ball magic

On June 2002, 6, Raphael and his teammates watched the game between Sweden and Nigeria.

If Rafael were to choose a team to support among the two teams, he would choose Nigeria without hesitation, because of West and Kanu.

Of course he supported his friend.

But in the end Sweden beat Nigeria 2-1 and scored a valuable 3 points.

Nigeria, which lost two games in a row, had to accept the result of being out early.

The final game is against England and Nigeria will be fighting for the honor.

Sweden, which has won two matches and one draw, currently ranks first in the group with 4 points.

The reason for the temporary residence is, of course, that the game between Argentina and England will start at 7 o'clock tonight!

For England, they have to win and keep a tie in this game, so that they can fight for the initiative to qualify for the group.

But for the Argentine international who is determined to revenge, what they want in this game is to win!

As long as they beat England, in order to qualify for the group, England must score a goal difference against Nigeria!

With England's pissing nature, he might have to go home early.

With the determination to fight England, at 6:15 in the afternoon, the Argentine bus drove into the Sapporo Dome Stadium.

For Rafael, this stadium in Sapporo is very special.

This is not because of the upcoming war between Britain and Afghanistan, but because of the "sense of technology" of the stadium itself——

Because this is a covered stadium for both baseball and football, and it is also an all-weather stadium.

In order to achieve the purpose of dual-use, the Japanese introduced two kinds of turf, football field and baseball field. During the game, the football field weighing 8300 tons will be raised, and when the baseball team is playing, it will become a baseball team again. venue.

Stadiums with this mobile stadium concept will gradually become popular in later generations, such as the Schalke Stadium built to host the 2006 World Cup, and the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium that was completed in 2019.

But today in 2002, he could play on such a stadium.

When the bus of the Argentine team came to a complete stop, the media waiting outside had already seized their seats.

The reason why they are so excited is not because they want to shoot players, but because they want to shoot coaches!

Because one of the biggest highlights of this game is the coach!

Argentina failed to appeal both red cards and Bielsa will still be in the stands for this game.

What does Bielsa mean for Argentina?

Unbeaten!

Since the young Argentine coach took over the team, Argentina has not lost a single game in official competitions!

It is such a coach, and such an important game, and now he is going to stand in the stands, the England fans have long been applauding!

Some English fans even paid a high price to buy the stand opposite the Argentine command area, just to keep a close eye on Bielsa and prevent him from using the surrounding fans and staff in the stands to make moves for the Argentine team! Μ.三彡ㄚQxS.CǒM

When necessary, they can also hang banners to remind the referee!

England fans are so hard, but Argentine fans are not in a hurry.

Not only are the fans not in a hurry, but the Argentine media, led by "Ole" and "Clarion", which are dedicated to slowing down the national team, also released a big piece of news before the game——

As the British media guessed, it was not Bielsa who directed the game, but Pekerman!

He even made the tactics!

The Argentine media once again "showed their cards" for the national team, causing fans to scold.

But in the face of such fierce news, England fans and even the English media hesitated.

Pekerman commanded, and they believed it. After all, Bielsa's assistants were far from comparable to Pekerman in terms of experience and qualifications.

Even Bielsa himself was a rookie when he first took over Argentina.

But when the Argentines said that even the tactics were formulated by Pekerman, they would not believe it.

The reason is very simple -

Although the Argentines bragged Pekerman to the sky, and Pekerman did not miss the championship, but how much gold does the champion coach of the youth team have?

How can the arrogant big media really think highly of Pekerman?

So in the face of the news released by the Argentine media, the British media were directly divided into two factions, one thought it was a smoke bomb, and the other was even more arrogant.

Does it matter who is standing in front of the command area in Argentina?

Only Argentines have the nerve to brag about Bielsa and Pekerman's record, and they don't care at all!

Under the gaze of the media armed with long guns and short cannons, the door of Argentina finally opened.

This also made the media press the shutter in unison.

In the next second, a short and fat familiar figure appeared in their field of vision.

After seeing his figure, the media were all excited!

Maradona!

Maradona actually came with the team, and he was the first to get out of the car!

For such a silver waterfall, Lao Ma has no dissatisfaction, on the contrary, he enjoys it immensely.

After all, he is the king of the ball. It is natural for the media to welcome him with such a specification, and only such a specification can be worthy of him.

If it weren't for the fact that today's opponent is England, Lao Ma would definitely wave to the media to show his affinity.

But now?

He got off the bus very coldly!

Following behind him are his two bodyguards, and after that, the president of the Argentine Football Association, Grondona!

Yes, because of this special moment today, Grondona was not with other high-level football associations, but chose to sit on the same bus with the players.

As for whether his behavior is popular and whether it will affect the mood of the players, our chairman has never considered it.

After Grondona got off the car, Pekerman and Bielsa got off one after the other, and behind them were other members of the coaching staff.

No one expected Bielsa and Pekerman to be so "close", so the media were a little surprised.

Before the media could figure out whether the order in which the two got off the bus had any special significance, they saw a tall and familiar figure——

That's Raphael!

After seeing Raphael's figure, some media who stood on the sidelines even shouted.

If you say that when Bielsa and Pekerman got out of the car, everyone wanted to know who was in charge of the game.

But when Raphael got out of the car, everyone just wanted to ask him how he felt at the moment.

Argentina and England, what a contradictory country.

But what is flowing in his body is such contradictory blood.

Now playing for Argentina, what is he thinking at the moment?

It's a pity that Raphael is still the same Raphael. After getting off the car, he didn't look at any reporters, but went straight to the player tunnel ahead.

