novelhk Chapter 425
Chapter 425
February 20th, a little after nine in the morning.
Li Shiguang led the entire Leeds United team to land at Lyon-Saint Exupery Airport.
Just after he walked out of the airport and signed autographs for several Leeds United fans who had come to Lyon in advance to cheer for their home team, a group of people rushed in front of Li Shiguang.
"Mr. Li...Mr. Li...Tomorrow we will have the first round of the Champions League round of 16. Do you have anything to say about the recent online analysis of Leeds United's sluggish state?"
"Mr. Li, I am a reporter from "France Football". Lyon head coach Houllier said in an interview that he has found a way to deal with Leeds United. Can you respond?"
"Li, Lyon has achieved an unbeaten record of three wins and one draw in the last four Ligue 1 games, while Leeds United has been defeated or tied by lower-ranked teams in recent leagues. Most fans who were more optimistic about Leeds United before the game have turned to Lyon. Do you have anything to say about this?"
Originally, Li Shiguang didn't want to pay attention to these reporters.
However, the last question made him stop and look at the reporter who asked the question with a bad face. He pointed at the fans who got the signatures of himself and Adriano and were celebrating happily, and said in a deep voice: "Sir, your question makes me sick! If they are Leeds United fans, they will not support other teams just because the team has not won two games! These people you are talking about are not fans, but gamblers!"
"But..."
"No buts." Li Shiguang waved his hand suddenly, interrupting the reporter's sophistry, "I didn't intend to accept the interview, but since I stopped, I will respond a few more words to prevent you from saying that the English team has no blood! I will give a unified answer to the question just now. Leeds United came to France with only one goal, to qualify for the quarterfinals of the Champions League."
Seeing that Li Shiguang was finally willing to speak.
The reporters who had long known Li Shiguang's "sprayer" attributes were all happy, and their feet unconsciously took two steps forward and raised the microphone higher.
"Mr. Li, forgive me for being blunt. Just now you said that Leeds United came to France to qualify for the Champions League quarterfinals, but the Champions League knockout rounds are a series..."
"Don't I know it's a series?"
Before the reporter finished speaking, Li Shiguang rudely interrupted his statement.
Li Shiguang knew better than anyone what these reporters wanted. The reason why he kept looking for loopholes in his words was nothing more than wanting to get more explosive news.
Facing these reporters who were looking for trouble.
Anyway, they were not the media in England.
Li Shiguang didn't mind being a little more rude, and a trace of disdain and arrogant sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth: "Although it is a series, my words have been made very clear. Leeds United came here for only one purpose, which is to qualify. Is this difficult to understand?"
Hiss! ! !
As soon as Li Shiguang finished speaking, a gasp sounded at the scene, which could be heard clearly in the slightly noisy airport.
Aren't you a bit too damn contemptuous! ?
Now most of the media are from France, and of course there are also local media from Lyon, and these people definitely support Lyon unconditionally.
Li Shiguang's words, which can be said to be completely disdainful of Lyon, immediately aroused public outrage!
In the two-round match, Leeds United is still away in the first round, but the head coach said in front of the media that he would end the battle in this round, and the Leeds United you led has been in a bad state recently.
You are really a bit too arrogant!
After the surprise.
Finally, a reporter couldn't help it. The reporter from "France Football" frowned and looked at Li Shiguang: "Mr. Li, don't you think your answer is a bit inappropriate? In a two-round match, you want to end the battle in just one round. Can we understand that you don't think highly of Lyon? "
"I don't mean to look down on Lyon. Lyon is a great football club, and Houllier is one of the coaches I admire very much." Li Shiguang spread his hands innocently, "But this is a game, gentlemen, the important factors that determine the victory of the game are the performance on the court and the strength of the team! And I am full of confidence in my team. I think they have the strength to solve the work content of two rounds in one round, that's all!"
There is really nothing wrong with what Li Shiguang said.
From the perspective of paper strength, Leeds United is stronger than Lyon. From the results of the draw, the entire European football world, whether it is the media, fans or betting companies, believes that the possibility of Leeds United advancing to the quarterfinals is much higher than that of Lyon.Ang.
If there hadn't been a record of one loss and one draw in these two rounds of the league, the reporters who wanted to interview Li Shiguang at the airport today would definitely not ask the questions they are asking now!
"But Leeds United's state..."
"The state can be adjusted! Before coming to Lyon, we had already won a victory in the English FA Cup!"
Seeing that there were reporters behind him who wanted to ask questions, Li Shiguang, who was already a little impatient, frowned.
Simeone next to him also noticed Li Shiguang's look.
He came over and opened his hands to block Li Shiguang: "Okay, okay, we are still rushing to the hotel, the players are already waiting on the bus, if you have any questions, Mr. Li will answer them at the pre-match press conference!"
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Li Shiguang was interviewed at Saint-Exupéry Airport in the morning.
In the afternoon.
The official Twitter accounts of major French media have compiled a lot of briefs of Li Shiguang's remarks during interviews.
Naturally, the French media will not speak for Leeds United and Li Shiguang.
L'Equipe, the world's most influential and Europe's most authoritative sports daily, even directly said on Twitter that Li Shiguang was too arrogant. When public opinion already believed that the situation between Leeds United and Lyon was fifty-fifty, he still made a bold statement to end the series in one round.
"····Although Li claimed that Leeds United had come out of the trough, we all know that their FA Cup opponent Huddersfield is just a team in the lower league of England. Such a victory is not convincing! Anyone who understands football knows that when a team is in a trough, the head coach's tough talk and a victory with a huge gap in strength cannot save the team. At present, Leeds United just perfectly meets the above two conditions! In our opinion, the reason why Li is so arrogant is more due to his personality and a kind of blind self-confidence, and the price... It is very likely that Leeds United will be eliminated by Lyon under his leadership and fall into the abyss!!!"