Chapter 238: Bow and Worship!
The Spanish journalist was very annoyed, what did Don Jue do with their goal? Can you score as many goals as you want? Is Spain's goal so easy to score? In the three group games, Spain scored eight goals and conceded only one goal to their opponents.
The Marca reporter asked: "If you can't score two goals, how do you explain to people?" ”
Tang Jue sneered: "Confess? Who do I need to explain? For you? If I had to give it to the French fans, I would give them a victory. Give the fans a win, what else do they need me to explain? ”
"Two goals is not my ultimate goal, my ultimate goal is to beat Spain and fulfill my promise: I will keep Spain bowing in front of me forever!"
The French media present applauded vigorously, and what this person said was too personal. The Spanish reporter's face was very ugly, they had clashed with Tang Jue many times, and none of them could gain the upper hand.
Boy, wait and see, you will one day fall into our hands!
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In Tang Jue's interview with the media, Vieira was expressing his dissatisfaction with Tang Jue to his teammates: "Look, the coach didn't give an interview, and Zidane didn't give an interview, but he went for an interview. It seems that he is more important than the coach and Zidane, and he has already made himself the team's press spokesman. ”
Vieira shook his head and said: "The big game is coming, he doesn't think about scoring the opponent's goal like this, but he is in front of the media. This kind of person, hey......" His teammates around him didn't say a word, and Vieira closed his mouth boringly when he saw that no one responded to him.
Journalists were kept outside the stadium by security guards. Domenech simply didn't give them a chance to watch the training at all.
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At 6 p.m. on the 26th, the Kaiserslautern Fritz-Walter Stadium welcomed the match between Italy and Australia. The Italian team, mired in the phonegate scandal, rarely appears in the spotlight except for the game, and they have really kept a low profile all the time.
The match was the first meeting in the history of the two teams, and Totti, who could not recover from his form, was eventually dropped. Lippi discharged the trident of Tony, Gilardino and Piero.
For Australia, Colwill was sidelined with a groin injury and was on crutches to cheer on his team-mates. Goalkeeper Schwarzer returned to the starting line-up and played in Serie A. And the father is Bresciano, who is Italian. Replaced the suspended Emerton.
At the beginning of the game, both sides played very cautiously, after all, this was a knockout round, and there was a slight carelessness. will fall into passivity. As the game progresses. The competition became intense. Physical collisions happen frequently. Australia's players, mostly in the Premier League, are physically strong. The Italian has used his experience and skill to compete with Australia.
The pressure of the knockouts. Caused both strikers to miss some chances. However, neither side gave the other too many great opportunities. The game has been a stalemate, and it takes someone to break it. But this person has not been shown up for a long time. It wasn't until near the end of the game that Grosso stepped up to win a penalty for Italy.
In the third minute of stoppage time, Grosso broke through on the left and cut past Bresciano into the box. Neil fell to the ground to tackle the destruction, but was avoided by Grosso's left-footed kickback, Grosso straddled Neil's body with both legs and fell down, penalty!
Totti takes the penalty and hits the top left corner of the goal, 1-0! Referee Cantalejo blew the final whistle at the same time.
In terms of strength, Italy is clearly stronger than Australia, yet they won so hard. This is the World Cup field, under strong pressure, the players are very careful, and no one wants to concede the goal first. This has created a phenomenon where in the knockout stages, the team is very defensive-focused and has invested a lot of troops in defense.
Italy advanced to the quarter-finals in silence, while Australia left the World Cup.
At eight o'clock in the evening, the match between the Swiss team and Ukraine started at the Rheinland Energy Stadium. The Swiss team defeated South Korea 5-0 in the final game of the group, creating the most disparity in the score of the tournament. However, this game seems to have exhausted their luck.
Switzerland's top scorer Frei missed the best shot of the game in the 13th minute when he smashed the ball away unguarded. In the 35th minute, Ukraine's number one star Sheva's header was denied by the crossbar. In the second half, both teams were still unable to find the back of the net.
At the end of the 90-minute regular game, the two sides were scoreless, and the game went into extra time. In extra time, both teams were more cautious. Extra-time ended and the two sides had to go to a brutal penalty shootout.
In the first round, Shevchenko pushed a right-footed shot into the bottom left corner, but the ball was too slow and was blocked by Zubebull on the ground. Streller fired a left-footed shot into the bottom left corner, but the angle was not as good as Sheva's shot, and Schovkovski was easily embraced in his arms, 0-0.
In the second round, Milevsky skillfully hit a "spoon" with his right foot into the middle of the gate, and Baneta's right-footed shot was blocked by the crossbar! Ukraine 1-0.
In the 3rd round, Rebrov deceived Zubebler and hit the top right corner of the gate with his right foot, and Kabanas's right-footed push angle was too blocked by Schovkovsky! Ukraine 2-0.
In the 4th round, Gusev scored with a right-footed volley into the lower left corner, Ukraine 3-0!
The penalty shootout is over, and Ukraine eliminated Switzerland 3-0!
