Xu Zhu's Successor's Football Journey

Chapter 553 Beckham's Yellow Card

July [-]th, Allianz Arena, Munich.

The fans in the stadium are already full. This game may be considered a different kind of game for the England team. In the previous games, England fans have always had an absolute advantage, but this game is different. The French fans who came to the scene are even more a bit more.

Before the game, in FIFA’s ticket distribution plan, the number of tickets for French and English fans was more than [-], but in fact, on the day before the game, many French fans bought many neutral fans’ tickets at a high price , which makes the number of French fans more than England fans, and this number has reached several thousand or more.

French fans are already crazy!
The most important reason for this is that the French team is likely to lose in this game.For this reason, there are more French fans. It seems strange, but in fact, most French fans come to watch the game for Zidane.

Zinedine Zidane!
Zidane's football career is simply indescribable with just two words of legend.On the court, Zidane's skills are extraordinary, and off the court, Zidane is also an outstanding character.Zidane, who has performed well in both aspects, has truly established a standard for contemporary fans of a truly good player during his 18-year professional player career.

Throughout Europe, if you mention La-Castellane, many people will subconsciously tell you that it is a concentration camp full of hooligans, thieves and liars.But nowadays, people will add a sentence after this sentence --- and the king of the ball.
La-Castellane, located on the outskirts of Marseille, is a well-known settlement of North African immigrants in France.When in the 20s, Zidane’s father, Smaller, was an Arab of Algerian descent, originally from a remote mountain village in Algeria. When he came here, Smaller would not have known that his son would go from here to the world. Be the pride of French football as a whole.
Growing up in the deserted, dusty streets of Marseille, Zidane let his talent go.The poor life did not suppress his football-loving nature. On the contrary, he still kept a humble and simple heart after becoming famous.Despite being born in Marseille, Zidane never played a game for Marseille.Before he was brought to Italy by Juventus for 300 million euros, he played for Cannes and Bordeaux successively.
In 2001, Zidane, who has become a master of the world football generation, was brought to Spain by the Spanish giants Real Madrid for a then world record 6400 million pounds.There, he and a large number of the world's top players --- Ronaldo, Carlos, Figo, Beckham, Owen and Raul, dedicated one after another wonderful game for the fans.

The most memorable club event in Zidane's career was born in the 2002 European Champions Cup final. In the match against Leverkusen, Zidane made a soul-stirring half-turn volley The shot helped Real Madrid to the top of the European Championship.This shot was affectionately called "Flying Fairy from Heaven" by Real Madrid fans.

And Zidane himself completed the coronation ceremony of the contemporary football emperor.
In the hearts of current French fans, Zidane's status far exceeds Platini's. He is the most outstanding representative player of French football in the contemporary era, none of them!

Zidane is the pride of the entire French football!
However, before the game, Zidane announced that he would hang up his boots and retire after the World Cup. Not only would he quit the French national team, but he would also quit all competitions and completely hang up his boots.

The news is pretty amazing.

Although Zidane is 34 years old this year, and all fans know that Zidane is old, but his state is still very stable, whether in Real Madrid or in the French national team, Zidane's performance is very good , at the age of 34, he can still firmly occupy his position in the national team and Real Madrid, which can be seen.

However, now Zidane announced that he will retire after the World Cup, which caused an uproar among the fans.

Especially French fans, they can't believe that such a leader in French football is about to retire soon.Now that the French team has met England, more media and fans believe that the French team will be the loser, so this game is likely to be Zidane's last game.

The significance of it can be imagined, that's why so many French fans came to watch this game.

Both Wang Li and Beckham felt sorry for this point. In any case, the relationship between Zidane and them was not bad, but now they are opponents on the court. In Zidane's last game, Perhaps it will really end from their hands.

In the last match of his career in the professional league, it might not be a big deal to lose, but the key is to lose in a wonderful and gorgeous way.So at the press conference before the game, Wang Li and Beckham complimented Zidane together, praised his performance at Real Madrid, and confirmed Zidane's contribution to European football and all the achievements he has made, And declared that although several people have a good relationship, they will definitely work hard to win and so on.

Zida was very grateful for such a speech.

In fact, Zidane himself is the one who feels the deepest in his heart. After nearly 20 years of football career, it is absolutely impossible for Zidane to retire directly without any nostalgia.

However, a game is a game, and it is impossible to be terminated directly because of Zidane's retirement battle.

