Xu Zhu's Successor's Football Journey

Chapter 142
The England team defeated the Swiss team 4-0 and became the first team to get tickets for the knockout round of the European Championship finals. On the way back to the locker room, Wang Li, Rooney and Lampard were surrounded by reporters Yes, besides being happy, they also accepted live interviews from these reporters.

The biggest contributor to this game is undoubtedly Rooney. In the face of reporters' interviews, big-name players such as Beckham, Gary Neville, and Irving also happily praised this young striker, "I am very happy to be able to play in this game. It is the first time to score two goals, and I would like to thank my teammates for their support, without them, I would not have scored." He said truthfully.

Of course, Wang Li was also included in the interview. In any case, he also added to the team’s icing on the cake at the last moment, which made him tied for the top scorer list with Rooney, Larson and Zidane. Among them, Wang Li It only played 23 minutes. This efficiency amazed the media and reminded them of Manchester United's first substitute --- Solskjaer.

"Congratulations on scoring another goal in the game. Do you think that Mr. Eriksson will consider you to replace Irving in the next game?" A cunning Portuguese reporter looked at Wang Li with interest.

After hearing his question, the reporters next to him immediately fell silent, and the experienced Beckham immediately waved his hands behind Wang Li, signaling him not to talk nonsense.

"These are issues that the head coach should consider. Regardless of whether I can play or not, I will accept the command of Mr. Eriksson, and Michael is my idol. He has always played very well, hasn't he?" Of course Wang Li could hear this. This is a kind of sobering question. If England qualify for the first place in the group, the first opponent to face is probably the Portuguese team. These local Portuguese reporters are eager for any conflicts within the England team. Will be fooled.

"According to the observation of these two games, you and Rooney did not cooperate tacitly on the field. The so-called 'double star combination' in England failed to exert its due power. What do you think about this?" In fact, it is true. Eriksson's biggest problem with Owen and Rooney is this. Although Wang Li has good personal ability on the court, he still has a big problem with his teammates. If he and Rooney partner, the two people's The positions are somewhat overlapped, and it is not as threatening to use his long-range shooting and dribbling ability to play as a winger.

Wang Li thought for a while, then suddenly smiled, and said, "It's because of my lack of ability, so Mr. Eriksson only asked me to play as a substitute now, didn't he?"

After hearing his answer, the people around laughed. These reporters also had a good impression of Wang Li. Europeans who can be humble are very rare, and they don’t understand the meaning of modesty. Wang Li’s words This kind of statement makes these people think that he knows his own level very well, and will continue to work hard in the future to gain a position.

Yes, it is only because Wang Li is just 17 years old. If he is a few years older, maybe these reporters will think that he is not seeking to make progress...

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The England team won two consecutive victories in the group stage. The England fans at the Coimbra City Stadium all ran into the stadium and celebrated wildly. They didn't want to leave until the security guards stopped them.And in the entire British Isle, I don't know how many fans indulged themselves that night, which caused the beer sales in various bars to rise suddenly.

For the English people, football is an integral part of life. They will be excited and disappointed by the success or failure of the team. This is England and this is European football.

At the post-match press conference, Eriksson brought Rooney, Gerrard, and Wang Li to the press conference. This time, unlike the press conference of the previous game, Eriksson, who no longer had the pressure of the group stage, was in a very good mood. As a victor, as the first head coach to lead his team to qualify for the knockout round, he has fully demonstrated his confidence in the team and respect for his opponents.Without waiting for the reporter to ask questions, he first praised the Swiss team, "The Swiss team is very strong. The reason why we can win is that the game played too smoothly. Mr. Jakob Kuhn is a respectable senior , I still have to learn from him.”

Jakob Kuhn has been coaching the low-level Swiss leagues since he entered the coaching industry, and only entered the Swiss Super League in the past two years, and he has also become the first local coach of the Swiss national team, but this The achievement is far from that of Eriksson. You must know that Eriksson has become the head coach of the England national team and is 18 years younger than him.

