i am beckham

Chapter 200 The First Contest

Sitting on the plane to Tokyo, Gary Neville was tweeting about the news he heard from the trail.

"David, Les got punched by a QPR fan! Heard the guy was recognized by the fans at the bar and then"

Beckham shrugged: "That's what's wrong with him."

These days, professional players have just been separated from the class of ordinary people, and most people regard them as ordinary people.

If you should be beaten, you will be beaten, and there is nothing to say about being beaten.

Les Ferdinand's move from Queens Park Rangers to Newcastle United this season would have been a happy one.

Newcastle United found their favorite black and hard, Queens Park Rangers were happy with 600 million pounds, the player's career has been upgraded to a level, and his income has also increased a lot.

A transfer, all three are happy.

But as the season progressed, Queens Park Rangers lost their scoring ability completely without Les Ferdinand, and their newly introduced striker was even worse than Cole.

At the end of the season, Queens Park Rangers had no choice but to be relegated, and the fans took their revenge on Les Ferdinand.

So when he was recognized by fans at the bar, the expected thing happened.

Les Ferdinand's kinetic energy on the football field is amazing, but fighting is not in his business, and his holiday is full.

Before boarding the plane, Beckham saw the "Sun" selected the four brain damage incidents of the season, and the Queen's Park Rangers were among them.

In this selection, the number one brain-damage is undoubtedly Alan Hansen. As a legend of Liverpool, he hastily sentenced Manchester United to death at the beginning of the season, hoping that the opponent will never recover.

Unexpectedly, Manchester United achieved a major reversal and completely nailed Alan Hansen to the pillar of shame.

The second brain damage is Newcastle's coach Kevin Keegan. This buddy took the club's check to recruit in the summer and vowed to win the championship.

As a result, the experienced Ferguson exploded behind him, and finally ended up miserable, crying bitterly.

Especially what he said after the game against Leeds United because he lost control of his emotions became the best moment of the season.

The third brain damage is the gambling company. Manchester United reversed Newcastle to win the championship. Originally, such a small probability event should be a good opportunity for their company to make a lot of money, but many gambling companies misjudged the situation in December. When Newcastle once led by 12 points, they stopped accepting fans' bets on the ownership of the league championship.

In February, because Newcastle was still ahead by 2 points and played one less game, some gambling companies even redeemed prizes in advance for those fans who would win the championship if they bought Newcastle!
In the early days of the establishment of the Premier League, all walks of life were crossing the river by feeling the stones. Everyone paid tuition fees while experiencing what professional football is all about.

Among them, the one who paid the most is probably the Queens Park Rangers. They are like a person who has never seen the world, allowing Newcastle to take away the head star for only 600 million pounds.

To be honest, Les Ferdinand is innocent, because his old club is too stupid. He was completely angered by the fans this time.

Beckham once mentioned Les Ferdinand to the old John. He said that he hates him when he sees him. If he has the opportunity, he will make him look good.

As a result, Old John immediately dismissed his idea: "His eldest nephew will become the backbone of Manchester United's defense in the future. For the sake of harmony between you, I think you'd better not touch his second uncle."

With that said, Beckham and Les Ferdinand maintained a friendly plastic camaraderie when they met.

Being kind is important.

The moment he got off the plane and walked into the lobby of Narita Airport, Beckham's ears were suddenly pierced by a sharp sound.

Amidst the buzz, he saw Japanese girls in all directions.

Beckham could hardly hear the outside world. He saw the England players smile, but the smile gradually faded.

The female fans were shouting a name rhythmically, but they couldn't guess it from the shape of their mouths.

Sitting on the bus prepared for the team, Beckham found that everyone's eyes were full of lemons.

So he turned around and asked Gary Neville: "Are those girls calling my name?"

Gary looked out the window with a disappointed face: "Maybe, I didn't pay attention to listen"

How is this going?

The problem was revealed the next day, as England saw enthusiastic fans wherever they went.

The fans here are very interesting. Although they looked excited after seeing the England team, they kept a certain distance.

This is quite a problem. If you encounter such a situation in the UK, you may have to ask the security for help. If you want to be killed, you will have to squeeze out the fat
Time was running out, the England team only spent one day in Tokyo to beat the jet lag, and the next day they had a match with the home team at the National Sports Stadium.

Island football without World Cup experience is still looking forward to the appearance of a big empty wing. Although they are engaged in technical football, their level is still far behind.

Seeing the appearance of the England team, the "elite" island fans cheered for the England team, which made the visiting team unexpectedly feel the treatment of the home team.

This scene surprised Beckham on the bench. As a Manchester United player, even if he played on behalf of the England team, hearing the abuse from the fans was a daily occurrence.

Manchester United has won most of the Premier League titles in the past few seasons. Under the leadership of Ferguson, the whole team looks very tough.

Their style tends to divide fans into two levels. Fans who like them love them so much, while fans who hate them hate them to the bone.

Especially the fans in London, when they caught him, they greeted the genealogy, which made him feel that the identity of the English players was not so good.

Here it is different, the fans cheer for the two teams at the same time, applauding whoever performs well.

In the black and white football world, this ambiguous way of cheering made the entire England team strange.

Facing Japanese players whose average height is half a head shorter than their own, the England team tried their best to restrain the urge to make a long pass and play skillfully with the Japanese team.

The basic skills of the island players are not bad, but unfortunately their physical fitness is still a bit poor, and the speed of moving the ball is also a bit poor.

With England leading 3-0 at half-time, Shearer was relentless, wreaking havoc in the opponent's box like a tank, scoring a hat-trick in just 45 minutes.

Venables replaced Anderton with Beckham and Shearer with Fowler in the second half, trying to hit the opponent's defense with speed.

