No. 549: The Great War is Coming!
When the Dutch stars stepped off the bus, the reporters were in a state of flux.
After the Argentine Cape of Good Hope newspaper broke out about the internal strife in the Netherlands, Van Marwijk issued a gag order to prevent the players from giving private interviews to the media.
So journalists can only interview Dutch players in such public places.
Robin van Persie and Chen Fan walked to reporters, while the rest of the players walked towards the dressing room, which seemed to have been agreed in advance.
"Dutch twins! ……”
A reporter whispered.
Arsenal were able to achieve the double last season, and the two of them were the main contributors to the team, and they also broke into the "Dutch double".
Van Marwijk turned around and patted Van Persie and Chen Fan on the shoulder, leaving the scene to them.
The two were interviewed by the media separately, with Dutch reporters surrounding Van Persie and British and Brazilian reporters surrounding Chen Fan.
"Chen, how are you feeling right now?"
A young British journalist was the first to ask.
Chen Fan said with a smile: "Very good, the thought of playing against the Brazilian team makes me full of strength!" ”
The Brazilian journalist was both pleased and annoyed.
'There's a big question about whether you can score in four games in a row?
It was a Brazilian journalist who asked the question.
Chen Fan replied: "I am very confident in my form, and today I will help the Dutch team win by scoring goals!" ”
Looking at Chen Fan, who was full of confidence, the Brazilian reporter's heart sank, and the Argentine reporter almost spat on the ground.
Damn, who do you think you are?
Four goals in a row, you go dreaming!
To be honest, Argentine journalists have had a hard time these days, and Maradona, who once made them extremely proud, is now facing a strong challenge.
In the World Cup, there have been wonderful pictures of five levels and six generals, in addition to Maradona, there was also a person.
In the 1994 World Cup in the United States, Saudi star Oweiran dribbled the ball from the midfield, connected six members of the Belgian team, and scored the ball. With this goal, the Saudi Arabian team defeated the Belgian team 1:0 and broke into the round of 16 of the World Cup.
Owelan was also voted Asian Footballer of the Year because of this magical goal!
In other European leagues, there have also been wonderful long-distance runs.
In La Liga in 1997, Ronaldo, who was at that time imposing, helped Barcelona score an extremely wonderful goal. At that time, he did his best with the ball, dodging the pushing, pulling, shoveling, and tripping of the opposing players, connecting five or six players of the opposing team, and unstoppably entering the opponent's penalty area.
Later, this goal was indisputably named the best goal, and Ronaldo was also voted World Footballer of the Year for the second time!
In the Serie A season of '96-'97, Liberian star Weah drove 70 or 80 meters with the ball and scored the farthest goal in football history.
It was AC Milan versus Verona, Weah broke the ball from his own backfield, and then he started quickly, dribbling the ball at lightning speed, running at high speed, connecting several opponents. In the stunned consternation of the opposing defenders, Weah fired a furious shot and sent the ball into the goal!
Take the World Cup as an example, O'Villain was only a flash in the pan after all, except for that goal, he did not leave any outstanding results, and of course could not shake Maradona's status in world football.
But Chen Fan is different, in the season just ended, he became the first star in the history of the Premier League to score more than 40 goals, and in many important games, he put on wonderful performances.
The even more terrifying Chen Fan is not yet twenty years old!
This made Argentine reporters very vigilant, and they vaguely felt that Chen Fan had shaken the position of Maradona's altar.
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With the arrival of both teams, the fans at the Elizabeth Mandela Bay Stadium are growing, and the reporters on the broadcast box are actively preparing for the pinnacle matchup.
After presenting the thoughts of some celebrities before the game, Dutch national TV commentator Adar said: "Although Pele is not optimistic about Chen, Chen is quite confident in himself when he walks into the Elizabeth Mandela Bay Stadium, and he thinks that he can score today and help the Netherlands win!" ”
Guest commentator Ruud Gullit said: "I talked about this yesterday when I had a meeting with Van Basten, Rijkaard and others. ”
This intrigued Adar, who hurriedly asked, "What did they say?" ”
Gullit said: "Basten has a lot of confidence in Chen, he said that when he took Chen, he had a hunch that Chen would shock the world, and when he used his speed advantage, few people could stop him.
In addition, he said that now Chen not only has speed, but also has greatly improved his skills, and has reached the world's top level.
He believes that Chen is the most difficult striker in the world to defend today. ”
Basten and Chen Fan have a master-apprentice relationship, especially in shooting skills, Basten taught him the key points, which made Chen Fan improve a lot.
Rijkaard joked that Van Marwijk should put Chan in a central midfield position so that he could make the most of his talents.
Chen's kicking of a striker is purely a waste, a great waste! ”
Gullit said with a smile: "He thinks that the Brazilian team's defense can't stop Chen's goal at all!" ”
Ruud van Nistelrooy was even more direct, he said that Chen would break the Brazilian goal with a single knife!
Adar smiled and asked, "So what do you think?" ”
Gullit said: "I didn't think about whether Chen could score or not, I was more concerned about whether the Netherlands could win this summit matchup. ”
"If Robben and Chen can play to their speed advantage, then the Netherlands have a good chance of winning. The only question is, will Brazil give them the advantage of speed? ”
Adar took it easy, nodded and said, "This is indeed a problem. ”
Gullit, however, said with a smile: "After I thought about it, I found that it was impossible for Brazil to curb their speed. Vanney said it well, 'Chen has learned my erratic position, where can the Brazilian keep up with him!' ’”
Not far away, the British ESPN commentator asked an interesting question: "Will Van Marwijk change Chen's position in this important game and let him play in the back?"
After all, in the Premier League, Arsene Wenger often adjusts Chen's position according to different situations on the field. ”
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At around 3:10, the players from both sides returned to the locker room one after another to make final preparations for the upcoming summit showdown.
In the Dutch dressing room, Van Marwijk said after announcing his starting line-up: "I think today is a game that doesn't need to be mobilized, you guys have been hungry for this game for a long time! ”
The players smiled, yes, we've been looking forward to this matchup for a long time.
The Dutch coach's face sank and said seriously: "But I want to advise everyone, you must be calm in the game!" ”
As he spoke, he glanced at Fan Persie, Chen Fan, and Robben.
Van Persie's face sank, and in the first leg of the Champions League semi-final against Inter, he elbowed Materlaci and received a red card, leaving the team on the back foot.
To make matters worse, he missed the all-important second round.
In addition, Chen Fan was suspended due to the accumulation of yellow cards, and the Netherlands was both absent, which greatly weakened Arsenal's attacking power, and finally directly led to the Gunners being eliminated by Inter.
Chen Fan exhaled a long breath and said to himself in his heart: "The coach is right, you must be calm!" ”