"The players from both sides are already standing in their respective half-courts, waiting for the referee's whistle. I would like to take this opportunity to introduce to you the starting lineups of both sides. The Czech side's lineup is the 2002 World Cup champion lineup, and there are almost no changes.
The goalkeeper is Petr Cech who has just transferred to Chelsea, the defense is Jankulovski, Ujfalusi, Rozenar, Grigra, and the midfielder is Nedvěd, Rosicky, and Gilbert.
Tol Silva, Senna, Boboski, and Jankol at the front."
"Looking at the starting lineup of the Greek team, the Greek national team in this European Cup is based on the members who won the runner-up in the European Youth Championship in 1998 (0:1 Spain in the final). They are the golden generation of Greek football. The goalkeeper is
Nico Polidis, the defense is Setaridis, Dras, Kapusis, Fissas, the midfielder is Zagoraski, Basinas, Karagounis, Janak
Poulos, Charisteas, and Frizas at the front.”
"Dududu——"
"The referee blew the whistle to start the game. The game officially started. This is the European Cup semi-finals held at the Fire Dragon Stadium. The winning team will enter the European Cup finals and meet the host Portugal national team, which has already entered the finals.
"
The semi-finals are the last point to enter the finals. The other semi-finals ended yesterday. The host Portugal defeated the uncrowned king the Netherlands 2-1 and took the lead in entering the finals. Brückner and Rehagel
It's impossible to do it all while standing on the sidelines of the court. Both of them have their own strengths, and no one is better than the other in terms of reputation.
Brückner is a coach who has won the World Cup, but his performance in the club is flawed. Although he is well-known in the Czech Republic, he has never proven himself in other European football clubs, so he has always been unable to enter.
The ranks of the top coaches in European football. Although the World Cup championship and the European Cup championship are top honors for players, the coaching industry is not as good as those coaches who have won the Champions League championship in clubs. The status of club coaches is higher than that of the country.
The status of team coach is a common trend nowadays.
Rehagel did not have as good results as Brückner in the national team, but he also completed the miracle of Kaiserslautern in the club and created an era of his own in Bremen.
German football is truly a top coach.
"Boboski, Boboski passed Fissas and passed... Dras headed the ball out!"
"Rosicki, pass the ball... Kapusis destroyed the ball."
"Rosicki, crossed Senna. The shot... hit the defending Zagorakis."
Dark horse. All dark horses have the same characteristics. Their defense is very good, just like the dark horses that performed well in the UEFA Champions League in 2004. Basically no club has poor defense. It is difficult for a team with poor defense to become a dark horse.
The same goes for Greece. Greece was able to eliminate Spain and France one after another because of its strong defensive ability.
You have to admire Greece's defense. Greece's two central defenders are Dras and Kapusis. Among them, Dras is a high school defender with a height of over 1.9 meters. High-altitude ball is his advantage. And Kapusis
He is a very flexible central defender with strong interference and filling abilities. The two of them are a perfect partner. When defending Jankoler, Dras defends from high altitude and Kapusis plays the supplementary role.
"Twenty minutes into the game, the Czech Republic had a comprehensive advantage. The Czech Republic's ball possession rate reached 64%. There were also six shots. Unfortunately, none of the six shots could threaten the Greek team's goal.
.Aside from the advantage on the field, the Czech Republic did not get any real opportunities."
The Czech Republic's current midfield control is very strong. Not to mention compared with Greece, even compared with the world's top teams. The three-man midfielder composed of Gilberto Silva, Senna and Rosicky is in
Very good at controlling the midfield. After the game started, Greece completely retreated in the midfield, leaving a large swath of the midfield to the Czech Republic.
Unfortunately, as the commentator said, no matter how powerful the midfield control is, it is of no use. Because the Czech Republic cannot create a good opportunity, the Greek defense is too good.
"This Rehagel really has a way with things."
Riester shook his head, no wonder Greece was able to win the European Cup in history. Look at the current defense, it is really watertight. Especially the defense of Jankoler, Greece did a great job. Dras and then Kapusis cooperated
With a tacit understanding, Jankoler could not take advantage of his header, let alone the ball at his feet.
Jankol is definitely a very important weapon for the Czech Republic, and it acts as a gun mount in the frontcourt. Unfortunately, Rehagel has thoroughly studied it and left Jankol doing nothing in the frontcourt.
There are also wings, because Greece retracts its defense, so there is no gap in defending the front edge of the penalty area. Nedved, Rosicky, Senna and others are unable to use their powerful long-range shooting abilities.
"kindness."
Carvajal also nodded. In terms of the strength of both sides, Greece can't even catch up with the Czech Republic. The Czech Republic is now at its peak. Veterans such as Nedved, Boboski, and Jankol are getting stronger with time, and Gilberto
.Silva, Senna, Ujfalusi, and Jankurovski are all in their prime. Young players such as Rosicky, Rozenar, Grigra, and Cech have all experienced great storms.
If it were not so strong, the Czech Republic would not have faced Germany in the group stage, and the Netherlands had won consecutive games. However, facing a weak opponent like Greece, they were never able to turn their advantage into goals.
"Nedved, Setaridis kept following Nedved. Nedved couldn't get rid of Setaridis, and Setaridis tackled the ball very accurately."
