Chapter 384: Alternative Explanation

Both parties were satisfied with the result of this interview conducted by Chaoting TV.

Through the live broadcast, Wang Li's reputation in the ancient oriental country has been greatly enhanced. Many viewers who are not football fans have also learned that in faraway Europe, there is such a young Chinese player fighting on the football field and performing so amazingly. The Imperial Court TV Station not only received extremely high ratings, but the senior management of the TV station also responded very well to this interview.

In their view, this is keeping pace with the times, developing in a positive direction, and keeping up with international progress.

It is said that preparations for the Central Olympic Games to be held in the capital in 2008 are underway, and the organizers have reached an agreement with international stars such as David Beckham. The purpose of doing so is naturally to introduce these Western cultures and spread the culture of the ancient Eastern country. This is also a form of communication.

Wang Li has half Chinese ancestry. This hot superstar in Europe just happens to be a bridge for the ancient country's media and enterprises to connect with Europe. This is a problem that China must face after joining the World Trade Organization. It is a good start to prepare in advance and actively try to get in touch with foreign football culture.

Of course, Wang Li did not understand these strange meanings and peculiar ideas, and neither did the ordinary people of the ancient Eastern country.

In short, although some of the things Wang Li said touched upon sensitive points, the result was a win-win situation.

Just for the fans of the ancient country, after watching this live broadcast, they are even more looking forward to the game the day after tomorrow. In fact, this is the first time that a TV station of the ancient Eastern country has invited foreign sports stars to do live interviews. Ordinary people are also very interested in this interview, so the effect is still very good for the grassroots.

After the interview, the staff of Chaoting TV compiled the data and immediately rushed to Switzerland to discuss the broadcasting rights of the game with UEFA.

The European management system is not perfect, and the laws of many countries do not explicitly stipulate the issue of "competition access rights". In other words, in most European countries, there is no property right in sports competitions, so the developer of the event is not recognized to have the right to prohibit third parties from participating in the development.

To put it simply, if a TV station that is not in the European competition wants to enter a game and broadcast it live, it can obtain the broadcasting rights as long as it reaches an agreement with the stadium.

This practice has long been abandoned by most European countries, and UEFA has also declared it illegal. The most important reason is that it bypasses UEFA and the benefits belong entirely to the clubs.

But it is still possible to do so, because there is no legal provision inscribed on the page that prohibits it - it is just broadcasting one game, not a whole season, so it is not illegal at all.

But the court still went to Switzerland. When they were abroad, they felt that they should maintain their demeanor and courtesy...if that can be explained.

In any case, this game has attracted the attention of many ancient country fans, which is completely contrary to Wang Li's idea. He would rather no one pay attention to the game.

In the Chelsea club, the players are gathered together to watch the video of the last game in which AC Milan drew with Brescia. Although Ancelotti used rotation and many main players did not play, it can be seen from the video that their state in recent days is indeed very bad, which is probably related to the conflicts in their locker room.

However, Mourinho was not concerned about this. He emphasized the characteristics of each AC Milan player to the players, and explained the game very professionally on the tactical board, telling the players how to face AC Milan's attack in the next game.

Yes, attack.

Mourinho is more concerned about the defense in the backcourt, because he is prepared to use defensive tactics in the game, which is why Wang Li does not want more Chinese fans to watch the game. From a tactical point of view, this game is destined to be not very good.

This does not mean that Chelsea will lose if they use normal offensive tactics, but using defensive tactics will minimize accidents. After all, anything can happen in a football match, and Mourinho does not want to be reversed by AC Milan's sudden outburst.

With a three-goal advantage, Mourinho is very confident.

"It doesn't matter even if there are problems, just let them score one goal, we have a three-goal advantage" This is what Mourinho thought.

This idea may seem incredible to others, and can even be understood as lack of appreciation and arrogance, but Mourinho is full of confidence. As long as AC Milan plays according to his defensive strategy, it will be extremely difficult for them to score 3 goals.

and--

"The team also has Alan in the frontcourt..." While Mourinho was talking about tactics, he was also thinking in his heart. He looked at Wang Li who was sitting on the edge, and his heart was even more at ease.

AC Milan cannot fail to pay attention to Wang Li. As long as he stays in the frontcourt, he will be like a nuclear weapon with extremely strong deterrent power. AC Milan will never dare to let go of the attack, so it will be even more difficult for them to equalize the score.

At the end of the explanation, Mourinho only said one sentence to Wang Li: "Pay attention to seize the opportunity."

Wang Li nodded in understanding.

From this sentence, we can see that in Mourinho's tactics, attack is not the key, which means that Wang Li's chances in the whole game will be much less than in the previous game.