As a result, the defense of the Japanese players couldn't support the England team's wings. With the assists of two wide players in turn, Fowler scored twice in just 10 minutes.

The game ended with a score of 6-0. Back in the locker room, Venables yelled at Fowler: "I think there is something wrong with your emotional intelligence. It's already 6-0. You still don't let it go in the end. Don't you think about your own safety?"

Fowler spread his hands: "I'll talk about it first!"

Venables gritted his teeth and gave him a hard look: "If this is in Turkey, our bus will be overturned!"

The team's bus slowly drove out of the stadium, and the fans of the island country cheered like a tsunami for the England team, which made the English players exchange glances in puzzlement.

The harder you win, the more you cheer?
OK, remember!

England's stories off the pitch are always better than those on the pitch.

The morning after the game, Beckham walked into the restaurant and saw Gascoigne lighting a cigar with a chemistry class apparatus.

There was a bang, and the flame of the blowtorch sprayed out nearly 1 meter high.

Seeing this scene, the veteran players like Adams and Pierce laughed, while Beckham saw a little confusion in the eyes of the Neville brothers and several Liverpool players.

Everyone obviously hasn't adapted to Gascoigne's style.

Beckham believes that if someone dares to play like this at Manchester United, the old man will definitely use a high-pressure water cannon to knock him out of the training ground.

To be honest, Ferguson really thought about bringing Gascoigne to Old Trafford a season ago, but it didn't happen in the end.

Had Gascoigne's career met Ferguson, perhaps it would have been very different.

Of course, ifs do not exist in this world.

Beckham found it very interesting that David Platt protected the team's young players like a hen protects its children.

He kept reminding everyone: "It's best not to let your name appear on the front page of the newspaper. God knows what will greet you."

The story of Gascoigne is not over yet. On the plane back to England, all the players were on the second floor of a large airliner.

Gascoigne got himself drunk at lunch, leaning back in his seat and snoring.

At this time, Shearer wanted to play cards. When he passed Gascoigne, he slapped Gascoigne hard on the back of the head.

Gascoigne woke up like a frightened rhinoceros. He cursed for a while, and then smashed the TV screen in the back row with his fist.

McManaman and Fowler were confused at the time, and Gascoigne recognized the wrong person.

Beckham and Gary Neville witnessed the whole incident from the rear. This incident can only be summed up as "fucking".

The English players who got off the plane took it as a joke, but they realized the seriousness of the matter the next day.

The news got out and was carried on the front pages of some newspapers, accompanied by pictures of several England players getting drunk in Tokyo.

I didn't expect that the radiation area of ​​the English media was so far away. Fortunately, they didn't know what happened.

At the team hotel, Venables convened a meeting with several veterans of the team.

Beckham didn't know the content of the meeting, he only knew that he lost the allowance for two games at once.

Venables did not ask everyone for their opinions, and directly asked everyone to come up with a stipend of 3000 pounds to compensate the airline for the loss, and the rest of the money was donated to charity.

The next day, Venables grinned in the dressing room and said: "It's settled, and I ask each of you not to allow it to be brought up again.

By the way, you all paid 3000 pounds, then I will give you a philosophy of life, the team must always be united, never let your teammates bear the blame alone, and don't let the outside world see the division of the team.

Once things happen, then this competition is over. "

Beckham felt very painful, and took away 3000 pounds from himself for two pieces of life advice, which was his food expenses for two months.

Just as Venables finished speaking, Gascoigne suddenly raised his right hand: "Gentlemen, please be quiet, I want to say a few words!"

Just when the entire locker room fell silent, Gascoigne suddenly exerted force and let out a surprisingly loud fart.

The reason why it was surprising was because of the loud sound and the extremely smelly smell. Everyone in the locker room rushed out within 5 seconds.

"Did you not have a tuba for a month?"

Venables laughed and made a big handprint on Gascoigne's neck with his palm.

God, what the hell is this!
Beckham was amazed that the old rascal Venables would handle the young rascal Gascoigne in this way.

In any case, this is a wise decision. Gascoigne is the kind of player who decides the outcome by himself. If the team isolates him, it will not do any good for the European Championship.

This season's Manchester United team has about 4 to 5 people who are eligible to be the captain of the team, and the England team is not far behind.

Seaman, Adams, Pratt, Ince, Gascoigne, Shearer, Pierce and Sheringham are at their peak, scrappy guys who are eligible to captain England.

The result of this is that the locker room is very noisy. Adams will keep kicking the football against the wall before the game, and Pierce will stand on the table and shout: "This is my place, no one even wants to come here!"

The others were always yelling, beating their chests, and roaring patriotically in the locker room.

There was only one sentence in Beckham's mind: "Are you crazy?"

In the next two games, the performance of the England team was acceptable, but the media did not intend to say good things. They have been picking bones in the game, and then tried their best to get news about the England players.

Time flies, and it will be June 6th in a blink of an eye.

The opening ceremony will be held on this day, followed by the opener.

The opening game will be played by England against Switzerland.

As the hosts, England are of course placed in Group A, alongside Switzerland, the Netherlands and Scotland.

This grouping cannot be said to be good or bad. The Swiss and Scottish teams are not strong, but the Swiss team is tough. The Scottish team is equivalent to the Derby brothers of the England team. The two teams will basically win or lose in international competitions.

One of the programs at the opening ceremony was a group dance. Hundreds of performers in various clothes performed a dance together.

It was followed by a rather brainwashing title song "Three Lions".

The last super-large trophy was moved into the stadium, and the national flags of the [-] participating teams entered the stadium one after another, and then colorful balloons were thrown into the air like money.

England and Switzerland entered the pitch to the cheers of Wembley fans.

The first big game of Beckham's life is about to begin.

(End of this chapter)