The most low-key superstar

Chapter 398 Nickel's England

After seeing off Yang Mi and his party, Nichols came to Austria to join the England team and became the last player reported by the England team. In this way, before the expedition, the England team finally made up the 30-man roster.

In addition to defeating Germany to win the championship in the home game in 1966, the England team played more of a tragic role on the stage of the World Cup.Always encountering the early finals in the knockout rounds, always being teased by fate like the "hand of God" and defeated.

In terms of strength, they are not inferior to any opponent who has eliminated them, but in terms of fate, England is by no means the darling of heaven. In 2010, under the leadership of Fabio Capello, the smug England team set off again. I don't know if the Italians can fulfill England's 44-year dream of the Hercules Gold Cup.

England is the birthplace of modern football. No one does not admit that the England team is the world's top football team. However, the results of the England team in the World Cup are lacklustre. Apart from a controversial championship, there are only tragic stories left Leave it to the world.However, England's tactical style of play is also quite distinctive in international football. Although the traditional long pass 442 formation has been criticized, its ability to destroy cities and villages has never diminished.England's football art can be described as open and close, soul-stirring, and can make the audience's blood pumped, passionate, and experience the wildness and excitement brought by pure football.

Since the gold medal coach Fabio Capello took charge of the England team, the England team has undergone earth-shaking changes. Their skills and tactics have become more mature, and their mentality in the game has become more calm and stable. This is undisputed from the England team in the World Cup qualifiers The excellent performance can be seen in general.Capello not only brought a strong cohesion to the team, but also let the players know what they should really do on the court-individuals must serve the team.

Collectivism is an important guiding ideology of Capello's team building. In this team, it is rare to see the privileged big-name stars of the past.Even a defensive backbone like Terry, a veteran international footballer, lost the captain's armband after getting into trouble with the "Friendly Wife". Gerrard and Lampard, who have always been considered difficult to coexist, finally found themselves in the midfield Even Rooney, who has always shown himself as a "jerk" image, seriously expressed that he would cause less trouble in the South African arena.Capello, who has always ruled the army with an iron fist, really kneaded this team together. In this team, only he is unquestionable.

And Nickell's role in the team allowed England's always chaotic midfield to be effectively organized, and the dispute between the two virtues was easily resolved because of Nickell's existence.

For Nicole, Capello is full of praise.

Capello has led many talented players, including the Spaniard Raul.And he insists that Nickell is one of the best players he has ever played with.
Capello believes that the Manchester United captain's efficiency and attitude on the court are worth learning for all England players, and he praised Nicole as a role model among players.
"Nicole is one of the best players I have ever led," Capello said. "Just like Raúl, he is a great talent and a key player in the team."
"Every time he trains, he doesn't want to leave. The longer he is on the training ground, the happier he is."

"For the other players, it's very important because they all see that Nicole, one of the best players in the world, never slackens in training and is constantly learning and improving."
Just as Capello said, Nicole, who returned to the England national team, was welcomed by many teammates. Although there are different factions in the England team, this is also an important source of internal fighting in the England team. However, after more than a year Over time, Nickle used his performance to establish an unshakable prestige in the team. Similarly, other players in the England team also agreed with the fact that if you want to achieve decent results in the national team, you must be old. Surrounded around Nichol honestly, when there was Nichol, they were a fighting group, but once Nichol was not on the field, these talented players were a little at a loss, and they didn't know how to hand the ball to them. who.

Fabio Capello believes that England will have a wonderful performance in the World Cup, but at the same time admits that injuries have become the biggest problem plaguing the Three Lions.
"The World Cup is a big challenge for all teams," Capello told reporters. "England are one of the best teams in the world and we are capable of beating any team. My best hope It’s all the players on the team coming off the injury, and I want every single one of them to play.”
Capello also commented on England's football system, "This is a busy league. It starts first and ends last. Whenever players from other leagues enter the winter break for physical reserves, hardworking England players worked their own overtime and provided exciting games for fans all over the world without the ball to watch, even at the cost of numerous nagging injuries."

This is the most intense speech that Capello has made since he took office. However, this speech made the England players feel grateful to him and think that Capello is a good person who understands them.

At present, the England team has come to the training camp in Austria to prepare for the battle. On Sunday they will face Mexico at Wembley Stadium. On May 5, they will usher in a warm-up match with the Japanese team. On June 30, Capello will decide the final list of 6 people.

