v4 Chapter 742： Liverpool Spirit

Every year on April 15th, Anfield Stadium will hold a commemoration of the Hillsborough Massacre.

This is not even a matter of a Liverpool club, but a memorial service for the entire city of Liverpool.

But this year is a bit different because it is the 20th anniversary.

The whole city of Liverpool attaches great importance to this, and has organized a series of preparation activities as early as a few days ago.

After reversing Liverpool in London last night, causing shock all over the world, Liverpool returned overnight, and then celebrated at the St. Thomas Hotel for two or three hours.

In order to treat the players, the training on the morning of the 15th was canceled, but in order to participate in the memorial service in the afternoon, the afternoon training class was arranged in the afternoon, just some simple recovery and adjustment training.

At 14 o'clock, the team got on the bus and, with the support of hundreds of fans, came to Anfield Stadium all the way.

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When the team arrived at Anfield, the stadium song was repeatedly playing the [You Never Walk Alone] team song. According to Gerrard, this is Liverpool ’s tradition, and this song will loop repeatedly. All day long.

When I heard this song before, Yang Yang still felt more blood, but today it sounds, but I feel some sad tunes, as if this song is also commemorating.

There are many people participating in the Memorial event of Hillsborough Massacre. In addition to the Liverpool first team players, the coaching staff, and the club's executives and staff, it is also beneficial to the legendary reputation of Liverpool and the political and business celebrities of Liverpool.

For example, Liverpool Mayor Rotherham came to Anfield with the important officials of the city government. Trev Hicks, chairman of the support group of the families of the victims of Hillsborough, also brought the families of the victims and the core members of the support team To the scene.

Unlike in the past, today's Anfield stadium is full of tragic.

The ceremony started on time at 14:30.

Mayor Rotherham and Tref Hicks, chairman of the Support Committee, and others came to the stage to give speeches, mainly to remind everyone that they should never forget the tragedy 20 years ago.

"People often say that time can heal everything, but it's not like that. Time is just to help us learn to deal with the pain. From the pain of the naked to the treatment, we can resist the attack of the pain, but the pain still remains in our hearts. Scars that can never be wiped out, "the gray-haired Hicks said excitedly.

He was in the stadium at Sheffield United when the Hillsborough massacre occurred. He just turned around to buy a cup of coffee, but he lost two daughters who were in the flower season.

Not long after the tragedy, he and his wife divorced because of this tragedy.

Hicks talked about his life in the past two decades in tears. He said that he roared towards God countless times and asked him why he wanted to take away his two daughters? Why can't I leave one?

He said that he had lost his faith, but he hoped for heaven, because he expected that one day he would go to heaven after his death and be able to see his two daughters.

After the divorce, he and his wife would sit at their graves on Christmas Day and children's birthdays every year and talk to them about what happened during the year.

"April 13th is Sarah's 39th birthday, if she is still alive."

Hicks said that he and his ex-wife often talked on the phone. They would fantasize about their daughters graduating from college, they would make boyfriends, they would marry and have children, and even he would fantasize, taking his grandson to Anfield See the ball on the court.

"We will think of many, many beautiful things, but when we wake up, it is another tragedy."

"The trauma caused by the tragedy cannot be smoothed out in two decades. All Liverpool people will always remember this special day!"

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Yang Yang has never been a weak person, but at this moment, standing in the Anfield stadium, listening to the appearance of the person, watching a sixty-three year old man crying in front of himself and telling his past tragedy, he really Was touched.

So that later, when he was selected as the representative of Liverpool together with captain Gerrard and deputy captain Carragher, when he gave the family of 96 victims the certificate of honorary citizen issued by the Liverpool City Government, He comforted them sincerely from the heart.

Hicks barely regained his energy to thank Yang Yang for his comfort, saying he was strong, because he had more meaningful things to do, that is, to find justice for the Hillsborough massacre that year.

There is already more and more evidence that the police did have the suspicion of covering up the truth, and the crime of ineffective rescue.

The family members of the victims headed by Hicks hope that the most public is a public investigation, so that the 96 victims will not walk alone!

"According to British statistics, the time it takes for Zhao Xue to take an unjust case is an average of twenty-six years. This is a protracted battle."

Hicks' tone was so firm that Yang Yang felt that this might be the meaning of his active life.

