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Chapter 171 Resurrection
After the first round of the European Cup, the winning odds of each team have changed again. The French team's winning odds are 1 to 2, ranking first among the 16 teams.

The German team's winning odds are only 1 to 8, which can be said to be completely unfavorable.

Not to mention that others are not optimistic about the German team, even German fans are not optimistic about their own team. Even Romania can't deal with it. How can they single-handedly play against England and Portugal?

After a day of rest, the German team moved to Charleva, and the Anglo-German battle will be held on June 6 at the Charleva-Pace Stadium.

The good news is that Harman and others who were suspended in the qualifiers can come back, and the injured Nowotny and others have also returned to normal, and they can play in this game.The German team can line up the strongest lineup to fight with the England team.

However, Nick still has some worries in his heart. The state of the German players can be seen from the training.

The running distance is not long, which shows that the physical condition of these players is very poor; the confrontation is not intense enough, which shows that they are afraid of confrontation and injury.

Such a German team will definitely be slaughtered by the England team. Although the England team is known as the "Chinese team" in Europe, they still have strength, especially the Premier League has made England's international players mature. They once led Portugal by 2:0 in the first game, which shows that they still have strong strength.

The core of this England team is Beckham. Beckham's two crosses in the first round were as accurate as missiles. Owen on the front line is a huge threat. Veteran Shearer is still young.

But looking at the training status of his teammates, Nick was really speechless. He said a few words on purpose, but his teammates ignored and frowned.Except for the teammates of Borussia Mönchengladbach, the other members of the German team did not take Nick's words seriously.

"Fuck, if you don't listen to me, it's time to recite the time (meaning bad luck)!" Nick cursed inwardly.

Nick, who was in a bad mood, simply took Enke, Friedrich and Metzelder out to go clubbing after the last training session.

Because of the European Cup, the football atmosphere in Belgium is unprecedentedly intense. The bars are filled with fans from all over the world, and people enjoy the happiness and sorrow brought by football.

Walking into a bar called 'Red Devil's Love', the four ordered four bottles of Lafite, found a seat and sat down.

As soon as Nick took a sip, he heard Enke sigh: "Hey, I'm so tired from playing this ball."

"That's right, I just made a clearance, and the ball flew back quickly." Metzelder said dissatisfied.

"It's not about those old guys, they can't hold the ball steadily, and they are not active in running. I feel that this German national team is not as strong as our Borussia Mönchengladbach." Friedrich also scolded unceremoniously.

Nick smiled and said, "What can I do? Everyone is afraid of getting hurt, and they won't be able to play this ball. The qualifiers are good, but the opponents are weak, but now every opponent is eyeing them, and it's hard to play. If you don't fight, you have to wait for death."

Enke paused, and said: "I think so, the next opponent, England, is stronger than Romania. If we still play according to the first game, the possibility of losing is very high."

"Then what should we do?" Metzelder and Friedrich asked in unison.

"You must keep an eye on England veteran Alan Shearer. This man is a great threat. If you are not careful, you will be scored by him." Nick said slowly, "Beckham's pass is very accurate, and Alan Shearer has a strong ability to grab points. If the two sides fight fiercely, then the set ball is likely to be the winner."

"Yeah, after watching the match between England and Portugal, I also think that Beckham's pass is too accurate, and it makes it difficult for the goalkeeper to attack." Enke said with deep understanding.

"Don't be afraid, I will guard Alan Shearer to death." Metzelder said confidently.

The four of them were discussing, but a few big white men wearing England jerseys sitting next to them walked over, their mouths full of alcohol made it clear at a glance: this is a group of alcoholic fans.

"What the hell are you talking about? Prevent Alan Shearer from killing me?" A bald fat man made an insult, and pointed at Metzelder's nose cursingly.

Metzelder secretly exclaimed bad luck, these guys must be England fans, obviously there are people who can understand German.

The fat man was probably over alcohol. He grabbed Metzelder by the collar and cursed, "You bastard Germans, we'll beat you all over the place in this match, and Alan will definitely teach you a lesson."

Metzelder's expression changed. The fan was so provocative. He just said what he said, and even made a move. How can people bear it?
Metzelder stretched out his hand to break the fat man's hand, and then shook it hard to take the fat man's hand away.

"Drunkard, don't go crazy, have you drunk too much?" Metzelder said bluntly.

"Who are you yelling at?" The fat man probably couldn't control his mind at the moment, and he punched Metzelder.

Metzelder reacted quickly, reached out and grabbed the fat man's wrist, and then pulled the fat man's feet unsteadily, and fell hard on the wine table, blood began to ooze from his nose and mouth soon.

Nick didn't like it at first glance, and it would be troublesome if this matter got bigger. The fans would not watch the game at all, but the players obviously suffered more losses.

"Let's go, let's go, don't let them be entangled!" Nick ran out immediately after speaking, and the three of them also got up and ran.

Seeing that Fatty suffered a loss, Fatty's friends immediately chased after him.

But they were obviously not as fast as Nick and the others. When they ran out of the bar, Nick and the others had disappeared, so they could only go back to take care of the fat man cursing.

In the corner, a voice laughed and said: "Hey, this is the post, German players vs. England fans, hey, this title is absolutely popular!"

The next morning, the four of Nick were called out by Libeck.

"Look at it." Riebeck threw a newspaper.

Nick took it over and saw that it was "The Sun", but when he glanced at the front page, Nick's face changed drastically.

The headline "German National Team Players vs. England Fans" was very eye-catching. It not only described what happened in detail, but also put photos of several people on it. The photo of Metzelder grabbing the fat man was particularly eye-catching.

"Tell me, what happened when you fell to the ground?" Libeck's tone became severe. He was under a lot of pressure. The team's record was not good and the state was in a slump. Now that something like this happened again, Libeck was a little crazy.

"Coach, we definitely didn't make a move. It was the England fans who made the move first. Christopher just got rid of the other party's entanglement. Besides, the other party drank alcohol, lost control of his feet, and fell down. It is also a reasonable thing. It has nothing to do with us." Nick quickly explained.

"That's right, coach. That fat man grabbed Christopher's collar when he came up, and made rude remarks." Enke also hurriedly spoke up.

Riebeck sighed: "I believe in you, but what about those people outside? Will they? Especially at this moment, a little thing will be exaggerated into a big thing by them."

Riebeck's words were not wrong. This matter has been reported by all major media, and the German national team is immediately on the cusp.

"Playing football is not good, but fighting is first-class." - French "L'Equipe"

"Assaulting fans? UEFA should ban them immediately!" - The Guardian

"The quality of German players is too low, they don't deserve to stay in the European Cup at all." - "Marca"

"What happened to our players? Instead of focusing on training and games, they went out to fool around, fired!" - "Munich Daily"

"The Football Association must immediately investigate what happened to the four Borussia Mönchengladbach players!" - Bild

Not only the German Football Association, UEFA and the Belgian police were also alarmed and began to investigate this matter.

Ever since, the four of them were out of action in the game on June 6. Nick was suspended for the game, but Enke, Metzelder and Friedrich were the absolute main players of the German team. Riebeck's heart was almost broken.

(End of this chapter)