Volume 6 Chapter 45 The Old Thing Repeats Itself?

Krakow, England returned to the training base and had a recovery session the next morning, and in the afternoon Capello gave the team a half-day off and was allowed to stay overnight.

The first is to give these players a chance to relax, after all, many wives have come to Poland with them, and besides, he has to think about how Sweden will play next.

It's a must-win game!

But the media in England exploded about the result of the first game, especially the celebrities of the media, the excitement is never a big deal, anyway, they are the ones who talk and make money, as for whether England will be affected, it is not in their consideration.

The Times: A succession of defensive mistakes ruined England's good game, St Mark's was once again on the verge of a savior, and we were hoping for a complete victory, but Fabio Capello's starting XI and the ageing of the backline were big issues and they had to deal with them in their remaining two group games.

Daily Mirror: Prince Harry once again went to the scene to watch England's first game of the European Championship, but I believe the result did not make him feel the glory of the World Cup in South Africa, England finally equalized the score with difficulty through a free kick, such a mistake we cannot afford to make again!

The Telegraph: Fabio Capello interrupted his regeneration ahead of the Euros, a tournament in which he chose to trust the experience of his veterans, many of the youngsters in qualifying were not included in the England squad for the tournament, but at least yesterday's game showed that his choice was wrong.

"Yes, he [Capello] has to make a choice, not look ahead and look backwards," said Wilson, who was very optimistic about England's win over France before the game, and it was certainly hard for him to accept the result.

'We should have won, the MR team created a lot of scoring chances, but our poor strikers and poor defence cost everything, which also put England in a disadvantageous group position, Capello brought a lot of youth to England in qualifying, but I don't understand why he still chose so many veterans in the main game"

"Ferdinand? He didn't play in the World Cup, and he's 34 years old, Walcott, Sterling, Downing, he didn't bring any of the wingers who emerged in these leagues, only one Ashley Young, and he is still superstitious about the mature squad of the South Africa World Cup"

'It's been 2 years since the World Cup in South Africa, you can't expect Mark to pull the team out of the abyss like South Africa every time, I have to name Rio Ferdinand and Frank Lampard, three goals, all in their defensive zone, they look tired and have no hunger for honour, it's better to give some youngsters a chance than that'

Alan Shearer also expressed a similar opinion, but he defended his little brother Carol a few words, the football world is like this, no matter how much you have won before, and now you lose or don't win, all kinds of doubts and criticisms will come to you in an instant.

Fortunately, Capello is in Poland, and his psychological quality is also quite strong, and he doesn't take these itchy remarks seriously at all, even if many reporters outside the training base work tirelessly to act as a mouthpiece for them.

However, he did want to take advantage of the afternoon break to think about his line-up, and Frank Lampard was clearly unhappy with being substituted, although he didn't say anything to the media, but it was because of Capello's prestige in the national team, and the team clearly knew what was going on.

Rio Ferdinand and Frank Lampard, as the mainstays of England in the past decade, have been a little embarrassed in their first game, and once they don't handle it well, it's easy to get angry.

However, Capello did not give a single death sentence notice to these two veterans, and he still trusts the experience and psychological stability of these veterans, but he feels that his physical condition needs to be adjusted.

He couldn't help but think of the World Cup in South Africa two years ago, when there was also a mess, with goalkeepers making mistakes one after another, and infighting erupting in the dressing room, as if the past was repeating itself.

There really hasn't been a time when it has stopped, he thought with a frown.

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At night, the center of Krakow is full of lights, not a little bustling with international metropolises, and the hotels where the England team settled are surrounded by nightclubs and bars, close to the water.

In a private room in a pub, Mackin, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Welbeck and several other youngsters from the England team gathered together with some beers on the table.

Most of their teammates ran to reunite with their families, and those who stayed behind were either single dogs or their families did not come, and they slept lazily in the hotel in the afternoon, and came out in the evening to regulate the pressure.

"Mark, do you think the boss will take my starter off", Carroll asked a little weakly.

"Definitely, take you away, I'll have a chance," Welbeck said as he sipped his beer, and Carroll resolutely handed him two middle fingers.

"Hey, Andy, you've asked more than ten times", Mark Qin leaned on the sofa, "If I were the leader, depending on your psychological quality, I would also take yours"

"Uh......"

"Haha, I'll just say it", Welbeck laughed, Markin didn't let them find a wine girl, and a few people could only chat and fart boringly, listen to music, and fortunately they could still tease Carol.

Chamberlain is 18 years old, basically belongs to the existence of Zhengtai here, silently watching the "big brothers" brag, he can come to the European Cup is like a dream, you know, he suppressed Walcott, Lennon, Downing, Sterling.

