Chapter 200: A Request from Simeone!

In less than three years, this young man, who did not look very strong, broke several records.

This made the insiders in the football world shocked.

The strongest newcomer in football, Wang, in three years, stretched his feet into the exclusive field belonging to the older generation and even the gods of ancient times, which is an unreasonable "bad" act of ascending to the sky... It makes a lot of people itch their teeth.

Obviously he is just a young man under 21 years old.

but he stepped up to the altar with one foot.

For Xiao Wen, it seems to be a task, and when it is not reached, he is crazy to achieve it, but after it is realized, it is as boring as a sage's time.

Right now, he's even thinking about the European Championships.

For others, however, this is clearly the beginning of the celebration.

Xiao Wen's triple crown made Mendes have to queue up to find him, and the appointment has been repeatedly postponed.

Xiao Wen has been too busy lately, so he refused.

"For Xiao Wen, at Manchester United, it must be the most in his interests." Mendez knows this very well.

This young man, who is known as "the strongest footballer in England's history", has his own ambitions and is definitely not satisfied with just being the best in England.

But Mendes is an agent, and the money he earns mainly comes from player transfers. He wanted to ask Xiao Wen to rub it, in addition to celebrating, it was actually the commission when Xiao Wen negotiated the contract renewal.

As for renewing the contract, Xiao Wen hasn't thought about it yet. After all, it's only been a one-season transfer.

"It's really the trouble of becoming famous." In the dead of night, Xiao Wen sighed again.

He's been so busy lately that he wants to escape straight to some deserted hut in Northern Europe, just him and Shisch, doing restorative exercises, and ignoring anything else.

"Earth is too dangerous, I want to go back to Mars!"

In the past few days, he has hardly had any time to rest.

Fortunately, he is energetic, much more vigorous than ordinary people, otherwise, it is estimated that he would have stayed in the third nursing home in Manchester.

Manchester United's treble celebrations, he has to prepare.

England's European Championship trip will also have to be discussed with Hodgson and others.

At the same time, there are also various endorsements, Xi Shi's catwalks, and invitations from all kinds of big names...... Of course, the most important thing is the interaction with the fans...

For every fan who really likes his blowing ~ flute, Xiao Wen is with an extremely pious mentality. He can even reply in the middle of the night to a fan who has written a long text.

"England's list has finally been decided." Xiao Wen breathed a long sigh of relief, feeling that he could finally relax a little.

Hodgson took the trouble to 'ask for instructions' and finally got the list... In fact, this is a bit of a list drawn up by Xiao Wen's face.

As the birthplace of modern football, England never won the European Championship in 1996.

And the new World Cup champion, that is naturally the biggest favorite in this European Cup.

Therefore, the choice of players is naturally the most concerned point of the English media at present.

The list that Hodgson finally gave at the press conference... To the surprise of many.

Goalkeepers: Joe Hart (Manchester City), Heaton (Burnley), Foster (Southampton)

There is no moth in the goalkeeper position, because there is no Manchester United.

Defenders: Phil Jones (Manchester United), Gary Cahill (Chelsea), Ashley Young (Manchester United), Chris Smalling (Manchester United), John (Everton), Luke Shaw (Manchester United), Kyle Walker (Tottenham)

That's a bit of a stretch, because Klein, who had the most vocals at the beginning, and Tottenham's Roth were not selected, and these two guys... Squeezed out by Ashley Young!

You know, Ashley Young is a fullback who moves back on the wing, and the performance of Rose and Klein this season is still remarkable, especially Rose.

And Phil Jones's selection made the "Sun" exclaim: outrageous, out of the blue! This guy is simply stained with Xiao Wen's light!

Midfielders: Alli (Tottenham), Ross Barkley (Everton), Lallana (Liverpool), Jordan Henderson (Liverpool), Michael Carrick (Manchester United), Raheem Sterling (Manchester City), Wilshere (Arsenal), James Milner (Liverpool) Among them, Carrick's squeezing out of Liverpool's Lallana is also obvious nepotism...

