In the sad days of the Silver Horn King, the first round of the Premier League came as scheduled.
Affected by Kelly, Modric's condition has declined sharply in the past two days, and he was not even included in the starting lineup.
But for Bai Baihe fans, as long as Wang Xiaodong appears on the court, everything else is nothing!
But this is the Stadium of Light, Sunderland’s home ground!
The stands were packed with Black Cat fans, and the West Stand, North Stand, Super Platform and the famous Black Cat Bar were all packed with people.
Before the game even started, the home fans stood up and sang loudly a song that everyone was familiar with a few years ago.
“He’s romancing you!
And chancing his arm..."
"...Roy's keen, Roy's keen
We've never seen a Keener window-cleaner
Oh...
La la la la..."
"Captain, how do you feel when you hear this song?" Wang Xiaodong elbowed Keane's shoulder.
"I don't have any feelings, Keane is a great player, he is qualified to receive such pursuit!" Robbie Keane shrugged.
The song is called "Only One Keane" and celebrates the honors Roy Keane helped the Red Devils win while playing for Manchester United.
Wang Xiaodong's question is like asking Lin Zhiying and Lin Zhixuan how they sing. In fact, the two are completely unrelated.
In Europe, it is rare for a player to be sung into a song by fans during his career until he retires.
Just like Wang Xiaodong, although he helped Tottenham win the long-awaited championship and won the alternative "Four Crowns", in the mouths of fans, he is still just a series of continuous single-syllable characters.
Five years ago, tough guy Keane published an autobiography - "I'm Not a Villain."
Every time he heard this sentence, old Harland would hold his broken leg and have muscle spasms all over his body.
Just like Hamlet, there are a thousand Roy Keanes in a thousand people. In the hearts of Manchester United fans, Keane will always be the spiritual benchmark at Old Trafford.
Even Sir Alex Ferguson cannot deny that Keane represents an era for Manchester United.
Now, Roy King has taken off his fluttering red clothes, shaved his beard, put on a black suit, a white shirt and a taupe tie, and appeared on the sidelines of Sunderland.
The cold and resolute eyes represent that the big man Keane is returning to the Premier League in a more gentlemanly style.
Last season, Sunderland, which changed coaches frequently due to the team's record, was coached by the famous Irish player Quinn, whose chairman has retired, for several games, but the results were still very poor.
In order to avoid a repeat of the "bad start" of the 2005-06 season, former Manchester United captain Roy Keane officially joined Sunderland.
Since then, Black Cat has been transformed.
Not only did they ensure promotion to the Premier League in advance in April this year, they also eventually won the British Championship. Roy Keane also won the best coach.
The veteran back then has grown into the young coach today, but even though Keane looks gentle and elegant in suits and ties, as long as he is on the sidelines, the Black Cats can bring black fear to their opponents.
Both the media and fans are looking forward to the first game of the Premier League's return.
In the pre-match interview, Keane’s declaration was “I’m not afraid of anyone!”
"I will apply the knowledge I learned from my mentor Sir Alex Ferguson to my team."
This sentence is obvious.
Roy Keane wants to turn Sunderland into a second Manchester United.
But the question is, are the opposing Tottenham afraid of Manchester United?
How can Tottenham, who just defeated Manchester United with a big score in the Community Shield, be afraid of a replica of Manchester United?
After the start, former Manchester United players Richardson and Yorke became almost invisible in the Sunderland team. Other players whose backbone was somewhat shaken could only rely on desperate running to make up for the technical and tactical gaps.
In the 12th minute of the first half, Huddlestone and Wang Xiaodong made an exquisite one-two in the middle.
The latter took a shot without hesitation after receiving the back pass from his teammate. The ball missed the goal post and flew out of the baseline.
The camera suddenly turned to Roy Keane's face, and the shock he just showed has not completely faded away.
Even the former Premier League boss couldn't really rush onto the field at this moment and use his Crocodile leather shoes to tackle the ball at Wang Xiaodong's feet.
