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Following his hat-trick against Slovakia in a friendly match, Michael Owen contributed an assist and a goal in a World Cup qualifier against Ukraine shortly after, helping England beat their opponent 3:1.

The three-match victory over Spain, Slovakia, and Ukraine also enabled the Three Lions to step on the "corpses" of their enemies and climb up one place in the latest FIFA national team standings, becoming No. [-] in the world six.

Owen has once again become the darling of the English people, and his popularity is almost equal to that of Wayne Rooney, who has never left the Premier League.

"The Son of the Wind, Return to England!" "

"March statistics: Owen Rooney's national team goals in the Super League"

"England's three coaches performed very differently, and the Three Lions were greatly affected by the coaching bonus? ""The national team's double forwards are activated, why can't McLaren do it? "

With the crazy goals scored by Owen and Rooney in the national team competition, a topic that has been hotly discussed in British football recently is: How much can the head coach add to a team to make a similar set of main players The lineup played two completely opposite spirits and records?

You must know that although Karl has promoted many young players to enter the national team, except for the change of the goalkeeper, the main structure of the other positions is similar to that of Eriksson and McLaren. Will the same lineup have completely bipolar combat effectiveness?In addition to the different influences of the old and new coaches on the England team, media fans can't find a second explanation.

Therefore, the arrival of Auston has indeed added a lot to the strength of the England team!Many media fans are lamenting: The FA should poach from Munich two years earlier!In that case, maybe the England team will be able to achieve something in the 08 European Cup!

Owen, who has revived his reputation and regained his former glory, has recently become a favorite in the transfer market. Although the European transfer window is still a few months away, there are quite a few teams that have scandals with him : "Three years and 500 million, Tottenham throw out top contract to tempt Irving"

"Liverpool fans gathered, the Red Army asked Benitez to recall Owen" "It is said that Manchester United loves the Son of the Wind, and it may be brought back to the Premier League in July"

"Newcastle chairman: Regret selling Owen"

In fact, the Premier League teams are very interested in Beckham and Owen, the two "veterans" who have rejuvenated their careers. However, Beckham announced his new destination as early as January as the Los Angeles Galaxy. The possibility of other teams continuing to chase him, so the teams can only spread their enthusiasm to Irving, whose contract with Munich 1 is about to expire, but no news of the contract renewal has yet been reported.

The Premier League teams chased Owen too enthusiastically, and finally forced the Bundesliga Wolfsburg to stand up early, waving a contract initialed in mid-January and saying: "Owen is ours! He has long been with Wolves. Wolfsburg signed a three-year contract! You, you, you, and you, you, you, you, you, you, don’t let him have his idea!"

"Really don't want to come back?" Carl asked Owen during a call.Before Wolfsburg and Irving initialed the agreement, after the Premier League team resumed their flocking attitude towards him, Karl was a little worried about whether Irving now regretted the decision he had made.

"Many people avoided me during the six months when I was seriously injured, and they all surrounded me after seeing my recovery. Now I don't have much attachment to the Premier League. Germany is also very good. Life here It’s more comfortable.” Owen expressed that he was looking forward to the new life in Wolfsburg more than Karl imagined: “Maybe when I get old, I will choose to retire in the Premier League, but now, it’s not bad to work hard outside for a few more years. Anyway, as long as the country It’s enough to be able to keep playing to gain a sense of presence in the team’s game-you won’t suddenly abandon me, right?”

"...can you stop using the misunderstood word 'abandoned'?"

"Ah, I'm sorry, I didn't choose the right words at the moment." Owen asked again solemnly: "I can always be with you, right?"

Carl: "..."

……

England's performance in major competitions in the past 20 years has been very stable-stable.

In the 1998 World Cup, he was eliminated by Argentina in the quarter-finals and stopped at the top 2000; in the [-] European Cup, he was eliminated in the group stage;

In the 2002 World Cup, the quarter-finals were eliminated by Brazil, and the quarter-finals were eliminated; in the 2004 European Cup, the quarter-finals were eliminated by Portugal, and the quarter-finals were eliminated; in the 2006 World Cup, the quarter-finals were eliminated by Portugal, and the eighths were eliminated Strong; in the 2008 European Cup, the quarter-finals were eliminated by the loan pair, and they stopped in the quarter-finals.

If the England team reforms according to Carl's plan and goes well, then they may reach the semi-finals or even the finals in the next major competition...but it is very hanging in the air when it comes to winning the championship.

