Chapter 90: The curtain rises on the European Cup
Lemaire's brow was loosened again, what should he be doing? Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoThis is all a trivial matter, anyway, he is now a coach in Lens, and the pressure is not great, although he has more responsibilities and more honors in the national team, so this kind of thing Fan Shang said that he will continue to stay in the national team. "Don't worry, Fan Shang, I won't leave the national team."
"Great, Roger" Fan Shang looked at his watch, "it's not too early today, I'll go back first, I have to get up early tomorrow, you should rest early." ”
Then there is the scene where Le Maire laughs and sends Vincent out of his room.
After Vincent reconciled with Le Maire, Jacques was happy, but a little surprised. A few times he asked Vincent, but Vincent just laughed and did not answer, and Le Maire was the same as Vincent. In the end, Jacques had no choice but to give up.
Fan Shang really can't say, he can say, 'Aimee, in fact, both of us are worried about your position, the first two days were just unevenly divided, and now that we have clearly divided the benefits, it will be fine. 'Is it?' Obviously not, so what should I do, I can only sell it with Yakai.
The pre-European Championship warm-up fixtures are tight, with France having to travel to Stuttgart to warm up against Germany after a home win over Finland.
In this game, both teams were mixed with the main team and substitutes, so both teams had water, but the route of the French team's passing and receiving in this game was obviously a little different from the previous game. In the previous game, the midfield and backfield were often reversed, but this game has increased the frequency of passing to the sides and made better use of the width of the pitch.
The score of this game was 1:0 France won, and from the perspective of the scene, the French team also had some advantages, but Fan Shang saw that the German team was really warming up and did not show its due strength at all.
And the French team's two consecutive wins in the warm-up match also stimulated the French media, and they began to tout strongly. All kinds of championship hopes, all kinds of finals are not a problem, and so on.
France then announced their 23-man squad for the final European Championships.
Goalkeepers: 1 Bernard Lama, 16 Fabien Barthez, 22 Bruno Martini
Defenders: 2 Jocelyn Angloma, 3 Eric DiMeco, 5 Laurent Blanc, 12 Bixente Lizarazu, 15 Lilian Thuram, 20 Alain Roche, 4 Frank Leboeuf , 8 by Marcel Desailly
Midfielders: 21 Corentin Martins, 19 Christian Karembeu, 6 Vincent Guérin, 7 Didier Deschamps (C), 18 Reynald Pedros, 14 Sabri Lamouchi, 10 Zinedine Zidane, 9 Youri Djorkaef
Forwards: 13 Christophe Dugarry, 11 Patrice Loko, 17 Mickael Madar
The list was mainly decided by Jacques, and Vincent's only role was to resolutely bring Lizarazu to England. Originally, Jacques didn't want to recruit Lizarazu, thinking that he had some injuries, but finally thought about it, anyway, the main left-back will be Di Meco, and whoever is not the substitute is not the one, it is better to sell Fan Shang to save face, and the strength of the captain of the UEFA Cup championship is also good, and seeing that Fan Shang is so resolute, it is not easy to refuse.
The day after the list was announced, Lizarazu reported to the team and underwent a medical examination, which was very good, and his toes were completely fine, which also completely relieved Jakai's slightly uneasy heart.
France then beat Armenia in the warm-up match and boarded the plane to England with three wins in a row.
France's group matches were held in the cities of Newcastle and Leeds, so the French team set up camp in Leeds.
Before leaving France, Vincent received a call from François, who told him that the final contracts of Pire, Duckett and Nedved had all been negotiated and that they would be officially signed before the European Championships. Vincent was very happy, but he told François not to rush to announce these signings and wait until after the European Championships. And the players who are sold can be announced now, and this does not need to be delayed.
This time the French Football Association still attaches more importance to this European Cup, because France did not enter the finals of the 94 World Cup, and the 98 World Cup was held in France, so this European Cup will become an important game to test the success of the French team.
Before getting on the plane, the then president of the French Football Federation, Claude Claude . Simone met with all the members of the French team. Only then did Fan Shang discover that leaders around the world are similar, they like to give speeches, and they like to talk loudly.
After arriving in Leeds, the French team stayed in a slightly suburban hotel, mainly for quiet, and the training ground rented by the French team was also near this hotel.
With England's 1-1 draw with Switzerland in the first match, the curtain opened on Euro 96. France played their first match of the tournament on the third day.
France will play Romania at St James' Park in Newcastle.
This Romanian team is not a fish belly, they have Hadji, Popescu and other famous players. The French team controlled the situation very well in the game, although the Romanian also struggled with the French team for control of the midfield under the leadership of Hadji, but the two fists were difficult to beat the four hands, and the midfield led by Zidane, Djokaeff and Deschamps suppressed the Romanians very well.
It was Dugarry who seized the opportunity, and his goal in the 25th minute gave France the lead. The score of 1:0 was also maintained until the end of the game.
Seeing Dugarry score, Fan Shang was also mixed. The good news is that Dugarry's value will definitely rise, and the worry is the reaction of Bordeaux fans after selling Dugarry.
After getting off to a good start, the French media also hyped up the bright future of the French team in this tournament, and there is hope for winning the championship.
After Fan Shang read these reports, he threw them aside with disdain. It was just in time for Jacques to pass by.
"Fan Shang, what's wrong?"
"It's okay, it's just that the media is boasting about it, I don't know if we can go back to China if we lose a game."
"The media is like this, when you are good, they praise you to the sky, and when you are bad, they want to smash you to the ground and step on your feet." Jacques felt indifferent. "So you don't go to the media and say anything, just do your own thing."
Fan Shang nodded, Yakai's mentality is very good, Fan Shang feels that he should learn from Yakai's light-hearted appearance.
The European Cup is still in progress, but the Czech team, which Fan Shang is more concerned about, has disappointed him a little. The Czech Republic lost 2-0 to Germany in the first game, and although Nedved was doing well, his performance was overshadowed by the defeat in the first game.
After watching this game, Fan Shang immediately picked up the phone and dialed out.
"François, is Nedved's signing finalised?"
"I'll go back to England tomorrow and sign a contract with him." François replied
"Didn't I tell you to get it done before the Euros? Why has it dragged on until now? Fan Shang's voice was a little high, thanks to the fact that the Czech Republic had lost the first game, or the duck might have flown away if it wasn't cooked.
"Strasbourg is a bit slow to get the money, I just received it yesterday, and I just got enough of the first installment of Nedved, so tomorrow I will go and sign with Nedved in person, and then give the first transfer fee to Prague." François explained.
"Well, hurry up, we have to get Nedved before the second game in the Czech Republic." Fan Shang's words were unquestionable, "Are you coming to Leeds?" ”
"I'm not going, I'm going to have to deal with the follow-up of these transfers."
"Well, what's the latest news for me, AC Milan pay more attention, Christopher's goal in the first game may have a positive impact on his value. Sell as soon as possible, and maybe the price will fluctuate if it's late. Zidane's side, as long as the French team is still in England, he will say that he is not for sale. ”
"Okay, I'll pay attention, I'll let you know when there's news."
Fan Shang put down the phone, very dissatisfied with the overstretched transfer fee, thinking that next season there will be a year of lingering in the League Cup, and next year's transfer fee has become a question mark.