Chapter 602 Saints for One Day, Saints for Life!

"Deng thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump ~"

p>Accompanied by the bass player's starting gesture, everyone at the scene immediately turned their attention to the center of St. Mary's Stadium.

There was a red carpet, and the members of the jazz band were already seated in front of their instruments.

With the crisp cymbal sound of the drum kit, the drummer was already high on his own in the drum kit.

There was a burst of cheers and screams at the scene.

Immediately afterwards, musical instruments such as piano, saxophone, trumpet, and trombone gradually entered, and the atmosphere became more and more intense.

What the band played was a reinterpreted, very jazzy Southampton team song.

Especially when the lead singer and bass player of the band stood in front of the microphone and sang the first line of the Southampton team anthem with his unique voice and rap style, the audience entered the first line.

Almost all Southampton fans stood up from their seats, happily singing along with the band.

No matter how their voices are, and no matter how many of them have sung completely out of tune, they can be gathered together to form a very spectacular song, a charming scene of tens of thousands of people singing in chorus.

That momentum quickly infected everyone in the stands!

When Yang Huan led Zhuang Ziqing out of the aisle, he happened to see the long east stand directly opposite the chairman's stand, and more than 10,000 Saints fans dyed the stand with the jerseys they were wearing. up red and white arrow stripes.

Not only the east stand, but also the chairman stand, and the north and south stands!

Each of them stood up, accompanied by the music, one after another, giving people a spectacular scene like turbulent waves, which almost shocked the jaws of all the guests who came from afar.

It's crazy, isn't it?

This is no longer a celebration for fans, it is more like a performance art gathering of more than 30,000 people!

The venue is the most popular jazz band in the UK, specially invited by Southampton.

This was their first live performance at St. Mary's Stadium. As a result, they were also infected by the strong atmosphere of the scene. The members of the band were obviously more passionate, more devoted, and more crazy!

The fans in the stands also fell into a carnival!

"This is St Mary's Stadium,

Holy house of the saints! "

Sky TV's gold medal commentator, Martin Taylor, sat in the stands of St. Mary's Stadium, and praised him quite infectiously.

Martin Taylor, who is 68 years old this year, has been a football commentator for decades. Numb.

But tonight, at St. Mary's Stadium, he was still infected by this group of fanatical saints.

too crazy!

It's crazy!

"Many people say that Southampton's St. Mary's Stadium is the craziest stadium in the Premier League. What do you think, Charlene?"

After a burst of excitement, Martin Taylor quickly regained his composure and asked the commentary partner beside him.

Charlene Lahiri was still a little excited, and nodded slightly, "Yes, I think this has a lot to do with the strategy of the Southampton management. They have always insisted on the low ticket price policy."

"Well, Southampton's ticket price is considered very low in the Premier League." Martin Taylor agreed.

"And they also provide insurance and other supporting services."

Martin Taylor nodded and said: "So, Southampton is always hard to get a ticket!"

"Yes!" Charlene Lahiri nodded, "I think this stadium is gradually becoming the most popular football market in the Premier League, and I have received news that Southampton will launch a series of fan activities in the near future. Try a free ticket policy."

"Free tickets?" Martin Taylor was taken aback.

"Oh my God, are the tickets free?"

"Yes!" Charlene Lahiri nodded and smiled, "Although it was only a small-scale attempt."

"This is incredible!" Martin Taylor was a little moved.

"I saw your interview with Southampton chairman Yang Huan three years ago. He mentioned the free ticket policy at that time, but my first reaction was that it was just a gimmick, but unexpectedly, it turned out to be true. of!"

Charlene Lahiri also smiled, "It is said that the team may try it in the first season when the team moves to the new stadium. If the effect is not bad, it will be promoted successively, and finally the all-free policy is likely to be realized!"

"Oh, then Southampton will become the first and only top league team in Europe with free tickets!"

Martin Taylor looked a little excited, full of anticipation.

"Who says it's not?" Charlene Lahiri also laughed.

Just in time, the camera showed the chairman's stand at this time.

I saw Yang Huan leading Zhuang Ziqing to the middle of the rostrum one after the other, meeting with Premier League Chairman Richard Scudemore and FA Chairman David Bernstein politely.

The performance of the jazz band lasted for a full ten minutes, heating up the atmosphere of the entire St. Mary's Stadium.

But just after they finished their performance, the on-site commentator at St. Mary's Stadium was obviously unwilling to let the atmosphere fade away again, and went directly to the next session, which was to introduce to all the Saints fans who came to the scene the invitation tonight. The former Southampton stars and former celebrities who came to the scene.

This is a very meaningful link!

Especially when Adam Lallana, Strowman, Lambert and a lot of fans may not know each other at all, but they have played too much in Southampton, the famous people who have made contributions to the Saints, one after another When it appeared in the stands, the atmosphere of the audience became more intense.

