Chapter 260 The feeling of visiting Old Trafford

Chapter 260 The feeling of visiting Old Trafford

After Udinese defeated Napoli in an away game, they led the Serie A standings with 12 points in 33 rounds, and once again expanded their advantage in the standings to 6 points, followed by Fiorentina and Inter Milan, Viola and the Nerazzurri. Both are 27 points.

Subsequently, European football entered the last international match day in 2015. The national teams that had already qualified for next year's European Cup began to prepare for the European Cup, while some teams that entered the play-offs were competing for the European Cup qualifications. Make the final fight. As for the teams that have been eliminated, they have begun to prepare for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

The Portuguese national team has two games on this international match day, against Russia and Luxembourg. Santos is inspecting talents for next year's European Cup, so after obtaining the consent of the parties concerned, the main players including Ronaldo, Bruno, Coentrao and others did not go to Russia with the team, but took their own vacations.

This is undoubtedly a very rare opportunity for Bruno to relax.

Starting from the Italian Super Cup in early August and the European Super Cup in mid-August, Bruno has played 22 games for Udinese and the Portuguese national team in the past three months, and has played in almost all games. There were very few substitutes and early substitutions.

During the two-week international match day, Bruno spent three days to complete the filming of the endorsement contract, and basically stayed in Udine, training to recover his physical fitness, and living a two-person world with Vanessa.

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Vanessa has now moved to Bruno's villa in Udine. Although through her father's mediation, European countries have lifted the ban on her, Vanessa has no intention of coming back.

She was tired of the intrigues in the entertainment industry, and now she just wanted to be with Bruno quietly.

In Udine, in addition to being responsible for Bruno's three meals a day, Vanessa also opened a coffee shop on the outskirts of the city. It was still the same Buddhist style as in Milan. There was no advertising and promotion, and it was completely unknown whether there were any customers. It's a matter of chance.

As the daughter of a billionaire, Vanessa is not short of money. The purpose of opening the coffee shop is not to make money, but as a hobby, not wanting to let herself do nothing all day long.

In fact, Vanessa is now not only the heir to her father's billions of wealth, but also the heir to her grandfather, an Italian billionaire. Moreover, her grandfather's wealth is still higher than that of her father, which is about nearly 10 billion euros. However, these properties are not company stocks and financial assets, but mainly real estate.

When Bruno learned about these situations, he was a little dumbfounded.

At that moment, he wanted to say: "Sister, please support me, I don't want to fight anymore!"

However, the deep-rooted love for football prevented him from saying such words.

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In addition to being responsible for Bruno's three meals a day and running her coffee shop in a free-range manner, Vanessa's time is mainly spent on studying. She is currently studying for a Master's degree in Business Economics and Management at the School of Management of the University of Udine.

Although she was born as a model, Vanessa's studies have not been neglected. When she was in Milan in the past two years, she had obtained a bachelor's degree in management from the University of Milan.

On match days, Vanessa would go to the Friuli Stadium to watch Bruno play in a very low-key manner, but she never went to the VIP area, but mingled among ordinary Udinese fans.

Although she is no longer a target of being banned, Vanessa has no intention of announcing her relationship with Bruno to the public. She enjoys her current quiet life and does not want to return to the spotlight, so Bruno's business activities are still She did not attend any events such as award ceremonies.

Bruno is not a high-profile person, and he also doesn't like socializing, so he respects her choice very much. And apart from training and necessary social activities, most of them stay at home.

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Two weeks of international matches passed quickly. The Portuguese national team, which lacked core players such as Cristiano Ronaldo and Bruno, lost 0:1 in a friendly match with Russia, but won 2:0 against Luxembourg.

On the afternoon of November 11, in the 22th round of Serie A, Udinese faced Sampdoria at home.

Facing the Mariners, who had just changed coaches, Udinese won 2:0 at the Estadio Friuli.

In the 35th minute of the game, Bruno made a long pass over the top to find Taylor in the penalty area. The French forward's thigh pad was given to Badu. Badu broke into the penalty area and scored to help Udinese break the deadlock.

In injury time, Udinese scored another goal. At that time, Bruno's through ball penetrated Sampdoria's defense. Badu, who inserted behind him, was brought down by Sampdoria defender Zukanovic in the penalty area. Zukanovic was directly sent off with a red card. Udine Si received a penalty kick.

Bruno took the penalty and scored easily, locking the score at 2:0.

This is Bruno's 13th Serie A goal this season, continuing to lead the Serie A scorer list.

The offensive partnership of Bruno and Di Natale is also the duo with the most goals in Serie A. The two scored 19 goals together, slightly ahead of the Napoli striker combination of Higuain and Insigne, who scored 17 goals.

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Immediately, the Udinese team took a chartered flight north to England and visited the Old Trafford Stadium to challenge the Red Devils Manchester United.

This is the fifth round of the Champions League group stage this season, and it is also a key battle for whether Udinese and Manchester United can advance to the knockout rounds.

In the past two or three years, Bruno has become accustomed to playing away from home. Sometimes a week, sometimes two weeks, he would play an away game.

Falling asleep and waking up in a strange hotel, in a strange environment.

If the game is at noon, he will do some warm-up and stretching exercises after waking up in the morning; if it is in the afternoon, his training volume will increase; if it is in the evening, he will do the same as usual.

This is a habit he has developed over the past two or three years.

As long as you have a good sleep at noon, you will be energetic when you wake up in the afternoon, and you will be in full swing at night.

The game against Manchester United is in the evening, at 20:45, kick-off on time.

Bruno still goes to the hotel gym for training, and Udinese's fitness coach Diamanti will accompany him throughout the process.

Guidolin's coaching staff has two physical coaches, one is Diamanti and the other is Bordon.

