672 ultra-long-range missiles
West London, north of Heathrow, past West Drayton, across a river, is an area that can't be found on Google Maps, just north of West Drayton, southwest of Hayes and south of Uxbridge.
It belongs to Uxbridge, but it's actually closer to West Drayton and Hayes.
It's nowhere near as famous as Brunel University to the north, but it's home to the Premier League's most central resources.
The IMG Studio Building is located here.
It is said to be a studio building, but in fact it is not conspicuous.
A low three-story glass exterior wall building, not only does not give people any tall feeling, at first glance it is a bit like a factory, especially the transparent exterior wall glass that looks a little old, it looks very old, it can't see the slightest grade, and there is no sign on it.
But if you go around from the north entrance to the southeast of the studio building, you will find a large parking lot, which is very incompatible with this ordinary building, and if you squat in the parking lot again, everyone will be surprised, because here, they will see many famous Premier League commentators, including Alan Hansen and Andy Tausend.
Even some Premier League stars.
This is the heart of Premier League live streaming!
Premier League Channel, a high-definition television station that broadcasts Premier League TV shows 24 hours a day, is open to fans all over the world, except in the UK itself, because the local rights to the Premier League have been sold to other broadcasters, including Sky.
The broadcast quality of IMG Group is not inferior to Sky TV, and with the popularity of the Premier League overseas, more and more countries and TV stations have begun to buy Premier League match resources, and IMG has to send live broadcast signals to 185 countries and regions around the world for every game.
According to statistics, IMG prepares an average of 5,000 hours of footage per week for TV stations around the world, which is a huge amount of work, in addition to live TV, the Premier League official has seven weekly magazine shows, as well as some documentary shows, which can provide Premier League fans with a rich viewing experience even on non-match days.
Around the game, including pre-match promotion, post-match interviews, as well as a variety of data charts, wide-angle shots, tactical analysis, and more...... Premier League fans from all over the world can watch a wide range of TV shows here.
If Sky Sports is based in the UK, then the IMG studio building represents the Premier League going global.
And every match day, the studios dedicated to the Premier League in the IMG studio building will be as busy as a war, especially the games of some big teams, which are even more crucial, and a lot of manpower and resources are poured in.
In the fifth round of the Premier League, the highlight was Manchester United's away challenge to Chelsea, but the day before, Liverpool's home game against Stoke City was also the focus of the push.
After Yang Yang won the World Footballer of the Year and the European Ballon d'Or, Liverpool's influence overseas has increased significantly, especially in Asia, where the Reds are the traditional giants of the Premier League, and now they are ushering in a revival, which is naturally attracting attention.
Correspondingly, IMG also invested a lot of effort and resources in this game, and TV station director Nick Moody personally sat in the studio and was responsible for the operation of this game.
And no one expected that the game had just begun, and Liverpool got a free kick opportunity in front, 36 meters away from the goal, but Yang Yang wanted to hit a direct free kick.
When he saw this scene, Nick Moody's whole person became excited.
"Good fellows! Enough! Powerful enough! ”
The director of the TV station immediately greeted his staff, "Hurry up, aim at Yang Yang for me, pull a far corner, so that you can see the entire half, so that the fans can clearly see how far this free kick is." ”
With Moody's order, the staff immediately operated, and the camera quickly switched to the distance.
A very ornamental scene immediately appeared in the picture, Yang Yang stood alone on the right side of the periphery of the 30-meter area, and all the other players entered the vicinity of the penalty area.
'Very good, switch to the inside and outside of the box and let them see the wall and the defensive set-up of Stoke City.'
Soon, the screen switched to a closer look, and the personnel of the Stoke City team inside and outside the penalty area were directly seen.
All ten players returned to the penalty line, while Liverpool's players pressed up, with only Carragher dragging behind, apparently guarding against Stoke's counter-attack.
"Wait a minute, when Yang Yang makes a free throw, remember to zoom out of the camera so that everyone can clearly see this free throw." Nick Moody shouted.
"Boss, what if you don't enter?" A staff member asked, looking up.
"Not entering?"
"yes, 36 meters, it's too far, this kind of free kick is very rare, and there are not many people who can score this kind of free kick."
"It doesn't matter if you get in or not, the most important thing is to make the audience feel good."
Nick Moody laughed, "Yang Yang, this kid just knows how to play, no matter whether he scores or not, this week we will give him a special program, analyze how to score goals when he enters, and ridicule him if he doesn't score." ”
Everyone pouted, isn't this too much?
