Chapter 86 Sorry, I'm late

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

With the inspiring drum beats coming from the stands where the Saints Harry fans were, and the exciting music coming from the St. Mary's Stadium radio, the entire St. Mary's Stadium seemed to be immersed in a vast ocean.

The stands with more than 30,000 seats were packed, and every Saints fan wearing red and white jersey was already seated.

The deafening noise at the scene could be clearly heard even outside the stadium and on the yachts sailing south of the Itchen River.

Southampton, which has been silent for a long time, has finally regained its former football spirit.

Led by the referee, the players from both teams stood in the player channel, waiting for the time to enter the field.

The fans in the stands outside were already impatiently shouting a name.

But if you listen carefully, it seems that he is not calling the players, or the head coach Bielsa, but someone else.

"Master Huan!"

After hearing the fans' shouts clearly, the independent television station's live broadcast camera immediately shifted towards the podium, only to find that the best center position on the podium was still empty.

"According to what we have heard from Southampton fans, the team's new owner, Chinese investor Yang Huan, will sit in the stands for every game, whether it is home or away, but he seems to be a little late today."

The on-site commentator explains the images presented by the live camera.

"The fans at the scene love the new owner very much, because his arrival not only helped Southampton get out of the debt crisis, but also brought one outstanding top star after another to Southampton."

"It's not just the fans. It is said that within the Southampton team, the prestige of this young new boss is even higher than that of head coach Bielsa. The Argentine madman even said in an interview with the media that he envied Yang Huan's status and influence in the minds of the players."

"Many people think that this is the result of his crazy investment and spending, but it is not difficult to see that Abramovich also spent money, but he could not achieve such an effect, so we think that this can only be attributed to his personal charm."

The fans outside cheered loudly, and in the player tunnel, Southampton's stars were also talking about it.

"Has Young Master Huan arrived?"

"It should be. Look how loud the fans are shouting."

“No, just now Louis came back and said that he didn’t see Master Huan.”

"It's strange, I haven't seen him in the past few days. He used to come to dinner with us before the game."

"I heard that Master Huan is in seclusion. It seems that there is some trouble in the company."

"Trouble? What trouble?"

"have no idea."

Bielsa still fielded Southampton's strongest lineup today, but the starting players in some positions were adjusted due to player injuries or team rotations.

The goalkeeper is still Manuel Neuer, and the defense is David Alaba, Benatia, Varane and Carvajal.

Although this defensive line was questioned in the first three rounds of the league, it has now become the most solid line of defense in the English League One this season and is the solid foundation for Southampton's frontcourt to continue to attack and capture the city.

There have been some adjustments in the midfield. In the defensive midfielder position, this season's core player Strootman was rested, French teenager Schneiderlin started, partnered with Vidal and Spanish teenager Isco, the front trident was Neymar, Ibrahimovic and James Rodriguez, Adam Lallana and Chamberlain were also rested.

Southampton is not only playing in the English League One, but has also reached the round of 16 in the English League Championship, and has won almost every game. After this game, Southampton will also face the first round of the FA Cup. Their opponent is a team from the English League Two, which is not very strong and does not pose much of a threat.

Relatively speaking, defeating Brighton is Southampton’s most important priority now.

When the players were preparing to go out, hurried footsteps were heard from the direction of the locker room behind the player tunnel.

Yang Huan was followed by a group of people, who walked out in a noisy manner.

Anyone familiar with Southampton can clearly see that the team's executive chairman Nicola Cortes, Sun Yue and other senior management, as well as some fans of the WeChat company, are among this group of people.

There is also a famous football investment consultant Cash Harris who often comes to Southampton to watch games.

He is also a regular at Southampton.

However, there were two strange old men.

"Everyone, I'm sorry I'm late!"

As soon as Yang Huan saw the player, he immediately walked over with a smile and apologized.

In fact, he has not been idle in the past two days. On the one hand, he has to avoid Ulrich Bates, and on the other hand, he has to personally supervise the development progress of Temple Run. He also tested the game himself and made changes and adjustments to many specific details.

"It's okay, Master Huan, I'm glad you can come."

"Yes, Master Huan, seeing you, we feel full of energy."

"Damn it, what did you say? Do you think Young Master Huan is a beauty?"

"No, Master Huan can inspire people more than beautiful women."

There was a lot of noise and laughter in Southampton.

As an opponent, Brighton was full of envy and jealousy.

This is not just because Southampton is currently at the top of the list ahead of Brighton, but also because Southampton is full of stars.

If we really have to give an appropriate adjective, Southampton is tall, rich and handsome, while Brighton is poor and stupid.

Looking at Southampton, which was also a useless team in the past, transforming into a tall, rich and handsome team in less than three months, one can imagine how depressed and gloomy the people in Brighton felt.

"Go ahead and act like a celebrity."

"Yes, it's quite grand."

Southampton felt unhappy when they heard some of the Brighton players making sour remarks.

