"Hello, viewers, welcome to today’s news broadcast. We have an urgent news update. Famous Chinese player Lu Yang has been reported to have fractured his left hand, ruling him out of the current European Cup."
"According to official statements from the Italy National Team, Lu Yang’s arm was broken by the French international Koschel in the first minute of the Europa League final."
"Subsequently, Lu Yang received bandage treatment on the sidelines, which supports this claim. Sports medicine experts state that the team doctor’s bandaging technique is commonly used for fractures and similar situations to provide some stability to the arm."
"But the shocking part is that Lu Yang managed to play for a full ninety minutes with such basic treatment. He completed three goals, one assist, and dominated the game."
"The incident is still developing further; Luo Cheng, what are your thoughts on this matter?"
The host asked Luo Cheng, the special sports channel commentator beside him.
Luo Cheng replied, "My friend Tang Yuqin, as everyone knows, is in Italy and is quite aware of the situation there. This matter initially arose because Koschel missed out on the France National Team."
"French fans believe the main issue lies with Lu Yang, claiming Lu Yang injured Koschel. Hence, they launched a media attack on Lu Yang."
"As for Lu Yang, as many may know, he is a high-profile player on the field but maintains a low profile off the field. On the field, he’s never backed down from a challenge. But outside the field, he is very pleasant and hardly ever gets into conflicts except when defending Sofia, and he rarely causes trouble off the field. He is an exceptionally excellent and disciplined professional player."
"However, things turned bad when San Remo players made inappropriate comments on the matter during a gathering, further enraging the French fans. Morici’s comment, ’it’s just a fracture,’ was indeed inappropriate."
"But now the situation has reversed; the Italian Football Association stated that Lu Yang also fractured in that match. This complicates matters... If true, Koschel should actually bear more responsibility than Lu Yang!"
Luo Cheng then expounded on his view.
There are two reasons.
The first is that the cause of the injuries on both sides is actually different.
According to analysts, the injury Lu Yang sustained was due to Koschel’s collision during a contest between Lu Yang and White.
Even if there was no intent to injure, Koschel’s deliberate collision with Lu Yang for defensive reasons is undeniable.
Furthermore, Lu Yang was facing a two-on-one situation.
Based on the distribution of responsibility, Koschel is essentially fully responsible.
Even if there was no malice.
On the contrary, Koschel’s injury occurred during a fair one-on-one in the penalty area with Lu Yang.
There was no two-on-one situation.
Koschel underestimated Lu Yang’s defensive capability and was unprepared, which caused him to be bounced off by Lu Yang and subsequently fell.
Secondly, although Lu Yang was the one who trapped Koschel, Koschel did not exhibit an extremely painful expression at that time. This indicates that Koschel’s hand was twisted and trapped but the external force wasn’t that great, so it didn’t cause his fracture.
Until Arsenal’s goalkeeper Marduk also dove out for a save and collided with Lu Yang and Koschel, Koschel finally cried out in pain.
Therefore... in this instance of injury, Marduk’s responsibility far exceeds that of Lu Yang.
Lu Yang’s share of responsibility is even less than Koschel’s own share.
Out of humanitarian concern, a reasonable division would be Lu Yang holding twenty percent of the responsibility, Koschel himself thirty percent, and Marduk fifty percent.
Hence, if Lu Yang indeed fractured as well, not even considering his heroism post-injury. Just based on responsibility allocation, it would be sufficient for Italian fans to lambast French fans.
Why did French fans malign Lu Yang so severely before?
Wasn’t it because Koschel was indeed quite pitiful? Most of Italy’s domestic media and fans are normal people; they genuinely felt sorry for Koschel and thus did not retaliate randomly.
But now... If there’s justified backing, would Italian fans fear French fans?
All Europe knows that France is the weakest, this is common knowledge.
Regular French-bashing isn’t just chatter.
Secondly, another crucial aspect.
True, Koschel is a French international, even a starting central defender, but... he is not irreplaceable in the France Team, he’s neither the defensive commander, nor the core, nor the soul of the team.
But Lu Yang in the Italy National Team... despite only being selected once and only playing one match, just that match was enough to completely conquer all Italian fans.
Curved Moon Blade, Lu’s Arc!
Who can forget the stunning kick?
A reversal kill worth one hundred million euros!
A hat-trick after coming off the bench!
Maniero’s lavish praise, Drake’s strong advocacy, Candreva was even willing to request a substitution for him actively. Strong as Italy’s core striker Ancelotti has to applaud and say well done after Lu Yang took over the free kick!
Lu Yang for the Italy National Team is no ordinary presence.
Now exchanging France’s Koschel for Italy’s Lu Yang, all of Italy thinks it’s a huge loss!
This is essentially like Italy saying we won’t bring Morici, so you can’t bring Zidane either.
A significant loss, right!
Therefore, once the news of Lu Yang’s injury broke, Italian fans couldn’t sit still. Old and new grievances, resentment and anger erupted simultaneously, and Italian fans began to inundate various forums, retaliating fiercely in all public forums.