Green Life

Volume 4 Chapter 8

Mexico is also a member of this World Cup, but they are in Group A, while England is in Group C. They will also participate in the opening game of the World Cup and South Africa. 【】

Although the new Wembley Stadium is only a warm-up match, England fans have vividly demonstrated their enthusiasm for the World Cup.

It is reported that hundreds of thousands of English people will go to South Africa when the World Cup really starts. In every game in England, tens of thousands of their fans may be seen in the stands.

Before the start of every international competition in football, England will be a pseudo-favorite. Thanks to the full swing after the establishment of the Premier League, English football has become a familiar face in front of fans all over the world.

In the 1990s, after the rise of Gascoigne, the chasing teenager Owen, and the heartthrob Beckham, they attracted countless fans for the England national team.

But they lost the chain as soon as they arrived at the big game. I don't know where they learned this problem, and today's performance let the fans see their familiar England again.

"Shit, is this England?", if the new Wembley was still in a crazy World Cup enthusiasm in the first half, the score of 0:1 at halftime seemed to pour a basin of cold water on their heads .

At the beginning of the second half, there were whispers everywhere in the stands. The violent qualifier journey has already whetted the appetite of the fans. This England is the best in more than a decade. The goal is the sea of ​​stars!

Isn't that what the media say, top coaches have superstars in most positions, not to mention the MR combination, it doesn't make sense that they are not popular.

"There are a few main players missing. The team may be adjusting their status. Don't worry." The fans with a little patience can only attribute the reason to the absence of Ferdinand, Barry and Mark Qin.

Most of the players in Mexico's team are from China, and there are only a few members of the five major leagues. The most famous ones are probably the defender Marquez who once played for Barcelona, ​​Blanco who became famous in 1998 when he jumped the frog, and Wen The little gentleman Bella who was specially raised.

Judging from the reputation of the players, the English players are ten blocks away from them, but this is not the case on the scene. They are not dominant, but at a disadvantage.

The smooth offensive cooperation in the qualifiers disappeared, and Rooney, the top scorer with the most goals, was also out of form. When he sent another long shot from outside the penalty area to the sky, he finally silenced the stands, and he I also looked unhappy.

"Rooney seems to be in trouble. He has been unable to find a goal in the last two months," Lineker said. "For a striker,

He needs to break the scoring drought as soon as possible to regain confidence, and England's striker cannot live without him."

The camera has been aimed at Mark Qin sitting in the stands behind the bench more than once. Before this game, Capello has made it clear that Mark Qin will not play.

Wilson said: "When Mark was not on the court, the double virtue problem was quite obvious in this game. However, Capello should be helping the players find their status. One or two warm-up games can't explain anything."

Ma Keqin also saw that the team was not playing well, but Capello was still sitting on the coaching bench, and they were already mentally prepared. They had just started training hard in the past two days, and the players were at their lowest state. At that time, it cannot be compared with the players who have just adjusted their status from the club's preseason before the start of the qualifiers.

"I'm sitting in the stands at the new Wembley right now, it's our first warm-up match for the World Cup, Mexico is a strong team in North America and will help us prepare for our first opponent in the group stage, the United States, and now we're going Keep training hard and adjusting your form to meet the World Cup."

"I'm using my iPhone to send you a message. I didn't play this game because the team doctor said my muscles were a little tired, not injured. Fans, don't guess. This is the protection of the coaching staff. Thank you to many fans For my support and concern, I am fine"

"Children's Day is coming soon, greetings to the little fans who are about to celebrate the festival, I wish you a happy childhood"

After editing, Ma Keqin posted it. This is his official account on Ins, and attached an instant selfie. His logistics team immediately translated the passage into several languages ​​and synchronized it to other platforms.

As soon as the message was sent out, it immediately received tens of thousands of replies and hundreds of thousands of likes. As a global event, the World Cup is an event that a global country participates in. The mobilization of fans is not comparable to that of a certain league. Just through social media, Mark Qin felt That kind of atmosphere rushed over.

"Don't worry, Wayne, be patient." The first time Capello stood up from the coach's bench was when Rooney was replaced. At this time, England was 0:2 behind. In the second half, Capello simply changed seven players. The players played more chaotically.

Rooney looked unhappy. He didn't know why he was in such a bad state. The team doctor said that he was fine, but it was a mentality problem. No one could do anything about it.

Mark Qin stepped forward and patted him with his hand, comforting him, "Wayne, don't worry, the feeling of scoring goals will come back." Rooney felt so uncomfortable that he was about to cry.

Sometimes it’s true. It’s okay to stay alone. The more others comfort you, the more uncomfortable you feel. In fact, it all comes from fear. When the club doesn’t score goals, you can imagine that you can find your status in the national team, but once the national team It also didn't perform well, and the last straw fell.

