Chapter 217 Enjoy the Victory, Enjoy the Cheers

Lazio fans are venting their excitement.

On the other side, Manchester United fans completely disappeared.

Many Manchester United fans clenched their scarves tightly in their hands, looked at the stadium with tears in their eyes, and their eye sockets were already turning red.

They all knew in their hearts that Manchester United had failed.

Lost at the feet of Lazio, who reached the Champions League final for the first time.

Compared with the excited Lazio fans on the opposite side, their side is as quiet as a morgue.

The shadow of failure hangs over everyone's head.

Ferguson leaned on the chair on the coach's bench, and he straightened his legs. This is a posture that can make him feel comfortable, and it is also a posture that can relax, but it is not a fighting knowledge. You don't see that on him when he's fighting, he never looks slouched in the dugout chair.

But now, it doesn't matter, the team is powerless.

Although the game is not over, it stands to reason that he should not give up. But the words of the players are one thing, and the reality is another.

The reality is that Manchester United is dead, and the dead can't die anymore.

Whether he is willing or not, accepts it or not, it is the result and cannot be changed.

Ferguson has coached Manchester United for more than 20 years and has experienced countless successes and failures. He has long learned how to face failure calmly.

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"Congratulations to Chang Sheng! He has become the third head coach in European football to lead two different teams to the Champions League!" the commentator of China Central Television said excitedly. "This is the pride of Chinese football! It is the pride of all Chinese footballers! Although he is only a head coach, not a player, I think his success is no less than that of the players on the field!"

Before Changsheng led Lazio to win the championship, there were many head coaches in European football who won two Champions League titles. For example, Real Madrid alone had three such head coaches. In the era of five consecutive championships, it was Villalonga and Caniglia. Later, Munoz also led the team to win two Champions League titles. But there was a gap of five seasons in between.

In addition, Benfica's coach Gutman also led Benfica to win the Champions League in a row.

Inter Milan in the era of the big international became the first team in Italian football to defend the Champions League.

Herrera was the head coach at the time.

Rocco did it at Milan.

The coaches who have won two Champions League titles in the same team include Ajax's Kovacs, Bayern Munich's Kramer, and Liverpool's Paisley. Among them, Paisley is also the coach who has won three Champions League titles, winning the most championships head coach. Nottingham Forest coach Clough, Milan's Sacchi and now Ancelotti.

But the head coach who can change teams and prove his success is Fengmao Lingjiao.

Before Chang Sheng, in the history of the Champions League for more than 50 years, only two people had done it.

The first is Happel. He did it with Feyenoord and Hamburg.

The second is Hitzfeld, who has achieved great achievements in the Champions League in Dortmund and Bayern Munich.

In fact, the third place should have belonged to Mourinho, but now it has become a constant winner.

Being able to lead two different teams to win the championship fully demonstrates the ability of the head coach. Because changing to a new team is tantamount to a whole new adventure.

Everything you accumulated on that team is gone, and you have to start all over again to go to the new team.

This is why there are many head coaches who have won the Champions League, but there are only three head coaches who can still win the Champions League after changing teams.

And Chang Sheng, as a Chinese, has become one of the top three head coaches. No wonder the Chinese commentators are so excited, and their words are quite nasty.

Chinese players are weak. The strength of Chinese coaches is somewhat of a consolation...

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The narrators from other countries also agreed with the Chinese narrator.

"Being able to lead a heavily indebted team to win the Champions League has fully proved his ability. He is the best head coach in European football now, bar none!"

"Think about it, the maximum salary of this team is only two million euros! With such Weibo salary, they have achieved results that many teams with tens of millions of euros can't achieve! In Italy, the salary standard is lower than that of Lazio Only Udinese, their highest salary standard is 500,000..."

"The success of some head coaches will be attributed to the role of money. For example, their club presidents will always bring him superstars. For example, he has an annual salary standard of tens of millions to win over the players he likes. Therefore, when they win the championship. There will always be disdainful voices saying that he just knows how to spend money. But Chang Sheng’s success is indisputable! He has achieved the greatest things with the least amount of money!”

Everyone is praising Chang Sheng because of this championship team. He deserves the most praise. Neither Falcao nor Benzema can hide his light.

He is the cornerstone of Lazio's success, and with him there is victory. Without him, Lazio would be a mob!

The TV broadcast also gave Chang Sheng a long close-up. In the close-up, Chang Sheng looked a bit embarrassed. The rain had soaked his original suit, and it kept dripping down. His hair was also tightly attached to his forehead by the rain, and his whole body seemed to be fished out of the water...

A Spanish commentator joked: "This image is not glorious, champion coach."

This is a joke, but in fact, everyone knows that Chang Sheng at this time is absolutely radiant!

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Despite being drowned by the pouring rain. But Chang Sheng still didn't go back, he stood in the rain until the end of the game.

Some people will think that he is fighting side by side with his team, just a statement. But in fact Chang Sheng is enjoying the feeling of being drenched by heavy rain.

