1541 Harmony
Things don't seem to be quite right, Lu Ke and Rodgers, on Wednesday's official media day, both in interviews, one in San Francisco and the other in Green Bay, but the two players' shouts are updated through real-time questions from reporters, which are wonderfully together, and the tacit understanding creates a harmonious scene, which makes people laugh.
This...... Isn't that right? Why does it feel weird?
Not because of the singing and harmony of the two people, but because there is no smell of gunpowder between the two people at all! Shouldn't this be a life-and-death showdown that doesn't give in to each other? Shouldn't this be a fight to the death with the smell of gunpowder? Shouldn't this be a tough fight with gritted teeth?
What the hell is it now! What the heck!
The reporters said: Pit daddy!
They don't want to watch any "business blowing each other", it's really boring! They want to see tearing, they want to see scolding, they want to watch the brawl, they want to see the bloody battle, they want to see the two quarterbacks red-faced and red-eared, eager to strangle each other! It's really boring to have an eight-o'clock love soap opera like this now, okay? Even elementary school students don't even watch it!
The white eyes are the only response.
But in fact, not only Lu Ke and Rodgers, but also the other players of the two teams have expressed their friendliness, and the warm and harmonious atmosphere is really uncomfortable, is this still a wild card game?
"Green Bay are a respectable team and we need to give it our all to take on the opposition."
"The defending champions are still strong, they are the favourites and we will work hard to see if we can get a miracle in the end."
"I watched them play against Chicago and it wasn't just Brendan Rodgers, they were in great shape both defensively and offensively."
"Our only advantage may be at home, but everybody knows that San Francisco is the better team and I have all the respect for them."
"I love the Blue Castle Stadium, it has the cutest fans."
"We're welcoming nine people to Green Bay, and while there may be no tickets left at the Blue Castle Stadium, our team bar is always open to welcome friends."
This...... Such a harmonious scene made the media reporters completely helpless, and even deliberately created some commotion by trying to sow discord, but it was directly punctured by fans on social networks-
Now the die-hard fans are already a happy scene, showing respect to each other, and also saying to each other that they will go all out in the face of victory, without the slightest smell of gunpowder, it seems that it is completely an atmosphere of mutual modesty, mutual courtesy, and mutual respect, so that those words that try to sow discord and fan the flames have become "Zhu Bajie looks in the mirror: inside and outside are not people", so, what can reporters do?
Select Death.
What the hell is going on? Are the fans of both teams collectively crazy?
The NFL enters the playoff stage of a single-game elimination system, where every game is a duel of life and death, and any little mercy and tolerance can become a turning point that buries the entire game-
Whether it's the team, the players, or the fans, they all desperately want their team to be able to continue to move forward on the road to the playoffs, step by step, towards the championship and glory, humility and friendliness can win hearts and minds, but not win.
Even if it's not a sworn enemy in the same zone, even if it's not a national derby, every duel is bound to be full of sparks, because every time you stand on the pitch it may be the last of the season, every team is standing on a tightrope to move forward, and the kind of killing that wants to kill each other is the most exciting part of the knockout round, "it is not the stronger side that wins, but the more eager side", this is the truth.
The San Francisco 49ers and the Green Bay Packers, who will play in the wild card game this week, showed a humble, courteous and harmonious scene with each other, which also surprised all the news media, and even disappointed; Moreover, not only between Lu Ke and Rodgers, not only between the players, but also among the loyal fans who are like powder kegs, that friendly atmosphere is continuing to spread.
But why?
Aren't either teams hungry for a win? Are they going to give up their victory to each other? Did the wolves suddenly become sheep?
Of course not.
Victory, everyone desires, everyone fights; But personal attacks and indiscriminate abuse off the pitch are never the best means of victory.
Fans of both teams expressed the same opinion:
After an injury-plagued season, the opponent still found the key to victory in the trough and difficulty, and finally managed to reach the playoffs, which is a respectable journey, as fans, they have experienced the ups and downs themselves, and know better than anyone how much effort the opponent has put in, which also makes the two teams have a tacit understanding of sympathy; The matchups in the wild card games are also about standing on the edge of the cliff and letting go, and they both show enough respect for each other's courage and morale.
