Xu Zhu's Successor's Football Journey

Chapter 547 Battle of Revenge (1)

England VS Portugal! ! !
When the war kicked off, England fans were all crazy! ! !
The game was held at the Schalke Stadium in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. Gelsenkirchen is located in the Ruhr area, a heavy industry base in the northwest corner of Germany. This is a small city with a population of only 27.

Coal and steel processing and manufacturing are the main economic pillars of the city, which is also a common feature of cities in the Ruhr area.

In the past, Gelsenkirchen was known as the "City of Thousand Fires" by Europeans because of its large number of blast furnaces, coke ovens and steel plants. Now, because this area is covered by solar energy, it is in a leading position in the field of solar energy , Gelsenkirchen's title changed from "City of a Thousand Fires" to "City of a Thousand Suns".

It is worth mentioning that on the first day of the game, Gelsenkirchen was already filled with frenzied influx of England fans, and nearly 8 England fans had poured into the whole city.

At the same time, due to the impact of the holidays and the World Cup, the population of the entire city of Gelsenkirchen is less than 20. With so many English fans, Gelsenkirchen has completely become the territory of the English.

Sky Sports News also mentioned: "The current Gelsenkirchen has become a sea of ​​England fans. Walking in various blocks of the city, you only hear English and see only English people. This place has been ruled by England. The fans "occupied" it."

As Sky TV said, walking in the neighborhoods of Gelsenkirchen, you can see England fans in almost every location, and all the hotels and hotels in the city have already been occupied. Spend the night on the street.

In early August, in the warmer months, such a choice is also really good.

The media from all over the world who flooded into the city also carried out a series of reports on this situation. Many Portuguese media continued to protest in their articles because they felt that this was unfair to Portugal.

The World Cup should be a fair score, but [-] England fans have completely made Gelsenkirchen the home of the England team, 'this is likely to affect the performance of the Portuguese team'.

It's a pity that FIFA has not imposed any restrictions on fans watching football. These England want to get close to the game, which certainly does not violate any clauses.

Is it wrong to always have a large number of fans in the team? ! ?
This is obviously impossible.

As for this situation, I am afraid that the local police are the most troublesome.

Almost all England fans are crowded in the city's large and small bars, and only 8 of the 3 England fans have tickets, and the remaining 5 people will watch the game on public big screens outside the stadium .

This seems to be nothing, but not all England fans who come to Germany to watch football are safe, and various problems will arise when the number of people increases. Just the night before the game, 13 England fans have been blocked Ersenkirchen police arrested them on various charges:
A fan was arrested for ticket robbery. He robbed a Portuguese fan while drinking in a bar yesterday, but he only took the opponent's ticket.

When he was arrested, the fan also shouted: "I want to enter the stadium to cheer for the team, Alan cheer!! England must win!!"

Another fan was arrested for urinating outside the city's town hall after booze and refused to pay a fine.The rest of the fans were arrested basically because of drunkenness and disturbance.

All of this has caused a headache for the Gelsenkirchen police. They need to consider many issues. For example, if England wins, then these [-] fans will definitely start a carnival in Gelsenkirchen, which will seriously affect Gelsenkirchen. The normal life of the people of Ersenkirchen, but on the contrary, if England loses, it will be even more chaotic——
Who knows what disappointed England fans will do in this small town?
On this day, the English and Portuguese media were also crazy. They continued to criticize their opponents with various reports, and at the same time praised their own team, paving the way for the team's public opinion before the war.

Each side wants to give the team maximum support before the battle.

Portugal's "News" talked about this game. They believe that the current strong Portuguese team is definitely not something that England can beat, but they still remind Portuguese players to be careful to prevent accidents.

In the article, they pointed out: "...Since we can reverse history and eliminate Spain, then England is likely to change history suddenly like us, and we should avoid this situation."

And they also mentioned the reasons for Portugal's success: attach importance to opponents and learn from mistakes.

