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Chapter 124 This Is Not Competition, This Is Hatred②



Chapter 124 This Is Not Competition, This Is Hatred②

After Eddie Gray came out of the bathroom, he didn't return to the lobby. He came out from the side door of the hotel, lit a cigarette, and looked at the sky. It was stuffy, as if it was going to rain.

At this time, a bus with the words 'Leeds United Club' printed on its body slowly stopped outside the hotel. The driver's window was opened, revealing a bearded face, looking at the head coach of Leeds United. Laughing, "Hi, Eddie."

Eddie Gray stubbed out the cigarette butt on the trash can and threw it away, and walked to the car window, "Joel, how's the situation outside?"

Joel grinned, gloating a little, "You can imagine, haha, Manchester United will surprise you."

Eddie Gray smiled, patted Joel on the shoulder, and stood at the door of the car without saying a word, looking at the main entrance of the hotel, players in twos and threes came.

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At this time, under the greeting of assistant coach Gustavo Poyet, the players were running out of the hotel lobby. When they saw the silent head coach standing at the door of the car, they all quickened their pace and got into the car. got the bus.

"Is everyone here?" Eddie Gray asked Gustavo Poyet.

"Lee and Allen are still missing." Gustavo Poyet ran towards the hotel while speaking, "These two bastards."

Li Rui and Alan Lennon ran out in a panic after they were still spanking the beauties at the front desk of the hotel. The two unlucky guys saw an angry Gustavo Poyet standing in front of the car door The head coach who didn't say a word, his heart skipped a beat, and he got into the bus like a little daughter-in-law, not daring to say a word. The teammates in the bus, seeing the appearance of the two unlucky guys, wanted to Laughing but not daring to laugh out loud, the atmosphere was a bit depressing and weird.

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Gustavo Poyet counted the number of people again, and nodded towards Eddie Gray, indicating that everyone is here. Eddie Gray slapped the car door hard, got in the car and turned towards the driver Joel Said, which means you can drive.

"Hey, hey, be careful with my car." Joel exaggeratedly called out, started the car, and slowly drove out of the hotel...into the rolling traffic.

"Everyone, close the windows, all of them." Gustavo Poyet's serious face made everyone understand that the assistant coach is not joking. This matter is very serious.

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The bus was driving slowly in the rolling traffic. At this time, all the roads leading to Old Trafford were on the verge of collapse. In the words of the media, even the air was extremely busy. Over Old Trafford, there are two helicopters rented by the BBC and Sky Sports, and they are broadcasting live panoramic views of the 'Theatre of Dreams'. This is the Champions League final game, which can only be enjoyed. The ordinary Premier League has become different because the opponents are Leeds United and Manchester United...

The news on the front page of the "Times" today uses the words of a Manchester United fan. When the fan was interviewed, he was trying to eliminate the fried chicken in his hand. The die-hard Manchester United fan was asked about the upcoming Leeds United vs. During the Manchester United game, he waved the fried chicken in his hand, his face became hideous because of gnashing his teeth, "I want to eat these bastards, this is not competition, this is hatred!"

When this focus battle is about to start, everyone has noticed that neither Manchester United godfather Ferguson nor Leeds United coach Eddie Gray expressed any views on this game before the game, even if they are always good at playing psychologically. Lord Ferguson, who was fighting wars and verbal wars, also remained silent, all because this is a game that does not require mobilization...

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The road conditions in Manchester are terrible. What's worse, you can see cars full of Manchester United fans passing by the bus of Leeds United. There are even Manchester United fans trailing behind the bus. , when Manchester United fans saw the Leeds United bus, they frantically slapped the windows, made all kinds of insulting gestures, and raised their middle fingers one by one, as if they had seen a feud. Middle fingers, gathered from all directions, will eventually become a forest full of middle fingers at Old Trafford! !

