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The Christmas devil schedule has always been a headache for all Premier League coaches and players, but this year, apart from headaches, many English Premier League players still have an unbearable anxiety and excitement in their hearts.

Because the national team has changed a new coach, the new coach is currently the hottest "five-time champion" coach Karl Oston in the world football.

However, after Oston took office, he has not announced the new England training list for a long time.

According to the FA's internal sources, the helm of the Three Lions plans to announce his national team squad ten days before England's friendly match against Spain.

England's international warm-up match against Spain will be held on February 2009, 2, more than a month away.

That is to say, in more than a month, Karl Oston is likely to prepare to inspect and select players for the national team.

In other words, from now on, all players of English origin have the opportunity to be selected for Karl Oston's squad.

The established stars felt the unease.

Young players are excited.

The reasons for their uneasiness and excitement are the same. England has never been a country rich in famous coaches, but TOEFL is still rich in stars in the well-developed Premier League and British media, and the reputation of English stars is far greater than that of English borrowers. Coaches, over time, a very interesting and strange phenomenon has formed, that is, the fame of the stars of the national team is far greater than that of the head coach. Be cautious, because once you accidentally drop a star or fail to use the opponent well, you will be criticized by the media and fans in a different way. The England coaches cannot control the dressing room very well. This is almost every The drama that will appear in the competition.

But Karl Oston is different. Compared with the hard-working coaches who were suppressed by the national team stars before, Oston has enough capital to act recklessly.

As the youngest, most accomplished and most popular head coach with English origin in recent years, the love and maintenance of Alston by fans in the British media has repeatedly hit historical peaks. Just look at the current support for him in the UK. It is easy to guess that even if Auston wants to choose players according to his own wishes, and one or two long-established stars are not recruited, the English media and fans will not express any objection to his choice for the time being.

And as we all know, Oston is a head coach who likes to promote young players.

The old stars were worried: If they were not selected, it would be a shame.

The young players are gearing up and eager to try: they must perform well and catch the bus to the World Cup in South Africa!

For their own face and future, England players have been working hard recently.

In every game, they fully carried forward the spirit of running to death, spared no effort to implement the team's tactics, and strived to play every game well.Occasionally, when the rhythm of the game is not so tense, I will pretend to casually look around in the stands or on the big screen, just in case the coach of the national team suddenly comes to inspect me, and I must let the other party see my best side .

In addition to being good hardworking players on the court, England players suddenly began to pay attention to their image off the court—not smoking, drinking or going to nightclubs, not letting their gossip and scandals be published in any tabloids, trying their best Create an image of yourself as a clean, obedient, obedient, and well-behaved man.

It is said that Oston prefers good-looking players when picking people? (The nickname of the Munich 1860 male model team was well-known among fans)

Then change your hairstyle and wash your tattoos, remove the jingling accessories on your body, and change your hip-hop style to a formal style.

Rooney, who was once maliciously ridiculed by hostile fans as a "copycat version of Shrek", has been a bit tangled recently.

Although he is sure that with his own strength and status, he will not be selected for the national team squad of any head coach, but he still wants to have a hair transplant operation...

January 1, England time, Old Trafford.

In the No.20 round of the Premier League, Manchester United played against Chelsea at home.

This is a battle of the Premier League's focus.

Before the game, the media made statistics. This red-blue showdown will probably be watched by more than 3.5 million viewers, live broadcast in 202 countries, and satellite signals almost cover the whole world.

From 10 minutes before the start of the game, the camera lens has been purposefully searching the stands.

It didn't take long for the photographer to find his target, and he adjusted the lens closer and closer to a close-up.

