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Chapter 875 England's starting captain!
The matches of other groups are in full swing.

Among the games, the most sensational and unexpected was the defending champion Italy who was tied [-]:[-] by New Zealand. You know, New Zealand is the real World Cup team.

In this game, Mourinho arranged for the entire England team to watch it together. Considering that England might encounter Italy on the way to the championship, he wanted to see how Italy faced the 'big team' New Zealand. The loopholes in the back line, I hope to find clues to deal with Italy.

However, no one thought that although the defending champion Italy held the New Zealand team firmly in the half court, what Li Rui and his teammates saw was not a ravage, but the embarrassment that the Italian team seemed to be unable to talk to the hedgehog.

The New Zealanders were lucky, they did not enter the Italian team's penalty area more than 5 times in the whole game, but they ushered in a goal in the 6th minute.Their free kick on the left was actually not well placed, but it accidentally hit Cannavaro's thigh, forming a wonderful assist. Smelz accepted this gift with a smile and achieved it overnight.

De Rossi then showed his rich experience in Serie A for many years. In the 28th minute, under a small pull from Smith, De Rossi fell to the ground in pain in the opponent's penalty area. This fell to Smith's yellow card , fell to the team Iaquinta's penalty hit.The Italians had to thank De Rossi again. If the midfielder hadn't fallen just right in the opponent's penalty area, they might have lost 0-1 instead of 1-1.

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After the game, the New Zealanders circled the field for a week.Head coach Herbert raised his arms, cheered and rushed into the field, hugging his players warmly.Like a world champion, the New Zealander held up the exchanged Italian blue jersey and enjoyed the applause of the audience.This situation makes people feel as if they have returned to Berlin four years ago.How high-spirited was Italy at that time?

Nesplite, where the Mbobela Stadium is located, is an animal kingdom, and the famous Kruger Wildlife Park is in this city.Therefore, there is a giraffe shape on each outer column of the Mbobela Stadium, and 18 giraffes hold up the roof of the stadium.The irony is that the current Italian team is like these giraffes, struggling and still being suppressed.

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Seeing that the Italian fans left the field early with 10 minutes left in the game, Li Rui looked very surprised. You must know that this is a World Cup game, which also shows the huge disappointment of the fans for the defending champion.

And the biggest story of this game happened after the game, which happened to the Italian champion captain Cannavaro.

After the game, Cannavaro, who should be responsible for Italy's conceded goal in this game, actually shifted the responsibility to his teammates, without any captaincy.

"That's not my fault, don't say the goal is my mistake," Cannavaro said, "This is the second time that the responsibility for conceding a goal has been shifted to me. It's not my fault at all."

Cannavaro not only defended himself, he also said surprisingly, "It's not my fault, just like in the Paraguay game, it should have been De Rossi who continued to press the man, but they all came. critisize me."

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Cannavaro even condemned the New Zealand team's style of play, thinking that the opponent's game moves were too dirty, and FIFA should ban such game behavior. "Fallon should have been sent off, and what's more hateful is that their goal was offside first. Their behavior did not comply with the explanation of fair play in the DVD provided by FIFA, and the referee of the game allowed them to do so (rough)."

"Italy is finished." Li Rui said with a smile, these giants teams were eliminated one day earlier, which is equivalent to clearing the opponents for England in advance.

Beckham nodded in agreement. As the captain of a team and the champion captain of the last World Cup, when the team needed someone to stand up the most, he shifted responsibility to his teammates and only made excuses. One point is that this team has already experienced great contradictions and crises in the face of pressure. Even if they are lucky enough to beat Slovakia in the final round and barely qualify, Italy will not go far.

According to Gazzetta dello Sport, the Italian team may not have been mentally prepared to defend their title since they started their first game. .

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In the next two days, there were no surprises in the performance of other giants.

Brazil 2009:2 Côte d'Ivoire, advancing to the round of [-] ahead of schedule, and in another match, Portugal led by Cristiano Ronaldo slaughtered the North Korean team [-]:[-], which created the craziest massacre since the start of this World Cup . Ronaldo passed and shot, ending his [-]-month scoring drought in the national team since February [-].

Spain [-]:[-] Honduras, showing a normal level.

Remember Mourinho's unlucky French team talking about something, to warn the England team to be a warning? The Gallic Rooster seems to have come to the World Cup in South Africa, not for the World Cup, but to make news. In the team Franck Ribery, who may have been questioned by the police because of prostitution, the French team broke out the 'Anelka incident' before the key battle with the host South Africa in the final round of the group stage.

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"XX raised..."

Well, this is what Anelka scolded coach Domenech in the locker room during the intermission between France and Mexico on the night of June 6. On June 17, the original sound of the headline on the front page of the French "L'Equipe" was reproduced, which quickly caused an uproar.

