On June 13, a piece of news quickly fermented under the Beijing time. Recently, Carrasco's comments at a press conference caused a furor. However, former Dalian team interpreter Du Liyan, after carefully watching the video of the conference, clearly pointed out that Carrasco did not slander China in any way, and believed that it was nothing more than the Dutch media catching the wind and deliberately speculating.
In a post on social media, Du Liyan said, "Regarding the Carrasco matter, the Dutch media outlet Sporza released an interview with an original Dutch meaning that was not different from what was disseminated by the Chinese media."
To further verify the situation, Duliyan personally listened to the original recording of the June 9 conference. At that time, Carrasco and Dendoncker attended the conference together before the Belgian team departed for Russia. During the meeting, Carrasco spoke in French and Dutch. In the French portion, he talked about Atletico, Simeone and Henry and did not mention China, while in the Dutch portion, he began by stating, "My experience in China has made me a more mature person, and what I have done since I came back to Atletico is a counter-attack to those who didn't believe in me."
Duliyan said he did not hear any controversial words on the recording about shoeshine or restaurants. It is puzzling that the launch script was released only by Sporza, while other important French-language media outlets did not report on it. One can't help but suspect that Sporza is the one leading the charge. In this regard, Doolittle believes that the matter can be brought to an end.
