road to victory

Chapter 90 Tour of the European Cup

The next day, François called to confirm that Bordeaux had officially signed a four-year contract with Nedved.After such a long tug-of-war, Nedved was finally settled, Fan Shang felt relieved.This time he doesn't have to worry about those Serie A clubs coming to snatch him, and he doesn't have to worry about the vacancy left after Zidane left.

France's second European Cup match is against Spain at Elland Road in Leeds.The current Spain is not the world champion in the future, but they also have many stars. Hierro, Raul, Enrique and others are by no means ordinary people.

The French team did not have the advantage in this game like the first game. They fought almost evenly with Spain for 90 minutes, and the final two teams ended 1:1.

The French team's goal was completed by Djorkaeff in the 49th minute, and the Spanish team was equalized by Canemiro in the 86th minute.

After the game, France and Bulgaria tied for the first place in the group with one win and one draw, and they also tied for the first place in the group with scores of 1:0 and 1:1. Spain ranked third with two draws in two games, and Romania ended the group in both games. Bottom.

France's last group game is against Bulgaria for the top of the group table.Bulgaria went all the way to the semi-finals in the 94 World Cup. This time they are also ambitious in the European Cup, but they performed well in the group stage with one win and one draw.They also attached great importance to this game against France.

The game between the two teams was very fierce, and the game scene was quite beautiful.In the end, France defeated Bulgaria 3:1 with Blanco and Leko, and an own goal of Bulgaria itself.A goal that saved Bulgaria's face was their top star Stoichkov.

In another group match at the same time, Spain defeated Romania, the bottom of the group, 2:1.It is with this victory that Spain has two draws and one win to accumulate 5 points, beat Bulgaria by 1 point to occupy the second place in the group, and entered the quarter-finals of the European Cup at the same time as France.

After qualifying, France, No.1 in Group B, will face No.8 Netherlands in Group A in the quarterfinals.The collision of these two European giants can be regarded as sparks hitting the earth, so the French team's pre-match preparations can be compared to the group stage.

"Pavel, now you are finally a member of Bordeaux"

Fan Shang was just trying to scare Weitzger this time, and he was considered a think tank of Jacquet. If this kind of identity proposed to use killing tactics or other small means, Jacquet would probably look down on him. It has influence, so this time he still mainly takes the orthodox route.

When Le Maire finished speaking, Vincent added in a timely manner, "I think what Roger said is right. In addition, should we strengthen the training of penalty kicks in the knockout stage? After all, penalty shootouts often happen."

The game against the Netherlands was held at Liverpool's Anfield Stadium. The stadium, which can accommodate 42000 spectators, was overcrowded today, mostly fans from France and the Netherlands.

Before the game, Jacquet gathered the coaching staff together to discuss the upcoming game with the Netherlands.

Fan Shang looked around at the coaching staff who were bewildered, and shook his head quickly. He couldn't say that he frightened Witzger.

In the game against the Netherlands, his old disciples took the initiative to greet him, but in the match against the Czech team, he did take the initiative to greet his new disciples.

"Let's talk about Roger first." Vincent directly kicked the ball to Le Maire.

Although the performance of the Dutch team is surprising, the French team is not very good. The two starting forwards Leko and Djorkaf frequently waste opportunities.Jacquet, who was outside the court, couldn't stop beating his chest when he saw this situation, but he couldn't change anything. The chances came up. If he couldn't score, he could only blame the forward's lack of ability. Jacquet couldn't shoot the goal himself.

The Dutch team may have been really infected by Witzger. Starting from Witzger, the players on the field played timidly, and they immediately fell to the ground when they saw the French team's players move a little too much.

This look made Weitzger's heart tense. He really knew his boss, and he often came up with some low-level tricks, and it could be said that he was not soft on the opponent's players, and he took the cards to drink and eat.Witzger was really confused, wondering if Vincent would do anything to the players of the Dutch team during the game.

"Fan Shang, Roger, what suggestions do you two have for this game?" No matter how far Fan Shang sat, he could not escape Jacques' eyes.

Only then did Fan Shang know that France had stopped in the semi-finals, and the Czech Republic had eliminated France to enter the finals. However, although Fan Shang knew this fact, he was not prepared to prevent this from happening.He doesn't want to fan his butterfly wings now, but he doesn't want to affect the 98 World Cup.

Fan Shang's eyes almost popped out when he saw the Dutch team like this, and Jacques was also incredulous, "What's going on with the Netherlands? Why are they so nervous?"

Fan Shang was full of black lines, thinking to himself, "Brother, you value me very much, but you don't have to do this, every time this kind of combat meeting is held, call my name first..."

"Okay, boss, I will do my best in this game."

The two teams had the second penalty shootout of this European Cup. The host England eliminated Spain 4:2 after a penalty shootout in the earlier game and took the lead to enter the semi-finals.

"Boss, I'm sorry, not only do I have to leave Bordeaux, but I will not show mercy today," Witzger said
"Richard, don't worry, the transfer is not something that can be explained clearly in one sentence or two. I know your feelings for Ajax, so I won't stop you, but at least you have to let Ajax give it to you." A price worthy of you, the price they are offering now is not like buying players again, but like going to the market to buy vegetables.” Vincent responded
Weitzger smiled wryly, "Boss, Ajax really doesn't have much money, and many of their players have to transfer freely. But I will continue to communicate with them after the European Cup is over."

Of course Vincent was present, but he still didn't want to talk too much, and sat in the corner, while Le Maire sat next to Vincent.Closer to Jacquet are the physical coach, the goalkeeper coach and a few others.

Seeing that the team entered the penalty shootout, Yakai patted Fan Shang on the shoulder, which means that you really found it. The penalty kicks in the two days of training were not in vain.

"Boss, that's what most players call me, but you can also call me Mr. Coach, Boss, etc. Anyway, you can do whatever you want."

Sure enough, the five players of the French team did not live up to the hopes of the coach and the fans at all, and they scored all the penalties.Although the Dutch team has good footwork, Seedorf's penalty was rejected by the French goalkeeper Rama.

"Yes, what should I call you now?"

90分钟的比赛过得很快，两队0:0互交白卷，进入加时赛。加时赛比赛两队还是打的难分难解，120分钟两队依旧保持着0:0的比分。

"Also, Richard, today's game will not be easy for you, you should know my style." Speaking of this, Vincent raised his eyebrows and looked at Witzger.

The French team was lucky to beat the Netherlands with a score of 5:4, becoming the second team to enter the semi-finals of this competition.Their semi-final opponents will be produced in Portugal and the Czech Republic.

Le Maire, a fat man, is quite honest, and now his relationship with Fan Shang has eased. When he heard what Fan Shang said, he felt that it was Fan Shang who gave him a chance.So he spoke out his thoughts incessantly.

Jacques nodded, agreeing with the opinions of the two, and then asked everyone about the physical fitness and the goalkeeper coach, and then let everyone go back to the room.

During the warm-up before the game, Weitzger took the initiative to run to the French coach's bench to hug Vincent.

"I'm looking forward to your performance, don't have any burdens. Even if you eliminate France, you won't be affected in Bordeaux. With me, no one will dare to say anything!" Vincent said confidently

"Thank you, I will do well"

Nedved did what he said, and his running on the court drove the entire midfield of the Czech team.This has kept the Czech team on par with the French team in the game.Both teams had chances, but neither took them.

In the end, after 120 minutes of tug-of-war, the French team once again had a penalty shootout with their opponents.

(End of this chapter)