Chapter 252: Respect them and defeat them!
After the quarterfinals are completely over, the World Cup will have a three-day break. On the 30th, the quarterfinals will start. Eight teams used this time to take an active break for the big game ahead. On the 29th, the French team flew to Frankfurt, and the Brazilian team also came to Frankfurt on the same day.
Speaking to the media, Domenech said at the exit of the airport: "Brazil are a strong team, they are the favourites, they have a strong squad and a lot of stars. I'm not going to be arrogant here: to beat Brazil and reach the semi-finals. β
"I want to say that we will not disappoint the fans who support us!"
"It's said that our players are too old and that they are a veritable old team, and I don't deny that. But it's the veterans who beat Spain and they're recovering. They're going to prove themselves in front of the world, and I'm sure of them! β
'I know nobody is looking forward to us, so that's fine, the pressure is on Pereira. In the 98 finals, the French team was also not favored, and the French team had the most laugh. We will face the coming big battle with a relaxed mind. β
The media interpreted Domenech's words as a reference to the final in '98, suggesting that the French team was determined to win. However, the media is not optimistic about the French team, they believe that compared with Brazil, the overall strength of the French midfield is not as strong as Brazil, and only the backfield is a little stronger than the Brazilian team.
France have little chance of winning if they want to take on Brazil's five superstars with three musketeers. Unless they can contain Ronnie, Ronaldinho, Ade, and Kaka. Otherwise, this game will be Zidane's last game.
"Brazil is strong and I like to play against strong opponents. A lot of people in the Brazilian team are my teammates and they deserve respect. I think the best way to respect them is to overcome them! β
"The best way to respect is to defeat them!" , Tang Jue's sentence once again became a phrase that the media talked about. He once famously said, "History is unreliable, records are meant to be broken." βγ That's what he said, and that's what he did, breaking records many times. A number of records in Ligue 1, Serie A, Champions League, and the French team were taken into his arms.
Britain's Daily Mail said: "If France can beat Brazil. Don's words will become a famous quote. If the French team is unfortunate to lose. He will inevitably be bombarded by some media. β
Marca said: "Don once again made a big statement at the airport that he wants to beat the biggest favourites to win the tournament, Brazil. Perhaps this is the funniest joke of the year. We'll have to wait and see how he beats Brazil. β
Tang Jue said in the face of Marca's ridicule: "After our victory over Brazil, I want them to apologize to me. βγ Marca immediately responded: "No problem! As long as France can advance to the semi-finals. We apologized to him right away! β
at the airport. A reporter asked: "I am about to meet Ronaldinho again." You've beaten him in the Champions League, what would you say to him now? β
Tang Jue smiled: "Actually, there is nothing to say, the Brazilian team has a lot of players that I respect." But he wasn't one of them. I have a different opinion on the way he plays, and when you look at it, it's something that doesn't work anymore when people get used to it. β
"And his style of play is soft, and when it comes to tough matches, he rarely performs well. We're going to put a lot of pressure on him in the quarter-finals. I've talked to my team-mates about the upcoming games and he's never been the focus of our discussions. Ronnie and Kaka are our focus. β
Brazilian journalists and pro-Barcelona media reporters began to frown when they heard this. A Brazilian journalist asked: "Ronaldinho has won the World Footballer of the Year for two consecutive years, and you don't have anything now, what qualifications do you have to say that?" β
Tang was not annoyed, and said with a smile: "It's not a big deal to get two World Footballer Awards. Ronnie and Zinedine Zidane have won the World Footballer of the Year three times, and they are much stronger than him. As for saying that I don't have anything, it's too early to say that, I'm eighteen years old this year, and I have a lot of time to get the World Footballer of the Year. β
"Also, I'm telling you, it's not like I'm nothing. At Saint-Germain, I helped the team win two league and cup trophies. At Milan, I've helped teams win Serie A and the Champions League. What did he get for Saint-Germain? Nothing. β
"Did he win the Champions League? Four years ago, Brazil won the championship by beating Germany thanks to Ronnie's excellent performance, and his performance in that final was average. β
Some Paris media reporters applauded Tang Jue like a coax. Tang's rebuttal left the Brazilian journalist speechless. The Brazilian journalist could only think to himself: Boy, after the game, you will know that you are amazing. I may not be your opponent, but on the football field, the French team is not the opponent of the Brazilian team!
In fact, Tang Jue has nothing to do with Ronaldinho, and they shouldn't have any grievances. But both of them have played at Saint-Germain, and Tang absolutely has a very deep relationship with Saint-Germain. In his subconscious, he wants to compare himself with Ronaldinho. To prove that he is the greatest player who came out of Saint-Germain.
