song of the saints

Chapter 77 The Master of Old Trafford
After Chen Zhun settled these matters, he came to the training field to supervise the training of the players. After defeating the rival Portsmouth, the atmosphere in the team gradually improved, and there were endless laughter on the field.

The next day, the team took the bus to Manchester, accompanied by hundreds of Saints fans, hoping to continue to perform the same miracle at Old Trafford as they did at Highbury.

After Chen Zhun and his team members arrived in Manchester, they rushed to the training ground for recovery training. Time was running out and every second could be wasted.

In the afternoon, the pre-match press conference was held in the auditorium of Old Trafford Stadium.This is the first time that Chen Zhun has approached Old Trafford, a place known as the "Dream Theater" by the world.The keynote here is red, and the walls outside the stadium are red. The brilliant pictures prove that the glory of the past is described here. Looking inside is the owner of this place, Old Trafford.Manchester United's great manager Sir Matt Busby's head coach stands next to the Old Trafford stadium, and the famous "Three Saints" statue and the statue of Ferguson have not yet been placed here, which makes Chen I must be a little sorry.But Chen Zhun is not a tourist this time, but an enemy, a conqueror. Even if conquering Old Trafford is as difficult as conquering Mount Everest, Chen Zhun has to give it a try. Highbury is not the same as Chen Zhun Step on your feet?

But at the pre-match press conference, Chen Zhun suffered the first embarrassment. There were only three reporters, one from the Sun, one from the Times, and the other from the local Southampton newspaper, the Southern Echo.The previous Daily Mail reporter no longer knew where he had gone.

Just as the reporter from the Sun newspaper was about to ask questions, Chen Zhun interrupted him, with a disdainful expression on his face, and said in a strong tone: "From now on, I will not accept interviews with the third page newspaper. Unless its cover is just facts, not gossip and lies."

The reason why Chen Zhun said this is because he and the team have received such treatment, and after the famous Hillsborough tragedy, the Sun newspaper unfairly reported that the murderer pointed directly at the 96 dead Liverpool fans. As a result, they have been burdened with the grievances of football hooligans for 13 years. It was not until September 2012, 9 that the FA's re-investigation of the Hillsborough tragedy was officially released, and the grievances of the fans were finally washed away.

When the reporter of the Sun newspaper heard Chen Zhun's words, his face was blushing and his neck was thick, and he was so angry that he was a handyman. He didn't expect a rookie head coach to be so rampant and straightforward, and he refused the interview of the Sun newspaper.The reporter thought to himself, your photo will appear on the cover of The Sun from time to time in the future.Let's see what you do then!It's just a pain for myself, how to hand over to the editor-in-chief.

After Chen Zhun refused to be interviewed by The Sun, it was Michael Taylor's turn to interview.Chen Zhun remembered this person and had a good impression. He smiled and listened to Michael Taylor's question.

"Hello, Mr. David Winston, I'm a reporter from The Times. Your team drew Chelsea and defeated Arsenal in the previous game, which broke the biggest upset of the Premier League this season. , This also makes fans and the media unanimously believe that Southampton will be the biggest dark horse in the Premier League this season. Tomorrow, Southampton will continue to challenge Manchester United. Will the dark horse continue to continue its miracle?"

Chen Zhun touched his forehead lightly with his hand, pondered for a moment, and said: "Southampton is not the biggest dark horse. You should go to Everton. There is another David (Moyes) there. Our team also There has never been such a word as a dark horse. I will not put any pressure on my players. We just fight every game according to our way. Manchester United is in good form recently. They have won 6 consecutive victories in all competitions , Their strength is much higher than ours. And you know our recent state, many things happened off the court, which affected the state of the players, but tomorrow's game we will work hard until the last minute."

The last question was from a reporter from the Daily Echo. The question this reporter asked was the most sensitive transfer issue recently.

"Hello, Mr. David Winston, I am a reporter from the Daily Echo. It has been reported that Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez is very fond of Southampton's top scorer James Beattie. Interested, I want to bring him to Anfield Stadium. Also, will you use the transfer fee in your hand to continue to buy players? For the young players you introduced not long ago, the media and football experts are not optimistic about them. Do you have any questions? What do you think of this?"

Chen Zhun thought to himself that nothing seemed to escape the eyes of the media, and he really didn't know how they knew so many inside stories.Of course, Chen Zhun still had to answer the reporter's question. "It's not convenient for me to answer this question now, everything will be known during the winter transfer period."

After Chen Zhun finished the boring press conference, he walked out of the press room, ready to return to the hotel for a rest, and then continue to prepare for tomorrow's game.When he was about to go out, he suddenly saw a special person.Chen Zhun thought that the meeting with him would be on the court, but he did not expect to arrive here ahead of time.That particular figure is Old Trafford owner Sir Alex Ferguson.Full head of silver hair, red face, always smiling face, but the aura is so powerful.The only difference today is that I don't wear glasses.Chen Zhun saw Ferguson talking enthusiastically with the person next to him.So Chen Zhun didn't intend to disturb Ferguson, and wanted to walk past him.But just as Chen Zhun walked past Ferguson, a gentle voice sounded from behind, Ferguson's voice.

"Hi David!"

Chen Zhun immediately turned around and saw Ferguson still looking at him with his iconic smile.

"Sorry, Sir Alex Ferguson! I saw you talking to someone else, so I don't want to disturb you, I hope you don't mind!"

"Polite boy! You have great ideas! See you tomorrow! I'm looking forward to it!" Ferguson walked to the front of the gate and said to Chen Zhun, and then walked out of the gate with his friends next to him.

Chen Zhun looked at Ferguson's back, but felt inexplicably sad. In his previous life, since Sir Alex retired, Manchester United's performance plummeted. Louis van Gaal ruined Manchester United's game completely with his eccentric temper and unimaginable way of doing things.The third owner is Jose Mourinho, but Chen Zhun came to this world without waiting for the day when the magic bird led the team. I don’t know if the old man in this world will be David after he retires - Moyes takes over.

(End of this chapter)