Chapter 646: Premier League Title Battle
Time is like a wild donkey, you can't stop running.
Two months later, the 38th round of the Premier League! Championship Fight! Coventry City vs Leeds United! Manchester United vs West Ham United!
Coventry, the Premier League's No. 1 dark horse, topped the table with 91 league points after 37 rounds. Manchester United is next with 90 league points! The suspense of this season's championship was maintained until the last round!
In previous seasons, Premier League giants Manchester United have always lifted the Premier League trophy a few rounds earlier. The existence of the king Manchester United makes the Premier League championship always lack suspense.
This season, the appearance of dark horse Coventry has made the championship belong to suspense again.
The commentary box at Ricoh Stadium is filled with commentators from major TV stations around the world.
Huaguo's Fa Lang Sports is the only strategic partner of the Premier League in China. They sent the strongest commentary partners: Huang Jianxiang and Liu Jianhong to Ricoh Stadium.
Huang Jianxiang said: "There are still two hours before the game starts. The Ricoh Arena is now full! I really can't imagine that Coventry, which was recognized as the No. 1 weak team in the Premier League and difficult to relegate before the season, will hit the Premier League championship in the last round! What the old lieutenant said before has become reality: with a group of children, they can win everything the people of Coventry want! ”
Liu Jianhong said: "That's right! Coventry now has more than just a chance to win the Premier League. Half a month ago, they beat Chelsea to reach the FA Cup final! In a week's time, they will be aiming for the FA Cup! Could it be that a team of kids and a grandparent will lift the double at the end of the season? ”
On the comment bench next door are the big-mouthed Dunphy and Fat Bob of SKY TV.
Since Liu Yun's first appearance in League Four, the big-mouthed Dunphy has been commenting on the old lieutenant's game for five years.
The big-mouthed Dunphy said to Fat Bob: "A season's hard work is finally going to reap the fruits today!" Can Coventry replicate the Kaiserslautern miracle? We'll see. ”
Fat Bob said: "Coventry City and Manchester United are relegation teams against each other in the 38th round. Leeds United and West Ham United, as long as they win, they can be successfully relegated! They will surely cause problems for Manchester United and Coventry City in their final league game. ”
The big-mouthed Dunphy said: "Heh, now the initiative is still in the hands of Coventry!" After all, they are 1 point ahead of Manchester United! There's an interesting thing. Leeds United's main goalkeeper Ruan walked out of the Coventry City club. He was on the pitch to witness the 'Coventry Wonder' five years ago. ”
Fat Bob joked: "Ruan must have regretted his move from League Two side Coventry to then Championship side Leeds United. Five years later, Coventry are already on their toes for the Premier League title – while Leeds United are struggling with relegation. ”
Today, the bar outside Ricoh Stadium is full of stars.
Many popular artists in China, including those "football babes" and "Internet celebrities" who rely on selling women to attract attention, appeared in the stands.
Many of the UK's biggest movie stars: Beckinsale, Knightley, Winslet and Zeta-Jones also appeared in the bars outside Ricoh Arena.
Because of the old lieutenant Liu Yun, these people have become fans of the Premier League! They all want to witness the dark horse being crowned the Premier League champion at Ricoh Stadium.
But Liu Yun and the members of the team's management committee believe that tickets to the championship should be given priority to those who were born and raised in Coventry.
A month before the final round, many Chinese ticketing companies came to the UK. Prepare to buy the tickets for the 38th round at a high price, and then resell them to the local tyrants in China.
Four years ago, Manchester United vs Real Madrid in the Champions League final, and three years ago in the Champions League final Manchester United vs Shakhtar Donetsk, Huaguo's ticketing companies did just that – and the result was, of course, a windfall.
It's a pity that the ticketing company hit a nail in the coffin in Coventry!
Coventry diehards said: We have watched the Sky Blues at Ricoh Stadium for a season, and if you give us 10,000 pounds for the final round of tickets, we will not sell them! Because of this ticket, it carries my family's enthusiasm for supporting Coventry for many years!
Huaguo's local tyrants Ma Huyun and Li Gelding even made a bold statement: We are willing to spend 1 million pounds to buy seats in the VIP box of the 38th round of the English Premier League Ricoh Stadium!
The Coventry Club said: I'm sorry, the seats in the VIP box are provided to coaches, players and their families who have contributed to Coventry such as George Sr. and Alexander, and we will not sell them as much as you ask!