In fact, even if it is the top four, it is a big breakthrough for the Three Lions.

But Carr felt England could have more.

He must add more weight to the chariot of the Three Lions.

Perhaps it is a good choice to recruit dual-nationality players with English household registration and naturalize foreign players?

Many countries are already doing this.

"Mercenaries" are not uncommon in world football. For example, in the history of Italy, there were 37 foreigners who applied for Italian nationality and were selected for the national team. Camoranesi is the most famous, he is Italy's main player to win the World Cup in Germany.

"Petroleum Kingdom" Qatar's latest 23-man national team roster, more than half of the players are foreigners.

In the latest national team squads of other countries, Spain has Brazilian-born Senna, the Netherlands has De Jong from Suriname, Italy has German-born Montorio and Brazilian-born Santa Croce, American-born Rossi, Portugal There are 6 foreign players from Brazil, including Pepe, Deco, and Nani from Cape Verde. In France, there are 10 players including Mandanda from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Benzema from Algeria. The German team is even more exaggerated. In the national team lineup, there are 11 players of foreign descent.

Germany is also the country that has done the most to attract players with dual passports in recent years. What led them to do so was the "Altintop Brothers Incident" three years ago-the Altintop brothers were born in Germany from Turkish immigrants. Gelsenkirchen, they were known as geniuses as early as when they played for the regional league team Wattenscheid 09. The German Football Association has always known the existence of the two brothers, but never paid enough attention to them, so In 2006, the Altintop brothers announced that they would join the Turkish national team.

This incident caused an uproar in the German football world, and the German Football Association was also shocked. They then began to closely track, excavate and naturalize immigrants and immigrant descendants. Poldowski is the most successful example. He won the competition with the Polish Football Association and won this rare and outstanding striker.

Carl has lived in Germany for many years and has been influenced by Germany's open immigration atmosphere. He believes that if the England team can absorb some outstanding foreign players and absorb the characteristics of different European football genres in an inclusive manner, there will definitely be breakthrough performances in future competitions. .

The reason why Carl is so sure is also because he has carefully studied the history of England's major competitions: in the 1990 World Cup and the 1996 European Cup, England won the semi-finals, and the results were much better than now. The reason why the Three Lions achieved outstanding results at that time was because many of the main players in the team, such as Lineker, Beardsley, Gascoigne and Pratt, all had experience in playing in overseas leagues. These players brought from abroad a completely different tactical system and playing skills from England, which enriched the team's technical background. In terms of performance, it is also a real strong team. Unlike today, many fans call England "Pseudo strong team".

The current England team relies too much on the Premier League, and the overall style is roughly similar to the Premier League. Ordinary matches are fine, but when it comes to key games, they reveal their shortcomings. If there are players who have been influenced by different tactical systems since childhood Joining in, maybe it can inject a breeze into the England team and speed up the transformation of the Three Lions.

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After a short period of selection and observation, Carl wrote a report to the FA, which explained his various assumptions, and attached a list of players who hope to be called into the England national team.

Gareth Bale, a Welsh native, has amazing speed and sharp breakthroughs. He is known as the greatest genius in the history of Welsh football. His maternal grandmother is from England.

Lewis Holtby, a British-German mixed race, holds dual nationality, has superb skills at his feet, is good at dribbling, and can play multiple positions in the frontcourt. He has been a fan of the England national team and the Premier League team Everton since he was a child.

Charles Nzobia, a Frenchman of Congolese descent, is a midfielder with outstanding footwork. He has played in the Premier League since he was 2004 years old in 18, but the French U21 members have never been called up by the national team.

Victor Moses, a Nigerian, immigrated to England at the age of 11, a striker, and has joined multiple echelons of the England youth team.

Mikel Arteta, an outstanding representative of La Masia's youth training camp, has excellent ball control and super awareness. He is a midfielder with a brain like Harvey. He is a prodigal son who has played in many national leagues. At the age of 27, he has already obtained a British passport because the Spanish team's midfield competition is too fierce, and he has not been selected for the national team squad once.

To put it simply, these players are not only outstanding in strength, but also meet FIFA regulations and are eligible to represent England in the World Cup.

Moreover, Enzobia and Arteta have been voted online by many fans, and banners have been pulled outside the FA building to support them to join the England national team.

