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The European Cup in Austria and Switzerland started vigorously and ended vigorously.

A lot of things happened in this World Cup that are worthy of special mention by the media, and they can still be written about after a long time.

For example, the Spanish team won the current European Cup. This is the second time that the Matadors have won an international competition in 44 years. The first time was the 1964:2 victory over the Soviet Union in the 1 European Cup final.

Another example is that Spain and Germany, which had been using 442 tactics to win the world in the early days of the European Cup, both used 451 tactics when they met in the final. Defensive counterattack began to become the mainstream of world football, and it also further It shows that mastering the midfield in the game means mastering the initiative.

Before the game, the German team was widely favored, and the championship was also considered by most media fans to be in the hands of the German chariot. In the end, it was defeated by Spain 1:0. Not only lost the Delaunay Cup, but also lost to the Spanish coach Aragon Si laughed and said, "The German team only worried us for 10 minutes after the start of the final. After 10 minutes, I wasn't worried that Spain would lose at all."

Because the performance of the German team has improved slightly compared with the previous competition - it was the third place in the local World Cup, and this time it reached the final of the European Cup - so Loew, who led the national team for the first time after coaching the national team, his coaching performance It has also been recognized by the majority of media fans as "passing"-although many football commentators have accused the German team of missing the championship because of Loew's "four stupid tricks", but this view does not occupy the mainstream.

In terms of other countries, unfortunately, the French team had internal strife not long after the start of the European Cup. After leaving Zidane, the Gallic Rooster not only failed to win, but also lost two and drew one in three group matches, only holding one point. A miserable farewell to this European Cup.

The England team, who almost failed to qualify in the qualifiers, performed amazingly. Although they were assigned to the death group with Spain, Sweden, and Greece, they narrowly won the points and the two teams followed Spain to qualify in the quarterfinals. In the final, they narrowly lost to the Netherlands by one point.

However, behind the England team, there is a shadow of a man. Who is this man? As early as when England qualified for the European Cup group stage, there was a speculation among fans, but the truth is that England is not inferior to the Dutch team. Finally, it was confided by the national team coach McClaren himself.

McLaren answered the media's questions about the European Cup in the FA press conference hall. When talking about a key battle, he nodded and admitted: "It's Carl Oston. We can qualify for the group stage, Oston Ton is behind the scenes, and if it wasn't for the advice he gave, perhaps England would have returned to London four days earlier."

The key battle refers to the last game of the Group D group stage, England's game against Sweden.At that time, Spain had already played all the matches in the group stage. They won all three games and scored 9 points to advance to the stage, while the Greek team lost all three games and scored 0 points. It depends on the battle between them to decide who will advance to the quarterfinals of the European Cup.

The game was very difficult at the beginning. At the end of the first half, the Swedish team scored a goal first and took the lead. After the second half, the Swedish team even played a defensive counterattack that is very popular nowadays. He refused to come out for a game of life and death, just to keep the lead of that goal.

In order to equalize the score, McLaren made a lot of attempts after the start of the second half. He not only changed his tactics, but even used up two substitutions. His first substitution was Crouch for Smith. , but one of these two didn't score a goal in the league for a whole year last season. nothing changed.

"McLaren's substitution is really puzzling." Even the commentators of many countries couldn't help saying at the time: "The England team didn't get any help from it at all, and McLaren was dizzy in a hurry. What? He made a foolish move!"

But after 10 minutes, England's second substitution had a miraculous effect - it was Hargreaves replaced by Ashley Young.Immediately after Yang came on the field, he gave the offense on the right a look. In the 60th minute, Beckham broke through with him two-on-one from the right, and then passed the ball to Owen. Owen raised his foot in the penalty area and scored, 1:1, England Evened the score.

Then in the 81st minute, near the end of the game, it was Yang who instigated another attack from the right and assisted Rooney with a goal. England beat their opponents 2:1 and won the quarter-finals of the European Cup.

Two substitutions with very different effects, one in front and one in the back, are really not like McLaren's handwriting... Especially the second substitution is not like what McLaren can make at all, because England fans generally We all know that the coach of the national team does not pay much attention to Young, a player recruited from Aston Villa. McLaren prefers to use players selected from strong teams such as Manchester United, Chelsea, Liverpool, and Tottenham.

