80 Digitized Football
Who is it?
Who scored the game-winning goal?
The fans in the stands focused on the player who fell in the goal, and the two big 17s were written on the back of his red jersey, and the audience immediately resounded with cheers of [Ivica Olich].
After struggling to get up from the ground, Olich was quickly crushed to the ground by the nearest Kic.
"You bastard, you robbed me of my hat trick!" Kicki pressed against Olich, felt him limp, as if he had exhausted his strength, gasping for breath, so he tried to pull him up.
"How? Ivica, is it okay? Can you hear me? Kicic asked with concern.
At this time, the new Manchester United players who came over to celebrate also leaned over and looked at Olic with concern.
It was his first competitive game, but everyone could tell how desperate he was on the pitch, and he wasn't arguably the best player on the pitch for the new United, as the brace Kicic and the substituted Darren Lyons were outstanding, but he was definitely the hardest working player on the pitch.
"It's okay, get used to it, just take a few breaths!" Olic laughed and said that the concern of his teammates proved that he had been accepted by them, which was a good sign for a new signing.
Seeing Olic half-sticking out his tongue and panting, the new Manchester United players burst into laughter.
"I've heard people say that guys who exhale like dogs are especially capable of running, and I didn't believe it at the time, but I believe it now, you guys are so good at running!" Kicic wrapped his arms around Olich's shoulders and laughed.
Everyone laughed for a while, but seeing that Olrich was fine, everyone was immediately relieved.
The squad have already used up three substitutions, and if Olic is injured at this point, it means that the new United will be forced to play with one less man for the rest of the game, which is not a good thing.
"Alright, guys, the referee is shouting, the game has to go on, we have to be careful, don't relax, keep playing like we just did!" Marginson, as captain of the field, patted Olic on the shoulder and then signaled to his teammates to get ready to continue playing.
As the captain of the team, and at the same time the oldest player in the team, and the defender who plays a key role, Martinson's influence in the team is still quite strong, so as soon as he shouted, his teammates immediately left obediently.
Although many of these players have become big-name stars, at this moment, they are just newcomers, with no fame, no strength, no background, and everything has to be played out by themselves!
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After the restart, the new United continued to show surprising high spirits, chasing after the Ruston Diamonds, who had surrendered early, and the new Hleb was even more eye-catching, his speed, skill and one-on-one ability to pass the game injected a touch of tenderness into this hard-bridged and hard-hitting match.
From leading by three goals to being overtaken, Ruston Diamonds' players have experienced a lot of ups and downs, although the manager immediately used the last substitution to try to save the decline, but the players have been completely beaten to the point of losing confidence, and it is not at all that a replacement player can make a difference.
In the 87th minute of the second half, the new Manchester United scored again with a fierce attack around the Ruston Diamonds, and this time Kicic finally grabbed a through ball from the feet of Krynovic and scored a powerful goal from close range.
After scoring a hat-trick, the first player on the football field picked up the ball in the goal, ran all the way to the new Manchester United dugout, then hid the football he scored a hat-trick on, and then went to the side to find the ball boy to ask for another football and kick it back to the midfield.
That appearance caused a burst of laughter on the court, but in the midst of the laughter, Kicic won the hearts of the new Manchester United fans, because he acted more like a living, flesh-and-blood player.
After the two-goal lead, the new United also deliberately relaxed their attack, and the next few minutes turned into garbage time.
When the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game, Bruce walked to the Ruston Diamonds' dugout, shook hands with the opposing head coach and talked to him before returning to the dressing room.
Seeing Bruce and the players leave, Xiao Yu stood up from the stands.
Both stands at Gig Lane have direct access to the outside of the stadium, and the 8,000-capacity stadium has only 4,057 players today, so the exit is not crowded.
"Xiao Yu!" Jim chased after him, followed by the male passenger in his car.
"Hey, Jim!" Xiao Yu greeted with a smile, the team won the game, and he, the boss, was also happy.
"You wait to see Steve, you should tell him that next time he's better not play this kind of thrilling trick again, I don't like to reverse it every time, my heart can't stand it!" Jim looked stunned.
Xiao Yu suddenly laughed, if he could choose, of course he didn't want every game to be so dangerous.
To be honest, at the end of the first half, although Xiao Yu was confident that he could reverse it, in the end he didn't feel much hope, but when the team really achieved a reversal, he felt like a dream.
"This is ......," Xiao Yu pointed to the man behind Jim.
"My passenger, drop by and watch the game." Jim said with a smile.