The current Portuguese team has grown up, more importantly, because it has learned lessons from failures. From conceding two goals in one game to not conceding in two games in the group stage, head coach Scolari has found Portugal's fighting style and found He compares the ideal 'permutation and combination'.

Next, "News" also predicted Portugal's starting lineup: Carvalho and Andrade are on the central axis of the defense. These two defensive generals will make the Portuguese team feel safe; Costinha Manici is the winning weapon of the Porto club. The cooperation between the two is very tacit, and their tacit understanding will be very helpful to the Portuguese midfielder.And Pettit's physical strength is more abundant, and the combination of the three superstars Figo, Deco, and Ronaldo is becoming more and more perfect. This triangle combination will be inserted into England's defense line like three sharp arrows. It is also the key to Portugal's victory.

At the end of the article, "News" commented: "This lineup is already a gathering of heroes, but we still have spare capacity, that is, Costa and Simao. The strength of these two players is beyond doubt. Gomez is even better, four years ago, the performance of the Portuguese team belonged to Gomez, and now he is just as brilliant."

Faced with the self-proclaimed report of "News", the English media will of course be upset. The "Sun" bears the brunt. They comprehensively analyzed the comparison between England and Portugal, and finally concluded that no matter which front, England has an overall advantage.

First of all, let's talk about the most prominent forward line, the combination of Wang Li, Owen and Beckham, its power is beyond doubt, and Wang Li alone is more efficient than the entire Portuguese forward line.

The combination of midfielder Gerrard, Beckham and Joe Cole is really the best combination in the world. If Wang Li retreats, then Portugal's center line will not be at the same level as England's.

back-court
At this point, the English media did not focus on it. They just emphasized that the strength of Terry, Gary Neville and others is stronger than that of players such as Carvalho and Andrade.

In fact, after Ferdinand was injured and left the team, England's rear was an obvious weakness, and even the head coach McClaren admitted this in public.

However, in the reports of the English media, they will definitely not talk about their weaknesses. The English media symbolically ignore this point. In fact, it is well known that England’s midfield and forward line are better than Portugal, at least in terms of the team’s personal ability. , the England team is stronger.

The 'boasting' reports of "News" and "The Sun" also opened the prelude to the media war between the two sides, so all other media immediately followed——
"Our goalkeeper is very strong. If you make a penalty kick, you will lose to us." ---Portugal "Luca"

"Our goalkeeper is Chelsea's main force, the world's top talented goalkeeper, and your Rivado is much worse." --- "The Guardian"

"The combination of Figo and C. Luo is unstoppable. If Gomez plays, the England team will be sieved." - Portugal "News Sports"

"Alan Wang's heavy artillery is unstoppable, he will kick you all off the field, and England will easily advance." --- "Manchester Sports News"

"We have a first-class lineup, and Scolari's coaching ability is stronger." --- Portugal "Morning News"

"We have top-notch players and our squad is worth £6m." -- "The Times"

"We." --Portuguese "Express"

"We." - "London Post"

After several rounds of fighting, the media on both sides consciously shut their mouths. They knew that this way could not tell the winner, so both sides began to prepare for the team's real game and constantly analyzed the team's performance. The advantages, and the advantages of the opponent, make suggestions for the team's victory.

As a result, Wang Li and C. Ronaldo became the protagonists of the media debate between the two sides.

"Manchester Sport" interviewed Frank Lampard who came to Gelsenkirchen with injuries to cheer for his teammates this afternoon. It seemed that Lampard looked good. He raised his question and said It is a pity that I missed this World Cup. His injury will not recover within at least two months.

When talking about the game, Lampard called on his teammates to seize the opportunity to advance to the semi-finals: "We have Allen, Special Case, Beckham, Owen and Rooney. We have strong confidence. I believe the team will win the final. victory."

After talking about his views on his teammates and his confidence in the team, Lampard said that if England still loses to Portugal this time, the team will have no excuses.

".Four years from now, the World Cup is going to be in South Africa, where it's hotter and England could be in a death group, so this is the best chance."

