After the game between England and Croatia ended, although England lost the game, it would not have much impact on the overall morale of the team. Even the fans would automatically ignore the game and most of the players would go to sleep.
Just put it behind you and look forward.
Maybe Rooney is the only one who has some knots in his heart.
When he came on as a substitute and scored in the first game against France, he set a new record: the youngest scorer in the European Cup.
But this record did not last long.
In the match between France and Switzerland, the Swiss team's only goal came from a player named Feng Lantang. The Swiss team returned with a disastrous defeat, but the outside world focused on Feng Lantang and praised him as a new generation genius. He scored 18
At the early age of 20, he broke the record just set by Rooney and entered his name in the European Cup record book of honors.
Aldridge was challenged by reporters during the interview, who questioned him about the England team's lack of fighting spirit.
"The England team that you said has no fighting spirit advanced to the top 8 as the first in the group. We scored 8 goals in three games and conceded 2 goals. Of the 16 teams, 8 teams will go home.
England, this team with no fighting spirit will continue to play in the knockout rounds, that's the reality."
After speaking with a tough tone, Aldrich walked away and came to the locker room.
After losing the game, everything seemed quiet.
Aldridge stood in front of the whole team and said solemnly: "We will play the quarter-finals in four days. We may advance to the semi-finals, or we may die suddenly. The semi-finals are on July 2. The finals
It's July 5th. That is to say, the European Cup. We can stay here for less than two weeks at most, and at the fastest
, and went home four days later. I won’t say that we will definitely win. On the contrary, we need to be calm and calm. Spain has left, the defending champion France has also left, and there will definitely be teams that are the favorites to leave in the future. And we
What? I think we want to go further. Starting now, you have to do one thing first.
Forget past victories, forget that we won the World Cup, treat us as a non-favorite team, and return to a special state. That state is: in our eyes, every opponent is stronger than us! Why should we defeat our opponents? With what basis?
What? By virtue of our efforts, we have to pay more than our opponents, much more! You must be aware and able.
Be able to face future opponents with a low-key but tough attitude, and tell yourself in your heart: Maybe you are better than me. But, I work harder and are more tenacious than you, and I will sacrifice everything to win! Only in this state can we
End the European Cup with a clear conscience, whether before the closing ceremony or after."
After Aldridge finished speaking, he looked around the 22 players in the locker room, nodded and left with a serious expression.
All the team members looked solemn, and Xiaobei turned around and closed and locked the locker room door to ensure that no one could come in.
He held the second meeting of the national team locker room as captain.
The last time was after the victory over France.
Of course, he is not planning a military revolt or forcing the palace. Aldridge's actions have advantages and disadvantages for the England national team, and everyone knows it.
There is no doubt about the coach.
Since England won the World Cup, the internal problems that have arisen are "rich people's troubles."
That is because this team has attracted too much attention, Fleet Street has contributed, and winning the World Cup is the catalytic factor.
The national team has become a perfect stage to make a name for yourself.
Here, it is difficult to say that everyone is dedicated to the public good and has no selfish thoughts of their own.
Just like Rooney wants to be the main player, should he be the main player? Will he be better than Gerrard and make the England team stronger?
First of all, he himself does not have the qualifications and position to make a judgment.
The football collective is strictly hierarchical.
The coach should have the authority to speak out, rather than go to a national discussion and brainstorm to build the team, build the team, or even control the team.
At this time, the England team needs to be calm and restrain their selfish desires, the mainstay must be responsible, the flowers must be gorgeous, and the green leaves must have the awareness of dedication and sacrifice.
It's not that Aldrich got angry at Beckham and caused him to change. His condition against France is a competitive factor and cannot be blamed. Some players are not in good condition, they are just not good, and it hurts his spine.
Approval will not change this situation, but after Beckham lost the drive to run all over the field, Fleet Street's accusations and criticisms of him became natural. Moreover, Beckham was still unable to refute, and his technical ability was not in good condition.
His physical fitness will not suddenly drop, and he will rest longer than some other players in the team.
Beckham naturally has great ambitions. Regardless of whether he also sets his goal in the purely competitive field, since he wears the armband of the national team captain, he must do this job well. If he does it well, it will be beneficial to his star career.
Disadvantages.
The meeting held within the England team was generally to implement Aldridge's request. To put it bluntly, it meant unity of thought. Internal players should communicate with each other to make everyone more united from the standpoint of equal players.
Looking on the bright side, there are still three games left in the European Cup.
If it's not good, it's just a game.
