ASTNovels Chapter 490 The World Cup is coming!
Chapter 490 The World Cup is coming!
Under the enchanting night at the Bernabeu, where the stars were shining brightly, Leeds United won the fourth Champions League trophy in team history.
Fireworks bloom in the night sky, creating a splendid brilliance.
When the players on the field took a group photo to win the championship, Shen Hao deliberately asked the young players to sit on the ground in the front row, while Kaka stood in the C position in the back row.
Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the Tyrant in White is proud of the growth of young players.
Ten days ago, Kaka held the Premier League championship trophy on his head, but today it was replaced by the Big Ears Cup.
Shen Hao came to the stands where Leeds United fans were. He did not deliberately pose to the outside world, but pulled Gary Kelly to his side, put his arms around him and waved to the fans in the stands.
Shen Hao smiled and pointed at Gary Kelly repeatedly.
This legendary player who has played in white for 18 years is finally taking off his jersey as he approaches the age of 36, and his career as a player has come to an end.
Leeds United fans sang their praises.
Although Gary Kelly has played very little time this season, it can even be said that he has faded out of sight.
But every fan in white will never forget his perseverance and his loyalty to Leeds United.
In this age of materialistic desires, loyalty is a rare and precious quality.
Leeds United will give Kelly a very high historical status treatment.
For example, in the tunnel of their new stadium, Gary Kelly's heroic appearance on the field will be hung on the wall and occupy the most eye-catching position.
He will certainly not be remembered by more people like the legends who played for Leeds United in the past, such as Rivaldo, Toldo, Batistuta, Rui Costa, Redondo, etc.
But in Leeds itself, he is a symbol of loyalty and resilience.
This is an example that Leeds United should tell all young players to follow.
Gary Kelly has rejected the club's offer to prepare for his retirement.
He thinks he is not a talented player, and in fact he is not.
Just a common blue-collar fighter in English football.
He is so simple and unpretentious that there is no need to deliberately hold a retirement game, just like how different he is.
So after this game, he will officially hang up his boots.
Standing next to Shen Hao, the original joy caused by the team's championship became sad and complicated as the fans sang his praises one after another.
His eyes sparkled with crystal tears.
Finally, he hugged Shen Hao and said to Shen Hao sincerely: "BOSS, my greatest luck is that you came to Leeds United, and my greatest misfortune is that you came too late, but I am very satisfied, thank you. you."
This scene moved countless Leeds United fans.
Some of the white-clad fans in front of the screen suddenly became sentimental.
"In 18 years, Kelly has grown from a child of Leeds to a warrior of Leeds. In the darkest years, his teammates left one by one. His perseverance was like retaining the fire for the rebirth of Leeds United!"
"Since Leeds United entered the era of tyrants, Kelly, the captain, has done his best. After he retires, we can't help but ask, will Leeds United have players who can play for the team for 18 years in the future? Will there still be players who will defend the ball with their lives like family members? A player on the team? No matter what the team looks like or what situation it is in."
"There must be many fans who hope that Leeds United will have the next Ronaldo and Ronaldinho, but there must also be many, many fans who hope that Leeds United will have the next, countless loyal and tenacious fighters like Gary Kelly!"
In the footage, Gary Kelly seemed to be performing a simple farewell ceremony.
The scene of him holding Shen Hao with his eyes red and tears falling down his face that was already a bit pale moved countless viewers.
The tyrant in white who has ascended to the throne of the only coach in the world has made countless players successful and impressed countless players.
His personal abilities and charisma seemed to be infinitely enhanced at this moment.
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Leeds United prepare to return.
When Shen Hao attended the post-match press conference, the reporters at the scene stood up and applauded in awe!
Five consecutive Premier League titles and four consecutive Champions League titles.
If you include the Europa League championship, Shen Hao's achievements in the past five years are already comparable to the best in history.
And now he has reached the threshold of new history.
Once the white dynasty can still continue next season.
So throughout the entire history of football, no team or coach in any era can be as glorious as he and his Leeds United.
Facing the coach who created historical achievements.
The media around the world can no longer view him through narrow and vulgar eyes.
Nationality, skin color, and age are no longer important.
He redefined this era and the ceiling of what a coach could achieve at club level.
Shen Hao sat down for a post-match interview.
Regarding his comments on the game, he was concise and to the point.
"This is a game that tests the comprehensive strength, patience and experience of the two teams. Inter Milan is a little bit away from the championship, and our ability to win the championship is only a little better than them."
