Godfather Of Champions

In fact, Dunn himself was a little nervous. But it's not as serious as some players. He has participated in the finals of important competitions many times. He was only a little nervous for his first time-the first time he led the national team to participate in the finals of a world competition.

As a former head coach of Chinese fans, he is somewhat of a "World Series" complex. National team events such as the World Cup and the European Cup have been the themes of his football career for a long time. He even thought that the national team is better than the club team because it represents the highest level of a country.

Later these became jokes. But being able to stand in the finals of a large tournament like the European Cup still makes him a little excited.

In order to make himself less nervous, he chose to walk out of the empty dressing room and stand on the sidelines to observe the warm-up of the players. Work can make him forget other emotions.

The warm-up of the players made him very satisfied. Faced with such a final, everyone is very excited. He doesn't need to worry about lack of fighting spirit, just worry that someone might get injured in the warm-up because of being too excited.

The coaches were responsible for the warm-up, and Dunn, who was free, turned his attention to the stands. The Bernabéu Stadium, which can accommodate 80,000 people, is basically full of seats. The crowd is full of people, thousands of flags are waving in the wind, and there are even fans who can’t wait to set off small fireworks in the stands.

When they saw the England team appear on the pitch to warm up, the English fans in the stands began to sing in unison. Just like what they did in the Premier League, they used their singing to convey such a message to the team-we are with you.

This singing made the English players feel at home. In fact, there were almost the same number of fans on both sides of the stadium today. As the Spanish team lost the semifinals, most Spaniards lost interest in the finals. Blessed are the English fans who flew from England to Spain before the final. There were a lot of Spaniards selling tickets outside the Bernabéu Stadium the day before the final. Of course, for the Italian fans who came from Italy, they are also lucky.

The neutral Spanish fans in the stands became a supporting role.

The singing of English fans has just started, and Italian fans have also begun to sing. The two sides started a "pull song meeting" across the court.

When the players of both sides began to warm up on the court, the media of various countries also began to get busy.

"This is the Bernabéu, the temple of Spanish football. Today, there will be a heavyweight duel under the eyes of everyone!" China's national television station CCTV5 also sent narrators and reporters to the scene to explain and report on the game. Although the level of football in the country is very low, Chinese fans are still happy. The developed TV and Internet allow them to watch the best matches in the world, and they are basically free.

"England will wear a white home jersey in this game. But it is said that their head coach Tony Dunn wants the team to wear a red jersey, because red is his lucky color and is the same color as Nottingham Forest's jersey. . Now I see that his wish has not come true..." A Spanish TV reporter is introducing some details of today’s game, such as jerseys. "Italy wore their traditional blue jersey and white shorts. When they won the World Cup ten years ago, they were wearing blue jerseys. And 16 years ago, they lost in the European Cup final. For the French team, they wore a white jersey. Perhaps for the Italians, blue is more auspicious than white."

"The temperature of 31 degrees tonight is not too hot, but it is not too cool. It is very hot during the day, and the aftermath of the scorching sun has not dissipated. It will affect the performance of the players on both sides. The humidity of the venue... …"

Although his team was eliminated, TV stations in various countries still attach great importance to the final report. There are as many as 27 satellite cars parked outside the Bernabéu Stadium alone, and the situation is spectacular.

"We have seen players from both sides have appeared in the stadium, they are warming up. We have got the starting list for Italy, but the starting list for England is still missing... Tony Dunn does not seem to announce the starting list until the last minute. Compared with Lippi, who has experienced many battles, he seems to be a little too cautious..."

"From the list we got, Italy sent their strongest lineup. The goalkeeper is Marco_Amelia (Marco_Amelia) who plays for AC Milan. The left back is Simeone Vital from AC Milan. (Simone_Vitale), the right back is Davide Santon (Davide_Santon) who plays for Inter Milan. The two central defenders are Juventus combination-Giorgio_Chiellini (Giorgio_Chiellini) and Domenico Crisci To (Domenico_Criscito). From left to right, the midfielder is Sebastian Giovinco (Sebastian_Giovinco) from Juventus, Daniele_De_Rossi (Daniele_De_Rossi) and Alberto Aquila from Rome. (Alberto_Aquilani), Davide_Lanzafame (Davide_Lanzafame) also from Juventus. The two strikers are Alberto_Paloschi from AC Milan and Selva from Juventus Torre Foti (Salvatore_Foti). From this start, we can see that Lippi trusts players from strong teams more than those mid-range Serie A teams. The starting lineups are all from the top four Serie A last season. Players. In these semifinals, he prefers to use Juventus players..."

When the English players finished warming up and returned to the locker room, the media finally got the England starting list released by Dunn. Dunn did not surprise everyone as much as the previous games. His starting lineup is not much different from the predictions of the experts before the game. It just didn't let Vaughan, who performed well in the semifinals, start slightly unexpectedly.

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Not to mention the media, even the English players themselves have not known until now which of them is the starter.

Goalkeeper Joe Hart is the least suspenseful person in the starting position. Almost all other positions have changed in this competition, and his candidate for this position has not changed. As long as there are no big mistakes and no injuries, the starting goalkeeper will almost never be replaced.

