Chapter 306: The Smoke of Two Cities
The next day was filled with media coverage of the Liverpool and Chelsea match.
Liverpool's win over Chelsea was somewhat unexpected, and those who had jumped out to praise Chelsea before were amazed, but the whole game was not very difficult, and against Chelsea, Liverpool were not inferior throughout the game, and there was no luck with three goals.
All three goals belonged to Zhang Tiehan.
After beating Chelsea with a hat-trick, the media had to lament the power of the star, and while lamenting Zhang Tiehan's unstoppable power, they were also surprised that Liverpool could play Chelsea without disadvantage throughout the game.
That's Chelsea!
Now to say that the strongest team in the Premier League is undoubtedly Chelsea, many people are optimistic about Chelsea for a reason, not that they have a championship coach, but their game is both offensive and defensive, Chelsea have played five league games, the first four rounds they have won all of them, and have not conceded a goal, so the fans can only be amazed.
So few people were optimistic about Liverpool before the game, after all, their table in front was not good, and the '30 million pounds' Mr. introduced by the team only scored one goal in the game against Portsmouth.
Three balls, all wonderful!
Now many media like to report on Liverpool, not only because they are wealthy aristocrats, but also because Zhang Tiehan is in Liverpool, where there is Zhang Tiehan, there is news, which has become a definitive conclusion in the minds of many media reporters, such as this time, Liverpool and Chelsea match, and there is a lot of news.
They can go crazy hype about Zhang Tiehan's cousin - that's three goals, three goals for Chelsea in a single game.
It's a topic that has attracted the attention of all of England and even of Europe.
At the same time, the game lasted about 80 minutes. The conflict between Zhang Tiehan and Essien is also eye-catching, what did Zhang Tiehan say that made Esin so angry and even moved? A lot of people are concerned about this.
So after the game, Zhang Tiehan was surrounded.
"Don't blame me!" Facing a group of media reporters, Zhang Tiehan said, "If I am provoking, I will definitely admit it." But that's not my fault, I never get into trouble and you see, I've had very few yellow cards in the game. â
The reporters all nodded.
They admit this, although Zhang Tiehan is a player who uses his body, his actions in the game are very regular, small movements are rare, and generally speaking, the players who defend him use various small actions. He always belongs to the side that is fouled.
"He was the one who provoked first, the first time I shot like that, and he sarcastically mocked me for making a movie, so after scoring the ball like that, I said the film was a success." Zhang Tiehan explained, "I was just joking, how did I know that he actually made a move, and I was generous enough to ignore it." But they probably think I'm a bully......"
said that Zhang Tiehan was a little aggrieved.
Many female journalists also expressed maternal sympathy...... Of course, more journalists are sane. But from the video screen, Zhang Tiehan's explanation is quite reasonable, at first it was Essien who did it, then Zhang Tiehan just laughed, and then the other Chelsea players also did it, and then they were very angry if they were attacked twice. It's not strange that Zhang Tiehan fought back.
From this point of view, it is all Chelsea's fault.
But those who know Zhang Tiehan better, those who know his character, know that in fact, what Zhang Tiehan said is the point, and he and Essien definitely don't speak so well on the court. This is the reason for the incident, but the tone is difficult to say clearly, more reporters care about how to report, how to restore the facts, as for the real facts, is it Zhang Tiehan's fault, or Essien's fault, who cares?
Readers like to read it and can recognize it.
After Zhang Tiehan explained, he finally spread his hands and shrugged his shoulders, and the action was the same as the action against Essien on the field, "That black Ghanaian is too ungraceful." Of course, oh no, I don't have any racism, I'm just targeting him alone. â
Hearing this, many reporters wiped their sweat.
When it comes to demeanor...... What qualifications do you have to speak of others?
During Zhang Tiehan's interview, the post-match press conference was held, and the head coaches of the two teams also talked about Zhang Tiehan's problem.
"I don't know what happened, but they did it first, and there was more than one person, and if it weren't for Zhang's strength, I have no doubt that he would have been beaten by the group...... Fortunately, that group of people are cowards...... "Benitez did not hesitate to defend Zhang Tiehan at all, and also satirized the 'weakness' of the Chelsea players, a group of people did something against one person and suffered a loss, which is a bit ironic no matter how you look at it, "Of course, I don't agree with Zhang's approach when I say this, but as long as you are not a coward, you should be forgiven for doing something in that situation." â
Benitez put all the blame on Chelsea in two sentences, and also removed Zhang Tiehan from 'morality', this art of speaking made Mourinho's face next to him darker.
