Chapter 75: The Gallic Rooster
In the match between England and Denmark, due to George's jīng color performance, one pass and one shè completely destroyed the fighting spirit of the Danish team, and in the rest of the time, the Danish team, which had lost its fighting spirit, became a lamb to the slaughter, and Frank Lampard and Gerrard finally locked the score at 4:1.
England defeated Denmark, while the French team suffered from Spain's death, especially Raul's jīng color play, which made the powerful French team stunned by Raul to pour two goals, but in the end Spain still could not withstand the attack of Henry, Trezeguet and Pire, and the French team finally won the game 3:2.
In this way, according to the rules of the Four Nations Invitational Tournament, the England team is temporarily ranked first, although this is just an ordinary invitational tournament, and the French team and the Spanish team may not show real strength, but even so, England's current two consecutive wins have made England fans and the media feel very excited, shouting that this national team is the strongest national team in the past 20 years.
In the match between England and Denmark, George came off the bench in the second half, and once again became the brightest star in the game, because it was the national team's game, it naturally attracted the attention of many people, which made George's reputation gradually spread, no longer limited to England as before, and now George, in the whole of Europe, and even the world, can be regarded as a little famous.
George's play made Wenger, who had always wanted it, grit his teeth fiercely, and only blamed himself for not being the Liverpool manager. Not only Wenger, but even Sevilla in La Liga, Marseille in Ligue 1, and Torino in Italy, all began to be interested in George.
George wasn't very clear about these things, because there was no time for George to think too much about them. Because the main players of the national teams of various countries, except for the Premier League, are better, and other leagues are also ready to start, and all clubs hope that the national team can send their players back as soon as possible. After all, once the winter break is over, it means it's time to sprint.
It is for this reason that the match between England and France will start the day after the end of the match between England and Denmark, and the members of the England and France teams have only had one day of rest, which can be said to be a test in terms of physical fitness. However, the French team was also not happy, and they suffered from Spain's stubborn stumbling, and their physical energy was also very expensive.
At Old Trafford in Manchester, England will be here to take on France, the toughest opponent of the Four Nations Invitational Tournament. For this game, England's media are not very optimistic about this game, after all, the current French team is definitely a world-class team, especially the French team's midfield core Zidane is in particularly good shape during this time, Henry and Trezeguet are extremely brave, England wants to beat the French team, one word: difficult.
"In half an hour, we will welcome a strong French team, although I don't want to say, but I also have to admit that this French team is very strong, and it is still the team of the champions of the World Cup in France in '98. France can be said to be the strongest opponent we have encountered in England at the moment, as for the first two teams, Spain may not have shown real strength, as for Denmark, it is not our opponent at all, it can be said that now is the real test of our four-nation invitational tournament. ”
Keegan looked at the English players and said calmly, before the game started, he began to put pressure on the players, because Keegan is not like the English players who have a proud mentality because of the first two victories, if you play against the French team with this proud mentality, the result is only a dead end.
"The weakest part of the French team, I'm afraid it has to belong to the goalkeeper Barthez of the French team, this dead bald head is also in the Premier League, if it was a few years ago, I'm afraid this dead bald head is very powerful, but now Barthez is old, the decline in form is terrifying, although he is still an excellent goalkeeper, but for the French team, Barthez's goalkeeper position is undoubtedly the weakest place of the French team. David, Barthez and you are teammates at the club, what are Barthez's habits, you can tell George and Husky later. ”
Looking at the materials prepared for himself by the assistant coach, Keegan said slowly.
"Knowing the coach, I know what to do." Hearing Keegan's words, Beckham nodded in agreement. Although he and Barthez are teammates at the club, now that everyone is fighting for their own country, personal friendships naturally have to be put aside.
"The back line of the French team, I believe I don't need to say more, everyone knows a lot about those people, in short, you have to remember that those guys are not defenders of the Danish team, they are not so easy to deal with, my request is very simple, that is, cooperation, especially fast and accurate cooperation."
Keegan has long spoken to the players in England about the situation in France. Of the four defenders, although Desailly is older and slow, he still has a huge advantage in terms of early high-altitude balls. Although Silvestre's defense is not as strong as Desailly's, his victory lies in his quick reaction and flexible speed.
In addition, there is also a Thuram Thuram who is said to be the only one who can defend Ronaldo one-on-one, (when Ronaldo was in Inter, he met Parma and Juventus, where Thuram was, and the positions of the two were opposite, Ronaldo was indeed very embarrassed by Thuram, although Thuram was not able to prevent Ronaldo every time.) Lizarazu, who is small but fast and exceptionally good at assisting, can be said to be very solid at the back of France.
Keegan said passionately, emphasizing that the team needs to play fast and accurately. No way, England's best long pass rush does not have much advantage in front of the French team, why, it's very simple, because this time Keegan arranged England's starting striker is George, who had an excellent performance in the last game, and Heskey, a teammate from the same club. As for Shearer, he is old and needs to rest, and Owen still has a small injury, and in this kind of inconsequential friendly match, Keegan naturally will not risk putting Owen on the field.
"The midfield of the French team is very strong, arguably the strongest, not only in attack, but also very strong in defence, so to speak, it is very balanced in attack and defence. But I want you to remember that for the midfielders of the French team, especially the core Zidane, you must defend tightly, and don't give this bald man a chance, otherwise, we will be in big trouble. ”
Hearing Keegan's words, the England players nodded and didn't say anything, after all, everyone is familiar with the four midfielders in France, especially Vieira and Pire, who are in the Premier League Arsenal team, are even more familiar.
Vieira and Claude Makelele form the French team's double back, one tall and one short, one fast and one slow, which is indeed infinitely powerful. Coupled with Zidane and Pire, both of whom can act as the core of the attack, so France's midfield is very balanced in attack and defense, and there are no flaws.
"As for France's two strikers, Thierry Henry and Trezeguet, two guys, one is fast and well-rounded, the other is strong and has a great header, Saul and Leo, you two have to pay attention, these two guys are not easy to deal with. Ashley and Gary, both of you need to pay attention to the joint defense and the position. ”
Listening to Keegan's words, all four of England's defenders nodded their heads, indicating that they knew what to do.
"Okay, don't worry too much, you must know that we England are not a weak team, believe in your own strength, play well, and defeat the French team, it is not as difficult as creating a miracle, England warriors, let's play."
Following the words of head coach Keegan, George and the others yelled and walked out of the locker room. Looking at the players who walked out one by one, Keegan's heart was full of helplessness at this time. It's not that Keegan doesn't want to win this game, it's just that the players of the French team are in too good shape during this time, especially watching the matches between the French team and the Danish team and Spain. Still having a general idea of the situation of the French team, Keegan knows that it will be very difficult for his players to beat the current French team.
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