Green Life

Volume 4 Chapter 25

"Why not?" Beckenbauer put his hands in his pockets and answered the reporter's question, "I once said that if there was no Mark in England's first game, they would have lost 0:3, and a defender would only open wide. A football team has no future"

"Then why do you think England has hope to win the championship now?" asked the reporter.

"Football is full of changes. After a series of incidents on and off the field, Capello made England perform like this. Obviously he found the answer, and England's performance on the field surprised me. The MR combination found them. In the right position, they will reach the last 16 and play better and better!"

And England's "Daily Mirror" also published an interview with Ferguson today. He said: I called Rooney before the game. Obviously, his previous behavior (abusing the fans) was due to too much pressure. Tell him to relax, don't expect too much to affect his performance, and learn to enjoy the game. Obviously he did it last game and I'm happy for him.

Of course, England have found their rhythm, when that guy (Mark) starts to be in a kind of harmonious rhythm with the whole team, that is when others will be unlucky, I have been enemies with him for 3 years in the Premier League, even more Anyone who knows him, England will go to the last 16, there is no doubt about it.

As for how far they can go, it depends on what kind of performance MR has in the knockout round, and their defense problem must be solved, which is too fatal.

"The Times": England's 50-year history of the top ten life-and-death battles, 6 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses! , Although we are currently ranked first in the group, we still cannot afford the consequences of losing. Fortunately, England has a high winning rate in life-and-death battles. All England fans firmly believe that reaching the top 16 is not a problem!

"Marca": World Cup Golden Boot odds, Mark tops, followed by top 10 power forwards! At present, all the teams have finished the second round of the competition, and the competition for the scorer list is beginning to emerge.

1. Mark, 5 to 1, reason: Have you not watched football in the past three years?

2. Torres and Villa, 10 to 1.

3. Ronaldo and Rooney, 13 to 1.

4. Fabiano and Nierma, 17 to 1.

5. Messi and Aguero, 1 to 21.

6. Klose and Higuain, 26 to 1.

When the England team arrived in Port Elizabeth, the media was already raging. In less than 4 days, all 16 games in the final round of the 8 groups will be played. At that time, the first stage of the World Cup group stage It also ends.

The Sanying war expected by the media, due to the sluggish state of Messi and Ronaldo, has not been staged for a long time. Ronaldo only scored a consolation goal in the big victory against North Korea. Messi scored 0 goals and 0 assists, which is completely gone. No solution at the club.

Now the top scorer is Higuain, who scored a hat-trick for the first time in the World Cup. There are at least seven or eight other players like Mark Qin and Rooney who scored two goals.

In terms of assists, Ma Keqin leads the way with 3 assists. Not only that, but also his pass count and success rate rank first. Only the Spanish midfielder Three Musketeers can compete with him.

The French team was eliminated by the host South Africa. They had just entered the hotel and got the news of the game that had just ended. When they were on the plane, the two games in Group A had already started.

This can be regarded as the biggest upset so far in this World Cup, but as early as the second round when they broke out in the locker room, there are not many media who are optimistic about them, and now they have only completely implemented everyone's guess.

"Do you want to be the second French team? Of course not, so we will go all out for the game at noon tomorrow, take a good rest, and don't go out privately at night." When the lobby was disbanded, Capello took the lead now. Use, take France as a negative teaching material.

Mark Qin and Rooney watched the other two games of Group B in the room at night. Messi continued to have 0 goals and 0 assists, which disappointed the media collectively. Fortunately, Argentina qualified.

"Messi won't do well when he reaches the national team." Rooney pouted and said, hey, this guy, he said as if you are very good, and then he switched to another channel, "Korea has qualified, I hate the Korean team very much"

"I don't like it either." Ma Keqin came out of the bathroom after brushing his teeth. "Hurry up and take a rest. You will be a cheerleader in the stands tomorrow. I have to play."

"Huh", Rooney lowered his head and looked helpless, and was hit hard, "I swear I will never take off my jersey again."

...

Port Elizabeth is a city in South Africa on the edge of the Indian Ocean. It is one of the most important ports in South Africa. Needless to say, it is also a Europeanized city, because it was originally a military fortress.

The city has a small population of hundreds of thousands. Although it is called Port Elizabeth, it has nothing to do with the Queen of England. It is named after the wife of a British governor.

Here is the most famous beach in South Africa. It is a holy place for surfing, sailing and other sea sports enthusiasts. It is also a good place for seaside tourism, but you still need to pay attention to security issues.

England's trip back and forth is a bit of a toss, because it is not far from Cape Town, but they have to go to and from Rustenburg once, which is equivalent to 4 flights back and forth in 5 days.

In the early morning of the next day, the England staff first went to confirm the stadium with the head of the organizing committee, including the route, changing room, turf, etc. The schedule for the England players was to start having dinner at 9:30, and then a little at the hotel. Let's do some activities and start on time at 12 o'clock to go to the stadium.

