The Football Journey After Soul Shifting

The ability of the Italian media to divert their attention is indeed very fast. In just 24 hours, they shifted their attention from the Italian league arena to the national training base near Florence.

On this hundreds of hectares of land, the Italians hope to win the European Cup again since 1968.

It does not correspond to the fact that there are world-class stars such as Totti, Del Piero, Vieri, Buffon, Nesta, Cannavaro, etc. Since 1982, Italy has never won a major in 20 years, and many people say The Italian team was unlucky. The United States lost on penalties in 1994 and the Netherlands won the Golden Ball in 2000. However, through these games, we can also see that the Italian team lacks the strength of the Germans. Still won the championship without Oliver.In 2000, the Italian team failed to make it to the end when they had already touched the trophy with one hand. It can only be said that they still lack the confidence to win the championship.

Looking forward to the prospects of this European Cup, the Italian team has undoubtedly drawn a top lottery. Bulgaria, Denmark, and Sweden have nothing to commend them. It should not be a problem to qualify for the group stage.

But after that, after qualifying in the group stage, according to the group situation, Italy may encounter the Czech Republic, Germany and the Netherlands. These three teams are considered world-class teams no matter how they are viewed.The Czech team has a core player who knows Italy well, Pavel Nedved.However, the biggest challenge is not the Czech team, but the Netherlands and Germany. Looking at the performance of Ajax's youngsters in the San Siro in the Champions League last year, people have to look at them with admiration; might not be that great.But once put together, it's like a precision machine.Burst out of unimaginable power.In major online forums, some people even asserted.The Italian team will stop in the first knockout round.

Then, even if the Italian team survives the first round, whether it is Spain, England, France or even Portugal, Italy is not sure of winning.Any strong team could end Italy's European Cup run.

This is undoubtedly the arrogant Italian Football Association, and it is what all Italians do not want to see.

In order to let the team go further in the European Cup, the chairman of the Football Association Carraro personally formulated three training plans: one week of training at the end of February, against England.Training camp for a week in late April.Flew to Montevideo (montevideo), against the relatively tough Uruguay; concentrated training after the league, played three consecutive friendly matches against Spain, Argentina and Brazil at the San Siro Stadium in Milan.

According to the words of Carraro, the Italian team is not afraid of any team except Brazil.But in this European Cup, the Italian team has just completed the transition from old to new, and Pippo (Filipe Inzaghi), Vicenzo (Vincenzo-Montra), and Paulo (Paolo Maldini) have gradually faded out of the national team.And recruited a large number of newcomers such as Mariano Arini. Judging from the current situation, they can only compete with the world's top teams.The waist of the Italian team can really harden up.

Look, what a cultured chairman of the Football Association!

"Don't worry. I'll pass the ball to you." Liu Wenchong smiled at Gilardino, wanting to say something else.But immediately, they were surrounded by a large group of reporters.

Um.Liu Wen took the opportunity to show the camera that he had grown a beard for at least three days. This handsome young man who has always insisted on shaving every day like his teammates in Naples seems to be trying an image transformation-Sanna said that this can help him get a job with Baker Ham's similar sky-high razor contract, and Gillette has already had this intention before.

This is not groundless.In Italy, Beckham has never surpassed Baggio, Totti and Maldini in the hearts of women, let alone Bertarini, who was selected by the public as the first sexy Italian football player.And Liu Wen, who was smooth sailing in Naples, topped the scorer list in Serie B, defeated Beckham, and easily won the world's free kick king, has excellent appearance conditions.So Shanna is already planning the packaging of this new idol with the Naples club, making it the first local image brand in Italian football in the future.

Although Trapattoni has not announced and will not announce in the short term that they are the main striker of the Italian national team in the 2004 European Cup, the media and advertisers are already very convinced that the price for Liu Wen to participate in a commercial event alone is already high. It has been raised to more than 10 euros. This kind of worth can only be achieved by Totti and Del Piero.

Thanks to Shanna's efforts, Liu Wen has become the core figure of Diadona's deliberate publicity in Italy, and has also endorsed a series of fashion brands.

According to media rumors, 'Sky TV' is also seeking cooperation with Liu Wen when it chooses its image spokesperson.

It can be said that in Italy, Mariano Arini has entered the same ranks as Nesta, Totti and Cannavaro, and has become a special 'phenomenon'.

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...Liu Wen did several dizzying cycling cycles in a row, his feet slid across the ball, and began to prepare for a high-speed start; Nesta, who was preparing to defend him, moved his center of gravity slowly, patiently looking for opportunities to steal the ball.It may be unbelievable to say that in the one-on-one training just now, he was broken through by this big man two or three times in a row. Even if he faced Shevchenko (KO) in the club, he would not feel so powerless ...