All he said was, "Liverpool's number thirteen? The big man on the field, 1.9 meters? Sheet? He was friends at Roma and Cassano, and together they were called two problem players by Worrall, and you say that things have nothing to do with him, who believes them? â
Mourinho couldn't think of any way to refute Benitez's accusations, and it was indeed his players who made the first move, and the result was really a loss.
At the end of the game, his face was terribly dark.
It wasn't just a defeat, the team got a red card and four yellow cards, the latter of which was even more important than the three points, because that meant there were some important players missing for the rest of the game.
For example, in the next three games, Essien will definitely not be able to play.
Of course, Zhang Tiehan is the same.
According to the rules of the Premier League, a direct red card is a very severe punishment, and it will be directly suspended for three games, which makes Benitez a headache, and he also talked about this issue, "Zhang should not be punished so severely, he is just in self-defense, if someone gives you a punch, you can't be indifferent because of the game, that is in line with the spirit of competition, but that is cowardly behavior, we will appeal, I hope the FA can consider the reasons for this conflict and reduce the punishment for Zhang." â
So the cause of the conflict is quite important.
If the reasons for the conflict are the same as Zhang Tiehan said, all of them are Chelsea's reasons, then the FA is likely to impose additional penalties on Chelsea, and give Liverpool a 'commutation', and vice versa.
Mourinho was not polite, "A red card is the least punishment, he pushed down the two of us, Crespo even almost injured it. And the cause of the matter was caused by him, and it was his provocation that made Essien move, and we will also appeal and let the FA investigate this matter, investigate it in detail, and I think the result will definitely be in our favor, because it was he who caused it. â
"What he did was disgusting."
Mourinho talked about it in a big way, targeting Zhang Tiehan and Liverpool with a series of verbal counterattacks...... It's just that he forgot that when dealing with the enemy, he will do the same, and he will do it more excessively and strictly.
After the press conference, there was a war of words between the media in the two cities.
Liverpool media lĂŹ support Zhang Tiehan, Zhang Tiehan scored three goals in the game, he was the hero of the victory over Liverpool, and also 'taught' the Chelsea players on the field, they were all impressed by Zhang Tiehan's table, with the table of this game, Zhang Tiehan's popularity in Liverpool soared.
They dug out the video footage of the game and figured out how to look carefully to find evidence that Zhang Tiehan was 'not provocative'.
After careful analysis, it was certain that Essien would do it first, and then, as Zhang Tiehan said, the rest of Chelsea also moved, but Zhang Tiehan couldn't hear what he said at all, so they asked the lip language expert to interpret it.
Of course, accuracy is different.
Zhang Tiehan said a total of two sentences, one is English, the other is German, those expert media interpret, as long as it is Liverpool's TV station, it is absolutely in favor of Liverpool, Zhang Tiehan's remarks, London media is diametrically opposite, and even an expert from Zhang Tiehan's words deciphered a word - fuck!
But in fact, Zhang Tiehan never said this word at all, and his words were also said in one breath, without any pause at all.
In short, after a verbal exchange, the media on both sides did not have the advantage, after all, lip interpretation is not a real and effective evidence.
The two sides argued over the issue, and then began to slander each other.
'He said that all the reasons for Chelsea? No, no, no, he's in trouble everywhere he goes, trouble with the opponent, trouble with the club! Benitez should be careful because you are not Drinel and you may well be the next Worrall. â
'Chelsea just want to get off so they can win if they can't play the game...... Despicable Londoners! â
"I have never seen such a shameless person, after he provoked his opponent, he also passed the blame on others...... An honest guy from Ghana......"
"Haha...... It can only be said that when they saw Zhang score the third goal, they were annoyed and angry! â
"What does Zhang look like, I think all of Europe, no, the whole world knows, he is completely innocent? Listen to this sentence, who believes it? â
The media in the north and south of England quarreled over the clash between Zhang Tiehan and Essien, and no one would admit defeat, and this kind of news was everywhere for two days.
Finally, on September 12, the FA held a meeting to decide the result.
The bans on Essien and Zhang Tiehan have all changed from three to two, and at the same time, due to the violent behavior of the players on the field, the impact on the competitive spirit is extremely bad, and Liverpool and Chelsea Club have to pay a fine of 20,000 pounds.
This result......
The penalty was painless for both clubs, with both men banned one game less, which was good news for each team, and after the FA press officer's announcement, the media in both clubs and both cities finally stopped, knowing that no matter how much they discussed, they could not change the FA's decision.
England's focus has finally shifted from the game to the Champions League, which is of interest to all of Europe. (To be continued......)