The most low-key superstar

Chapter 403 Calling Nicole

The result of the game against the United States was acceptable to the English, but there were a lot of complaints about the process of the game.

"The Italians are still so conservative, and what England needs is passion." This is an argument.And it is still very marketable, and various TV stations frequently broadcast slogans shouted by fans on the field.

Capello dismissed this at all. When chatting with his friends, he said, "Passion, the England team used to be very passionate, but it turns out that the team with passion is always the first to go back for vacation. And I like the style of South Africa very much, I hope to visit a few more cities, three or four cities can't represent South Africa at all."

However, the Football Association chose to support Capello at this time. "We trust Mr. Capello. Under his command, the England team is currently moving forward on the right path."

But victory is always a happy thing, and most fans choose victory.

After a one-day holiday, the entire England team set out and came to Cape Town, where their second game will be played against Algeria, recognized as the weakest team in the group.

Cape Town is the third most populous city in South Africa and is part of the Cape Town metropolitan area.Cape Town is the capital of the Western Cape Province and the legislative capital of South Africa, so the South African Congress and many government departments are also located in the city.Cape Town is famous for its beautiful natural landscape and marina. Well-known landmarks include Table Mountain, known as the 'God's Table', and the Cape of Good Hope, the meeting point of the Indian Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean.Because of its beautiful natural and geographical environment, Cape Town is marked as one of the most beautiful cities in the world, so it has become one of the must-see places for tourists to South Africa.

This game will be an easy game for the England team, and some people jokingly call it a 'Cape Town sightseeing tour'.For this statement, Capello was very careful, and he resolutely denied this statement, "This is a very dangerous point of view. If we all think so, I can guarantee that it will be England who weeps."

In October 2009, the new stadium was renamed the more cosmopolitan Cape Town Stadium, although many nostalgic South Africans prefer to refer to the stadium by its old name, 'Green Point'.

This stadium can accommodate nearly [-] fans, so the streets of Cape Town are full of fans from England, and of course a very small number of Algerians also came to Cape Town to cheer for their national team.

Nichol hated the position of captain a little. He found that after arriving in South Africa, his time was almost occupied by interviews.

Either it is a designated media reporter of the FA, or it is an official reporter of FIFA, or it is an interview stipulated by the organizing committee of the tournament. In short, any of them must be interviewed and cannot be avoided.

For this reason, Nickel specifically found Capello, hoping that the head coach could help him, but when he entered Capello's room, he found sadly that his head coach was being interviewed, and he was also happily kept by the reporter. Down, Nicole found that Capello also looked helpless.

At that time, Beckham told Nicole, "This is still in South Africa. If it is not here, then as the captain, you have more things to do, because most of the players stay in the hotel honestly. Even if they go out, they are also in the team. After all, the most important thing here is to consider safety."

On the whole, the schedule of the group stage is still very easy. There is an interval of six days between the two games. Although it is necessary to move from one place to another city, the exotic scenery of Africa makes people feel refreshed, and The team's training is basically not very intensive, and Capello does not dare to use too much training. After all, these players are the main players of various clubs and rarely have the opportunity to rest.

The competition in each group is going on intensely, and the eyes of the England team have also turned to the next opponent, the Algeria team.

This civilian army from Africa may be the most under-appreciated team. Ziani and Yahia undoubtedly carry great hopes for their two major strikers. They are sieged in England and the United States after they risked their way to the World Cup finals Under the circumstances, it will inevitably become the key target for scoring points.

In the qualifiers, Algeria advanced through play-offs. They scored 8 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses, scoring 17 goals and conceding 8 goals. In the round of Group C, they faced Egypt, Zambia and Rwanda. They had the same score as Egypt. Through the play-offs in neutral venues, they defeated their opponents 2-6 and advanced to the World Cup in South Africa.
However, the classic game in 1982 made people dare not underestimate the African Eagles. In the 1982 World Cup, Algeria, which entered the World Cup stage for the first time, defeated the mighty Germany 2-1 in the first game, creating one of the three most famous upsets in the history of the World Cup.