Sky Sports commentator Andy Gray immediately exclaimed: "It's Oston! Karl Oston appeared in the stands of the Stamford Bridge Stadium! Is he here to inspect the players? Absolutely yes, because in the In today's game, both Manchester United and Chelsea have many international players from the McLaren period. For example, the Red Devils have Rooney, Ferdinand, and Carrick, and Chelsea have Ashley Cole, Joe Cole, Lampard, Teddy. Here... watching a game, you can inspect seven international footballers at once, it is really a good deal for Oston to appear this time, but I don’t know if he will gain something through today’s game.”

"Players from the two teams are coming out...shaking hands...Oh, there was a little commotion, and many people turned their attention to the stands. It seems that they also found Auston."

"Ferdinand's face was filled with unspeakable sadness. In contrast to him, the blue captain Terry had a happy face."

"I think I understand the state of mind of these two men."

"In the past two weeks, Auston has watched Aston Villa v Arsenal, Liverpool v Newcastle United, Tottenham Hotspur v Fulham, he has not watched Manchester United and Chelsea. The purpose of the game is probably to save the inspection mission until today, and to watch the performance of the players of the two teams in this peak red and blue duel, but Ferdinand happened to have a back injury in the last game, and he has not recovered yet. Playing, and Terry just ended his two-match suspension and returned to the court at this time... So naturally, one of them is unhappy and the other is happy."

"Ferguson and Scolari probably knew in advance that Auston would appear in this game. Except for Ferdinand, who was unable to play due to a back injury, all other England internationals appeared in the starting lineup."

The referee blows his whistle and the game begins.

In just over a minute of the opening, Lampard and Deco made a two-for-one cooperation to enter the Manchester United half, and then passed the ball straight to Joe Cole, who crossed it to Lampa in the penalty area. Germany, Lampard shot from the right side of the penalty area, and the football was saved by Van der Sar.

In the 4th minute, Lampard was warned by the referee with a yellow card because of his excessive movement when intercepting Ronaldo in the midfield.

In the 7th minute, Carrick made a cross from the left, Ronaldo shot from a distance and was saved by Petr Cech.

In the 11th minute, Rooney fouled Bosingwa in an attack by Manchester United and was given a verbal warning by the referee.

The game was very hot from the very beginning. Manchester United and Chelsea not only attacked a lot, but even committed more fouls than before.

However, as direct competitors for the Premier League championship, the duel between Manchester United and Chelsea is likely to directly widen the gap between the two sides, giving one side a greater advantage in the championship and the other being left behind, so the game will be fierce. normal.

But from Andy Gray's mouth, the desperate performance of the players of the two teams on the field has all become: "Berbatov passed the ball back, Rooney's shot from the right side of the penalty area was blocked by the returning Lampard... The 'magic lamp' who successfully blocked Manchester United's attack smiled and turned towards the stands, raised his arms and turned around. Is he responding to the enthusiastic Chelsea fans in the stands, or is he suggesting to Auston that he has shown his best one side?"

"Ronaldo and Berbatov passed the ball consecutively. Rooney raised his foot and volleyed near the penalty spot. The ball hit the crossbar... Rooney again! Giggs made a cross, Rooney broke through with the ball, and he had already passed the meter Kerr and Carvalho...Terry with a sliding tackle! He tripped Wayne Rooney! Another miscarriage of United's attack."

"Ronaldo's shot bounced off John Terry's thigh and United got a corner... Giggs took the corner... Rooney headed it over! Oh no! It was the goalposts this time The football went into the net...Rooney scratched his hair in frustration in the Chelsea penalty area...Oh, yes, Rooney didn't have any hair on his forehead, he scratched the top of his head in frustration...It seems that Rooney also wanted to be here today He performed well in front of the new coach of the national team, and he made unprecedented efforts on the field, but unfortunately, he lacked a little bit of luck."

"Basically, Rooney has already suffered eight rounds of scoring drought. If he doesn't score again in this game, then the number of scoring droughts will become nine rounds of the league... No wonder Rooney's face will turn red after failing to score repeatedly. Showing a worried expression, even a superstar like him, when the game is in a bad state, probably also worried about what to do if he is not selected for England's squad for the game against Spain..."

