long live the king

Just when Mendes took the flight to Shanghai, Zhang Yang returned to the hotel where he was restless, and wanted to sleep, but couldn't.

Finally at night, he waited to watch the most focused game since the start of the 2008 European Cup, the match between Italy and the Netherlands. However, when the game started, he found that he was actually distracted by such an exciting game. .

When he came out of his distraction and saw the score on the TV screen, he was also taken aback. Italy was actually [-]-[-] behind the Netherlands!

This is too scary!

You know, Italy was the World Cup champion two years ago!The Azzurri, which has always been known for its solid defense, was actually scored three goals by the Dutch in one breath!

Although Zhang Yang was surprised, the fact that the Italian was fucked by the Netherlands had nothing to do with him. After he just sighed, he continued to worry about his troubles.

Zhang Yang didn't know that the turmoil caused by the match between Italy and the Netherlands had nothing to do with him.

When it comes to Italy vs. the Netherlands, people always think of the classic match between the two teams in the semi-finals of the European Cup in 2000. Eight years later, the battle between Italy and the Netherlands is still repeating the same story. The Dutch team is still playing a clear and smooth offense, and the Italian team’s defense is always exhausted. However, 8 years ago, because of the "Santoldo" 8 years later, because there was no such god as "San Toldo", the Italian team swallowed three eggs, creating the worst record in the major competitions in many years.

Of course, such a comparison is by no means to accuse Buffon of abnormal performance.On the contrary, Buffon is one of the few players in the Italian team who can maintain normality this night.In the whole game, Buffon saved 5 dangerous goals. Without him, the Italian team might lose even worse.

This is Buffon's performance this night. He made 3 single-handed saves and blocked the ball out of the gate 5 times in total, but he still couldn't change the result of the game.The Italian team gave the opponent a full 9 chances to shoot the goal.Look at the goals that Buffon conceded, the first goal was Ruud van Nistelrooy's shot from 4 meters in front of the goal, the second goal was an attack from Sneijder 5 meters in front of the goal, the third goal was The ball was Van Bronckhorst's powerful header from 6 meters in front of the goal... For such three shots, it is a bit picky to blame the goalkeeper.

But Buffon still apologized to the fans after the game. He said: "I hope we can use this as a starting point for our struggle. This is the worst game since I joined the Italian national team. The performance of the Dutch team deserves it." Such a victory. I say to all the players that we must apologize to the fans in Italy, we really did not expect this to happen. We can only apologize to the supporters, we swear, against Romania and France We're going to get better..."

Buffon chose to apologize, which is very generous and sincere.However, this cannot prevent Italian fans from missing Toldo.People clearly remember that eight years ago, the Italian team played absolutely no better than today. It was also full of jitters and dangers in front of the goal, but Toldo played high and low blocks, and even blocked the opponent twice in a row within 1 minute. A strong shot from close range also allowed only 7 of the opponent's 1 penalty kicks to score.According to UEFA statistics, Toldo was counted as a penalty kick in that game, and was hit by the Dutchman within the goal range 16 times, but Toldo didn't put in a single ball.Today, the opponent scored 9 goals with 3 hits on the goal frame. In contrast, people can only say that Buffon is an excellent goalkeeper. People will never say: Buffon, this night is God.

In fact, looking at Buffon's career, he has never been God.In the 2004 Champions League final, when the Juventus people expected Buffon to show se in the penalty shootout, Buffon failed to do it.Today, when people expect him to play super and ensure that the Italian team does not concede a goal, he still fails to do so.

Buffon and Toldo were originally two types of goalkeepers.Buffon's strength is to choose the position, which allows him to use the simplest action to resolve the opponent's shot.And Toldo relies on his height and long arms, amazing deterrent power, and quick response.The biggest advantage of a goalkeeper like Buffon is his stability. Usually he will not concede the ball that should not be conceded, but he can only save a small part of the ball that should be conceded.But Toldo is different. Toldo is not stable, but as long as Toldo becomes crazy, he will not let go of any balls that should be conceded or should not be conceded.In Toldo's growth experience, "magic" is a word that runs through his life, whether it is changing from right back to goalkeeper at the age of 13 to save the opponent's penalty kicks in a row, or to save Su Ke in the national team debut. The penalty kick is still the miracle of the penalty kick in 2000, or the miracle of "1 to 27" when Inter Milan played against Valencia. As long as Toldo goes crazy, no shot can pass through his fingers.

There is an opinion that has been circulating in football circles, that is: if you want to see a great, stable goalkeeper, then you should watch Buffon.But if you want to see a goalkeeper who is not stable, but will suddenly become a God-like invincible goalkeeper at a certain time, then you should go to Toldo.Buffon's professional characteristics determine that he is unlikely to become a god.

Although the media gave an objective analysis of the game, they still recognized Buffon's performance, pointing out that Italy's disastrous defeat had little to do with Buffon, and the Azzurri even thanked Buffon for his outstanding performance , otherwise they may be sieved by the Dutch team.However, we mentioned before that the Manchester City club is chasing Buffon!

Although Buffon's performance is not bad, but Italy was scored three goals by the Dutch team, and in such a world-renowned game, Buffon as the goalkeeper must be more eye-catching. At this time, the Italian national goalkeeper The outstanding performance of Buffon has been weakened, and the most impressive thing is the back view of Buffon catching the ball from the goal three times.

Alfaim, the chairman of the Manchester City Club, did not watch the game. However, someone watched the game, and this person was the mysterious Sheikh Mansour.

Al Faim received a call from Sheikh Mansour in his presidential suite.

