中場大師Scholes只為足球癡狂,計畫兩年後退休

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http://tinyurl.com/5juuvn The time is 3.30am in Moscow in May and Paul Scholes sits, alone, on a bus. A Champions League winner's medal hangs from his neck; proof that, at last, a life's work is complete. 時間是凌晨三點半在五月的莫斯科,斯科爾斯獨自一個人坐在了巴士上,脖子上懸掛的是歐冠冠軍獎牌;斯科爾斯,了結了一樁心願 Fifty yards away, Manchester United team-mates talk to the media. The match is won and it's time to revel in the glory. Scholes just wants to go home. 'Yeah, I was first on the bus,' reflected Scholes this week. 在五十碼外,隊友們正在跟媒體互動.曼聯贏了比賽而這正是時候沉浸在勝利的喜悅中. 然而斯科爾斯想要回家了."沒錯,我是第一個上巴士的",斯科爾斯說到 'But I always am. What's the point in hanging around? I was pleased with what we'd done but didn't want to spend all night talking about it. I was at the party later. But not for long. I had the kids there. "一直以來我都是第一個,在外面逗留幹嘛?"我很高興我們贏得了比賽但是我不想花一整晚談論這件事情.我後來有出席慶祝party,但是沒有逗留很久,我還有小孩要照顧 'You maybe think about what you have done for a day or two but then that's it, it's finished. You look forward to the start of the new season.' "你也許會在一兩天內想起自己取得了哪些成就,這樣就足夠了.你必須為接下來的新賽季作準備" Fast forward two months and that new season is almost upon us. Scholes sits with seven journalists in the foyer of the Beverly Hills Hotel in the Umhangla Rocks district of Durban, South Africa. 兩個月很快就過去而新賽季已經在眼前.在南非,斯科爾斯與七個記者坐在貝佛里山莊旅館的休息室裡. He doesn't want to be there. A polite but reluctant interviewee. A reluctant superstar. Scholes adores football but hates the clutter that comes with it. He expects to retire in two years and when he does you can expect him to vanish. 他並不想要被採訪.一個有禮貌但並不情願的受訪者,一個不情願的巨星. 斯科爾斯喜愛足球但是討厭足球帶來的一些東西(如採訪或派對等等) 他預計在兩年後退休而當他退休後他就會消失在螢光幕前 'Part of me will be glad to finish,' said Scholes. 'I can't say I can't wait to finish but I'm looking forward to finishing and everything that goes with it. The only thing I'll definitely miss is the football. The general life of a footballer, I suppose, I won't miss at all. "我心理的一部分會很高興足球生涯已經結束了"斯科爾斯說到."我肯定不會說自己已經迫不及待想要退役了，不過我還是希望能夠將一切安排妥當之後再結束職業生涯。退役之後我唯一懷念的就將是足球這項運動，而不是身為球員的生活方式。" 'People are just very invasive, aren't they? They are always wanting to know what you have been doing and what you're going to do. "人們總是很迫不及待的想要知道你已經做了什麼和你將要去做什麼,不是嗎？" 'I'm sure I'll go to watch United. My lad Aaron is absolutely mad on Man United. But that'll be as far as it goes. I'd think I have two years left at the most. "我很確信自己將來退休後還會來觀看曼聯的比賽.我的小傢伙Aaron很喜歡曼聯, 我想我最多會在曼聯再待上兩年." 'At the moment I just think that would be about right. I feel OK right now and as long as I feel OK then I'll carry on. 'I'll just have to see when the time comes whether I want to carry on playing somewhere else at a lower level. I don't look that far ahead.' "現在我認為自己應該可以再踢上兩年,我的身體狀態還ok,而只要我感到還ok, 我就會繼續踢下去.也許等曼聯生涯走到盡頭我會考慮要不要去低級別聯賽踢球(指的應該是Scholes小時候崇拜的奧海姆(Oldham)),但是目前我還沒考慮到這些." Fresh from a gym session (voluntary) in the hotel, Scholes looks surprisingly muscular as he sits in an armchair. 在旅館的健身室裡,斯科爾斯看起來還是保持著很好的身材 His biceps are huge and his legs powerful. It is clear that a player known for possessing one of the most intelligent minds in English football has been doing his bit to ensure his survival in a Premier League which increasingly relies on pace, power and physical strength. 他有著發達的二頭肌和粗壯的腿,這些都是在當今越來越強調速度,力量和身體堅實度的英超裡想要身存的球員所不能缺少的 'There are a lot more players out there who are a lot quicker and more powerful than players were when I started,' reflected Scholes. "跟我開始踢球的年代相比,現在有更多更快更有力量的球員"斯科爾斯說到 'But you just have to keep on top of it and hopefully your football talents come out in the end. "但是你也不能落人後而且要盡力展現出自己的才華" 'You'd like to think that maybe your football intelligence comes into it and helps you to cope. After all, there's only so much running you can do. At the end of the day it's football and if you're clever enough to play then you'll find the right answers for it.' "你可能會覺得自己的能力有辦法應付一切,但是足球到頭來還是一個一直在跑一直在跑的運動,如果你夠聰明的話就會曉得怎麼樣在這之間取得協調" Scholes' football brain and passing range remain as good as ever. He played one ball - over 50 yards on the volley - against Orlando Pirates on Wednesday that Padraig Harrington would have struggled to play with his pitching wedge. 