Volume 4 Chapter 65 Kill Paul

At 10:20 p.m. local time on July 7, the 2010 South Africa World Cup final against the team was officially released, England VS Spain, the Three Lions fought against the bulls!

After winning Euro 2008 and becoming an upstart, Spain launched the most fierce attack on the World Cup champions, and their style of play is eye-catching.

When it comes to the national team in the world, the five-star Brazil is the first, Brazil is behind, and the golden generation of Portugal led by Figo was once famous in football, but in the end, due to the lack of championship bonuses, they were also drowned in time as they aged.

Spain had always felt soft and out of chains, until Barcelona's traditional system matured and it changed not only Catalan football, but also Spain.

After 08 years, Spain has completely become a European powerhouse, and their technical talent has also ushered in a blowout.

It is quite interesting to say that Cruyff, as a Dutchman, did not completely change Ajax or PSV Eindhoven, and even caused the Netherlands to "regress" the style of play, and finally turned Barcelona and Spanish football into his philosophy.

As a result, in this World Cup, the Netherlands rebelliously kicked their defense, but Spain put up the flag of Cruyff's pass-control football.

If this kind of thing is placed in Asia, he will be nakedly sprayed as a "traitor", which shows the great difference between the culture and customs of the East and the West.

To Mack's surprise, all his teammates and the British coaching staff showed a bit of joy and relief at the result, although it wasn't obvious.

For England, it can be called a feud with Germany, but they really lose more than they win, and subconsciously if they choose one or the other, they would prefer to touch Spain.

Despite knowing that Spain are strong right now, because they eliminated Germany and won the European Championship, the habits of mind created in a football culture are not so easy to change.

England have an absolute advantage in the all-time record against Spain with 4 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss, and that defeat goes back to ancient times, which is the role of psychological autosuggestion.

For them, Spain and Germany are both very strong opponents, but from the feeling point of view, the chance of winning against Spain is greater, not to mention that they still have an advantage in their impact against Spain, and they really have no advantage at all when they play Germany

The England team, which was suddenly shrouded in "metaphysics", instantly revealed a high-spirited atmosphere, quite like the rhythm of the Saint Seiya on the eve of the outbreak of the small universe and the transformation of the Super Saiyan.

"Winning the championship is an opportunity and a gift from God, and England's hegemony in '66 will be repeated in South Africa!" , Terry stood up and shouted slogans.

For a time, the crowd was excited, and shouts such as "champion", "champion", "kill Spain", "win the Hercules Cup" and so on were endless.

There is no reason for this inexplicably high fighting spirit to come, I have never seen you so confident when I played Uruguay and the Netherlands, and I was like fighting Spain like chicken blood.

Macqin was a little cute for a while, but it wasn't a bad thing anyway, Capello also looked at these kids with his chest in the front row, and somehow helped him solve the problem of morale.

When they eased a little, he raised his hand and pressed it, "Go back early and rest, we still have 4 days to train, Spain has one less day of rest than us, if you want to win, you have to do every detail well, the most important thing is to stay in good shape"

After they went back to rest, it was close to the early hours of the morning.

The players can rest, but the coaching staff cannot, this is their busiest time, and they have to work out the tactics for the final as soon as possible overnight before they can be implemented in training for these four days.

In Capello's thoughts, in fact, Germany is similar to Spain, in terms of overall strength, it is higher than the current England team, Spain's midfield is better, but it lacks a strong center forward, and the problem of the German team is too young and inexperienced.

But no matter which of those two teams is played, England will face a huge problem, possession, and that's what he's been thinking about today.

He was not necessarily sure that he would be able to steal possession at the feet of Germany and Spain, as the general technical ability of the players in both teams was higher than that of England.

If they don't have possession, their current tactics are not necessarily a good one, because the core of the team, Mack, has to basically ensure that the ball runs at his own feet.

Fight back? He didn't make up his mind, because although Spain followed the Barcelona system, he was not Barcelona after all, and Bosque was not the perfectionist Guardiola.

Although they are missing Messi, they are obviously more patient in passing and control, and most importantly, whether Torres will play or not is a serious question.

In the absence of Torres, Spain's actual style of play is more like a no-striker, and they will use the numerical advantage in midfield to complete the strangulation of Mackin is inevitable.

And from the perspective of Spain's replacement of Torres for two consecutive games, the possibility of not starting Torres in the final is quite large, and Bosque obviously affirmed this tactical idea in the second half against Germany.

Fabio Capello and the coaching staff, led by Italian assistant coach Taccetti, worked late into the night and couldn't come up with a way to help England gain possession against Spain.

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"Thank you to the fans who have been with us for a month in this World Cup, now we are preparing for the final match, the morale is high and I can't wait to meet Spain"

"There are some old friends of mine, Alonso, Torres, Arbelloa, Reina, we all want to win the title, probably one of the most important games I've faced since I played, guys, see you the night after tomorrow!"