Under tremendous pressure, the French team quickly made the decision to expel Anelka from the World Cup, and the most direct consequence of this decision was that the French team collectively stopped practicing before the life-and-death battle with the South African team.Subsequently, the team leader angrily resigned.

In fact, at this time, people are no longer optimistic about the fate of the last World Cup runner-up in this World Cup.

Sure enough, the day before England ushered in the last game of the group stage, the French team lost [-]:[-] to the host South Africa in the last game of the group stage.Desperately went home.

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After three group matches, the French team had [-] draw and [-] losses, scored [-] goal and conceded [-] goals, and went home humiliatingly.

The Gallic Rooster was out of the game in disgrace. The reason is obvious. There was a problem with the internal relationship of the team, and the internal strife seriously consumed the team's combat effectiveness.First of all, coach Domenech's prestige is not there, and many players in the team don't trust him, so that there is a rare scene where Anelka pointed at his nose and scolded him.Secondly, there are gangs among the players. Captain Evra is the core of hard erection. In fact, no one listens to him. Henry and Gallas in the "Old Man" set up separate hills and attracted many players. The relationship between each other Discord.According to media reports, both Henry and Gallas played a role in the Anelka incident.

Such a team that has been seriously dragged down by internal strife is rare in history, and even the famous "king of internal strife" Dutch team has never been so chaotic. The Netherlands in the European Cup in 1996 was an example of infighting and attrition. The white players and the Surinamese players were divided into two factions and were seriously opposed. And Bergkamp and others controlled it, hoping that Hiddink would stop listening to the advice of "those bastards". In the end, Davis was expelled from the team. The funny thing is that the Netherlands was defeated by France in that European Cup. eliminated.

In the history of the French team's World Cup, there have been similar infighting. Before the 1982 World Cup, the French player Lorios left the team unexpectedly. The media disclosed that Lorios had an affair with the wife of the core of the French team Platini. Under the influence of Platini, the French team decided to send Lorios to the team. S was expelled from the team.Because cuckolding Platini almost caused internal strife in the team, this incident was quite unbelievable, but fortunately, at that time, the French team still had Platini, and in the case of internal strife in the team, it would not There was chaos, and now, no Platini, no Zidane. . .Some are just out in disgrace!

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The infighting and disgraceful exit of the French team has become the biggest gossip news during the World Cup in South Africa, and many media have spared no effort to report it.

In such a disturbance, the England team ushered in their last opponent Slovenia in the group stage.

"ESPN reports for you..."

"BBC brings you live coverage..."

"Sky TV is with you...now..."

"This is the Imperial TV Sports Channel, here is the Imperial TV Sports Channel, we are now sending you a live report from Port Elizabeth, this is the highlight of tonight's game. The two group matches in Group C will start in an hour , England, who won [-] games, their opponent is Slovenia, which has [-] win, [-] tie and [-] points. This game will determine which team in this group is the top of the group! Due to the situation of the German team in Group D It's very subtle. They may get the first place in the group, or they may get the second place in the group, or even be eliminated, and the England team does not want to meet the German team so early now. The possible tactics and starting arrangements also attract special attention."

"In last night's match, Argentina defeated Greece [-]-[-] and became the first team to advance to the round of [-] with a three-match victory. Whether England can beat Slovenia tonight will become the second team to win all three games. Your team?... Well, we have already analyzed too much for you in previous programs about this game, the qualifying situation of Groups C and D, and the possible matchups in the knockout round. Please take a look at the scene now The grand occasion..."

When the camera turned, the live broadcast was handed over to Shen Bin, a reporter at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium Square in Port Elizabeth. You could see that the square was full of people, including England fans, Slovenian fans, South Africans, and Chinese fans. As well as people from other countries, they all came to watch this game and watch the world's number one star Li Rui play.

At the same time, there were many interview vehicles of TV broadcasting organizations parked on one side, and the cameras were all pointing at the other end of the road, which was the direction of the buses of the two teams.

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Shen Bin with ear-length short hair looks unusually refreshing and elegant.

"We can see that traffic control has been implemented on the road in front of the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth. If fans come by car, they must take another detour to the designated parking lot. This road is specially It is reserved for the team. And we have just learned that the England team has set off from their base, and in a few minutes, they will arrive at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, including stars such as Li Rui and Beckham will appear in front of us...let us look forward to..."

With Shen Bin's finger pointing, it can be seen that there are many fans waiting on both sides of the road.

When a bus with the Mi Ziqi flag appeared in sight, the fans at the scene were excited.They gathered on both sides of the road and chanted the names of England players in unison. As England won the first two rounds of the group stage, the enthusiasm of England fans was completely ignited.

