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On July 1999, 7, Argentina will welcome their old rival Uruguay at the Feliciano Caceres Stadium.

Before the start of the game, Raphael used a criminal performance on the training ground to show his teammates that he attached great importance to the game.

He attaches great importance to this game, not only because the opponent is Uruguay, but also more or less related to Passarella.

"More or less" because Passarella took over Uruguay's coach in April this year.

And it is the "Prince of Uruguay" Franciscoli we mentioned repeatedly yesterday who strongly recommends Passarella to become the coach of Uruguay.

Regardless of Passarella's defeat in the 98 World Cup, Francescoli admired this former mentor very much.

To what extent is it admired?

Uruguay is a small country with a population of only 340 million, and the Uruguayan Football Association cannot afford Passarella's salary, so Passarella's salary of up to 70 US dollars was actually paid by Franciscoli out of his own pocket!

From here we can also see that the "Prince of Uruguay" absolutely has true love for his motherland.

Passarella is also required to coach at his own expense, and it is also because Francescoli is very worried about Uruguay's current situation. He is even worried that Uruguay will not be able to get tickets for the 02 Korea-Japan World Cup!

Therefore, whether it is the Football Association or the "Prince of Uruguay" himself, the hope for Passarella is to lead the team to the World Cup in Korea and Japan. The absence of the World Cup is unacceptable to every Uruguayan!

How did Passarella do it?

After the contract was signed, he told the Football Association that because the Copa America was too close, the schedule had already been released, Uruguay was in the death group, and the pressure to take over was too great for the time being, and he had to wait until the Copa America was over before taking over.

The Uruguayan Football Association actually agreed!

So in this game, the Uruguayan coach Pua stood in front of the Uruguayan coach, and the relationship with Passarella is only "or little".

But the media doesn't think so.

Before the start of the game, whether it was the media in other South American countries or the European media, they all hyped up the leftovers, and the public opinion was very consistent

If Rafael, Redondo, and Batty had sacrificed themselves a bit and known how to contribute, Argentina would not have lost to their rival England in the 98 World Cup!

And Bielsa, who led the Argentine team to score 11 goals in two group matches in this cup, has not received the recognition and praise of the media.

His achievements are also considered by these media as inheriting Passarella's "legacy".

They believe that Bielsa's success is entirely due to the continuation of Passarella's policy and the reuse of players from the River Plate, and the reason why he can play such a hearty offensive football is only because he recalled the three of Raphael national team.

Three people become a tiger, not to mention that the media of this era has been advocating it?

So Raphael was very upset.

The unhappy little ball bully not only showed his mood on the court, but also found Bielsa after the training match that day, saying that he was going to attend the pre-match press conference.

Bielsa agreed without thinking about it. From this we can see how innocent he is.

Because Bielsa didn't realize at all what it means for a player who has always disliked the media and almost never actively participated in any press conferences to suddenly and actively ask to participate.

When Simeone knew that he was going to attend the pre-match press conference with Raphael, he had a big head!

It’s just that the pre-match press conference is about to start at this time, and it’s too late to persuade Bielsa. He can only keep hinting to Rafael with his eyes, don’t make trouble, don’t make it too big, there are still many riverbeds in our team human...

Raphael ignored him.

When they arrived at the temporarily remodeled news hall, the media was surprised and then delighted when they saw Raphael! Μ.三彡ㄚQxS.CǒM

Although Raphael doesn't often attend press conferences, as long as he attends, they will never worry about sales!

But everything has to follow the rules. Before interviewing Raphael and Simeone, the coach Bielsa must still be interviewed.

Argentina's own media is definitely taking advantage at this time, and the reporter from the Ole Newspaper was the first to be pointed out.

"Marcelo, in the past two games you have led the players to play the ultimate offensive football. But our opponent is Uruguay, are you worried that the players will not be able to smoothly play the rhythm you want?"

This is too much!

Other colleagues looked at the Argentine reporter with small eyes of "".

The Uruguayan media was even more furious. This is simply the connotation that we played dirty!

Rafael also glanced at the reporter. Although Uruguay is the number one logging team in South America, it is true, but if you ask this question, isn’t it digging a hole for Bielsa?Are you cheating yourself like this?

Bielsa was unafraid and faced the problem, "We all know that Uruguay's overall style is relatively tough, and they are also the team with the highest average height in South America. This is a challenge for us, but I and the players firmly believe we Will win the game in the Argentine way."

As soon as Bielsa finished speaking, the Argentine media applauded.

