Chapter 744: The Strongest Tulip
The quarter-finalists of this tournament are:
Portugal, Greece, France, England, Sweden, Denmark, Netherlands, Czech Republic.
Among them are many of Deng Kai's former teammates.
Swedish centre-forward Ibrahimovic scored three goals in the group stage, especially against Italy.
The Czechs' golden generation is already tough, Nedved was once a character who wanted to compete with Deng Kai for the Ballon d'Or, and strikers Jan Kohler and Barosh are both good players.
Now we have the best goalkeeper in the Premier League and UEFA Cup, the Czech Wall of Sighs - Cech!
This is their best chance to win the title.
Germany were eliminated 2-1 by the Czechs, with 13 saves and 12 successful deliveries. A super triple save in the 85th minute sent the Germans into despair.
A team with a bad striker has a great chance of losing to the Czech Republic!
The England team is very good at catching, but it just lacks a mainstay.
Eighteen-year-old Wayne Rooney scored twice in the second game, breaking Cristiano Ronaldo's record for the youngest goal in a recent European Championship.
The supernova, who has excelled in the Premier League this season, has also made a name for himself at the European Championships.
Many media predicted that he could become this year's Golden Boy Award.
Tell a ghost story, of course.
Deng Kai is only two months older than Rooney.
Many media predicted that he was very likely to win this year's Golden Globe Award for the second time.
Wayne Rooney: MMP! Can you not describe me and Kai together?
Quarterfinals draw.
The French team got the gift package of the Greek team, and the two teams are completely different from the same level, and the French team has almost no possibility of losing.
The Czechs drew Denmark, and according to Cech's performance, it will be difficult for teams with less strikers to play the Czechs, and the Danish team obviously does not have top strikers.
England drew Sweden.
England clearly have a better chance of winning.
This is almost always a strong and weak draw, which makes people call it boring.
But the last set is exciting.
Portugal VS Netherlands!
These are two teams competing for the title.
The quarter-finals met early, which was really unexpected.
People can't help but sweat for the Portuguese team.
If England's biggest discovery was Wayne Rooney.
The biggest discovery of the Dutch team was Arjan Robben.
And Robben is even more important in this Dutch team than Rooney's role in England.
However, the Dutch team is having some problems at the moment.
Fighting in the dressing room of the competition, the old tradition.
This time it was Sneijder who had an opinion.
In the first round of the group stage, Dutch coach Advocaat gave young people enough opportunities to play.
Van der Vaart, Sneijder, Robben and others started one after another.
And they're doing pretty well.
But from the second game onwards, apart from Robben, the rest of the Dutch young talent was shelved.
In the third game, Sneijder and Van der Vaart still did not get a chance to play.
Sneijder made his displeasure public after the game.
He thinks that with his ability and form, he definitely deserves a starting spot.
In the end, Advocaat strongly suppressed Sneijder's rebellion, saying that Sneijder would not get a single minute of playing time in the next game.
To a certain extent, this has deterred the new generation of stars such as Van der Vaart.
This also laid the foundation for the next starting line-up of the Dutch team.
In fact, it is not only the Dutch team that has this problem, many teams in this European Championship have similar problems, it just depends on whether they are solved or not.
In recent years, world football has been in a period of change, and it is the largest change period in the past two decades.
The vast majority of famous players are retired or about to retire.
Countless celestial prides have emerged.
There is a lot of competition between the old and new players.
The Portuguese team is almost the fastest newcomer to the position, and even Deng Kai and Ronaldo are not only on the top in Portugal, but also in the world football star system.
The problem is very evident in the rest of the teams such as Spain, Germany, and the Netherlands.
The French team and the Italian team have more and stronger superstars, and the new generation is still suppressed and cannot get up.
There is also a trend in Brazil, including the weekly team, where the new generation can only form a second team to play in the Copa America.
When the World Cup is actually played, it is estimated that it will have to be the 2002 squad.
"Blockbuster Showdown! Locked Portugal vs Netherlands, Manchester United is infighting, who should have unlimited firing rights? 》
"Ruud van Nistelrooy has been dissatisfied with Ronaldo for a long time, thinking that Ronaldo has blocked his steps in the Premier League Golden Boot!" 》
"Cristiano Ronaldo has secretly demonstrated that Ni lacks more changes and can't help his teammates more!" 》
Portuguese Super League or Eredivisie? This battle may determine who is in the fourth league of Europe! 》
"Ligue 1 Bundesliga crying fainting in the toilet! The world's new star is out of the Eredivisie, and the Portuguese Super League European points have also surpassed the French Ligue 1! 》
Halftime Scramble! The Netherlands and Portugal will hoard a lot of players in the midfield, and the midfielder will win the world! 》
Soon, Portugal announced their starting line-up:
Deng Kai, Ronaldo, Figo
Deco, Viana
Castinia, Maniche
Carvalho, Kirope, Pepe
Baia
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Not much has changed from before, but Rui Costa has been replaced by Viana.
The presence of Portugal's golden generation in this team is getting weaker and weaker.
If it weren't for Figo, who had been a symbol of Portuguese football, he would have been replaced by Quaresma.
After all, the front court of this team is enough to remind people of the super squad of Sporting Lisbon miracle!
They are chemically reactive.
On the other side, the Netherlands also announced their starting line-up:
Van Nistelrooy
Robben, Davis, Cocu, Seedorf, Van der Meyde
Van Bronckhorst, Stam, De Boer, Heitinga
Edwin
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The Netherlands have one more midfielder than Portugal.
Robben won't talk about it, this tournament played well.
Van der Meyde, on the other hand, is the number seven for the Netherlands and is seen as the flag bearer of the Dutch team.
He was also at the heart of the attack at Inter.
He has been one of the best wide raiders for the past two years.
Some fans even called Ribery the French Van der Meyde.
The devil's wings formed by Van der Meyde and Robben can really fly with both wings.
Of course, Van der Meyde has not been in a bad position at the moment.
The sense of presence is far inferior to that of the teenager Robben.
Not to mention Cocu, the core of Barcelona's defense has made great contributions to Barcelona in the chaotic period.
In the last two seasons, Barcelona have seen hope of a resurgence in Ronaldo and are likely to complete a rebuild this summer.
Wild boars Davis and Seedorf, both of whom are versatile midfielders who can do anything.
Especially playing for Juventus, a team-mate who played for AC Milan and was Viana, they know the Portuguese midfielder well.
The Dutch defence is also solid, and despite being a little older, the players are in good shape.
On the whole, the Dutch team is dominated by veterans and young players.
The Portuguese team is dominated by newcomers, supplemented by veterans.
(End of chapter)