I am the king of football

Chapter 343 Welcome home
At four o'clock in the afternoon, after the morning practice, the players who had lunch and took a nap at the base were woken up by the coaching staff. Under the leadership of Ferguson, everyone did a set of restorative training to awaken their body functions.

After this simple training session ended again, Ferguson reiterated the team's tactical intentions for this game on the court. Their overall condition may not be as good as Real Madrid's, so they will make controlling the rhythm and defense the main theme of this game.

The team's offense will rely on defensive counterattacks, which is similar to Mourinho's best tactics. Looking at Qin Hu who was eager to try, and remembering his goal in the first round after dribbling past five players, Ferguson knew very well that Qin Hu, the lone striker, was enough to tie down the opponent's entire defense line and at least one defensive midfielder.

After experiencing Qin Hu's performance that was like cheating, any coach who did not make targeted arrangements for him would definitely be a fool, and Mourinho obviously would not be one of them.

As such, Real Madrid cannot afford to send out a full-scale attack. It is not easy to break through Manchester United's well-prepared defense just by relying on the cooperation and passing of their four players in the frontcourt.

Of course, these are all judgments made after removing the influence of superstars on the field. Football matches never follow the established tactical direction. What the coaches of both sides can do is to arrange their playing methods against static opponents and leave the rest to their players.

Clubs don't buy superstars just to execute established tactics on the field like ordinary players. When the game is in a stalemate, these superstars are the ones who can truly influence the final development of the game.

At five o'clock in the afternoon, the entire Manchester United team boarded the team bus and officially set off. On the way from the training base to Old Trafford, countless flags and fans gathered in the streets.

The players were preparing for the game during the last day, and the fans who supported the team were not idle either. They spent the whole day preparing to make sure that every place the Manchester United bus passed by was filled with expressions of their strong support for the team.

Almost every player sitting on the bus could see his or her own large poster in the crowd on the roadside, which made everyone very excited. They kept opening the windows to greet the fans and the two sides interacted frequently.

At the same time, at the other end of the city, a bus also drove out of the Manchester City training base. The white bus with the Galacticos logo drove very smoothly and did not encounter any problems when it just drove out.

However, when Real Madrid's bus entered the Manchester United influence area, everything was different and a huge noise began to be heard.

Contrary to what most of the team's players thought, they were greeted not with loud boos but with cheers.

"Welcome home! Forever little Luo~"

A huge banner was hung above a street near Old Trafford. Countless classic Manchester United No. 7 jerseys were displayed in front of the Real Madrid players. Posters of Cristiano Ronaldo's image when he was young were held up by fans, and countless fans sang together the Ronaldo song that the team had prepared for him.

Many players who had played for other teams but had never been treated like this cast envious glances at Ronaldo, while Kaka, who was sitting next to him, smiled and touched Ronaldo with his shoulder.

"This is all prepared for you, Manchester United's little Ronaldo~"

Maybe one day you are no longer young and no longer dressed in fancy clothes, but those who have experienced your past will always remember you. Ronaldo, who was sitting by the window, felt a lump in his throat and didn't know what to say for a moment.

"Shu~"

Opening the car window, Manchester United fans would never attack the Real Madrid bus in such a situation. Ronaldo leaned out half of his body and waved to all the fans who welcomed him home. "Boom!!!"

In response, there were even louder cheers. The child from Old Trafford had returned home. This day was bound to be deeply remembered by many fans who had experienced those wonderful years a few years ago.

"CCTV, CCTV, good evening, dear audience friends. You are now watching the second round of the 2012-2013 UEFA Champions League round of knockout match between Manchester United and Real Madrid at home."

When the buses of both teams drove into Old Trafford amid cheers, CCTV's live broadcast signal was directly cut in, and Zhan Jun's voice sounded at the right time.

This time the cut-in came earlier than in all the previous live broadcasts, and the reason for this was simple, because inside Old Trafford the United fans had prepared a huge shocker for everyone watching the game.

"Now, please look towards the south stand. There is a formation of the Red Devils' most die-hard fans. They have prepared a huge TIFO that covers almost half of the stand."

The camera quickly swept over and zoomed in, and saw two huge figures appearing on the TIFO floating in the wind, one wearing a red No. 19 Manchester United jersey, and the other wearing a No. 7 Manchester United jersey.

The two figures faced each other sideways, as if they were about to duel. Based on the current and former owners of the two numbers, everyone immediately guessed what they represented.

"Manchester United's new favorite Qin Hu faces off against Ronaldinho, who has returned home. This is a duel between the two most popular superstars among Manchester United fans now and in the past. Manchester United fans made this TIFO very carefully."

After squinting his eyes and looking for a while, Zhan Jun discovered another detail.

"You may see no difference between the two figures on the screen, but in fact the figure of No. 19, representing Qin Hu, is brighter. Haha, lovely Red Devils fans, one bright and one dark, they still quietly added details to this TIFO to represent the object of their support."

After Zhan Jun said this, everyone felt differently when looking at this TIFO again.

Although the old guys are unforgettable, they are gone after all. Now Manchester United has finally recovered from the decline of last season with no results thanks to the sudden appearance of Qin Hu. Fans who support their home team know very well who they like best now.

Just when everyone was sighing at how great the football atmosphere in the UK was and how the fans were so involved in the game, the two teams on the field also stepped into the field one after another and began to warm up.

The Old Trafford Stadium, which can accommodate more than 76,000 people, was packed with about 50,000 Manchester United fans and 20,000 Real Madrid fans. When they saw the players of their own team entering the stadium, they all cheered loudly.

This time, even the visiting team that came to challenge were not deliberately booed to cover up the fans' cheers. The reason is self-evident. One Cristiano Ronaldo is enough to wipe out the life-and-death hostility of all Manchester United fans.

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