After the game, UEFA officially awarded the best player of the game to Neuer. Zhang Kuang was only slightly surprised when he found out, but there was nothing to say.
Neuer really performed well in this game. Although he conceded two goals, he saved at least 6 must-goals and a penalty kick. It seems reasonable to say that he is the best player in the game.
When Neuer accepted the trophy and was interviewed, he said, "Although Schalke 04 is indeed weaker than Manchester United in terms of paper strength, it was 0:2 behind in the first round.
But there is no shortage of cases in the history of football where the weak defeated the strong in the second round, so I firmly believe that Schalke 04 has a chance to advance in the second round. The premise is that Zhang Kuang must be restricted. As long as Zhang Kuang is restricted, the opportunity will come."
There is nothing wrong with what you say.
It was Zhang Kuang who was standing in front of the mixed interview area. The reporter's question made him stunned for several seconds.
He had just scored twice in Veltins-Arena, beating Schalke 04's UEFA Champions League semi-finals to 0-2 in the first leg, and he was in a good mood.
According to the plan, he was going to say a few words and then go back to the locker room to take a shower. However, reporters held up recorders and mobile phones, and some people still had live broadcasts on their mobile phone screens. Crowds of people gathered around him and asked him a question that made him think that he had a problem with his English listening.
"China Kung Fu? Brush information?"
"Zhang, there are many voices on the global Internet now, saying that your goals and assists data were generated using China Kung Fu, and that non-football technology was illegally used to make money. What do you think?"
"Using non-football technology to make money? What does this mean? Why can't I understand? How do I use non-football technology to make money?" Zhang Kuang was really confused.
"Do you admit that you know China Kung Fu?"
"Does your physical strength, speed, and jumping all come from kung fu training?"
"There are a large number of Messi fans calling on UEFA and FIFA to investigate you and even ban you, saying that you used China Kungfu to brush up goal data and used non-football technology to make profits."
Zhang Kuang's expression changed from confusion to confusion, from confusion to absurdity, and finally into a helpless laughter like "Are you serious?"
He laughed for more than ten seconds, making the reporters look at each other with laughter.
"Okay, let me sort out the logic." Zhang Kuang stopped laughing and raised his hand to gesture, "First of all, I do know the China Kung Fu of the Three-Legged Cat. I just figured it out when I was a child. I have never been to any martial arts school for professional training, nor have I obtained any professional certification, so it is essentially untrue to say that I know the China Kung Fu.
If you don't believe it, you can go to China to check my growth history. I don't even know which way the door of the martial arts school opens.
Second, you said 'use China Kung Fu to score a goal'. Which kick was used to score the ball? Was it Golden Bell Shield Iron Cloth Shirt to push the defender away, or was it the Lingbo micro-step to pass through? Or was it my Foshan Shadowless Kick kick that kicked the ball in?
Third, okay, even if you insist that my physical confrontation, speed, jumping, etc. are the profits brought by China Kung Fu, then is there any explicit rule in FIFA that does not allow this behavior?
In addition, you can go to China to find those professional kung fu masters and see if their physical confrontation, jumping, and speed are more powerful than the current football superstars?
If China's kung fu is really that powerful, then China National Team might be composed entirely of China kung fu masters."
Someone in the group of reporters laughed softly.
Reporter: "Then how do you explain that your physical talent is far beyond ordinary people?"
Zhang Kuang: "I don't want to explain it. If I could explain it, I would become a scientist. Why don't you ask those people in the NBA why they can jump more than one meter high? Is it magic or superpowers? Can you ask scientists to explain why they can come up with such tricky questions?"
The reporters in the mixed mining area also laughed.
Just as Zhang Kuang was about to leave, a reporter asked, "These doubts mainly come from Messi fans. They say Gary· of Sky Sports Neville said you 'can use China Kung Fu', what do you think about Messi fans going around using 'China Kung Fu to brush information' to smear you?"
Zhang Kuang stopped and turned around.
