Chapter 569: Chapter 568: Three Different Commentaries
But for Manchester City this season, that attendance figure is bleak.
Previous home games all saw attendances of sixty thousand.
This has to do with the lack of attention given to the EFL Cup.
It also has to do with Manchester City’s recent poor performance.
Quite a few Manchester City fans have lost confidence.
"Hello everyone, I’m Zhan Jun. Sitting beside me is the infamous, non-professional basketball commentator He Wei. Today, we will bring you..."
It’s evident the EFL Cup really isn’t doing so well.
Deng Kai’s die-hard fan and broadcaster Huang Jianxiang didn’t even come; they left it to two interns, can you believe that?
"This match is going to be tough for Manchester City. They haven’t won in far too long, and the team’s slump is plain to see," said He Wei. "The players are entering the field."
"Except for Deng Kai, none of the Manchester City players seem able to crack a smile."
"At the moment, it seems Deng Kai’s transfer to Manchester City was a huge mistake."
"Of course, we’ve learned through the grapevine that Deng Kai had some say in his transfer to Manchester City, which is probably the main reason he joined the team."
"Sing well, you act; act well, you direct; direct well, you supervise... A player excels and naturally wants to get involved with the management."
"But has Deng Kai considered whether he has the capability to meddle in the transfer window?"
"Looking at this squad of Manchester City, their performance can’t support a Premier League team."
"Even... losing to a League One team wouldn’t surprise me!"
He Wei was firing on all cylinders.
It’s not often he gets to comment on football, of course he wants to give a thorough critique.
Zhan Jun nodded in agreement: "Manchester City indeed faces greater risks than fortunes, but I still hope Deng Kai can score, after all, the King of Manchester is playing today at his beloved Maine Road Stadium!"
Zhan Jun has a way with words, leaving you halfway through, unsure if he’s a critic or a fan.
Because his comments can be followed by either criticism or praise.
You could call him smart, but it’s also clear that he seldom truly expresses his own inner opinions.
In this respect, he’s even better suited to be a commentator than Huang Jianxiang.
Because he remains undefeated.
Huang Jianxiang’s "passionate, crazy-for-Kai" commentary style means when Kai is strong, Huang is strong.
When Kai is weak, Huang is weak.
Elsewhere, Huang Jianxiang, who was on vacation, was also watching the intern commentators. He felt unsatisfied.
Zhan Jun was too rational.
He Wei was too critical of Kai.
Huang Jianxiang posted his personal views on "Football Emperor" at that moment: "Don’t underestimate this young group of Manchester City players, the rotation of veterans may actually lead to a chemical reaction among these youngsters."
"Adriano hasn’t scored in eight Premier League games, but he’s still starting, and there’s naturally a reason for that. Does Maxa not know football better than us?"
"In recent games, Adriano’s role as a pivot for the team is gradually becoming evident."
"I’m certain this player is moving in the direction of Drogba. With his abilities, he can play football like Drogba."
"But the question is, he also possesses some advantages that Drogba didn’t have. If honed, he would be an absolute weapon on the front line!"
"With Ribery’s sharp incursions on the right flank, Torres’s speed on the left... and Deng Kai anchoring the team, just get the atmosphere right and Manchester City winning wouldn’t be a problem."
"The only thing I’m debating right now is whether Manchester City will score three or five goals in this game?"
Soon Huang Jianxiang’s statement had tens of thousands of likes.
Merely a textual update, and the viewers exceed those of Zhan Jun and his live commentary team.
Shocking.
Kai’s fans, are you this influential?
Utterly insane!
Worthy of being a national team’s whistle-blower!
Such supporters truly are incomprehensible to international football fans.
Media outlets like Sky Sports promptly published Huang Jianxiang’s remarks and the exaggerated likes and comments that followed on their website, commenting, "Irrational fans may well be an important reason behind Deng Kai’s series of erroneous decisions."
The discussion outside the match was far more heated than the action on the pitch.
Until the seventeenth minute.
Ribery caused a free kick from a distance with a breakthrough.
Deng Kai took the shot.
Bang!
Deng Kai lofted the football into the penalty area.
Back post.
The towering Grosso, at one meter ninety, rose high and headed the ball towards the small box.
Torres, amidst the chaos, got to it first, lifting his foot for an instinctive shot.
It was a desperate attempt.
But... it was enough.
The Wycombe goalkeeper couldn’t possibly anticipate the football’s trajectory in such disarray, missing the chance to save.
"GOAL! It’s in! Manchester City takes the lead, one-nil!"
"Who is it? Who scored? Torres! It’s Atletico’s Crown Prince Torres!"
"It’s said that when Manchester City signed Torres, there was an additional agreement with Atletico, giving them the right to buy him back should they wish."
"This clause was also a demand from Torres’s agent to ensure he got enough opportunities at Manchester City."
"Before the match, many believed Torres’s appearance was due to Manchester City being pressured, forcing them to start him."
"But now we see that Maxa chose Torres, more for reasons related to his athletic condition."
The twenty-fifth minute.
The brother-in-law carried out a beautiful interception and then passed the ball to Maicon.
Maicon advanced a few meters before threading the ball to Deng Kai near the center circle.
Deng Kai, receiving the ball with his back to goal, flicked it with his heel, the football nutmegging the defender.
At the same time, Deng Kai turned and broke through.
A back-to-goal split pass!
Deng Kai then carried the ball forward.
Ahead, the trio of Torres, Adriano, and Ribery sprang into action.
The Wycombe defenders retreated while engaging, even neglecting Deng Kai for a moment.
In their view, Deng Kai seemed to have no other option but to pass.
It was not until Deng Kai closed in on the top of the penalty arc that they realized something was amiss.
Torres and Adriano, sprinting toward the middle of the box, suddenly split left and right in their runs.
The defenders were inevitably pulled apart by them.
Bang!
A loud uproar.
Outside the penalty area, Deng Kai fired his shot.
A Batistuta goal!
The football hit the top corner, utterly unstoppable!
"GOAL! There it is! Deng Kai’s goal has arrived!"
"It’s a superb world-class goal!"
"The Wycombe defenders are stunned! They let their guard down! Did they think Deng Kai was just an average midfielder?"
"Are they unaware that Deng Kai is currently the top scorer in the Premier League?"
"Manchester City has definitely practiced this long-range shot tactic! The coordination between Adriano and Torres’s runs is no coincidence!"
"If they hadn’t stretched those defenders just now, one of them would have had the opportunity, and Deng Kai’s long shot would’ve turned into a through pass."
"It’s difficult to change from shooting to passing like this, but Deng Kai excels at it! His passes use the same technique as shooting, that’s why people call his passing ’fast shots’!"
