EVRA: Manchester United are different, never will be the same
Evra went from a poor child to a top star in world football, and when he retired, he had few regrets in his career. Football for him, is the greatest luck, is the only possibility to change the bad luck, is the best opportunity, is the bright road; for football, he is the world's first-class left-back brilliant interpretation, is the Premier League Serie A and Champions League champions; for Manchester United fans, he is the flying defender, is the crazy left gate, is a great legend, is an unquestionable feat; for the club, he is a loyal hymn, from the heart of love; is Lotte's record knight, is the team's pistachio, It is the cornerstone of creating miracles and winning victories.
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"I was going to retire at Manchester United"
Finally, the "Third Master" Patrice Evra retired. In the summer of 2019, former Manchester United defender and former France left gate officially announced the end of his football career.
At the time of parting, Evra still did not change his true colors, he only skimmed over the retirement, and the topic quickly turned to future planning: "My playing career has officially ended, but my future is still related to football. I've been coaching since 2013 and I'll get a B-class license as a UEFA coach and then an A-class. If all goes well, I'll start coaching the team in a year and a half. ”
Everla will never lack optimism," my boss, Sir Alex Ferguson, once said that two of his players will reach the top of the coach and will succeed. He's talking about me and Giggs, so I've been blessed by the boss's prophecy, so let's start looking forward to me now. ”
As a successful football star, Evra has won all the praise. Indeed, his struggles, his professionalism deserve these compliments Evra is widely regarded as one of the best left-backs of the 21st century, being named to The Ligue 1 Team of the Year in 2003/04, Evra was named to the Premier League Team of the Year three times from 2006 to 2010 (06/07, 08/09, 09/10), and in 2009 he was named to UEFA Team of the Year and DFFA Team of the Year. Evra has won a total of 21 titles during his time at Monaco, Manchester United and Juve. These include 5 Premier League titles, 3 League Cups, 1 Champions League, 5 Community Shields, 2 Serie A titles, 2 Coppa Italia, 1 Italian Super Cup, 1 French League Cup and 1 Club World Cup. As a Manchester United fan, we will remember that he once captained this great club, making 379 appearances for Manchester United, scoring 10 goals, having 40 assists and winning almost all titles for the team in his nine seasons, except for the FA Cup. He is a well-deserved meritorious player, a player who has made outstanding contributions to Manchester United and has given his love and loyalty to Manchester United.
In a handwritten letter he issued after announcing his retirement, Evra's mood was completely different when talking about Manchester United, "I have played for many clubs, but Manchester United is different. Oh man, Manchester United is different, Manchester United is like me. ”
'Manchester United is like my family and I love her from the bottom of my heart.
'No matter how great a player you are, Manchester United is above all else.
"I found my personality at Manchester United, honed my character and professionalism, we are fighters, fighting against our opponents to the death. That's my DNA at Manchester United and that's why I belong to Manchester United. ”
Evra's handwritten letter contained deep sorrow: "Leaving Manchester United in 2014 was my toughest decision and I had planned to retire at Manchester United. ”
[ii] The poor childhood of the devil's attention
Evra was born in Dakar, senegal, Africa, to a Guinean father and a Cape Verdean mother. Evra's family was so numerous that he had 24 siblings (two of whom later died prematurely). Evra's father was a Senegalese diplomat, so Evra moved from Dakar, Senegal, to Brussels at an early age, and then to Les Ulis on the outskirts of Paris. Originally, Evra's life was happy, and his father's salary income was enough to support a large family.
Evra later recalls his childhood and remembers when he was four years old when his father gave him a soccer ball. Joyfully, little Evra kept kicking and playing, kicking the window glass to pieces. Evra's mother did not blame him, but told him that in the future, little Evra would be a great footballer.
It may also be that at that time, football and Evra have been inseparable. Evra began to love football, loved football, and later actively devoted herself to football.
