Chapter 169 The European Cup is about to start, and Spain's 23 squad has been announced
When the whistle blew, the Real Madrid players fell to their knees or collapsed on the turf, frustration and remorse filled their between.
It's just a little bit, it's just a little bit!
In fact, Real Madrid were already in full swing towards the end of the game and could have won the game if they had equalised before the end of the game and dragged the game into extra time.
However, there are no ifs in this world!
Cristiano Ronaldo stood in the Manchester City penalty area with his hands on his hips, staring down at the lawn at his feet, motionless.
The lonely back, which looks like Robert Baggio who missed the penalty kick back then, makes Luo fans and many neutral fans feel distressed.
"Ronaldo really tried his best, and the responsibility for losing this game is not on him!"
"yes, he's already scored two goals, and if he hadn't stepped up, Real Madrid would have lost a long time ago!"
Ronaldo's performance in this game was very good, even if some fans who are critical of him on weekdays, they can't close their eyes at this time and ignore his bad performance.
It's not that Ronaldo doesn't work hard, it's not that Ronaldo is not strong enough, it's that the opponent is too strong.
Finishing the big four in the Champions League final, is it a human thing?
And more than once, in the game against Barcelona last year, Lin Quan had already staged a final senior happiness, and he scored eight goals in two consecutive finals alone!
It's not human, it's a monster!
Cristiano Ronaldo lost to such a monster, and no one thought he was a dish.
On the contrary, after this battle, the voices questioning Ronaldo's supergiant status have decreased a lot.
After all, after being inspected by Lin Quan, a supergiant quality inspector, Ronaldo does have supergiant strength.
However, Ronaldo, who has always cared about reputation and external evaluation, is not happy at all at this time.
His heart was full of unwillingness and frustration after defeat, and he couldn't accept the result of losing the championship.
I had already experienced this feeling once when I was at Manchester United.
That time it was a loss to Messi, but this time, it was a loss to Lin Quan.
Is my Ronaldo really inferior to these two?
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After the match with Barcelona last year, Lin Quan exchanged jerseys with Messi and made an appointment to fight again next year.
It's a pity that Barcelona was eliminated by Atletico Madrid early, stopped in the quarterfinals, and missed the final.
Although I didn't meet Messi, it was a good experience to meet Ronaldo.
This year, Lin Quan planned to greet Ronaldo after the game and make a gentleman's appointment.
However, God did not fulfill people's wishes, and Marcelo's kick directly took him off.
Although he did not suffer any serious injuries, Guardiola still had him taken to the hospital as soon as the game ended.
Keeping him on the bench and watching the whole game is already the limit for Guardiola.
He was worried that if it dragged on, it would be detrimental to Lin Quan's recovery from his injuries.
So Lin Quan could only lie on the hospital bed and watch the picture of his teammates collectively holding the cup through the TV.
The biggest contributor to the championship is missing, plus the team has stood on such a podium three times in a row.
Except for some young players who have not been in the team for a long time, the rest of the Manchester City players do not seem to be so excited and excited.
After three consecutive league titles and three Champions League titles, there is no doubt that Manchester City have built a dynasty of their own.
Many successful players began to have different ideas.
Honors are in their hands, and it's time to think a little more about other things.
This summer, it will be a big problem for Pep Guardiola to retain these champions.
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After a day's rest in Milan, the next day the entire Manchester City team, including Lin Quan, returned to Manchester on a chartered flight.
Arriving in Manchester with them, they also had the Big Ears Cup they had just won!
Although the fans were not notified in advance to come and pick up the airport, the enthusiastic fans still surrounded the airport.
From the moment they stepped off the plane, the Manchester City squad was completely surrounded by passionate fans.
Countless fans chanted the names of the players and coaches, and followed the team's bus towards the center of the city, like an army on the march.
At this moment, the sky of Manchester is blue, and so is the earth.
As usual, City staged a parade of floats and a grand victory celebration.
