Heroes of the Restricted Zone

Chapter 1175 "Monk"

When an Italian media suddenly broke the news that Real Madrid was going to sell Pepe, no one actually took it seriously.Because in everyone's opinion, this is an act of frying cold rice.

Two months before this, the media in Madrid had hyped up this matter. As a result, Mourinho stood up and denounced the media, which made the rumor that Real Madrid wanted to sell Pepe disappear.

Now this Italian media suddenly mentions this matter inexplicably, which makes everyone feel very strange, and at the same time feel that it is meaningless-you are only frying the leftovers we fried, and you can’t even eat a bite of hot leftovers!
But when Pepe committed a controversial foul in a World Cup match, the topic was suddenly rejuvenated.

It was like this at the time-in a mid-court fight, the midfielder Montolivo of Portugal's opponent Italy jumped up and wanted to head the ball. Pepe rushed up from behind and jumped high. He raised up and pushed the football out halfway higher than Montolivo's body, but at the same time, his raised knee just hit Montolivo's back vest, and Montolivo was thrown to the ground directly. , I couldn't even breathe for the first time.

At that time, the commentators exclaimed: "This is a very bad foul!"

"Pepe, Pepe...he can't change his impulsive temper?"

"Pepe overturned Montolivo, it was definitely a foul!"

"I think it was a foul that deserved a straight red card!"

However, the referee only gave a yellow card in the end, and Pepe was sent off without a red card.

Pepe thus escaped unharmed.

Although Pepe was not punished on the court, he was pushed to the forefront by the media after the game.Of course, it was the Italian media that had previously reported that Real Madrid might sell Pepe that fired the first shot.

They slammed Pepe's unsportsmanlike approach, and then began to turn over the old accounts with great interest, counting how many brainless things Pepe did during his time at Real Madrid, and told everyone that the nickname "Monk" is really a vain name!

But this time they didn't say that Real Madrid might sell Pepe.

They made a start, and then two more English media participated. On the basis of the Italian media, they began to increase the content that Real Madrid considered selling Pepe to maintain their club's reputation and image.

"...Real Madrid, as a century-old giant, officially recognized as the best team of the last century, is a noble aristocrat with pure blood. This is a team with fluttering white clothes and a personable demeanor. They are gentle and elegant. They are calm and calm. They Respect every opponent and never talk about the referee after the game... The reason why this team was officially recognized as the best club in the last century is not only because they have won six European Champions Cups, nor is it because they are in the How successful they are at the competitive level, but because of their temperament and personality charm, fans and opponents all over the world are impressed by them... But now! Such a noble team has been tarnished by one person. On the snow-white Real Madrid jersey, there is an indelible stain! This person is Pepe! In the game the day before yesterday, Pepe hit Montolivo with his knee and almost caused the opponent to suffocate. Although he escaped the rules However, he has been criticized and cast aside by the media and fans all over the world! And this is definitely not the first time that Pepe has been so violent and dirty! In Real Madrid, he made many rude and brutal fouls and defenses... ...caused a lot of controversy and caused damage to Real Madrid's reputation...I think it's time to regain the glory and dignity of Real Madrid. Real Madrid's reputation and image must be maintained! It is said that Real Madrid executives are planning to sell Pe Pei, I must say it was the right decision!"

"Maybe Mourinho will not agree with this approach, but Pepe is not the only excellent central defender. With Real Madrid's appeal, can't there be a better central defender to join?"

These media have said so much, but it can be described in one sentence: "Real Madrid intends to clean up the door!"

This is the headline of a sports news website in China.

The British media like to join in the fun. At first there were only two, and then more and more media appeared to discuss this topic.Soon the fire spread to Spain, to Madrid.

All of Spain started discussing this topic.

Among them, the media in Catalonia were the most enthusiastic and participated with the highest enthusiasm.

Because this is an excellent opportunity for them to attack their opponents.

In fact, demonizing Pepe has always been what the Catalan media is committed to doing.The constant propaganda that Pepe is a barbarian with a devil in his heart, an unsportsmanlike beast, and a dirty clown when defending... After a long period of publicity, many people think that Pepe is really such a person up.