On the day when Chelsea went to Milan, Wang Li's agent Rita did not have time to accompany him to the game. She went to the East to negotiate a commercial contract and a big deal. In fact, as an agent, she was not very qualified. An agent not only negotiates player contracts and advertising contracts, but also helps manage the client's money.

With the rise of Wang Li's fame, the re-signing of salary contracts, and the shooting of various commercials, his money has increased. So far, his deposits in British banks have even reached a huge sum of 15 million pounds. It is really a pity to keep such a large sum of money in the bank.

Even Rita felt that it would be safer to turn the money into fixed assets.

Therefore, Rita's goal this time was to spend money. During their discussion, Wang Li decided to first invest the money in the ancient oriental country to buy a basketball team.

Wang Li was not interested in other industries except the sports industry. The most popular sports in the world were undoubtedly football and basketball. In his opinion, the football team of the ancient Eastern country did not have much hope in the short term, but basketball was not bad. If he could buy a basketball team, then after leaving the green field, he would have a place and assets of his own in the ancient Eastern country.

After all, he is a Chinese and he doesn't want to stay in England all his life.

This idea was very novel, and Wang Li found it very interesting, so Rita went to the East now. Of course, she had no objection to buying a small team, but what was more important was to negotiate an advertising contract for Wang Li.

This is the real income.

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That night, all Chelsea players had checked into the hotel in Milan.

After dinner, at the urging of the assistant coach, the players dispersed back to their rooms to adjust their physical condition and prepare for tomorrow's game.

But this goal could not be achieved easily. One hour after all Chelsea players entered the hotel, many AC Milan fans who heard the news surrounded the door of the hotel. They wanted to disturb the rest of Chelsea players in this way. This time, all the players witnessed Italian-style "football hooligans".

Under the pressure of being eliminated, these AC Milan extreme fans have gone crazy. Many people even stood on another floor and threw garbage and stones into the hotel. Even though the hotel has good sound insulation, it can't withstand this group of almost fearless fans.

Fortunately, the Milan police responded promptly and quickly arrived at the hotel entrance to evacuate the crowd, thus nipping this bad incident in the bud.

At 4 o'clock the next afternoon, Chelsea boarded the bus and headed for the San Rossi Stadium.

During the warm-up on the field, the atmosphere within Chelsea was very relaxed, with the players playing casually on the field.

At this time, some fans had already entered the stadium. The AC Milan fans who had just entered the stadium started shouting and cursing in the direction of Chelsea's training before they even found their seats, but the players on the field didn't care at all.

As for the game itself, although AC Milan is likely to launch a fierce counterattack in order to advance, after hearing the coach's tactics, almost no player is nervous anymore. In their opinion, the tactics formulated by coach Mourinho are impeccable except for being a little embarrassing.

The score was 5:2 at home, with a three-goal advantage, they didn't have much pressure at all.

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After the warm-up, players from both sides left the court and returned to their respective locker rooms.

"There is no need to explain the importance of this game. I hope you can keep calm and play well. There is nothing to be afraid of here. Those fans are just bluffing."

In the away team's locker room, Mourinho stood in the room and gave them a final pre-match decompression. "We have a three-goal advantage. As long as we don't make mistakes, the opponent has no chance at all. Patience is more important than anything else."

"All the pressure is on the opponent, we have no burden. So I don't want to see you panic in this game, they should be the ones who panic. As long as we perform at our normal level, we will definitely win. They will definitely attack heavily in this game, we must stabilize our defense and don't rush too far forward in the counterattack, the backcourt is the most important."

After saying that, Mourinho felt very satisfied looking at the relaxed expressions of the players. As long as they don't have too much pressure and have the right mentality, then with a three-goal advantage, qualifying will be a very easy thing.

"At the beginning of the season, many people were not optimistic about us, but we have won the league championship and the Champions League. It can be said that we have achieved most of the goals of this season, but you also hope that this will be a perfect season."

"We have to work hard to win the Champions League trophy. This game is just a process. I don't want the team to lose in the process. We have to prove to everyone that winning four championships is not an unattainable dream."

Mourinho was a little excited when he spoke, and his waving arms also inspired the players below -

"Quadruple Champion"

"Eliminate AC Milan"

In the home team's locker room, Ancelotti's pre-match preparation was very brief. He only used one sentence to encourage the players: "If we can't score three goals in this game, we will be eliminated."

Although the three-goal gap was very unfavorable to AC Milan, after hearing these words, the players looked full of energy and even had some murderous momentum. At the San Rossi Stadium, they were always full of confidence and pride.

As the world's top giants, AC Milan will not allow the team to fail here.

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Wang Li and his teammates stood in the player tunnel, waiting to play.

The two teams of players were standing very close to each other in the tunnel, and standing next to him was AC Milan's Brazilian youngster Kaka.

Wang Li had also heard of this Brazilian genius, and in the last game at Stamford Bridge, Kaka could almost be said to be the best performing player in AC Milan.

