Zhang Kuang came to Ferguson's office. He was writing and drawing something. This was not Zhang Kuang's concern.
"BOSS, are you looking for me?" Zhang Kuang found a place to sit down by himself.
Ferguson raised his head and nodded, then put down his pen and looked at Zhang Kuang.
Ferguson: "Zhang, I heard you want to transfer? Why?"
Zhang Kuang: "BOSS, have you forgotten what I said when I transferred to Manchester United? I will leave as soon as you leave. I heard that you want to retire. Since you are retiring, it is time for me to leave."
Ferguson: "Zhang, I thank you for your support. Why do you want to leave after I retire? Manchester United is still the same Manchester United, and the teammates are still those teammates. Your salary can even be increased, but you have to leave when I retire?"
Zhang Kuang shook his head. "Because you left, Manchester United still looks like the same Manchester United, but in fact it is no longer the same Manchester United. The Manchester United dynasty is over."
Ferguson was stunned for a moment, not understanding.
"Why do you say that? The Manchester United dynasty will end if I leave you? Your conclusion is ridiculous."
Zhang Kuang: "Really? Many people may find it absurd, but I don't care. I don't need to convince others to believe my conclusion. I don't need what others think, as long as I think it myself."
Ferguson smiled bitterly and shook his head, "Zhang, are you because of the head coach? Moyes is a good coach, he..."
Zhang Kuang waved his hand to interrupt Ferguson: "I don't care if he is a good coach, maybe he is, but one thing I am sure of is that he is definitely not the second Ferguson. If he was, he would have brought Everton to the championship group long ago."
Ferguson: "No, Zhang, Everton cannot enter the championship group because the team's expectations are limited."
Zhang Kuang: "BOSS, did you have enough budget to coach Manchester United in 1986? In just four or five years, you built a group of new recruits into a championship team.
When Mourinho coached Porto in 2002, was Porto a member of UEFA Champions League's championship group? Did they have top stars at UEFA Champions League level? Mourinho led the team to win UEFA Champions League in just two years.
Before the 2010-11 season, Borussia Dortmund had not won the championship for fifteen years, but it only took Klopp two years to lead Dortmund to win the championship.
Moyes started coaching the Everton team in 2002, and it has been ten years now. Even if he leads the team to win the championship, even if he is in the top two or three, it shows that he is capable."
Ferguson frowned after hearing this. "Are you not satisfied Moyes? Then who do you want to coach?"
Zhang Kuang: "BOSS, I don't have an opinion on which coach, nor do I want to interfere in the club's selection of coaches. What I want to point out is that Manchester United is only a Manchester United dynasty in your hands. After you retire and leave, it will be useless for anyone to come. Even if Mourinho comes, it will be very difficult.
And I don't like to accompany a team through the years of decline. After all, as a player, my career is limited, and my loyalty to a team is not high enough to never leave.
I just negotiated a cooperation with the team, and I will do my best to do what I should do during the cooperation. This is called the spirit of contract, which is the most important thing in the West. When the contract is completed, it is the most perfect cooperation."
Ferguson: "What do you mean, no matter who Manchester United invites to be the head coach, you will leave?"
Zhang Kuang nodded. "Yes."
Ferguson After hearing this, he frowned and frowned. This is really...
Ferguson:"What if I coach for another year?"
Zhang Kuang: "Maybe I will consider staying for another year. If you retire midway, I will also seek a transfer midway."
Ferguson: "Then will you continue to stay at Premier League, or will you?"
Zhang Kuang: "Premier League doesn't have any good teams after you leave. Maybe Manchester City and Liverpool are better, but my transfer from Manchester United to these two clubs will affect my reputation.
Although professional players only act according to the contract and don't care about reputation, not all countries are like this. After all, I am a world-class superstar. I have to think more, so there is a high chance that I will not stay at Premier League."
Ferguson: "What do you mean, Premier League, you are only optimistic about Manchester City and Liverpool? You are not optimistic about Manchester United, and you are not optimistic about Chelsea either? Neither is Arsenal?"
