Chapter 725: Encountering a strong team with superstars for the first time
September 3rd, Saturday.
Chelsea sits at home and faces the challenge of Tottenham Hotspur.
The second event held by the Zhongnan Municipal Sports Bureau, with tens of thousands of people watching, also gradually became lively after dark.
Although the game only started at 9pm Dragon Country time, the enthusiastic citizens of Zhongnan and surrounding football fans arrived at the Zhongnan Olympic Sports Center early, looking forward to the arrival of the game.
Because of Chu Xiaoran's existence, the citizens and football fans of Zhongnan City have almost regarded Chelsea as their home team.
Just like when Dayao's Houston Rockets were the home team of most Dragon Country basketball fans.
When the students in Class 9 arrived at the Olympic Sports Center under the willful leadership of Teacher Xu, they were all shocked by the scene in front of them.
"I'll go there. The lights are bright and the crowds are loud. It's not inferior to the real Chelsea home stadium at all."
"I'm kidding, is it not too much to say that Brother Ran is a super business card of our Zhongnan City? Who of us, a native of Zhongnan City, would not be proud to have Chu Xiaoran?"
"Yes, yes, this feeling of a local big shot is really contagious."
"With Brother Ran and Feishen, I think we in Zhongnan City will be able to compete with the Demon City that had Da Liu and Dayao in the future."
"Hahaha, this is a bit exaggerated. Where is the Magic City? We are still far behind in Central and South China."
"We don't compete with the Magic City economically, but only with competitive sports. Isn't that the truth?"
"Hey, what you said makes sense."
"Wow, all Chelsea's No. 9 jerseys, can't all the domestic Ran brother's jerseys be bought by our fans in Central and South China?"
"Anyway, Brother Ran's genuine jerseys have been sold for thousands of dollars each now. Our market in Dragon Country is not limited. Once it becomes popular, the demand will be too great."
"Not bad, not bad. I never expected that we can have such a good atmosphere for watching games in Zhongnan City. It's really rare."
"Yeah, in the past, except for die-hard fans of some teams, who would go to watch the games in China?"
The strong atmosphere of watching the game at the Olympic Sports Center made the students in Class 9 sigh with emotion.
At the same time, they are also very proud and proud in their hearts.
So many spectators, so many fans, all came to watch their brother Ran's game.
After entering the venue, Xie Pengpeng arranged Xu Jie and the classmates from Class 9 in a place with the best view.
These are all Chu Xiaoran's classmates. Can Xie Pengpeng take good care of them?
Around the court in the center of the Olympic Sports Center, four huge screens ensure that all spectators in the auditorium can watch the game.
It was already 8:45 in the evening, and the live commentary of Penguin Sports was being played on the big screen.
Today's game is played by Zhan Jun and Xu Yang as partners in the commentary box.
"Today's Stamford Bridge Stadium will usher in the challenge from Tottenham."
"Now, please let Xu Yang give you a brief introduction to Tottenham."
As the controller, Zhan Jun naturally handed over the topic to Xu Yang beside him.
Xu Yang took over the conversation with a smile:
"The old Premier League fans in front of the screen should be very familiar with Tottenham."
"But we all know that with Chu Xiaoran landing in the Premier League, a large number of new fans have emerged in the country."
"Here, I will keep the story short and briefly talk to you about Tottenham."
"Tottenham's home ground is also in London, at the new White Hart Lane stadium in north London."
"Historically, Tottenham have won the FA Cup eight times and are considered one of the strongest teams in the Premier League."
"However, compared to several giant clubs that have won the Premier League and Champions League titles, their foundation is still slightly inferior."
"The current Tottenham team is very strong on paper."
"The captain is goalkeeper Lloris. This goalkeeper from France I believe even new fans who don't often watch football must have heard of his name."
"The most valuable player in Tottenham is Harry Kane, who is worth as much as 90 million euros."
"Secondly, there is our neighbor from the Dragon Kingdom, Son Heung-min from Kimchi Country, whose latest net worth is as high as 85 million euros."
"The two of them are the two most powerful offensive players in the entire Tottenham team."
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Xu Yang introduced the main players of Tottenham to the Dragon Kingdom audience in front of the screen.
Just like he said.
Because of the sudden emergence of Chu Xiaoran, a large number of new generation fans have emerged in Longguo during this period of time.
They might have only occasionally watched the World Cup to join in the fun.
You may know about the five major leagues, but you won’t pursue them fanatically.
But it's different now.
It’s unknown how many new fans have flocked to watch Premier League games.
The brief introduction by Xu Yang and others is precisely to let these new fans understand and become more familiar with the Premier League.
Sure enough, when Xu Yang introduced the Tottenham players, there was a burst of discussion in the Zhongnan Olympic Sports Center.
"France's goalkeeper Lori? Isn't he the goalkeeper who missed the ball?"
"Haha, Lori's butter hands are not used once or twice. They are indeed quite famous."
"Harry Kane, I know, isn't that the captain of the British team? It turns out he is a member of the Tottenham team?"
"Shouldn't the captain of the British team play in the strongest team in the Premier League? It doesn't sound like Tottenham is one of the strongest teams in the Premier League?"
"And Son Heung-min, isn't that the super genius of Kimchi Country?"
"Yeah, it's really awesome that such a small kimchi country can produce a football superstar like Son Heung-min."
"Humph, what's the point? Our Chu Xiaoran's future achievements will definitely be higher than those of Sun Xingmin."
"Don't talk about the future, I have to compete with Son Heung-min on the field today."
"Chu Xiaoran, come on, beat Sun Xingmin!"
The citizens and fans of Zhongnan City, of course, support Chu Xiaoran unreservedly.
However, after listening to the introduction of the commentators, they also knew that the Tottenham team that came to Stamford Bridge to challenge at home today has many superstars in the team and is not as weak as its previous opponents.
This game is bound to be a fierce collision between the needle and the wheat.
No one knows what the outcome will be until the game is over.
On the big screen, after Xu Yang briefly introduced the Tottenham players one by one, he focused on introducing their head coach.
"The head coach of Tottenham Hotspur, named Antonio Conte, is a famous Italian player and once served as the head coach of the Italian national team."
"In addition, Conte actually has a close relationship with Chelsea, where Chu Xiaoran is."
"In the 16-17 season, Conte was coaching at Chelsea, and that season, under the leadership of Conte, Chelsea won the final Premier League championship."
"At the same time, he was also the candidate for the best head coach in the Premier League that year."
"Today, the battle between him and Lampard off the court is also the key to the direction of the entire game."
"As the live music played, players from both sides began to enter the field."