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Chapter 165 The Premier League Years Final List

In the stoppage time of the game, Belgian striker Songk, who came off the bench, took advantage of a marking error by Grosso and scored a header for Belgium.

In the end, the score of the warm-up match between Italy and Belgium was finally locked at a score of 3:1.

Italy's offensive power has been well reflected, and Belgium has also achieved its goal of training the team, and everyone is happy...

But the only bad news is that at his home court, Florence's Frankie Stadium, Montolivo, who was able to come off the bench, seemed to be cursed by the devil. At that time, a sudden stop, very strange, caused a thigh muscle strain, the specific injury, will submit the inspection report in the fastest time...

Uh...poor Montolivo, amen.

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"Brilliant Game, Perfect Andre"

Although it was just an ordinary warm-up match, the Italian team was playing against the Belgian team.The powerful attacking power shown still made the media in Apennines elated. When the Italian team was about to go to Baden, Austria, this victory undoubtedly opened a good start for Italy before departure.

After the game, the media in the Apennine Peninsula immediately forgot about the doubts about Xiang Nan. The overwhelming hymns and almost exaggerated praises were thrown at Xiang Nan's head. The media is like this, When you perform well, you are God's favorite, as if the whole world is spinning because of you.

Uh... of course.It is also completely conceivable that if Xiang Nan's performance off the bench in this game is not satisfactory, Xiang Nan will definitely be belittled as worthless.

Fortunately, Xiang Nan did not let such a thing happen through his own efforts.

Xiang Nan's wonderful goal in the game against Belgium and the goal in Moscow night a week ago almost occupied the prime time of the major sports TV stations, and the fans began to talk about it.

On the Apennine Peninsula, there is also a sense of optimism, and even some fans and media have placed the current European Cup champion, the Delaunay Cup, on the head of the Italian national team in advance.

Look at what the Apennines media are saying. If you don’t know, you might think that the Azzurri have brought back the Delaunay Cup from Austria.

"Andre the Genius, the Golden Boy of Italy"

"The Blue Battleship Sets Sail, Goal--Championship!" ! "

And every time it comes to the competition cycle, some long-established old football stars and experts in the football circle will publish some in major media newspapers. Their insights and full-page reports will heat up the European Cup. , At the same time, he is also informing the fans of his existence.

And now, when the Italian national team set off, Xiang Nan's performance undoubtedly became a new focus topic.

"Andre's performance is great. As I said earlier, he can definitely provide more help to Donadoni's team. Obviously, he has done a good job and is great." , I am very optimistic about Xiangnan, and I support Donadoni who will recruit Xiangnan into the national team. Rossi, the Italian golden boy who won the championship in 1982, at this moment, is not stingy in his appreciation of Xiangnan .

"Everyone has seen Andre's performance. He is a genius. Of course, no one would dislike a player like Andre." Inter Milan chairman Moratti was interviewed by Gazzetta dello Sport, Very successfully, the media's attention on the termination of Inter Milan and Mancini's contract was shifted to the just-concluded warm-up match between Italy in Florence and Belgium, specifically to Xiang Nan, who played well.

Uh...Of course, in Mr. Moratti's words, he still expressed his regret for not being able to bring this young player he favored to Meazza.

"Andre is still very young, he will have his own era." AC Milan star Weah, the former Milan striker, did not forget to recommend it to his old club when he was interviewed by the French "L'Equipe", "I Think of Mr. Berlusconi, he must have seen the performance of this talented kid."

During this lively scene, Pele, who was far away in the United States, did not forget to come out to join in the fun. Of course, the topic of the Brazilian football champion started from the upcoming European Cup. "Today's European Cup will definitely be very exciting. I think the semi-finals this year will be France, Portugal, the Netherlands, and Italy."

"France's transition from old to new has been done well. Ribery has matured. Portugal, led by Cristiano Ronaldo, is fully capable of winning the championship. Basten did a good job in the Netherlands. Italy was the German World Cup champion in 2006. , they were strong. Andrei was perfect on the night in Moscow."

