Volume 4: World Chapter 269 (II)

After the Chinese team's game, the results of the other teams also came out one after another. The first team in Group A defeated the second Czech team in Group C, and the current Czech team is not as strong as it used to be after the retirement of a group of veteran players, and it is normal to be eliminated.

The second team in Group A was eliminated by the first team in Group C, the Netherlands, which was very obvious, the strength of the two teams was not in the same grade, and the Dutch team used their speed to break down the defense of the Japanese team and won easily.

Group B winners Spain eliminated Group D runners-up Serbia and Montenegro in a hard-fought match where both sides had chances to win against each other, but Spain seized their chances while Serbia and Montenegro did not, so they were eliminated.

Norway, who were second in Group B, lost to Brazil, who were in Group D, and this game was expected to be a tough battle before the game, but Kaka's excellent performance made the game extremely easy.

In the second half, Colombia, the biggest dark horse of the year, finally failed to continue to be black, and they fought hard with Argentina for 90 minutes before being eliminated from the competition.

Sweden, who finished second in Group E, were unable to stop the Chinese team and they ate 1:2. The Chinese team did not surprisingly appear in the quarterfinals, and it is unknown whether they have higher goals.

Although the hosts wanted to go further, they ran into a strong England. England, who have a group of talented players, had no trouble tackling the hosts, South Africa. Perhaps the South African World Cup organising committee will be worried about the impact on ticket sales and stadium atmosphere in the future, but at this time no one cared about them, and England fans celebrated the whole night on the streets of South Africa. This has led to unprecedented security tensions in the city of Johannesburg.

In recent years, the strength of the U.S. team has been greatly improved, this game they and France are really evenly matched, but unfortunately this is a game dominated by luck, the U.S. team is on par with the French team in all technical statistics, the two sides played 120 minutes without a win, and finally could only decide the winner with a brutal penalty shoot-out. The U.S. team was defeated by one man, Frey, whose heroic play led to the U.S. team finally being planted on penalties. But the courage of the Americans was admired by everyone who watched the game. When the French team celebrates their qualification, they will probably feel scared when they think back to the game that has just ended. The U.S. team was eliminated though. But they earned the respect and the French team qualified, but everyone saw their fatigue.

In this way, all eight teams that have qualified have been produced: Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, Brazil, Argentina, China, England, and France.

Depending on the matchups of the tournament, the quarter-finals are as follows:

Germany VS Brazil; Netherlands vs Spain; Argentina vs France; China VS England.

It's basically a strong conversation, and this is what most neutral fans want to see.

The match between Germany and Brazil was seen by the Brazilian media as a revenge battle four years later, and they were set to be disgraced. Stepping on the corpse of the Germans to reach the semifinals.

And the long-awaited China vs England match also makes them even more excited, this is a world-class confrontation, and they hope that the team can continue to win and qualify again.

The England squad is a big change from four years ago, with a change in managers – and it's a definite fact that Eriksen, who is a watery boy, is not a good fit for the English football environment. The English FA has brought in the former manager of the Celtic side of the Soviet Super League, and the current Northern Irishman Martin Murphy. O'neill.

Although there are still many well-known managers whose names are linked to this position, it turns out that O'Neal is the best candidate for this position. When he came to power, the English football team was in the midst of a period of blood change, which was often very sensitive and results could fluctuate. But O'Neill used his charisma and management skills to successfully solve the problem, and then regrouped the team to retire some players who were too old from the national team. Discover those young talents in the Premier League and increase the competitiveness of the national team. Although fans were initially unhappy to see stars such as David Beckham leave the national team, they became fans of O'Neill after seeing England's results, as they won all of their European qualifiers for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa!

At the 2006 World Cup in Germany, England shouted "This is the best England team in history", and now they are shouting "This is a better England team than four years ago!" ”

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"Better England than four years ago?" Xiang Tao disdainfully threw the newspaper aside, and the media comments liked to make such a fuss. "England four years ago wasn't good on its own...... Crewe, you almost became part of the 'best' England team. You will definitely meet a lot of acquaintances in the competition the day after tomorrow, right? ”

Crewe didn't answer Xiang Tao's question, he asked Xiang Tao rhetorically: "Have you explained to Youyou, let her take care of the dog." ”

"Of course, there is an explanation. You love your poor worm...... I x! Is it in your mind? Our opponents, the incredibly strong England team, are no match for your dog?! ”

Crewe replaced the answer with silence.

