Volume 6 Chapter 63 The Four-Wizard Battle

'The win over Spain was the result of our preparation, Marc scored the most important goal and he always found the right spot in the moment'

Capello smiled and talked at the post-match press conference, and Bosque left in a hurry after a few casual words, and after successive World Cup and European Championship failures in South Africa, he has decided to peacefully terminate the agreement with the Spanish Football Federation, and he will step down when Spain returns to China.

It was a game for him, it didn't matter if it was right or wrong, they had to win, England had to win, both teams played what they were good at, only England were luckier.

With the outcome decided, there are plenty of reasons to question his tactical set-up, such as why he didn't start Torres and why he wasn't more conservative.

There were even voices after the game that Martinez should replace Buzquets or Alonso, because Martinez, as Atletico's main midfielder, is more familiar with Mack and may be more effective defensively.

The list goes on, but Capello gave the answer indirectly.

'Defensively, I think we won defensively, we weren't fooled by the aura of World Cup winners, it's really hard for us to have an advantage on the pitch compared to Spain,' he said calmly, as a winner, he didn't think it would damage England's reputation at all.

Because the results speak for themselves.

'Mark is the kind of player who always finds a way no matter how you defend it, so Spain lost mainly because we prevented their goals, it's simple"

"Mark, Mark ......", countless arms were raised in an instant, and he asked Mark Qin, "This game style is so different from your previous ones, did you arrange it in advance?" Will it become your established style in the future? ”

Mackin sat next to Capello, smiling and listening to the reporter's questions, advancing to the semi-finals, his mood is also quite good, the important thing is to win Spain, only he knows that Spain is also the champion team in history, and it is much more meaningful to cross this hurdle than to enter the four.

"Yes", he nodded and said, "The head is a very experienced manager, we developed a strategy specifically for Spain before the game, and we executed the strategy well in the game"

'The important thing is that all 11 of our players on the pitch are working hard defensively, we are united and we are working together to win, you can see Rooney and Jay, they are like a second full-back, Carroll is doing a great job, you can see that we didn't give Spain too many chances throughout the game, which is very difficult for a team that is known as the number one in the world in terms of attacking ability.

"As for my goal, it was just the result of our following the tactics, in fact, Rooney's first goal was scored, but unfortunately the referee made a mistake, which proves that our tactics are correct and gives us a lot of confidence......"

After the game, journalists across Europe were singing the praises of England, who had gone from being the absolute favourites to the only option to win Spain.

England must win the championship! 》

This is the Times's declaration of winning the championship for their own team, and it has crossed Spain, and in the eyes of the English media, no team can stop England.

Germany? Italy? France? , can they be stronger than Spain?

"The most important thing is the way England win", well-known commentator Wilson told the media, "although it was not pretty, it was quite successful strategically and I am very happy to see England like this, which represents maturity, a quiet, calm and confident way of dealing with different situations"

"Maybe we weren't the best at the best, we weren't the best at passing, but we always had a way to control the game, to break down the opponent's goal and let the win come to us"

Kicker: Cruyff said, "I'm optimistic that England will win the tournament eventually."

Germany have a chance, but they are still young compared to England and Spain, their glory is still to come, and if England do not make mistakes themselves, Portugal will not be able to stop them, Germany, France, Italy, these three teams will fight for the final place in the other half.

But in the end, I think it's still England, since Capello in South Africa found the key to open Mark, England has become a completely different team, they have a lot of arsenal, and Mark is the brain, the dressing room Capello is very authoritative, I don't see anything that would cause them to lose!

"Daily Mirror": The scene is passive, the strategy is active, Capello's tactical victory locks up Spain's attack, Mark takes the lead and kills with one blow, and 2 years later, England kills Spain again.

The Telegraph: The MR combination should have scored a goal each, the referee murdered Wayne Rooney to score, and Spain have been completely unable to gain any advantage in front of us!

The Guardian: St Mark's is still England's nuclear weapon, and with him, Capello will never have to worry about the team's attack and goals!

France Football: England become the third team to reach the last four, Spain are the whole team to press the whole game, but the goal is lacking, is there still a future for their Tiki-Taka philosophy?

As: Falling at the feet of England again, we had to reflect on our tactical play, maybe we were so obsessed with possession that we forgot that football needs to score goals.

Roma Sport: England played a lot like Italy last night, the Italian coach, and Mark took on the role of Andrea Pirlo in midfield, a controlling counter-attack, England has been included in the arsenal, if we get to the final, it will be a battle between master and apprentice!

England immediately showed the benefits of their move as soon as they returned to their training base in Kyiv, and four days later they faced Portugal at the Bath Arena in Donetsk.