Over the past two years, Diamanti has basically become Bruno's personal physical trainer.

Sometimes, Bruno felt that he spent more time with Diamanti than anyone else. They met almost every morning and noon.

"You can't get a girlfriend like this, Diamanti." Bruno often teased him with such words.

Diamanti was used to it, always scolding him severely, criticizing his movements, and even occasionally secretly adding some weight to his barbell to make him suffer a little.

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However, to be honest, during the two and a half years of training with Diamanti, Bruno's physical fitness has indeed improved by leaps and bounds.

He is 1.83 meters tall and his weight is always controlled at about 75 kilograms. All data are very standard and meet the requirements of professional players. His body is very well-proportioned and good-looking, but his physical confrontation on the court is not weak at all.

Now, even for guys like Maguire and Danilo, who he considered to be macho men before, it is no longer easy to squeeze him out of the way on the court.

Swimming is the key to Bruno getting in good shape and he swims almost every day, mostly after a nap. Even in the cold and freezing winter, he would go into the water and never stop.

<divclass="contentadv">His life seems very boring, almost except for competitions, it is always repetitive, very mechanical and boring, but very fulfilling, and all projects are arranged very compactly.

Perhaps due to more contacts, the person he talked to the most at Udinese was the fitness coach. The two of them are mostly alone in training every day, and they talk about many topics, including Manchester United.

"You look in pretty good shape today." Diamanti smiled.

The quality of your condition can be generally seen from your morning gym training.

Sometimes, he would also adjust Bruno's training content throughout the day based on Bruno's morning training so that he could face the game with the best mental outlook. But that was obviously not necessary today because he looked so excited.

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If Jassim's team acquisition goes well, he will be wearing a Manchester United jersey next summer. But now, he appears at Old Trafford as an opponent, which feels really strange.

Moreover, haven't the Glazer family been biting and refusing to let go, and the Champions League is one of their important bargaining chips. If they defeat Manchester United in today's game and make them lose the chance to advance to the knockout rounds of the Champions League, it will also be a heavy blow to the Glazer family. , maybe it can speed up the acquisition of Jassim team?

Moreover, this can be regarded as Bruno's final sprint for this year's FIFA Ballon d'Or.

Just four days later, FIFA will announce the final three nominees for this year's Ballon d'Or.

It is already a critical period for voting. Whether they can make it to the final three-man roster, this Champions League group stage is considered the last ditch effort.

The battle is approaching, and Bruno doesn't seem to feel the pressure, but is rather eager to give it a try. He's used to pressure and doesn't show it easily.

"Why do I feel that what you desire more is to prove yourself?" Diamanti chuckled.

As one of the core members of Guidolin's coaching staff, Diamanti also knew the reason why Bruno finally stayed with the team this summer. It was because the oil capital from the Middle East came forward and said that he would sign with Manchester United for a large amount of money next summer. At the same time, it also provided Udinese with a sponsorship fee of 1000 million euros this season and obtained the naming rights of the Friuli Stadium for one year.

Bruno raised his eyebrows without denying it, and said: "This will be a highly anticipated game. Who doesn't want to prove himself in this game?"

Diamanti nodded, that was indeed the case.

As the saying goes, a skinny camel is bigger than a horse. Although the Red Devils are not as good as before after Ferguson retired, they are still the Red Devils. Such a game with so many superstars is also a key battle in the Champions League group stage this season. It will attract the attention of fans all over the world.

It can be said that this is a key battle that can make an unknown person famous.

For Bruno, this is also a game that proves his strength.

"Didn't you say that Manchester United wants to buy you?" Diamanti asked strangely.

Bruno looked at him seriously, nodded and said: "Yes, that's why I want them to see my strength!"

Diamanti was dumbfounded. There was nothing wrong with this logic!

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In the evening, the lanterns are lit.

The avenue leading to the Old Trafford Stadium was full of Manchester United fans wearing red jerseys, singing and dancing towards the Old Trafford Stadium, with a look of anticipation on everyone's face.

Although Manchester United's recent situation is not good, although everyone thinks that their team is approaching its twilight, they are still full of expectations and hope that their team can win at Old Trafford and bring them unexpected surprise.

This is Manchester United's core!

Although they have encountered setbacks and disappointments time and time again, although they were once humiliated 0:3 by Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium, although this team has become so fragile that no one can put more hope in it, although...but every game Before the game, they were still full of expectations.

What if the surprise really comes?

If the surprise really comes and they are not there, it will definitely be their biggest regret!

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When the Udinese bus was driving on the road to Old Trafford, many Manchester United fans shouted at the bus, and many fans also used offensive words.

Obviously, they will be the most unpopular people at Old Trafford tonight!

The closer they got to Old Trafford, the more Manchester United fans became, and they were even blocked in the road halfway. Fortunately, the Manchester police maintained order all the way and ensured that Udinese's bus could arrive at Old Trafford on time.

But here, the Udinese players were greeted by a larger number of Manchester United fans. The more civilized fans booed them or sang the Manchester United anthem, but there was also a small group of more radical fans who shouted insults at Udinese players.

"Get out of Manchester!"

"Get out of here!"

"You don't want to get out of here alive tonight!"

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But these people were quickly dissuaded by the police at the scene.

In fact, Manchester United fans are relatively tolerant. Over the years, Bruno has seen even more extreme fans of other teams.

"To be honest, I'm a little nervous."

When changing clothes in the locker room and preparing to go on the field for warm-up training, Cancelo approached Bruno, rubbed his hands and said.

"Normally, when you come here for the first time, you will be nervous." Bruno said with a smile.

"What about you?" Cancelo asked.

Bruno smiled and said: "I'm a little nervous now, but I won't be after a while."

Cancelo thought about it and immediately understood what Bruno meant.