"Before the start of the European Cup, the England team trained for more than a week and participated in two warm-up games. We have made sufficient preparations. Now the team is in a good state, and fortunately, the performance of the substitute players is also very good. Yes, we are confident to achieve better results." After speaking, Eriksson took a sip of mineral water and waited for the reporter to continue asking questions.

"Mr. Eriksson, can you comment on the performance of the next two young strikers? It is said that the English media called Rooney and Allen the double stars of England. What do you think of this? In the next game, Alan Wang Can he still start? You know, he scored two goals in 20 minutes."

This question speaks to Eriksson's heart. In his opinion, last year's bold choice of 17-year-old Rooney and this year's bold choice of 17-year-old Wang Li are the most sensible decisions for him in the England national team. He slightly He smiled and replied: "I am very satisfied with their performance. The outstanding performance of the two of them has greatly enhanced the offensive ability of the England team. Whether they can start the game or not depends on their performance in normal training. There's no situation where the team plays well and doesn't play, like last year when Wayne started."

These reporters asked for a long time. Although the old and cunning Eriksson said a lot, in fact, he didn't have any important points at all. To sum up, I am very satisfied with the victory and the good performance. I am not sure whether I can start the game. He's just prevaricating the reporter.

Seeing this situation, the reporters also lost confidence in getting the news out of his mouth. They immediately shifted their targets to Rooney, Wang Li and Gerrard who scored goals today, but compared to the other two, Gerald Germany was coldly received, because as the old man of the England team, he had no breaking news to dig at all.But Gerrard doesn't care about these. He has already passed the stage of Wang Li and Rooney. For him now, the team's victory and honor are the most important.

On the contrary, Wang Li was in trouble, because these reporters seemed to have lost interest in the game issues, and began to care about his personal issues instead. Their topic has been staying on the relationship between the little princess Angela and him, There was even a tabloid reporter who heard the news from nowhere and actually asked about his agent Rita, which made Wang Li a little at a loss.

However, he did not lose his composure. Although he was flustered in his heart, he showed indifference on his face, and his answer was well-behaved. If his ambiguous relationship with Rita was published in the newspapers, he could not imagine Angela What would happen after he got the news, he had no experience in this area.

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After two rounds of the group stage, the form of Group B gradually became clear. The England team has definitely emerged as the first in the group, because in the just-concluded match, the tragic defending champion France drew 2:2 with Croatia. With only one share, they lead the Swiss team and rank third in the group with the advantage of the number of goals. They can win the next game. Whether they can appear or not depends on the face of the England team. This makes the England team happier. up.

As far as Wang Li himself is concerned, he has become a popular figure in the football field recently. He scored two goals in 23 minutes and ranked first in the scorer list. His fame has soared, and many, many local Benfica fans know his name.This made Rita's work even busier. Now she has no time to travel and entertain with the members of the wives. Various companies have come to their door, even leading sports brands such as Nike and Adidas The company keeps 'harassing' her every day, wanting to sign a contract with Wang Li.

The competition between these two companies is very fierce. They both want to be the first to sign Wang Li as a potential stock, but the cunning Rita always shirks. She knows Wang Li's potential very well. If he can continue to perform well, this year's After the European Cup, she will definitely be able to take advantage of the skyrocketing period of Wang Li's net worth to get a big contract that was unimaginable before.

However, Wang Li was indifferent to this. Although the more money the better, he believed that Rita would arrange everything. This woman who is very sensitive in business will also do the work for her own benefit. very good.

And the thing that made him most happy recently was that Eriksson announced the squad for the next game against Croatia. Among them, the usual substitute players such as Vassell, Wang Libridge, and Phil Neville are all on the list , while Irving, Beckham and other players were excluded from the big list.

It seems that the Swede intends to use this irrelevant game to train his troops, that is to say, Wang Li will get the chance to start the next game.

PS: Ask for collection.

(End of this chapter)