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That afternoon, some Turkish sports websites published an exclusive news item: "...According to our informants, early this morning, two big players from Liverpool, Chen Hero and Suarez, had a fierce argument in the hotel... Both sides used a lot of foul language, but the reason for the argument is currently unknown... However, the situation at the time was very serious, and many other Liverpool players left the restaurant and did not come forward to mediate... It seems that these two are not as popular in the team as we thought... Currently, Liverpool officials have not made any explanation on the matter..."

Many Besiktas fans were ecstatic when they saw this news—Liverpool had internal strife before the big battle, it was really God helping me! Besiktas is bound to win at home!

This news was wildly spread by Turkish Besiktas fans on Twitter and Facebook.

Then it also reached the ears of Liverpool fans.

"What? Internal strife? Those two fought?!"

"That's impossible... Hero and Luis have always had a good personal relationship, how could they fight each other?" See, this is a real case of how information in the online world turns into rumors.

The initial news was that the two had an argument, and in the process of spreading, various subjective and objective factors were added, and finally it became that the two directly started fighting!

"Rumors, right? Please clarify!"

"Why doesn't Liverpool official come out and say something? Is it true?"

"We have the right to know the truth! If you don't give us the truth, we will spread rumors. This is 'rumors forcing the truth'!"

Worrying makes people confused. This behavior of Liverpool fans, in addition to adding chaos to Liverpool's preparations, is actually useless.

They said that Liverpool official didn't come out to refute the rumors, but the problem is that Liverpool official didn't even know that this matter was known to the outside world!

There were so many fans @ing them that Liverpool Football Club's official Twitter account noticed something was wrong—at first they thought it was a boring rumor created by their opponents to interfere with the team's normal preparations. But later they felt something was wrong and it was best to ask the club.

So the call went to Martin O'Neill's cell phone.

"Internal strife? Fighting?" Martin O'Neill was confused. "There was no fighting, no internal strife..."

"It is said that Turkish media reported that this morning in the hotel, Hero and Suarez had a fierce internal strife, and there was physical conflict between the two sides..."

The person in charge of Liverpool's official Twitter account was interrupted by Martin O'Neill's laughter.

"So that's what it was!"

"Yes, you know?"

"What internal strife? What fighting? These media can really exaggerate, as expected, all crows are black! Hero and Luis did have a quarrel, but the topic of their quarrel... uh..." Martin O'Neill suddenly felt that this kind of thing was too embarrassing, and he really couldn't explain it to the other party in detail. "In short, it's not a big deal, and it's not as exaggerated as the media said. Don't worry, there are no problems within the team!"

He said it with certainty, but to the other party, it seemed that he was deliberately concealing some important information, which brought a strong sense of insecurity to the other party.

After the Twitter person in charge hung up the phone, he thought to himself: It seems that something bad did happen, otherwise why didn't O'Neill explain it clearly? Being so vague, it's obvious that he wants to hide something... Alas! Such a difficult game, and we encountered such a crappy thing! Liverpool... is really unlucky!

Although he thought so in his heart, Liverpool Football Club's official Twitter still came out to refute the rumors.

"Martin O'Neill: Internal strife? I have never heard of it! Everything is normal with the team, and we are ready for the game tonight!"

It's just that the effect of refuting the rumors was not very good... Because during this period, some other travelers staying in the hotel also tweeted to prove this matter. They said that they did hear arguments in the restaurant in the morning, and that Liverpool players left the restaurant in a hurry.

These corroborated the Turkish media's claims. Originally, some people thought it might be a rumor. How could Chen Hero and Suarez fight, given their relationship?

But now more and more evidence has indirectly proved that something really happened in the restaurant, and many people are uneasy.

Liverpool fans are worried about the team's game tonight, and Liverpool fans who were dubious before are now as if their parents have died.

And Besiktas fans cheered—this thing is really true! Great!

There is also a special group of Besiktas fans who are also very happy. Although they still exude a stench that cannot be covered up by using too much shower gel, their hearts are filled with a sense of accomplishment—Liverpool players have internal strife? That must be because our tactics last night worked! They were so noisy that they couldn't sleep well and had splitting headaches. After getting up in the morning, everyone was irritable, and then a little spark could detonate them... Ah hahaha... Damn, it stinks!