He seemed to tell the reporter in this way, telling the audience in front of the TV——

That's my goal!

When all the Argentine internationals got off the car, these reporters also left quickly, and they wanted to publish the article as quickly as possible!

Although the media squatting in front of the special passage captured Maradona, they did not identify the real coach of the Argentine team, but Huang Jianxiang, who was in the media area, had already discovered the truth!

Because he has already got the starting list!

This also made him eager to tell all the fans for the first time——

"Fans and friends, hello everyone. Today is June 2002, 6, and it is also the eighth match day since the opening of this World Cup.

Today we will usher in the blockbuster match of Group F of the 'Group of Death', Argentina vs England!

These two teams are full of superstars, coupled with the entanglement between England and Argentina, so this game will be the most anticipated duel by fans since the start of this World Cup!

We have already introduced the Argentine coach Bielsa before. Because he was sent off with a red card on the field, this game can only be directed from the stands, so this game is very likely to be directed by the Argentine team leader Pekerman.

Before the game, the Argentine media broke out that the tactics of this game were also made by Pekerman.

Of course, this statement may also be to deceive opponents.

But judging from the starting roster I just got, the tactician for this game should be Pekerman! "

Huang Jianxiang is not afraid of fans saying that he is arbitrary, because he quickly presented "evidence".

"Since Pekerman took over Argentina, the first lineups to try were 4231 and 433, and then 343. Since the 99 Copa America, it has been fixed as 3313, which swept South America and brought great tactical changes to football.

But no matter what kind of formation, in Bielsa's tactical system, there will always be only one center forward.

This is why Argentina obviously has top strikers like Batty and Crespo, but they can never start at the same time.

Why Caniggia performed well, but couldn't catch the last train of the World Cup.

But today, in the starting roster I just got, the names of Batty and Crespo appeared at the same time! "

Huang Jianxiang was so excited at the moment, and in the England locker room, Eriksson, the England coach, looked at the Argentine squad with a subtle expression——

Goalkeeper: Caballero

Defenders: Pochettino, Ayala, Samuel.

Midfielders: Placente, Redondo, Rafael, Zanetti.

Forwards: Batistuta, Crespo, Aimar.

This is 343, or 3412 in other words!

But definitely not the 3313 he has been preparing for!

wipe!

Damn Argentines!

After Huang Jianxiang introduced Argentina's lineup, he saw England players enter the field first.

The director's shots went all the way to Beckham.

Through the last game, everyone once again realized that in this England team, anyone can lose, except Beckham!

Huang Jianxiang said: "When the World Cup was still two months away, Beckham's ankle was trampled by Duscher. At that time, all England fans were worried about his condition, but he successfully caught up with the last train of the World Cup.

When playing against Sweden, it was Beckham who assisted Campbell and helped England draw Sweden 1-1.

We see Beckham wearing the captain's armband on his left arm. In this game, he will play as the captain of the Three Lions. "

After introducing the "heartbeat" Beckham, Huang Jianxiang introduced England's starting lineup.

"Goalkeeper David Seaman is a veteran.

His first World Cup trip was in 1990, during that Italian summer.It's just that he was young at the time and didn't get a chance to play.He represented England in the World Cup for the first time in 1998.This will most likely be his last World Cup..."

"Ashley Cole, left-back, currently at Inter Milan, has already won numerous trophies at the club despite his young age.

In this game, he has to face many club teammates and the pressure is heavy. We look forward to his performance. "

"Campbell and Rio Ferdinand at centre-back. It's the best centre-back duo in England and it's a top-notch centre-back duo.

Campbell was physically strong and explosive, while Ferdinand was nimble, fast and superb with his feet.

But today they are facing Batty and Crespo, so their offensive and defensive contest must be exciting, let us look forward to it together. "

"With Gary Neville injured, at right-back Eriksen has chosen Danny Mills from Leeds United.

And Argentina's left attack is extremely sharp, so Mills will bear tremendous pressure in this game. "

"From left to right in midfield: Hargreaves, Scholes, Butt, Beckham.

For Chinese fans, Hargreaves may be the most unfamiliar to everyone. He plays for Bayern and is an extremely rare English player who plays for foreign leagues.

In this season, he won the double crown with Bayern, and was eliminated by Real Madrid in the semi-finals of the Champions League.

In Bayern, his favorite position is the defensive midfielder, but because England's left has been lame, Eriksson let him play as a left midfielder in this game. "

"Scholes, Butt and Beckham are all members of the famous Manchester United Class of 92. They have played together since they were young, and they have played together in the Premier League since they grew up. They have won countless championships, but they have not won any titles with the national team. Now they are all in the golden stage of their careers, can they overcome their old enemies and break through themselves? Let us wait and see."

"If the midfield is made by Manchester United, then on the front line, Eriksson trusts Liverpool most!

Husky and Owen, one high and one fast, this is a typical British striker partner.

Like Ashley Cole, Owen won everything he could with Inter Milan in the season that just ended, but in the national team, in the World Cup, if he wants to win the Gold Cup, the first thing he has to overcome is the club's teammate! "

When Huang Jianxiang said this, he saw that the Argentine players finally entered the field!

When the camera came to Raphael, he closed his mouth, his eyes were full of gossip——

Will Raphael say hello to Owen?

However, it turns out that his expectations were in vain. Whether it was Rafael and the other Argentine internationals, or Irving and Cole, there was no bird on the other side!

What is the Anglo-Arab War?

What is the real enemy?

At this moment, it has been manifested!