What kind of existence is Sun Jihai of the Hall of Fame in the Premier League?
On Youtube, which you don't often see, there is a video-outside the Manchester Municipal Stadium ("Etihad" hasn't been named yet), several Manchester City fans are expressing their views on Sun Jihai at the request of reporters, and they are casually singing "Song of Sun Jihai". It was really a long time ago, and the video quality was really touching. Sun Jihai was still playing football in Manchester.
Five years ago, a post appeared on the "Blue Moon Online Forum (UK)" that local fans in Manchester City were keen on: Who knows where Sun Jihai went? Then, this post highlighted the position of watching the ball and got the following answer: "I heard that Sun Jihai is a porter in China Swordfish Farm. Of course, I'm not sure if this is true "; "It seems to be a promotion, giving someone curry sauce." Well, English netizens also have mysterious "Keyboard Man".
Today, Sun Jihai will attend a special ceremony at the British National Football Museum. Today, he will be a member of the British Football Hall of Fame. Previously, members of the Hall of Fame included Patrick Vieira, Gary Neville and Michael Owen. Yes, he has returned to Manchester. More than ten years ago, he was a player here and a member of the Premier League.
Maybe you misunderstood one thing: Henry, Rooney, Cristiano Ronaldo, David Silva and aguero are always very few in the Premier League, but most of the people who stand tall in this league are Kolbak, Mei Sen, Jack Cork, Osman and Shuishui. The latter kind of players, they regard every game as the last battle of their career. They are used to being looked down upon and always green leaves, but they never stop running. Yes, Sun Jihai is such a player in the Premier League.
On February 27th, 2002, Sun Jihai, a Dalian Shide player, moved to Manchester City, where he was still playing in League One, for 2 million pounds. The player who was named "the most difficult player in China football" by Horton got a contract with an annual salary of 650,000 pounds in England. It is worth mentioning that when People's Daily reported the transfer, it also mistakenly wrote Sun Jihai's main position as "left-back".
After playing seven games in the 20001-02 season and winning the League One championship with Manchester City, Sun Jihai finally stepped onto the stage of the Premier League. On August 17, 2002, Manchester City lost 3-0 to Leeds United. On his first Premier League debut, Sun Jihai saw Alan Smith, Harry Kewell, Viduka and Robbie Keane at ease. In this campaign, Sun Jihai became the starting right-back, partnering with Distin, Hoy and Jenson.
That season, Sun Jihai basically occupied the position of Manchester City's main right-back, and his performance of two goals in 28 appearances was enough to satisfy the audience at the main road stadium. Although Manchester City conceded 54 goals in the 2002-03 season and ranked 14 in the Premier League, Sun Jihai did not get much criticism. After all, he won the trust of the outside world with his tireless fighting spirit. In the following five seasons, Sun Jihai played 33 games, 6 games, 29 games, 13 games and 14 games respectively. A total of six seasons, he played 130 league games for Manchester City, leaving three goals.
To put it simply, Sun Jihai played this kind of football in Manchester City: he spared no effort for 90 minutes regardless of physical distribution. As long as he wants, the corridor on the right is his; Always have a "blue-collar face" of "I have a lot of things to do this time, so leave me alone". Every time I force, chase or even throw a foul ball, I am meticulous; Finally, his style is hard, and he dares to rob and only looks at the football style. No one will think he is Asian-although there is no evidence, I believe he must have learned to spray "garbage" in English. Of course, all this is similar to the "labor spirit" of Memphis grizzlies, and sometimes it is inevitable to overdo it. In the 2002-03 season, he came off the bench against Chelsea and got two yellow cards in five minutes and was sent off. Take Wang as an example. He is the most popular striker in the Premier League. Well, he's like Jamie Wadi in the guard-running, fighting and grabbing. He never seems to stop.
Finally, let's talk about the clips that will circulate in Weibo every few months:
165438+200516 October, Manchester City challenged Fulham at craven Farm. In order to equalize the score, Manchester City goalkeeper david james rushed to the opponent's door in injury time, ready to fight for the header. However, just as he got two penalty kicks from the sidelines and was ready to return to the middle, Fulham players decisively pressed out and broke the ball. At that time, four Fulham players rushed into the Manchester City half, and David James was still struggling to catch up. In front of the empty gate of Manchester City, only Sun Jihai was left. However, it was at this critical moment that Sun Jihai ran back to the door in time, and with a domineering flying shovel, he cleared the push near the other side's restricted area out of bounds ... After a few seconds, the camera cut to James, and his face was just a smirk for the rest of his life. As for Sun Jihai, who finished the clearance at half-time, he kept staring at the opposing players and started corner defense.
On Youtube, this video was first uploaded seven years ago. Today, the number of hits of this video is 6.5438+0.4 million.
"I hope you all remember me, because I have never forgotten you." Sun Jihai, who returned to Manchester as a guest three years ago, said emotionally at Etihad Stadium. "I feel very honored to be back here today. Once in my heart, Manchester City was the best team. Now, Manchester City has become the best football team in this country and the world. " In a cold wind and rain, Sun Jihai heard shouts in the distance-"Sun Jihai, Sun Jihai, Sun Jihai ..." He smiled and waved to the fans, just like when he was at Manchester Municipal Stadium.