In contrast, Liu Xiaoxi, another local tyrant in Huaguo, is much smarter. He brought his little wife Zhang Milk Tea to the UK and offered that his Nitto Mall would sponsor Coventry next season, and in return, the Ricoh Stadium should provide him and his wife with seats in the VIP box for 38 rounds.
Zhang Milk Tea, a wealthy man, is still a big V on Splash Weibo, and she also @ Liu Yun for this: Uncle Liu Yun, can you give me and my weak West two chapter tickets? (Tearful expression).
Liu Yun replied: I'm sorry, part of the 38-round VIP box is provided to fans who have held box packages for a long time, and part is provided to Coventry meritorious coaches, players and their families. Oh, and there's sponsorship, which you can talk to the club after the league ends. Thank you and your husband for your support of Coventry.
All in all, tickets for Ricoh Stadium are not something that can be bought with money!
Coventry FC's approach has been unanimously praised by fans and the media.
Huaguo's wealth tycoons had no choice but to come to the bar near Ricoh Stadium to experience the atmosphere of the Premier League championship game.
Unexpectedly, on the day of the game, many retired players, coaches and their families gave their seats to some eighty or ninety-year-old fans, who had a lot of inconvenience in the ordinary stands.
Liu Xiaoyan, who was four months pregnant, took a three-day vacation from the leader and came to the UK to witness her father leading the dark horse Coventry to win the Premier League championship.
Liu Xiaoyan and Isabella gave up their VIP box seats to two long-time fans in Coventry, who are in their eighties. The two led the little cola to the ordinary fan stands.
Beside them, Mrs. Hudson's sons, the Alger family, and the Alexander family...
The close-up of SKY TV was given to Liu Xiaoyan in the stands.
The big-mouthed Dunphy smiled and said, "Look, that's the eldest daughter of the old lieutenant." Between her husband and her father, Manchester United and Coventry, she chose her father and Coventry! ”
Fat Bob joked: "I don't think Qu will be happy!" The league golden boot is already ironclad to be handed over to his father-in-law. His wife was absent from the Manchester United vs Leeds United match again! Oh, it seems that daughters still love their fathers more than their husbands. ”
In the stands, Liu Xiaoyan, an expectant mother who had just passed her 21st birthday, sang swear songs and greeted Leeds United like a real Coventry diehard.
"Leeds are a bunch of shit and eat shit every week. Eat, Leeds United! Eat, Leeds United! Their mom washes the orangutan JJ and the monkey soothes their mom. Eat, Leeds United! They lose every week! Oh, they're going to lose again! ”
Four-year-old Coke imitated his sister, stretched out his little hand, compared his middle finger, and sang swear songs.
Swear songs are a centuries-old football tradition in Coventry. It doesn't matter if it's Manchester United or Leeds United, they greet their opponents with swear songs.
Gentlemen, ladies, and amiable octogenarians, as long as they arrive at Ricoh Stadium, they will sing swear songs.
Dressing room in Coventry.
Head coach Edda, like Coach George Sr., gathered the players together and prayed in a circle.
"Lord, don't stay away from me. You are my strength, help me, I believe in you. Don't shame me. Don't let the enemy play a triumphant song on me. The Lord is my shield and my trust. Thank the Lord for giving me an unconquerable soul. I am the master of my destiny, I am the commander of my soul. I pray to you for a miracle for me! Amen! ”
"Amen!"
The players, led by the old lieutenant, walked into the players' tunnel!
When the players walked into the Ricoh Stadium, the whole audience sounded the song "Flying Pigs"!
"There was a big fat pig named Shute who stood on the haystack every day. Oh, he wants to fly, oh, he wants to fly! Everyone else laughed at him, he just stared at the sky. Until one day, a strong wind blew on the farm. Oh, big fat pig Shute, he was blown up by the wind. Oh, big fat pig Shute, he embraced the sky! ”
"As long as you stand in the wind, pigs can fly into the sky."
Five years ago, Major Franco Sr. wrote this sentence on the William Hill lottery ticket and gave it to Liu Yun.
Today, this sentence has become one of the spiritual cores of Coventry!
The weakest team in the Premier League? A Premier League team with the strength of League One? Difficult to maintain the grade? No one was optimistic about us before the season! ”
Now – we are on the stage of the Premier League title race! We're about to embrace the sky!
Liu Yun on the turf stretched out his hand and waved to the fans in the stands.
The shouts of "Old Lieutenant, Old Lieutenant" resounded through the Ricoh Stadium.
