Chapter 923: England and Scotland

John Mortensen was puzzled by what he had seen, while the Scottish commentator had already explained: "The Manchester City players looked very calm, but it was just a feigned composure......

He firmly believes that none of the Manchester City players can truly remain calm amid the frantic shouts of the Celtic fans...... No, maybe Rong is an exception, but even so what?

Rong is just one person, but football is a collective sport, and if the other ten people are not good, what is the use of him being honored alone?

Thinking of this, the Scottish commentator was confident of winning this game.

In addition to the cheers for the home team, it was a boo for the away team.

This was particularly evident after the start of the game, when there was a boo from the stands as soon as the City players had the ball.

And when Glory got the ball, the boos were the loudest.

That's not to say that Celtic fans aren't happy with the glory.

Glory is actually lying down and getting shot.

The boos of the Celtic fans are important to the whole Manchester City team, because Manchester City are a team from England.

And Celtic are a Scottish team.

Since ancient times, Scotland and England have had a feud.

Everyone has seen the famous Hollywood movie "Braveheart" tells the story of the Scots against the English invaders.

This film can help you understand why some Scots are dissatisfied with the English.

Historically, the Scots were actually Celts, while the English were Britons ruled by the Roman Empire. For the Britons, the Celts of the north were barbarians. Later, the Britons were conquered by the Angles and Saxons of the Germanic peoples, and a new nation - the Anglo-Saxons was formed.

Later, after several civil wars, the Anglo-Saxons were unified and what became England was formed.

Some of the Britons who refused to submit to Anglo-Saxon rule retreated to the backs of the British Isles, merged with the Celts there, and slowly became the Scots of later generations.

Just by looking at the name, it's clear who they stand for and how they approach the English.

Scotland and England also had a close "honeymoon period" in history, and later there were large-scale wars, and almost all of Scotland was annexed by England. Braveheart tells the story that takes place during the Scottish War.

Although later for various reasons, Scotland was eventually incorporated into England and became a country. But in Scotland, there are still many people who yearn for independence.

This was especially true after many of Britain's overseas colonies became independent.

The full name of the United Kingdom is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and the name is telling.

It's the United Kingdom, not a republic, it's not a United States, because the country is made up of many federations, and in its heyday, there were many overseas colonies, such as Hong Kong, Australia, and New Zealand......

And the real homeland of Britain should be England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland are relatively independent, and later Ireland became independent, leaving only one Northern Ireland, but Northern Ireland is also making trouble with independence every day, which makes the British royal family a headache.

Scotland is no exception, and has always wanted independence, hoping to become independent through a referendum.

So many people in Scotland do not think of themselves and the English as people of the same country.

In football, this sentiment is even more obvious. Because football is a war in peacetime, the Scots will certainly not be able to defeat the powerful England militarily, but they can defeat the English in football and gain national self-esteem.

Nowhere is this more evident than at national team level.

Why are other countries all national teams, but Britain is divided into several teams?

There's England, there's Wales, there's Scotland.

Among them, the Welsh team basically played soy sauce, while England and Scotland were a pair of evenly matched rivals in the early days.

Scottish football prevailed for some time after the birth of modern football, and then after the development of English football, England finally defeated Scotland, turning the balance of power upside down.

Until now, England has become a world powerhouse, but Scotland has always been weak.

So when playing against England, the Scottish team will always do their best to beat England in football and make them happy for a week.

Something similar happens in countries like Spain, where Catalonia and the Spanish central government, the Basque Country and the Spanish central government, all have similar contradictions, and they are also reflected in football.

Teams from the Basque Country, such as Athletic Bilbao and Catalan teams, such as Barcelona, are always particularly aggressive when they play Real Madrid, which represents Spain's central government, and Real Madrid is not easy to win when they are at home of these teams.

In times of peace, football plays an important role in allowing opposing sides to vent their feelings.

Returning to the match between Celtic and Manchester City, the antagonism between the two sides is not only historical, political, but also religious.

