Volume 6 Chapter 51 Meet the Host

A 4-2 win over Sweden put England in a strong position to qualify from the group.

Outside the Olympic Stadium in Kyiv, excited England fans cheered inside the stadium, even though the players had returned to the dressing room early and the pitch was empty.

"Lala, England, Lalala......"

England's performance today gave them a lot of confidence, but Wilson in the studio was still worried: "It was a timely and crucial victory, but we have conceded five goals in two games, which is a bit too much, and we have to organize our defense to win the title"

"We didn't concede fewer goals in the World Cup, as long as we have enough attacking firepower, we can beat anyone", Maika disagreed, although scoring more goals and conceding more goals is indeed a bit unsuitable for England.

At this time, Prince William of England's royal family came to the dressing room to congratulate them on their first victory at the European Championship, in fact, he was also there against France, but who let that game draw?

"On behalf of the Queen, I look forward to you achieving another great result in Poland and Ukraine and achieving our breakthrough ...... at the European Championships," he said with great interest.

Then he went up and took Ma Qin's hand, and enthusiastically praised his phenomenal performance, recently these royal families came out to watch the game, their waists are no longer sore, their legs are not painful, and they are full of glory.

Because no matter which country's senior officials, when they see them, they will flatter: your country's football has achieved great glory in recent years, congratulations, and then they will smile at the corner of their mouths: We are willing to contribute more to the development of world football.

Chase the king of stinky farts.

"It's a pity that we haven't been able to continue the record", Hamlin said helplessly at the press conference at this time, "Mark's performance is phenomenal, his passing and running are mysterious, this is the difference in strength, we have to admit it, but in one game, we will still fight for glory"

Capello next to him was very happy when he heard this, thinking that you had better fight with France, he was most afraid that the Swedish team would not have the fighting spirit in the last round after losing the hope of qualifying.

So he quickly said a few polite words, "Sweden is still a very strong team in Europe, today we are just luckier, Ibrahimovic's performance is obvious to all, I think that goal may become the best goal in this European Cup, which shows his unparalleled strength"

"Mr. Capello, why did you replace Mark early, doesn't it affect his chances of competing for the European Championship Golden Boot, maybe he still wants to score another goal?" , a reporter stood up and asked.

"I think he should care more about winning or losing the last round", Capello replied without a trace, "He's played too many games this season, we have to find opportunities to rest him as much as possible"

After two rounds, the top two teams in Group A are Russia and the Czech Republic, Germany and Portugal in Group B, Spain and Croatia in Group C, and England and France in Group D.

The final round against Ukraine is the battle England have to give it their all, and it would be the ideal 70 minutes to settle the battle.

And now that Mackin has scored 3 goals and 4 games to go, Capello feels that he should have no problem with the Golden Boot, as long as England is not eliminated, because there has not been a top scorer with more than 5 goals in recent editions, maybe in the next game, with Mackin's ability, he will be able to solve the problem.

He is always efficient at finding the back of the net, and his conversion rate is the highest of any player in the world, which is a testament to his decisiveness in choosing the chances he takes.

Capello is not worried that playing less will affect his Golden Boot contention, and there is no place in this world that can completely prevent his existence, as long as he is in a familiar system.

The Times: Mark made 2 passes and rewrote the embarrassing history of 44 years, he is the brightest pearl in the history of English football, and all records will be crawling at his feet.

The Guardian: Four people, four goals in different ways, England illustrated the powerful attacking firepower, Sweden can only tremble in front of us, this is the best England.

"Daily Mirror": Spain or Croatia, or Italy, in four days, England will welcome their opponents in the quarter-finals, and Italy has the highest probability! If it comes true, then Mark will be competing with his idol Pirlo for the first time, and it will be an epic battle!

The Telegraph: Ibrahimovic scored a goal, but he still can't change the fate of the defeat, for him, only the battle of dignity remains, Mark's position is gradually becoming transcendent, he swept the Premier League, last year swept La Liga, won the World Cup, will this year be the European Cup?

That night, when England returned to their stadium in Poland after a tiring journey, the result of the game was reported by the major media in England, but the FA was in a meeting at this time.

The topic of the meeting is whether to change the training base!

They really took Mack's complaints in the media seriously, and they also got in touch with Capello, who also meant that, but not strongly.

In other words, many strong teams with a large number of European fans have chosen Poland as their training base, because most of the fans of this team will choose the city where the team is located to live, and then follow the team to watch the game in various places.

The reason why Poland was chosen is because most of the cities in Ukraine have a poor capacity to accept tourists, few hotels, and high prices, which have increased by an average of 7 times, while Poland is only 3 times, and the FA also has to take into account the needs of fans.

But Macqin and Capello are right, this road is simply too frustrating, and every time the game goes back and forth between two countries, it will definitely have an impact on the physical strength and condition of the players.

In the end, they chose the training base of Dynamo in Kyiv, ready to rent it, and learn from France, and France rented the base of the Shakhtars of Donetsk, all of which are Ukrainian giants, and the level of the field is still guaranteed.