Just when England was preparing for the game, there was a big upset in the group stage, that is, the European champion Spain team lost in the first group match. They narrowly lost to the Swiss team by one goal, breaking the biggest upset since this World Cup .

The North Korean team, which threatened to win the championship before, seems not so arrogant. They lost 1:2 to the Brazilian team, which made people look at the mysterious North Korean team with admiration. Although the Brazilians did not perform well in this game, but, The North Koreans did cause a lot of trouble for the Brazilians.

However, this World Cup is destined to be difficult to calm down. Soon, after the French team lost 0:2 to Mexico, news broke that Anelka was expelled from the national team.

Immediately afterwards, the French team reported that the players had stopped training.

Reporters from the world's major media began to flock to the training base of the French team, hoping to know the truth of the incident. French team coach Domenech then read a statement from all French players with an embarrassed expression in front of many reporters, " All the players opposed the decision of the French Football Association to expel Anelka, so we made a decision to refuse training today. The French Football Association did not fulfill its responsibility to protect the team, and they announced the matter to the media. But the team will still continue Will do everything possible to help France maintain the dignity of the team in the final group game against South Africa on Tuesday."

For a time, the world media was buzzing, and various theories emerged one after another. Even Zidane, who worked for Real Madrid, was accused of being the mastermind behind the whole incident.

Capello, on the other hand, was very nervous, and urgently summoned Nicole to ask if there were any unstable factors in the team. Regarding this, Nichol was very confident. Ham is placed in the national team, and Beckham's status and prestige in the national team is quite high, and Beckham himself has a good understanding of Capello's intentions and has become a bridge between the coach and the players .

"There will be no problem. Everyone will never lose face like the French." Nicole replied confidently.

"That's good, one more thing, the next game, Nicole, I want you to rest, after all, we are more sure about this opponent, and you have too many games this season, I think, you should Build up some stamina, after all we are a team with great ambitions."

Nicole understands that this is the main purpose of Capello looking for him. Although Algeria once created a miracle 30 years ago, it was too far away. With the current England team, Nicole also feels that Algeria should not give What harm will it bring to the team.

The key is that Nicole understands Capello very well, he needs balance, so now Nicole also understands the intention of Beckham chatting with him last night.

"No problem, I will obey the coach's arrangement." Nicole thought for a while, and agreed happily.

这是两队史上首次交锋。英格兰在世界杯上对阵非洲球3胜2平，仅在1990年1/4决赛中被喀麦隆攻入2球，其他4场没有失球。各项赛事对阵非洲球队同样不败(11胜4平)。此役如果不败，英格兰将追平1966年和1970年创造的连续7场世界杯不败的球队纪录

Capello's face is very dark, so dark that people dare not look at it.

The game has gone on to the 88th minute, and the score on the field is still 0:0!

"Nicole, Nicole, Nicole..." Nearly [-] England fans chanted Nicole's name. They couldn't stand the England team's clumsy performance throughout the game. The England team basically did not create anything absolute Opportunities, which formed a very stark contrast to the first game, and the control of the midfield was simply chaotic to the extreme.

The two princes William and Harry who were invited to the scene were also expressionless. As for Nicole sitting in the stands, he remained expressionless. Then it will be a bad challenge for Nickell's status in the team.

This reminder is thanks to Hall. When Hall found that the fans' emotions in the stands were beginning to lose control, he immediately thought of Nicole, so he sent a text message to Nicole, asking him not to make any expressions of dissatisfaction. Just silence.

Did the director's shot show a close-up of Nicole sitting there with a serious expression, and the voice-over said, England needs Nicole to stand up.

"Without Nicole, the England team suddenly lowered a level. Lampard may really be able to retire."

"Back then, McLaren was also listening to the fans calling for Beckham at Wembley Stadium. Today, England's savior has changed, but the fans still need to call."

"Maybe Algeria is indeed weak, but we, England, are not invincible, and we have no right to look down on anyone."

When the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game, the audience boos loudly, which lasted for a long time.Nickel didn't dare to do anything in the stands. After the game, he immediately left the stands and returned to the team's bus.

　Thank you very much for your kindness. As for the annual selection, I didn't even dare to think about it. However, everyone kept me from running naked, and Wukong is very grateful here.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)