"We are only two games away from the World Cup final and we are sure to win both games. This England team has the confidence and quality to beat everyone. We should play our own style, which is fast-paced attacking football."

When talking about the Portuguese team, Lampard felt that the most threatening Portuguese left forward C. Ronaldo, he said: "Ronaldo can play with both feet. The biggest trouble for a defender facing an avant-garde like him is, Maybe you can guard him for 89 minutes and he can still create a dream moment in the 90th minute. However, England's defenders have the ability and determination to guard Ronaldinho, which will also be tested by our defense It's time."

At this time, C. Ronaldo of the Portuguese team was absent from the team's training.

Therefore, many media asked whether his thigh injury has improved and whether he will appear in the quarter-finals against England.

Ronaldinho was injured and substituted in the first half of the Portuguese-Dutch game. It is said that after a few days of recuperation, his injury has improved and he was expected to play in the English-Portuguese game on Saturday.

At this time, the Portuguese spokesman, Milo, declared, "Ronaldo has been training alone for the past few days, but if his injury has not fully recovered by then, we will not take the risk of letting him play."

In addition, Miro also emphasized: "If Ronaldo does not recover 100%, Scolari will definitely not send him to start the game. Everything should be based on the player's body." But most of the British media said, " This must have been a smoke screen put by Scolari before the game, maybe Ronaldinho was deliberately not allowed to appear on the training ground."

These news obviously cannot affect Lampard's judgment. He said with a smile that "the Portuguese team likes to play tricks", and said that Ronaldo Jr. will definitely play in the game: "In the Premier League, I have always been against him, that kid He likes to 'pretend' all day long, and I have to say that his acting skills are very superb, and this may have also affected the Portuguese team."

There is no need for Lampard to explain. All the media including the Portuguese media know what Lampard is referring to. Ronaldinho's diving is world-famous. Now many referees who enforce the Premier League are all concerned about Ronaldinho's diving. Turn a blind eye because they have been lied to too many times.

Their sympathy has been deeply stabbed.

However, Lampard didn't say much about this, he just emphasized the strength of C. Ronaldo: "It is very difficult to play against Ronaldinho. He belongs to the kind of all-round forward. His quality The speed, the technique and the technique are all very good, you have to watch him from the start or anything can happen."

"Ronaldo belongs to that kind of player: the whole game, you can see him well in the first 89 minutes, but in the 90th minute, he suddenly got rid of your defense and created a terrible killing intent. Only when you go Off the field, you can really relax when you don't let him score, otherwise you may be fatally hit at any time. You must not think that you can defend him well, an outstanding player like him has the ability Turn any moment into a great moment! His courage and belief are amazing, but we have the same strong will."

"Ronaldinho is a big test for England's defense. We're going to face a great team in the quarter-finals. After this game, people will know how England are doing. . Portugal is the biggest test we've had so far."

Lampard's sudden praise of Ronaldo even made the Portuguese media feel embarrassed, so they immediately turned to worry about the Portuguese team. Why?
Portugal's presence of C. Ronaldo is of course a bright spot, but what is C. Ronaldo compared to England's Alan Wang?

"We must wake up!!!"

In the afternoon, Grape's "Express" World Cup extra issue was titled with this sentence. The article on the homepage reminded Scolari and all Portuguese players to be careful of England's No. 21 Allen Wang.

"The strength of this black-haired boy is by no means inferior to C. Ronaldo. When he plays well, Portugal's goals are always in danger. We must pay attention to him and keep an eye on him at all times, so as to ensure Portugal's goal is clean."

"Scolari should focus on defending Alan Wang. If not, it will be extremely difficult for Portugal to win. Compared with Ronaldo, Alan is more threatening. We should see the gap between the two. "

When it comes to Wang Li's issue, no matter which media in Portugal, they are not touting their superstar Ronaldo, because compared with Wang Li, Ronaldo really has nothing to show for it.

Than goal?
There is no comparison.

Contribution to the team?

Still no comparison.

