Chapter 646: Open Door Black
"What kind of world is this? We can't even place a bet. How can we live like this?"
In Tingyuxuan in Southampton, Yang Huan let out a cry of grief and anger.
Hamad, Hugh Grosvenor, John Cock and others sitting nearby all looked helpless and had no idea what expression and reaction they should give to Young Master Huan.
Isn't this a bit too much?
If they hadn’t heard it with their own ears and seen it with their own eyes, they would never have believed it even if they were beaten to death!
The three most prestigious bookmakers in the world are unwilling to accept Young Master Huan's betting slip?
William Hill, known as the flagship company in the gambling industry, even sent its CEO Ralph Toppin to lead a team to Southampton to discuss cooperation with the Saints.
Isn't this too unbelievable?
"Master Huan, tell me the truth, how much money did you make from the three major bookmakers last season? Why are they all unwilling to accept your bets now?"
John Cock asked curiously.
This should also be the doubt of everyone present. When they heard John Cock ask this question, they all turned their attention.
"How much can it be?" Yang Huan replied unhappily, "Besides, if you lose the bet, you should accept the loss. If you open the door to do business, are you afraid of customers who spend a lot of money?"
This statement does make sense to a certain extent, but it is also a bit unreasonable.
Could it be that Master Huan really placed a huge bet and made too much money?
Hugh Grosvenor knew something more or less, shook his head and smiled bitterly, "My dear Master Huan, the three major bookmakers have seen big bets before, but I'm afraid they have never seen anyone as generous as you."
At this point, the Earl burst out laughing again, "What scares them even more is that no matter how much they earn, it may not be enough to compensate you. What can they do? They can only stop doing business with you!"
When everyone heard this, they immediately realized that Lord Hugh Grosvenor was the one who knew the inside story. They immediately grabbed Hugh Grosvenor and asked him how big Master Huan's money was.
Hugh Grosvenor didn't say it explicitly, but just said lightly, "Almost all of Southampton's bonuses in the past two years were given by the bookmakers. How much do you think it was?"
Everyone was stunned.
Southampton is famous for its generous bonuses, which are basically no less than tens of millions every season.
Especially last season, after winning the Premier League championship, the team also won the Treble. Yang Huan gave out over 100 million pounds in bonuses in one go, and his generosity amazed the whole world.
Could it be that Young Master Huan is just being generous to others?
"Hey, hey, hey, my Lord Earl, could you please stop making it sound like I went to the bookmaker to collect protection money? What about the money I lost? Why didn't you tell me? You only talk about my winnings. Isn't that too outrageous?"
When everyone heard Young Master Huan say this, they all burst into laughter.
Yang Huan looked at this group of guys and suddenly an idea came to his mind.
"How about I be the banker and you guys place the bets!"
After hearing this, everyone looked at each other and shook their heads like rattles, not daring to agree.
Everyone knows that whoever makes a bet with Young Master Huan will definitely be in trouble.
Look at Abramovich, rich, right?
As a result, he offended Young Master Huan. Now everything is going wrong for him and he runs into obstacles everywhere. He is almost depressed to death.
Moreover, the Saints fan club had already reached a consensus that they could not bet with Young Master Huan under any circumstances.
When Yang Huan saw the appearance of this group of guys, he immediately felt depressed.
"Look at how useless you are. You don't even have the courage to make a bet. I misjudged you!"
After saying this, Yang Huan turned to Hamad and immediately laughed.
"Hey, little prince from the Middle East, let's play some!"
"Ah?" Hamad was shocked. How could the fire burn on his head?
When the others saw the miserable look on the little Middle Eastern prince's face, they all burst into laughter.
"Master Huan, didn't I just buy a new Aston Martin supercar not long ago? I'm out of money!"
"No money?" Yang Huan raised his eyebrows. This tycoon from the Middle East actually said that he had no money?
"It's okay, I'll lend it to you, at most you won't have to pay interest!"
Everyone burst into laughter again.
This Young Master Huan is really interesting. He actually borrowed money from others to make a bet with him?
"Master Huan, please forgive me. Even the three major gaming companies are frightened by you. Who among us dares to bet with you?"
Hamad's appearance once again made everyone present burst into laughter.
Yang Huan pouted in frustration, "Well, it's really hard to find an opponent these days!"
At this moment, Master Huan feels like Dugu Qiubai!
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The 2013-2014 Premier League season finally kicked off amid much anticipation.
But what no one expected was that the opening game of the new Premier League season would be a complete upset.
After signing Ozil and Higuain, Arsenal's strength has been greatly improved.
Although the outside world unanimously believes that the Gunners have little hope of winning the championship, they are very confident of their strength.
But what shocked everyone was that in the first game of the new season, the Gunners unexpectedly upset Aston Villa at their home stadium, the Emirates Stadium, right under the eyes of tens of thousands of Gunners fans.
The start of this game was a dream!
Less than six minutes into the game, Ozil passed the ball, Chamberlain assisted, and Higuain scored in the penalty area, opening the scoring for Arsenal and helping the Gunners take the lead.
This immediately made the entire Emirates Stadium boil!
Because this is the rhythm of a big victory, right?
But the subsequent development of the game surprised everyone.
Arsenal had firm control of the situation on the field and the ball, but were unable to score another goal.
Instead, in the 22nd minute, Aston Villa succeeded in a surprise attack and equalized the score.
