"Even if the whole world is against you, I am still on your side."
This was the first thing Raiola said to Wang Xiaodong last night.
In fact, when Wang Xiaodong first had disagreements with Keegan, Raiola asked Wang Xiaodong if he wanted to find an opportunity to leave Southampton.
At that time, Wang Xiaodong still wanted to help Southampton advance, and he did have no conflict with Keegan. But now, Keegan's cold violence and his teammates' deliberate alienation forced Wang Xiaodong to start thinking about where he would go if he didn't play football in Southampton.
Wenger?
Ferguson?
Mourinho?
Aren’t these the Big Three of the Premier League?
Haven't they been disparaging me in the newspapers?
How could you like me?
After Raiola's explanation, Wang Xiaodong realized that these Premier League giants are actually a group of guys who do one thing on the surface but another behind the scenes.
They openly used public opinion to suppress Southampton and maliciously slandered Wang Xiaodong's personal reputation. But the real reason for all this is to let Southampton drive Wang Xiaodong away, and then recruit Wang Xiaodong at the lowest price.
"What do they see in me?" Wang Xiaodong asked curiously.
"Wenger values your midfield interception ability, Ferguson values your long-pass assists, and Mourinho simply doesn't want the other two opponents to get you because Chelsea already has Makelele."
Raiola's analysis was very thorough. Although these words may not necessarily come from the mouths of those three coaches, with Raiola's strength, the results of the analysis are still very credible.
"Then where do you think I should go?" Wang Xiaodong asked.
"Whoever offers the highest price will go there." Raiola's answer was still so violent and straightforward.
"Go if the price is high? Mino, don't you think this will affect my career?"
"Of course not!" Raiola once again gave a hard-core explanation, "The club that is willing to pay a higher price for you will definitely value you more. After buying you, they want to get back their money as soon as possible and have more. The income will even package you and help you become a star as soon as possible. By then, you will no longer be angry with small clubs like Southampton. You are God, and you can go wherever you want!"
When he said this, Raiola was like a fanatical believer, with both eyes spurting out a flame called desire.
Because that's what he said to his general Ibrahimovic a few days ago.
The Swede has helped the Old Lady top the Serie A standings this season, but there are undercurrents surging behind the scenes in Serie A, and there are many shady things going on.
Raiola has been secretly planning Ibrahimovic's transfer during this period, hoping to help his top star escape the vortex as soon as possible.
Judging from his instigation of Wang Xiaodong's transfer, the Italian is already addicted to it.
"We'll see." Wang Xiaodong finally chose to shake his head, "We'll wait until the end of this season. If it's still the same after the season, then I will never stay."
"OK, Dong." Raiola on the other end of the phone nodded, "You can call me at any time after you think about it. Of course, if you want to develop in Serie A or other leagues, you can also contact me and I will contact you as soon as possible. I’m here to help you connect. You don’t have to belittle yourself, you are already a hot new star in England!”
Raiola's words gave Wang Xiaodong temporary peace of mind. As he said before, even if the whole world is against the players, his agent will not.
Businessmen like Raiola only want to maximize the interests of their players, and this sometimes coincides with the players.
No team would bench a player they bought at a high price.
...
On April 25, a group of guys with different clothes and gang tattoos broke into this quiet southern port.
The high-profile Millwall fans are like the owners of this place. As soon as the team bus entered the city, they roared to disperse the surrounding citizens and were the first to greet it.
"I'm what I am!"
"We're Millwall!"
"No one likes us!"
"we don't care!" (We don't care)
The bus is their chariot, and the people on it are also "fully armed" soldiers.
Carrying the expectations of "all London" fans, the morale of Millwall's trip south this time has greatly increased.
They have no more desires.
The premature relegation has made the people in this team who love playing football have already found their next home in advance. Those who came to the court today are either diehard fans of the team or a group of "gangsters" who don't know the heights of the world.
The citizens on the street avoided this group of people. Just from their appearance, they knew that these people were not easy to mess with.
Millwall is notorious throughout England and no one wants to get into trouble.
"How's it going? Have you asked? Is that guy Dong going to play?"
"I don't know! But it is said that he should still be included in the game squad. As for whether he will start for the first time, I don't know."
The fans outside the window were providing intelligence to the players, and it seemed that they couldn't wait to knock down Southampton, who had earned six points.
"Hmph! That brat can hide really fast!"
"If he dares to appear, wait to meet our wrath!"
"He should thank that old guy Keegan."
"Haha, it's better to be a coward than to lose your life!"
Half of the team members in the car were talking shamelessly about how to "kill" Southampton in their own way, while the other half of the team members were debating how to take revenge on Wang Xiaodong. However, half of these players are young players, and the other half are players who have experienced that game. They are waiting to see how these young teammates can win the support of fans and how they can merge with their opponents.
Millwall has never been a peaceful team. This time they went south to Southampton, attracting more than 20 media reporters from England to St. Mary's Stadium to watch a British Championship game that was likely to break out into a large-scale conflict.
Is there anything in the world that attracts reporters more than a scuffle on a football field?
If there was one, it was Keegan's "manifesto" before the "melee."
Reporters held cameras, their lenses pointed at Keegan at the press conference, and their flashbulbs flashed.
"...Keeper: Nimi."
"Okay, this is Southampton's starting lineup today, thank you."
Wang Xiaodong's name did not appear in the starting lineup, which disappointed these reporters.
Fortunately, Keegan was not an "old fool" yet, and at least he brought Wang Xiaodong to the scene.
As for whether he will be kept on the bench for 90 minutes by Keegan like before, that is unknown.
However, some clues can be found from the positions of the five substitute players brought by Keegan: among these five players, there is not a substitute goalkeeper!
Does this mean that Wang Xiaodong, like the substitute goalkeeper, is equivalent to a "display"; who are the other four real substitute players?
Reporters chattered a lot, but mostly maintained restraint.
They knew that they were just bystanders today, and there was no need to use words to provoke a fight between the two parties. They could just watch from the sidelines.
"I really hope Dong can do something before the game." A reporter from the "Mirror" complained in the aisle.
"Yes, as long as Dong extends a few middle fingers, my visit this time will not be in vain. But I don't know what happened to him. He has become much more calm in recent games." Another reporter from "L'Equipe" He said helplessly.
"Are you more at ease? Are you afraid that you are not from an alien planet?" The Times reporter exaggerated, "Dong has not played in five consecutive games. As long as he can win Keegan's trust today, this will be a big topic. Yeah! What more do you expect? Will he fight with the other player again?"
As soon as he said "fight" once, all the other reporters fell silent.
Everyone, look at me and I look at you. After a long while, I let out a long sigh.
"It would be great if Dong really had a fight today!"
