From the time Chang Sheng said these words until before the game started, the entire Japanese media was paying attention to this game. Different media repeatedly played Chang Sheng's words: "I am not familiar with Gamba Osaka, not at all."
.But it doesn’t matter, I believe in Lazio’s strength. As long as we play our own football, there will be no suspense in this game.”
Then he began to criticize Chang Sheng's arrogance.
There are more and more unscrupulous attacks on Chang Sheng online.
Regarding this, the Italian media felt that the Japanese media were really making a fuss and making a mountain out of a molehill.
"It seems they don't know Chang well enough, otherwise they wouldn't be like cats whose tails were stepped on..."
Corriere dello Sport said so.
But in fact, the Italian media does not know enough about the grievances between China and Japan.
If it were a famous coach from another country who spoke, the Japanese media would not even dare to say a single fart.
But just because Chang Sheng was Chinese, they were very unhappy.
Anyone can show off their power in front of them, but not the Chinese!
Let’s not talk about politics, economy and culture, let’s just talk about football. China lags behind Japan in all aspects of football. What capital do the Chinese have to be arrogant in front of us?
It is not just Japan that holds this view, some Chinese media and experts also think so.
They think Chang Sheng is too rude, and Chinese football is so bad. As a Chinese footballer, what qualifications do you have to be arrogant in front of Japanese football, which is stronger than us. They are also worried that Chang Sheng will offend Japan by doing this.
Sino-Japanese relations become further tense...
"...Sports is the best way for people-to-people exchanges to spread peace. Sino-Japanese relations are now at a new stage, and I think people-to-people exchanges can take on more responsibilities...Football is a good way. But always winning
This kind of provocative behavior is really irrational. He acted for a while, but put aside the overall situation of Sino-Japanese relations... Where did the Japanese people’s impression of China come from? It’s from us.
What do these Chinese people get? What you are like is what other people think of China...Every Chinese outside should remember that you represent the image of China! Your words and deeds will also make others think.
It has a bad association with your motherland. Chang Sheng is so arrogant, how will the ordinary people in Japan view China? Will they think that the Chinese are as rude and uncultured as Chang Sheng?"
This is a column published in an influential urban newspaper in the south. The people who write this kind of article are not the editors and reporters of the newspaper, but they solicit articles from some celebrities with certain social influence. Generally,
They are all cultural scholars, media elites, lawyers and professors. They promote their ideas by publishing articles in influential media.
Logically speaking, football is something they won't touch, because few of these people really understand football.
So when Chang Sheng slapped the faces of the two countries in Italy and Spain, they never said a word.
But this time, the Sino-Japanese issue may be easier to attract attention, so some people have focused on Chang Sheng, planning to hype up this topic and use Chang Sheng to promote themselves.
It's a pity that people who think this way don't know Chang Sheng well enough and have found the wrong opponent...
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In fact, Chang Sheng didn't pay attention to the Japanese media's criticism of Chang Sheng. The Japanese media's position naturally gave him reason to criticize him, although Chang Sheng disdained this reason. But everyone is the enemy, so it is normal to scold him. That's it.
Like he would also scold the other person.
But when he saw the comments from the Chinese media and experts, he became really angry.
I just played a game with the Japanese team. Before the game, I said something to boost morale and show confidence. Why did I put it on the line to this extent?
Do you think I'm arrogant?
Then I would be arrogant!
Are you afraid that I will irritate Sino-Japanese relations?
Hey, I didn’t expect that I still have such great energy! Then I will stimulate Sino-Japanese relations!
Anyway, even if I hadn't been there, I would have become increasingly nervous because of the Diaoyu Islands incident in a few years.
Chang Sheng's stubborn temper got worse, and he still insisted on being arrogant and arrogant in front of Japan.
Whatever you worry about, I will do!
Whatever you are afraid of me doing, I will definitely do!
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At the pre-match press conference between Lazio and Gamba Osaka, Chang Sheng cursed in his native language the Chinese media and experts who were busy trying to undermine him behind the scenes.
"I'm fighting on the front line, and you're just going to kill your own ambitions from behind? And you're still fucking labeling me, for fear that I'll offend Japanese adults. You're even blaming me for having tense relations between China and Japan?
If it were true, I could strain Sino-Japanese relations with just one word. Don’t let this fragile relationship go! I just fucking provoked the Japanese. You have the ability to call me a national sinner at home! The Anti-Japanese War was victorious for fifty-three years.
Yeah, some people are fucking kneeling? A bunch of lunatics!"
A group of Chinese journalists were scolded by Chang Sheng so much that they couldn't even lift their heads.
Many of them disagreed with what the southern media said. They believed that the southern media was too high-minded and criticized the Cultural Revolution all day long. Their own way of playing the Cultural Revolution was particularly pure... But who told them
Are they all Chinese journalists? They didn’t bother to name them, so naturally they were scolded as well.
Just like everyone always likes to criticize Chinese football, but in fact there are people like Chang Sheng in Chinese football, there are also ordinary Chinese fans who love football, and there are also ordinary people who just like to play football and love Chinese football. But everyone criticizes
In Chinese football, these people will not be singled out and then scolded, they will be scolded together.
There is no place for you to complain.
Because Chang Sheng spoke in his native language, not many reporters present, except the Chinese reporters, could understand him.
Everyone just watched Chang Sheng suddenly get angry and jabbered a lot.
Even though I don’t understand it, I still think it’s not a good thing to say.
