Chapter Two Hundred and Ninety Seventh Sympathetic Opponent

At the same time, Rooney, another focus of the England team, walked out of the Dynamo Kyiv Stadium alone.

Rooney has been sitting in the stands, just like any other fan.

He watched the whole game.

After many fans left the stadium, Rooney also slowly stood up and left. On the way out of the stadium, Rooney kept recalling the details of the game, including the performance of each teammate and the performance of the entire team. He felt incredible.

Is this still England?

Before the game, Rooney also had doubts about the team's tactics. He didn't think England should use such an 'open' style of play, which was almost a 'gift' to Sweden, but after watching the whole game, he felt There is no doubt.

That Chinese has won again!

Like Derby County, Manchester City, and Atlético Madrid in the past two years, the Chinese has always won game after win.

Although Rooney still doesn't understand why the team performed so well, he thinks that those are not important at all, just like other teammates, as long as the Chinese do what the Chinese said, the team will perform very well, and the victory seems to be the same. becomes much easier.

Even if he doesn't want to admit it, Rooney has begun to believe in Wansheng's coaching ability.

The next game is the third round of Group D. England will face Ukraine. After two big wins, this game is a bit tasteless. As long as England's performance is not so bad, the other game will not be too big. The miracle of England was able to appear in the group.

But for Rooney, the Ukrainian game is very meaningful, because his two-game suspension is over and he can play on behalf of the team.

Will the Chinese let him play?

If he had talked about this issue before, Rooney would have curled his lips and said without thinking, "I can definitely play, and no one can stop me!"

Now, not sure.

If the Chinese didn't let him play, he really couldn't do anything!

After this game against Sweden, all the English media must be praising the Chinese and the performance of the England team. It was a team of 'England without Wayne Rooney' and 'England without Wayne Rooney' could perform very well. So will he still have a chance?

Think of Welbeck, who performed well, Walter, who scored in the last round, and Bolton Reiter, who was personally trained by Wansheng. Rooney is not so sure.

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The match between England and Sweden is over, but the follow-up is not completely over. Not to mention the media’s praise for the England team, Wansheng also frequently appeared in front of reporters and talked about the performance of the Swedish players.

The player Wansheng keeps talking about is the Swedish goalkeeper Andreas Isaacson.

England scored three goals, but it was by no means the fault of Andreas Isaacson. The reason for the Swedish defense was even greater. In the whole game, Isaacson was one of the best Swedish players. , The media rated him even higher than the team's core Ibrahimovic.

"Andreas is a very good goalkeeper, I saw him in the game, he has a lot of experience, he can make the defense more confident, Sweden has only scored three goals, and he has a large part of the credit... …”

"He's one of the most stable goalkeepers I've ever seen..."

"I admire him a lot..."

"He's only 31 years old, has a few more seasons to play and will contribute more to Swedish football..."

Wan Sheng usually doesn't praise opposing players, every time he does it for a reason, and many media have guessed the reason - Atletico Madrid need a backup goalkeeper.

De Gea left.

De Gea is an excellent goalkeeper cultivated by Atletico Madrid, and his departure will still cost Atletico Madrid a lot, but the former 'second goalkeeper' Sergio Asenjo is also very good and can fully serve as the first goalkeeper. After Heya left, Atletico Madrid will definitely be looking for a second goalkeeper, and Isaksen is a very good choice.

Isakson became famous very early, and few people know that he played for a short period of time in Juventus, but due to luck and strength problems, he was not able to stay in Italy.

After returning to the Swedish league, Isaacsson began to play famous, in 2003, he was named the best goalkeeper in Sweden, but in the following years, his career did not make much progress.

For the past four years, Isaacsson has played for PSV Eindhoven.

At the end of last season, Isaksson's contract with PSV Eindhoven expired, and it is already a free kick. It is said that Kasim Pasha of the Turkish League is very interested in him and hopes to bring him to Turkey, but Before the European Cup, the contract has not been signed, in other words, Isakson is a free agent, Atletico Madrid can get him for free.

Wansheng hoped that Isakson would consider joining Atlético de Madrid, and after Wansheng publicly expressed his appreciation for Isakson, Atletico Madrid also began to contact Isakson's agent, hoping to persuade Isakson to join. team.

Many media began to report on this.

Many media believe that Isaksson has no reason to refuse. Compared with the unknown Turkish league team Kasim Pasha, Atletico Madrid, who has just won the "Triple Crown", is much more famous.

As a member of Atlético de Madrid, Isaacsson can also be considered to have completed his dream of entering the giants. The only thing is that in Atlético de Madrid, Isaksson can only play the 'second goalkeeper', and it is almost impossible to get the main goalkeeper position.

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After the match against Sweden, Wansheng's troubles came again. It was not the third round that troubled him, but the world-famous English wives.

This year the English wives added a heavyweight member - Anita.

In the former England wives, Anita only knew Beckham's wife Victoria. Now that Beckham has withdrawn from the England national team, Victoria will not appear in Poland. Anita has become alone, but she He also stayed in the same hotel with other members of the English wives, such as Rooney's wife Colleen, and other members of the wives who arrived were also in the same hotel, which was booked with the help of the FA staff.

The English wives are also based on seniority. Although the West has always advocated equality for everyone, the temporary model girlfriend of an ordinary player is definitely not comparable to the wife of the main player. Anita is Wan Sheng's wife, and she doesn't say anything. , will also become the core character, and many other wives members have taken the initiative to approach her.