But Evra's family disintegrated when he was 10, his parents divorced, and his father ruthlessly abandoned Evra, taking away a couch, a TV, and even a chair. Evra and his mother were immediately in an irreparable predicament. They were all crammed into a small room, where Evra and her two brothers shared a small mattress, and two people had to be back-to-back to have room to sleep. Evra's older siblings came out early to work to help the family and left early. In the end, only his mother, sister and he still lived in the old house.
At that time, the life of Evra's family was extremely difficult, and the situation was so serious that Evra had to find a way to make some money on the street when he was a child. At that time, Evra was a little fart who wandered the streets all day, and people called him "Little Fu San". At that time, he lived in an area full of gangs, gun battles, and occasional murders, and often people disappeared and died unknowingly. For Evra, it doesn't matter what you're called, what matters is to be able to survive. In order to survive, to find something for his mother and sister to eat, Evra often fights, steals food, clothes, and even game consoles, and sometimes sits outside the store and begs.
It was a bleak childhood, but Evra would not refuse to remember, would not not want to face it. In his handwritten letters, he voluntarily described his experience of begging, and also recorded the relentless refusal of people.
Little Evra said, "Sir, can you give me a few francs?" ”
People will say, "Get out of here, do you think there's money falling from the sky?" ”
Even begging for money, Evra's life can be imagined. But even so, Evra has always maintained an optimistic mindset and has always been happy.
Even so bleak, back at home Evra danced, sang, put on costumes, wigs, and joked with his sisters, with whom he liked to amuse.
Evra's happiness has continued ever since, and after he's become a soccer star, he'll post all sorts of funny videos on Instagram, he'll do crazy things, he'll often say, "I love this sport to death," but the actual meaning is "I love this life," "That's how happy I am!" Evra wants to share joy with others.
Evra has always had great respect and affection for her mother, who has always worked hard to support them and has always maintained an optimistic mood. My mother once said to Evra, "We have no right to complain about anything, and what is the purpose of complaining?" Why not be more proactive? If you believe that something beautiful is about to happen, then it will happen. ”
[3] The dream of football
No one knows where Evra's interest in professional football came from, and his interest in football as a child does not seem to be strong enough to devote himself to professional football.
On his first day of school, Evra told his teachers and classmates that his ambition was to be a footballer.
Of the 300 kids, Evra is the only one who wants to grow up and play football.
No one believed he could become a professional player, and the teacher asked with a smile in class: 'Patrice, do you really think that out of 300 students, you are the one who becomes a player?' ’”
"Yes!"
Everyone laughed.
Evra's school did not have any pipeline to send seedlings to the football club, and Evra did not get the favor of any team despite the time to play, train and seriously improve his football.
Evra played amateur football until he was 17 years old, waiting for a sudden opportunity. He was playing an indoor ball game with his friends when a guy suddenly asked him if he wanted to try out in Turin.
Evra knew this man, he ran a restaurant in Paris, did not expect to be a scout, in the end, Evra agreed.
The scouts took Evra to Turin, and although the club did not sign in the end, during the negotiations Evra met a director of the Masala club who invited Evra to join the Italian third division.
Evra agreed, and Evra thought to herself, "When I flew back to Paris, it felt like a dream, and the Marsala Club was my gateway to heaven." ”
Opportunities come, but trials and challenges come unexpectedly.
Evra needed to rush directly to the club to join the team, it was a small mountain village in northern Italy, and Evra knew nothing about the specific location or route, he had not even traveled alone, did not speak Italian, and his mother could not find time to accompany him on his departure. Evra left the house with a note with her home phone number and took the train to Milan.
The accident occurred, and Evra was supposed to get off at Milan and change to another train to head to that mountain village. But at the Milan train station Evra was completely confused, the letters on the big screen kept refreshing, evra did not know a word, he had no idea where the train he was going to take was. Desperately, Evra waited and waited, completely overwhelmed, when the train drove away.
