Chapter 114: Miracles forever

There was no upset in the Champions League final between Manchester United and Marseille, because Shaq urgently needed a goal, and the "Red Devils" destroyed the opponent with a sweep attitude, and the final score was 5:1!

Shaq staged a "big four-game" in this game, which also allowed him to create a stunning miracle of scoring 200 goals in 66 games!

These 200 goals are not only the highest single-season goal record for a player in football history, but later became Shaq's record for the most goals in a single season in his life!

Manchester United defeated Marseille 5-1 and successfully defended the Champions League trophy. At the same time, they also won the League Cup, Premier League championship, FA Cup, and UEFA Champions League championship this season, becoming the "four champions" again and have the opportunity to defend the "seven champions".

Moreover, the "Red Devils" have become the only team in football history that has won all trophys in a single season to achieve the "Seven Crowns". When the "Cosmic Team" won the "Six Crowns", it was a cross-season, winning six championships in the whole year. Manchester United's achievements this time are indeed even more amazing. It is not just as simple as having one more championship than Barcelona.

The Champions League final put an end to the European beacon of the entire season, but this hot summer has just begun because... the European Championship is here!

The "Three Lions" won the runner-up in the World Cup two years ago. After that, they have never lost in the European Cup qualifiers in many friendly matches, which has also caused England to continue to climb in the national team ranking announced by the World Football Federation. Now it has far surpassed the second place Argentina and the third place Brazil with 1,614 points, firmly occupying the world's first place ranking.

With this European Championship, England has become the number one favorite to win the European Cup, and fans are also full of expectations for the rise of England in this European Championship. I hope the "Three Lions" can win the European Cup in one fell swoop and then create a big era like the Spanish team back then.

The "Three Lions" performed well in the warm-up match. The reason why they said it was good was mainly because they tied one in three warm-up matches, defeated Israel 6:0, narrowly defeated the Netherlands 2:1, and tied Bosnia and Herzegovina 2:2. After three warm-up matches, England's condition seemed to be running along a falling curve.

Stewart's coaching ability has been questioned by England fans again. Although Stewart has actually done a good job, there are still countless English media criticizing him, believing that he has a good hand but doesn't know how to play outside. He can tie with teams like Bosnia and Herzegovina, which has completely failed to show the power that the world's number one team should have. How can the "Three Lions" fight for the Delaunay Cup?

The experience of England's group stage did make countless fans worried. After England, who was in Group D, defeated the little brother Wales 4:1 in the first group stage. They tied with Switzerland 1:1 in the second game, and even tied with Austria 2:2 in the third game. If it weren't for the last round, the little brother Wales once again tied the Swiss team 1:1, England would not even be the first in the group.

The "Three Lions" performed badly!

This is an undeniable fact. Stewart has countless big-name stars such as Shaq, Rooney, Will Sher, Walcott, Phil Jones, Jack Rodwell, Sturridge, etc., but it is really difficult to satisfy the public.

Stewart's ability to withstand pressure doesn't seem to be very good. The 54-year-old England coach issued a resignation statement early: "I know my coaching ability has always been doubted, and I also know that I am not the best candidate for the coach of the England team, so I make a decision here that no matter what kind of results we achieve in this European Cup, I will resign as the head coach of the England team."

As soon as Stewart's statement came out, it caused a shock in the English football world. The FA held an emergency meeting to discuss this matter. The officials were really angry this time. Stewart was no longer a young man. Why did you speak so impulsively? You issued a resignation statement at this time, which is simply a practice of disregarding the overall situation!

The FA England held a day's meeting, and then they announced the resolution to support Stewart's decision. They announced that they had begun to pick Stewart's successor.

At this time, the "Three Lions" that were about to lose their head coach after the European Cup and were already in chaos seemed to have found the courage to fight back. After entering the quarterfinals of 16, they defeated Montenegro with Shaq's double score and Walcott's goal, and entered the quarterfinals of the European Championship with Shaq's double score and Walcott's goal.

The former world champion Spain lost to Türkiye with a score of 0:1, and head coach Guardiola was forced to resign.

Overnight, countless media also unified their calibers and locked the new coach of the "Three Lions" on three people. Former French coach Blanco, who was fired because he did not qualify in the group stage, Guardiola, who created the "Space Team", and Simon Grayson, who is currently coaching in the "Red Devils".

