Chapter 1 Entering the Stadium

Entering West Ham United's home stadium, Zhao Gang saw the Iron Hammer fans wearing red home jerseys.

This season, West Ham United moved their home ground to the London Olympic Stadium, a stadium that can hold more than 60,000 people.

The momentum was huge.

Unlike Carrow Road, Carrow Road Stadium doesn't have 60,000 seats at all. Many people watch the game standing. This is a real stadium where 60,000 people can sit down!

Flying flags were everywhere, and there were also the roars of die-hard fans.

The Iron Hammers have never been afraid of anyone.

Even when facing Manchester City, they didn't feel the slightest pressure or stage fright.

This team once had a glorious history, reaching the top of Europe.

At the England World Cup, West Ham United players became the biggest contributors to England's victory.

Hurst, the only player in World Cup history to score a hat-trick in the final, is a West Ham United legend.

He and two other West Ham United teammates jointly formed the "Champions" statue, telling the story of their three's glory in winning the World Cup for England.

Although West Ham United has gone through ups and downs and even been relegated to lower leagues, they will always be England football's "Football Academy" and "Star Factory."

The fans have their own pride, which has been passed down from the beginning of the last century. Fans are proud of West Ham United and like a certain player because of West Ham United.

Definitely not liking West Ham United because they are fans of a certain player.

Football is already a culture, engraved in the fans' blood. This is the case everywhere in England, not just West Ham United.

"Manchester City, go back with failure!!!"

"The sky over Manchester may be blue, but here it must be red!!"

"Victory! Victory!!"

The fans' huge shouts reached the players' ears, and Zhao Gang was no stranger to this kind of scene standing in the player tunnel.

Under the leadership of rock coach Bilic, West Ham United's start to the season was quite good, with one win and one draw.

In Zhao Gang's impression, West Ham United seemed to lose the chain in the final stage, but now it seems that this is a team with considerable combat effectiveness.

The team has outstanding players such as Payet, Zaza, Carroll, and Adrian who can gain a foothold in top teams.

Moreover, West Ham United is playing at home.

So Manchester City is relatively cautious.

In the Premier League, there are almost no weak teams.

Even a relegation team may explode with strong combat power at home and upset the championship team.

Zhao Gang saw Ollie and her best friend Shia in the away team's fan zone.

Ollie was holding Zhao Gang's number 18 jersey and shaking it non-stop.

It was a very beautiful sight.

Ollie lives in London, and it is not difficult to buy a ticket for West Ham United's game, but obviously she is here to support Manchester City and Zhao Gang.

So she must be sitting in the away team's fan zone.

Beep!!

The whole game begins.

Amidst the enthusiastic cheers of the home fans, the Iron Hammers lived up to their nickname, without the slightest fear of the powerful Manchester City. They were unusually active from the start, pressing and surrounding the entire field!

The fans burst out with even more enthusiastic voices, and cheers and encouragement echoed in every corner of the stadium.

Although the Manchester City players were mentally prepared, they were still a little unable to adapt to the Iron Hammers' scrambling.

As long as someone dribbled the ball, two players would immediately come forward to besiege them, as if their physical energy would not be consumed.

A gap appeared between Manchester City's defense and midfield, and they were unable to connect normally.

Helpless, Zabaleta, who received the ball, could only kick it out to find the players in the frontcourt.

And the target he kicked it to was Zhao Gang, who had extremely poor heading ability.

Zhao Gang's physical confrontation ability is very good, but even if he leans against the opponent, he can't get this header.

The West Ham United midfielder jumped high and headed the ball out.

"Whoa!!!"

Seeing the Premier League's best player in the last two rounds being frustrated, West Ham United's home stadium erupted again.

He's not that good either!

Zhao Gang can knock Leitman over to shoot, but he's just as useless against our Feghouli!

Go, go!

Defeat Manchester City!

They are not as strong as imagined!

Iron Hammers forever!

"West Ham United's fast advance! They got past Gundogan!

Adrian's individual ability is quite outstanding! Gundogan's one-on-one defense ability needs to be improved!"

"A diagonal long pass found Jose. West Ham United's attack is very simple and efficient! A cross!"

Otamendi and Stones squeezed Payet. Stones jumped high and headed the ball out of the penalty area.

The attack wasn't over yet. The following player took a shot from the edge of the penalty area.

Bang!!

"This ball is too high! What a pity!

But you can see that West Ham United's players are better prepared! The tactical coordination has already been played out! The Manchester City players seem a little confused."

Stones roared at the teammates in front of him, what are you doing?

How could the midfield be passed so easily, and how could the forward be found with a long pass so easily?

Gundogan waved his hand to apologize. He was not prepared just now, and left too much space behind him.

Manchester City kicked off the goal kick, wanting to slowly advance from the backcourt, but encountered strong resistance from West Ham United.

It was a bit difficult to smoothly pass the ball to the frontcourt.

"West Ham United is playing very resolutely, pressing in the entire field. We see that Zhao Gang has retreated to the defensive midfielder position, standing behind Silva."

Manchester City's backcourt was in trouble, and Zhao Gang quickly retreated to receive the ball.

