Before the official start of the 2012 season, people made countless assumptions, who can win the Super Bowl? Who can dominate the regular season? Who can make the playoffs? Who can emerge from nowhere? Who can make a comeback? Who can shine in the league? Who can be the best winner throughout the long season?
Among them, the performance of sophomore Lu Ke was naturally included.
However, among countless assumptions and speculations, what people never expected was that the San Francisco 49ers led the league with an unparalleled performance - it could even be said to be a dominant performance!
Fourteen consecutive wins.
Unknowingly, the San Francisco 49ers' winning streak had reached fourteen weeks, and their undefeated streak quietly continued until the critical moment at the end of the season, defeating New England, one of the strongest and most difficult opponents this season. Patriots, this also means that the San Francisco 49ers have climbed the most important mountain, and now they only have the last two opponents left in front of them:
Seattle Seahawks and Arizona Cardinals!
There are still two weeks until a winning season.
This is not a flattering strategy, nor is it a wishful thinking, nor is it nonsense, but a possibility that is really happening.
Not to mention before the season, even three weeks ago, facing the ups and downs of the St. Louis Rams game, no one wanted to believe that the San Francisco 49ers could really pursue a winning season; but now, all this is happening, It's really happening, and this is the biggest focus of this season!
The Press Center at Gillette Stadium has always been a sacred place for the New England Patriots. Bill Belichick and Tom Brady have created too much history here and left countless unforgettable moments; however, today Unprecedented changes occurred.
The San Francisco 49ers, playing away from home, stole all the spotlight. More than 70% of the reporters flocked to the away team's interview room, making the home team's interview room a little deserted. On New England Patriots territory, the San Francisco 49ers had a unique moment.
Faced with such a situation, Brady was obviously unwilling to talk much. He just said with his iconic charming smile, "Congratulations to them. The team that performed better won the game." After the simple official statement, Brady refused to make any further remarks. In further response, more focus is placed on the next game.
And Belichick once again showed his old fox side, "Of course, San Francisco is now the most popular team in the entire league to win the Super Bowl."
As the head coach of the New England Patriots, Belichick is best at mental tricks. How to praise his opponents, how to belittle his opponents, and how to gain an advantage through psychological warfare is also one of his weapons. To a certain extent, he is the best coach in the league at psychological tactics.
"Yeah, I think they're the No. 1 pick to win the championship."
"We didn't have the unbeatable championship that we were able to accomplish back then. I think San Francisco has a chance to accomplish it this year. Why not? Their defense is better than ours back then, and their offense also showed its absolute strength in today's game. Special teams The team is also at the top of the league, and I don’t see any reason to prevent them from making history.”
Praise, all of them are praise. Belichick seems to have made no secret of his appreciation for the San Francisco 49ers, and even praised Lu Ke at length, believing that he has the potential to become the next elite quarterback, " I think he has the potential to surpass Tom." A simple sentence from Belichick immediately put Lu Ke on the fire.
Now, Belichick still has the leisure to praise the outstanding performance of the San Francisco 49ers, but for "Sports Illustrated" reporter Harry Wayans, it is like being in hell.
Praise and kill, praise first and then kill, the point is to fall behind, but now, the San Francisco 49ers seem to be continuing to be strong. There is only praise but no killing, so is this still a deceptive strategy? Are you sure you're not shooting yourself in the foot?
The only way to break the conspiracy trap of the praising strategy is to continue to perform well, even better than the praise of "praising" and continue to move forward; then, gradually, those "praising" It will become the best decoration of strength, and everything will evolve into a part of one's own strength.
Harry Wayans had a vague sense of foreboding.
But as soon as such negative thoughts popped up, Harry immediately cut them off decisively: Impossible, absolutely impossible!
A feat that not even the New England Patriots were able to accomplish, how could the San Francisco 49ers accomplish it? Even if the Miami Dolphins created a miracle of winning the championship that year, it was still not a 16-game regular season. How could the San Francisco 49ers create the first person in history?
impossible!
After talking about it, Harry finally calmed down again, but he still couldn't help but feel irritable. Especially when he entered the visiting team's interview room, he saw the sea of people in front of him and there were not enough seats, so all the reporters Standing up, even so, the bustling sea of people still filled the entire interview room.
