Chapter 79: The defense continued to the press conference?
Losing the ball before injury time and witnessing this touching scene made Manchester United completely lose their fighting spirit.
In 4 minutes of stoppage time, facing the Rangers who were in full retreat, they quickly attacked a few times before calling it a day at the whistle.
Chen Xiaoliang was obviously unable to run anymore.
In the eyes of Gerrard and McAllister, his physical strength was also exhausted.
But the fact is, when he broke through between Matic and Lindelof just now, his left ankle was stepped on by Lindelof.
I didn't feel anything at the time, but now I feel a slight pain.
Fortunately, the game is over and I should be able to recover after a day of rest and physical therapy.
Just after entering the locker room and before he had time to celebrate with his teammates, Chen Xiaoliang was informed by the club's press officer that Gerrard had designated him to attend the routine post-match press conference.
UEFA has clearly required that the head coaches of both teams must attend a press conference after the end of European club intercontinental competitions.
Whether the players will participate depends entirely on the head coach's arrangements.
When the other players in the locker room heard the announcement from the press officer, they immediately understood that this was Gerrard's reward to Chen Xiaoliang for his outstanding performance tonight.
As the visiting team takes priority, Solskjaer, who lost the game, answered four or five questions absentmindedly and then left in a hurry. The Manchester United team had to rest for a night and then rush back to Manchester to prepare for the Premier League in the middle of the week.
The most frequently asked question was Pogba's disastrous performance, but the mild-mannered Norwegian still chose to defend his midfield star.
The remaining questions were all old commonplace, and there was nothing explosive enough to grab the headlines in the next day's newspapers.
However, when Chen Xiaoliang walked into the press conference behind Gerrard, all the reporters in the room instantly became excited! Flashlights kept flashing one after another!
The first question was asked to Chen Xiaoliang!
"I'm a reporter from The Times. Is the result of this game what you expected?"
"Regarding the game, I think the head coach should answer. We were implementing his tactical arrangements tonight."
In the locker room, the Rangers players who turned on the TV laughed and cursed.
Barisic shouted: "Oh! Damn! This kid! He really knows how to flatter!"
McGregor mocked him: "Why don't you take the photo? If you had, you might be living in the boss's house now."
Barisic: "I am just unlucky. I was born without a sweet mouth. His mouth can make both the boss and Cheryl comfortable."
Morelos pointed at Barisic and said, "Don't talk nonsense, my brother!"
Tavernier slapped Morelos' butt with the jersey in his hand: "Come on! I think the guy on you wants to take Chen's medicine again!"
"Hahahaha!" Everyone in the locker room laughed in unison.
At the press conference, Gerrard gave a brief review of the game and also complimented Solskjaer.
Of course, these are just clichés. He was very happy to be able to beat Manchester United.
The next reporter raised his hand and the question was again thrown to Chen Xiaoliang.
"I'm a reporter from BCC. This is your first time playing against a top club. How does it feel to beat Manchester United?"
"It feels so good. It feels so damn good."
There was a small laugh from the reporters.
UEFA's press officer whispered: "Please be careful with your words."
Chen Xiaoliang was shocked: "Oh shit! I shouldn't have said bad words."
The reporters laughed again.
It’s the same BCC reporter from before:
"You won the duel with Pogba today. Do you feel that you have the ability to surpass him?"
"Pogba is an experienced top player. Obviously he was not in the best condition today. I just implemented the coach's tactical arrangements. In terms of personal ability, I still have a big gap with the top players."
BCC reporter: "When Goldson was injured, we saw you ran to talk to Mr. Gerrard a lot, and then Mr. Gerrard made a substitution. After that, the team's formation and your position changed.
Although it may be a bit presumptuous, I still want to know whether it was the head coach who proposed the substitution and formation change or you? "
Chen Xiaoliang felt contemptuous, this was obviously a sign of trouble.
At that time, he did propose to Gerrard to change his position, but there was no question of who was commanding whom. It was purely normal communication between the core players and the head coach in order to win the game.
The subsequent substitutions were also necessary adjustments made by Gerrard in order to maximize the effect of Chen Xiaoliang's position substitution.
And what does it mean to be presumptuous? If you know it is presumptuous, don't ask.
Can you do something shameless just by saying sorry in advance?
Gerrard's face also looked a little ugly. These British media who like to watch the fun often set up various traps to create big news.
The most classic press conference accident in his memory was the incident in which Benítez, then the head coach of Liverpool, cursed Ferguson on an A4 paper.
He was also embarrassed at this moment. If he took the microphone, it would seem that he was deliberately protecting Chen Xiaoliang and that he was trying to prevent him from telling what happened, which would only make things more obvious.
If he remained silent, he wouldn't know how Chen Xiaoliang would answer. If he waited until he fell into the other party's trap before responding, it would seem like he was making a quibble.
The Rangers players in the locker room also fell silent, watching how the two would deal with this challenge.
"A 16-year-old high school student takes the initiative to become a leader in a critical moment and command the people around him to reverse the crisis and win. The whole plot is exactly as you said.
But we all know that the latest Spider-Man movie stars Holland , not me. I will ask Holland what happened when we get back to the dressing room."
"OHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!"
There was cheering and howling in the locker room, and the players were waving their uniforms and towels.
The Swedish defender Holland, who was caught in the crossfire, smiled naively. He never expected that he could become popular at the press conference by relying on the homophonic pun.
Only Morelos looked confused and had no idea why everyone was so happy.
Tavernier teased again: "You idiot, stop thinking about your little brother, ask Chen if he has any brain-boosting medicine, and get some to eat."
"Hahahaha!" Even old Davis laughed this time.
BCC's reporter was clearly unwilling to let this go:
"You mean you didn't try to get the head coach to do what you said?"
Chen Xiaoliang said seriously:
"Mr Gerrard was my temporary guardian in Glasgow. He provided me with so much help and taught me so many things in life and football.
He has so many excellent qualities that influence me and make me a better person and a better player.
In the past eight months, we have maintained a very appropriate distance and good interaction, and he has never interfered in my life. I cherish this relationship between him and me as both a teacher and a friend, and I also self-discipline myself to do better.
But there is one thing you said that is obviously wrong, at least there is one thing he has to do as I say."
"Oh?" The reporters immediately became interested, and Gerrard turned his head curiously to look at Chen Xiaoliang.
"He would come home and take off his socks and pants and throw them on the floor, and I would always ask him to pick them up and put them in Obviously I was his head coach when it came to washing clothes."
The press conference was filled with laughter!
Gerard shook his head, smiled, and grabbed Chen Xiaoliang's shoulders and shook him.
Chen Xiaoliang responded to BCC's insidious question with a joke and broke the awkward atmosphere on the scene.
Looking at the BCC reporter, he smiled and added: "Although it may be a bit presumptuous, could you please hand over the microphone and let other reporters ask more valuable questions?"
In the minds of the red people, BCC is a standard underworld media, addicted to double standards.
Chen Xiaoliang's answers caused the Penguin Live Room, which was broadcasting the entire press conference, to be flooded with comments like 666.
