Monica chuckled, inclining her head to lock eyes with Kristin. "You''ll love this," she said. "v posted something about what Zachary said during the post-match interview yesterday. Both the Molde and Rosenborg fans have gone crazy over the post on many social media tforms. Check your Facebook."
"You don''t say," Kristin smiled, picking up her phone to view the post. She hurriedly navigated to v''s page, which had over ten thousand followers, all sports lovers from Norway and a few neighboring Scandinavian countries.
"WE ARE THE STRONGEST TEAM IN NORWAY - THERE''S NO DOUBT ABOUT THAT," says Zachary Bemba, Rosenborg''s new star. That was the title that greeted Kristin on opening v''s page. She nced up from her phone to Monica, wondering why such a statement could send the fans into a frenzy.
Zachary hadn''t said anything wrong as Rosenborg had the most glorious history in Norway. Most Norwegians silently agreed that Rosenborg was the best team at the bottom of their hearts. Thus, the reaction of the fans was puzzling.
"Watch the video first," Monica said, seemingly guessing her thoughts. "It''s the way he phrased it. You''ll understand."
Kristin nodded before fixing her earphones into ce and clicking the y button on the Facebook video. The seven-minute well-edited motion picture started by showing the highlights of Zachary''s performances in his previous three games. It showed all Zachary''s goals, including the bicycle-kick against Aalesunds and his two free-kicks against Troms?. When the highlights ended, Zachary''s stern face popted the whole screen as the post-match interview from the previous day started showing.
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"Your team has umted 16 points, the same as Str?msgodset Toppfotball," Kristin heard the reporter, probably v Brusveen, say. "Rosenborg is only in second ce because of Str?msgodset''s superior goal difference. Are you confident with regards to winning the Trophy this season?"
"The team''s atmosphere at the moment feels great''" Zachary replied. "We''re the strongest team in Norway. There''s no doubt about that. So, we''re confident that we can continue gaining victories until we win both the Cupen and the Tippeligaen this season."
"Best team in Norway, you say!" The voice of the reporter queried,ing to Kristin''s ears through the earphones. "Not Molde, not Str?msgodset! The Tippeligaen fans may not agree. One team is the champion forst season, while the other has been one of the table leaders ever since the season began."
"Of course, we are the best," Zachary replied confidently. "We''ll soon surpass Str?msgodset and return to the top of the table. And there''s no need to mention Molde. If I recall correctly, they should still be at the bottom of the table with two points from seven matches this season. Isn''t that right?"
"Yes, you''re right," v replied. "They''ve not won any game ever since the season started. Their two points are from two draws."
"Then, there''s no need forparison," Zachary said seriously, and the interview section of the video ended.
v Brusveen''s elegant face appeared on her phone screen next.
"There you have it," the TV2 Sporten reporter said. "That was the post-match interview from yesterday''s Rosenborg''s game with Zachary Bemba. The new star of Rosenborg is very confident that Rosenborg will continue racking up more victories to win the double this season. All the other teams need to watch out as this is one yer that means what he says. His goals speak for themselves. Thank you for watching. If you liked the video, please like our page, and please doment to make your opinions known." v said in a conclusive tone, ending the seven-minute video.
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Kristin chuckled after she finished watching the video. "This guy seriously needs a publicity secretary or something," she said, shaking her head. "How can you say that there''s no need forparison just because Molde is at the bottom of the table. The Molde fans will eat him alive when they chance upon him." She added, scrolling on to thements below the video.
A lot of people had alreadymented on the video. Kristin could only read thements with the most likes just below the video.
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Rolf Petersen''sment with 614 likes: ''I''m a Viking FK supporter, and I usually don''t like to get into the rivalry between Rosenborg and Molde. But I have to intervene this time around. Saying there''s no need forparison between Molde and Rosenborg is outright nonsense. Molde are the champions forst season. They also eliminated Rosenborg at the Fourth Round stage of the Cupenst year. Where does this young boy get the confidence to say that Molde can''tpare to Rosenborg? Is it just because he has scored a few goals for Rosenborg?''
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Sindre Hestad''sment with 613 likes: ''Who cares about what he said. If any Molde yer can score a goal simr to his bicycle-kick against Aalesunds, he''ll get a free pass. He can say anything he wishes to say during the post-match interview, and we''ll spend the whole morningmenting about it. Oops! I just forgot that Moldecks any star yers who can attract this kind of attention. My bad. Sorry about that.''
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Svein Hagen''sment with 506 likes: ROSENBORG! ROSENBORG! ROSENBORG!
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Jarl Lunde''sment with 503 likes: ''@Sindre_Hestad @Svein_Hagen; yourmentsck any substance. Let''s wait for Monday 20th. We shall solve this at Lerkendal. Don''t forgetst season''s lesson and no need for pointless arguments.''
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RonaldinhoIsFromAkerStadium''sment with 492 likes: ''Well said @Rolf_Petersen and @Jarl_Lunde. We Molde fans don''t need to argue over pointless stuff. When wee to Lerkendal Stadion on May 20th, we shall show you who the boss is.''
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Kristin continued browsing through thements and noticed that majority supported Zachary''s statement of Rosenborg being the best in Norway. However, there were also arge number of fans that were dissing him and promising him hell when he faced Moldeter that May. She browsed a few other sports pages and noticed that they were all discussing the same topic of Zachary, his goals, and his post-match interview. Zachary had be a sensation in both the wrong and good ways. Kristin was both surprised and amused.
"Do you think that Zachary has seen that video?" Monica inquired after noticing that Kristin had finished watching.
"I highly doubt that," Kristin replied, her eyes still on her phone''s screen. "I remember him saying something about not being on Facebook or Twitter. He must still be in the dark about this. But there''s nothing wrong with what Zachary said in the video. It''s good publicity for both him and Rosenborg."
"Let me correct you there," Monica said, smiling. "It''s good publicity only if he can make his imse true by continuing to perform well and helping his team to gain more victories. Should he lose against Molde or Str?msgodset—and then fail to win any trophy, he will be the biggest joke in the Tippeligaen this season."
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