In this World Cup, the England team is in a group with the United States, Algeria and Slovenia. Except for the United States, the opponents in the group are generally not strong, and it should not be a problem to qualify for the group.At this stage, the England team should seize the opportunity to further hone the lineup and prepare for the next brutal knockout match.

The United States, who reached the quarter-finals of the 2002 World Cup, are perhaps England's strongest group opponents as they excelled in qualifying and beat Spain in the Confederations Cup.Algeria is considered the weakest of the five African teams.As for Slovenia, England beat their opponents at home in a friendly match last year.

At 6:12 am on June 2, the England team ushered in the first opponent of the World Cup group stage, the US team. Six days later, they will face the Algeria team. On June 30, they will play the last game against Slovenia in Port Elizabeth. group matches.In the group stage, England is likely to win all three games. Even if they fail to win the first game against the US team, they will definitely get enough points in Algeria and Slovenia to qualify for the group stage.In the record of the international A-level match, England and Algeria have not yet faced each other, but this does not prevent the Three Lions from taking all three points.England and the United States have played against each other 6 times, with 23 wins and 9 draws, scoring 7 goals and conceding 2 goals, occupying an overwhelming advantage.There was a match against Slovenia, which belongs to Europe, and the England team won 35:8.

If they can successfully qualify as the first in Group C, the England team will play No.6 in Group D in the early morning of June 26. The strength of the four teams in Group D is relatively average. Germany, Australia, Serbia and Ghana all have certain opportunities However, Germany has a greater hope of qualifying as the first in the group. In this way, the England team will face one of the remaining three teams, and the hope of winning is relatively high.Of course, if the German team accidentally qualify as second in the group, then the probability of winning or losing this round of eighth finals will be 2-[-], and the prospects are unpredictable.

The England team still has great hopes of successfully advancing to the quarter-finals. In the quarter-finals, they will face the winners of the first group A and the second group B group.In the A and B groups, although the strength is not as good as before, the French team is still very likely to qualify as the first in Group A, and the second in Group B will most likely come from Nigeria or Greece. Which of the three teams, the England team has a greater hope of successfully passing the test.

If the England team successfully advances to the semi-finals, they will usher in the semi-finals in the early morning of July 7. The opponent is likely to be the winner of the Netherlands or Brazil.Facing an opponent stronger than itself, the England team will not be sure of winning, and can only hope that the opponent will leave mistakes in the defensive counterattack.If it is against the Dutch team, which is strong in offense and weak in defense, England may be able to make a sneak attack, but facing Dunga's tactically disciplined, solid defense, and technically delicate Brazil team, there is not much hope of winning.

But in view of the specific situation of this England team, especially the tenacious football played by Manchester United led by Nicole in the Champions League final, people can't help but have more reveries. Perhaps, this situation can also be successfully replicated by England, because , England has an uncertain factor, and that is the existence of Nicole, a person that no one dares to ignore.

This is the prediction given by the entire English media before the game, that is, England will qualify smoothly in the group stage, and even until the semi-finals, England will be smooth sailing.

However, the two warm-up matches cast a shadow over this easy World Cup journey.

Because, they found that without Nicole, it is indeed difficult for the England team to achieve those ambitious goals, and the team without Nickell is almost a two-level team.

While leading the team to train wildly in Austria, coach Fabio Capello did not forget to boost the morale of his disciples on various occasions.A few days ago, he declared in a high-profile manner that he has only one goal in the World Cup in South Africa, which is to be the champion.This time it was the low-key Italian who rarely made a high-profile voice, 'If the England team fails to reach the final, it is a failure. '

Regarding the road to the championship, Capello said, "We must first have this confidence, because we are one of the most important teams in the World Cup. Except for Argentina, all the veteran teams have performed well. But my players are confident that they can beat All the opponents, we are united in order to succeed."

"Champion? Nicole, do you think we have hope?" Rooney was a little unconfident, and while taking a break, he asked Nicole in a low voice.

"Don't want to be a champion, what shall we do?"

"Uh……"

After finishing the training in Austria, Capello led the England team back to Wembley Stadium. Here, they had a warm-up match. Nickell did not start the game because Capello hoped that Nicole would start gradually. Re-adapt to the game, after all, this season, the game density of Nichols is too high, as Capello's trump card, he dare not easily put Nichols in danger.

In fact, Nichols feels pretty good about his state, but in a warm-up match, Nichols thinks that there is no need to go all out, and it is good to take a break and watch the opponent.

However, the game on the field made Nicole very worried. Although the Mexicans are not strong in strength and have declined a bit compared to the previous two sessions, the Mexican team almost did not give the England team any chances throughout the first half. A set kick took the lead in knocking on the door guarded by England's James James.

