"Ding-deng-deng-deng-deng-deng" With the bassist's hand gesture, everyone at the scene immediately turned their attention to the center of St.
Mary's Stadium.
The place was covered with red carpet, and the members of the jazz band were already sitting in front of their respective instruments.
With the crisp cymbal sound of the drum set, the drummer was already busy with himself inside the drum set.
The scene suddenly erupted with overwhelming cheers and screams.
Immediately afterwards, piano, saxophone, trumpet, trombone and other musical instruments gradually entered, and the atmosphere became more and more intense.
The band played a reinterpreted Southampton team song that was very jazzy.
Especially when the lead singer and bassist of the band stood in front of the microphone and sang the first line of the Southampton team song with his unique voice and rap style, the whole audience got into the first line.
Almost all Southampton fans stood up from their seats and sang happily along with the band.
No matter what their voices were like, or how many of them were singing completely out of tune, when they came together, it turned into a very spectacular and charming scene of tens of thousands of people singing together.
The momentum quickly infected everyone in the stands.
When Yang Huan led Zhuang Ziqing out of the tunnel, he happened to see the long east stand directly opposite the Chairman's Stand.
More than 10,000 Saints fans dyed the stand with the jerseys they wore. red and white arrow stripes.
Not only the East Stand, but also the President’s Stand, and the North and South Stands.
Each one of them stood up and rose and fell one after another along with the music, giving people a spectacular scene like turbulent waves, which would simply shock the jaws of all the guests who came from afar.
That's crazy.
Is there any?
This is no longer a celebration for the fans, but more like a performance art with more than 30,000 people gathered together.
Inside the venue was the most popular jazz band in the UK, specially invited by Southampton.
This was their first time to perform live at St.
Mary's Stadium.
As a result, they were also infected by the strong atmosphere at the scene.
The band members were obviously more passionate, more committed and even more crazy.
Fans in the stands also fell into carnival "This is St.
Mary's Stadium, the sacred sanctuary of the Saints."
Sky TV's gold medal commentator, Martin Taylor, was sitting in the stands of St.
Mary's Stadium and praised with contagious emotion.
Martin Taylor, who is 68 years old this year, has been a football commentator for decades and was the best commentator in the Premier League for ten years.
He is well-informed and has long been numb to any scene on the football field. .
But tonight, at St.
Mary's Stadium, he was still infected by this group of fanatical Saints. so crazy It's so crazy
“Many people say that Southampton’s St.
Mary’s Stadium is the most fanatical home ground in the Premier League.
What do you think, Charlene?”
After a moment of excitement, Martin Taylor quickly regained his composure and asked his 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 Southampton management.
They have always adhered to the low fare policy."
"Well, Southampton's ticket price is considered very low in the Premier League."
Martin Taylor also agreed.
"And they also provide insurance and other supporting services."
Martin Taylor nodded: "So, Southampton is always a sellout."
"Yes," Charlene Lahiri nodded, "I think this stadium is gradually becoming the hottest stadium in the Premier League, and I have received news that Southampton will launch a series of fan activities in the near future, including a Free ticket package policy.”
"Free tickets" Martin Taylor was shocked.
"Oh my God, tickets are free."
"Yes."
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Charlene Lahiri nodded and smiled, "Although it's just 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 I didn't expect that it turned out to be true. of" Charlene Lahiri also smiled brightly, "It is said that the team may start trying it in the first season after moving into the new stadium.
If the effect is good, it will be promoted one after another, and in the end it is likely to achieve a completely free policy."
"Oh, then Southampton will become the first and only top league team in Europe with free tickets."
Martin Taylor looked a little excited and full of expectations.
"Who says it's not?"
Charlene Lahiri also laughed.
Just in time, the camera turned to the chairman's stand at this time.
I saw Yang Huan and Zhuang Ziqing walking to the middle of the podium one after another, and politely meeting with Premier League Chairman Richard Scudmore and FA Chairman David Bernstein and others.
The jazz band's performance lasted for ten minutes, heating up the atmosphere of the entire St.
Mary's Stadium.
But they had just finished their performance, and 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 step, which was to introduce to all the Saints fans who came to the scene what they were invited to do tonight.
Former Southampton stars and former legends came to the scene.
This is a very meaningful link Especially when Adam Lallana, Stroman, Lambert and a lot of fans may not know them at all, but they have played too much in Southampton, famous players who have contributed to the Saints have come to When he appeared in the stands, the atmosphere became even more intense.
