long live football

July 7, Cape Town Stadium.

In the first match of the World Cup semi-finals, the German chariot faced the Oranje team!

In Durban, in a five-star hotel closest to the Moses Mabhida Stadium, the Three Lions are converging to watch the match between Germany and the Netherlands live on television.

Durban is located on the east coast of South Africa, while Cape Town is in the southwest corner of South Africa. The distance between the two cities is more than 600 kilometers. It takes more than two hours by plane, and tomorrow is another match between England and Spain. The semi-finals of the World Cup, so the Three Lions could not go to the scene to watch the game, and could only watch the game on TV.

Karl put his cell phone in his pocket, he had just finished sending blessing messages to the disciples of the German team.

"When the German chariot, known for its toughness, calmness, unity, and iron blood, encounters the Oranje Legion, which is full offensive and full defense, playing gorgeous football, which side will have the last laugh on this life-and-death battlefield and get a pass?" Tickets to the Johannesburg Stadium to challenge for the king of the world?"

The English players were engrossed in staring at the TV screen. A minute ago they were still discussing who would win in Germany and the Netherlands, but now they all held their breaths.

The Swiss referee De Blakely blew the whistle to start the game under the attention of the whole world!

The fight between Dutch football and German football has begun!

The camera hastily swept across the stands, not only Beckenbauer, Zidane, Pele, Maradona and other famous football players appeared in the stands, but also German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Dutch Prime Minister Balkenende. appear on the screen.

The German team formed a 451 formation, with Klose advancing forward on the front line, Lars Bender, Ozil, Müller, and Khedira guarding the midfield, and Mertesacker and Hummels partnering as central defenders on the back line , Boateng and Ram one left and one right, the goalkeeper is still Koch.

Van Persie led the front line in the Netherlands, with a strong midfield led by Sneijder and Robben. The comeback Matheson and Heitinga guarded the defense, and Stekelenburg, who was nearly two meters tall, guarded the national goal.

The Dutch team with outstanding technology and the German team, which is transitioning to a technological flow, have been caught in a fierce hand-to-hand fight from the very beginning of the game.

In the first 20 minutes, the German team and the Dutch team contributed 2 and 4 shots with less threatening power respectively. In the 23rd minute, Sneijder scored in the middle, and Van Bronckhorst was 27 meters away from the goal. At this time, he raised his left foot and shot, and the football flew to the upper right corner of the goal as accurately as a fired shell!

Top right corner of the goal!A theoretical dead end!

Many Dutch fans in the stands have already cheered, they think this goal will undoubtedly be scored!

However, just as the football was about to enter the blind corner of the goal, a figure in a white and black jersey soared into the air, blocking its way forward!

"Bang!", the German goalkeeper Koch punched the ball away!

All the fans at the scene opened their mouths.

"It's a godly save!" The commentator was stunned for a moment before he realized: "I thought Van Bronckhorst's shot was a must!"

In China, Duan Xuan, a CCTV commentator, made a brilliant summary of the scene unfolding in the stadium: "This is called Tao as tall as one foot and devil as tall as ten feet hahahaha!"

After Van Bronckhorst, Robben, Van Persie, Sneijder and other players of the Dutch team contributed no less than ten shots one after another, including high-altitude balls, ground balls, curved balls and other tricks with strange angles. Until the 80th minute of the game, the Dutch team failed to break through the German team's gate.

The score on the field is still 0:0, because while the German goalkeeper is too good, their offensive players... are too weak.

The narrator began to praise Koch, saying that he "saved Germany".

This sentence is actually not wrong, because if it weren't for Koch's godly saves, relying on the high-tech shots of the Dutch midfielders, this game might have been ended by the Oranje.

The zero score was maintained until the 87th minute, that is, 10 minutes after another German striker Gomez was replaced, Gomez finally relied on his teammate Bastian Schweinsteiger's assists and kicked the ball in front of the goal. Holland goal.

The final score of the game was 1:0, the German team won.

"Wow!" The England team didn't stop making noises while watching the game: "The terrifying German team, no, it should be said, the terrifying Koch!"

The Three Lions players collectively turned around: "Boss, how are we going to deal with Koch in the final?"

"Final? You are thinking too far." Carl raised his eyebrows: "Let's talk about winning the semi-final first."

Rooney and others went to harass Beckham again: "You have been teammates with Koch for several years. What are his weaknesses?"

"Koch is incomprehensible to me. He doesn't even know how many times he has thrown my full moon scimitar." Beckham shrugged: "You should ask the boss who knows Koch best , must be the boss."

