From the man behind the football king to the football king.

Chapter 1043 Wisdom Beyond the Game

In the 8th minute, Manchester United made their final substitution of the match. The fourth official held up the sign on the sidelines, marking the change: number 17 off, number on.

"Mourinho used his last substitution and replaced Bruno with Fred! If Manchester United can finally win and win the Champions League, then Bruno will be the biggest contributor! He basically played 120 minutes, ran 21.58 kilometers, completed 169 passes, 149 of which were successful, with a success rate of 88%, created 13 scoring chances, scored two goals, and had one assist. It was an amazing performance!" Gary Lineker spoke very highly of Bruno's performance.

After saying this, the BBC commentator let out a long sigh. He had been worried about Bruno being substituted early since the last stage of the 90-minute game, but now that Bruno was actually substituted, he didn't have any worries.

Bruno has completed his mission, and it is normal and not wrong to take him off for a rest.

The same was true for the fans in the stands. All Manchester United fans stood up and gave Bruno warm applause and cheers.

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Amid cheers and applause, Bruno waved to the fans in the stands as he walked to the sidelines.

He didn't walk fast, which was normal because he was very tired. But the Liverpool players were not happy. Thiago protested to the referee Thielpan, saying that Bruno was walking too slowly and was suspected of deliberately delaying the game.

For Liverpool now, time is their life. They only need one goal to come back to life.

Scoring a goal takes time, and there was only one minute left in the game. If Bruno continued to delay like this, they would have very little time left.

Thiago ran to complain to the referee, while another Liverpool player, Divock Origi, went straight to Bruno and reminded him that what he did was not very decent.

"Why is it not authentic?" Bruno stopped and asked Origi.

Origi hoped Bruno would leave the field quickly, but unexpectedly Bruno stopped. Origi was stunned at first, then angrily said: "You are deliberately delaying time!"

"How am I delaying?" Bruno spread his hands, determined to make the matter clear.

The argument between the two people attracted the attention of others, and they all ran over.

Manchester United players will naturally help Bruno. They will never allow their teammates to be bullied.

Liverpool has the same idea.

Players from both sides quickly gathered around Bruno and Origi.

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In the crowd, Bruno continued to question Origi: "You want me to run off the field? I tell you, I can't run anymore. It's good enough that I can walk off the field. If you think I'm walking too slowly, you can send a stretcher to carry me off the field!"

After saying that, he stood still.

Origi was also angry. He simply reached out to push Bruno down. Bruno staggered and almost fell to the ground.

This annoyed the Manchester United players. They surrounded Bruno and Origi and separated them. Van Dijk stood between them, pushed Origi with his hand, and angrily asked: "What do you want to do?"

Van Dijk's actions were seen by Liverpool players, and they were naturally furious.

So the players from both sides started to clash.

The Liverpool players, who were behind in the score, were extremely anxious and naturally wanted to vent their anger on Bruno.

But Bruno was surrounded by Manchester United players. They couldn't touch Bruno, so they could only cause trouble for other Manchester United players, such as Van Dijk, Bellingham, Luke Shaw...

The Manchester United players were not to be outdone. While protecting Bruno, they protested loudly: "Why are you pushing? Can't you afford to lose?"

In fact, conflict is more beneficial to Manchester United players, and most of them are aware of this.

The game time passed by second by second in the conflict, leaving even less time for Liverpool.

Of course they hope that this conflict will continue.

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Klopp was stamping his feet anxiously on the sidelines. The Liverpool coach knew very well who would benefit more if this continued!
He didn't know whether Bruno was deliberately delaying the game, but it was obvious that Origi's argument with him played into his hands.

How could someone as experienced as Bruno not take advantage of every available opportunity?
If Origi doesn't go up, Bruno will walk slower, but he will eventually leave the field, or like Thiago, he can complain to the referee and let the referee put pressure on Bruno. It's impossible for Bruno to act like a rogue in front of the referee, right?
Origi, of all people, rushed forward, giving them this opportunity. Now, time was already running out, and it's all been wasted in this pointless conflict.

How fucking stupid!
But of course he couldn't criticize his players at this time. He stood on the sidelines and put pressure on the referee, signaling the referee to pay attention to the fact that Bruno was deliberately delaying time, which was a very unsportsmanlike practice.