A stranger reached out to Evra, who told evra that the train had long since left. While Evra was crying helplessly, he helped Evra dial the home phone. Evra's mother was horrified, "Put my child on the train back to Paris, please!" ”
The stranger was like an angel, and he told Evra's mother not to worry, "I'm willing to help him, and tomorrow I'll get him on the right train." ”
The well-meaning man brought Evra home and arranged for Evra's food and lodging. The next morning the well-wisher woke up Evra and put him on the right train.
Not only that, but well-meaning people also helped Evra write the name of the station where she would get off the train, so that Evra could get off the train correctly.
After Evra got out of the car, she found that there was no club staff waiting, and there was nothing around. He decided to wait, 5 minutes passed, 10 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour, 2 hours passed, still no one came, and the sky gradually darkened. After 6 hours had passed, someone was driving over, and it was a director of the club.
Evra finally survived to the light. The club director apologized to Evra and took him to the village inn to buy new sportswear and sneakers. Evra looked at herself in the mirror and sighed that she was the happiest boy in the world!
Evra called her mother: "Mom, can you believe it?" I'm a member of the team now, they provide me with food, and there are three sets of food! ”
Mom also began to cry.
Evra spent a happy time in Marsala, where he received warm and caring from Sicilians. A year later he joined Serie B side Monza. Later a season, Evra returned to France and joined France. The following year Evra helped the team advance to Ligue 1. He then joined Monaco, one of the biggest clubs in France at the time.
Evra finally saw the light of his career, and he received his first "huge" salary in Monaco.
As soon as evra bought a new house for her mother. He then took out his own salary and funded his brothers and sisters.
[4] Bó Lè
In Evra's life, there will always be no shortage of good people, no lack of Bole.
For Evra, the first Bó Lè he met in his career was Nice boss Salvio.
Prior to joining Nice, Evra played as a left winger and left winger, while Salvio adjusted Evra's position to left-back.
The change came from an accident, the Left Defender of the Nice team was injured, and Savioni made a clever move to let Evra play left-back instead. At first Evra was resistant and angry, "How can I play as a defender? I'm a striker! ”
However, Evra soon found that playing left-back himself had a better performance and played more comfortably. So he accepted the manager's arrangement.
Savioni later told Evra: "Pat, do you know why you played so well in the defender position? Because you hate playing in this position. Even though you play at left-back, you attack like crazy because what you want to show everyone is the strength of the winger. ”
Fast, physically strong, not afraid of confrontation and good at attacking, Evra was soon reused in the left-back position, and his talent was released on the field.
In his second year with Nice, Evra was named the best full-back in the Ligue 2. After joining Monaco, Evra continued to play well at left-back and was selected for France.
Evra's second Bó Lè in her career was Deschamps. It was Deschamps' vision that led to the introduction of Evra in the summer of 2002. Evra thus became one of the top five league clubs and continued to improve.
Deschamps has always been very appreciative of Evra, giving Evra the main player when he was in charge of Monaco and having a lot of constructive advice on how he plays at left-back. Evra's first season with Monaco was under deschamps' guidance, helping the team win the French League Cup. By the second season, Evra began to shine in Monaco's Champions League. Monaco beat Real Madrid 3-1 in the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals to advance to the semi-finals, where Evra was excellent and had no trouble defending the left side of the area apart from assisting Morientes. In the end, Monaco faced Porto in the Champions League final, and although Evra still performed well, he regrettably failed to help Monaco win the title.
Even so, Evra became the best young player in France in 2004 with his great progress and outstanding performance.
Then Evra met the most crucial opportunity of his life, met his best Bole, Ferguson.
[5] The more setbacks become stronger
Reaching the Champions League final became a brief peak for Monaco, but the team could not keep the idealistic and capable players. For example, Evra.
Evra remained in Monaco for more than a season after reaching the Champions League final with his team. But Monaco's strength is clearly declining, the team's strong players are leaving, and Evra also needs to find a better way out.
On 10 January 2006, Evra joined Manchester United, who were also in trouble at the time, for £5.5 million.
