"He should have taken Wolle's advice and changed the way he works and handles problems."
"His recent criticism of Mainz and mockery of Wang Shuo, for instance, was a very classless thing to do."
Of course, some media outlets also publicly supported Labbadia.
To many, the idea of an 18-year-old Chinese player appearing near the top of the Bundesliga's scoring charts was simply unbelievable.
However, the most interesting part of the whole affair was that no one at Mainz, from top to bottom, had made any comment.
When reporters, eager to stir up trouble, came to interview the Mainz players, General Manager Heidel relayed Klopp's decision.
The entire team was refusing all media interviews!
Clearly, Mainz wanted no part in such a media storm.
On the training ground.
After every training session, in addition to his routine extra work on free kicks, Shooting, and other skills, Wang Shuo added training for a new secret weapon.