Mourinho, of course, stood up for his players at this time. He roared at the fourth official: "Such an obvious foul! Origi should be given a red card!"

This is complete nonsense. Origi's action didn't even warrant a yellow card, let alone a red card. But since they were enemies, there was no need to worry about what they thought. As long as I vented my anger, that was enough.

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Mourinho's approach will certainly cause dissatisfaction on the Liverpool side.

Liverpool's first-team assistant goalkeeping coach, Jack Robinson, rushed over and argued with Mourinho through the fourth official: "What nonsense are you talking about! It was obviously you who wasted time first!"

Not to be outdone, Mourinho fired back: "I'm surprised you ever played for Manchester United, Mr Robinson, when you say such nonsense."

Jack Robertson joined the Liverpool coaching staff in 2018 after working at Manchester United. Before joining the Liverpool coaching staff, he worked as a goalkeeping coach for the national team at the FA.

Robinson worked at Manchester United for seven years and in the past he had worked with goalkeeping coaches such as Steele and Frank Hawke, who were also responsible for the daily training of Edwin van der Sar and David de Gea.

It is said that Klopp chose Robinson as Liverpool's first-team goalkeeper assistant coach because he had coached world-class goalkeepers such as Van der Sar and De Gea.

After joining Liverpool, Robertson quickly demonstrated his abilities, helping Alisson, who had just joined the team, to quickly grow into a world-class goalkeeper.

Of course, Robinson himself certainly doesn't care what Manchester United people think of him. The past is like smoke. He is now a Liverpool staff member and of course he has to put Liverpool's interests first.

Liverpool have been performing very well this season, having previously battled Manchester United for the title in four competitions but ultimately losing each time. Now that the Champions League title is about to fall to Manchester United, it's understandable that Robinson is getting anxious.

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"An emergency occurred on the court. Origi and Bruno seemed to have a conflict..." The commentators also quickly noticed this scene.

"Origi provoking Bruno is really irrational..." Zhan Jun said, with a look of disappointment. "Bruno really has no strength left and can't run. Can't he just walk off the field? I understand the Liverpool players wanting to save time, but doing so is really irrational..."

As a commentator, he is also a well-known Liverpool fan. When commenting on the match between Manchester United and Liverpool, he must always require himself to be "neutral and objective", otherwise the huge number of fans from both sides in the country will not let him off easily.

If he favors Liverpool, he will definitely be condemned by the large number of Manchester United fans, who will think that he has not fulfilled his neutral position as a commentator.

As for favoring Manchester United, Liverpool fans will regard him as a traitor. He is ungrateful for not supporting his own team.

Therefore, every time he comments on a match between the two sides, he tries to use neutral language as much as possible, and at most shows some of his personal attitude in his expression or tone.

Even if he wants to criticize a player, he should try to be tactful and pay attention to his tone and wording.

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However, many fans in front of the TV and on the Internet did not need to maintain their "comfort" at all. They launched various attacks on Origi, and Liverpool naturally could not escape.

This season, Liverpool and Manchester United are competing for the championship on four fronts, and the competition between the two sides has reached a fever pitch.

Especially whenever the two sides compete, conflicts between players on both sides are common.

Moreover, this conflict is not only reflected on the football field, but also in the places where fans of both sides gather off the field, and mainly on the Internet.

Whether in China or in Europe, whenever there is a discussion about Manchester United and Liverpool, the fans of the two teams basically attack each other.

However, Manchester United has always been the more advantageous side, not only because Manchester United has better results, but also because its fan base is significantly larger than Liverpool's. More importantly, Manchester United has Bruno.

Abroad, Bruno, as the world's top football player and the best in football, has a huge number of fans, and these fans naturally support Bruno and Manchester United.

The situation in China is rather special, mainly because in addition to being the world's number one football player, Bruno also has another identity, that is, he is a "Chinese son-in-law". Chinese fans will of course stand on Bruno's side, so they will naturally support Manchester United with Bruno.

I'm afraid only the most die-hard Liverpool fans would argue with those who support Bruno and Manchester United on the Internet.

(End of this chapter)