This reinforcement is said to have been hand-picked by Ferguson. When did the old man take a fancy to Evra, why spend £5.5 million to introduce such a thin left-back, whether it was scraping lottery tickets or picking up cheap, fans and the media were in an uproar.
No one is optimistic about Evra, only 173 cm tall, only 67 kg weight, come to the Premier League is a joke? Not to mention Manchester United, which is known for its confrontation? Heinze, who transferred a year ago, spent £6.9 million, and now this skinny Monkey, who is only worth £5.5 million, how can it be the answer for a Manchester United left-back?
Evra's determination to join Manchester United is firm, and he even does not hesitate to turn his face to the team, claiming that if Monaco sets up obstacles, he will strike! In order to make the trip as soon as possible, Evra really missed many training sessions!
Evra was finally successful and excited at the press conference: "Arsenal, Liverpool and Real Madrid all want to buy me, last year I almost signed a contract with Inter Milan, but I want to join Manchester United. ”
Evra said: "Of course I know what Manchester United means, when the agent says Manchester United are interested in me, I can hardly believe it will be true and I have to take the opportunity. My most respected Cantona has made United a popular team in France and I can't wait to play for it. ”
Evra came to Manchester United against doubts, while fans and the media were very skeptical of his level.
The ensuing matches seemed to prove it. Three days after joining, on 14 January 2006, Ferguson sent Evra as the team's main full-back for the 22nd round of the Premier League against Manchester City.
The game was a disaster, Evra was stateless and completely blown up by her opponents. He was even substituted after only playing the first half, and United eventually lost 3-1.
Evra later said to himself: "My first time in the Manchester Derby started at 12.45pm, which was not normal for me and there was never such an arrangement in France. I didn't know what to eat before the game, so I ate pasta and beans, and then I got sick and even vomited. ”
Evra returned to the room, not knowing what to do. In the end he made a stupid decision not to tell Ferguson the truth, not wanting to make people think he was weak and scared, and he decided he had to kick himself.
Evra said: "I felt dizzy on the bus to the stadium, but I still played in the derby. When I was fighting with Sinclair for the header, his elbow hit me and I was bleeding profusely in my face and I was completely blindsided. I felt dizzy, as if I had fallen into a washing machine spinning at high speed. ”
Midfielder Ferguson was furious, "Patrice, your time has come!" It's time for you to go down and sit and watch the game, you have to adapt to the intensity of the game, this is the Premier League! ”
Evra said: "I could only obediently take off my sneakers, wipe the blood, and watch in shame as we ended up losing. ”
This embarrassment and helplessness continued until the end of the season, and Manchester United ushered in another failed result. At the end of the season, when the players were on holiday, Evra, who lost France's 2006 World Cup squad, was very angry. He spent the summer in the gym, practicing hard while viciously watching his teammates fight all the way to the World Cup final. Evra thinks he should go there, but Reality makes a joke with him ironically. Evra felt like he could destroy everything, he trained like crazy, more strength, more training content, more pain, I didn't even take any vacation. The staff at the Manchester United base thought this guy was crazy.
Leo Ferdinand said: "When Evra first arrived, we always wondered if the manager had signed a record jockey instead of a footballer. He was happy all day, full of honey confidence. He likes to talk, catch everyone talking for half a day, have fun all day, sing almost non-stop, and perform self-made rap. ”
Leo's impression changed from Evra's unyielding personality, Evra quickly realized that he was not strong enough, although still smiling, he was determined to act immediately. It wasn't until the teammates who had returned from vacation warmed up that they suddenly noticed that the new Evra had appeared in front of them.
Even the talented Scholes admits that Evra's growth has been amazing. Crazy training has made Evra's strength increase rapidly, and on the training ground, he has made a bunch of Manchester United players cry. Scholes said: "Evra is aiming for the best full-back in history and he works very hard. I enjoyed starting with him, he was reassuring, confident and passionate. ”
In the 2006-2007 season, Evra, who was getting stronger and stronger, fought back fiercely against the media's doubts with his radiant performance. It was also the beginning of this season that Ferguson's Manchester United finally survived the 3 seasons of the lowest fans in the Premier League era, regained its dominance of the league, and became the league hegemon again.
