'The players from both sides have started to get in. Sun Jihai and Li Tie, who have not been in good form recently, have both started the game, and it can be seen that the two of them are still trusted by the head coach. This is a veritable Chinese derby. ”

CCTV5, China Central Television Channel 5, that is, CCTV Sports Channel.

This is China's state television, and their signal covers all of China. CCTV Sports Channel is also the most watched sports channel in China. For this Chinese derby, China TV is very attentive.

But the CCTV commentator is funny.

Seeing Sun Jihai and Li Tie on the field, he immediately said that this was a Chinese derby.

But that's fine. Because for Chinese football, it is absolutely rare for two Chinese players to meet in the top leagues of Europe. It is precisely because of this that CCTV also attaches great importance to it.

The duel between the two is very influential among Chinese fans.

Although the ratings were not as exaggerated as the BBC said, 300 million people watched the game. But the ratings are definitely very high, even comparable to the ratings of the World Cup.

Ratings are money.

Only with enough viewership can you get a high enough amount of advertising revenue.

"The referee of this game is also the Premier League referee that we are very familiar with. He is currently the youngest international referee in world football and the youngest Premier League referee in the Premier League. It is said that the young referee who broke various records in the world football refereeing circle, only 27-year-old British-Chinese referee Jack. Referee Lee. ”

Chinese fans are indeed familiar with Jack.

Because of the South Korea-Japan World Cup, Jack's popularity in China is good. And after the end of the World Cup in South Korea and Japan, Jack shot several commercials in China one after another. In a short period of time, China has collected more than 150,000 pounds in income.

"Jack. Referee Lee has also officiated several heavyweight matches this season. Real Madrid and Feyenoord in the UEFA Super Cup at the start of the season, as well as Bayern Munich against Deportivo La Coruna in the Champions League. And it was also the young referee who stopped the Lazio game with all the media attention some time ago. ”

Sun Jihai and Li Tie. Chinese fans are familiar with it.

As the English press was amazed. In the Premier League, Everton and Manchester City are all relatively poor teams. If historically. Everton have a very good record and can be regarded as a traditional powerhouse in England. It's a pity that Everton hasn't been able to catch up with the wave of commercialization of football and the wave of TV broadcasting, so they are not well-known abroad.

Since the establishment of the Premier League, Everton and Manchester City have been middle and lower teams.

They don't have fans abroad at all, except for a few fans locally. But with the arrival of Sun Jihai and Li Tie, they suddenly added countless Chinese fans.

According to statistics, among the fans who write letters and emails to Everton and Manchester City, Chinese fans have surpassed local fans.

This fact came as a big surprise to many of the English media. Even mid-tier clubs like Everton and Manchester City have so many foreign fans. It was so unexpected.

This is all because of Li Tie and Sun Jihai.

Therefore, when CCTV's commentator first started to explain, he did not introduce Li Tie and Sun Jihai in a large way. Because Chinese fans are too familiar with the two of them. Instead, Jack was highlighted, as he was also surprised.

I didn't expect the referee of this match to be Jack.

Although he is British-Chinese, he is also Chinese. Therefore, Jack's law enforcement makes the Chinese element of this game even stronger.

Jack is not very familiar with Sun Jihai and Li Tie. In the game that Jack has enforced, he has met with Sun Jihai, but he has not met with Li Tie. Although he officiated Everton's game some time ago, Li Tie did not play.

This is the first time Jack has met Li Tie in the competition.

Jack understood the meaning of the game. Therefore, when he shook hands with Sun Jihai and Li Tie, he greeted them with a smile and in Chinese.

Naturally.

A very simple "hello". It can pull in everyone's relationship at once. With the same face and the same language, it is easy for both parties to feel a sense of intimacy.

"Doodoo-"

"The referee's whistle blows and the game between Everton and Manchester City is about to begin. Everton are under the leadership of young coach David Moyes. The results are very good at the moment, sitting fifth in the Premier League. There is not much difference in points to the fourth place in the Premier League. And Manchester City's results this season are not bad, under the leadership of coach Keegan. He is currently ranked ninth in the Premier League. ”

"Li Tie sits in Everton's midfield, while Sun Jihai still appears on the right side."

Chinese Derby. The concept is hyped up.

Jack didn't know how the Chinese side was fired, but he looked at the reporters around the stadium who were facing the East. Jack knew that the game had a lot of influence in China.

And the concept of the Chinese derby is actually very much hyped in England.

It was an ordinary game, but many newspapers in England paid attention to it. It's because the shock brought by Chinese fans is too great. After all, for the British, it is already quite a great game to be watched by tens of millions of fans.

