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Chapter 71 The Wolf Behind Monaco [th Update]

The camera panned across the stands.

Every Manchester United fan stood up and applauded.

The scene was spectacular.

All the Chinese fans who saw this scene in front of the screen were stunned.

They never dreamed of it.

One day.

A Chinese player, like Ronaldo, as an opponent, received applause from the home fans at the Theatre of Dreams.

Ronaldo.
How many Chinese fans’ first love of football is this?

To be able to get the same sunshine as Ronaldo.

This moment seems to have a certain aura.

"Brilliant!"

Some people couldn't help but whisper.

Someone knows the comment section.

“Famous scene, take a photo!”

"group photo!"

“That’s awesome!”

“He conquered the Theater of Dreams.”

“But we failed to conquer the Pig Association.”

"Say this now"

Fans are buzzing.

Inside the CCTV studio.

He Wei didn't even speak for several seconds.

Until the director in the studio kept reminding him with gestures.

Then it dawned on him.

"Sunshine got the applause from the fans at the Theatre of Dreams. He really deserves it. In the two rounds against Manchester United, he scored six goals! Especially this goal just now."

"A lift ball 2008 meters away from the goal probably evoked many fond memories of Manchester United fans in the summers of 2009 and , when they had the best striker in the world at that time."

He Wei sighed.

He felt a little dazed.

Because of.
Given the current weakness of Chinese football.

Can there really be a player who can rival those two Ronaldos?

From now on it seems.

The sun is indeed heading in this direction.

even.

His first season.

Far more amazing than Cristiano Ronaldo.

If he keeps up this momentum, he will really be able to compete with them!

He Wei couldn't say this.

Because the phrase "maintain this momentum" is a very luxurious thing for many players.

There are many excellent players in this world.

But being able to "maintain this momentum" and stay at the top for seven or eight consecutive seasons, like Messi and Ronaldo, is a good thing.
It cannot be said to be very few.

But in the entire history of world football.

Yes, and only these two.

Even a strong player like Ronaldo has ups and downs in form, and there were times when he missed most of the season due to serious injuries.

sometimes.

Some stars' peak form can be compared with Melo, or even surpass him.

But the difficulty lies in this sentence
"Keep up this momentum."

Perseverance is a kind of talent.

Manchester United players also knew that the game was over.

If they want to come back, they have to score at least three goals.

It's too late.

In the final moments of the game, Manchester United, with their morale dropping, wanted to launch an attack, but it was obvious that their attack was not as fierce as before.

As the game entered injury time.

England's commentators are already analysing Manchester United's prospects this season.

One hundred percent sure.

If Manchester United is determined to fail to make the top four, Van Gaal will definitely be sacked.

This is roughly the bottom line for Manchester United's bosses.

But none of this has anything to do with Monaco.

The visiting fans can't wait any longer.

Manchester United, the biggest favorite to win the Europa League, was eliminated by them.

And he was eliminated in a very strong manner.

Doesn't that mean
Is Monaco now the biggest favorite to win the Europa League?

For Monaco fans.

Winning any championship is something to be happy about.

Of course, Jardim is not so optimistic.

Even if they eliminated Manchester United, they would only reach the round of 16.

In the plans of Jardim and his coaching staff, the Europa League still lags behind the league.

The four minutes of injury time passed quickly.

Monaco kicked the ball out.

The referee did not award any more extra time.

The whistle was blown directly to end the game.

"The game is over! The game is over! Although Manchester United defeated Monaco 3-2 at home, they still lost the game with a total score of 4-6. To be precise, Manchester United completely lost to Monaco's top striker Sunshine, who scored six goals in the two rounds of the game. His performance in the second round was especially amazing, with two goals, helping Monaco stabilize the situation twice, and eventually leading the team to eliminate Manchester United and advance to the round of 16 of the Europa League."

As the buzzer sounded at the end of the game.

The camera lens immediately locked onto the sunlight.

I only saw that the sunlight at this time was frowning.

because
He didn't hear the system.

“Is it because we lost the game?”

he muttered.

Yangguang thought that his two goals were so impressive that he should get an A.
The result was nothing.

He could only shake his head with regret.

"Maybe the sun is regretting not winning."

A commentator said.

The Manchester United players sat on the ground dejectedly.

England's commentator Kolo was comforting Manchester United fans: "Although Manchester United failed to complete a big reversal in this game, Manchester United's performance was also very good, especially the young player Rashford, who was Manchester United's biggest surprise."

Many Manchester United fans in front of the TV felt slightly comforted when they heard this.

"Hey, Yang!"

Sunshine and his teammates celebrated the goal.

Manchester United captain Rooney came over.

"Exchange jerseys."

Rooney took off his No. 10 Manchester United home jersey.

Seeing this, Yangguang also took off his jersey.

