Chapter 124 God’s Arrangement

The media counterattack planned by Mendes has cast a wide net, covering the face of the Braga team directly, making the opponent unable to breathe.

Various criticisms from the media and the public have been directed at the Braga team. Even their most loyal fans are condemning the team for condoning this behavior, especially for covering up the truth after the conflict. Even more, they couldn't get the slightest bit of forgiveness.

As for the unlucky perpetrator, at least now the Braga team no longer wants to keep him, and he is likely to face the end of being terminated or frozen.

Even so, it is impossible for the Braga team to restore the passive situation now. In addition to being accused by various public opinions, they also have to bear the crime of triggering conflicts. Their rough actions on the court have been magnified by Mendes for everyone to see. Look, the code name of barbarians has been slapped on their heads.

"If the opponent had not violated our players with a bad and harmful foul first, the Porto team would not have counterattacked in the same way. We apologize to the fans for the conflict on the court and the trouble this has caused you. "We feel guilty, but we also hate the rudeness of our opponents."

The statement of the Porto team's press liaison officer has indirectly shifted the responsibility to its opponent. The implication is also obvious. If it were not for the opponent's rough and foul actions, the Porto team would not fight back with the same ferocity. All of this is It is caused by the other party.

The tendency of the media and public opinion have completely pushed these troubles to the side of the Braga team. Now even if these unlucky guys want to sit down and reconcile, it is no longer possible. The Porto team will not be different from this at all. What kind of understanding can we discuss with opponents of different levels?

Since you chose to start the war first, do you want to stop now? Do you regard the Portuguese Super League as your own vegetable garden? Still relying on you for everything? The Porto team doesn't pay attention to the opponent's overtures at all now. They were the ones who chose to start the war anyway, so let's keep fighting!

Anyway, it will definitely not be the Porto people who are buried by public opinion in the end. Da Costa interestingly used the Braga team as a scapegoat.

Killing the chicken to show the monkey, the Porto team needs to use this kind of shock to warn the black hands behind the scenes, don't mess with the Porto team, there are no good people here.

The Porto team's counterattack and the actions of those business giants have completely reversed the Porto team's previous passive situation. This is not only because they are strong, but more because they occupy the moral high ground. At this time, no matter what they do, it will not matter. It will not cause resentment to others.

Large companies like Nokia that have reached a contract with Lin Yi are the most diligent people. They are not afraid of making the news bigger, which can save a lot of advertising costs and allow their image spokespersons to have a good reputation. positive image.

As the coverage of the Nokia mobile phone advertisement endorsed by Lin Yi has been fully broadcast, the number of views of the clip between Cristiano Ronaldo and Penelope has been completely surpassed by the clip between Lin Yi and Selena. , this is the reaction that Nokia needs to see most.

This method of making stars was obviously more effective than others. Conflict, news wars, and counterattacks all made Lin Yi the center of attention.

They could have launched this behind-the-scenes media war under the banner of anti-racism and discrimination. From the outbreak of the conflict to the reversal of the situation, the whole process lasted less than 48 hours. Those who were waiting to see the show were destined to be disappointed. They are now There is no way to cause trouble for Porto anymore.

Moreover, this time's turmoil on the court has raised Lin Yi's reputation in China to another level. I'm afraid there are not many people in Portugal who don't know that there is such a black-haired little guy in the Porto team. This kind of advertising effect , faster than being on TV and advertising.

"This is definitely a free hype, and the effect is better than those scandals. The Braga team has done us a big favor, but these guys are in trouble now, at least this season, it is difficult to find them again The right sponsor.”

"If there are no suitable sponsors, maybe next season, these guys will have to play in the Portuguese League. These unlucky guys."

When Mendes and Lin Yi talked about this dispute, he seemed very satisfied because it was a media counterattack led by him and it was a beautiful fight.

Porto and Mendes have done everything they can, and the last thing left is to wait in silence to see what kind of fine the league committee will issue. Under the pressure of public opinion now, maybe those leagues The people in charge are also hesitating about how to deal with the matter.

After two days of silence, the slow-moving league committee finally held an on-site press conference for the media on the morning of December 11.

Officials with serious faces stood in front of hundreds of reporters and announced the penalty decision of the league committee. But before that, they first condemned this kind of racial discrimination on the field, but at the same time they also said in a warning tone that they do not want to We saw violence on the field again in the Portuguese Super League.

"First of all, I would like to apologize to all the fans for this on-field conflict. As the league's governing body, we have failed to fulfill our preventive responsibilities, but we can guarantee that such things will not happen again in the future, and the league committee will not take any action like this. Things are indulged.”

