"Wow~Wow~Wow~"

With a starting gesture from the bassist, everyone in the audience suddenly turned their eyes to the center of St. Mary's Stadium.

There was a red carpet all over it, and the members of the jazz band were already sitting in front of their instruments.

With the crisp sound of the drum kit, the drummer was already excited in the drum kit.

The scene suddenly resounded with an overwhelming burst of cheers and screams.

Immediately afterwards, piano, saxophone, trumpet, trombone and other instruments gradually entered, and the atmosphere became more and more intense.

The band played a reinterpreted version of the Southampton anthem, which was very jazzy.

Especially when the lead singer of the band, the bassist, stood in front of the microphone and sang the first line of the Southampton anthem with his unique voice and rap style, the audience entered the first climax.

Almost all of the Southampton fans rose from their seats and sang to the band's chorus.

No matter what their voices were, and no matter how many of them had sung completely out of tune, they all came together to become a very spectacular and charming scene of tens of thousands of people singing together.

The momentum quickly infected everyone in the stands!

When Yang Huan took Zhuang Ziqing out of the passage, he happened to see the long east stand directly opposite the chairman's stand, and more than 10,000 fans of the Saints used the jerseys they were wearing to dye the stands into red and white arrow stripes.

Not only the East Stand, but also the Chairman's Stand, as well as the North and South Stands!

Each of them stood up, accompanied by music, one after the other, giving a spectacular scene like a rough wave, which literally made the jaws drop of all the guests who came from afar.

It's crazy, there is wood?

It's not a fan celebration anymore, it's more like a performance art with more than 30,000 people!

The venue is the most popular jazz band in the UK, invited by Southampton.

It was their first time performing live at St Mary's Stadium, and as a result, they were also infected by the strong atmosphere of the scene, and the members of the band were noticeably more passionate, more engaged and more crazy!

The fans in the stands also fell into a carnival!

"This is St. Mary's Stadium, the sanctuary of the saints!"

Sky TV's gold medal commentator, Martin Taylor, sat in the stands at St Mary's Stadium and praised it with infectious emotion.

Martin Taylor, who is 68 years old this year, has been a football commentator for decades and the Premier League's best commentator for a decade.

But tonight, at St. Mary's Stadium, he was still infected by this group of fanatical saints.

It's crazy!

It's crazy!

"A lot of people say St Mary's in Southampton is the most fanatical home stadium in the Premier League, what do you think, Charlene?"

After a moment of excitement, Martin Taylor quickly regained his composure and asked his commentary partner next to him.

Charlene Lahri was still a little excited, and nodded slightly, "Yes, I think it has a lot to do with the strategy of Southampton's management, they have always insisted on a low fare policy. ”

"Well, Southampton's ticket prices are one of the lowest in the Premier League." Martin Taylor agrees.

"And they also give insurance and other ancillary services."

Martin Taylor nodded, "So, Southampton is always hard to get!" ”

"Yes!" Charlene Lahri nodded, "I think the stadium is becoming one of the hottest markets in the Premier League, and I've been told that Southampton will be launching a series of fan events in the near future, including a free ticketing policy. ”

"Free tickets?" Martin Taylor was taken aback.

"Oh my God, tickets are going to be free?"

"Yes!" Charlene Lahri nodded, "Albeit only a small attempt. ”

"It's incredible!" Martin Taylor was a little moved.

"I saw your interview with Southampton Chairman Yang Huan three years ago, and he mentioned the free ticket policy at that time, but my first reaction was that this was just a gimmick, but I didn't expect it to be true!"

Charlene Lahri also smiled, "It is said that it may start in the first season when the team moves into the new stadium, and if the effect is good, it will be promoted one after another, and finally it is likely to achieve an all-free policy!" ”

"Oh, then Southampton will be the first and only top-flight team in Europe to get free tickets!"

Martin Taylor looked a little excited, full of anticipation.

"Who's to say it isn't?" Charlene Lahri laughed too.

It just so happened that at this time, the camera was given to the chairman's stand.

saw Yang Huan taking Zhuang Ziqing to the middle of the rostrum one after another, and met politely with Premier League President Richard Scudmore and FA President David Bernstein and others.

The jazz band's performance lasted for 10 minutes and set the mood up at St Mary's Stadium.

But as soon as they finished the show, the on-site commentator at St Mary's Stadium was obviously unwilling to let the atmosphere fade again, and went straight to the next link, which was to introduce the former Southampton stars and former celebrities who were invited to the scene tonight to all the Saints fans.

This is a very meaningful part!

Especially when Adam Lallana, Stroman, Lambert and a host of fans who may not have known each other at all, but who played too much for Southampton, and the celebrities who had contributed to the Saints, appeared in the stands, the atmosphere became even stronger.

"Charlene, I suspect that tomorrow there will be some tabloids questioning the hype in Southampton!"

