Volume 6 Chapter 37

Both Poland and Ukraine are typical Central European countries, with Germany to the west, Russia to the east, the Baltic Sea to the north, and densely packed small Eastern European countries to the south.

The 2012 European Cup will be jointly hosted by these two countries. This is the third time in the history of the European Cup that the two countries have jointly hosted it, and it is also the 14th European Cup.

In this year's competition, each side has 4 city venues, and finally formed a total of 8 competition cities. The opening ceremony and opener will be held in Warsaw, the capital of Poland, and the final will be held in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine.

It is said that there are only 16 teams in the European Cup. Even in the end, they only need to play 6 games. It will be completed within 24 days in total, with an average of 4 days per game.

Compared with the World Cup, the frequency and number of games are less, but for European teams, the intensity is obviously stronger than the World Cup, because there are no underdogs in Europe, especially the teams that enter the finals of the European Cup, unlike the World Cup, Some African and Asian teams still have a relatively large gap in level.

The grouping of the final stage has been drawn very early, and it is divided into 4 groups.

Group A: Czech Republic, Greece, Russia, Poland

Group B: Germany, Portugal, Denmark, Netherlands

Group C: Spain, Italy, Croatia, Ireland

Group D: England, France, Ukraine, Sweden

Every group is a group of death, there is no obvious underdog, even the traditional strong team may not be able to guarantee the qualifying, this is the European Cup.

The continent with the most developed football in the world, and even the European Cup will develop into a national league in the future, which shows how far they have developed this sports industry.

In this summer, without Hum Zula, and without other major events, all the eyes of the world's football are focused on this place in Central Europe.

The Copa America and the Cup of Asia have been held in the summer of 2011. I don’t know if it’s because of deliberately staggering the influential European Cup. Both continents put the events in odd-numbered years, and the interval between the events is very strange, especially the America’s Cup. Worst.

The America's Cup was held once a year a long time ago, and then it was sometimes separated by two years, sometimes three years, and it was not until 2007 that it was finally determined to be held every four years.

Although the European Cup does not have as long a century-long history as the America's Cup, it has been held every four years since the first French European Cup in 1960, completely following the rules of the World Cup, and perfectly staggered with the World Cup.

On this planet, apart from the World Cup, the most influential national competition is the European Cup. I believe that fans all over the world will not object to this.

In the past 13 sessions, Germany has won the championship three times, Spain and France have won the championship twice each, Italy, the Soviet Union, the Czech Republic, the Netherlands, Greece, and Denmark have won the championship once each. Sorry, there is no England.

Their best achievement was third place in 1996.

This is a place where myths are easily born. Czech myths, Danish myths, and Greek myths are talked about every time by fans all over the world.

And this summer, will a new myth be born? The whole world will wait and see.

...

In Irdning, Austria, the sky is still quite high and the sky is clear, the moon is bright and the wind is clear. On May 26, Ma Keqin played the last Copa del Rey final in Calderon. The next night, he took a private jet to fly directly here.

The entire English coaching staff and 22 other players have been waiting for him here for nearly five days. There is no way, he is the only English national among the players on both sides of the Copa del Rey.

After Ma Keqin arrived, he tidied up his luggage and came to the team's collective meeting. Time was running out. Without him, England would have no core, and many tactics would not be able to be practiced.

"Sorry guys, I'm late," he greeted with a smile as soon as he entered the meeting room. Most of them were old people from the World Cup, but there were also many newcomers.

Capello has been updating and upgrading in the past two years, promoting many young faces back and forth. This time, the 23-man roster can be said to bring the old with the new.

He must have ambitions for grades,

So I didn't make too much effort to update, but Mark Qin didn't see any of the obvious fringe figures in the past this time.

The whole of England also reported a little bit in the media, and no one dared to object, because he won England's second World Cup, and the whole of England was still waiting for him to win the European Cup.

At this time, Capello has always said one thing, and he is tougher than South Africa!

"Hey, Mark, it's cool to win the double crown", "Yes, I'm envious", many old people saw him coming in and joked with him casually, but there were also many newcomers who looked at him like they were the boss of the underworld, stiff Don't dare to say hello.

Mark Qin took a glance and saw at least 1/3 of the newcomers. He thought that Capello's strength is still good, and it has been submitted now. If it is not due to injury, it cannot be changed.

England's 23-man squad:

Goalkeepers: Joe Hart, Grant, Butland

Defenders: Terry, Ferdinand, Cahill, Lescott, Phil Jones, Ashley Cole, Glenn Johnson, Barnes

Midfielders: Gerrard, Lampard, Mark Qin, Barry, Parker, Ashley Young, Milner, Chamberlain

Forwards: Rooney, Carroll, Defoe, Welbeck

Not seeing Crouch and Darren Bent made Mark Qin very surprised. Capello actually chose teenagers Carroll and Welbeck. It seems that the performance of these two players this season made him very dissatisfied.

Moreover, Beckham has finally erased the last trace of the national team. Now, here is the England team that belongs to Mark Qin. He is, the symbol!

