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[The schedule mentioned in the last sentence of yesterday's chapter is incorrect, it has been modified, England and Portugal will meet, at least until the final, not the semi-final, has been modified!] 】――

The host country is the first to advance to the semi-finals, and the defending champion is home!

This is the result of the first quarter-final!

After expressing their optimism about Portugal and analyzing the reasons for the French team's two consecutive major defeats, the major media set their sights on the second quarter-finals!

Three Lions, England vs Super Dark Horse Greece!

One is the traditional powerhouse that has performed the best in this European Cup, and the other is the super dark horse that has been the most surprising in this competition. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

Whether the England team continues to move forward strongly, or the Greek team goes black to the end, the media have their own opinions!

Regarding the defensive tactics of Otto the Great Rehhagel, the European media gave it a very vivid name, called "Trojan Horse Tactics"!

In the opening game, the host Portuguese team suffered a "Trojan horse slaughter"!

After that, the Spanish team was almost slaughtered!

However, judging from the performance of the Greek team in the three group games, there is a bit of a trend of opening high and going low.

Therefore, most of the media are still not optimistic about the Greek team continuing to create miracles.

In fact, the German Rehhagel, known as Otto the Great, has already created a myth by bringing Greece to the semifinals.

In the eyes of many media, for Rehhagel, the most important thing to solve now is the psychological problem of gains and losses gradually revealed by the Greek team!

After the first two games of the group stage, many Greek players are no longer "barefoot and not afraid of wearing shoes" as they were at the beginning, but have carried psychological baggage, which can be seen from their final game against Russia in the group stage.

After the historical group qualified, the Greek political axe awarded 100,000 euros to each player, the Greek generals need to adjust their mentality, they are now thinking a lot, and want to create a bigger miracle, but so many ideas will inevitably become an obstacle on their way forward.

Of course, there is another important issue: Greece have fully exposed their firepower after the group stage upset. Greece's victory over Portugal and the draw with Spain relied on their unfamiliar and tenacious style, but once the English figured out their routine, they naturally did not make the Greeks feel better.

However, there are also some media who pursue the underdog, who think that the Greek team can go black to the end!

Greek media said that the battle of Alvalad Stadium in Lisbon may become the "Waterloo" of Eriksen and Beckham!

After all, the performance of the England team in the major tournament and the knockout stage has always been unsatisfactory. On the other hand, the tenacity and courage of the Greeks made it difficult for anyone to guarantee that the English would be able to reach the final four without any problems.

Of course, to create a "Waterloo" for England, Greece needed their Wellington (the general who defeated Napoleon at Waterloo), and also wanted a stupid Grussy (the marshal who made a mistake in the Battle of Waterloo) under Eriksen! ――

The Greek team can be said to be a veritable civilian team, and the most famous of their team is their coach Rehhagel!

The German, who led the Bundesliga runner-up Kaiserslautern directly in the first season after promotion, became the Bundesliga champion and created the "Kaiserslautern myth" is now working hard to create the "Greek myth"!

The German also tried to decompress his team in an interview before the game, modestly stating: "We don't have any pressure, we just play England with the purpose of learning. It's an honour to play even a friendly against them, let alone an important knockout game like this European Cup. This is a rare opportunity that we cherish and know...... The cost of playing a friendly match with them is high! ”

Rehhagel is not only serious, but also humorous!

