Chapter Thirty-Nine: The Strongest in Pathetic Europe

The British are arrogant!

Their arrogance touches all sorts of areas!

And football, of course!

The British often proudly say that England is the birthplace of modern football, all right! No one was going to compete with them in this birthplace, so the British swelled, and since they were the birthplace of modern football, according to their uniquely constructed minds, the result was that English football was the strongest in Shijie.

The ideal is plump, but the reality is the backbone.

The British, who think they are invincible in the world, have achieved some results in football compared to other continental giants, except for a championship in the Shijie Cup held in their home country decades ago, other international competitions, representing the highest level of the United Kingdom, England team really has no results.

But the British don't care, they still stubbornly gather all the shijie-level superstars who can be recognized by them, and form the strongest lineup in every era to participate in every shijie competition.

But now, it seems that their wish is also a little dangerous.

Since the hiring of Mr. McLaren, who is known as the best local manager, as the head coach of the England team, the results of English football have been Wang Xiaoer's New Year, and every year is not as good as the year.

Even getting out of the group stage of European Championship qualifying is a big problem now, and now they are in a group where Croatia have qualified and the remaining spot will be made between England and Russia.

When did the powerful English football become so embarrassed?

But it doesn't matter, England are still in good shape to qualify, with Russia, who had previously led them a few points, being taken by Israel in the last round of fixtures, and England regaining the initiative and qualifying for next year's European Championship as long as they can win at home to Croatia in this game.

But it's still the same sentence, the ideal is very plump, and the reality is very skinny!

When the game was over, looking at the glaring 2:3, all the English wanted to cry without tears.

The pain of the defeat has left people angry, and the finger is pointed at England's best homegrown coach, McLaren, who refused to resign despite a post-match press conference.

'I'm going to take responsibility for the team's defeat, but I haven't discussed the next steps with the FA yet. We didn't deserve to lose today, so I'm not trying to shirk the blame here, but you know the difficulties of England and the crisis in our forwards, defence and goalkeepers didn't just erupt today. ”

But it is clear that the FA has run out of patience, with chairman Thompson saying in an official statement: "Like every England fan, we are frustrated by not qualifying for Euro 2008. I know McLaren suffers more than anyone else, and I want to thank McLaren for his work since he took over last summer, and I wish him the best of luck in the future. The selection of a new coach in England has already begun and we will do everything possible to select the most suitable one. ”

From his first day in charge, McLaren was not recognised as an emergency candidate after the likes of Guus Hiddink, Scolari and others rejected him.

When England was forced to draw by Israel and the group was in a precarious situation, McClown's name was also changed by the media to "McClown".

The 3-0 win at home to Andorra, which the media described as "an easy London pub team", was also seen as a major sin, with former England captain Butcher once saying: "Watching him play is more painful than pulling teeth." ”

After five consecutive 3-0 performances, the criticism of McLaren's dismissal was temporarily suspended, but the Eastern Crusade to Moscow wiped out the Crusaders, and The Sun once again reminded McLaren: "Forget the golden carriage of celebration and start preparing the black coffin." ”

Rumours of a change of manager are making a comeback, with McClaren facing a strong crisis of confidence for the second time in a year.

But further on, things looked good for England, with the overly professional Israelis once dressed as the saviors of the English, and with no chance of qualifying, they let everyone stumble to take Russia and almost send England back to home plate. But the mood was too good, Haode McLaren actually forgot to step on home plate, and the result was that he was blocked out of the game, and he really didn't sit in the golden carriage, and he wanted to lie down on the black coffin.

After the match against Croatia, the British media have begun to speculate about McLaren's successor. In addition to former captain Alan Shearer, Capello also "recommended himself", and Capello, who has led teams to win league titles at AC Milan, Roma, Juventus and Real Madrid, said in an interview with Sport: "It's a wonderful challenge, I'm at my age, it's a battle. ”

One year and three months later, McClaren was forced to step aside from the England manager's golden position and became one of the shortest-lived coaches in the history of the Three Lions. Eriksen only lost 11 points in three major qualifiers, and his successor lost 13 points in a year, leaving the originator of modern football alive in qualifying.

McLaren is finally relieved at this time, because as everyone knows, the England manager is probably the most difficult job in the UK, and the work background is not inferior to that of the prime minister.

Hiddink, Scolari and others rejected this hot potato, and the FA could only fill up McLaren, who was unconvincing in terms of qualifications, except for the luck of leading the mediocre Myburgh to the final of the League Cup, and no more successful experience, dooming him to a bumpy fate.

The removal of David Beckham was a move to establish his prestige, and after the first game of qualifying against Andorra, the two underdogs Macedonia scored a goal, and they were also held to a draw by Macedonia at Old Trafford, and the shouting and scolding were endless.

Against Croatia, the group's strongest opponents, Robinson also did the trick by putting a return pass into the goal. It was at this time that Mai Shuai moved the idea of reactivating Beckham.

Then in Estonia, Xiaobei, who returned from the king, stabilized Mai Shuai's black yarn hat with two assists, and also gave the latter the leisure to reorganize the team.

Back at Wembley, where Israel and Russia were played, McLaren activated Husky, whose return activated the gloomy Owen, and McLaren began a brief honeymoon.

However, it is clear to everyone that the last two battles of the group are the key to testing the success of Mak's British army. Sure enough, Pavlyuchenko's brace left the Englishman almost desperate for qualifying. The crusade to Moscow wiped out the Crusaders, and The Sun put McLaren on the head with a football ball to kick him away!

God gave McLaren a second chance to "be a man", but Mai Shuai, who was ridiculed by the British media as "Mickey Mouse", made another mistake.

I thought that the clouds had been cleared, but who knew that the guests were so faceless, arrogant, and thought that "victory has been like a pot of vegetables on the table", and McLaren bit the yellow lotus.

England are out, and perhaps McLaren should also sigh: "The European Championship is not perfect without the strongest team in Europe, England!" ”

However, I believe that there will be many people who will refute: you are a strong fart!