Martin Taylor laughed.

Charlene Lahri also laughed, the British tabloids have no discipline at all, what can't be done?

"But I have to say that Southampton's management is so good that this move has not only won the fans, the former stars, but also the loyalty and belonging of the current players."

Charlene Lahri nodded incessantly.

Southampton's move is somewhat suspicious of buying bones, but so what?

Yang Huan and others launched this activity, originally to tell all the people, concentrate on playing for us, we will never forget you, even if your contribution to the team is extremely insignificant, we will remember your name!

A saint for a day, a saint for life!

In the end, before the players entered, former legends such as Matthew Le Tissier and Alain Shearer appeared at the St. Mary's Stadium together, standing in front of the players' tunnel to cheer for the Saints players.

"This is a spontaneous action by the Southampton celebrities, and they hope that this group of players wearing the Saints jersey can fill this huge regret for the countless predecessors of Southampton over the past 100 years!"

The on-site narrator explained the significance of the actions of Matthew Le Tissier and others.

Not only the fans, but even the players who walked out of the aisle were obviously deeply moved and inspired!

When the players of the two teams walked into the stadium one after another, there was not much suspense about the starting lineups of the two teams.

Southampton fielded their strongest attacking line-up.

The goalkeeper is Manuel Neuer and the backline is David Alaba, Xavi Martinez, Raphael Varane and Danilo.

The Brazilian right-back has been eye-catching in Southampton this season, providing an assist on the right flank, with the style of McConn's peak moment, with excellent physique, speed and excellent technique at his feet, which can be called a dragon on the right side.

On the right side of Southampton this season, Danilo is on the right side of the attack, and Azpilicueta is on the defense, and Bielsa has plenty of options.

The midfield is still a technical two-man midfield configuration, with Luka Modric and Toni Kroos partnered, plus an attacking and defensive Vidal, which is also Southampton's strongest midfield combination this season.

The front trident is Neymar, Ibrahimovic and Gareth Bale.

These three players, plus Vidal, have scored more than 80 goals in the Premier League in total, and the attacking power is quite impressive in the entire European league.

On the other hand, Tony Pulis's Stoke City team has the highest lineup combination.

Among the team's starting eleven players, only 1.78 meters Etherington is below 1.8 meters.

Even, below 1.9 meters, in addition to Etherington, there are only midfielders Whitehead and Walters.

The other eight players, including former Chelsea German player Robert Hutter, former Manchester United Academy rookie Shaw Cross, Wilson, Cameron, Shortton, Nzongji and others, are all over 1.9m.

Goalkeeper Begovic is as high as 1.96 meters, and center forward Crouch is as high as 2.01 meters.

It is precisely because of the highest average height in the Stoke City in the Premier League and even the four major European leagues, as well as Tony Pulis's traditional style of play, that Stoke City has earned the nickname Sky City.

"That's what a lot of people worry about this game!"

Martin Taylor was not worried as he saw the two teams lined up in front of the tunnel in front of the players' tunnel.

Stoke City's defense is also well-known in the Premier League.

"Southampton's attack is strong, but it tends to be technical, and it is unknown whether this game will be able to suppress Stoke City, especially in the midfield!"

Charlene Lahri agrees, but she is more optimistic.

"Although Southampton's Luka Modric and Toni Kroos both tend to be technical, it doesn't mean they're afraid of confrontation, in fact, they don't suffer at all in the Premier League!"

After a pause, the most beautiful female anchor in the UK smiled and said.

'I think Bielsa would have chosen Nemanja Matic if he wasn't sure, but the fact that he still chose a combination of Luka Modric and Toni Kroos shows his confidence in his team.

Martin Taylor thinks the analysis makes sense.

It's just that it's hard to say what happened on the football field.

Don't look at Southampton's dual-technical midfield configuration has gone through a season of Premier League tempering, but if Stoke City successfully exerts its midfield strength to fight against the advantage and suppress Southampton's midfield, it is not completely impossible.

Besides, the Saints have to win this game to win the championship, which in itself is a pressure.

Bielsa is putting out this kind of attacking lineup, doesn't he just want to beat his opponent?

If Stoke City are on the defensive, as long as they can hold on to Southampton's attack, they are afraid that there will be no chance to counterattack?

So, there's no such thing as a surefire game in this world!

Football is round, and anything is possible!

And as Martin Taylor introduced the starting line-ups and bench lists of both teams, everyone noticed that Stoke City still had a former superstar like Michael Irving sitting on the bench.

But unfortunately, even if he switched to Stoke City, Owen could not gain the trust of Tony Pulis and win the main position.

It was in a burst of sighs and sighs from Martin Taylor that this much-anticipated game finally kicked off.

It's just that no one thought that Bielsa would be more radical than anyone imagined in this game! R1148