Green Field Eunuch

Chapter 436 The sky cleared and the rain stopped; Manchester United felt they were back to their old ways.

Although the Champions League draw results are out, the matches are still a long way off. Manchester City's first hurdle is the Manchester derby, where they host Manchester United.

The Manchester derby has never been a major event in England, attracting only attention from local Manchester fans, while the mainstream English media has not given it much importance.

Compared to the intense derby matches like the Manchester derby and the North London derby, the Manchester derby is simply not exciting enough.

Manchester City is simply too weak; they've always been a mediocre team, no match for Manchester United.

However, since Manchester City's rise, the Manchester derby has become increasingly intense, and many people believe that Manchester United is no longer a match for Manchester City.

Manchester seems to be about to undergo a major transformation.

And that's exactly what happened; in both of those seasons, Manchester City edged out Manchester United to win the Premier League title.

Last season, Manchester City made history by winning their first-ever Champions League title.

In European football, there is an unwritten rule that only teams that have won the Champions League can truly be called elite teams.

For example, Chelsea, despite their rise in recent years and winning many Premier League titles, have never won the Champions League, and people still consider them just nouveau riche.

Take Arsenal for example. Despite competing with Manchester United for many years and having the upper hand for a long period of time, they also achieved an impressive unbeaten record in the Premier League.

However, if Arsenal is considered a powerhouse, even they themselves might feel somewhat insecure.

On the other hand, there are teams like AC Milan or Liverpool, even though they are now in decline, and Liverpool has never won the Premier League title since the Premier League was restructured.

However, in people's eyes, these two teams are undoubtedly powerhouses, even if they are fallen giants, they are still giants.

One of the most important reasons is the Champions League.

AC Milan has won the Champions League seven times, and Liverpool has won it five times. With such achievements, and the fact that they have been strong teams for so many years, no one doubts that they are elite teams.

Winning the Champions League is a prerequisite for a top club.

In other words, winning the Champions League doesn't necessarily make a team a powerhouse, but if you don't win the Champions League, even if you call yourself a powerhouse, it will still feel awkward.

Manchester City has now won the Champions League and is often referred to as the "Dream Team." In terms of qualifications, apart from having a relatively small number of titles, they seem to have the right to join the ranks of the elite clubs.

Therefore, the Manchester derby today is far more exciting and attracts far more attention than it used to be.

However, in the last two years, Manchester United has become the one being humiliated in that derby.

However, Manchester United has never given up on its goal of defeating Manchester City.

Before this round of matches, Manchester United were in first place in the league, leading second-placed Manchester City by 4 points.

This result gave Ferguson a lot of confidence.

At the pre-match press conference, Ferguson confidently declared his determination to win: "We will show our strongest fighting spirit at the Etihad Stadium!"

"This Manchester United team is the strongest Manchester United team in recent years, and we will give our noisy neighbors a good beating."

"Their star striker, Shan Yongzhuo, will definitely encounter the most tenacious defense!"

"..."

Ferguson's confident statement gave Shan Yongzhu a headache.

This feeling is very similar to that of a certain ultimate cool guy in Naruto.

The sun is shining, the rain has stopped, and Manchester United thinks they're back in form?

As Manchester United's biggest nemesis, Shan Yongzhuo was naturally determined not to let Ferguson's plan succeed. He decided to teach Manchester United a lesson.

However, being cautious by nature, he still felt it was better to leave himself a backup plan.

So, Shan Yongzhuo, who had accumulated a point but hadn't had time to add it yet, resisted the temptation to return his stamina to 60 with great perseverance and added the point to his shooting, bringing his shooting to 100 and gaining the ability to sacrifice.

"You can't blame me for this; blame Ferguson for his big mouth!"

Shan Yongzhuo was also very satisfied with the sacrificial effect. He felt that he couldn't let Ferguson have all the glory, so he also decided to show off.

At Manchester City's pre-match press conference, Shan Yongzhuo surprisingly gave an interview, which delighted the English media.

What made them even happier was Shan Yongzhuo's speech.

Sir Alex Ferguson's wish is likely to be dashed.

"The Etihad is Manchester City's home ground, and we will absolutely not let Manchester United get away with it here."

"We will defend our victory at home."

"And I will give 100% of my strength!"

"I promise that I will lead Manchester City to victory over Manchester United in this match."

"My goal is to score at least five goals!"

"Consider this my personal Christmas gift to Manchester United and Sir Alex Ferguson in advance."

"..."

As Shan Yongzhuo spoke eloquently, the reporters in the audience became increasingly excited.

This is a blatant declaration of war!
Shan Yongzhuo, who never engages in verbal battles with others, has actually put himself in a showdown with Ferguson in this match.
And he made such an arrogant statement.

More than 5 balls?

An early Christmas gift for Manchester United and Ferguson?
Young man, you're way too arrogant!
Can't you just be a human being?

English journalists were thrilled; this was big news, enough to fill countless articles.

Since Mourinho left, English football has been far too peaceful.

Although the Premier League has received a lot of attention in the past two seasons with the arrival of Shan Yongzhuo, it's just attention!
Shan Yongzhuo is such a low-key person, completely different from the arrogant Mourinho, who is a walking topic-generating machine. He almost never gives interviews, and even when he has to, his speeches are always very formulaic, with almost no news to dig up.

Although he did make a declaration of certain victory once or twice, those instances were so few that they could be almost ignored.

Moreover, he only said that victory was certain, without making any other extreme remarks.

This left English journalists, who have always believed in the adage "I'd rather die than not gossip," quite disheartened.

But this time, Shan Yongzhuo clearly stated that he wanted to score more than 5 goals!
He even said he would give this to Manchester United as a Christmas present!
This is blatant disrespect for Manchester United, completely humiliating them and then kicking them while they're down.

This kind of tension is exactly what the English media wants.

In an instant, they felt that Shan Yongzhuo wasn't so annoying anymore, and not as cold and unapproachable as before.

"This guy is actually pretty good!"

(End of this chapter)