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At 15.06, the time of the massacre, Liverpool, Sheffield and Nottingham, these three cities that are directly related to the Hillsborough massacre, were silent for two minutes, and were silent for the massacre 20 years ago. .

The entire Anfield stadium was silent, as if even the air had condensed.

Two minutes later, the cathedrals of the three cities will ring the bell ninety-six at the same time to commemorate the ninety-six fans who were killed that year.

Subsequently, Mayor Rotherham of Liverpool paid tribute to 96 families on behalf of the government, and at the same time read out the condolence letters from the Queen of England and Prime Minister Gordon Brown.

"We will never forget the 96 people who lost their lives unfortunately, those families who lost loved ones in the disaster, they have the support of all the decent people in the country."

"I think this is the most important thing. It makes people understand that Liverpool fans are helping each other and their behavior is sublime."

"We all know the Liverpool people, they help each other in difficulties, this is the spirit of Liverpool!"

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At the scene, Yang Yang felt deeply.

From the Queen of England to the Prime Minister, to the Liverpool City Government, almost everyone is supporting Liverpool and the families of the victims. I believe that justice should come soon.

But his mood was always unhappy, a little heavy.

He had never experienced such things and scenes before, and now he feels why the Liverpool team is so different because it is not just a football team, not just a club, but also a kind of Symbol of spirit.

Gerald also had family members who died in the Hillsborough massacre. It is said that the youngest of the 96 victims were his cousin and his best friend, so much so that when he now plays football, It is especially desperate, because he is not only playing for himself, but also playing for his dead cousin.

The reason why he rejected Chelsea at that time was because he, like Trev Hicks and others, was persevering and waiting for that late justice.

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"This event brought back some very bad memories."

After finishing the twentieth anniversary celebration, Liverpool ’s celebrities and players met at Anfield. Legendary shooter Ian Rush looked a bit lonely, shaking his head and sighing.

He was a witness to the disaster that year, and for the past 20 years, almost every year on the anniversary of the Hillsborough Massacre, he will come to Anfield Stadium to commemorate the tragedy that year.

"It convinced me that the fight for justice must be carried on, and those suffering families should also be treated fairly."

Speaking of which, Ian Rush looked up at Yang Yang, Gerrard, Carragher and Xavi Alonso and other Liverpool players. The former legendary legend Qiang Yan laughed.

"I believe that today ’s commemorative event will give you spur and strength. We have been there for too long, too long, forgetting that we used to be the top team in European football, which we did not have. The regret that can be achieved is likely to be realized in your hands this year. "

Even in the most tyrannical period, when Liverpool swept the European football, they failed to move forward on the four fronts at the same time as this Liverpool. This is an unprecedented feat in Liverpool history.

The league is basically in the bag, leaving the Champions League and the FA Cup.

At the commemorative event just now, Dalglish was a little emotional and said a lot, because when the tragedy happened, his two children were also on the court, but fortunately, they both escaped the disaster, but The King of Liverpool was actually the head coach of Liverpool when the tragedy happened.

After the emotions calmed down, he also raised expectations for Yang Yang, Gerald and others, hoping that they could gain strength from the commemorative activities, be able to continue to inspire, and show better and better performance to comfort those who died And their families.

"This is the spirit of Liverpool!" Dalglish said looking at Yang Yang.

Yang Yang nodded heavily, he felt it.

This is a great spirit, which includes not only the memory of the victims of the year, but also the sorrow of the tragedy, the resistance to the government at the time, and the unyielding under the false reports of the Sun, and this for two decades. 'S persistence ...

This kind of very complicated emotion can't really be experienced without personally experiencing it on site.

Yang Yang now finally feels something. Although it is only fur, he is deeply infected and willing to fight for it!

It was also at this moment that he really felt why Liverpool's team is so different from the team to the players to the fans.

Perhaps, just like Liverpool's team song, this team will never walk alone, because on its shoulders, it will always carry too much heavy history. This is burden and pressure, but it is also a motivation.

"Relax, I will do my best!" Yang Yang assured solemnly.

He dare not guarantee that the team will win, nor can the team achieve the expectations of the fans and famous players, because the football field is always full of unpredictable changes.

But he can promise one thing, that is, as long as he is there, he will do his utmost to strive for better results for the team.

He believes that not only himself, but everyone else on the team including Xavi Alonso and Kuyt, must also have the same determination as him.