Chapter 284 Blanco
Before the opening ceremony of the European Cup, the news about the England team in the media was not only the criticism of Wansheng, but also a lot of negative news about the England team.
If it is a 'fabricated' news of suspicion, of course, it will have no effect, and the key media reports are the real news.
The situation of the team in recent days has made Wansheng feel that God is against the England team.
England are so 'unlucky'.
As the "Sun" described, "There is such a team: it is a popular candidate for the championship every time in the World Series, but it always falls into the sand early, it is loved by thousands, but it is time and again Heartbreaking. It's England."
The England team can be said to be a collection of stars. Wansheng is worried about the technical level of the team, but the ability of each player in the team is definitely not bad.
But with one thing happening, England seems to be full of tragedy.
During one week of preparation time, one player in the team was injured and determined to be unable to participate in the European Cup. That is Scott Parker. Originally Wansheng had nothing to worry about. Parker is only a marginal player in the midfield. Can he have a chance to play? It's hard to say, the injury can't play a big impact.
But on the morning of June 8, when the team warmed up for training, Lampard was injured again.
Lampard's injury is not serious, but he will definitely not be able to participate in the European Cup.
After Lampard announced that he would withdraw from the European Cup due to injury, Wansheng also began to have a headache. Two players were injured, and it seemed that nothing seemed to be happening. But Lampard and Parker are both defensive midfielders, and they suddenly lost two midfielders. If the field wants to send defensive players, it becomes a problem.
If only two lower backs were injured, Wan Sheng would not be so worried. The front line is also something to pay attention to. Rooney is considered to be a 'genius striker', but it was not until a few days after preparation and training that Wan Sheng didn't know what Rooney said. UEFA suspended and was unable to play for the first two games of the group stage.
"World Sports" jokingly commented, "Will there be such an extreme assumption that by the time Rooney returns, England has been eliminated early..."
The first game of the European Cup group stage has not yet started, and there are already three people in the England team who are sure to be unable to play. Among them, Wayne Rooney and Lampard are considered to be the absolute main players.
Such is the doom for England.
Including some British football legends, they believe that "this is the weakest English team in history."
Some media have also begun to criticize the roster called up by Wansheng. What is doubtful is that Ferdinand was excluded and Barry was not included in the roster.
"With Ferdinand and Barry, the England squad doesn't have to look so urgent."
Some media reporters analyzed.
Some players in the England team were injured, and the news from the outside world was not very good. Originally, the opening ceremony of the European Cup was to be supported by members of the royal family and government-government cabinet personnel as guests, but the British government announced that all cabinet personnel will collectively boycott the 2012 The European Cup is a protest against the Ukrainian government's imprisonment of Tymoshenko.
The incarceration of Tymoshenko by the Ukrainian government is a political-political incident. Tymoshenko was Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine from 1999 to 2001 and Prime Minister of Ukraine from February to September 2005.
Following parliamentary elections in September 2007, she re-elected as prime minister.
Last year, on October 11, 2011, Tymoshenko filed an appeal after being sentenced to 7 years in prison for the opposition prosecution. On December 30, Tymoshenko entered the Khacharovsky Kacharovsky woman. jail time.
A spokesman for the UK Foreign Office said: "All cabinet members will not be attending Euro 2012, however the UK government supports England's participation in the Euros and we hope all fans can enjoy Euros."
Meanwhile, British royals Princes William and Harry will also not attend the opening ceremony in Poland.
These members of the government and the royal family, because of political pressure, do not participate in the opening ceremony to support the team. In fact, it does not matter much, Wansheng does not care at all.
But before the most unlucky time, Wansheng lamented that England's "ill-fated" was the next thing.
Just as the opening ceremony of the European Cup was completed and all the players were about to leave by plane, striker Defoe received a message that instantly made him burst into tears - Defoe's father passed away forever.
Defoe could only return to England with grief.
Although Defoe said he would return to the team, most people believed that Defoe would definitely miss the first round of the group stage.
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After so many unfortunate incidents, Wansheng made the whole team actively prepare for the battle and no longer cared about anything outside.
That news is always bad for England.
On the evening of June 8, after the entire England team checked into the hotel in Donbasque, Ukraine, Wansheng opened the 'player room', so that the 'England wives' could have a night of 'happy-happy' time with the players. Players who have been abstinent for a while can also relax a little, but the next morning, the team entered a period of intense preparations.
They don't even care about other games, they are all busy preparing for the first round of the group stage.
The first round of the England team was held on the 12th, and there were still two days of preparation time, which was relatively sufficient, but the first game was not easy to play. The opponent was the French team, one of the best in the group.
The French team's road to qualifying for the European Cup is not easy. Under the unfavorable situation of conceding a goal in the last round, they finally tied Bosnia and Herzegovina 1-1 with a penalty kick, thus gaining a 1-point advantage. Pressing the opponent to get the first place in the group and directly qualifying, it also pushed the Bosnia and Herzegovina to a point of no return.
But as a continental giant and a traditional strong team, the French team's smooth qualifying can be said to be well-received.
The French team has won the European Cup twice in 1984 and 2000, and they are also one of the favorite teams to compete for the championship.
The current French team, like the England team, is in a 'low period' of strength. Since the "golden generation" Zidane, Djokaf, Deschamps, Henry and Vieira have gradually faded out of people's sight After the range, the French team began to go downhill.
In the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, the French team was directly out of the game because of irreconcilable contradictions within the team, which affected the overall combat effectiveness of the team.
"France Football" analyzed, "In terms of lineup, whether it is Nasri, Gourcuff or Cabaye and others, they have never been able to truly take over the classes of Zidane and Djorkaf. It’s still a long way from that.”