Xiang Tao rolled his eyes: "You ruthless and unrighteous person...... Anyway, you came out of England, right? ”

Crewe sneered, "Do you want me to pay tribute to those gangsters on the streets of London?" Thank you for nurturing me? ”

Xiang Tao was speechless for a moment. Because when you think about it, Crewe's talent was indeed cultivated by gambling on the streets of London, and his fate with English football was only in Chelsea for just over two years, and it was very unpleasant.

"Okay...... I also don't think the style of football in England should have produced a freak like you, and you were born in Brazil and maybe you still have the past. Xiang Tao decided to put an end to this pointless argument. He didn't want to quarrel with Crewe, because he couldn't argue all the time.

I thought about it. Xiang Tao always felt that it was not a taste, and he asked Crewe again: "What if the media asks about the things I just mentioned?" ”

Crewe was looking down to play with the necklace in his hand, and when he heard Xiang Tao's words, he raised his head to look at Xiang Tao and didn't say anything, that kind of look made Xiang Tao feel that the indoor temperature was so cold.

“OK！” Xiang Tao raised his hands in surrender. "I know what you're going to do. I'm so stupid, I should have thought of it a long time ago. I won't bother you. I'll go out for a walk......" Xiang Tao left the room like an escape.

Crewe watched him out of the house and didn't say a word the whole time.

England?

He cast his gaze out the window at the blue sky.

Xiang Tao's question is really strange, he is not a child anymore. He knows very well what the fans in England will do to him, and he is mentally prepared. Chelsea's Stamford Bridge are all gone, and are you afraid to play this game at a neutral venue?

England really couldn't compare to the dog he picked up.

In fact, there are many things in this world that can't compare to his dog.

He decided to give Yuyou a call in person to confirm. He was afraid that Xiang Tao's kid would deceive him. The man could only believe half of what he said.

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In the Beckham era, England was the team that received the most media attention, not only because they had a group of idol-level stars and a manager who would always have all kinds of "scandals", but also because of the developed media industry in the UK.

Therefore, after Beckham left the England team, the team still maintained a fairly high exposure.

At the end of the session, there will be a short free time for the media, where reporters can grab the players they know well and have a few conversations.

Lampard was stopped by a reporter he knew better.

"The weather in South Africa is nice. Much better than winter in London. "Londoners always talk about the weather when they meet.

"yes, it's warmer than we thought, and it's a great weather for outdoor sports. Lampard replied. He looked up at the sky and narrowed his eyes slightly. It's afternoon, and the South African winter sun is shining on his face, and he doesn't feel much chill.

"It's going to be a match against the Chinese team soon. What do you think? Talk about? The other party put his hands on his chest, without a hint of interview, just like two acquaintances chatting.

Frank Lampard smiled: "I'm coming to me again for news." This time it's not as good as you want, I don't have anything to say, if you want to say it, it's something you've heard countless times. China are very strong, they are a very important opponent and England will give all their strength to play against them. ”

The other party smiled bitterly, and he was really overused by others.

Lampard was stunned when he saw the other party, and just took the opportunity to get out. He was sticky and had to go back to the shower and change his clothes. Although today's temperature is not too low. But after all, it's winter, so beware of colds.

When the reporter noticed that no one was around. Frank Lampard had already gone five metres and he was too embarrassed to catch up with him, but he was not willing to get nothing, so he decided to get some excitement. "Hey, Frank! And what about Crewe? The kid who ran away to China ......"

When Frank Lampard heard the name, he snapped to a halt.

The reporter was full of joy, he knew that the name was very sensitive in England, and once it was thrown out, it would definitely get the effect he wanted. He waited expectantly for Frank Lampard to speak, and whatever he said would be a very hyped piece of news.

But what he didn't expect was that Lampard's body slammed, stopped, and then stunned, but he didn't say a word, didn't even look back, and walked straight forward again, and his steps were faster!

He reached out as if to grab Frank Lampard's back, and his mouth was open as if he had something to say, but he failed to do any of it.

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Crewe's special relationship with England is something that all the media who care about this game will be hyped up, not only the English tabloids, but also the Chinese media are interested in it. Every day, reporters are stationed near the hotel where the Chinese team is staying, waiting to interview the person concerned, Crewe. Plum.

