Chapter 674 Ultra-Long-Range Missile
West London, go north from Heathrow Airport, pass West Drayton, and cross the river. It is an area that can't find a specific name on Google Maps. It is just north of West Drayton, Hayes. Southwest of Uxbridge, and the junction to the south of Uxbridge.
It belongs to Uxbridge, but is actually closer to West Drayton and Hayes.
It is far less famous than Brunel University in the north, but it is the gathering place of the most core resources of the Premier League.
The IMG studio building is located here.
It is said to be a studio building, but in fact it is not conspicuous.
A low-rise building with three-story glass exterior walls, not only does not give people any sense of being tall, but at first glance it looks like a factory building, especially the transparent exterior wall glass that looks old and old, look. There is no sign on it even if it is not even a little bit graded. If an unfamiliar outsider sees it, they must think it is a factory of which company.
But if you go from the north entrance to the southeast of the studio building, you will find a large parking lot, which does not fit well with this unremarkable building. They will see many famous Premier League commentators including Alan Hansen and Andy Towsand.
Even some Premier League stars.
This is the heart of Premier League live streaming!
Premier League Channel, a high-definition TV station that broadcasts Premier League TV programs 24 hours a day, is open to fans all over the world, except for the UK, because the Premier League's local rights are sold to other broadcasters including Sky TV.
The broadcast quality of IMG Group is not inferior to that of Sky TV, and with the popularity of the Premier League overseas, more and more countries and TV stations have begun to purchase Premier League game resources. countries and regions to send live signals.
According to statistics, IMG prepares an average of 5,000 hours of footage for TV stations around the world every week. This is a huge amount of work. In addition to live TV, the Premier League has seven weekly magazine programs, in addition to Some documentary shows, even on non-match days, can provide a rich viewing experience for Premier League fans.
Around the game, including pre-match promotions, post-match interviews, as well as a variety of stats, wide-angle shots, tactical analysis, and more... Premier League fans around the world can watch all-encompassing TV shows here.
If Sky Sports is based in the UK, then the IMG Studio Building represents the Premier League going global.
And every game day, the studios in the IMG Studio Building dedicated to the Premier League will be as busy as a war, especially the games of some giant teams, which are even more crucial, and a lot of manpower and resources are devoted.
In the fifth round of the Premier League, the highlight is Manchester United's away game against Chelsea, but the day before, Liverpool's home game against Stoke City was also the focus of the push.
After Yang Yang won the World Footballer of the Year and the European Ballon d'Or, Liverpool's influence overseas has been greatly enhanced, especially in Asia. The Red Army is a traditional giant of the Premier League. Now it is ushering in a revival, which is naturally attracting attention.
Correspondingly, IMG also put a lot of effort and resources into this game, and TV station director Nick Moody himself sat in the studio and was responsible for the operation of this game.
But no one thought that the game had just started, and Liverpool got a free kick in the frontcourt, which was 36 meters away from the goal, but Yang Yang wanted to hit a direct free kick.
Seeing this scene, Nick Moody was all excited.
"Good guy! Enough! Enough!"
The director of the TV station immediately greeted his staff, "Quickly, aim at Yang Yang for me, pull a far corner, you must be able to see the entire half of the court, so that the fans can clearly see this free kick. How far is it?"
With Moody's order, the staff immediately operated, and the camera quickly switched to a distance.
A very interesting scene immediately appeared in the picture. Yang Yang stood alone on the right side of the 30-meter area, and all the other players entered the penalty area. Feel.
"Very good, then switch to inside and outside the box and let them see Stoke's walls and defensive arrangements."
Soon, the screen switched to a closer position, and directly saw the staff arrangement of the Stoke City team inside and outside the penalty area.
All ten players returned to the penalty area line, and Liverpool's players also pressed up, only Carragher dragged in the back, obviously preventing Stoke City's counterattack.
"Wait a minute when Yang Yang makes a free throw, remember to zoom out the camera so that everyone can clearly see the free throw." Nick Moody shouted loudly.
"Boss, what if you don't get in?" a staff member raised his head and asked.
"Don't come in?"
"Yeah, thirty-six meters, it's too far. This kind of free kick is very rare, and not many can score such a free kick."
"It doesn't matter if you get in or not, the most important thing is to give the audience a feeling."
Nick Moody laughed and said, "Yang Yang is a kid who knows how to play. No matter if he gets in or not, we will give him a special show this week. If he gets in, we will analyze how to score, and if he doesn't get in, we will make fun of him."
