"This has to be mind games!"
Wang Shuo said loudly, then added with a cold laugh, "Just a bit clumsy and transparent, that's all."
Since the target of the comments wasn't even angry, the others calmed down a bit.
"That's right. Afterward, he made a point of praising Helmes and Kiesling. I think he was deliberately putting you down to prop up Bayer Leverkusen's two strikers."
Wang Shuo smiled faintly and nodded. "But taking a shot at me won't help them score more goals."
Sometimes, when a head coach gets into a war of words with the media, it isn't necessarily for the public's benefit.
It might be aimed at the opposition, his own players, or even the club's management.
"But Labbadia isn't entirely wrong. I do need to figure out a way to establish myself inside Bayer Leverkusen's penalty area."
Schürrle grew anxious when he heard that. "Wang, you're not actually falling for his scheme, are you?"
