Xu Zhu's Successor's Football Journey

Chapter 528

Carragher is in an embarrassing situation.

In recent days on the training field, his performance was quite satisfactory, but in the team's locker room, he rarely communicated with his teammates. This was more because the team's black-haired boy had returned to the team, which made him feel Very depressed.

As a star, Carragher is by no means an idiot, he understands his situation very well.

In the last Champions League final, he was kicked into the hospital by Wang Li, until now this scene is still deeply etched in his mind, and due to the injury for half a year, he almost failed to be selected for England If it weren't for his outstanding performance after Christmas and Liverpool's performance is also very good, I am afraid that he would not be selected for the national team by McLaren.

And now that he has entered the England team, he has the opportunity to follow the team in the World Cup.

That's good news, at least for Carragher.

However, the primary problem facing Carragher now is how to get along with the team's black-haired kid, and he still doesn't know how to do it.

This strong man from England must be depressed. He has good strength, but his position in the England team is absolutely impossible to be compared with Wang Li. He understands his position very well. Then he will definitely be the one who leaves. The media and fans will not hold him back at all, and they will even scold him as a pest of the England team.

Such a situation is really helpless, but this is the case in the field of football. Only strength can have status.

Therefore, Carragher has been hesitating recently. Although his performance during training is still normal, when he gets along with his teammates after training, he is not as active and cheerful as he was a few days ago.

In fact, he knows what to do, and the best option for him is to shake hands with the team's dark-haired kid, at least during this World Cup.In this way, the conflict between the two will at least not affect the performance of the England team, nor will it affect his status in the England team, which is in his best interest.

And in his heart, he also knew that in the last Champions League final, all the incidents were indeed provoked by him. Although he was still a little bit aggrieved about his half-year cultivation, after another half a year, these grievances have faded a bit .

In other words, Carragher wanted to shake hands with Wang Li, but he didn't have a step down. The man's face problem prevented him from taking the initiative to compromise with Wang Li, which would make him "looked down" by his teammates. After all, no matter how the conflict between the two happened, Carragher was the most unlucky victim.

'A victim offering to make peace with the perpetrator? ', even if he was expelled from the England team, Carragher would not do it because it would make him lose face.

The teammates are full of worries about the relationship between these two people, the most important thing is that this matter involves Wang Li.

As the most important member of the England team now, everything about Wang Li is a big deal, and this kind of conflict in the dressing room is a very serious big deal.

Because it is not only related to the unity of the team, but also to the performance of the team in the game.

But in fact, Wang Li didn't take it seriously at all.

For him, he did not suffer in last year's European Champions Cup.In that final, Chelsea not only won the championship trophy, he also got half a year's leave, while Carragher was admitted to the hospital and stayed in the hospital for half a year.

This year's "vacation" allows Wang Li to enjoy his life, but at the same time, the impact on his own reputation is too small, and Real Madrid has won the Triple Crown this season. What else can he complain about?

However, he also knew about it, but he didn't take the initiative to adjust it.

In any case, the incident last time was always provoked by the Liverpool players. He just counterattacked passively. Well, at least he thinks so. From the beginning to the end, he did nothing wrong.

So why did he take the initiative to reconcile with Carragher?

As for the impact of this incident on Carragher, this is not what Wang Li needs to consider.In the team, he is neither the coach nor the captain of the team. Even without Carragher, Wang Li doesn't think that the strength of the England team with him will drop much. He has this confidence in himself, so he doesn't care about it at all. These.

As a result, the atmosphere in England's training remains the same.

On this day, journalists from some major newspapers, magazines, and websites entered Wembley Stadium to film the England team's training match.

From May 5, when the England team gathered for training, McLaren has been conducting closed training, and reporters are not allowed to interview such training.But now, when Wang Li and Beckham return to the team, it has become very difficult to refuse interviews.

Because the influence of the two of them is too great.

If it is still closed training, then the media in England will definitely be noisy.As head coach, McLaren will certainly receive a lot of verbal attacks.

He didn't want to see such a scene, so today he ordered the staff to open the court.

The training on this day is the same as usual. In the England team, the training that the players do is some tactical training and the tacit cooperation training of the players in the game.This is mainly because the players in the team are all from different teams, and the tacit cooperation between them is the most important.

As for technical improvement?If there is no ability, it is impossible to join the team.

After some simple training in the morning, McLaren arranged an internal training match in the afternoon. Only a real match can strengthen the cooperation between the players.

Wang Li is of course the main force.