Huang Jianxiang said: "Old lieutenant Liu Yun is not only a legend on the football field, but also a legend in the entire sports world!" Great old lieutenant, I wish you to continue your legend in this game! ”
Liu Jianhong said: "In this game, Liu Yun has to challenge a record!" A record that has stood in England for a full 100 years – the record for goals scored in a single season in the English top flight! He has scored 57 goals this season! 3 goals away from Dean's record! ”
Huang Jianxiang said: "To break this record, Liu Yun needs to score 4 goals!" If it were someone else, it would be almost impossible! How many times can a professional player perform a senior in his life? How could you be lucky enough to score four goals in a game that happened to be on record? In the old lieutenant, however, there is no such thing as 'impossible'! He was born to work miracles! ”
A bar outside Ricoh Stadium is packed with Chinese faces.
Ma Huyun said to Li Gelding: "How did we do it, we actually let Coco Coke take the lead in sponsoring Coventry!" Sponsoring Coventry when it was still an underdog, that was called charcoal in the snow. Before Coventry became the Premier League champion, it became an afterthought to talk to others about sponsorship! ”
Li Gelding is a veteran fan. "It doesn't matter," he said. Old horse, let's enjoy the race itself. The commercial side of things, we'll think about it after the game. ”
I don't know my wife, Liu Xiaoxi, the ordinary family's horse flower hurts, destroys Ali Jack Ma, has nothing Wang Jianmu, Liu Qingyun, a citizen who buys vegetables, Liu Xiaofei, the ugliest in the family, Gao Xiaosong, an idol with beautiful legs, and Peking University is okay. Several bigwigs and celebrities in the Chinese business, film and television industries ordered a glass of wine for themselves in this small bar and waited for the game to begin.
Ricoh Stadium, with the referee's whistle, the game begins!
Meanwhile, the opening whistle was also sounded in Manchester, Old Trafford, Manchester United and the Hammers West Ham United.
Two teams, each played a devastating game!
In the Ricoh Stadium, the game had just reached the ninth minute, and the tower manla received a wonderful pass from the old lieutenant Liu Yun in the penalty area, and the close shot broke the Leeds United goal guarded by his old teammate Ruan!
1:0! Coventry leads!
"Yay~"
Ricoh Stadium, like the past 100 years, fell into a boiling and crazy after the Sky Blues scored a goal!
The two sisters Liu Xiaoyan and Xiao Cola in the stands, like die-hard fans, raised the team's scarf high above their heads and roared!
In the small bar, the wealthy tycoons of China also cheered with the ordinary citizens of Coventry.
Huang Jianxiang explained loudly: "The old lieutenant's assist, Tieta Manla is the final word!" 1:0! Coventry is off to a great start! They are one step closer to the league title! ”
Coventry is now like a well-loaded Stern submachine gun, firing fiercely at the opponent's goal!
In the 21st minute, the old lieutenant scored!
Liu Yun dribbled the ball at the front of the penalty area, dribbled past three Leeds United defenders in a row, and got up!
The ball flies straight to the top left corner of the goal! Leeds United goalkeeper Ruan can't make a save! The ball is in! 2:0!
"Yay~~~"
After Liu Yun scored, he ran to the midfield and made a celebration gesture with a baby in his arms.
This goal was dedicated to his daughter's soon-to-be-born child by his grandfather Liu Yun!
Liu Xiaoyan in the stands had tears of happiness in her eyes. She held the team scarf high, and together with the fans, she shouted Liu Yun's nickname: Old Lieutenant! Old lieutenant! Old lieutenant!
Dunphy, the big-mouthed commentator on the bench, shouted: "21 minutes, 2 goals ahead of Leeds United!" Regardless of the outcome of the match on the other field, the Premier League title is already in Coventry's pocket! ”
In the 21st minute, Leeds United led by 2 goals. Coventry didn't stop attacking at all!
In the 35th minute, the most shining newcomer of the Premier League this season, Mr. Paper and the mad dog Bai Rifeng of Ricoh Stadium, scored!
Manla's shot was single-handedly tipped away by Ruan. Coventry City win a corner. Liu Yun took a corner kick and flew straight to the front point!
It stands to reason that a thin and short player like Bai Rifeng will generally choose to ambush at the edge of the penalty area when taking a corner.
But the wind rushed into the forbidden area! A fish leaps to the top, and miraculously scrambles to the first point!
The ball flew towards the left side of the Leeds United goal.
Ru'an's position is too right. There is nothing that can be done about this ball.
The ball is in! 3:0! Mr. Paper has scored!
Bai Rifeng rushed to the center circle and made an old lieutenant-style machine gun strafing celebration - this is he paying tribute to his mentor Liu Yun!