"So... the root of all this is because my former teammate made a point on the show to reveal our daily communication, and someone took it seriously, and then used it as 'evidence' to file a complaint against me?"
He tilted his head, "To be honest, I am not a person who likes to cause trouble. I have no direct conflict of interest with Messi. If there is, it is the so-called Ballon d'Or.
But, as you know, will Ballon d'Or be awarded to a China person? I think it is difficult, right? Everyone knows that Ballon d'Or is a competition between Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, with at most one Kaká added.
I can imagine that some people wantonly attack me and smear me in order to help their idols clear Ballon d'Or obstacles, but why such anti-intellectual remarks?
If you don't think such a loophole is obvious, would anyone with real intelligence believe it? Why can such anti-intellectual thinking be concentrated on a group of people?
Don't these people have basic common sense judgment or the thinking ability of normal people? You can protect your idols, but can you not use such anti-intellectual means to discredit the opponents of your idols that you think?"
After he finished speaking, he turned to leave.
Reporter: "Wait a minute, Zhang, you just said that it is difficult to award Ballon d'Or to a China person. Why do you say that?"
Zhang Kuang smiled, "Because I am a yellow race, because I don't believe in God, and because China people will scare the West if they become strong.
Most of the Ballon d'Or voters are white or black. They believe in God. They like smart and artistic football...
Most of the voting rights are in the hands of Westerners, so when all voters have almost reached such a consensus, who do you think has the most opportunities under such standards? Does this have anything to do with me?"
There was a moment of silence in the mixed interview area, because this passage was being broadcast throughout the global Internet through live broadcast.
Then it exploded.
#anti-intellectual group#
#Ballon d'Or will not vote for Zhang Kuang#
These two topics rushed into the top ten global trends of Twitter one hour after the game, and topped the trend list within three hours.
There are screenshots, screen recordings, and complete video clips.
Zhang Kuang's sentence "Why can such anti-intellectual remarks be concentrated on a group of people?" has been repeatedly forwarded, quoted, and interpreted.
And what he said, "Ballon d'Or will not be awarded to me because I am a yellow race, and I don't believe that God, China people are too powerful to make the West afraid..." also made the discussion reach an unmatched level of enthusiasm.
The comment section is polarizing:
"Is he right? Where are the brains of those who use China's kung fu as evidence of complaints? They are really anti-intellectual. They are not normal intelligent human beings. It's disgusting to slander Zhang Kuang just for their idols."
"Western fans are really defined by Zhang Kuang. Who dares to say that they are Messi fans now? Are they not afraid of being called an 'anti-intellectual crowd'?"
"Don't blame the Messi fans. What did Messi himself say? You are the ones who are crazy."
"Zhang Kuang has such a mouth... He talks so sharply that he directly turned himself into a weak player who was attacked by Messi fans' anti-intellectual remarks and was not recognized by Ballon d'Or voters.
So, how many sympathy points can he get in this wave? He is so good at debating."
"Haha, laugh to death, debate? What part of what he said is not true? Are Messi fans spreading anti-intellectual remarks everywhere? Is it that the voters of Ballon d'Or are mainly Westerners and will not vote for Zhang Kuang? Isn't this fact?"
"It is recommended that UEFA introduce a rule: no player is allowed to use China kung fu to score goals on the football field. Wait, how to implement this rule? How to define 'China kung fu goal'? I laughed to death."
"I usually don't dare to speak. I am a Brazil person who supports Zhang Kuang. I am surrounded by Messi fans. Now I feel like I am a normal person. It turns out that only those who are anti-intellectual can believe China's words about using Kungfu to gain information."
"Argentina fans are also divided into two factions. We rational fans were really harmed by those extreme fans. Messi himself didn't say anything, and we were all represented by them."
"I was studying abroad at Japan, and I saw a lot of people discussing Japan on Twitter. Japan netizen said: 'If China Kung Fu can play football, so why don't China people use World Cup?' They asked more accurately than Zhang Kuang himself."
