Demon Golden Boots

Chapter 384 The Crossroads of Life

As soon as the first round of the Champions League knockout round ended, Manchester United boarded a plane back to Manchester immediately after the post-match press conference for safety reasons.

Losing in the first round to Shakhtar Donetsk, the recognized "weakest" Champions League top [-] team, the British domestic media began to sing bad words about Manchester United.

"The Sun" - Today's Manchester United lack the aggressiveness of their heyday at the end of the last century.

"The Times" - Manchester United's shock loss to Shakhtar Donetsk puts the future of the Champions League in doubt.

The Guardian - Manchester United's first-leg loss to underdogs Shakhtar Donetsk.We can't help but wonder, even if they can win the second leg at Old Trafford and progress to the quarter-finals.How far can Manchester United's European status allow them to go?

"Daily Telegraph" - League insider, European war outsider?This kind of Manchester United is far from satisfying the fans.

Liu Yun even doubted whether the reporters who wrote these articles had ever watched the game.In this game, Manchester United did not have much problem.The defeat was simply because Shakhtar Donetsk was too tenacious, too tenacious.Of course, there is also the reason of bad luck.

Liu Yun tweeted in a fit of anger:

"Shakhtar Donetsk is not as weak as the rumors outside. Their players have a strong style of play, a positive attitude towards the game, and a tenacious spirit. This is a group of tough guys from eastern Ukraine! More importantly, behind them, With the support of 500 million Ukrainians! They are opponents worthy of respect! There is no shame in losing to such opponents! Football is round and anything is possible. Although we lost the game, we scored 1 away goal , As long as you win the opponent 1-0 at home, you can advance to the quarter-finals of the Champions League. This is not an unattainable goal for Manchester United. The best way to respect the opponent is to beat them! Half a month later, Old Trafford See you at the German Stadium! Goodluck Manchester United!"

As soon as Liu Yun posted this tweet, it was first forwarded by "Little Princess of Manchester United" Liu Xiaoyan.Then it was forwarded by Ibrahimovic and Lukaku. . . .All Manchester United players retweeted the tweet.Even head coach Mourinho forwarded Liu Yun's rhetoric.

After the first leg of the Champions League knockout round, Manchester United will play Huddersfield United at home in the league.After the 25th round of the Premier League, they will play against Shakhtar Donetsk at home, fighting for the quarter-finals of the Champions League.

In the first 24 rounds of the league, Manchester United achieved an amazing record of 22 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss.The only loss was the away game against Huddersfield United.The Manchester United team took a deep breath and prepared to take revenge by defeating Huddersfield United at the Theater of Dreams.

Liu Xiaoyan is nervously preparing for the British college entrance examination - A-Level at school. The A-Level course certificate is used by almost all British universities as the admission standard for new students.

British high school courses are generally two years.Liu Xiaoyan, the top student at St. Amphis Public School, only studied high school courses for more than a year, and was advised by the school to take the A-Level exam one year in advance.

On the team rest day, Liu Yun and Isabella came to Birmingham St. Amphitheater College to visit Liu Xiaoyan.

At lunch time, Liu Yun took Liu Xiaoyan and Isabella to the most famous Viola Restaurant in Birmingham for dinner.

The Viola restaurant is a one-star Michelin restaurant.Food is naturally expensive.But Liu Yun is now worth a lot of money, so he doesn't hesitate to reward his daughter.

During the meal, Liu Yun suddenly asked his daughter Liu Xiaoyan: "Study must have a goal. Which university is your goal?"

Liu Xiaoyan blurted out: "Imperial College of Technology is my first choice. In addition, the University of Edinburgh and the University of Warwick are also good. The University of Glenfield and the University of Manchester are my backup tires."

Liu Yun thought Liu Xiaoyan would say Oxford and Cambridge.Liu Yun never went to university. In British universities, he only heard of Cambridge and Oxford.

Isabella heard the doorway: "Oh, my God. Little princess, the school you chose is the top school in mechanical, aviation, and manufacturing engineering among all British universities!"

Liu Xiaoyan nodded: "Of course! My dream is to build airplanes after graduation! Be an aerospace manufacturing engineer."

Liu Yun was startled: "Building airplanes?"

Liu Xiaoyan nodded, and said solemnly: "Yes, Dad! Build airplanes! I like airplanes! Alloy products weighing tens of tons or hundreds of tons can fly freely in the blue sky. This is more than 100 years ago. Humans can't imagine. 100 years ago, the Wright Brothers made the dream of human beings flying in the sky come true. Today, the development of the aviation industry has shortened the distance between people on the earth to an unimaginable level before. From the United Kingdom to Huaguo is only a 12-hour flight. What an amazing thing! My dream is to be able to manufacture aircraft with faster speeds and more load in the future!"

Liu Yun opened his mouth wide and looked at his daughter in surprise.In his eyes, his daughter was still the adolescent girl who cried every now and then.Time is the most wonderful thing in the world.Today's daughter has grown up and has become a young woman with lofty ideals!

Isabella is a sensual woman. She had a sore nose and suddenly shed two tears: "My little princess has become a BIG GIRL with clear goals! Liu, I'm so happy!"

Liu Xiaoyan suddenly asked Liu Yun: "Father, what is your ideal?"

Liu Yun thought for a moment and replied: "Dad is 46 years old. I don't have such lofty ideals as you. If you want to talk about ideals, there are two. One is to stand with teammates such as Ibrahimovic and Lukaku to stand in the Champions League. The podium! The second is to watch you and your future sister grow up."

Liu Xiaoyan was overjoyed: "Sister? Dad, have you checked the gender of the child?"

Liu Yun nodded.Two days ago, Isabella had a B-ultrasound examination.Make sure it's a girl inside.

Liu Xiaoyan put her arms around Isabella's neck and kissed: "It's great, I can't help but see my little sister!"

After dinner, Liu Yun sent Liu Xiaoyan back to school.

The bodyguard D'Artagnan drove Liu Yun and the pregnant Isabella back to Manchester.

Life is a journey.During the journey, there will be various crossroads.

Liu Xiaoyan has already encountered the first crossroads in her life.In this way, Liu Yun, as a father, was caught off guard.He stared at the sky outside the car window in a daze.

The kind-hearted Isabella took Liu Yun's hand: "Liu, what are you thinking?"

Liu Yun replied: "I was thinking, Yan Yan has grown up, has her own thoughts, has her own pursuit. All this happened too fast. It seems that in the blink of an eye, the little girl crying for a pacifier became a big girl."

Isabella said: "The most elusive thing in this world is time. Sometimes, more than ten years seem like a flick of a finger."

Liu Yun's cell phone rang.It was Mrs. Hudson's son Alger who called.

Alger said on the phone: "After you came to Manchester United, you haven't been a guest at my home in Manchester. How about having dinner tonight?"

Liu Yun readily agreed.

(End of this chapter)