Chapter 655 Ferguson's Surprise

On the afternoon of April 18, in the 28th round of the Bundesliga, Bayern Munich challenged Bielefeld away.

As soon as the game started, Bayern, who were playing away, took the initiative and launched a fierce attack on Bielefeld.

Less than a minute later, Bayern launched their first attack. Schweinsteiger suddenly inserted a long shot, which forced Bielefeld goalkeeper Elhoff to make a save. Although he saved the ball, Su Dong's follow-up shot made him helpless.

One to zero, Su Dong scored the first goal for Bayern, which was a dream start away from home.

After taking the lead, Bayern firmly controlled the situation on the field, but played more patiently.

After the change of sides in the second half, Bayern quickly organized another offensive.

In the 63rd minute, Ribery made a straight pass and Su Dong shot from near the penalty spot, scoring another goal for Bayern.

2-0! Bayern then launched a series of attacks, with players such as Lucio, Sudon and Robben threatening Bielefeld's goal, but they were unable to score.

In the end, Bayern defeated Bielefeld 2-0 thanks to Su Dong's two goals and won three points again.

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A week later, in the 29th round of the Bundesliga, Bayern played against Schalke 04 at home.

As there was a Champions League match in the middle of the week, Bayern made appropriate rotations in this game. Players such as Toni Kroos and Thomas Muller started, while players such as Ribery and Modric rested their energy for the match against Manchester United.

At the Allianz Arena, Bayern, playing at home, took the lead right from the start.

In the sixth minute, Su Dong actively pressed in the frontcourt and successfully intercepted the ball from Schalke's four defenders. He then broke into the penalty area and made a triangle pass. After Robben got the ball, he shot into the far corner with his left foot, scoring the first goal for Bayern.

But Schalke 04 was not to be outdone. In just two minutes, they seized the weak spot in Bayern's defense. Young player Badstuber made a mistake in defense, and the opponent seized the opportunity to score a goal, making the score one to one.

Neither team held back.

In the 13th minute, Robben dribbled the ball from the right and was tripped by the opponent's defender on the right side of the top arc in front of the penalty area. Bayern got a free kick opportunity in the frontcourt.

Su Dong took the free kick himself and scored a wonderful falling leaf goal with his left foot, which helped Bayern increase the score again, 2-1!

In the 19th minute, Robben made a cross from the right, Thomas Muller came in from behind, and when he had no shooting angle, he headed the ball and passed it to the back point.

Su Dong easily followed up and headed the ball into the mid-air goal from close range, securing the victory for Bayern, 3-1!

The two teams fought a fierce offensive battle. Although Schalke 04 was playing away, they were not afraid at all.

However, Bayern's player level and offensive efficiency are obviously higher.

Especially in the second half, after Su Dong was substituted, Robben took on the offensive responsibility. In the 75th minute, he once again dribbled the ball and broke through to get a single shot, and shot in front of the goal, further expanding the score for Bayern to 4-1!

In the 84th minute, Klose made a straight pass, Olic knocked the ball back before the baseline, and Thomas Muller followed up and shot into the goal, scoring another goal for Bayern, 5-1!

In the end, Bayern beat Schalke 04 5-1 at home and won a resounding victory.

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It is definitely a good thing for Bayern to be able to win a big victory in the league before facing Manchester United in the Champions League.

The German media also praised Bayern's performance this season, believing that the team has every hope of continuing last season's glory and even performing more dominantly than last season.

But Kicker magazine also reminded Bayern that Manchester United is not a soft persimmon, especially at Old Trafford. The Red Devils have always been the toughest bone to chew. If they are not careful, they may capsize in the ditch at any time.

Beckenbauer also reminded Bayern players in his column, hoping that they would be cautious.

Bayern also attached great importance to the battle at Old Trafford and decided to arrive in Manchester in advance to prepare.

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The day before the game, Bayern arrived in Manchester and stayed in a hotel near Old Trafford.

It's not entirely because of the convenience of going to Old Trafford, but because Bayern borrowed Manchester City's training ground.

It is really interesting to say that the training bases of Manchester United and Manchester City are both in Carrington on the western outskirts of Manchester. Walking into a tree-lined country road, you will see the training bases of the two famous Premier League teams standing side by side, like brothers.

It is unknown what the relationship between the two teams is and why their training bases are both in Carrington.

But it is obvious that Manchester United's Trafford training center is much more grand and has more complete facilities than Manchester City's training base.

Manchester United is still very willing to spend money in this regard. After Ferguson trained Class 92, the investment in youth training has never diminished, and Manchester United's scouts are also searching the world for young talents.

