Chapter 45: Strong flavor, no need for extra salt
Chapter 45: Strong flavor, no need for extra salt (Please read on!)
Neil joined Norwich in 2015.
In his first season as coach, he led the team to win the Championship promotion play-offs and enter the English Premier League.
But they were relegated from the Premier League that year and returned to the Championship.
Norwich, like Fulham, is also a famous team that has been rising and falling in the Premier League, jumping back and forth between the Championship and the Premier League all year round. Although the fans are somewhat dissatisfied with the relegation, to be honest, they have become accustomed to it.
Neil also received support from senior management and renewed his contract this season to continue serving as Norwich's head coach.
However, compared with his initial performance when he took office, Neil's coaching in his third year was a bit too mediocre.
The English Championship has now reached its 26th round, and the schedule is almost halfway through. Norwich ranks seventh in the standings, which obviously does not meet the fans' expectations of the team.
After all, Norwich players' value is currently ranked fourth in the Championship.
Of course, a player’s worth cannot be directly equated with his performance, but fans don’t care about that.
In addition to the recent games, Norwich has not won four games in a row, and now there are gradually calls for Neil to be sacked.
And the top management seems to be making some moves and has already been in contact with other coaches.
The pressure on Neil is undoubtedly enormous.
As an experienced coach, Neil naturally understands that the best way to resolve internal conflicts is to divert external conflicts!
The derby against Ipswich is about to start, which is undoubtedly Neil's best chance.
So he chose to accept media interviews and made some sharp remarks.
If they can win this game, Neil will completely consolidate his position in the team.
And if they lose - regardless of whether he speaks out or not, if they lose this derby that the fans attach great importance to, his position as coach will also be difficult to keep.
As soon as the head coach spoke, Norwich fans went crazy and started a fierce war of words with Ipswich on the Internet, and gradually gained the upper hand.
On the other hand, Ipswich seemed to be on the verge of defeat due to its disadvantages in all aspects.
This made Ipswich fans furious, but at this moment, until the end of the game, they seemed powerless to do anything but rage.
This kind of impotent rage, being unable to function for six days, is simply an incredible torture.
Just when Ipswich fans were gradually preparing to give up resistance, Ipswich fans who were still fighting with Norwich fans under the Twitter of Norwich coach Neil suddenly found a comment suddenly appeared in the comment section.
[Hey old man, I heard you've got me figured out? I'll drive a tractor and flatten the grass at Carrow Road, and your canaries will be locked in cages, with no grass to eat.]
Ipswich's nickname was Tractor Boy.
Norwich is called the Canaries because of its team logo.
Although there was no sexual organ in this sentence, it was still very aggressive and made the Ipswich fans very excited.
But fans soon discovered that there seemed something wrong with this sentence.
Looking more closely, the ID that posted the comment is——
Win song!
The fans were stunned and clicked on the homepage of this account.
The profile picture is a high-definition selfie of Song Wen.
The young man had an elegant and easy-going smile on his face. He did not look aggressive at all, but instead gave people a very friendly feeling.
And next to the avatar, there is also Twitter certification!
Although this account does not post much content, it is basically daily training records on the court.
Several pieces of evidence show that there is no doubt that this is Song Wen’s own Twitter account!
Song Wen's personal appearance on the field instantly boosted the morale of Ipswich fans who were about to be defeated. The fans called their friends through various channels, shouting "God is coming!" Now, Ipswich's God not only appeared on the field, but also appeared directly in the comment section!
The fans regrouped and started a new round of competition with Norwich fans.
In the apartment, Diaomao sat next to Song Wen, watching Song Wen's operations in amazement.
Even if Diaomao had a hundred times the courage, he would not dare to go on the field and scold the opposing coach.
What's more, after this guy finished his criticism, he didn't even plan to stop, and directly started to criticize Norwich fans in the comment section.
And that’s not all!
He saw that while Song Wen was arguing with Norwich fans, he was also frequently switching apps. It was an app that was entirely in Chinese, and from the interface, it seemed to be a social platform like Twitter.
Based on Diaomao's understanding of Song Wen, this person is obviously not interacting in a friendly manner with netizens on domestic social platforms.
Song Wen's fingers tapped on the phone screen so fast that afterimages flashed, and Diaomao couldn't help but sigh.
"Hey Song, I think you're the pianist on the football field."
Song Wen ignored Diaomao's flattery. The high-intensity dual-language switching and scolding was very brain-consuming.
The confrontation didn't stop until Ling Feng called.
"Song Wen, I have a manuscript for you to read."
There was a teasing smile in Ling Feng's voice.
When Song Wen opened WeChat, he saw the manuscript sent by Ling Feng.
[No one blessed my debut, no one cheered for my goal, but my legend has begun! ]
The first page of the manuscript is a high-definition photo.
That was a photo of Song Wen opening his arms and welcoming the boos from the audience after scoring a goal.
The photographer captured the angle very well, taking a long shot, which captured the expressions of many fans.
These fans looked angry and gnashed their teeth, and many of them were visibly cursing.
In this drastic contrast and conflict, Song Wen, who stood in the field with his head held high, gave off a heroic feeling of a lone hero just from looking at the photo.
Song Wen was not very interested in this kind of manuscript. He just glanced at it casually and asked:
"Teacher Ling, has this manuscript been sent out?"
Ling Feng replied with a smile: "Not yet. I just received the manuscript a second ago and sent it to you right away so that we can have fun together."
"Oh," Song Wen nodded, "I need a favor from Mr. Ling Feng. Please send this manuscript back to him."
"Haha, I know. Don't be so impatient. Let me check the typos and layout before sending it out... ah? What did you say?"
Song Wen's words obviously made Ling Feng's brain crash.
“This manuscript cannot be published.”
"Why?" Ling Feng obviously couldn't understand Song Wen's actions. "You have to know that this is your best chance to change your reputation in China. This photo is absolutely amazing in terms of spatial composition and the artistic conception of the characters! It is a rare photo of life! Do you know how many people don't have such a photo of life? How much does it cost?"
Song Wen sighed and lied, "Teacher Ling Feng, you know I don't need the support of domestic fans. So I would rather they continue to hate me. If they hate me, they will be more motivated. The Chinese national football team is in the critical stage of the World Cup qualifiers. We can't let them lose their temper now!"
On the other end of the phone, Ling Feng opened his mouth wide, but could not make a sound.
Song Wen comforted:
"I know what you want to say, Teacher Ling Feng, but you don't have to say it. After all—"
“Great flavor, no need for too much salt.”
(End of this chapter)