Chapter 348: Who Wins If I Don't Win?
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Vienna's amorous Danube was not able to hold on to the new European Championship for a moment, and the Three Lions rushed back to London, England the day after the victory. Tens of thousands of fans came to meet www.biquge.info London Heathrow Airport in a record-setting drama, and the crowd stretched from the airport reception hall to the 100 meters outside the airport hall, causing serious traffic jams, because even the traffic police were waiting to take photos with the team's heroes...... The distance from Heathrow Airport to the FA's headquarters at SOHO Plaza, escorted by police cars, took the Three Lions bus six hours to make it there.
The players stopped here for a short time, changed into their outfits, donned fiery red commemorative T-shirts emblazoned with the championship logo, and boarded the FA's long-prepared celebration bus like actors rushing to the catwalk.
The body of the bus is painted with the brand logos of the main sponsors such as the National Building Society and Engbao, the top floor has been remodeled, guardrails have been added, and the front and rear ends are designed to mimic the podium at the Ernst Happel Stadium, like a cruiser that is proud to cross the ocean.
From Soho Square, the cruiser sailed through the crowds and down Regent Street to London's Guildhall Square, where the Spanish royal family and prime minister would hold a grand triumphal ceremony to welcome the heroes.
Along the way, 28 police motorcycles and eight traffic patrol cars opened the way, and the streets were lined with crazy fans dressed in festive costumes. Screams, cheers and applause arose, and the heads of every Three Lions player in the 23-man squad were held high above their heads by the fans...... On the bus, all the hammers need to do is pose on the top floor of the bus, while pretending to be forced with Lao Li, while accepting the worship of the crazy supporters...... This is a road of honor paved with flowers and applause!
…… At the top of the car, Lao Li has a lot of thoughts!
The applause has not stopped since David Beckham snatched the Delaunay Cup from Germany with a spoon penalty, but after the initial excitement, most of Lee's mind is no longer on England...... Mission accomplished!
The summer transfer market has begun, and as Newcastle's owner and manager, Lee must put his full focus on building and transferring the St James' Park team. Because, if you want to recreate the glory of Newcastle in the upcoming 08-09 season, even if the stuffy man has the FM system in his hand, even though Lao Li has relied on his personal charm to introduce old immortals such as Ronaldo and pink little guys such as Marcelo...... However, relying on the team's current squad alone will not work.
In modern football, offense wins, defense wins championships!
Although this is a for Li Tongfan Gan, it also shows to a certain extent that defense is important in modern football, and it is always easier to concede a goal than to score a goal on a green field...... Therefore, it is indeed difficult to rely on the crooked melons and cracked dates of the current Magpies back line to help the team kill on the three fronts of the league, cup and League Cup, which is no different from the tired old birthday star holding arsenic...... The Magpies' midfield must improve as soon as possible!
As for the England national team, David Beckham has successfully won it back for Great Britain as captain, coupled with his wonderful performance in Real Madrid last season and last season, if he still can't get the World Footballer of the Year, it is really David destined to miss [Mr.], if he dies, what can he do?
On top of that, the promise he made to the old madman Venables has been fulfilled, and after the Ernst Happel Stadium on 4 July, Lao Li has no worries with the Three Lions, and it is time to retire...... Not at this moment, of course!
Now that the whole of England is immersed in the carnival of the European championships, Lee Tong-fan doesn't want to be the black and disgusting rat that messes up a pot of boiling soup!
…… An hour later.
The square in front of London's Guildhall!
300,000 fans gathered here, and the Delaunay Cup, which shimmered in the sun with a silver holy glow, was specially placed in the most eye-catching place on the rostrum!
"Gentlemen, I'm glad I've fulfilled the promise I made a year ago, and the glory starts today, and it belongs to the England team!"
Before Li Tongfan finished speaking, the applause of more than 300,000 crazy England fans in the front square of the city hall suddenly surged like thunder and raging waves, wantonly sweeping across the sky of London in the [Fog Capital]...... Today is a rare sunny afternoon!
Just gently pressed down with both hands, and the applause disappeared instantly.
From this alone, it can be seen how high the current madman Lee is in the hearts of English fans. Because every true fan understands that the England team is not a team with its own distinctive characteristics such as Brazil, Spain, Argentina, etc., although it claims to be the birthplace of modern football, but the barrenness in the field of honor for many years has also made this team lack a championship consciousness, courage and self-confidence in its bones...... And this European Cup, anyone with a discerning eye can see that if it weren't for the madman Li Li to reform the team, boldly promote newcomers such as Taylor, Joe Hart, Ashley Young, and at the same time support veterans such as Beckham and Owen, and change to another coach, don't expect the Three Lions to win the Delaunay Cup at all...... Even if it is the most optimistic estimate, it is a luxury to make it into the top four!