It took 115 minutes to decide the winner.
The performance of the two teams itself is definitely comparable.
Shen Hao still has not become arrogant and arrogant because of completing four consecutive Champions League titles.
The reporter asked him if Mourinho had lost to his own conservatism.
Shen Hao said lightly: "Every coach has his own philosophical beliefs. The football field has never been divided based on philosophical differences. Heroes are only judged by success or failure, so I will not evaluate Mourinho's philosophy. At the top level, , every coach’s persistence should be respected.
But based on the results alone, Leeds United won, and the conclusion is obvious, Leeds United is stronger. "
About catching up with Real Madrid for five consecutive Champions League titles.
Shen Hao shook his head and said: "We have just won the fourth Champions League championship in team history. Together with the league and FA Cup, we have won the Triple Crown this season. I will not talk about the future at this time. My team needs to enjoy it." Victory, they deserve it and are the result of a season of hard work.
After the holidays and when the new season is about to begin, we will continue to give everything we have for the eternal goal. "
The reporters nodded slightly.
Reasonable.
No matter whether Shen Hao declares to the world with a loud voice or not that they are going to catch up with Real Madrid's ancient achievement of five consecutive Champions League titles.
Leeds United's goals for each season have actually been unable to be lowered.
There is only one option to win the championship.
Unless their performance declines year after year, it will naturally lower their season goals.
Mourinho's thoughts on the defeat after the game were to defend his team and his players.
There is no shame in losing to Leeds United.
But it must be painful.
In this case, Mourinho showed his tenacity and tenacity.
He was allowed to be criticized by the media with malicious intentions for being conservative and did not see the courage of Inter Milan in regular time during the game.
Mourinho chose to ignore it.
courage?
Does Bayern Munich have one?
Does Real Madrid have one?
They died simply and peacefully.
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Leeds United will return home with great honors.
Shen Hao wants to separate from the team.
Four days later, the first of three warm-up matches before the Dutch team competes in the World Cup will begin.
Now the team has actually gathered for training.
Only teams like Van Bronckhorst and Sneijder who competed in the Champions League finals did not return, and head coach Shen Hao was also busy. De Boer and Stam were temporarily responsible for the team's training.
Shen Hao will give Van Bronckhorst and Sneijder a week of rest.
But he couldn't give himself a holiday.
He came to the box at the Bernabeu Stadium, first accepted the congratulations from family and friends, and then walked up to Vanessa Kirby.
Vanessa Kirby became more and more charming. She smiled and also congratulated Shen Hao.
Arthur shouted excitedly, "We are the champions!"
Children have been completely affected by the atmosphere of the Champions League final.
Shen Hao took out the Champions League winner's medal from his pocket and handed it to Arthur.
After Arthur took it, he hung it around his neck and played with it fondly.
Shen Hao said goodbye to his family and was going straight to Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
Tang Jinyu and Chen Hao will return to Leeds to host the team's season championship celebrations.
Vanessa Kirby handed Arthur over to Shen Guoqiang and Li Fen and asked his grandparents to take him to South Africa to experience the atmosphere of the World Cup.
She has her own job and has no time to do anything else.
Compared with many vase-like female celebrities, they will ride on the popularity of the World Cup.
Vanessa Kirby has no interest. She longs to become a powerful actor.
Otherwise, she could have appeared frequently and high-profile next to Shen Hao, allowing herself to continue to gain attention from the outside world as the confidante of the tyrant in white.
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"Leeds United defeated Inter Milan in overtime and won the Champions League for the fourth consecutive time!"
"The White Dynasty is unshakable and unrivaled!"
"The tyrant in white has reached the highest height in the club's history. Where is his limit? Where is the limit in white?"
"Leeds United is the most powerful team in the world and can be called a strong team in the universe!"
The second day of the Champions League final.
Shen Hao appeared at the Dutch national team's training camp in Rotterdam in the morning.
The local Dutch media flocked to the event.
Just to take a picture of him, just to see him from a distance.
Leeds United's achievements and brilliance have made the Dutch media and fans more confident and looking forward to Shen Hao's performance in leading the Dutch team in the World Cup.
In fact, they have no other choice.
The Dutch media still hopes that Shen Hao can lift the ban on Babel, and also hopes that Van der Vaart and Bollaruz can choose one from the other.
But after Shen Hao arrived at the training camp, it was 2 p.m.