"The England fans started to act. We heard them shouting...starting from the goalkeeper, shouting the names of the players one by one...it's crazy..." Shen Bin had to speak loudly to let himself The voice was clearer, "I don't know if you heard it just now, but when the England fans finally called Li Rui's name, they reached a climax. I feel even crazier than when they called Beckham's name. This can fully show Li Rui's status in the hearts of England fans now, he is already an irreplaceable flag..."

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Li Rui was sitting by the window. He waved his hand, which immediately caused screams from outside.

Among the England fans who came to South Africa, there were quite a few girls fans. Watching a sexy and hot female fan blowing kisses to him outside the window, Li Rui smiled and blew a kiss to the fans, and then made a victory gesture. cause louder screams.

Rooney leaned on the seat with his head tilted, and said with a flat mouth, "If you don't give me an assist today, be careful, I will tell Jessica that you molested the female fans."

Li Rui rolled his eyes, meaning you are an idiot, and ignored the little fat man who was sleepwalking again. At this time, the bus slowly drove into the designated parking area of ​​the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium.

"Okay, boy, get out of the car quickly, we don't have much time, hurry up." Alan Shearer clapped his hands and shouted loudly. As the assistant coach of the England team, he has gradually adapted to this job. There was a good communication between Rinho and the players.

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When passing through the mixed interview area, Li Rui had a serious expression on his face. He did not accept any media interviews. Even Shen Bin, a reporter from the Imperial TV Station, asked for an interview. Li Rui smiled apologetically and declined the interview.

Today's game is a bit special for Li Rui. Beckham had a physical problem in the game against Algeria, and the England team has already appeared in the group ahead of schedule. Therefore, in today's game, Mourinho asked the team captain During the rest, Beckham will not play, which means that in today's game, Li Rui will be England's starting captain. This is a great trust and honor, and of course it also gives Li Rui a lot. There is a lot of pressure, no matter what, I have to lead the team to play a wonderful game and win.

Therefore, Li Rui's expression is a bit serious today, and he is under a lot of pressure.

In the warm-up, he attempted a shot from a tight angle, and the ball went over James' fingers and crashed into the back corner of the goal.

After James got up, he gave Li Rui a thumbs up, indicating that the shot was good.

Li Rui kicked twice again. He felt that he was in good condition today, so he felt relieved.

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When the two sides finished warming up and went to the locker room, Li Rui met the Slovenian captain Kellen, who played for West Bromwich Albion in the Premier League. Li Rui still had a little impression of this midfielder, and the two chatted briefly. , the atmosphere is not bad, but both sides know that this is just before the start of the game, once the game starts, the two teams will be in an endless situation if they don't make it right.

At this time, in the commentary booth of the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, the commentary seats of the imperial court had already been in place, and the voices of Duan Xuan and Liu Jianhong sounded.

"We have already got the starting list of the Slovenian team for today's game.

Slovenia (4-4-2):
Goalkeeper: 1-S-Handanovic;
Defense line: 2-Blake, 4-Soller, 5-Cesar, 13-Jokic;
Midfielder: 10-Bielsa, 8-Collen, 18-Radosafjević, 17-Kilm;
Forwards: 9-Lubyankic, 11-Novakovic;
Their captain is Koren, a midfielder who played for West Bromwich Albion. Koren's appearance, style and playing position are a bit like the Slovenian star Zahovic. He is also called the new Zahović by the Slovenian fans. The style of the ball is biased, quite general demeanor, and he is good at tearing through the opponent's defense with clever and precise through balls. In today's Slovenian team, Koren has become an indispensable member.

Compared with his teammates who are generally taller than 1 meters, Kelun has a thin body and lacks confrontation ability. This is also a common problem of midfielders like him.However, Cologne has the basic qualities of a traditional Eastern European player: good foot skills, fast breakthrough and dribbling speed, which is also one of the magic weapons for him to gain a foothold in the Premier League. "

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"Well, let's look at England's starting line-up -

England (4-4-2):
Goalkeeper: 1-James;
Defense: 2-Glen Johnson, 15-Upson, 6-Terry, 3-Ashley Cole;

Midfield: 4- Gerrard, 8- Lampard, 14- Barry, 16- Alan Lennon;

Forwards: 9-Li Rui, 10-Rooney;

The difference between this list and the previous games is that Gareth Barry got the starter, Alan Lennon got the starter, and Upson also got the starter. It seems that Mourinho is going to let Beckham Tom takes a break. . .So. . .So!In today's game, will England's captain's armband be worn on Li Rui's arm? ! !Ah, that's right, that's right, Li Rui will be England's starting captain today!He's England's starting captain! "Duan Xuan's voice suddenly increased eight times, and he shouted loudly.

(End of this chapter)