Remember the first time to watch the Premier League live
At 7:44 on January 15, 2022, before the night in the small town of Loughborough had faded, I boarded the train to Manchester City. There are still small advantages of the British small, it is very convenient to go anywhere by train, especially for fans like us who have the need to watch the ball, the two- or three-hour train is really convenient. Along the way, there is basically a rural scenery of wind-blown meadows and cattle and sheep, passing by a platform called "Hope", when the train slowly slows down, and the radio comes overhead - "This is Hope" can't help but feel a little romantic.
It was already 10:30 a.m. when we arrived at Manchester City, two hours before the game started. Although I heard that it was best to arrive a little earlier to watch the ball, because we had heard that there was a pancake fruit-squeaking roadside stall in Manchester City, and our group was already hungry, we decided to go to the city center to experience it first.
After arriving, I found that this family not only sells pancake fruits, but also fried cold noodles and fried flour, all of which are memories of childhood. One of us asked for a luxurious set with meat floss and ham sausages, an average of seven pounds, and resisted the desire to convert it into yuan. After tearing open the outer wrapper and biting it down, "This is really tm strong", we shouted out almost at the same time. Although pancake fruits that are much more affordable can be eaten at any time in China, the loneliness of being a stranger in a foreign land still makes us feel extremely warm and satisfied with capital letters that we find through our taste buds.
The owner is a Jiangsu native, while doing and nagging with us, the customer who came to visit in front of the small workshop was endless
Having had enough to eat and drink, we hailed an Uber and sang all the way to the Etihad.
It was already twelve o'clock at the stadium gate, and the road was still lined with Manchester City fans without masks, cheering and shouting. We got out of the car and followed the surging crowd, squeezing little by little toward our stands. Our seat was near the corner across from the coach's bench, and because we were lucky enough to grab tickets in the fourth row, the view was still very clear. In fact, compared to other Premier League giants such as Manchester United, Manchester City's tickets are still relatively easy to buy (Qiang) and the price is cheaper, listening to British friends said that the reason is probably that Manchester City's team history is still relatively short, the fan base is relatively weak, and many fans have been divided by Manchester United, who has a deeper culture in the same city. So Manchester City has also been working to build a professional team to develop and consolidate its own fan base through media promotion, brand cooperation, and cooperation with local communities and schools.
Back to the point, after a brief player entry ceremony, the referee blew the whistle for the start of the game. The whole first half was spent almost exclusively in City's classic melon-style passing system, so sitting in Chelsea's attacking half, it felt a little flat.
I was a barça die-hard for fourteen years, and from the moment I first started playing football, I was fascinated by the combination of Ronaldo Jr. and Eto'o at that time. Then Pep Guardiola took office, and Barca of that era can be said to be the pinnacle experience of my fan career. Guardiola's football philosophy has always been something I really appreciate and like, so I naturally have a love for Manchester City. Although I have always felt that Manchester City has played gorgeous this season, it is only when I get to the scene that I really understand what is called "indulging in silkiness".
Manchester City played too holistically, but even under the operation of this team football, everyone's talent and ability were not affected in the slightest, and I can't help but think of the phrase That Harvey often likes to say: "I rely on my teammates to exist, but I get personal honors". I'm a team-oriented person, whether it's in competitive sports or in everyday life, so I feel great about Manchester City's playing laws.
Because he was sitting opposite the coach's seat, he could only capture a photo of Gua Shuai from a distance
I have to say that although I knew that Foden's strength could not be underestimated before, today's tandem and active scrambling in the front court made me gradually feel good about this new generation of England rising stars, and it is good to be young.
De Bruyne's chances of taking the ball in the first half today were not too many, and Mr. Billion's play felt like it was also suppressed by Rudiger, although there were many chance balls, but there was no particularly threatening attack. Compared with Manchester City's smooth attack, Kepa's delayed serve on the opposite side is particularly eye-catching, and the impression is that he has to be booed by the fans every time he serves, blindly guessing that this is a tactical arrangement of Tuchel.
In the last few minutes of the first half, our side only ushered in a dribble attack by Captain America, and after several unsuccessful attempts, he was still released by the Manchester City defense. Thinking about it this way in the first half, it seems that I really haven't seen the car have a few full attacks, which is a bit of a sigh.
The second half began with a sense that Chelsea as a whole was more active than the first half, and the attack was more threatening than the first half. Alonso is still active on the left side, there are a few feet that are still a bit of that meaning, relatively feel that today has not seen much ziyech and Lukaku's shadow, the impression is that today Lukaku has nothing to play except a left shift and a breakthrough in the first half. It felt like I was eaten by the other side.
Manchester City side is still not disappointing, Sterling in the right of the second half of the thief pull active, all kinds of flashes, whether it is a cross or a breakthrough is very sharp, today is to feel the happiness of happy boys.
Today, several half of the balls were blown away by the side referee, and the local fans around them were yelling "fxxking blind Ref", hahaha, and more ugly not to say, but the close feeling of the Premier League is really big.
Sure enough, in addition to singing the team song together and shouting "Come on City" together, scolding the referee and booing the visiting team together is the right way for home fans around the world to open.
Here's a handsome back of a side cut that has been sprayed today
As the only official liquor cooperation brand in Manchester City, Jian Nanchun is really too long to the motherland, whether it is a billboard or a big screen, you can see the big characters of "Chinese famous wine, the top three in sales".
Finally, in the 70th minute, The Canselo midfielder assisted the German team, and the German team took the ball to get rid of Kante's arcing long-range shot, and the long-unable Manchester City finally scored!
The whole stadium was boiling and everyone was shouting in a thick English accent: "Come on City!" "I'm also excited, whether it's the taste of the northeast or what, I will follow it and it will be over." The whole process of this attack really happened too fast, I was still praising Cancello's foot pass, just ready to take out the mobile phone record, the German team has already closed the knife. In the end, there was only a video of the Manchester City players hugging and celebrating after the goal, and the whole process was very exciting, from the toes to the hair.
For more than eighty minutes, Guardiola replaced the German team and Foden Jr., giving them the opportunity to enjoy the applause of 55,000 Etihad fans. As the three minutes of second-half stoppage time ended, the fans stood up to pay their respects to today's Warriors.
As the crowds began to leave, we came to the fan shop, and the shirt of the no. 17 man who was the hero of today's goal was snatched up every minute. Originally, I wanted to buy a jersey and go upstairs to print my own number, but there were too many people, and I was helpless to be dissuaded directly.
Walking to the side of the stadium there is a tram to the city center, when we bought the tickets, we were still lamenting that so many people waited for the bus and there was no one queuing up to buy tickets, and after getting on the bus, we found that there was no one checking the tickets at all. After two stops, I returned to the city center, and the first Live Premier League game came to an end.
(Leek Sheet)