Eight Hundred and Eighty-Three Goals: Champions League!

Chapter 884 Goal: Champions League!

The day after the Europa League final, afternoon.

A red Audi R8 gallops on the north-south highway.

From Cheshire to Manchester City, it is the same road as Manchester Airport to the city.

Speeding all the way, the scenery along the way is rapidly regressing, just like the memories of the championship parade in Su Dong's mind last night.

After beating Porto 3-0 in the Europa League final, Manchester City narrowly won the Europa League and achieved the triple crown. It was also the first Europa League champion in the club's history. The triple crown, which created the club's historical peak, has also aroused intense repercussions throughout Manchester and even in the UK.

Last night, when the team flew back to Manchester from Dublin overnight, the fans who picked up the plane almost smashed the Manchester airport. The fanatical Manchester City fans even drove by themselves and followed the team bus all the way north.

The Manchester City Government made preparations early and planned the route of Manchester City's championship parade.

The team bus directly arrived at the most central area of ​​the city, Albert Square on the west side of the City Hall. This is the most central area of ​​Manchester, and it was also the venue for Manchester City's last championship celebration more than 40 years ago.

All the way to the east from Albert Square, the team's bus is slowly driving on the city roads of Manchester.

There are only three lanes, and the middle lane is still a tram line.

Therefore, only the Manchester City bus passes, all other players walk, and traffic control is also carried out along the way, prohibiting other motor vehicles from entering.

Pass through the Manchester Monument, to the Manchester Art Gallery, pass in front of the statue commemorating computer scientist Alan Turing, and then take the northeast direction, all the way to the Etihad Stadium.

The whole journey took more than two hours in total, and it is no exaggeration to describe the bus as a snail.

When the team arrived at the Etihad Stadium, the scene was already crowded with long-awaited Manchester City fans. They welcomed the team with the warmest applause and cheers, and watched the three captains headed by Su Dong with their own eyes. , respectively, showed three championship trophies and sent them to the club's honor room.

Manchester City's honor room is quite empty, but they won three in one season, which makes all fans full of confidence and expectations, and they all believe that the team can quickly fill this honor room with various trophies.

They all believe that Manchester City will have a day among the giants.

From the moment Su Dong joined, they were very sure of this.

...

Su Dong did not follow the team's route last night. He did not enter the city center, but went directly from the ring road to the Etihad Stadium.

After sending Su Dong to the place, Wang Chuqing instructed him to call her in advance when he wanted to go back, and then left.

So far, Su Dong is the only person in the Manchester City team who can't drive.

In Pepe's words, he has been chanting the slogan of learning to drive for nearly ten years, and he has never seen him go to learn.

"Of course, if there is such a beautiful driver to pick up and drop off, I would be unwilling to learn to drive." Pepe always joked.

Everyone in the club has become accustomed to this "shortcoming" of Su Dong. When they saw him walking into the administrative office, they were not surprised at all. Instead, they all greeted him with a smile.

The team has won three championships. Although it is only the Europa League, it is already the peak season in the club's history.

It can be said that Manchester City's history of more than 100 years has never been so brilliant as this season.

Therefore, everyone had a smile on their face, and they were very enthusiastic when they saw Su Dong.

Everyone knows that Su Dong is the number one hero for Manchester City to win the Triple Crown.

...

Came to the office of technical director Begiristan, knocked on the door, and found that the head coach Guardiola was also there.

Su Dong was not surprised, he said hello and went in.

As soon as he sat down, Su Dong first expressed an attitude.

"Don't count me in the awards ceremony tonight."

When Su Dong suddenly said this, Soriano, Begiristan, and Guardiola were stunned for a while, with a bit of complicated expressions flashing on their faces, including admiration, surprise, strangeness, and a sigh of relief.

The celebration banquet is something that Manchester City decided early on. No matter whether the team can win the championship in Dublin, the club will hold a celebratory banquet, and at the same time, some internal club awards will be presented at the celebratory banquet.

For example, the best player of the season, the golden boot of the season, and the most popular award for fans, as well as the best goal of the season and so on.

These awards are all internal selections, or fans' selections on the official website, which are not authoritative, but the club has prepared a lot of money, and this is also an honor.

Judging from the previous public opinion, there is basically no suspense for Su Dong to win several awards.

For example, the most popular award for fans, on the official website of Manchester City, he was far ahead when he was voted by fans. All the others added up, and the number of votes was not as high as that of him alone. Let me ask, who else can it be given besides him?

There is also the Golden Boot Award for the season. All the other players combined, the number of goals is not as many as Su Dong alone, what else to choose?