Among the fans' concerns, Capello could not afford the consequences of losing the warm-up match. Nickell came off the bench in the second half, and he replaced Lampard. In Capello's solution, Lampard will Become Nickell's backup.

After playing, Nicole quickly organized England's midfield and put strong pressure on the Mexicans from the midfield. Under the constant pressure, the Mexicans' lack of discipline was exposed. After the long-range shot broke the goal, it completely collapsed.

Next, it was easy, Rooney and Crouch each scored a goal, Nicole also sent an assist, England beat Mexico in the second half.

"Nikkor, Keys to England!" "This is the big headline of Gazzetta dello Sport, but the former Italian national team coach Sacchi also admitted that every Manchester United opponent knows that they must freeze Nicole, but so many people have tried. It's a pity that the latest loser is Mourinho's Inter Milan, and we hope that someone will succeed in opening the lock.

However, Maradona not only has time to train his Argentina team, but also has time to spend his time discussing other people's affairs. He expressed his views at the training camp set up in France, "Just like me, I want to Guarding Nikkor requires a special method, maybe only I know, but, it's a secret. '

As the date of submitting the final list is getting closer, England's second warm-up match is coming as scheduled, and the warm-up match between the Japanese team and the England team will be held on May 5.

Perhaps to simulate the upcoming World Cup journey, England traveled back to Austria and Japan for the game.

Before the game, Nickel took the initiative to find Capello, hoping that he would no longer participate in the warm-up match against Japan, "I want to observe the habits of my teammates more carefully on the sidelines." '

Capello didn't believe in Nichol's reason at all from his heart. He knew that Nichol had a natural dislike for the Japanese. At the same time, he also wanted to take the opportunity to observe other players, so he agreed to Nichol's request.

In this way, in this warm-up match, Nickel sat in the stands. However, he did not seriously observe the playing habits of any teammates, but kept playing with his mobile phone, joking, the habits of these players, Nick Do you still need to observe?After all, they have been working together for so long, and they have played against each other countless times in the league.

It's just an excuse.

However, the Japanese taught the English a good lesson. Although the opponent is weak, the England team is not that strong. Although they won, the technical football that Capello has always emphasized has not been played. Relying on the body and relying on strong and hard punches, they defeated the Japanese 2:1.

On Sky, Lineker and Morrison co-produced a program. At the beginning of this program, two warm-up matches were used to make a larger comparison. The final conclusion was that if we did not Nicole, then, how should we play? After more than a year of cooperation, the England team is now somewhat inseparable from Nicole, but if something goes wrong with Nicole, will the England team be invincible?
"Actually, we don't need to worry, as long as we enjoy the victory that Nickel brought to us when he was there, why bother with those things that didn't happen?" In the program, a fan who called in said: That said, this changed the theme of the show.

Everyone began to discuss again, who is England's biggest opponent.

Although there is everything to say, everyone is full of confidence in this World Cup trip. In the end, the program turned out to be fans discussing whether to go to South Africa to watch the football. This made the director of the program dumbfounded.

The climax of the show was when Morrison called Nickell on the show. Morrison believed that Nickell didn't know that his own voice was being heard by countless fans.

"Hey, old friend, that's not kind, it's getting late, and I'm getting ready to go to bed."

"I'm sorry, Nichol, I have an old friend who wants to invest in gambling. He wants me to analyze whether the England team has the possibility to win the championship. So, I want to ask you in private, do you think England has the possibility to win the championship? ?”

"Mr. Morrison, are you sure you are just asking for a friend?"

"Yes, I'm sure." While speaking, Morrison also made a silent gesture to the audience, for fear that everyone would laugh and be heard by Nicole.

But he didn't know that the picture of Morrison and Lineker was playing on Nickel's laptop.

"Well, you can tell Mr. Lineker that gambling can be played, but don't take it too seriously, don't put all your property on it, haha..." At the end of the speech, Nickel couldn't control himself Emotions, laugh out loud...

According to FIFA regulations, England will submit the final list of 6 players on June 1. Capello said that he will personally call the seven players who were eliminated to inform them of the cruel news.

However, it was too difficult to make this decision. Nickel has also stopped for the past two days. He knows that cruel moment is coming. When that time passes, 7 people will have to leave the training camp, and he will also leave. Here, he went to the African continent with the team to participate in the most important event in his life.

　Today's condition is very bad, yesterday's wine was indeed too strong, Wukong's stomach is still uncomfortable, everyone please bear with me.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)