The state religion of England is Protestant, and you only have to look at the name Celtic to know that this is a pro-Catholic team.

One of the most famous city derbies in the world, the Scottish city derby, is actually a battle between two teams that support different religions, which is why it is so hot and fierce, and even makes people angry.

The Glasgow Rangers supported Protestantism, while the Celts supported Catholicism, so they were both "infidels" in each other's eyes.

Now Celtic are hosting Manchester City like a war between Catholics and Protestants.

So the Celtic fans in the stands were crazy.

Every time a Manchester City player gets the ball, it's a storm of boos.

In the past, Celtic fans used this kind of storm to cause a lot of problems for many teams who came to Celtic Park to play, and even Rangers were crushed in front of them.

Amid their boos, Celtic took the lead with 18 minutes into the game, with Greek striker Samalas opening the scoring.

When Samaras scores, you can't hear anything in the Celtic Park stadium except cheers, even if two people are facing each other and roaring loudly, you can only see his mouth move, but you can't hear what he says.

"Look! This is the home of Celtic! The Scottish narrator said proudly. 1:0! The Celtics are ahead! They got off to a great start! ”

If it weren't for the directional radio microphone right next to his mouth, I'm afraid his voice would be drowned out by cheers.

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With the sound of the opposition fans cheering like they were showing off, it stands to reason that the Manchester City players should be panicking, right?

No.

When the TV broadcast cut to a close-up of several of the City players, there was no dazed or pained look on their faces, and their eyes were looking in different directions.

But in the end, it all converges on one point, on one person.

In fact, it was not only them, but the other Manchester City players who did not give a close-up also looked at it immediately after conceding the goal.

Not only on the pitch, but also off the pitch Manchester City substitutes, Manchester City coaches, and the Manchester City fans who travelled with the team, as well as the live cameras and the Manchester City fans in front of the TV.

Their eyes were all on one person at this moment.

The man stood in front of City's penalty area as the Celtic player who celebrated his goal ran past him, like a reef in a rushing current, allowing the current to split off on either side of him while he stood still.

He shouted to the goal: "Throw the ball over!" ”

Goalkeeper Joe Hart quickly turned around and fished the ball out of the goal and threw it to Glory.

Rong Guang reached out for the football, held it in his arms, and stretched out his right hand to lift the yellow captain's armband on his left arm.

Without panic, without pain, without the frustration of holding his head in his hands, he turned and ran the football towards the center circle.

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The referee blew the whistle and the game resumed to the cheers of the Celtic fans.

Manchester City, who conceded the goal, kicked off.

When Berbatov kicked the football to Rongguang, Rongguang turned around and made a move to pass the football back, but he turned around sharply with the football under his feet!

Wiped past the side of Celtic striker Samaras, who pounced!

Just broke through Samaras, Glory made another move to give the football to Berbatov, who was in front of him diagonally, and deceived Celtics striker Sean Maloney, who was originally in front, to move a step to the side, and took advantage of this opportunity to take the football forward, accelerating in a straight line!

Broke through from Maloney's side again!

The cheers of the Celtic fans in the stands turned into boos.

"Rong! Two people in a row! He didn't mean to pass the ball...... Is this to break through directly to the opponent's door?! John Mortensen shouted.

"It's useless! All of them are our people in front! Rong's breakthrough will definitely be stopped, even if it's a foul, it doesn't matter! Rong's breakthrough looked meaningless, as if he was enraged by the loss of the goal, but he was just a reckless man when he lost his mind! The Scottish commentator asserted.

What he said seemed to be right, because as soon as he finished speaking, the glory passed by another Celtic player and was knocked to the ground by the fourth Celtic player!

Foul!

The referee's whistle sounded.

The boos turned to cheers again — and the Celtics fans cheered for the foul.

"Look, what am I talking about? It's pointless, getting a free-kick up front is the best result, and what's the use of it being so far from goal? Rong wants to stage another breakthrough of individual heroism, but he is facing the entire Celtic team, and he is doomed! ”

What the Scottish commentator had said before was fulfilled, and he was triumphant.