After scolding the Chinese reporters, Chang Sheng began to accept questions from other reporters.
A Japanese reporter wanted to embarrass Chang Sheng, so he deliberately asked him what he was talking about just now.
Chang Sheng was stunned for a moment, then looked at the Japanese reporter with a wicked smile: "Are you sure you really want to know what I just said?"
The Japanese reporter did not expect Chang Sheng to ask such a question. He was stunned for a moment, and then he realized this confrontation.
It was Chang Sheng’s confrontation with him.
If he says he doesn't want to know, then he loses.
At Narita Airport, one of his female colleagues was defeated by Chang Sheng. He couldn't give in at this time, so he nodded: "Yes, I think everyone wants to know."
After speaking, he also looked at his Japanese colleagues around him and behind him.
Chang Sheng smiled: "This is the first time I saw someone taking the initiative to scold me. What did I say? I said a lot of things, but to sum it up, it just means the same thing. I don't take the Japanese team seriously, and you Japanese media criticized it.
I am arrogant and impolite...I want to thank you for your compliments. Thank you."
After hearing Chang Sheng's answer, the Japanese reporter's expression froze and he looked very embarrassed.
This may be the most explosive press conference in the history of the Club World Cup...
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Chang Sheng's words at the pre-match press conference were exaggerated and processed by the Japanese media, and later caused great indignation among Japanese fans.
On the day of the match, when what Lazio called the bus arrived at the stadium, many Japanese fans gathered there and shouted various anti-Lazio, abnormal victory, and ironic slogans.
Some Japanese fans even burned several Chinese flags.
The scene was a little chaotic for a while.
The Lazio players couldn't help but frowned when they saw this scene. These Japanese fans are so unfriendly...
Of course, they don't quite understand why Japanese fans have such strong opinions on the boss.
Even if the boss’s big mouth said some controversial words...but which team does the boss not treat like this? Why don’t you see fans of other teams doing this kind of thing?
Since they are not Chinese, it is naturally difficult for them to understand the historical enmity between Japan and China.
Extreme fans are not limited to Lazio, there are extreme fans in every country, and Japan is no exception.
There are even some politicians who are using these extreme fans to achieve their right-wing political views.
These right-wing extremist fans actually don’t care if Chang Sheng said something that offended them in Japan. Who said Chang Sheng is Chinese?
You, a Chinese, come to Japan and keep a low profile. But you are still so high-profile. If you don't slap me, who will slap you?
Chang Sheng watched the Japanese fans burning the five-star red flag outside the bus. They were only separated by a car window from him.
Gao Hongbo secretly glanced at Chang Sheng at this time and found that his face was expressionless and showed no intention of being moved at all.
Although he and Chang Sheng have been together for two months, he feels that his understanding of Chang Sheng is not deep enough.
He didn't understand what Chang Sheng was thinking right now.
But anyway, it was a little disgusting to see those Japanese fans holding the Rising Sun flag and then burning the Chinese flag.
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During the warm-up, Lazio players were booed by Japanese fans.
But Lazio players are used to this kind of booing.
Because the boss is here, they can go to any away game and basically get the same treatment.
Once you get used to it, you don't think this kind of catcalling is a big deal.
As their boss said, let them boo, their boos will not hurt a hair on their heads.
Moreover, compared with the boos of the Italian fans today, the boos from the Japanese fans are simply weak!
Can this be called booing?
Just scratching the itch is more or less...
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The players from both sides ended their warm-up and returned to their respective locker rooms.
Here, they will make final preparations for this line of competition.
The head coach of Gamba Osaka looked very excited.
Because he realized that his team might perform miracles in this game.
If the whole game was played, he really didn't expect his team to make it to the finals. From the day they were drawn against Lazio, he had no hope for this result.
But when Chang Sheng walked along the airport and kept making various provocative comments about Japanese fans and expressing their contempt for Gamba Osaka, this made him realize that maybe an opportunity had come.
The opponent's contempt and provocation not only angered the Japanese fans, but also angered the players of Gamba Osaka. They are also the champion team of this year's AFC Champions League. Everyone is a continental champion team. They are being looked down upon so nakedly.
How could the players of Gamba Osaka swallow such a breath?
Therefore, Osaka Steel Bus's morale is high.
In addition, judging from their winning attitude, Lazio players despise Gamba Osaka.
The morale of their side was high, while Lazio's side was proud and underestimated the enemy, and did not take Gamba Osaka seriously.
Isn't this your perfect opportunity?
"This is a great opportunity to prove the strength of Japanese football! Yes, they look down on us, but now we have such a chance! The only way to win respect in front of strong enemies is... to defeat them!"
The head coach of Gamba Osaka looked very excited.
Of course, no one will regard him as a monster, because the players of Gamba Osaka are also very excited.
They were also dissatisfied and angry with Chang Sheng's remarks before the game. Of course, they would not burn the flag, but they could use goals and victories to slap Chang Sheng hard in the face!
Tell him not to be so fucking crazy in front of us!
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On the other side, in Lazio's dressing room, winning often is easy.
It doesn't occasionally stir people's hearts.
He just said to his players: "I know that now our opponents must think that we are proud and underestimate the enemy. They think this is an excellent opportunity. The Japanese fans at the scene will also support them enthusiastically, allowing them to press out."
Play against us. And what about us? We welcome teams like this the most. Go to the court and educate them so that they can clearly see the gap between Japanese football and top European football!" (To be continued...)