"We lost to you."

Rooney said.

"My teammates are important too." Sunshine grinned.

Rooney patted Yangguang on the shoulder and said, "With your ability, you can go to a bigger stage."

In other words.

Monaco is a very small stage.

Sunshine shrugged: "I haven't thought about it yet, I'll talk about it later."

Rooney nodded.

He did not directly invite Sunshine to Manchester United.

Because even he himself doesn't know how long he can stay at Manchester United.
Manchester United this team.

Since Ferguson retired.

It made him feel even more unfamiliar.

When passing through the mixed interview area.

Sunshine was surrounded by reporters.

He is the player that all reporters most want to interview during this period.

"What do you think of this game?"

a reporter asked.

"This was a very exciting game. Our opponents were very strong and caused us a lot of trouble. Being able to eliminate them can greatly boost our confidence."

"Applause from the Manchester United fans."

"I am grateful."

"What do you think of Dream Theater?"

“It’s a nice place.”

“Do you look forward to this place?”

"No, I'm just focused on my team."

Sunshine talks freely.

Compared to the young and inexperienced person half a year ago.

He is much more mature now.

Of course.

The country is easy to change, but the nature is hard to change.

"We've eliminated Manchester United in the Europa League and entered the round of 16. Which team do you want to draw?"

"It doesn't matter, no matter who the opponent is our goal is the same."

"What is your goal?"

"Eliminate any opponent that comes against us."

"You want to win the Europa League?"

"Yes, I would like to."

Sunshine said.

"But it's very difficult," said an English reporter.

"What's the point if it's so easy?" Sunshine shrugged.

The reporter was stunned.

Some Chinese reporters are already familiar with Yang Guang's style. So when they saw the British reporter being humiliated, many Chinese reporters smiled secretly with their lips pursed.

This guy.
He is an atypical Chinese.

at the post-match press conference.

Van Gaal was bombarded by British journalists.

"Eliminating the Europa League doesn't mean anything, our goal is always to get into the top four of the Premier League."

"Mr. Van Gaal, the team you coach is called Manchester United. This team has not fallen out of the top three in the Premier League for more than 20 years!"

An English reporter stood up and said sarcastically.

Manchester United's goal is to finish in the top four.

These words sound so harsh in the ears of these reporters and Manchester United fans.

But the Dutchman Van Gaal is not good-tempered.

He immediately said: "Times are different now. Manchester United now is not the same as Manchester United before. I think Manchester United fans should get used to this."

"Get used to what? Get used to Manchester United missing the Champions League?"

"If that's how you understand it, then that's it."

Van Gaal said coldly.

It is foreseeable that these words will be distilled into media headlines after the game: Van Gaal said Manchester United fans have to get used to missing the Champions League.

This headline is absolutely explosive.

The press officer also knew that if Van Gaal was allowed to continue speaking, who knew what even more explosive words he would say.

So he quickly called a Chinese reporter to ask questions.

This Chinese reporter doesn't care whether Manchester United is used to missing the Champions League, he only cares about sunny news.

Because most domestic fans only care about this.

So it's natural that his problem is also related to sunlight.

"Mr. Van Gaal, what do you think of the performance of Monaco striker Sunshine?"

"He's outstanding, he's the kind of player that any team, any manager would want."

Van Gaal gave a very high evaluation.

The Chinese reporter who received this evaluation also sat down contentedly.

As for how Van Gaal will be criticized by the British media after the game.

The Chinese don't care.

This game just ended.

It immediately became a hot news on the Internet.

The favorite to win the Europa League was eliminated.

Monaco striker Sunshine scored six goals in two rounds.

He scored a long-range free kick in the second leg.

He received applause from Old Trafford at the Theatre of Dreams.

These are undoubtedly of great "news value".

The name Sunshine quickly became one of the top five Google search results in the UK and even in Europe.

It's so popular in Europe.

Not to mention in China.

Hot searches on Weibo, popular discussion posts on Moudong Moupu.

Sunshine is always among the best.

With the retirement of sports superstars such as Liu Yangyu and Nu Zhao Riyue.

Sports stars with extremely high commercial value have been absent in China for a long time.

after all.

In sports that have real commercial value, the performance of Chinese teams is not very good.
This is related to a certain general domestic sports development strategy.

To sum it up in five words: It’s difficult for petite girls.

It means giving priority to the development of unpopular Olympic events, skill-based events, high-difficulty events, women's events, and events with a small number of participants.

One of the common characteristics of these projects is low commercial value.

Our country is a major gold medal winner in every Olympic Games.

But there are very few athletes who truly have huge commercial value after winning gold medals.

The reason is that most of the gold medal events are actually somewhat distant from mass sports. They are either difficult or have low popularity and little mass base.

And football.

Obviously not on this list.