Win three games and be remembered forever. If they lose in the middle, they will be no different from France who left early. They are both stepping stones for the winner. For the World Cup champion, any result in the European Cup other than the championship is
It is a failure!
When he returned to the hotel later, Aldrich learned that Beckham had held a team meeting. He didn't know what was discussed specifically, but he could feel it from the subtle changes in the team's atmosphere. The England team was back to that point.
In the state of using the heavy sword without an edge, Aldrich breathed a sigh of relief, and at the same time he also praised Xiaobei.
Perhaps because he has experienced great storms and experienced ups and downs in his life, Beckham's handling of the crisis is commendable. After the First World War in France, he led his teammates to visit Southgate and presented a united England to the outside world. Now
, on the eve of the knockout round, and being able to lead by example and get teammates to work together as one. These are easier said than done, but if you really do it, it is a great ability and sense of responsibility.
The next day, all media in Europe except Fleet Street focused on the final result of Group B of the European Cup.
The England team was pushed to the forefront.
France's regrettable exit naturally had their own problems, but the England team made a big rotation in the last game to retain its strength, allowing Croatia to stage the final victory and eliminate France. Of course, some people will accuse the England team of being too utilitarian!
It seems that, in the eyes of the outside world, if England is the main force in the battle, even if they save their strength to play the game, as long as they show their strength by 7 points, Croatia will not be able to take away the victory.
As for some media, they believe that the England team is deliberately trying to kill France to avoid encountering the French team, which is getting better and better in the final battle!
According to the schedule, if the two teams that qualify in the same group meet again in the knockout round, it will definitely be the final!
The French team entered the state slowly, but in the third game against the Swiss team, they clearly showed some of the style that the defending champion should have. Outsiders believe that the French team is on the rise. As long as they enter the knockout rounds and win two consecutive games
Entering the finals is not a big problem.
As for England, they are eliminating their strong opponents in the knockout rounds in advance.
This kind of view, conspiracy theory, and subjective consciousness is too strong. The actual situation is that Aldridge is not absolutely sure to lead the England team into the finals. After all, in front of them, there is a team that has historically won this competition, the dark horse Greece!
It’s hard to say whether we can pass Greece. The final date is not far away, but the green field is really far away.
Since most of the main players did not play in the game, the training after the game against Croatia went on as scheduled. The substitutes for the previous game were arranged for relatively relaxed recovery training, and the whole team was not arranged to take even half a day off.
On this day, what attracts more attention is the match in Group C.
Denmark, Sweden, Italy, Bulgaria.
Before the game, the Danish team and the Swedish team both declared that there would be no "tacit understanding" in the game.
In response to Italy's unilateral warning, the two teams from Northern Europe retorted, believing that the Italian mafia is notorious and Italian football is unclean!
Two games are played simultaneously.
The progress of the game was beyond everyone's expectations.
Italy, who had to win the game, were actually given the lead by Bulgaria, and it was a penalty kick that made the Italians feel confused.
When they fell behind 0:1, the Swedish team also fell behind 0:1 to the Danish team.
However, at the beginning of the second half, the Swedish team equalized the score, and veteran Larsson scored from the penalty spot.
After another minute, Italy equalized the score.
Both games were tied at 50 minutes.
In the 66th minute, the Danish team scored its second goal. Thomasson, who scored twice, put the Danish team in a very good situation, while the Italian and Swedish teams came to the edge of the cliff.
The most dramatic ending of this group came in the last 3 minutes of the game.
The Italian team defeated Bulgaria 2:1 with Cassano scoring the go-ahead goal in stoppage time.
But their joy completely disappeared within 30 seconds.
The Swedish team also scored a buzzer-beating goal in the 90th minute!
2:2
The Swedish team and the Danish team reached a "standard score" that everyone knew before the game.
According to this score, even if Italy defeated Bulgaria and there were 3 teams in the group with 5 points, but in the ranking according to the new rules of this competition, the Italian team ranked last due to the low number of goals scored by the three teams against each other, which is the 1st place.
Three, eliminated!
Cassano's tears represented the disappointment of everyone in Italy.
The Italian team bid farewell to the European Cup with an undefeated record of 3 games and 5 points!
On the first day, Spain left.
The next day, France left.
On the third day, Italy also picked up his luggage and left.
As for the Italians' denunciation of the two Nordic brothers in Northern Europe who claim to be "fair play", post-match comments such as the Danish team praising Thomasson and the Swedish team praising Larsson as a role model for young players are not worth mentioning. (Unfinished) To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!
