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"The golden generation is behind us and Scolari is really playing a good game. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 Looking at the Portuguese players who walked to the sidelines in despair amid a boo, George shook his head and sighed, "After this game, I am afraid that only Figo will be left in the main squad in the golden generation." ”

Although he sighed at the scene in front of him, George did not feel sorry. Perhaps the golden generation did make a huge contribution to the development and prosperity of Portuguese football, but with the increase of age and the decline of form, these players have become a stubborn force that hinders the progress of Portuguese football!

For example, Cristiano Ronaldo, who came off the bench in this game and recovered a point for Portugal before the end, such as Anderson Deco, who decided to become a Portuguese citizen after being persuaded by Scolari. In terms of ability and form this season, these players are by no means worse than Quaresma and Rui Costa, the two starters, and Big Phil is more interested in having Cristiano Ronaldo as the main player. But the result: Under the fierce opposition of the old men such as Figo and Costa, Scolari could not arrange the troops according to his wishes, and put the two on the bench.

And now, with Portugal's loss in the opener, which has once again severely damaged the prestige of the golden generation, Scolari, who has been retreating until now, has finally found a chance to take control of the dressing room!

Perhaps at this moment, most people are still in disbelief about Portugal's upset loss to Greece, but George is well aware that Portugal's defeat in this game will be a real turning point for these golden generation of players from prosperity to decline!

In the aftermath of this defeat, Portugal's golden generation lost their voice in the national team almost overnight. Rui Costa and Fernando Cueto, two veterans of the golden generation, lost their place in the national team under the scolding, and the likes of Deco and Carvalho, who were excluded by them, got a chance to rise to the top. Faced with the sudden changes in the situation and public opinion environment, Figo could only accept his fate and choose to obey Scolari's arrangement.

Suffice it to say, the defeat in the opening game may not be a bad thing for Portugal. At least, the team, which has long been dominated by the golden generation, finally has the possibility of a new generation after the defeat to Greece.

George will not say that the reason why he does not like these players of the golden generation is because Ronaldo has been suppressed by Figo in the national team. Otherwise, he would not bother to pay attention to the mess in the Portuguese team.

At the same time, in the other group stage of Group A, Spain, who had half a home advantage, faced a declining Russia, but failed to win as easily as people expected before the game, and Raul, the "Lord of the Rings" entrusted by Spanish coach Saiss, continued his poor form at Real Madrid this season, and there was no aura on the pitch, causing the Matadors to rely on the goal of substitute Belleron until the 59th minute to settle the battle.

Of course, Portugal are not the only strong team to suffer an upset. No, in the first round of Group C two days later, Italy, who are considered the favourites to win the tournament, drew 0-0 with Denmark at the Enrique Stadium in Guimaraes, and caused a small upset. After the game, Trapattoni's conservative and man-in-person strategy once again attracted unanimous condemnation from the media and fans, and Totti's spat on Danish midfielder Paulsen during the game not only caused the Prince of Roma himself to be banned for three games by UEFA, but also made Italy and Trapattoni have to face the embarrassing situation of losing the core of the midfield!

As for the England side that should be most closely watched by George Corge, they also suffered Waterloo in the opening game of the group stage - against Zinedine Zidane's France, Frank Lampard headed in a 38th-minute free-kick from Beckham to help England build a one-goal lead, and the Three Lions did hold that advantage until injury time. However, Zidane stepped up in stoppage time, scoring two goals in a row through a free kick and a penalty kick, helping France to reverse England in the last minute and win this strong conversation!

"I actually passed back to the goalkeeper when there were chasing soldiers behind...... The choice Gerrard made at the critical moment was still so speechless. For this defeat of England, George, who witnessed the whole game, was extremely sorry in his heart. In his opinion, England had a chance to seal the victory in this game in advance. Unfortunately, Becky missed the penalty created by Wayne Rooney in the second half and missed the best chance to extend the score.

The most embarrassing thing is that in the last minute of injury time, Gerrard recklessly chose to pass back to goalkeeper David James under the pressure of the French players, but the ball was stealed by Henry in the middle, forcing James to pounce on Henry in the penalty area, which allowed Zidane to score the penalty kick that overtook the score!

Thankfully, Eriksen was not criticized by the media after the game, as Trapattoni did, but was forgiven and comforted. After all, the Swedish coach had done everything he was supposed to do in this game, and England would not have been able to be reversed by France had it not been for Gerrard's fateful backpass in the last minute!

Therefore, after this game, most of the British media focused on Gerrard, who made ultra-low-level mistakes, and did not criticize the performance of Eriksen and other English players too much.

Here, by the way, although under George's intervention, the trajectory of Tottenham Hotspur and quite a few players has been changed by George. But at this European Championship, at least in the first round of the group stage, Tottenham players generally did not get much opportunity to perform - Cristiano Ronaldo, Carrick and Ledley King and others sat on the bench to watch their teammates perform, while Villa and Luca Toney, who have performed well at Tottenham this season, did not even receive a call-up to their respective national team managers!

On the one hand, this situation shows that Tottenham still has a long way to go if they want to become a top giant. At least until they win the top flight or the Champions League, unless someone is really talented or indispensable to the national team, it will be difficult for Tottenham players to get the chance to become a regular in these football powerhouses. On the other hand, it has also disappointed players such as Villa and Toney, who believe that Tottenham have struggled to give them room to go further.

Just when Villa and Toney and others were thinking about their future, the European Cup, which had already caused two upsets in the first round of the group stage, continued to stage a dark horse rampant drama - in the second round of Group A, Greece, which defeated the host Portugal in the first round, drew 1-1 with Spain, another strong team in the same group, at the Giza Stadium in Porto, and temporarily ranked first in Group A with two games, one win and one draw!

Maybe this European Championship is the end ceremony of these older generation stars and masters. Looking at the Greek players celebrating the draw on the sidelines, and Rehhagel with his arms raised, George couldn't help but think to himself.