Xu Zhu's Successor's Football Journey

Chapter 535 The Story Wang Li and Maradona Have to Tell
At noon, all of England arrived in Nuremberg by bus.

Nuremberg is the central city of Middle Franconia in Bavaria, Germany. In Bavaria, it is second only to Munich and is the second largest city in the entire region.Nuremberg is so close to its two sister cities, Fürth and Erlangen, that the outer cities of the two districts are connected, and together they are often referred to as the "Greater Nuremberg Area".

In the world, Nuremberg is a very famous city. The most famous event in history is that after the end of World War II, the victorious countries held trials against German war criminals here.
Now, Nuremberg has become a symbiosis of a modern metropolis with a population of 50 and a medieval central city. It is a vibrant metropolis full of medieval style.
In Nuremberg, there are many famous medieval relics, whether it is Gothic churches, romantic half-timbered houses or cozy classical squares, etc., which have created an unforgettable atmosphere for this famous ancient city.

Once upon a time, famous artists such as Albrecht Dürer, Adam Kraft and Fetter Stoss created famous works of art in Nuremberg.

These are the characteristics of Nuremberg, but for the England players, the most interesting thing is the 'International Satirist Gathering' held this evening.

This is a cultural characteristic activity left over from the Middle Ages.

This event will be held in July every year, and the day the England team arrived in Nuremberg happened to be the second day of the 'Meeting of Satire Poets', which was held in the old town of Nuremberg.

After hearing the news, England players showed interest one after another. On the afternoon when the team arrived in Nuremberg, it was a free time, so many people went to the old town to enjoy this strange party together.

Wang Li was also interested. He had never seen such a strange activity in his three lifetimes.

So, Wang Li, Beckham, Joe Cole, and Rooney walked out of the hotel in "disguise" and went to the old town of Nuremberg.

With these few people together, such a disguise is really meaningless. When the few people just walked out of the hotel, a reporter followed directly.

However, I also know these few people, as long as the reporters don't affect them, and they are going to enjoy the German style activities at this time, there is really no secret that they are afraid of being known by the reporters.

When a few people came to the old town of Nuremberg, they saw that the square in the city was surrounded by German people. All these people looked with great interest at the few people sitting in a circle in the middle, giving a speech at an event.

Although there were many people in the square, it was very quiet. One of the speakers in the square was wearing a tall hat and was reciting something in German.

This time, a few people had no interest at all.

All four were English, and none of them knew German, that is to say, they could not understand it at all.

"I should have brought Owen with me earlier." Joe Cole said disappointedly.

This 'Owen' is not worth Michael Owen, but Owen Hargreaves, he has been playing for the Bundesliga giant Bayern Munich, of course he will be familiar with German, maybe he can explain to a few people what these 'poets' are say something.

After seeing that there was no fun, a few people planned to go back.

Most of the people gathered in this square are Germans over the age of 40. Young people rarely participate in this ancient activity. However, they voted unanimously to return directly.

This tour is really depressing.

"What? Look! Look! Look!"

Just when the few people were about to walk back, Joe Cole suddenly screamed and pointed in one direction with his finger. The few people looked in the direction of the finger. It was a short man with thick eyebrows wearing a peaked cap. A young man, looking very strong, at this time, his hat was knocked off by the side, revealing a face that most fans are familiar with.

Diego. Armando. Maradona! !
Beckham, Rooney, and Joe Cole recognized them almost at the same time, and they all walked in that direction at the same time. Wang Li was stunned by this situation and hurried to follow.

"Hello, sir?"

First, Beckham stepped forward and patted Maradona on the shoulder, and the latter realized that he was subconsciously going into the crowd. He took a long breath when he turned around and saw Beckham's face, stood still and said: "Beckham?"

Before Beckham could answer, the middle-aged man turned his head and looked at the other three people following him: "Wayne Rooney, Alan Wang."

"Ah."

Maradona directly recognized the three of them. However, he stopped pointing at Joe Cole for a long time before he hesitated and said suspiciously: "You are Robben? No, that kid seems to be from the Dutch team."

Joe Cole immediately had black lines on his face.

After a few people sat in a restaurant box, Maradona was still apologizing to Joe Cole: "Hahaha, sorry, young man, people have a bad memory when they are old, and I forgot your name. "

"Joe~~~~~ Cole!!! Remember me!!!"

"Hahaha, it doesn't matter. I'll call you Cole. You performed very well. You scored a goal last time. I could watch that game from beginning to end." Maradona said with a smile
Mentioning this, Joe Cole's depressed mood was relieved.

