The Young Lion

When the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game, the Alvadra Stadium became a sea of ​​celebration for the Three Lions and their fans!

Congratulations to the England team for becoming the second team to qualify for this European Cup! The game ended, 1:0, with Scholes' goal, the England team did not let the dark horse Greece go further, and it can even be said , This is an overwhelming victory, because the England team has an overwhelming advantage in terms of the scene and technical statistics. Although the score is not many and the score is only 1:0, the England team actually allowed the Greek team There was not a single shot in the 90 minutes of the game! Not a single shot! And they completed a total of 23 shots! Before the game, someone praised Rehhagel for writing a new football philosophy, which is to use defense to shape the situation of the game. It sounds simple, but there are not many teams that can do well, especially the weak teams. In any case, the Greek team should be proud. They left a deep impression on people in this European Cup, and they made continuous upsets against Portugal and Spain If the result is not in the knockout round, but in the group stage, we have reason to believe that maybe the Greek team will create great difficulties for the England team, but in the knockout round, on the one hand, it is the vigilance of the England team itself, on the other hand. On the one hand, the England team has an experienced top coach. Sir Hall's targeted research and deployment of Greece were fully reflected in the game. Today's England is not the England we are familiar with, but they won a very impressive victory. Convinced, so that England fans can continue to have expectations for the Three Lions to win the championship! England's opponents in the semi-finals will be between the Czech Republic and Denmark, and they will have two days more rest than their opponents in the semi-finals! This is also Their undeniable advantage in the semi-finals. Alright, audience friends. We can now wait for tomorrow's game. The Netherlands and Sweden will fight for the third semi-final ticket, see you tomorrow at the same time.

After the game, Aldridge walked towards Rehhagel immediately, and the two coaches shook hands solemnly.

This may not be a moment in history.

But only the two coaches understand the depth of the game in their hearts.

After shaking hands, Aldridge turned and stepped into the court, with an intoxicating smile on his face, first high-fiving and hugging Beckham, and when he hugged Beckham. Aldridge whispered in his ear: David, well done, keep working hard, you will become a great England captain.

Xiaobei smiled and didn't answer, there was something he didn't say in his heart.

After the European Cup, stay!

Beckham is also very old. He knows that his career in the national team has entered the final stage. If Aldridge can stay after the European Cup, he also believes that he will have a very good future in the national team.

However, he couldn't speak.

Can no longer force Aldridge anything. I can no longer open my mouth to ask for anything from this young commander.

his dedication,

It is obvious to all. Enough is enough, his contribution is profound enough for the entire English football world.

Gerald, in his prime, had a simple smile on his face, very pure and happy.

Aldrich hooked his arms around Gerrard's neck and laughed loudly. Gerrard bowed his head shyly and said, Coach, today I...

No need to say anything, Steven, enjoy the victory before going to bed today, wake up tomorrow and forget about the game, and then, our eyes turn to the semi-finals, today, you are great, you are our hero.

Gerrard straightened his waist and walked shoulder to shoulder with Aldridge to the other Three Lions players.

They thanked the fans together on the sidelines and cheered passionately at the same rhythm as the fans.

The victory in today's game is of great significance, referring to the record.

England's World Cup has previously won the local championship, and this achievement was surpassed by Aldrich leading the Three Lions to win the championship overseas in the summer of 2002.

As for the European Cup, England's performance is terrible.

The best result is only the semi-finals.

When generally enumerating the results of the team's competitions, the traditional football powers will not rank other than the non-championship and runner-up.

At any rate, there is still a third-place battle in the World Cup, but not in the European Cup.

Therefore, the top four, that is, the top four, whether it is third or fourth, is just an arrangement based on statistics. In other words, the two teams that were eliminated in the top four did not directly confront each other. Ranking through data is not convincing.

And Aldridge led his team to defeat Greece today, and also tied the England national team's best record in European Cup history in terms of European Cup record!

Final Four!

Win another game, and England will set an unprecedented European Cup achievement!

In an interview after the game, Aldridge looked a little more relaxed.

England played very well today. I couldn't find the flaws in this team. The players worked hard and trained hard. The hard work in preparing for this game paid off. We didn't give Greece any chance on the field. Is this a European Cup record? It doesn't matter, we don't care, because we care more about winning, now we have won, and we will prepare for the semi-finals with all our heart, with England's current state and attitude, I don't think England will be afraid of any opponent, we He also has the strength and confidence to win honors.