That's the answer they wanted.

When encountering Uruguay and Brazil, what they like most is that life and death are bearish, so go straight to it!

Bielsa was able to answer such questions, and the media questions in the following interviews became more and more acute, and some people did ask Passarella's questions.

Bielsa looked at the Brazilian reporter with obvious displeasure at this time, this is a question he doesn't like!

"Daniel is the heroic captain who helped Argentina win the first World Cup trophy. We thank him for everything he has done for Argentina. His contribution to Argentina should not be forgotten because of the 98 World Cup.

In the few years he coached Argentina, we began to change our tactics to continentalization.Regardless of whether the fans agree with his efforts or not, and what his coaching performance is, we cannot deny the hard work he has put in for this. "

The interview with Bielsa came to an end here, and when it came to Simeone, the topic became the starter and the captain's armband.

Simeone said: "I, Fernando and Eric are very good friends. This kind of healthy competition will not affect our friendship. We will all give everything for the starting lineup, but in the end it all depends on Marcelo's choice. He's the manager of the team, the one who makes the decisions."

"About the captain's armband, I have already answered this question before, and I don't want to repeat it as a repeater. After all, people who know me and Raphael will not be so boring."

After Simeone yelled at the reporter, he looked at Raphael with a hint of warning in his eyes, don't go too far, even for the sake of Aimar's curly hair.

The reporters looked at Raphael at this moment, like a shark finding its prey after smelling blood.

"Rafa, everyone thinks you should play in the '98 World Cup, what do you think about that?"

This is a reporter from the Spanish newspaper Marca, and Raphael has some impressions of him.

Since he is still an acquaintance, Rafael's tone is not so sarcasm, but he asked: "I also think I should participate in the 98 World Cup, I am eager to show myself on the international stage, and I hope to help Argentina go further.

What caused all this, I think you all know very well.

If time goes back and everything starts over, I will still make the same choice. I will not play under such an arrogant manager. "

Simeone covered his face almost reflexively.

Oh shit!I know it!

Turn back time and start over, I still don't regret it...

You are going to piss off the people!

And such a shocking speech made Bielsa belatedly realize that he was in trouble!

Rafael came to the pre-match press conference not to gain attention, not for the Golden Globe Awards, he just came to piss people off!

A reporter from Gazzetta dello Sport asked: "Uruguayan coach Pua spoke highly of you at this morning's press conference and believed that only by limiting your performance can Uruguay win. What do you think of this?"

"I also have respect for Coach Pua," Raphael said, looking at the media in the audience, "for his courage to take over the first team for the America's Cup, and for his calmness and composure in the past two games. ...He put his players together, even without some of the main force, even if it was a group of death, they still won the game and earned our respect.

Uruguay is Argentina's old rival and the biggest rival in the America's Cup.We will do our best to win the game. "

After hearing this answer, the reporter from Mi Ti changed the way he looked at Raphael.

you've changed!You actually connoted Passarella!You turned into such a Raphael!

In fact, Uruguay's domestic media are very dissatisfied with the fact that Passarella signed the contract not to take over the America's Cup, but let Pua, a youth team coach, bear the pressure.

But the Football Association has already made a decision, and Francescoli also endorsed Passarella, and everyone complained about it for two days.

But now?

Raphael's praise of Pua is of course mocking Passarella's timidity before the battle!No guts!It's not as good as a youth team coach!

Simeone took advantage of this time to frantically hint at the press officer. Fortunately, the press officer was still able to wink, and ended the press conference after Raphael answered another question.

When they came backstage, Bielsa with a heavy heart saw Simeone crazily complaining about Raphael!

"I knew that nothing good would happen if you came to the post-match press conference, you really provoked something!"

"Bobby always said that you are a good boy, you are a good fart! You will die if you don't pick trouble!"

These words almost reached Bielsa's heart, he waved his flag in his heart, he was right!Diego you are so right!

Raphael glanced at him, "I didn't veto everything he did for Argentina, but there are some achievements that he deserves."

Simeone's mind turned, and he immediately got that he was standing up for Bielsa, which made him look very embarrassed.

Bielsa: "..."

His relationship with Passarella is actually okay!

He was even more worried about what the media said, after all, there were many more ugly things for him.

The author has something to say: there is a second update, the time is late, it is recommended to read it tomorrow.

Tomorrow's update will also try to be early. If you have time tomorrow night, you can watch the game. The final round of the four battles is not to be missed qaq