i am beckham

Chapter 345 Old John Has Two Brushes
The World Cup has reached the quarter-finals, and the favorites to win the championship have basically shown their own characteristics.

The defending champion Brazil has been adjusting their tactics and is one of the most threatening teams this year. There is only one item they need to adjust in terms of offense, and that is to let Ronaldo play well.

Alien's performance in the group stage was not satisfactory. Everyone wanted to see his powerful outbursts, his pendulum-style extraordinary, and his goal-savvy goals. As a result, Ronaldo only scored one goal in three games.

In everyone's opinion, Ronaldo, who averaged one goal per game, just met the expectations of the fans, not to mention this bad data.

The aliens were neither easy nor sharp in the three group games, but struggled very much in the opponent's defensive encirclement.

This kind of situation can only show that Ronaldo is not playing happily. If he is not playing happily, it means that there is a problem with the Brazilian team's offense.

In the quarter-final against Chile, the old coach Zagallo decisively retreated Ronaldo's position, allowing him to move about 15 meters outside the penalty area.

Although far away from the penalty area, Ronaldo has gained a huge space for action. In this position, he played obviously much easier.

Of course, the Chilean team is not stupid. When they saw Ronaldo adjusting his position, they immediately dispatched heavy troops to encircle him.

Ronaldo, who is in a retreat position, has a lot of freedom. Even though he will encounter at least two Chilean players who are staring at him every time he takes the ball, he is still as free as the wind. Therefore, the Chilean team used three players to surround Ronaldo in an important area at the same time. The scene is quite exaggerated.

Ronaldo is the player with the most balls in Brazil in this game. Once he is allowed to rush from a position far away from the goal, Chile's defense is still difficult.

But if he is restrained with heavy troops, other Brazilian players will be very relaxed, and the balance is difficult to grasp.

Seeing that the Chilean team was about to survive the first half, Ronaldo successfully completed a breakthrough and won a penalty for the Brazilian team.

The alien made a hit, and the Brazilian team returned to the locker room with a one-ball advantage.

At the beginning of the second half of the game, Ronaldo's performance continued. He scored another goal and hit the goal post twice. Finally, the fans saw the attacking power of the aliens.

The Brazilian team finally defeated Chile 4-1. The Shuangsa combination was not enough in front of the aliens, and Sampaio, the midfielder of the Brazilian team who played in the J-League, also made people shine. He scored two dollars alone in this game.

Who would have thought that Brazil's midfielders Dunga and Sampaio are both from the Japanese league and can support world champion players. Many people think this league is not bad. Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger also stayed there for two years, and his evaluation is not bad.

Perhaps no one thought that such a game would actually advertise the J-League, which inadvertently increased the league's popularity.

In the other round of [-], the Italian team scored a goal shortly after the opening by Vieri.

Facing the five big and three rough Norwegian teams, the Azzurri performed very well.

They started delaying time almost from the 30th minute of the game, putting the game to sleep.

The Italian team's defense is really good, they let the Norwegian team not find too many opportunities.

After the start of the second half, the Italian team kept booing in the backcourt under the boos of the fans. Regardless of whether the game was enjoyable or not, and whether the fans were happy or not, they kept dragging a 1-goal lead to the game in their own way. Finish.

After the game, the style of the Italian team was considered the ugliest football in this World Cup, but the old Maldini was unmoved, and he expressed that he must stick to his beliefs to the end.

In the quarter-finals, Group D defeated three veteran European and American teams, and the African Eagles Nigeria team that qualified first in the group received widespread attention.

This African team, based on the Atlanta Olympic champion, showed a very strong combat effectiveness in the game against the Spanish team. They played against the Spanish team, which had hoped for the qualifiers, and finally defeated the opponent 3-2, making the opponent the only seeded team that failed to qualify for the group stage in this World Cup.

Against the backdrop of Nigeria's [-]th-final clash against a mediocre group-stage Denmark, many thought the African side could make continental history.

But the result of the game surprised everyone. The African Eagles were no different from the group stage, and they were easily defeated by the Danes 4-1. It was another 4-1.

Many people think that there are no masters in international football in the 90s, and Laudrup Jr., the core midfielder of the Danish team, is one of the few master players in this era.

Regardless of whether other people agree with this statement, everyone has to admit that Laudrup Jr. made the Danish team's performance extremely stable, with almost no fluctuations.

When the Nigerians make mistakes, they can punish their opponents immediately.

The old German chariot headed the Mexican in the quarter-finals, and goals from Klinsmann and Bierhoff helped them narrowly escaped with a 2-1 scoreline.

The German team exposed the weakness of the midfield defense in this game. The absence of Sammer, who is considered the best midfielder today, has seriously weakened the team's strength.

In this way, all the quarterfinals of this World Cup will be produced.

In the quarter-finals, Brazil will face a united Denmark.

In the same half of the area, the England team will meet another strong enemy. Their next opponent is the uncrowned king Netherlands team. This game is destined to become a focus battle.

In the other half, Italy will compete with France for a place in the semi-finals, while Germany will face Croatia.

Seeing the situation of the quarter-final matchup, the English media pulled Hoddle out again and gave him a whip.