The protagonists of Old Trafford today are Manchester United and Chelsea, but the broadcast camera's preference for a certain place in the stands makes everyone feel that there is still a third protagonist in the stadium-Karl Oston.

The camera kept switching between the stands and the court, and occasionally gave Carl a close-up.

The new coach of the Three Lions was sitting alone in the box, watching the game very seriously, but he was always expressionless and didn't make any moves, making it hard to guess what he was thinking in his heart.

In the 28th minute of the first half, Manchester United finally scored.

Fletcher dribbled the ball into the Chelsea penalty area. After being intercepted by Ashley Cole, he heeled the ball and passed it to Ronaldo on the left. Ronaldo volleyed from long distance and Cech made a stretching save. , but still failed to stop the football from entering the net.

"GOOOOOAL! C-Ronaldo GOOOO0OAL!"

The home team took the lead, and Old Trafford immediately set off wave after wave of cheers.

Under the close-up of the camera, Carl's smiling eyes were slightly bent, and his hands were clapped in front of him. Obviously, like the Manchester United fans, he was delighted by the Red Devils' goal lead.

Andy Gray curled his lips: "The England star is probably regretting that the first smile and the first applause that Auston showed since this game were not given to them, but to a Portuguese player...but At the same time, they will probably also feel lucky, because Ronaldo is Portuguese and will not come to compete with them for a place in the national team..."

The score of 1:0 in the first half ended. After a short intermission, the two teams switched sides and fought again.

Because they had a goal lead and were playing at home, Manchester United took the initiative in the game in the second half and continued to maintain a strong firepower attack.

Perhaps because of the excessive pressure, Chelsea made more mistakes and fouls in offense and defense, and fell into a passive situation for a while.

In the 57th minute, Evra made a cross from the right, and Rooney scored 9 meters in front of Mikel!

The football flew into the goal by rubbing Cech's fingertips!

"GOOOOOOOAL! Wayne Rooney finally broke the scoring drought and beat Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech with a fast and accurate shot! This is also his first goal in 9 league rounds! The invincible Wayne Rooney is back and the pitch is shaking at his feet!"

"After the goal, Rooney was so excited that he couldn't contain himself. He stood in front of Chelsea's goal, clenched his fists and raised his head and let out a roar! Is he showing his great strength to Auston?"

With United leading by two goals, Scolari made the substitutions, replacing Deco with Arnéca and Joe Cole with Di Santo.

These two substitutions helped Chelsea's attack a bit, and in the end Arneka passed the ball to Lampard, who then assisted Ballack with a header to bring Chelsea back a point and the score became 2: 1.

But Manchester United sealed the victory with another goal just 5 minutes later: Bosingwa fouled Ronaldo at the front of the penalty area and was shown a yellow card by the referee. Manchester United got a free kick. Ronaldo was 26 meters away from the goal. Raise your foot to shoot directly from the penalty spot, the football crosses the wall and flies towards the goal in a high arc. Just when everyone thought that the ball would fly out of the baseline above the crossbar, the football suddenly changed in front of the goal. The line went down and into the net from an angle Cech couldn't get to.

After this goal, the game almost entered garbage time. In the end, Manchester United won at home with a score of 3:1.

The camera cut to the stands again, but only captured the back of Carl getting up and leaving the field.

Andy Gray expressed the thoughts of thousands of English people: "I really hope that Auston will announce the national team squad sooner. I can't wait..."

……

The English media said they would monitor Carl's every move in all directions, and they did what they said.

Apart from breaking into Carl's private residence and installing a few pinhole cameras, the tabloid reporters did almost everything they could do, such as follow-up, sneak-shooting, investigation and research.

Several publications also set up an "Auston special section" on which they put the latest information on Carl's activities received every day.

