though Ferdinand had been prepared, he failed to stop it.Perhaps Manchester United still wanted to create an offside, but no one expected Ronaldinho to enter the state at the beginning.

Although Lou van der Ley expected that this would be a hard fight, he never expected that his opponent would break through so easily.Seeing that Ronaldinho was going to be single-handed at the beginning of the game, Aarau glanced at the positions of the rest of Barcelona, ​​and did not hesitate to attack decisively.His speed was extremely fast, he lifted his foot to shoot without waiting for Lou van der Ley to come to the goal.The football went straight to the gate, and Aarau jumped up and stretched his arms, and barely touched the edge of the ball. The football whose route was changed slammed on the crossbar, making a loud bang.

There was a moment of silence in the audience, followed by various sounds.The Manchester United fans began to sing songs praising their goalkeeper, and the neutral fans who were terrified nearby also hummed a few words when they heard the familiar melody.Ronaldinho looked at the result of failing to score, but grinned instead.The Brazilian always appears relaxed and comfortable on the field, and his football becomes agile and free.

Lou van der Rey passed the ball back to Fletcher and just a few minutes passed. The seconds of the game revealed that this game was not easy.

Perhaps this year's Manchester United is not an excellent lineup, but there is no doubt that although Barcelona is one of the best teams in Europe today, it is not the pinnacle.No matter what the difference in strength is, at this moment, it must be ignored.That's what Scholes' beautiful through ball to Van Persie meant.

This is the first time that Van Persie has shown himself in such a big game. He is not restrained, but eager to try.He took the ball forward and flicked the ball horizontally. The ball seemed to grow on his feet and was obedient. Before the opponent took any foul action, he simply swung his leg and shot. Go to the blind corner of Barcelona's gate.However, the football was still blocked out of the goal by the goal post.

With lingering fear, Valdes hugged the football that hadn't bounced off the bottom line in his arms, lest Ruud Ruud make up the shot.Van Nistelrooy turned his head when he saw this, and Valdes threw the ball to Puyol to form a quick counterattack.

The first half of the game was carried out between such offensive and defensive transitions. The audience was really enjoyable to watch. They exclaimed and watched the players running tirelessly on the field, but it was a pity that no one scored a goal.Contrary to Manchester United's offside, Barcelona often fouled at places far away from the goal, such as 40 meters or even 50 meters, because there were no players in the Manchester United team who played free kicks well.Even so, they only got a yellow card, and the free kicks in those positions really did not even really threaten the goal.

In the locker room, Aarau hesitated for a moment, looked at Ferguson, "Boss, if there is still that kind of free kick in the second half, if the position is good, let me take it." Manchester United including Ferguson Although everyone knows that Aarau is good at free kicks, he didn't mention it before, but it was a bit shocking to mention it in the Champions League final.Ferguson looked at his goalkeeper's serious face, and finally nodded.

The second half started normally. After a free kick that belonged to Manchester United came, Aarau shook his head and did not participate in the free kick.About 10 minutes into the game, Eto'o drove straight down from the side. Just when people thought he would pass the ball to Ronaldinho who was parallel with him in the middle, Eto'o quickly cut inside and led directly to Huanglong. Occupying the middle, he decisively shot a beautiful shot from a small angle.

Lou van der Rey, who cut in to save the past, rubbed the goal post and controlled the football one step ahead of him.

The real turning point of the whole game happened when there were less than 10 minutes before the end of the game.Manchester United took a free kick that was close to 35 meters away from the Barcelona goalkeeper. In the camera, Ferguson frowned. If anything, it falls right into the 'nice position' that Lou van der Ley midfielder said would give him a try.

So while waiting for Manchester United to kick off on the pitch, all the fans watching the game noticed through the live camera that Ferguson suddenly pointed at his own half-court gesture.Just as people were puzzled by Ferguson's seemingly meaningful action, the next scene was even more speechless.The guy who walked up with his gloves off and looked like he was going to take part, maybe even take a free-kick, was Manchester United's Lou van der Ley.

