Chapter 6: This is Anfield!
"This is our first step towards the title!"
It is natural for the media to take this sentence as a headline in the news.
Ye Luo's pouting expression with the capture looked very arrogant.
Liverpool, of course, also have to respond.
When Gerrard was interviewed by the media, he challenged Yelo.
"This summer, everybody's talking about Yelo, and he's even more eye-catching than the European Championships and the Olympics. But now it's time to put an end to that attention, and I know that Yelo is good and I respect his strength. But I want to tell him that La Liga and the Premier League are completely different and we will welcome him in the Premier League way! ”
"Welcome to the Premier League, Ye!"
Gerald said to the camera.
That's a murderous thing to say.
The smell of gunpowder rose all at once.
But this is the Premier League, this is England.
In England, fans love to watch this kind of-for-tat war of words.
Or how to say that the media in this place is developed.
The media is not developed, and there is no place to start the fire.
Liverpool fans are also cheering loudly for their captain's toughness.
In the face of a strong opponent like Arsenal, a direct and positive response is the master.
England fans love this kind of pure guy player the most.
The more you face a strong enemy, the more you don't coax.
Is Arsenal a strong opponent?
For Liverpool, it should be counted.
After all, they were third in the league last season.
Liverpool, on the other hand, finished eighth in the league last season.
In addition, Arsenal have a superstar like Yelo this season.
No matter what the media says.
Yelo led Malaga to La Liga and Champions League double last season, which is indisputable.
He's also the favourite for this year's Ballon d'Or – who can compete with him?
Andres Iniesta and Xavi played well in the European Championships, but they probably couldn't even match their club team-mate Lionel Messi.
Cristiano Ronaldo. His Portugal team was eliminated early.
Therefore, in the national team competition, Messi and Ronaldo could not balance the crazy statistics that Ye Luo achieved at the club.
Facing the absolute core of last season's double champion and the biggest favorite for this year's Ballon d'Or.
It is not an exaggeration to say that Liverpool are facing a strong opposition.
Arsenal fans were unresponsive to Gerrard's words.
In England, it's not normal not to say a few harsh words before a game.
But the fans of the Dragon Kingdom are very unhappy.
They interpret Gerald's words as "we're going to target Yelo physically" and are ready to warn Yelo with a brutal gesture.
This made the Dragon Kingdom fans who were worried that Ye Luo would be injured because of this, very unhappy.
With the exception of the Liverpool fans in Dragon Country, the rest of the fans are lashing out at Steven Gerrard – or that's the difference in football culture.
And this season, Dragon Nation fans are also blessed.
They don't have to look around the web for free live streams with intermittent signals.
Because Dragon Country TV has bought the rights to broadcast the Premier League for the new season.
In fact, the sports channel of Longguo National Television has always been ridiculed by fans as "Serie A".
Because Serie A's broadcast contract is cheap.
And the broadcast of the Premier League is so expensive, national television has not talked about the broadcast of the Premier League.
But when Yelo joined Arsenal.
The national television sports channel immediately realized that the influence of the Premier League in China will reach a new level, and if the national television does not broadcast it, it will not be a waste of sending viewers to the online broadcast platform - and now the online broadcast platform has begun to try to charge a fee, which makes the Dragon Kingdom fans who are used to watching football games for free very unhappy.
Therefore, when Dragon Country National Television announced that it would buy the rights to broadcast the Premier League, all the fans were very excited.
Finally, everyone doesn't have to look for live streaming software on the Internet, and they don't have to pay to watch the live broadcast of Raj of Leshi Sports.
This is also one of the benefits that Yelo has brought to Dragon fans when he joined Arsenal.
Domestic media predict that the opening match of the 2012-2013 Premier League season will set a new record in the number of domestic spectators!!
Match day.
Anfield was buzzing.
More than 50,000 Reds fans sang in the stands, and the game had not yet started, but the atmosphere in the stadium was already quite hot.
The camera locks on to Yelo, who is at the front of the Arsenal team.
In fact, it's not just cameras.
Even Liverpool's players frequently turned their heads to look at Yelo.
At this time, Ye Luo is undoubtedly the focus of the audience.
The media seats, the commentary seats, and even many Liverpool fans in the stands were all discussing Yelo.
There was also a long-term close-up of Ye Luo on the TV screen.
Ye Luo's face was as usual.
In fact, he had already expected such attention.
But he's used to it, too.
It was his first game in the Premier League.
He was still a little excited in his heart.
But the excitement was nowhere near as good as it was when he made his first appearance in La Liga, which was his first professional league game.
"This is Anfield, Ye!"
It was at this moment that Yelo heard the words of Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard, who was next to him.
This is Anfield.