The 23-man squad for the Dutch national team for the World Cup has been announced.
Nearly 30 players were recruited for this training camp itself.
After the roster is announced in the afternoon, the unsuccessful players can go home for vacation.
Unless there are unexpected changes before the start of the World Cup, the 23-man roster will basically remain unchanged.
Goalkeeper (3 people):
Stekelenberg, Worm, Cillessen.
Defenders (8 players):
Matteisson, Heitinga, Maduro, Van der Wiel, Melchiot, Bouma, Van Bronckhorst, Vlaar.
Midfielder (7 players): Sneijder, Van Bommel, De Jong, Dezeuu, Inglal, Afellay, Steyn Schaas.
Forwards (5): Robben, Van Persie, Kuyt, Huntelaar, Elia.
The members of the Dutch national team for the World Cup have been finalized.
Of course there will be undrafted players that local media find controversial.
Leave behind Bollaruz and Van der Vaart and Babel.
For example, Emmanuelson's defeat made the media shout that it was a pity.
But there is a carrot and a pit, and the big list cannot accommodate so many people.
Except for Van Bronckhorst and Sneijder who have not yet reported to the team, the other 21 people are training step by step in the training camp.
There is nothing new in training before the World Cup.
They need to review and consolidate the technical and tactical play of the past two years.
That's it.
The training intensity will not be high, and basic physical training has never been a focus in the national team.
It is more about the integration of technical and tactical concepts.
Before heading to South Africa, the Dutch national team had three warm-up matches on home soil.
Before the first warm-up match.
Leeds United celebrated their championship season on home soil.
In addition to the regular bus parade, the club invited five famous British rock bands from the past 5 years to hold a rock feast that was a blast.
During this period, a VCR recorded by Shen Hao in the Netherlands appeared on the big screen.
In the video, Shen Hao thanked the fans for their support and sent his blessings to Gary Kelly, Toldo, who announced his retirement, and Ze Roberto, who was determined to leave the team.
After the VCR ended, the fans in white raised their drinking glasses or wine bottles and shouted in unison: "Here's to the tyrant!"
The carnival continues at Elland Road!
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5 month 26 day.
The Dutch team's first warm-up match has arrived.
The Mexican lineup that came all the way was not strong.
However, Shen Hao found that the opponent's forward Hernandez was a good rookie.
Has an ability of 175.
It's just that for Leeds United now, the basic line for selecting forwards already starts at 180.
The midfielder is 170.
The back line is also 170.
So Javier Hernandez is not enough to tempt Shen Hao.
As for the Dos Santos brothers, who were blown away by the Spanish media in European football, they sat on the bench.
The Dutch team lacks Sneijder, and the quality of offensive and defensive transitions will naturally decrease.
Shen Hao did not use Afellay to replace Sneijder, but used Sihas to strengthen the midfielder.
As a result, the Dutch team's midfield consisting of Van Bommel, De Jong, Schaas, and Inglal was muscular, full of confrontation and defense.
In front are Robin van Persie and Kuyt.
Mexico seems a little less calm.
Although cautious, they were unable to break through the Dutch team's defensive blockade on the road.
The Mexican team took the initiative to strengthen their offensive. It was not like a test, but a straightforward intention to increase the intensity of their offensive to attack the Dutch team's defense.
As a result, the Dutch team counterattacked and scored two goals in 15 minutes under an ideal offensive environment.
Kuyt and Van Persie scored one goal each.
There is nothing amazing about offensive organization.
It was a complete counterattack with speed, and the two forwards cooperated in passing and cutting to penetrate the opponent's defense.
Shen Hao nodded slightly.
It can be seen that the Dutch team even did not play Sneijder and Robben.
There is no problem in the implementation of the overall counterattack strategy, and the quality of the counterattack can also support the lower limit.
This is the result of two years he spent transforming and polishing the team.
Although it is not as intensive and time-consuming as running a club.
But the strength level of the national team's players is also much higher than that of the club.
After all, there is no need to train players in the national team.
In terms of player strength, the main team has basically reached the ceiling of ability.
In this regard, the Dutch team does not necessarily have an advantage over other teams.
Because it cannot be said that there are many other national teams whose average team potential is higher than that of the Dutch national team, but there are some after all.
As for whether the technical and tactical level has reached the strongest level, Shen Hao doesn't know.
Whether they are ready or not, the World Cup is coming!