i am beckham

Chapter 331 The Fetters of Destiny

On the second day after arriving in France, Gary Neville finally got rid of the grief of his younger brother's defeat.

It was only then that Beckham discovered that this guy could speak French in addition to Russian, and he was simply a young language genius.

Beckham's family is not rich. Parents have to support three children and play football for him. They really can't save money.

It stands to reason that he has every chance to master French. After all, he won the beauty, and he doesn't know a little French, so he feels a little sorry.

But Sophie Marceau has always taken care of his feelings. Both of them communicate in English, and there are only a handful of times when they speak French.

So this also led to Beckham being able to cope with daily communication, but not being able to read French, sounding like an illiterate.

Gary Neville can speak French and can read newspapers, so he really doesn't know the meaning of all these messy things.

He bought several well-known newspapers for Gary Neville to read. The two of them were surprised to find that the support for the French team was not as high as they had imagined, and the media always grabbed their head coach.

A newspaper named "L'Equipe" was not too harsh on the evaluation of the French team. They questioned every decision of Jacquet's selection, tactics, lineup, etc., and their words were ugly.

For example, after the 23-man roster of the French team was released, the media directly ridiculed the French team as a mixed-breed French army.

"Desailly was born in Ghana, Vieira was born in Senegal, Lizarazu and Didier Deschamps were born in the Basque Country of France, Petit was born in Normandy, Zidane's parents are from Algeria, Pires' father is from Portugal, mother is from Spain, Henry's family is from Guadeloupe, Djorkaeff has Armenian blood, Aimé Jacquet's lineup distribution is amazing, we doubt his ability to manage this mixed army."

After Beckham listened to Gary Neville read the news, the two exchanged looks in surprise.

What kind of enmity, what kind of resentment is this, and why did it happen.

Although there are no dirty words in the comments, the sharpness and meanness are far beyond the imagination of the two people.

There is no way, the host must have the host's ability to resist pressure.

Seeing that the game is approaching, everyone must focus on the game. After all, there are too many critics in this world, and the only way to succeed is to forge ahead.

The media environment of the England team is not too different. Everyone is still discussing the "wild party" of the England team, and they are all conceiving the direction of the matter according to their own brain circuits, completely ignoring the clarification of the FA.

Beckham is in France, but still caused quite a stir in England. Juventus offered Manchester United £2500 million to introduce him, but Manchester United refused decisively.

Juventus, who was rejected, still did not give up. Lippi talked about the club's ambitions and the importance of Beckham to the team in front of the media, which felt a bit like touching porcelain.

Not only the Juventus family were interested in him, Real Madrid and Bayern were also making inquiries. The English media seized the time to speculate on the news and made up the story so that Ferguson, who was on vacation, had to come out to clarify.

The time is slowly approaching the opening of the World Cup. Beckham has been very cautious these two days, staying in the hotel when he has nothing to do.

Old John's warning is very clear, if Hoddle invites everyone to play golf, then go along, even if you can't play golf.

Sure enough, two days before the opening of the World Cup, Hoddle invited the whole team to play golf.

Although Beckham didn't know much about the sport because of his growing environment, he followed everyone to the golf course.

Sophie Marceau wanted to see him, but following the principle of being careful, Beckham could only tell the truth about Hoddle's dislike of players being overexposed in the media.

The competition has come to a crucial point, and for the sake of the World Cup, it will be no problem to wait another day or two.

Beckham pinched his nose and strolled on the lawn with his teammates all afternoon, just watching but not playing, participating in exchanges and successfully making it to the World Cup finals.

On the afternoon of June 6th, all members of the England team sat in the meeting room of the hotel where they stayed, waiting for the champion to hold the World Cup opening ceremony in Paris.

The wall directly opposite the meeting room had already been equipped with a curtain, and the clarity was not bad.

Without making everyone wait too long, the opening ceremony kicked off on time.

Beckham looked at the big screen with eager anticipation and excitement, and his excitement was completely uncontrollable.

The state of mind of going to the World Series this time is very different from that of two years ago. I feel that there is a heavy pressure on my shoulders.

At the European Cup two years ago, Beckham didn't have much in his mind about the atmosphere of the competition. Venables made it very clear that he was asked to go to gain experience.

He played in the last round of the group stage, the main purpose is to let Anderton adjust the rotation, and he doesn't feel very nervous.

Even if he went up to kick a penalty kick later, he didn't bear or face too much pressure before the game, because there were big bosses around him to carry it, and it wasn't his turn to be responsible for things.

But now the situation has changed, and as the best player in the Premier League and Champions League, he is obliged to shoulder the responsibility of England moving forward.

Even if he is not the core of the England team now, he is definitely an important player of the team. This feeling is very different from two years ago.

On the big screen, a group of characters in clown costumes walked around the field on stilts. When the commentator explained that they were insects, the whole meeting room laughed.