Everyone pouted, isn't this too flattering?
But think about it again, it's normal, isn't the Premier League channel doing this kind of thing?
Yang Yang has appeal and attention in the hearts of fans all over the world, and TV stations do not miss his shows, especially last season.
Many people just saw that the media united front of Fleet Street in London was supporting Yang Yang, but they did not know that the Premier League channel was supporting Yang Yang earlier than them, but they did not receive much attention from the outside world.
Maybe even those overseas viewers watching the live broadcast, no one knows their existence.
"Okay, it's free throws, so cheer up," Nick Moody shouted.
"Yang, if this ball can be made a penalty, I can blow it for a month!"
When everyone in the studio heard it, they were all stunned. Unexpectedly, the director turned out to be a fan of Yang Yang.
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Yang Yang didn't know what was going on in the far west of London, and he didn't even know that the live broadcast camera over Anfield was quietly aimed at him.
Or he could have guessed it, but he was used to it.
He just stepped back slowly, staring straight ahead in silence, patiently looking for that ethereal feeling.
It's a feeling that can only be cultivated through long, continuous hard practice.
And everyone on the court was watching him closely, watching his every move.
The referee arranged the scene. Because the distance was too far, the Stoke City team did not put up a strict human wall. Obviously, they were more worried that Liverpool would take an indirect free kick, so they paid more attention to other players in Liverpool.
The Liverpool players also tried their best to cooperate with Yang Yang.
After the referee blew the whistle, Liverpool's players moved quickly, attracting the attention of the defense.
Yang Yang took a deep breath, rushed forward quickly, raised his right foot, and kicked the football directly in front of him.
The Liverpool fans in the stadium were loud, but a muffled sound could still be clearly heard.
"Ah, Yang Yang took a free kick..."
The ball flew out from under Yang Yang's feet quickly, and the speed was very fast. Obviously, Yang Yang also tried his best to kick this free kick, and the arc was low, which happened to be the one on the farthest side of the Stoke City team. The player's head flew over.
Danish goalkeeper Thomas Sorensen was also facing a big enemy and did not dare to be careless. After seeing Yang Yang's footsteps, he quickly made a judgment.
The speed of the ball is very fast, very urgent, the line is very stable, and there is no erratic, this is a free kick of great quality.
Thomas Sorensen quickly came to a conclusion and recognized Yang Yang's ability to take free kicks.
But unfortunately, I have to save the ball!
The Danish goalkeeper is very confident, because the distance is too far.
No matter how fast the ball is, the longer the distance is, he will have enough time to judge the direction of the ball and react.
As a goalkeeper, Sorensen had a strong enough feeling to fly over, with his hands close together, he was confident enough.
Even if you can't catch it, you will definitely be able to throw it out.
But just when he was determined to win and thought that he would definitely be able to catch the ball, the originally stable ball suddenly changed, as if it was being held down by something, and suddenly fell.
Even the most subtle change, even the slightest difference, shocked Thomas Sorensen.
Because his hands are so big, after throwing out, the ball changes a little bit, which will lead to a serious error in his judgment, and the original goal of saving has turned into a misjudgment.
Thomas Sorensen was a thirty-two-year-old veteran. He was impatient, reacted quickly, and temporarily wanted to interfere with his hands, but in the end he was powerless.
The ball almost went in under his hands, and he just fluttered and fell to the grass.
in!
"Come in!!!!"
"It came in!!!!"
"My God, there is a direct free kick with a full 36 meters, and it is scored!!!"
"Yang Yang! An ultra-long-range missile from Yang Yang directly broke the goal of Stoke City!"
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Everyone at the scene was stunned, and then thunderous cheers broke out.
Yang Yang himself didn't dare to believe it at first. The only thing he could be sure of was that his free throws felt very good, and then what he saw was Thomas Sorensen flying to the side. He really didn't see it clearly.
It wasn't until he saw clearly that there was no football in the arms of Sorensen, who fell to the ground, that he was all excited.
in!
Really come in! ! !
Yang Yang was so excited that he rushed out of the court, gliding and flying along the stands on the side of the court.
The audience of more than 50,000 Liverpool fans shouted his name in unison, celebrating such a wonderful free kick.
A full thirty-six meters!
People say that if you haven't scored a free kick from 30 meters away, you are not a master.
And now, Yang Yang felt that he should be considered a master after the penalty kicked in, right?