In the latest disclosure of the Phoenix Watchtower, a long report entitled Li Tie in the eyes of acquaintances has attracted widespread attention. This report brings together interviews with a number of people who have had dealings with Li Tie, analyzes Li Tie's image in depth, and reveals a real Li Tie for the majority of fans. And just recently, senior media person Cheng Wenli also released a personal document, sharing her deep insight into Li Tie. Li Tie is known for his down-to-earth approach without losing his witticism, portraying himself as a victim. Even in the case of allegedly kicking a fake soccer ball, he still did not forget to ridicule his opponents.
Cheng Wenli tells the story of Li Tie's two encounters with Shenzhen during his tenure as coach of Wuhan Zhuoer, who suffered a crushing defeat on the road during the 2018 Chinese League A. In the post-match conference, Li Tie sneered at Shenzhen's victory, even accusing the referee of favoritism. Such comments from the coach's mouth, it is rare, but also become the highlight of Li Tie's career.
In 2019, the two teams played a 4-4 goal battle in the Chinese Super League in a match that was suspected to be a match-fixing. Li Tie openly mocked Shenzhen Jinyuan soccer at the post-match conference, implying that it had invested heavily in bringing in foreign aid but to no avail. This kind of words and actions make people feel deeply uncomfortable, Li Tie in the pursuit of honor at the same time, but also exposed its inner narrow-mindedness.
Even more ironic is that Li Tie, after becoming the coach of the national team, recommended himself to the Shenzhen team as a manager. At that time, the management of the Shenzhen team was Ding Yong, who was accused of being the initiator of the Chinese Super League's match-fixing in recent years. Ding Yong and Li Tie have a close relationship, but Ding Yong decisively rejected his proposal. This behavior of Li Tie undoubtedly exposed his greed and ambition.
During his time at Wuhan Zall, Li Tie trained numerous players and brought in a large number of players through his agency. However, when he went to coach the national team, Wuhan Zall effectively became his remote commander, and the foreign coach lost his managerial power. Li Tie's demonstrated talent for psychology, business competition and power struggles should not be underestimated. He was awarded the national team coaching whip with a bribe of 3 million dollars (actually paid 1 million dollars), and in three years he amassed more than 50 million dollars in bribes, making him a business wizard. Unfortunately, however, he failed to put this talent to good use and ended up in prison, facing a heavy sentence.
