In the 70s and 80s of the last century, the 'Polish Iron Army' once shocked the world, in the 1974 West Germany World Cup and the 1982 Spain World Cup, they twice won the third place, and in the 1978 World Cup in Argentina they also reached the last eight.

The legendary Boniek was undoubtedly the brightest Polish footballer of his time, and Boniek was also named FIFA's "FIFA Centenary Star" for his outstanding performances in the national team and Juventus, and ranked 68th. However, after the Boniec era, the Polish team withered and rarely appeared in international competitions, a situation that did not change until the 21st century.

In the evaluation of many media, the reason why the Polish team will be the favorite to qualify for the qualifiers, in addition to the results of the 02 South Korean World Cup, the most important reason is that they have recently emerged a group of very good players, many of whom have become the sweethearts of major European giants, this large group of young talents, is undoubtedly the hope of the Polish team now and in the future.

After the almost defeat in Vienna, head coach Christian Eriksen also took the game very seriously, and Wroclaw is not a city like Vienna, so he will not give his players free time anymore, and the England team has been doing acclimatisation training for a few days after arriving at the hotel.

The weather in Wroclaw in September was a little cold, with an average temperature of around 10 degrees Celsius making most of the players a little uncomfortable, but fortunately the entourage made some preparations, and on the training ground, the players put a white lining under their jerseys and slowly adapted to the sudden change in temperature.

However, even so, there were players who were knocked out by a sudden discomfort...... "Wayne, what's going on, the head coach asked me to tell you that you don't have to play in training today." ”

In a room in the hotel, several players in blue training uniforms stood in a circle, all looking at Wayne who was lying on the bed. Bridget, with some concern on his face, but more of a schadenfreude.

"I think you'd better go back to London as soon as possible, otherwise your condition will worsen and you will be uncomfortable, and after this game, you will go back to the club and the league." Frank. Frank Lampard said with a concerned look on his face, then a wicked smile appeared on his face, and continued: "Didn't you say that Fertado would come to London the day after tomorrow, if it affects your 'ability' because of this, it is not good, women are in high demand in this regard. ”

"Ahem... Ahem..."Brigitte, who was lying on the bed, looked a little weak, but still retorted with a smile: "Great Wayne. Bridget is a battle-hardened man, and this is never something you can imagine, Frank, you don't have to envy me. ”

Wang Li looked at Bridget's appearance and said funny: "Okay, don't hold on, catch a plane back in the afternoon, anyway, the team can win without you." ”

"Damn Wroclaw, it's really cold this day, it's better to be in London." Joe. Cole grumbled a little down.

'That's home advantage and Poland just want us to be out of shape.'

"Anyway, there is Alan, what are you afraid of, the great Wayne will probably not be able to play in this game, Alan, you must score a hat trick for me, let that group of rednecks know that it is amazing!" Bridget said exaggeratedly as he gestured with his hand.

After listening to Bridget's words, Wang Li thought of his situation again, and said helplessly: "I just don't know if Mr. Eriksen will let me start." ”

Lampard thought for a moment and said: "I think so, your performance is obvious to all, and I think you are most likely to replace Michael, who is not in great form at the moment, probably because he is not doing well at the club." ”

"I hope so."

Although these members of the 'Chelsea Gang' within the England team all want Wang Li to start the game, and they also think that there should be no problem in this matter, in fact, manager Eriksen does not think so.

In fact, in the European Cup, after seeing Wang Li's performance, Eriksen thought about letting Wang Li start, this black-haired kid has a surprisingly high goal scoring efficiency, this kind of player will definitely be the team's future main force - but not now!

In Eriksen's tactics, Wang Li's position after coming on the field is undoubtedly a shadow striker, but if he starts the game, Michael. Owen, Wayne. One of the three Rooney and Scholes must be killed.

Michael. Owen is the only player in the England team except for David. The second biggest superstar other than Beckham, not to mention how famous he is now, when Eriksen just took over the coaching whip of the England team, he encountered countless public opinion pressure, it was Beckham and Owen who stood up and issued a statement of support, which made his situation greatly improved, and personal feelings aside, Owen is only 25 years old now, at the peak of his upright career, Eriksen can't deprive him of his main position because of his bad form in one or two games - not to mention, Anyway, in the last game, Michael. Irving still has an assist statistic.