And when the two teams stood together in the player tunnel, Zidane also expressed his gratitude to Wang Li and Beckham. In any case, Zidane knew in his heart that the actions of these two people were practicing for him. Completely well-intentioned.

"However, you may lose the game, I'm afraid I still have a chance to play the next final!" Zidane joked.

Both Wang Li and Beckham smiled and shook their heads.

It’s not just the media who have confidence in the England team. In fact, England fans have more confidence in the game. Even if Wang Li is not mentioned, the strength of England’s lineup in other positions is no worse than that of the French team, and more importantly, France The average age of the team is too high, and their starting players are all around 30 years old. Facing this "old and weak" team, the England team is full of confidence.

So what if they beat Brazil?That's just Brazil's poor performance.

This is not a direct conclusion, but in fact, in the last match between France and Brazil, the Brazilian team did not perform very well. It is normal for them to fall in the quarter-finals. It is not difficult to win.

And more importantly, England players are always full of confidence when Wang Li participates in the game. They believe that the England team will be the final winner.

However, even though I think so, at least in the player tunnel, the atmosphere between the two teams is quite harmonious. Many of them are familiar with each other, and I have met them not once or twice, so the player tunnel seems to be two teams reminiscing about old times. It seems that they are here to catch up with old friends, not to play in the semi-finals of the World Cup.

However, when the players of the two teams walked out of the tunnel, no one spoke a word to the opposing players. From this moment on, they became absolute opponents, and an absolute contest of 'either you die or I die' is about to begin up.

Taking advantage of the time when players from both sides entered the field, the on-site commentator began to introduce the starting lineups of the two teams.

The French team is a 451 formation. Arsenal's top scorer Thierry Henry is at the top. The midfield five consists of Dorasu, Vieira, Zidane, Makelele and Frank Ribery. Sylvester, William Gallas, Thuram and Sagnol, goalkeeper Barthez.

In this lineup, almost all the midfielders are veterans. The bright spot worth mentioning is the winger Frank Ribery. This strange-looking scarred boy was only worth 100 million euros before the World Cup. The media predicted that the Marseille team's winger would be worth at least 1500% after the World Cup, reaching a height of 1500 million euros.

It is said that many clubs are very interested in Ribery recently. With the progress of the World Cup in Germany, Ribery has become a rising superstar of the new generation in France.

The England team is still a solid 442 lineup. Since Rooney was suspended in the last game, the frontcourt combination has become the partner of Halilson and Michael Owen. The midfielders are Beckham, Wang Li, Gerrard and Joe Cole, defenders Gary Neville, John Terry, Saul Campbell and Ashley Cole.

After the on-site commentator introduced the starting lineups of the two teams, the game was about to start. With the whistle of the referee, Halilson kicked the ball to Owen and went straight to the frontcourt. , At the same time opened the curtain of the game.

I have to say that the media's evaluation of the French team is still very correct, at least the attacking England players feel this way.

Now this French team lacks a kind of vitality. After the England team used short passes to attack the hinterland of the French team, the midfielders of the French team ran very little in the backcourt, and they would not chase the ball after being passed. This kind of game state and fighting spirit gives people a feeling of twilight.This has greatly increased the confidence of England players in the game.

But in fact, it is not easy for England's offense to win a shot.

Although the players of the French team look twilight, there is a reason why Domenech trusts these veterans, and the French team has been strong until now, and they must have their ability to directly enter the top four of the World Cup.

The biggest advantage of the French team is that their players have too much experience in major competitions.

In the midfield, there is no need to say more about generals like Zidane and Makelele. These two players have even won several European Champions Cups. Their game experience allows them to pay 50% It is much stronger than the 100% effort of many people with the same skills.

More importantly, both of them are the top players in the world. Whether it is Zidane's skills or Makelele's fierceness, they are unique in the world.

As for Vieira?
He is definitely one of the best midfielders in the world right now.Vieira has excellent physical fitness, super confrontation ability, flexibility and good foot skills. He is a near-perfect defensive midfielder.

Such three of the world's top midfielders stand in the midfield of the French team, and the difficulty of England's offense can be imagined.

Coupled with the rich experience of several veterans in the French backcourt, it is not an easy task for England to use British "rough play" tactics to penetrate the French team's defense.

So, not long after the game, the English players consciously changed their tactics. Under the leadership of Wang Li, they reduced the short passes in the frontcourt and appropriately increased the long passes and lobs toward the penalty area.

