Although it was only a friendly match, there were still 30,000 spectators in the stadium today, and these Sunderland fans came for one person, that is the team's new manager, Nan Xiao!

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Before the game began, the stadium was already filled with the high-pitched singing of the fans, and the 30,000 fans pressed their right hands to their chests, as if they were touching the eternal faith in their lives; Every word that comes out of their mouths is so sonorous and powerful, and the song embodies the fans' expectations for the new season, the eternal protection of the team, and the belief that is as important as life......

In the singing of the fans, Nan Xiao finally walked out of the players' tunnel in formal clothes, and the singing stopped abruptly, and then the shouts like thunder on the flat ground and the tsunami of the mountains sounded in this stadium in an instant. The distance between the players' tunnel and the coach's bench is not long, but Nan Xiao has walked like a century, and in the face of the indulgent cheers of the fans, he is so difficult to control the excitement in his heart.

Is this the atmosphere of the best teams in the world? Is this the dream I've been chasing for years? That's right, that's what I've been looking for all my life! The blood on his body seemed to burn, and his fists clenched so tightly......

At this moment, the Stadium of Light is like a sea of red, and the scarves waved by the fans are like huge waves in the sea, carrying the giant ship Sunderland in the ocean of the Premier League; At the same time, in another city in the UK, in a studio, a middle-aged man and a young girl sat behind the live broadcast station, facing the camera, looking down to sort out the materials in their hands, and making final preparations before the start of the game.

Behind the men and women is a huge LED display with the crests of Sunderland and The Hague, and in the upper left corner of the screen is the Leap Sports icon, a pictogram doing a leaping motion.

The two people facing the camera are the commentators of the friendly match of Feiyue Sports, among which the man on the right side of the camera is wearing a white suit printed with Chinese-style carvings, a black shirt inside, a black-framed glasses dragged on the bridge of his nose, his eyes are not thick under his eyebrows, his cheekbones are slightly high, and he has a righteous face, which is the famous football commentator Zhan Jun! The young girl sitting next to him was wearing a light red dress, although her appearance was not the type that could make people shine, but she was very attractive, belonging to the kind that looked better the more she looked, and at the same time her sitting posture was elegant and her temperament was good, which made people look very comfortable; The girl was carefully flipping through the information of the players on both sides of the game, and her eyes didn't even blink until the director's voice sounded in the headset.

Twenty seconds later, the crew was ready to cut into the live broadcast...... Ten seconds...... Five, four, three, two, one! ”

"Everyone, good evening, welcome to this friendly match between Sunderland in the English Premier League and the visiting Eredivisie powerhouse The Hague, I am Zhan Jun, the commentator of this game, and the one sitting next to me is my partner, You Lu."

"Hello audience, I'm You Lu." In the live broadcast room, You Lu said to the camera in front of him with a standard smile on his face.

"This game is also the first game of Sunderland's new coach Nan Xiao, and there are a lot of topics to talk about when it comes to the new coach of Sunderland......

At the Stadium of Light on the banks of the River Will, players from both sides of the game finally came out of the tunnel behind the referees, and the line-up for this game Sunderland has changed a lot from last season, and almost half of the team is a new face.

"Next, let's introduce the starting lineup of the Sunderland team, Sunderland adopted a 4231 formation in this game, and the goalkeeper position is still the main force last season, Italian Mannone; The centre-back duo came to the team on a free transfer from Liverpool. Toure is partnered with Kirchhoff, the left-back is the team's main player Van Aanholt, and the right-back is still Billy. Jones; The two midfielders are Australian international Jedinak, who transferred from Crystal Palace for 7 million pounds, and Argentine Elverti, who is also a new signing; In the middle of the midfield are Barcelona's most promising future star, the 20-year-old Croatian teenager Halilovic, and on the left is the 28-year-old Argentine Dokar, who is very good at dribbling, and on the other side of the pitch is the Swedish midfielder Sebastian. Larson; At the top of the team is Carlos ......, a youngster from Atletico Mineiro in the Brazilian league."