In this regard, he could only express his inner anger by roaring.
He believes that his players should not let China Winter start so easily.
But how could Wang Xiaodong's shot be stopped by a team like the newly promoted team?
Back when he was at Southampton, the English Championship teams had seen the power of Wang Xiaodong's heavy artillery.
Now more than a season has passed, and Wang Xiaodong's skills have only improved rather than declined!
boom! ! !
There was another loud noise.
Wang Xiaodong is like having his own stereo, pressing the play button of the explosion before every shot.
Fortunately, goalkeeper Mignolet showed bravery this time and saved Wang Xiaodong's shot with one palm.
Even so, the young goalkeeper frowned after getting up.
His right arm made a clicking sound, and there seemed to be signs of bone damage.
After moving several times in a row, Mignolet could feel relieved. At least his arm was still in good condition.
Just a few minutes later, Malbranque's cross flew to the goal again. After being pushed out of the penalty area by the defender, Wang Xiaodong at the top of the key didn't wait for the ball to land before he swung his right foot and fired a shot.
boom!
This time, Mignolet used the pads on his chest to securely catch the ball.
"Fast break, fast break!" Roy Keane's eyes lit up at this moment. He saw the forward running empty in front of the left side of the team.
If Mignolet can accurately find his teammates with a long pass at this time, he might be able to create a goal.
But his own goalkeeper did not kick the ball out as he thought. Instead, he crawled to the ground holding the ball and stabilized the ball.
"Fake, what are you doing?"
"attack!"
"Pass the ball!"
"What a great offensive opportunity..."
"Are you blind?"
Mignolet is certainly not blind.
He just wanted to take a breather.
If the camera behind him was more advanced, he could clearly capture that when Mignolet blocked Wang Xiaodong's shot, a strong wave of air rushed out of his back, just like the third brother in Shaolin football iron cloth shirt The same kick that caught the Devils' shot.
But no one caught such a subtle change at all. Mignolet could only hold the ball like a mute eating coptis and lay on the ground to rest.
It's only been twenty minutes since the game started. A wasted attack is wasted. If the home team changes their goalkeeper, it will be a huge blow to morale!
After the break, Mignolet forced himself to get up and lightly threw the ball to his teammates on the wing.
After Roy Keane yelled to no avail, he could only hold his chest and watch the game with a gloomy face.
In the Community Shield a few days ago, Wang Xiaodong led Tottenham to a 4-1 victory over Manchester United. Roy Keane wanted to use Sunderland to help his old club complete a counterattack.
But he has been away from the Premier League for too long.
It has been so long that he has long forgotten that the Premier League is no longer his world.
The waves behind the Yangtze River push the waves ahead, and a new generation replaces the old ones on the football field.
Roy Keane would curl his lips and look disdainful when talking about Lu Xiaopang and Ronaldinho; but he never expected that they would also become outdated in the past two years.
Wang Xiaodong is using his own way to influence and change the Premier League bit by bit.
"Don't let him get up easily!"
"Is it so difficult to keep an eye on him?"
"He's just a midfielder!"
"His main job is not to shoot."
"Afraid of him getting angry?"
Wang Xiaodong's shot was obviously swaying forward. If a big shot like Roy Keane saw it, he would have a chance to stop the ball, and even give Wang Xiaodong a lesson of "not too big, not too small".
But the fact is that whenever they see Wang Xiaodong swinging his legs, the Black Cats players unconsciously turn around and use their backs to meet the ball.
This naturally gave Wang Xiaodong more choices.
On several occasions, Wang Xiaodong used such feints to help his teammates create gaps.
At the end of the first half, the score had become 0-2, with Wang Xiaodong and Berbatov each scoring a goal.
From a statistical point of view, the difference in the number of attacks between Tottenham and the home team is not very big. It's just that the visiting team has a better ability to seize opportunities. The home team was inevitably a little timid when facing the third place in the Premier League last season.
But a goal is a goal. Looking at the score on the scoreboard, Roy Keane could only suppress his resentment in his stomach again.
