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Chapter 3 Sixty: Post-match press conference

"As for my salary, you know I just signed a contract more than three months ago, how could I sign another contract so quickly? What's more, I think the salary given to me by the club is very reasonable. It has always been a club that values ​​financial balance. Our salary has a clear plan and a healthy arrangement, which is why Arsenal has always been hailed as a role model for the club by UEFA. And I took the salary given by the club, so naturally I played hard. This shows that the pounds spent on me by the club are not in vain, otherwise what would you do if the "Sun" called me a parallel importer? You have done such things before." Li Zihan finally teased the other party One sentence.

"About Ozil, I think I don't need to say more? Everyone is not blind. If you can't see Ozil's performance, you can go home and ask your technical department for a copy of every game he came to Arsenal. Detailed statistics. Mesut has always been a very talented player, and I have always thought he is one of the best midfielders in Europe.” Li Zihan did not say anything in detail about this question, but said it implicitly 'Everything is based on the facts, go home and look at the data and tactical analysis. '

After Li Zihan finished speaking, he stopped paying attention to the other party.

"May I ask Li, what made you decide to leave Juventus, which you are already familiar with, and join Arsenal? You must know that the rhythm and atmosphere of the Premier League are completely different from those in Serie A, so you don't worry about joining. Has Arsenal never recovered from the fall?" The reporter of The Sun had just been sent away by Li Zihan, and another reporter asked.

Li Zihan couldn't help curling his lips in his heart, his family knew about his family affairs, even if there were cheating cheats.And if I ask you all about things that have nothing to do with this game, I guess I can have a midnight snack after the press conference is over.

Li Zihan smiled politely and said, "I'm sorry, I only accept questions about this game. If it's about things other than this game, we will have many opportunities to accept interviews from you in the future."

Now that Li Zihan said so, everyone will bring the question back to this game.

Wenger next to him nodded secretly in his heart. Li Zihan looked young, but he was not at a loss like other young players when dealing with reporters' "difficulties" and long guns.Either follow the other party's questions, be dug by the other party, or conflict with the other party
After other reporters asked Li Zihan a few questions, some reporters turned their attention to Pellegrini.

"I would like to ask Mr. Pellegrini, for the first 10 minutes of this game, you had an absolute advantage with a huge disparity of [-] to [-] and [-] goals. In the end, you were tied by Arsenal's magical [-]-[-] in the end. What do you say about this? What do you think?"

Pellegrini said: "I don't know what happened. As you said, we already had an absolute advantage, but the opponent's luck is really good. We don't know much about the new players. As a result, he scored four goals in an instant. I have to take full responsibility for this, and I did not make effective targeted arrangements for the opponent's cavalry before the game."

Pellegrini would never praise his competitors, not to mention that this game made him so embarrassed, so he attributed Arsenal's final tie to luck.

When the reporters heard this, their eyes lit up, knowing that it was because he was not convinced, and Wenger was by his side. If they could provoke the two of them, then there would be big news again.

But they absolutely did not expect that Wenger would speak first before he dug a hole for Arsenal.

"I don't think it's luck, I think it's a comprehensive manifestation of strength. You must know that facing a lineup as luxurious as Manchester City, not any team has the luck to chase five goals in a row. You must know the money they spent on signings. Hundreds of millions of pounds are not spent in vain." Wenger's words were a bit ironic.

Wenger doesn't know what's wrong with him. He is not usually a person who likes to provoke others, but after such a hearty game today, he seems to have a "desire to perform"?
"If this is luck, then I think the luck of the other 1000 teams is too bad, allowing Arsenal to sit at the top of the league for so long. Manchester City is only fourth in the league. Uh, sorry forgot Something happened. I really wanted to see the news before. Liverpool, Chelsea and Everton all won, so now Manchester City is fifth in the league. Fortunately, Tottenham lost to Liverpool, otherwise Manchester City would be sixth in the league I went. But. Having said that, Tottenham actually lost to Liverpool in such a shameful score of [-]-[-] at home. In connection with the previous big loss to Manchester City, their [-] million this summer was more than [-] million. Is it really all spent on signings?" Wenger didn't mind adding a handful of salt to the wounds of his mortal enemy at this time.

