Green Field Eunuch

Chapter 238 Europa League Final

This night belongs to Manchester.

Manchester's streets and bars were filled with celebrating Manchester City fans, while Manchester United fans went home to avoid the commotion.

After all, their noisy neighbors won the championship, and they were really upset.

Manchester City did not hold a victory celebration parade. According to Mancini and the club's plan, they were determined to win the Europa League and wanted to celebrate together after winning the Europa League.

The 2010-2011 Premier League season has come to a close. Manchester City won the Premier League title as a dark horse, Manchester United finished as runners-up by 3 points, Arsenal followed closely behind, and Chelsea secured fourth place. All four teams qualified for the Champions League next season.

Now, all that's left for Manchester City is the Europa League final, while Manchester United still needs to participate in the Champions League final.

The attention of the entire English media immediately shifted from the end of the Premier League season to these two matches.

Manchester City rested for a day and immediately began preparations for the Europa League final.

The day before the final, the entire Manchester City team flew to Dublin, the capital of Ireland, where the final will be held at the Aviva Stadium.

After arriving in Dublin, Manchester City checked into their hotel and rested before regrouping and training at a stadium assigned by UEFA.

To ensure the team's form, Mancini declined all interviews and only attended the evening press conference. Facing the media, Mancini spoke candidly, saying, "We are very much looking forward to tomorrow night's final, and we are fully prepared."

"This will be the beginning of Manchester City's rise, a completely new chapter in Manchester City's history."

"We have only one goal, which is to beat Porto and win the Europa League title."

"..."

While Mancini was spouting nonsense at the press conference, Manchester City's players were resting at the hotel. To get a good rest the day before a big match, they needed excellent mental fortitude.

Manchester City's players do possess that kind of mental fortitude.

Many of Manchester City's players are star players who have experienced big games and have strong mental fortitude.

For example, Shan Yongzhuo, this is his second time participating in the Europa League final, and he maintains a completely calm attitude towards it.

Take De Jong for example. He just participated in the World Cup final last year. Although he only won the runner-up, as one of the top tough guys in European football, his mental fortitude is naturally beyond question.

Take Balotelli for example, he's completely oblivious to the fact that Manchester City is bound to win, and he's not nervous at all.

However, there were still some nervous players, such as James Milner.

Milner had become famous at a young age, but this was his first time participating in such a competition. He and Shan Yongzhuo were assigned to the same room, and he was tossing and turning in bed, unable to sleep.

"Shan, are you confident about tomorrow?"

How many goals can you score?

"Porto doesn't seem to be weak."

"I don't know how I'll perform."

Milner lay in bed, muttering to himself, feeling both excited and a little nervous.

He looked at Shan Yongzhuo.

Shan Yongzhuo, on the other hand, was not nervous at all and was watching TV with great interest.

"Aren't you nervous, Dan?" Milner asked curiously.

"Of course not," Shan Yongzhuo said casually. "It's nothing. This is my second time participating in the Europa League final. The level of the competition is just so-so. With me here, we will definitely win the championship."

"All right……"

Milner murmured, but at the same time he felt that Shan Yongzhuo was right. With this guy around, they had never lost.

That night, Shan Yongzhu slept soundly, but Milner, who shared the room, did not sleep well.

When Shan Yongzhuo woke up, he noticed that Milner's eyes were a little red, and some of his teammates were in the same situation, such as Silva, Barry, Lescott, Richards and others, who hadn't slept well.

As for Kompany, he was complaining about Balotelli to his teammates while his eyes were red.

“You have no idea how loud this bastard’s snoring is, and he even grinds his teeth…” Mancini was a little worried about the condition of some players, but training continued as usual. The whole team gathered at the hotel entrance and then went to the assigned training ground.

Dublin is the capital and largest city of Ireland, hosting major sporting events and attracting the attention of Irish football fans.

However, many Irish fans are caught in a dilemma.

Many fans want to support Porto, after all, Porto's opponent is the English team Manchester City, and the Irish don't have much affection for England.

However, what troubles them is that Manchester City has a player like Shan Yongzhuo in their squad.

Shan Yongzhuo is extremely popular in Ireland, especially among Irish female fans. Right now, a large number of Irish female fans have gathered outside Manchester City's training ground, holding large photos of Shan Yongzhuo and other items.

When Manchester City arrived, the female fans went completely wild upon seeing Shan Yongzhuo, holding up photos and posters and chanting his name.

"Single! I love you!"

"Go for it, Shan!"

"Welcome to Ireland, Dan!"

The female fans were shouting wildly, and Shan Yongzhuo subconsciously smiled and waved to them.

This gesture immediately made a girl in the crowd's blood boil. "He was waving at me, oh my god!"

"He's so charming!"

The other Irish girls nearby were filled with envy and jealousy towards the freckled girl, and their shouts became even more frantic.

The teammates next to him, seeing Shan Yongzhuo's immense popularity, were envious and jealous, but they were also convinced of his success.

Scoring 60+ league goals for two consecutive seasons and retaining the European Golden Boot title—who else can do that?

Of course, most importantly, they also acknowledged that Shan Yongzhuo possesses an unparalleled handsome face, far surpassing that of David Beckham.

With his handsome looks and outstanding performance, it's no wonder he's so popular.

Manchester City entered the training ground and began their scheduled training session.

Training focused on recovery and adjustment. Once the warm-up was almost over, Mancini began to lay out tactical training for the match.

The content mainly focused on tactics, formations, and running training, but he talked most about defense.

He talked about defense for twenty minutes straight. Everyone else was fine, but Shan Yongzhuo was starting to yawn as he listened.

Defense is none of his business; his job is simply to attack and score goals.

As he yawned, Mancini looked at him expectantly and said, "Dan, the attack still depends mainly on you."

"Single, you are the key to scoring goals."

"Keep it up! Whether you can win the triple crown depends on you."

"Huh?" When Shan Yongzhuo realized what was happening, he nodded stiffly.

then.

There's no after that……

Mancini then announced the free time, and his teammates rushed over to pat Shan Yongzhuo on the shoulder.

"It all depends on you to score."

"If we don't win the championship, our whole team will beat you up."

"come on……"

Shan Yongzhuo felt like crying but had no tears.

(End of this chapter)