In the sixties of the last century, the Soviets once stood on the highest podium in European football, and in that era, neither the invincible Italians nor England, the originator of modern football, could break through the gates guarded by Yashin, and the carefully planned European Championship of Western Europeans inadvertently made the Soviets they dismissed.

The Soviet Union was a force to be reckoned with in European football until Euro 1988, just before the collapse of the 90s, when their performance in the final amazed the Dutch, who won the tournament.

In fact, the Soviets showed no less talent in football than in other countries, but because they placed more emphasis on tactics and discipline, this often gave the impression of not being creative enough.

When the Soviet Union became fifteen countries overnight, their football was also hit hard, and people were more concerned about whether they could eat enough and whether the economy could recover, and football was not so important in those years.

Later, because of Shevchenko, Ukraine seems to have become the true heir to inherit the mantle of Soviet football, in the first round of the group stage of this European Cup, Shevchenko's performance really touched everyone, but the 35-year-old Ukrainian nuclear warhead is finally old, and his career will end after the European Cup.

Fortunately, Eastern European fans do not have to worry about the idol vacuum, in this European Cup held for the first time in Eastern Europe, Russia's new Tsar Zagoev has been born like a rocket, like Arshavin four years ago shocked the whole of Europe, and also told the world that Russian football is truly connected with Soviet football.

In the first round against the Czech Republic, Zagoev scored a brace in Europe, and after the second match, he was tied with Digan for the top scorer.

In the second match of Group A, Poland drew with Russia, and the hosts still failed to win a single victory, and Russia failed to continue the good momentum of winning in the first round to lock up the qualification in advance.

Judging from the process of the game, Poland has a greater advantage in the home field, as the elite of the Polish team's lineup, Dortmund three heroes are still eye-catching, Lewandowski and Blaszczykowski, Piszczek three of the team's attack, of which the captain Blaszczykowski hit an earth-shattering world wave, the skills were shocking.

Russia's game, although far inferior to Poland in attack, but in terms of possession and number of passes, it was a lot higher than the hosts, and with the genius of the new Tsar Zagoev, Russia finally got a point.

The goal appeared in the 37th minute of the first half of the game, Arshavin took a free kick from the left side of the penalty area into the penalty area, and Zagoev got rid of the defender like a ghost, cut into the small penalty area, and scored with a strong header.

Debuting in the Russian Premier League at the age of 17 and picking up a ticket to the national team just a few months later, Zagoev's meteoric rise has been so rapid that he has re-emerged as a central figure in the squad this season, despite relinquishing CSKA to Japanese Keisuke Honda last year due to injury.

Before the start of the European Championship, Zagoev was selected as the most noteworthy new star of the tournament, and after the first round, he scored two goals and shone brightly, far better than Balotelli who thinks about life, Gotze who has no chance to play and Oxlade-Chamberlain who only has a glimpse, and has become the number one favorite for the Golden Boot.

In the average age of 28 years old, looking old-fashioned Russian team, Zagoev is a new wind, Kozakov broke the European Cup shot in the first round of the historical record, wave shooting, ambush behind him Zagoev is several times more efficient, six shots on goal in two rounds, five shots on target, and the first three shots on target, actually all scored.

The last time a rising star like Zagoev shook Europe was Rooney at Euro 2004, when the 18-year-old England youngster single-handedly sent the team to the quarterfinals after the Three Lions lost to France in their first game.

Now that there is one round left in the group stage, Zagoev still has a chance to surpass Rooney's performance in three games and four goals, and whether Russia can qualify will also rely on his young shoulders.

Arshavin had recommended Zagoev to Arsene Wenger, but with the super performance of this European Championship, it is conceivable that CSKA will at least double the price of Zagoev, which is a luxury that Arsenal cannot eat, and only clubs like Manchester City and Chelsea who write cheques and do not look at the numbers can afford it.

In the past season, CSKA Moscow's Zagoev continued to improve, and everyone believed that he was destined for a bright future, but Zagoev couldn't wait, scoring two goals in the first game and another goal in the second game.

Maybe wait until the next competition, the post-90s generation will fully take over the European Cup and the World Cup, after all, young people will become the masters of this world.

However, at present, the veterans seem to be unwilling to withdraw from the stage of history so early, although before the start of this Cup, some veterans have been labeled as "no", in the football world, there is a category of players who behave like gods in the club, but in the national team is somewhat unsatisfactory, and its representative is obviously Messi. There is another category of players, in the words of the media, whose performance in the national team is "obvious to all", and "miserable" when they return to the club, is the old Russian Tsar Arshavin.

