Belgium, Turkey, Russia and Spain!

The semi-finals of the 2008 European Championship have been born, the old powerhouses Germany, France, and Italy have fallen, and new forces have taken the opportunity to rise, and this European Championship is destined to give birth to a new European hegemon.

After a three-day hiatus, Belgium vs Turkey will be the first match of the semi-finals in Basel, Switzerland, where the two teams have previously met in the group stage, when Turkey came back from 2-1 to win, but now they face Belgium again, and their opponents are clearly different.

Belgium with Digan certainly cannot be defined as a second-rate team in Europe, especially after a big win over Germany in the quarter-finals, and no one will argue with saying that they are a world-class powerhouse.

The strength of the opponent is only one aspect, and the Turks do not lack the courage to fight, but the dilemma of their own lack of soldiers and major generals is really impossible to avoid the problem.

However, Turkey are not frustrated by the difficulties they have encountered, they are still full of confidence in the future, the Turks who have already made history are now aiming for greater glory, Belgium with Digan are indeed strong, but they are not afraid, they have already started to think about the opponent in the final.

But just as the Turks were looking forward to the final, they were hit again, and the previously injured Nihat has been diagnosed and will definitely miss the rest of the European Championships.

Trim had been praying for a miracle, but now it can only be said that Nihat missed the semi-final due to injury, and it will be extremely difficult for Turkey head coach Trim.

Because there are not many players available to him in the team's 23-man roster, Emre and Nihat, who were injured after the first game, are both out due to injury, Tunchai, Turan, Emre and Asik are absent due to accumulating two yellow cards, goalkeeper Demirel, who was sent off for pushing his opponent in the victory over the Czech Republic, has been suspended for two games, and it is also doubtful whether several big players in the team, Sersetin, Belo Zoglu, Mei Jing and Ackermann will be able to play in the semi-finals.

Despite the dilemma of being stretched thin, the Turks' tenacity and determination have been an important condition for them to be able to occupy a place in Europe, and whether they can get the most out of their fighting spirit and fighting power in the semi-finals will be key to their victory.

In the 1996 European Championship final, Germany's substitute goalkeeper Kahn sat on the bench in his normal match uniform instead of a goalkeeper's uniform, and due to the injuries in the German team, Kahn could play as a striker, midfielder or defender at any time.

Twelve years later, the scene is about to repeat itself, and the Turkish team is ready to let the substitute goalkeeper play in the non-goalkeeper position.

In this regard, Trim could only helplessly say: "We no longer have the right to choose players according to our own wishes." ”

Recruiting players from within the country?

UEFA certainly does not allow it.

The Turkish team came to the St. Jacques Park stadium in Basel, Switzerland on the evening before the game for pre-match training, and the last practice before the game was only open to the media for 15 minutes, and the players only had a simple stretch training, and this "big dark horse" is still deliberately keeping a mystery.

Because of the injury, the current situation of the Turkish team is worrying, and it is no wonder that the outside world is generally optimistic that the Belgian team led by Degan will pass smoothly. However, Sentuk, who scored the crucial equaliser after coming on as a substitute in the last round, said: "Everyone thinks Germany will win and that only adds to our motivation. ”

With Nihat sidelined, Sentuk will almost certainly feature as a regular striker, while Gorkan, the only defender who can play in the field. Zan also said with a backbone: "Even if there are only 11 people left, nothing can stop us from winning the championship in the end!" ”

On the day of the big game, even if the lineup was overstretched, Turkish coach Terim still said at the pre-match press conference that he had confidence in his players, playing Belgium, Switzerland, the Czech Republic and Croatia, Turkey all reversed and won the final victory, especially the match with the Czech Republic and Croatia, the tenacious perseverance of the Star and Moon Army is amazing.

In the face of the Belgians who are determined to take revenge, Trim said: "Everyone has the ability to create miracles, but I don't believe in miracles, Einstein once said that there are only two ways to survive, one is to think that there are no miracles at all, and the other is to think that everything is a miracle, and I am the first kind of person, if a team does not accept the fate of defeat and has been fighting to the end, then victory will be theirs sooner or later."

The Turkish team made it all the way to the semi-finals despite not being favored by the outside world, and like the 2002 World Cup, they created a small miracle, for which Trim is also very proud.

'When people think back to Euro 2008 they will remember us, at the beginning no one thought of us, but now they are all shocked, the players are playing with heart and will, and now we have a goal to win the final title.

'I know a lot of people don't think there's any suspense in this semi-final, especially the Belgians. In response to a reporter's provocative question, Turkey's "Emperor" Trim responded positively, "I like the feeling of not being favored, and my players also like to play in this relaxed state. No one believed we could get the hosts home, no one believed we could make it out of the group against the Czech Republic, and no one believed that we could make it to the semi-finals against Croatia. Well, let's look at the semi-final, nobody believes we can beat Belgium again, it's good~~~~~~ I'm just going to surprise everybody! ”

Trim had something to say, and a pair of eagle eyes made all the reporters present frightened.