When he walked into the tunnel with the Arsenal players, he could see this sentence written on the beam above the steps as he descended the steps.
In the Anfield passage to the turf, there is a famous sign that reads 'This is Anfield', which is always visible when players pass through the passage and is a constant reminder to the terrified visiting players in the days when Liverpool swept the world in the 80s: this is your hell.
The mark began in the Shankly era, when the legendary Liverpool manager of the 70s and 80s wanted to remind his players who they were playing for and who their opponents were playing against. It has almost become a tradition for many Liverpool players to raise their hands and pat the mark before entering the stadium in search of good luck.
Gerald now says this to Yelo when the two sides are lined up, and this is also part of the psychological warfare - he is going to continue to put pressure on Yelo!
Gerrard is a very experienced player, he certainly knows that for Yelo, this is the first game in the Premier League, there will be more or less pressure, although it is not obvious on the surface, but Gerrard does not believe that Yelo's psychology will be as calm as his face.
"That's great!"
Yelo turned his head to look at Gerrard, then looked back at the court, and spoke.
Gerald couldn't help but turn his head to look over.
Ye Luo spoke: "Because it will make my first victory in the Premier League a little bit more golden!" ”
Damn it.
King B!
Gerald scolded.
It seems that his idea of putting some pressure on Ye Luo has failed.
He looked ahead again.
At this time, the referee turned his head to warn, and then walked towards the field with the two teams.
"Players from both sides are out!"
Duan Xuan, the commentator of the Dragon Country National Television, took a deep breath and said loudly.
"This is Yelo's first game in the Premier League, and some media questioned Yelo's physical condition before the game, and the performance of the Arsenal team in the series of warm-up matches for the International Champions Cup also made fans a little worried, judging by Yelo's expression. He still looks relaxed! Wearing the Arsenal captain's armband in the first game didn't look like it put the slightest pressure on him!! ”
Meanwhile.
In the commentary seat.
Sky Sports radio announcer Andy Gray and guest commentator Lineker also did not leave Yelo.
'To be honest, it was a surprise that Yelo wore the captain's armband in his first Premier League game, but it also shows how much Arsene Wenger believes in him! Lineker said.
"Before the game, many media thought that Ye Luo was hiding from his body in the warm-up game, what do you think about this?" Andy Gray asked.
"We'll find out when the game starts." Lineker shrugged.
He is now angrily denounced as a "traitor" by many Messi fans.
Because he hasn't tweeted Messi for a long time, on his social media, a lot of them are touting Ye Luo.
He got the title of "Number One Leaf Blow".
Just as the narrators spoke.
Players from both sides have completed a series of pre-match rituals.
Yelo lost to Steven Gerrard on the side, but was awarded the kick-off.
He and Olivier Giroud stood in the centre circle and waited for the game to start.
Referee Atkinson looked at the players on both sides, then at his watch, and then confirmed the time with the fourth official on the sidelines, and then blew the whistle with all his might.
"Game on!! Audience friends! The opening match of the 2012-2013 Premier League season is also the focus of this round, and the match between Liverpool and Arsenal at home Anfield officially began!! ”
Duan Xuan said loudly for the first time.
"Let's take a look at the starting line-ups for both sides."
"First of all, the home team Liverpool, Rodgers sent an initial formation of 433 in his first Premier League game in charge of Liverpool, starting goalkeeper Reina, central defenders Ager and Skrtel, left back Enrique, right back Glen Johnson, midfield Joe Allen, Shahin, Gerrard formed a three-center midfield, forward line, Sterling on the left, Borini on the right, Suarez in the center!!"
"On the side of the away team Arsenal, the same 433, goalkeeper Szczesny, the central defender is Vermaelen and Mertesacker, the left back Gibbs, the right back Jenkinson, the midfielders Arteta, Diaby, Cazorla, on the forward line, Yelo should be on the left, and on the right Wenger chose Oxlade-Chamberlain, who has better defensive and passing ability, instead of the little tiger Walcott, and the center forward is the French big center Giroud!"
Just as the narrator spoke.
The race has begun.
Gibbs chose to take the ball forward after winning the ball on the side, but Glen Johnson successfully broke the ball, Glen Johnson made a long pass directly to the left wing, Sterling crossed forward at high speed with his butt up, and crossed along the side!
The ball was passed to the ground near the arc of the penalty area, Gerrard followed, and the goal was bombarded with heavy artillery!
Fortunately, Szczesny concentrated, jumped high and slapped the ball out of the baseline with one palm.
"Gerald!! Liverpool threatened with their first shot on goal and created a corner! Andy Gray exclaimed.
Gerrard finished his shot and looked at Yelo not far away, then ran off to take the corner.
There was a huge cheer that made the whole stadium shake.
Over here.
It's Anfield!
(End of chapter)