Chapter 254 Entering the Premier League
This time, Sky TV has increased its investment. They have worked together with the English Football Association to launch a special program, "Into the Premier League", to promote the Premier League around the world and increase the ratings of Sky TV's sports channel.
The "Into the Premier League" column is undoubtedly not just for promoting Chelsea. Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal and other top clubs will of course be the top priority. These clubs are the face of English football. Only when the superstars of each team appear can they attract widespread attention from fans all over the world.
Only by increasing the ratings of the Premier League can the Premier League become more popular, and naturally surpass the increasingly declining Serie A and become the world's number one league.
In Sky TV's plan for this program, Chelsea is the most important part, because fans who have just come into contact with the Premier League will naturally pay attention to the recent game situation first, so their eyes will naturally focus on Chelsea, because their record in the first few rounds of the league is really brilliant.
In foreign media reports, the forward line of Alan Wang and Didier Drogba was rated as one of the most powerful forward lines in the world. The reason why it is not the first is that the Spanish media believes that this forward line is not as good as Real Madrid and Barcelona, while the Italian media believes that it is not a match for AC Milan and Juventus, and even the German media thinks that it is not as good as Bayern Munich...
In short, in Sky TV's plan, the focus of Chelsea's promotion is on the appearance of the strikers.
During the entire photo shoot, all these stars have to do is very simple, that is, to cooperate with the photographer and show their best football skills. Of course, this kind of publicity work is not a formal game, so the more fancy the better, the happier the fans will be, the more successful the publicity will be, and the higher their income will be. For the FA, the more attention the Premier League will receive.
Although this was just a show, Chelsea players were very enthusiastic and competed to show off their special skills, such as Arjen Robben who had just recovered from injury. While everyone was arguing, these Dutch new stars had already walked in front of the camera, and after promising countless benefits, they found Bridge and Thomas as supporting roles to show his disguised dribbling and long-range shooting ability.
However, the more deliberate the performance, the easier it was to go wrong. He was intercepted by Bridge three times in a row, which made Robben feel very embarrassed. After being intercepted for the third time, he couldn't help but spit out: "ёп?твою?мать", an authentic Russian official curse came out of his mouth.
Bridge was stunned for a moment, not understanding Robben's words, and turned to ask the Dutch boy what he had just said. However, Robben obviously would not tell the truth. In Bridge's entanglement, Robben once again promised a lot of benefits in order to save face, and let Bridge let go, and then "really" let the onlookers see the legendary nonsensical long-range shot---
Of course, goalkeeper Thomas was deliberately fooled and jumped in the wrong direction.
At this moment, the fans and staff nearby finally saw Robben's "specialty" that he wrote and directed, and they were extremely excited. They kept clapping on the sidelines to show their support and appreciation, which made Robben touch the back of his head in embarrassment.
However, Chelsea players could easily see that Bridge and Thomas were just letting the game go, and when they recalled that Robben had made three consecutive mistakes, no one was willing to be the first to do so. They also realized that performing in public was not an easy task.
Everyone started pushing and shoving, no one wanted to be the second player to go on the field. Perhaps, in the eyes of the fans outside the stadium, this was a manifestation of team unity and humility... Is there a word for humility in Europe?
At this time, Chelsea's CEO Peter Kenyon and the team's head coach Jose Mourinho were also standing on the sidelines. They were just there to watch the fun. However, Mourinho still felt that the players' behavior had brought shame to Chelsea. Although he didn't care about it, he didn't want the players to act so cowardly in front of so many media reporters and fans. So he pointed at the players and shouted, "Alan, come on!"
"Me?" Wang Li was stunned for a moment before he realized that the head coach was calling him. He hadn't figured out what he was going to perform, which made him feel a little embarrassed.
"Alan, come on!"
"Show us your special skills, Alan, come on!"
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Before Wang Li could react, he was pushed out by these shameless teammates as the first to stand out. He then frowned and thought about what he was best at.
Seeing Wang Li standing up, the fans and filming staff were all excited. This was not because Wang Li had a high goal efficiency in the game, etc., which had almost nothing to do with fancy football performances. The most important reason was that they believed that Wang Li could definitely perform dazzling moves, which would definitely be very entertaining to watch.