"It's not a good way to go at all, okay? Mr. Driver, you insisted on pulling me to watch the game! "Who knows, the man immediately pushed Jim to the opposite side of the truth.
Jim's face was immediately impatient, and he pointed at the man, trying to say something, but he couldn't, because he really had a fault.
"My name is Marin, Londoner." The man took the initiative to reach out his hand, "It's a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Xiao Yu!" ”
"You know me?" Xiao Yu was a little surprised.
Jim was staring at the man in front of him suspiciously with the eyes of a police interrogator.
"Of course, I've been in the U.S. for a couple of years, and I saw a picture of you in a Wall Street magazine last year, and a couple of investments John David made for you have been a classic textbook for Wall Street venture capital over the years."
"You also work on Wall Street?" Xiao Yu was relieved.
In fact, even if he deliberately kept a low profile, even if he deliberately pushed John David out of the forefront, in fact, in just one year, he created such a big fortune, and it was impossible for Xiao Yu to keep a low profile.
If you don't show your wealth, that's in China, and in Europe and the United States, it's almost hard to show it!
However, fortunately, Xiao Yu had made all the preparations in advance, so that his identity as a traverser was not revealed.
"No, no, no, I don't have that kind of mind, I went back to the UK and started a company with a friend, which is also related to football." The man said with a smile.
"Football-related?" Xiao Yu suddenly became interested, "Can you tell me about it?" ”
"Of course, you know what? Mr. Xiao Yu, if you put this sentence in Silicon Valley, there will definitely be thousands of people looking for you with a plan, and how many people are hoping that you can take a look at their plan, even if it is only for a minute. ”
It is indeed easy to be touted to make people feel good, at least Xiao Yu is in a good mood now.
"I'm free, I've got a lot of time, I can hear about your company, but if you want to invest, then find my investment advisor, you know, John David!" Xiao Yu smiled and left a way back for himself.
The three of them walked out of the stadium, got into Jim's car, and went to a nearby coffee house.
"Xiao Yu, I think, this guy is not very reliable!" Walking into the coffee house one after another, Jim found an opportunity and grabbed Xiao Yu and said.
"Why?" Xiao Yu thought Jim's actions were a little funny, a bit like children dividing into gangs.
"No why, flamboyant, I don't think it's a good thing!" Jim muttered.
Marin, who was walking behind, suddenly took a few steps forward and slapped Jim on the shoulder hard, startling him, "Mr. Driver, it's not good to speak ill of people behind your back, and I still reserve the right to complain to you, do you want to have your taxi work permit revoked?" ”
When Jim heard this, he didn't dare to say anything.
Xiao Yu laughed and found a place to sit down, called the waiter, and ordered two cups of coffee, but he only asked for a cup of boiled water.
"I don't know why, I just don't like coffee." Xiao Yu laughed self-deprecatingly.
"Just like the vast majority of British people like football and don't like the NBA, who knows why?" Marin said with a smile.
After a pause, Marin continued: "But we can't deny that the NBA is better and more advanced than English football in many ways, such as business development, statistics and so on. ”
"Statistics?" Xiao Yu was very sensitive to grasp the key point in Ma Lin's words.
"That's right, Mr. Xiao Yu," Ma Lin suddenly looked at Xiao Yu with admiration, "I won't tell you, I'm engaged in data statistics!" ”
"Statistics on the football field?"
Marin nodded, "For example, how many shots a player has in total, how many shots on target, how many shots are missed, how long he has run, how many successful passes, how many failed passes, etc., don't you think these statistics are more indicative of the role a player plays on the pitch?" ”
Xiao Yu nodded after hearing this, he remembered that later there was such a football statistics company in the United Kingdom, and this company developed rapidly, in 2001 or 2002 by Murdoch's Sky TV acquisition, less than two years, quickly developed into the most authoritative football statistics company in Europe.
What impressed Xiao Yu the most was that whenever the data listed in some authoritative magazines, websites, and newspapers was listed, a title of opta would be added to the end, and many so-called data from authoritative institutions must come from opta, which is a professional football statistics company.
"OPTA Stats?" Xiao Yu tried to ask.
When Ma Lin heard this, his eyes widened and his face was incredulous, "Oh my God, how do you know the name of our company?" ”
You know, although this company was founded in 1996, in fact, even now, they have not been able to produce decent results, and their reputation is not loud enough, and they only occasionally conduct specific data collection with some clubs to maintain the company's operation.
However, Xiao Yu has also heard of such a small company?
PS: Opta data company is super awesome in reality! Even clubs are looking for them to buy data!
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