But The Sun said there were 200 million Chinese fans in the game, and the BBC said there were 300 million Chinese fans in the game.

Anyway, these numbers have caused a big shock in the whole of English football.

But it's all just media hype. For the two teams, Li Tie and Sun Jihai are not heavyweights. For Everton, Graveson is the undisputed heart of Everton's midfield, and Li Tie is the one who plays for Graveson.

Li Tie's biggest role is to disrupt the opponent's attack, while Gravison is not only a defensive player at Everton, but also to comb the home team, and even take on the responsibility of organizing the attack.

The same is true for Manchester City on the other side.

Sun Jihai performed well on the right side. When defending, he is a right-back, and when he is attacking, he can even be a right-wing. But he is not a core player for Manchester City after all, just a wide player. More often at right-back.

Manchester City have more big players. Like Vivian. Fo, Wright. Phillips, Anelka, et al. Compared to them, Sun Jihai is just a main player.

Therefore, the hype of the Chinese derby is more of a competitive factor.

'Benabia with the ball, Graveson. Graveson's steal is beautiful, Graveson, through pass! ”

As soon as the game started, Graveson showed everyone in midfield. Benabia is also a fantastic player, coming from Algeria and being considered a very good star in European football at his peak.

But he was old after all.

At the age of thirty-four, in the face of Graveson's defense, he was unable to break through. Straight steal by Graveson.

'Wayne Rooney, Rooney got the ball. Rooney, shoot! ”

'Schmeichel got the ball. Schmeichel, hand-tossed the ball to Sun Jihai. Sun Jihai is fast, Sun Jihai, Sun Jihai! ”

Seeing Sun Jihai holding the ball, the CCTV commentator was immediately excited. Chinese fans watch the game just to see Sun Jihai and Li Tie. Now that Sun Jihai has got the ball, of course he is happy.

It's a pity that I didn't see Sun Jihai come to a dragon, and after Sun Jihai reached the middle line, he immediately passed the ball out.

Sun Jihai handed the ball to Vivianfu. Vivianfo, pass! ”

"Anelka, Anelka got the ball."

"Toot-"

As soon as Anelka got the ball, Jack blew the whistle for offside. Anelka spread his hands and said to Jack: "I'm not offside. ”

It may be that the game has just begun, or that Anelka is already different in many ways from when he was younger, and is slowly maturing as he gets older. There was no big fuss anyway.

Who is Anelka?

This is a young talent that Wenger has tried so hard to cultivate. When Arsene Wenger's Arsenal won their first Premier League FA Cup double, Nicolas Anelka was the main striker. Anelka wasn't even twenty years old at the time.

Anelka was better than Henry at the time. He was one of the best young players in European football at the time.

It's just a pity. After a trip to Real Madrid, the performance plummeted. Now it is going around and around that it has fallen to Manchester City. It may have been this experience that made his temper a little better.

"Nikolai, it's offside."

Jack said with a smile, and then didn't continue to talk to him. Now Jack is no longer at the stage where he has to explain every penalty to the players. Because now Jack already has enough authority and enough seniority to convince the players.

Now Jack can tell him directly that this is offside, this is offside.

Once the game began, Everton quickly gained the upper hand. The absence of Berkovic, the core of Manchester City's midfield, has made Manchester City's midfield completely incomparable to Everton. City can only create a threat with sporadic counter-attacks.

"Wayne Rooney dribbled the ball and Dunn broke it. Dunn clears, Niklas. Jenson got the ball. It's a good counter-attacking opportunity for Manchester City, Jenson dribbles the ball, Li Tie sliding tackles! ”

"Toot-"

Jack blew the whistle immediately.

Li Tie is a defensive back, and what he does is to sabotage the work of other people's offenses. Seeing Jenson dribbling the ball, it was immediately a tackle that ruined the attack.

After Jack blew the whistle, he came to the scene of the incident and grabbed Li Tiedao: "The action is a bit big, this is a warning." Calm down. ”

"Yes, I understand."

Maybe it's for the sake of Jack that Jack is Chinese, or Li Tie doesn't want to get a yellow card, but he has a good attitude anyway. But Jack still gave Li Tie a warning.

Although the hype was hot, the game was not too difficult for Jack.

Because it's an ordinary game that can't be more ordinary. The two teams have no historical feud and are not rivals now. Therefore, the game was not too hot, it was just an ordinary game.

Jack thinks it's relatively simple to enforce the game. After the start of the game, nothing was difficult to enforce. (To be continued......)