ball magic

In the difficult game between Inter Milan and Galatasaray, the three injured hapless ghosts were Rafael, Cannavaro and Owen.

For Toshack, this is tantamount to hurting a central axis, so he has reason to be angry.

But this game is over, but the next game will come soon.

So Rafael had to miss the game against Fiorentina.

This makes both Rafael and Irving feel sorry, because this is an excellent opportunity to score goals.

What, will "Violet" fans find this an offense?

Raphael doesn't think so.

He felt that the Fiorentina fans were going numb.

The reason for this is that after playing the Italian Super Cup, Fiorentina was in a slump.

In fact, it is a polite way to describe it as devastated.

To put it more bluntly, they are now at the bottom

Fiorentina is currently ranked 17th in the standings and has become an out-and-out relegation team.

And they also have a difficult brother named Palma.

However, Parma's luck was slightly better than theirs, because Parma decisively fired him after discovering that Passarella was a scam.

This caused Passarella to lose his job after only 29 days of coaching Parma, and once again bad reputation.

However, the second coaching change also awakened Parma's top management.

They realized that the reason why the team has various problems may not only be solved by changing coaches.

Facing the situation of these two teams, Raphael also has points to sigh, but he is more regretful!

How can people not be envious of that little guy Saviola who actually wore a hat against Fiorentina!

Irving apparently had the same thoughts as him.

And the two of them could only stand side by side, watching this scene from the bench...

Although they missed Fiorentina, because both of them had minor injuries, both of them were lucky enough to be selected for the second round of the Coppa Italia round of [-] finals.

Their opponent is Udinese.

In fact, Inter Milan and Udinese are still very close in recent years. They always meet in the Coppa Italia.

For Rafael, who is determined to score goals, since he has entered the squad, he can only say a few words.

Dry!

Done.

But what Raphael didn't expect was that Toshack actually put him on the bench!

Faced with his glaring, Lao Tuo pointed to Owen who was also sitting on the bench with him, and KO him with one sentence

"You two, you don't need to take risks for such a game, but I will give you time to play. And you, you are the captain, be a good example."

Captain and role model, this made Rafael sit side by side with Owen helplessly.

Owen smiled when he saw that he had failed in the struggle.

Raphael snorted when he saw this gloating guy.

But Owen has long been used to his dog temper, he ignores people, he can talk to him.

So Owen poked him and joked: "Didn't you want to play forward before? Why have you changed your mind now?"

Because he missed the Fiorentina game, Rafael's face stinks for several days, and at that time he wanted to tease him.

This question made Raphael look at Owen successfully and said, "Do you remember that I lost 2kg? No, it's 3kg now."

Because he was injured this time, Lao Tuo felt that recuperating from the injury is also recuperating, so it is better to practice by the way, so he pointed out the "Trainer of Love" Pintus to him.

There is no need to repeat the process, the name of Pintus is enough to explain everything.

But Owen was also tortured by Pintus!

This name also made him stare at Raphael, why mention the name of the devil?Unlucky!

Rafael continued: "He still nagged at me and asked me to change to a pair of faster shoes."

This is also Toshack. Another coach can be so aggressive, and he doesn't care what shoes he wears. Rafael has already gone back.

When Raphael said this, he concluded: "After so much effort, the goal is where it is, why not fight for it?"

When he spoke, his face was expressionless, and his tone was calm when he spoke, but he made Owen and Juan, who was sitting on the other side of him, laugh.

Yes, Juan is off today.

Raphael didn't care about their laughter, he just thought so, and he could say so.

Owen is still a kind person, at least compared to Vieri and Jaminha, he is a kind person.

So after laughing, he changed the subject, which was also the most lively topic in the locker room in the last two days

2002 Korea-Japan World Cup exclusive ball.

It has a cool name called "Flying Fire Meteor".

Owen complained: "I saw Beckham blew it, I think that guy just charged too much sponsorship fee from Adidas, he is definitely talking nonsense with his eyes open!"

Irving's complaints are not unreasonable, and it can be seen that he really doesn't like this ball.

There are three reasons.

First of all, this ball uses a new material, which is much lighter than the exclusive ball used for the 1998 World Cup. A lighter ball means that it is more difficult to control.

The reason why it can be made lighter is also because of the use of new materials, and the kicking is still a bit subtle.

Secondly, this thing is claimed to be 25% more accurate than the exclusive ball used in the last World Cup.

Although it is only a quarter of the data, what does this value mean?

Still more difficult to control!

Oh, and the only thing that pleases the striker and makes the goalkeeper want to swear is that the ball is 10 faster.