His dribbling ability and passing ability are also top-notch in this Manchester City team.

After receiving the ball, West Ham United's forwards and midfielders quickly launched a siege on Zhao Gang.

The rhythm was very fast, and Zhao Gang had never encountered such a fierce and fast press in the Premier League.

He leaned against the opponent, and seeing Payet rushing over, he hooked his foot, and the ball went from the left to the right, and then tapped his heel, and went from the right to the left again.

Payet was swayed, but his center of gravity was still stable. Just as he was about to continue pressing, Zhao Gang passed the ball through his legs, then started and passed Payet.

The two quickly followed.

Zhao Gang's speed was still a bit lacking. He could break through when facing a defender head-on, but this kind of chase from behind, where the defender didn't need to turn around, was indeed a bit troublesome for him.

Payet stretched out his foot, wanting to steal the ball. Zhao Gang saw the gap in front of him, and just as he was about to pass the ball to Gundogan who was cutting in, he suddenly felt a great force behind him, and was directly pushed and staggered to the ground.

Payet took the opportunity to steal the ball and rushed up with all his strength.

"Hey! Hey!!" Guardiola stood on the sidelines stomping his feet and waving his fists frantically, but the opponent's hand movements were extremely hidden, and maybe the referee thought the force was not enough to make Zhao Gang fall, so he didn't blow the whistle.

After all, he can carry another person to shoot, so how could he fall down with this little bit of confrontation?

Zhao Gang didn't hesitate at all, got up and chased back.

West Ham United's players rushed up like a tide.

The audience in the entire stadium started to roar. Zabaleta concentrated his attention, retreating while observing Payet's possible breakthrough route.

Payet quickly shifted his center of gravity left and right, did not choose to break through, but after dodging the position, made a sharp cross.

The ball passed over two central defenders.

Jose, who caught up, slid to the ground, and before Kolarov, kicked the ball into the goal!

1:0!

The London Olympic Stadium instantly fell into a frenzy!

The Iron Hammers are mighty!

"That's right!!"

"Defeat them!!"

Amidst the cheers of the fans, Jose jumped continuously, hammering his chest, his eyes extremely domineering.

Manchester City?

That's about it.

Best player, best signing?

After a little physical confrontation, they can't even hold the ball steadily!

Zhao Gang breathed out and stood outside the penalty area.

Aguero and Fernandinho sprinted towards the referee.

Foul, foul!

A foul led to the goal!

Don't you even look at VAR?

The referee shook his head and pointed to the center circle.

Guardiola stood on the sidelines, almost bursting with anger, roaring non-stop.

He was the closest and saw the clearest.

There might have been misjudgments in the past, but how could there still be misjudgments with VAR now?

It can only mean that the referee thinks Zhao Gang is acting, and he wouldn't fall down with that little bit of confrontation!

"Ten minutes into the game, West Ham United broke the deadlock, and their tactics have achieved results.

Payet's assist, Jose's sliding shot to score! Manchester City's first goal conceded this season!

This ball... Zhao Gang lost possession of the ball, leading to West Ham United launching a counterattack!

However, this ball does have a high suspicion of a foul, pushing and pulling, and the pulling action is very hidden, but if VAR intervenes... it's hard to say. From the perspective of the Premier League's standards, the referee may think it's a reasonable confrontation!"

"It's a foul, it's definitely a foul!!"

"A black whistle!!"

"A home whistle is normal, but this is related to a goal, the referee's standards should be a little stricter, right?"

Amidst the accusations against the referee's decision, there were always special voices appearing.

"You lackeys are funny, this is the Premier League! Zhao Gang was just flopping to try to trick a foul, and he messed it up, haha..."

"You idiot, are you blind?? Huh??"

"Can you get lost??"

"It's because of you brainless fanboys that I can't stand Zhao Gang!"

"Thinks he's a star, doesn't pass when he can, has to dribble the ball, haha... The Premier League referee indulges you? Thinks he's on the internet, where everyone is a fanboy??"

"You're really a moron, incurable!"

"Waste, coming here to find a sense of existence??"

"Manchester City lost, just because of Zhao Gang's mistake, just wait and see, he'll make another mistake later!"

"I'm not watching, hurry up and get out!"

"I won't, I won't, haha, I just like watching you guys eat shit, hehehe, win if you can! Score a goal to make up for it if you can, hehehe..."

The attention-grabbing hater was indeed sprayed to pieces, but this kind of person seems to like this kind of pleasure.

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"Zhao Gang's breakthrough pass, front point! Aguero!!"

"This ball is in!! A volley to score! 1:1!

In the eleventh minute of the game, Manchester City, who had just conceded a goal, quickly equalized the score!!!" Zhan Lu was so excited that he almost slapped the table. His deliberately suppressed low voice was full of power.

Aguero opened his mouth wide, his face full of ferocity, and slammed into Zhao Gang, who was rushing over.

Both of them looked like they wanted to eat people, and roared out.

Guardiola stood on the sidelines, waving his fist and directly swearing.

West Ham United's players quickly surrounded the referee, and the defender who fell on the ground covered his face and rolled around non-stop.

The referee pointed to the center circle, a reasonable confrontation.

The goal is valid!