Wayne. Rooney is the first young player promoted after Eriksen took over the national team, and his strength is undoubted. In the past two years, whether in the league or the national team, Rooney has won Eriksen's absolute trust with his performance, and Rooney's advantage is that he has more experience in the national team than Wang Li, and he is also a double star in England, even if Wang Li scores a few more goals, it is impossible to replace Rooney's position in the manager's mind.

In Eriksen's mind, Paul is 30 years old this year. Scholes will undoubtedly be the best candidate for Wang Li to replace him. No matter in terms of strength, age, and state, Wang Li replaced Scholes on the field to participate in the game, which will make people have nothing to say, but in Eriksen's tactics, Scholes is a left winger, if Wang Li replaces Scholes on the field, the position of the players on the field will change a lot, and the position of multiple players will change for the sake of one player, and Eriksen will not take risks as a last resort.

So, as long as Eriksen is still in charge of the England team, at least in the short term, Wang Li will still be a substitute, even if he is strong and outstanding.

The day before the game, at the end of afternoon training, Eriksen announced the squad of players who will be on the field for this match: "Goalkeeper David. James, Paul. Robinson, guard Gary. Neville, Philip. Neville, Saul. Campbell, John. Terry, Jamie? Carragher, King, midfielder Frank. Frank Lampard, Steven? Gerald, Paul. Scholes, David. David Beckham, Jermaine. Pennant, Hargreaves, Joe. Cole, forward Wayne. Rooney, Michael. Owen, Allen. King. ”

As he said the last name, Eriksen seemed to glance at Wang Li intentionally, then raised his head and continued: "The strength of the Polish team is much stronger than that of the Austrian team, so we must show all our strength in tomorrow's game and strive for victory." ”

"The opponent's attack is very fast, in the European Cup, the Polish team's cooperation played very tacitly, be careful of the opponent's rapid counterattack, and the defenders should pay more attention to the Polish team's No. 11 Marchiey? Zhuravski, he's the Polish team's striker, he's fast............"

After Eriksen arranged the tasks for tomorrow's game, he closed the notebook in his hand, "Okay, that's all I have to say, if you have any questions, you can find me alone and disband." ”

After Eriksen finished speaking, the players also returned to their rooms alone, in fact, Eriksen's announcement of the player squad, or many players present are dissatisfied, it can be said that almost every player who did not enter the squad is dissatisfied, they followed the team from London to Vienna, and then to the slightly cold Wroclaw, it can really be said that it is a long journey, a thousand miles, but a trip in vain, many people are not even qualified to sit on the bench.

However, with Eriksen as the national team manager, these young players don't have the guts to offend him, and joining the England national team and being able to play means fame and money with it, which is definitely a rare opportunity.

In fact, the reason why Eriksen called up so many players before the game was because he underestimated the strength of the opponent, and the Swedes actually wanted to let the main players of these teams play one less game, and let these future stars of the England team have a chance to play in the tournament.

However, the hard-fought win in the last game had made him change his mind, and before the group stage points could not guarantee the team's qualification, he decided to focus on stability, first to get more points, and then to think about other things - if England's results are not satisfactory because of the need to develop young players, it will be a loss of one or the other!

The fact that most players dare not offend Eriksen does not mean that all players will be afraid of the Swede, and Wang Li is an example.

Although Wang Li is also in the team's squad, he knows that he will still sit on the bench, maybe there will be a chance to come off the bench, maybe he will sit for the whole game, no matter what, these are not what he wants to see.

Wang Li is very confident in his own strength, after the breakthrough of Xiao Wuxianggong, he is sure that his strength is definitely not worse than any football player, under this kind of self-confidence based on strength, Wang Li has great resistance to his current status in the England team!

In the England team, Wang Li is a substitute in every game, and only when the team is facing a crisis, he will be allowed to play, once like this, but he is said to be the savior, but it is like this several times in a row, which makes people feel very uncomfortable.

'Is it only the team that thinks of me in times of crisis?' Why do I always do this kind of thing, if I play, I can use the goal to get the team to win! ’

'With my performance, I should have been in the main lineup, why still let me play as a substitute, I've had enough!' ’

Yes, Wang Li has had enough, his performance has been very good, why should he be willing to be a substitute?

But since March this year, apart from being an absolute mainstay at Chelsea, he has been a substitute and life on the bench is anything but comfortable, and he doesn't need to prove anything.

So, that night, Wang Li walked into the office of head coach Eriksen - "Sir, if I am not a starter, please cross my name off the squad." Wang Li looked directly into the eyes of the Swedes and said quite sincerely.

(To be continued)