"Lee played a perfect game to help Manchester United win the League Cup!" - Manchester Evening News

"What more could you ask of him, he's almost perfect. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info In the second leg against Porto, Sir Alex Ferguson should probably really consider Lee! - Manchester Sports

'Manchester United don't have to worry about the goalkeeper position for the next 10 years because they already have one of the best in the world. -- The Times

"Lee, who reigns over the world, has made the most powerful declaration of his entry into the position of Manchester United's goalkeeper!" - The Daily Mirror

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After winning the Carabao Cup on the night, the League Cup, the first tournament of the season to determine the champions, has attracted the attention of all the sports media and newspapers in England. Among them, Li Lei, who played the most eye-catching and crucial role in this final, naturally became the focus of attention of all reports.

Compared with before, the media often like to focus on Li Lei's maverick personality and unruly behavior on the court, but this time it is a little bit of a report about Li Lei, focusing on his real outstanding strength.

With the news reports touting Li Lei's strength in the media, the outside world has become more and more popular about Li Lei replacing Howard and becoming Manchester United's main goalkeeper. This is especially true in the Manchester United fan community, and some Manchester United fans who were impressed by Li Lei's perfect performance in this League Cup final walked outside the Carrington training base with slogans and slogans that Li Lei replaced Howard to cheer for Li Lei.

In addition to the fans, many former Manchester United celebrities have also expressed their appreciation and support for Li Lei in public. Among them, the eternal king of Manchester United, the Frenchman Cantona, has the most direct support for Li Lei, and the old Trafford king with a strong personality who is not inferior to Li Lei is blunt: "After watching this League Cup final, I feel that compared to Lee, the American is like a rag that should be discarded, there are holes everywhere, and there is no need to continue to save or repair it." If I had to give Ferguson advice, I would have told him to kick that American out of Carrington and then immediately back up Lee, a young talented goalkeeper who is the best place for Manchester United's goalkeeper. ”

In short, this wave of solidarity with Li Lei is not strong. Under such circumstances, the three direct protagonists of Li Lei, Ferguson and Howard were naturally chased and intercepted by the media, and they were almost frantically questioned about this issue.

However, the three of them tacitly agreed that none of them said anything about it, and they never mentioned this sensitive topic in any public place.

Li Lei didn't know why Howard was so silent, anyway, the reason why he didn't open his mouth was not only because he didn't like to open to the media, but also because Ferguson had a private conversation with him again on this issue on the night after the game.

Otherwise, Li Lei, who is already impatient to become Manchester United's starting main goalkeeper, even if he doesn't speak publicly, will speak out through his agent Mendes, so as to put pressure on the Manchester United senior management who have been supporting Howard before, and then make him the next Manchester United starting main goalkeeper faster and more confident.

Although he dislikes the media and journalists, Li Lei, who has always been a typical utilitarian opportunist, does not mind using the power of the media if he has to do so.

However, before he could contact Mendes, Ferguson stopped him from doing so after talking to him that night.

Li Lei, who has a strong and stubborn personality and has always rarely listened to the advice of others, rarely changes his already thought about because of other people's opinions and opinions, but if this person is Ferguson, an old man who has a great favor for him who is almost reinvented, the situation will definitely be different.

When Ferguson asked Li Lei not to do anything against Howard before the second leg of the match with Porto, Li Lei was reluctant and could not refuse in front of Ferguson, although in his heart he really thought that it was better for Manchester United to replace Howard as soon as possible.

Thankfully, Ferguson didn't give him all bad news that night, as the boss raised the question and bottom line for the first time in front of him about when to replace Howard. Ferguson made it very clear that the second leg of the home game against Porto is the final bottom line and test for Howard, once he does not perform well in this game, no matter how much Manchester United's management supports the American, he will officially promote Li Lei after the game and become Manchester United's starting main goalkeeper.

It was with this good news that Li Lei reluctantly accepted Ferguson's proposal and personally called Mendes to inform him to cancel a series of countermeasures against the United hierarchy and Howard that he had previously discussed with the Portuguese agent.

In this way, when the three protagonists are deliberately silent, the attention of the outside world to this issue will naturally not be too long-lasting. And when the time soon came for the second leg of the match between Manchester United and Porto, most of the attention of the outside world was drawn away by the Champions League knockout tie that left a huge suspense.

Soon, except for some small newspapers without channels who are still grasping the issue of Li Lei and Howard, almost all the media and reporters have shifted their attention to the second leg of the Champions League knockout match that is about to begin.