An open sports car was following the Leeds United bus, and a guy who had been making all kinds of gestures towards the bus, which could be seen as curses, stood in the car, suddenly took off his underpants, and pointed at Leeds United. Lian's bus, just like that unscrupulously swaying that not-so-big bird... There was a wanton strange cry in its mouth. At this time, it seemed to be an agent of Scotland Yard, brushing and stopping from both sides of the road. He got out of a police car, dragged this exhibitionist guy off the sports car with lightning speed, stuffed it into the police car, and drove away. Nothing seemed to have happened...

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Li Rui watched the man being stuffed into the police car and quickly taken away. Obviously, the police in Manchester were prepared, and judging by the skillful posture just now, they are also veterans. It can be seen that this is definitely not the first time this kind of thing happened up.

Li Rui's mouth was wide open. This was the first time he had encountered such a thing. He poked Alan Lennon who was sitting next to him, "This guy is such a small bird, how dare he show it... Tsk tsk . '

Not receiving any response from Alan Lennon, Li Rui looked away from the window and looked at Alan Lennon's serious face. This kind of expression appeared on the face of a guy under 20 years old, which was a bit weird a feeling of.

"The war broke out." Alan Lennon said word by word. This kind of expression made Li Rui realize that this joking guy was not pretending to be cool. Following Alan Lennon's line of sight, Li Rui started Looking out of the front window of the car, the Manchester United fans of the big team rushed out from a corner...

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Looking from the bus, the red jerseys of Manchester United were everywhere. Manchester United fans held various flags and blocked the way of the Leeds United bus.

"Damn it, the police in Manchester eat shit!" The driver, Joel, slammed on the brakes angrily, looking ahead.

Among all the banners, the most conspicuous and largest banner appeared in everyone's sight, with huge bold characters on it——

"There's only one Busby!!"

Next to this huge banner, there are all banners mocking and mocking Leeds United, looking colorfully, like purgatory.

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Li Rui looked inside the bus. Some of the old Leeds players seemed to be in a normal mood. Among the new players, they were all similar to him. Fear was inevitable. Anyone who saw his bus was surrounded by thousands of fans If it is blocked, there will be fear. Only Albertini's expression is quite normal. Although Albertini, who is used to seeing strong winds and waves, is a little surprised, he is still calm.

"Close the car windows! No one is allowed to look out of the car windows!" Eddie Gray shouted loudly. Beside him, assistant coach Gustavo Poyet was on the phone, calling for help from the police.

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"There is only one Busby..." Li Rui is so courageous, he has calmed down. Busby is the godfather of Manchester United, and Li Rui knows it. However, at this time, such a banner appeared and stopped Leeds United. In front of the bus, Li Rui touched Alan Lennon's shoulder, which meant, what the hell is going on?

From the mouth of Alan Lennon, a native Leeds player, Li Rui listened, the hip-hop on his face disappeared, replaced by a serious and contemplative expression... even faint jealousy, jealous of this strong Football vibe, even if it seems a bit over the top...

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What Manchester United fans do today is not unreasonable, it has a cause, and the cause was 10 years ago!

On a match day in January 1994, in order to commemorate the death of Sir Matt Busby, the legendary godfather of Manchester United, almost every English stadium held a 1-minute silence before the match --- but Elland Road was not included!

Hundreds of Leeds fans gathered at the Elland Road Stadium to sing for their own hero, Leeds United legendary coach Don Revie (Don.Revie) in the days of remembering Busby. "There is only one Don Rivet!" (Don Rivet is the legendary godfather of Manchester United's rival Leeds United, and a famous fighter in England's anti-Manchester United camp).

At that time, less than four years after the 90 World Cup in Italy, people's minds were still filled with the tears of Paul Gascoigne and the singing of Pavarotti.The song "No One Sleeps Tonight" is like the sound of nature, purifying the dust in the green field, making this country truly love and respect football from now on, and don't want to mention the ugly and rapidly spreading social leprosy in the 80s Racial and geographical divides.