They had been waiting for more than two hours, and it was close to evening, and it was still a little cold when the night wind blew. Because it is said that Crewe must be here, so many of them will wait so long in the wind.

Someone first bought off the waiters in the hotel at public expense, and inquired about the details of the activities of the entire Chinese national team. Then work out Crewe's habits, and when and where he will appear. Most of the places are inaccessible to unfamiliar journalists, except for this small corridor between the hotel lobby and the bar, which is open-air so security guards can't control it, and they are free to catch any Chinese player passing by.

Just hold on a little longer and wait until they're done with dinner. Will definitely come back here for a pastime and spend the evening boring time. Crewe will also inevitably appear here with Xiang Tao, Zhang Jun and others. At that time, it was an opportunity to come forward and interview. Even if you only get a word, you can use it to use your imagination and make a big fuss.

Soon, Anke appeared in the eyes of the people, and he was a little surprised that there were so many reporters around the corridor, but he only glanced at it in disbelief, and then sped away from the place. The distance of less than ten meters is very short for his long legs.

Li Yongle and Wang Yu came together, and the two backs were talking in a low voice, and when they saw the reporter, their voices were lowered, and no one could hear what they were saying. However, the reporters will not be interested in the content of the conversation between the two of them, and today they have only one target - Crewe. Plum.

The players of the Chinese team appeared in the corridor one after another, indicating that they had finished dinner. The reporters did not see Zhang Jun, Xiang Tao and Crewe. They expect three Fiorentina team-mates to be in front of the crowd together.

The journalists' guesses were correct.

Just like Zhang Jun always likes to walk at the back of the team when he plays in the national team, this time he is also the last few people to appear, and with him are Xiang Tao and Crewe.

The reporters who saw Crewe appear were like a group of naked men who saw ** beautiful women, and they rubbed their saliva on it.

When Zhang Jun saw this scene, the first thing he thought of was to run back, while Xiang Tao stood between the reporter and Crewe. The three of them were just surrounded by reporters.

"Crewe! Let's talk about the game the day after tomorrow! The opponent is England, England! The middle-aged reporter's last voice was like **.

"Can you tell us what you think of this England team?" A female reporter who thinks she is very attractive shakes her hair and blinks a pair of "wink" eyes to throw out questions.

"The English fans are already hostile to you, how are you going to deal with it?" The reporter who asked the question was a foreigner from the United Kingdom, and he used English.

Countless microphones and voice recorders reached out to the trio, and even cell phones!

"Ge Laozi...... It seems that what I said is not bad at all. Xiang Tao lowered his voice and said to the two people behind him. "Journalists are going to come and trouble you, Crewe. No matter how much you usually refuse people, you must know ...... These journalists are sluts! ”

"I think we'd better go back, it's too messy here......" Zhang Jun tilted his head, dodging the microphone that the reporters almost poked in his mouth. Said the same to the two people behind him.

In the crowd. Only Crewe remained surprisingly calm...... Well, or rather, the holders are surprisingly indifferent. "Nope. We went to the bar and I thought the lemon tea there tasted good. His tone didn't change in the slightest, as if what was happening in front of him had nothing to do with him, or that nothing was happening in front of him.

Anke saw what was happening outside through the half-hidden door of the bar, and he had seen a lot of these situations, but he still touched Yang Pan: "Hey, I said, don't you want to help?" Zhang, Jun, Krewe: They seem to be in some trouble. ”

Yang Pan looked at it, and then smiled: "What are you afraid of?" The nearest security guard was only ten meters away, and the reporters wouldn't eat them, knowing with their knees why they did it. We can't solve the problem even if we go, and ...... The key thing is that those reporters don't have a problem with Kru at all, let alone Xiang Tao? ”

Outside, Zhang Jun said to Xiang Tao: "Okay, Xiang Tao, you open the way, let's go to the bar, and when we get to the door, the reporters can't do anything." ”

“OK。 Xiang Tao waved his hand and grabbed a microphone stretched out in front of his mouth, and then glared at the reporter: "Stay away from me!" Do you want me to eat this thing? ”。

I have to say that Xiang Tao is suitable to be a villain, because he looks very fierce himself, and it will be even more terrifying if he is evil. There were once female fans who were dissatisfied with Crewe, Zhang Junchengtian and Xiang Tao together, and they thought that their looks would be contagious. I am afraid that Xiang Tao's ugly appearance will make Crewe and Zhang Jun ugly.

