Respawn Entertainment: Days of Glory

Chapter 893 Wave? This guy is reliable!

This was only possible because it was sung in Rome. If it had been sung in Turin, the effect would have been no less than when "The Angel" was sung in North London.

According to the plan, although the lyrics had been given to the fans present today in advance, not many people actually put in the effort to practice them.

But the group that Bian Lang brought out in Wales has now become lead singers. Under their guidance, the first time they stumbled a bit, but by the second time they were already quite good.

At first, Roma fans treated it as a joke, thinking that the wingers were nothing special. But when the players entered the field in the second half and their synchronized singing completely drowned out the accompaniment, the Roma fans stopped laughing.

As soon as the Juventus players emerged from the tunnel, they heard this: "Juve juve juventuslandia, La citta' ti sforza ogni domenica..."

It felt like we weren't at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, but back at the Allianz Stadium in Turin.

With only 6000 away fans in attendance, they managed to overpower the nearly 7 home fans, making "Juventuslandia" sound like it was performed by tens of thousands of people.

Agnelli, who was involved, felt an overwhelming sense of belonging and honor at that moment!

In the past, he spent 90% of his time in Juventus matches either in the VIP box or in the stands. This way, he mingled among the fans, watching the game from the most ordinary perspective, and singing new fan songs with everyone. For the first time, he deeply felt the more important meaning of this job beyond money.

For fans, a team is first and foremost a source of joy, and secondly, a source of faith for many.

People who aren't football fans might not understand this, but for true fans, being able to watch their city's team play every weekend with a bunch of close friends, and then having a big drinking session after a win, is a necessity of life.

Especially in Europe, a team's championship can turn a city into a city that never sleeps, with people celebrating all night long. Besides genuinely loving football, it's also a way to release all the unpleasantness accumulated in life.

If a natural disaster or war were to occur, a team's victory could sometimes truly be like giving fans a spark of hope for survival.

There is a precedent on Earth where warring parties temporarily cease fire over a ball game...

He watched Bian Lang sitting on the front railing, waving a scarf and leading everyone in singing through a megaphone, and he joined in with a hoarse voice that he would never normally use: "Juve juve juventuslandia, La citta' ti sforza ogni domenica..."

As for the Juventus players on the field, you can tell how happy they are just by looking at Ibrahimovic wearing the captain's armband.

He put one hand on Totti's shoulder and pointed to the area with the away fans with the other, laughing, "Totti, look, those fans are practically turning this place into our home stadium. If you don't show some real skill in the second half, we're sure to take all three points!"

Between the Wolf King and the Great Brave, who is more ruthless? On Earth, it was undoubtedly the Great Brave. But on his own turf, Totti wouldn't let Ibrahimovic's psychological warfare work: "Ibrahimovic, without the Rolling Stones and Wave, you wouldn't have been able to create this kind of away atmosphere today. But ultimately, your fan numbers are too small..."

The Stadio Olimpico in Rome can hold 10 people. Although it wasn't full today, I estimate there were over 8. Your fan base is only one-tenth of ours. If we organize ourselves, your new fan anthem will be nothing..."

Totti is telling the truth, but the problem is that no one is organizing it.

Crucially, Ibrahimovic added, "None of you have your own stadium; you have to share it with Lazio, so..."

His voice was eventually drowned out by the shouts of the Roma fans, but Totti heard it clearly. It wasn't murder, but it was certainly a psychological attack.

Although the Juventus fans' chants were almost drowned out by the Roma fans' shouts, the Juventus goalkeeper, who had switched sides and was now standing on the away fans' side, heard the chants of "Juve juve juventuslandia" very clearly.

The moment he stood inside the goal, he turned and waved to the fans in the stands. Bian Lang, who was still standing at the very front of the stands, waved back at him…

At the start of the second half, both teams accelerated their offensive and defensive transitions. It felt like the two teams, who had seemed indifferent in the first half, suddenly became unwilling to settle for just one point during halftime.

The attacking side wasn't clearly visible from their vantage point in the stands, but the defensive side was perfectly clear. The fans weren't idle; whenever they saw a Roma player approaching the penalty area line, they started chanting.

It's hard to say how much influence these off-field factors have, but Totti gets annoyed whenever he hears "Juve juve juventuslandia..."

In fast-paced open play, it was fine, but once the game turned into a slow, positional battle with players passing the ball forward, not only Totti, but all the other players seemed to be affected by the song, and they could never get the ball in the most comfortable position.

Even if you get it, you always make a mistake at the last moment!
Agnelli seemed pleased, but the president of Rome was getting impatient.

Once he was seated in the stands and the shouts of the Roma fans started, he could hardly hear the Juventus fans singing anymore.

But four or five rows behind him, there was a Juventus fan who somehow managed to sneak in. As soon as Roma's ball crossed the halfway line, he started singing... completely oblivious to the fact that he was trapped in enemy territory.

This wasn't what annoyed him the most. What annoyed him the most was the state of his players. They played flawlessly in his own half, but once they entered the opponent's territory, they seemed to lose their minds and play like they had lost their souls. This really annoyed him.

"Could it really be related to Wave's song? Should we try our best to get him to write a fan song for us?"

His idea had barely formed when Roma's attack began to take effect, with Totti's lobbed shot sailing over the goalkeeper...

All the Roma fans in the stadium held their breath, watching helplessly as the ball struck the inside of the crossbar, bounced, hit the left post, and then bounced again...

The goalkeeper managed to block the restless ball outside the goal line before the Roma forwards could catch up.

"Oh my God... what incredible luck!"

"Goal-line referee! Where's the goal-line referee? Quick, check the replay! The ball has definitely crossed the goal line!"

"What kind of magic did Juventus just cast..."