Reporters like Harry who came to interview the visiting team after covering the home team could only stand at the door, unable to see any gaps to squeeze in.
After passing through the layers of dense crowds, you can see Lu Ke standing in front of the interview desk. There are densely packed interview microphones in a circle. The entire interview desk can no longer be accommodated, but there is still a large group of reporters directly in front. Gao Gao raised his voice recorder or mobile phone, and the encirclement of long guns and short cannons was spectacular enough and jaw-dropping.
This is not yet a complete victory season, this is not yet the Super Bowl, and reporters have already taken the lead in the climax. It seems that they have completely forgotten the strategy of flattering and killing, and have entered the real pursuit stage. Harry felt that his irritability was once again uncontrollable.
"Bambi, do you have any special thoughts about this victory?"
"Phew, it's finally over. If the game lasts longer, I'm not sure I can continue. Undoubtedly, this is a high-intensity game. We have done better in several details. In addition, There was still a little bit of luck and we finally won the game. No doubt, we still have a lot to summarize after we go back. But...it's finally over."
After saying that, Lu Ke exhaled exaggeratedly, and his move like a living treasure made the atmosphere at the scene relaxed.
"After defeating the Patriots, the San Francisco 49ers are now on the verge of winning all 16 games in the season. There are only two games left. Do you think you can complete the feat of winning all 16 games?"
Lu Ke seemed to have expected such a question. He didn't think much about it and said directly, "As you said, there are still two games left, so let's leave this question to be answered in two weeks."
That seems to be correct. The reporters were stunned for a moment, and some of them couldn't help but chuckle.
"What about winning the championship? Among the entire league, the only team that remains undefeated is San Francisco. There is no doubt that you are the favorite to win the Super Bowl. What do you think?"
Lu Ke lightly shrugged, "I think all our attention now must be focused on the next opponent. The situation two weeks ago must be avoided from happening again. The Super Bowl is our goal, as well as the other thirty-one in the league." The goal of a team is that at the end of the season, the team with the best performance will have the last laugh.”
Still the official answer. Every time he mentioned the undefeated season or the Super Bowl, Lu Ke was like a loach, so slippery that he couldn't catch it no matter what, and the reporters seemed a little helpless.
But will journalists give up so easily?
"Bambi, then what do you think the team has changed between the game two weeks ago and this game? Or, in other words, what changes happened to the team during the halftime break of this game, which ultimately led to What if we come back and win?"
This is a tough question.
"Attention." Of course, Lu Ke would not take the initiative to bring up the locker room issue.
"The whole season is too long, and it is inevitable that our energy and physical strength will encounter more challenges. In such an intense game, it is more difficult to concentrate. Obviously, there are still two games in the regular season, so we need to play more for the playoffs. A few games, we have to learn to adjust. It’s not an easy thing and it’s something I need to continue to learn.”
Among the serious answers, Lu Ke's iconic secret still appeared: How many more games will be played in the playoffs? what does that mean?
"Bambi, before the season started, did you expect that you would be able to challenge for an undefeated season?"
"Ha." The reporters really didn't give up. They went around in a circle and returned to this issue. "Don't talk about before the season. Even now, I still don't have such a preset. The competitive sports field is changing rapidly. , everything is possible, I don’t like to make assumptions; if I have to set a goal, like other teams and all players in the league, our goal is the Super Bowl.”
After a set of Tai Chi, all the attacks from reporters were eliminated again.
Harry finally couldn't hold it back. Now that the flattery strategy has reached this stage, he can only continue to persist. Just look at the New England Patriots in 2007. No one knows what will happen until the last moment. What happened, so Harry shouted, "Bill Belichick thinks the 49ers are the favorites to win the championship, what do you think?"
"I think the Patriots are the favorites to win the championship. We have witnessed them create countless miracles. Winning a game doesn't mean anything. I still think they are the favorites this season." They are just praising each other's tactics, and so is Lu Ke Have it at your fingertips.
After saying that, Lu Ke deliberately moved in the direction of Harry, passed through the crowds, and showed a fake smile in response. Harry felt a lump of turbid air in his chest, and suddenly I almost couldn't change my tone.
The press conference is just the beginning. After the game, the exclamation frenzy officially begins!