Peterson finished reading the screenshots on the big screen, and the Instagram news that Markin just posted in the morning, it is obvious that they are doing a pre-match analysis program, and the prediction of the winner or defeat of the final has become a hot topic in the UK in the past few days.

But the most frustrating thing for the whole of England is that Brother Paul the Octopus chose last night for what may be the last prediction of this World Cup: Spain!

Spain is boiling over the whole country, because since the start of the World Cup, Germany's Octopus has predicted 7 times and has not made a mistake, this is the 8th time.

But the British fans didn't do it, and they scolded one after another, thinking that it was a conspiracy of the Germans, who did not make it to the final, but did not want to see their old rivals England win the championship.

"It's a naked curse! F**K Shit, if I throw it (Paul the Octopus) a piece of breadcrumb, maybe he'll choose me, it's baseless"

"It's the funniest thing in the world, when did a football game be won or lost by an octopus who didn't even know what the ball was?"

"I just want to say, F**K Off, I like to eat takoyaki", followed by a big middle finger.

In the fan interview screen played on the big screen, there was a lot of excitement, because in the past few days, countless British celebrities and stars have stood up and talked about various reasons why England can win the championship, which originally made the fans feel quite good.

I didn't expect to let Paul the Octopus stir it up, the most important thing is that its previous prediction was not wrong, which made British fans hate and fear, and began to worry all day long, afraid of being said in case.

And the theme of this episode is: Defeat Paul the Octopus!

"Oh, oh, I'd like to believe that Mark is more than Paul, he is the one who has led us all the way to the miracle of this summer, and we can see from his dynamics that he is quite confident of victory (from which sentence?). Do you think so, Maika", Peterson asked, turning his head.

McManaman smiled, this kind of show is actually very nonsensical, but fans love to watch it, which also reflects how fragile the psychology of British fans is now.

On the one hand, they look forward to the revival of the glory of the past of Great Britain, and on the other hand, they have to accept the reality of loneliness, and they can't even stand the stimulation of a little failure, which is especially obvious in the football circle.

Sometimes a lot of scapegoats are not pushed by the team or the manager, but the fans need such a person to anesthetize the pain of their psychological failure.

"Haha, for me, it's just a game or a joke, we can't pin our hopes on an octopus", he laughs, "I'd actually prefer to hear what the celebrities have to say, I think we're going to win"

"What about Shearer, what do you think?" asked Peterson again.

As a special guest, Alan Shearer thought seriously and said: "From my point of view, although this England is not perfect, it is indeed the most perfect, and the results prove it"

"Yes, we're above the standard in every way, and St. Mark," Mika chimed in.

'Fabio Capello has a lot of options, Spain are really above us,' Shearer continued, 'but they have a serious problem up front, with no one but Villa who can bring consistent firepower, but we have a lot of attacking points'

"Indeed", Peterson nodded, "we scored three times as many goals as Spain, but conceded three times as many goals as them, and neither team has yet announced their starting line-ups"

"If I were Capello", Shearer said, "I would consider giving up Crouch, I'm not saying he didn't play well, on the contrary, he was the biggest guarantee that Mark could come and go as he pleased, but this one would be special and Crouch's slower pace could be exploited by Spain"

"Do you put all the offense on the MR combo?" , Maika asked.

"No, No", Shearer shook his head, "I don't recommend Capello to fight Spain for goals, I'm sure he won't do it either, it's the final"

"Okay, okay, let's not analyze the tactics yet, Alain, what is your predicted score?" , Peterson asked.

"1:0 or 2:1, of course, England wins"

"OK, there have been a lot of celebrities predicting the outcome these days, but there are still a lot of fans who are worried about Paul, okay, I'm starting to hate Paul now," Peterson said as he stepped out of the host seat and gestured backstage.

"......", "Oh My God", "...... Shark", "OMG......"

"That's right, haha," said Peterson, looking at the huge tank that had been pushed up by the staff, and the baby tiger shark inside, "this is Shaq the shark!" ”

"Oh oh", Maika came out and said, "What are you going to make it do, and do you want to predict the outcome of the game?" ”

"Of course, Shaq is Paul's natural enemy, and I think his choice is more convincing, isn't it?" He shouted loudly, and unsealed the front of the fish tank, one on each side of the flags of England and Spain.

"Guys, audience friends, let's see who Shaq's choice is ......," Peterson shouted as the camera gave a continuous close-up of the inside of the fish tank.

Shaq, who was obviously trained, swam back and forth in the huge fish tank a few times, and then, by reflex, swam directly behind the flag of England, tore it, and slapped it with his tail!

"Whew......", "Good job, Shaq", whistles and cheers suddenly broke out at the show, and the show also set a new high in ratings!

"Roar, let Paul the Octopus die, we have Shaq, haha", the fans who drank and watched the show in the bar suddenly burst into jubilation and raised their glasses in celebration.

"Kill Paul, England is the champion......"