There are not many people in this world who know that Lou van der Ley can take free kicks, including the people of Manchester United and the Dutch team.Van Bommel and Van Bronkhorst on Barcelona's side (...you see and know the two) in the national team can occasionally see the scene of Lou van der Ley training free kicks to relieve boredom, but even so, they don't realize that Manchester United is in the game Towards the end it was really Lou van der Rey who was the goalkeeper.You know, although Lao van der Ley runs fast, he can't compare with those forwards who are known for their speed.Assuming that the ball is wrong, Barcelona will easily end the game with a quick counterattack, and the poor ones will be Manchester United and Lou van der Rey.

But it was such a situation known to everyone that Ferguson, who had always been on the safe side, actually agreed.

For so many years, even if Lou van der Rey is good at free kicks, how could it be possible to show it in the Champions League final?

In fact, Ferguson and Manchester United were also unsure about letting Lou van der Ley take a free kick.When Ferguson signaled Lou van der Ley to play, he actually regretted it the next second. He just looked at the guy who ran from the goal to the penalty spot with a calm face, and couldn't drive him back.Lao van der Ley stood in front of the football and looked at the opponent's frontcourt, frowning extremely rarely.

Seeing this appearance, Ferguson, who was already retreating in his heart, became even more worried.Although it would be too embarrassing for Lou van der Ley to shake his head again at this time, but Ferguson desperately hopes that he can put the overall situation first.This position is really not very good. Even if a goalkeeper kicked the ball beyond expectations, everyone in Barcelona just symbolically lined up the wall. They didn't pay attention to this defense. Instead, the strikers stood near the center circle, just waiting for Lou van der Rey The ball was kicked forward by a teammate from the backcourt.

Lou van der Ley did not give up because of this, he knew that this goal was of great significance, but it was rare that the success of this goal was in his own hands. Compared with nervousness, excitement may have the upper hand.It's rare that everyone's eyes were on a goalkeeper in a game. After the referee said that it was time to start, the Dutchman's frown gradually eased. On the contrary, he aroused a little smile.

"Has Lou van der Ley ever scored a goal before this?" The special guests asked such a question. The host looked for the information in his hand, but suddenly realized a problem, "Whether it was a mistake or not, Europe Isn't the Dutchman keeping the goal from the longest distance now!"

Everyone watched with bated breath.

Lao van der Ley's family, the Dutch people headed by Basten, Buffon who has been known as a goalkeeper but still has no Champions League, compared to Casillas who was extremely lucky at the beginning of his career, and the state finally declined due to age Kahn.Beckham, who has never been reused in Real Madrid, everyone who has known since the youth team...

In the camera, Lou van der Rey stepped back step by step, his steps were steady and his expression was calm. From his expression, he could not tell what he was thinking or whether he was worried.At first many people thought that he would take a quick free kick to catch everyone by surprise, but in fact this did not happen, which made them a little bit at a loss.This bewilderment intensified when he realized that Lou van der Rey did not seem like a person who believed in miracles with great strength.

Not to be missed.He looked forward with burning eyes, and he was eager to try in his usual calm and indifferent appearance.Ferguson looked at him in a daze for a moment. Although it had been so many years, the Scots couldn't see any obvious changes in him because he was too familiar with him. At this moment, he suddenly realized that the boy he had accidentally admired , has become a superstar who can truly control a team's victory.No one can associate Lou van der Rey with youth anymore.

At that moment, Iniesta, who came off the bench in the second half beside him, felt a little bit in his heart: He didn't want to cooperate with kicking a free kick!His goal is the goal!

Lao van der Ley's running speed accelerated within a few steps. His waist and abdomen were strong, his left foot was supported on the ground, and his right leg was lifted up. The inside of his foot hit the ball hard. Suddenly grinned.There are no words to describe this smile. The 26-year-old man is a combination of maturity and innocence.