So after coming out of Saint-Germain, he has never had a good impression of Ronaldinho. This is also where Ronaldinho is puzzled.
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Speaking at the airport, Pereira said: "The French team is a team that deserves respect. We are actively preparing for this game and the players are in good form at the moment. The blisters on Ronnie's feet had healed three days earlier. β
A reporter asked: "Domenech recalls the final of the World Cup in '98, what do you think about this?" β
Pereira shrugged and said firmly: "History will not repeat itself!" β
A reporter asked: "Don said that the Brazilian team deserves respect, and he said, 'The best way to respect is to beat them!'" βγ What do you think of his statement, and how do you rate his performances in the last few games? β
Pereira frowned and pondered for a moment before saying: "I like what he said, I just said 'The French team deserves respect. I borrowed his phrase that the best way to respect the French team is to beat them. β
"As for Don's first few games, well, he did a good job."
Pereira neither wants to elevate nor belittle Tang. Elevated, the Brazilian media do not like it, belittle, and the French media do not like it, and it may even cause another round of war of words. Five-star Brazil, there is no need to attract media attention in this way at all.
Ronnie said in an interview: "The French team is a lot stronger than people seem, I have been teammates with Zinedine Zidane and Don and I know how terrible they are. Now people think that Brazil will win this game, which is very dangerous. We have to take this game 12 points seriously. β
A reporter reminded him of the final eight years ago, and Ronnie said: "I said Zidane is a man who deserves respect and we are good friends. What happened eight years ago is history. We don't have to carry the same baggage we had eight years ago. β
"To do a good job in the present is to write the history of the future. I don't know what the upcoming game will look like. But I'm going to tell you that I'm ready! β
Speaking to the media, Ronaldinho said: "We are ready to go to the semi-finals. What Spain has not done, Brazil can do. β
A reporter from the Parisian newspaper "Le Monde" asked: "You and Don used to play for Saint-Germain one after another. Don left the club with two trophies before leaving. What do you think of him as a person? β
There is a kind of reporter called "poisonous tongue", and the reporter of the World Circle Daily is a poisonous tongue. Before that, Brazilian journalists had been saddened and now they had to return it.
The implication of the words of the reporter of the World Circle newspaper is: "Don left two trophies for Saint-Germain, and you left nothing!" βγ The Champions League semi-finals between Milan and Barcelona allowed these two stars from Saint-Germain to take over the grievance. Tang Jue once said in front of the media that Ronaldinho was a "coward". Now he actually made Ronaldinho evaluate Tang Jue.
Ronaldinho's face was still sunny just now, and now it is immediately covered with clouds. With a gloomy face, he said: "I have a deep affection for Saint-Germain and I also want to lead Saint-Germain to achieve success. However, due to the limited overall strength of the team at that time, I did not succeed. β
"As for Don, I don't want to judge him."
The reporter of "Shilu Jiebao" sneered in his heart: The strength of the team is limited? When Don officially stepped onto the field, Saint-Germain were in 11th place in the league. In this case, they came from behind to win the league title, which is fantastic, a miracle in the history of football. Is that Saint-Germain a strong team?
Don't want to judge him? Maybe I don't dare to comment. Can you fight Don's mouth?
A reporter from LibΓ©ration, another well-known Parisian newspaper, asked: "Your feud with Don began in the semi-finals of the Champions League, when Milan won the championship at the last time. Many media believe that whether Milan or Barcelona enters the final, they will win the last championship. Facing Don again, what do you want to say to him? β
Ronaldinho said: "History cannot be reversed and I congratulate Milan on winning the Champions League. βγ "No one can stop Brazil!" That's what I'm going to say to him. All grievances must be resolved on the field. β
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Before the game started, under the instigation of the media, the battle between Tang Jue and Ronaldinho had already begun. This is a situation that the media like to see, and only then will their news be read.
As soon as the two teams arrived in Eintracht Frankfurt, they were ready to prepare for the game. No one wants to leave the stage of the World Cup in advance, this stage is too dazzling. This is even more true of the five-star Brazil, who have been the focus of media attention. They want to break the history that has been sealed for 44 years and no one can defend the title.
Forty-four years ago, Pele, the rising star of the game, led Brazil to successfully defend their title in Chile. The Brazilian team, known as the strongest team in history, will have to follow in the footsteps of their predecessors and successfully defend their title at the World Cup. Perhaps in the eyes of Brazil and most fans, the French team is not the opponent of the Brazilian team at all.
On June 30th, the quarterfinals began! (To be continued......)