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The "internal strife" incident was so big that even Besiktas coach Tayfur Havutcu noticed it.

In fact, he knew when the Turkish media just broke the news about Liverpool's internal strife, but he didn't believe it, because Chen Hero and Suarez had a good personal relationship, which was generally recognized. He couldn't not know this when collecting information.

But as more and more circumstantial evidence emerged, he was a little unsure whether it was a real thing or a rumor.

Until Martin O'Neill came out to refute the rumors, saying that there was nothing wrong with the team at all, he could finally be sure—Liverpool really had internal strife! And the matter is not small, otherwise why would O'Neill cover it up? His refutation is a strong proof that Liverpool is already in chaos! If O'Neill directly said, "Yes, the two players had some small arguments, but this is very common within the team," Havutcu might have believed what he said, because he used to be a Turkish international and is now a coach. He also knows very well that within the team, everyone cannot be as close as brothers, and there will always be some friction, but these frictions are not a big deal at all, and may disappear overnight.

So most coaches don't take it to heart, and they will tell the truth when faced with media interviews, thinking it's nothing.

There is only one situation in which the coach will try to cover up the truth, that is, the conflict has been very serious, and he does not want the media to take this opportunity to hype it up and affect the atmosphere within the team.

But this precisely shows his guilty conscience and the bad situation...

Isn't that ironic? If the person concerned admits it, others will not suspect it, but if the person concerned denies it, it will attract more suspicion.

So he believes that something serious enough to split the team and affect their combat effectiveness has happened within Liverpool.

Then he must not sit idly by!

If he doesn't seize such a good opportunity and make good use of it, he deserves to lose the game at home!

He has instantly figured out how to deal with Liverpool in his mind. He must find a breakthrough from Chen Hero and Suarez.

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After Martin O'Neill received a call from the person in charge of the official Twitter account, he continued to receive calls from other people, including his relatives, his friends, and some reporters.

Everyone called for one thing—to ask him to confirm whether Liverpool really had internal strife.

At first, when facing his family, Martin O'Neill told the truth, saying that there were arguments, but it didn't matter, such arguments were common, and there was no need to be surprised.

But later he realized that something was wrong—everyone attached so much importance to this matter, what did it mean? It shows that this matter may affect the outcome of the game!

Maybe at this time, his opponent is expecting something really happened to Liverpool?

If they really believe that Liverpool has internal strife, will they be careless because of this? Will they make some wrong arrangements because of this?

Martin O'Neill is also a tactical master, and he immediately figured out this point. And like Besiktas coach Havutcu, he keenly realized that this was an opportunity to be used—feigning retreat to lure the enemy.

I just want to create some ambiguous illusions to confuse you!

Having made up his mind, he didn't plan to tell the truth to those reporter friends.

Of course, deception is a technical job, and not everyone can do it. If you say too much, it will arouse everyone's suspicion. You must grasp this degree in order to not show any flaws.

So he didn't say directly: "Yes, we have internal strife!" That's too unskilled.

He made full use of people's psychology, he said: "No, there is no internal strife. Absolutely not. This is a rumor, Hero and Luis are good friends, how could they have conflicts?"

The more he denies it, the more everyone will believe that something really happened—because the coach will never admit that there is something wrong with his team!

In this way, the information gathered from various sources eventually turned this matter into a "watertight case."

Even the most loyal Liverpool fans believe that their team really has internal strife under tremendous pressure—look, everyone has found a reasonable reason for their internal strife, so you can't help but believe it.

The pressure is too great, so everyone is nervous. Under such circumstances, it is normal for any fierce conflict to occur... Hero and Suarez have a good relationship? So what? Fathers and sons may turn against each other, and good friends may eventually become mortal enemies and go their separate ways. Such things happen every day in life, and Chen Hero and Suarez are just one of them.

Some people even wailed: "Hero and Suarez have turned against each other? I don't believe in love anymore!!"