Chapter 393: The Perfect Counterattack

After Gao Xiaodong discussed with his friends and agent, he contacted the Porto club. The chairman of the Porto club, Da Costa, realized the seriousness of the matter. Leila personally accompanied Gao Xiaodong to hold a press conference.

Diogo said angrily that Arsenal was engaging in psychological warfare and was trying to influence the referee in the second round. The UEFA referee committee should punish Wenger.

Facing the biggest opportunity in his life, Ferreira also lost his original stability. He said meanly that Wenger was angry and couldn't afford to lose. Otherwise, the actions of the Premier League team were more rough than Porto. Why did he never so attacked.

Ferreira also said, "Competitive games only win or lose. We are not responsible for beauty. In the match between Porto and Arsenal, our fans will not raise such high demands."

Gao Xiaodong refuted Wenger’s attacks in turn at the press conference, “First, I haven’t hurt anyone since I participated in the professional league. Arsenal’s players have broken legs, and there are many injuries, but with Porto It's been three games and Arsenal haven't had a single player injured because of our foul.

Second, all my actions are within the scope of the rules. I have not received any encouragement from the referee. I am a person who abides by the rules of the court.

Third, on the contrary, I think that Professor Wenger is applying for the referee to give Arsenal protection outside the rules. I think that every player on the pitch is equal, and you can't protect him just because of which team plays fancy. Arsenal have what it takes to beat us on the pitch, not off the pitch. "

Every sentence of Gao Xiaodong has been carefully discussed with Zhang Liang, Chen Qiang, Hou Zi and others. The counterattack can be said to be sharp, but their influence is too small, and other media are unwilling to report and reprint, and there are very few people. Fans are willing to see what Porto and Gao Xiaodong have to say, this kind of counterattack does not change Gao Xiaodong's situation much.

On the third day, though, Mendez hit the ground running.

Mendes, Europe's No. 1 agent, held a press conference to stand for his rising star Gao Xiaodong, "I noticed Gao Xiaodong when he was playing amateur games, and I have been paying attention to his growth. Gao Xiaodong is very smart on the court. , his skills are not very good, but he instinctively knows how to use the rules to help the team win. Since his debut, he has never hurt any player, but has been violated by many players. Fortunately, God bless him, he has not been hurt. A serious injury. There may be many people who don't like him and say that he plays wretched football, but he is definitely not dirty or rough. Wenger's criticism of Xiaodong is too much, and it even loses the dignity of a rich club."

Mendes took the lead, and Mendes' stars, his contacts and friends also spoke out in support of Gao Xiaodong.

No one would have guessed that it was Manchester United coach Ferguson who took the lead in speaking out for Gao Xiaodong.

Whether it's because of the relationship with Mendes, or because Porto, who doesn't want to eliminate Manchester United, is eliminated by Arsenal, in short, Ferguson supports Gao Xiaodong: Porto can draw Manchester United 2:2 away, and Arsenal loses 0:1. It's not ugly , a wealthy club, is ashamed to use foul and rough as an excuse against the leaders of the second-tier league. Anyway, Portugal is also a Latin style of play.

Mourinho not only has a deep relationship with Mendes and Porto, but is also Wenger's deadly enemy. At this time, he must be the first to stand up to support Gao Xiaodong and attack Wenger: "Some people can't afford to lose. Once they lose, they will lose." He will make all kinds of excuses. He was defeated by Porto 3:0 in the group stage. Are you ashamed to say that the foul is insignificant and violates the spirit of sportsmanship? I think Gao Xiaodong is very good, in line with the spirit of competitive sportsmanship, which is to put victory first.”

Former Chelsea and Portugal coach Scolari, who is also a client of Mendes, also supported Gao Xiaodong, saying: "I don't see Gao Xiaodong has anything to criticize. He is a new star with great potential, smart and powerful. .”

Former Porto star Deco also publicly defended Gao Xiaodong: "Fouls are part of football, as long as they are within the rules, they are allowed. If you think your opponent benefits from the rules, you should also apply for a rule modification instead of attacking players. , Gao Xiaodong is the player with the most potential in the history of Porto. He has grown rapidly and become popular this year, but he is only 19 years old, and he is still a child. I hope the media will not attack him with malice.”

Real Madrid defender Pepe said: "Gao Xiaodong plays dirty? This is a joke. Portugal and Spain are representatives of Latin football in Europe. The Premier League team is ashamed to say that the Portuguese team is dirty."

Subsequently, in addition to the World Footballer of the Year Ronaldo, Mendes's Carvalho, Nani, Anderson, Maniche, Oliveira, Marquez, Quaresma and other players have appeared in print media, TV and online media. Supporting Porto and Gao Xiaodong on the Internet, many supporters formed a huge torrent of public opinion. On the paper media and the Internet, there was a confrontation between two kinds of fans who supported Gao Xiaodong and Hei Gao Xiaodong, and supported Porto and Hei Porto.

Obviously this situation did not satisfy Mendes, and then he personally found Ronaldo, the World Footballer, and persuaded Ronaldo to speak out in support of Gao Xiaodong and Porto.

Although Ronaldo didn't like Gao Xiaodong and was eliminated by Gao Xiaodong in the quarter-finals, he had to sell Mendes' face. Therefore, when the voices of supporting Gao Xiaodong and Hei Gao Xiaodong were deadlocked, Ronaldo expressed his concern to Gao Xiaodong. The reporter said that although he hated Gao Xiaodong's wretched way of playing football, Gao Xiaodong's football movements were not brutal, and he seldom talked trash, so he was not a villain.

What Mendes and others didn't expect was that football king Maradona also expressed support for Gao Xiaodong, "I watched Gao Xiaodong's game, and he played football a bit like me, not as hypocritical as some people, Competitive football is to see who can win, what's the point of chirping and whining, UEFA doesn't want Porto to enter the final, let Arsenal beat Porto openly, don't make small moves."

Ronaldo is the most popular superstar now, one sentence is worth a hundred sentences of an ordinary player. Maradona does not know why he supports Gao Xiaodong, but the old horse who has retired for so many years speaks no worse than Ronaldo.

The speeches of football king Maradona and World Footballer Ronaldo were like a torrent, turning public opinion in a very short period of time. The paper media and the Internet were still criticizing Gao Xiaodong on the second day after the game, and on the third day Afterwards, most of the media immediately changed their face, overturning yesterday’s criticism of Gao Xiaodong, and replaced it with the voices of these stars supporting Gao Xiaodong and criticizing Wenger. Of course, some media couldn’t turn this corner, so they continued to hype two games Just past the Champions League semi-finals.

The image crisis caused by Wenger's attack was finally solved perfectly by Mendes, but Gao Xiaodong also deeply realized how passive it is to have no influence and fame. From this time on, he began to consciously let Monkey and Xiao Le helped run Twitter and Facebook in order to have more fans and increase their influence.

But this crisis also has an advantage, that is, because of the words of football king Maradona, Gao Xiaodong is very similar to me, and Gao Xiaodong's nickname "Huaguo Maradona" has been confirmed since then.