Volume 6 Chapter 46

May 22, 1968!

This is a special day, especially for the grievances between England and Sweden, because this is the day when the England national team beat Sweden for the last time in the main game.

It is now June 15, 2012, uh, 44 years, another 44 years, the last World Cup in South Africa, England won the cup again after 44 years, and this European Cup, they encountered a 44-year invincible Opponent, fate has arranged all this together so strangely.

And this game is a battle of life and death between the two teams.

After the first round of Group D, Britain and France tied, and Ukraine reversed Sweden with the nuclear warhead Shevchenko's brace, so in this game, for the two teams, whoever loses will go home!

England rushed from Krakow, Poland to Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, in just over an hour that morning. This ancient city on the banks of the Dnieper River has a very unique terrain.

Moreover, this is an important trade channel stronghold in ancient Asia and Europe. It has experienced countless wars. As early as the 12th century, the grandson of Genghis Khan once occupied this place.

England's evening game will be held at the Olympic Stadium in Kyiv, which is also the home court of the Ukrainian national team. The England players are no strangers to this stadium, because they have visited many times in the qualifiers.

The shape of this stadium resembles the Temple of Heaven in Beijing, or more like a huge torch. It stands on the hillside of Kyiv. It is extremely huge and can accommodate 60,000 spectators. The final of this European Cup will also be held in this arena held.

The England team, which arrived in Kyiv about ten hours in advance, rented the training base of Ukrainian powerhouse Dynamo Kiev in the afternoon, where they will conduct recovery training before the game starts in the evening.

After the hustle and bustle of the previous two days, England continued as usual. One day in advance, Capello announced his starting list early, which was the same as the first game.

The entire English media has doubts about this point, as well as supporters, but in the end, it depends on the final result of the game. If you win, you have nothing to say. If you lose, it is estimated that Capello will be stubborn Unchanged fate.

gamble! This is the headline of today's "442" evaluation of the England team. The article mentioned: Capello had better hope that their frontcourt can cover the mistakes in the backcourt. From the effect point of view, this year's England's backline is becoming Their drag, perhaps, England will have a shocking upset and cannot qualify for the group stage!

In the other three rounds of group matches that were held in advance, Group A was still extremely chaotic due to close strength; in Group B, the German team won two consecutive victories and established the first place in the group early. After the life-and-death battle with the Netherlands, Denmark is not completely without opportunities; in Group C, Spain and Croatia rank first and second with the same points. If Italy does not seize the opportunity in the final round, it will repeat the mistake of going home in the South African World Cup group.

The current round of Group D will determine the prospects of the four teams. Britain and France, who were tied in the first game, will naturally strive to win and seize the initiative to qualify. Ukraine won the first game and is full of confidence. The only Swedish team that lost, I also want to find the sense of presence in the past here in England.

Because their striker is called Zlatan Ibrahimovic!

In an interview with "ESPN: European Cup Edition" in the morning, he said: "We are not afraid of England, that's for sure. On the contrary, we have enough psychological advantages. In 44 years, we have not lost them in official games. It is a history long enough and enough for us to be proud of.”

"We lost to Ukraine in the first round, it was an accident, this time we will correct our mistakes, because there is a striker here called Ibrahimovic, I will let their defenders know what hell is"

"Mark and I are rivals in La Liga. Meeting in the European Cup will also give me a chance to revenge. In my opinion, Ronaldo is more offensive than Mark. Of course, Messi is also good. The four of us ruled La Liga. Lucky for the season Mark,

But he won't be lucky all the time"

As far as Ibrahimovic is concerned, although his scoring rate is not low, it depends on who he is compared with. Compared with Mameiro, he can be said to be completely out of the same class, even when he was in Manchester City.

His fame comes from his comprehensive personal tactical fulcrum ability, or he is hailed by fans as a man with his own tactical system. He can protect the ball, take the ball, distribute the ball, organize attacks, and score goals alone in the frontcourt!

His style of play can be said to be very similar to the striker Suarez in the Liverpool era, but Suarez changed his style of play after he arrived in Barcelona in his previous life. Because of the presence of Messi, he became a pure center forward.

But Ibrahimovic’s character has not changed much, and his own way is his signature, so Ma Keqin sometimes wants to ask him, I saved you from the tragic fate of going to Barcelona, ​​how should this be counted?

Throughout Ibrahimovic's career, he played his best when he was a single-core center in Inter Milan and in Ligue 1, but the tragedy is that top coaches or coaches who aim at the Champions League will not pin their hopes on him body, because history has proved that he does not have the strength to lead the team to that level.

Otherwise, during the Inter Milan period, a shrewd coach like Mourinho would not just sell him, and then he would be able to win the Champions League in the second year! , Maybe you will think of Neymar, who wants to be the boss, but the tragedy of life is helpless.

Now that Ibrahimovic has not gone to Barcelona, ​​the trajectories of Manchester City and Real Madrid still prove that he is the top center forward, because he is more suitable with Ronaldo than with Messi.

The most critical point is that Ronaldo does not need so many ball possessions in Real Madrid. He has completely changed his style of play and has become a final killer, which gives Ibrahimovic room to play with the ball.