Of course, he doesn't expect to play, and it would be good if the garbage time could be mixed for a few minutes, but judging from the result of the first draw, it is basically impossible for the last two games to have garbage time.

"Andy, you have a physical advantage, what you need to do is to hold the first point as much as possible, and fight for the top point in the penalty area", he said and glanced at Welbeck, "Although Danny is more flexible than you and better than you, his style of play is more like a winger, and the head brings him over to play on the wing, and he will not replace you"

"Hey, Mark, even though I'm from Manchester United, you can't beat me like that", Welbeck said funny, "Boss, oh, Sir Alex Ferguson made me learn from you"

"Don't worry", Ma Qin comforted again, "The leader brought you here not expecting you to make much contribution in this European Cup, he is for the future, don't put too much pressure on yourself"

Well, are you comforting people? , several people looked at him speechlessly, especially when everyone was the same age, no matter how they looked at it, it was a naked show-off.

It is estimated that Capello will be serious in the Confederations Cup next year, Macqin thought in his heart, at that time, it is estimated that many people will completely withdraw from the England national team, this European Cup is just a little bit of a coincidence, these young players, can not let Capello completely trust.

Although Capello is stubborn, he will not be soft when he should be bold, but in Macklin's view, he should not be so rude as he replaced Green, replacing Rio Ferdinand and Frank Lampard, after all, they are the hallmarks of Manchester and Chelsea.

"In short, if you have a chance to play, don't be restrained, make bold moves, as long as you are within the tactical framework, the boss will not deny you because of one or two games", Makqin finally gave them a reassurance, "Especially you, Andy, you have to make good use of your big guy, the boss brought you here to fancy this"

These young people are not stupid, no matter which team they come from in the team, but they all look forward to Mackqin, in addition to the relationship of age, but also because everyone can see that this group of old people can at most stick to this year's European Cup, and England in the future will be the world of Mackqin.

And this period is more than ten years, enough to cover the entire career of this group of young people, they want to mix in England, they can't avoid this, their mission is destined to play the core support for Mackqin, just like the French team around Zidane to operate.

It's just that the qualifications of many old people in the England team are still there, and this point is not so obvious, if it really comes to that day, they estimate that Mackin will have the ability to affect whether a person can enter the national team.

That is the "Mark Era" of Chiguoguo, the "Mark Era" of England!

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"We're always a team," the day was fast forward and England were back in training from all over the place, Mackin told The Times at the training ground.

'I'm sure Leo [Rio Ferdinand] and Frank [Lampard] will get back into form, they're both experienced veterans and don't worry too much'

'We can qualify, it's not a problem', he said confidently, 'England fans, now we are world champions, you have to have this confidence, it's not a big deal to draw in the first game, play six games, win the title, that's what we need to do, the process doesn't matter'

"In addition", he continued, decided to divert the attention of the media, not to let them dwell on the mistakes of the first game, "rather than dwelling on the past games, it is better to prepare for the future"

"Our group stage is in Ukraine, but our training base is in Poland, which affects our preparations, the journey back and forth from the stadium is too cumbersome, and we don't know the exact arrangements after entering the knockout stage, but if we are still in Ukraine, it will be a tragedy......

As a result, Mackqin's complaint about the training base in the afternoon directly hit the headlines of major newspapers in the UK, frankly speaking, this European Cup is like the last World Cup, and the living conditions are similar, but the distance planning is indeed much worse.

Capello didn't ask about Mackin's distraction, and he also felt that the training logistics were average, but he didn't have time to think about it now.

He talked to Rio Ferdinand and Frank Lampard respectively in the morning, and as Mack Qin thought, Capello didn't say anything like your main position is gone, but directly pointed out their problems, but at the same time told them that the main force is still them.

'Frank [Lampard], if you still maintain the running ability in the first game, maybe I'll take you off in the second half every game in the future,' he said, 'you need to be fit, I can't bet on the team's results'

Frank Lampard was speechless, as was Rio Ferdinand, and Capello's implication was that you need to prove yourself in the next game and only have half time.

Tomorrow, they head to the Olympic Stadium in Kyiv, Ukraine, to take on their former feud Sweden, which will not be an easy opponent to play against, especially for England.

But they have to win, and losing is basically the fate of going home!

In this case, Capello was willing to believe them, which somewhat moved them in their hearts, and the belief that "veterans do not die" was burning, and they thought that even if they fought to the death, they would have to make a name for themselves.

In fact, Capello thought about it for an afternoon the day before yesterday, thinking that even if he changed young people to play, it would not necessarily be much better, could it be that young people would not take the blame when they made mistakes? At that time, the media would say that how could this kind of competition use inexperienced young people?

Shit, don't you want to live listening to them!

In the face of all the disruptions, England decided to continue with the same line-up against Sweden......