Beckham also laughed, and the days with Sophie Marceau fully proved one thing, the French are really jumping in their minds, at least they can let themselves go more than the British.

What happened to the opening ceremony of the World Cup with insects?Is this something a decent person can do?

The funny thing just started, a group of people pushed the mat to cover the football field, and a bunch of humanoid insects came and ran back and forth on the mat.Running and running, these insects unzipped their zippers at the same time, and a bunch of balloons rose into the sky from their backs.

I don't know who teased the French insects to be in heat on the football field, which caused another burst of laughter from the crowd.

Then the insect jumped on the trampoline on the mat, and the narrator introduced that the performers were all members of the French trampoline team.

Immediately afterwards, 32 insects flew down from the ceiling around the stadium, representing the 32 national teams participating in the World Cup.
In the picture, the insect with the colors of the Scottish flag on the clothes seems to have lost its balance, dancing in the air, and tossing for a long time before regaining its balance.

The 32 human-shaped insects released smoke while descending, and the colors of the smoke were all the colors of the national flag.

The camera turned to the stadium, and Wuduohua suddenly appeared on the mat, representing five continents.Then the flower in the middle began to expand at a speed visible to the naked eye, and then ejected a giant football. The English players no longer knew from which angle to complain about this picture.

As the balloon lifted into the sky, hundreds of models appeared on the sidelines on the catwalk.

Sure enough, the French who stand at the forefront of fashion cannot give up the opportunity to show in front of the whole world.

When the music ended, the staff quickly left the stadium with various props like ants moving house.

The prelude to "Do you mind if I play football" was immediately switched on the court, and Sophie Marceau and black singer Yusu Ndo appeared in the center of the court.

The beauty was wearing a red tracksuit with a white windbreaker outside. Beckham immediately recognized that this dress was the style Sophie Marceau wore when the two met in the box for the first time, but the color changed from blue to red.

Beckham couldn't help but smile knowingly, I miss it so much!

On the TV screen, Yusu Endo played steadily, and Sophie Marceau remained beautiful.

Seeing that the song was coming to an end, the live broadcast screen turned to the player tunnel. Dunga held his head high, Ronaldo was laughing and playing, and Carlos was pulling up his pants.

When the broadcast camera moved backwards, the screen suddenly switched to the stadium, and the screen was suddenly aimed at Sophie Marceau. The beauty suddenly kissed the sportswear, and the screen zoomed in again. The position where she kissed was printed with the word "7" in white.

Does this need an explanation?

Red stands for Manchester United, and "7" stands for Beckham. Anyone who knocks them will understand the meaning in seconds.

It's just that no one thought that Sophie Marceau would take the initiative to release this information under the circumstances of the world's attention. This is the trace of the existence of love.

French women really don't care when they're in love!

Beckham felt a twitch in his heart. He was sure that love existed.

Amid applause and whistles, Gary Neville silently patted Beckham on the shoulder.

The booing in the conference room lasted for a long time, and it didn't stop until the players of the Brazilian team and the Scottish team walked into the stadium.

It wasn't until Hoddle came forward to stop it that the noisy meeting room fell silent.

At this time, the Scottish team's music "Flower of Scotland" was played on the stadium. The music was sonorous and powerful, and the voices of the players were loud and firm.

The music for the Scottish team ended, and the Brazilian national anthem sounded immediately.

Compared with the thickness of the representative music of Scotland, the music of the Brazilian national anthem is much more cheerful, which makes people want to dance when they listen to it.

After the prelude, the Brazilian players spoke collectively, and their speaking speed far exceeded everyone's imagination.

The rhythm of the Brazilian national anthem is already fast, and the speed is often faster when the national anthem is played. A brisk song instantly becomes a rap.

Brazilian players in yellow jerseys beat their bodies to the beat while performing snaps in front of the broadcast cameras.

When the music ended, Beckham felt that the Brazilian players suddenly relaxed.

When the game started, Beckham cheered up and focused on the game.

Scotland kicked off first, and they had less than 10 passes to pass the ball to the Brazilian player.

Ronaldo ran at the forefront, and four defensive players quickly gathered around him. They were obviously afraid of the alien's ability to break through.

From the performance of the players on both sides, it can be seen that the Scottish players panicked and made consecutive pass errors after the opening.

Moreover, the Scottish team has no star players, and the whole team has no backbone. Football has always been at the feet of the Brazilian team.

In less than 5 minutes of the game, the Brazilian team completed the second shot. Dunga's long-range shot hit the defender and popped out of the bottom line.

Bebeto sent a corner kick, and Brazil's defensive midfielder Sampaio hung the Scottish defender and forced the ball into the goal.

1 to 0, the goal came too suddenly, and the commentator was still introducing the Scottish goalkeeper as the oldest player among the players participating in this World Cup.

No one thought that an English team could not beat the Brazilian team in set kicks, so how can it be played?
After conceding the goal, the Scottish team was in disarray. Captain Hendry headed back in panic in the face of Ronaldo's impact.