"Hey, Brighton, how are you talking?"

"I know you, the central defender Painter. I'm Ibrahimovic, you better be careful!"

"If you dare to keep talking nonsense, you will not be able to leave St. Mary's Stadium!"

The referee Williamson was sweating profusely. Southampton's style of play was so gorgeous and their offensive storm was so fierce. He didn't expect the players' personalities to be so strong that they actually suppressed Brighton's players so much that they dared not make a sound.

"Hey, what are you doing?" Yang Huan didn't want to cause any trouble.

"They are just envious and jealous. Haven't you heard what the Saints fans say? Brighton's biggest wish is to become a big city like Southampton one day and become the flagship of the south coast. But do they deserve it?"

When the players heard this, they immediately laughed and said, "Not worthy!"

For some reason, Yang Huan’s words were also transmitted through the stadium radio and into the stadium.

All the fans also shouted in unison, "Unworthy!"

"So, as Southampton fans and players, we must have some ambition and stop staring at those losers under our feet. We should not always compare ourselves with those losers. That is self-degradation and has no future!"

"If we want to compete, let's compete with teams from the Championship and the Premier League. That's the only way to show the power of Southampton!"

The players and fans were excited when they heard this.

"Well said!"

"Master Huan said it well!"

"You're right, we are going to challenge the Championship and the Premier League!"

Yang Huan waved his hand again, signaling everyone to be quiet.

"When people stare at us with sour eyes full of envy and jealousy, we don't need to pay attention to them. As a Chinese man named Lu Xun said, if you are bitten by a dog, do you really want to bite it back?"

Everyone burst into laughter immediately.

The entire St. Mary's Stadium burst into laughter.

Brighton's players all pulled their heads in embarrassment, some even considered going on strike.

Head coach Poyet simply hid in the coaching booth, pretending not to hear the fans' boos and ridicule.

"So, let's not stare at our feet. We should step on those people below us and strive to climb up and challenge the top!"

"Good!" The players cheered in unison.

Nicola Koster, Sun Yue and others who followed behind Yang Huan all had bitter smiles on their faces.

If this happens, Brighton will probably be greatly offended.

But it doesn’t matter anyway. Brighton and Southampton are sworn enemies. Even if what happened today hadn’t happened, this game would definitely be very exciting.

In the eyes of Bryce White and McEntire, Young Master Yang Huan was really full of vigor, just like a sharp sword, swinging left and right, cutting through thorns and bushes, fearlessly.

This also strengthened their confidence that Yang Huan might be able to lead the aging Shengxi Yacht to break new ground.

"Neuer, you have to watch the door and don't let any of them in."

"Benatia, have you been heartbroken recently? Why are you so ruthless? Hold back."

"Isco, if your passes can be as weird as when you play games, I will admire you!"

"Rodriguez, I believe in you. Don't lose to that Neymar. He's so skinny that a typhoon can blow him away."

"Hey, Zlatan, don't score so many goals today, a goal doesn't cost half a million pounds nowadays."

Yang Huan walked along the way, bragging and chatting with the players one by one, and they had a very good relationship.

After all, we are all young people in our twenties, so it is natural for us to have a good relationship with each other.

After finally walking out of the player tunnel, Yang Huan waved to the fans in the stands as if he was a leader on inspection.

And more than 30,000 fans shouted in unison, "Master Huan!"

The whole scene made countless people envious, jealous, and hateful.

Is it necessary to be so ostentatious?

"This is Southampton's new owner, an investor from China, Yang Huan!"

The independent TV station's live broadcast gave Yang Huan a close-up from a distance. His face was a little blurry, but his general movements were clearly visible.

"Speaking of Yang Huan, we have to mention that he has appeared frequently in newspapers recently, but we rarely see his photos. He is a very low-key rich man, but he is deeply loved by Southampton fans and players."

"So far this season, the English League One has played 14 rounds. Southampton had two draws and one loss in the first three rounds, and they were winless in three rounds. At that time, everyone thought Southampton was doomed."

"But who could have imagined that after three rounds of adjustment, Southampton would explode and beat Charlton by eight goals. They then won consecutive games, winning 11 games in September and October, setting a record for consecutive wins in the English League One. What an amazing team."

"What's even more frightening is that this team has scored 57 goals and conceded only 6 goals in the past 14 rounds. This is a very, very shocking performance. Everyone thinks that there is no suspense in this season's English League One, and the championship belongs to Southampton Saints!"

"But Brighton is also performing well at the moment. Although they are five points behind Southampton, they still have strong confidence. Head coach Poyet has said that he will end Southampton's winning streak and unbeaten record at St. Mary's Stadium."

"Now, it depends on whether Poyet can turn the tide or madman Bielsa can continue his legend!"

Following the commentator's words, the referee Williamson finally blew the whistle to start the game.

At this time, Yang Huan had just sat down in his special seat on the rostrum.

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