The Swiss team's luck really ran out in the last game, and they didn't score a single penalty. Ukraine made history for their team and reached the quarterfinals. Half an hour later, the President of Ukraine sent a congratulatory message, calling them national heroes of Ukraine!
On the 27th, there will be two quarter-finals, one between Brazil, the favorite to win the championship, and Ghana, an African powerhouse. The other is the battle of the spotlight, the match between France and Spain. Brazil's match against Ghana is scheduled for 5 p.m. and France's match against Spain is scheduled for 9 p.m.
The media believes that there is no suspense in the match between Brazil and Ghana, and the five-star Brazil, which aims to win the championship, can easily cross the hurdle of Ghana. However, there is suspense in the match between France and Spain. According to the analysis of the media, about 60% of the media believe that Spain will win, and only 40% of the media think that the French team will win.
Age is still the biggest burden for the French team, with Zidane's slow pace and Thuram's instability. It has become a place of media criticism. Against South Korea, Lee Cheon-so shook off Thuram's defense and headed it off. At that moment, Thuram was full of old age.
The media that supported the French team's victory believed that Tang Jue and Ribery's excellent performance in the group stage had injected fresh blood into the French team. The media that opposed the French victory believed that the two youngsters were not enough to support the entire French team. Their experience is a shortcoming, and the knockout stage is different from the group stage. If you want to perform in the knockout round, in addition to ability, you must also have experience to support you.
That's it. Domenech said: "Thuram is one of the players I trust. He was very consistent. The knockout rounds are the most suitable for a player like him. As for the issue of Don and Ribery, I don't think experience is an obstacle to their play. They're going to prove themselves in the ring. ”
At eight o'clock in the morning, the French team had an hour and a half of training at the training ground. At the end of the training, Tang Jue invited Zidane to stay and practice free kicks with him. Ribery also volunteered to stay. Tang Jue suggested that the three of them have a free kick match. Every 10 balls are in groups. Do a few push-ups when you lose a few balls. A total of 10 groups of matches are held to see who is the winner of the most difficult game.
Zinedine Zidane and Ribery smiled and agreed. The rest of the teammates should have gone back to the locker room and heard that they were going to play. I sat curiously on the sidelines, wanting to watch the free kick game. Members of the coaching staff also stayed.
In the first group, Zidane scored eight goals to rank first, and Tang Jue scored six goals to rank second, one of which hit the wall and bounced off the crossbar. Franck Franck Ribery is third with five goals. Coaxed by his teammates, Don did two push-ups and Ribery did three.
In the second group, Zinedine Zidane scored a staggering nine goals to once again rank first. The teammates on the sidelines nodded repeatedly, and the skill of this man who repeatedly scored the opponent's goal with free kicks in the game was real. Tang Jue scored five goals and ranked third, while Franck Ribery scored six goals and finished second.
In the following games, Zidane did not give Tang Jue and Ribery a chance at all, and he always occupied the first place. In the last group, he scored 10 goals, which caused thunderous applause from the entire training ground. Henry hilariously rushed over and bowed to Zidane. When the other players saw this scene, they also gathered around, and several players also made a bow and worship gesture like Henry.
Henry's intention was to be funny, but the atmosphere in the training ground suddenly became solemn, as if some kind of ritual was being performed. Tang Jue, who was standing next to Zidane, had a slightly sour nose. Zidane looked at his teammates on the turf and left tears in his eyes. Thuram, Makelele and other veterans also shed tears.
This was a very warm scene, and the team doctor picked up the mobile phone in his hand to record this touching scene. Domenech, who was sitting on the sidelines, was full of emotion, and his eyes suddenly brightened, maybe this French team can create new history!
The training ground was closed, there were no outsiders in the field, and the reporters did not have the opportunity to see this touching scene. I don't know what kind of speculation they will have when they see this scene, and what kind of guess they will make about tonight's game.
The training ground is full of warmth, a warm current flows between the players, this warm current will not increase the strength of people, or the fighting spirit, but only increase the belief of the players: we must let this representative of French football play more games!
This belief inspires them to keep going in the game, no matter how difficult it is. No matter how strong the opponent is, they will fight stubbornly against the opponent, even if they are covered in bruises, they will not have a trace of fear. This belief is completely comparable to the "sea is dry and rotten" in love, and it can also be comparable to the "liver and brain smeared" in friendship.
The training ground was very quiet at this time, and no one wanted to break the silence. Zidane sobbed, broke the silence, and choked up: "This is the most monumental scene of my life, thank you." Tonight, I'll give you a satisfying answer! ”
Tang Jue's eyes were red and he said: "I will first state that even if my legs are broken tonight, I will break the Spanish goal." ”
Zidane patted Tang Jue on the shoulder and said: "The ball has to go in, the leg can't be broken, and we still have to play against Brazil." ”。 Everyone laughed softly, they had internalized the fighting spirit into their blood.
The sun in the sky hid into the clouds, and perhaps it was also moved to hide in the clouds to wipe its tears! (To be continued......)