Sky Sports Studios.
Rheinkel and Jon were already seated in their respective positions, making final preparations for the live broadcast.
"Jon, have you been surfing the internet these past few days?" Reinkel asked with a mysterious smile, looking at Jon who was organizing documents beside him.
Jon, puzzled, didn't stop what he was doing and asked, "Nothing, what's wrong?"
"Oh dear, that's a pity!" Reinkel's face was full of regret. "Let me tell you, Li has been getting a lot of flak on social media and in traditional media these past few days!"
"ah?"
When Qiao En heard that Li Shiguang had been scolded, she was initially a little surprised.
Then I remembered that I hadn't seen any related information in the newspapers delivered to my home in the past two days.
So, with a look of doubt on his face, he finally turned to look at Reinkel and said, "Don't lie to me. I've subscribed to all the mainstream newspapers in the country, but I haven't seen anyone criticizing Li!"
"Hahahaha." Lineker pulled out his phone and handed it to Jon, his smile widening. "It's not our people, it's the Portuguese media and fans who are saying this. The day before yesterday, when Li landed in Lisbon, he gave an interview to the local media, and then... you know what that mouth of his!"
Taking the phone from Lineker, Jon looked down and saw the online version of the Lisbon Daily. An article titled "Arrogant Lee Shiguang! Alvalade Stadium will send Leeds United humiliated back to England!" caught his eye.
A smile played at the corners of his mouth.
Jon didn't bother to read the article carefully, even though the title itself seemed extremely offensive.
Instead, after returning the phone to Rheinkel, he asked, "The text on your phone is too small, I'm too lazy to read it. Tell me, who did Li target in Portugal this time?"
“I don’t think this can be considered Li starting trouble,” Lineker put away his phone and replied. “It’s the Portuguese media’s fault for being too impatient. It’s not like there aren’t pre-match press conferences, but they insisted on stopping Li at the airport for an interview. And then somehow the conversation turned to whether Moutinho is a genius, and Li shut them down.”
"Huh? Moutinho?" After hearing Lineker's explanation, Jon was taken aback for a moment, then said, "I think he's fine. Moutinho has indeed performed very well since his debut. He can be considered a genius in Portugal."
“That makes sense.” Lineker didn’t immediately deny Jon’s statement, but instead asked, “If the media interviewed us, we would definitely say Moutinho is a genius. But they’re interviewing Lee. Look at the Leeds United squad, who the hell isn’t a genius? You say Moutinho is strong, is he stronger than Modric, or Alonso, or Kaká?”
"Uh... if that's the case, then Li really wasn't wrong, hahahahahahaha."
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Alvalade Stadium.
In the home team's locker room.
The Sporting Lisbon players have finished warming up and returned to the locker room, where they are now doing their own things.
"Squeak~~"
The jarring noise coming from the doorway drew the attention of the Sporting Lisbon players. They looked up and saw head coach Paulo Bento and his coaching staff push open the door and walk in.
Everyone was looking at Bento.
Bento walked to the middle of the locker room and looked at the Sporting Lisbon players.
"The match will begin in half an hour. I believe everyone knows that, apart from the Portuguese media, almost all the media outlets are pessimistic about our chances. But I don't think so. I only have one request for you: from the moment you step onto the field, I hope you will put aside all the information you've been exposed to and focus all your attention on the game!"
"This is our home ground, with over 50,000 fans in green and white stripes cheering us on. We also have incredibly talented players in every position! So I can't think of any reason why we could lose this game..."
Meanwhile, in the away locker room on the other side.
Li Shiguang was also making final tactical arrangements for his disciples.
However, his approach to setting up tactics was rather strange from the start.
"Who read what I said in the interview the day before yesterday?"
After saying that...
Almost all the players in the locker room raised their hands.
Ibrahimovic not only raised his hand, but also directly teased, "Boss, when did you pick up my act? So arrogant?"
"Get lost!" Li Shiguang chuckled, ignoring Ibrahimovic's smirking face. Then, his smile faded, and he said seriously, "As the head coach, it's necessary for me to be arrogant when I give interviews to their media! But you are not allowed to have that mentality! Taking every opponent seriously is a lesson you must learn on your path to growth!"
"Don't worry, boss, we haven't underestimated our opponents because of your words," Zlatan Ibrahimovic replied.
Li Shiguang nodded in satisfaction and was about to continue when he heard Ibrahimovic's voice again, and he sounded very serious!
"Don't even mention playing against Sporting Lisbon, even if you let us play against your home country's national team, we won't hold back just because they're weak."
Damn it!
If you can't speak, you don't have to!
Li Shiguang glared at Yibu, wanting to refute, but couldn't find a reason to do so.
He could only throw the tactical splint he was holding at Ibrahimovic, laughing and cursing, "Get out of here! If you say another word, believe me, I'll make you a substitute today!"
Ibrahimovic caught the tactical clip that Li Shiguang threw to him, a mischievous smile still on his lips: "Don't lie to me, Ferreira just said that the starting lineup has already been submitted, hehehe."
Hahahahahahahahaha.
As soon as Ibrahimovic finished speaking, everyone burst into laughter, leaving Li Shiguang both amused and exasperated.
However, with Ibrahimovic's quip, the atmosphere in the locker room suddenly became less serious.
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"Alright, fans, good evening! Welcome to Sky Sports, I'm your old friend Lineker!"
Good evening everyone, this is Jon!
After delivering his familiar opening remarks, Reinkel pulled over the laptop next to him and beamed into the microphone.
"Welcome to the 2007-2008 UEFA Champions League group stage match between Sporting Lisbon and Leeds United. We now have the starting lineups for both teams. Let's see what preparations the two managers have made for today's game!"
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