"What? The manager of the Dutch team at Euro 2000? Jiang Qi was stunned for a moment after hearing the system prompt, and then burst out without hesitation, "Your uncle!" ”

When it comes to the 2000 European Cup, Lao Jiang's first thought is a long and untimely name, in that star-studded era, how many outstanding players who can even be called great have become victims of "both Shengyu and He Shengliang".

If the Czech team in 1996 was a dark horse, then the Czech team in 2000 was already a strong side, and it is completely possible to imagine the European Cup winner. Unfortunately, the draw lost its good luck first, and was divided with the two strongest teams in Europe at the time, France and the Netherlands, and the last opponent in the same group was the Danish team, which was not a weak team, and was forced into the group of death.

Bad luck followed in the second group game, when Corina awarded a controversial penalty late in the game, which was a bit of a vague loss to the Czechs' last hope of breaking through.

England also came in high spirits before the tournament but ended up depressed after the group stage.

In the final game of the group stage, facing the Carpathian Eagles Romania, the English only needed a draw to qualify, but they were defeated by Romania by two goals in a 2-1 lead.

Shearer, Owen, David Beckham, McManaman, Paul Ince, Paul Scholes and Adams were the star-studded names that eventually served as the backdrop for Portugal's golden generation, as well as the memory of Romania's up-and-coming newcomer Zivo, while Philippe Neville's reckless foul in the box at the end ended the England's chances of the tournament.

But even if they were as strong as Portugal, with Figo and Rui Costa in charge at the time, they captivated the world's fans with their delicate Latin football, and after a full 90 minutes against the French team, they still fell to a penalty in extra time.

The Italians also hated extra-time, making it all the way to the final, holding a one-goal lead in the final minute of regulation time, and even the Italian substitutes were already lining up on the sidelines for the final whistle and coronation ceremony, but Wiltord's goal in the 90th minute smashed it all to pieces, and Trezeguet's golden goal in the 13th minute of extra time sealed the end of the game......

If these teams are representatives of bad luck, then the Dutch team is simply the face of bad luck.

In the semi-finals with Italy, in the first half, Cendeng's two breakthroughs on the left side allowed Zambrotta to eat two Topaz God of War cards, directly crossing the two stages of Jiedan and Yuanying, and flying away directly.

The numerical advantage was not all, as Kluivert and Davies also won a penalty for the Netherlands in both halves, but Frank de Boer's shot was saved by Santo Toldo, while Kluivert's penalty deceived the goalkeeper but not the post.

The Dutchmen were attacking all over the game, but they couldn't take a single opportunity, whether it was Bergkamp as a regular striker, or Kocu as a veteran at the back, and they couldn't cross the gate when facing Toldo, who seemed to be blessed by the gods.

Now that the plot line has actually pressed Jiang Qi to the position of the coach of this sad team, the distress in Lao Jiang's heart can be imagined......

Fortunately, a well-timed pat on the shoulder freed him from his state of depression.

"Jiang! What are you doing here, the team is still waiting for you to make the final tactical preparations before the battle! The starting list has not been determined yet, and someone is urging over there! ”

The rookie sect leader turned his head and saw a typical uncle wearing an orange vest, his body had been fat, and he looked at a typical uncle who was about half a hundred years old, and then his mind automatically mapped out the identity of this person.

Johan Neeskens, a Dutch superstar of Cruyff's generation, was an important pawn in Michels' all-attacking and all-defensive system, one of the most versatile attackers of the era, and is now an assistant coach of the Dutch team.

"Oooh!" , Jiang Qi stood up in a hurry.

Neeskens took a few steps forward and then suddenly stopped, turned to Jiang Qi and said, "They have reached a consensus, now is our best chance to win the championship, so you don't have to worry about people who don't play!" ”

The Dutch legend seemed to feel that this sentence was not clear enough, and added again, "You don't have to think too much about arranging a starter, you don't have to pay attention to your identity, just choose the person you think is the most suitable for the game, and we old guys are standing behind you!" ”

The assistant coach turned around again, Lao Jiang's sweat came down, the name of the Dutch infighting team is really not covered, this head coach is really roasted on the fire, fortunately, there is only this one...... He kept muttering in his heart.

Walking into the locker room, the rookie coach saw the brightest Dutch team since the 1994 World Cup.

Van der Sar is really surprisingly tall, and he needs to look up when he stands and talks.

The De Boer brothers really had a hard time telling which was Frank and which was Ronald.

Davis's glaucoma forced the boar to wear a pair of black-rimmed glasses, like a cartoon character jumping into reality.

Seedorf was still a pigtail, not as smart and mature as he had seen in Milanello.

Cocu and Winter are veterans who can see the signs of age, and Overmars and Zenden sit very silent, completely different from the speed on the field.

The Ice Prince is still elegant, and Kehei-san is not like a thin bamboo pole on a TV screen......

"Today we are facing Italy, a team that looks like they have stumbled all the way in the knockout stages but always got good results, and I hope tonight we can be the finisher of their good fortune ......", the rookie coach looked at the players he was facing, "because we have never been as strong as we were tonight!" ”

"It's said that we were unlucky in the draw, and we got into the group of death, but we won all three games!"

"Yugoslavia is a tough nut to crack, but we can beat this Eastern European powerhouse like a sieve!"

"We were able to play an attack that suffocated the opponent for 90 minutes! We can use tireless running to make our opponents always follow our rhythm and get tired! Since Euro 1988, we have once again shown all Dutch fans what it is like to win the title! ”

He paused, "And we're now more united than ever!" This is the root of our strength! ”

'The Delaunay Cup is set up in Rotterdam and all the Dutchmen want us to be there, so if we can beat them tonight, you're ready for it...... Isn't it? ”

His near-roaring questioning also elicited shouting answers......

"Yes!"

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I cried, and the backstage was open for another five or six minutes today...... The wait time is maddening......

I wish all friends a happy Dragon Boat Festival in advance, regardless of the sweet party and salty party, it is a happy party to eat delicious zongzi......

ps: The weak one says that he is going out for the festival tomorrow or something, and he strives to keep the festival in the future