All of this also has evoke Evra's outstanding contribution. He became the cornerstone of Manchester United's defensive line, the key to Manchester United's ability to improve its defensive ability, and the achievement of Manchester United's re-emergence and re-creation of glory.
[6] Friends, brothers and enemies
Evra has few enemies in football circles, and his optimistic and cheerful personality and kind thoughts allow him to reap friendships wherever he is. Whether in Nice, Monaco, Manchester United, Juve, Marseille or West Ham, Evra will always be the pistachio of the team, even if he is old and old, he is just as willing to take on such a role. Evra said: "I am a warrior on the field and a happy guy in life. I can be a leader, I prefer to joke in the dressing room, tell jokes, play music, I want to be a DJ in the dressing room and make the whole team happy. ”
"Winning or losing is important, happiness is the most important!"
The dressing room with Evra is destined to be lively and happy.
Evra's happy personality will make everyone like him. Deschamps was his friend, Salvio was his friend, and there was absolutely no boundary between mentor and best friend. In Nice and in Monaco, he has the respect and love of his locker room teammates. In the Premier League, evra, in addition to the love of his Manchester United teammates, he also has a rare friendship with other players.
Whether it is Drogba, Anelka, or Makelele, Diaby, or Diop, Phillips, whether from Manchester City, Chelsea, Arsenal, liverpool, Everton, or real Madrid, Barca, or Paris, Juve, Evra's friends all over the world.
Inside the Manchester United club, he is the hottest pistachio. Even counting Anderson, the big ass of stupid B, no one in the whole team will get the most enthusiastic and selfless love from everyone.
Even to the boss Ferguson, Evra did not change his playful nature. Two fingers sticking out behind Ferguson's back while taking pictures to stir up trouble, celebrating the Champions League with a whole bucket of red wine poured on Ferguson's head, and suddenly poking a balloon when Ferguson and the assistant coach are seriously studying tactics, startling everyone... That's right, these are the things that Evra would dare to do. And after he finished, everyone would not be angry, but it would make the team more harmonious.
In Manchester United, Evra also has several unusually good brothers. For example, C Luo, such as Park Ji-sung, such as Leo. At that time, C Ronaldo had invited Evra home for lunch, and generally speaking, this was already an extraordinary relationship, but for Evra, more memorable things were behind. Evra went to regret it and ate at Ronaldo's house, with only salad and boiled chicken on the table, no juice, not even staple food, only water. Evra reluctantly began, thinking that there would be other hard dishes, such as beef and mutton, on the table, at least there would be fish, but nothing. There was a bigger surprise after eating, C Luo just finished eating and stood up to play football, do some skill practice, and then ask Evra to accompany him to make ball practice. Even if Evra was rejected in his heart, C Ronaldo did not give him the opportunity to dodge. Then things went crazy, with ball training, swimming, strength exercises, then physical flexibility, and then the Jacuzzi and sauna, almost without a moment's pause.
In Evra's impression, C Ronaldo is a training machine that can't stop. Not only that, C Ronaldo and Evra are as competitive as ever, playing table tennis again, Ferdinand won C Ronaldo, frustrated C Ronaldo immediately bought a table tennis table, practiced hard at home, and then fought Leo and defeated Ferdinand in front of everyone.
Evra and C Ronaldo often joked with each other, and the two formed a deep friendship. Later, Evra always emphasized his brotherhood with C Luo, and praised C Ronaldo's almost "terrifying" self-discipline and almost crazy fighting spirit in public countless times. When asked by reporters how to defend Ronaldo, Evra said: "Probably only kill him with my love for him." ”
In addition to C Luo, Leo was like a big brother covering Evra, everything took the initiative to take the lead for Evra, on the court is Even Evra's backer, as long as Evra suffered a little loss, or suffered a little unfair treatment, Leo will erupt like a volcano for his brothers, calling on the whole team to fight for Evra.
