When the referee Frank de Blakely from Belgium blew the whistle to end the game, Ferguson sat in front of the visiting team's coaching bench, leaning forward slightly and staring at the court.
Those turbid old eyes seemed to be shrouded in a layer of fog, making it unclear what he was thinking at this moment.
The chewing gum in his mouth had been there for who knows how long, and it had no taste after chewing it, but he seemed to have forgotten to spit it out.
He just sat quietly, watching, silent.
Assistants Mike Phelan and Rene Meulensteen both stepped out to comfort the players.
The knockout round of the Champions League is one of the most cruel competition formats in the world. Although it has two rounds, the pain caused by defeat to the players is not inferior to those of single-round cup competitions, or even the European Cup, or even the World Cup.
Because every team that has come here has gone through a season, dozens of games of hard work, and even several seasons of adjustments and accumulation before they can compete on this stage.
Failure, to them, is like the sky has fallen.
At this moment, Ferguson can definitely understand the players' mood, because he is just as frustrated as them, or even more frustrated than them.
This frustration makes them question whether all the efforts they have made in the past season are meaningful?
He has always been an unsatisfied and ambitious person!
When he couldn't win the Champions League, he was thinking that if he won one, his coaching career would be complete.
But after he won the Triple Crown, he was still not satisfied. He began to feel that he should win the second one.
So, he began to tinker, began to reform, and began to train a group of younger players with more fighting spirit and enterprising spirit to replace those successful stars.
He finally got the second one, but he was still not satisfied. He wanted to get another one.
So he said that if he wins another Champions League, he will retire.
Even God doesn't know, after he gets the third one, will he still want to get the fourth one? The fifth one?
He is the kind of person who is not easily fed and easily satisfied.
This is true in my professional career, and it is still true in my coaching career.
This feeling of dissatisfaction has allowed him to keep making progress and improving himself over the past many years.
There seems to be nothing wrong with it!
At most, he is like now, after working hard for a season, in the end he was reversed by Ancelotti in the league and eliminated by Bayern in the Champions League, which made him full of anger.
He really wanted to rush out of the stadium, reprimand the players, and ask them what the hell was going on in the game.
Ask them, Su Dong is in the final stage of the game and can still run 50 meters long distance. How about you?
But thousands of words and thoughts finally converged into a sigh.
He's impulsive, he's irritable, he's easy to get angry, but he's not stupid!
At this moment, his mood is more depressed and sadder than that of all Manchester United players on and off the field.
Don't look at Raphael crying, but he probably forgot about it as soon as he turned around, because he is still young; don't look at Gary Neville being sad, but he will soon forget about it, because he is already satisfied with what he has done
What was achieved was achieved.
There are others, all Manchester United players, whose high wages and fame have gradually corroded their inner hunger, and they have become easily satisfied with the status quo.
it `s just normal.
Because there are few people who are always full of hunger and thirst like Su Dong and Cristiano Ronaldo.
Sometimes, Ferguson even wonders, if Sudong did not have Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi, and had not experienced the turmoil of Barcelona's transfer to Bayern, would he still be able to maintain this self-discipline?
He has made enough money, and he has probably long since embraced his girlfriend who is famous for her beauty and is traveling around the world, right?
Without Su Dong, could Cristiano Ronaldo be so crazy about training?
And Messi, hasn't he been chasing Su Dong?
He just hasn't achieved his goal yet and is not satisfied yet. When he is satisfied, maybe he will slack off.
This is human nature!
Like Su Dong, like Cristiano Ronaldo, like Messi, that is inhuman!
This is not a derogatory term.
Because Ferguson felt that he was also a non-human being.
He is never satisfied, always hungry.
Sitting in the visiting team's coaching bench, watching the Manchester United players walking off the field in frustration, and watching Bayern reveling in the audience, Ferguson took a deep breath and swept away all the frustration in his heart.
He stood up and exhaled heavily, while also spitting out all the negative emotions in his heart.
What's so frustrating about this?
Isn’t that just losing?
Has he experienced too few losses in his life?
He has lost in the Champions League final, let alone the knockout rounds?
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Ferguson walked out of the visiting team's coaching bench, followed the Manchester United players off the field one by one, hugged them, comforted and encouraged them, and sent them back to the tunnel. This is what he should do as a head coach.
If you lose, you lose. People have to look forward.
After sending away the Manchester United players, Ferguson saw Heynckes high-fiving and hugging Su Dong not far away. He immediately took a deep breath, calmed down, and allowed himself to show a polite smile.
Go up.
"Congratulations!" Ferguson stretched out his hand towards Heynckes.