In addition, Kyiv is a big city, the capacity is relatively better, and the price of hotels is not as high as some small cities.

But this is only a preliminary negotiation, whether to move there or not, it depends on England's semi-zone after entering the knockout rounds, if it is mainly in Poland, it will be easier.

From this point of view, as long as the team's results are good and can help them make money, the FA's gang is still more powerful, and Mackin didn't expect them to really implement this problem.

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"Goaaaaal......, Ronaldo, Ronaldo, he scored twice, Portugal overtook the Netherlands", the commentator on the TV was shouting frantically, and Mark Qin was watching the live broadcast of the game in the dormitory.

"Qualifying for the life-and-death battle, Ronaldo finally broke his goal drought in this European Cup, and one goal is two, these are two golden goals, as long as this score remains until the end, Portugal will beat the Netherlands and Denmark, advance to the knockout round of the European Championship......"

This is already the final round of Group B, and the result of Group A was decided yesterday, with the Czech Republic and Greece joining forces, Greece once again created a small myth, they beat Russia in the last round and had the last laugh in this direct dialogue to qualify.

The hosts, Poland, did not win, unfortunately won two draws, and were eliminated from the European Championship, and now the hosts are left with Ukraine in Group D.

In the final Group B game, Portugal maintained their lead into midfield and were able to join Germany in qualifying, and the knockout stage against the weakest group winners, the Czech Republic, has a bright future.

Now it's up to us to see the results of the final round of Group C, which will determine the situation in Group D!

The time soon came to the evening of the second day, and the whole England team did not return to the hotel after training, but watched the two games collectively at the training base.

That's right, two TVs, two live broadcasts at the same time.

As a result, Spain relied on Keylor Navas's strike to extinguish Croatia's hopes, while Italy relied on goals from strikers Cassano and Balotelli to beat Ireland and catch the last train.

Not surprisingly, England will meet Italy in the knockout rounds, and Mackin is even a little excited, finally able to take on Pirlo himself.

Seven years ago, when he sat in the stands in Istanbul, who would have thought of this scene today?

On the other side, France also thought the same, "In the last round, we will fight for the top spot in the group!" Blanco said to the players.

Is Italy an underdog? Of course not, but compared to Spain, everyone is willing to touch Italy, who made Spain the winner of the last European Championship.

But in the same way, after the dust settles on the Spanish and Italian sides, they are also waiting for the results of Group D, England and France have the same points, and it is very difficult to say who will be first and who will be second in the final round.

And they are all praying against France!

Is France a weak team? Of course not, but compared to England, these two teams are willing to touch France, who makes France not have a guy named Mackin in France.

“Happy birthday to you! Happy birthday to you......", just as they stood up after the game and were about to go back, a cake cart was pushed in from outside the door of the conference room.

Several staff members lit candles in the car, sang happy birthday songs, and pushed the cake cart in front of Mack Qin in a warm atmosphere.

He was a little surprised, and he wanted to go back and talk to Issa on the phone.

"Happy birthday, my dear Mark...... haha", Rooney hugged him and kissed him, and then more teammates came to hug him and kiss him.

Damn, I almost didn't disgust him to death, but I was still a little moved in my heart.

I'm 21 years old!

His 19th birthday was spent in South Africa, his 21st birthday went to Poland, and needless to say that his 23rd birthday must be in Brazil, he thought with a bad taste.

"Guys, really surprised, thank you", he said with a smile as he wiped his face.

"Hehe, Mark, happy birthday!" , Capello also walked over, "Make a wish, let's say first, it's better for us to win the championship or something, otherwise it won't count ......"

"Haha......"

Joke and joke, at this moment, everyone forgot about tomorrow's game and threw themselves into the birthday party carnival, Mark Qin silently made a wish, and shouted loudly, "Champion, champion, of course champion"

"Haha......"

"Mark, it doesn't work to shout out......"

"Who cares, we're going to win the championship anyway,......"

After the age of 21, if you are in China, it already means that you are almost going through your school days and ready to enter the society at any time, and it also means that no one treats you as a child anymore.

And Mackin is 21 years old, he has spent 5 springs and autumns in football, and if he keeps it well, there are at least 15 springs and autumns waiting for him to write.

The England team, which had been laughing for an hour, started the trip again the next morning, running to, uh, or Donetsk, the same stadium as the first game, a different opponent.

That's Ukraine's home turf, maybe all they see is yellow, yellow, yellow!

There is the Ukrainian nuclear warhead Shepchenko, and the image ambassador of the European Championship in Ukraine, the stunning beauty Irena Bloshina, who is also the daughter of their coach Blokhin.

Don't be surprised, her daughter is more famous than many Ukrainian players, in addition to her appearance, she is also a well-known singer, and this European Cup, due to the host's relationship, made her even more famous.

Ukraine produces beautiful women, it is indeed true.

"It's going to be a tough game......," said Mackin to the camera when he arrived at the hotel in Donetsk, "but we're going to advance"