Moreover, Real Madrid scored so many goals in a season and often scored big scores, which was enough for them to divide the number of goals. This is the fundamental reason why they did not have conflicts but appreciated each other.

Or you can understand Ibrahimovic as an enhanced version of Benzema.

This also caused the embarrassment of Benzema, the first fulcrum of the universe in the future. He can't even compete with Higuain in Real Madrid's striker sequence, because his style is too similar to Ibrahimovic, referred to as the poor version of Ibrahimovic.

Moreover, Ibrahimovic's physical fitness made him not need a substitute. Benzema felt that it was a huge mistake for him to come to Real Madrid, otherwise he would not be so crazy when he scored a header against England.

Absolutely!

"Ibrahimovic and I are old rivals, from the Premier League to La Liga, and now to the European Cup." Mark Qin quickly saw his interview and replied in seconds, "He is indeed a very strong center forward, but it is a pity , I have never lost to him. 44 years is not a problem. We have broken the 44-year fate of the World Cup in South Africa. The 44 years between England and Sweden are more of a coincidence in my opinion. There is no need to let go in the heart"

"As long as we don't make mistakes, we can defeat any opponent. I believe we will treat this crucial game with a 120% attitude. Winning is the only result."

In the afternoon at the training base of Dynamo in Kyiv, Capello focused on the defense against Ibrahimovic. The whole world knows that the core of Sweden is Ibrahimovic. If you want to play against Sweden, you must restrain him.

This job was handed over to Ferdinand by Capello. Among England's defenders, he is the only one who has this one-on-one condition, both in terms of physical fitness and experience.

Now he just needs to be able to do what he said to Capello: get back to his own state!

Ferdinand's substitute is Cahill, Mark Qin's old teammate, of course he is very familiar with it. From a rational point of view, he also thinks that Capello's choice is right, because although Cahill is versatile in the back line, his biggest The shortcoming is softness, maybe the average striker is fine, but for Ibrahimovic, he has the strength to crush Cahill.

For many things, you can always feel that what has not happened is better than the current choice, but in fact, it is just an irresponsible fantasy, just like life has never had an if.

At around 5:00 p.m., the England team finished their dinner and spent some time in the hotel to digest food. Then they boarded the bus amidst the cheers of the fans and set off for the stadium.

The stadium located on the hillside looks magnificent and modern from a distance. There are especially many fans from England, because the population of Sweden is less than 10 million, and England has an advantage in the number of fans.

Fans with England flags painted on their faces immediately fell into jubilation when they saw the team bus approaching. The draw in the first game did not dampen their enthusiasm. Ever since they won the World Cup, they have had an inexplicable love for this national team Confidence, as if no matter how difficult the situation is, they will eventually get through it.

"Go, England, get rid of the big man in Sweden", "Three Lions must win!", "Mark, Mark, give us another European Championship!"

The crowd is passionate and full of voices!

Mark Qin and the others smiled and waved to the fanatical fans outside, and the bus drove directly into the stadium. The only thing that could reward these fans was the final victory.

Before the game, Swedish coach Hamlin vowed that they would continue their tradition, beat England again, and get the initiative to qualify.

"England is the world champion team, there is nothing wrong with it, but they are not invincible. My boys are ready to tell them why we have been unbeaten for 44 years!", he said in an interview.

Before the start of this game, another Group D match between Ukraine VS France was decided in Donetsk. The advantage of the Ukrainian hosts failed to show off again. Under the reality of the gap in strength, they lost 0:2 to France.

In this way, in the real-time standings of Group D, the French team ranked first with 1 win and 1 tie, and Ukraine ranked second with 1 win and 1 loss. The game between England and Sweden became quite critical. , has basically been determined to be out.

The two sides quickly changed their jerseys and entered the stadium to warm up, which also ignited the enthusiasm of the stadium. As soon as they entered the stadium, a fanatical atmosphere rushed over. Although this stadium is a multi-functional stadium, the atmosphere is no worse than a professional football stadium. Because it is the home court of Dynamo Kyiv, a Ukrainian super team.

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

On the other side, Sweden dressed in yellow is like returning home. Their jerseys are very similar to those of Dynamo Kyiv and Ukraine, and it is precisely that the main color of the seats in this stadium is yellow.

"Hello everyone, the England players have started to warm up. The one who came out just now is Mark. He is wearing the new warm orange sneakers of this European Cup." Lineker said to the camera, "There is still one game before the start about an hour"

"Wilson," Lineker turned his head and asked, "Capello still chose the same starting lineup as in the previous game. How do you comment on this choice?"

"I can only pray for him, for England," Wilson said directly, "This game is quite critical, we can't afford to lose, Capello continues to insist on his choice, what can I say?, After all, England's coach is He, but I don't want to see that happen again."

"And Lampard, Capello may trust Gerrard's ability on the right, then Lampard is the only choice for the midfielder, unless Parker is used"

Alan Shearer and McManaman also nodded and said: "Capello does not want to break the tactical tacit understanding that England has formed, which is understandable, but Rooney and Gerrard have to play better offensively than in the last game It’s okay, after all, Carol is still difficult to be in charge.”

And Mark Qin and the others on the field couldn't hear this, they only knew that this game must be won...

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