Chapter 026: Post-Race Storm (Part II)
The people of Wolfsburg are cheering for this ordinary league victory, and you may think that Wolfsburg are too petty, but if you know the current situation at Wolfsburg, you will know how desperate the fans are for this victory.
The 3-2 win over Eintracht Frankfurt was Wolfsburg's only win in the last eight league games. With 19 rounds of league play, they have won just four of their games including today, with their last win coming three months ago in the 11th round of the league when they won 2-1 away at Mainz. There was nothing to boast about in this game, you know, Mainz was at the bottom of the league at the time, and everyone was bullied.
Wolfsburg coach Augenthaler was in a happy mood and came to the dressing room to praise his players, with a focus on Yang Fan, before the coach went to the press conference with a smile on his face.
Organthaler previously announced that he would 'ban' the media, and he and his players will not be interviewed by the media except for necessary occasions such as press conferences, so in a sense, press conferences are also the only channels for the media to interview the Wolfsburg manager.
Augenthaler was happy to win, and he was now eager to see the tangled faces of reporters. The media criticized him, even a young player on loan for zero value will be criticized, and now, Yang Fan, who was questioned and criticized by the media, appeared in an extremely gorgeous way, his disciples were very competitive, Augenthaler was very proud, and he couldn't wait to see the embarrassed expressions of these media.
Unbeknownst to Augenthaler, some media cards were planning to give him a collective dismissal.
Eintracht Frankfurt coach Urgeo Marker has arrived at the venue, and Augenthaler has walked into the venue accompanied by the press officer, who has officially opened the press conference.
There was an embarrassing situation, and many reporters left their seats one after another and left the venue directly!!
The reporters who left the venue were all reporters from the three local media in Wolfsburg: the Wolfsburg Comprehensive Information Newspaper, the Wolfsburg Post, and the Wolfsburg Express.
There were only more than 30 reporters who came to the scene, but more than a dozen left at once, which immediately made the press conference a little empty.
Organthaler had announced that he would ban the media before, which is good, Yang Fan, a young man, also did the same, which made these three media extremely angry, these reporters just discussed it and decided to use such an action to express their anger and give Wolfsburg a disadvantage. They are some of the most influential local media outlets in Wolfsburg, and they want to let the club know that there are people that the club cannot afford to offend. These media only know that they are angry, but they seem to have selectively forgotten that they are the culprits responsible for this qiē.
The press officer's face was so embarrassed and embarrassed, and Organthaler's face turned red with anger, and he came to the press conference in a hurry, he didn't expect these reporters to come like this. He held back his anger.
Eintracht Frankfurt coach Vankel was also surprised to see this scene, but he soon understood that the anger of these reporters was not directed at him, so he smiled and watched the show.
Of the remaining ten or so journalists, six or seven are from Frankfurt, and only seven or eight are from Lower Saxony, where Wolfsburg is located.
And just like that, after a group of reporters left, the press conference continued. However, due to this, Wolfsburg won again after a lapse of three months, but the post-match press conference was a bit cold.
Fortunately, the local media reporters in Lower Saxony who stayed were very happy with the victory in Wolfsburg, and they also praised Augenthaler in their words, which made the Wolfsburg coach feel a lot better.
Also, it's rare to win, and if the media still doesn't buy any accounts, then it's a human tragedy.
After the press conference, Augenthaler finally knew what had spurred the journalists on again.
"You mean, Yang announced that he was going to ban those media outlets?" said Augenthaler's mouth wide open, indicating the speaker's surprise.
"That's right, he took a piece of paper with the names of some media outlets written on it. Assistant coach Ryder had a strange expression and wanted to laugh, but he couldn't, because he was so shocked by what the young man had done.
Organthaler touched his nose, he knew why his assistant had this expression, because he was the one who first said that he would ban the media, but he didn't expect his disciples to do the same now.
The assistant coach wanted to say something, thought about it, sighed, but still didn't say it, because he didn't know what to say, and it was a big deal.
An 18-year-old boy made his first time playing in the top flight, coming off the bench on his debut, and scored a hat-trick to help the team go from 0-2 to 3-2 to complete a shocking comeback. This is undoubtedly the focus of media attention.
Yang Fan is really popular this time!
The next day, newspapers and television, as well as on the Internet, were full of reports about this battle of focus, for this kind of 'fight to fame' story, the media is always very enthusiastic, Yang Fan's photos began to occupy a lot of pages and news time in the German media.
Bundesliga official website: The 18-year-old Chinese striker made his name on his top-flight debut with three goals! Thanks to this victory, Klaus-Augenthaler's position was temporarily secured.
Bild: Organthaler picked up the treasure, he didn't spend a penny to get this young man, it's hard to imagine that it was just the young man's Bundesliga debut. Eintracht Frankfurt played well, but they were in a situation where they were out of their control. Yang Fan, this Chinese boy, only took thirty-five minutes to make the entire Bundesliga look sideways.
Kicker: It's a game that hasn't received a lot of attention, with big stars, grudges, all of which have nothing to do with this game and both sides, but there's no doubt that this game will be the one to watch in the round. An eighteen-year-old who has made a name for himself has given us more reason to pay attention to this Lower Saxony team in the future.