But if you think about it again, it's normal, isn't that what the Premier League channel does?
Yang Yang has appeal and attention in the minds of fans all over the world, and TV stations have done his shows, especially last season.
Many people just saw the media united front on Fleet Street in London praising Yang Yang, but they didn't know that the Premier League channel was supporting Yang Yang earlier than them, but they didn't receive much attention from the outside world.
Maybe even the overseas viewers who watched the live broadcast didn't know they existed.
"Alright, it's time for free throws, all cheer up." Nick Moody shouted.
"Yang, if this ball can be scored, I can blow it for a month!"
Everyone in the studio was stunned when they heard this, but they didn't expect the director to be Yang Yang's fan.
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Yang Yang didn't know what was happening in the far west of London, and he didn't even know that the live broadcast cameras over Anfield were quietly aimed at him.
Or maybe he guessed it, but got used to it.
He just stepped back slowly, silently staring straight ahead, patiently searching for that ethereal feeling.
It's a feeling that can only be cultivated through long, continuous hard training.
And everyone on the court stared at him closely, watching his every move.
The referee set up the scene, because it was too far away, so the Stoke City team did not put up a tight human wall, obviously they were more worried that Liverpool would take an indirect free-kick, so they paid more attention to keeping an eye on Liverpool's other players.
And Liverpool's players also tried their best to cooperate with Yang Yang.
After the referee's whistle, the Liverpool players made a quick run to attract the attention of the defence.
Yang Yang took a deep breath, quickly rushed forward, picked up his right foot, and kicked directly towards the football in front of him.
The Liverpool fans in the stadium were loud, but a muffled sound could still be heard clearly.
"Ah, Yang Yang direct free kick ......"
The ball flew out of Yang Yang's feet quickly, very fast, and it was obvious that Yang Yang also kicked this free kick with all his might, and the arc was pressed low, just over the head of the player on the far side of the Stoke City team.
Danish goalkeeper Thomas Sorensen is also a big enemy, he didn't dare to be careless, and after seeing Yang Yang's kick, he quickly made a judgment.
The ball was fast, it was fast, the line was stable, it didn't drift, it was a quality free-kick.
Thomas Sorensen was quick to conclude that Yang Yang was good at taking free-kicks.
But alas, I'm going to save this ball!
The Danish goalkeeper was very sure because it was too far away.
No matter how fast the ball is, as soon as the distance is widened, he will have enough time to judge the direction of the ball and react.
As a goalkeeper, Sorensen had a strong enough feeling to fly and pounce, his hands together, and he was sure enough.
Even if you can't catch it, you will definitely be able to pounce.
But just when he was determined to win and thought that he would be able to save the ball, the ball, which had been very stable, suddenly changed, as if it was held by something, and suddenly fell.
Even the most subtle changes, even the slightest differences, shocked Thomas Sorensen.
Because his hands are so big, after the side pounce, the ball changes a little bit, which can lead to a serious error in his judgment, and the save that was originally intended to be won becomes a miscalculation.
Thomas Sorensen, a 32-year-old veteran, reacted quickly and tried to interfere with it with his hands, but in the end he couldn't do anything.
The ball slipped almost under his hands, and he threw himself into the air and fell to the grass.
Entered!
"Come in!!!!"
"I'm !!! in"
"Oh my God, a direct free kick of 36 meters went in!!"
"Yang Yang! An ultra-long-range missile from Yang Yang directly broke through the goal of the Stoke City team! ”
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Everyone at the scene was stunned, and then there was a thunderous cheer.
Yang Yang himself didn't dare to believe it at first, the only thing he could be sure of was that his free throws felt very good, and then what he saw was Thomas Sorensen flying sideways, whether he saved or not, at that moment, he really didn't see clearly.
It wasn't until he saw clearly that there was no football in Sorensen's arms when he fell to the ground, that he became excited.
Entered!
It's really in!!
Yang Yang was so excited that he rushed out of the stadium and ran all the way along the stands on the sidelines.
More than 50,000 Liverpool fans chanted his name in unison to celebrate the goal from such a spectacular free-kick.
It's 36 meters!
People say that if you haven't scored a free kick 30 meters away, you are not a master.
And now, Yang Yang feels that after he was punished for this kick, he should barely be regarded as a master, right?