"Charlene, I suspect there will be some tabloids questioning Southampton's hype tomorrow."
Martin Taylor said with a laugh.
Charlene Lahiri also smiled.
The British tabloids have no moral integrity at all and can't do anything.
"But I have to say that Southampton's management is so awesome.
This move has not only won the recognition of the fans and former stars, but will also win more loyalty and sense of belonging from the current players on the team."
Charlene Lahiri kept nodding.
This move by Southampton is somewhat suspected of buying bones for a lot of money, but so what?
Yang Huan and others launched this activity to tell everyone to concentrate on playing football for us.
We will never forget you.
Even if your contribution to the team is extremely insignificant, we will remember it. live your name Once a Saint, Always a Saint And at the end, before the players entered the stadium, former legends such as Mathieu Le Tissier and Alan Shearer even appeared together at St.
Mary's Stadium, standing in front of the players' tunnel to cheer for the Saints players who entered the stadium.
Be brave and encourage.
"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 of Southampton for more than 100 years."
The on-site commentator explained the significance of the actions of Mathieu Le Tissier and others.
Not just the fans, but even the players walking out of the tunnel were visibly moved and inspired.
When the players from the two teams entered the stadium one after another, there was not much suspense about the starting lineups of the two teams.
Southampton fielded its most powerful attacking lineup.
The goalkeeper is Neuer, and the defense is David Alaba, Javi Martinez, Varane and Danilo.
The Brazilian right back has performed well in Southampton this season.
He has provided assists on the right and has the style of Maicon at his peak.
He has excellent physical fitness, fast speed and excellent foot skills.
He can be called a dragon on the right.
This season, Southampton's right wing relies on Danilo for offense and Azpilicueta for defense.
Bielsa has many options.
The midfielder still uses a technical double midfielder configuration, with Modric and Toni Kroos partnering, plus Vidal who is both offensive and defensive.
This is Southampton's strongest midfield combination this season.
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The front three is Neymar, Ibrahimovic and Gareth Bale.
These three players, plus Vidal, have scored more than 80 goals in the Premier League.
Their offensive power is quite amazing in the entire European leagues.
On the other hand, Tony Pulis's Stoke City team has the highest lineup combination.
Among the eleven starting players on the team, only Etherington, who is 1.78 meters tall, is shorter than 1.8 meters tall.
Even below 1.9 meters, apart from 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, Shotton, Nzonzi and others, are all over 1.9 meters.
Goalkeeper Begovic is 1.96 meters tall, and center Crouch is 2.01 meters tall.
It is precisely because Stoke City has the highest average height in the entire Premier League and even the four major European leagues, as well as Tony Pulis's traditional style of playing high and high, that Stoke City won the The nickname "City in the Sky".
"This is also the worry that many people have about this game."
Martin Taylor saw the two teams lined up in front of the tunnel and was worried.
Stoke City's defense is also famous in the Premier League.
"Although Southampton's offense is very strong, it tends to be technical in style.
Whether they can suppress Stoke City in this game is still unknown, especially in the midfield."
Charlene Lahiri feels the same way, but she's more optimistic.
"Although Southampton's Modric and Toni Kroos both prefer technical styles, it does not mean that they are afraid of confrontation.
In fact, they did not suffer at all when they encountered tough teams in the Premier League."
After a pause, the most beautiful anchor in Britain smiled and said.
"I think if Bielsa is not sure, he will definitely choose Matic, but the fact that he still chooses the combination of Modric and Toni Kroos shows his confidence in his team."
Martin Taylor thinks the analysis makes sense.
It's just that it's hard to say what happens on the football field.
Even though Southampton's dual-tech midfielder configuration has been tempered by a season in the Premier League, if Stoke City successfully takes advantage of the strength of its midfield and suppresses Southampton's midfield, it will not be completely unfavorable. possible.
Furthermore, the Saints must win this game to win the championship, which is a pressure in itself.
Bielsa formed such an aggressive lineup because he wanted to defeat his opponents.
If Stoke City goes on the defensive in the away game, as long as they can defend Southampton's offense, they may not have a chance to counterattack.
So, there is no game that can be won with certainty in this world.
Football is round and anything is possible 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 Stoke City.
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.
It was amid a burst of lamentation and emotion from Martin Taylor that this much-anticipated game finally kicked off.
However, no one expected that Bielsa would be more aggressive than anyone imagined in this game: