Chapter 306: The Turmoil After the Race
"First of all, thank you all for coming, before the official press conference starts, I would like to announce one thing, I will be stepping down as head coach of the Japanese team, I have been thinking about this decision for a long time, but this game made me make the final decision, I feel that I can't do my best yet, maybe I should learn again. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½ā
At the post-match press conference, the host coach Troussier spoke first, but his words caused a lot of buzz as soon as he said it.
Just when many reporters were still surprised by the news, the assistant coach of the Chinese team and Liu Han walked in, and Horton did not attend the press conference.
"Mr. Troussier, I'm a reporter for the Sankei Shimbun, and I would like to know if your decision to resign was due to shame and failure to bring the Japanese team to the quarterfinals?"
After the press officer announced the official start of the press conference, some Japanese reporters wanted Trussier to ask questions, but his questions were quite sharp.
"No, not because of shame, I feel like I've done everything in my position, I've given what I've had to give, and as for resigning, hehe, I'm just a little tired."
Although Trussier's words were not explicit, everyone knew what he was tired of.
"Mr. Liu Han, do you have any comments on this game?"
"Before answering questions from reporters, I would also like to announce one more thing, on behalf of myself, I solemnly declare that after the end of this World Cup, I will not have any commercial or non-commercial dealings with any Japanese companies, nor will I participate in any tournaments held in Japan, after such an unfair match, I think that some things that happened in the tournament have tarnished football and this great tournament, which has made me extremely disgusted with Japan as the host, and I regret this. That's all I have to say. ā
After Liu Han finished speaking, he gestured to Ralph, and then turned around and left the press conference.
After experiencing Troussier's resignation, all the reporters did not expect that Liu Han, who was the victor, would actually bring them such a "gift", all reporters know how much of a sensation Liu Han's words said today, it can be said that this is Liu Han's unilateral blockade of Japan, and he also took out all the shadows hidden behind the incident directly to "dry", although this will make him suffer a lot to a certain extent, but as the other side of the incident, Japan will not be better, Their next words and deeds will be the focus of the world's attention.
As soon as Liu Han's speech was exposed, it immediately caused a huge sensation, and what happened in this game completely became the focus of attention around the world.
While the world's media turned their attention to what the Japanese Football Association and FIFA would do next, the final match of the quarter-finals on the evening of June 18 drew everyone's attention back to the past.
In this final quarter-final, South Korea, the other host, eliminated Italy 2-1 with the help of the South American referee, and some of the things that happened in the game were as good as those between Japan and China.
After the game, the angry Italian players learned from Liu Han's speech and publicly stated that they would boycott South Korean companies, and the Italian Football Association also protested against everything that happened in the game as soon as possible, and for a time the two hosts became the target of public criticism.
Chinese fans in China also began to take action after hearing Liu Han's speech at the press conference, and some of the more radical fans launched a boycott of Japanese products on the Internet, and there were many responders for a while.
The Football Association also protested to FIFA and the Referees Federation in the evening of the same day over some of the referees' decisions during the match.
While China and Italy began to attack the hosts, the Portuguese, who were eliminated in the group stage, also came out to blame the hosts, South Korea, who were arguably the first victim of the Koreans, while the Russian Football Federation also protested that the hosts were taken care of too much, and they were also "sniped" by the Japanese team in the group stage.
For a while, the two hosts of this World Cup were anxious, and the World Football Association and the Referees Federation also began to get nervous, after all, they were also involved.
In Japan, although Liu Han has many admirers, Liu Han's "blocking" speech after the game still caused huge fluctuations, and some Japanese right-wingers began to connect in series, they organized some people to protest at the Chinese team's residence, and demanded a public apology from Liu Han, and some people in the Japanese Football Association also stood up to accuse Liu Han, and some Japanese "supporters" in the World Football Federation also publicly said that Liu Han's behavior was unreasonable.
Although the results of the two hosts in the two quarter-finals are different, there is no doubt that they were "favored" in the game, after all, the World Cup is a game that fans all over the world pay close attention to, and fans who have watched the live broadcast can see what happened in the game, so although it is still a little calm in Japan and South Korea, but in other countries in the world, the two hosts of Japan and South Korea have long become a laughing stock and scum.
In the face of almost worldwide accusations and protests, FIFA and the Referees Federation had to abandon the referee, and the referees in the first two games became victims.
Although the Japanese Football Association still stood up to accuse Liu Han at the beginning, they immediately coaxed after seeing so many protests around the world, and several senior executives in the Japanese Football Association became scapegoats.
South Korea, on the other hand, has been a bit tougher, indifferent in the face of numerous accusations and protests, players, coaches and even Football Association officials have ignored everything from the outside world, and even domestic fans are still immersed in the joy of their national team reaching the quarterfinals of the World Cup, which makes everyone have to admire the thickness of the stick.
However, there are actually people in the South Korean team who have become victims, Ahn Jung-hwan, who originally played for Serie A team Perugia, eliminated the Italian team in the quarter-finals with a controversial goal, and he himself was terminated by the Perugia team on the second day of the game, which shows how angry the Italians really are.
A series of actions by the World Football Federation and the Referees Federation have calmed down the fluctuations a little, although the South Koreans don't pay attention to these at all, but at least the Japanese have instigated it, so that the World Cup can at least go on.
As for Liu Han, he has now completely become a national hero in China.