Chapter 564: Beckham's Yellow Card
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July 6, Allianz Arena in Munich. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
The stadium was already full of fans, and this game may be an alternative for England, who have been dominant in previous matches, but this one is different from the fact that there are more French fans on the scene.
Before the game, in FIFA's ticket distribution plan, there were more than 20,000 tickets for French and English fans, but in fact, the day before the game, many French fans bought tickets from many neutral fans at a high price, which made the number of French fans more than England fans, and the number has reached thousands or more.
French fans are already going crazy!
The most important reason for this is that France is likely to lose this game. This reason has made the French fans more numerous, which seems strange, but in fact, most French fans come to watch the game because of Zidane.
Zinedin. Zinedine Zidane!
Zidane's football career is simply indescribable in terms of legend. On the court, Zidane's skills are extraordinary, and off the court, Zidane is also outstanding. Zinedine Zidane, who has performed well on both fronts, has truly set the standard for a truly good player for contemporary fans during his 18-year professional career.
Throughout Europe, if you mention La-Castellane, many people will subconsciously tell you that it is a concentration camp of hooligans, thieves and crooks. But nowadays, people still add a sentence to the end of this sentence - and the king of the ball.
La-Castellane, on the outskirts of Marseille, is a well-known North African settlement in France. When Zidane's father Smolle was an Algerian Arab in the 60s of the 20th century, originally from a remote mountain village in Algeria, when he came here, Smoore would not have known that his son would go from here to the world and become the pride of the entire French football.
Growing up on the empty, dusty streets of Marseille, Zidane unleashed his talents. The poor life did not suppress his love of football, but made him still retain a modest and simple heart after becoming famous. Despite being born in Marseille, Zidane has never played a game for Marseille. Before he was brought to Italy by Juventus for 3 million euros, he played for Cannes and Bordeaux.
In 2001, Zinedine Zidane, who has become a master of the world football generation, was brought to Spain by the Spanish giants Real Madrid for a world record 64 million pounds at the time. There, he joined a host of the world's best players – Ronaldo, Carlos, Figo, David Beckham, Owen and Raul – in one game after another.
One of the most memorable club games of Zidane's career came in the 2002 UEFA Champions League final, when Zidane sent Real Madrid to the European Championship with a heart-wrenching half-turn volley against Bayer Leverkusen. This shot was affectionately known as "Flying Out of the Sky" by Real Madrid fans.
Zidane himself, on the other hand, completed the coronation ceremony of the emperor of contemporary football.
In the hearts of current French fans, Zidane's status is far greater than Platini's, and he is the most outstanding representative surname player of French football today.
Zidane is the pride of all French football!
Before the game, Zidane announced that he would hang up his boots and retire after the World Cup, not only to withdraw from the French national team, but also to withdraw from all competitions and completely hang up his boots and retire.
This news is very striking.
Although Zidane is 34 years old this year, and all fans know that Zidane is old, but his condition is still very stable, whether it is in Real Madrid or in the French national team, Zidane's performance is very good, at the age of 34, he can still firmly occupy his position in the national team and Real Madrid, which can be seen.
However, now Zidane has announced that he will retire after the World Cup, which has caused an uproar among fans.
Especially French fans, they can't believe that such a leading figure in French football is about to retire. And now that France have met England, more media and fans believe that France will be the losing side, so this game is likely to be Zidane's last.
The significance of this can be imagined, which is why so many French fans came to watch this game.
For this, Wang Li and Beckham are a little regretful, no matter what, Zidane and they have a good relationship, but now they are opponents on the court, and Zidane's last game may really end from their hands.
In the last game of the professional league career, losing may be nothing, the key is to lose to be wonderful and gorgeous. So at the press conference before the game, Wang Li and Beckham complimented Zidane together, praised his performance at Real Madrid Club, and identified Zidane's contribution to European football, as well as all the results achieved, and declared that although the relationship between the two men is good, they will definitely try to win.
Such a statement made Zida grateful in his heart.
In fact, the deepest feeling in my heart is, of course, Zidane himself, after nearly 20 years of football career, it is absolutely impossible to say that Zidane can be ruthless and retire directly without a little nostalgia.
However, a game is a game, and it is impossible to be directly terminated because of Zidane's retirement.
And when the two teams stood together in the player tunnel, Zidane also expressed his gratitude to Wang Li and Beckham, no matter what, Zidane knew in his heart that the two people's practices were practicing for him, and they were completely out of good intentions.