"Hey, my brother, what is the result of your work in the Far East?"

"Very good, I think I can give myself a seven." Alfaim said, "Mansour, you must have something urgent to call so late."

"Late?" The boss of Manchester City on the other side of the phone was taken aback, then smiled, "Yes, I forgot, it should be late at night in China."

"You haven't said anything, Mansour." Alfaim yawned and said that he was the second shareholder in investing in the Manchester City club, and had a good relationship with the major shareholder, Mansour. People's close partners, so talk more casually.

"Did you watch the match between Italy and Holland?"

"No."

"You must not expect the result."

"Huh? How's the score?"

"Netherlands 100-[-] Italy. Fuck!" A foul voice came from the other end of the phone, "I bet [-] million pounds on Italy to win. I didn't expect their performance to be so bad."

"It's really unexpected." Alfaim was also a little surprised by the score, "It's just, what does this have to do with your calling?"

"That's right, I watched the game and I'm not very satisfied with Buffon's performance."

"so what?"

"This game gave me a new idea. In football games, no matter how good the goalkeeper or defender is, they can't stop the goal, just like no matter how strong a shield is, they can't stop the sharpest spear. Therefore, I'll think about whether that Italian goalkeeper is still worth our pursuit."

"Mansour, although I didn't watch the game, I think it's not fair to deny a player who has been praised all the time with just one game," Alfaim said.

"I knew you would say that." The super-rich Sheikh Mansour laughed, "Well, if you insist on buying Buffon, I have no problem. However, what I want to know is, how about the Chinese striker? "

"Very well, I think he will be the key to the success of the Manchester City club according to my plan."

"That's good, then buy him. I'll vote for you. You don't have to worry about the transfer fee. What I want to say is that the team's offensive line should be fixed first. As for the defender and goalkeeper, I will talk about it later. I don't want to see us spend £[-]m on a keeper and get slaughtered. I'd rather see the keeper get the ball out of the goal than that."

"Buffon doesn't need [-] million pounds." Alfaim said with a smile. "Even if he is good, I will not spend so much money on a goalkeeper."

"You mean, that Chinese guy is worth [-] million pounds, which is not a small amount. Haha."

"I think he deserves it. Of course, we have to negotiate with the Milanese."

"It's up to you. I trust your judgment, but if you think it's worth it, then it's worth it, and [-] million pounds is not a problem. Well, I'm going to see my baby pony, I wish you success, I hope to be able to see Until you bring that Chinese star with personality to Manchester."

"You'll see this," Alfaim said.

Hanging up the phone call of 'Sheikh Mansour', the big boss of Manchester City Club, Mr. Alfaim, the chairman of Manchester City Club, opened his laptop and began to search for news about the match between Italy and the Netherlands.

Someone once said that when Arabs read the news, the first thing they like to watch is the news from the three major news agencies. This is because they think that what happens around them will affect the world structure, especially the economic structure, because they have oil .

This can be seen from Alfaim's habit of watching the news. He started with the reports of the game from the three major news agencies.

Associated Press: The Netherlands used offense to tear up the concrete defense-the Dutch gave the Italian team a well-deserved defeat. The score of 3-0 in the first round left the world champion in the shadow of being out of the group.Van Nistelrooy and Sneijder scored twice in the first half, and Van Bronckhorst scored the last goal in the second half.The injured Italian captain Cannavaro sat on the bench, and the defensive combination of Materazzi and Barzagli was torn to pieces by the Oranje attack.

Reuters: The Netherlands washed away its 30-year shame-3 to 0. The Netherlands team played the world champion Italy in the first strong dialogue in Group C.Ruud van Nistelrooy's controversial goal, Sneijder's absolute dead-end volley, and Van Bronckhorst's finishing blow brought the Dutch team an easy victory.The match was the Netherlands' first win over Italy since the 1978 World Cup.

AFP: Italians miss Cannavaro - victory the Dutch have waited 30 years for.A clear offside kick by Ruud van Nistelrooy might have smacked of a successful early start, but Sneijder's close-range volley and van Bronckhorst's header proved the Netherlands deserved the win.This complete defeat without concrete defensive features made the Italian team doubly miss the captain Cannavaro who withdrew from the European Cup due to injury last week.Although a weak start to major competitions is not uncommon for Italy, judging from this game alone, it may be difficult for Donadoni's team to win the European Cup after the World Cup.

Alfaim shook his head after reading the reports of the three major news agencies about the game. From these reports, it can be seen that even though Italy suffered a three-goal defeat to the Netherlands, Buffon's performance should still be quite good, because none of these reports Criticize the Italian goalkeeper.He didn't know why 'Chief Mansur' was so angry.

Alfaim smiled, it seems that if that guy goes to the stadium to watch Manchester City's game in the future, he must be prepared, he has no doubt that 'Chief Mansour' will treat a certain player because of the success or failure of a game It is fixed directly.

Although Buffon meant that he was being wronged, Alfaim still recognized that guy's decision. The most important thing now is to bring Zhang Yang to Manchester City. As for Buffon and other players, we will talk about it later.

Moreover, if it is absolutely no problem to get funds from major shareholders, Alphaim is also very relaxed, although he believes that with his own influence, if he insists on using [-] million pounds to introduce Zhang Yang, other shareholders will eventually agree. However, it takes a lot of talking, but now, the major shareholders have also nodded, isn't it better.

As long as the problem can be solved with money, it is not a problem.This sentence is really applicable to 'Chief Mansur' and Mr. Alphaim.

ps: The second update. ~..~ Call for red tickets.