i am beckham

Chapter 339 David, Let's Wait and See

When England lost to Romania, many people thought that "soccer country" was nothing more than that, they just happened to knock out Italy in the World Cup qualifiers, and then won an irrelevant invitational tournament.

Everyone knows in their hearts that Romania is a team built with the star Haji as the core. Haji was 29 years old in the US World Cup and was at the peak of his career.

Under his leadership, the Romanian team broke into the top 8 of the World Cup is a manifestation of strength.

Now that Haji is 33 years old, the competitive state at this age must not be compared with that of four years ago, so many people underestimate the England team, and no one cares about the growth of his teammates over the years.

But when the England team defeated Colombia 4-0, the media who were still stepping on the England team a few days ago turned around, first expressing their anger at Hoddle, and then lamenting that heaven is jealous of talents.

Had Hoddle been able to put David in the starting XI for Game [-], it would have made all the difference.

In order to make everyone forget the previous reports, they made up a story in great detail.Although this story is based on reality, it is sensational throughout, which makes Beckham a kind of tragic figure.

Why do you say class?Because England still have games to play.

But this does not affect the media making up stories. They made Beckham a superstar in advance, a superstar who restrained himself for the benefit of the group.

In the writing of the media, Beckham's teammates are all good players, and they are also good people.

Why did England lose to Romania?
Because the opponent broke into the quarter-finals of the last World Cup, their strength is not bad, but they are incomparable with the England team with Beckham.

Since there is no comparison, why can they still win the England team?

First, there is no Beckham in Romania's scoring period. As long as the heartthrobs play, Romania is not enough to watch.

It has to be said that as journalists who play with pens, many media have two tricks.

What they write always gives people a feeling of science fiction literature, but everyone can't blame them, because the stories are based on facts, and the logic is artificially closed, it can't be true anymore!

Second, Hoddle, a shit-stirring stick, directed blindly.

The wonderful coach of the England team suddenly became a deadly expert in the media.Obviously holding a good deck of cards but holding back the king in his hand.

Not only did he block the core of the team, but he also managed the players a bit like military. The players were treated like they were in prison, they went to work at fixed times every day, and their freedom was completely restricted.

The story ended like this, Beckham's popularity rose in an instant, and Hoddle, who didn't like to take responsibility the most, took all the blame in one go, as if he was the number one villain.

This kind of story is not very credible to people who know the inside story, but the problem is that such people are one in a hundred, and among them, those who can trust their own judgment are even fewer.

Even Gary Neville has been asking about the details of Beckham's affairs during this time. He said that he must clarify this matter in his autobiography in the future.

To be honest, there are some things that Beckham himself is not sure about.

As the protagonist of the story, he has not personally experienced the whole process of the matter, and when explaining the details, sometimes even he himself has to rely on reasoning.

There is no way, the three big guys are very taboo about talking about that day. When they brag to everyone, they "mosaic" all the important plots and pass the most important parts. Those plots can only be made up by imagination.

Beckham didn't want Gary Neville to see that he didn't know, so those plots that needed to be supplemented were simply excerpted from media reports.

Because the plot of the story was too out of touch with life, Gary Neville's first reaction when he heard his answer was often to say suspiciously: "Are you kidding me?!", and then silently digested and recited.

At this time, everyone probably doesn't know that this fairy tale-like story with clear latitude and longitude between pros and cons is capturing the hearts of a large number of fans, the largest number of which are Asian fans.

The World Cup in France took place in a year that connected the past and the future. Color TVs spread to millions of households. The Internet age is coming. Many countries broadcast the World Cup for the first time. The football world suddenly became rich and colorful.

In the past, the broadcast has always been based on the signal of the organizer. Because it involves information such as advertisements and copyrights, the live shots before and after the game are all in the studio. It started for tens of seconds, and it was almost obsessive-compulsive disorder.

When the game is over, the live broadcast will either end directly, or the audience will be pulled back to the studio to watch the commentator blow the water.

The World Cup in France is completely different. The game often starts from the player tunnel, and sometimes there are some interviews after the game.Although sometimes what the players say is far from the translation of their own media, but everyone still enjoys it.

It has to be said that the World Cup in France was the first love of the World Cup for Asian fans in the 80s and 90s.

The live time of the World Cup in the United States is not friendly. It belonged to the era of fathers. The only impression in the children's minds in that year was the phrase "34-year-old Maradona" shouted out in the middle of the night by a commentator who was easy to talk. Panting like a cow".
The World Cup in France is much more intimate, the broadcast time is close to the people, and the game is full of stories.

In this World Cup, many Asian fans saw Ronaldo's lightning speed, Baggio's melancholy, Batistuta's invincibility, and for the first time saw what is the ceiling of beauty in the football world.