"The South Korea forum is also discussing. Most people say that Zhang Kuang is physically gifted and has nothing to do with kung fu. Of course, there are a few people who are questioning it, but South Korea netizens have dismissed it themselves."
"India The media reported this, with the title 'China Football Genius Accused of Using Kung Fu'. India Netizens commented: 'Can we also play football with yoga? Then India should have ruled football for a hundred years.'
That's right, isn't it said that yoga is more powerful? And yoga can make a variety of flexible movements, so you should be able to score goals with some strange postures. Why hasn't India football risen?"
As for what Zhang Kuang said, that he would not be voted for by Ballon d'Or, there are two extremes.
"That's right, we will never allow someone who doesn't believe in God to get Ballon d'Or. It's scary to think about it. There are people in this world who don't believe in God."
"Yes, yellow people don't deserve to win Ballon d'Or, Ballon d'Or should be black and white people who get this award."
"China has football? Why do their people win this award?"
"Afraid that China people are powerful? It's ridiculous. We are not afraid of China people being powerful. We just don't want to tarnish Ballon d'Or and let a yellow man take it."
"..."
"Do you know that what you are saying is racial discrimination? Ballon d'Or Those who are capable will get it. It has nothing to do with race or belief. Sports have nothing to do with politics."
"That is, if my profile is not as high as Zhang Kuang, I will use some smear, belief, or race to restrict others. Do I still need face? Do I still need face?"
"Hiss, Zhang Kuang has told the truth. No wonder, any Western awards have nothing to do with China. The root of the problem is here."
"What else?"
"Didn't you give Ber to the Chinese?"
"I think what Zhang Kuang said is a bit malicious to speculate on Westerners. The West is a place that values fairness and justice. If you are not strong enough, you are not good enough. It is wrong to deliberately smear the people in charge of human civilization. Zhang Kuang is too mean."
"..."
France "L'Équipe" did a special feature and interviewed the youth training director of France Football Federation.
He said, "If China Kung Fu can improve the level of football, we will introduce it immediately. But there is currently no scientific basis."
Germany "Bild" directly posted a post mocking. "Neuer was scored twice by Zhang Kuang today, but some people's IQs are what really scored the goals."
Spain"Marca" conducted a street interview and asked Madrid citizens: 'Do you believe that Zhang Kuang uses China Kung Fu to play football?'
Ninety percent of the people said they didn't believe it, and some asked the reporter, "Have you watched too many movies?"
"The Sun" will naturally not miss this traffic feast.
Their front page headline uses bold and large fonts: Zhang Kuang: Those anti-intellectual people made me laugh out loud!
The accompanying picture is a photo of Zhang Kuang looking up and laughing in the mixed interview area.
There are four full pages of special reports on the inside page, detailing the ins and outs of the 'China Kung Fu Incident'.
From Neville's joke in the Sky Sports live broadcast room, to fan forum fermentation, to Twitter heating up, to UEFA and FIFA responding one after another, to Zhang Kuang himself hitting back head-on.
"The Sun" also conducted a street poll: 'Do you believe Zhang Kuang scored goals with China Kung Fu?'
As a result, more than 80% of the voters chose 'bullshit'.
Not only the media of the United Kingdom and Europe, but also the media of other countries such as United States, Argentina, China, Japan also made in-depth reports.
However, the strange thing is: all the media avoided Zhang Kuang's talk about Ballon d'Or's voting, and only focused on the topic of 'Zhang Kuang used China's kung fu to gain scoring information'.
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In addition to the media, TV programs have also not missed this popularity.
In Sky Sports's studio, Gary·Neville sat in front of the camera with extremely complicated expressions.
"Um... I want to clarify something," Neville touched his bald head, "I said in the live broadcast that Zhang Kuang 'can use China Kung Fu'. It was purely based on what everyone said when Zhang Kuang was in the team, bragging.
We don't know that he has not received professional China Kung Fu training, but he can indeed perform some China Kung Fu moves.