In the main team, other players include Thomas, Beckham, Gary Neville, Owen and other players. Most importantly, Carragher was also assigned to the main team.

Seeing such a situation made Beckham feel a little nervous. He felt that under the eyes of many media, the conflict between Wang Li and Carragher might be exposed.

His hunch came true.

The technical strength of the players in the main team is definitely not a problem. The offense and defense are basically training and cooperation. The same is true for Wang Li. He reduces the time he spends with the ball and chooses to cooperate with other players more.

In an attack by the main team, Jamie Carragher stepped in and dribbled the ball to find an opportunity, while Wang Li used his speed to pull out a gap in the right corner of the penalty area.

The gap was obvious, but Carragher still passed the ball to Beckham who was keeping up.

One time can't explain the problem, but in the following time, the media who noticed this found that Carragher hardly passed the ball to Wang Li, and as a striker, Wang Li rarely had the opportunity to pass the ball to the backcourt.

Soon, almost everyone noticed this problem. Even if Wang Li had a very good position, Carragher would not pass the ball.

This may not explain too many problems, but the next scene on the court made everyone affirmed this situation: in the backcourt, Wang Li asked for the ball from Thomas, and Thomas kicked it to Carragher, wanting the latter to pass In the past, Carragher ignored Wang Li and drove the ball to the frontcourt with a big kick!

This scene confirmed everyone's guess that there must be conflicts between Carragher and Wang Li.

"Contradictions within the England team have emerged!!"

"The grievances between Carragher and Allen, the England team had many conflicts before the war!!"

"Bad news before the World Cup!!"

On the second day, this topic immediately became the focus of English media reports. Compared with the hype at other times, this time it was a real worry for the entire English media, just because this is the England national team, and now it is about to face the World Cup.

One week before the World Cup, this kind of problem occurred within the team. How can the media and fans not be worried?

What they want to see is a harmonious England team. Only such a team can win good results. Conflicts in the locker room are by no means a trivial matter. It is a matter of urgency.

The "Sun", which is a die-hard supporter of Wang Li, was the first to bear the brunt. In the article, they suggested that McLaren should consider firing Carragher: "...There is a contradiction within the England team, and this contradiction also appears in the team's first star. For Alan Wang, such a situation is worrying. For the sake of England's performance, perhaps the team's head coach, Mr. McLaren, should consider firing Carragher. This approach is a bit unfair, but for the England team's Achievements, a little sacrifice is necessary."

However, the "London Morning Post" reported that 'dismissing Carragher' was the top priority, and they felt that this matter was not even a 'small sacrifice': "A year ago, we had already seen in the Champions League. When it comes to Carragher's rudeness, this ungentlemanly player is a reckless big man. The England team may be stronger without him, and Allen is an indispensable member. Fire Carragher, in exchange for more With a strong team and internal harmony, this approach is the most correct."

These two media really supported Wang Li and supported England's expulsion of Carragher. When other media analyzed this matter, they more or less pointed their finger at Carragher. From this we can see , In the field of football, strength is the most important thing.

Not to mention how the conflict between them happened in the last Champions League final.

In the current situation, the two should be equal, but these media are still unanimously biased towards Wang Li, which explains the problem.

In such vigorous reports, McLaren is also in hesitation.He didn't know what to do.

'Fire Carragher? '

The media thinks very simply, but as the head coach of the England team, it is difficult to make a decision on this matter, because the conflict between the two is not on the surface, and there is no reason for him to fire Carragher.

Even if the conflict between the two broke out in an all-round way, as the head coach, he must also adopt a fair attitude towards each player, at least on the surface, otherwise it will definitely chill the hearts of other players.

In any case, the team is a whole, and he can't make such a hasty decision.

So, he called the team captain Beckham to inquire about the situation.

"Sir, leave this matter to me."

Faced with McLaren's inquiry, Beckham said affirmatively.In fact, he is ready to adjust this matter. Without accidents, this is Beckham's last trip to the World Cup. He doesn't want such a strong England team to have poor results due to internal conflicts.

Just yesterday, he had already started thinking about it. In fact, it was not Wang Li who made Beckham hesitate. The relationship between the two is very good. As long as he and Wang Li talk about the situation, he also believes that Wang Li will know what to do. .

What matters is Carragher's side.

Beckham and Carragher are not familiar with each other, and they even have some conflicts. One year ago, when the England team participated in the World Cup qualifiers, Beckham missed a penalty kick in the away game against Poland. Carragher accused Beckham of being a 'parasite' for England after the game.