The story begins with England thrashing Tunisia, but the papers and media keep talking about a man who didn't play.

In the second game, the name came on with England trailing by three goals and largely without shots.

Even if the team chased two goals in a row, the new fans couldn't figure out who played a role, and even the commentator didn't necessarily know.

Because the live broadcast camera has been chasing the football, everyone does not know the behavior of other players. No one knows that the person with the most good looks runs the most.

Everyone only knows that at the end of the game, the broadcast camera flashed across his face. At that time, he had sprinted for nearly half an hour, with blond hair stuck to his forehead, and his face was extremely gloomy.

Everyone's first feeling is that Leonardo also belongs to the England team?
Oh, no no, this guy is obviously stronger and more emaciated.

Because the broadcast camera quickly cut to the side of the ecstatic Romanian players, everyone was not deeply impressed by this repeatedly mentioned player.

David?Beckham?Is his name David or Beckham?

Oh, read together!
Got it, got it, his surname is Da!

British surnames are really rough
This is a time that cannot be copied or replaced.

So in the match between England and Colombia, when a blond player stood in front of a free kick, everyone's first impression of him was "Isn't this the substitute in the last game? The main player was injured? Why is his expression still so serious?"

From the moment Beckham started his run-up, the whole world was different!

There is a picture that was forced into everyone's mind, with firm expressions, chic movements, gorgeous arcs and charming smiles.

The only impression that this group of pictures give people is: he is so handsome when he smiles!

So after the game, everyone started to frantically search for his information, and the media were doing the same thing.

Then everyone knew a story. In the story, Beckham sacrificed himself for the sake of collective self-sacrifice, while Hoddle forcibly suppressed the core in order to satisfy his desire for control. No one wanted to know his tactical ability.

Then some people linked this player with Manchester United's No. 7, the protagonist of "Twilight", and everyone suddenly realized.

And Beckham, who is in Saint-Etienne, can't understand this. He just feels that it takes a lot of time to go back and forth between the stadium and the hotel every day.

The coaching staff, nominally co-coached by Keegan and Hoddle, has been trying to ease the relationship with the players, and the players are allowed to enter and leave the hotel freely within the specified time.

But few people are willing to go out of the hotel these days, because there are always media standing guard at the door of the hotel.

As an Englishman, England players are well aware of the strength of the British media.

There must be whistles and hidden stakes arranged by various media at the entrance of the hotel. There may also be traps set up by the media according to the personality characteristics of England players, waiting for fishing law enforcement at all times.

This feeling is so horrible that England players automatically give up their freedom.

Maybe someone went out and met a blonde girl, and the two hit it off, drinking and chatting, exploring the human body.

When he was separated from the blonde, this guy might think he was awesome, but what he said and did with the blonde might appear in a newspaper the next day.

Among the previous head coaches of the England team, Eriksson and Allardyce have both been subject to fishing enforcement. This is not uncommon in the UK.

Since everyone is unwilling to leave the hotel, they can only hang out with each other.

This is a link that Hoddle is not good at, and it is indeed Keegan's forte. While playing cards, he shared his experience with the players around him two years ago: "Alex pushed me too hard that season. Manchester United chased me. Those shit media want me to collapse and guard me in public every day.

If I go to the toilet, they will count the time I go in next door. If I come out soon, they will say that I have a bad stomach. If it takes longer, they will say that I am constipated in the newspaper the next day, hahaha! "

Beckham and Gary Neville looked at each other involuntarily. No wonder this guy finally said those hysterical words on TV.

Everyone wants to enjoy the satisfaction of being in front of the flash, but is afraid of the side effects.

And the lethality of the British media is probably among the best in the world. Beckham feels that the media in other countries use flashlights for photography, and the British media most likely use X-rays or gamma rays.

If you want to be a star in the UK, you have to be innocent. Once there is something you can't see, you will definitely be dug out. It's just a matter of time.

Like Beckham, England players choose to stay in the hotel and continue to enjoy the two-point and one-line life of the hotel and the training ground.

During these four days, Beckham felt that the friendship between him and many players had increased as teammates.

In normal times, players from different clubs form different circles, everyone can save face, and they don't offend each other, but they won't integrate into the world of the game.

Unexpectedly, the siege and interception of the English media actually made the players form a joint force, and the life outside of training greatly enhanced the relationship between them.

The Argentina team also has a lot of credit for keeping the England team together.

This opponent makes the English players who are usually hostile to each other feel the same hatred. Argentina is a team that all English players are unwilling to lose.

The two countries had a fight more than 20 years ago, and the English players did not want to be ashamed.

