In terms of surname, Li Tongfan is a very single stuffy man!

Therefore, although he was frightened by the two bloody skeleton reminder frames, since he had gritted his teeth and accepted the big bull-level system task [Shining Top of Europe], the old Li Suo surname no longer looked forward and imagined how miserable it would be if this mission was not completed, but quickly calmed down and thought about how to solve the problem.

Newcastle's side of the matter is obviously no longer the time and energy to manage, so he can only leave it to assistant coach Alan Shearer for the time being, and then put all his mind into the preparation of the Three Lions for the European Championship.

The first thing, of course, is to select the members of the national team.

As the saying goes, if you want to do a good job, you must first sharpen your tools! If you want to win under such a demanding constraint as Top of Europe, you have to be fully prepared from the first second. According to UEFA rules, all teams that qualify for Euro 2008 must submit their 23-man squad by June 8.

Today, June 2nd, it is almost time to submit the final list.

Previously, because Li Tongfan was concentrating on the affairs of the national team, all matters of inspecting players were basically handed over to assistant coach Venables. And the conscientious old madman had already carefully compiled and handed over to Li Tongfan three days ago the inspection report he had obtained from observing more than 20 rounds of Premier League matches this season.

It's a collection of more than 200 pages of photographic material, and even 10 video clips and videos that have been edited and explained in detail. It is no exaggeration to say that this whole set of information named by the old madman "A Detailed Explanation of the Candidate List of the England Team" slowly impregnated Venables' love for English football.

However, the basis for Lee Tong-beom's selection of the national team players in this period is not here.

Because, for Li Lao Li, who has accepted the task of the Da Niu system [Shining on the Top of Europe], only the FM2008 system is the most reliable. Therefore, the 23 lucky England winners who will be selected for the Three Lions will be selected from the shortlist drawn up by the system.

After FM2008 enters the national team mode, the computer screen will display a list of national team candidates with hundreds of people, and will give relevant evaluations to each person, and at the same time add the function of comparing data between players, so that Li Tongfan can achieve the greatest "merit-based admission" when selecting the main players.

After more than two hours of careful comparison of the data and the performance of each player in the just-concluded 07-08 season, Lee Tong-fan finally settled on a 30-man roster.

The reason for the addition of seven players is that there are more than ten days to go before the first game in England, and the form of the players is likely to fluctuate greatly.

Due to the closure of the system data query function, Lao Li has been unable to obtain a cheating method that predicts the future state of the player at a certain time through query, so a certain number of people must be counted as reserves. That way, if someone doesn't perform well in the warm-up matches after the Three Lions travel to Austria, Lee Tong-fan will have a chance to readjust the roster.

Such a gradual streamlining method is actually the usual method used by the coach of every team participating in the European Championship to screen players, and it is not Lao Li's originality.

The 30-man roster for the new England squad is as follows:

Goalkeeper - Manchester City teenager Joe Hart.

Xiao Qiao is a newcomer supported by Li Tongfan at the helm of the Three Lions, and he has also performed very competitive in the previous national team competitions, and his selection is undisputed; Liverpool youngster Carson.

The 23-year-old national team newcomer performed well during Joe Hart's absence due to injury, and Lee Tong-beom once again voted for Carson; Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper Paul Robinson.

The surname is modest, and the experience of the competition is worthy of Lao Li's trust; Wigan Athletic goalkeeper Jokland.

The 26-year-old is considered a young goalkeeper and has played once before for the Lee Three Lions, and has performed well for the club this season and is worth looking forward to; Manchester United reserve goalkeeper Ben Foster.

Compared to his performance in Manchester United's development squad this season, Lao Li is more optimistic about his potential; …… Defender - John Terry.

The soul of the Blues' Chelsea defense, ranked in the top five defenders in the world, there is no reason not to be selected; Leo Ferdinand.

The same top-five centre-backs in the world; Steven Taylor.

Newcastle's backline contributed to England's hopeful star, the descendant of Lao Li; Manzienni.

Shortlisted for his outstanding performances in the previous national team competitions; Philips Neville.

Although his strength is not top-notch, he can play both left and right fullbacks at the same time, and he is a universal patch in Li Tongfan's mind; Ashley Cole.

There is no doubt that the Chelsea winger will be able to sit firmly at England's left-back until the age of 33, and no one will be able to shake his place.

Richards.

Manchester City's first rising star in the back line; Wayne Bridge.

Bridge's fame at Stamford Bridge was overshadowed by Ashley Cole, but the real strength is really strong...... Midfielder - David Beckham.

didn't say it, Li Tongfa chose to coach the Three Lions for Xiaobei; Gareth Barry.

Although David Beckham is the first midfielder of the Lee Three Lions, this Aston Villa can also play at left wing-back and has a tenacious fighting spirit; Owen Hargreaves.

Although he just returned from injury some time ago, and the Three Lions already have Beckham and Barry in the midfield position, the data values given for Hargreaves in FM2008 are too dazzling, and Lao Li is reluctant to give up, and can enrich tactics if necessary; Steven Gerrard, leader of the Reds in the Premier League's big4; Frank Lampard, leader of the Premier League BIG4 Blues; Joe Cole.

Known as the first creative person in the technical stream among English players; Aaron Lennon.

[Speed], [Explosiveness] Double 19, Wing Breakthrough Maniac, James Milner.

can maintain the [superhuman state] without consuming additional character points, and Li Tongfan, who has worked hard to accumulate character points, is the inevitable choice; Downing.

England's future wingers' hopes, the technical and passing surnames given in FM2008 are even more flashy than Joe Cole; Walcott.