So the directors of the TV station began to check the cameras near the stadium one by one, wondering which assistant coach of the coaching staff gave McLaren the idea.

As a result, when they called out the movement on the coaching bench of the England team before McLaren made a substitution, their eyes widened in unison: When the game was stalemate, a figure in a suit and leather shoes on the coaching bench raised his eyebrows and sat opposite him. A middle-aged man beside him whispered something. One minute later, the middle-aged man got up and ran to McLaren, and whispered something to McLaren. McLaren listened to the changes on his face, but Not 1 minutes after the middle-aged man retreated, the England coach went to the fourth official and applied for a substitution.

The man in the suit and ties on England's bench is known all over the world: Karl Alston.

During the World Cup in Austria and Switzerland, the head coach of Munich 1860 became a non-staff member of the England national team at the invitation of Prince William.

It is also allowed by FIFA rules to work in the league club while playing soy sauce in the national team during the big competition. Didn’t you see that the famous Dutch coach Guus Hiddink once coached Eindhoven with one hand and coached Australia with the other in 05? The national team not only made Eindhoven far ahead in the league, but also led Australia to defeat Uruguay in the play-offs of the World Cup qualifiers, successfully entered the World Cup, and also broke the curse of Australia's 32-year absence from the World Cup.

Although the camera failed to capture the specific mouth shape, almost everyone who saw these videos agreed that it was definitely Alston's idea for McLaren.

Now they have also confirmed this guess from McLaren.

So some English media called Carl "the man who drove England's economy up by [-] million pounds."

The origin of this nickname is Chad Wick, a professor of sports business strategy and marketing at the Coventry Business School in the United Kingdom. When the England team hovered between qualifying for the European Cup qualifiers last year, a socioeconomic survey was done. Research: Studies have shown that if England successfully enters the European Cup finals, the stock prices of sports brands such as Umbro, which produces national team uniforms, will rise, the ratings of football programs will increase, and the bar industry and advertising industry will be positively affected. The country's labor productivity will be improved, which will generate economic benefits of up to 20 billion pounds.But if the England team fails to qualify for the finals, all the above-mentioned factors that can drive the country's economic growth will be transformed into a negative impact, and England as a whole will suffer an economic loss of about 20 billion pounds.

From Professor Vick's thesis, the media deduced from some data that the England team won the top eight places and entered the quarter-finals, which would boost the economy by [-] million pounds more than the group stage without qualifying. The number is also derived from this.

In addition to these major events related to performance and economy, there are many regrettable or interesting things that happened before and after this European Cup.

It is a pity that the German veteran Ballack won another runner-up. This is his 13th runner-up in 13 years. Considering that Ballack is 32 years old this year, this may also be the last European Cup he participated in.

The sad example is that the Spanish fans celebrated wildly after winning the championship. As a result, a fan riot occurred in the Hanna Reis Square in the center of Madrid. 1 person was killed, 26 were injured and 52 were arrested afterwards.

There is also a very interesting "magic bracelet" worn by the Portuguese team Cristiano Ronaldo.

The Portuguese team's score in this European Cup is the quarterfinals. In the quarter-finals, they were eliminated by the German team 3:2. Counting the Portuguese team played a total of 4 games, the results are not bad compared to previous competitions.

But Ronaldo scored a total of 5 goals in these four games. Except for scoring twice in the first game against Turkey, he scored twice in the other three games. Team player Javier Portillo scored 4 goals and won the Golden Boot of this European Cup.

Although the Portuguese team stopped their European Cup trip in the quarter-finals, all members still stayed in Switzerland until the end, participated in the awards ceremony held by UEFA, and witnessed Ronaldo on stage to receive the Golden Boot. scenario.

After the awards ceremony, the media asked Ronaldo for his scoring secrets. You must know that only Ronaldo scored 5 goals in this European Cup, and only Javier Portillo scored 4 goals. There are four players, and most of the other scorers are 3 goal and 1 goals. The number 2 is usually not seen much, but it is enough to be eye-catching in the European Cup, World Cup and other major competitions, let alone scoring in every game. Throughout the previous competitions, there are very few people who can average more than 5 goal per game in one competition.

To the reporter's question, Ronaldo replied: "Probably because I am very lucky." He raised his left hand and showed the black pearl bracelet hidden under the long sleeve to the world for the first time: "This bracelet It was given to me by a friend before the start of the European Cup. He said it was a lucky bracelet, and wearing it would bring good luck. I didn’t believe it at first, but I scored two goals in the first game. There were also goals in the game, and the effect of it was amazing, I couldn't help but believe it."