The deepest affection for Evra at Manchester United is the South Korean iron brother - Park Ji-sung.
Evra has said more than once that Park Ji-sung is his favorite, and regards Park Ji-sung as his best brother. When everyone played for Manchester United together, they were good brothers who loved each other. They are very strong personalities, and they both come to Manchester United with doubts and criticisms, and they have won honor and respect by their own efforts, so the two are very close. Evra said that Park Ji-sung taught him a lot of things, "I used to be jealous of others, but with him, you can feel his humility, he is always kind to people, respect and love", for his brother, Evra has a very high evaluation, he said Park Ji-sung is a "real legend".
Years later, Evra still remembers Park Ji-sung. In July 2014, Park Ji-sung got married, and Evra personally flew to South Korea to attend the wedding and arrived at the scene to send her blessings. In February 2018, Park Ji-sung's mother died, and Evra flew to South Korea and stayed with him for four days. Evra said: "His parents were just like my parents. ”
Evra first posted on personal social media to mourn Park Ji-sung's mother, using Korean, a genius who is proficient in eight Chinese words. "This time is not good news, my brother Park Ji-sung unfortunately lost his mother. I love you and I will always support you. ”
Treating his brother's parents as parents, changing himself for his brothers, and doing things that he would never have done, this is Evra's attitude towards his brothers.
Outside of friends and brothers, there are rivals and enemies. Evra's enemies are few and far between, and the only people who are really talked about are Suarez and the Marseille fans who insulted him in the stands.
[VII] Racial discrimination
Evra's conflict with Suarez broke out during a red country derby that year. When Evra and Suarez clashed on the field, Suarez viciously attacked Evra with racist language.
Evra angrily sued Suarez to the FA after the match. Fa's Suarez then imposed a severe penalty.
The clashes between the two continued, with Manchester United Liverpool playing again in the derby, suarez starting after his ban expired, and Evra became captain. Before the start of the match, Suarez deliberately did not shake hands with Evra, which triggered boos from the audience and made the gunpowder atmosphere of the game more hot. In the end, United won 2-1. Evra celebrates recklessly and humiliates Suarez in public. At the end of the season, when Manchester United won the title, Evra pretended to bite the human prosthesis thrown down by the fans, satirizing Suarez's "vicious habit" of biting people, which made manchester United fans feel very happy.
Years later, Evra said he had left those past events behind him and had reconciled with Suarez. Evra said: "We have returned to normal relations and there are no problems anymore. ”
Evra is generally happy and friendly, and rarely has angry mood. But late in his career he suddenly exploded. That was when he was playing for Marseille, and before the Europa League group stage, Evra was jogging on the sidelines to warm up when he suddenly heard a fan insulting himself on the edge of the fence. The furious Evra flew up and kicked directly at the arrogant fan.
Evra almost reenacts the scene of Cantona kicking the opposing fans many years ago. The referee immediately showed a red card, and after the race Marseille officially announced that Evra had been punished, temporarily disqualifying her from the competition. UEFA banned Evra until June 2018 and fined him 10,000 euros. Subsequently, Marseille announced the termination of its contract with Evra.
Yes, not every manager is Ferguson and not every club is Manchester United.
Evra still does not regret his actions, and he firmly believes that he will still fight back resolutely when he encounters a situation again, at all costs.
This impulse accelerated Evra's retirement process, and he then briefly played for West Ham United before officially retiring this summer
Evra is very resentful of racial discrimination and is also very sensitive. He suffered racial discrimination when he was a teenager playing for The Italian Serie C side Masala. The people of Sicily were very kind at the time, and they just felt fresh and special about him being a black man, and there was no malice, but when he went to play away games, someone in the audience made a monkey-like cry and made a banana eating motion, which made Evra realize that he was being discriminated against by others.
