Xu Zhu's Successor's Football Journey

Chapter 152 In memory of the dead fans
"Since 1961, England's record against Portugal has been three wins, five draws and one loss. It seems that the advantage is obvious, but in fact, the strength of the two teams has always been about the same. Although Portugal has some disadvantages in previous records, today they are the host. The team, with the support of the local fans, may become a home game against England. There is a lot of suspense about who will win, so let us pay attention to the big game in the afternoon." --- "News"

"Now the team is fully prepared from top to bottom. We are full of confidence and will work hard to win." ---David Beckham.

"England has a lot of my teammates, I hope they can be merciful on the court! I am looking forward to this game, I hope the Portuguese team can win, I will work hard. By the way, I don't know if England's Alan Wang can play, I I am looking forward to playing against him again, you know, last time I lost, yes, I lost to him, this time I must win back.” ——Cristiano Ronaldo.

"I just do what I have to do. As for who wins and who loses in the end, it depends on luck. Everything is possible in a football game, and I think the two teams are about the same level." - Skoll s.

"David told me that if England wins, after the European Cup, he will invite our family to go on vacation. Of course, I will not be knocked down by this sugar-coated projectile, haha." ----Luis Figo .

It can be seen that many players in the England and Portugal teams are very familiar with each other. They are either in the same team, or they are friends at all. Therefore, there was no interaction between the players before the war. And like a very cordial greeting, this made the reporters who hoped to see "Mars hit the earth" very disappointed.

However, because of another matter, their attention immediately shifted from here.

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At 10 o'clock in the morning, the players of the England team drove into the Stadium of Light collectively to warm up before the battle.

In the group stage, most of the ball games are held at 6 o'clock in the evening, but as soon as they entered the knockout round, they attracted the attention of more fans from all over the world, so the focus of this quarter-final battle was arranged at 2 o'clock in the afternoon Half, and the venue is the Stadium of Light.

"Cheer up, everyone, we have to participate in the game this afternoon!" Captain Beckham shouted to his teammates after kicking the ball hard towards the goal.

"Okay, Captain!"

"We will win, for the fans!" Good old Scholes raised his right hand and shouted to the audience.

"En! Come on!" Wang Li also coaxed, and with a sound of 'dong', he lobbed the ball directly into the net from the midfield position, although there was no goalkeeper there.

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Today's England training ground was surprisingly calm, with no laughter in the past at all. Even Bridget, who has always been joking, was honestly jogging and doing some warm-up exercises, because they heard an infuriating thing this morning. information.

“Yesterday, a fan was stabbed to death on a street near the Municipal Stadium in Koibla. It is reported that this person was an England fan. On the way, they were ambushed by thugs. According to the police investigation, the murderer was probably two German fans who vented their anger after drinking, but until 5 o’clock this morning, the case has still not progressed. The police are contacting the German side to try to jointly solve the case. Express

Another fan became a victim of off-field violence, and he was also an England fan. How happy were the England players who learned about this!
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"Next, I would like to announce the starting lineup for this game. Goalkeeper James, defenders Gary Neville, John Terry, Saul Campbell, Ashley Cole, wingers David Beckham and Paul Scholes , midfielder Lampard, Gerrard, striker Wayne Rooney and Michael Owen" In the locker room, Eriksson finally announced the starting lineup for this game, which made Wang Li slightly regretful that this game He still failed to start the game.

"Don't worry, I don't even have a chance to be a substitute." Paul Robinson, who was next to him, looked at Wang Li's expression and patted him on the shoulder to comfort him.

"Thank you!" Wang Li turned his head and smiled at him. What he said was true. His national team career has only just begun. Even if he performs well, it is impossible to gain the absolute trust of the head coach, let alone squeeze out Rooney or Irving. location.

Wang Li turned his head to look at Bridge, Dyer, Bart and others. He felt that he was still very good in the team, at least the first substitute on the front line, didn't he?

It has to be said that Wang Ligang has been in this world for more than 10 months, but he has learned a "great" self-protection ability - the spirit of Ah Q, the vivid character created by Lu Xun, has spread to all parts of the world, Loved by the majority of losers.

Of course, this is just a joke. In fact, Eriksson wants Wang Li to start the game. Against a technical team like Portugal, playing a technical forward like Wang Li may have unexpected gains. , but in the end, considering the uncertainty of the situation and the cooperation between Wang Li and his teammates, he still chose Irving.

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At 2:10, the starting players of the two teams each have a ball boy beside them. Since 96, this has become a common practice in international A-level competitions. Children are innocent and pure, so the meaning of this is for football Movement of purity, friendship.

"David, are you ready to lose today?" In the player tunnel, Portuguese captain Fick, who played for Real Madrid, walked towards Beckham and gave him a warm hug.

"I'm trying to win a few, so as not to embarrass you!"

Although the players of the two teams did not express much in front of the media before the game, they all began to look at each other while standing in the player tunnel.

Wang Li was standing at the back of the team, chatting happily with Phil Neville beside him. At this moment, he felt a kind of unscrupulous gaze on his face. When he turned his head, he realized that it was a Portuguese Player, he has short Moganzi hair and big eyes. He is C. Ronaldo.Wang Li smiled at him, and then went back to chatting with Phil. He didn't want to waste time on 'cross-eye', it was meaningless.

However, C. Ronaldo didn't think so. He felt that this black-haired boy looked down on him at all, so he turned his head and smiled, and turned away immediately. He seemed to be ignored?

'It's not just a substitute, he may not even be eligible to play, what's so great about it. 'C. Ronaldo turned his head angrily, thinking.

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Following the signal of the fourth official, the main players of the two teams, each leading a ball boy, walked into the court.

As they entered the stadium, the shouts in the auditorium immediately became deafening. At this time, the stands were clearly divided. There were Portuguese fans in the east and south stands of the stadium. They stood at least half of them, while England fans were in the west stand. It's only about [-]%, and the rest are all neutral fans.

However, to the surprise of most people, each of the players in the England team wore a black veil on the field. After the on-site commentator let go of his voice and shouted, they realized that this was to commemorate the one who was unfortunately assassinated and died yesterday. England fans.

This practice of the England team has won the hearts of more neutral fans, and many England fans at the scene are even more excited. The fans are full of affection for their favorite team. Of course, they hope that the team will care more about themselves. Wearing black veils to commemorate the dead fans made them feel a kind of excitement spreading in their bodies, which made the shouts even more enthusiastic, and the cheers even covered the east stand of the stadium for a while.

Then the two teams stood in a row and began to play the national anthem. This is the only time in the whole game that was the most orderly. Almost everyone kept silent or sang the national anthem, so it sounds like there is only one It's just sound.

After completing these rituals, Beckham and Figo went to guess coins to allocate the court and kick-off rights.

In the end, the England team won the right to choose the side, and the players ran to the east half, stood in their positions, and waited for the start of the game. The head coaches and substitute players of the two teams were already sitting on the bench.

Wang Li sat there with a few teammates, looking at the field with his chin in his hands.He now hopes that time will pass faster, until he plays, on the bench, he really has enough.

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The referee for this game is Pierluigi Collina from Italy. This very famous bald referee is famous all over the world, and he is also very interested in this quarter-final, so he submitted the application himself To officiate the game.

"Beep..."

Hearing the whistle, C. Ronaldo stabbed the ball to Gomez, and at the same time announced that the game that attracted the attention of the whole world had finally begun.

(End of this chapter)