When all the reporters standing in the audience heard this sentence, they all stared at the bracelet on Ronaldo's wrist.

Superstition is an enduring hot topic in football. Every time there is a big competition, the coaches and players of each national team will have a little superstitious habit. And stubbornly believe that Aquarius and Scorpio are incompatible, so they still refuse to recruit Scorpio players into the team; another example is that the Spanish coach Aragones thinks that yellow is unlucky, so players are strictly prohibited from wearing yellow; there are also fans in Switzerland and Austria. There is a voodoo doll for sale, which is equipped with national team emblems and player numbers of 16 countries, and five pins, which allow fans to freely curse countries and players that are not pleasing to the eye, although a set of voodoo dolls The price is as high as 80 euros, but the sales are very hot.

From the 21th century to the [-]st century, although technology has been developing, most football players still prefer to believe in some traditional superstitions, such as Bailey's "crow's mouth", which cannot be explained clearly by science Yes, even Pele has fallen into his own "crow's mouth strange circle". Although the king of the ball knows that he is not a wizard and has no magic power, but just in case, Pele never "predicts" that the Brazilian team will win the championship. I am worried that if his "crow's mouth" shows off his power again, the Brazilian team will be in trouble.

The next day, when Ronaldo's "magic bracelet" was exposed, it immediately attracted widespread attention in European football. Many coaches and coaches of the national team were studying the photos in the newspaper: Don't give one to everyone on the team?

……

July 7, the second day of the European summer transfer window.

Munich, Germany, in the multifunctional conference hall of the Munich 1860 Club.

Although there is still an hour and a half before the official press conference starts, the conference hall is already full of reporters. Not only have all the seats been taken, but even the entrance of the conference hall is crowded with people. .

The person outside the door holding a microphone, camera, and camera was trying to squeeze in, while the person inside the door holding a microphone, camera, and camera kept pushing the people behind, saying, "I can't squeeze in, it's full, it's full." It's gone! Don't come in!"

The person outside the door replied: "If you die, you have to enter!" If you don't watch the entire press conference and get the interview materials, they will definitely be torn apart by the editor-in-chief when they go back!

Countless reporters argued with each other for 10, [-], [-] minutes. Before the fight almost broke out, the staff of the club came out and moved all the seats in the hall, and asked the reporters to stand up for interviews. Only then did all the media settle down. in the conference hall.

From the inside of the club to the conference hall, there is an internal passage and a small door.

Behind the small door, Wilder Moser, the new chairman of Munich 1860, took a sneak peek into the hall through the crack of the door, a little frightened: "Why are there so many reporters here? It won't cause any riots in a while, right?"

"I don't understand why there are so many people here. Obviously, the secretary notified only a dozen media outlets. There are at least hundreds of media outlets outside. Maybe the news has leaked?" said Wild Moser, the first member of the board of directors. With a "dog leg", the club's CEO Zeutmeyer understood what the new chairman was worried about, and immediately flattered him: "I'll let the club's security come into the conference hall safely, and let them protect you first if there is a situation." Walk."

Wildmoser nodded and waved Zeutmeyer away.

……

There is still an hour before the start of the press conference. In the conference hall, a secret and low-pitched discussion is unfolding among familiar media.

"Munich 1860 is really going to terminate the contract with Austen?"

"The father of the neighbor's family worked as a doorman in 1860. He said that the news inside the club is like this, and the termination agreement has been signed."

"The phone call our editor-in-chief received also said the same thing. In 1860, a high-level executive mysteriously told the editor-in-chief about this matter in the morning, and asked our newspaper to attend the press conference, and also demanded that the subsequent reports should not be harsh. Appropriately smearing Auston and leaning towards 1860... Humph, the editor-in-chief sold the news to all his friends in the same industry. Our editor-in-chief has made an agreement with them. The newspaper can’t write anything, but others can! Anyway, the news will be sooner or later It is to be spread, it is better to have fun alone than to have fun with everyone.”

"It turns out that our editor-in-chief answered the phone call from your editor-in-chief!"

"Maybe it's not a press conference for the termination of the contract? Or maybe it's about announcing some player transfers? Before I see it with my own eyes and hear it with my own ears, I never believe that Auston is leaving Munich."