Forwards: Harry Kane (Tottenham), Wayne Rooney (Manchester United), Jamie Vardy (Lyicester City), Marcus Rashford (Manchester United), Xiao Wen (Manchester United)

In a way, the forward line may be the least problematic, but Sturridge's performance this season, purely from a statistical point of view, can beat Rashford.

But who called Rashford Manchester United? Who called him Xiao Wen's little brother? Who asked Hodgson to ask Xiao repeatedly about this stitch matching?

Manchester United's Treble Parade Celebration... It's just Xiao Wen's solo show!

If it weren't for the European Championships... It is estimated that Xiao Wen can be killed and disabled by this group of teammates and fans.

Just as Xiao Wen was getting ready to give himself a day off, Hodgson called him.

"Hey, Luo Yin." Xiao Wen picked up the phone and said.

Xiao asked, do you have time? Originally, the formation was playing as we had before, and everyone was fine, but I always felt that 4-5-1 would not be a little more conservative, after all, we are world champions, what do you think? Hodgson said.

"Ask me?" Xiao Wen was slightly stunned.

He is well aware that at this critical moment, in fact, the pressure on Hodgson is also extremely high.

For so many years, even the top teams that won the World Cup and the European Championship did not dare to shout before the game that I would definitely win the championship.

In the past, the World Cup was an overnight hit, and if you left a high-quality picture of these tournaments, you would be famous and the discussion would surge the next day!

Now that everyone has watched the Champions League more, the European Championship does not seem to have as much influence as before.

However, such continental competitions, especially the European Cup... But it is still an extremely important weight in the criteria for judging superstars!

In any case, these superstars, when it comes to the big year, will still fight for their lives.

There is no need to say much about the doorway here.

Xiao Wen thought about it for a while before replying: "The group stage is only alive?" ”

The word "revitalization" is brought by Guardiola.

But his whole work, in the Champions League, seems to have failed.

Either you prove the glory of the top masters with a championship, or you have to be criticised like Pep Guardiola.

To be honest, Hodgson's control of the team's skills and tactics is actually more than one notch worse than Guardiola.

Hodgson thought for a moment, nodded, and said, "Yes, try it in the group stage." ”

Xiao Wen thought about it, in fact, England's forward combination is more dazzling than the backline.

Vardy's grassroots rise this season has shocked everyone, and Kane's accumulation... It made some fans who had previously reported him a "flash in the pan" view that they had to correct their attitudes.

The question is, can Kane and Vardy play at the same time?

Needless to say, Xiao asked a versatile player.

In this way, Kane Shaw asked, who to take?

"Marcus Rashford?"

If it were a few years from now, with Rashford's potential, it would be absolutely fine to play as a main player, but now?

If you want to play a front three, the position of left winger, many English fans feel that Sterling may be a better choice.

'I think Rashford's pace would be a good addition for you and Kane.' Hodgson affirmed.

Xiao Wen didn't care and said, "It's okay, it's with anyone." Kane is the fulcrum, and I can play a lot. ”

Hodgson smiled, and the appreciation for Xiao Wen in his heart was hard to regain.

This kid always has a long-term vision that is longer than he imagined. Accurate, and ruthless.... While everyone was still watching, he told himself that he wanted to bring Kane up and use him as the main center forward to experiment in formation.

Eventually, the season ended, and everyone discovered... Kane really seems to be the kind of... England's atypical centre-forward, you could even say he's a playmaker!

………

A few days later, France.

All 24 teams have arrived!

Only the Netherlands were the only traditional giants to be excluded from the finals!

In the history of the European Championship, nine teams have won the Delaunay Cup, and all but 2004 champions Greece have qualified for the remaining eight.

For the media, which team will be the champions of the new tournament? Although every fan can't get around England.

But on paper, there are seven giants: defending champions Spain, World Cup champions Germany, hosts France, England, Portugal, Belgium and Italy. 

Xiao Wen is most concerned about the host French team.

As the hosts, France did not need to participate in the European qualifiers, and this is the third time that the European Championship has been held in France, the last time was in 1984, when the Gallic Roosters won the Delaunay Cup for the first time under Platini's leadership! At the 2000 European Championship between the Netherlands and Belgium, Zinedine Zidane led France to win the Delaunay Cup for the third time by defeating Italy in the final with a golden ball.