In other words, they have returned directly to England's inherent style of play from a seemingly technical player.

This kind of on-the-spot tactical change, I am afraid that only Wang Li can have this reputation, let all the players on the field obey the command, even David Beckham can't do this, because many people in the team don't care about Beckham. Not completely convinced, but they are absolutely convinced of Wang Li, because whether it is club games or the national team, Wang Li has scored too many goals, so many that they can't even look behind him.

Facing a player they can only look up to, they will never choose to obey.

And such a tactical change made it difficult for the French team to follow. Just now, the England team was still playing short passes and was intercepted by the French team again and again. But after a few waves of attacks, England's offensive methods have fundamentally changed. Changes, they began to seek to attack from the two wings towards the center.

At this time, Wang Li also rushed into the penalty area.

It seems that England wants to use a method similar to a long pass to completely defeat the French team.Play whatever tactics you encounter with any team. Facing the French team with strong backcourt interception ability, short pass cooperation is not a good choice.

Just when the French team hadn't adapted to this tactical change, the England team had already taken advantage of the opportunity to strike first.

In the 14th minute of the game, Beckham dribbled the ball from the right. After Makelele rushed to intercept, Beckham did not stick the ball, but directly lobbed the ball to the right.

A large range diversion!
"Beautiful!" The live commentator almost blurted out.

With this sentence, the football fell directly at the feet of Joe Cole on the left.

Seeing this pass, the England coach McLaren on the bench was completely relieved. He had been worried about Beckham's state before the game, because in the game against Portugal, Beckham's state was really bad. Not so good, many media scored Beckham after the game, only a poor score of 5 points.

This is almost the bottom score of the two teams.

In this game, McLaren didn't want Beckham to play, but for the England team, Beckham also played a very important role, especially when he was in good form, his long pass would give The team's offense brings a very favorable effect.

Therefore, McLaren feels that Beckham should be given some time to see his status.If it really doesn't work, it's not too late to replace him.

Now that Beckham has shown his status, McLaren is relieved.

But the game on the field will not end just because of a beautiful pass. After receiving a pass from Beckham, Joe Cole stopped the ball and made an inside cut to throw off Sylvester. The ball was stuffed inside the penalty area.

Halerson found the point, he ran over and volleyed straight away!
It's a pity that the French goalkeeper Barthez is in good condition. The veteran threw the ball back into the penalty area.But it doesn't matter, Wang Li has already walked in front of the ball with small steps, and then sent the ball into the net with a low kick.

"Gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!"

The England fans at the Allianz Arena were completely crazy. After seeing Wang Li's goal, they almost all stood up from their seats, clapped their hands and cheered for the goal.And many French fans kept booing to resist the cheers of England fans.

However, for the players on the field, the game has just begun, and even Wang Li, who scored the goal, didn't feel much.

The two sides tacitly placed the ball in the middle circle, and with the signal of the referee, the game restarted.

Perhaps Wang Li's goal had some impact on the French team, and they began to automatically strengthen their offense.

In this game, the French team actually played a defensive counterattack tactic. Domenech did not think arrogantly that the French team's offensive ability can be compared with England's. It is unrealistic to play offensive football and win.

However, the characteristic of the French team's defensive counterattack freedom is that it is very stable. Compared with the French team two years ago, the current French team looks more stable.

And in this kind of stability, the French team is active again, and this person is Franck Ribery on the wing.

Watching the match between England and France now, if he is a neutral fan, he will definitely choose to support England, because England's offensive football is obviously more beautiful.

And if he is a French fan, he will support the French team, but he will definitely be dissatisfied with the performance of other players in the French team. After that, he will find a bright spot in the French team's offense——
Frank Ribery!
In the counterattack of the French team, perhaps only Franck Ribery's performance is the most prominent, because he often launches offensive storms on the wing, and his dribbling always causes the French fans to shout. The technology is outstanding.

At least at this point, Beckham can only feel ashamed. From the beginning of the game to the present, the world's "heartbeat" has been played by Ribery for countless times.

This may have greatly satisfied Ribery's pleasure.

Ribery seemed to be addicted to the pleasure of rubbing and torturing Beckham. As a result, when he wanted to dribble past Beckham for the Nth time, he was directly knocked to the ground by the latter.

There is no doubt that this is a yellow card!
However, Beckham also heaved a sigh of relief. As a superstar in the world's attention, he couldn't bear it after being teased so many times by such a little player.

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