Even compared to some other things, such as fame, salary, etc., the two are incomparable. If Ronaldo's performance in Manchester United has shocked the whole of Europe, Wang Li has shocked the whole world. When a team dares to ignore Wang Li when they are playing against England, it almost means losing.

In the match against Ecuador, Wang Li made three seemingly ordinary long-range shots by himself, allowing everyone to see this extremely efficient shooting ability again. Having such a player in the England team is absolutely extremely important for Portugal big crisis.

Therefore, after talking about Wang Li, the Portuguese media all died down. They held back their energy and wanted to wait for the team to beat the England team on the field, and then come out to explain the strength of the Portuguese team with facts.

Two years ago, Portugal won the European Cup game where Wang Li played, and now they feel that their side is still very likely to win!

After all, Victory already has a criminal record.

And at this time, what are Wang Li and C. Luo, who are the focal figures, doing?

C. Luo has already hid.
As disclosed by the Portuguese press spokesman, C. Ronaldo seems to be really injured and receiving treatment, and he is training alone. At least he did not participate in the recent Portuguese team game. Even if he appeared on the court, there was no reporter able to interview him.

It seems that Scolari's 'protection' of Ronaldo is very strict.

And Wang Li has been following the normal training of the team. After coming to Gelsenkirchen, Wang Li has been training hard. During the rest time, he also looks for opportunities to do simple training so that his state can reach the goal at any time. peak.

As the saying goes, if you grind your guns in battle, you will shine if you are not quick.

Wang Li believes in his own strength, but he still needs to train more in order to better complete his revenge.The failure two years ago was the only blemish in his career. He felt that he had to forcefully erase this blemish in order to make his career perfect.

From this point of view, Wang Li can be regarded as a perfectionist.

This game is very important to Wang Li. He must let the team win, not only for the England team to advance in the World Cup, but also for his own revenge, and to make himself more able to touch the The world's top football glory - the Hercules Cup!

In this form, the time has quickly reached six o'clock in the evening of the second day, and the two teams have already arrived at the stadium and entered the intense final preparations.

The game starts at eight o'clock in the evening.

At this time, the fans who came to Gelsenkirchen had already started to enter the stadium, but it seemed that most of them were England fans. They were all wearing England's home jerseys and holding the England team flag in their hands. Many people The flag of England is also painted on the face.

It doesn't matter if 1,2 or [-] fans do this, but when most of the England fans who enter the stadium do it, it becomes a beautiful scenery among the fans.

As a result, reporters from all over the world walked into the England fans to interview the fans at close range.

They immediately felt the extreme desire of the English fans for victory.

The England team has suffered too many injuries in the knockout rounds, and every injury seems to sprinkle salt on the wounds of England fans. Now the accumulated injuries of the England team are about to make the fans explode. They are anxious Need a real revenge, to sway all the past, so that the England team ushered in the light again.

But now the strength of this England team is undoubtedly strong, and no media from any side denies this, so England fans all come to Germany with the hope of victory, and all they need is victory! !
When the fans in the auditorium finished entering the stadium, 60% of the stands around the stadium were English fans. There were only about 1 fans in Portugal, which was far behind the 3 people in England. big.

After entering the field, although the players of the two teams have not yet entered the field, these fans have begun to sing the team song of England's World Cup together. They hope to use this way to cheer for the team and arouse The fighting spirit of England players to win.

After 10 minutes, under the signal of the referee, the two teams finally came out of the player tunnel.

Then, the voices of the fans reached the first climax, and every fan was cheering for the team they supported.When Wang Li followed the team and walked out of the player tunnel step by step, he saw the crazy England fans around the stadium, and then his heart became a little excited.

In Germany, a land that does not belong to us, there are so many England fans coming to the stadium. From this we can also see the desire of England fans for victory.

When the opponent becomes Portugal, it's not just Wang Li's revenge alone, it has been completely upgraded to the revenge of the entire English football!
Then, let me be the messenger of vengeance!

Wang Li was thinking excitedly. He suddenly felt that before he married the little British princess, it would be a very good thing to use a hearty revenge battle as a gift to England fans.

(End of this chapter)