After signing with AC Milan, I will be the king of football!

The English spoken with a Scottish accent was laced with the owner’s anger.

The nearby stands of fans could see the chewing gum in Sir Ferguson’s mouth as he roared sideways.

Vidic hurriedly rushed up to help in defense.

Two men dashed towards Huang Kaiwen, one in front and one behind.

O’Shea reached Huang Kaiwen and immediately stretched out his right foot.

Huang Kaiwen feigned a move with his left foot, tricking O’Shea into shifting his weight before quickly deflecting the ball to the left with the outside of his foot and squeezing past O’Shea and the sideline with his explosive power.

O’Shea turned around to grab him but didn’t even manage to touch the hem of Huang Kaiwen’s shirt.

”Crossing from the end line or cutting inside the box, both are easy for Huang Kaiwen to do, it just depends on how he wants to play,”

”Cutting inside... no, Huang Kaiwen starts a long pass in front of Vidic, beautiful!!! Ah, Cassano didn’t expect Huang Kaiwen, standing at the top corner of the penalty area, to switch play to the right wing, and by the time he started towards the sideline, it was already too late, he could only chase to the sideline and watch the ball go out of bounds,”

”Right, Huang Kaiwen’s pass was very smart. When Ronaldo tried to dribble past, Fletcher was already marking Huang Kaiwen’s side. As soon as he poked the ball forward, Manchester United’s formation shifted over, and Huang Kaiwen’s dribbling on the left drew United’s defensive attention. He didn’t even lift his head before long passing to switch play to the right, because he knew there wouldn’t be many defenders on Cassano’s side,”

”From the backfield, Manchester United’s Ronaldo gets the ball and goes for Huang Kai, hey, blocked aren’t you? Huang Kaiwen’s defensive ability is very strong; he can intercept the ball with a tackle today. Thankfully Fletcher got the ball back this time, and there’s Ferguson on the sideline with the hairdryer treatment, hehe,”

”As an offensive player, you don’t need to tangle with Huang Kaiwen, just go to the attacking half. Huang Kaiwen definitely won’t track back that deep, after all, his focus is on offense,”

”Right, Ronaldo doesn’t need to actively seek out Huang Kaiwen when he gets the ball,”

Scholes passes the ball to Giggs on the left wing.

Cristiano looks back at Huang Kaiwen while running towards the attacking half.

He remembers that game two years ago very clearly; Huang Kaiwen’s defense was nowhere near as formidable as it is today.

Today’s Huang Kaiwen gave Cristiano the feeling that all his feints were being seen through!

The young Cristiano quickly figured out the key factor; Huang Kaiwen must have been secretly watching his videos at home, studying his playing style, to catch every moment when he started his moves.

Yes, that must be it.

Having thought this, Cristiano lifted his spirits again.

Scholes received a pass back from a teammate and passed it to the right, where Cristiano let the ball through with a dextrous move of his right foot and quickly lifted his left to pass it back to Scholes.

Smack—

Scholes’s right foot curled under the ball.

The ball flew straight from the right side of the midfield to the attacking left wing. Ramos rushed up and leapt sideways, blocking Giggs behind him, his center of gravity fully pressing down on Giggs as they both tumbled from the edge of the box to the sideline.

Vander brandished a yellow card, pointing at Ramos and saying, ”Watch your actions.”

Ramos got up and walked back, preparing to join the wall.

”Do I need to remind him about tactical discipline again?” Assistant coach Queiroz pointed to the field, worriedly asking.

This Portuguese assistant coach had once been the head coach of Real Madrid.

After being dismissed by Real Madrid, he returned to Manchester United to assist Ferguson, and much of the intelligence on Real Madrid for today’s game came from him.

Manchester United’s coaching staff, especially around the turn of the millennium, were highly sought after in the football world.

Ferguson’s disciples and assistants found it easy to land jobs as managers in top-tier or second-tier leagues, with Queiroz’s tenure at Real Madrid seen as the pinnacle for Manchester United’s network.

That’s how much faith the football world places in Ferguson’s success.

Some clubs would rather hire recently retired former Manchester United captains or Ferguson’s former assistants over other experienced coaches.

However, the unfortunate reality is that, like Milan’s legends, most of Manchester United’s own don’t possess much of a gift for coaching.

”Let him play,”

Ferguson shook his head and said, ”Young people always need to grow on their own. You can’t always tell a child what you need to do this or that.”

”I think so too, Cristiano is a clever boy,”

First-team coach Mike Phelan said with a smile.

”Hmm,”

Ferguson, arms folded, responded dismissively.

He had invested so much in the current number seven, and Ferguson more than anyone wished for Cristiano to mature.

On the field.

Cristiano, waiting on the left sideline to take the free-kick, had his chest heaving.

It was clear his heart was not at peace.

In a stage like the UEFA Champions League final, even seasoned players can’t help but feel nervous, and it was naturally the same for Cristiano participating in the final for the first time.

Whistle—

After the whistle sounded, Cristiano made a run-up and struck the underside of the ball, swinging it past the wall and smashing it into the side netting of the goal from the edge of the six-yard box, deceiving Casillas.

Seeing the goal, Cristiano rushed ecstatically towards the away fans’ stand.

”He scores!!!”

”1:1, Ronaldo scores a brilliant free-kick at the 20th minute of the first half! Now, both sides are back on an even footing,”

”The magic of the number seven shirt for the Red Devils continues, George Best, Cantona, Beckham, and now Ronaldo, each one has stepped up in times of crisis. That’s what being a Red Devil’s number seven means,”

”Ferguson, who from the start of the game pushed his players forward with the whip at his side, finally cracked a smile. The camera then showed the Real Madrid bench, the most emotionally conflicted person today must be Van Nistelrooy,”

”Van Nistelrooy, sent by Ferguson to Real Madrid, couldn’t secure a main spot there due to tactical reasons. Now facing his old club with his current one, it’s uncertain for whom he wishes victory,”