Pellegrini's reaction was not as "excited" or a verbal offensive with Wenger as the reporters had imagined.He just said lightly: "What's the rush? There's still plenty of time. The league is not even half over yet. The winner is the one who has the last laugh!"

Then he stopped talking, obviously not wanting to continue on the topic.

The reporters are not only good at one trick, there are too many things to watch in this game.First, the absolute advantage of the big score, and finally, the hero came off the bench to save the team from the fire and water with the league's fastest hat-trick and big four, and there was also a fierce battle between the two teams. Quasi-lore, red cards and penalties, as well as a full-scale martial arts that was almost staged.

It can be said that several major elements of a wonderful football game are basically ready for this game.

So the journalists who had a lot to write about stopped talking about this topic and continued to ask Manuel Pellegrini: "What do you think about Arsenal's penalty in the 87th minute and Demichelis' red card?" ?”

Pellegrini is a head coach with a high IQ. Now that the game is over, it is obviously not a wise decision to offend the FA and the Judgment Committee.Although Pellegrini seemed a little innocent and wronged when the referee made the penalty, he knew in his heart that the penalty and the red card were actually not a big problem.Demichelis did indeed commit a foul. He didn't like Li Zihan, so he finally chose to run towards him and retreat. It's just that the Argentine thought that the referee couldn't see clearly, or that he didn't do it on purpose, but his physical strength didn't keep up with him. On, just wipe each other a bit.

"Penalty kicks and red cards? The game is over and it is meaningless to say these things. The referee thinks that it is a penalty kick and a red card, so there is no big problem. We believe and respect the decision of the referee. But... After the game, we think we will be serious. If there is any problem, we will also lodge a complaint with the Judgment Committee."

Pellegrini's answer is typically an official answer, to the effect: We approved the referee's penalty, and he said it was a foul, so it should be a foul.But don't try to trick us, we also often check the post-match video of each game carefully.

The reporter who asked the question shrugged helplessly. He originally thought that Pellegrini had questioned the referee's penalty.It would be even better if the Chilean could "bombard" the referee Dodd at the post-match press conference, but although the "conspiracy" failed, the reporter stopped pressing.Because there are too many things worth writing about in this game. Since the Manchester City coach did not give them the opportunity to write about it, they did not force it, so they should keep a low profile and save their character.

Without waiting for the reporters to continue 'digging holes', the seasoned Pellegrini directly snatched their 'hoe' for digging holes: "Don't continue. Manchester City is tied, stop the topic of 'Manchester City is drawn'. Arsenal is the leader of the league, we are not ashamed to draw with them at home, but it is a pity that we failed to score three points, that's all, if there are still friends from the media who want to ask questions, they can change the topic."

The reporters rolled their eyes one after another. If they just looked at the score, maybe everyone thought it was a vigorous, one-for-one offensive battle.Of course, although it was indeed a confrontational battle, the score in the first 55 minutes was once a crazy five to one.And Arsenal's comeback only took 5 minutes and a substitution.
It was tied from five to one to five to five, then six to five, and finally tied to six to six.This process was very ups and downs, at least it was more exciting than a direct six to six. Of course, this is for Arsenal, but for Manchester City, it is less embarrassing.

The post-match press conference didn't last long, because the game was so exciting, and excellent reporters and writers actually prepared their drafts while watching the game.

On the Arsenal bus back to London, the players celebrated passionately.This game is not only enjoyable for the fans, but also for the players.

Li Zihan and Arsene Wenger undoubtedly became the objects of celebration for the Arsenal players, and the so-called celebration means teasing.
Inside the chaotic, high-spirited Arsenal bus it felt like an early Christmas.Wenger doesn't care about them. After all, Arsenal usually manages the players relatively strictly. It is of great benefit to let them relax properly at this time.

It's just that if you make too much noise, it won't work.

Seeing a group of excited disciples crowding around to grab the champagne in Li Zihan's hand, Li Zihan climbed onto the luggage rack above the bus seat just to prevent them from snatching it.

This bottle of champagne is a reward for the best player of the game. There is a custom in the Premier League to reward the best player of the game with a bottle of champagne.