After such a boring opening statement, the official, with hundreds of people watching, began to announce the fine issued by the league committee for this incident.

Lin Yi was suspended for five games and fined 50,000 euros for the fight on the field, but the person responsible for issuing the announcement did not say anything else.

Four Porto players, including Maniche and Bosingwa, also had to accept the same amount of fines, and all of them were suspended for three games.

The Dragon Stadium needs to undergo security rectification and a fine of 200,000 euros. If there are fans entering the stadium again, it will be investigated.

However, this is the second time in a row that the Dragon Stadium has had an accident during the game, so the fine issued by the Portuguese League Committee is a bit heavy. Da Costa and the Porto club have also been punished to varying degrees, but only in money, and no other accusations have been made.

Braga also suffered such punishment, but their suspension of players is less than that of Porto, and there is no fine on the field.

However, the guy who provoked the incident was suspended for two more games than Lin Yi, and Braga still needs to explain the issue of racism to the public.

From the amount of the fine, it seems that Porto suffered a loss. After all, they have to pay an extra 200,000 euros for the fan riots at the Dragon Stadium. However, as for the players, they did not suffer much loss at all. The five-game suspension order is completely affordable for Porto now.

But Braga cannot afford such a loss. They have already dragged down their performance in the domestic league because of participating in the European war. Now they were beaten 3:0 by Porto in the cup. It is polite to say that they are about to face a season with nothing.

Now the team has to accept fines and suspensions again. For Braga, which already has insufficient personnel, this is a big trouble that makes the situation worse.

With more than a dozen rounds left in the league, they now have a sense of crisis of relegation. If they are not careful, this will become a cruel reality.

The suspension also includes the Portuguese Cup. Mourinho found that in fact, Lin Yi’s league suspension rounds are only three rounds.

As for the conflict in the Portuguese Cup, the results are still valid, but those Porto fans who behave excessively are prohibited from entering the next game.

Only Perez, who is in charge of league affairs, attended the press conference. He expressed no objection to the punishment imposed by the League Committee.

The fact that the League Committee could issue such a fine shows that they have felt various pressures from the outside world. Such a fine is basically like raising it high and putting it down lightly. The fine is not small, but Porto will not worry about such a fine at all.

Da Costa has already prepared his checkbook. Fine? No problem, he will pay such a fine very happily. What he cares most about is the suspension or punishment of the players. If that is too severe, he will definitely not guarantee that he will accept it with such a good temper.

Mourinho has no objection to such a punishment decision. Anyway, this suspension does not involve the Champions League. According to the schedule, Porto will basically face teams at the bottom of the standings during the suspension of these players.

For these teams, Mourinho dares to boldly replace a group of substitutes to fight with the opponent, and he can also guarantee that he will not lose. This is the current situation of the Portuguese Super League. There is such a big gap between the top three teams in the league and the rest of the teams. This is a gap that cannot be easily filled.

Even if they lose half of their main lineup, Mourinho is 100% sure that they will not lose points. Now Porto's strength is no longer the kind of time when they can't play without a few main players. In the Portuguese Super League, they can do it without giving anyone a chance easily.

Moreover, they are still more than ten points ahead of the second place. Even if they lose all three games, those pursuers will not be able to catch up in a short time. This is the benefit of Porto's crazy points grabbing in the early stage of the league. The advantages they accumulated in the early stage can be squandered for a long time.

And even if Benfica and Athletic win consecutively, they can't guarantee that they have a chance to surpass. Porto puts too much pressure on them.

"It's just right to give those guys some time to adjust their status. We are already far ahead in the league. Even if we lose one or two games, the opponent will not catch up. Our attention should be turned to the Champions League. I don't feel hungry for the league championship anymore."

When Brito heard his partner say this, he was really ashamed. He didn't know what kind of expression those league competitors would have when they heard such words. Embarrassment? Helplessness? Or a kind of depression from the bottom of their hearts that they can't catch up? Maybe it's both.

But the reality is that no team in the current Portuguese Super League can stop Porto from dominating everything.

And the reality is indeed so. Less than 20 hours after the penalty decision was made, Porto defeated Boavista at their home court. Mourinho even put on 6 substitutes in the game, and even Deco was not on the court, but the score was still 3:0.

You can't say that Boavista has been emptied out because of the summer transfer market. They at least still have some backbone players, but such a team was dismembered by Mourinho with a group of substitutes, and the young player Alberto scored two goals alone.

Now Porto can proudly tell anyone that they do not rely on a set lineup to dominate the Portuguese Super League. Even if they use a substitute lineup, they can still walk sideways in the Portuguese league! Those behind the scenes who are trying to bring down Porto had better not have this crooked idea.