"Me too."

"I am me too!"

"It's fine if you don't believe it. Hey, let's continue talking about ours. Who knows the reason for the termination of the contract?"

"Bayern only announced the purchase of Lewandowski and Dante yesterday. Today, the whole world is saying that Auston is leaving. What do you think is the reason?"

"This transfer with Bayern?"

"That's right! During the entire month of June, the Munich 6 club was quiet, and there was no scandal or gossip. As a result, just one hour after the transfer window opened at 1860 o'clock on July 7, Lewandowski and Dante He was sold to Bayern! It is not clear that the club was hiding from the whole world. They started a secret transfer transaction in June, and then sold as soon as the window opened! Auston must have been hidden, 1 He didn't stay in Germany for the whole month, if you were him, wouldn't you be angry?"

"Although our German coach is not the same as a manager, it is indeed a bit disrespectful to sell players without discussing with the coach."

"One dynasty and one courtier, the chairman has changed, hasn't he?"

"If the fallout was due to player issues, do you think it was Orston who wanted to leave on his own initiative, or was Munich 1860 planning to fire him?"

"The latter, didn't you see that today's press conference was held by 1860 Munich? The club should have the initiative."

"Then Auston is terminated, so he should be able to get a lot of termination money?"

"Mourinho took 1800 million euros when he left Chelsea, Mancini took 2400 million when he was fired by Inter Milan, although the remaining contract period of Auston and Munich 1860 is not long, but it is all The champion coach who has just helped the team win the five championships, if he dismisses get out of class and does not pay enough pensions, it will definitely provoke public outrage—I guess there are more than 1000 million, maybe 1200 million or 1500 million?"

"Why do you all have the tone of 'Oston is gone', it hurts the hearts of us Lions fans too much!"

"Whether people leave or not, Munich 1860 held such a big press conference today, there must be important things to announce, let's wait and see..."

As soon as the reporter finished speaking, a small door next to the rostrum was pushed open from the inside, and the chairman of Munich 1860, Wildermoser, came out and walked onto the rostrum with his two assistants.

"Friends from the media, hello, everyone is here today, mainly to announce an important thing."

Accompanied by these words, the venue suddenly became very quiet. Wildmoser glanced at the audience, satisfied with the attitude of the media listening to his speech, and continued: "This morning, we and Auston and his colleagues The agent had a meeting, and based on the friendly, reciprocal, and excellent relationship created by the two parties in the past, we reached an agreement on the terms of the contract between Oston and the team. From now on, the Munich 1860 Club and Karl Oston Austen has reached an agreement to terminate the contract, and the two parties will no longer have a cooperative relationship! Club Munich 1860 would like to thank Austen for his efforts for the team in the past four years..."

Wildmoser delivered a 10-minute speech eloquently, which was interrupted several times by the excited media and waves of questions in the conference hall, but Wildmoser ignored the reporters' questions until After saying everything he wanted to say, he clicked on a media outlet to ask questions.

As soon as the reporter from Gazzetta dello Sport stood up, he quickly asked: "What is the termination fee for the termination of the agreement between 1860 Munich and Austen?"

"Five million euros!" Wildmoser replied unabashedly. He thought it was extremely generous to pay the other party 500 million when Oston's contract with the club was only more than a year away.

Unexpectedly, there was a dead silence underneath.

This weird atmosphere made Wildmoser feel very bad. He looked at the reporters standing below, and saw two fires in the eyes of many people.

Wildmoser let out a "thud" in his heart. He gestured to his assistant, then stood up immediately, and quickly left the scene through the small door next to the rostrum.

Zeutmeyer laughed dryly, and said to the audience: "Mr. Chairman suddenly remembered that he had something important to do, so let's end today's press conference..."

Zeutmeyer was very worried that the reporters below would not be able to catch the chairman and would use him as the CEO to vent their anger.

But the performance of the media was very silent. They were not prepared to pester Zeutmeyer at all, but looked at each other and quietly began to exit.

Their silence at the moment is for a better outbreak tomorrow.

Tomorrow's European football, all the lace news of the stars, and the news related to the European Cup that has ended, all have to be sidelined, because——

Karl Oston, the youngest "five-time champion" coach in the history of world football, has terminated his contract with the Munich 1860 club!