So it is not difficult to imagine that for the group of Leeds fans who made dissonant notes, the public condemnation came harshly and overwhelmingly.The Leeds club was embarrassed by this. The team coach Howard Wilkinson claimed that he was "numb", and the perpetrators were described by him as "running counter to football".Leeds chairman Leslie Silver vowed to ban them for life, while Don Rivet's widow, Elsie, who was shouted by Leeds fans, said, "Even if the husband is alive, the fans' extreme It will also make him 'insecure'."

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Considering that the dead are the most important, in the days when Sir Busby passed away, the actions of Leeds United fans really angered the Manchester United people.

However, as far as this matter is concerned, the actions of Leeds United fans are more like a protest, protesting that when Don Reevey passed away on May 1989, 5, it was not the same as Sir Busby passed away now. , got enough official commemorations; the protest media, while praising Matt Busby, used sarcasm and slander to force the former Leeds and England national team coach to retire --- even for Don When Levy wrote his obituary, he also unrestrainedly used negative words, ridiculing Don Levy's poor record when he was coach of the England national team.

Among them, Manchester United fans even declared that Don Rivet was the worst head coach in England's history, and called Don Rivet the deceased with 'that shit', which almost caused a big controversy between Leeds United fans and Manchester United fans. Scale riots.

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This is the hatred between Leeds United and Manchester United, this is just one of the things, this kind of hatred, even the dead are not spared by each other, in the words of Alan Lennon, it is more than 30 years old Hate... On this point, Alan Lennon, the star trained by Leeds United, undoubtedly has the most say.

"When we were young, the game between Leeds United and Manchester United was more important to us than the World Cup final. If we can beat Manchester United, all Leeds people will be happy for a month." At this time, Alan Lennon was no longer laughing. It looks like it may be affected by the current atmosphere.

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More and more Manchester United fans gathered, and the scene began to lose control. The police who were cursed by the Leeds United coaches and players had not yet appeared, and some fans had already started trying to charge the team bus.

A small stone smashed a hole in the rear window of the bus. Fortunately, no one was injured. This aroused the great anxiety of the Leeds United players. Albertini told everyone to lie down on the seats, and took the A small blanket covers the head.

"This is the experience of going to Turkey to play away games." Looking at the surprised eyes of the head coach, the captain of Leeds United explained with a wry smile.

At this time, the calmest Eddie Gray also began to lose his composure. The head coach of Leeds United found that today's situation is much more serious than he expected. He forgot that today is the 10th anniversary of Busby's death. Afterwards, Leeds United visited Old Trafford for the first time... It's just, damn it, the Manchester police didn't notice this detail, didn't they prepare in advance?

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Li Rui covered his head with a blanket, but half of his ear was exposed, which made him look like the 'one ear' of the black cat sheriff.

"Hey, Alan, I think we should remember to put on our helmets next time." Before we finished speaking, there was a slap, and the window beside Li Rui was hit by something, which should be something like a lighter. Now, Li Rui and Alan Lennon completely shut up, their faces pale...

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PS: Please collect and recommend.Regarding the origin of the hatred between Leeds United and Manchester United, I will open a single chapter when I have time. In the related works, you can read it if you are interested.

Don Rivet is the greatest coach in the history of Leeds United and the godfather of Leeds United. However, his poor performance in the position of the England national team is the greatest regret in his life. When he passed away, England The media still didn't intend to let him go. In Don Rivet's obituary, the word "loser" was used. Among them, the Manchester media and fans, who are the sworn enemies of Leeds United, even worsened the situation and disrespected a dead person. Later, when the godfather of Manchester United, Sir Busby, passed away, the vengeful Leeds United fans made the same irrational move.

Please don't think that the description in this chapter is exaggerated. It is not that similar riots did not occur in the confrontation between Leeds United and Manchester United... This is the game of the Premier League. There is a saying in England, 'Football is not about life and death, football is more important than football. life and death! '.Not to mention the confrontation between two feuds?

(End of this chapter)


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