Trim admits that the squad is riddled with injuries and several players are suspended and unavailable: "There are only 14 players who are confirmed to be available right now, so gentlemen, if you want to know, I can announce the starting line-up right now. ”

Triem's words amused everyone, but as soon as he changed his words, he immediately raised the prestige of the Turkish team himself: "It is a great difficulty to have a lot of personnel, but in this kind of a decisive game, fighting spirit and spirit are the most important, the more difficult the situation, the more the Turks can exert their energy, compared to the Belgian team, we have our own advantages." ”

According to Trim, the biggest asset for his team now is confidence: "Our goal is to get into Vienna and we have at least a 50 per cent chance. Belgium's win over Germany was beautiful, but the games they lost to us in the group stage were not good. ”

When the reporter reminded Trim that Deegan couldn't play in that game because of the suspension, Trim sneered: "Is it up to us to decide whether he will be suspended?" No one can deny our great achievements because of a particular player, and I don't think his playing or not playing will make much of a difference to the result! ”

Triem despised Degan, and these words immediately reached Degan's ears through the reporter's mouth, and after Digan heard it, he was stunned for a minute before he sneered: "That old man must be crazy, now I hope that Turkey can play with the strongest lineup, in that case, after I kill them, that old man can't even find an excuse!" All right! Bastards! Now get out of the way, you can publish it in the newspapers, the tickets to Vienna, Belgium have already booked in advance, as for the Turks, their European Championship is over, their only task now is to play an exhibition match, and then get out! ”

After Digan finished speaking, he got on the bus directly, and the head coach Antienes had already set off in advance to attend the press conference, and now in the car, he is the boss.

"Guys! I want to express my displeasure to you! ”

As soon as Degan spoke, the atmosphere in the car became tense, and no one can forget the scene when Degan turned on the hair dryer in the dressing room after the match against Turkey, which made Fellaini cry.

Digan ignored the expressions of his teammates, and just said to himself: "What I'm not satisfied with is that you actually lost in the group stage with Turkey, which is completely unforgivable, and now the coach of the Turkish team, the old man named Trim, thinks that since he can kill Belgium once, he can also kill Belgium a second time, I don't know what you think about this!" ”

Fellaini was about to speak, but was interrupted by Degan: "Shut up, Mr. Fellaini, you were a bastard in that game!" I don't want to hear from you, I just want to see how you play on the pitch! In this game, we have no other choice, and that is to win, otherwise, what will happen, I think you can all imagine that the Turks who win will be held up to the altar by those bastard media, and they will be treated as heroes, and they will be worshiped by the whole world, because they will kill us with only one remnant. ”

Deegan changed his words: "And what about us? What will happen to us? We're going to be outright losers in the eyes of people, a big villain that the warriors are going to take out on their way, I don't want that, if that happens, it's a nightmare, years from now, people may forget the winner of this European Cup, but they will definitely remember how the Turks killed us with injuries, and now what we have to do is to avoid such a situation, what to do, you guys think about it now, there is not much time left for us, If anyone feels that they can't handle the pressure, they can opt out and I'll only bring real fighters to this tournament! ”

Degan sat down, closed his eyes, and thought about any situation that might arise in this game, in his memory, this semi-final was between Turkey and the Germans, and in the end, although the Turks lost, they scored two goals in the game, forcing the German team to be embarrassed, and almost lost the game, the tenacity of the Turkic iron cavalry, can be seen.

Deganco doesn't want Belgium to fulfill the Turks' championship dreams, so they have to face up to the tenacity of the Turks, who, as Trim said, have the strength of the Turks' self-confidence.

However, for such a game, Digan is still very confident, although he has to face the opponent, but the madness of the Turks, in his eyes, finally boils down to just one sentence: there are no tigers in the mountains, and monkeys are the overlords!

What if they lost to Turkey in the group stage, it was because he was not on the pitch, and now that he has ended his suspension, then it is time to go to the Turks to collect his debts.

The bus arrived at the stadium, and after the acclimatization training, the whole team went to the locker room, and at this time Antienes also arrived, and by looking at his face, you could see that the psychologist was ridiculed by the stinky old man of Trim at the press conference.

Belgium's starting line-up for this game was the same as against the Germans, with the only change being that Antienes asked Digan to drop back a little and move between Bolaite and Dembele to take on more attacking duties.

Turkey's starting list has also been obtained, and after Degan read it, he couldn't help but let out a wry smile for Triem, it was really a remnant.

The goalkeeper is Rustu, the full-back Sabri on the back line has changed to full-back, the center-back combination is Zan partner Topal, the other full-back is the original central defender Balta, the midfielder Aurelio is back in the line of fire, playing the position of the back midfield, in front of him is Ugur, Ackerman, the two full-backs are big Altentop and Kazim, the striker is only a lone Sentuk, as for Turkey's number one star Hakan. Suker could only be used as a substitute for this game, and he was also checked for a hidden illness before the game.

Deegan could see that Trim was going to fight on his back, but he did admire Trim's courage, and even in this predicament, he still couldn't forget the attack, putting Big Altentop and Kazim in the wing-back position.

Deegan can also imagine that Trim must be in the Turkish dressing room at this moment, blushing, glaring, and hoarsely cheering on his players.

At this point, it was clear that courage was more important to the Turks than to be tactical, and the only chance for the same Turkish team to get past Belgium was to overwhelm Belgium in momentum.

However, it is clear that Trim is going to be disappointed.

Looking at the time, it should be time to play.

Deegan got up and looked very relaxed: "How is it?" Guys! Have you all figured it out? ”

All the Belgian players looked up at Digan, what Digan said in the car just now really made them feel a sense of crisis, if they really lost to Turkey, these big men are afraid that they will not be able to raise their heads for the rest of their lives.

So~~~~~~~~

"Let the Turks go home!"