Golden Greenery

Global media exploded again: Zhuo Yang was included in Manchester City's 18-man roster for the Manchester Derby.

From the moment he hinted at his comeback, or even from his resurrection from the dead, Zhuoyang's story has constantly refreshed the common sense in football. Until it was officially announced that he had joined Manchester City, the whole world was shocked like an earthquake, but afterwards they all agreed that this was a commercial interaction and basically had nothing to do with football.

When yellow people are over 30 years old, their motor functions will decline rapidly. This statistics can be found in many places in the sports world, not just in the football industry. Zhuo Yang is 31 years old, and everyone knows what his body has been through. The medical diagnosis results from London Bridge Hospital two years ago are still fresh in his memory.

However, Zhuo Yang really started training. Well, if you do the whole thing, we still wish you the best.

Zhuoyang's actions are the focus of the media. The training contents cannot be hidden from anyone. They are just basic ball feel. Generally, youth training will regard this as a specialized subject.

Even so, he only trained for three days and then officially entered the competition squad. Although he is not the starter, this is the Manchester City derby after all. Are Manchester City's substitute players dead?

In the eyes of the outside world, it is probably more reliable for Guardiola or assistant coach Arteta to put on the jersey himself than to have Zhuoyang on standby.

The whole world thought that this was another move by Manchester City to attract traffic and make headlines, but this opportunity was really applied for by Zhuoyang himself.

Zhuoyang knows that he is far from meeting the competition requirements. If the same situation happened two years ago, he would have made full preparations before going on the court to make a splash, or to regain the country, because that kind of pretentiousness has the best effect.

If he is forced to appear on the stage and lose his ugliness, it will really damage his legendary figure in football.

But after awakening from a big dream, Zhuo Yang pursues his own football, and all the romance and romance are just accessories. All those who love football long for the game, no matter what level they are at, playing football means wanting to play. It's that simple.

So Zhuoyang took the initiative to find Guardiola and asked to be included in the game squad. As expected, Guardiola was shocked. If asked to start, Gua Shuai will probably be scared to death.

"Brother Gua, what do you think of me? Others are afraid of Mourinho, but you are not afraid of him too, are you?"

Guardiola calmed down and looked at Zhuo Yang as if he was not joking. He said: "Zhuo Yang, the provocative method doesn't work on me."

"I'll treat you to dinner...French food."

"This is inappropriate. I am responsible for you and Manchester City."

"Pep, do you think I can come back?"

"no doubt.

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"You see, when I slowly recover and then come on the court, any coach can do it. But what I need most now is not only ball feel training, but a sense of the game. The sense of urgency to be ready to play at any time can Let me get familiar with the rhythm of the game again in the shortest possible time.”

"Especially important games like the Derby are like stimulants, the effect is much stronger than ordinary games."

"Oh shit, Zhuo Yang, it's been five or six years since we left Barcelona. Why do you still do the same thing?"

"I didn't say I wanted to start, I just sat on the bench. What are you afraid of?"

"You still want to start? Why don't you go to heaven?"

"I...I went to heaven and almost didn't come back."

"..." Guashuai: "I'm sorry, I didn't mean that."

"It doesn't matter."

Guashuai suddenly became very emotional, and he hugged Zhuo Yang gently. "Good brother, you have suffered. Believe me, you will become a miracle in the history of football."

"No problem, I support you to familiarize yourself with the atmosphere of the stadium up close. Come on, good brother!" Guardiola quickly explained: "Of course, as long as the club does not object."

Zhuoyang's recovery is a strategic project of the Manchester City club, not just a technical issue at the team level. Even Guardiola cannot completely make the decision.

It can be described as overjoyed to receive this request from the club's senior management.

The most superficial purpose of Manchester City's recruitment of Zhuo Yang is the superstar effect. The dazzling combination of Guardiola + Zhuo Yang will allow Manchester City to cross the threshold of a wealthy club in terms of image. Second is the commercial interest, which is already starting to pay off handsomely.

The last thing is competition. In fact, Manchester City club has no idea how far the 31-year-old Zhuoyang can return to his previous level, so he doesn't have much hope.

Without Aguero's suspension, the club would not have been very supportive of Zhuoyang sitting on the sidelines so early. However, Manchester United, relying on its power in the Professional Match Officials Co., Ltd., could justifiably suppress Manchester City's strength before the Derby, which gave Manchester City face. It's a bit overwhelming.

Aguero did commit a foul and should be punished, but putting it on Manchester United made Manchester City very unconvinced. Manchester City, who have been irritated by Manchester United all their lives and whose figure has become prominent, are becoming more and more sensitive to this.

Zhuoyang appears on the sidelines of the Derby battlefield, and Manchester City can regain a victory in terms of momentum and hype. So not only did the club not stop him, but they also applauded him.

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Now that he has entered the squad, there is a possibility of coming on as a substitute, so the world's heavyweight football media is in Trafford. Everyone knows that the possibility of Zhuoyang playing is almost zero, but what if? No one wants to miss this historic moment.

The Football Association and the Premier League will not miss such an opportunity. The game time is immediately adjusted to 12:30 noon British Summer Time, which corresponds to 1 p.m. in East Asia.

Manchester City is an away game, Old Trafford is in the southwest of the city, and the City Stadium is in the northwest. The straight line distance between the two places is only a little more than six kilometers.

So far, Zhuoyang is more familiar with Old Trafford than the City Stadium. No matter which team he was in in those 12 years, he always played against Manchester United. Compared with the Dream Stadium, which has a history of more than 100 years and is rich in football heritage, the beautiful but young City Stadium is like a beautiful joke.

At least 20,000 Blue Moon fans came in today, which can accommodate 7, which has far exceeded the number of tickets for away fans planned by Manchester United.

A 2012 survey by British real estate survey agency Rightmove showed that 55 people supported Manchester United and only 14.8% supported Manchester City.

Sports Direct, a well-known British sports brand retailer, also conducted a survey on the sales of jerseys of Manchester United and Manchester City in its retail stores in 2014. The results showed that only 10% of Manchester United's jersey sales came from Manchester, and only 5% of Manchester City's.

And if you just compare the local jersey sales of the two teams in Manchester, the difference is staggering: the proportion of Manchester United jerseys sold in Manchester is as high as only 5.43%.

Although this is data from a few years ago - the disparity was even worse earlier, it is still statistically significant. However, the world is changing, the city of Rome was not built in a day, and Manchester United did not become a giant from the time it was born.

Perhaps starting from today, the data gap between Blue Moon and the Red Devils will be reduced at a speed visible to the naked eye. Starting from today, Manchester United has heard increasingly clear and powerful footsteps behind them.

Zhuoyang, wearing the sky blue No. 18 jersey, ran out of the Old Trafford player tunnel.