But at this time, Wang Li, who had been stunned by the side, said something inappropriate, which shocked everyone present, and even made Maradona have an urge to vomit blood: "By the way, sir, who are you? "

Of course Wang Li would not know Maradona.

If the name of Maradona is mentioned, Wang Li must have heard of it, but he has nothing to do with entertainment reports, and reports on Maradona have been very rare in recent years, and he will not take the initiative to check Maradona. Na's photo.

Although Maradona appeared at the opening ceremony of the World Cup last time, Wang Li didn't bother to watch it at all. With so many old stars standing together, he didn't pay attention at all.

"Boy, don't you know me?"

Wang Li shook his head inexplicably, he really didn't recognize him, at least no one mentioned the middle-aged uncle's name during the conversation.

"All right!"

Under the atmosphere of Maradona, he stood up directly, pointed at himself and said loudly: "Listen well, I am the idol of all Argentine fans, the conqueror of the 80s football world, the world's most famous football player Diego Aman many!!"

Hearing this series of words, Wang Li narrowed his eyes twice, and asked suspiciously: "Diego Armando? Haven't heard of it? Who are you?"

After hearing this, Maradona almost fell to the ground. He gasped and said, "Maradona!! I'm Maradona!! Boy, do you know?"

Speaking of the latter, Maradona felt that he would be admired immediately, and he had always been like this when he was in Argentina. No matter which player saw him, he would be amazed in disbelief, so he raised his head proudly.

Unfortunately, what was waiting was the sound of eating.

For Wang Li, eating is much more important than the middle-aged uncle in front of him.

For Wang Li's behavior, the other three people have long been used to it, and they secretly sympathized with Maradona in their hearts.

Although Maradona is recognized as the world champion, it is almost impossible for him to impress the black-haired kid in front of him with his fame.

Especially when eating, I am afraid that even if the England team loses, it is not more important than this black-haired boy eating.

This black-haired boy is very indifferent to everything. As his good friends, the few people can't understand this character very well.

"Okay, okay, boy, you are really rude! I curse you for not scoring on the 15th!" But Maradona didn't know, he said secretly when he saw Wang Li's expression.

At this time, Wang Li swallowed a mouthful of food before raising his head and said with a smile, "Thank you for your curse, I think I will score three goals in the end."

"Impossible! Bragging brat!"

"Otherwise, let's make a bet? If I score three goals, how about you publicly admit in front of the media that you are not as good as me?"

Wang Li has long been secretly unhappy that the media always compares him with Maradona, Pele, Romario and the like. How can those former players compare with him?
At least, he can score goals with his own ability, and the scoring efficiency is not comparable to these people.

Why do they compare themselves with themselves?
That's what Wang Li thought, so he felt very upset. Although he hadn't won the Hercules Cup yet, from the perspective of playing skills alone, these people didn't have the qualifications to be compared with him at all.

After hearing Wang Li's words, Maradona thought about it secretly and asked, "Then what if you didn't score three goals?"

"100 million!"

Wang Li stretched out a finger and said, "I lost 100 million euros to you."

"Okay, I'll accept the bet!"

Hearing this, Maradona immediately responded, although he is recognized as the world champion, but the current income really cannot be compared with the current star, at least 100 million euros, he will not earn in ten years: "This way You are a bit of a loser, if you win, I will add one more thing to admit that Bailey is not as good as you by the way."

As the biggest 'competitor', Maradona felt that if he really lost, he should definitely pull Pele.

"OK, that's it."

Wang Li doesn't care at all. He has no special concept of money. This year he earned more than 7000 million euros. He doesn't care about 100 million euros at all.

After all, the money is stored in the bank, and it is just a bunch of data.

For the huge bet between the two of them in such a simple conversation, the three people next to them were stunned. Even Beckham, who had the highest income among them, was taken aback by Wang Li's easy promise, while Joe Cole Confused: "Alan, can we take a gamble, if you don't score three goals, give me 100 million."

"Wait until your reputation surpasses this uncle's."

Overall, this trip to the old city of Nuremberg is not bad, at least Wang Li is satisfied, he has an agreement with Maradona, then it is likely that there will be no media to compare him with others in the future.

The other three felt very good about being able to meet Maradona and chat together, after all, such opportunities are very rare.

After returning to the hotel in England, the atmosphere in the team entered a tense preparation period again.

Although the next opponent is just a team that looks fishy, ​​the England team is still very serious. After all, winning this game will confirm the status of the group, and it will be easy for a while.

It looks like everything is going in a good direction.

