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Martin O'Neill cursed inwardly after seeing the Turkish Tourism Bureau's reaction: "Is this the kind of quality you have? How can we not discriminate against you! Why would Liverpool issue such a warning? Isn't it because of the tragedies that happened there before! Damn it!"

He was so angry because the Turkish Tourism Bureau had successfully fanned the flames of hatred higher and higher. This was even more detrimental to Liverpool's away game. He could already imagine what it would be like at Besiktas' home stadium...

He definitely didn't want this game to become a war in hell!

He also wanted to curse the English media. He didn't think that the English media digging up Liverpool's 8-0 victory over Besiktas was to cheer for Liverpool—if you want to cheer, don't you know to wait until we return to our home field to talk about it? This is the score from the home game, we are going to the away game now, what's the use of you saying it! Isn't this actively mocking the opponent and creating trouble for us?

O'Neill didn't have a good impression of the English media, because he even knew what kind of virtues the British media had. In order to attract attention, for sales, and to create sensational responses, they would not hesitate to fabricate, violate all laws, and break through all moral constraints. What eavesdropping on victims' phones and then publishing them to infringe on victims' privacy, what publicizing the inside story of the case to put the police investigation in a passive position, what playing Cosplay to set traps to frame public figures... They were particularly skilled in these things, and even when faced with public accusations, they would not have any sense of guilt. At most, they would just fire a few people, but this cost was simply too insignificant for them. After firing a few people, they could recruit more people. As long as the idea of "using any means to trample on the law and morality under the guise of pursuing the truth" does not change, then they will always be just a group of "paparazzi" instead of real journalists.

So he knew that this group of media was not cheering for Liverpool at all, they were just using the banner of cheering for Liverpool to hype this matter. Liverpool's visit to Turkey had all the elements of a sensational event—high profile, violence, controversy, and a history of tragedy. With a little hype, it could ignite a raging fire and allow readers and audiences to devote all their energy to follow up.

As for the consequences of doing so, whether it would lead to tense air, whether it would deepen the opposition between the two sides, whether it might lead to a series of very serious and unpredictable consequences... they didn't care. The newspapers sold well, the news was sensational, and their task was completed.

If you use "social responsibility" to question them, they will spread their hands and tell you innocently: "If you need to find us media for this kind of thing, what do you need the police for?" Yes, if their hype causes the game atmosphere to become more tense, isn't there still the police who can maintain order? They are supposed to do this anyway... More tense? Then send more police! Are we taxpayers raising a bunch of pampered waste!

That's the logic of media people.

Oh, if someone really dies, they can take the opportunity to hype it up again, criticizing Turkey's security measures, criticizing football violence, reflecting on the hooligan problem... but they will never reflect on their own problems.

Truth?

Although they always have this word on their lips, they have never really taken it to heart.

The Hillsborough disaster shocked the world and shook the whole of England, leading the British Prime Minister "Iron Lady" Thatcher to introduce a series of very strict policies targeting football. But look at how the famous British newspaper *The Sun* reported the matter at the time? They called Liverpool fans "thugs" and "murderers," called the ninety-six dead Liverpool fans "deserving," and vowed that reporters saw Liverpool fans robbing the dead of their clothes and belongings at the scene, and even Liverpool fans raping dead women and urinating on corpses.

Their nonsense was published on the front page in a grandiose manner, and shamelessly named "The Truth"!

As a result, Liverpool fans were unanimously condemned and spurned by everyone, and some people really felt that it was their own fault that more than ninety Liverpool fans died.

But in fact, the real truth soon came out. The dead were innocent, and the Liverpool fans were also innocent. It was not football hooligans who caused the chaos and tragedy, but chaotic stadium management—when the stands were already full, the stadium gates were still constantly letting people in, and the overloaded stadium wire mesh collapsed, people lost their balance and fell to the ground, and more people rushed up from behind without knowing the truth, eventually leading to tragedy...

*The Sun* didn't care at all. In order to seize the timeliness of the news, in order to be the first to publish the report, they didn't conduct careful investigations at all. Relying only on a few horrible photos—they deliberately took them so horribly in order to attract attention, because people are always habitually interested in those unusual and visually impactful pictures—and the reporters' speculations, they hastily compiled such an extra.

Slandering the dead as football hooligans, slandering the entire Liverpool fans as murderers, slandering them as rapists, robbers, and thieves. All these shameless acts were motivated only by the desire to grab the news... such a trivial reason, it let ninety-six people die with grievances!