The news on this page was very serious at the beginning. Most of them reported which city and stadium the new England coach went to today, which team he watched, and then analyzed which player he was aiming at. Go, does this player have any hope of being selected for the national team, etc., such as: "World Football": "Auston appeared in the stands of the Emirates Stadium for the second time, and his eyes have been following the field. The figure of Walcott moves and moves... Given that there are no other England internationals in the Arsenal first team, Walcott is the most likely target of Orston. Is this young England player going to win the national team? Is the team favored?"

"Observer": "Auston watched a Manchester City VS West Ham United match today. I suspect he came to inspect the goalkeepers of the two teams, Joe Hart and Green...Goalkeepers are always the best choice for the team's coaches. Love to worry about the position, Robinson and Carson, who represented England in the European Cup in 08, have proved through time that they cannot firmly hold the gate of England, while Joe Hart and Green have performed well in the Premier League this season, So Auston is likely to want to change a national candidate for the Three Lions..."

"Guardian": "Auston met Pierce, the head coach of the U21 national team, in a cafe in London today. Because the author was far away from them, I couldn't hear the content of the conversation between the two, but Auston Will meet with Pierce, either to get information about a young player from the other party, or to invite Pierce to join his coaching staff..."

Later, when it was raining in London one day, Carl decided to close his house for a day and read materials at home to rest.

Paparazzi squatted around his residence for hours, only photographing him out shopping once, and then there was no movement for a whole day.

Reporters from several tabloid newspapers finally couldn't bear to end their stay when it was getting late and the air was getting colder and colder. When they said goodbye to each other, they decided that there would be no new developments today and that they would temporarily not submit their manuscripts tomorrow.

"The Sun" reporter Gary Jeb refused to admit defeat. He thought hard for a long time and decided to buy a piece of fish and chips on the side of the road when Auston went out today, and gave the shopkeeper a banknote, but the other party couldn't find it. Open, and then Alston didn't ask for change, but just bought a few more fish and chips and gave them to beggars on the street.

When submitting the manuscript to the editor-in-chief, Gary Jeb was not without anxiety—this kind of trivial news should not pass through, right?If the editor-in-chief typed back the manuscript, what should I exchange for it?Auston full outfit estimate?Or ask the waitress at the café he patronized to tell her the story she and Auston had to tell?

As a result, the editor-in-chief read Gary Jeb's manuscript and gave it without any hesitation.

The reasons are: "Although the plot is ordinary, the details are very warm and life-like" and "The photos are too eye-catching".

And so the Sun was published.

And then newspaper sales are actually pretty good.

So the tabloid reporters all over England, under the leadership of Gary Jeb, had another epiphany: it turns out that readers not only like Auston's gossip and gossip, they will also buy newspapers with trivial details!

The paparazzi made persistent efforts and carried forward the style of digging out details to the extreme.

"Daily Telegraph": "After watching the Tottenham game, Auston patronized a famous local Italian restaurant. He ate alone and had a familiar conversation with the owner, waiter and others. After 45 minutes, he Leaving the restaurant... The restaurant was full the next day, and many people left after hearing the news, but many fans were disappointed that Orston did not have lunch there again, but there was an extra picture of Orston on the wall of the restaurant Take a photo with the boss's signature."

"The Sun": "English people can't do without tea and coffee! Which street cafe is the most popular in Alston? Starbucks? COSTA? NERO? Or the relatively small Ritazza? Republic? AMT? Our reporter is on the streets of London I met Oston six times, and in all six times he chose COSTA, the most popular local brand in England! It seems that Oston also has a traditional English stomach! According to my observation, when he was drinking coffee at COSTA I like to borrow the newspaper of the day, this newspaper is one of the publications that he reads more often... [photo attached]”

The Independent: "Auston gives £[-] to a violin busker at King's Cross station."

"The Sun": "Auston met a crazy fan today. The young female fan who dressed herself like a Christmas tree chased him for seven streets."

Under the high-intensity exposure of the English media, Carl struggled to form his own coaching team.