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Portugal and Spain in Group A are about to fight for a place in the group, and the losing side will say goodbye to the European Championship; France and England in Group B are also preparing diligently, and the lack of a secure lead and the presence of Croatia make them dare not be careless; Italy in Group C has been desperately building momentum, hoping that Denmark and Sweden will carry forward the spirit of fair play and not kick it back home in the final round. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

As for Group D, which has been considered the group of death since the European Championship group draw ceremony, the situation is even more chaotic at this time. In addition to the Czech Republic, who have won both games and qualified early, Germany with two points and Latvia and the Netherlands with one point are all in contention for second place in the group.

This is how the groups are currently qualifying after the first two rounds of the group stage of the 12th European Championship. Suffice it to say, apart from the exception of England and France's Group B, which made fans feel a little normal, the performances of the traditional powerhouses in the other three groups were disappointing.

As a result, the core players and managers of these teams, such as Raul, Totti, Worrall, Trapattoni and Advocaat, became the targets of media and fans after the second round of the group stage, and were sprayed with blood.

Even Zinedine Zidane, who has two goals and one assist, has been criticized at this European Championship - although Zizou's stats do seem to be very bright, in reality, the midfield maestro only has about ten minutes per game to play at a superstar level, and the rest of the time can only be described as poor.

Therefore, what George said before that this European Championship is the curtain call ceremony of the previous generation of superstars, in fact, it is not without purpose. In other words, the masters and superstars who were majestic in the 90s of the last century have now come to fade out of international football!

In the absence of a top-class star in the squad, Greece's feat of winning the Delaunay Cup, relying on collective defence and team football, has had a profound impact on European football. Prior to this, while Michels had developed an all-attacking football theory and worked tirelessly throughout his career as a head coach to try to implement it in reality, in general, most managers relied more on the individual abilities of their core players when setting up their tactics. The so-called team football is also mostly about letting other players arrange the team's tactical play around those cores.

Greece is completely different, under the leadership of Rehhagel, Greek players with strict defensive positions, physical strength and flexible mutual complements to block the offensive launched by countless big-name stars, and finally staged a realistic version of Greek mythology in the European Cup, lifting the Delaunay Cup that made countless players hot!

Therefore, after Greece won the championship, the European football community began to pay attention to the concept of holistic football that they had neglected, and noticed the huge role that team football can play in the game, such as no longer simply seeing defense as the job of defenders and midfielders, and the trend of position refinement has stopped, and position ambiguity has begun to become the mainstream of European football.

This is also why, in George's previous life, many old fans often did not evaluate Ronaldo and Messi as well as the older generation of superstars such as Maradona and Ronaldo, because the era in which the two sides lived was fundamentally different in terms of football concepts! By the era of Ronaldo and Messi, team football has developed to a considerable height, even superstars like them have to actively participate in defense, and it is common to run 10,000 meters after a game. And this, in the era of Ronaldo and Maradona, it is simply unimaginable - in that era, Mateus, who ran an average distance of 10,000 meters per game, was already known as an iron man who could not die.

Not to mention the existence of "lone wolf" Romario and "Golden Left Foot" Davo Suker, who may not even run four or five kilometers in a race. If it were in Ronaldo's time, these guys would definitely be the masters who were beaten into the cold palace by the coach.

That being said, George knew it well in his heart. Until there is a real lesson, the strong teams will basically not pay attention to this argument. Only when Greece wins the championship and all the strong teams with a very high call for winning the championship are slapped in the face, will European football set off this enthusiasm and wave of tactical reform.

Sure enough, things turned out in the same way as George had experienced in his previous life. In the final round of the group stage, Portugal relied on a goal from substitute Gomez to defeat Spain, who were trying to hold on for a draw, with a score of 1-0, to win the final victory of this life-and-death battle and beat Greece to advance to the quarterfinals of the European Championship with the top result in Group A. And Greece, which qualified as the second place in Group A, also continues to write this football version of Greek mythology in this European Cup!

"Raul is no longer the golden boy he was back then. Florentino's superstar policy saved Real Madrid, but it also made Raul what he is now. Looking at the Spanish players who were crying on the sidelines for the group exit, and Raul, who was no longer dashing, George couldn't help but sigh when he sat in the box and watched the game. Although he was not a fan of Raul in his previous life, George still admires the double captain of Real Madrid and Spain.

Of course, admiration is admiration, George has no intention of saving Raul from the trough. Because Raul is a natural nine-and-a-half type of player, it is not easy to put him to good use in this era of increasing emphasis on fitness and well-roundedness. In this regard, look at Raul's best seasons and what kind of configuration Real Madrid is.

Spain's early exit in this European Championship has made countless fans who love the Matadors sigh, and many English fans have begun to worry about the fate of the Three Lions, for fear that England will follow in the footsteps of Spain and become the second traditional strong team to bid farewell to the European Championship in advance!

Thankfully, England's performance in the final round of the group stage did not disappoint the fans. Despite being beaten by Croatia in just two minutes, England then pinned Croatia in the half and scored four goals in the following time to beat Croatia 4-1 and finish second in Group B!

And Wayne Rooney, who played well in all three group games (four goals and two assists), also became the target of British media after the game. This situation naturally makes Everton FC happy - the better Rooney plays in the European Championships, the more teams will want to get him, and the transfer fee will naturally rise. In this way, Everton, who just signed a long-term contract with Wayne Rooney last season, can get more benefits from it!