What's the best goal of the season, the best player of the season...

In the end, it is estimated that some awards such as the best rookie of the season have nothing to do with Su Dong, otherwise, the really important awards will basically be rounded up by Su Dong.

Wouldn't this celebration party become Su Dong's personal show?

Begiristan, Soriano and Guardiola have all considered this issue before. The prize money is only a part of the prize. The real problem is the distribution of the prize.

In a celebration feast, all the heavyweight awards were won by Su Dong, which is unreasonable.

Originally, they wanted to come up with more subdivision awards, but unexpectedly, Su Dong voluntarily gave in.

This is equivalent to lifting Begiristan and Guardiola and others a big trouble.

"Let's talk about it first, I will not participate in the selection, but as the captain of the team, I will award the award." Su Dong smiled.

This is not too demanding.

Soriano, Begiristan and Guardiola looked at each other and smiled, all secretly relieved.

"How about you take two as well?" Begiristan thought for a while, then suggested again.

For example, the most popular award for fans or something, after all, they are selected by fans.

"Farewell, before the celebration banquet is awarded, I will explain the situation in person, and to be honest, I really think this is fairer to other players." Su Dong said very sincerely.

He is the number one player in the team, scoring the most goals and performing the best, which in itself is his job.

Does it make sense to him to have an internal award?

That bonus is a lot for other players, but does Su Dong care?

If that's the case, then it's better to simply be an adult and withdraw, save a lot of trouble, and gain a good reputation among teammates, which will also be helpful to the management of the locker room in the future.

When Guardiola heard Su Dong say this, he simply admitted that it would be easier for them to handle Su Dong's withdrawal.

From the current point of view, David Silva is the player of the season for granted.

People like Sanchez, Pepe, Kompany and Busquets can also get awards, and everyone is happy.

Especially Kompany and Pepe, this is the best central defender combination in the Premier League this season, and Kompany himself has played the highest level since his career.

Pepe, Kompany, David Luiz, Jerome Boateng, Manchester City's four central defenders are all good, and their reserves are also the most in European football. They are the most satisfying on all fronts of Manchester City. s position.

"Awards will be awarded, but the promised bonuses should be cashed as soon as possible, preferably this afternoon, everyone will be happier in the evening." Su Dong urged Soriano with a smile.

The general manager of Manchester City is also in charge of finance. After hearing Su Dong's words, he promised with a smile that he would definitely transfer it to each player's account this afternoon, and he would never break his promise.

Unpaid wages and bonuses, not to mention other leagues, are very common even in the deep-pocketed Premier League.

There are precedents for many teams, even Manchester City before the Abu Dhabi consortium took over.

No way, poor, cash flow can sometimes be in trouble.

...

"After your holiday, what are your plans?" Guardiola asked casually.

After the season is over, the team is about to disband with just one celebration feast.

Everyone has just experienced a busy season, and the topic of sitting down and talking is naturally about vacation.

Guardiola said that he wanted to accompany his wife and children to the United States, but he really liked to go to the United States.

"Go back to China." Su Dong replied with a smile, "I have played football in Europe over the years, taking advantage of the suspension of the league, winter break or other times, I have traveled to many places, including Northern Europe, Africa, the United States, etc., everywhere. I've been there, but it's only my motherland, there are many, many beautiful scenery and cities that I haven't been to yet."

"This time, I plan to take advantage of the holiday and go back to China to have fun."

Guardiola agrees very much, "It should be, I also want to go to China and see your hometown when I have the opportunity."

"Call me in advance and I will guarantee the service will be in place." Su Dong promised with a smile.

Soriano and Begiristan grinned bitterly when they heard them talking about vacation.

"You guys are cool. When you're on vacation, it's often our busiest time."

This is also true.

After the disbandment of the team, the uniforms will start preparing for the summer transfer battle.

After winning the treble this season, Manchester City will go a step further next season. It is imperative to introduce strong reinforcements, especially in the midfield and frontcourt. Only in this way can Manchester City be able to handle the multi-line battles in the new season with ease.

For now, the configuration of the middle and backcourts is okay, but the thickness of the bench in the frontcourt is not strong enough.

Adam Johnson has even gradually lost the trust of Guardiola, playing less and less time.

Next, it depends on the front office, whether it can finalize strong aid for Manchester City as soon as possible.

It's even related to the club's results next season.

After all, the intensity of the Champions League is completely different from the intensity of the Europa League.

Moreover, Manchester City is the defending champion in the Premier League, the League Cup and the FA Cup. The intensity of attention will be higher than this season, and the pressure of the game will be greater.

These are all things that need to be dealt with this summer.