Strong Evra has since supported the anti-racial discrimination movement, and through various occasions and opportunities, he has called on the whole world to eliminate racial discrimination and achieve equal freedom. Evra said: "I love pandas very much, and I often think of pandas, which are incredibly cute animals. In some videos, I play with pandas or dress up as a panda myself. I would sing, dance, and so on, and say, 'I'm like a panda!' There are black and white, from Asia, belonging to the whole world, I am chubby and humble, and I will always reject racism! ’”
Evra said: "I want to send a strong message that I want the pandas to make people realize that we are all human beings and are one and the same. We should strive to make the world a better place. You can't judge people based on weight, skin color, hair, or eyes. We are all human beings, we are all brothers and sisters, we are all one big family. ”
[VIII] Red love
Evra's love for Manchester United is loyal, enduring and tested.
The disaster of joining Manchester United in his debut did not destroy Evra's will, but made him feel ashamed and courageous, and the more frustrated he became stronger.
And when Evra let go of his pride and began to seriously understand and understand the history of the Red Devils, Evra found himself deeply in love with this team.
When Evra first joined, he didn't care much about The history and heritage of Manchester United, nor did he pay much attention to the spirit and heritage of the team. But as the whole team showed miraculous courage, crazy fighting spirit, and tenacity in front of him, he was thoroughly moved, he was deeply shaken.
This is Manchester United, the great Manchester United.
Evra said: "When I shook hands with Sir Charlton, I felt like he was a legend, a true legend, he was a living, great history for Manchester United. ”
Evra's blood is boiling, he trains hard, he frantically increases the amount in training, his strength increases rapidly, and his combat effectiveness is brave and vigorous, which is jaw-dropping. He quickly became an absolute main force at the left-back of the Theatre of Dreams, forming a steely defence that surpassed United's treble in 1999, along with Van der Sar, Gary Neville, Ferdinand and Vidic. It was during this time that Evra and Manchester United ushered in an unprecedented period of glory in the club's history, dominating the Premier League four times, reaching the Champions League final three times and reaching the top of Europe on a rainy night in Moscow in 2008!
Evra became one of the indispensable cores of United's defence, and even as Ferguson approached retirement, Evra remained consistent and played well. His left side remained rock solid, and not only that, but Evra continued to show the sharp side of his attack. Not only did he sharply assist, but he also scored in three key battles against Arsenal, Swansea and Newcastle to help United win the Premier League title.
That season, Evra became captain in the final movement of the Ferguson era, becoming the leader of the invincible Red Devils.
After Ferguson retired, Evra had to say goodbye to Old Trafford and join Juve after 9 years at Manchester United. The story that followed was full of lamentations, Evra moved to Marseille in France after Juve won a number of titles again, and finally returned to the Premier League, but finally did not have the opportunity to retire at Manchester United.
Evra has experienced many teams and clubs during her career. For him, Manchester United has always been different and has always been his favorite team. Evra said: "The qualities and professionalism we have honed at Manchester United have benefited me for the rest of my life and have become my code of life. We are happy, we are one big family, and we are all focused on our work and winning. That's my DNA, and that's why I belong to the Red Devils. Sometimes, I do spend a lot of time on the club, which even affects my family, who sometimes feel more incomprehensible. I can understand what Manchester United means to the fans, like the slogan 'Manchester United, children, wife...', that's the sequence. So I need to fight for this club and give everything for the fans who love us. ”
Evra has always been grumpy about leaving Manchester United, "Leaving Manchester United in 2014 was the toughest decision I made. I'll talk about it later and I really intend to retire at Manchester United. ”
Although it is also a pleasure to leave Manchester United to join Juventus, Evra not only won the honor when playing for Juve, but also saw juve's overall high standards of training, strict requirements of the game, and the strength of the team.
At one point he felt like playing at Manchester United was like a holiday. But in the end Evra said: "But Manchester United, guys, Manchester United are different. Manchester United are like the people I love the most. ”
"I've never changed that about that."