Within a few minutes, there was another dangerous situation in front of the Scottish team. Sampaio received a long pass from his teammates and jumped to the top. One man overwhelmed two Scottish central defenders to grab a header.

Seeing this scene, I believe that the other teams in front of the TV will exclaim in their hearts that the Brazilian team's long pass is so slippery.

If they were replaced with a British traditional center, the game would probably lose suspense at the end of the first half.

Everyone's amazement was not over yet. The Brazilian team launched another wave of offensive. Ronaldo kept starting, stopping and turning in the penalty area alone, and still completed the shot surrounded by four Scottish defenders.

Nothing!
It is said that the opening game is difficult to play, the Scottish team is completely powerless in front of the defending champion, and the Brazilian team should win easily.

But things did not develop in the direction everyone predicted. The Scottish players roared while kicking the ball, and gradually stabilized their position.

They did not hesitate to pay the price of the yellow card, and continued to implement foul tactics against the Brazilian midfielder. As a result, they quickly scared the Brazilian players.

After the balance of power was formed, the weaknesses of the Brazilian team's central and backcourt were also exposed. Their central midfielder Dunga was 34 years old, and the two central defenders were not young. In addition, the veteran Bebeto was also 34 years old. The aging of the central axis made it impossible for the Brazilian team to play running and bombing.

But the Scottish team can. Their midfielders rushed to the center of the Brazilian team one after another, hitting the opponent's goal wave after wave.

There is no mystery in their style of play, it relies on brute force.

Beckham originally thought that this style of play was not very effective, but he did not expect that the slow movement of the two central defenders of the Brazilian team was completely exposed, and they were suppressed by the Scotsman.

In the 38th minute, the Scottish team kicked a pass from the wing, and four or five offensive players rushed into the penalty area in one breath. The Brazilian defenders also panicked.

penalty!

The Scottish striker easily scored a penalty kick to make it 1-1.

At the end of the first half, the two teams walked into the tunnel with a tie.

Brazil had a lot of trouble in the second half, with Scotland rolling like meat and Brazil's pass success rate not high.

After Rivaldo relied on his personal ability to shoot and slide the goal, the Brazilian team has never had a chance.

Brazil coach Zagallo replaced Bebeto with Denilson, and the situation still hasn't improved.

Even if this Brazilian dribbling master plays a job, the defensive players just don't stretch their legs and don't follow him at all.

Seeing that the game was about to end in a draw, the Scottish team's mistakes ruined the previous efforts.

They first made a mistake in clearing the siege, and then the central defender who returned to defense hit the shot blocked by the goalkeeper into his own gate.

2 to 1, the Brazilian team has a solid defense, the Scottish team's offensive strength is limited, and the score was not equalized.

At the end of the game, Brazil beat Scotland slightly, but the game did not reflect the strength of the football kingdom.

Judging from the performance of the players on both sides after the game, the Scottish team was not convinced by the loss.If they had expected Brazil to be like this, maybe the game would have been different.

At the end of the game, the England players found that the Brazilian team was not so terrible.

Three years later, their lineup has not changed much, and the four players on the central axis have already passed the peak of their careers.

If they meet in the knockout round, the England team may not have a chance. The opponent's weakness is too obvious. I am afraid that the two central defenders will not be able to hold Husky together.

The next morning, the news of Brazil's small victory over Scotland appeared in all the newspapers.

But there was a piece of news that completely suppressed the brilliance of the World Cup opening game. The news that Sophie Marceau showed love to Beckham at the opening ceremony of the World Cup hit overwhelmingly, and the heartthrob suddenly became the focus of the media.

So many reporters suddenly appeared in the place where the England team appeared, which suddenly increased the team's exposure rate by several times. Everyone wanted to see what the beautiful man was doing.

Of course, the media must cater to everyone's needs, which caught Hoddle, who was facing the World Series for the first time, by surprise.

He took away Beckham’s yellow training vest in the second day’s confrontation training, and said nonchalantly: “David, I will give you two choices now, either apologize to the media, or give up the starting spot. There is nothing negotiable about this matter!”

Beckham didn't expect things to develop in this direction. He couldn't apologize to anyone because of Sophie Marceau's love: "Mr. Glenn, I don't think I was wrong in this matter."

Hearing what Beckham said, Hoddle showed a contemptuous smile: "It seems that your choice is to give up the starting lineup!"

Beckham, who was violated the bottom line, did not give in: "Then why did you let me leave the starting lineup?"

Hoddle sneered: "Because you are not focused enough, you are not ready for the World Cup."

As soon as he finished speaking, Beckham gave him the yellow vest, turned around and walked towards the substitute side.

The teammates around him all showed shocked expressions.

There's going to be a big mess!

Beckham put on the blue training shirt expressionlessly. He didn't expect that he was careful and still did not escape the trajectory of fate.

(End of this chapter)