Although after repeated examinations by the hospital and Manchester City's own team doctor, it was determined that Lin Quan did not suffer any serious injuries, but Guardiola and Manchester City's club management were still not at ease and did not let him participate in this series of celebrations.
This also saved him a lot of trouble, although the parade of floats was glorious, but tired was really tired.
The first time it was fresh, it was quite fun, and the second time it was a bit routine and nothing new.
The third time was completely unfresh, and I couldn't arouse any interest in participating.
Knowing that Lin Quan's injury was not serious, Manchester City fans finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Although the celebration was a little unhappy without Lin Quan, the biggest champion of the championship, they were still very happy.
At this moment, Manchester City fans feel that they are the happiest fans in the whole of the United Kingdom, and even in the whole of Europe!
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"Is it really a big deal?"
Spain boss Sergio Bosque followed suit and arrived in Manchester with the rest of the Manchester City squad.
After confirming Lin Quan's examination results, Bosque finally breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.
This year's European Championship is not too favorable for Spain.
The host French team has been very strong this year, beating the top European teams such as the Netherlands and Germany in various competitions.
In addition, this European Championship is held in France, and they enjoy the advantage of playing at home as the host, so the outside world is very optimistic that the French team can win the cup in this European Cup.
Although in the FIFA rankings, the Spanish team still ranks first in the world in points, beating traditional powers such as France and Germany.
But it is undeniable that as the 84-86 golden generation gradually ages, the strength of the Spanish team is rapidly declining.
If it weren't for the presence of Lin Quan in their team, the current world No. 1 would probably have been replaced.
However, after the news of Lin Quan's injury in the Champions League final, the outside world began to sing the praises of the Spanish team, feeling that they would definitely return home this time.
It is difficult to fight the country, and it is even more difficult to defend the country.
Bosque has completely lost the high-spirited feeling of previous years this year, and some are just burnt out.
The problem of replacing the old and the new in Spain has not been effectively resolved, and the old players have gradually faded out of the team, but the young players have been unable to take over, and their performances have not met the expectations of Bosque and the fans.
Even though La Liga is one of the best leagues in the world, and there are countless local players in La Liga, it is extremely difficult for Bosque to find 23 players who meet his requirements.
As early as 2013, he began to solve the problem of adding fresh blood to the team, but after so many years, the effect is still very unsatisfactory.
This made him very worried that if this continued, Spain would lose to France.
After losing to France, to Germany, and then to Italy.
In the end, it is even possible to lose to second-rate teams such as England and Portugal.
"Well, the team doctor said there was no problem, and there was nothing wrong with the results of the hospital's examination!"
Lin Quan knew that the old man was worried, so he gave him a reassurance:
"I'm always available when the team needs me!"
Hearing Lin Quan's words, a big stone in Bosque's heart finally landed.
"Okay, okay, that's good, you can rest in peace, even if it's okay, rest more, don't be in a hurry to train."
Compared with other players, Lin Quan, who just participated in the Champions League final, has a much shorter rest.
Bosque was worried that continuous combat would make him sick and even worsen the injury, so he planned to give him a vacation and let him rest first, and then report to the national team when he was rested.
This kind of treatment of opening a small stove for one player alone is only qualified for the whole Spanish team.
After Bosque returned, the Spanish national team quickly announced the 23-man squad for the European Championships.
Goalkeepers: Iker Casillas (Porto); David De Gea (Manchester United); Rico (Seville)
Defenders: Ramos (Real Madrid); Gerard Pique (Barcelona); Juanfran (Atletico Madrid); Jordi Alba (Barcelona), Bartra (Barcelona), Cesar Azpilicueta (Chelsea), San Jose (Athletic Bilbao), Bellerin (Arsenal)
Midfielders: Bruno (Villarreal), Sergio Busquets (Barcelona), Thiago (Bayern Munich), Andres Iniesta (Barcelona), David Silva (Manchester City), Pedro (Chelsea), Cesc Fabregas (Chelsea), Koke (Atletico Madrid)
Forwards: Lin Quan (Manchester City), Nolito (Celta), Alvaro Morata (Juventus), Vazquez (Real Madrid)
Compared with the World Cup two years ago, Spain's 23-man squad this time can be described as a big change.