"Mark, sit down first, let's continue," Capello pointed to the seat, let him sit down, and then continued the meeting.

"Many old players who have played in the World Cup know that our rules during the World Cup, I think you have communicated in private, and it is clearly written in our preparation manual." Capello wore glasses in front Said without anger.

"Don't touch the bottom line, unless you can handle the punishment, we are going to the game, not to pick up girls on vacation, although Ukrainian girls are really good"

"Hush...", "Haha..."

Seeing that Capello made a rare joke, there was a burst of booing. This also shows that the atmosphere in the team is relatively relaxed now, especially Terry and Lampard. Mark watched them after winning the Champions League this year. The depression was swept away, very refreshing.

People, no matter what, you still have to win to gain insight.

"Some of you have played in the qualifiers, some of you haven't played, or some of you may not have a minute of playing time during the game, but I ask, pay attention, it is not a hope, it is a request"

He accentuated his tone and made himself serious, and the players off the field stopped talking and laughing, and continued to listen to his boss's speech.

"Everyone must devote themselves to training and contribute to the team, even on the training ground, especially many young people who come for the first time. I hope this is a good learning opportunity for you, instead of going back to show off Capital"

"Two years ago, we won the Hercules Cup, I believe you must be very happy"

"Mr. 8 goals and 7 assists is sitting next to you now." He pointed to Mark Qin, "Our tactics will not change. In the next ten days, I will show my best attitude and integrate the tactics with my heart."

"European Cup, we are the big favorites, who told us to be the World Cup champions? If you can't win the European Cup, this is a failure for you, isn't it cruel?"

Following his words, the atmosphere in the conference room gradually became solemn, and many young players really began to seriously examine this European Cup trip.

"Finally, let me seriously say this for the last time. I don't have an absolute main force here this summer. No matter how famous you are, even Mark, if you are not in good shape, you have to sit on the bench."

You can just blow it up, a few old people like Terry, Lampard, and Gerrard slandered in their hearts, just lie to children, you can really try it.

But on the surface, they don't know how to express themselves, but they show determination and cooperate with Capello's performance. At this time, no one is stupid enough to fight against Capello.

Now is the time for the England national team to show results. If you miss it once, who knows if there will be another chance in the future? Ma Keqin is in full swing now, and there is only one thought in their hearts to hold their thighs tightly.

"I agree," Ma Keqin directly raised his hands, "I will work hard to adjust my state. The excitement of the World Cup in South Africa has returned to my heart now. I want to do it again. If I can't play well, I have no problem sitting in the stands."

"Agreed", "Agreed", as soon as Mark Qin expressed his opinion, Gerrard, Lampard and other old people followed suit, and they even cherished this opportunity more than Mark Qin.

This may be their last European Cup!

How could they give up the glory of the champion so easily? Anyway, they won the World Cup once before. Although almost half a century has passed, they have not even made it to the final of the European Cup. If they can replicate the miracle of South Africa this time, then they will definitely become the most brilliant in the history of English football a part of.

"Very good, train tomorrow, show your attitude..."

...

Norway and Turkey are the warm-up opponents arranged by the FA for the team this time. Because England has Sweden in the same group, and the Nordic style of play used to be quite embarrassing for England, so Norway was chosen this time.

In Irdning, Ma Keqin, who mainly focused on recovering his physical strength, continued his usual sluggishness before the big game in the two warm-up matches, with less running, less forward penetration, and no shooting.

Capello put him on the field just to let newcomers get familiar with his passing style as soon as possible. He never asked much about Mark Qin's self-adjustment method.

It's just that Mark Qin really can't run, as long as he can play with his legs, he has to be the core, the darling of the whole England, the hero, unless he kills himself, no one dares to touch him.

St. Mark is not just a nickname!

During the ten-day Irdning training camp, two warm-up matches were played during the period. On June 6, two days in advance, the England team officially boarded the plane and flew to Poland.

For this European Cup, their training base is set at the Hutnik Municipal Stadium in Krakow, Poland. Naturally, the conditions are not as good as their base in South Africa, which is not satisfactory.

In this inland area of ​​central Europe, if you want to find a prairie like South Africa, it is basically wishful thinking, and Poland's own football facilities are indeed not that developed.

As for why Ukraine was not chosen, Capello, who knows the virtues of English players, naturally has his own ideas, and it is better to stay away from that right and wrong place.

"Come, come", there was a lot of noise outside the airport, and many England fans wore Three Lions jerseys, held England flags, and posters of major football stars, and greeted them here.

"England, England...", when they appeared at the exit in a dark blue suit, the crowd immediately boiled and shouted continuously.

It is said that in this European Cup, the number of away fans in England even surpassed the World Cup in South Africa. You can imagine how crazy they are, and how hot English football is now!

As soon as Ma Keqin looked up, he saw posters of himself, so he smiled and waved to the crowd, which immediately attracted even bigger cheers.

The bus was already waiting outside. Except for Capello, everyone got on the bus in a hurry and did not accept any interviews. Capello said to the countless microphones in front of him:

"This is a brand new journey, we will try to create another dream-chasing summer..."

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