long live the king

On July 2006, 7, the French team eliminated Portugal 5-[-] in the semi-finals of the World Cup in Germany.

In the first half of the game, Henry was brought down by Portuguese defender Carvalho in the penalty area. The French team won a penalty kick. Zidane made a penalty kick, which was the only goal of the game.

Before the start of this semi-final, it was also hyped by the media. The biggest selling point was the farewell of the two superstars Zidane and Figo.Of course, everyone will pay more attention to Zidane. After all, he scored a penalty kick that decided the outcome.But judging from the whole performance, Zidane's performance today was lackluster, far less exciting than in the battle with Brazil.Facing Portugal's defense, he failed to create too many scoring opportunities on offense. We didn't see Zidane's charge or the subtle cooperation with his teammates in more time. We saw more of his lack of physical strength or even Using ball possession as a means to delay time, such a game is not his essence.Zidane's old teammate Figo performed fairly well in the opening stage, but later he was mediocre due to physical reasons and lacked real leadership qualities.Figo didn't give his team what they needed at crucial moments of the game, not least by missing a must-goal header.Years later, Figo will surely be extremely annoyed and frustrated by the missed moment.But the game has become history, and no one can restore it.

After a victory over Portugal, France advanced to the final.The goal hero Zidane also accepted an interview with the French TV station canal+, announcing the internal slogan of the French team to the outside world for the first time.Two days ago, Thuram once said in an interview with reporters that the reason why the French team is so united now is because they have an internal slogan, but Thuram did not disclose the specific content at that time.

"The whole slogan of our team is that we are going to die together (to live and die together)," Zidane said. "I think we have reached this point now. Because we really did try our best. We will try to take back the World Cup. It's not going to be easy, it must be very difficult. But anyway, we have the weapons and we're eager to do it again."

"Now we're in the final. It would be great if we could lift the World Cup again. We're 23 now. I recall a lot of things, we were willing to go to the end, we really wanted to win."

Zidane's penalty gave France the victory.This is his 107th national team game, and he scored his personal No.30 national team game goal.Zidane said he wasn't frightened or trembling: "Pressure, yeah, to take a penalty, it takes some pressure. But it's a positive pressure. I said to myself at the time, simply, if I hit the penalty , we'll be 1-0 up and if we don't concede another goal, we'll be in the final. I don't think about anything else, I just think about this, about scoring penalties."

"The first thing to do now is to rest. I think we did a lot tonight. It's very hot, so we need to rest. To recover and prepare in the same way. We have three days."

As the banner of the French team, Zidane is a grudger. He has not forgotten that before the start of this World Cup, some media in France criticized and doubted the French team. Now is the time to settle accounts.

Zidane said, "Winning the World Cup is the most important thing. It will be wonderful for everyone, not just for us, not just for the 23 players, but for the entire coaching staff, for the All those who supported us. I mean dedicating the World Cup to those who supported us from the beginning to the end, not after we achieved results."

In the other semi-final, Italy beat hosts Germany [-]-[-] in extra time, and the final will be played between Italy and France, close neighbors.

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There was only one final game left in the World Cup, and Zhang Yang was waiting to watch the final. He watched the two semi-finals live on TV in his hotel room.Did not go to the scene to watch the game.

Italy and France, two teams with very different technical characteristics, entered the final. After the 2000 European Cup, the two teams met again in the final. Zhang Yang also had special expectations for the result of the game.

July 2006, 7.Berlin Olympiastadion, the final venue of the World Cup in Germany.

When Zhang Yang came to the stadium, there were already many fans seated in the stadium.And outside the stadium, there are countless fans waiting there. Although they also know that it is impossible to have spare tickets, they just want to be closer to the team they support. Cheers can help a team win.

This is a VIP box ticket, the location is very good, close to the rostrum.

Just when Zhang Yang arrived at the stadium and was looking for his seat, Fernandez, the head coach of his team Marseille, also arrived at the final. He also came to watch the final match.Whether as a Frenchman or the mentor of Zidane, the core of the French team, it is not surprising that Fernandez appeared in the World Cup final between France and Italy.