Just talking about Pepe's knee bumping against Montolivo, many players have actually committed similar fouls, as long as they are not unintentional.There are also defenders who commit worse fouls than this, but I have not heard how many media continue to hype them as "butchers" and "monks".

Besides, if the defensive action is bigger, it is considered barbaric, so it is estimated that half of the guards have to be classified as "barbarians".

The Catalan media blackmailed Pepe just to attack Real Madrid. In fact, they also know very well that Pepe's defensive ability is indeed the top in the world. There are not many people who can defend Messi one-on-one. Pepe is a , although his movements are big, but because of this, he successfully defended against Messi, as long as the referee does not call a foul or send him off with a red card, it is a successful defense.

If Real Madrid loses such a defender, Messi will lose a sword of Damocles hanging over his head.

Real Madrid's strength is damaged, who is most willing to see it?Of course it's Barcelona.

Pepe is currently the most stable and reliable central defender in Real Madrid.No wonder Mourinho likes and trusts him so much.

But now Pepe is facing a crisis.

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The media became more and more heated, and some people even watched the group match between Portugal and Italy with a magnifying glass, staring at Pepe's every move, looking for evidence that he is a "barbarian".In the eyes of these people, even if Pepe is just a tackle, he is "going for people".Raising your arms normally in a header challenge—which players all over the world do—becomes "elbow suspicion" in their eyes.When defending, they use their body and speed to charge reasonably. They think it is a "foul of charging"...

In short, if you want to pick the bones in the egg, you must be able to find it.If not, they will throw a few down first, and then announce that they have found a bone in the egg.

The so-called three people become a tiger, the power of public opinion is powerful, people who didn't believe it at first couldn't help but everyone said it, and gradually believed it.

Poor Pepe, Portugal is struggling to get out of the group of death at this time, and they don't care about these things at all.Moreover, in order to protect Pepe, the team did not allow him to attend the press conference, and did not answer questions about his foul and other extensions.

But in this way, Pepe lost the opportunity to defend himself. He could only let the voices outside continue to denounce him as a "butcher" and "monk"...

The exchange of information in modern society is very fast. Although Pepe is not allowed to participate in the press conference in Portugal and is not allowed to answer questions about this, he can still learn about it through many channels.He knew how the media criticized him, and he knew all the progress of the matter, but he couldn't say it, he could only hold it in his heart, which made him very uncomfortable and very angry.

People have emotions, and they have to vent their emotions. If you don't let them vent, they will suffocate and develop problems.

So one can imagine how bad Pepe's mood is now.

Coupled with the fact that he learned from these reports that he was very annoyed, his mood was even worse - the management of the Real Madrid club remained silent on this incident, and no one came forward Speak for yourself.And they are their players, their main central defenders, but they did not defend themselves and defend themselves.

This made Pepe feel chilling.

He also thought of Chen Yingxiong scoring a goal after the quarter-finals of the Champions League last season because of a slip of his. After the game, the criticism and scolding of him in the media can be described as overwhelming.Similarly, no one stood up to speak out, and in the end Mourinho came out to defend himself.

In fact, at that time, he himself had the idea of ​​leaving the team.

Although he said unswervingly in the past that he would always mention retirement in Real Madrid, his heart belongs to Real Madrid.

He once pointed to the Real Madrid badge on his chest at the Nou Camp to prove his loyalty.

Now his feelings for the team have not changed, but he is chilled by the club's approach.

He felt that he was not valued by the club, and it seemed that in the eyes of the club's top management, he was a dispensable person.

This made Pepe very hurt.

Every time the media called him a "butcher" and a villain, he was actually aggrieved, but he couldn't complain publicly, which would bring trouble to the team.

So he can only hold back in his heart.

Once or twice is okay, what if there are more?It's not been a day or two since the media have criticized him. So many aggrieved emotions have accumulated and finally turned into a terrifying force...

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Mendes is also paying attention to Pepe being bombarded by the media.

Naturally, he also noticed that among the overwhelming waves of criticism, not a single Real Madrid official stood up to complain for Pepe.

He suddenly realized that something was wrong.

On the morning of the third day after the Pepe incident fermented, Mendes in Brazil received a call from Niang.

"Mr. Mendes, can we talk about Pepe's transfer now?"

(End of this chapter)