Zhang Kuang smiled, "BOSS, this is how I understand it. Liverpool has been in trouble for so many years, but they are still among the top four teams. This shows that this is a very resilient team. They only need the right players and coaches to restore their glory.
Manchester City is another situation. The boss knows that he is not good at running a team, so he is willing to spend money and let professional people do professional things. Now it seems like they are throwing away money, but in at most two years, they will win the league championship.
Chelsea is not good. Their boss has no determination and a layman is in charge. Arsenal is not good either. They can still squeeze into the top four for a long time, but it is difficult to win the championship.
Manchester United Well, as I said, after you retire, you will probably only be in the top four occasionally, and you will be oscillating between the middle and upper reaches for a long time."
Ferguson: "Zhang, your analysis... are you so confident?"
Zhang Kuang: "Of course it is not necessarily what I said. I will just stick to my decision because my decision has not been missed since I entered my career."
Ferguson nodded. "Okay, then you go prepare for the battle first, and I'll think about it later."
Zhang Kuang stood up. "Okay, BOSS."
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On May 17, 2012, the Manchester United team arrived at Munich.
On May 18, Allianz Arena News Release Hall.
Heynckes was wearing a dark blue suit with a serious expression. He sat in front of the microphone and glanced at the reporters in the audience.
Bayern Munich ranks second among Bundesliga this season, 8 points behind Borussia Dortmund.
But in UEFA Champions League, they eliminated Real Madrid all the way and reached the finals.
Reporter: "Jupp, the UEFA Champions League finals are coming soon. How is Bayern Munich preparing? Are there any specific restraint plans to deal with Manchester United?"
Heynckes was silent for two seconds. "Bayern Munich is well prepared. All players are fully prepared. We will never let the championship trophy leave Munich.
Of course, we also know that Manchester United is a difficult opponent to deal with. Even teams as strong as AC Milan and Barcelona have been defeated by Manchester United.
Their team has Zhang Kuang, the world's top shooter, who is an extremely difficult player to deal with, making almost all the most powerful defensive players in the world unable to guard against him.
There is also Manchester United's quick counterattack tactics, and Ferguson's Manchester United's quick counterattacks are the fastest counterattack tactics that can be seen in football today.
These two points have given Bayern Munich a huge challenge, but so what? The teams in the finals have always been the best teams.
Either we are facing the world's top shooter + quick reaction tactics, or we are facing Barcelona's pass control + second shooter, so fear and cowardice are useless. What Bayern Munich has to do is to limit the opponent and then kill it. We are fully prepared."
Reporter: "How do you plan to prevent Zhang Kuang?"
Heynckes's expression changed subtly. "We have rehearsed some tactics, but I don't know if they will work. For a player like Zhang Kuang, blindly guarding against him will only disrupt our own rhythm. We will follow our own rhythm."
Reporter: "What is the rhythm of Bayern Munich?"
Heynckes: "This is a tactical secret. We can't say it now. You will see it in tomorrow's final."
After saying this, he was no longer ready to answer questions, and then he got up and left.
After a while, Ferguson came. He sat on the podium and began to answer questions briefly.
Reporter: "Sir, what tricks is Manchester United going to use to kill Bayern Munich? How many minutes is the fight expected to end?"
'Haha', seeing the first reporter asking such a sharp question, the reporters at the scene burst into laughter.
Ferg also laughed when he heard the reporter ask this.
Ferguson: "Bayern Munich is a strong team. They defeated Real Madrid, so their strength may be higher than Manchester United. It's not like how many minutes they can end Bayern Munich as described.
So tomorrow will be a tough battle. We are well prepared for overtime and even penalty kicks. Manchester United is fully prepared. Whether it is overtime or penalty kicks, we will work hard to bring the trophy back to the United Kingdom because we want to create history."
Reporter: "So Manchester United will continue to use defensive counterattack tactics? Maybe the offense will be launched from the goalkeeper?"
Ferguson: "This is the Manchester United style of play that is known all over the world. I would like to play something new, but our team lacks a top midfield master.
But, fortunately, we have three super fast forwards. The three of them can send the ball into the opponent's goal in a few seconds.
Therefore, we can only play this kind of quick counterattack. I believe Bayern Munich has already formulated a strategy against us, so I said that tomorrow will be a tough battle."
