Chapter 36 The Nine-Month Bet
England finally reversed Slovakia with a score of 6:1. Lee Polo, whose average goals per game plummeted from 10 to 7.5, attended the post-match press conference with a calm face.
Before he even opened his mouth, reporters rushed to raise their hands and ask questions:
"There are reports that you criticized Alli during half-time and asked him to leave the field immediately. Is this true?"
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To be honest, Li Polo was very surprised that the reporter got such accurate information at the first time.
He hesitated for a moment, and finally decided to answer the question realistically:
"Yes, it's true."
The reporters in the audience were in an uproar for a while, and then became inexplicably excited.
Next to him, Southgate was both nervous and relaxed.
The nervous thing is that Lee Polo admitted frankly that he would undoubtedly make the conflicts in the locker room public.
What's relaxing is that...Li Poluo has attracted all the firepower, and the pressure on him will be reduced a lot!
I saw Lee Polo shrugging his shoulders under the spotlight:
"Dele Alli has been recognized as a star of hope in English football a long time ago, but he lacks the overall perspective necessary to become a superstar, and his mind is far from mature."
"Maybe he was dissatisfied with my starting position, or maybe he was jealous of my handsomeness and talent. Anyway, in the 45 minutes of the first half, none of the threatening balls I received came from him.
As the team's offensive core, I have reason to believe that he is not suitable for this team.
Considering that he occupies an important position in the midfield, if he continues to play like this, it will only hinder us from going further in the World Cup.
So I presented my opinion to the coaching staff and they accepted it, it’s that simple.”
He nodded slightly to the reporters in the audience:
"Dele Alli is the black sheep. When he comes off the court, we play more as a team."
What he said is true. At least judging from the scene, England played more smoothly in the second half.
Southgate pursed his lips tightly, but he couldn't help complaining in his heart:
[You are openly trying to torture Ali to death!]
Sure enough, a reporter from London City immediately cried out for Ali:
"As the best midfielder in English football, Ali's role in the team cannot be replaced. Don't you think so?"
Li Polo couldn't help but sneered:
"I'm sorry, I'm a little rude. Can you tell me what irreplaceable role he has?"
"Can he assist? Can he organize? Can he break through? Or can he become an impenetrable wall behind me?"
"If I had to choose an irreplaceable midfielder among my teammates, I prefer Jordan Henderson.
He is capable of playing as a central midfielder, right midfielder, and can also retreat as a defensive midfielder. In particular, he has rich experience in defensive blocking, which is far beyond Ali's comparison. At the same time, he is an indomitable warrior.
, can also become the leader of the England national team. With him standing in the midfield, I and other teammates will be very relieved."
Henderson, another player representative sitting next to him, was so moved that he wiped away tears:
[Brother Polo, I scolded you back then, but I didn’t expect you to support me so much!]
[As long as I am England’s captain, you will be our king!]
City reporters still refused to give up:
"Ali is only 21 years old. He is still very young. We should give him some tolerance and understanding..."
Li Polo knocked on the table and interrupted him impatiently:
"Are you Ali's manager or his mother? He didn't tell us that he needs forgiveness, so you shouldn't worry about him."
He glanced at the reporter and snorted disdainfully:
"You seem to have decided that England needs Alli, so I will make a bet with you and Dele Alli here."
He leaned slightly on the back of the seat:
"Nine months later, in next year's World Cup, if we do not enter the semi-finals, then I will be the front page headline of ten mainstream newspapers, formally apologize to you and Ali, and beg him to return to the national team!"
"Wow~~~"
The entire media hall was almost overturned by the sound!
The eyes of more than a hundred reporters were on fire!
【We all love Lee Polo!】
[He was afraid that we wouldn’t have any materials today, so he took the initiative to enlarge his moves!]
[Not only do we want to kill Dele Alli, but we also warm up the World Cup in advance!]
[For the next 10 months, whenever he behaves badly, we can use his own words to slap him in the mouth!]
Southgate broke into a cold sweat!
[The golden generation of that year, Beckham, Gerrard, Lampard, Cole, Scholes, Neville, Ferdinand, Terry, Owen, Rooney... these big guys, almost all of them are top-notch
Superstars can only be defeated by Germany in the quarter-finals. Now we are just a bunch of crooks - Sterling, Welbeck, Bertrand, Chamberlain, Jones, and Maguire. What can we get in?
The top four?】
Henderson also looked solemn:
[Brother Polo, if your prestige is ruined, I may become the shortest-lived captain in the history of the England team!]
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"Guaranteed semi-finals in the World Cup? Lee Polo made a bold statement in public!"
"Southgate's face turned pale! He was frightened to death by Lee Polo!"
"In order to exclude the genius Ali, he did not hesitate to make nonsense words to divert attention. How many more months can Lee Polo continue to be rampant?"
"Ali is not as good as Henderson? Does this guy really know how to play?"
"If Ali falls like this, Li Polo, can you bear the responsibility?"
"After only two qualifiers, he has become a cancer in the dressing room. The FA must clean up the door!"
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When Lee Polo woke up, not only the sports world, but almost the entire public opinion environment in the British Empire was hyping up this topic.
He checked his personal media account, and it seemed like... he had gained several million followers overnight?
Under the winning photo published yesterday, there were thousands of abuses and attacks clearly attributed to Tottenham fans, some directly directed at Lisanna and even their children.
But before Lee Poirot had time to delete these malicious replies, he saw that these Tottenham fans had been sprayed by ten times their number of Liverpool and Arsenal fans, and some even deleted their accounts and logged out of the Internet...
After all, having many fans and being able to troll people is also a reflection of the heritage of a wealthy club!
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Ali was not without counterattack. After he returned to Tottenham, he immediately criticized Lee Poirot and Southgate through the media.
He complained almost "in tears":
"Lee Polo dominates the national team!"
"Captain Henderson is simply his puppet!"
"Head coach Southgate is submissive and completely ignored by him!"
"Although the other players wanted to help me, they were too angry to speak out under his power!"
"Such a national team will only fall apart like France and the Netherlands. It will not be able to go far in the World Cup!"
Of course, he completely avoided the facts raised by Li Polo and did not explain at all why he hardly sent an effective pass to Li Polo in the entire 45-minute game?
Because he couldn't tell the media:
Back then, Lee Polo tackled and broke one of his legs during the game, so he wanted to take revenge on him in the national team game!
This will only further confirm Lee Polo’s assessment:
"This guy has no idea of the big picture!"
"He is mentally immature!"
Someone might even use another example to educate him:
"Look at the Belgian national team. For the sake of the overall situation, De Bruyne tolerated Courtois, who had cuckolded him, to continue to be his teammate. You just had a leg broken in a tackle during the game. What does it matter?
Can’t bear it?”
"Although Li Polo has tackled your leg, you have also tackled more people's legs!"
Chapter completed!