But in fact, the thing that really made the two teams tacit understand can be traced back to the opening game of the season -
After the regretful death of Ryan Baldwin, Lu Ke endured the pain of injury and returned to the court, and completed the game with great perseverance to win.
For the team and most of the fans, this is actually a very, very irresponsible behavior, because Lu Ke must be responsible for the whole team and all the fans, Lu Ke must also be responsible for his own career, he can't act so willfully and impulsively, hot-blooded youth is a bridge in Japanese comics, but it should not appear in real life.
But Green Bay fans are an exception.
The entire inhabitants of the town have dedicated all their passion and loyalty to one team, the only team, for generations. They hope that this team will be flesh and blood, emotionally bound and bound, rather than completely reduced to a tangled body of victory and profit, cold and not warm at all.
They knew that Lu Ke's behavior was incorrect, but they were deeply moved by Lu Ke's righteousness, and that resolute but heroic commitment was enough to touch the hearts of every Green Bay fan - because Ryan Baldwin, like them, dedicated all his life to this team, maybe standing on the field, his contribution is only that beating heart, but that is already all he has, and after all the light is gone, there is nothing left.
After the game, Lu Ke did not celebrate the victory, he dragged his injured leg back to the court, greeted his teammates, and the fans in the stadium, and saw Ryan off with the dazzling sea of red, but the short silence awakened the heartbeat rhythm more powerfully than ever.
Green Bay fans don't like to fail – they even hate it, and even their own players don't hesitate to lash out at it; But at that moment that day, all the Green Bay fans were like their own team, holding their right hands to the beating position of their hearts, and paid their highest respect to Ryan.
As a loyal and avid fan, Ryan was with them. Whether it's Green Bay or San Francisco, they're just a bunch of regular fans who are obsessed with rugby, there's no difference.
In addition, in the matchup the previous season, Lu Ke's friendliness and cordiality left a deep impression on the Blue Castle Stadium, which also laid the foundation, which also made Green Bay fans feel more empathy for the San Francisco 49ers, and that kind of empathetic resonance brought the two teams closer.
Whether it was a coincidence or a mistake, everything made the two teams establish a bond, and all the fans kept their sanity, and did not impulsively abuse under the provocation of the media or the stimulation of the knockout game, but strengthened their will to win more and more!
In the wild card matchup, the two teams will have a head-to-head battle for the first time, only the winner will be able to advance to the next round, both teams will go all out to win, and will never be soft because of the "friendly relationship" with the opponent - on the contrary, the greatest respect for the opponent will always come from going all out on the field, defeating the opponent head-on with their strongest strength, and giving the opponent the most noble treatment.
Both teams will do everything in their power to beat their opponents!
But those things about the victory and defeat and the game are left to be solved on the field, there is no need to exacerbate the conflict through verbal abuse of each other, the two teams beat each other through a dignified competition, and the team that plays better will win, and this is the best way.
It's as simple as that, so all the fans of both teams did not fight on social networks, and even showed a happy scene:
"San Francisco is very good, but it's definitely Green Bay that has the last laugh."
"Green Bay are respectable opponents and that's why we beat them."
"Lu Ke and San Francisco have shown that the defending champions are still the most interesting team, but we still have the quality to beat our opponents, and we will definitely not give up."
"No one can underestimate Green Bay, don't take them lightly because of their regular season record, San Francisco will cheer up and face their opponents at the highest level, and the victory will be ours in the end!"
"Compete in a dignified manner on the field!"
"We will prove that we are definitely worthy of victory!"
Unlike the other three wildcard games, the online language of this wildcard game was peaceful and harmonious, and it was a spectacle, but for the fans of both teams, it was also a mutual respect, because they both knew exactly what kind of energy their opponents had, and any slight disregard was a mockery of themselves.
When the San Francisco 49ers officially arrived at Blue Castle in Green Bay to acclimatize to the venue, the home fans welcomed them in a very special way:
Welcome your most respected opponents!