However, God testifies, uh... After the prediction of the top four in the current European Cup by the Brazilian football king, France, Portugal, the Netherlands, and the four countries of Italy, there was a hint of sadness immediately, and the fans have already begun to have There was strong dissatisfaction and abuse, and the fans were itching with hatred.

Portuguese head coach Felipe Scolari did not give his country's champion any face at all. When a reporter asked Brazilian Felipe Scolari what he thought of Pele's prediction for the semi-finals, the Portuguese head coach seemed very unhappy , "There's nothing to talk about, some people just like to talk big..."

Well, after Pele's prediction came out, someone with a heart found that the odds of winning the top four list mentioned by the Brazilian football king have also changed...

Uh... Maybe, you know, fans in Germany and Spain are already looking forward to the victory of the Delaunay Cup. In the eyes of the Germans and Spaniards, France, Italy, Portugal, and the Netherlands are almost certain. was eliminated...

This is really enough to give the Brazilian football king face...

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In the European Cup in the summer of 2008, the group stage matches of the Italian team's Group C will be held in another host country, Switzerland. However, the Italian national team has already decided to stay in another host country, Austria city ​​of Baden.

On June 2008, 6, when the Italian team was about to leave for the Austrian city of Baden, Donadoni officially submitted the final 1-man roster to the European Cup Organizing Committee.

Goalkeepers are still: Amelia (Livorno), Buffon (Juventus), Abbiati (Torino)
Defenders also unchanged: Barzagli (Palermo), Cannavaro (Real Madrid), Chiellini (Juventus), Grosso (Lyon), Materazzi (Inter Milan), Panucci (Roma), Gianluca Gianluca (Barcelona);
In terms of defenders, Panucci, who was once thought by the media to be replaced by AC Milan's Otto, finally got a ticket to Austria as he wished.

There have been changes in midfield: Ambrosini (AC-Milan), Aquilani (Roma), Camoranesi (Juventus), De Rossi (Roma), Gattuso (AC- Milan), Liverani (Lazio);, Perotta (Roma), Pirlo (AC-Milan)
Poor Montolivo was finally diagnosed, and it will take at least half a month before he can touch the ball. This means that the Fiorentina midfielder lost the opportunity to go to Austria. In the end, the midfielder from Lazio Villani became the lucky one, he will replace Montolivo's place.

Forwards: Xiangnan (Chelsea), Cassano (Sampdoria); Del Piero (Juventus), Di Natale (Udinese), Toni Toni (Bayern Munich)
On the forward line, Xiangnan, who has almost secured a spot after an amazing debut performance, got a ticket to Austria without any surprise.

However, what is surprising is that the player who was dropped by PK was not the Sampdoria striker Cassano, who was generally predicted by the media and did not have a good relationship with Donadoni, but Udi Another of Ness' striker duo, Quagliarella, was ruthlessly eliminated in the final PK by Udine.

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On June 2008, 6, one week before Italy's first group match against the Netherlands in Bern, Switzerland, the Italian team set off from Rome's Rome Fiumicino (FINMMICINO) airport, Went to the resident of the European Cup, the Austrian town of Baden.

The small town of Baden in Austria is a famous "hot spring city" in Europe, with many hot spring baths, which are recognized throughout Europe as the best in the world.

Almost every year at this time, countless tourists from all over the world come here to enjoy the hot spring bath here.

Of course, in addition to the good hot spring baths, Baden also has beautiful scenery. There are 120 beautiful vineyards in the city, which are picturesque.

In addition, there are large casinos here, all of which make Baden one of the most prestigious tourist destinations in the world.

The reason why the Italian national team arranged the team's headquarters here is mainly because of the "hot spring city" in Baden. According to medical research, hot spring baths are very helpful for the cultivation and adjustment of human beings, especially athletes. Yes, so, Baden, the general relaxed attitude here is obviously very good for the Italian internationals before the big game to relax their nervous emotions.

At this time, Xiang Nan's emotions have been mobilized, because he remembered Joanna's mysterious gift...

What kind of surprise will it be? …

(End of this chapter)