Chi Meiya
Chapter 131 Still need my big brother!
Most countries and regions broadcast the English Premier League live.
Zhao Gang had already become the biggest focal point of the match.
He had been involved in two goals scored within two minutes, twice in a row.
Those fans who didn't know him well watched the live broadcast and couldn't help but exclaim.
"An Asian, Korean or Japanese, another amazing player?"
"Probably Korean. The Japanese aren't that tall. And the name doesn't sound Japanese."
"Yeah, Korean football is generally a bit behind Japan, but they produce top-tier stars. Last season there was Son, and this season there's Zhao. Asian football is developing fast..."
"I think he's Chinese."
"Haha..."
"This is football, mate, not ping pong, and certainly not missiles!"
Korean fans watching the live broadcast felt a pang of bitterness.
Their Son had joined the English Premier League last season and started as a substitute before gradually becoming a key player. How much blood and tears had he shed for his dream!
But even as a key player, he didn't have the complete trust of his teammates.
The goalkeeper would never look for Son when kicking the ball, and even if Son, as a forward, was a little slow in tracking back, he would be shouted at by his teammates!
And Son could only lower his head, not daring to respond.
It made the Korean fans feel terrible.
Even so, the Korean fans still cheered and celebrated, regarding Son as their biggest idol.
Calling him the light of Asia.
Other Asian players didn't even qualify to be criticized in the English Premier League!
Son was already a key player!
Now, this young man, this Chinese young man, was embracing the big names of Manchester City on the field, without any awkwardness.
In just three games, he had become everyone's darling.
The goalkeeper would even find him first, and De Bruyne, David Silva, these core players were all looking for opportunities to cooperate with him.
Aguero, this big shot, would run over and jump on him to celebrate after scoring.
Even if he assisted De Bruyne, Aguero would rush over to celebrate with him.
If he was fouled, Aguero would risk a yellow card to confront the opponent.
There's no knowing without comparing, and the comparison is startling.
A chilling feeling in the heart.
"How can he be Chinese?"
"Could his ancestors be Korean?"
"Possibly. Zhao and Korea were both among the Seven Warring States. It's likely that after Zhao's defeat, the king fled to China. In fact, the Zhao surname ancestors should be from our country!"
"Oppa is so handsome!!"
"Oppa... I want Oppa..."
Korean female fans were already getting hyped, and the English girls were even more crazy.
Ollie stood there and heard the words of the female fan next to her.
"Let's go to the training base! We're sure to meet him! We need his phone number!"
"I heard he never goes to nightclubs, he's a good boy!"
"It's easier to tame someone who doesn't go to nightclubs. They're easily hooked. The men who have never seen a woman are the easiest to hook. Let's go together, wearing his jersey and ask him to sign it, sign it here, and he'll be confused immediately!" The female fan said, while lifting her clothes, pointing to her chest.
The other one's eyes lit up, you're so good at this!
"It's settled then! No matter who succeeds, we can't be selfish!"
Ollie opened her small mouth, looking incredulously at these two wolfish, shameless women.
He's only eighteen years old, his nineteenth birthday is next month, aren't you guys too beastly??
How disgusting?
Inside the stadium, Jose stood in the center circle.
Here we go.
Just feeling lucky that it wasn't the fourth kickoff, and here it comes.
Home game.
Losing face at home.
He passed the ball back. The West Ham United players haven't recovered yet and are already a bit unsure of what to do.
Defend?
Having already lost so badly, is there any point in defending?
Attack?
Wouldn't it be even worse if they got counter-attacked again?
They need someone to stand up and tell them what to do.
And the path they point out must be effective, so that they will have more confidence.
But even the rock coach has lost his passion at this point.
Like an eggplant hit by frost, he was a little wilted.
And the fans at the scene finally couldn't bear it any longer.
They can tolerate the team losing, but they can't tolerate the players being so unmotivated!
There was a chorus of boos at the scene, and the fans were starting to riot.
Without the support of the fans, the West Ham United players' morale was even lower, and they had no desire to attack at all.
They kept passing the ball back in their own half.
And Manchester City, playing away, was even less in a hurry.
If this were at home, even if they were leading, they would have to look for opportunities to attack, after all, there were so many fans cheering!
Now, playing away, there's no need to be so aggressive.
Moreover, after this game, the international match week begins, and many of the main players have to go back to participate in the games, so it's necessary to conserve energy.
The scene looked very stable.
But in the Manchester City squad, there was an absolute core player who was not selected for the national team and did not have to participate in the World Cup qualifiers.
Zhao Gang roamed the frontcourt like a lion full of aggression.
And when the Manchester City players saw Zhao Gang running and intercepting so tirelessly, although it didn't have much effect, they couldn't just stand around doing nothing.
So, under Zhao Gang's lead, the midfielders and forwards began to press.
Causing the West Ham United players to only kick the ball out with a long pass.
The Manchester City defenders steadily took the ball.
And started passing the ball back and forth.
Now, Zhao Gang couldn't steal the ball from his own teammates anymore.
The West Ham United players hardly crossed the halfway line.
It was difficult for Manchester City to launch the previous counter-attacks.
They carried out several positional attacks, and a few shots were threatening, but the score was not changed.
The first half passed without any major incidents.
