From Premier League to V.League

Currently in the UK, 70% of the total population has been vaccinated, of which 60% have received 2 doses. If only counting the adult population, the UK vaccination rate is 90%. This makes the Premier League confident enough to open its doors to welcome spectators as long as they ensure the requirement of being fully vaccinated, or having a negative test result within 48 hours before the match.

Open to the public after 522 days

Bruno Fernandes (right) scored a hat-trick for MU. Photo: Premier League Organizing Committee.

IfV.League is back, surely the stands of Lach Tray Stadium (Hai Phong), Thien Truong Stadium (Nam Dinh), Binh Dinh Stadium and Vinh Stadium will be full of spectators, no less than the Theater of Dreams Old Trafford. With 72,732 spectators present in the stands, accounting for 95.7%, Old Trafford Stadium has the highest attendance rate in the first round of the Premier League. With the large investment of Tan Long, Nghe An people have the right to hope that SLNA's first match in the relegation race at Vinh Stadium (after renovation) will certainly reach this number.

In terms of expertise, after 522 days of closed doors, English football stadiums have finally opened to the public and the players have not disappointed them. The 10 opening matches of the 2021/2022 Premier League season have left both live viewers and TV viewers in awe. The players have scored 34 goals, an average of 3.4 goals/match, with no draws and only one 1-0 win (Leicester - Wolves) with a minimal score. There have been many high-scoring matches such as MU-Leeds United (5-1), Chelsea-Crystal Palace, Liverpool-Norwich (3-0), Newcastle-West Ham (2-4)... with fiery attacks.

The Premier League is always full of surprises and in the first match of the rookie season, Brentford, after 74 years of absence from the Premier League, defeated Arsenal 1-0. Arsenal were without the attacking duo Alexandre Lacazette and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang due to injury, and Arteta's team performed poorly in attack. The lines were disjointed and did not play impressively, while Arsenal's new £50 million centre-back Ben White just made a serious mistake. The defending champions Man City lost 1-0 at Spurs, signaling a difficult season despite coach Pep Guardiola.currently has the most expensive player in the Premier League, the new recruit Grealish, worth 117.7 million pounds.

High quality expertise

Among the 10 teams that earned all 3 points after round 1, there were 2 away teams: Liverpool and West Ham. Meanwhile, coach Rafael Benitez led Everton to a comeback to defeat Southampton with a score of 3-1.in his return to the team. In the first match of the 2021/2022 Premier League season, people witnessed Bruno Fernandes score a hat-trick and Paul Pogba set a Premier League record with 4 assists as MU United started their season with a 5-1 home win over Leeds United. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) became the first player in Premier League history to score in the opening match of 5 consecutive seasons. Korean star Heung-Min Son has deservedly replaced Harry Kane, leading the Spurs attack.

The Premier League is having the biggest contracts of the transfer season Jack Grealish (Man City 117.7 million euros), Romelu Lukaku (Chelsea 115 million euros). Until August 31, 2021 when the market closes, English clubs are still spending money to buy players. With Messi joining PSG and French midfielder Paul Pogba having to stick with Old Trafford, people hope that this player will set many other records.

The Premier League is packed with spectators, traditional songs, and endless cheers throughout the 90 minutes, fueling the players. In just 10 matches, Vietnamese spectators have witnessed many diverse goals, full of technique and speed. Vietnamese fans hope that if the pandemic is successfully controlled, the V.League stadiums will be filled with smiles again.