"However, you may lose the match, and I'm afraid I still have a chance to play in the final!" Zidane quipped.
Wang Li and David Beckham both smiled and shook their heads.
But not only the media have confidence in the England team, in fact, England fans are more confident in the game, even if Wang Li is not talked about, the strength of the squad in other positions in England is not worse than the French team, and more importantly, the average age of the French team is too high, their starters are all about 30 years old, in the face of this 'old and weak' team, the England team is full of confidence.
What if they win against Brazil? That's just a poor performance for Brazil.
This is not a direct judgment, but in fact, the last match between France and Brazil, the Brazilian team did not perform well, and it is normal for them to fall in the quarter-finals, even if England meet a Brazilian team like that, it will not be difficult to win.
And more importantly, with Wang Li in the game, the England players are always full of confidence, and they believe that the England team will be the final winner.
However, although I think so, at least in the player tunnel, the atmosphere between the two teams is quite harmonious, many of them know each other, and they have not met once or twice, so the player tunnel seems to have become a place for the two teams to catch up, and it seems that they are specially old friends to catch up, not to play the World Cup semi-finals.
However, when the players of the two teams walked out of the aisle, no one said a word to the opposing players, and from this moment on, they became absolute opponents, and they were about to have an absolute contest of 'either you die or I die'
Taking advantage of the time for the players from both sides to enter the field, the on-site commentators began to introduce the starting lineups of the two teams.
France is a 451 formation, with Arsenal's top scorer Thierry Henry at the top, and the midfield five are Dorasu, Vieira, Zidane, Makelele and Frank. Ribery, the defenders are Silvestre, Williams. Gallas, Thuram and Sagnol, goalkeeper Barthez.
In this lineup, the midfield is almost all veterans, and the highlight worth mentioning is only winger Frank. Ribery, the strange-looking scarred teenager, was only worth 1 million euros before the start of the World Cup, and the media predicted that the Marseille wingman would be worth at least 1,500 percent after the World Cup, reaching a height of 15 million euros.
It is said that many clubs have been interested in Franck Ribery lately, and with the World Cup in Germany, Ribery has become a rising star in France's new generation.
England still have a solid 442 squad, and due to the suspension of Wayne Rooney in the last game, the combination of Harrierson and Michael has become a team. Owen's partner, the midfielders are David Beckham, Wang Li, Steven Gerrard and Joe. Cole, defender Gary. Neville, John. Terry, Saul. Campbell and Ashley. Cole.
After the on-site commentator introduced the starting lineups of the two teams, the game was about to start, and as the referee whistled, Harilson kicked the ball to Irving, and then went straight to the front, and at the same time opened the curtain of the game.
I have to say that the media's assessment of the French team is still very correct, at least the England players who are attacking have this feeling.
Now this French team lacks a kind of vitality, after the England team used short passes to attack the heart of the French team, several midfielders of the French team have very little running, and they will not chase the ball after being passed, such a game state and fighting spirit give people a feeling of twilight. This gave the English players an extreme boost in their confidence in the game.
But in reality, it was not easy for England's attack to get a shot on goal.
Although the players of the French team look like they are in the twilight, there is a reason why Domenech trusts these veterans, and the French team can continue to hold on until now and directly reach the final four of the World Cup, they must have their ability.
The biggest advantage of the French team is that their players have so much experience in the tournament.
In the midfield, it is needless to say that there are big players like Zidane and Makellele, these two players have even won several European Champions Cups, and their game experience makes them even if they put in 50% effort, which is much stronger than many people with the same skill and 100% effort.
What's more, both are also the best players in the world, whether it is Zidane's skill or Makellele's ferocity, they are unique in the world.
As for Vieira?
He's definitely one of the best midfielders in the world right now. Patrick Vieira is a near-perfect defensive midfielder with excellent physical fitness, super confrontation ability, flexibility and good foot skills.
With three of the world's top midfielders standing in the midfield of the French team, you can imagine how difficult it is for England to attack.
Coupled with the experience of several veterans in the French backfield, it is not easy for England to penetrate the French defence with the English 'rough play' tactics.
As a result, not long after the game time, the English players consciously changed their tactics, and under the leadership of Wang Li, they reduced the short passes in the front court, and appropriately increased the long passes and the lob towards the penalty area.
In other words, they went from a seemingly technical player to a straight return to England's inherent style of play.