If the media really has a conscience, then his conscience is definitely lighter than a feather. If the media really has morality, then their morality is not worth even a Zimbabwean dollar. If the media really has a face, then the thickness of their face is longer than the history of the universe. If the media has integrity, then their integrity is probably only one billionth of that of all the villains in human history. If the media has a bottom line... damn it, they don't have any bottom line! Their only meaning of existence is to constantly refresh the record of the bottom line they have created!

Up to now, *The Sun* has not formally apologized to Liverpool Football Club and its fans for their slander of Liverpool fans, so up to now, it is rare to see *The Sun* sold in Merseyside, and sales are dismal. Moreover, Liverpool, whether it is coaches, officials, or players, never accepts any form of interview from *The Sun*.

Chen Hero had just arrived at this team not long ago, and Gerrard had warned him about this. He told him not to accept interviews with *The Sun*, otherwise he might not be able to gain a foothold in Liverpool. Liverpool fans can shake hands and make peace with Everton fans, and they can drink and have fun with Manchester United fans, but they cannot forgive *The Sun*.

With such a previous conviction, do you think O'Neill can still believe that the media is kindly helping Liverpool? They are pushing Liverpool into the abyss!

Then they are on the shore, sitting in chairs, crossing their legs, cracking melon seeds, drinking soda, and waiting to watch a good show!

Martin O'Neill was so angry, but he couldn't change this situation. Because the media manipulated public opinion, and the power of public opinion is huge, he alone is unable to compete with it, and can only do some things within his power, such as finding Chen Hero to tell him to stay calm and not lose his mind. For example, when accepting interviews, he repeatedly poured water to put out the fire on both sides.

However, under the omnipresent power of public opinion, his efforts were insignificant.

The rest, he can only pray.

Pray for everything to go smoothly, and pray for peace.

In the few days before the game, Martin O'Neill was about to turn from a professional football coach into a professional pastor...

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"Istanbul! Here we come! Whoo-hah!"

Phil Gibbs, who walked out of the plane's gangway, raised his hands and shouted excitedly.

"Quiet, Phil!" Adam Smith next to him made a silent gesture. "This is enemy territory!" He looked around nervously.

Phil Gibbs patted him on the shoulder: "Relax, Adam. Look..." He pointed to the sky.

"What's wrong?" Adam Smith looked up at the sky, blue sky and white clouds, and planes taking off and landing...

"Under the bright sky, where is it as scary as you said? Turkey is a tourist country, and so many tourists come here every year, why don't they have anything happen? This is Turkey, not Iraq or Libya, don't worry." Phil Gibbs smiled and comforted his friend.

"It's always good to be careful..." Adam Smith actually hoped that he was worrying for nothing, but he still muttered.

Tom Jackson, who was carrying luggage next to him, laughed at Adam Smith's timidity: "Adam, if you're worried, go home to your mother! Hahaha!"

"Get out of here, Tom!" Adam Smith's face turned red, and he glared at Tom.

"It's not Tom who's talking about you, Adam. You're really too timid. You have to know that we have 150 people here this time!" Phil Jones pointed to them. All the Liverpool fans came to watch the game. Some of them were wearing Liverpool jerseys, as if they were afraid that others wouldn't know they were Liverpool fans...

"That's right, we have 150 people, what are we afraid of? The club also said that as long as we act with the large group, there is nothing to worry about. I really don't know what you're afraid of, Adam." Tom Jackson curled his lips.

"Can you guarantee that you eat, sleep, and go to the toilet, always with these 150 people, Tom? It's always good to be careful!" Adam Smith retorted.

"Tch!" Tom snorted, then lowered his voice and leaned close to his two companions, and said to them: "Let me say something unpleasant, even if there is really an accident, why would trouble find the three of us? There are 150 people here, and there are reportedly as many as 2,000 Liverpool fans who have come to Istanbul this time. Do you think you will be the unluckiest one among these 2,000 people, Adam?"

Phil Gibbs laughed next to him: "Hahaha! If you're really that unlucky, go back and buy the lottery, the big prize is waiting for you, Adam!"

Adam Smith was outnumbered by two, so he could only roll his eyes and remain silent.

Three good friends followed the crowd around them to the exit. Among the 150 Liverpool fans, the three of them did look very inconspicuous.

Although the club had warned the fans, and although the Turkish stadium and football hooligans were notorious, none of this could stop those who truly loved football from coming to follow the team and cheer them on.

Because they love their team, and for their team, they will go through hell and high water without hesitation!