To give a simple example, Carlos' heavy artillery can reach 160km per hour. With this thing, it is equivalent to adding a booster.

It is even more impossible to fail to save the ball that could not be saved in the first place.

So it is understandable that the goalkeeper wants to curse.

Owen complained a lot, and saw Raphael raised his eyebrows.

Owen is too familiar with this action. After seeing him make this action, he knew that Raphael disagreed.

This made Owen ask in surprise: "Do you really like it?"

Among the players who have tried Inter Milan, they don't like its conservativeness. No matter how conservative the statistics are, at least more than two-thirds, even Redondo and Figo with the best skills are among them, so those who like it It is the minority.

For them, although the "Flying Fire Meteor" has high precision and high speed, it is like an extremely fast horse, and it is not easy to control it.

Especially its weight, because it is so light that it can slip away accidentally, and its rebound is like no other.

Although it is only a matter of time before professional players want to conquer it, this process is not what they like.

Owen felt that so many people didn't like it, and that Beckham, who participated in the research and development, was able to brag about it, which was definitely a strange thing, but he didn't expect that there was another strange thing beside him.

Rafael said: "I really like it, because it is really fast, very fast, so the name is not wrong."

This made Owen immediately make a grimace.

Raphael is both a passer and a long-range shooter. For him, this ball that can make the ball go faster naturally has an extraordinary charm.

Since Rafael likes it to be fast and light, Owen said objectively: "If the game is a little bit more windy that day, it may cause the shot to fly, and even affect the entire game."

Juan on the other side of Raphael also nodded his head.

He also has a similar view.

Rafael said to Owen: "I have a suggestion for you."

"Ok?"

"If you really don't like it, take it home, put it on your bed, and soon you'll be able to bond with it."

Owen: "Are you serious, or are you joking?"

If it's a joke, it's too cold!

If it is true, he also wants to give this guy a blank stare, because he is not a child of five or six years old, and he will not do such naive things again.

But the only response to him was the laughter of Rafael and Juan.

Only then did Owen realize that this guy was just teasing him.

After laughing, Raphael suggested: "Whether we like it or not, we can only use it in the World Cup. Now practice every day, there are still more than 180 days, even if it is every day An hour is enough."

That's definitely something Rafael would say.

In fact, Rafael didn't say that, Owen would also practice. After all, they are not only professional players, but also the best professional players in the world. How can they not control the ball?

But Owen still asked: "Did you get the ball? Do you want my help?"

He said this because Adidas made the "Flying Fire Meteor" and both he and Raphael were Umbro players.

Oh, and Inter Milan's kit sponsor is also Umbro.

In fact, he moved from Liverpool to Inter Milan, and Umbro also played the role of a booster.

"No, I asked my agent to contact Adidas and ask for some balls, and you can take some away. But they want me to make a small promotional video on the foster. After I asked Umbro I agree."

Owen: "... still agree?"

Raphael spread his hands and said, "They said that if you wear Umbro's shoes and give them a close-up shot, it's fine."

Owen already wanted to laugh.

Do fans want the same style of sneakers as their idols, or the football that was kicked?

But he lowered his voice and said, "Hey, Juan, do you know how Umbro's people complained to me about him?"

Juan immediately looked at Raphael with his dog eyes, and saw that Raphael had no reaction to the bait that Owen had released.

Because Raphael guessed with his heels, he knew that Owen couldn't get ivory out of his mouth.

That being the case, why did he contribute emotes to him?

After seeing Juan's subconscious reaction, Owen felt that this guy was hopeless, but he just pretended not to see it, and continued: "They said that every time they design new shoes for Rafa, he can give them Dozens of positive or negative feedback from different directions are simply more terrifying than the Germans."

This made Juan couldn't help laughing.

You must know that he and Raphael live together every day. Every time Raphael tries on sneakers, he will of course watch. Now hearing Owen say this, there is a sense of picture in his mind.

It’s fine if it’s other complaints, but now he looks like a German?

This made Rafael look at Owen, "Do they still have a German spokesperson? If they do, I will look at them with admiration."

You know that Germany is the base camp of Adidas and Puma, and can Umbro break into their territory?

This complaint was too sharp for someone who could get it, and Owen couldn't help laughing.

They chatted happily and the game went well.

Following Saviola's hat-trick in the last game, Ibrahimovic also scored first in this game!

Juan was obviously happy for him, and rushed out of the bench to give him a thumbs up.

This caused a lot of barrage to pop up in Owen's heart, but this is Juan. If you look at his expression, his eyes, and the moment he rushed out without thinking, you can only feel in your heart.

Some people are born Neptune.

They were born that way.

