Chapter 49 I have a date with Messi
Although Cruyff and Manchester United have no intersection, Manchester United executives still decided to stay in Barcelona for one night. The next day, Ferguson and Dong Fangzhuo said goodbye to Cruyff on behalf of the team.
At 10 o'clock local time yesterday, Barcelona held a farewell ceremony for Cristiano Cristiano at Camp Nou, with a total of 15,000 people bid farewell to the red and blue godfathers. Guardiola and Messi flew from the UK, Xavi returned from Qatar, and Ronaldinho also came from Brazil. Enrique brought a team of players to attend after training. Laporta, Rexac and many Mengsus appeared at Camp Nou, and Real Madrid chairman Florentino also flew from Madrid to pay condolences. Ferguson and Dong Fangzhuo were also in the crowd.
Barcelona Chairman Bartomeu delivered the first speech, and he even shed tears for a while. "Welcome all fans to the Camp Nou to commemorate Cruyff, he left us a precious legacy."
Bartomeu expressed his statement, "Cruyff means a lot to Barcelona, and he will continue to influence Barcelona in the future. He is a modern player who revolutionized football and an excellent coach who left a great legacy. Everything shows the fact that without Cruyff, there would be no Barcelona now."
Florentino is the same age as Cruyff, and he also praised Cruyff: "There are some people who I originally thought they would never die, and Cruyff is one of them. I know him very well, and some people say he changed the history of Barcelona, and I think he also changed the history of football. Not only in Spain, but in the whole world."
Ferguson also spoke on behalf of Manchester United: "Cruyff is as outstanding as Best. They do not belong to the same era, but they have changed an era. Until today, Cruyff's football philosophy has deeply influenced us. On behalf of Manchester United, I pay my highest respect to Kristian Sage, who is still loved by football in heaven..."
Best.
Dong Fangzhuo stood behind silently, remembering that when Best left, he and Ronaldo personally carried the coffin for him. Suddenly, he remembered that he would have this day in the future, and then there would probably be many people to say goodbye to him.
But what's the use of coming to many people? It's the most important thing to live well...
Then, he saw Messi, Ronaldinho, etc., these opponents from different eras are here. Maybe one day, I don’t know who will attend whose memorial service?
After the farewell ceremony, Dong Fangzhuo walked over and greeted Ronaldinho. The two of them had not seen each other for many years. When they were still in Milan, they occasionally had dinner outside together. Later, after Ronaldinho returned to Brazil, he didn't contact him much. He only met twice at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, but they were all hurriedly separated.
Ronaldinho has changed a lot now. Although he is not as fat as Ronaldo, he is also full of belly and poop. After retiring, he has gained weight.
The two hugged each other, but couldn't get along for long, because Dong Fangzhuo and Ferguson rushed back to England to prepare for the weekend league.
On the other side, Guardiola and Messi are the same.
Unexpectedly, on the plane, the four people met again.
It was a bit embarrassing, Guardiola, Messi and Manchester United's entire first team were sitting in the same business class.
Messi and Dong Fangzhuo are only one position apart.
This is not the first time. The closest distance between them is at the annual awards party. Every time, Ronaldo and Messi are sitting next to him. But this time it is quite special because there are only two of them in the whole row.
The atmosphere was a bit uncomfortable. Both of them were in Manchester, but they had met on the streets and now they met on the plane.
Dong Fangzhuo thought about it and had to find some topics to talk about it, otherwise he would be embarrassed to death if he was not suffocated.
"What a sad day." Dong Fangzhuo took the lead in stirring up the topic.
"Yes."
"But people always have to leave, it's just a matter of time sooner or later."
"While we are still alive, we should do something we like to do."
Messi doesn't know how to take it, and he has little experience in life. Although he is one of the richest athletes in the world, Messi's life is just playing football, training, going home, and having three points and one line.
"Have you ever thought about what to do after retirement?"
"Hmm?" He was only 28 years old and had not considered what happened after retirement. But he still thought about it for a while.
"I think I will continue to live in Spain, Argentina is a little strange."
This is quite true. Dong Fangzhuo smiled. He has lived in Spain since he was a child, so how could Messi return to Argentina?
"You said before that you think you want to retire from the old boy?"
"Yes, but I don't seem to think so now."
"I have a deep relationship with it, but I have a home now. My home is in Spain, so I guess I won't go."
"Haha, you're so heartless." Dong Fangzhuo likes Messi very much.
"Where are you?" Under Dong Fangzhuo's initiative, Messi began to let go much more.
"I'm still used to life in China. If I don't become a coach, I will return to China. As for the business here, I'll leave it to others. I feel that I've been in the world of football for too long."
It's natural for a long time to be a human being for two lives. Messi won't understand this.
"But before retiring, I had a good proposal."
"What?"
Dong Fangzhuo smiled sly. This proposal was not just something he had thought about, but fans all over the world might have fantasized about it.
"Are you interested in playing football in Southampton after you are 35? At that time, you should have faded out of Barcelona's first team."
"Oh?" Messi raised his eyebrows.
"I know your team."
"But this is no different from the old boy I went to."
"Yes, if it's just you, there's no difference."
"But what if there is me, there is Ronaldo?"
“…”
Messi is speechless for the time being. This idea is too dreamy. He sometimes thinks so, if three people are on the same team? What would it be?
"But you are all 37 years old by then, can you wait?"
He obviously became interested.
Dong Fangzhuo smiled, "If this is a date, then it will definitely be a beautiful one, so why not?"
"Okay, I will think seriously, I can't promise you now."
"Don't worry, Ronaldo and I still have a lot of time, at least three or four years. What I'm worried about is that by that time, will no one still be able to defeat us? In that case, it would be too lonely and boring!"
“…”
"I don't know either."
"I hope it won't be so boring..."
Chapter completed!