Chapter 881 Captain Retires
Pogba is just an unknown person. His signing of Xinglong agency has not attracted any attention from the outside world. The focus of the world football world is still in the Golden Globe Awards.
There are constant revelations about the Golden Globes selection. The captain of Guatemala said that he voted for Xavi, but when the voting results were announced, he found that his vote became Xavi Alonso; the captain of Iceland said that he only voted for Iniesta, and the second and third votes were empty, but the results were announced that Gao Xiaodong appeared on the second vote; the judges of "French Football" said that there was a conspiracy to select the Golden Globes; UEFA President Platini also publicly questioned Gao Xiaodong and said that he wanted to reset the European Golden Globes... There are many such news, some of which denied the rumors and said that they had not said it, but the media did not care whether it was right or wrong, as long as it attracted attention, it all broke out.
Obviously, this is not just that European media is very dissatisfied with Gao Xiaodong's award. They have fully driven Gao Xiaodong, but it involves the power struggle between UEFA and FIFA. Therefore, Gao Xiaodong has become the target of the struggle between the two sides.
There was no eye-catching event on the national team match day. European media's concentrated attack on Gao Xiaodong lasted for nearly a week. It was not until Manchester United's old captain Gary Neville announced his retirement that the focus of media reports shifted to Manchester United.
Gary Neville publicly stated that he would retire two months ago, but that was just a saying. Many fans do not believe that Neville, who has played for Manchester United for 20 years, will really retire midway through the season.
But now, the day of parting has finally arrived. Before the 23rd round of the Premier League, Gary Neville held a press conference and officially announced that he had withdrawn from professional football.
"My time has come. I immediately felt something was wrong after the game. My career has come to an end. I don't want to delay for another 4 months. It's wrong in my mind. The old man and the team did everything they can do, and I know, and they know. They accepted my decision and supported my decision. Not only today, some things will not come suddenly. This is the joint effect of what has happened in the past few months.
Maybe I should retire at the end of last season. The team called me a few weeks before the end of the season, and I was very relaxed at that time. I felt like I had to play for the club for the last 2 or 3 months, and I was ready. But the club called and David (Gill) and the coach asked me to play for another year, and you couldn't say no. I thought: You are Gary Neville, you are fighting for Manchester United, that's what you should do. I support the club for life, and as long as I'm still alive, I won't say no
.After the season, I trained for a few weeks to prepare for the hard season of the new year. Then on the first day of pre-season preparation, my calf was strained and I missed for 4 weeks. After that, I thought I had returned to my ideal state, but I didn’t play. Then my ankle went wrong in October, which was an old injury 4 years ago. My ankle was actually very good and didn’t cause me much trouble. But enough is enough, and it’s time to say goodbye.”
Neville is a member of Manchester United's 92 Golden Generation and is a witness to the glorious history of the Red Devils.
During his time with the Red Devils, he played 602 times and scored 7 goals. He won multiple championships such as the Champions League, 8 Premier League, 3 FA Cups, 2 League Cups and Club World Cups. He was elected Manchester United captain in 2005. At his peak for more than a decade, Neville was once the undisputed first right-back in the Premier League and England.
Neville's retirement is definitely a major news in the world football world, enough to attract the media and fans from the controversy over the Golden Ball Awards selection. Especially since Neville retired at a normal time, he announced his retirement in the middle of the season, which gave some troublemakers more room to challenge trouble.
This is also the terrifying 22 unbeaten games, and the league is ahead of others, which will inevitably arouse the opponent's jealousy.
After Neville announced his retirement, Evans, a Reds fan reporter from The Times, immediately made a hot comment. He first felt hypocritical about Neville's retirement, and then asked a question, "Neville can leave with a trophy at the end of the season, why must he retire mid-season? We don't know if there is any insider, but obviously, it is abnormal to retire at this time."
The Independent, which is close to the Gunners, found out that Gary Neville was replaced and went back to the locker room directly after being replaced, and then announced his retirement, suggesting that Neville retired after having a conflict with Ferguson.
The Daily Mail, which is very close to Chelsea Club, also expressed surprise at Gary Neville's retirement at this time. Reporter Martin Samuel believes that Gary Neville's retirement is not suitable at this time. Now Manchester United is doing well and it is time to put all their competitors aside. Neville's retirement may cause competition for Manchester United captains, and it is hard to interrupt the current good situation for Manchester United.
Although the Sun often weaves some gossip news, its relationship with Manchester United is pretty good. reporter Sean said that Gary Neville is the kind of person with a full personality. He feels that his condition is not worthy of Manchester United, and it is normal to choose to retire. Players who are even greater than Neville have left Manchester United. Gary Neville's departure will not have much impact on Manchester United. As long as Sir Florence is there, he will be as stable as Mount Tai.
"The Sun" reporter Sean and Manchester United boss Ferdinand have a good relationship. After defending Neville, they immediately mentioned the next captain candidate, believing that after Gary Neville retires, Manchester United needs a local captain to control the locker room. Rooney is not mature enough. There have been a lot of things in recent times. Ferdinand is the most suitable person to take over Gary Neville.
Undoubtedly, Gary Neville retired at this time as a bomb. He not only caused a sensation in the media, but also shocked and puzzled Manchester United fans. They were worried that there would be problems within Manchester United, and even more worried that Giggs and Scholes would retire.
Giggs and Scholes are older than Neville, and if they retire, Manchester United will have no backbone.
Of course, Sir Ferguson is Manchester United's stabilization needle, but Sir Judge cannot play football in person after all. The court changes rapidly, and the coach often has no choice but to rely on the players on the court to adapt to the situation.
Ferguson talked to Gary Neville about retirement two months ago, and he also knew that retirement at this point would definitely cause a storm, but he still respected Neville's decision.
Chapter completed!