Chapter 90: War Clouds (3)

The national team's slump, the lack of ambition of the national players, and the various shady dealings of the Football Association have made fans disappointed in Chinese football. Sun Jihai, Dong Fang and others who played overseas have become the seeds of hope for the fans, but in the Premier League where talented players are emerging, their performance has somewhat disappointed the fans. Except for Sun Jihai who can play regularly in Manchester City, other players can't play at all, let alone perform well!

Xue Tao's exclusive interview with Wang Li caused a huge stir in the Chinese football circle!

Ever since that report came out, football fans have known that there is an overseas Chinese playing in the Premier League. They have turned their attention from the Serie A broadcast by CCTV to the Premier League and to this Chinese mixed-race player playing in the Premier League!

However, there is no way to watch the live broadcast of the Premier League directly in China. Fans can only check the information of this overseas Chinese through the Internet. Wang Li's terrifying data of 1.8 goals per game in recent games has aroused the enthusiasm of fans!

Major video websites broadcast the Premier League matches that Wang Li participated in, especially the match between Manchester United and Wolverhampton, which was extremely popular, with over a million hits! After the Manchester United match was broadcast by domestic media, Wang Li immediately became the focus of fans' discussion. Who says Chinese players are not good? Our "overseas players" can still score twice at Old Trafford!

"Wang Li should return to China and join the Chinese team. This way, the national team will definitely be much stronger. Players who grow up abroad are much stronger than the average level of Asian players."

"I think it would be better for Wang Li to join the England team. The national team cannot be led by just one player, and the Football Association is so dark that he won't have any chance if he returns to China."

"Watching Wang Li's games is so refreshing. He is now the core of the team. Sun Jihai and others can't compare with Wang Li!"

"England! Support England! I don't even watch the Chinese national football team's games anymore. Even Malaysia lost, so what else is impossible? Even if Wang Li comes back, he won't have any future. Only by joining the England team can he have a better chance!"

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On major domestic BBS forums, fans have been arguing over Wang Li's issue, expressing their opinions one after another. In short, Wang Li has become famous in China, and his fame is even comparable to that of AC Milan's super striker Shevchenko, simply because he has Chinese blood, and blood is thicker than water, so fans will of course feel close to their compatriots!

Seeing such a strong reaction from the fans, all major media would never miss this opportunity. They sent reporters to London to negotiate with the English Football Association about the broadcasting rights of the next game between Wolverhampton and Arsenal. Only by live broadcasting at the first time can they accumulate more popularity. They understand this very well.

Back in England, the media in London and Wolverhampton were arguing over the game, and the media in other cities also got involved. Arsenal's performance has always been a concern of the media. You know, they haven't even experienced a failure this season. Other Premier League teams are very willing to see an upset in this game.

However, from the odds of the bookmakers, we can see that the media are generally not optimistic about Wolverhampton. Arsenal is too strong this season. Sky Bet's odds for Wolverhampton are 1 to 6.7, while Coral's are 1 to 6.4. Other British bookmakers also have odds of 6.5. The odds of 1 to 6.5 almost show that the two teams are very different.

Manchester's big mouth Benis Lane has always been an 'anti-Wang Li'. No matter how well Wang Li performs, he is always worried about the performance of this young player. "I am still optimistic about Arsenal. You know, they are still unbeaten, and what about Wolverhampton? They just drew with Manchester United away. Anything can happen on the football field. It's really nothing. If you only look at the scene, it wouldn't be surprising if the final score was 3:0. So, this doesn't mean that their strength is on the same level as Manchester United."

"Looking at Arsenal this season, Henry is surprisingly strong. He even performed a hat trick in the last game. They also have Reyes, Vieri, Pires, Ljungberg, etc. Even the newly introduced young player Francisco Fabregas is not much worse than Alan Wong. With so many stars gathered together, Wolverhampton can't compare to them in terms of strength or creativity. As for their young player Alan Wong's recent outstanding performance, I don't think it's a big deal. It's normal for these young players to perform well occasionally at a stage, but his state is not stable."

In an interview, Sir Alex Ferguson also expressed his opinion on the game, "I think Arsenal will be the final winner. In the last game, my tactical mistakes caused the team's offensive disadvantage, which allowed Wolverhampton to surprisingly equalize the score. Alan Wang is a good player, but he has not reached the level of a star. He needs more training if he wants to make a difference in the Premier League."

In fact, Ferguson's evaluation of Wang Li is not so simple. He certainly won't tell his real thoughts to remind Arsenal to be careful. In the last game, Manchester United suffered a small loss because they underestimated their opponents. Now it's Arsenal's turn. Ferguson is willing to see them lose the game because of carelessness. In that case, he will definitely stand up and gloat over their misfortune. Sir Alex will not show mercy to Wenger, his old rival. For the championship of the league, he will think of all ways to attack his competitors!

This time, another coach who is at the center of the storm in the Premier League also made a comment. He is Chelsea's head coach Ranieri! This head coach who was in great glory at the beginning of the season also hoped that Arsenal would lose this game. However, the somewhat taciturn Ranieri was no less cunning than Ferguson. "I am optimistic about Wolverhampton in this game at Highbury. Arsenal has been unbeaten for too many games. They deserve a defeat." This simple sentence made the Wolverhampton media excited, but it made people feel very reasonable. This is Ranieri, a head coach who seems to be in great glory but is actually facing many difficulties.

On the night before the competition, what Wang Li could not have imagined was that Rita actually took the initiative to take an advertising contract for him. What was even more unexpected was that this time it turned out to be a Chinese company!

"Although you have never accepted an advertising contract before, this time is different. The Chinese side is very sincere about this negotiation and the price offered is very high, but they require you to perform well in this Arsenal game." Rita said.

Wang Li nodded in understanding. Taking on contracts from Chinese companies was very important for his influence in China, and this opportunity should not be missed.

"Arsenal?" Thinking of the upcoming game, Wang Li showed a sneer.

Wang Li used to be an avid Arsenal fan, but he was not selected for the Arsenal youth team, which made him feel bad. Now, Wang Li must prove his worth at Highbury Stadium and prove that Arsenal's vision was wrong. This is very important to him because it is a way to cut off the obsession of the previous owner of his body.

Ever since his rebirth, all his actions have always been influenced by the memory of the previous owner of his body. It can be said that even without external interference, he will try his best to compete and fight!

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The next morning, the Wolverhampton team bus drove into London again. Looking at the Arsenal fans on both sides of the road, Harrison and other young players were no longer panicked. This is probably a way of growing up.

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