"Climb away! Get out of the way! I'll call the security guard when I come up again! Xiang Tao scolded loudly, so he wouldn't worry that he would be infamous in the media, because he didn't care at all.

On the other hand, Zhang Jun played the role of a good person: "Can you please let me go?" We're going to go and relax, you're going to make us nervous, and no one wants us to be out of shape, right? Come, this friend. Borrowed, borrowed, borrowed. ”

The reporters reluctantly shouted Crewe's name, hoping that he would say something. But under the opening of Xiang Tao's small tank, the three of them still squeezed towards the door of the bar little by little. At the same time, the security guards in the vicinity had apparently noticed the chaos and were heading for it. Watching Crewe walk them over as if they were air, it was as if the reporters had been hit in the chest by a rock.

One person can treat so many people as nothingness, and his complexion has not changed in the slightest as usual, and he is indifferent to this point...... It's not easy. To know. When many celebrities face a more embarrassing scene, if they refuse to answer, their faces will also change, and their applications are usually more severe and straight-faced. But Crewe is not, and his face hasn't changed since he appeared in the eyes of reporters. When he says, "The lemon tea tastes good," his tone and expression are the same as when he usually chats with his teammates.

So many people didn't stop the three Crewe. Watched as three people entered the bar, and then closed the door.

The security guards also arrived at the scene, looking at the reporters in the corridor, one by one around the bar did not dare to sigh or vent, and the fools knew what was going on. These days, the Chinese team stays here, and they are not uncommon to see such a scene. It must have been a request to interview which star was denied.

So one by one, they politely asked the reporters to stay away from here, looking at the security guards with big shoulders and round waists, which reporter dared to disobey? These big black guys aren't as talkative as the waiters.

The reporters were dispersed, and the hotel added two more security guards to the corridor, and the only place where the reporters would normally have access to the players was also sealed.

It's really a bit of a feeling of losing my wife and breaking my soldiers.

Even if Crewe says a word, they still have a basis to play. Unexpectedly, Crewe completely ignored them as if they didn't exist. Some reporters have the intention to retaliate in future articles, but now that the domestic situation is very good, every player of the Chinese team is a golden god in the eyes of fans, and if you offend the stars, it is equivalent to offending the fans. It is tantamount to offending the reader. Moreover. Crewe's cold personality and handsome face make him have no less than Zhang Jun and Yang Pandi FANS in China.

The reporters had to admit their defeat in front of this indifferent teenager.

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Watching Zhang Jun, Klu, and Xiang Tao walk into the bar, Yang Pan smiled at An Ke next to him: "How is it." Am I right? It's those people who want Crewe to speak...... That's simply not possible. ”

Anke sighed: "The psychological quality is really good...... Better than a goalkeeper like me. ”

Yang Pan glanced at An Ke: "Don't show off your so-called psychological quality, Sima is better than you." He got up and beckoned Zhang Jun and the three to sit down, and asked the waiter for three drinks at the same time, one was lemon black tea, and two were white water.

After the three of them sat down, he pushed the three glasses of drink down in front of them: "Come, treat the three of you, you have worked hard, you will break out of the encirclement, and you will join the main army in victory." ”

Xiang Tao drank the water in the cup in one gulp, "Day! Those turtle sons! It's just a swarm of flies. ”

Kru took a shallow sip of black tea, still expressionless, and said, "It's just a ball of air." ”

Yang Pan turned his head to look at Anke, his eyes seemed to say, "Look at it." ”

Anke tilted his head: Defeated by him!

Zhang Jun didn't speak, and only after Xiang Tao asked for two glasses of water in one breath did he speak: "Crewe...... I'd also like to know what you're going to do with the game the day after tomorrow. ”

"Cold salad! Ha ha! Xiang Tao continued. It was obvious that Zhang Jun was not satisfied with Xiang Tao's outdated funny methods, and he glared at Xiang Tao: "Drink your water honestly, do you want a straw?" ”。

Xiang Tao hurriedly shook his head.

All eyes at the table were on Crewe. Crewe casually bowed his head and took a sip of black tea, then said to Zhang Jun: "Do you remember the away game against Chelsea?" That's it. ”