Arteta even accepted an interview after obtaining a British passport: "If one day in the future, there is an opportunity to join the England national team, then I will definitely consider it very seriously."

After Carl handed in the report, he began to think about how to impress these players and let him accept his invitation.

But the FA poured cold water on him the next day.

They didn’t seem to have even investigated these players, so they directly rejected half of Carl’s suggestion: "Bell and Holtby can do it, but Enzobia, Moses and Arteta can't."

Carl: "Why?" Many countries are doing this.

"Only English people can play for the England team." A FA official who seemed particularly staid explained to Carl: "Although other countries are using the rules to recruit foreign aid, we should abide by England's traditions."

Karl added the unfinished words of the official in his mind: he could agree to naturalize Bell because Bell's grandmother is English, and he has British blood. The same can be seen from Holtby, but Arteta is a thorough The Spaniard at the bottom, Nzobia only has French nationality, and has not even applied for English nationality. Moses was adopted and immigrated after the death of his parents...

"Refused to take these players, even if they can make England better?" Carr asked.

"England should stick to tradition." The official put on an expression of "you can't convince me": "The FA should also stick to its principles."

Carr has gained a better understanding of the stubborn side of the FA.

Fortunately, except for the resistance to recruiting foreign aid, the FA did not restrict Carl in other aspects, but gave him great power in the national team. Otherwise, Carl would not have integrated the Three Lions so quickly. Chengbazhai.

After a little divergence of thinking, Carl quickly devoted himself to the work of persuading Bell and Holtby.

Although Bell and Holtby are not Zidane's level of players, even if they join the England team, it will not change the England team all at once, but it is far-reaching to persuade a player with English blood or dual nationality Players, who can play a good leading role, will always have subtle changes in the future.

……

Days after the photocrumb incident.

Carl, who had just come back from the outside, greeted Ronaldo and went to the bedroom to change.

Ronaldo felt like a kitten's paw suddenly scratched twice in his heart. After struggling for a second, he followed secretly.

Carl, who had just untied his tie and was taking off his suit pants, sensed that something was wrong with the surrounding atmosphere?

He glanced at the bedroom door, and sure enough, he saw that the door was not closed tightly, revealing a thin gap, only the thickness of his index finger.

Before his eyes arrived, there seemed to be some dark shadow flashing past behind the door.

After taking off the pants and taking a look, the gap changed from the thickness of the index finger to the thickness of two fingers.

"Don't hide, I've seen you."

Ronaldo pushed the door open without guilt and walked in.

Carl raised his eyebrows and said, "You are peeping."

Ronaldo smiled like a cat stealing fish: "You take a photo!"

Carl frowned: "I didn't."

Ronaldo stretched out his hand behind his back, holding a photo on it: "Here is the proof! The photo shows six-pack abs, but you are now four-pack!"

"...That's because I haven't exercised recently, and I gained a little weight. You know, muscles will disappear soon if you don't exercise." Karl pointed to his waist to prove his innocence: "But I But not much fat, the mermaid line is still there!"

Ronaldo grabbed his waistband and pulled it down: "Who doesn't have a mermaid line yet?!"

Carl couldn't take his eyes off it.

Ronaldo's cheeks flushed suddenly, he pulled up his pants, turned around and walked out of the bedroom with one hand and one foot.

Carl stared at the photo forgotten on the bed, this kind of wet body photo is the dark history of his life.

I really want to destroy the corpse immediately.

However, since it is Ronaldo's collection...then return it to him secretly later.

……

The next morning, Ronaldo couldn't find Carl after washing up.

Going out so early?It shouldn't be, the England team hasn't had any training sessions recently.

It wasn't until Ronaldo made a phone call that the other party answered in a breathless voice, "I'm on the second floor, the gym."

Ronaldo looked over, and sure enough, he saw Karl exercising on the treadmill, with a thin layer of sweat on his forehead, as if he had been here for a long time.

"How long have you been running?"

Carl looked at the time: "It's just been an hour."

Ronaldo's eyes wandered: "Actually, I don't think you are fat."

"The reason I'm going to get my abs back to six pack is because I'm worried that you'll see me every day and show off 'I have twice your abs!'"

Ronaldo: "..." He really had this idea!

Silently turning on another treadmill, Ronaldo said to Karl: "I will practice with you." Then he started running at a fixed speed.Anyway, he also feels that his waist and abdomen are not perfect recently, so let's follow... to exercise.