On March 13, 2007, Manchester United played a charity match against the European Stars, and Beckham returned to his hometown for the first time.
"I have been waiting for this for four years and finally have the opportunity to come back. I want to say thank you to the fans and everyone at the club. You have always supported me. Without you, I would not have been able to go through many of the previous years. Difficult times."
Beckham's heartfelt message at Old Trafford left a lot to be desired, and ever since then we have all been waiting for a truly fateful moment.
After another three years, fate finally pushed the 34-year-old Beckham to Manchester United. This was the long-awaited reunion. Beckham's return home became the main theme of the Champions League.
“It was a very emotional moment for me because I had never played against Manchester United. But as a Manchester United fan, this was probably the first time I wanted Manchester United to lose. I I always look forward to spending my entire career at Manchester United."
Beckham made no secret of his identity as a Manchester United fan. The hug with his old friends was just the beginning of the reunion. The Manchester United fans in the stands cheered. The banner read, "If you score, we won't cheer, okay?" This represents the inner monologue of all Manchester United people, including Beckham himself. He did not score in this game, but his assist allowed Ronaldinho to open the scoring. Among the AC Milan players celebrating, we could not find No. 32 Beckham.
This is a complicated emotion. Three weeks later, Beckham will truly embark on his return home, seven years late. There is Old Trafford, the Red Dream Theater on Matt Busby Avenue, where this song adapted by Manchester United fans moved a child more than 30 years ago. He always wears a red Manchester United jersey, which seems a bit unusual in London, where he lives. But he dreams of playing for Manchester United like his idol Blair Robson, even if he leaves his hometown.
When he was fourteen years old, his dream came true and David Beckham became a member of the Red Devils. That group of kids was so talented that after easily winning the FA Youth Cup, six of them took a precious photo together. From today's point of view, how can the youthful days block the elegance of a superstar.
In 1994, Beckham made his debut for Manchester United and soon scored his first goal for Manchester United. A red era began. A year later at Wimbledon, he had the moment that made him famous. Beckham has since become a superstar. Even in the darkest time after the 1998 World Cup, he was using his redemptive goals to turn himself from an outcast into a favorite again.
This sunny boy with blond hair is cherished by the fans at Old Trafford. Chinese fans named him Xiaobei. Years have passed, and no matter how old I am, the nickname Xiaobei has never changed. Perhaps, seeing these pictures, we are more willing and want to immerse ourselves in the recollections of those beautiful past events.
In the 1998-99 season, Beckham reached the peak of his career. The honor of the Triple Crown was unprecedented in English football and was unprecedented. Beckham later mentioned in his autobiography, "Those things in 1999 were not reality, they were dreams, just like the dream at the last minute at Camp Nou. I still can't believe it to this day. It’s true.”
Times are constantly passing by, and Beckham is constantly growing, his age, achievements, and even his hairstyle are changing. What remains unchanged is the heart, the red blood and plot flowing in his bones. Manchester United fans have been chanting, there is only one Beckham. In the two seasons after winning the Triple Crown, Beckham's performance was close to the extreme. He even used such a scoring method to declare to those who had questioned him, "Who dares to underestimate my skills." After the treble comes three consecutive Premier League titles. This record has so far been broken by no one except Manchester United.
Everything is on the rise, and Beckham vowed to dedicate his career to Manchester United forever. However, things went against expectations. In the spring of 2003, an inadvertent mistake caused Beckham to suffer from flying boots.
The fifteen-year master-disciple relationship has gone from rigidity to collapse. People predict that Beckham will be the first of the six children in Manchester United's Class of '92 to leave. It's not pleasant to be on the bench, but he will go all out whenever he comes on the court. Unfortunately, it's too late. After this classic Champions League game against Real Madrid, this shot significantly revealed Beckham's future.
In May 2003, this game against Charlton was Beckham's last official appearance at Old Trafford. The familiar broadcast sounded for the last time at Old Trafford. Ferguson cheered for his beloved disciple for the last time, and Beckham lifted the Premier League trophy for the last time.
Seven years have passed and he has never played an official game at Old Trafford. When the past grudges have long since been settled, all that remains is concern. "Sir Alex Ferguson is like a father to me. No matter it was in the past or in the future, no matter what others said in the past, saying that our relationship was good and bad, but for me, all I can hold are those good things. Time."
The best times and the worst times have been here, and he will always regard this place as his home - Old Trafford. Sometimes, he would think of those red years, when his best friends were by his side; sometimes, he would take every opportunity to visit his old friends. They are all still at Manchester United, only you are wandering alone. Sometimes, he would suddenly appear in the stands and cheer like a fan for the team he had supported since childhood - Manchester United. It's a real emotion, even if years later you have to say it insincerely. "As a player of AC Milan, I definitely want to win. I want to beat Manchester United. But as a Manchester United fan, this is difficult to say."
The shadow of the shell is far away, but the shadow of the shell is close again. People always like to feel nostalgia, and people always like to linger. Come back, you have been gone for seven years, and the people at Old Trafford on March 10, 2010 who are truly waiting for you to come home will be the same as before.