With the whistle of the referee on duty, this much-anticipated game finally began, and since the Hague team was not very strong, the Sunderland team had the upper hand from the beginning; The players on the field strictly implemented the tactics arranged by Nan Xiao before the game, always controlled the ball, kicked the ball, ran without the ball, and interspersed with position changes; The Hague team only had the ball, and before the ball could be warmed up, they returned the ball under the pressure of the Sunderland players.

In the 17th minute of the first half, Sunderland had a great chance to score; After several passes from the midfielder, the ball came to the feet of the left midfielder Dokal, at this time Dokal was near the middle line on the left side of the field, and there was no defender in front of him, so he advanced with the ball all the way, until the opponent's right-back near the big penalty area line was pasted up, Dokal slowed down in the face of the opponent's pressure, looked up to observe the connection point in the middle, and at this time the opponent's defender also looked back at the situation behind him, Dokal took advantage of this blink of an eye to suddenly start, and dribbled the ball along the side to the bottom line, Shook off the opposition defender several positions, and then crossed with his left foot, the ball made a beautiful arc in the air and landed near the penalty spot, and then Jedinak who was cut in also rushed to the top left corner of the goal!

"Dokar's cross, the quality is good, the top is over, the ball is there!" Zhan Jun shouted.

"The goal didn't go in, and the goalkeeper of The Hague team made a meritorious service." You Lu followed.

Just as the fans stood up to celebrate the goal, the goalkeeper of The Hague team jumped high, touched the ball slightly with the tip of his right finger, changed the flight path of the ball, and flew out of the bottom line by grazing the goal crossbar!

After the team missed the must-score, the director also cut the game screen to Nan Xiao standing on the side of the stadium in a timely manner, in the picture, Nan Xiao did not seem to be excited about this wonderful attack, nor did he regret the goal that passed by, because this opportunity is not what he wants to see, he hopes that the team can use short pass penetration or quick counterattack to threaten the opponent's goal, not in a slightly "rough" way like just now; The main purpose of the warm-up game is not to win, but to be able to quickly understand the manager's tactical thinking through actual combat and play what the manager wants to see, so that the players can increase their understanding of tactical thinking and further improve the team's tacit understanding.

The tempo on the pitch was fast, and the first half of the game ended in the blink of an eye, and in the Sunderland dressing room, the players rehydrated while listening to the midfield lecture of head coach Nan Xiao.

"First of all, I am very satisfied with everyone's control of the ball in the first half of the game, and there is a tacit understanding in a small area, but the team's mastery of passing and running timing still has a lot of room for improvement, Dokal and Halilovic can take the ball more appropriately, the striker must continue to swim around the two central defenders, and in the second half you can try to play more through balls, I believe you can show a better performance in the second half and play what I want to see!"

After a short break, the Sunderland players were back on the pitch with confidence.

'At the start of the second half, Sunderland made a big number of personnel changes, with the centre-back pairing replaced O'Shea and Koné, Rodwell also replaced Elviti, and Carlos, who was at the top of the team, was replaced by Defoe.

"It seems that the Sunderland manager is still focusing on training in this game, trying to get as many players as possible to get a chance to play, right, Coach Zhan?"

"That's right, Nan Xiao has just taken over and doesn't know the team well enough, and every warm-up game before the season is very important for him, not only to increase his understanding of the players, but also to adjust the team's existing tactical arrangements as the players perform."

Nan Xiao stood on the sidelines with his arms crossed, intently observing the situation on the court; Finally, in the 58th minute of the game, Sunderland took the lead to break the deadlock on the field!

"Sunderland broke up the Hague defence by pulling back and forth on the edge of the box, and the through ball between Dokal and Halilovic was a textbook performance, and the opposing goalkeeper could do nothing about it! Sunderland lead 1-0! ”

After Halilovic scored the goal, he excitedly ran to the head coach standing on the side of the field, and the two hugged each other, and the other teammates also immediately surrounded to celebrate the team's first goal since Nan Xiao took office.

With a one-goal lead, Sunderland's players gained confidence and just three minutes later, The Hague lost the back of the net again; This time it was Larsson's 45-degree cross from the right, Defoe nodded the ball in front of him, and the ball drew a beautiful parabola around the attacking goalkeeper and spun towards the back post, where Dokar followed up quickly on the wing and headed the ball into the empty net unguarded!

The Stadium of Light was already boiling, and the home team scored two goals in three minutes!