In the second half, Wenger was obviously not satisfied with the first half and made substitutions during the halftime break, but he was unable to change the situation.
In the 61st minute, Koscielny committed a foul in the penalty area and not only received a yellow card, but also gave Aston Villa a penalty kick, indirectly helping Aston Villa to overtake the score.
Just five minutes later, Koscielny received another yellow card and was sent off with a red card.
After that, Aston Villa was leading by one man for nearly half an hour, and in the 85th minute, they broke through Arsenal's goal again.
In the end, Aston Villa reversed Arsenal 3-1 away from home and got off to a good start!
This game also shocked the entire English football world, because no one expected that Arsenal would suffer a big upset in the first league game and get off to a black start!
Looking at the first round of the league, almost all the strong teams won except Arsenal.
Liverpool beat Stoke City 1-0 at home thanks to Benteke's goal.
Southampton defeated West Bromwich Albion 1-0 away from home. Ibrahimovic scored the winning goal for the Saints, which was also the Swedish center's first league goal of the season.
Manchester United relied on two braces from Welbeck and Van Persie to beat Swansea 4-1 away from home.
Mourinho's first Premier League game after taking over Chelsea happened to be held at Stamford Bridge.
The Portuguese madman's team won their first victory of the new season at Stamford Bridge, beating newly promoted Hull City 1-0 with De Bruyne assisting Lampard.
After spending more than 200 million pounds, the super rich Tottenham Hotspur reorganized a strong lineup, but in the end it failed to perform satisfactorily. However, the pass from the new Brazilian aid William helped Cavani create a penalty in the penalty area. The Uruguayan center took the penalty and scored the winning goal for Tottenham Hotspur.
Manchester City was in the best form, beating Newcastle 4-0 at home with goals from David Silva, Aguero, Yaya Toure and Nasri. The latter also fell to second place in the Premier League because of this disastrous defeat.
Judging from the performance in the first round of the league, the strong teams generally adopted a more stable tactical arrangement, focusing on defeating their opponents. Only Manchester United and Manchester City played very well.
Although Southampton challenged West Bromwich Albion away, they still firmly controlled the game situation.
However, in this game, Bielsa's front trident combination of Hazard, Ibrahimovic and Sturridge did not produce very impressive statistics. Instead, James Rodriguez gave a very good performance both in offense and defense.
This also allowed the Colombian midfielder to further consolidate his position in the team.
However, overall, Southampton's offense still has not improved much.
Bielsa also admitted after the game that the team is still in the process of running-in and he will give more players opportunities and try more combinations.
The outside world also unanimously believes that the first round of the Premier League often does not prove anything.
Because after the entire summer break, the players generally have not yet entered the rhythm of the league.
Therefore, it is often difficult to play to your ideal level in the first round of the league.
If you want to see the strength of a team, the key is to look at its performance in the next few rounds.
As expected, although Arsenal unexpectedly failed in the first round of the league, they quickly demonstrated their strength in the second round of the league.
In an away game against their city rivals Fulham, the Gunners showed no mercy and relied on Higuain's double and Walcott's goal to beat Fulham 3-1 and win their first victory of the new season.
As a focus battle of this round, Moyes' Manchester United drew 0-0 with Mourinho's Chelsea at Old Trafford. Both sides performed very poorly in this game, which also caused criticism from the media after the game.
Southampton played at home and defeated Sunderland 2-0 with Toni Kroos assisting Varane with a header from a free kick, and Suarez, who came on as a substitute for Ibrahimovic in the second half, winning two consecutive games.
As for Tottenham Hotspur, Cavani scored again with an assist from Moutinho, winning a narrow 1-0 home win over Swansea and also achieving two consecutive wins.
But after the game, Tottenham Hotspur officially announced that it had successfully introduced winger Reus from Dortmund.
With the arrival of strong reinforcements, Tottenham Hotspur's strength has been improved again.
The football world all over the world is amazed at the generosity of the Middle Eastern tycoons and is full of expectations for the new season of the Premier League.
Liverpool once again won a narrow 1-0 away win over Aston Villa thanks to Benteke's goal, also achieving two consecutive wins.
Manchester City, which was in the best form in the last round, suffered a humiliating collapse in this round's away game against Cardiff.
Despite leading 2-0 in the first half, Cardiff scored three goals in the second half and they eventually left the Cardiff Millennium Stadium in disgrace with a humiliating 2-3 defeat.
As a result, the only teams that have won two consecutive games are Tottenham Hotspur, Liverpool and Southampton.
Among them, Southampton temporarily tops the league table with a goal difference advantage.
Strictly speaking, this is also the first time that Southampton has led the Premier League standings in history.
In the third round of the league, Southampton went away to challenge Norwich.
Because of the European Super Cup, Bielsa rotated the lineup.
In the end, Suarez, who started the game, scored again, helping Southampton beat Norwich 1-0 away from home, winning three consecutive victories and continuing to lead the Premier League standings.
Liverpool relied on Benteke's goal to beat Manchester United 1-0 at home.
Manchester City beat Hull City 2-0 at home thanks to goals from Strootman and Negredo.
Tottenham Hotspur lost 0-1 to Arsenal in the North London derby, with Higuain scoring the only goal of the game.
After three rounds of matches, the situation in the Premier League was beyond everyone's expectations.
No one expected that Liverpool would rank second in the Premier League, right after Southampton.
This also adds more variables to this season's Premier League!