Eintracht Frankfurter's local media outlet Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung also wailed: Vonkel's side could have picked up a crucial victory, with a 2-0 lead at one point, but when the 18-year-old came on the pitch, everything changed. In the end, the media said, in a joking tone: 'How did Augenthaler find out about this young man?
Germany's mainstream media generally expressed concern about this game, and most of the attention was on Yang Fan, as we said earlier, there is nothing too fuss about a team winning, and everyone loves the story of fame in a fight.
Yang Fan received praise in most of the media in Germany, and some media even locked this game as one of the top ten classic games of the Bundesliga in 2006/2007.
It's just that this one-sided applaudation did not surprisingly appear in Wolfsburg. The Wolfsburg fans cheered for the victory, and they immediately fell in love with the Chinese lad named Yang Fan. However, they were surprised to find that the next day, when the local media in Wolfsburg reported on the young man, there were two arguments, not the praise they were happy to see.
First of all, the Wolfsburg Express expressed their outrage, and the media outlet was furious: I need to remind everyone that this is a rampant young man, maybe a temporary good performance will make him win the hearts of the fans, but it is difficult for a player with such a character to really succeed.
Just as this media participated in the questioning and criticism of Yang Fan before, the "Wolfsburg Express" continued to criticize Yang Fan for no reason, but did not mention why Yang Fan had a grudge against them.
"Just because he is good, he gets carried away, refuses to be interviewed by the media, and treats the public media like this, we can fully imagine what kind of attitude he will have towards ordinary fans, this person is arrogant and rampant at the slightest pride, can such a player represent the image of Wolfsburg?" - criticized the Wolfsburg Post.
Banbend-Cox is worthy of the Wolfsburg Comprehensive Information First of all, he did not avoid Yang Fan's excellent performance, and then the topic changed to question, and it seemed that there was something to say, and the words were very sincere, even people who don't like this columnist can't find any thorns, the report says: This is a rare victory, it's difficult to win the game First of all, we want to congratulate Wolfsburg, we won a key game, and we also congratulate this outstanding young man - That's the way it is, the young man saved the team against Eintracht Frankfurt, three goals, he scored a hat-trick, three goals are almost identical, which also reveals his technical characteristics, but now I have a doubt, such a distinctive player, it is easy to be thoroughly studied by our next opponent, I am not optimistic about the future of this Chinese, I am not optimistic about him, it has nothing to do with my dislike of this player. Of course, I have no denying that I don't like this man, that he will never get my liking! I make no secret of my perception of this man, that is, I hate him! I am as resolute as I will always love Wolfsburg. ”
Compared with the blatant criticism of the previous two media outlets, this report by Banbend-Cox and the Wolfsburg Comprehensive Information Newspaper where he works is more acceptable to readers, and in fact it is precisely because some people who read this report have expressed a certain amount of approval for Cox's views.
Someone said bad things about him, naturally some people stood on the other side and shouted for him, Yang Fan only announced that he would 'block' the three media that criticized him hardest, and did not take any action against other media, and now, his behavior has been 'rewarded'. They began to defend the freshly baked hero of the city of Wolfsburg.
Some media in Lower Saxony began to cheer for Yang Fan.
"Arrogance, arrogance? If we analyze this matter carefully, we will find that maybe Yang's behavior is a bit excessive, but it seems that there is no need to treat people and things that have hurt him with respect?" -- this "Lower Saxony Sports Broadcast" has no hesitation to put up a banner of support for Yang Fan, they have not participated in the criticism of Yang Fan before, so when this media said this, it was also justified.
"In the most difficult time for Wolfsburg, the fans cried out for heroes, and they had enough of the defeat. At this time, this Chinese lad stood up, bang, three goals, clean! Eintracht Frankfurt's victory was disrupted, and Wolfsburg ushered in their first win in the last eight league games! Hopefully this can be a turning point for the team this season! For this eighteen-year-old, we look forward to continuing to see his wonderful performances, come on, young. —Wolfsburg Tribune
"I think Yang's approach is understandable, respect is mutual, we have also reviewed our own practices, if Yang Fan is not good, we are excusable for criticizing him, but the problem is that he has not done anything, he has been denied, which is really unfair. Again, I think we need to review. The match against Eintracht Frankfurt was Wolfsburg's best game in recent times, and this young man has the vigor and fighting spirit that the team needs most now!" -- "Wolfsburg Evening News", a media that had also participated in the criticism of Yang Fan, immediately reviewed his behavior with a very 'correct' attitude, and clearly stood on the position of Yang Fan's supporters. Their choice of such a position is also considered, since Yang Fan let them go and did not list them as the target of 'banning', then now facing two paths, either continue to criticize Yang Fan, or shout for this genius who became famous in a fight, as long as it is a smart person, he will choose the latter. Don't think that those three media really don't want to choose to cheer for Yang Fan at this time, they are self-inflicted, and there is no way. At this time, fans must be willing to hear praise and good words about Yang Fan, and the media will definitely not be willing to go against the public's wishes if it is possible.
The Wolfsburg Evening News made a decisive choice, and it soon became clear how wise their choice was.