The Roma players were really desperate this time. Perhaps their performance in the second half was even worse than in the first half, which made them want to seize this opportunity to argue.

A bunch of people went to argue with the referee, but the final result was still a goal kick... and the goalkeeper had already launched a long ball forward with what seemed like an eternity. Before Roma's attacking players could even get back into position, they were caught in a four-on-three situation by Ibrahimovic's frontline... then came a fluid, seamless passing sequence, culminating in Ibrahimovic's decisive strike that broke through Roma's defense...

After scoring, Ibrahimovic did not celebrate immediately, but instead turned around and made a celebration gesture towards the away fans' stand!
Although the fans in this section couldn't see very clearly, the score displayed on the electronic screen and the DJ's announcements made them completely excited!
In his excitement, Bianlang was somehow lifted up by the fans in the front row, like he was diving at a rock concert, but not quite...

Because the stage here wasn't behind him, but in front of him, and there was no musical accompaniment, only the countless voices merging together to sing: "Juve juve juventuslandia, La citta' ti sforza ogni domenica..."

"Haha! This is probably what Wu Bai's concert feels like!"

Bian Lang felt that if he shifted his focus to Europe and went to Juventus' home stadium on weekends to sing this song with tens of thousands of people, wouldn't that be much better than being constantly criticized and judged in China?
But the idea only flashed through my mind for a moment, and then nothing more.

Bian Lang knew himself all too well; he was ultimately someone who couldn't bear to leave his homeland...

The other members of the Rolling Stones were also thinking about similar things to varying degrees. Although they didn't know the current situation in China, it would be a lie to say they weren't feeling a bit weary after comparing the current situation to others.

But the members other than Strauss also knew very well that China was the Rolling Stones' base, and if they really left as they had previously thought, that would be the least rock and roll thing to do.

According to what Bian Lang said to them at the end: "If the Rolling Stones hide this time, what will other bands do when they encounter this kind of thing? Although it is a bit like Versailles, the Rolling Stones should be the most popular and powerful rock band in China right now, right?"
Some things we can attribute to force majeure, but as long as there's still room, we must stay there like a nail..."

……

In the later stages of the match, the fans sang even more enthusiastically. Although they didn't extend their lead, Juventus fans were already incredibly happy to have maintained the 0-1 score until the end of the game.

After the match, Agnelli's voice was so hoarse that it was hard to understand him. Bian Lang joked, "You should learn how to speak properly!"

Agnelli didn't reply, but instead typed a message on his phone and handed it to him: "That's your major. I was only truly happy like that once, and it won't happen again..."

Bian Lang smiled and shook his head after reading it; he probably wouldn't believe it. At least, when he first went to Juventus' home stadium, he didn't believe Agnelli could hold back!

After winning the game, the Juventus players held hands and ran straight towards this side of the stands.

After waving to thank all the fans, someone started it, and the players and fans simultaneously chanted Bian Lang's name: "Wave!"

Although it's a bit outrageous, there are still Roma fans who don't know who Wave is. After hearing the Juventus fans chanting, they asked others in surprise, "Wave? Is this Juventus' new slogan?"

"I hope not, their fan song is already a headache enough..."

What these Roma fans didn't know was that Roma's coach, who was already furious and about to explode, was actually thinking, "This Wave really has some magic power, why don't we go find him and have him sing us a song!"

As the fans began to leave, the DJ seemed to snap out of a daze and quickly interrupted with a message: "Roma fans, please wait a moment, I have some very important news to share..."

Next year is an important year for Italy to host the new World Cup, but we have just received reliable information that the South Korean girl group XXX is being sponsored by a certain sponsor to participate in the World Cup theme song competition…

"What? A South Korean girl group? No way! I'd rather support a Japanese girl group than support them!"

"Thieves, liars, what right do these scumbags have to come to the World Cup?"

"No, we absolutely cannot let this happen. If that South Korean women's group really sings the World Cup theme song, then the World Cup might as well not be held at all!"

While this fan's statement may be a bit of an exaggeration, it's not an exaggeration at all for those who know about that period of the World Cup, especially for the national team players!

Although Totti has retired from the national team, as a player in that tournament, he couldn't help but speak up when he heard about it.

He had been walking dejectedly toward the players' tunnel, but now he turned back onto the field, and the Juventus players, who were also national team players from that major tournament, walked directly toward Totti.

"Guys, what's going on here?"

Although the large screen outside the stadium displayed messages supporting Bian Lang and the Rolling Stones, most players and fans were still unaware of this.

The reason for not announcing it before the match was mainly to avoid affecting the players' mood and performance.

After all, the number of Italian internationals in these two teams accounts for half of the current national team.

Juventus defender Coco said: "It's exactly what you just heard, so we're going to support Wave in the theme song competition!"

During the match, Totti wanted nothing more than to punch Wave when he heard his name! But now, upon hearing it, his first reaction was: "This guy is reliable, we have to support him!"

Although he was reluctant to admit it, the song during the competition did distract him!
After giving the fans ample time to vent, the DJ continued, "As Italians, we absolutely cannot allow this to happen, so I'm advocating for everyone here..."

We must not only resolutely boycott the XXX girl group, but also support the Rolling Stones and support Wave's participation in the auditions..."

Like Totti, Roma fans who were just moments ago gritting their teeth at the name Wave suddenly felt that the name absolutely deserved to be enshrined in the Temple!

Putting everything else aside, the inexplicable effect his song had on the scene today was witnessed by all 8 fans present! As for the quality of the song, almost all the Juventus fans in attendance already knew it, which is the best proof!

"Rolling Stones, huh? Wave, huh? No problem then, we must support them to the end!"

(End of this chapter)