Carl looked like he wasn't going to talk to anyone.

The England team, who had just watched a semi-final, couldn't calm down a bit. Although they hadn't qualified to play in the World Cup final, everyone already regarded Germany as their final opponent.

A group of locker room bosses surrounded Joe Hart in an instant.

Terry twisted his wrists: "In the final, you must not perform too much worse than Koch, you know? Otherwise we will beat you!"

"It's not good to be too violent." Gerrard said softly, "Just throw all the dirty underwear and smelly socks to him to wash."

Owen lowered his voice: "What about the idea of ​​stripping him naked and throwing it to female fans? I heard that many young fans who love tattoos and piercings like him."

Beckham's voice was lower, almost whispering: "Or strip him and throw him on the boss?"

Everyone cast condemning eyes on Beckham: "Your proposal is too cruel! It's so insane!"

Hart trembled: "Is it really good to say this in front of the boss?" The boss came to save me! QAQ "I didn't hear anything." One meter away, Carl picked up a newspaper to cover his face.

……

"Germany narrowly beat the Netherlands 1:0, broke into the World Cup final eight times in 76 years! ""Total Attack on the Netherlands is amazing, and Germany's promotion to Koch is the biggest contribution"

"Loew celebrates without emotion, Koch is instantly blacked out when he is kissed forcibly? "

"[Voice] Ram: Six consecutive victories are incredible, Piggy: full of confidence in the final" "Amazing momentum, Koch may become the second goalkeeper in history, Mr. Golden Ball? "

"Tonight's Two Biggest Gatherings, Who Will Be Germany's Ultimate Enemy?" "

"Biography: How Messi's Spanish team-mates beat England"

The dust settled for the first semi-final of the World Cup in South Africa, and the German team entered the final for the eighth time since they participated in the World Cup for the first time in 1934.

Now the eyes of the whole world are turned to the second semi-final. The winner of the match between Spain and England will compete with Germany for the Hercules Cup.

Who has a better chance of winning, the Matador Legion or the Three Lions Legion?

Cruyff stood behind Spain without hesitation: "This Spanish team built with the backbone of Barcelona as the core is very united, and they have a tacit understanding with each other, and their tactics have evolved to proficiency. , the winner must be Spain."

England football star Kevin Keegan refuted the godfather of Barcelona mercilessly: "A team that is not united and does not have a tacit understanding will not be able to go as far as the semi-finals in the cruel competition of the World Cup! Cruyff only saw the Spanish team The advantage of ignoring the Spanish opponents has the same advantage-sometimes I really wonder if Cruyff is really a Dutchman, or has he changed his nationality to join Spain? He did not before the Netherlands vs. Germany game A sense of national honor, not only did not go to the scene to watch the game to support the Netherlands, but went to the training ground to watch the Spanish team train, Cruyff’s love for Spain is blind, so I think his words are not to be believed.”

As for the head coach of the German team Loew, he also said unabashedly in an interview with "Bild": "Spain and England are very strong. They are all tough nuts for Germany, but if I have to If I choose one, I will choose the Spanish team to advance. I don’t need to say the reason, anyone can see that in the current German team squad, one-third of the international footballers are trained by Austen, which is terrible. To be honest, from the day I knew England could be our opponent, I was constantly worried."

And many ordinary German fans were also interviewed on the street, and said with a tangled face: "When I think of Oston going to fight the German team in the game, I feel that the scene is simply too cruel! I certainly hope that Germany I can become the world champion, but I also like Auston very much! Although he always makes the game less suspenseful, we can watch it very well! Isn’t football games supposed to make the fans hooked? "

July 7, Durban, morning.

The whole city fell into a tense atmosphere from the first ray of sunlight in the morning.

"England has already defeated Spain once in a friendly match last February. I don't think it will be difficult to beat Spain again." Regarding tonight's game, Carl made a short but confident statement to the media all over the world. speech.

"All the Spaniards are also full of confidence in tonight's game." "Old Fox" Bosque responded calmly: "Yes, England has not lost a game in South Africa, but this does not mean that they have no weaknesses. At least England's tactical system is far less mature than Spain's. Auston only started to rebuild the England team two years ago, and Spain's tactics have been brewing since 06. The World Cup in South Africa is the first time we have experienced. Three major tournaments, and we are the defending champions of the European Cup, playing against England? Spain has a big advantage."

This is a conversation between the England coach and the Spain coach at the pre-match press conference full of gunpowder.

As night fell, the street lights outside the Moses Mabhida Stadium had all been turned on.