Just look at the scenes in the game where Wang Li often dribbles past opponents and scores goals, which attracts most people's attention. What's more, even his celebration after scoring a goal is so alternative. In European countries, a backflip is indeed shocking enough.
Just when Wang Li stood in front of the ball awkwardly, still thinking about what to do, the fans outside the stadium helped him solve this problem---
"Alan, show me a crossbar shot."
Wang Li turned around and waved to the fan with a smile. Obviously, this was a loyal Chelsea fan who must have watched Wang Li's shooting training that morning.
So Wang Li placed 10 footballs horizontally near the penalty area line, about 20 meters away from the goal.
Originally, when the Sky TV staff heard the onlookers saying they wanted to see a crossbar shot, they just took it as a joke. Even though they saw a live video of Wang Li shooting the crossbar on the Internet a few days ago, most people thought it was just a composite image created using computer technology. Most importantly, those videos were posted by individual fans, not regular media, so they were not trustworthy.
However, when everyone saw that the black-haired boy on the field was really going to perform this kind of show, they became excited. Even Mr. Mourinho, who was watching the fun, stared at the black-haired figure on the field with great interest. He had great expectations for his next performance.
While being watched by many people, Wang Li was not nervous at all. The last time he shot, it was about 30 meters away from the goal. Shooting at that position would have some deviation, but now it was 10 meters closer, which greatly improved his accuracy.
Leg swing, volley
With a "bang", the football hit the crossbar
Wang Li stood calmly on the court and walked towards the second ball. At this time, the fans watching also reacted and counted for this performance: "One"
Still swinging legs and volleying
"Bang!" The football hit the crossbar, and the crowd outside the stadium shouted, "Two!"
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"Three", "four", "five"...
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As all Chelsea players and media were stunned, Wang Li made a mistake when he kicked the ball for the ninth time in a row, and the ball went into the net from under the crossbar.
Eight consecutive shots hit the goal post in one go. This performance excited the photographer. "This is the most exciting performance I have captured since the start of the program," he said excitedly to Chelsea CEO Peter Kenyon and head coach Mourinho.
Peter Kenyon was also very happy about this. In this "Into the Premier League" column, there will be so many big-name stars appearing, which will definitely be a vigorous report with extremely high ratings. In this case, the outstanding performance of the black-haired boy in the club will definitely attract more fans' attention, and Chelsea will then gain a lot of invisible prestige and reputation---
If Chelsea wants to become a top team, these two points are also very important in addition to championships.
As the right-hand man of the club chairman Roman Abramovich, Peter Kenyon's goal is to make Chelsea a top club. By then, at least in the minds of Chelsea's fans who have been passed down from generation to generation, Peter's reputation will also soar, and he may even be remembered for generations?
'Or, we can win more championships this season.' Peter must have kept thinking this in his heart. Although a top team will never be recognized by fans just by the honors it wins in one season, this at least lays a solid foundation for future breakthroughs.
Now the team’s primary goal, of course, is to play well in various competitions, strive to win more trophies, and display them in the club’s trophy room.
"Alan, your performance this time is really great. You are in the limelight again." Frank Lampard, an upright man, quietly walked to Wang Li's side, patted him on the shoulder, and continued: "How about it? You are the protagonist of the whole England these two days. With your love and career going smoothly, you should share your happiness with all of us."
Wang Li was stunned for a moment. He realized that Lampard was actually beating around the bush when speaking. "What do you want to say?"
"Well, I'll just say it straight out. After a unanimous vote by the entire team, everyone agrees that you should treat us tonight."
"But, I don't know?" At this time, Wang Li turned his head and saw a bunch of jealous teammates on the sidelines, all nodding at him. In order not to arouse public anger, Wang Li couldn't help but agree to the "voting result".
However, before everyone could get happy, Wang Li turned around and walked towards the head coach Mourinho, saying: "Boss, Frank and the others said that they would like to invite you to a cocktail party tonight..."
...The results speak for themselves...
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The club's honor is everything, and the team's performance is the most important.
So, in the training scene with the team laughing and playing, the next day, the head coach, Mr. Jose Mourinho, stayed in his office again and began to study the tactical arrangements for the next game.
In the 8th round of the Premier League, Chelsea will travel to Manchester to challenge Manchester City away.