In this European Cup, Zagoev, the post-90s genius of the Russian team, came out and scored consecutive goals, and when many media crowned him the "new tsar", the real Russian tsar showed one thing: he did not intend to give way.

After Arshavin played a world-class performance in the first game against the Czech Republic, he once again provided a wonderful assist in the second game.

To be fair, Arshavin wasn't in good shape today, and the pre-match rumours that he had a minor foot injury didn't look like a smoke bomb.

Although the old tsar ran wild in this game, the success rate of one-on-one confrontation was far less high than the first game, and the loss of the Russian team was also caused by Arshavin's large pass in the front court and Poland's counterattack, but even so, Arshavin, who is only half in state, is still the indispensable tsar of Russia.

In addition to Zagoev's assist, Arshavin also made a couple of dangerous passes during the game, three of which were stunners.

The first time was in the eighth minute of the game, Arshavin made a direct pass, and Krzhakov formed a quasi-one-on-one chance against the goalkeeper, but unfortunately the Russian striker handled the ball too complicated, resulting in a missed opportunity.

The second time came in the 25th minute, when his cross from the left allowed Krzhakov to head over the line of the six-yard box, but unfortunately the opportunity was missed again.

Fortunately, Arshavin's third wonderful pass formed a goal, and in the 37th minute, Arshavin's precise free kick formed a chance in the penalty area, and Zagoev successfully scored.

Of Russia's last seven goals at the World Series, five have been linked to Arshavin, one by him and four by his assists.

In the face of such data, people have to admit that the Russian captain is the real leader of this team, although Zagoev's performance is good enough, but the difference between the striker and the core is that although the former is currently the team's number one "pioneer general", only the latter is the real "emperor" and "handsome", and Arshavin's status in this Russian team is undoubted.

Arshavin's wonderful performance has sparked heated discussions in the British media, and after Arshavin was born in the 2008 European Championship and shocked Europe, he chose to join Arsenal.

However, although Arshavin had a wonderful performance of the "Big Four", in the later stage, due to the continuous cameo roles such as center forward, Arshavin gradually marginalized in the team, and is now on loan and is likely to end up at the Emirates Stadium.

Watching Arshavin put in such a spectacular performance at the European Championships, will Arsene Wenger change his mind?

Arshavin himself made it clear in an interview that he still wants to return to Arsenal, but the British mainstream media is not optimistic, because Wenger has always been more "ruthless" towards veterans.

Of course, even if Arshavin can't stay in the team, he is willing to see Wenger play, after all, it would be good to exchange more transfer fees.

When Arshavin made many miraculous achievements in the national team like a hero, the whole world was lamenting: why didn't such a brilliant star play at Arsenal?

It doesn't matter, the important thing is that under the premise that Russia's prospects for qualification are bright, the Tsar will continue to bring greater tests to more teams in the European Championship.

Although the second game was only a draw, there is no doubt that Russia will continue the madness of four years ago in this European Championship, the old tsar in the middle, the new tsar charged, such a formation, people have reason to give the Russian team more expectations.

Perhaps the once sunken Russian football has really come to the point of envy, the old Tsar Arshavin is still brave, and the new Tsar Zagoev is already in a hurry to take the throne.

However, this young man wants to step past his predecessors and become the protagonist completely, maybe it is still a little early, and Arshavin, who is getting better and better, is also using one report after another to tell people who like football all over the world: From 2008 to 2012, the Tsar has been proving to the world that the European Cup, this is my turf!

In his post-match press conference, Russia coach Advocaat said his team was doing better, praising Arshavin and Zagoev, the old and new generations.