Even in China, which is known as a "football desert".

The commercial value of football is also extremely high.

Don’t say anything else.

The top ten sports events in CCTV Sports Channel’s historical ratings rankings.

Mostly football matches.

For example, the Chinese national football team's qualifying match for the 02 World Cup, which ranked first, the Asian Cup final, and the two AFC Champions League finals of Changzhou Hengtai team.

This proves that football has a very wide audience in the country.

therefore.

The commercial value of a top Chinese football player is immeasurable.

Even though Yang Guang is now considered a "controversial public figure" in the country.

However, many companies still contacted Sunshine's agent Raiola, hoping to sign Sunshine as their spokesperson.

Fame and fortune have always been inseparable.

After returning from Manchester.

Jardim gave the team a day off.

This Friday, the knockout rounds of the Champions League and Europa League came to an end.

UEFA has drawn the second knockout rounds for the Champions League quarter-finals and Europa League quarter-finals.

It is worth mentioning that.

Paris Saint-Germain returned to their home ground and defeated Chelsea 2-1, eliminating their opponent and advancing to the quarterfinals of the Champions League.

And in the draw for the Champions League quarter-finals.

Paris drew another English player: Manchester City.

This is somewhat of a good thing for Monaco.

Because this means that Paris will not focus all its energy on the league.

Monaco's draw in the Europa League was average.

They did not draw the favorites to win the championship such as Liverpool, Dortmund and Sevilla.

We also didn't draw relatively weak teams like Sparta Prague and Anderlecht.

The opponent they were drawn against was Zenit St. Petersburg, a Russian Premier League team that had performed quite well in the Champions League and Europa League in previous seasons.

Zenit St. Petersburg is also a team that came down from the Champions League. They ranked third in the Champions League group stage this season and slipped to the Europa League.

The major shareholder of this rival is Rosneft.

in other words
This is Manchester City in the Russian Premier League - they are quite rich.

Of course.

Because it is in the Russian Premier League, which has relatively low attention.

Therefore, Zenit St. Petersburg is still slightly inferior to Monaco in overall strength.

Considering the climate in Russia in February and March.

European teams are certainly not willing to travel to Russia to play away games at this time.
After the Europa League competition ended.

Monaco suffered two consecutive away games in the league.

They challenged Nantes and Caen away from home.

With only one point ahead of Paris in the league points.

Monaco fought hard in both games and successfully won six points.

The scores of both games were one to two.

Sunshine scored a goal in each of these two games, raising his league goal tally to 29 goals.

Now no one doubts that Sunshine will win the Golden Boot.

Because his rival Ibrahimovic scored a total of 29 goals after 25 league rounds.

It is 4 points behind Sunshine.

Sunshine still firmly occupies the top spot in the scorer list.

And relying on the play of sunshine.

Monaco continues to lead Paris Saint-Germain by one point.

With the end of 29 rounds of the league.

The French Ligue 1 has officially entered the final sprint stage!

The outcome will depend on the performance of both teams in the last nine rounds.

As for Monaco
They seemed to be heading for a difficult time.

Because there will be one more round of knockout matches in the Europa League.

When Monaco players boarded a plane to Russia.

Their opponents Paris Saint-Germain got a chance to repair
The following is the schedule:

On March 3, Monaco will challenge Zenit St. Petersburg away.

On March 3, Paris Saint-Germain will face Angers at home.

On March 3, Monaco will face Reims at home.

On March 3, Monaco will face Zenit St. Petersburg at home.

On March 3, in the decisive battle of the French Ligue 20, Monaco will challenge Paris Saint-Germain away.

March schedule.

Very bad for Monaco.

They will play two more Europa League games before facing Paris.

One of them was a long journey to Russia, thousands of miles away, after a tiring journey by boat and train.

Paris Saint-Germain can wait for the opponent to tire themselves out at their home ground.

therefore.

The media in Paris all think so.

This is a critical period for Paris Saint-Germain to overtake Monaco and regain the initiative in the French Ligue 1!
Paris Saint-Germain head coach Blanc thinks so too.

He told his players that on the training ground.

"Today's league competition is like a marathon. Monaco is one step ahead, but they consume more physical energy. We just need to create enough pressure on them from behind, and then complete the sprint and overtake in the final stage!"

Blanco believes it.

Relying on Paris' strong lineup strength and Monaco's personnel reserves.

Sooner or later, they will reveal their flaws!
Monaco is now like a deer running in the snow.

And Paris Saint-Germain is the wolf pack that is always chasing behind them.

Just scare them, put pressure on them.

Then
Monaco will be thrown into disarray!
The league championship still belongs to Paris Saint-Germain.

For example, now
While the players in Paris are resting.

The Monaco players were sitting on an extremely bumpy plane to Russia.

(End of this chapter)