Chapter 871 We won the championship!
When the referee blew the whistle to end the game, the Manchester City players on the field cheered wildly.
All the players quickly moved towards captain Su Dong and hugged each other tightly.
At this moment, the entire Etihad Stadium, more than 40,000 Manchester City fans, as well as the fans outside the stadium who had been waiting for more than 90 minutes, and even countless Manchester City fans throughout the city of Manchester, were cheering and shouting.
“We won the championship!!!”
“We won the championship!!!”
“We finally won the championship!!!”
The commentator on the scene choked up at the end and burst into tears in front of the microphone.
Everyone who works at Manchester City is a die-hard fan of the team.
All of them were more excited than the players on the field at this historic moment.
The players hugged each other, and Su Dong hugged his teammates one by one. Sometimes he patted their faces and said to them, "You did a great job!" Sometimes he would just hug his teammates by the waist and say, "You're great!" Sometimes he would just punch his teammates in the chest and then hug them tightly, "Brother, we won!"
The Manchester City players on the field gathered together, enjoying this unforgettable moment that will go down in the club's history.
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The Stoke City players graciously congratulated Manchester City and then quietly left the field, leaving the field to the home team players.
But soon, Manchester City players also found that it was difficult for them to become the protagonists of this stadium.
Whether it was the Manchester City fans in the stands or all the fans waiting outside the stadium, when the game ended, they all tried desperately to rush into the stadium to celebrate. There were even many fans sitting on the lower level of the stands who directly climbed over the guardrails of the stands and rushed directly into the stadium.
Some of them held high the club's scarves; some ran along the way, shouting and yelling; some gathered in groups of three or five, holding up huge flags...
As more and more fans poured into the stadium, the scene became extremely chaotic and the fans became the protagonists.
The fans will not hurt the players. On the contrary, they will take the initiative to run over and celebrate with the players.
In the chaotic scene, people can easily find a unique landscape.
A bald old man was wearing a Manchester City sky blue jersey. There was no jersey number printed on the back of the jersey. Instead, a sentence was written in black pen: "From 1968 to 2011, I have always been here!"
The old man seemed out of tune with everything around him. He did not celebrate with others. Instead, he walked alone to the center of the field, knelt down on the grass, buried his head deeply in the turf, and burst into tears.
An old man in his sixties or seventies, crying like this, quickly infected everyone around him.
He buried his head in the grass, exposing his back so that everyone could see his perseverance.
"We didn't know his name, but we could feel his deep love for the team."
"From 1968 to 2011, Manchester City had several ups and downs. At the most tragic time, we even fell into the third tier of English football. It was a period of time when there was no hope at all and it was bleak."
"But we know that even during that period, there were still countless fans like this old man, whose names we don't know, who have been silently waiting for Manchester City and loving Manchester City."
"According to statistics from the Premier League, in the past two seasons, as the team's performance has improved, more and more fans like Manchester City, especially this season, the team has performed well, and with the addition of superstars like Su Dong, even in Manchester, Manchester City fans will not lose to their arch-rivals Manchester United."
"It's a good thing that more and more fans like Manchester City. We also welcome more new fans, but we also sincerely hope that everyone will not forget these old fans who have silently persevered, because it is their perseverance that helped the team survive the most difficult and darkest years."
The live television camera swept over the Etihad Stadium, capturing everything inside the stadium.
Many Manchester City fans were wiping away tears, and were infected by the emotions of this elderly fan.
Although Manchester City has a long history, it does not have many championships and its history is not glorious. If we judge purely by results, Manchester City's history can only be ranked in the lower reaches of the Premier League. It cannot be compared with many low-level teams, such as Nottingham Forest, and is even worse than Huddersfield. It is estimated that it can only be compared with Derby County.
It can be said that Manchester City’s history is a history of poverty.
Two championships, nearly half a century apart, what a long time! Real fans love football and the team. They don’t care about the time, the rise and fall of the club, the history of the team, or whether the team can win the championship.
They love football, the team and the players.
As for those who like to stand on a high ground and criticize other teams with contempt and disdain, calling them nouveau riche or mercenaries and calling them losers if they don't win the championship, do they like football?
No, what they like is the sense of superiority that comes with liking a particular team.
These people can like this team today, and they can like another stronger team tomorrow.
To them, it's just a change of name.