If they can beat Portugal, they will play the final at the Olympic Stadium in Kyiv, and the whole trip will be extremely smooth.

Compared with when the future of the World Cup in South Africa was not in the future, Mackin is now much more idle in Ukraine, Isabella has not come, and there is basically no rumor of transfer.

Here, in addition to training with peace of mind and sleeping soundly when resting, it is nothing more than answering some congratulatory calls and text messages, which is the quietest competition he has participated in.

When he came back last night, he received a bunch of congratulatory texts from the club's head coach Carlo Ancelotti, family, friends, sponsors, and fans on social platforms.

Jonathan has managed his sponsorship and contract matters very smoothly, and the two have worked together for more than 5 years, which is very tacit, and after moving to Atletico Madrid, he has stopped asking about many things.

Today, the team behind him, including Peter's side, is a dedicated team of nearly 100 people, responsible for his affairs from contracts, legal affairs, image rights, life, travel, security, taxation and other aspects.

Not to mention the industrial chain that Jonathan has built around him, this year can be said to be the most idle year he has had, he just needs to put all his energy into the arena.

As long as he keeps winning, everything is not a problem!

"You can't compete for Messi and Ronaldo this year, but you still have a lot of hope for the Golden Ball, you don't have to be bad at club results, it's just that the individual goals are a little worse, but it's not much, if we win the European Cup, I guess you can get your third Golden Ball", Gerrard chatted while eating.

Rooney, Gerrard, and Mackin are eating at the same table at the moment, ready to watch the France vs Italy match together in the evening, if I remember correctly, Italy has broken into the final, Mackqin is naturally concerned.

Rooney looked jealous and said without hesitation: "You have already taken 2, and I don't have one, you should give me more assists and let me rush too"

"You can't get 10 goals in the European Cup", Gerrard said with a smile, "You haven't won a club title this year, and you are dozens of goals short, so you can't catch up"

"F**K, you perverted ......," he said angrily, shoving the beef into his mouth.

In recent years, Europe, like nightfall, Marmelo's three mountains have overwhelmed almost all stars, and the three-English melee in La Liga is the most influential game in the world.

Except for Gerrard, a superstar who is about to retire, the stars who are in their playing years are all shrouded in this cloud, and according to the age of these three, there is no way out in 10 years.

"The most important thing is to win the championship", Mackin also said casually while eating, "Portugal as long as we are not careless, it is impossible to lose to them, and the final is either Germany or Italy"

The implication of his words is that Gerrard and Rooney both understand that Spain has won, and if they don't win the championship, it really can't be justified, not to mention that like Gerrard, after four years, there is no chance to play again.

As for the Golden Ball, he won it twice, to be honest, for him, it is not too attractive, and in the next ten years of his career, he will definitely be able to win the Golden Ball more than once, and the third one, it is just a matter of time, this time he really didn't take it too seriously.

After dinner, they watched the France vs Italy match together in the small bar inside the base, and the performance of the French team showed that they were able to draw against England, mostly because of England's own problems.

With Andrea Pirlo healthy, Italy's chain defence did not give France any chances, and their lack of organisation in midfield was exposed.

1:0, it looked like a close score, but the whole game of the French team did not get any decent chances, strangled Ribery and Nasri, and the French team's attack was equivalent to paralyzing 70%

Cassano had a second spring, curling a ball that cleared the French goal in the 68th minute, the only goal of the game.

So far, the semi-finals of the European Championship are out, Portugal VS England, Germany VS Italy!

In the post-match European Championship summary program, among the players who can stay, Mackin leads the scorer list with 5 goals, Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo, Germany's Gomez, and Italy's Balotelli are second with 3 goals each.

In terms of assists, Spain's Silva and Russia's Arshavin ranked above Mackqin's 2 with 3 assists respectively, and as for the players with 2 assists, there were at least seven or eight.

"If nothing else, Mark will be the top scorer of the European Championship after the top scorer of the World Cup, and if so, then this summer he will win the top scorer Grand Slam, whether for club or country, he has already won almost all the top scorer titles", commented the TV presenter.

"Three days later, the match between Portugal and England will be a direct dialogue between Cristiano Ronaldo and Mark from individual glory to collective glory......"

Only the Italian media did not like these two very well, because they have Balotelli, who is no less than Marmelo in their mouths, and he has really been a highlight in this European Championship.

Italy relied on his stunning performance in the group stage to be able to keep up with Spain and qualify for the second place in the group, against France, and it was his assist for Cassano.

The Baca pair are already the top partners in Italy as well as the English MR pair!

Needless to say, Germany has countless geniuses, and what they have to do now is how to convert this talent potential on paper into real honor.

The top four, three days later, are about to catch each other......