At the football level, they are even more burdened with the mission of revenge for English football.

In the 1986 World Cup, Maradona put on the basket first and then staged the greatest performance in football history. This defeat has always made English footballers grieve.

The Englishman insisted that without the joy of handball scoring, Maradona's mental state would not be able to complete the miraculous goal afterwards.

If Argentina does not score, the England team will advance to the semi-finals. It was the strongest England team after winning the World Cup in 1966, but it was ruined by the Argentines.

The day before the game, when everyone got Argentina's starting lineup from the newspaper, they started bragging again.

Similar to England's choice, Argentina also played a 3-5-2 formation, and their roster was ridiculed by the English players.

Among their five midfielders, Ortega and Veron were inserted between Simeone, Almeida and Zanetti.

Passarella's Argentina team is not elegant at all, they even use the midfielder Simeone to play the left midfielder.

This is not the son of the wind, it is a lunatic.

Zanetti on the right has comprehensive abilities, but he has nothing to do with the wind, but is somewhat similar to Beckham's positioning in the club.

Amidst the ridicule of the crowd, Gary Neville interjected: "I feel that Simeone is prepared for David, even if he is now a midfielder."

Beckham could only sigh. It seemed that this matter had already been traced. Unexpectedly, Gary usually looked big and had a keen intuition.

Gary does have a keen intuition, because he has seen opponents use various strange formations to limit Manchester United's wings in the past two years.

Standing behind Beckham, he can see everything with just a glance.

The England team was silent for a few seconds, and everyone started booing at the Argentine team's three central defenders. Campbell yelled that the Argentine was stunted, which made Neil Bright unable to refute.

No way, the average height of the Argentine team's back line really stretches the hips.

Left center back Ayala's official height is 1 meters, and it is said that the water content is not small.

Chamot in the middle position is 1 meters, only 85 centimeter taller than Beckham. In the England team, Adams is 1 meters, Campbell is 1 meters, and even Gary's official height is 92 meters. He is now qualified to lie about his height.

In addition, the official height of Argentina's right central defender Vivas is only 1 meters, and Gary Neville speculates that he is only about 66 meters.

“他的身高大概在1米62到1米63，他想让自己看起来体面一些，于是尽量达到1米65，但是这个数据看起来又太整齐，于是改成1米66。”

Gary Neville's statement caused a burst of laughter from the crowd, because this was also his idea of ​​tampering with his height.

His current height change is completely deceitful, because as a champion club player, he has long been clearly analyzed by everyone. I am afraid that all Premier League forwards know his true height.

But Gary still made himself 3 centimeters taller without hesitation. The explanation he gave was very straightforward: "First, it has a deterrent effect. Second, it has dignity."

His explanation was so straightforward that everyone was powerless to refute.

England's starting lineup basically maintained the lineup of the previous game. The only difference is that Irving replaced Husky in the starting lineup, which made everyone very puzzled.

What is the England manager doing?
Didn't they notice that there were two hobbits in the opponent's defense?
Put Husky on it, we can score early, wouldn't it be good to play Irving then?

Anyway, the English media is always dissatisfied with the England team. As long as the team does not win the championship, they will not have bad words for a day.

But the England team doesn't pay attention to the voices of the outside world. They have been numb to the media's scolding these days, and now they can bear anything, and a little doubt is nothing.

The England team in white shirts and dark blue shirts lined up at the Stade Guichard in Saint-Etienne.

The "March of the Motherland" was played first. The rhythm of the first half of the song was too slow, and it took a long time for the Argentine players to find the rhythm.

I usually sing well, but when I met the England team today, all the players wanted to show their determination, but I didn't expect to use too much force.

The rhythm of the music gradually accelerated in the later stage, and the Argentine team finally found the rhythm.
Then "God Save the Queen" sounded, and the England players put their shoulders on each other and sang in unison with a proud and indomitable momentum. The whole process seemed extremely solemn.

The camera panned and England players stood on the pitch like 11 lions.

The only flaw is that Gary Neville, in order to put Seaman on the shoulder, he had to lift his left arm high, the height difference between the two looks like a son pulling his father.

As the music ended, all the fans cheered in unison, and what was about to be played on the court was a game about the face of the country.

Argentina can't afford to lose, England has no way out, and the epic battle of the World Cup in France is about to begin.

The players of the two teams dealt with the pre-match handshake casually. No one looked into each other's eyes. Only Beckham and Simeone looked at each other carefully.

Simeone smiled like a jerk and was very unfriendly, while Beckham's smile was ignorant of the other party's contempt, and both of them instantly added points to their hands.

"David, let's wait and see!"

"up to you!"

(End of this chapter)