Chapter 43: Forcing the Palace

'We didn't play well today, but my players were very brave and they persevered, which is encouraging, and I know of course there will be a lot of people who think that as the defending champions, a draw in the first game means defeat, it's ridiculous! The Polish team is not as weak as people think, they are actually very strong, they have great skills and very good players, and although I am a little disappointed about this result, it is acceptable! ”

Wilmots was talking nonsense at the post-match press conference, but the reporters present were not concerned about these things, they only wanted to know why Degan didn't play.

When he heard Degan's name, Wilmots subconsciously frowned, as if he had eaten something dirty: "How to arrange the lineup is my business, I will only choose the most suitable, and the best player to play, Degan has not played much in Barcelona in the previous two seasons, and his state cannot be guaranteed at all, so I chose Lukaku to play, and the facts have proved that Lukaku performed very well, although he did not score, but he also played a very positive role in the game!" ”

Wilmots was still playing with his eloquence, and what he didn't know was that a storm was brewing in the Belgian dressing room at the moment.

"Is that how you play?"

In the locker room, the Belgian players were silent, and only one voice sounded, that was Digan, although he has not been selected for the national team for more than a year, but Digan's prestige is not erased by time, in front of him, even Belgium's captains and vice-captains Kompany and Fellaini, and even Simmons, a veteran, dare not make a mistake.

Degan snorted: "If you think you can win the European Championship and defend the Delaunay Cup, you are too naΓ―ve, Mr. Kompany, your defense today is just shit, Mr. Vermaelen, you are not even as good as shit, and you, Lukaku!" Are you playing stealth on the pitch? Of course, Mr. Hazard, what did you do on the pitch? Fellaini! Are you getting complacent? Yes! You've scored, you've saved Belgium, but when the Poles cross, what are you stupid doing, shouldn't you go to the middle to protect or fill in next to Lombardz? ”

All the players who were named and abused by Degan did not dare to refute, and lowered their heads one by one, everything seemed to go back to two years ago, when Degan was the only king in the Belgian dressing room, and when he spoke, even the head coach Antienes could only stand aside and watch.

"I don't know what you think, maybe after winning the World Cup, you all think you've made a name for yourself and can start enjoying football!"

Deegan looked at everyone, and his cold gaze made people tremble from the heart: "Is football for enjoyment?" Bastards! Football is war, I've said it countless times, but look at your performance on the pitch today, damn it, you all deserve to die! ”

After venting, it was time to solve the problem, Digan didn't think about communicating with Wilmots, and then begging for playing time, that was not his character, and the stubborn Wilmots would not be willing to change his damn tactics, so there was only one way left!

Deegan wants to override Wilmots and become the leader of the Belgian national team again!

Deegan didn't intend to be in private, he was the kind of guy who put everything on the table.

Of course, this kind of thing was not invented by Degan, in fact, before him, many people did it in international competitions, but some people succeeded, and some people failed.

The closest to this is the 2002 World Cup in South Korea and Japan, the captain of the Irish team, Roy Brown. Keane admonished McCarthy, who was the head coach of Ireland at the time.

Keane was initially very unhappy with Ireland's preparations for the World Cup, especially with the small island of Saipan in the western Pacific as a place for pre-World Cup acclimatisation training.

At the World Cup in South Korea and Japan, Keane lashed out at McCarthy's tactics and tactics, while McCarthy insisted that he would take Roy Brown. Keane's expulsion from the national team was a very wise choice, and some opponents should not use this as an excuse to criticize his coaching style.

The relationship between the master and apprentice has developed to the point of incompatibility because of this incident, and Keane even publicly stated to the media during the World Cup: "If McCarthy continues to coach the Irish national team, he will not consider playing for his country again." ”

In the same World Cup, there was also an incident in which Zakhovic led a rebellion and was expelled from the team by the Slovenian team.

However, the success story is also classic, in the 1974 World Cup, West Germany played on home soil, but in the first game, they lost 0:1 to East Germany in the group stage, and the team was in mourning at that time, and even the head coach Shaun lost confidence.

