Volume 1: Playing football with me will break your legs Chapter 83 Please change your opponent!
After dealing with the first media outlet, the second and third soon arrived.
Fortunately, Barnett stepped in in time and turned away most of the reporters, only accepting interview invitations from the most representative BBC.
The reporter sent by the BBC this time was the football legend Gary Lineker who had just hosted the game.
"I heard that you only accepted an interview with me. I hope it's because of my personal charm."
The legendary striker, who is known as "the first gentleman in football" (a compliment), shook hands with the interviewee very politely.
Li Polo was also very polite to the legendary shooter:
"Hahaha, I grew up watching you play football!"
Lineker smiled restrainedly and did not expose his lie.
[I retired in 1994, when you were still a fertilized egg!]
The two chatted about all sorts of things for a long time before Lineker asked the question he wanted to know most:
“Why did you close your eyes before scoring the winning goal?”
He looked at Li Polo and added:
"As a player, I personally want to know the real answer as well."
Li Polo answered him honestly:
"You know, I was hit on the head by my opponent in the first half. Although I didn't feel any discomfort at the time, I suddenly felt a little uncomfortable after being hooked by Coutinho in the second half. After sprinting for dozens of meters at high speed, the dizziness became more and more intense, and I could only close my eyes."
Lineker seemed to be listening to a story:
"Then how are you able to head your teammates' crosses so accurately? Did you practice enough? Or was it just luck?"
Li Polo took a sip of water and answered calmly:
"This is probably the sixth sense. You are a legendary shooter, Gary, maybe you can understand my feelings. Even though I closed my eyes, there seemed to be a voice in my brain telling me that the football would appear in that position!"
Lineker laughed in silence, and then showed a thoughtful expression:
"You mean... the archer's natural sense of smell? Indeed, that's a good answer."
Li Polo smiled slightly.
Talking to a genius is that easy!
You don't need to explain too much, the other party will be able to understand the deep meaning by themselves!
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Defeating Liverpool not only won Wimbledon countless traffic, but also brought in real money.
Compared with the TV broadcast share of more than 200,000 pounds, the more than 4,000 tickets are just a drop in the bucket.
It is worth mentioning that despite Liverpool's disastrous defeat, they still generously abided by convention and gave all the TV broadcast revenue that should have been shared equally between the two clubs to their opponents...
This is actually the way low-level teams in England survive.
Kuangbang CEO Powell was even more delighted. This season, they first played against Manchester United, then Southampton, and now they have finished playing against Liverpool. After these three cup games, the club's expenses for a season will be reimbursed!
What's more, in the upcoming schedule, whether it is the League Cup or the FA Cup, they will definitely face powerful Premier League giants, and it will definitely be broadcast by TV stations at that time, which will be an extra income of hundreds of thousands!
After being in poverty for more than a decade, the Kuang Gang is now really going to prosper!
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It is always true that excessive joy leads to sorrow.
While the Liverpool team was still immersed in the joy of defeating Liverpool, on January 9, they lost 0-2 cleanly away from home to Stevenage, their opponent in the 25th round of the league.
As the interval between the game with Liverpool was too short, most of the main players have not yet recovered their physical strength from the fierce battle , so Adre could only send out the substitute lineup to challenge.
Because Li Polo's injury was the "most serious", he was not even included in the roster and could only watch his teammates surrender in the cold wind and rain in front of the TV.
Li Polo even accepted an advertising contract from the largest shopping mall on Wimbledon Street, hiring him to be the mall's spokesperson.
To be an image spokesperson actually means that their photos are hung or posted at the entrances of shopping malls and various locations on pedestrian streets, and at most a short video is shot and played on the LED screens.
Because the advertising coverage was too narrow, the annual endorsement fee was only 20,000 pounds, equivalent to Li Polo's basic salary for four and a half months.
Taking advantage of the time of "recuperation", Li Boluo completed the first commercial endorsement in his life.
Thanks to the football atmosphere in England, Li Polo earned a considerable amount of pocket money.
After filming the commercial, he finally recovered from his injury and quickly got into intensive training and competitions.
On January 13, Wimbledon's main lineup gathered together and went away to participate in the fifth round of the British Championship, which is the first round of the semi-finals.
Among the four events this season, the British Championship has the lowest status and gold content, and the prize money is pitifully small, but it is the easiest one to win the championship. Now that he has entered the semi-finals, Adre certainly will not give up easily, and he put out his strongest lineup without saying a word.
Except for the goalkeeper being replaced by Shea, the other ten players are exactly the same as when playing against Liverpool!
But this invincible lineup that defeated Liverpool 3:2 was completely unable to exert its power against Gillingham, who ranked fourth from the bottom in English League One...
In fact, the reason is very simple. Gillingham, who is deep in the relegation zone, has practiced defense the most skillfully this season. Wimbledon's attack looks very strong, and they can even score three or four goals against Manchester United and Liverpool in a game, but that is also because the Premier League giants are embarrassed to park the bus against them!
Now we are facing a team that focuses on defense, and we are suddenly at a loss as to what to do!
No matter how strong Li Boluo's jumping ability is, it is impossible for him to grab a header with two defensive players hanging on him!
The score remained 0:0 for 81 minutes before there was finally a chance to change the situation.
"Beckham" kicked the ball randomly outside the penalty area, but it happened to hit the arm of the opponent's defender. The referee hesitated for a long time and finally awarded a penalty!
Akinfenwa scored in one fell swoop, and Wimbledon ended the first round with a slight lead of one goal.
As for the second round, that will have to wait for more than 40 days.
Prior to this, they received the draw results for two other events.
Cox held up the freshly-released matchup chart and announced to everyone:
"Two weeks later, in the fourth round of the FA Cup, we will host Bolton Wanderers of the Championship. They are almost in a relegation position in the league and will probably not take this cup match seriously. In the next week, we will play in the semi-finals of the League Cup. Just like the English Championship, the semi-finals will be divided into home and away games. We will play away games first and then at home. Our goal is... White Hart Lane."
"White Hart Lane? Where is that?"
The players of the Kuang Gang are obviously not all knowledgeable about football. When they suddenly mention a stadium, some of them are indeed confused.
Shea, who came from Arsenal's youth training camp, was obviously very familiar with this name and answered the question immediately:
"Tottenham Hotspur."
Cox nodded:
"Yes, they finished sixth in the league last season. This season, under the leadership of new head coach Pochettino, they have played quite well and defeated Chelsea 5-3 a few days ago. Players represented by Harry Kane, Eriksen, Danny Rose and Kyle Walker are also quite strong, especially their striker Kane, who has become the new generation of England's ace shooter after Rooney. You must be careful!"
Li Polo nodded secretly.
Of course he knows how powerful Harry Kane is. If nothing unexpected happens, Kane's opponent in this game will be himself!
The head coach Adre, who had remained silent, finally shook his head:
“Why Tottenham?”
Li Polo raised his eyebrows:
"Coach, we even beat Liverpool, you can't be afraid of them, right?"
Adley beat his chest and stamped his feet:
"Who is afraid of Tottenham? But they are not hot enough! I would rather play Chelsea or Liverpool than Tottenham!"
Li Polo was stunned for a moment:
"Why Liverpool again?"
Adley patted his thigh:
"Before it was the FA Cup, now it's the League Cup! They've also made it to the semi-finals! If we play two more games against them, how much attention will it get?"
While Adley was feeling deeply regretful, Rogers was praying devoutly 200 kilometers away:
[Thank God, we won’t have to run into those scoundrels again! ]
[We have already given you the 200,000 RMB broadcasting fee, why are you still thinking about us? ]
【We would rather fight Chelsea to the end! 】
