Li Shiguang truly never expected to see Ibrahimovic help Leeds United secure a last-minute victory in this way.

This goal was almost identical to the wonder goal Ibrahimovic scored years later when he won the Puskás Award, except that the background in the picture was changed from Joe Hart to PSV Eindhoven's goalkeeper Carlos. Unfortunately, FIFA has not yet established the Puskás Award, but this does not affect the fact that Ibrahimovic was named the best player of the match.

After the match, Li Shiguang attended the press conference with Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who scored two goals.

Lind, who also came to the Netherlands with Leeds United for on-site reporting, got the first chance to speak.

"Mr. Li, congratulations to Leeds United on achieving their first victory in the Champions League after 5 years. But as we all know, Leeds United were not favored before the match. Under these circumstances, Leeds United withstood the pressure and won. Do you have anything to say about this?"

Hearing Lind's question, Li Shiguang remained calm, his tone equally indifferent: "Of course I'm happy to win, but I must correct you, Mr. Lind. Neither I nor my players felt much pressure in today's match, and I don't quite understand why we were the underdogs. We just won an ordinary Champions League group stage match; we still have five more of the same kind of games to play this year..."

Li Shiguang's meaning is very clear: it is you media outlets who are inexplicably pessimistic about Leeds United, and the so-called pressure is something you have imposed on Leeds United. We ourselves have never felt any pressure.

Perhaps angered by Li Shiguang's somewhat arrogant remarks, before Lin De could respond, a Dutch reporter immediately stood up and asked: "Mr. Li! From your words just now, I feel that you seem to think that Leeds United won very easily today, but how do you explain that in the second half, Leeds United were pinned down in their own half by PSV Eindhoven and unable to move?"

Li Shiguang first glanced at the reporter's name tag and found that it was a logo he didn't recognize, so he knew in his heart that this was most likely a Dutch reporter.

So he didn't hold back and directly criticized: "Winning so easily is a bit of an exaggeration. I can only say that we didn't feel much pressure. As for why Leeds United were pinned in their own half in the second half, it's because our attack was too fierce in the first half. After taking the lead, it's okay to slow down the pace a bit, right?"

"But Leeds United's situation at the time wasn't just about slowing down the pace; you were..."

Before the reporter could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Ibrahimovic, who was standing next to him and was getting impatient. Ibrahimovic took the microphone and began to refute the reporter.

"All of this was within our coach's calculations. If it weren't arranged this way, how could our opponents have attacked so boldly, and how could I have found this opportunity to turn your Philips Stadium into a library in the final moments?"

"Pfft~"

The word "library" amused the non-Dutch journalists present, who all covered their mouths, painfully suppressing their urge to laugh out loud.

The Dutch journalist who was being criticized could only open his mouth but remain silent. What could he do? Leeds United had won the game. In competitive sports, if you lose, you have to accept the consequences!

Many media reporters present were aware of Ibrahimovic's personality; he was known for his outspokenness and tendency to criticize everything and everyone.

Back when he was at Juventus, he was just a junior player, and Capello was the kind of coach who was very tough in the locker room and never allowed players to talk nonsense in front of the media, so Ibrahimovic was a little more restrained at that time.

But since joining Leeds United, Ibrahimovic feels like he's entered paradise.

Li Shiguang was always amiable within the team, offering encouragement rather than excessive criticism even when the team was behind. However, he transformed when facing reporters or opposing coaches, becoming quick to criticize and fiercely protective of his players, never allowing anyone to say a bad word about them!

Most importantly, Li Shiguang never cares about what they say in interviews. As long as it's for external audiences, it doesn't matter! Even if they criticize Blatt, Li Shiguang will cover for them!

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The following day, Li Shiguang and Ibrahimovic's mixed verbal sparring with reporters at a press conference sparked some discussion online.

Fans are already speculating online about what kind of sparks will fly between Li Shiguang and Mourinho when Leeds United face Chelsea.

Li Shiguang didn't have time to pay attention to these things.

After only one day of rest back in Leeds, he led his players to Goodison Park for an away game against Everton.

Everton are in excellent form this season, remaining unbeaten in four league matches with three wins and one draw. They are currently on a roll.

Despite their victory a few days ago, Leeds United are still short-handed.

Unwilling to give up, Li Shiguang decided to take a gamble before the match and activated his morale card again.

Even with the help of advanced technology, Leeds United still failed to take a victory from Goodison Park. Everton took the lead twice, but the tenacious Leeds United equalized twice, and the match ended in a 2-2 draw, with each team taking one point.

However, Leeds United is not the focus of the Premier League this round. The media has focused most of their energy on the other teams in the "Big Five," because tomorrow, Chelsea and Manchester United will host Liverpool and Arsenal respectively.

Under the guise of needing to know his opponents well, upon returning to Leeds, Li Shiguang immediately had Lina buy him a new television set and placed it in the living room. That very evening, he watched both matches simultaneously at home.

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