Chapter 313: We're only playing at 50% of the level
Lost?
David Beckham listened near the halfway line and stared at the beautiful night sky over the capital, not quite believing the 3:4 scoreline.
No matter how you look at it, England can't afford to lose a battle here.
Although it is true that he did not try his best, he did not lose.
Owen shuffled past him in frustration, and he raised his right hand and hooked it on Owen's shoulder.
"Incredible."
"We actually lost."
"It's disgusting." Owen shook his head, "We shouldn't have lost." ”
"Forget it, it's just a business competition, after all."
The two walked down while chatting, but were soon surrounded by Chinese players.
"They ......"
Watching the nine Chinese players surround them, Beckham and Owen looked at each other in shock. I don't know what they're going to do.
Only Zheng Zhi and Su Maozhen did not come over, Su Maozhen was greeting Scholes, while Zheng Zhi walked to the sidelines to drink water. Everyone else ran to them.
"I came first, and I must have come to exchange jerseys."
"No, no, didn't we say yes before?"
"Brother Ma, you're wrong, there's nothing wrong with you, why are you here?"
There was infighting, in order to get the jerseys of Beckham and Irving.
Beckham didn't understand what they were saying, but he understood what he meant when he saw Shens take off his shirt.
Zhang Yuming's movements were fast enough, he had already taken off his jersey and handed it to Owen, and Owen could only politely exchange jerseys with him.
However, Beckham's side is still arguing, and several Chinese internationals are surrounding Beckham.
"Well, let's swap first,"
"Go back to the locker room and draw lots again."
Fan Zhiyi proposed a compromise plan, which solved this embarrassing situation.
Gongti fans looked at them dumbfounded, laughing and scolding all the time.
"Do you still want face?"
"Haha, I don't know, I thought it was an ordinary fan."
"Look at Su Maozhen, how gentlemanly he is, and how well he talks to Scholes."
"Hey, Zheng Zhi is not in the crowd, he is drinking water on the sidelines, he is the real superstar, what are Beckham? Zheng Zhiduo was calm. ”
As the winner, Horton took the initiative to shake hands with England coach Keegan, Keegan's expression was very embarrassing, the score of 3:4 made him feel confused at this time, and he was even a little afraid to go back to the dressing room, because when passing through the mixed area, he was likely to meet England reporters, and it would be fun at that time.
As the winner, Horton was different, he walked lightly, standing on the side of the court, he waited for his disciples to walk off the court, patted each player on the back, and when Zheng Zhi came to him, Horton held him in his arms.
"You played a perfect game this year."
"Maybe you've been noticed by the whole world."
Horton thought on his heels and knew that tomorrow's English newspapers would definitely have a report about Zheng Zhi, who would be known throughout the United Kingdom, and perhaps some media in other European countries would also report on it, such as England's opponent in the European qualifiers.
For example, Sweden, Poland, Bulgaria, Luxembourg......
Zheng Zhi is not very excited, he is very different from other teammates, he has seen the world, he will not be as excited as them, but in the mixed zone, he still expressed his feelings in an interview.
"This victory was fantastic,"
"But we should also see that this is only a friendly game, it is not even as important as an Asian Cup or World Cup qualifier."
'Of course we deserve to be happy, but we should also be clear that if it's a World Cup final win over England, we're really happy.'
Perhaps he was the only one who could be so calm, and besides him, everyone else was quite excited in an interview.
Even the captain Fan Zhiyi is no exception.
"This game showed that we have the ability to wrestle with the best teams in the world, and it gives us confidence. If we can play England, we can play other teams, at least in Asia, and we shouldn't be afraid of any opponent anymore. ”
Although Yang Chen did not score, he was also happy for the team's victory.
'I didn't play very well today, but the overall performance of the team was good. We should play more games against strong teams in the future so that we can improve. If we always play against teams of the same level of football as Thailand and Vietnam, we won't know where we are. ”
Yang Chen's words seem to be criticizing the leader, in the past, the national team was looking for a weaker team than himself to warm up and improve confidence, what Malaysia, the Philippines, Indonesia......
Li Weifeng also said, "Playing with players like Owen and Shearer can really make us realize where our level is, what is the gap between us and them, and we should really play more games like this." ”
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In the post-match press conference, Keegan finally found an excuse for the team's defeat.
"We were so tired, the long flight, the jet lag, the after-effects of the league, we were dragging two heavy legs."
'It wasn't a sane game, everyone was tired and cautious and worried about injury late in the season, especially with the Manchester United players who have league games and Champions League semi-finals to play. Arsenal's players were also a bit of a lack of concentration. I'm not criticizing them, I'm just trying to say that we shouldn't have come all the way here to compete. ”
'It's not really England, we're just playing at 50 per cent.'
Keegan could only say so cheekily.
50%?
The first one to be upset was the reporter of the English newspaper "Times" who came with the team.
He rushed to the front.
"Kevin,"
"You just said England were only playing at 50 per cent?"
"So what level should 100% England be? Is it that hard to admit defeat? ”
"Don't forget, England's European qualifiers are not over yet, when will England be able to show 100 per cent?"
Keegan's face became even more ugly.
'If we were still in Europe, we would have played better, it's certainly not an in-form England team.'
Keegan can only explain it with Spring and Autumn brushwork, if he knew 100% England, he would not fail!
Damn it!
"Kevin,"
"Do you think Keown and Seaman are still fit for the England squad?"
"They're like two ticking time bombs."
'Of course, they're still the best centre-backs and goalkeepers in the world and you can't dismiss them just because of one game. Without the two of them, Arsenal would now be relegation and would not have been a title rivalry with Manchester United. ”
This is the opposite of Martin Taylor's opinion.
"Mr. Keegan, which player of the Chinese team do you think is the most impressive today?" A reporter from Sports Weekly stepped up to relieve Keegan, and he drew the conversation to the Chinese players.
"Hmm," Keegan thought as he touched his work.
"Number 10,"
"And the 12th,"
"And number 4,"
"They were all doing great."