Until now, this incident is still deeply in Beckham's mind.

But as the captain of the team, as the leader of the England team, he had to give up his personal grievances. It can be said that Beckham has done a good job in all aspects, and he has given up a lot for the England team.

But now, he had to give up his personal grievances to mediate this matter.

Within the England team, although Wang Li is the strongest, Beckham's contribution to the team is unquestionable. Almost all of the teammates recognized Beckham as the captain of the team.

"Oh? As long as he doesn't mind, of course I don't mind."

Wang Li was resting in the player dormitory. After hearing what Beckham said, he said with a smile.In fact, he didn't take this matter to heart at all. Carragher didn't pass the ball to him yesterday. Although there was some atmosphere at the time, Wang Li knew the position between him and Carragher very well.

Within the England team, his status is much higher than that of Carragher, and he doesn't need to care about the opponent.

And other people, maybe the coach, maybe the FA officials, etc., there will always be someone who will come out to settle this matter. They will not allow problems within the England team, especially at this sensitive moment.

However, Wang Li did not expect that this person would be Beckham.

"Okay then, I will arrange for you to have lunch with Carragher at a table at noon."

It's a way to improve player relationships.

If it is just a hug or a handshake in front of the media, although it can explain the problem, there will definitely be a rift between the two, and those are just for outsiders to see.

Beckham wants to fundamentally resolve the conflict, at least during the World Cup, to completely suppress the conflict between the two.If the two can sit together, the relationship will inevitably ease.

"OK, don't worry, David." Wang Li shook his head and smiled, he didn't care about it at all.

After that, Beckham found Carragher again and talked about it.

After hearing what Beckham said, Carragher also knew what he should do. In fact, he already knew what he should do, but he just insisted on his own way out of face. Now that Beckham was in the middle The conciliator, this is really good.

At lunch time this day, Wang Li, Carragher, and Beckham sat together in the restaurant.

The atmosphere was very depressing, Wang Li was only eating, and Carragher couldn't bear to speak up, so the two remained in a stalemate.

This made the teammates a little worried.

Time passed quickly, and in a blink of an eye, Wang Li had already consumed the food for three people. During the whole process, the teammates did not see any easing of the relationship between the two, but only sighed with emotion at the astonishing degree of Wang Li's appetite.

After everyone had dinner, Beckham became a little anxious. After all, this is a rare opportunity for reconciliation. At least the two should reconcile on the surface, but the current situation is that his adjustment does not seem to have any effect.

In this quiet and strange atmosphere, under the surprised eyes of everyone, Wang Li finally stood up, stretched out his right hand to Carragher, and solemnly said: "For the World Cup!"

Carragher obviously didn't expect this kind of situation, he was stunned for a moment before he realized it, stood up politely, and stretched out his right hand: "Oh yes, for the World Cup!"

This very strange picture became the last scene of the lunch.

However, at least on the surface, the relationship between the two has finally eased, but the teammates have also seen Wang Li's generosity. Anyway, this is what Wang Li said first.

As the team's number one star, it's really not easy to do this.

Therefore, in the training match in the afternoon, McLaren saw a subtle change in the atmosphere of the team. In the training match, at least the players were much stronger than yesterday in terms of momentum. He also saw the tension between Carragher and Wang Li After several times of cooperation, this kind of scene is what he hopes to see.

On the surface, the conflict between the two has been resolved.

This makes McLaren more confident in this World Cup.As the head coach of the England team, he is still under a lot of pressure. Regardless of the historical record of the England team, but now this England team is the team with the highest comprehensive value in the World Cup. In the evaluation of the media, the strength of the England team is also ranked Into the top three, and from the odds offered by various bookmakers, the team is also in the top three, and it is only lower than the odds of the Italian team.

It's good to be valued by everyone, but McLaren feels a lot of pressure. If he can't lead the team to achieve results that satisfy the fans, he will definitely become a sinner for England.

And now, the reconciliation of the internal contradictions of the team also made him breathe a sigh of relief. Next, what he needs to do is to lead the New England team to the World Cup journey and try to defeat each opponent.

In the attention of various media, time passed quietly day by day, and soon, it was June 6, the day before the opening ceremony of the World Cup. In the afternoon, the England team finally flew to Munich, Germany.

The opening ceremony of the World Cup was held at the Allianz Arena in Munich, and all the teams from various countries had to participate in this symbolic opening ceremony.

The smoke of the World Cup has enveloped the whole world.

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