After celebrating Ibrahimovic's goal, Irving asked the calm Rafael, "This is your first World Cup, are you looking forward to it?"

Raphael glanced at him: "Do you want to ask me, do you regret missing the last World Cup?"

He bet the little man thought so.

Hearing this topic, Juan, who had just returned to the bench and sat down, was dumbfounded.

Why did you mention the last World Cup?

No, why should I sit down!I should have stayed outside!

Juan was very nervous when he heard this topic, but Owen was not at all afraid, "You said it yourself."

It's not that he doesn't open which pot he lifts.

But he also admitted that this was indeed what he was curious about and what he wanted to know.

Rafael shook his head and said: "It's a pity, but this is football. The moment I made that decision, I will not look back."

"What a pity?" Owen repeated the word.

"It's a pity, but not regret."

"I guessed that you would say that."

When Raphael said this, he glanced at Owen subtly, because the little man asked a good question

The draw for the 2002 Korea-Japan World Cup is approaching.

Although his rebirth has changed a lot, in Raphael's view, some things will not change.

For example, this is still a World Cup co-hosted by South Korea and Japan, resulting in two hosts and two more seeded teams.

For example, Argentina has been advancing all the way in the world preliminaries. They will still be the seeded team, while England has not qualified for this, so they still have a high chance of being divided into one group.

And finally, of course, we have to talk about the wonderful way of drawing lots for this World Cup, as well as the whole tradition of FIFA.

Because of the above, Raphael believes that Argentina and England have a great chance to meet.

So he said: "You two wait, according to the urine of FIFA, whether it is the group stage or the knockout stage, it will definitely put Argentina and England together."

Both Owen and Juan agree with his point of view.

But Owen will not be cowardly. Just as he was about to say a few harsh words, he saw Raphael say: "This is what we expected, how we lost, how we will win back."

Now hehe, he has become Owen instead.

Although he didn't say anything, his expression was the best mockery.

Of course Rafael knew that he was implying that Argentina couldn't afford to lose, but he was too lazy to fight with him off the court, so he simply looked at Juan.

He watched all of Juan's games during the World Preliminaries, and he could clearly tell which game Juan started, which game he was on the bench, and which game he partnered with.

He is very confident that Juan will be selected for the Korea-Japan World Cup.

But considering how shameless the Koreans are, and how hard Portugal, Italy, and Spain are, Raphael still feels sorry for Juan.

So he asked Juan, "You said earlier that Cassie wanted to abduct our duckling?"

Juan nodded sharply: "Yes, Igor likes it."

For Juan, the Cole Duck is not just an ordinary Cole Duck. Since the duck "helped" Inter Milan win, Inter Milan fans have regarded it as another mascot besides the snake spirit.

They all love this cute little duck.

As we all know, football players are also very feudal and superstitious. This kind of large-scale superstitious activities is particularly prone to human-to-human transmission, so that this Keer duck only made a contribution once, but there have always been legends about it in football. There must be fans coming to worship the duck!

To be more exaggerated, the little duck had no name, because Louis would only call it duck at that time.

But then the duck got a well-recognized name

"luck."

Since Juan seemed to want to abduct the duck, Raphael said generously: "If you can guarantee to take good care of it, and the head coach agrees to take it to Asia, I can lend it to you during the World Cup. Except for the final."

Juan: "..."

How confident Rafa is in them!You must know that Spain's best record in the World Cup was only in 1950 when it won the fourth place.

They only entered the semi-finals once, and after that, if they can enter the semi-finals, they should all be fired!

So Juan agreed without thinking about it, and he promised: "I promise, I will definitely return the duck to you at that time. But if you can take it with you, you still have to ask the coach..."

Owen was also speechless when he heard this.

He had lived in Raphael's house for several months, and he had been with the duck day and night, and he had heard Juan brag about the magic of the duck more than once.

But Raphael would be willing to lend that duck to Juan?

Is this overconfidence in Argentina, or is it because he has true love for Juan?

Hearing what Juan said now, he also asked them speechlessly, "You two, I want to ask, have you asked Louis for his opinion?"

If Owen were to name the duck, he would definitely name it "Louis' beloved duckling".

Well, it's true.

Juan: "..."

Raphael smiled, patted him on the shoulder and said, "You can find a way to bribe him yourself. He loves you very much."

Juan: qaq!

But he didn't think Louis loved him more than ducks.

Obviously, no one in football can refuse the famous "luck". After the game, Juan got the consent from the coach of the national team and the chairman of the Football Association. They even asked professionals to inquire, just to ensure "luck" To be able to go to Asia with them.

After securing the duck's place in the Spanish national team's dressing room, Juan went after Luiz.