In comparison, Manchester City is much shabby, but after being acquired by the Abu Dhabi consortium, the first thing Manchester City did was to transform the training base. This matter was personally handled by the technical director Begiristain. It is said that Guardiola was also behind the scenes giving advice, because it is no longer a big secret that Guardiola coaches Manchester City.

So, when the Bayern team arrived at Manchester City's Carrington training base, they saw that it had already been renovated. Whether it was the player's lounge area, the locker room, the gym, or the training ground, everything looked brand new.

Since the youth training center is not here, this training base of Manchester City is specially provided for first-team players. The venue is not large and is much smaller than the Trafford training center of Manchester United opposite.

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When Bayern arrived at Carrington, Manchester City's technical director Begiristain came out to greet them in person.

He and Su Dong are old friends and are very familiar with each other. He also brought greetings from Soriano.

Manchester City's offices are not located in Carrington, but at the City Ground in Manchester.

It is said that Manchester City is currently seeking investment and is planning to sell the naming rights of its home stadium like Arsenal did, and it should no longer be called the City Stadium in the future.

Begiristain took Manchester City players on a tour of Carrington and provided them with a spare dressing room.

Since Manchester City also needs to train, they can only lend a field to Bayern for the time being, but this is enough.

In fact, borrowing training grounds like Bayern does is a very normal phenomenon in European football, and it is not even worth mentioning. Especially when the team needs to go to an away game in advance, borrowing a venue will be more beneficial to the team.

Manchester City players were also at the training ground and welcomed Bayern's visit.

It can be seen that after the renovation, the level of the players' entertainment and rest areas has been upgraded. The computers are all provided by Apple Inc. of the United States. Game consoles and various leisure, entertainment and sports facilities are also available.

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But what really caught Su Dong's attention was not Manchester City's Carrington training base, but outside the base.

There is a small hill covered with green trees next to Manchester United's Trafford training center.

Su Dong has heard Ronnie mention more than once that when he first joined Manchester United, he often practiced alone in the woods on the hill, because the players of Manchester United at that time did not look down on him, and some even mocked him to his face, saying that he was Queiroz's illegitimate son.

That should be it! Su Dong thought to himself as he looked out at the hills.

At this moment, Ronnie should also be preparing for the game at the Trafford Training Center.

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"Mansour has informed us that he is planning to build a new training center in the city of Manchester. The investment is expected to be staggering, but once completed, it will definitely be the world's top training ground."

Begiristain quietly came to Su Dong's side.

The two of them are old friends, and since Bayern is borrowing Manchester City's training base, it's normal for them to chat for a while, and it doesn't count as private contact.

Besides, it's already the information age. Nowadays, private contact with players is more likely to be a situation where the public does not report it and the officials do not investigate it. As long as both clubs can accept it, who cares how you contact them?

"It can be seen that he is very ambitious and plans to make a career in professional football and make a name for himself." Su Dong praised.

You can tell whether you have ambition or not.

If you just want to make quick money, or buy low and sell high, there is no need to invest so much.

When Abramovich bought Chelsea, how shabby was the Blues' training base? Even when Chelsea had many stars, didn't they still train in that shabby "small warehouse"? These things were ridiculed by the media at the time, saying that any player was worth more than the training base.

"He is your fan," Begiristain probed.

Su Dong smiled and wanted to say that he had too many fans, but he had a good relationship with Begiristain and they could understand what he meant.

"I hope to win three Champions League titles in a row with Bayern. Only after I achieve this goal will I consider other things."

"This is really a... great wish." Begiristain originally wanted to say that it was an unrealistic wish, because in his impression, this was basically impossible.

But if you think about it, what is impossible for Su Dong?

Bayern has performed so strongly this season, and after reaching the semi-finals, who says there is no possibility of winning the Champions League? And judging from the performance in the past two seasons, Bayern's stamina is quite good.

Bayern's lineup is very strong in itself, and Su Dong has further enhanced Bayern's competitiveness based on this lineup.

"Guardiola is a good coach and I think he will be successful at Manchester City."

After a long conversation, Su Dong also spoke very highly of Guardiola.

Begiristain nodded, he thought so too.

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When Su Dong stood at Manchester City's training base and looked at the small hill where Ronnie was training, at the Trafford Training Center next door, Manchester United was also actively preparing for the decisive battle tomorrow night.

Ferguson even went to the training ground rarely and practiced tactics with the players step by step.

He carefully prepared a gift for Bayern, which will definitely give Bayern a big surprise.

At the same time, he also believes that Manchester United can get a ticket to the Champions League final and avenge the shame of last season's Champions League final!

(End of this chapter)