Chapter 102: Public Opinion Turmoil
"Michael Owen is Mr. Goal Fake!"
"Liverpool is the toilet!"
"Gerrard will never win the Premier League in his lifetime!"
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When the horrific news was officially reported, Liverpool's fury was almost predictable. www.biquge.info No one in England has ever dared to denigrate Liverpool so publicly, not even Ferguson, and it is clear that Li Lei became the first person to eat crabs.
Although Mendes and others arranged this interview for Li Lei, originally so that he could fight back against the remarks of Owen and others, no one expected that his response would be so spicy and sarcastic.
The entire English football world set off an uproar because of this, and public opinion was in chaos for a while.
Liverpool, as the representative of English football that once swept the European continent, although there are many people who don't like them, Liverpool's popularity in England is definitely much better than Manchester United. Because of dominating the Premier League for too long, Manchester United has long become the target of public criticism in English football.
Therefore, often when Liverpool and Manchester United want to talk directly, in today's English football, there are definitely more voices of solidarity with Liverpool.
Coupled with a small number of racial factors, Li Lei, a yellow Asian, openly ridiculed Liverpool, the absolute overlord of England, also annoyed many voices who are not Liverpool supporters themselves.
As a result, after Li Lei's interview came out, except for Manchester United fans who cheered for Li Lei and Everton fans who were silent, almost all the rest of England fans stood on the side of refuting Li Lei.
"That Asian kid doesn't know what respect is, compared to Liverpool, that rookie is nothing!"
"What qualifications does he have to dictate to Owen! Owen is Mr. Golden Globe!! ”
"That damn Asian, what's left but to be arrogant?! Only that mouth!! ”
"I don't know why Ferguson used him so much! That scorpion wags its tail, don't be funny, it's just accidental shit luck. ”
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In addition to the voices of these fans, the large number of Liverpool celebrities could not sit still. Many celebrities, including Liverpool's King Dalglish, began to speak out one after another, publicly reprimanding Li Lei for "ignorance" and "arrogance".
Even Alan Hansen, who didn't show up in public because he was deflated by Li Lei continuously, made a rare noise: "That Asian goalkeeper doesn't know what respect is at all? He is not in a position to point any fingers at Liverpool, Owen has already won the Ballon d'Or and that little rookie has nothing. If he can really become Manchester United's main goalkeeper and help Manchester United win the Premier League and Champions League again, I will not only kick my hair out, but I will shave all the hair off my body! ”
For a time, there was a tendency for the entire English football public opinion to besiege Manchester United and Li Lei.
In this regard, although Li Lei is full of indifference, after the mouth is over, he has devoted himself to preparing for this England national derby, and is determined to use his on-field performance to fight back and humiliate Liverpool.
However, he didn't care, Manchester United's club hierarchy couldn't sit still. Li Lei, who was immersed in training, didn't know that because of his interview, Ferguson had already had a few more quarrels with CEO David Gill.
Li Lei's remarks that "damage the overall commercial value of Manchester United" made David Gill very dissatisfied. If it weren't for Ferguson's support, he probably wouldn't have been able to concentrate on preparing for the game as much as he is now.
In the end, under Ferguson's strong insistence, Li Lei not only did not receive a warning from the senior management of Manchester United, but also received strong public opinion support from Manchester United.
When the whole of England denounced Li Lei and asked him to apologize, Ferguson firmly stood by Li Lei's side, and the side of protecting the calf was fully revealed, and he publicly said: "Lee's remarks may be a bit radical, but for a Red Devils player, it is not a problem. Who can expect a Manchester United player to sing the praises of Liverpool and Liverpool players?! ”
Behind Ferguson, Manchester United's celebrities, who also had a large number of votes, also supported Li Lei. Among them, Manchester United King Eric Cantona's remarks are the most supportive.
The Frenchman, who was already known for his arrogant personality and maverick style, said bluntly: "Is there anything wrong with Lee's remarks?!" No. Owen is just a fast shooter, and apart from his speed, he doesn't have anything up to the Ballon d'Or. As for Liverpool's five-time crown, hahahaha..."
It is said that the last undisguised contemptuous laughter of Manchester United's words made the cleaning workload of the entire Liverpool more than a notch, and it was huge. The sheer number of broken beer bottles and various formats of ceramic and glass slag made Liverpool's cleaning staff resentful of Cantona.
This pre-match war of words has hit this game to the climax.
After Liverpool fans shouted the slogan "We will never let that Asian make it back to Manchester alive", the FA and local Liverpool police have raised the level of security for this game to the highest level.
In addition to increasing the security force, they also deliberately changed the referee of this game on an ad hoc basis, and Howard Webb, who had just begun to blow the Premier League penalty this season, became the referee on duty for this game. The FA hope that the part-time West Yorkshire Sheriff can use his strong law enforcement style to control the red derby, which has seen the smell of gunpowder already pungent.
