Chapter 955: Volume 7: Heart of the Lion King, Next Opponent

Even after one night, some of England's supporters still couldn't believe this reality-their team beat Portugal 4:2.

That game was like a dream, impressive.

Portugal is also a traditional strong team in Europe, and it stands to reason that it is on par with England in strength. So it's not a big deal for England to win against Portugal, but it's not normal for England to win 4:2...

Although from the scene, England did not take advantage from the beginning to the end, but the score speaks for itself. 4:2, very impressive.

The English media's analysis of this is simple and surprisingly consistent-it's not that Portugal is too weak, but that we are too strong! England is a world-class team, and it is normal to beat Portugal, a top European team, 4:2. England fans are used to believing what the media says. Since the media say that England is very strong, then England is really strong.

All of a sudden, the country was full of optimism, as if qualifying for the group stage was no longer a problem, and even the European champions would be easy.

Later, not only did this trend of thought appear in China, but even some people in the England team thought so.

Before they thought that without George Wood, the game would be very difficult. Unexpectedly, against a strong team like Portugal, they could easily win 4:2, which made them very proud.

During the second day's training, the atmosphere was very relaxed. Everyone was still talking about yesterday's game, and the aftertaste made people feel excited.

Tang En didn't care about these things either. His mind is full of how to deal with Germany. Yes, he skipped Wales directly... In his heart, even without George Wood, Wales wouldn't be able to make any big waves. Twain was very clear about their level, plus the team had just won against Portugal and their morale was high, so the match five days later should not be a problem.

The training lasted only half a day, and Tang En announced a holiday, half a day today, and the whole day tomorrow. Anyway, enough time. The Premier League is the league with the most intensive schedule, and the players of the England team are also more tired than players in other leagues. Twain seized every opportunity to give the team a holiday, just to prevent them from getting too tired.

The players are happy, they can go shopping and relax.

But there was one person who was not active with them.

George Wood soaked in the hotel swimming pool to continue his recovery training. Although the coaching staff told him that he didn't need to work so hard, no one could persuade the determined Wood.

Tang En didn't bother with Wood, he decided to give himself half a day off to find Shania. The European Cup is work for me, but it is a vacation for Shania.

After some simple disguise, the two wandered the streets of Barcelona. There were no people dressed as fans passing by. England fans didn't recognize Tony Twain wearing sunglasses and accompanied by a beautiful woman, and the Welsh fans didn't even care about him.

England's next game is also here, at the Nou Camp. After the game against Wales, they will move to Valencia to prepare for the focus of the German team.

"It's only now that I'm in the mood to go shopping." Tang En looked at the people around him and said with emotion.

"Does the pressure increase the further you go?" Shania took Tang En's arm and leaned against his shoulder.

"That's natural."

"I'm under a lot of pressure, shouldn't I come out and relax?" Shania laughed a little badly.

Tang En stretched out his hand that was not held by Shania, and scratched her nose.

"Lie on the bed and think about it, and you'll relax." Tang En said with a pun. Shania had obviously thought about what he was talking about. On the sunny streets of Barcelona, ​​she was generous, and she turned her head and kissed Tang En.

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After saying goodbye to Shania, Tang En walked slowly back to the hotel where he was staying.

Some players have come back early and are sitting in the coffee shop to rest. Seeing the boss came back, they all got up and greeted him. Tang En swept around among them and asked, "Where's George?"

Everyone knows that the boss cares about George more than the coach cares about the players. So it was no surprise, they looked at each other, and then shrugged to the boss: "I didn't see him. Maybe in the room, maybe in the swimming pool, maybe in the gym. Boss."

"Well... you guys continue to play." Dunn waved his hand and left the coffee shop, walking towards the gym.

He thinks it's likely that Wood is in the gym.

Sure enough, as soon as he walked to the door, he heard the sound of equipment hitting from inside. The hotel's gym has been booked by the England team, and the only person who can still practice in it at this time is George Wood.

Standing at the door, Tang En saw the sturdy figure with his back to the exit at a glance. On the bare back, the sweat shone brightly under the light.

"Take a break, George." Dunn raised his voice and shouted.

Wood looked back at Tang En who was standing at the door, and he obediently got off the equipment.

"How do you feel?" Tang En came up and handed him a dry towel.

"Very good." Wood took out a towel and wiped his face.

"It looks like he's recovering well, so I'm relieved." Tang En looked at his right big toe, and there was nothing unusual there with the naked eye.

In fact, Tang En came to him this time because he had something to tell him. Ever since England won Portugal, he has been thinking about such a question.

It stands to reason that a lineup that can win consecutive games should not be replaced at will, unless there are special circumstances such as injuries. If luck is good, this lineup without George Wood continues to win, wins to the knockout stage, and there is no injury to bother him, then after Wood recovers from his injury, will the team still have a place for him?

Tang En certainly liked Wood, otherwise he would not have insisted on bringing Wood, who had not recovered from his foot injury, to Spain. But he is not a person whose personal feelings trump everything else. He is actually a utilitarian head coach. Since this lineup can bring him victory, why does Wood have any reason to intervene? Regardless of the results or the unity of the locker room, he has no way to forcibly dismantle the winning lineup, just to make room for Wood's comeback.

That's not right, and if he does, the prestige he's built within the team is in danger of unraveling.

But if Wood is not allowed to play, what is the purpose of bringing him to Spain? Wood certainly doesn't want to sit on the bench all the time. It's okay to win the European Cup, what if he loses halfway? Wood will hate himself for the rest of his life, right?

So he wanted to come and have a good talk with Wood.

"Do you have anything to do with me?" Seeing that Tang En was in a daze, Wood took the initiative to ask.