Since the game was scheduled to take place at 2 pm, they saved the lunch at noon. The stadium is called the Mandela Bay Stadium, which can accommodate less than 50,000 people. It is also a new stadium built for the World Cup.

The stadium is named after the famous South African President Nelson Mandela, because Port Elizabeth is the hometown of Mandela, and the design of the stadium is also very creative. The zenith is like petals, surrounding the stadium into a lotus flower blooming beside the water, which is magnificent.

When the England team arrived here at noon, Maxine took a few photos on purpose. For football players, it is also very interesting to save these photos of various stadiums when they play in different stadiums. , at least Mark Qin likes to do it.

Although the stadium is small, there are especially many fans from England, because there are not many fans in Slovenia, and the population of their entire country is only about 2 million, so England can get more tickets.

Fans with England flags painted on their faces immediately fell into a boil when they saw the team's bus approaching, and there was a lot of cheering and cheering, "Go, England, the top 16, here we come!", "Three Lions must win!" , "Mark, Mark, beat Slovenia!"

Mark Qin and the others smiled and waved to the fanatical fans outside, and the bus drove directly into the stadium, and the focus of this Group C match officially kicked off.

Slovenia is a small country, but its economy is quite developed. In some small countries in Europe, the level of football is not directly related to the land area and population. This will also be proved by Iceland in the future. The population of Iceland is only over 300,000.

Once these data are compared, many national football associations should be a little blush.

Before the game, Slovenia was not timid when facing the media, although their biggest stars were goalkeeper Handanovic, high center forward Novakovic, and midfielder Koren who played for West Brom in the Premier League. .

"We will beat England and advance to the last 16. They will not take advantage of us. The boys are ready to fight them," Slovenia coach Matejaz Kok said in an interview. Said.

"Their striker, Rooney, will not be able to play this game. This is a good thing for us. It will reduce the pressure on our back line. Regarding Mark, I will not arrange someone to follow him. In the last game, Algeria arranged for 2 people , has been proven wrong and I believe in our defensive system"

At the same time, another Group C match between the United States and Algeria will also be held at the Loftus Stadium in Pretoria at the same time. The final result will be known in 4 hours.

After changing into red jerseys in the locker room, Ma Keqin walked out of the tunnel with his teammates and began to warm up. Today they are an away pick, and Slovenia is also white, so they wore red.

As soon as you enter the stadium, the atmosphere of the Premier League is overwhelming. This stadium is one of the few professional football stadiums during the World Cup. It was only built last year. The auditorium is very close, but security measures have been added.

Fans from England and Slovenia had already been seated according to their respective zones for a long time, and the stadium was extremely noisy. As the fans of the teams stood in the majority, Maxine finally heard the cheers of the fans drowning out the annoying buzzing Zula.

"Boom", "England", "Mark", "Gerrard", seeing the England players in red training jackets warming up, the fans in the stands immediately became agitated.

"Good afternoon, everyone. The players have started to warm up. Mark and Joe Cole came out just now," Lineker said to the camera. "There is still about an hour before the game starts."

"Wilson," Lineker turned around and asked, "Capello announced the starting lineup yesterday. What do you think of this list?"

Wilson nodded and said: "This game is quite critical. Regarding the changes in the lineup, Capello can also be said to be helpless. He played so well in the last game. In fact, he should want to use all the previous ones. starting lineup"

"The goalkeeper can be said to be the biggest headache for Capello, but he has no choice at all now. There is only one Joe Hart who can use it. This season Joe Hart has secured the main force in Manchester City and performed well. The only problem is that I am too young, whether I can bear the pressure of the World Cup is a problem.”

"Terry's return is expected. If it is not for off-court factors, Terry must be the most trustworthy choice for the defense. I hope that after the team suspension and public apology, Terry can put all his thoughts on the court. help the team"

"There is also Rooney's position. I originally guessed that Capello might move Gerrard to the left and choose a right midfielder, but obviously Capello exceeded my expectations today."

"He didn't make any changes in the position of the midfielder. He just replaced Rooney with Darren Bent. It seems that he didn't want to destroy the chemical reaction that he finally built in the last game."

"Darren Bent's performance in Manchester City this season can be called experience," Lineker said, "but he is more of a second striker next to Ibrahimovic in the club. I don't know if Rooney can play in this position. competent"

"He can play on both sides," said Neville. "Before he moved to Manchester City, he was a counter-attack striker and was no stranger to the side. Compared to Defoe, he should really be a better replacement for Rooney." s Choice"

With their commentary and analysis, the England team has finished warming up and walked back to the locker room. In the stands of the VIP seats, Prince William arrived as scheduled, and LeBron James, who likes Liverpool, has become a fan of Mark Qin. And when he was thinking about going to the Heat in the summer to start the era of giants, he came here, obviously to avoid the American media.

The battle of life and death in the Gulf begins immediately...

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