Ground football: Ronaldo thought I was going to assist him

The rumors linking Deng Kai to Real Madrid are indeed a major piece of gossip.

But it's just gossip.

After clarifications from Deng Kai, Zidane, and other parties, Manchester City fans have once again come to a profound realization of Deng Kai's value.

Once you have something, you won't cherish it.

No Manchester City fan dislikes Duncan.

But if you try to explain how much Deng Kai values ​​others, they won't understand.

Or perhaps I haven't thought about it in detail.

To use an imperfect analogy, they only realize how fortunate Kean is to play for Manchester City when competitors appear... It's truly a "gift" to the fans!

Real Madrid was even willing to offer Deng Kai the world's highest salary to join them.

Don't doubt Real Madrid's ability.

On the surface, Deng Kai's salary might be on par with Ronaldo's, around seven or eight million euros.

But Real Madrid definitely has the ability to make Duncan's actual salary exceed ten million euros, which is no worse than what he earned at Manchester City.

Compared to Real Madrid, Manchester City is truly uncompetitive.

As a result, Manchester City fans became even more enthusiastic about supporting Duncan.

August 23, the second round of the Premier League.

Deng Kai has returned to the team's starting lineup.

Manchester City will also be playing their first match at their new stadium, the Intihad Stadium.

This is the first time the stadium has been used.

The Intihad Stadium originally had a capacity of only 55,000.

It was originally built for the 2000 Summer Olympics.

However, after the Manchester bid failed, it became the venue for the 2002 Commonwealth Games.

It later became Manchester City's home ground.

But with Mansour's acquisition of Manchester City, the club undertook a bold renovation of its stadium, adding nearly 30,000 seats.

Maximum capacity exceeds 80,000 people!

It became the second largest stadium in England, second only to Wembley.

Wembley is currently undergoing renovations, so Intihad Stadium has become the de facto largest stadium in the UK at this stage.

Many media outlets initially criticized the "brutal expansion" of the Intihad Stadium.

The additional 30,000 seats are far less than the original seats.

Leaving aside the distance and height, the comfort features are also lacking.

The media believes that Manchester City's behavior is too ugly.

Because everyone knows that Manchester City has the ability to fill the stadium to 80,000.

At least last season, Manchester City had the highest average attendance in the Premier League.

Their home stadiums almost always reach the maximum capacity of Maine Road Stadium.

That made other teams envious.

Manchester United also benefited.

Although Manchester United's attendance was already quite good, it has improved significantly since Manchester City's rise, and last season it was only worse than Manchester City.

Manchester City has really made a killing.

But after Manchester City announced the ticket prices for their new home games, the media fell silent.

Because of the move to the new stadium, Manchester City's ticket prices have generally increased.

Especially in the prime viewing area, tickets skyrocketed to the highest price in the Premier League.

Several teams in Greater London were outmatched.

But in contrast, the tickets for Manchester City's newly expanded 30,000-seat stadium are incredibly cheap!

The tickets are much cheaper than the tickets for the wrecked Maine Road stadium last season.

In response, team captain Deng Kai said, "The price of those 30,000 tickets was negotiated between Mr. Mansour and me."

"To boast a little, folks, I've managed to slash the price of home tickets for the best Premier League match!"

"Manchester City not only doesn't make money from these 30,000 tickets, they actually lose money on every single one they sell."

"The team's stadium operations department completely disagreed. But after Mr. Mansour and I reached an agreement, we directly rejected their objections."

"To give back to our fans, Manchester City is definitely going to lose money on this!"

"Some people ask why Manchester City doesn't buy many star players for high prices. Of course we've considered it, but we're really poor. It's true that we have a lot of income, but our expenses are also high."

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"The expansion of Intihad, the establishment and commencement of the youth training base, ticket subsidies for fans, and the welfare and reward arrangements for the team."

"Looking at spending alone, Manchester City isn't much among global clubs. But excluding player purchases, no team has invested more in the last two summers than Manchester City."

"No!"

Manchester City are losing money so everyone can watch the game!

Manchester City is doing everything they can to make sure their fans get great value!

Manchester City is the pride of the Premier League!

These words further solidify Manchester City's image as a "charity team".

But did Manchester City actually lose money?

Of course not.

Cheap tickets are always profitable.

However, they did earn very little.

Compared to others who make more money, this one is definitely losing money.

But the problem is, some of Manchester City's tickets are ridiculously expensive!

The most expensive in the Premier League!

One ticket for a prime location can even buy three to five regular tickets or ten discounted tickets.

Overall, Manchester City will earn significantly more from ticket sales than last season.

With an attendance of 80,000 people, the revenue from this segment is staggering.

This is truly a case of having both the power and the prestige.

The key is that it stood firm.

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At Intihad Stadium, all 85,000 fans were present.

The entire stadium was almost entirely filled with players wearing light blue jerseys.

It's a devil's home ground.

Manchester City's opponent this round, Portsmouth, has only a small group of fans.

In the East Stand, Manchester City fans unfurled a massive poster that almost covered the entire stand.

It's a poster of Deng Kai wearing a crown and sitting on a throne.

Manchester City fans originally favored the South Stand.

However, starting this season, Manchester City officially announced that the stand for die-hard fans has been moved to the East Stand.

Fans strongly supported the decision and speculated that it was due to the fact that team leader Deng Kai was from the East and club president was from the Middle East.

This means we've arrived home.

"Alright, the match is about to begin. Let's briefly introduce Manchester City's lineup."

"In fact, we have already heard rumors that Manchester City will use several different lineups in different competitions this season."

"And this lineup today should be their main lineup, mainly for Premier League matches."

"Most of these players will also play in the UEFA Cup. But the EFL Cup and FA Cup will likely be left to many other players who don't get much playing time."

"This is also an important promise Manchester City makes to attract these young players."

"Up front, it's Baggio, Adriano, and Ribery."

"The midfielders are Duncan, Essien, and Toure."

"The defenders are Lahm, Chiellini, Desailly, and Maicon."

"Goalkeeper Petr Cech."

With the sound of a whistle, the competition officially began.

As Manchester City's first home game of the new season, there is no reason for them to play conservatively.

In the second minute, Deng Kai performed a series of stepovers and then passed the ball to Ribery, who was cutting inside without the ball.

The latter took a long-range shot that went wide of the post, giving the Portsmouth goalkeeper a scare.

In the seventh minute, Deng Kai attempted a long-range shot from six meters outside the penalty arc.

But the shot was too straight and was caught by the goalkeeper.

I like playing football on the ground: Ronaldo thought I was going to assist him.