"Hmm..." Tang En scratched his hair, "George, do you still remember what I told you back then? It was right by the swimming pool in this hotel. I said that even if you waited until the knockout stage, I wouldn't know if you could play or not. Promise. You know what that means, don't you?"

Wood nodded, not embarrassing Tang En: "I know. Now that the team has won the game, we can't easily change the main lineup."

Tang En was relieved that Wood was so sensible.

Tang En also didn't tell him such nonsense as "you are the captain, you have to lead by example". He knew that Woodken's words meant acceptance of this reality.

But Wood suddenly added: "I will work hard to get a chance to play."

Tang En smiled: "Don't try too hard, you may hurt your feet again. Let's go, go to rest and relax." He pulled Wood.

Wood shook his head: "I still have a set of sit-ups..."

Tang En shrugged: "Anyway, if you get hurt again, you really have no chance."

"I know." Wood was already busy.

Tang En waved his hand, turned and walked out.

This kid is in such good health, how could he be injured?

God is not happy to see that I have been domineering for eleven years, so you want to cause me some trouble?

You bastard!

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While England's players are still relaxing on the streets and sunny beaches of Barcelona, ​​the Wales team is working hard behind closed doors. The intensity of training twice a day seems that they are not preparing for a group match, but the European Cup final.

Gareth Bale has become the focal point of the whole team, because the training these days has been centered around his specialty - set-piece drills.

Toshack designed no less than ten set-piece tactics for Wales, all of which depended on Bell to complete. Now the whole of Europe knows that Bale is a master of free kicks. As long as he stands in front of the ball, the goalkeeper on the opposite side will be nervous.

Wales lost the first group match to Germany without any suspense, 0:3. They had their heads shaved and were helpless to fight back. Although such a result was expected by Welsh fans, the Welsh players did not want to accept such a result. After 40 years of hard work, he entered the finals of the European Cup again. How could he leave in a flash in the group stage? The Welsh players, who had never been able to participate in this kind of world series before, became ambitious. They wanted to prove their strength.

Toshack predicted that England would underestimate the enemy after the big victory over Portugal. Tony Twain's mind is probably full of the match against the German team, and this is exactly what he can take advantage of.

After the team training ended, Bell stayed and did extra training with direct free kicks.

According to the original agreement, he came to Spain. But he didn't intend to stop there. Even in the face of his mentor, he will defeat him as a goal.

Toshack appears outside the court: "Gareth."

Bell looked back at his coach, breathing heavily.

"It's time to go back."

This is not in the club, you can go home by yourself after extra training. They borrowed the Olympic Stadium (Lluis_Companys), the home stadium of the Espanyol team. After training here, the whole team needs to take a bus back to the hotel where they stayed. Bell's extra training time cannot be too long, otherwise it will affect the team's work and rest time.

Bale kicked the last football placed under his feet towards the goal. The football went around the wall, but ended up hitting the crossbar and bounced off.

Someone cleaned up the equipment on the field, and Bell left the field with his head down.

Twenty-six-year-old Bell looks much more mature than before.

Toshack looked at his back and thought so.

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England's media has begun to hype the war between Britain and Germany. The newspapers bought by everyone in England will remind everyone how many days, hours and minutes are left before the Battle of Britain and Germany in a prominent position.

Everyone is on the bus, on the subway, in the office, in their own kitchen, in the bar, in the streets... wherever they gather with other people, they talk about "Germany".

The grievances between the English and the Germans is so long that it gives people an illusion-has the grievances between them started since the birth of modern football?

At the same time, Wales, as the weakest team in this group, is simply not enough to arouse the interest of the arrogant English.

"We beat Portugal 4:2, do we still need to worry about Wales? A neighbor who is struggling under our noses, the weak can't bear to kill them."

If there are statistics, it is estimated that 100% of England fans would think so.

Not only England's fans and media ignored Wales, but even England's players thought the Welsh game was insignificant.

In an interview, Michael Johnson said that he had no doubts about the team's ability to beat Wales, and that it was Germany that should really be careful.

Mitchell did mention Wales, but that was also because of his good friend Gareth Bale in the team.

"Bell is a very good player. I think we have to be careful about his free kicks..." It is said that Bell is very good. As for the other Welsh players, he probably doesn't know who they are.

On the contrary, the Welsh players showed great respect and importance to England. They didn't seem to be irritated by the attitude of the English people. When talking about England, they all said that England is very strong, very strong.

It seems that they are really afraid of the mighty England, and dare not have any other ideas.

The Welsh media also said that they are very satisfied to participate in the final stage of the European Cup. This is the biggest breakthrough in Welsh football in the past 40 years. Being assigned to the death group is really unlucky, and there is no way to fail the group...

The loss to Germany in the first game has well illustrated the strength of Wales. Unrealistic delusion will not bring any help to the team. They only need to play three group games well. At the very least, when they leave the European Cup, they can't be in a state of embarrassment without scoring a goal.

"Playing against England, our goal is to score goals." Toshack said humbly. "We want to leave a little bit of proof that we've been here before."

So why didn't Tony Twain notice this?

"Wales is a very powerful opponent, we will deal with it seriously..." He seemed a little absent-minded when he said this.

"Duplicity!" The Welsh reporters commented on Tang En's performance in their hearts. "I'm afraid he's pretending to be 'Germany' now?"

I complain in my heart that England does not respect their opponents, but the Welsh reporters themselves know that it is best not to have any hope for tomorrow's game. Today's morale in England is high, even if it is facing Germany, it has the belief that it will win. Not to mention little Wales...

It's been forty years, and finally broke into the European Cup finals again, but it's just for the green leaves under the roses, for people to drink...

Although this is true, it is really frustrating to think about it.

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