斯科爾斯聰明的足球大腦和精準的傳球度還是跟以前一樣.在對奧蘭多海盜的友誼賽上他傳出了一腳五十碼的凌空傳球(那球很漂亮,直接落在魯尼附近), Padraig Harrington拿出高爾夫球竿可能也辦不到 But to understand Scholes' remarkable longevity at Old Trafford it helps to look at some statistics from last season. 看一些上賽季的分析資料就能了解為什麼斯科爾斯可以在曼聯取得長遠的成功 The elder statesman - he is 33 now - Scholes nevertheless made more appearances (24) than his young central midfield colleagues Owen Hargreaves and the Brazilian Anderson last season. 雖然已經33歲,但是斯科爾斯在上賽季出場數還是比自己年輕的隊友小歐文和安德森多 Michael Carrick played just seven more times. Having evolved gradually in to a deeper lying player, Scholes' goal return has diminished. He scored only twice last season, although one - from 25 yards - won United's Champions League semi-final against Barcelona. 卡里克只比他多踢了七場.斯科爾斯上賽季進球數明顯減少可能也跟他在場上的位置慢慢往後移有關。雖然進球數少,但是歐冠半決賽對巴薩隆納的那球可是價值千金 'It was just one goal, one moment in a game,' is Scholes' take on it. Towards the end of an off-season that has been dominated by Cristiano Ronaldo's attempts to engineer a transfer to Real Madrid, it would be fascinating to hear Scholes' private thoughts about a team-mate who is everything that he is not. "這只是一粒進球,比賽的其中一小段時刻而已"斯科爾斯說到. 另外斯科爾斯也對C羅的轉會提出了自己的看法 There is no chance of that, however. He probably hasn't even told his wife. But the very concept of seeking fame and fortune elsewhere is alien to Scholes, a player who doesn't even have an agent. 對於連一個經紀人都沒有的斯科爾斯來說,到別的地方去尋求財富和名聲是不可能的 'If players fancy a move and a bit of money then good luck to them but if they're at such a place like this I don't think they realise how lucky they are to be playing here,' he said. "如果球員想要尋求轉會和更多金錢的話我會祝他好運,但是如果是為曼聯踢球而還在想這些事情的話我不認為他理解自己能夠為曼聯踢球是多麼幸運的事" 'It's always a step down after here. There are obviously big clubs in the world but while certain people think it might be a progression if they move somewhere else, I don't think it is. "在為曼聯踢球後,到別的地方踢球都只是走下坡路而已。當然這世界上還有很多其他的大俱樂部,有些人認為到其他地方踢球也許能讓自己更進步,但是我不這樣認為。" 'I am lucky in that I've had everything I need. I'm at Manchester United and from Manchester. What more do I need?' "我很幸運因為我有了想要的一切。我為曼聯踢球而我來自曼徹斯特。我還能苛求什麼呢?" The one thing he badly needed last season was a place in a Champions League Final team. 斯科爾斯上賽季最想要的就是在歐冠決賽的先發名單上 Having missed the 1999 success through suspension, last May's triumph meant more to Scholes than most. 1999年因為禁賽錯過比賽的他,五月份的歐冠冠軍成就對他來說意義特別重大 'I got a medal in 1999 but I don't view myself as a double Champions League winner,' he added. "我在1999年也拿到了獎牌但是我沒有特別興奮" 'You've got to play in the final, I suppose, for it to count. So it meant everything to win it this time. It was a great night.' "我認為你必須要在決賽上上場,這樣贏下來的比賽感覺才更美好. 所以能夠贏得這一次的冠軍代表了一切.這是一個美好的夜晚" For Scholes, there may not be that many more great nights. The end of a remarkable career is creeping up. 對於斯科爾斯來說,這樣美好的夜晚可能無法在經歷幾次了. 斯科爾斯輝煌的職業身涯已經悄然走向了盡頭 Rewind a few days to last Saturday. United have just played a friendly at the Newlands Stadium in Cape Town. Again, Scholes sits on the team bus on his own. 時間倒回到幾天前的上禮拜六.曼聯剛剛結束在開普敦Newlands球場踢得友誼賽. 又一次,斯科爾斯獨自一個人坐在巴士上。 Outside, cameras flash as South African news crews and fans peer through the tinted glass for a closer view. Scholes instinctively shuffles across his seat towards the aisle. He is out of sight. 外面的世界鎂光燈閃爍著,夾雜在周圍的是南非記者團和瘋狂的粉絲們想要靠進玻璃窗往裡面一探究竟. 斯科爾斯本能的移動了自己的座位到了靠走道的一側. 他-不想被任何人看見。 =相關新聞= Independent:http://tinyurl.com/6x88mu Guardian:http://tinyurl.com/5rg4uo Goal.com:http://china.goal.com/cn/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=789102 -- Champions of England 。曼。聯↑雙↑冠。王。 Champions of Europe ◣▲◢ ˋˊ ◤▍ ▋◥ ____≡≡≡____ ↖ ▽ Ψ ▍ ▌▄▄▄▄▌ ▍ ╠※▄██▄※╣ 2007~ ﹨ █==╣ ~2008 ▍ ◢ ◎ ◣ ▍ ▉!!! FAPL !!!▏ ▋◤▍║ ▍ U C L ▍ -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 118.160.22.82

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