When I said these words on the show, I thought it was just to adjust the atmosphere. I just wanted to describe his physical resistance and ability to stay in the air as outrageous, just like the martial arts masters in the movies.
I never expected that someone would take this seriously and file a complaint against him. They would also spread the word that he used China kung fu to make illegal profits on the court.
I'm really... speechless. To use Zhang Kuang's words, these remarks are really anti-intellectual."
Martin·Tyler was nearby, suppressing laughter until his shoulders were shaking.
"Gary, your words set off a huge storm of public opinion. What do you want to say to Zhang Kuang? Have you called him privately?
Neville: "Of course, I called Zhang Kuang after the game and apologized to him. Zhang Kuang smiled and comforted me. He said he knew I didn't mean it, but malicious people distorted the expression of these words.
At the same time, he said that he also saw that even if some groups did not use the topic of "China Kung Fu to brush up goal data" to attack him this time, they would use other topics to attack him next time.
Because they can't wait, they are afraid that Zhang Kuang not only has good information, but also can get UEFA Champions League. What if Zhang Kuang can get UEFA Champions League and also has high scoring information? Can the idols of those groups still get Ballon d'Or?
In other words, even if you take Ballon d'Or, how valuable is that Ballon d'Or? Therefore, this conflict will break out sooner or later, and my words just gave them a far-fetched reason."
Martin:"Zhang'er really said that?"
Neville: "Why am I lying to you? I have a recording of my conversation with him here. If you don't believe me, I will play it for you."
Martin: "Ahem, Gary, you also recorded this? Isn't it bad?"
Neville: "Indeed, this sounds bad, but I just want to prove something. Don't worry, it's not that I don't believe Zhang Kuang, or that I want to expose Zhang Kuang or something."
During the online interview session with Sky Sports, Neville also received calls from several guests.
The first one to score was former Arsenal legendary striker Ian Wright.
"Gary, Zhang Kuang must treat you to a nice meal," Wright laughed loudly on the phone, "You put him on the global hot search list with just one sentence. He gained at least five million new fans in one day. He can't treat you to a meal?"
Do you know why he has so many fans? Because he is so handsome when he fights against those people. My wife said that Zhang Kuang is more handsome when he fights people than when he scores goals."
"You also think there's something wrong with the people who complained?"
"Of course there are problems. I have played football for so many years and I have never heard such ridiculous complaints. Strong physical confrontation, fast speed, high jump... If these are considered violations, should the NBA ban all players?"
"..."
The second call came from Liverpool celebrity Jamie·Carragher.
Carragher: "I want to be fair, Zhang Kuang is indeed ridiculously strong, and his data this season cannot be described by the word 'excellent'.
But you want to say that he used China Kung Fu to brush up the information? This is nonsense. I have played against him, and I was 50-50 against him, but he is faster than me, smarter than me, and can score goals from extreme angles. These are talents, not Kung Fu."
"..."
The third phone number is Manchester United celebrity Eric Cantona.
Cantona: "To be honest, I didn't want to get involved in such a boring topic, but I am very interested in China Kung Fu. If China Kung Fu can really do this, I think I will recommend that all youth training players learn China Kung Fu.
Why not? It's such an excellent way to improve physical function, so you have to learn it."
Neville and Tyler looked at each other.
"You mean, if China Kung Fu can really improve your ability, then accept it and let all youth training players learn it?"
"Of course, you know that some professional athletes have tried every method to improve themselves. I heard that some United States bodybuilders give themselves veterinary injections. As you can imagine, there are good methods, why not use them?
It's very simple, Gary, now someone is telling you, if you learn China Kung Fu, you can play football on the court for another ten years, do you want to learn it?"
Neville: "Learn, no matter how difficult it is, I will learn."
Cantona: "Then the question is, if China is so good at kung fu, why is there only one superstar like Zhang Kuang among China's players?"
"Uh... ha, this is the crux of the problem..."