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Chapter 174
The European Cup in the summer of 2008 is destined to be a season of recovery of warm colors, at least it seems so now——
orange holland;
red spain;

Crimson Portugal...

After the match between Italy and Romania, the Swiss team defeated the world runner-up in the Vankdorf Stadium in Berne with a 4:1 victory.

After the game, the French "Le Monde" reluctantly wrote the headline "The French team was taught a lesson by the Dutch team on the football field" in a spirit of modesty, prudence, open-mindedness, and eagerness to learn. The picture attached to the "Le Monde" is the background of the French striker Henry kneeling on the ground weakly after the game at the Van Dukov Stadium.

In the first round of Group C, after Italy lost 1:3 to the Netherlands, the headline of the Dutch "Volkswagen" was "The Oranje Corps Hunting the Italian Redshank", and after the game between France and the Netherlands, it has been watching the French The Englishman, who was not very pleasing to the eye, also joined in the fun——
England's "Sun" used the headline --- "Holland bakes France to toast" to describe the match...  

Well, everyone on the earth knows that France is most famous for their wine, and of course the famous French specialty 'French Toast'! !

In this game, the Dutch used a strong fire to roast the French team and the French fans at the Van Dukov Stadium into toast, which was burnt on the outside and crispy on the inside.

Enen, the Frenchman, is like a poor toast, tossed back and forth on the fire, suffering a lot.After the first scrambled pasta, the Dutch team baked toast…

Uh... I can't see it, the Netherlands is also a place where the God of Cookery...

So, what's the next Dutch delicacy?
Next up – will it be Romanian chicken?

I am afraid that this is what the French and Italian teams most hope to see. After the second round of the group stage in Group C, the Dutch team won both rounds, and relying on the relationship between the two sides, they have secured the first place in the group and ranked first in the group. And the third place is Romania with 2 points, and Italy and France with 1 point. Italy ranks ahead of France just because France has been filled with one more ball than Italy by the Dutch...

Uh... I have to say, one is 1:3 and the other is 1:4...

This, Italy and France, are blue shirts, and their fate is as blue as their jerseys... hanging by a thread.

As long as Romania beats the Netherlands in the last game, France and Italy, the champions and runners-up of the 2006 World Cup, will go home hand in hand. One is hunting in the Alps, and the other is fishing in the Mediterranean...

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For the 1:1 finale between Italy and Romania, there was a tsunami of flooding in the Apennines...

The Italian once again stood on the edge of the cliff, uh... In fact, the Italian once again put his fate on the last round of the group stage, and once again proved a statement——
It seems that being an Italian fan is very exciting. It always allows you to experience the ups and downs of life, the ebb and flow of ebb and flow...

However, when the Italians were worried about their own fate, they did not forget to criticize this game. The first to bear the brunt was the referee Tom Henin from Norway in the match between Italy and Romania! !
"Corriere dello Sport": "The whole of Italy is furious for that referee!!!"

Turin Post: "Damn Norwegian ruined Andre's one-act play!!"

Uh...an extra word, on a Chinese portal forum: "Look, that cross-eyed lineman..."

Compared with the Apennines media’s earth-shaking doubts and angry voices about the referee Tom Henin and the linesmen from Norway, some other media focused on Xiang Nan who had a magical performance:

"The Times": "Andre with his golden right foot, almost brought Italy to the shore... This young boy has done his best..."

Dutch "Volkswagen": "Although Basten does not admit it, we have to say that 'Andre' is the new star who most resembles Basten in the past 10 years..."

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However, the biggest news after the game was not that the Italian Football Association proposed to UEFA to punish the protest from the Norwegian referee Tom Henin. In contrast to Donadoni's cold eyes, this was even more evident in the post-match press conferences between Italy and Romania.

Following the Italian national team coach Donadoni to attend the post-match press conference, it was not Italy's goal hero Xiangnan in this game. Donadoni brought another player who performed well in this game. Striker Cassano came to the press hall of Zurich's Luzgrund Stadium.

Donadoni's face was ugly. After shaking hands with the head coach of the Romanian team, Piturka, he sat down on a chair and said nothing with a cold face.

But what does the media do?

Seeing Donadoni's angry face, the reporters at the scene were as excited as if they had seen a salamander with the blood of a virgin.

Uh...poor Donadoni, if only he could stand the press! !
But, God behold, it's like an 88-year-old woman having a second child. It's hard, hard, pretty hard! ! !
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"Mr. Donadoni, can you comment on today's game?" A reporter from Germany's "Kicker" asked.

"Everyone has seen this game. In fact, I think that the guy in black on the court has the most say about this game." Donadoni tried his best to control his tone.

Uh...God bear witness, is this already controlling your tone?What if you get angry? …

The German "Kicker" reporter was excited and continued to tease, "Mr. Donadoni, do you mean that the referee in this game is unfair?"

"That's your opinion, I didn't say it." Donadoni obviously wasn't overwhelmed with anger, and didn't let the reporter get his wish too much.

Well, it's just that the meaning is already obvious, let's change the topic...

"Today's Italian offense has changed a lot compared to the previous game?"

"Yes, Cassano's performance was wrong!!" Donadoni knew that the reporter wanted him to mention Xiang Nan, but he just refused to let the reporter do so. Regarding Xiang Nan's performance after being replaced, Donadoni was completely overwhelmed. Angry, if Buffon and other veterans of the 2006 World Cup were suspicious of Donadoni and made the head coach of the Italian national team angry, then if Xiang Nan, a newcomer, dared to express his dissatisfaction, then Donadoni could not Accepted! !