At this time, the captain of the German team at that time, the future football emperor Beckenbauer, held a team meeting at the first time to discuss a solution to the crisis, and personally went on TV to explain the situation to the public, and then he also made tactical suggestions to the head coach Schaun to adjust the team's lineup play, but Schoen, who was already completely panicked at that time, hesitated.

So, Beckenbauer set up Schaun in the world, personally formulated tactics for the West German team, and arranged the lineup, although his approach also aroused the dissatisfaction of some players and coaches, but it turned out that Beckenbauer was right, under the leadership of Beckenbauer, the West German team changed its face, all the way to the final, on July 7, 1974, Vogts froze Cruyff, Beckenbauer led the team to win the championship, and he also became the first captain in history to win the Hercules Cup.

What Deegan was doing now was doing something like Beckenbauer, and when he said what he thought, everyone was stunned, they didn't expect Degan to be so radical.

"Rod! You ~~~~~~~"

Deegan interrupted Kompany: "Vincent! I don't want to listen to you now, I have to do something, otherwise, everything we worked so hard to build will be completely ruined, and now it's time for you to make a decision, do you support me or oppose me!?"

There was silence in the dressing room, no one spoke, everyone was looking at each other, and their hearts were in chaos.

"I've got your back! I've had enough of that damn tactic, and we have to make a change! Fellaini was the first to stand up.

Immediately after Hazard, Van Bitten, Courtois and others also stood up, Kompany watched, and when he saw all the players standing up, he also got up: "Rode! I reserve my opinion, but since everyone agrees, I agree, we are one after all! ”

Degan smiled, then took out his mobile phone, dialed Coles Mike directly, and told the story again, you can imagine how shocked the boss of Belgian football was.

"Mr. President, I can't explain anything right now, it's our mutual decision, we're just informing you that if you refuse, we're going to strike en masse."

Colesmike originally wanted to persuade him, but when he heard Degan's direct threat, he immediately dispelled this idea, he knew that this kind of thing, Degan could definitely do it, once the Belgian team had a boycott, the whole Belgium would be a big loser.

Colesmike didn't want this to happen, and all he could do was nod his head and agree: "Degan! Do you really want to do this? ”

Digan said: "Yes! We're going to play the way we want to play! ”

At this time, the door to the locker room was pushed open, and Wilmots, who had finished the press conference, walked in and frowned when he saw Degan standing in the middle of the locker room.

"What are you doing?"

Deegan sneered: "I'm discussing the removal of your incompetent head coach!" ”

When Wilmots heard this, a pair of eyes widened: "What nonsense are you talking about, I'm the boss here, if you don't want to stay, get out of here as soon as possible!" ”

Degan was not angry, and directly handed the phone to Wilmots: "Do you want to listen?" I think the words of the president of the Football Association will calm down your stupid brain! ”

Wilmots took the phone in surprise, and three minutes later, he was completely stupid, he was still the head coach of Belgium, but from now on, all his rights would be handed over to Degan.

"Damn it! Are you crazy? ”

Wilmots wanted to drop the phone, but was snatched by Degan, and then a bunch of them, Wilmots, who was a little out of control, almost fell.

"I'm not crazy, it's you who are crazy, your narrow-mindedness and selfishness will ruin this team, now I'm going to save him, I'm going to take my brethren to get the Delaunay Cup, and you, outdated!"

Digan then turned to look at his teammates: "From now on, I'm going to take over everything about the Belgian football team, who is for it and who is against?" ”

In front of Degan's absolute authority, all the players voted in favor, and Kompany even got up and gave the captain's armband to Degan.

Degan didn't shirk either, and directly stretched out his hand to take it: "Since you all have no opinions, from now on, everyone must listen to me." ”

Degan's tone doesn't sound like a player anymore, but more like a black. Road. on the leading big brother.

But that's what Belgium need now.