Although he thinks he will be eliminated by England, Rehhagel believes that "it doesn't matter if the game is won or lost, and the fact that my players are in the spotlight of the world is a huge success in itself." Of course, maybe we can continue to upset? ”

Before the game, the Greek players also talked about the upcoming big game. Greek striker Charlistias, who played a key role in the battle for Hessy, believes England are one of the most likely teams to win the title: "They have the world's top player, David Beckham, and the good newcomers Edison and Wayne Rooney. It's definitely a big challenge for us to play against a team like that. But we are also confident because we have almost no Achilles weaknesses, so we don't care who our opponent is. ”

Goalkeeper Nikopolidis was even more confident: "We are here to remind the world not to forget the existence of Greek football, not to forget the existence of Greek players. Greece are clearly at the back foot in a star-studded European Championship, but we will always do our best and, on the upside, we have got to the bottom of the England team. ”

Greece's leading star, Nikoladis, known as the "Greek Beckham", also showed determination before the game: "England are strong, but we will overcome our fears. Then give them a taste of the bravery of Greek football! On the football field, we are never weak and never admit defeat, and it is these that have helped us get to where we are now! Regardless of the outcome of the match against England, we will return to Athens with our heads held high! ”

…… From the statements of these players, it is not difficult to see how proud they are after creating the history of Greek football!

They have only reached two World Series finals before without winning a single game, but this time, they have done a miracle and as their coach Rehhagel put it, they are called the focus of world football!

In fact, in addition to the attention, the prize money received by the players after the Greek team reached the quarterfinals was also very substantial.

In order to encourage the players, the Greek Football Federation also said that if they can reach the semi-finals, they will add 2 million euros!

This is undoubtedly a shot in the arm for the Greek team!

The average bonus of less than 100,000 yuan may be a week or two of weekly wages for the stars of the England team, but for the civilian players of the Greek team, it is a lot of income! ――

Compared with the civilian Greek team, the England team has a star-studded lineup.

The media likened this to a conversation between Cinderella and the princess!

England boss Christian Eriksen countered this view: "I don't think the gap between us and Greece is as big as the outside world hypes it up. The Greek team also has a lot of players who play in Europe's top leagues, they may not be particularly famous, but they are all strong players! At the same time, their coach Rehhagel is also a well-known tactician in European football, and they will be a difficult problem in front of us! ”

Speaking about the game, Eriksen said the team's ability to take chances will be key in this game: "The Greek team has done a very good job defending, which means that we will only get a few chances in the game, whether we can take those chances or not, whether we can win the game or not!" ”

The England players were also asked what they thought of the game.

Three Lions captain David Beckham said in an interview: "Greece are very efficient on the counter-attack and if we don't take our chances, it will be crucial to be able to get back in time. Of course, they are also dangerous from set-pieces, which is something we need to keep an eye on! ”

Beckham once had good memories in the Greek team, in 2001, in the final round of the World Cup qualifiers, Beckham helped England equalize the score with a direct free kick and sent England to the World Cup!

That time also allowed Beckham to truly complete the redemption of the England team being eliminated due to the red card in the World Cup in France four years ago!

"Yes, I will never forget that fight. We only managed to get a tough draw on that time, which shows that Greece have always been a difficult team to play against! That game was also a reminder that we have to take Greece seriously! Beckham was also asked about the game, and he spoke eloquently.

Chen Xi, the top scorer of this European Cup, is also the focus of media attention, and when asked if he can score in this game, Chen Xi is full of confidence: "In such an important knockout match, I naturally want to continue the momentum of scoring. It will probably be very difficult because the overall defensive quality of the Greek team is very good. But that doesn't shake my determination to score. Of course, it's more important for the team to win than for me to score! ”

Rooney, who is behind Chen Xi by one goal, is now also the darling of the media, and he speaks more directly than Chen Xi: "Yes, in this game, I want to score because I want to surpass Edison in the scorer list." Of course, it's just a good competition, and whether it's me or me who gets the top scorer in the end, I'll be happy to face it. ”

The rest of the England squad was also interviewed.

It can be seen from their tone that their team is full of confidence in the upcoming game, and most of the players are also cautious, saying that the Greek team will be very difficult to deal with!

The caution and humility of both sides didn't create much buzz ahead of the game, but it didn't dampen the fans' attention to the game.

Will Greece be the dark horse to the end, or will England be the favorite...... Everything will be revealed on the evening of the 25th!

(To be continued)