"You are very good, but I will not lose to you in this game." The two stood side by side, and Kaka couldn't help but speak first. His Portuguese with a Brazilian accent made Wang Li frown.

He didn't understand at all.

However, Wang Li understood what Kaka meant by extending his right hand. Out of politeness, he also extended his hand and shook hands with Kaka. The two looked at each other and smiled.

This kind of mutual respect and polite handshake between two talented players in the arena meant nothing to the two of them, but it made Ancelotti frown at the back of the team, while Mourinho still had his head hung, his crooked tie and messy hair showing a decadent look, but the cunning light in his slightly narrowed eyes made people think a lot.

In fact, apart from a few words between Wang Li and Kaka, there was almost no interaction between the players of AC Milan and Chelsea. The players of both teams kept silent tacitly, waiting to play in the game.

Five minutes before the start of the game, several referees came out of the locker room and the referee on duty signaled the players of both teams to come on the court.

Wang Li walked into the stadium and turned to look around.

At this time, all the fans have entered the stadium, and the whole San Rossi is filled with a tense and intense atmosphere. The shouts of nearly 80,000 players are deafening. At this time, the weather is also hazy and a little dark, and the lights of the entire stadium have become brighter, against the blue-black sky, making the stadium more enthusiastic.

At San Rossi, the Blues fans were completely suppressed by the AC Milan fans. The number of supporters of the two teams was totally disproportionate. Three thousand Blues fans against nearly 70,000 AC Milan fans were simply not comparable. Fortunately, there were some extreme Inter Milan fans who booed AC Milan and directly joined Chelsea, which gave the "United Forces" a little power to resist.

This 'joint force' looked very harmonious, as Inter's jerseys also had blue stripes, and the seats for the two types of fans were next to each other.

The game hasn't started yet, but AC Milan fans have already started cheering wildly. Just like the Blues fans at Stamford Bridge, they want to use this method to create trouble for Chelsea who are playing away.

However, this simple method had no effect on the players who had just come on the field. Wang Li even kept discussing the matter with Lampard to the fans in the surrounding stands. This arrogant behavior received an even crazier response from the fans.

Graham was still the commentator for Sky TV. During the opening minutes, he was introducing the starting lineups of the two teams to the fans.

"AC Milan's goalkeeper is Dida, and the defenders from left to right are Cafu, Stam, Nesta, Kaladze, midfielders Gattuso, Costa, Pirlo, attacking midfielder Kaka, and forwards Tomasson and Shevchenko. The only change from the last game is that Crespo did not play, and Seedorf sat on the bench. It seems that his inaction in the last game made Ancelotti no longer trust him."

"Chelsea played 4411? Oh, what a strange formation, I have never seen Chelsea use this formation."

"...Oh my god, Geremi actually got the starting lineup. He played as a front midfielder, which was really surprising. You know, in the winter transfer window, he wanted to leave Chelsea because he couldn't get a chance to play, and he had a very unhappy relationship with the head coach Mourinho. But in this important game, he actually got the starting lineup. It seems that the Portuguese are very tolerant..."

While Sky TV was introducing the players of the two teams, Imperial TV was also broadcasting the game live. It is worth mentioning that although it was already 1 a.m. in the distant ancient Eastern country, Imperial Sports TV still had a viewership of nearly 60 million, which is a terrifying number.

In this situation, the TV host also became unusually serious.

Compared with Sky TV, the commentary of the Royal Court TV was much more "paranoid". Most of the TV cameras were still on Wang Li. When seeing Wang Li on the court, the host said: "Wang Li looks very good today and in good condition. It seems that Chelsea is determined to win this game."

When seeing Wang Li and Lampard pointing at the fans, he said: "It seems that he and Lampard have a good relationship. The two are talking to each other. Oh... God, the fans in the audience seem to be dissatisfied with Wang Li, but they are AC Milan fans, so of course they are afraid that Wang Li will score again."

"Oh..., just now Wang Li seemed to have raised his little finger towards the fans. This gesture is very international..., we all understand what it means. From this, we can see that he doesn't seem to be nervous at all today, and he even joked with the fans..."

Even the host herself felt that this statement was too far-fetched, so she immediately added: "... This seems to be a provocation to the fans. We'd better not learn from this..."

"...Luckily the referee didn't see it, otherwise it would definitely be a yellow card..."

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In short, the commentary of the host of Chaoting TV focused entirely on Wang Li, and every one of his movements was analyzed in detail. This looked more like a "Complete Tutorial on the On-field Performance of Professional Football Players" rather than a commentary on a football match, but it also met the wishes of Chinese fans.

If Wang Li knew that there were hundreds of millions of fans in Guguo watching his every move, he would probably be very nervous.

At least he will definitely not do anything to provoke the fans.