I am the king of football

Chapter 388 How magnificent!

The players of Stoke City swore that they had never seen such a big scene. When the bus representing the home team drove from their training base to the Britannia Stadium that afternoon, the sea of ​​red along the way made them think that they were playing away from home.

Although Manchester United will wear yellow away jerseys to challenge Stoke City, whose main colors are red and white, the Red Devils' fans are obviously not prepared to change into yellow jerseys. At a time when the team has a high chance of winning the championship, they hope to cheer for the champions with the team's most representative colors.

So, outside Stoke City's home stadium, the Britannia Stadium, the red ocean almost swallowed up the red and white boats. At least outside the field, Manchester United had already taken the initiative.

When the entire Stoke City team stepped into the stadium, they felt like they were back at home again, but it was only a partial feeling, because the home stadium, which could accommodate more than 78 people, had a 98% attendance rate, which directly broke through Stoke City's highest attendance of % this season.

The reason is simple. Apart from more than 15,000 tickets for home team fans, Stoke City Club sold all tickets to the public except for the safe areas that must be maintained.

Almost all of the more than 12,000 tickets were divided up by fanatical Manchester United fans. On one and a half sides of the stands, people could see flags belonging to the Red Devils everywhere.

If the cheers of the home fans had not been slightly louder than those of the away fans, the entire Stoke City team might have been confused as to whether they were in Britannia during the warm-up.

"Damn it, why is this game the key to Manchester United's title win?"

Stoke City's center forward Jones couldn't help but feel helpless. Compared to Manchester United, which is now almost certain to win the championship and is only one victory away, Stoke City, now ranked 34th in the league, is still not sure of relegation. They have accumulated 3 points in league games, which is only a little more than one-third of Manchester United's points. They are only points ahead of Wigan Athletic, which is ranked th in the relegation zone.

This means that with six rounds left in the league, Stoke City will have to fight hard to get points in every game.

If this match was not a crucial battle for Manchester United in the championship, they would never come to the away game with all their main players as they will have three games in a week next week. Then Stoke City might be able to get a crucial point.

Now, looking at the Manchester United stars who are eager to try and have high morale, the Stoke City players feel a headache. They really don't want to fight with such aggressive and fierce people.

"Alright! Instead of complaining, why don't we warm up properly? We must not let our opponent win easily in this game."

Unlike his teammates who got scared before the match, Stoke City coach Gary Rowett still wanted to struggle in this game. After all, he was a big part of the reason why the team's record this season has been poor and they have been unable to get out of the relegation zone.

He doesn't have too many aspirations and just wants to continue to be the head coach of a Premier League team while staying in the league, so he doesn't want to give up any of the remaining six rounds of the league.

After his own coach shouted, Jones did not lose face for the coach. He shut up and continued to warm up with his teammates.

After both teams finished their warm-up and left the stadium, the cameras began to focus on the FA staff sitting in the stands, and CCTV's live broadcast signal and Zhan Jun's voice were also cut in simultaneously.

"Hello, audience friends, the two teams have returned to the locker room to make final preparations. What you are seeing now is the Premier League championship trophy placed on the workbench in the stands. Because Manchester United has the possibility of winning the Premier League championship in advance in this game, the trophy was brought here by the staff in advance. After the victory or defeat is decided, they will engrave the champion's name on the trophy."

The award is given out when the championship is won, which is an old tradition of the English Football Association. It has been a long time since a Premier League team has been able to secure the league championship five rounds in advance, so it is unprecedented for the trophy to be taken out so early.

"When the game is over, as long as Manchester City does not have the possibility of a comeback and win the championship, the Red Devils Manchester United players will hold the championship trophy on the spot. Based on the team's opponent in this game, the possibility of this result is still very high."

Zhan Jun continued to lay the groundwork, and the fans in front of the TV were whetted their appetites. Everyone began to look forward to the game starting as soon as possible and the outcome being decided.

In the Manchester United locker room, Vidic, who wore the captain's armband again and started the game, was making the final mobilization. His voice was strong and menacing.

"We have fought all the way to this moment, a whole season of hard work, a whole season of effort, now it is time to reap the rewards, don't let our fans down, don't let ourselves down, let Manchester City go to hell! Manchester United is the champion!!!"

"Roar!" The loud roar represented the mood of the Manchester United players. After the door of the locker room was knocked, the group of players rushed out directly behind Vidic.

In the player tunnel, the referee team standing in front of the players of both teams also felt the completely different momentum of the two teams behind them. There was a qualitative gap between the Red Devils who were determined to win the game and Stoke City who had lost momentum from the beginning.

"Okay, both teams have stepped onto the field. The home team Stoke City is wearing red and white home uniforms, while Manchester United is wearing yellow uniforms. This is the 33rd round of the Premier League!"

Entering the field, the captain played rock-paper-scissors and chose the ball possession in one go. When Qin Hu and Van Persie placed the ball steadily in front of the kick-off spot and looked up at the opponent's half, a raging fire burned in their eyes.

"Both sides have taken their positions, the game is about to begin!"

“Sh ...

A long whistle pierced the sky and the game officially began. The ball was pushed to Van Persie, who then passed it to Carrick in the middle, and Qin Hu dived into the opponent's half.

"Manchester United's formation for this game is 442, and their starting lineups are Qin Hu..."

Taking advantage of the stage when Manchester United started to control the ball, Zhan Jun quickly read out the Red Devils' starting lineup, a lineup that the fans were already very familiar with.

"The home team Stoke City also lined up in a 442 formation. Carrick made a long diagonal pass to find Van Persie! Manchester United launched an attack shortly after the kick-off!"

Just as Zhan Jun was about to introduce the home team's starting lineup, just three minutes into the game, the ball appeared at the feet of Van Persie in the heart of Stoke City's midfield.

"Van Persie pushed to the right and prepared to dribble the ball, which directly attracted the attention of the opponent's midfielder N'Zozzi. He ran towards Van Persie and kicked the ball! When the opportunity came, the ball was passed diagonally again, and the place where it landed was exactly the empty space at the top of the penalty area after N'Zozzi ran away just now!!!"

"Shu~"

A gust of wind blew past the ear of another Stoke City midfielder Whelan. When he turned his head, a majestic figure had arrived in front of the falling ball and hit it hard.

"Bang!!!"

The sound was like thunder, rushing across the field, and this super explosive shot suddenly exploded in the next second and went straight to the goal of Stoke City.

"Qin Hu! He directly hit the goal with a world-class kick!!!"

"Shu~"

The ball hit the net directly behind the home team goalkeeper Begovic. The shot came too sudden and too fast, and poor Begovic couldn't even make a save.

"It's in! Qin Hu! A world-class goal! A long shot at the start of the game broke the scoreline, so impressive!!!"

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