Demon Golden Boots

Chapter 337 Moscow

Four days later, Moscow, the Russian capital.

Moscow is the political, economic, cultural, financial and transportation center of Russia. In 1147, Moscow was built along the Moskva River. From the era of the Grand Duchy to the era of Tsarist Russia, the Soviet Union, and the Russian Federation, Moscow has always been the capital of the country.It has a history of 800 years so far.

In addition to its magnificent architecture and long history and culture, this great city is also known as the cemetery of the empire. In 1812, Napoleon led 60 French troops to occupy Moscow, but was hit by Marshal Kutuzov's empty city plan.The severe winter in Moscow caused Napoleon to encounter disaster from the peak of the military to the bottom of the valley. When 60 French troops withdrew from cold Russia, only 3 remained.

In 1941, the German "Central" Army Group attacked Moscow.Like Napoleon, the German army encountered two powerful enemies, one was the Red Army of Marshal Zhukov, and the other was the severe winter of Moscow.In the end, the German army left 50 corpses in Stalingrad and retreated in a hurry. . . . .

Football in peacetime is war.Like during the war, the cold weather in Moscow made countless European teams hate it.

In the second round of the Champions League group stage, Manchester United challenged CSKA Moscow away.Liu Yun and a group of teammates arrived in Moscow by special plane.

Russia's old football teams are interesting.

In 1936, the Soviet Union established the National League.The participating teams are mainly Moscow teams.Under the special system, who will support and operate these teams?In fact, what kind of social class there is what kind of team builders.

The three strong teams of the Soviet League at that time.CSKA Moscow has a background in the army and the Ministry of Internal Affairs; Dynamo Moscow has a strong KGB background; Spartak Moscow is seen as a civilian team.

In addition, Lokomotiv Moscow has a background in the Ministry of Railways.The Moscow torpedo team came from a group of workers at a naval arsenal south of the city.

Although Manchester United's opponent CSKA Moscow is not a team in the top five leagues, its strength should not be underestimated.They won the UEFA Cup and the UEFA Super Cup more than ten years ago.Six years ago, he broke into the quarter-finals of the Champions League.

CSKA Moscow has an important home field advantage, and that is the Russian weather.It's just late autumn in the UK, but it's early winter in Moscow.The average temperature is 2 degrees Celsius.This made Manchester United's superstars feel uncomfortable when they got off the plane.

Mourinho made a bold statement at the beginning of the season to rebuild the Manchester United dynasty.If you want to be worthy of the word "dynasty", you must do something in the Champions League.In the last round of the Champions League group stage, Manchester United defeated Basel, Switzerland at home.In this game against CSKA Moscow, Manchester United took a deep breath and vowed to bring back three points from Moscow.

When Manchester United came to Moscow, Mourinho announced that he would not step on the field for training on the first day, but led a group of disciples to visit Moscow.

Moscow deserves to be an 800-year-old city.There are a large number of Orthodox buildings in the city.These buildings stand majestically and are extremely magnificent.

On the Red Square, Liu Yun was full of emotions.Every Chinese has a special feeling for the Red Square. . . . .There are such records in the history textbooks of Huaguo for decades. One day more than half a century ago, the German army invaded the Soviet Union on a large scale, and Moscow was in crisis!Soviet crisis!Stalin held a military parade on Red Square. The Red Army soldiers who participated in the military parade were loaded with live ammunition, and went directly to the front line after the military parade. . . . .

How many years have passed, things have changed.Liu Yun read the news a few days ago, and the cruiser Aurora, which was recorded in the history textbook as "fired the first shot in October", was old and in disrepair, and was moored in the port of St. Petersburg.Once turned into a hangout for St. Petersburg's drag racing parties and booze. . . .

At the end of the day's tour, all the Manchester United players had a good night's sleep.The next day, they came to the competition venue Luzhkini Stadium to step on the field.

Entering the Luzhkini Stadium, Liu Yun's first reaction was that the size of the stadium was no less than that of the Theater of Dreams.The Dream Theater has more than 7 seats, and the Luzhkini Stadium has more than 8 seats.

The stepping time is from 10:12 am to 2:[-] am.During this time period, the temperature should be relatively high in a day, but the average temperature in Moscow is only [-] degrees Celsius.Liu Yun and a group of teammates had no choice but to step on the field in long-sleeved uniforms.

Kick-off time for the game was set at 7:[-] p.m. local time.In other words, Manchester United will definitely fight CSKA Moscow in sub-zero temperatures.

After stepping on the field, on the bus back to the hotel, Lukaku said to Liu Yun who was sitting behind him: "Old lieutenant, it seems that the severe winter in Moscow will be one of our biggest enemies tomorrow night."

Ibrahimovic next to Liu Yun said with a smile: "Actually, this is not the coldest day in Moscow. I am deeply impressed. When I went to Moscow with AC Milan to play an away game, it was the deep winter season in Moscow, and the whole Moscow was covered with heavy snow. .The outside air temperature was minus 15 degrees Celsius."

Mourinho, who was sitting in the front row of the bus, heard the whispers of the players: "Cold, rainy and snowy weather is the easiest way to get upset. But I don't want us to be upset by CSKA Moscow. I firmly believe that we will be able to get out of Moscow. Take away three points!"

"Yes, take three points from Moscow." A group of players echoed loudly.

The Manchester United generals returned to the hotel, and there was a small episode during dinner time.

The Holiday Inn Moscow, where Manchester United stayed, even served a bunch of free top-level vodka to a group of Manchester United soldiers at dinner.

Mourinho can't laugh or cry.Do the Muscovites want to use spirits to turn a group of players into hollow carrots in the next day's game?Professional players are not allowed to drink alcohol before a game, and the staff of the Holiday Inn will not be unaware.This is obviously done with ulterior motives.

In fact, there are many players in the Manchester United team who are good at drinking.

Mourinho had no choice but to ban alcohol.No matter how good Moscow's vodka is, it can't keep up with the three-point alcohol in the Champions League group stage.

After dinner, all Manchester United players returned to their rooms to rest.

When Liu Yun returned to the hotel, he received a text message from his precious daughter Liu Xiaoyan: "Dad, we have won! Our St. Anfei College won the first round of the Olympiad All-England Finals! We scored a total of 12 points. I scored 6 points for our team myself! Ha, Dad, you have to work hard too!"

When Liu Yun saw the message, a smile appeared on his face.This lovely Huaguo father began to recall what his wife Isabella once said to him: Maybe in a decade or so, our little Huaguo princess will become a respected mathematician. . . . . .

That's what it's like to be a parent.I always hope that my children will be able to succeed in the future and be respected by others.

Well, my daughter won and I, as a father, have to work hard to bring the victory back to Manchester.

Thinking like this, Liu Yun slowly fell asleep.

(End of this chapter)