But this old man, even in the most difficult and darkest years of the team, never gave up and did not switch to another powerful team in the same city with a more glorious history, which shows his love for Manchester City! This is a valuable asset for any team.
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Su Dong led the players, separated the fans, and came to the old man.
He squatted down gently and helped up the bald old English man. He was ordinary and a little fat.
After Su Dong helped him up, he smiled and said, "Don't cry, today is a good day for us to win the championship, we should be happy and laugh!"
The old man was somewhat flattered and nodded hurriedly, "Yes, yes, you should laugh! You should be happy!"
He smiled, but tears kept falling.
"In a few days, we will go to the FA Cup final and the Europa League final. You must go to cheer for us!" Su Dong invited.
The old man was full of surprise and nodded, "Okay, I will definitely go, I will definitely go!"
In the crowd, a reporter from an unknown newspaper suddenly shouted, "Let's take a photo!"
Su Dong and Manchester City's players all thought it was a good idea, and immediately surrounded the old man on both sides and behind him, allowing reporters to take a picture.
Many fans at the scene came up and after seeing the old man take a photo, they were unhappy and asked for another one.
More and more fans gathered around, surrounding Manchester City players and old fans, and making all kinds of strange gestures and movements for the media reporters on the scene to take pictures.
"One, two, three, eggplant!"
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Guardiola stood on the sidelines excitedly.
Manchester City fans kept coming up to shake his hand and thank him for bringing the team a championship.
This made Guardiola feel as if he was dreaming.
This is his second season as a coach, and he has already won the Premier League title?
You know, last season, he was still questioned. Many media and even many Manchester City fans felt that he was not a qualified head coach, but now, he has won the Premier League championship!
Guardiola couldn't quite believe it, but at the same time he felt a sense of pride in his heart.
He believed more and more firmly in his football philosophy, and he also believed more and more that his football philosophy could be successful, even more successful than it is now.
Guardiola was really pleased when he saw the interaction between the players and the fans on the field.
As a head coach, his greatest sense of accomplishment does not come from winning championships, but from leading his players to success, satisfying the fans and being loved by the fans, just like what he is seeing at this moment.
Su Dong quietly left the celebratory stadium and walked to the home team's coaching booth.
He first shook hands and hugged Torrent, Estiat and others before walking up to Guardiola.
"Congratulations, Pep." Su Dong smiled and hugged Guardiola.
Guardiola hugged Su Dong tightly, "Thank you, Su!"
He means it.
Without Su Dong, Manchester City would not have achieved such success this season. Even Guardiola and his team might still be questioned like last season. In the end, Guardiola might very well be sacked and become a loser who is ridiculed and mocked by everyone.
Su Dong’s joining is the key to Manchester City’s championship this season!
"Don't say that, Pep, we've only just started, there's the FA Cup final and the Europa League final to come..."
Su Dong didn't finish his words, but gave Guardiola a knowing smile.
Guardiola understands that Su Dong wants more than just the Premier League title.
Many people say that Su Dong and Manchester City are like Maradona and Naples back then, they are really similar, but if Su Dong just helps Manchester City win the Premier League championship, it is far from enough.
Followers can never surpass their predecessors. If they want to surpass them, they must break through!
Maradona led Napoli to win the Serie A title, and Suarez led Manchester City to win the Premier League title. Is that not enough?
Then two more, the FA Cup and the Champions League, that should be enough, right?
Even Guardiola has no doubt that Su Dong's ambition is to lead Manchester City to win the Champions League.
This is also what Guardiola is happy to see and strives for.
Of all the head coaches, who doesn't want to win the Champions League and achieve something? On this point, Su Dong, Guardiola, and most of Manchester City's players are in agreement.
"Don't worry, the coaching staff and I will make full preparations. Your task is to lead the locker room and win the game for us!" Guardiola is very confident.
After winning the Premier League title, he is obviously more confident.
"Don't worry, my teammates and I are ready, and our morale is high!" Su Dong was also full of confidence.
After saying that, Su Dong took the initiative to stretch out his hand and shook Guardiola's hand tightly.
But soon, the poor Guardiola found himself being lifted up by the players who were running towards him.
No matter how he asked Su Dong for help, Su Dong just stood outside the crowd with a smile, just like a spectator.
(End of this chapter)
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