For Benfica and Athletic, Porto has become too strong. They can't even hold back their opponents' championship.

Even such a substitute-dominated team can still allow Porto to continue to move forward on the standings. Mourinho also confidently told reporters who asked questions after the game, "Porto can carry out a large-scale rotation system to keep chasing the championship."

As for which championship, he didn't say it. Anyway, anyone with a discerning eye can see that the champion of the Portuguese Super League has been no suspense since the beginning.

Cup? Perhaps only Benfica, which also made it to the semi-finals, can cause some trouble for Porto. Anyway, don't expect Braga to do anything. Even if they play at home in the next round, the 3-0 in the first round has made this game meaningless.

It depends on whether Benfica can stop Porto's attempt to win the double crown in the final. However, Mourinho's most anticipated goal is not the double crown. His ambition may be greater, just like the Champions League schedule on his desk. He wants to reach the final destination.

Going to Schalke Stadium proudly is the final destination in the hearts of Mourinho and the black-haired little guy. The big-eared cup is the best reward.

As for the Portuguese Super League, it is just a championship they must win. If they lose it, it will be their shame. Such an accident will never happen.

This is not only their helplessness, but also the helplessness of the entire Portuguese Super League. Porto has become a war machine under Mourinho's creation.

They crushed the dignity of too many teams. Even so far, their record in the Portuguese Super League is still undefeated. There are too many teams that have fallen in front of them. Anyway, no team in Portugal can snatch league points from them.

For the current Porto team, only the enemies in the Champions League are the most threatening. They basically have no opponents in Portugal.

I don’t know who the next opponent will be, but now Mourinho hopes that it is best to be an unforgettable opponent. Even if he loses, he doesn’t want to be knocked down by an unknown person. Only by confronting the giants can he stimulate the current Porto team to make greater strides forward.

Lin Yi also longs for a peak collision with those famous superstars. The undecided confrontation with Zidane makes him feel a little unsatisfied.

Only by fighting with this level of opponent once can he know where he is lacking, experience? Technology? Or the interpretation of the situation on the field?

Although Lin Yi dares to dribble past any opponent and shoot, and he can also cause the whole audience to scream for himself, he has not yet made his opponent afraid of him. He does not have the dominance on the field, especially the ability to kill the opponent.

At this time, he longs for someone to show such skills and abilities in front of him, and even needs someone to teach him a lesson on the court. He is not afraid of losing the game. According to Mourinho, he can't keep winning like this. Failure is sometimes not a bad thing.

If you don't fall, you will never know where you are lacking. If you want to become strong, you must first find a strong enough opponent and then surpass him.

Now Lin Yi may be more eager than Mourinho to start the Champions League game earlier. That is the field where Lin Yi wants to gallop the most. There are many stars and strong players there. There are constant challenges waiting for Lin Yi to try. He longs for the feeling of confrontation with strong players.

On December 12, the Champions League group draw ceremony officially began. At 12:00 local time in Switzerland, the draw ceremony for the knockout stage of the European Champions Cup was held at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland. 16 powerful teams gathered together, waiting for their next opponent.

God also proved his existence to everyone at this time. Real Madrid was very unlucky to draw the old enemy Bayern Munich.

This is also the fifth encounter between the two teams since the 99-00 season. In the 99-00 season, the two teams met in the group stage and semi-finals respectively. In the semi-finals of the 00-01 season and the quarter-finals of the 2001-02 season, the two sides staged "Mars hit the Earth" twice. No one can predict who will win this time.

Real Madrid just luckily snatched the top spot in the group from Porto, and then encountered the hardest bone in the second group.

Is it bad luck? Or is it the curse of Porto? Anyway, the Spaniards now know that this fight is definitely a life-and-death war.

Now they can only pray that the damned Porto people will also meet a tough opponent, otherwise, the Spaniards will definitely die with regret.

Perhaps God heard the call of the Spaniards, so when the UEFA officials put the name of the Porto team on the other side of Manchester United, the Spaniards finally laughed, as if they had seen those barbaric Porto people being trampled madly by the iron hoof of England.

"Former triple crown winner, a good opponent..." When Mourinho saw this scene, he and Lin Yi beside him said this sentence at the same time. The two arrogant guys smiled at each other, as if they were very satisfied with such an opponent.

Only Brito beside them had a sad face. Oh, Manchester United, damn, Mourinho was right...

The Red Devils... An opponent that is definitely strong enough... This is God's arrangement...

(The scene between Manchester United and Tottenham yesterday was a comedy, haha, it made me laugh to death, and the goalkeeper was so tragic, he was scored just like that. Nani, you are so awesome... This scene will definitely appear in Tianxia Football in the future... I am looking forward to it...)