Godfather of national football

Chapter 28 The Chinese Bully
The players were on vacation, and Li Guo had nothing to do at the Xianghe base alone, so he went online to read the news. Li Guo still cared about football-related news the most. After all, it is possible to return to European football one day.

Suddenly, Li Guo saw a BBC report—"Chinese bullies get out of Scotland". Li Guo knew that the British media liked to blackmail China the most. Such a title was not surprising, but then Li Guo found that this article was a bit different, because the German "Kicker" also reprinted this report.

"Kicker" is a very professional football media, so Li Guo read this article carefully.

As a result, Li Guo became more and more excited the more he watched it. Before he finished watching it, Li Guo had already booked a ticket to Scotland.

It turned out that the Chinese bully in the British media was Fang Suo, the midfielder who played for the "Celtics" in Scotland.

Fang Suo is from Dalian, a football city in China. He moved to Glasgow with his parents when he was 5 years old. He joined Celtic's youth training at the age of 8. He has been playing for Celtic since then until he was promoted to the adult team.

But unlike most Asian players, Fonso is really "Scottish". We know that the style of Scottish football is the most traditional English football, which is very similar to the British Championship. The style of play is rough and the fighting is fierce.

I remember in the movie "Become Famous", the Mexican kid was thrown into the mud by the coach to fight for the ball with a group of British kids when he first arrived at Newcastle's training camp. In reality, British football is almost like this, as those who have watched the Premier League will know.

Fang Suo really grew up in mud football as he was portrayed in "Become Famous" since he was a child, so he has shaped his fierce fighting characteristics. As a Chinese, if he is a little softer, then he is not qualified to play professional football in Scotland.

But Fonso's midfielder's playing style is tougher than most Scottish players. He is also a big red card recipient of the Celtics. This is the fifth time he has received a red card this season, and the third time he has directly kicked off the opponent's forward. So after the game, the BBC reprimanded him as a Chinese bully.

But such a midfielder is exactly what Li Guo dreamed of, so he rushed to Scotland non-stop. After getting off the plane in Glasgow, Li Guo went straight to the Celtics training ground, but he was greeted by a group of reporters. Because of the BBC report, Fang Suo has become the target of public criticism, so he did not come to training today.

The plan couldn't keep up with the changes, Li Guo thought it would be impossible to meet Fang Suo today, so he had to find a hotel to stay first.

Turning on the TV in the hotel, the screen was full of reports about Fonso, because the players kicked off by him in the weekend league had to leave the football field for a long time. In this way, the opposing fans vented all their anger on Fonso, and some radical fans even threw stones at Fonso's house.

Li Guo called the Chinese consulate, hoping to contact Fang Suo's family, but to no avail. Fang Suo's family temporarily went to France to hide, because the incident had already affected Fang Suo's family.

In the next few days, things developed beyond Li Guo's expectations, because the players who were shoveled off by Fang Suo were likely to retire, which was a bit like Keane kicking Manchester City players to retirement, and because of that incident, Keane will always have a reputation as a bully.

Fonso could no longer train normally and could only hide at home. At this time, the BBC's "Football Today" column also began to pay attention to this matter. We know that "Football Today" (MOTD) focuses on Premier League matches and rarely pays attention to other games, but the relationship between Scotland and England is very special, so this time on the program, Lineker bombarded Fonso, saying that he is not worthy of becoming a professional player.

Seeing this scene, Li Guo became angry and called the BBC directly to ask for a telephone debate with Lineker.

"The head coach of the Chinese national team?" When the producer of the program got the news, the first feeling was surprise, and the second feeling was that it seemed very attractive.

So the producer told the news to Lineker, who was talking nonsense, through the headset. Lineker was amused when he heard it. Lineker's nickname is the bad boy. In the UK, he dare not scold anyone except the Queen.

"Okay," Lineker replied readily.

"I want to tell the audience that the following program will be different from the past. The head coach of the Chinese national team will connect with me live to comment on Fang Suo's bad behavior."

Soon the connection was connected, and Li Guo spoke first, "First of all, thank you for accepting my connection, Gary,"

"You're welcome, Mr. Li,"

Then Li Guo is really blunt, "First of all, let me say that there is nothing wrong with Fang Suo's behavior."

Lineker smiled, "Mr. Li, I heard you right, do you think it's okay for a player to end the opponent's career early?"

"Hehe, why when Cantona and Keane made such actions, the British can express their understanding, but when a Chinese player makes such actions, they cannot forgive them."

"Gary, you've also played football, you should know that many situations on the pitch are uncontrollable, a tackle only takes a second, if you don't move, you are not a professional player,"

What Li Guo said is well-founded, it is indeed the case, and this is still in England, which is famous for its popular football. If you use this to criticize a player, it is not that there is a memorial archway.

But Lineker did not give up so easily, "Yes, injuries on the football field are inevitable, but I think whether the actions are reasonable or not, the players themselves should have a line."

"Gary, I don't think so. It's not the responsibility of the players. It's the referee's responsibility. It's the Football Association's. Fonso has paid the price for his behavior, red card and fine. But I'm sorry to see that when you comment on this matter, you have gone beyond the scope of football and added racial discrimination."

"Damn," Lineker thought to himself: "In an immigrant country like the UK, racial discrimination is the most sensitive topic. Even the billboards beside the stadium read-Say no to racial discrimination, Li Guo is cruel enough."

Lineker was at a loss for words for a while, he was afraid that if he continued, he would say the wrong thing, and the host "Gabby Logan" took over, "I think this matter should be left to the disciplinary committee to worry about. Fans should not bring personal feelings into life outside the stadium."

Li Guo stepped forward, and the matter gradually subsided. After all, no one could afford the crime of racial discrimination. Besides, Fang Suo was punished heavily, suspended for 3 games and fined 3 pounds.

But the young man had no intention of thanking Li Guo at all. After receiving the punishment, Fang Suo immediately flew back to his hometown Dalian, which made Li Guo lose his mind.

(End of this chapter)