Reporter: "I heard that after the finals tomorrow, you will retire and Zhang Kuang will transfer? Manchester United will usher in great changes, is that true?"
"Wow!" The reporters on the scene exclaimed, this material is very powerful.
Ferguson looked at the reporter and then smiled.
Ferguson: "The timing of your message is very clever. UEFA Champions League was exposed the day before the final. However, don't worry, the message you got is false. There is no such thing."
Reporter: "You mean you won't retire, and Zhang Kuang won't leave either?"
Ferguson: "I will definitely retire, and Zhang Kuang will also leave, but not necessarily next season. I am 70 years old, and with a bad heart, I can no longer carry me, so retirement is certain. No one can continue to coach.
And Zhang Kuang is also a professional player. He signed a professional contract with Manchester United. As long as the contract expires or there are other reasons in between, of course he can leave. This kind of thing happens every day in football, there is nothing surprising.
It's just that the time you mentioned is wrong. I said it's not necessarily next season, because I also want to win Premier League's 20th championship and UEFA Champions League's three consecutive championships."
"Wow!"
Ferguson: "Okay, that's it for the release meeting. We can't talk too much about anything else. We'll talk about it after the game tomorrow."
After Ferguson finished speaking, he stood up and left with a smile.
In fact, he walked away with a haze on his face.
He is retiring and Zhang Kuang is leaving the team. Only the top management of Manchester United knows about it. Why do reporters know about it?
Glazer Family's sons and daughters, ah, their skills are very delicate!
After the release meeting, a lot of news appeared in the media about Ferguson retiring and Zhang Kuang transferring!
This news can be said to be big news in football, so all parties are surging, not only the media are reporting, but also various clubs are contacting players like Jonathan, Zhang Kuang, they all want them.
Of course, there are also many stars, fans, social celebrities, etc. who are rushing to Munich to watch the UEFA Champions League final.
Zhang Kuang also arranged some tickets for Xionghua Football School students, and reserved some tickets for Hong Kong Football Team and Hong Kong Football Association.
On May 19th, the streets and hotels of Munich were filled with fans and celebrities from all over the world.
It was like a grand festival, people came from all over, and it was very lively.
Of course, the excitement belongs to the fans, but the players on both sides of the competition are quite nervous at the moment. Even if they have experienced countless big games, they are still nervous.
May 19, 2012, Munich. Allianz Arena.
On this day, the sky of Munich was divided into two colors. Half was red and blue, and the other half was red.
Red and blue belong to Bayern Munich, and red belongs to Manchester United. The two Europe giants will compete for the 2011-12 season Europe Champions League finals at Allianz Arena.
Outside Allianz Arena, fans from all over the world have gathered since noon.
Bayern Munich fans came from all over Germany, and the Bavaria flag was fluttering in the wind.
Manchester United Fans flew in from Manchester, and red scarves were surging on the streets of Munich. The police cordoned off the stadium, and mounted policemen shuttled among the crowd.
Since the kick-off time is 20:45, fans can enter the stadium from 18:45, only two hours in advance.
As fans entered the stadium one after another, various fans wearing makeup, wearing jerseys, holding banners, and carrying giant TIFOs began to enter...
At 19:30, 69,000 fans filled the stands in the stadium.
Bayern Munich fans occupied most of the slot areas in the North Stand, East Stand and South Stand, and their red and blue scarves turned into a sea under the lights.
Manchester United fans were arranged in the southwest corner, with three thousand tickets and three thousand red figures, like an isolated island in the huge sea of red and blue.
The neutral fans are in the middle. They can wear any jersey, but the number Manchester United 33 jersey is the most worn. Except for the stands for home fans of the two teams, more than one-third of the other stands are wearing Manchester United 33 jersey.
Yes, they are all fans of Zhang Kuang. Even if they are not pure Zhang Kuang fans, they are still supporting Zhang Kuang at this moment.
At 20 o'clock, the melody of "Star of the South" started singing from the north stand.
Manchester United fans responded with "GloryGloryManUnited".
Diehard fans from both sides disagree with the other.