"Rosicki, Rosicky couldn't turn around... Zagorakis followed Rosicky all the time."
Rehagel is too familiar with the Czech Republic, and several attacks were resolved by Greece. These Greek players are not well-known, but they are indeed powerful players.
Just like their right back Setaridis, the 23-year-old Setaridis was unknown before this European Cup. But in this European Cup he became the most eye-catching right back. Defending Philippines
Go, Cristiano Ronaldo, Henry, Pires, Vicente, Reyes, including Nedved defended very well in this game. It can be said that with these few European Cup games, his worth is
It has reached tens of millions of euros.
There is also Zagorakis. At the age of 33, he is really useless in European football. He once went to England to make a career, but returned to Greece in despair three years later. But for such a veteran, in the European Cup
He is rejuvenated and his performance in the midfielder position is getting better and better.
"The first half of the game is over. The Czech Republic has never found a way to break through the Greek defense. Greece's defensive system is very good. Coach Rehagel is too familiar with the Czech Republic. How will Brückner adjust?"
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"Sandro, why don't you pay attention to this semi-final?"
During the halftime break, Riester was going to have a cup of coffee with Carvajal to relax. Unexpectedly, he received a call from Russell. It turned out that Russell was also watching the game. He called Riester and wanted to talk to Riester.
Meet.
Russell, Riester, and Carvajal are all very familiar with each other. Although Carvajal is Real Madrid’s official agent, he has a good relationship with Barcelona. Just like Valdez was Carvajal’s player and has now become
He became Barcelona's main goalkeeper.
"Me? I actually came here to find you, but I didn't want to disturb you from watching the game, so I came to see you during halftime."
"Looking for me? What's the matter?"
There is nothing going on between List and Barcelona this summer. The biggest thing is the transfer of Villa. However, List had already negotiated with Barcelona two months ago.
Of course, Villa's transfer is somewhat complicated. The transfer is completed. But many other problems need to be solved. The biggest problem is the issue of sponsors. Villa's previous sponsor was Homa. Homa is Spain.
A local sports brand with great influence in Spanish football. It has been a sponsor of Deportivo La Coruña since 2001. Therefore, it has also become a sponsor of Villa.
But with Villa's move to Barcelona, Nike couldn't help it. After all, Villa was the most outstanding Spanish striker last season, and even one of the top strikers in European football. Therefore, Nike hopes that Villa will
Ya switched to Nike and gave up Homa's sponsorship. Nike was even willing to help handle Homa's contract.
Therefore, List has dealt with this matter before. The negotiation has not been completed yet, but List and Nike have already had preliminary cooperation. Villa and Houma have a three-year contract, and now there is just over a year left.
Nike is willing to help buy this contract and then sign a new sponsorship contract with Villa. The sponsorship fee has also increased from 300,000 euros a year for Houma to 1.4 million euros a year for Nike.
Apart from that, List has nothing else to do with Barcelona. Jankulovsky has not gone to the point of improving his contract, and Barcelona does not need List for signings this summer.
"Yaya Toure from PSV is your player."
"yes."
"Rister, what do you think about letting him go to Barcelona?"
Lister was stunned for a moment. Lister clearly remembered that historically Barcelona was interested in Van Bommel from PSV, but why now it has become Yaya Toure.
But I soon felt relieved. What Barcelona lacks now is a defensive midfielder. Van Bommel said he is a defensive midfielder, but he is more of a central midfielder. Because of the existence of Yaya Toure, a full-time defensive midfielder, Van Bommel played in Eindhoven
His position has always been forward. Davis failed to transfer to Barcelona, so Barcelona lacked a defensive midfielder.
Eindhoven has performed very well this season, so Barcelona has taken a fancy to Yaya Toure who is an excellent defensive midfielder. Yaya Toure is only 21 years old and is more in line with Barcelona's appetite. So Russell
Only then did I find Riester.
"Sandro, let me think about it."
Originally, Lister was unwilling to let Yaya Toure leave Eindhoven too early. It would be good to receive Hiddink's teaching for another year or two. He would only be twenty-two or three years old by then, not old at all. But now
If Barcelona is interested in him, List will consider it.
There are some defensive midfielders in Barcelona now, including Keita, Marquez, who is a guest player. And Deco, who just transferred this season, can also play as a defensive midfielder. However, the characteristics of these people are different from Yaya Toure.
, Keita is not as good as Yaya Toure. Yaya Toure can learn their skills, their cooperation, and their passing when he comes to Barcelona.
But Lister was worried about Yaya Toure's age. He was twenty-one years old, which was not very old. But after thinking about it, Lister nodded slowly. How can you see a rainbow without going through wind and rain? The flowers in the greenhouse are...
Unable to experience the wind and rain outside. Yaya Toure started playing football from Belgium to Eindhoven. He not only played in the Belgian League, Eredivisie, but also played in the Champions League. The experience is actually enough. Mr. List
You can't always treat him like a child. If Yaya Toure wants to become the top midfielder in Europe, he still needs to make his own way.
"Okay, we can discuss Sandro Yaya's issue."
"That's great."
"Sandro, I will always watch the game in Portugal. During this time, you can talk to PSV. After the final, I will go to Barcelona. We will discuss his contract in detail."
"Okay. I'll wait for you in Barcelona." (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!