Today's French team, the strength is quite balanced, there are excellent players in each position, the goalkeeper has Lloris, the back line has Evra, Varane, Mangala and Koscielny, the midfield has Pogba, Schneiderlin and Cabaye, the forward has Griezmann, Giroud and Payet, even if Benzema misses the European Cup, such a lineup is enough to compete with any strong team in the world, many stars in the team have accepted the baptism of last year's World Cup in Brazil, whether it is strength or game experience.

What's more, in the recent warm-up matches, the French team also defeated the Portuguese team and the German team.

However, despite Spain's poor results at last year's World Cup in Brazil, no one will take the defending champions lightly.

The Matadors have built their own dynasty, winning three consecutive tournaments at Euro 2008, the 2010 World Cup and Euro 2012.

During the European preliminaries, Spain suffered a slight setback at the beginning, losing 1-2 away to Slovakia, but then played a wave of eight consecutive wins to lock in the right to qualify one round earlier. Whether it is strength or experience, this Spain team is not lacking, only what is lacking is morale, how to get out of the shadow of the World Cup fiasco, it depends on the adjustment of coach Bosque.

If there are no surprises, Casillas is still in the goalkeeper position, and the central defender position is a shortcoming, and who Pique will partner with will be a mystery. As for the midfield, Sergio Busquets, Cesc Fabregas, Koke, David Silva, Andres Ianniesta and Imus Yosko can all be relied upon, and like the centre-backs, the forward line is one of the shortcomings, with Costa and Alvaro Morata failing to prove themselves so far.

Centre-backs and strikers will be a hidden danger for Spain. In the history of the European Championship, the only one who can compete with Germany is Spain, and the Matadors have also won the Delaunay Cup three times so far. This summer, they definitely don't want to be disappointed!

As for Italy... There was a saying.... The biggest scam in European football is that Italy is weak and England is strong.

Portugal... The generation of stars led by Cristiano Ronaldo is also eyeing the European Cup.

As for Belgium, Xiao Wen didn't pay attention to it at all, not that they couldn't do it... It's just that the infighting has eliminated 80% of their strength, and no matter how strong such a team is, it doesn't matter.

The two teams have only met twice in the opening game against Russia, and in Euro 2008 qualifying, England won 3-0 at home and lost 2-1 away.

In the case of Xiao asked, it seems that Russia is just a minor issue ... The problem is, England has a spell .. In the first game of the European Championship finals, England has never won a game, if it is normal to not win against France and Portugal, but it cannot win against teams such as Switzerland and Ireland, which shows that England may have a slow heating problem. Many 'neutral' fans feel that they may not be able to get off to a good start in this game.

On June 11, the first battle was long overdue.

After their final training session at Chantilly, England will face Russia in their first group game against the southern French port city of Marseille.

At the press conference, the reporter asked defiantly if this youth team was a little... Inexperienced?

Xiao Wen replied domineeringly: "Records are used to break, data can only represent the past, we have world-class players in each position, and everyone is actively preparing for the game." Like I said, being young is our strength, not our disadvantage.

Champion?

Yes, we are here for the championship. ”

Instant hot search arrangement.

In the end, Hodgson and Hsiao Wen decided to go 4-3-3.

Hart; Carey Walker, Chris Smalling, Cahill, Luke Shaw; Lallana, Ali, Henderson; Shaw asked, Kane, Rashford

Russia started in a 4-5-1 formation.

Goalkeeper Akinfeev.

The four defenders were Schenikov, Berezutsky, Yognashevich, Smolnikov;

The midfield five are Noyinstadt, Golovin, Smolov, Shatov and Kokorin.

The lone striker who broke out was the big center Dzyuba.

Xiao Wen, who was standing in the players' tunnel and was about to take these young people to the court, sighed with emotion.

When he was in Brazil, he was a questionable little guy... Even if he won the European Cup with Borussia Dortmund!

Right now...

No one dares to despise him anymore, right?

As Simeone said on the phone last night: "Shaw... Please, let's score five goals in this game. Reduce the heat of the Champions League final first..."

Thinking of Simone's tone, Xiao Wen suddenly smiled...