But Trinidad and Tobago, which seems to be very weak, is not willing to be lonely. In the first game of the group, Trinidad and Tobago, who had one less player, drew with the strong enemy Sweden with tenacious spirit. The team scored a group point, which also gave them great encouragement before the game against England.

Many British media feel that the England team should pay attention to this team.

However, before the game, in an interview with McLaren, he did not pay attention to this motley army composed of mostly British low-level league players. He said that if the team can win the game in the first half, then he Will send teenager Halilson in the second half to experience the atmosphere of the competition.

"I don't want to put any pressure on Halilson. If we win the game, I will let him play."

In contrast, the England team as a whole is really not worried about the game, and only Beckham gave Trinidad and Tobago a commendable evaluation when facing the media: "For a defender, York will always Dangerous. He's still a great player and we'll keep him on our toes."

Yorke is Beckham's Manchester United teammate. When Beckham was not famous, Yorke was a superstar of Manchester United. When Beckham was young, he had been living under the shadow of Yorke's halo.

However, Beckham can also recognize the reality. He added: "However, he is old now. I think it is impossible to beat the England team with just one Yorke."

Under the anxiety of this kind of speech, the Trinidad and Tobago team is not willing to be lonely. When their coach Ben Hack was interviewed by the media, he compared the England team to Real Madrid last season, because both teams There are superstars gathered, but they can't win the championship.

Ben Hack even directly declared that his team would beat England and shocked the world.

Ben Hack's assistant, Lisbongen, also satirized the England team, focusing on countering Beckham's remarks, and believed that Beckham was better at selling his own jerseys than playing football.

"England has great players, but they're not going to win this kind of competition. It's like Real Madrid last season, you can have the best players in the world, but if you can't play like a team If the team plays like that, it doesn’t matter how many stars there are. Beckham is just a commercial pawn, he can bring commercial profits to a team, but on the court, he is not enough to help the team.” The original words are like this.

At this time, the England team received a piece of bad news, that is, Rooney will not be able to play in the next game.

Before the World Cup, Rooney's metatarsal fracture was broken, and no one knew how the injury recovered. However, McLaren let him start the game last time, which made Manchester United coach Ferguson very dissatisfied, so the old Jazz found the FA. Combine them to put pressure on McLaren.

"Once Rooney's old injury collapses, no one can afford the responsibility."

Ferguson finished the sentence aggressively, emphasizing that Rooney would never be allowed to play in the 'irrelevant' group stage, and finally warned McLaren that if he was ignored, he would be in trouble. Len was embarrassed.

In the last game, Rooney also scored a goal, but now the old Jazz, who has a huge influence in English football, actually refused to let Rooney play, and he was also under pressure from the relevant personnel of the FA. It really makes McLaren unthinkable.

Fortunately, he has recruited five forwards for this World Cup. Even if Rooney does not play in the group stage, it will not have much impact on his tactical deployment.

In fact, despite the fact that Trinidad and Tobago entered the World Cup for the first time, they have many supporters outside their homeland, and Manchester United coach Ferguson is one of them.

The main reason is that Trinidad and Tobago's number one star Yorke once played for Manchester United and was Ferguson's favorite general.As a Scot, Ferguson has never had any good feelings for the England team.

Although Yorke has left Manchester United to play for Sydney FC, he still maintains a good relationship with Ferguson.He claimed in an interview: "Sir Ferguson hopes that Trinidad and Tobago, led by him, can beat England."

And joked: "If we win, I'm sure Sir Alex Ferguson will call me the next day to send his blessings."

In fact, the relationship between Trinidad and Tobago and Scotland is far more than just York alone. Five players in this national team have played in the Scottish league. Therefore, they have also received blessings from more Scottish fans.

As a result of Ferguson's appearance, it seems that all the public opinion has turned to Trinidad and Tobago. It seems that they are more like a winning team.

However, when the England team was depressed and kept silent, waiting to prove everything with their strength, a world-class giant stood up and spoke for the England team.

This person is Diego Maradona!

"I met Allen before, and he made a bet with me."

Maradona, who has returned to Munich, said in an interview with media reporters: "Alan said that he will score three goals in the next game and perform a hat-trick. If not, he will lose 100 million euros to me."

"It's true, I never tell a lie."

Seeing the skepticism of the surrounding reporters, Maradona said affirmatively: "You can go and interview that black-haired kid, I believe he will admit it."

"If I lose, I will admit that my skills are far inferior to his. Of course, this refers to the skills of 15 years ago. By the way, the big mouth in Brazil is also not good."

PS: I wrote two books together, and my thinking was a little confused. I wrote this chapter for 3 hours~~~~~ Sorry for the late update.
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