The neutral fans in the middle were watching the excitement. Some fans who were excited in advance had already started the first round of smoking the flying leaves. After smoking, they took their companions to the toilet.
These are intolerant and easily irritated fans, of course, there are others...
Forget it, I won't introduce them one by one if they are too ugly.
Allianz Arena 106 people have started to enter the boxes one after another. Some of the boxes are so excited that the fans have already played a round. At this moment, everyone's face is flushed and they are drinking the post-event wine.
The fans from East Asia who came to watch the game for the first time were also very excited. Some of them shouted, "Look, this is freedom, this is civilization, this is the ultimate form of human beings..."
Despite the efforts of his teammates to dissuade him, the fan who yearned for civilization could not be persuaded to follow the white-skinned man to the toilet!
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In the center of the stadium, UEFA staff are doing final inspections.
UEFA Champions League Trophy: Big Ears Cup has been placed on the podium, and the silver cup body is shining under the light.
The commentary box at the scene was already full, and football commentators from TV stations around the world were ready.
Advertisements from sponsors are displayed on the big screen in the venue, which are one of UEFA's main incomes.
At Sky Sports's live commentary booth, Martin·Tyler straightened his tie.
Today he wore a dark gray suit, white shirt, and red tie: that is the color of Manchester United. Next to him sat Gary·Neville, Neville wore a black suit today, and his expression was more serious than usual.
When the time came to 20:30, the off-site TV station officially switched the program to the scene, and the on-site commentator began to introduce the relevant situation.
Martin: "Good evening, audience friends, welcome to Munich Allianz Arena. In the 2011-12 season Europe Champions League finals, Bayern Munich played against Manchester United. I am Martin·Tyler, and I am surrounded by Gary·Neville."
Neville's voice spread through the microphone to tens of millions of TVs: "Hello everyone, I am your old friend, Gary·Neville."
Martin: "This is the UEFA Champions League final. This is a duel between two Europe giants. Manchester United is chasing UEFA Champions League for consecutive championships, too. Their fifth UEFA Champions League trophy, Bayern Munich is also chasing their fifth Gary, who do you think will get their fifth UEFA Champions League trophy first?"
Neville: "I believe it will be Manchester United, because this is the moment when Manchester United has the opportunity to create history, and I believe Manchester United will not give up. If they win today, they will become the first team to successfully defend the title since the restructuring of UEFA Champions League.
AC Milan in 1990 did not do it, Juventus in 1997 did not do it, and Manchester United in 2009 did not do it. Today, the opportunity is given to Manchester United again, and I believe Manchester United can grasp it."
Martin: "It seems that you have great confidence in Manchester United. Please tell me in detail."
Neville: "It's very simple. On paper, Manchester United has the advantage. The key is that Manchester United has a complete lineup today, and Bayern Munich has injury problems today. Badstuber and Alaba are both injured, and Tymoshchuk is a guest central defender.
Zhang Kuang likes this kind of opponent the most: the central defender is slow and has poor positional sense. If Bayern Munich does not arrange a defensive midfielder to specifically mark Zhang Kuang, they will have a hard time today."
Martin: "But Bayern Munich's offense is also very strong. The offensive line composed of these three people, Robben, Ribéry, and Gómez, is Europe's top team. Manchester United's defense needs to be at full strength today."
Neville: "Martin, how do you think Bayern Munich's trident compares to Manchester City's? How does it compare to Barcelona's? In fact, Manchester United has his own experience in the defense of today's top attackers, and I believe them."
Martin: "Bayern Munich's defense is also very strong, Lahm, Boateng, Tymoshchuk, Contento. Among these four people, Lahm is world-class, and they also have a world-class goalkeeper. Neuer's original goalkeeping tactics add a defensive staff to Bayern Munich."
Neville: "So what? Do you think they can guard against Zhang Kuang? No defense more terrifying than this can guard against Zhang Kuang, so what if they all attack?"
Martin: "Okay, what you said makes some sense, then how about your prediction of the score?"
Neville thought for a while, "I have never made predictions before, and of course I won't make predictions today. But I think Manchester United may win this game and eventually win the championship. As for the odds, I won't make predictions."