In the end, Capello led the new national team, and in the first warm-up match of the World Cup, under the eyes of more than 80,000 fans in the new Wembley, they lost a clean 0:2. There isn't anything in the field to make people fantasize about their World Cup title.

"Fans have to be patient. We have just started to gather for training, and the players have just gotten out of the busy season. It will take time to adjust. We don't have any problems," Capello said in an interview after the game.

Immediately after the game, England took a chartered flight back to Irdning. Even those whose families were in London didn't give them a few hours off to go home to see their wives and children. The morale on the plane was a bit low.

Immediately after returning to Irdning, there will be heavy training again. Ma Keqin feels that he has gradually adapted to the plateau climate, and his panting is not so severe, but his physical fatigue has increased. Both the coaching staff and the team doctor said this is a normal phenomenon. It will get better once the World Cup starts.

It is still a team of 30 people, but the enthusiasm for training has increased significantly in the past few days, because after the game with Egypt, Capello needs to announce the final 23-man roster.

Barry's injury has healed and he can play against Egypt. Ferdinand is still training and observing alone. He is also working hard to catch up with the World Cup.

There was no sun or moon in the mountains, and after another few days, the chartered plane once again packaged and couriered all the England players to the new Wembley Stadium in London.

"The Times": Playing against Egypt is a good opportunity for England to boost morale. After the game, Capello will announce the final list of players for the World Cup.

"Daily Telegraph": Today England may play with the strongest lineup, midfielders Barry and Mark will return.

Then, in the anticipation of the fans in the audience again, England continued to stumble and win 2:1. Mark Qin played 30 minutes in the second half and made no achievements.

The goal was scored by Terry's header and an own goal by the opponent. Now the glass heart of the England fans couldn't sit still. After the game, together with the media, they were all asking what happened to England now?

Mark Qin ran very little, not because he didn't want to run, but because his legs were heavy with lead, so his performance was not much better, and Rooney still didn't feel it.

The FA participated in the entire preparation plan, so the media's questioning could not shake Capello's status, and the FA immediately stood up to support Capello.

"I have a bad feeling that the group stage may not go as smoothly as expected," the Internet was immediately flooded with many fans' posts, "Even Mark has played, and England is still playing shit."

The grouping of the World Cup in South Africa is basically very even. There is no absolute death group, except for Group G, Brazil, Côte d'Ivoire, and Portugal. Originally, England fans were very confident in the team's first qualifying group. After watching two games Warm-up match, a little doubtful.

"Guys, we have to maintain confidence and ignore the rumors outside. I believe we are on the right path." After the game, David Beckham replaced Capello in the locker room to appease the players. this qualifications.

When they returned to Irdning, the long-awaited final list was finally released. Everyone knew that some fringe figures were not selected, but Husky and Walcott were not selected, which was a bit unexpected.

England's final 23-man squad is as follows:

Goalkeepers: James, Green, Hart

Defenders: Glenn Johnson, Joe Cole, Terry, Warnock, Upson, Carragher, Ledley King, Brown.

Midfielders: Lennon, Lampard, Joe Cole, Barry, Milner, Wright Jr., Mark Qin, Carrick

Forwards: Clutch, Rooney, Defoe, Darren Bent

Ferdinand worked until the last minute, and then the team doctor said no, his knee injury looks serious, there is no way to catch up to the group stage, England can't waste a group stage place for him.

There was a lot of disturbance for a while, especially Walcott, who was very frustrated. Lennon and his performance in the qualifiers were almost the same, but Lennon was not as good as him, and Mark Qin didn't understand why Capello chose Lennon.

"Don't be discouraged, you're still young," Mark Qin said to Walcott as his teammates hugged and bid farewell to those players who would leave directly.

"Good luck", Walcott's morale is low, and not being able to play in the World Cup is a huge blow to any player.

In addition to getting a consolation call from Capello afterwards, they can easily go on vacation this summer, unless they catch up with an injury and make a temporary substitution.

After entering June, the whole England team has stayed in Irdning for more than ten days. A few days ago, they finally finished their heavy-duty anaerobic training and began to adjust their tactics. Capello will not change easily.

This kind of closed life with no family and no entertainment, after more than two weeks, even Ma Keqin felt a little boring, let alone other people, but fortunately it was finally over.

Five days before the start of the World Cup, they flew directly to Tokyo, Japan, where they will play the last warm-up match with the Japanese national team, and then fly directly to South Africa.

We have heard about Beckham's popularity in Japan, but Mark Qin was a little surprised by the high popularity and support at the airport and stadium. After going to the UK, he has returned to Asia very rarely, and he has not really experienced him. Popularity in Asia.

Mark Qin still only played 30 minutes in this game. Capello spared no effort to protect him. The England team recovered slightly in this game, but Rooney and Mark Qin failed to score. The final score was 0 : 0, they ended their World Cup warm-up tour with one win, one draw and one loss.

After the game, they flew directly to Johannesburg, South Africa. The World Cup is about to start...

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