There are a lot of players who have been left out of the list, even top strikers like Diego Costa, who have been famous for a long time.
The number of young players selected for the 23-man squad is a record, which makes the outside world widely wonder if the Spaniard is going to play for the purpose of training this time?
"What is Spain doing here? Is it straightforward? ”
"Saul behaved so well, he didn't recruit him, but recruited Nolito and Vazquez, what was Bosque thinking?"
"Isco's performance in Real Madrid is not bad, although the Champions League final is pulled, but his previous cooperation with Lin Quan and others is still very good, there is chemistry between the two, good end, why did Bosque suddenly give him up?"
"The most difficult thing to understand is Diego Costa, people Brazilians came all the way to your Spain and accepted your plan, but it took only one World Cup to give up, and Diego Costa is too miserable!"
"That's right, apart from the beauty of the prosperous world, what is not the top level in terms of beauty? Among these strikers in Spain, except for Lin Quan, who is better than him, no, not one, but Bosque just doesn't recruit him, hey, just play! ”
"You say, could it be that because Emperor Lin was injured, Bosque felt that he was unable to win the championship, so he retreated to the next best thing and simply used this opportunity to train his troops?"
"666, use the European Cup to train troops, it's too 6!"
"Brother, you're joking, this is the European Cup, the world's most valuable international tournament except for the World Cup, how can you give up and give up?"
"That's right, and Spain, as the defending champions, if they can win this European Cup, they will be able to achieve three consecutive championships, which is unique in the history of the European Championships!"
"I can't figure it out, I can't figure it out at all, unless there's something we don't know or don't think of, there's no way to explain why Bosque did it!"
The fans discussed for a long time, but they didn't come up with a result.
In the end, I could only expand my brain hole and guess randomly.
If you want to say that the most sensitive and accurate institutions for event predictions, it is obviously those spinach companies.
After seeing the 23-man squad announced by Spain, Spinach immediately lowered Spain's odds to win the championship.
For the first time, hosts France are at the top of the table with odds to win the tournament, with Spain in second and third place with Germany.
After the latest odds of Spinach Company were announced, it immediately attracted strong attention from the majority of fans.
The French fans celebrated with the crown, and after learning that the spinach company was so optimistic about them, their confidence increased one by one, clamoring to punch Spain, kick Germany, and use a European Cup trophy to prove who is the number one in the world!
"The Spaniard, the number one in the world, has been sitting for six years, and it's time for a change!"
In the face of the clamor of the French, Spanish fans were naturally not to be outdone and began to fight back.
Some of them mocked the French for opening champagne at half-time, and before the game even started, they lost their own character in advance.
Some people ridiculed the French team for having too many black players, and there were few white players in sight, thinking that the French team might as well change its name to the African team.
Because of its history, France has a large number of African immigrants in the country.
Since the beginning of the last century, a large number of players of African descent have emerged in the French national team.
Even France's meritorious players such as Zinedine Zidane are no exception, as well as other big names such as Trezeguet, Thierry Henry, and Claude Makellele.
These people are very strong, and it is not an exaggeration to say that they can be the mainstay of the French team.
For example, in this French national team, the two big players in the midfield, Paul Pogba and N'Golo Kante, are both black players of African descent.
They prop up the midfield of the French team and are extremely important for the French team.
Countries like Germany and Spain, which have fewer immigrants, have far fewer black players, but not entirely absent.
Spain has a large number of players of Hispanic origin, and Germany has many players of Turkish origin.
If you talk about it in detail, if you don't talk about the second brother, you just laugh at fifty-eight and take a hundred steps!
Although the host French team is the most favorite, this European Championship is full of strong players.
The Bullfighting Army, the Orange Legion, the German Chariots, the English Lions, as well as the Italian team, the Portuguese team, etc., should not be underestimated.
Some countries in the Balkans, like Serbia and Croatia, also have dark horses.
(End of chapter)