"Very good, very good!! Our defense was excellent, and in the second half I want you to continue to maintain it, maintain enough control, enough aggression, and then keep scoring, keep scoring, ten goals, twenty goals!!" Guardiola stood in front of all the players, waving his arms with high spirits.
All the players were stunned.
Guardiola has always been full of passion, but after playing like this in the first half, he had never said such a thing, scoring ten or twenty goals against them...
That would only happen if there was a deep hatred, and West Ham United didn't qualify for that.
Guardiola put down his hands, "I was just telling you a joke. You have to participate in the World Cup qualifiers, you have to win glory for your country, so no matter how you play in the second half, as long as you can win the game, I allow you to relax."
Obviously, Guardiola was in a very good mood. He doesn't joke often.
He knows too well how big of a blow an injury is to a player, and to a club.
If he had his way, no player would be allowed to go back to play international games.
So, there's no way to avoid letting them relax appropriately on the field.
Most of Manchester City's players have to return to their respective countries to fight for their country.
Fortunately, Zhao, who is the most motivated and has the best momentum, did not apply to leave the team.
Although the Chinese national football team is not good, they are doing a very good job in protecting their own stars.
Worthy of affirmation.
"Don't get hurt, protect yourselves! Take down West Ham United, and then return to Manchester! When you come back, we have two very important games." Guardiola repeatedly urged.
Manchester United, Borussia Monchengladbach.
And it's after the national team match week.
Although it's just the beginning of the season, the players' physical fitness is not a problem, but they may be a little tired mentally.
The second half began, and the entire London Olympic Stadium had lost the hustle and bustle of the start of the game.
Some fans had even left the stadium early.
Every team has such fans. Once the team loses, they become discouraged and don't want to continue to endure the torment.
Dusk witnesses the devout believers, and glory gives birth to hypocritical supporters.
Even in England, this hotbed of football, there are such fans.
It's understandable.
Of course, die-hard fans still account for the majority. They are still waiting, even if there is a one in ten thousand chance, even if it is the last minute, even if the team is ten goals behind, they will accompany the team to the very end without hesitation.
We carry the burden together when we lose.
We go crazy together when we win.
The Manchester City fans cheered again when they saw the players enter the field.
Why wouldn't they cheer when they win? Are they waiting to jump when they lose? Isn't that crazy?
Zhao Gang looked at the away fans section and gave a thumbs up in Ollie's direction.
Ollie was about to stand up and respond enthusiastically when she saw the two women next to her jumping and shouting like crazy, directly lifting their jerseys and revealing their pretty good figures.
"Bitches!!" Ollie glared fiercely.
The second half began, and the West Ham United players had lost the momentum they had at the beginning of the first half, as if they had already resigned themselves to their fate.
They would only press up to launch a counter-attack when Manchester City advanced forward.
It seemed that they had received the coach's tactical arrangements.
Rock coach Bilic stood on the sidelines, no longer holding much hope for this game.
But he wasn't too disappointed either. After all, Arsenal was beaten 0:5 at home, and West Ham United only lost three, so in that case, West Ham United was not bad.
However, it was obvious in the second half that Aguero suddenly became active.
As if he was very eager to score another goal.
In the first half, at the last moment, it was he and Zhao Gang who were still fighting, while other Manchester City players had already started to slack off.
Zhao Gang certainly saw his eagerness, although he didn't understand it, he had to find a way to help!
Manchester City once again kept passing the ball back in their own half, and then passed it to the midfield.
After Gundogan received the ball, he cooperated with Fernandinho. Although these two were defensive midfielder partners, they rarely passed to each other in the game. Now they were passing back and forth, obviously not planning to attack.
Guardiola stood on the sidelines, not urging them.
Only the frontline players of West Ham United came over to interfere a little.
There was no chance of intercepting the ball at all.
Aguero stood in front of the penalty area, in an offside position, a little anxious, but there was nothing he could say.
Zhao Gang and De Bruyne retreated at the same time.
De Bruyne's retreat was to give Manchester City an extra point of support, while Zhao Gang's retreat was to prepare for another large-scale attack.
In the first half, the Manchester City players had seen this trend.
So, Fernandinho passed the ball to David Silva.
You come, you can pass to whoever you want.
I won't pass!
David Silva took the ball and observed, hesitated, and passed it to De Bruyne.
"Manchester City are already leading 4:1, so they have slowed down their attack. In these ten or twenty minutes, only Aguero has attempted a shot. De Bruyne took the ball, but didn't move forward, and the West Ham United players aren't pressing hard either. It seems that both teams have accepted this result."
"Well, there should be World Cup qualifiers, so after Manchester City took a big lead, the players have begun to consciously conserve their energy."
When Zhao Gang saw this situation, David Silva had already retreated, and he ran directly to the center.
De Bruyne subconsciously poked the ball to Zhao Gang.
The West Ham United players hadn't come out of the previous rhythm.
Aguero sneaked back two steps, in line with the opponent's defender.
Suddenly, Aguero turned around, and the two center-backs didn't react in time.
Another ground through ball.
Aguero received the ball and quickly broke into the penalty area.
The West Ham United defender was left behind.
Bang!
Aguero is always the trustworthy striker in the league.
5:1!
Aguero's first hat trick of the season!
"It's still my brother, you guys are just doing the bare minimum!" Aguero roared fiercely in his heart. After scoring, he didn't run off the field, but ran directly to Zhao Gang. His small stature managed to lift Zhao Gang up.