The ball drew a beautiful arc in the sky in the eyes of everyone, and everyone from Manchester United and Barcelona began to chase the ball frantically towards the backcourt.I don't know if the ball will be higher than the crossbar. Aarau quickly turned around and ran towards the goal after taking the ball.There was such a weird scene on the green field. Except for Manchester United's goalkeeper, everyone ran in another direction.The audience just wanted to laugh at this scene, which is like those funny football clips, which are played in the final of Europe's most important competition in the lower leagues.But the smile finally froze on their faces. They saw that the ball was about to go straight across the goal, but there was an arc that went against common sense. After that, how did the direction of the football go straight to the goal?

Lou van der Rey was short of breath the moment he rushed into the penalty area, and the whole audience gasped. The Barcelona fans in front of him stood up in disbelief, and the words WTF seemed to materialize on their foreheads.They opened their mouths wide, their expressions transitioning from bewildered to panic and anger.When he got here, Lao van der Ley stared at the faces of these hostile fans, and automatically stopped running. He started to walk slowly towards the goal step by step, but he did not look back willfully.

Until a few rowdy teammates rushed up behind this handsome man and pressed him down, they roared meaningless words, mixed with strange and ecstatic curses in various languages.At that moment, Alao thought, is it better to have even a monotonous celebration, at least it is better than being buried at the bottom of the mountain of people.

Until he vaguely heard the hysterical shouts surrounding the entire stadium: goooooooooooooooal!

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"The game is over! The game is over! In the 0506 UEFA Champions League final, the champion has been produced. Manchester United defeated Barcelona 1-0! The dramatic scene of this fierce game is that the winning goal of the whole game was produced by a goalkeeper. And this The ball was not the result of an accidental hit, and it can be seen from the replay that Lou van der Ley also has a very high level of free kicks."

And the focus of the audience, Lou van der Ley, was collapsing on the court, and he raised his hands tiredly to cover his eyes and blocked the lights of the court.He was still short of breath after strenuous exercise, and when he finally calmed down, his whole body began to tremble undetectably. He opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but he didn't know what to say. My throat couldn't cry out.Van Persie, who had been paying attention to him all the time, saw that something was wrong and hurried over, and pulled his arm covering his face. Instead of crying as expected, it was the face of Lou van der Ley, who was smiling brightly.

Before that, Robin van Persie thought that only anger and sadness could be described as hysterical, and now he found that he was wrong.

It seems that Alao saw clearly who was in front of him, or noticed someone in front of him.He stretched out his hand without any hesitation, and Van Persie subconsciously grabbed him and tried to pull him up, but who would have thought that he would be pulled down on him by Lou van der Ley, who had no intention of getting up.Ferguson, who was originally crazily happy on the sidelines, seemed to froze because of this, and turned his eyes away calmly.

"Why can't he retire at Manchester United? Half a year, only half a year! From the year I officially became the goalkeeper of Manchester United, I wanted to give him a Champions League title!" Van Persie knew that this would become his obsession, just like he soon Only now did I understand what Scholes meant by 'you don't know what he means' when Aarau mentioned wanting to win the Champions League at the beginning of the season.But this man was not as sad as he expected, he murmured in an extremely ordinary tone, the breath sprayed on his neck, the hug of Lou van der Ley was very light but heavy, van Persie started He thought that he would not be very happy, but when this scene happened, he realized that his heart was already uncontrollably excited.

【Even if I know Beckham, Roy Keane and Ferguson well, as a bystander, I don't understand your thoughts. Everything is just standing and talking without back pain? ] Well, I seem to be the party now, maybe I'm about to make myself the party.

There are many things in this world, after all, some can be compromised, and some cannot.It turned out that Lou van der Ley thought that those people were too stubborn, but now he realized that he was too naive.

It looks like this is a long battle.