"Charlene, I doubt that tomorrow there will be some tabloids questioning Southampton's hype!"

Martin Taylor said with a laugh.

Charlene Lahiri also smiled. The British tabloids have no morals at all. What can't they do?

"But I have to say that Southampton's management is too powerful. This move not only won the fans, won the affirmation of the former stars, but also won more loyalty and sense of belonging from the players in the current team."

Charlene Lahiri couldn't help nodding.

Southampton's move is somewhat suspected of buying a bone with a lot of money, but so what?

Yang Huan and others launched this activity to tell everyone, concentrate on playing for us, we will never forget you, even if your contribution to the team is extremely insignificant, we will remember Live your name!

A saint for a day, a saint for life!

In the end, before the players entered the field, former legends such as Matthew Le Tissier and Alan Shearer appeared together at the St. The players cheered with courage.

"This is a spontaneous action by Southampton's famous players. They hope that this group of players wearing Saints jerseys can fill this huge regret for countless predecessors in Southampton for more than a hundred years!"

The live commentator explained the significance of the actions of Matthew Le Tissier and others.

Not only the fans, but even the players who walked out of the tunnel were obviously deeply moved and encouraged!

When the players of the two teams walked into the stadium one after another, there was not much suspense about the starting lineup of the two teams.

Southampton fielded their strongest attacking lineup.

The goalkeeper is Neuer, and the defense is David Alaba, Javi Martinez, Varane and Danilo.

The Brazilian right-back has performed very well in Southampton this season. He put in assists on the right, and he has the demeanor of Maicon at his peak. He has excellent physical fitness, fast speed, and excellent skills at his feet. He can be called a mad dragon on the right.

On the right side of Southampton this season, Danilo is used for offense and Azpilicueta is used for defense. Bielsa has a lot of choices.

The midfielder still adopts a technical double midfielder configuration. Modric and Toni Kroos partner, plus a Vidal who is both offensive and defensive. This is also the strongest midfield combination in Southampton this season.

The front trident is Neymar, Ibrahimovic and Gareth Bale.

These three players, together with Vidal, have scored a total of more than 80 goals in the Premier League, and their attacking power in the entire European League is quite amazing.

In contrast, Tony Pulis's Stoke City team has the highest lineup combination.

Among the eleven starting players in the team, only Etherington, who is 178, is under 1.8 meters.

Even, those below 1.9 meters, besides Etherington, only midfielders Whitehead and Walters are left.

The other eight players, including former Chelsea German player Robert Huth, former Manchester United youth training rookie Shawcross, Wilson, Cameron, Shorten, Nzongzi and others, are all over 1.9 meters.

Goalkeeper Begovic is as high as 1.96 meters, and center Crouch is as high as 2.01 meters.

It is precisely because Stoke City has the highest average height in the Premier League and even the four major European leagues, as well as Tony Pulis's traditional style of playing high and high, so that Stoke City won. nicknamed the City of the Sky.

"This is also a lot of people's worries about this game!"

Martin Taylor saw the two teams lined up in front of the tunnel, not without concern.

Stoke City's defense is also well-known in the Premier League.

"Although Southampton's offense is very strong, it is biased towards a technical style. Whether this game can suppress the Stoke City team is still unknown, especially in the midfield!"

Charlene Lahiri felt the same way, but she was more optimistic.

"Although Southampton's Modric and Toni Kroos are both biased towards technical styles, it does not mean that they are afraid of confrontation. In fact, in the Premier League, they will not suffer at all when they encounter head-to-head teams!"

After a pause, the most beautiful anchor in Britain smiled and said.

"I think that if Bielsa is not sure, he will definitely choose Matic, but he still chooses the combination of Modric and Toni Kroos, which shows his confidence in his team."

Martin Taylor thought the analysis made sense.

It's just that things on the football field are hard to say.

Don't look at Southampton's dual-tech defensive midfielder configuration has gone through a season of Premier League tempering, but if Stoke City successfully exerts its own midfield strength against the advantage and suppresses Southampton's midfielder, it is not completely unreasonable. possible.

Furthermore, the Saints must win this game to be able to win the championship, which itself is a pressure.

Bielsa formed such an aggressive lineup, didn't he just want to defeat his opponent?

If Stoke City adopt a defensive away game, as long as they can defend Southampton's offense, are they afraid that they will not have a chance to counterattack?

So, there is no game in this world that can be won steadily!

Football is round, anything is possible!

And as Martin Taylor introduced the starting lineups and substitute lists of the two teams, everyone noticed that former superstars like Michael Owen were still sitting on the bench of the Stoke City team.

But it is a pity that even if he switched to Stoke City, Owen failed to gain the trust of Tony Pulis and win the main position.

That is, amidst Martin Taylor's sighs and emotions, this much-anticipated game finally kicked off.

However, no one thought that Bielsa was more aggressive than anyone imagined in this game!

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