It is not easy to abduct him from Louis, but if this person is Juan, he can still agree reluctantly.

Well, all it takes is for Juan to sign a series of unequal treaties.

But the fact that it was so made Juan laugh like hell, making him giggle as he kept tossing Louis into the air.

In the expectation of all the national teams that have won the World Cup tickets.

December 12st is finally here!

For the Blue and White Legion, which has been defeated by France for three and a half years, this day has a special meaning.

Toshak obviously also knew that the players had no intention of training in the afternoon, so he adjusted the training time for this day to the morning.

After the training, all the Argentine barbecue gang came to Rafael's house, and they wanted to watch the draw together!

After an hour of waiting, the performance before the draw finally came to an end.

After Blatter delivered a speech and the President of the French Football Association handed over the Hercules Cup, the draw finally started under the auspices of FIFA Secretary-General Roufenan.

Before the lottery started, Ru Feinan first introduced the specific rules of the lottery.

The process of drawing lots this time is too weird compared to cup competitions such as the Champions League.

For example, it does not divide the 32 teams into four pots on average, and then divide the seeded teams into the traditional abcdegh8 groups.

The complexity is also complicated in the classification.

In the current World Cup draw, FIFA divided the 32 teams into four grades.

Pot [-] is: France, Japan, South Korea, Brazil, Argentina, Italy, Germany and Spain.

The second tier is: Poland, Sweden, Russia, Portugal, Denmark, Croatia, England, Slovenia, Turkey, Belgium, Ireland, 11 countries in Europe.

The third is: Ecuador, Paraguay, Uruguay, China, Saudi Arabia.

The fourth is: Cameroon, South Africa, Tunisia, Senegal, Nigeria, Costa Rica, Mexico, and the United States.

The number of each gear is different, which makes people feel a little confused. The reason for this is first of all because of the rules set by FIFA

With the exception of European teams, no group can feature two teams from the same continent.

To avoid premature confrontation between teams from the same continent, of course, is to win more ratings.

While Europe got the most qualifying places, FIFA did not directly set them according to their international rankings, but chose the method of drawing lots.

This also led to the way this lottery looks very weird.

As the second-ranked national team in FIFA, Argentina is the undisputed seed team and is in Group F.

That's obviously good news for Argentine fans, as it also means they avoid two dangerous hosts, France, Brazil, Italy, Germany and Spain.

After the teams in the first tier are divided, it's time for the draw for the teams in the second round.

Because the teams in the second tier are all European teams, Argentina is destined to meet a European team.

But Juan heard these Argentine teammates constantly shouting when the guests were drawing lots

England!

England!

England!

They want revenge!

After 1 minute, Juan watched them look disappointed because they had drawn the Swedish team.

It can wait until the third round, and the three European teams that were not drawn in the second round of draws will be put into the third pot.

In other words, there will be two teams from Europe in three groups.

And England is one of those three teams.

No one wants their team to meet England after having an opponent like Sweden, right?

But what do the Argentines care about this?

they are still shouting

England!

England!

England!

Juan: Mouth

After 1 minute, Juan saw these Argentines hugging each other and celebrating wildly!

And Javier yelled at him while filming the dv: "Wait, we are going to take revenge! But why not a knockout match, then we can send them home!"

Although he has been with these Argentine teammates for so many years, at this moment, Juan still feels that he is out of place with them.

When the draw ended, Juan's home country, Spain, was assigned to Group B. They can be said to be quite lucky.

They are grouped with Slovenia, Paraguay and South Africa!

If they grasp it, the group's first qualifying should not be a problem!

And what about the f where Argentina is located?

They are in the Super Group of Death.

In addition to Sweden and England, they are in the same group as the African Eagle Nigeria.

You must know that African brothers are not easy to mess with these days, and Nigeria is just such a team.

Juan felt distressed, but Simeone was already calling for a beer.

They want hi!

What is the group of death, what qualifying is not in their consideration now.

They only know that the breath they held back when France was eliminated by England can finally come out!

Juan was also assigned a bottle of beer, but he held the bottle with a dazed expression on his face.

Raphael, who had already finished drinking a bottle of beer, looked at his little expression, couldn't help rubbing his head, and shouted at him in the noisy environment: "Fool, what are you thinking, you are going to play the World Cup soon!"

Juan was stunned for a few seconds before waking up like a dream.

They got tickets and became one of the seeded teams, and as long as he works hard and works a little harder, he can go to the World Cup!

The author has something to say: continue to make up the progress.

It's the end of the month soon qaq

Let's do the math tomorrow to see how I owe tens of thousands and how to make up for it.