[Speed], [Explosiveness] Double Twenty, another side breakthrough maniac, Arsenal's long-known little tiger, and very Zhengtai, is the favorite of stuffy men; …… Forward - Ashley Young.

Lee Tong-beom's favorite speed-oriented striker has performed well in the previous national team games; Michael Owen.

No. 1 local scorer in the Premier League 07-08 season, the confidant of the madman Lee; Pete Crouch.

With a height of two meters and one, any coach will bring a Liverpool tall guy in case of emergency; Alan Smith.

It is also for the sake of maintaining the [Superman Status]; Wayne Rooney.

Red Devils Manchester United's small forward tank, the future hope of the British Isles; Daniel Stirich.

After the little guy was discovered by Lao Li, he has performed well in the first team of Manchester City this season.

Darren Bent.

The Tottenham Hotspur striker, who has scored 18 goals at White Hart Lane this season, is a key striker for Dutch coach Martin Joel, so he was selected ahead of fellow striker Defoe.

…… The release of this 27-man list did not cause controversy in the British media, and almost every player selected was expected by the media, even the shortlisted rookies such as Manzioni and Sturidge were not surprised by the fact that Li Tongfan had recruited them into the national team many times before.

June 3rd.

The lucky winners of England's Euro 2008 squad assembled in London and flew straight to Salzburg, Austria without stopping.

Nine days later, on 11 June, the Three Lions' first match against Otto the Great's Rehhagel's Greek team will be played in this hill town full of baroque buildings.

June 4th.

In the morning, the sky was blue.

The official venue for Group D of the European Championship. After a four-hour acclimatization session at the Setzenheim Stadium, Lee led 27 players and coaching staff on a tour of Europe's largest baroque fountain in the mountain city of Salzburg's Bishop's Palace, as well as Jewish concentration camps and bomb shelters left over from the German army during World War II...... Of course, this is done to loosen the tight nerves of the players.

Most of the young players in this issue of the Three Lions are young, and although the little ones have a hunger for honor and momentum when facing the big competition, they are prone to fall into negative emotions such as nervousness, anxiety and restlessness due to lack of experience, so in addition to training, they must also think about their psychological adjustment.

As one of the favorites to win this European Cup, there are countless media who have paid attention to Crazy Lee and the England team, and this tour has naturally been frequently reported, and even compared with the other favorite Spain in Group D - "Crazy Lee wins the ticket, England prepares easily"

"Crazy Lee Makes Another Surprise Move, Visiting German Army Sites to Improve Players' Discipline and Sense of Honor"

"The Spanish team's hard work to prepare for the game puts England to shame"

"The Three Lions are too relaxed, and the law of death may be repeated"

…… The comments were both good and bad, and Li Tongfan always scoffed at them.

June 5 at 14:00 p.m.

Sunny to cloudy with cool temperatures.

England played their first warm-up match since arriving in Austria against Greece, a team from Group D in the group stage.

Crazy Lee played his best 4-1-2-1-2 formation on the wings, with David Beckham as the Three Lions' starting lone midfielder and Michael Owen and Wayne Rooney in the attack.

Ninety minutes later, the two sides played 3-2.

Rooney and Owen have already come on as a substitute in the second half Pete Crouch scored a goal each, and the lone back Beckham relied on a corner kick to provide an assist, but Beckham's defensive task in the midfield position was not completed well, and the Greek team used Rehhagel, who had created the Greek myth, to score two goals in a defensive counterattack...... After the game, Wayne Bridge, who started but made mistakes in defence, said goodbye to the Three Lions in tears. Lee Tong-fan gave the 26-year-old left-back a chance, but Bridge didn't take it.

…… On the afternoon of June 7.

The Three Lions' second and final warm-up game against a Norway side led by Liverpool's hunk Reese and Aston Villa striker John Kalou.

Ninety minutes later, the score was fixed at 3-0, and England won by three goals.

Unlike in the warm-up game, this time Irving's starting partner was replaced by Pete Crouch.

The former scored a hat-trick, while the latter provided three assists.

On top of that, captain David Beckham, who had made a number of defensive mistakes in the previous game, surprisingly did not get a chance to play, with Gareth Barry and Owen Hargreaves each given 45 minutes in the midfield position, and the duo was much better at the defensive end than David Beckham, who played the whole game against Greece.

After the game, a total of three players packed up and left Salzburg.

Tottenham striker Darren Bent did not bring his excellent form for club to his country after replacing Irving in the second half, missing at least three must-kill chances and weakening the Three Lions' attacking efforts. Darren Bent was accompanied by Wigan Athletic goalkeeper Joklan and Manchester United's young goalkeeper Ben Foster, who has not been given a chance to play.

…… As a result, there are still 26 people left in the squad, and there are still 3 who are facing the fate of elimination.

The national media, which have been following the England team closely, are starting to make their own predictions, and most football experts are unanimously aiming at three people - first, Gareth Barry and Owen Hargreaves, who overlap with the madman Lee's minister, David Beckham, are likely to be eliminated, and now it seems likely that Gareth Barry, who does not play for the big clubs, will be sacrificed.

Secondly, despite the departure of Darren Bent, the Three Lions' forward line is still bloated. Manchester City's youngster Daniel Styric has always been favoured by Crazy Lee, but the inexperienced youngster is still very likely to be a spectator when facing the tournament.

In the end, centre-back Manzioni faces the same dilemma as Storić, and although the Chelsea youngster scored a brilliant goal in European Championship qualifying, the same lack of top-flight experience has made him less trustworthy.

The deadline for submitting the final 23-man squad to UEFA is just around the corner. Everyone is waiting to see which three unlucky people the madman Lee will end up slashing at with his ruthless butcher's knife.

(To be continued)