football killer

Chapter 48 Press Conference

Chapter 48 Press Conference

Houllier walked into the post-match press conference with an angry look on his face. At this moment, Houllier was in a terrible mood, because in the eyes of Liverpool executives, Arsenal, one of the few teams that must never lose in the entire Premier League, lost today.

Although this is more or less due to the injury and suspension of two team members, Houllier is very clear that the club's senior management will not care about these. As long as the team loses, then he, the head coach, naturally has an unshirkable responsibility.

How can Houllier feel better when he thinks that when he returns to Liverpool, he will face accusations from Liverpool's top management.

When Houllier came to the press conference, Arsenal's head coach Arsene Wenger was already sitting there and seemed to have answered a few questions from the reporter. When he saw Houllier coming, Professor Wenger still nodded to Houllier with a very gentlemanly smile.

Although he wished to kill Wenger, Houllier had to hold back the impulse in his heart, and deliberately showed a bitter smile. After all, this is a press conference, and there are many reporters here. Houllier does not want to make tomorrow's front page all read: Liverpool loses and loses because of his impulsiveness.

"Hello, Mr. Glad, I'm just a reporter from the BBC. I want to ask, what do you think of the team's failure to win this time?"

Now that I have come to the press conference, I will naturally face countless questions from the British media. As soon as Houllier sat down, the eager Premier League media began to ask questions. The first one was the famous British BBC Broadcasting Company.

As for the BBC Broadcasting Company, it is obvious that Houllier understands the status of the BBC in the British media circle. Although he does not understand why a football match has attracted the attention of the BBC, since the other party asked such a question, Houllier can only answer.

"For this game, I have nothing to say. I believe that everyone, like me, has been watching the game throughout the game. I have nothing to say about this loss. After all, Arsenal is a strong team. Today's performance in the game is indeed better than our performance. It is normal for Arsenal to win."

Although they lost, Houllier had to admit that in today's game, Arsenal really won by relying on their own strength. There were no controversial penalties, and there was no referee favoring the home team.

Hearing Houllier's words, Wenger couldn't help squinting his eyes, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. That kind of smile can be as smug as you want. When Houllier said that his team is better than Liverpool, Wenger just didn't give in.

"Then Mr. Glad, can you tell me why Liverpool lost today?"

Houllier followed the voice, and it turned out to be the Liverpool Post, which is pro-Liverpool.For this strategic partner, Houllier is still very clear, knowing that one of them is the media that supports Liverpool.

Thinking of this, Houllier thought for a while and said: "As for the reason, I think No. 1 is that our two main forwards were unable to play, and our captain was injured and unable to continue the game due to a fierce tackle. This is a serious blow to our team."

Okay, your captain is injured, and you have to turn a corner and complain about my captain.Hearing Houllier's words, the shrewd Wenger didn't know what Houllier was referring to, that is, he thought that Vieira, the captain of his team, was barbaric and put Redknapp in it. How could Wenger bear it.

The reporter who was able to sit at the scene was a fuel-efficient lamp. Just after Houllier finished speaking, a reporter jumped out and asked, "Professor Wenger, do you agree with Mr. Houllier's opinion?"

Although he hated these annoying reporters, and hated these reporters using himself as a weapon, Wenger did not want to see Houllier complaining about his captain. In Wenger's mind, this match was definitely a fair one.

"I deny this point. Although Vieira is indeed fierce on the court, it is only fierce, not brutal. I believe everyone at the scene knows what kind of person Vieira is. If Vieira is not fierce and makes a few vicious tackles, I am afraid you all think that Vieira has been bribed by others and deliberately released water. Do you think so?"

Wenger's words caused the reporters to nod for a while. Indeed, the entire Premier League is very familiar with Arsenal's captain Vieira and Manchester United's captain Keane. They naturally know the style of the two on the court. To be honest, if the two do not get a yellow card or two on themselves after a few games, I am afraid that everyone will think that the two are out of form during this period.

As soon as Wenger finished speaking, Houllier realized that he had just been defeated, and was dazed with anger. He even said such words. I am afraid that no one in England does not know what kind of person Vieira is.

"Mr. Glad, I'm a reporter from the Guardian. I'd like to ask you, what do you think of George, who made his first appearance in the Premier League today, and faced a strong team like Arsenal, and scored at the opponent's home court at the same time, and created the youngest scoring record in the history of England and Liverpool."

Fortunately, even if the Guardian gave Houllier a siege, many reporters at the scene wanted to ask Houllier whether they agreed with Wenger's opinion, and wanted to see if the two would quarrel.But when the Guardian came forward to make a rescue, all the reporters dared not say anything.

Nonsense, in the whole of England, apart from a few media outlets, who else can compare with the Guardian, but fortunately, the Guardian reporter's question is also something that all reporters care about, so the reporters at the scene didn't say anything, just quietly waiting for Houllier's answer.

"George, um~ George is still very good. To score goals in such a game and set a record is really amazing. I am very optimistic about George, just like when I first came, I was very optimistic about Irving."

"Then Mr. Glad, then can I think that what you mean by this sentence is that George is as good as Irving, or even better, and it is not ruled out that George will be the starter?"

"No, no, no, I didn't say that. All of this is just your own guesswork. Although George is very good and has the qualifications and strength to stay in the Premier League, George is still very young and far inferior to Irving in terms of experience. Not to mention that Owen and Heskey have been partners for a long time. They cooperate very well and have a tacit understanding. This is what everyone has seen. In my mind, the two are the best starting strikers in my mind."

In the following period, the reporters finally began to use their unique imagination and kept asking some sensitive topics. In the end, Houllier, who couldn't bear it anymore, directly handed over the matter to assistant coach Thompson. With Thompson's aggrieved expression on his face, he left the scene of the press conference.

On the second day, various media in England continued to report on the match between Liverpool and Arsenal. For George's debut, all the media chose the same headline, that is: win the first show and lose the game.

Facing the infinite praise from the media, George didn't take it seriously. George knew very well that if he performed well, these reporters would praise him as God. If he performed poorly, he might face endless accusations.

What made George even more depressed was looking at the newspaper in his hand, especially when Houllier said that the best starting forwards in his mind were Heskey and Irving, George felt a little bitter in his heart.

(Today is 5.12 to once again deeply commemorate the compatriots who died in the Wenchuan Earthquake!)
(End of this chapter)

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