'Poland played well tonight, they played very bravely, but Russia were the better team, we created more chances, but unfortunately they were all missed, we were a little bit of a bit of a free attack, so they got a lot of good chances, which means the team needs to strengthen the back, but overall I think the draw is a good result, you know it's an away game, they have 40,000 spectators behind them, Arshavin and Zagoev today are very happy for me. They played their best, and that's very important! ”

In addition, Advocaat also explained why he did not replace the exhausted Arshavin: "Arshavin should stay on the pitch, he is the most dangerous player in the team, he may have made some mistakes defensively, but once he gets the ball he creates chances, I did think about replacing him, but every time he got the ball, I was disillusioned. ”

Immediately afterwards, Advocaat was asked about the last opponent of the group stage, Belgium, and Deegan reappeared in the starting lineup, and when playing against the Czech Republic, he completely dominated the whole game, which made Advocaat feel a lot of pressure in an instant: "Belgium with Degan and Belgium without Deegan are completely two teams, but this is not a reason for us to give up, we will do our best in the final round of the group stage, Belgium is very strong, our strength is not bad, they have Degan, We also have Arshavin and Zagoev, and I think in the final round of the group stage, the odds of who wins and who loses are five to five! ”

The reporters present couldn't help but be a little disdainful, five or five open, your old man's courage is too big, right?

If you say it, you don't say it!

But then Advocaat was silent, and the reporters had to go to Poland coach Smuda for news.

Poland's coach Smuda then affirmed his team's performance today: "We played very aggressively and bravely on the pitch today, creating some chances, especially for that goal, I want to thank my captain, he finished a great game and now we have two points, but if we want to show up, it's obviously not enough, we need more points, and in the last game we will face the Czech Republic, which is a strong opponent, but I have a lot of confidence in my team. We're always getting better and better, and today showed that, the team is more than capable of winning the Czech Republic in the next game, and now that we have seen the hope of qualifying for the knockout rounds, we will do everything we can to fight for this opportunity, and of course what our fate will be, it depends on the other game, I don't think there will be a draw in that game, Belgium and Russia are still in danger of going out, so they will definitely give their best in the game! ”

Smuda is singing praises to Belgium and Russia!

Of course, it is more worried that the two teams will really have a tacit match, in which case, Poland, with the least goal difference, will be a tragedy.

Originally, Group A was hailed as the most balanced group at this tournament, but that balance was disrupted when Digan returned to the Belgian starting line-up, and now the four-team format is completely incomprehensible.

Hosts Poland were able to take a one-goal lead by Belgium, who were missing Dugan, besieged and equalised, and even almost lost the game, but then were able to overpower Russia, who had beaten the Czech Republic in their opening game.

The Czech Republic was defeated by Russia, and then it was completely blown up by Belgium with Digan, and the Czech team, which was once famous, was completely no longer majestic, and early exit was also a demonstration of strength.

Belgium, after being drawn by Poland in the first game, welcomed Deegan again, as if completing a big change, and immediately beat the Czech Republic by three goals.

Russia, on the other hand, narrowly lost the second game to the significantly weaker hosts Poland after beating the Czech Republic in the first game.

The ups and downs of the performance prove that the strength of the teams in this group is indeed not much different, and the four teams are far from mature, and the level of performance in the game will also change greatly due to different situations.

In other words, any outcome between these four teams is possible, and no team can say before the game that they will win against the other team, such as Russia vs. Belgium in the final round of the group stage, which means that the qualification situation for this group is still uncertain after two rounds, and a small surprise can lead to a sea change.

At present, in the Group A standings, Russia and Belgium are leading the group with four points with one win and one draw, Poland is third in the group with two points from two draws, and the Czech Republic is fourth with zero points from both defeats and is out of the tournament early.

Obviously, mathematically speaking, the teams leading the points will have a better chance of qualifying, especially with Belgium and Russia needing just one more point to secure qualification, while Poland will also have a good chance of qualifying if they win the Czech Republic and Belgium will have a win against Russia.

In the final round, Belgium and Russia went head-to-head, with hosts facing the limited Czech Republic, and it was clear that Poland had slightly more hope of winning at home than the Czech Republic.

However, the game has not yet started, and no one can say what will happen now, but some people are unwilling to continue to dwell on this issue.

"There's nothing to think about, we're going to win the last game for sure, and then we're going to think about the knockout opponents, and as for what's going on in our team, it's not time to say yet!"

The person who said this, of course, was Degan, and only this madman would have booked victory before the game began, and no one dared to refute it.

Because it turns out that none of those who sing against Digan can have a good result in the end. Ben's Ibrahimovic and the crowd of multinational journalists are examples.

Didn't you see what Digan had become in Barcelona in the past two seasons, except for Catalan journalists, few people dared to hack him?

In the end, Deegan came off the bench in the Champions League final and scored two goals in a row, which made those reporters swell their faces.

Now it's better to shut up honestly, and wait until the moment the puzzle is solved, and everything will be in the stomach, just wait for that moment to squirt out.