Football: The Old Trafford Successor

Raw in MTLNovel : "The Red Devils Successor"

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"This pass is beautiful, Van Persie got the ball! Great, okay, let's go! Shoot! Oohhh, the ball slipped through the goal, it's a pity, just a little bit."

"Swansea goalkeeper will be the best player in the entire team today. Without him, this game would have been an unilateral slaughter. The score is now 1 : 1, even though the Red Devils have desperately tried their best to win this game, but Swansea is still resisting stubbornly."

"Morris, I know you are a Manchester United fan. But this farewell battle is insignificant. Manchester United is now 7 points ahead of their rivals Manchester City. Even if this game is lost, Manchester United will still be the Champion."

"you're right Roman, but as the last game of the Ferguson era at the Theatre of Dreams, I think all Manchester United players and fans present must have a similar thought like me, and they are looking forward to a victory to bid farewell to their most respected coach, Sir Alex Ferguson!!" (T/N: Old Trafford is also know as the Theatre of Dreams)

Sky TV is broadcasting this Manchester United game against Swansea. Commentator Morris and Roman are very excited, especially so for Morris as a Manchester United's hardcore fans.

"That's right! We only need victory! It's always the same!" A crowd of Manchester United fans who were not present at the stadium shouted at the bar around the city, "I have decided, as long as Morris is still on Sky TV, I will always support Sky TV! "

A shirtless fan sips a glass of beer in one breath and excitedly looks at the TV screen in the bar. "Brothers work harder to win Swansea and bid farewell to the Jazz with a victory!"

"Right, come on!"

"Fight them!"

The time has now reached 86 minutes. The Manchester United players on the field are still tireless. They are running as hard as they are in the beginning. Now they only have one idea in their minds: to win the game and send the Jazz off with a victory he deserves!

At this time, Manchester United got a corner kick on the right side of the frontcourt. Except for goalkeeper De Gea, all Manchester United players rushed to the center of the penalty area, ready to compete for the top. Even the main Centre-back partners, Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic stood in the middle of the crowd, waiting for a fatal blow.

Van Persie ran to the corner with the ball. He has scored 30 league goals this season, won the Premier League golden boots, and the Premier League Championship that he has been waiting for so many years are coming. He put the ball on the corner spot, stepped on the grass hard, took a deep breath, slowly backed away, then sprinted forward, kicking the ball high into the penalty area.

'Boss, thank you for guiding me all these years. I'll see you off with this last assist!'

Van Persie kicked the ball mixed with a strong arc and turned towards the goal, and there was chaos in the penalty area.

Swansea are currently ranked ninth in the league. There is no danger of relegation and no possibility of entering the European arena. Even so, their players are not willing to concede the ball at the last moment. At this point everyone in the penalty area was fighting for the header. At this moment, Vidic, who was 189cm tall, suddenly jumped high, aiming for the ball.

The goalkeeper of Swansea jumped up and wanted to block the front goal. But at the moment Vidic was about to touch the ball, he suddenly bowed his head downwards, and lowered his body slightly, letting the ball pass over his head!

All Swansea players did not expect Vidic to be like this, and lost for a while. At this time, Ferdinand in the middle of the penalty area suddenly shot at seven meters from the goal, kicked his feet, and shot the ball into the net!!

"GOOOAALL!!!! The goal has been scored!! Manchester United scored a goal with their No. 5 player Ferdinand in 87 minutes, and Manchester United is now leading 2: 1!!!"

"This goal is beautiful! This is Ferdinand's first goal in five years at the Theatre of Dreams. With this excellent performance, he expressed his respect and gratitude to Sir Alex Ferguson!! Everyone! Everyone in the field expressed their respect and gratitude to Sir Alex Ferguson with today's excellent performance!!!"

At this time, the Old Trafford Stadium was in a carnival. Although there are still about 5 minutes before the game ends, all the fans present did not care. They shouted Sir Alex Ferguson's name loudly throughout every corner of the Old Trafford Stadium.

With three long whistles from the referee, the game is over. Manchester United won the last match with a score of 2 : 1. They led the second place Manchester City by as much as 10 points and have already won the 2012-2013 English Premier League championship.

After the game, Manchester United players also thanked the spectators around the stadium under the leadership of the Captain, Ryan Giggs.

Among the celebrating players, one is the most special. He is Paul Scholes. Today is his last match at the Theatre of Dreams on behalf of Manchester United. After today, he can no longer put on this red autumn clothes to fight and destroy the enemies on this lawn. He stood behind Giggs, just like the 18-year-old kid who was just transferred to the first team at that time. He was green and shy, and he didn't want to stand in front of people. Giggs pulled him out of his back several times to allow him to accept the respect of the fans, but Scholes waved his thanks to the fans and quietly hid behind Giggs again.

At this moment, the audience suddenly quieted down. Everyone at the Stadium looked to the sidelines, and saw a 72-year-old man slowly walk towards the center of the Theatre of Dreams. He held the microphone and his arm trembles slightly, because of excitement, or other emotions, no one knows. The audience was quiet and looked at the old man in front of them. If it weren't for the fact that he was sitting next to Manchester United's coaches every week, people would have forgotten that he was a 72-year-old.

Yes, it's time to take a good rest, you have sacrificed so much for Manchester United.

Sir Alex Ferguson stood at the center of the Old Trafford Stadium and gave his last speech as the head coach of Manchester United. When he said thanks to Manchester United and the fans, many middle-aged men with a lot of beard in the stands cried like a child.

At the end of the speech, Ferguson pulled Scholes, who was about to retire, and asked him to say a few words. Just like 20 years ago, his eyes were clear as ever.

"An era of blood boiling is over. This is an incredible life course, and I still want to thank you again."

Sir Ferguson said, the fans listened.

"I also want to remind everyone that when our results are bad, the club has always supported me and all the players have also supported me. Now, your job is to support the next head coach, which is very important!"

The fans listened quietly until Sir Alex Ferguson finished his speech. When he waved to the audience before the end, the audience stood up and clapped hard, giving the Stadium and the Jazz the most sincere applause they have ever received.

Everyone is sad, all fans can not help but have some worries.

Now Jazz is gone, who will continue Manchester United's legacies?