Of course, the three candidates selected by the media are not aimless. Blanco was fired because the French team's own strength was too poor and he failed to achieve good results. But after all, he once led the French team to a miraculous World Cup championship, and his coaching ability is still worthy of recognition.

Guardiola has already achieved success. Although it is only at the club level, who dares to underestimate this tactical master?

As for Simon Grayson... it seems that he has been the most glorious in recent years. He has won fifteen championship trophys in three years. He won the "Four Champions" at Leeds United, won eleven championships in two seasons at Manchester United, and led two teams to win the St. Beredede Cup three times in three years. "Brutal Simon" is an example of iron-fisted military governance. It seems that he is the true emperor of the "Three Lions"!

The FA England also sent officials to Manchester to meet the current CEO Ed Woodward and Simon Grayson. I don’t know what they talked about during the whole day. Anyway, Manchester United officially released the news the next day, claiming that Manchester United has always regarded the development of English football career as the first task for many years. We have sent countless talents to the England team. Although we don’t want to lose our current head coach, if Simon Grayson and the FA England reach an agreement, Manchester United will not obstruct. Manchester United is willing to give everything to the rise of English football!

After Manchester United's righteous statement was issued, those who were a little puzzled would know what was going on. Obviously, England always convinced Manchester United to let go. "Brutal Simon" took over the England team and became the new leader of the "Three Lions". Next... it's a matter of time. As soon as England's European Cup journey ends, Simon Grayson should take office soon.

But Stewart seems to be very nostalgic about his current position. After England reached the quarterfinals of the European Championship, he actually let England play a tactic similar to Manchester United for the first time, betting on Shaq alone. Then... Shaq helped England defeat the Czech Republic 4-0 and led the "Three Lions" to enter the semi-finals of the European Cup.

In the semi-finals, England encountered Poland. Shaq scored twice and contributed two assists, helping the team defeat his opponent with a score of 5:0 and leading England to the European Cup final.

In the final, England met the tenacious Italian team. The traditional "chain defense" caused the "Three Lions" to be in a tough battle, but Shaq still scored twice in the game. With Phil Jones' goal, England defeated Italy with a score of 3:1 and actually won the Delaunay Cup!

England... became the king of Europe!

Stewart burst into tears at the award ceremony after winning the championship. He was very excited. But he regretted it... shit! If I had known that Shaq had been reused, I would find the key to open the door to victory. Why should I bear so much pressure? In the end, even the fucking resignation statement was sent out early!

Stewart really regrets it now. In this European Championship, Shaq scored 14 goals alone, scored 14 goals in seven games, and averaged 2 goals per game!

If you don’t use such a super scorer, you have to get double insurance or three insurance...

What a fuck!

Hodgson and I are really shit!

Otherwise, what is the European Cup? I’ll have already picked up the Hercules Cup!

Stewart regretted his intestines, but he still abides by the resignation statement. After leading the "Three Lions" to win the European championship, he formally submitted his resignation application to the English FA and resigned from his position as head coach of the England team.

The FA also announced on July 13 that Manchester United's current coach Simon Grayson will serve as the head coach of the "Three Lions" just three days before England won the Derraud Cup.

The "Red Devils" official also issued an announcement, thanking Simon Grayson for his great contribution to Manchester United in the past two years, and they will finalize the candidate for the new coach in the next few weeks.

Simon Grayson's departure made Manchester United fans helpless. They wanted to see the club they like continued to be strong, and they wanted to see the "Three Lions" able to achieve excellent results. In this contradictory state of mind, they could only silently accept the choices made by the "brutal Simon" themselves.

However, the last thing Simon Grayson did before leaving may make Manchester United fans hate the most successful head coach in Manchester United's history in the future. He gave Shaq a new contract, whether it was annual salary, bonus, annual salary, etc., nothing changed. Only one added once another club wanted to buy Shaq, when the transfer fee bid exceeded 50 million pounds, whether the transfer transaction would continue will be decided by Shaq personally, and the club will not have the right to interfere.

The summer of 2016 was really a summer that would never be forgotten for English football. The "Three Lions" won the European Cup historic victory, and Shaq created a miracle of scoring 200 goals in a single season. The legendary coach Simon Grayson, who was only 47 years old, brought his team to the England team.
Chapter completed!