novelhk Chapter 480
Chapter 480
After celebrating the victory in the locker room, Li Shiguang still took captain Kompany to attend the post-match press conference.
"I am very happy that we can finally enter the semi-finals. This is an exciting moment for Leeds United, isn't it? Our opponents are very strong, and they showed good form today. But fortunately, every player of Leeds United tried their best, and the fans in the stands also gave us great support. I believe we will not let them down in the next game!" Facing the long guns and short guns of reporters, Li Shiguang talked confidently.
"Mr. Li, before Leeds United, Chelsea also defeated their opponent at Stamford Bridge and qualified for the semi-finals. Do you have anything special to say about this familiar opponent?"
"Special? Well... We are old acquaintances with Chelsea. We will go to Stamford Bridge to challenge them in five days, so I don't have anything special to say about Chelsea."
"So what do you think of the performance of Bale and Ibrahimovic in this game?"
"Perfect!" When talking about this topic, Li Shiguang's face was full of smiles, "Both Gareth and Zlatan have perfectly completed the tasks I assigned to them!"
"In fact, before the start of this game, there were rumors in the media that some clubs were chasing these two players. Mr. Li, do you have any response to these rumors?"
Hearing this question, Li Shiguang frowned slightly.
What does it mean?
Fiorentino started bragging outside before he officially took the stage?
With doubts, Li Shiguang looked at the reporter who asked the question.
When he found that the reporter was wearing a vest with the logo of The Sun, he was not surprised.
The whole of England, that is, the paparazzi of The Sun, who are spread across various industries, would ask such inappropriate questions in such an occasion!
He looked at the reporter with a cold face.
Li Shiguang snorted: "Sir, I have never heard of what you said. Please be careful with your words! Leeds United is still in the tense season, and it is far from the time to talk about these issues! If your remarks cause turmoil in our team, believe me, I will make you regret it!"
Seeing Li Shiguang's sharp words.
Even this reporter from The Sun, who has long been called a dog-skin plaster, had to sit down in dismay and dared not say more...
What style is Li Shiguang.
Most of the reporters present knew it very well.
Look at Charles Walters of the Manchester Evening News who insisted on shouting at Li Shiguang last season.
Not only was his face swollen from Li Shiguang's beating, but he also had to apologize publicly for a month in the Manchester Evening News. After apologizing, he was fired by the Manchester Evening News and has not found a new job yet.
The reporter from The Sun just sat down.
Another reporter sitting next to him stood up.
"Mr. Li, I have another question! We all know that Leeds United is now in a strong momentum, has reached the final of the English FA Cup, and is ranked first in the league. So after winning today's game, can you talk about Leeds United's goals for this season?"
This season's goals?
Anyway, the schedule has been going on until now, and there is no need to hide my ambitions.
Li Shiguang moved the microphone in front of him, stared at the group of reporters sitting in the audience, and said word by word: "Champion, I have said it many times, Leeds United's goal is always the championship!"
"I know, what I want to ask is, which championship do you value more?"
"Every one!"
"Since we have come this far, why don't we give it a try? Every championship that can be won, this is the goal I set for the players at the beginning of the season. At least now it seems that we are on the right track and are sprinting towards this goal with all our strength!"
"Every one?" The reporter who asked the question obviously couldn't believe that he was thinking in the direction that Li Shiguang said, and his face looked a little surprised.
The other reporters keenly caught the meaning of Li Shiguang's words, and they all leaned forward and raised the microphones in their hands a little higher.
"Yes, every one." Li Shiguang stood up from his seat, smiled and spread his hands to the reporters, "In layman's terms, Leeds United's goal this season is the Triple Crown!"
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The next day
The entire English media was blown up by Li Shiguang.
All newspapers gave Li Shiguang the headlines on their front pages in the sports section.
In addition to the fact that Leeds United beat Arsenal and reached the Champions League semi-finals, Li Shiguang's crazy remarks after the game also made the media climax.
Mirror:【......In the second round of the 2007-2008 Champions League quarter-finals yesterday, Chelsea beat Fenerbahce 2:0 at home, while Leeds United won the Premier League derby against Arsenal and entered the semi-finals together! In the post-match interview, Leeds United coach Lee said that Leeds United's goal this season is to win all the championships that can be won at present and achieve the triple crown achievement! 】
The Sun: [Lee's crazy remarks: Leeds United will win every championship that can be won! ]
Manchester Evening News: [Leeds United's strength is indeed undeniable, but this does not mean that they can win the FA Cup, Premier League and Champions League championships! Except for the FA Cup final opponent Portsmouth, which is slightly weaker, their league opponent Manchester United, their Champions League opponent Chelsea, or the winner of the two games tonight, which one is not strong? We think that Lee's remarks are a bit exaggerated! ]
The Times: [Confident Lee and sad reality! Just last season, Manchester United and Leeds United had the same opportunity. They were also advancing in three directions. Ferguson had great hope to lead Manchester United to achieve the feat of the treble again after the 1998-1999 season! But the reality is that they were defeated by Chelsea, Leeds United and AC Milan respectively. The dream of the treble fell through. Even Ferguson could not achieve his wish. Li's remarks... to be honest, it is hard to be convincing! 】
In the eyes of most media.
Li Shiguang is still a little too confident.
In the league.
In the remaining six games, Leeds United still needs to go head-to-head with Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur, and Aston Villa. Even if they win all of them, they will have a fierce battle with their direct competitor Manchester United in the last round. There are too many variables here!
The most important thing is that Manchester United's previous experience has just passed, and Leeds United's revival has only been less than two years.
A team that had no experience in the Champions League semi-finals and finals before.
When this group of young players actually step onto that field and face these veteran teams in the Champions League, who can guarantee that the mentality of Leeds United players will not change?