Fernandez had just found his box and sat down when he received a call.It was Diouf, the president of the club.

Diouf told him that Manchester City intends to acquire Zhang Yang.When Fernandez heard this, he rejected the proposal almost reflexively.

"no way!"

"Aren't you going to hear how much they pay?" Diouf asked with a smile.

"I won't sell it for any price!" Discussing the possibility of Zhang Yang's transfer actually offended Fernandez. "If Thai people think they have money, they can spend money all over the world to buy people, but in Marseille, it doesn't work here! No matter how much money you give, you won't sell it."

"2000 million euros is not a small amount, Jean." Diouf said with a smile.In fact, he just received a fax saying that when he heard that Manchester City was willing to spend 2000 million euros to buy Zhang Yang, he was really tempted. You know, Marseille got Zhang Yang without spending a penny, and sold it after a season. 2000 million euros, which is really a bargain. Before AC Milan offered less than 1000 million euros, Marseille rejected it immediately. This is also because in the opinion of the chairman of Marseille, AC Milan's offer is too low.Now, the offer from Manchester City has really moved Diouf, although the new buyer of Manchester City is very surprising, because he didn't expect Manchester City to get involved.

"What the Thais mean is that they can keep raising prices."

"How much more? Do they think they are rich? Well, unless they bid 5000 million euros, they won't talk about it." Fernandez said with a frown.

Diouf just laughed. When the head coach of his team said this, it was tantamount to directly rejecting the possibility of this deal. No one would be willing to pay 5000 million euros for a player who only played professional games for one season. This player scored 33 goals in one season in Ligue [-].You know, Shevchenko's transfer from AC Milan to Chelsea is not much more than this.

The president of the Marseille club smiled and said: "We will tell Manchester City, refuse."

"Thank you for your understanding. Mr. Chairman. We have lofty ideals and ambitions in the new season, and Zhang Yang is the core of the team's offense..."

Diouf interrupted Fernandez's words: "You and the boys brought Marseille the championship, don't worry about the rest."

"As you wish, Chairman," Fernandez said.He also breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. Mr. Chairman's words reassured him. At least, in this summer, the team will not sell publicity for money, even though Fernandez also knew Diouf before. Zhang Yang thinks highly of it, but he is still a little worried. Now that he is better, he is more at ease.

After hanging up the phone, Fernandez was a little uneasy. Even the upcoming match like the World Cup final could not allow him to fully immerse himself in the football atmosphere. After a few minutes, he finally realized what he was worried about.The team was on vacation after the end of the season, and after that conversation, he did not communicate with his proud disciple Zhang Yang. Now, Fernandez suddenly worried that this young man may also receive invitations from other teams. , or even a direct phone call, facing those temptations, no matter if it is a giant or a team like Manchester City waving a check, these temptations must be indispensable. Can Zhang Yang resist these temptations?

Fernandez suddenly thought of a possibility, that is, he might have suddenly received a call from Zhang Yang's agent Mendes, informing him that Zhang Yang requested a transfer.The possibility made Fernandez uneasy.

He took the phone, entered Zhang Yang's phone number, and pressed the send button. He wanted to chat with his disciple to find out about Zhang Yang's current situation.

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Eyes are the window to the soul. Zhang Yang never felt that this sentence meant anything before, but now, he believes that the eyes are the window to the soul. He can directly access the bottom of a person's heart and gently pluck the string.

Zhang Yang didn't expect to meet her here, which surprised him so much.Not only surprised, but also amazing.

Today's Emma gave him a different feeling from the pure and lively feeling when he met last time. He couldn't imagine that a person's temperament can also change, depending on the occasion or because of clothing, gestures, etc. , giving such an extraordinary feeling.

It was a very euphemistic temperament, very light, a temperament that was difficult to describe in words.

It can be said to be very pure, like a pure lily, with an otherworldly taste, like a fairy descending to the mundane world, not to be profane and dusty, but this kind of temperament is extremely attractive. Zhang Yang just glanced at it casually just now. He was attracted by the other party.At first he didn't recognize it was Emma.Just attracted by this temperament.