Liu Wen's body sank to the right, making a fake move to break through at high speed to the right, when Nesta also began to shift his center of gravity.Liu Wen's body suddenly tilted to the left; his left foot stepped forward, and the ball rolled forward along with his movements.Nesta quickly adjusted his center of gravity.After chasing from the side, Liu Wen's soles slid across the ball again.He made a left smashing action, and in a hurry, Nesta's center of gravity leaned to the left again, but Liu Wen had already jumped over from the right side of his body...

A loud exclamation rolled over the training ground, and the onlookers stopped talking and began to quickly capture the highlights of the on-site training match.

It's a pity that the ball still didn't go in.

The world's No. [-] goalkeeper, Gianluigi Buffon, reacted faster than a fiber optic cable. He quickly took a step across and hit the ball with a single punch.The ball changed direction under Buffon's efforts, with a loud bang.The center post of the ball popped out, and Cannavaro quickly made a clearance.

There was an incomparably neat applause outside the training ground, and several fans couldn't help cheering loudly for their idol's performance.

Trapattoni nodded in satisfaction, and it seemed that the situation was much better than he thought.The defensive line is what Italy are most proud of.Nesta's ability is obvious to all.Cannavaro is also undisputed.But compared to the defense, the midfield personnel have nothing to boast about, Zanetti.Gattuso, Camoranesi.Livio, Zambrotta and Perotta are all pure defensive players.The advantage is scrambling.Good at running and organizing offense are not his strong points.But the emergence of Mariano Arini gave him a lot of choices. He could withdraw Totti and Del Piero to the midfield, use Vieri or Mariano for the forward line, and the other could choose Cole. Lardy (corradi) may be in excellent condition, and Gilardino, who ranks second in the scorer list.At the same time, Mariano can also be Piero's substitute, playing the position of the midfielder's left wing.

Trapattoni smiled happily. Why didn't he realize that Mr. Trapattoni is still a super genius?

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Trapattoni blew the whistle in his mouth, and Monday's practice was over.

Seeing the astonishment of Mr. Trapattoni and the big names in Italy at that time, to be honest, he really wanted to laugh.

It seems that on Wednesday, his main position should be guaranteed.

Outside the training ground, a man in a light gray suit shouted his name.Liu Wen put the towel on his shoulders and walked towards him.

"you are?"

"Mr. Mariano, let me introduce myself. I am Castroman of the Pentagon Group." The man handed Liu Wen a business card and said hurriedly, "Do you have time to sit down and talk in detail?"

Liu Wen glanced at the business card in his hand, the title on the business card was astonishingly large.He thought for a while, put his business card in his pocket, and nodded: "Okay, can you wait until I finish taking a shower?"

Castroman laughed: "Of course."

Half an hour later, Liu Wen was already sitting with Castroman in a small bar.

"Mr. Mariano, I am here this time to sign an image agency contract with you." Castroman said solemnly, "We are an orthodox company, a company that can be in charge of image advertising for you."

"But...but I already have an economic man."

"Don't worry." Castroman said with a smile, "We are only responsible for your image advertisement, and there is no conflict with the contract of the economic agent... You know that it is the year of the European Cup, and you have a healthy and upward image It will be very helpful for your prospects in the European Cup, you know, now your teammate Gilardino has signed with us."

National team prospects?

What a tempting word that is.But what about Shanna?Will she agree?Liu Wen began to ponder.

Castroman stood up, think about it carefully, and give me an answer after Wednesday.

Vieri felt unwell after Monday's practice session, raising questions about the 31-year-old's fitness.The powerful striker who had just scored [-] goals in Inter Milan immediately took a physical test at the O National Training Base near Florence.Under the scorching Fiorentina sun, the striker's test results suggest he should be fine for England.

"This is just a short-term physical discomfort, which leads to indigestion," the team doctor said. "He can play in this Wednesday's game, but it is best not to start."

Vieri did not start and Piero was injured, which means that Liu Wen's start in Wednesday's game is already a certainty.It's just that there are still many variables in the location.

If there are no further injury changes, Italy will start with 4312 against England.Buffon keeps the goal, and the back 4 is Zambrotta, Nesta, Cannavaro and Grosso.There are many variables in the midfield. Camoranesi will occupy the right midfielder position, Zanetti or Perotta will be the main players in the midfielder position, and Pirlo will serve as a substitute.In terms of left midfielder, Liu Wen, Flores or Perotta are all possible.The front midfielder is Totti, and Liu Wen, Gilardino or Corradi will be the main players on the front line.

On Tuesday, the team boarded a flight to London at Florence Airport.After a day of acclimatization training, the Italian team will face strong rivals England at Stamford Bridge.

This will be the summit battle that attracts the attention of the world most before the European Cup.