After discussing with his friends and agents, Gao Xiaodong contacted Porto again. Porto president da Costa realized the seriousness of the matter. He could not participate in football affairs, so he asked general manager Diogo and coach Ferreira to personally accompany Gao Xiaodong to hold a press conference.
Diogo said angrily that Arsenal are engaged in psychological warfare and trying to influence the second round referees. The UEFA referee committee should punish Arsene Wenger.
Ferreira in the face of life's biggest opportunity, but also did not have the original stability, he is very mean to say that Arsene Wenger this is angry, can not afford to lose, otherwise the Premier League team's action than Porto much more crude, why he never such an attack.
Ferreira also said, "competitive games only win or lose, we are not responsible for beautiful, Porto's game against Arsenal, our fans will not raise such high requirements."
Gao Xiaodong refuted the attack of Arsene Wenger in turn at the press conference. "First, since I participated in the professional league, I haven't hurt anyone. The players of Arsenal have broken their legs and many of them have been injured. But they have played three games with Porto. No player of Arsenal has been injured because of our foul.
Secondly, all my actions are within the scope of the rules. I am not encouraged by the referee. I am a person who abides by the rules of the court.
Third, on the contrary, I think Professor Arsene is applying for protection outside the rules of the referee. I think every player on the court is equal and can't protect him just because any team is playing fancy. Arsenal have the ability to beat us on the pitch, not off the court. "
every word of Gao Xiaodong is carefully discussed with Zhang Liang, Chen Qiang, monkey and others. The counterattack is not sharp, but their influence is too small, other media are not willing to report and reprint, and few fans are willing to see what Porto and Gao Xiaodong say. This counterattack has not changed Gao Xiaodong's situation much.
On the third day, however, Mendes was on the move.
Europe's first agent Mendes held a news conference for his new star Gao Xiaodong, "I noticed Gao Xiaodong when he played amateur games, and then I always focused on his growth. Gao Xiaodong is very smart on the court, and his playing skills are not good, but he instinctively knows how to use the rules to help the team win. He has never been hurt since his debut Any player, on the contrary, has been invaded by many players. Fortunately, God bless him, he has not been seriously injured. There may be a lot of people who don't like him and say that he plays obscene football, but his football is absolutely not dirty and rude. Arsene Wenger's criticism of Xiaodong is too much, and even loses the dignity of the top clubs
Mendes took the lead, Mendes's stars and his relations, friends have also spoken in support of Gao Xiaodong.
No one would have thought that it was Manchester United manager Ferguson who was the first to speak up for Gao Xiaodong.
Whether it's because of the relationship with Mendes or the fact that Porto doesn't want to be eliminated by Arsenal, in a word, Ferguson supports Gao Xiaodong: Porto can draw Manchester United 2-2 away from home, and it's not ugly for Arsenal to lose 0-1. A big club, even for the leader of the second rate league, is willing to use foul as an excuse. Portugal is Latin, at least.
Jose not only has a deep relationship with Mendes and Porto, but also is the arch rival of Arsene Wenger. At this time, he must take the lead in supporting Gao Xiaodong and attacking Arsene Wenger: "some people can't bear to lose. Once they lose, they will find all kinds of excuses. They were defeated 3-0 by Porto in the group match. Is it OK to say that fouls are obscene and against sportsmanship? I think Gao Xiaodong is very good, in line with the spirit of competitive sports, that is to put victory first. "
former Chelsea and Portugal coach Scolari is also a client of Mendes. He also supports Gao Xiaodong, saying:" I don't see anything to criticize about Gao Xiaodong. He is a new star with great potential, smart and powerful. "
former Porto star Deco also openly defended Gao Xiaodong:" fouls are a part of football. As long as they are within the scope of the rules, they are allowed. If you think the opponent benefits from the rules, you should apply to modify the rules instead of attacking the player. Gao Xiaodong is the most potential player in Porto's history. In the past year, he has grown up very fast and has become popular rapidly, but he is still very popular He is only 19 years old and a child. I hope the media will not attack him with malice. "
Real Madrid defender Pepe said:" is it dirty for Gao Xiaodong to play football? This is a joke. Portugal and Spain are one of the representatives of Latin football in Europe. The Premier League team also means that the Portuguese team is dirty. "
after that, in addition to World Footballer Ronaldo, Carvalho of Mendes, Nani, Anderson, Maniche, Oliveira, Marquez, Quaresma and other players all supported Porto and Gao Xiaodong in print media, TV and online media. Many supporters formed a huge stream of public opinion, and supported Gao Xiaodong and black Gao Xiaodong in print media and online media In support of Porto and black Porto, two kinds of public opinion, two kinds of fans confrontation.
Obviously, this situation does not satisfy Mendes, and then he personally went to the World Footballer Ronaldo to persuade him to support Gao Xiaodong and Porto.
Although Ronaldo doesn't like Gao Xiaodong and is eliminated by Gao Xiaodong in the quarter finals, Mendes can't help selling his face. Therefore, when the voice of supporting Gao Xiaodong and black Gao Xiaodong is deadlocked, Ronaldo told reporters that although he hates Gao Xiaodong's obscene kicking style, Gao Xiaodong's kicking action is not Savage, and he seldom talks rubbish, which is not villain.Let Mendes and other people do not expect is that the king Maradona even expressed support for Gao Xiaodong, "I watched Gao Xiaodong's game, playing football is a bit like me, not as hypocritical as some people, competitive football is to see who can win, hawing, other what's interesting, UEFA does not want to let Porto into the final, let arsenna beat Porto, don't worry It's just a little thing. "
as the most popular superstar, Ronaldo is worth a hundred words of an ordinary player. Maradona doesn't know why he supports Gao Xiaodong, but the old horse who has retired for so many years has no less weight than Ronaldo.
The speeches made by Maradona and Ronaldo, the World Footballer of the year, were like a torrent. In a very short period of time, they all reversed the public opinion. On the second day after the match, the paper media and the Internet were still criticizing Gao Xiaodong. On the third day, most of the media immediately changed their faces, overturned the criticism of Gao Xiaodong yesterday, and replaced it with the voices of these stars who supported Gao Xiaodong and criticized Arsene Wenger Of course, some media can't turn around this corner and continue to hype the last two semi-finals of the Champions League.
The image crisis caused by Arsene Wenger's attack was finally solved perfectly by Mendes. However, Gao Xiaodong also deeply realized how passive it is to have no influence and fame. From this time on, he began to consciously let monkey and shawl help manage twitter and Facebook, so as to have more fans and increase his influence.
However, the crisis also has one advantage, that is, because of the words of King Maradona, Gao Xiaodong is very like me, and the nickname of "Maradona of China" has been used since then.