The Liverpool midfielder's red wine incident was thoroughly explained by Deng Kai.
But the impact of the incident not only did not dissipate, but further expanded.
This time, the English media was completely convinced and wrote highly of Deng Kai's character.
At the same time, he was also very tolerant of the mistakes of his young player Gerrard.
"Gerrard's foot slip was a huge mistake, but this may be the hardship he and Liverpool must go through on their way to the top! 》
"Flaws notwithstanding, Gerrard's overall performance ranks among the top three in the Liverpool team in this game!" He shouldn't be ruined by one mistake! 》
"Is Gerrard to blame for red wine celebrations?" No! Deng Kai recounted everything that happened during the halftime break and said that Liverpool was just as great today! 》
"A 'meaningless' run during halftime may be the reason why Gerrard slipped at the last minute of the game - salvation from Deng Kai!" 》
"Deng Kai came to the rescue for the Liverpool players. His noble character is just like our initial impression of the Chinese!" 》
"Babel expresses his confession, from wanting to kill Deng Kai to always respecting Deng Kai!" 》
"With such a person and such emotional intelligence, it is no wonder that Deng Kai was able to conquer Sporting Lisbon and become the absolute leader on and off the field!" He even conquered the entire Liverpool with a post-match interview! 》
"Deng Kai uses actions to explain what leadership is!" He is a well-deserved player of the match! 》
"Houllier suffered a heart attack during halftime. Deng Kai, Gerrard and Matthaus reached out to help and worked together to save him! 》
"Houllier thanked Deng Kai and Matthaus for the red wine after the game and said that the responsibility for the loss lies with him, not Gerrard!" 》
"Marquesa: I misunderstood Liverpool. I only knew that the Liverpool midfielder asked for red wine and used it to stimulate the players' emotions, but I didn't know that the story behind it was like this. 》
"Triguera: Deng Kai told me the truth, but I decided not to tell our players. If my behavior hurts Liverpool, I am willing to apologize to Liverpool!" 》
noble!
As soon as this happened, everyone became noble.
Liverpool's players and fans are therefore more accepting of a defeat.
People always need to find some reasons and excuses for failure.
Either find a sinner to come out, or find some other force majeure.
In short, emotions need something to distract them.
It’s really uncomfortable not to spread out, but once you spread out, you can pass even the most difficult levels.
Trigla also thoughtfully took on himself the only trouble that might cause others to pick bones from the eggs, and protected me, Kai.
In just twenty minutes, Liverpool's reputation went from collapse to reconstruction, from being looked down upon to being respected, from being the backdrop of losing games to being part of a miracle, which is jaw-dropping.
Many crisis management experts have learned a lot from post-game interviews.
They didn't know whether Deng Kai did it unintentionally or on purpose.
But after this incident, Deng Kai became the first player to steal the opponent's championship and win the opponent's respect.
The current atmosphere has not degenerated to what it will be in the future. In this period, it is a shame for the team to buy players who eliminate you. The more important the event and the critical stage, the more shameful it is.
AC Milan's purchase of Shevchenko has indeed brought huge benefits, and it has created such a trend that Inter Milan and Barcelona are eyeing Viana and Quares from Sporting Lisbon.
But these are a few cases, and more such players are boycotted by the opponent.
As a result, Deng Kai not only was not boycotted by Liverpool fans, but instead became the white moonlight in the hearts of Liverpool fans.
If one day Deng Kai wants to transfer to the Premier League, only Manchester United would consider it in the past, but now Liverpool will definitely intervene.
From this point of view, in the last round of the game, Deng Kai cut off the possibility of joining Barcelona. It is not a big loss. Without Barcelona, there is another Liverpool.
But having said that, why is Deng Kai so harmonious with Liverpool and takes the initiative to help clarify.
Are you so hostile to Barcelona?
What did my innocent Barcelona do wrong?
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More than ten minutes later, the award podium was set up and the award ceremony officially began.
Compared with the Portuguese Cup, the UEFA Cup awards ceremony is much grander.
The stage specifications, the specifications of the leaders and guests present, the number of on-site media, etc. are not of the same order of magnitude.
Players from both sides also returned to the sidelines.
They are all familiar with this scene, having experienced similar awards ceremonies this season. They won't find the process lengthy because it's a moment of glory that many other players will never experience in their lifetime.
First, Liverpool's players lined up to appear. They accepted the medals presented by Gerhard Mayer-Wohlfeld, the president of the German Football Association who had just taken office for a month, and then hurriedly left the field.
This is closely followed by individual honors awards.
In order to expand the influence of the game, UEFA has also expanded its honors, focusing on the "awarding of trophies".
No matter what awards you get, trophies are arranged.
What is an honor without a trophy?
The first is the Best Newcomer Award. The shortlisted players include Deng Kai, Cristiano Ronaldo, Gerrard, Klose, Quaresma, Viana, Drogba and so on.
Unfortunately, Inter Milan's Seedorf, Pirlo, Barcelona's Xavi and other players failed to make the candidate list because their performance was not good enough.
The selection scope of this award is mainly for players who are participating in the UEFA Cup for the first time and are older than 21 years old, or players who are younger than 21 years old and have not won this award.
Players like Simao who do not meet these two conditions, although their performance is good enough, are still not candidates.
Ultimately, the award yielded a double-yolked egg.
The winning players are Cristiano Ronaldo and Gerrard.
The two went on stage to receive the award together.
But here comes the embarrassing problem, that is... there is only one trophy.
UEFA was not fully prepared for this, so Ronaldo and Gerrard could only take a photo together holding the trophy to accept the award.
Among them, Ronaldo's winning was unexpected.
He scored fourteen goals in this tournament and is the most stable firepower output point on Sporting Lisbon's front line. He showed a maturity and stability that belies his age during the game.
Two assists may seem a bit unsatisfactory, but if a player of this age can do this, what else do you need?
Gerrard's award was due to public opinion.
Whether it is playing time, number of games or influence on the game, Gerrard is not as good as Ronaldo.
But the advantage is that he comes from a wealthy Premier League club, and this game is so topical. While he contributed a pass and shot in the final, he also made a key mistake. Coupled with the red wine incident... the UEFA awards panel really couldn't bear to give up this huge traffic.
And to be fair, Gerrard's performance was truly outstanding.
The data of four goals and five assists is enough to win awards. After all, except for a few abnormal midfielders, normal midfielders cannot compare with forwards.