The right back is still Richards, who started after the game with Wales. Dunn values ​​his defensive ability. The left back is Joe Matoke. In the European Cup, Matoke withstood the test and performed satisfactorily. It is only natural that the finals will continue to start. Like Lippi's preference for the Juventus players he has coached for many years, Dunn also prefers the Nottingham Forest players he takes with one hand.

The central defenders are John Terry and Stephen Taylor. This pair of central defenders has also been with England from the first game to the present, and the cooperation is trustworthy.

The midfielder is the partner of Gerrard and Wood. Dunn's "double virtue" is much better than the previous "double virtue" of Erickson and McLaren. Because he has a versatile George Wood, who can be the core and assist others, so that the England midfielder will not be too messy with the core. Some teams can have dual cores, but England definitely can't.

On the right is Walcott, who has returned from injury, in the starting field. The right midfielder has been plagued by frequent injuries in the competition and is the position that people have changed the most. The advantage of Walcott over Bentley and Mork is that he has speed and dribbling and is more agile.

On the left is Downing from Middlesbrough. Like Walcott, he has speed and dribbling skills. Due to Dunn's tactics in this game, he returned to the starting lineup.

The most striking is the striker candidates. Mitchell was suspended for accumulating yellow cards, making it the most competitive place. Everyone hopes to start in such an important final. There is no doubt that Rooney was selected. As the most experienced and qualified player on the English striker, Dunn needs him very much.

And who is the partner with Rooney?

James Vaughan was very loud with two goals in the semifinals. He himself thinks that he has been in excellent form recently and should be able to start in the finals. So when Dunn began to announce the starting list, he was eagerly looking forward to hearing his name.

After reciting Rooney's name, there is only one candidate left. Vaughan straightened his posture and straightened his body to prepare for the historic moment-he will become the starting striker in the final of the European Cup.

"Abang Raho."

But the name uttered from Dun En's mouth made him stagnate.

He did not expect that Dunn would choose the mediocre Abang Raho instead of himself. He looked at Dun En in a strange way, but he finally said nothing, lowered his head again, and clenched his fists unwillingly.

Dunn's decision also surprised the other players. Before, everyone thought that the position of another starting forward must be the default James. Even Abang Raho himself did not expect that he could start in such an important game. Surprise and joy are intertwined, which makes him feel very complicated. He didn't even dare to look at Vaughan who was sitting next to him.

"Why is Abangraho starting?" When seeing this list, all reporters asked such questions.

"From the recent state, James Vaughan should obviously start with Rooney. If it weren't for his two goals in the semifinals, Spain might have entered the final!"

"I can't figure out why Tony made this arrangement..."

"Hey, what can’t you figure out? Just look at Lippi. These more successful coaches will do this in important games-they would rather choose players they know and love better than those who perform better. Player. Empiricism. Abang Raho is a Nottingham Forest player and he admires Dunn very much. Dunn also likes him. Compared with Vaughan, Dunn knows him better, so he started."

The reporters talked a lot, and for a while, "nepotism" prevailed in the reporters' hearts.

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After reading the starting list, Dunn looked at the players, and he looked at all the expressions in his eyes and remembered in his heart.

"This is the starting list."

The specific tactics have been discussed in the tactical meeting yesterday. Although no one knew who would start the field at that time, this tactic requires everyone in every position to remember.

"I hope everyone on this list will remember what happened last night, let us surprise them!"

The impact of this starting list on everyone was so great that they did not fully listen to Dun En's subsequent words. Vaughan is the target they care about.

Dunn had to let them put their minds on the game again, so he clapped his hands and raised his volume: "What? Did the tension before the final make you a little absent-minded?"

The players can easily hear that their boss is a bit dissatisfied. So even though no matter how unfair he was for Vaughan, at this time, he could only hold his grievance in his heart and put his mind on the game again.

But after the starting list incident, they have long forgotten the tension. They are just a little puzzled. Why does the leader who treats every player impartially in the team make such obvious mistakes? They don't think that Abang Raho should not start, but fools can see that Vaughan, who is in excellent condition, starts much better than Abang Raho. Doesn't he want to win this game anymore? Is it really because you want your direct line to leave a name at such an important historical moment? Then why didn't Mork, Cohen and Bentley start the game all together? Are they not players from Nottingham Forest?

With such doubts, a group of people walked onto the final court.

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"They are out! Let us welcome the eleven starters of England!" John Mortensen rang with passion, and he began to introduce every England player to the game.

Although Abangraho's starting debut also surprised him, his tone was not the slightest different when he said Abangraho's name.

To be honest, Dunn's starting list basically did not go beyond Lippi's expectations. Only in the forward position, he did not expect Dunn to abandon James Vaughn, who was in a very good shape in the semifinals, and let Abang Raho start. This change also made him unable to understand. As a striker, Abangraho’s shooting skills are not as good as Vaughan. Apart from his speed, he basically has no other advantages. It is more suitable to be placed on the side than in the middle. For this reason, the Italian team has studied Vaughan specially, but he did not expect Dunn to make him start!

Although surprised, Lippi also showed great interest. It can surprise him, indicating that this game will be very interesting. As the last game before his retirement, he is no longer purely pursuing the result, but he can never forget the best.

Tony Dunn and his England team are obviously qualified to be his farewell opponents.

Come to a vigorous final, and then we win the championship.

This is Lippi's last wish. (To be continued, if you want to know what's going on, please visit www.qidian.com, there are more chapters, authors are supported, and genuine reading is supported!)

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