In terms of competition and training, Wansheng must lead by example. He has always forbidden anyone in the team to sleep with his wife and girlfriend, which will distract a large part of his energy. But after the victory over Sweden, he has no reason to continue to do so. , can only let go of the 'ban' and give the players a holiday, Wan Sheng can also come to see Anita and her son.

More than half a month has passed, and Wan Sheng really misses his wife and children.

After spending an afternoon together, Wan Sheng went shopping with Anita, along with Gerald and his wife Alex. The four and their children attracted many reporters to take pictures.

Wan Sheng didn't like this way of shopping, but in order to accompany his wife and children, there was no other way. Fortunately, the night was not long. After having a late night snack on the street, everyone returned to the hotel together.

The next day, the entire England team gathered and resumed training in preparation for the upcoming third round.

The European Cup war has continued.

The second round of each group is over. Surprisingly, no team qualified in advance after the two rounds. Among them, England is one of the teams with the best results, and among the 4 groups, theoretically the most A team that wants to qualify.

England's next opponent is host Ukraine, one of the most closely watched teams.

Not only because Ukraine is the host, but also because they are fighting with 'national honor' on their shoulders. There are political disputes between Ukraine and other European countries. European heads led by German Chancellor Angela Merkel boycott the European Cup because of political disputes. Members refused to come to watch the game, making this European Cup a great political influence, Ukraine shoulders this 'pressure'.

Just like Shevchenko, the core of Ukraine, before the tournament, it was rumored that Shevchenko would withdraw from the main team or even not in the squad. Ukrainian coach Blokhin also released harsh words: "I use players without looking at fame. Shevchenko wants to play. In the European Cup, you must show real evidence on the field. If you only look at history, then I can also play."

Blokhin must have the confidence to say so.

When he was young, Blokhin was a very good football player. His speed and attacking ability were outstanding, and he was soon selected by the national youth team as the main attacker in the team. He dribbles the ball extremely fast, and the defender who defends him must have the characteristics of quickness and good footwork, otherwise it will be a dummy in front of him. He can suddenly kick up and shoot while running at high speed, which can catch the opposing defender off guard, and the goalkeeper often fails to react in time.

Blokhin has represented the Soviet team in 109 international games and scored 209 goals, which is an unprecedented proportion.

When Shevchenko faced Blokhin's words, it seemed very bland, "The coach doesn't speak, I don't ask, I don't want to put pressure on anyone. The main force is still on the bench, and the coach has his own arrangements. Over the past few months, I have met Injuries, ups and downs, but now I feel good, thanks to the people who have been with me and helped me."

After that, Shevchenko acted like a full-fledged fighter, "Our team and country have been criticized too much, and every social problem, even small, can be infinitely magnified and expanded into a big political problem, which is too conceptual. But we get used to it, and these words give us strength. We know that to survive in this world, we must fight.”

"If the Merkels want to start a political war, come on, in a normal way, don't talk about our European Cup, okay? This is a historic opportunity for our football and our people, don't mix politics and football."

Wan Sheng also sighed a little when he saw the news.

Everyone knows that the situation in Ukraine is tense, but few people know that in two years Ukraine will be spread by war, and it will become a place covered by war, and its tragic can be imagined.

Ukraine is worthy of sympathy.

But as Shevchenko said, politics has nothing to do with football. Wansheng sympathizes with Ukraine in his heart, but he will not show mercy when he leads England to match Ukraine.

Ukraine's overall strength is good, as can be seen from their ability to beat Sweden.

In the past year, Ukraine has played 10 warm-up games, of which the first 5 games have 1 win and 4 losses, only beating the Uzbekistan team. However, in the last 5 warm-up matches, the Ukrainian team was in very good shape, with 4 wins and 1 draw. The only draw was a 3-3 draw with Germany.

After the efforts of the head coach Brosin, the Ukrainian team already has a certain combat effectiveness.

But Ukraine has no special players to pay attention to. The most familiar player in the Ukrainian team is the former AC Milan striker-"nuclear warhead" Shevchenko. Although his state has been declining since he left AC Milan, Shevchenko Chenko's solid basic skills and rich experience are still indispensable players in Ukraine. In addition, the former Liverpool center Voronin and teenager Milevsky will also become good partners for Shevchenko.

In addition to Shevchenko, the biggest star in Ukraine today should be the all-around backcourt player Timoschuk who plays for Bayern Munich. As the main force of Bayern Munich, Timoschuk plays the role of the defensive midfielder in the team and has performed quite steadily. .

These stars can only be analyzed by the media. From the perspective of the England team, there is almost no special attention to the above. After all, every player in the England team is almost the main force of each top team, even Shevchenko He is old, and in terms of experience, he may not be able to compare to Morris, Gerrard and others.

Wansheng will not underestimate his opponents, but England's favorable situation in the group gives him enough confidence.

"This game is a warm-up for us. I will use many tactical routines in the game to learn from the game, which will be very helpful for our knockout rounds."

"I don't underestimate the opponent, because even if we lose, we can still qualify for the group..."

In Group D, only Wansheng dared to say such a thing.

Whether it is Sweden, which has only a "silver chance", or France, which "must win", the last round is the only chance. It is very important to play well. Ukraine is the same. They have three points with the French team, but the relationship between the outcome At a disadvantage, if you want to qualify, you must at least get points.

Head coach Oleg Blokhin said in an interview, "The last game is crucial. With only 3 points and facing such a strong opponent, we have no right to lose. Of course, we have a home court. An advantage, but it's also a huge responsibility. We can't make any mistakes."