Sure enough, seeing that Donadoni kept silent about today's scoring hero, the reporters secretly said, "Sure enough", but the head coach of the Italian national team forgot that the mouth was on the reporter's mouth——
The other reporters started firing in a hurry...

"Andre's performance today was wonderful, the goal was beautiful?"

"Piero performed well today, and Pirlo's performance is also at the championship level... What? Andre, yes, he scored a goal, very good."

"We noticed that when Andre was replaced, it seemed..."

Reporters still don't give up! !
"It's nothing. When he was replaced, he was a little tired, so he went back to the locker room..."

"It is said that you and Andre had a violent quarrel in the locker room?"

"Who did you hear? It's a rumor. I have a good relationship with Andre. After the game, he was still in the lounge just now. He offered me a glass of juice."

The reporter looked at Donadoni with disbelieving eyes, obviously not believing what the head coach of the Italian national team said——
'drink juice?Go ahead and lie to the ghosts, are the Italians in the mood to drink fruit juice? '

The scene of the press conference became an exclusive interview with Donadoni, the head coach of the Italian national team, which made Donadoni almost collapse, er... no, it has already collapsed—
"In this game, we had a player who was sent off innocently, and the opponent's violence was turned a blind eye. A questionable penalty by the Romanian was awarded, but we had at least one penalty. That damn Norwegian People didn't see it, why don't you ask this? You always come to pester me and my players!!"

"I repeat, my relationship with Andre, is great!! Very good!! AMAZING!!!"

The head coach of the Italian national team gritted his teeth and almost roared out. He ignored the angry expression of the Romanian coach Piturka who was not far away. He stood up and left the seat angrily...

The press conference, at this point, broke up unhappy.

At this time, the reporters looked at the back of the Italian national team coach Donadoni, and then remembered that the Romanian team coach Piturka who had been sitting at the press conference and kept silent——
"Mr. Piturka, how do you evaluate..."

Responding to the reporter was the back view of the head coach of the Romanian team, Pitulka, getting up and leaving...

Uh... At this time, if a certain reporter can speak lips, he must be able to hear the meaning from the slightly squirming corner of the mouth of the Romanian coach Piturka: "Now that I think about it, I have to ask me a question, my emotional father." It was raised by the stepmother, remember now?Don't bring such a spoiled person! ! ! '

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Never doubt the power of the media, in fact, as long as the paparazzi like it, they can even find out how many condoms a dude they are interested in used in one night? ! !
Italian national team coach Donadoni was verbally warned by UEFA to ask Donadoni to explain his remarks about referees in the post-match press conference, which only occupied the post-match media. A corner, and the important sections of the major sports media are filled with two parts——
One is Xiang Nan's wonderful performance in this game, that grain, 'a goal from outer space that can shoot down the galaxy';
The other focus is——
The conflict between the Italian national team coach Donadoni and the team's top scorer Xiangnan has become increasingly clear...

Under the microscope of the media, this contradiction is infinitely magnified...

Looking at the newspaper in his hand and the reports on the TV screen, Xiang Nan was completely speechless——
"Where is this?  …

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"Andre was the only player who had dinner at the same table with the national team coach Donadoni when he was having dinner at the hotel where the Italian national team stayed..."

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"Andre likes to drink grape juice, Donadoni likes to drink kirsch, the two of them will never clink glasses..."

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"Andre's girlfriend Joanna, the biggest competitor on the catwalk is from the Italian town of Treviglio..." (PS: Donadoni's hometown is an Italian town, Trevi Grio.)
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Things were getting worse and worse. Although Xiang Nan didn't pay attention to the media reports, he knew that the conflict between himself and Donadoni already existed! !

That's right, this kind of estrangement appeared, even after Xiangnan was sent off at Perotta, he himself did not expect that it would be himself who was replaced by Donadoni.

In the match against Romania, Xiang Nan fully felt that his state was good and hot. He did not doubt that it was entirely possible for him to bring Italy a victory. At that time, the situation on the field was indeed quite right. Good for Italy! !
However, at this time, Donadoni made the decision to replace Xiangnan without warning. Although it was because of Perotta's dismissal, the head coach of the Italian national team needed to be replaced immediately. However, Xiang Nan didn't expect it to be him.

Donadoni's considerations are still the same. He believes that the experience of the Juventus captain can help Italy control the situation of the game in the next game, and even maintain a one-ball lead to the midfield.

The head coach of the Italian national team has his own considerations, but Donadoni is obviously not a coach who is good at handling the relationship with players:

No coach will tolerate his players going directly into the locker room after being replaced. However, as an excellent coach, he should coordinate and handle it well. In this case, the relationship with the players is at least It's not good, as the head coach, he should not disclose this contradiction to the media, although Donadoni did not admit the contradiction between him and Xiang Nan, which was speculated by the media.

Also, that is, when Donadoni was interviewed at the post-match press conference, he almost downplayed, or even obliterated, the credit for Xiang Nan's goal. For Xiang Nan, it was a kind of great disrespect. The feeling that the fruits of hard work were wiped out caused a crack that could not be smoothed over between Xiang Nan and Donadoni...

In this regard, after the end of the European Cup, Italy's "Gazzetta dello Sport" used a sentence when reviewing the world champion's European Cup journey——
"Donadoni put himself on the opposite side of a 19-year-old kid for his poor prestige, and he also cast his summer of 2008 in the most absurd shadow..."

(End of this chapter)