When the attention of this game was hyped to the point that it could not be hotter, the whole Manchester United team finally arrived in Liverpool. As their buses began to make their way to their booked hotels, the same scene that had been played out at Leeds United was repeated, with a large number of Liverpool fans already waiting to "welcome" them on their route.
Even if the Liverpool police have been prepared for this this time, there will be three police cars and a traffic police motorcycle to protect the Manchester United bus and escort them.
But this still can't stop the angry Liverpool fans who have been provoked by the words of Li Lei and Cantona and others in recent times.
They staged a thrilling scene at their pre-set ambush site for the entire Manchester United team and the local police officers who escorted them.
As soon as the Manchester United bus pulled into them, they immediately blocked the road, which had been open for several minutes. When a few large rocks appeared in front of the leading traffic police motorcycle, the atmosphere in the Manchester United bus suddenly became tense. Especially when the Liverpool fans who were ambushed on the side of the road suddenly rushed to the Manchester United bus, it was simply a repeat of the Leeds incident.
At this time, Ferguson in the car immediately went to Li Lei's side and watched him firmly, for fear that this "stunned boy" would stage a brawl with Leeds United football hooligans again.
The old handsome man has a pair of tiger eyes, extraordinary momentum and majesty, and a posture of "you kid dare to move again, see how I clean you up". Since Li Lei's interview, Ferguson has completely given up the expectation of letting Li Lei be good. He finally understood that this is an impatient troublemaker, and if he doesn't watch it for a while, he will cause you big trouble.
Li Lei didn't know how glad Ferguson and Mendes were after his interview that he usually didn't like to be interviewed by the media, and he didn't mince words about reporters.
Until then, the Ferguson duo, especially Mendes, had been hopeful. I hope that Li Lei can take care of his temperament and improve his public image. But after this time, they decisively gave up on this idea.
As Li Lei's agent, Mendes realized that the commercial promotion methods of professional football players before Li Lei were not very applicable. While secretly regretting why he took over Li Lei's hot potato in the first place, he also dutifully began to meditate on some commercial promotion tricks for Li Lei, which was a last resort.
Of course, Li Lei, the culprit, doesn't know about this. At this moment, he just looked at Ferguson with a black line on his head, and there was a deep sense of shame in his heart that he seemed to have become a bear child in the eyes of others.
In the end, the hijacking of the Liverpool fans was a false alarm, far less than the Leeds United football hooligans did. Aside from the indistinct invectives and the occasional hard banging on the United bus, there was nothing special about them.
Of course, it may also be because there are police officers outside the bus to protect them, anyway, these Liverpool fans have also caused some big trouble, except that the Manchester United bus has to be rerouted to the park, so that the Manchester United bus arrives at the hotel for a long time later than expected.
However, even so, when the Manchester United bus arrived at the hotel, the robbery of Liverpool fans had been disseminated throughout England by media reporters.
When Li Lei and the others began to get off the bus, they were frantically surrounded by the media and reporters who rushed to hear the news.
Faced with this kind of scene again, Li Lei had already put on the big sunglasses and headphones he had prepared, and moved forward under the escort of the security personnel, ignoring the crazy questions of these reporters and the dazzling flashing lights like thunder.
"Hey, Lee, say a few words."
"Do you have anything to say about Owen and Gerald's response to you?"
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Because the reporters were frantically attacking the protective fence formed by the security personnel hand in hand, Li Lei did not walk fast and had to keep stopping.
As soon as he reached the door of the hotel, he had to stop again because of a reporter who had rushed past the security guards. He stared coldly at the young female reporter who was about to put the microphone into his mouth, waiting for the security personnel to pull it away.
But at this moment, a hand suddenly and quickly reached out from outside the fence and grabbed Li Lei's shoulder. Although the security personnel reacted quickly and grabbed the hand, they were still one step too late.
Li Lei's earphone in his right ear was pulled off by this hand, and the crazy, noisy, and harsh sound at the scene suddenly poured into Li Lei's ears.
The sudden appearance of this hand made the eyes of the reporters at the scene light up. After realizing that this was a good news selling point, they suddenly became even more crazy, like a crazy wave completely surrounding Li Lei, a reef that was still standing motionless.
At the same time, Li Lei looked in the direction where the hand was outstretching, and he saw a young white man dressed as a reporter who was still struggling under the obstruction of two security personnel.
Seeing Li Lei looking at him, the white young man immediately became more excited and excited, and he ignored the pull of the security personnel, and shouted at Li Lei with the green tendons on his neck exposed: "This damn yellow-skinned monkey!" ”
"You don't want to leave Anfield alive!!"
"Don't think about !!"
"You !!! raised by a female cousin"
Staring at him, Li Lei's gaze hidden behind the big sunglasses became extremely cold in an instant!
Murderous!!
Mind-blowing!!