Chapter 7: Hot Superstar

The English journalists who had come to China with Manchester United were also shocked when they saw the scene.

Before this, these English islanders thought that China was a football desert, and before this, they would never have expected to see such a shocking scene.

“..... Wherever he goes, he can cause people to bow down! When he appears in public, it always puts the scene in a frenzied atmosphere....", wrote an English journalist in his report on the UK.

“..... Maybe we should pay attention to it, in the far east, there will be so many people who love football, when you see Li Qingshan's popularity in China, you will understand that Li Qingshan is definitely not just a player for Manchester United!! In China, Manchester United has enjoyed extraordinary treatment, and all of this undoubtedly has a lot to do with Li Qingshan, which is an opportunity, an opportunity for Manchester United to rise to become the largest club in Europe....." even the authoritative media in England "The Times" reported.

“..... The Manchester United bus left the airport, and on both sides of the road, fans gathered, some wearing Manchester United jerseys, some wearing the jerseys of the Chinese national team, some wearing the jerseys of some clubs in the Chinese Super League, but they all shouted the name of one man, and they waved the Chinese flag to greet Li Qingshan like a king..... It was a real eye-opener because I saw fans wearing the shirts of two local Chinese Super League clubs in Shanghai standing together, according to my Chinese friends, the relationship between the two teams is definitely not good, they are the sworn enemies of the bitter enemies, every time there is a derby, the opposition between the fans of the two teams is always the focus of the media, maybe in England, there is never a player who is supported by the fans of two rival clubs at the same time, even Bobby Charlton, who brought the World Cup to England, the Liverpudlians will not like him......" a reporter from Team Newspaper described in detail what he had seen in China.

“.... He is the king here, and it is sad that if Li Qingshan is a Spaniard, a German, a Frenchman, or a Brazilian, he may even become a new king, but unfortunately the overall strength of the Chinese national team is too weak, and it is difficult for them to make any breakthroughs in the World Cup...", some media said.

The dense and frantic crowd and the reporters' descriptions opened the eyes of British fans, and they also intuitively felt the popularity of Li Qingshan in China.

However, although these British reporters had tried their best to describe their shock, when they entered the Shanghai 80,000 Stadium, they were still stunned by the scene in front of them.

Shanghai 80,000 Stadium is located in the southwest of Shanghai, the intersection of the only ring line 4 and the inner ring elevated road of Shanghai Metro, is the main venue of the 8th National Games of China in 1997, and is also the football venue of the 2008 Olympic Games, the home of the Chinese Super League team Shanghai SIPG Football Club, with more than 56,000 seats, and the stadium management generally does not allow the stadium to be full for the sake of court safety.

This time, Manchester United and Borussia Dortmund won the International Champions Cup, and the tournament organisers offered 50,000 seats, which were sold out early.

The stadium was flooded with 50,000 fans, some wearing Manchester United shirts, some Borussia Dortmund shirts and, of course, a large number of neutral fans.

When the players from both sides lined up, the stadium DJ broadcast the names of the players in both Chinese and English.

The United fans cheered when the Manchester United players were thought of, while the Dortmund fans responded with boos and vice versa.

Football is a competitive sport full of confrontation, even in the stands, even if the two teams have no grudges, but when the two sides meet, even the fans of both sides, they have to compete.

However, when Li Qingshan came out of the players' tunnel, there was a commotion in the stands of the stadium, and almost all the fans stood up, they stretched their necks and looked at the field.

"Sit down, sit down, sit down, you're blocking me!"

The fans on the top of the hill in the back row were blocked by the fans in front of them, and shouted anxiously.

And the security personnel at the scene instantly became nervous, this is 50,000 fans, if something happens, the leaders of the event organizers and local security agencies do not know, but the security guards on the scene are sure to become temporary workers.

The DJ was even more excited, he adjusted his sitting position, and then raised the pitch to the highest!

"Next up is ........ Manchester United........ Number Nine !!!! ”

"Li ........."

"Aoyama !!!!!!"

The 50,000 fans at the scene chanted in unison, and even the Dortmund fans wearing Dortmund jerseys stood up and chanted collectively at this moment.

There was no boos, no murmurs, and at this moment in this stadium, all that was left was the collective chanting of the fans.

Li Qingshan stretched out his hand and waved to the fans, which made wave after wave of cheers deafening, as if the entire stadium was about to shake.

Lingard, the young player who started the game, looked at Li Qingshan, who was calmly waving his hand to the surroundings, and smacked his lips with envy, if he was at Wembley, he could also get such cheers...... How enviable.

In fact, at this time, the eyes of players on both sides were focused on Li Qingshan.

In this stadium, in this country, Li Qingshan is the biggest star, and the brilliance of Manchester United and other stars of Dortmund is completely covered by Li Qingshan.

Shinji Kagawa also stood in the queue and followed the referee team into the court.

When the cheers at the scene rang out, Shinji Kagawa looked at Li Qingshan.

Truth be told, as a star in Asia, a year or two ago, many people would have compared Shinji Kagawa and Li Qingshan together.

However, such a comparison quickly dissipated, because compared with the achievements of the two, Kagawa Shinji is almost difficult to compare with Li Qingshan, not to mention the championship honors won by both sides, in terms of personal performance, Kagawa Shinji was the most glorious season, once won the Bundesliga MVP, but when he transferred to Manchester United, it seemed difficult to integrate into Manchester United's tactical system, and it was difficult to adapt to the rhythm of the Premier League, and finally after two seasons of struggle, Kagawa Shinji returned to Dortmund....

"Kagawa, are you Asians so enthusiastic?" Aubameyang in the back stabbed Shinji Kagawa in the back and said loudly in his ear.

Shinji Kagawa rolled his eyes.

"Pierre, Asia is very big, every country is different, Chinese and Japanese are different, we Japanese are relatively introverted...."