Such a change in on-the-spot tactics, I am afraid that only Wang Li can have this reputation, so that all the players on the field obey the command, even David. Beckham can't do it either, because there are many people in the team who are not completely convinced of Beckham, but they are absolutely convinced of Wang Li, because whether it is a club game or a national team, Wang Li's goal numbers are so many that they can't look at his back.
In the face of a player who can only look up, they will choose to obey.
And such a tactical change, so that the French team is difficult to follow, just now the England team is still playing short pass penetration, and then intercepted by the French team again and again, but after a few waves of attack, England's attacking style has changed fundamentally, and they began to seek to attack from both wings towards the middle.
At this time, Wang Li also rushed to the forbidden area.
It seems that England just want to completely crush the French team in a way that is similar to a long pass. In the face of the French team with strong backfield interception ability, short pass coordination is not a good choice.
While France had not yet adapted to this tactical shift, England had taken advantage of the opportunity to strike first.
In the 14th minute of the game, Beckham dribbled the ball on the right side, and after encountering Makelele rushing over to intercept, Beckham did not stick to the ball, but directly hoisted the ball to the right side.
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"Beautiful!" The on-site narrator almost blurted out.
With this sentence, the football fell directly on the left side of Joe. Cole's feet.
Seeing this pass, the England coach McClaren in the coach's box was completely relieved, and he had been worried about Beckham's state before the game, because in the game with the Portuguese team, Beckham's state was really not good, and many media gave Beckham a score after the game, with a pitiful score of only 5 points.
That's pretty much the bottom of the game for both teams.
And McClaren didn't want Beckham to play in this game, but for the England team, Beckham's role is also very big, especially when he is in good shape, his long ball will bring a very beneficial effect to the team's attack.
So, McClaren felt it was better to give Beckham some time to see how he was doing. If it really doesn't work, then it's not too late to replace him.
And now that Beckham is showing form, McClaren is relieved.
But the game on the field doesn't end with a beautiful pass, and after receiving a pass from Beckham, Joe Brown. Kerr stopped the ball and cut inside to shake off Sylvestre and stuffed the ball into the inside of the box.
Harilson found the spot, he ran over and fired a direct volley!
Unfortunately, the French international Barthez was in good form, and the veteran made a pounce to get the ball back into the box. But it didn't matter, Wang Li had already walked to the ball with Ling Bo's slight steps, and then sent the ball into the net with a low shot.
“gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooal!!!!!!”
The England fans at the Allianz Arena went completely crazy, and after seeing Wang Li's goal, they almost all got up from their seats and applauded the goal with both hands. And many French fans kept booing to counteract the cheers of the English fans.
However, for the players on the field, the game is just beginning, and even Wang Li, who scored the goal, does not feel much.
The two sides tacitly put the ball in the center circle, and with the referee's signal, the game started again.
Perhaps Wang Li's goal had some impact on the French team, and they began to strengthen their attack automatically.
In this game, the French team actually played a defensive counter-attacking tactic, Domenech did not arrogantly think that the French team's offensive ability can be compared to England, and it is unrealistic to play attacking football to win.
However, the French team's defensive counter-attack is characterized by its very stability, and the current French team looks more stable than the French team two years ago.
And in this kind of stability, the French team has a little bit of activity, and this person is Frank on the side. Ribery.
Looking at the match between England and France now, if he were a neutral fan, he would definitely choose to support England, because England's attacking football is obviously more beautiful.
And if he were a French fan, he would support the French team, but he would definitely be unhappy with the performance of the other players in the French team, and then he would find a little bright color in the French team's attack - Frank. Ribery!
In the counterattack of the French team, perhaps only Frank. Franck Ribery's performances were the most prominent, as he often stormed down the flanks, his dribbling was always loud from the French fans, and his technique was outstanding.
At least on this point, Beckham can only be ashamed of himself, from the beginning of the game to the present, the world's 'heartthrob' has been played by Ribery I don't know how many times.
This may have greatly satisfied Ribery's pleasure.
In this pleasure of rubbing Beckham, Ribery seemed to have become addicted, and as a result, when he tried to dribble Beckham for the nth time, he was tackled directly to the ground by the latter.
There is no doubt that this is a yellow card!
However, Beckham also breathed a sigh of relief, as a superstar in the world's focus, he couldn't bear to be played by such an unknown young player so many times in a row.
(To be continued)