Chapter 369: The Beginning
Ye Xin couldn't cry or laugh at Niels's yellow joke, and then Angus and others also called Ye Xin, and Fang Rou did not fall behind, which made Ye Xin, who was alone in England, feel much better, so he slowly fell asleep after chatting with a group of people, and spent his first night alone in England.
……
The next day, Ye Xin woke up on time, and after simply making himself a meal, he received a call from Robert Mancini, who had already sent someone to pick him up and prepare to leave for Manchester City's home stadium, the Etihad Stadium, because today was the day of the match between Manchester City and Liverpool.
This is also something that Ye Xin only found out yesterday, he originally thought that this time in the Premier League was also the time of the winter break, but he didn't expect the Premier League to have games at this time, and after a little inquiry Ye Xin knew that the winter break of the Premier League was very short, compared to a one-month holiday in Germany, the short two-week holiday of the Premier League could not talk about the winter break.
Sitting in the car specially sent by the club to pick him up, Ye Xin started his journey of feelings along the way, and the roadside was full of fans wearing home team jerseys, with bells and whistles painted on their faces, walking in one direction in waves.
As we get closer to our destination, the atmosphere of this fan culture becomes more enthusiastic, and before we even enter, the fans can't help but start singing and dancing.
As soon as he scored on the field, because Robert Mancini arranged a viewing hall with floor-to-ceiling windows for Ye Xin, Ye Xin suddenly felt the frenzy of Manchester City fans.
The Etihad Stadium is not a huge stadium, but it is also packed for a medium-sized stadium, and before the game has even started, Manchester City fans have begun to wave their scarves in an organized manner, and suddenly a blue and white stripe flutters in the stands.
Very good at playing.
This is Ye Xin's first impression of Manchester City fans, compared to the old three of Jena fans, the horn shouted the middle finger, and the fans of Manchester City organized waves of activities, although the bells and whistles made Ye Xin not understand, but the fans were too high.
As the time of the game approached, many people came in one after another where Ye Xin was, which made Ye Xin a little uncomfortable, so he tried to walk to the corner as much as possible, but before he could move to his new position, someone recognized him.
"Ye Xin?"
Hearing someone shouting his name, Ye Xin turned around in confusion and saw a person he didn't know looking at him.
"Is it really you? How did you end up here, wait, oh my God, isn't it, that rumor is true? ”
"You are?" Ye Xin asked uncertainly, he really didn't have any impression of the person in front of him.
"Oh, oh, I'm sorry, I'm Gareth Barry," he held out his hand.
"Hello, Mr. Barry" Ye Xin also politely stretched out his hand.
It was only after shaking it that Ye Xin looked at the court, which made Gareth Barry a little embarrassed, so he coughed lightly again.
"Ye, can I call you that, of course you can also call me Gareth"
"Okay"
"You don't know me?"
“…… Sorry, I don't really remember seeing you anywhere."
"No, I mean, does your presence here mean that the rumor is true? Mansour bought Jena for 300 million just to bring you here? ”
“…… Yes" Although Ye Xin didn't really want to answer his question, after all, he didn't do it voluntarily, but the person in front of him didn't have any malice, so Ye Xin could only nod helplessly.
"I'm a Manchester City player"
"Then you ......"
"I've had a foot injury and I've been off for more than a month, but tomorrow my recovery training will be over"
"I'm sorry, I didn't know you were ......" Ye Xin finally felt a little embarrassed, he was going to play Manchester City in the end, but so far he didn't know any of the Manchester City players.
"Forget it, I'm not too conspicuous in Manchester City anyway, it's better to be at Aston Villa, that's my home stadium"
"Aston Villa?"
Looking at the doubts in Ye Xin's eyes, Gareth Barry was speechless, he completely understood one thing, the famous goalkeeper in front of him was almost a rookie who didn't have much football knowledge.
But even so, Gareth Barry didn't dare to underestimate this rookie, he was not a rookie on the court, he had watched the game between Jena and Dortmund, and put himself in his shoes, if he was in the Dortmund team, he was not sure to penetrate Ye Xin's door.
It's just that Mansour's 300 million to bring Ye Xin still makes him feel a little unreasonable, after all, there is still Joe Hart in Manchester City, although his state was not very good some time ago, but he has begun to stabilize, and his performance is getting better and better.
Of course, the main reason is that Nigel de Jong, who had a falling out with him, has finally left the team, but recently he seems to have started to get angry with Kolarov again, and Gareth Barry does not understand why Joe Hart, who is originally cheerful by nature, has become like this, and cannot tolerate the slightest mistake of his teammates.
And now that Ye Xin's arrival has allowed Gareth Barry to anticipate what will happen next, Mansour spent 300 million not for news, and Robert Mancini is definitely going to take Joe Hart.
It's just that the young goalkeeper in front of him can really continue his glory in the Premier League? After all, the football style of Germany and the Premier League is completely different, German football is like a collection of hundreds of strengths, a little bit of body, a little bit of technology, a little bit of tactics, that is, a little bit of everything, although the comprehensive strength is very good, but compared to the goal bombing of the Premier League, the frequency of German football is still so low.
Long passing and hanging was a traditional way of playing in English football back then, and it was a chaotic battle in front of goal. Although many teams are now aware of the importance of delicate technique with the rise of La Liga, the wildness of the Premier League team is engraved in the bones, and the fast pace often brings more shooting opportunities.
Despite his shocking clean sheet record in the Bundesliga, Gareth Barry is still not optimistic that he can continue to play in the Premier League.
How can there be people in the world who don't make mistakes, it's just that your chance to make mistakes hasn't come yet, and in the Premier League, there are opportunities for goalkeepers to make mistakes.
'Aston Villa, my former team, all right, let's not dwell on that, but you're welcome, welcome to Manchester City, to the Premier League'
"Thank you"
As the conversation between the two ended, a huge cheer suddenly rang out from the sidelines, and the match between Manchester City and Liverpool was just in time to start.