In order to divert the attention of the outside world as soon as possible on the question of "who is up and who is down Li Lei or Howard", so as not to affect and interfere with the unity of the Manchester United team and the pre-match preparations, and by the way, a wave of psychological warfare against Porto and Mourinho can be launched before the game, Ferguson even made a public statement on the first day that Mourinho led the Porto team to Manchester, pointing directly to the "performance" of the Porto players.

'Did Keane step on that Porto goalkeeper, yes, I think he stepped on it too. But the reaction of the Porto players was too exaggerated and I think the referee showed Keane the result in the end, with their performance as a team being the main factor. Also, this Porto team has a lot of problems with the style of the game, and I think the referees should pay attention to this before the second leg starts. ”

As soon as Ferguson said this, it immediately caused a lot of hype in the media across England. When Mourinho led his team to Manchester, the English media, who had been waiting outside the airport early, immediately sent Ferguson's words to Mourinho's ears.

When Manchester United is in England, many people in the English media may choose to go against Ferguson and Manchester United, but when Manchester United appear in European competition, even Liverpool's local media will at least show the most basic support. Therefore, these English media really don't just want to see Mourinho and Ferguson fight, but really help Ferguson to use psychological warfare.

In their opinion, although Mourinho and Ferguson had a-for-tat conversation in the first leg of the post-match press conference, given Mourinho's quiet performance before the first leg, they are still very confident that Porto, the "rookie-level" young coach, will have the confidence to eat Ferguson's psychological warfare bomb in front of Ferguson and Manchester United, who are really serious.

But who knows, as soon as Mourinho, who had a cold face, opened his mouth, he bewildered them.

"That's what he [Alex Ferguson] said, so all I can say is a pity. I used to think that Ferguson would be anything special compared to other managers in Europe, but now it doesn't look any different. Some old managers will always put on a senior frame after losing, hypocritically pointing fingers at you as a winner, but I didn't expect him to be no exception, and he is also so hypocritical. The winner never needs to be blamed, especially by the loser. Compared to Alex Ferguson, I'm the winner now, there's no doubt about that! ......”

Mourinho's categorical and ironic remarks made the English reporters at the scene stunned, and even some didn't believe their ears.

It's not that they don't know, but in the more than 10-year history of the Premier League, only Ferguson's old rival Arsene Wenger can compete with him in the whole of England. Now the rash appearance of a young grape coach who has just become a little famous in European football dares to openly and unrelentingly quarrel with Ferguson, which will naturally make them so shocked that they can't come back to their senses at once.

It wasn't until Mourinho said these words and walked directly to the bus that came to the airport to pick up Porto that they looked at each other and burst into an uproar.

In addition to the shock, there was ecstasy in everyone's eyes, they knew very well what Mourinho's words meant, and they had a keen sense of smell and smelled the hot news and the money mixed in with it.

After reluctantly sending off the Porto bus, they immediately hurled to the door of the Carrington base in a hurry, impatiently wanting to interview Ferguson again.

It's a pity that what appeared in front of them was Carrington's closed door and a black-and-white announcement - "Closed training, never interviewed".

When the reporters saw the announcement and began to curse their mothers, in the Carrington training base, the whole Manchester United team was seriously preparing for the game under the strict supervision of Ferguson.

Although he knew that the possibility of playing in the second leg against Porto was very small, Li Lei still trained very hard under the leadership of Richard, ignoring Howard's almost undisguised and resentful gaze that frequently looked at him.

At this time, Li Lei's mind was all about this second-leg match with Porto, how could he still have the kung fu to deal with this American who completely hated Li Lei because of the huge threat to the position under his buttocks, and made no secret of it.

"OK, Lee, take a 5-minute break, drink saliva, and start playing tennis." After Li Lei finished a set of drills to get off the ground and save with his feet, Richard temporarily stopped the training and said so.

Li Lei nodded, wiped the big man with his head, walked to the sidelines, picked up the kettle and poured it in a big gulp.

"Whew~"

After drinking the water and feeling the comfortable feeling of the hungry and thirsty body being moistened with sufficient water, Li Lei couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Whew... Whew...

Then, before he could sit down and catch his breath, his mind was reminded of the second round against Porto.

There's no doubt that he wants to play, and the look in his eyes at the moment is the best proof of that.

It's like boiling magma in a volcano.

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Boiling hot!!