So the French team is the same as the England team, "the current first task is undoubtedly to ensure the qualifying group."
"Fortunately, France's match against England coincided with Rooney's suspension. Without Rooney, the Three Lions are tantamount to missing a set of teeth."
However, the team's general Nasri, in an interview with the media, said in a low-key manner, "We are a young team, not like England. They are led by famous stars like Gerrard, Rooney and Terry. Then add a young and dynamic player like Welbeck."
French striker Benzema has a different view.
In the entire French team, Benzema is definitely one of the most famous stars. On the eve of the European Cup, Benzema has attracted much attention. In the face of the transfer situation in the European market, Benzema broke the news, "United's Ferguson I've been trying to sign me for four years, but I've always refused, and I'm not considering a move to Old Trafford in the near future."
On June 11, just when Britain and France were about to fight, Benzema was interviewed again and talked about two points, one is that he refused the invitation of Manchester United, and the other is that he will represent France to defeat England.
"Rumours about my future are normal," Benzema said. "It's the same every summer, there are rumours that I'm going to this club or that club."
"But I had a great time at Real Madrid and never thought about leaving. I know that for the last three or four seasons Manchester United have been trying to sign me, and when I was at Lyon they and several other Premier League players The team wanted me, but they couldn't reach a deal with Lyon. And I wanted to play in Spain at the time, so I can say that I never regretted that decision."
"I'm still young, my contract with Real Madrid is until 2015, and I still want to achieve at Real Madrid."
"I wouldn't say I'll never be able to go to the Premier League, to be honest, I don't have a particular preference when it comes to teams, but the future is far away and it's something I'm not thinking about at the moment."
Then Benzema talked about the European Cup, where he scored 15 goals in 45 games with France.
"We're in a very tough group and our first goal is to advance to the knockout stage and then see how far we can go. Anything can happen in this arena, but we're not afraid."
Finally, Benzema talked about the upcoming "England-French war", "We can't drop points against England, this is not an easy game, because England is always one of the favorites in the competition."
"People always talk about Rooney being out but England have replacements and their players have experience. But we also have some very experienced players and some very talented youngsters and our coaches know England well, so We will be well prepared."
"If we play well, we have the confidence to win, we don't want a draw, we want to start the big game with a win. I can say this, we study the way England play very carefully, the scouting report is very detailed, our The preparation has reached its peak.”
"In general, the performance of the team is more important, I think France will surprise a lot of people this time, I know Spain, Holland and Germany are more optimistic, but underestimating us would be a big mistake."
The French players are so high-profile, which also makes the media hope to interview the English players, but unfortunately there is no news about the English players being interviewed.
The England team seems to be completely different from the French team. They just stay in the training ground or in the hotel, as if they are 'low-key' with one mind.
As a result, some remarks began to appear in the media, such as "England has no confidence", "England coach has no confidence in 10,000 wins", and almost did not directly say, "England has conceded defeat."
A day passed quickly.
At noon on the day of the match, a media reporter finally saw Wan Sheng, and they immediately asked about the 'British-French war', Wan Sheng smiled and replied, "I saw a lot of reports yesterday, and it seems that many people think that the French team will win. And we lost, and I think that pre-match situation like this was good for us, people were saying it was going to be a tough game, they thought France had a better chance of winning and that would make our players more relaxed. "
"When the outside world is saying that, I say to the players: We just need to win the game with confidence."
As soon as Wan Sheng's voice fell, a French reporter immediately questioned, "You mean, England will win? Can you tell me why?"
All the reporters around looked at Wan Sheng, expecting him to answer this sharp question.
But Wansheng said something very stylized. He pointed at the reporter and wondered, "Is there something wrong with your brain? England is a championship contender. Our goal is to win the championship. If we want to win the championship, we must enter the In the finals, is the group stage difficult for us? If we lose in the first round of the group stage, we don’t have to set our goal to win the championship…”
The surrounding media reporters were all dumbfounded.
They turned their minds for a long time, but couldn't turn this corner. When they realized that Wansheng was just "bullshit", Wansheng had disappeared from sight.
This is the only thing Wansheng said before the game.
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The Anglo-French War is about to begin.
It was not a good day. In the Donbass Stadium in Donetsk, the temperature reached 34 degrees. The players of the two teams entered the stadium to adapt to the venue and were disturbed by countless small flying insects.
Many people are complaining about the weather in Ukraine, even some media reporters are not used to it.
But that doesn't affect the heat of the game.
The pre-match press conference was full of reporters, and hundreds of people could be seen at a glance. Many reporters made the venue very lively.
While all the reporters were waiting, Wan Sheng and French coach Blanco entered the venue together as if they had agreed.
Blanco's player era is quite brilliant. He was a former French international. He is a senior defender, experienced and comprehensive. As a 65-year-old veteran, his explosiveness is amazing.
Although the position on the field is a central defender, Blanco's attacking ability is very strong, scoring in a variety of ways, and helped France win the World Cup in 1998.
During his career, Blanco has won many honors, such as the French Footballer, the best defender in the World Cup, etc. After retiring, Blanco became a coach, in the 2008-2009 season, he led Bordeaux to win The 6th Ligue 1 title in the team's history.
On December 15, 2009, the authoritative media "France Football" magazine selected the best coach of French football in 2009. Blanco, the coach of Bordeaux, was elected by Arsene Wenger. After leaving Bordeaux, Blanco Started coaching the French national team.
The media believes that one of the advantages of the French team is also in the coach.
Blanco's honor cannot be compared with Wansheng, but he has been coaching the French team for two years. Wansheng has only been the coach for one week. Compared with two years and one week, Blanco has a great advantage.