Volume 1: Playing football with me will break your legs Chapter 82 Li Polo: It’s so hard to score a goal!
Liu Chuan, the UK-based reporter for Sports Weekly, certainly did not expect that he would actually come to this small town outside London again to conduct a second exclusive interview with a League Two team.
There is no other choice. First, destroy the Red Devils and then slaughter the Red Army. This young defender of the Kuangbang has already caused a strong response in the country with his outstanding performance.
Although part of the content of the previous interview can still be used as a reference, four months have passed and it has lost its timeliness, so he contacted the player himself as soon as possible to prepare for a second interview.
But as soon as he arrived at his destination, he was stopped by a man in a suit:
"I am a staff member of Mr. Li's agency, Stella Group. Mr. Barnett asked me to follow up on this interview."
Having covered English football for so many years, Liu Chuan certainly knew the status of "Barnett" in English football and was stunned:
"Jonathan Barnett?"
The other party nodded:
"Yes, originally your appointment was not approved by Mr. Barnett and should be cancelled, but Mr. Li said that you enjoy VIP treatment, so it will not happen again."
Liu Chuan breathed a sigh of relief and shook hands with him:
"Thanks."
The other party smiled:
"So, I hope you can cooperate with me and first outline today's interview. I want to make sure these questions will not make my players feel uncomfortable. You should understand, right?"
Journalists who have been in the news industry for many years know this:
"Of course, I understand."
Looking at the conversation room just around the corner, he and his photographer looked at each other and sighed in their hearts.
[Last time I only spent a few hundred pounds to complete the interview easily, but this time I have to have a dedicated person to follow up and the topic is restricted... It seems to be much more difficult ! ]
If these treatments were given to Premier League players, he would not be surprised at all, but...his interviewee today only plays for an English League Two team!
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"Good evening, Polo."
After going through numerous rounds of review, Liu Chuan finally met his interviewee.
He looked at it carefully for a few seconds and clearly felt something different.
Li Polo, who was still a little immature at that time, seemed to have become more confident after more than four months of tempering. The sharpness that was previously hidden in his bones seemed to be ready to burst out at any time!
Li Polo smiled and shook hands with him:
"I told you, it won't be long before we meet again."
Liu Chuan nodded sincerely:
"I thought it would take at least one or two years, but I underestimated your potential and strength. I watched the entire game yesterday, and I think your performance was completely better than Gerrard's! With your current strength, you can definitely gain a foothold in a team in the top five leagues!"
Li Polo accepted the compliment in full:
"Thank you. I also feel that I can step onto a higher stage."
Liu Chuan immediately raised the question that he was most concerned about:
"Have you ever considered joining a top league team?"
The question was too direct, even a little unfriendly, but Li Polo didn't care:
"That is the dream of all players. No one wants to spend their whole life in a low-level league. As a professional player, I also want to join top clubs like Real Madrid, Barcelona and Bayern, but the reality is... I am very clear-headed. I am still a long way from such a goal and I need to continue to work hard to improve."
His answers were standard, and no one could answer too many questions. Liu Chuan had no choice but to flip through the materials he had prepared in advance and officially get into the state:
"I did a simple statistic. This season, you have played 26 times for Wimbledon. Do you know how many goals you have scored in total?"
Li Polo was stunned for a moment, he recalled it, and finally shook his head:
“We don’t have a dedicated statistician in the team. I only know that I have surpassed Akinfenwa and am now the top scorer in the team.”
Liu Chuan was refreshed and immediately felt that his hard work in collecting information was worth it:
"In 22 games, you scored a total of... 20 goals! Almost one goal per game! Such a goal efficiency is terrifying!"
After hearing this data , Li Polo's heart skipped a beat.
[Fuck, so fierce? ]
Liu Chuan continued his analysis:
"These 20 goals include 10 goals in the English League Two, 5 goals in the League Cup, and 5 goals in the FA Cup. The distribution is very even..."
Li Polo stopped him:
"Wait a minute, I should have 4 more goals in the British Championship!"
Liu Chuan was stunned for a moment:
"The British Championship? What's that?"
For this reporter who only pays attention to the Premier League and the Champions League, the English Championship, which consists of League One and League Two teams, is indeed very unfamiliar.
But for Li Boluo, this was also a formal competition he participated in! Why shouldn't it be counted as an achievement?
Liu Chuan quickly updated his data and wiped his sweat:
"That means he played in 26 games in total, scored 24 goals, and averaged 0.92 goals per game. This efficiency is higher than before!"
Li Polo nodded with satisfaction:
"I have now become the focus of the opponent, and it is becoming increasingly difficult to score goals."
Liu Chuan couldn't help but complain in his heart:
[It's getting harder and harder, does that mean I didn't score a hat trick against Liverpool? 】
The two chatted for another half an hour, and the interview was coming to an end. Liu Chuan looked at the outline in his hand:
"As we all know, Messi and Ronaldo are the representative figures in today's football. They have won 4 and 3 Golden Ball Awards respectively. Which one do you admire more? Or, which player do you want to be more?"
This is a classic two-choice question that is asked in many interviews, and now it has finally come to Li Polo.
Li Polo spread his hands, a little helpless:
"Can I not answer?"
Liu Chuan laughed:
"Of course, but I think... many fans in China must want to know your answer."
Li Polo thought for a moment and answered truthfully:
"If I have to choose, I would rather be Cristiano Ronaldo."
Liu Chuan pricked up his ears:
"Why?"
Li Polo shrugged his shoulders:
"They are both one-in-a-million geniuses, there is no doubt about that. But from a personality point of view, I prefer Ronaldo."
Liu Chuan expressed his understanding:
"You mean , Messi is relatively low-key?"
Li Polo nodded:
"That's right, I don't deny this at all, but... I am destined to never keep a low profile in my life!"
Liu Chuan couldn't help but complain in his heart:
[Come on, you are still just a League Two player, do you really think you can go to heaven by scoring a few low-quality headers? ]
But Li Polo didn't actually finish explaining the reason.
Perhaps there should be no distinction between the two greatest players, but as a man, he does want to be Cristiano Ronaldo more.
He is tall and straight, with a handsome face. When he was young, he was a promiscuous man. When he matured, he developed the qualities of a family man. As for other gossip and negative news, they are insignificant.
As for Messi, his football skills are unparalleled today, and it can even be said that he is better than Ronaldo, but Li Polo, who was reborn in 2021, feels that he is somewhat too depressed.
In Barcelona, he allowed himself to be manipulated by various forces and became a bargaining chip in the club's presidential election; in Argentina, he became the scapegoat for the loss and was even criticized by his own people.
He clearly deserves better.
Li Polo put himself in Messi's shoes. If he switched roles with Messi, he would definitely not be able to stand such grievance!
So he can't become Messi.
An hour later, Liu Chuan finally ended this short interview.
This time, he took the initiative to express to Li Polo:
"I have a feeling that maybe soon I will come to interview you for the third time!"
Li Polo did not deny it at all, but just smiled confidently:
"Then you have to make an appointment with my agent in advance. You won't get VIP treatment next time!"