So, it's not so much that the Three Lions made history, it's that the madman Lee perpetuates his myth!
At this moment, everyone in the square was listening to the speech of the young Chinese standing on the rostrum with the most devout attitude!
“…… It's an honour to coach the Three Lions! I've been working with a bunch of lovely lads for a year and it's going to be 365 days to remember in my coaching career! …… Uh, though I'm young now, too......"
A joke that immediately filled the fans with good-natured laughter on this sunny London afternoon!
The beginning of the speech was quite humble, but Li Tongfan didn't hold back for a while when he said the essence of pretending to be stuffy here, and he was ashamed to say another sentence: "... The champion always belongs to the last winner...... On the football field, if I don't win, who wins? ”
Fortunately, in response to the sullen man who was loved by 3,000 people, there were still 300,000 applause and cheers! Just like the weeping Gascoigne, the English are a strange people, and they look at the people they like no matter what!
Lee Tong-beom's speech was brief, followed by the team's captain, David Beckham!
may have been infected after being in contact with Li Tongfan for a long time, and the heartthrob's speech was shorter and more wind-scratching, because the captain only said one sentence from beginning to end:
"My team-mates and I assure you that we, England, are still the true world football powerhouses!"
History will remember that on July 5, 2008, under the bright sun in the London sky, this handsome man who had enjoyed the worship of hundreds of millions of Three Lions fans and suffered countless accusations and scolding held high the glittering Delaunay Cup, and finally openly vented the "words" that had been suppressed in the hearts of every fan for too long and too long to dare to say!
This simple sentence instantly made the square in front of the city hall like an atomic bomb detonated, and the sound caused by the cheers of 300,000 people was like a shock wave caused by an nuclear magnetic explosion, which swept through the British ...... for a long time!
After that, the speech continued, not enough this time for the honorable Queen Elizabeth!
It's a little regrettable that the more the moments of joy that have nothing to do with football, the more the ghosts and snakes will rush to pop up!
So, this glorious afternoon, which attracted the attention of almost all of Britain's 62 million people, was destined to be boiling over more than just football...... The queen was followed by Prime Minister Tony Blair, then an FA official, then ...... Everyone wants to touch glory, but the only ones who are truly remembered by fans and history are heroes who have shed blood and sweat!
…… The victory dinner that night was still a game of fame and fortune, but all the famous celebrities in the British Isles appeared in the banquet hall of the Brown Hotel, with beautiful ladies and gentlemen, warm lights and soft music...... It is worth mentioning that John Hall, another major shareholder of Newcastle, was also in attendance.
The old knight's face showed a rare excitement!
Among the all-time champions of the England team, Owen, Taylor and Alan Smith are the three absolute main players contributed by Newcastle, and the biggest contributor is the coach of the Magpies...... It is conceivable that after the aftermath of the European Championship dissipates, Newcastle will definitely become the focus of attention of the entire British Isles!
In a way, this European Championship is definitely a big opportunity for the Magpies to rise!
Therefore, taking advantage of the gathering of British upper-class figures at the dinner, the old Sir John Hall spared no effort to spend a lot of energy to carefully introduce the heavyweight guests who he thought would be helpful for Newcastle to return to the top, and Lao Li also deliberately lowered his posture to show goodwill...... Although Li Tongfan is very unaccustomed to dealing with such occasions, he also knows that anyone who wants to succeed must pay a certain price, even if you have an invincible cheat in your hand!
In English football, things can get complicated when it comes to clubs!
In the face of the glory of the championship, at this point in time when the whole people are boiling, even those British bigwigs who usually hold their heads high and can't wait to put green onions in their noses have a lot of friendship with the magical Chinese who have created a miracle in English football and are well-known in world football, and have lowered their proud heads, so the atmosphere between the two sides will not be embarrassing!
The lights are bright, the red men and green women, the three-hour extravagant banquet is finally over!
The England squad was staying at the Brown Hotel in London, so the 23 players and the team's coaching staff who made Three Lions history had one last small intra-squad talk after the banquet.
Although they have been fighting continuously and have not rested for more than 20 hours, it seems that the hammers are not sleepy at all, and Rooney, a slightly drunk little fat man, is smiling tightly and hugging the Delaunay cup, which will be handed over to the FA tomorrow, like a little she-wolf who protects her cubs...... Bang bang!
Habitually slapped his face, Li Tongfan has something very important to say to the players!
(To be continued)