The wind was gone, only the downpour of rain falling vertically.

Chang Sheng felt that this hearty feeling was like a reward he received after fate bowed to him.

That is the comfort from the heart.

So in the heavy rain, Chang Sheng raised his head and raised his arms, just like the poster of The Shawshank Redemption.

So cool!

This scene was frozen by the photographers, and the next day it became the photo used by many media headlines.

"Chang Sheng seems to want to embrace the whole world..." Some media commented like this.

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The game is finally over.

Three minutes after injury time. The referee blew the whistle to end the game.

Ferguson got up from his seat and walked towards Chang Sheng who was probably wet underpants.

He reached out his hand and shook Chang Sheng.

"Congratulations, Chang."

Chang Sheng thanked him and also praised Manchester United for their outstanding performance.

Then Ferguson turned and looked for his players.

The same is true for Chang Sheng.

Walking into the stadium, he hugged every player and thanked them for everything they did for this championship.

Some players still can't believe it. Constantly asking Chang Sheng: "Boss, are we the European champions?"

Chang Sheng would pat them on the back hard: "Be bright! We are the European champions!"

Then he came in front of Jose Passarella.

"What were you thinking when you took that penalty kick, Jose?" Chang Sheng asked him.

Jose Passarella shook his head: "I was thinking that the wind is so strong, if I want to ensure that the football will not be slowed down by the wind, I have to kick it close to the ground, and then I kicked close to the ground."

"Haven't you ever thought about what you're doing out of the shadows?"

Jose Passarella shook his head: "No idea. Thinking about that kind of thing at this time, isn't it getting worse the more you think about it?"

Chang Sheng smiled, very happily.

Nine years ago, when they met in Getafe c. Who would have thought that there would be such a day with each other? Chang Sheng is a famous coach who won two Champions League titles, while Josepin Passarella scored a key goal in the Champions League final and won the championship.

At that time, the two people were both downcast in life.

Chang Sheng is facing the threat of unemployment, Getafe is his last fight.

And what about Passarella?

He's already contemplating giving up professional football.

At this time, the two met.

"If you weren't a professional player, what would you be doing now, Jose?" Chang Sheng asked Passarella.

"My mom wants me to be a physical education teacher. My dad wants me to inherit his job and be a plumber..."

Chang Sheng sized up Passarella. Then he shook his head and said, "No plumber, Jose, you're not strong enough. What do you want to do?"

"I want to be a taxi driver. What about you, boss, what would you do if you weren't a coach?"

Chang Sheng remembered the scene before his rebirth.

"I... I may be an ordinary worker in China. Or a staff... We won't know each other at all."

"Fate is wonderful."

"Yeah, it's amazing..."

Chang Sheng looked up at the sky, the rain was much lighter than during the competition.

Destiny is not arranged by God, but by oneself.

If you don't do anything, maybe you will be like the previous life.

but now. He had the opportunity to rewrite his own destiny, so he naturally wouldn't let himself come here for nothing.

If anyone wants to stop me, kill him!

Even if the enemy is God, there is no preferential treatment!

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The podium was erected as the Lazio players celebrated wildly.

Lazio's players took to the stage one by one to accept the award.

After everyone receives the gold medal, they will take a look at the championship trophy next to them.

Worked hard all season for this, and now they're finally getting their hands on it, and everyone's thrilled. It was like finally taking the goddess whom I had been chasing for many years into my arms.

Chang Sheng went up to receive the award before Jose Passarella.

He took the gold medal from UEFA President Michel Platini.

Platini looked at him and shook his head: "You are so young and make people jealous, Chang. Many coaches at your age are just echelon coaches, and you have become the head coach who has won the Champions League twice. You How many surprises can you give us?"

Chang Sheng smiled: "My team won't let me stop, and I won't stop."

Then he moved out of the way and Jose Passarella, Lazio's captain for the match, came up.

Platini patted her on the arm and said: "That penalty kick was wonderful, you did a good job. After missing a key penalty kick, you still dare to stand in front of a key penalty kick." There are not many players and you are amazing."

Jose Passarella expressed his thanks.

Then Platini handed him the trophy.

Jose Passarella looked at the trophy in his hand, and his deformed face was reflected on the smooth surface of the cup.

The cool touch is real.

Nine years ago, I still felt that my career prospects were bleak, but now I am standing on the top of Europe...

It's like a dream!

But if this is a dream, let yourself never wake up!

Jose Passarella holds the trophy high.

Blue and white confetti sprayed out from behind the podium, and Queen's "We Are the Champions" was played over the stadium.

There was a huge chants from the Lazio fans in the stands: "Yes! We are champions!!"

Chang Sheng watched this scene among the cheering crowd.

This is the value and reason why he strives to become a famous coach.

Enjoy the victory, enjoy the cheers.

Without these, how boring the world's number one sport would be!

(End of the fourth volume of The Wind Rises and the Eagle Flies)