Countless media and fans crowded around the stadium waiting to enter.

The moment of football is coming!

……

The English players warmed up in the warm-up area on the pitch, while Carl stayed in the dressing room to write and draw on the tactical board.

At this time, there is still half an hour before the start of the game. In another 10 minutes, the players will come back to listen to Karl's tactical explanation, and then they should go out.

The mobile phone suddenly sounded a notification sound. Carl clicked on the interface and saw a message from Ronaldo: "I sneaked into the stadium. It's in the toilet on the left when the England dressing room exits!"

"..." Carl tapped the key and replied: Wait for me.

A minute later Carl appeared in the toilet closest to the England dressing room.

Hearing the sound of the door opening, Ronaldo's head popped out from the innermost compartment: "I'm here."

Carl walked over with a black head: "Come out and talk."

"There's someone outside."

Carl opened the compartment doors one by one: "There is no one, come out."

Ronaldo walked out obediently.

"Why do you choose to meet in such a weird place as the toilet? You can go directly to the locker room to find me. Although you can't go in, we can talk outside."

"Because." Ronaldo hesitated for a moment, but quickly made up his mind: "Because I'm going to do some ulterior things here!"

"..."

"I've been planning this for over a year! I thought I'd do it this morning, but you turned off my alarm clock before you left the house. I completely overslept! I can't give up now, I'm afraid of today After that, I don’t have the courage again!”

Carl's heart fluttered a little.

Ronaldo took a look at Carl's expression: "Let's say first, no matter what happens, don't beat me up, okay?"

Carl couldn't help but start to brainstorm: Is Chris going to prepare the sauce, or the sauce?

Of course, the strong self-control makes Carl always have a blank expression no matter how much his heart is turbulent.

He was extremely reserved, and nodded slightly.

Ronaldo's eyes lit up, and he stretched out his hands to hug Carl's head—as if holding a watermelon—then leaned closer, aimed at Carl's left cheek, and slapped him hard.

Half of Karl's face was red.

It wasn't blushing, it was Ronaldo sucking too hard.

Carl blinked, waiting for Ronaldo's next move.

However, Ronaldo's expression of satisfaction, joy and expectation told him: there is no next step.

"Are you an undercover agent sent by Bosque?"

Ronaldo looked blank: "?"

"5 minutes ago, my mind was filled with countless tactics against Spain." Carl supported his head: "Now, I just want to hang a do not disturb outside the toilet door."

A huge amount of information poured into Ronaldo's head: Karl didn't hit me - Karl didn't reject my kiss - Karl looked happy and helpless - the first step of the plan was completely successful!

Wait, do not disturb?

This acceptance speed...why does it seem to be too fast?

Ronaldo's cheeks were hot, and every cell in his body was buzzing with excitement.

Carl kissed him, mouth to mouth, and then nodded his head: "Go back to the box to watch the game, Chris, I'm going back to the locker room too, the game is about to start, I need time to format my head and get ready for the game. Kiss on the cheek, by the way? Chris, you're far more innocent than I thought."

Ronaldo was completely hit by this sentence.

He didn't fully wake up until three minutes after Carl left.

Ronaldo yelled weakly at the air in front of him: "No, I'm not innocent at all! You accepted it too quickly! Kissing the cheek is just the first step, and I designed a whole 99 steps! The following plots are all very tasteful, but I only showed the first step, damn it! I'm not innocent!"

……

Spain locker room.

"See? England is not monolithic."

With a smug smile on his face, Bosque tapped the tactical board with the marker pen in his hand: "When the game starts, you must concentrate all your firepower and make a breakthrough from here..." As he said, he was using a circle On the side of the court marked with a circle, the name of an England player was written.

England dressing room.

The tactical board placed in front of all players is densely covered with numbers, arrows and arcs.

"We cannot take the experience of that friendly match in February last year as everything."

Karl said to all the disciples who were listening intently in front of him: "Although we won against Spain that time, because the nature of the game was a warm-up match, we don't know whether they worked hard in the game. And since last year 2 From January to now, a full year and five months have passed. It is impossible for the Spanish team to have no growth in these 17 months. Therefore, forget your sense of superiority and forget about the Spanish team. Specific analysis."

After a long analysis and explanation, Carl also waved a marker pen on the tactical board: "Know yourself, know your enemy, and win every battle. Although I don't know if Bosque will do this, I can be sure that he will never waste any advantage. If They...we just..."

The Spanish coach and the England coach wrote two names with great origins on their respective tactical boards.