After Rooney received the silver medal, he took it off his neck directly. When he walked back to the player channel, he casually threw the medal to a Manchester United fan who reached out to high-five him.
Lu Xiaopang is indeed Lu Xiaopang. He has a bad temper, but at the same time, one can also feel his unwillingness to admit defeat.
But no matter what, Manchester United is still the loser.
Even if Rooney was reluctant and even threw away the silver medal, they would still be losers.
After the silver medals were presented, the Southampton team stepped onto the podium to receive the gold medals presented by Bernstein.
After the whole team received the gold medals, Bernstein presented the FA Cup to the leader Gu Ran. When Gu Ran held the trophy high with both hands to show it, the whole stadium erupted with streamers and fireworks, and Southampton fans cheered wildly!
This is the happiest moment for Southampton!
Southampton players hugged each other and passed the FA Cup trophy, everyone's face was full of excitement.
Especially the veteran players such as Davis, Walton, Hammond, and Jaidi, they had already burst into tears.
At the beginning of this season, they were still muddling through with a laissez-faire mentality, but in just this short season, they have already reached the pinnacle of the English Football Association!
Before they were about to retire, this was something they absolutely did not want to imagine! It was Gu Ran who helped them achieve all this! Mikel and Ward-Prowse were also very excited.
Mikel was originally unknown in the Chelsea team. He could only serve as a substitute for Essien, who was hard to run and rarely injured. His chances of playing were extremely limited, and he had never won the FA Cup and the League Cup with his own strength. But in just two months of being loaned to Southampton, he has everything!
Mikel is very satisfied with his current status! As a pure rookie, Ward Prowse was able to play in such an important game and scored the winning goal. His star path is bright, and all this is thanks to Gu Ran! Every Southampton player hugged Gu Ran excitedly and refused to let go for a long time!
Every Southampton fan knows that Southampton was able to fight their way up from a mid-table team in English Football League One this season and win the four major awards of English Football League One, English Football Championship, English Football League Cup and FA Cup, all thanks to Gu Ran alone!
It is no exaggeration to say that Southampton fans’ worship of Gu Ran has surpassed their worship of God!
The celebration is still going on, and Manchester United has held a separate post-match press conference.
This defeat is extremely heavy for Manchester United.
Not only did Manchester United fail to win the FA Cup trophy that should have been easily won, but what's worse is that their main players consumed a lot of physical strength and energy, which will be a huge test for them in the second round of the Champions League semi-final three days later.
At the press conference, Ferguson took full responsibility for the loss of the game, and at the same time, in front of all the media, he praised Gu Ran for worthy of the victory.
When a reporter asked how Manchester United would adjust their mentality to face the next important game, Ferguson replied calmly: "Manchester United is a century-old club. Manchester United has experienced countless ups and downs. Unless the world is destroyed, nothing can stop Manchester United from running towards victory. Although we lost to Southampton in this game, this will not discourage our children. It will only make them learn from their shame and then be brave."
When a reporter asked about Manchester United's goal for next season, Ferguson replied: "Next season, we will continue to maintain our crushing momentum against other Premier League teams and continue to fight on multiple fronts. Of course, I know you don't just want to hear this from me. What you really want to hear is whether Manchester United has any plans to poach Gu Ran. Here, I can tell you clearly that as soon as the transfer window opens, I will personally intervene, personally manage the situation, personally negotiate, and go all out to poach Gu Ran to Manchester United and make him a part of Manchester United."
All the Manchester United reporters at the scene were excited.
You know, with Manchester United's current status, and with Ferguson personally taking action, there are very few stars that cannot be recruited.
As soon as this question was asked, there was a burst of laughter in the media hall.
Ferguson thought about it seriously and said, "This is a good suggestion. I think I will consider it."
The reporters at the scene immediately booed.
Everyone knows that Ferguson is serious this time and will do it at all costs.
The tabloid journalists like The Sun are really happy.
After the FA Cup award ceremony, the Southampton team returned to their locker room and celebrated lively again. Then, they took the bus and happily returned to Southampton from London holding the FA Cup trophy.
Along the way, Southampton fans drove to escort them! The whole team was huge!
When they arrived at Southampton, the police dispatched 16 police cars to clear the way. The Southampton team changed to a double-decker open-top tour bus, and the players paraded through the streets to celebrate! The whole of Southampton went crazy!
Tonight is destined to be a sleepless night of revelry! Gu Ran's phone was blown up by calls, and there were so many text messages that he couldn't turn it on! After the team returned to the training base, all the players and coaching staff, one by one, moved to the bar!
The Orange Bar was booked by the Southampton Football Club. Only girls with a figure and appearance score of 9 or above and local celebrities had the opportunity to enter the bar and party with the meritorious players.
The carnival of victory lasted until the next morning.
When Gu Ran woke up, he had no idea what he had done last night.
With the end of the FA Cup, all competitions this season are over.
The FA Cup champion team received a bonus of 2 million pounds, the runner-up 1 million pounds, plus a bonus of 500,000 for reaching the semi-finals, 200,000 for the quarter-finals, and so on. With the cumulative bonuses, Southampton club is making a lot of money.
As the biggest contributor, Gu Ran received 800,000 pounds of the accumulated bonus alone.
This amount of money is definitely a very high bonus for a player from a non-top club.
Of course, Gu Ran didn't care about the money. What he was really looking forward to now were the Hollywood movies for which he had hand-written scripts.
With the arrival of the summer season, these movies are finally about to have their world premiere.
As Southampton's performance gets better and better, the price of Southampton's stock will inevitably get higher and higher, so it is necessary to obtain the controlling stake of Southampton Club before Southampton enters the Europa League.
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(End of this chapter)