Heynckes quickly held Ferguson's hand and said, "Thank you."
Ferguson turned to look at Su Dong, stretched out his hand, and smiled slightly.
Su Dong quickly stretched out his hands and took the hand held out by Ferguson. After squeezing it tightly, he felt a little squeezing his hand.
"Do you know? I had already planned to retire after winning the championship this season, but you..." Ferguson stared at Su Dong and paused for three or four seconds, "Your goal took my life away.
The retirement plan has been cancelled."
When Su Dong heard this, he immediately laughed, "Really? This is great news."
Ferguson was stagnant and wanted to grab Su Dong and hit him on the head, but it was too high to knock him on the head.
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I lost the game, you think it’s great news?
"I mean, we can continue to see you on the football field, which is definitely good news that fans all over the world are eager for, because we can't adapt to the fact that the person standing in the position of Manchester United's head coach is not you!"
At the end of his words, Su Dong was sincere from the bottom of his heart, and both Ferguson and Heynckes could feel it.
This is a tribute to Ferguson!
Okay, I see you can speak, so I won’t hit you on the head.
"Just wait, I will definitely come back!"
After saying the harsh words, Ferguson patted Su Dong on the shoulder, turned around and left.
Behind him, Su Dong looked a little funny.
Why do these words sound so familiar?
"Do you believe he really plans to retire?" Heynckes stood next to Su Dong, looking at Ferguson's back, and asked.
Su Dong shook his head, "It's very realistic and full of emotions, but I don't believe a word of it."
Heynckes nodded, "Yes, I don't believe it either. This bad old man is very bad."
Su Dong turned his head, looked at the red-faced Heynckes, and then thought of the old Scottish man with a red nose, and felt happy.
"Yes, just like you."
Heynckes was stunned and immediately reacted.
Damn it, who are you scolding?
By the time he wanted to show off the German shadowless kick he used when playing football, Su Dong had already run away.
"Run? If you can, don't come to training tomorrow, or I won't beat you to death!" Heynckes also said harsh words.
Su Dong waved his hand at him from a distance, not believing a word of Heynckes' harsh words.
This bad old man is as bad as Ferguson.
But regardless of whether what Ferguson said is true or not, he is really happy to hear the news that he will continue to coach.
Although he has never played under Ferguson, and although he has not had much contact with Ferguson, he admires Ferguson from the bottom of his heart.
He really couldn't imagine what kind of disaster it would be if one day Manchester United lost Ferguson?
If European football and world football lost Ferguson, it would definitely be a lot less interesting.
And he should have called Ferguson and told him.
Old man, we miss you so much!
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Manchester United finally fell at the Allianz Arena!
Su Dong scored again!
This is not big news. As early as the end of the first round, when Manchester United suffered a 2-3 reversal from Bayern at home, everyone basically concluded that it would be difficult for Manchester United to reverse at the Allianz Arena.
Losing 1-2 in the away game was also within everyone's expectations.
The real news came at the post-match press conference.
In front of numerous media from around the world, Ferguson publicly announced that he would postpone his retirement plan.
As early as a few years ago, he repeatedly emphasized that he would not work at Manchester United until he was 70 years old. His retirement would be in 2010, and his previous contract renewal with Manchester United had not been carried out for a long time.
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Many media and fans are speculating that if Manchester United wins the Triple Crown this season, Ferguson will retire.
But now, Manchester United has been reversed by Chelsea in the league and has been eliminated from the Champions League. The Triple Crown is no longer possible.
Ferguson said that this defeat made him feel very painful, but at the same time it also made him feel unwilling. He did not want to leave the professional football field with such regrets, so he wanted to continue to coach at Manchester United.
He hopes to lead Manchester United to its third renaissance and win its third Champions League in the next two or three years.
"After returning to Manchester, I will discuss this matter with the management and formulate detailed plans for the new season."
This undoubtedly has fans all over the world cheering.
All media and fans put it on the front page to highlight Ferguson's status and influence in world football.
Su Dong also made an exception and publicly expressed his support for Ferguson to stay in office when interviewed by the media after the game.
"I know his desire and enthusiasm are as strong as ever and I hope he continues to coach because he is one of the most unique managers in the world."
Su Dong said that every time he saw Ferguson, he felt that he should consider transforming into a head coach in the future.
"A manager like Sir Alex Ferguson!"
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News that Ferguson had postponed his retirement plans quickly spread around the world.
Many celebrity legends, including Beckenbauer, came forward to express their welcome to the news.
Even in the Premier League, many coaches including Guardiola, Ancelotti, Benitez, and even Wenger expressed support for Ferguson's decision.
Although, this is not good news for Premier League teams.