If he hadn't messed around, England's eight-to-four opponent would be the German team with an average age of 33.

No matter what level the Germans can play, their upper limit is there, and it is absolutely impossible to have a domineering spirit.

The Dutch team is difficult to deal with. Although the stability of this opponent is not as good as the German team, their upper limit is difficult to estimate, which puts considerable pressure on the England team.

To be honest, from the perspective of overall strength, the Dutch team with a balanced offense and defense is undoubtedly very competitive, and they have almost no weaknesses.

Compared with the Dutch team, the Brazilian team has an aging midfielder, the French team has a poor striker, and the Italian team has a conservative style. These three teams all have obvious loopholes.

If someone puts the German team in the championship, it must be out of politeness, and the English media is obviously not polite to the Germans.

They believe that among the existing eight teams, only England can match the Netherlands in terms of balance.

The strikers of the Three Lions include Shearer, Owen, Heskey and Cole. Such a combination of strikers can meet various tactical requirements at the same time.

In terms of midfield, Beckham's scheduling ability has been unanimously recognized by all walks of life. Everyone believes that he will play the central midfielder in the next game. Ince and Batty will escort him in the midfielder position. This is definitely a rare and classic combination in the history of the England team.

The future master Scholes is obviously almost mean, and the game with the Argentine team proved that he has no way to cope with this level of competition.

England's defense is also not bad. Although they are not as good as France and Italy, they are definitely better than Brazil and Germany, and are on the same level as the Netherlands.

The media are still brooding over the fact that the England team did not enter the half of the French team. According to the current development situation, they have an absolute advantage against Germany.With the characteristics of the French team and the Italian team, the game between them will definitely not be open and close, and the game will be happy and enmity.

If there is no accident, the two teams are very likely to toss into overtime.

However, with the urgency of the Italian team, it is impossible to beat France in the golden goal winning system. The possibility of the two teams deciding the winner through a penalty shootout is far more than the other three games.

Regardless of who wins the two teams, the process favors England, who are likely to face a tired opponent in the semi-finals.

In the other half of the district, the situation is completely different.

The England team will definitely fight to the death with the Netherlands team. The Brazil team may encounter difficulties with the Danes, but there is a high probability that they will not be in danger.

In this way, even if the England team wins, they can only meet the Brazil team, which is waiting for work, in the semi-finals.

However, there are also optimists in the English media. They think that the England team is in better condition than the Netherlands team. Although the opponent is a little bit stronger, this gap can often be ignored in the World Series.

The winning percentage of the two teams is basically [-]-[-]. As long as the English players remain united, the Dutch team is not so scary.

Once the victory over the Netherlands, the England team may not have no chance of winning in front of the Brazil team.

Everyone found in the game that Ronaldo's personal ability is really good, but his coping ability is really average.

In the match against the Chilean team, he failed many times in both passing and crossing. This ability can be regarded as his shortcoming.

If England's meat grinder trio can limit him to wandering on the wing, with England's current pass control ability, it is not impossible to win Brazil.

Once past the Brazil team, the England team may really be able to reproduce the glory of 1966.

Of course, this is just the wishful thinking of the English media. The actual situation only depends on the performance on the spot. This kind of speculation like playing house can only be done for fun.

Beckham has not been affected too much. It is actually not that easy to buy British newspapers in France, and the perspective of the French is obviously different from that of the English.

They focused entirely on the "wives". The players and partners of this World Cup were divided into three forces according to their strength. The first force was Sophie Marceau. As the goddess in the hearts of French men, her popularity in the country is undisputed.She and Beckham are undoubtedly the most popular couple, and they have a cliff-like advantage over other forces.

The second force is Ronaldo and his model girlfriend Suzanne. In this combination, the man is well-known in the world, and the woman is a passerby outside Brazil.As long as the Brazilian team plays in this cup, Suzanne will be there.The girl seemed very quiet, and immediately gained a lot of attention.

The French media generally believed that Suzanne was not as quiet as she looked. They judged by Suzanne's expression and movements when Ronaldo scored a goal, this girl was a prodigal.

A guest who has read countless people said that Suzanne is definitely an old driver, and she has the dominance of opening and closing on certain occasions and dominating the audience.

From this point of view, I don’t know if the aliens can withstand it.

The third-party force is the wives of the French team, and there are many beautiful people among them.

Beckham has been discussing with John Sr. how to deal with the Dutch team in the past two days. The other party said that the development of the matter has exceeded his control. He can only give advice in the future, and there is no key guidance plan.

Nevertheless, Old John still provided the starting lineups of the Dutch team and the Argentine team, and also introduced the life of important players in detail, so that Beckham had a deeper understanding of this opponent.

Old John said seriously: "When we meet the Dutch team, our long pass tactics will be greatly reduced. The Dutch are generally tall and have strong personal abilities, but I still think we have a chance."

The day before the game, the two teams announced their starting lineups respectively. The English media guessed the starting lineup of the England team, while Old John guessed the starting lineup of the Dutch team.

Beckham thinks this guy is really talented, and it would be a pity not to eat football.

(End of this chapter)