The reporter heard Aldridge's words and asked back: You have always been very cautious. Why did you announce that the team is going to win the championship today after the team has entered the semi-finals?

Aldridge chuckled and said: First of all, England has always been told by the media that they are here to win the championship. Of course, we also have ambitions to win the championship, otherwise? What are we doing here? In the semi-finals, four teams Who will win the championship? The chances of the four teams themselves are not small. At this time, I think the ambition for the championship can stimulate the motivation of the players even more!

Denmark and the Czech Republic, does it mean that if England meets Denmark, the probability of winning the championship will be higher?

I don't think so. The Danes have created great miracles. If you reach the top 8 or 4 and look at the opponents who stay here from a normal perspective, then what awaits you will be surprise and panic. Then . Fail! We don't care who the opponent is.

Did England take advantage of the schedule?

I can't say no. In fact, tomorrow we rest, the day after tomorrow we can rest, and the Czech team has a brutal life-and-death battle with Denmark, and then there are three days of truce, and then, the semi-finals come, England does have a chance. advantage. But that’s not enough to make us let our guard down.”

After the interview, Aldridge led the team back to the hotel for post-match recovery.

Compared with the tense and dignified atmosphere in the team after the war against France, the atmosphere in the team after defeating Greece has been buffered and relaxed.

Even Rooney, who had privately asked Aldridge for the main position before, will not make any noise now, and will wholeheartedly work hard as a part of the team for the future.

Advancing to the semi-finals, the England team tied the best record in history. At this time, everyone understands. Just one more step forward, they will create a new history of England's European Cup. The centripetal force of the whole team has been fully guaranteed.

Whether their opponent is the Czech Republic or Denmark.

England do have a physical advantage.

Prior to this, the European Cup has been played every 3 days, and the group stage is played three times in 8 days. Such a density is very serious for the physical load of the players!

England's strategic advantage was put to good use in this campaign.

Qualifying ahead of the group stage, the main players had a week of physical pressure to buffer. Now that they have played Greece, they have another 5 days to rest. On the contrary, the Czech Republic or Denmark only have 3 days to recover and prepare for the game.

But the Czech Republic or Denmark also have certain advantages, presumably the organizers also take this into consideration.

Therefore, the match venue between the Czech Republic and Denmark is at the Porto Dragon Stadium. The winners of the two teams will also play the semi-final match in this stadium, while the England team will go to Porto from Lisbon the next day. However, Portugal itself is not big, and the consumption of such a journey can be ignored. At most, it only needs to be familiar with the venue and environment, which is not as good as the opponent.

England advance to the semi-finals of the European Cup.

England was celebrating, and Fleet Street sang praises for the Three Lions. The championship slogan had already been chanted, but now they chanted it more confidently.

As for the England team suppressing the Greek team so that the opponent did not have a shot, it was praised as a myth.

After all, the Greek team created unpopular dark horses in both Portugal and Spain. Not only can they suppress the Greek team, making them look like a trapped beast, but they don't even have the resistance to fight and struggle, which really shocked Fleet Street.

The next day, the England team resumed training in the morning, had a holiday in the afternoon, and the whole team went to Porto in the evening.

On this day, the third quarter-finals of the European Cup kicked off.

The Netherlands and Sweden went goalless after 120 minutes, followed by a penalty shootout.

The Dutch team beat the Swedish team 5:4 and reached the semi-finals by chance.

This victory was not easy for the Dutch team.

This is the first time in 12 years that they have not lost in a major penalty shootout!

In the European Cup in 1992, they lost to Denmark on penalties.

In the 1994 World Cup, they were directly eliminated by Brazil in the quarterfinals.

In the European Cup in 1996, they lost to France on penalties.

Lost to Brazil on penalties in the 1998 World Cup.

In the 2000 European Cup, lost to Italy on penalties.

In 2002...they didn't go to the World Cup.

In the past six competitions, the Dutch team missed one, and four of the five were lost in penalty shootouts!

Therefore, the Dutch team has had a 12-year penalty shootout curse. Today, the curse was broken. The Dutch team advanced to the semi-finals of the European Cup and will join Portugal at the Alvadra Stadium to compete for the final ticket.

Another day later, the Czech Republic and Denmark competed for the final semi-final ticket at the Dragon Stadium in Porto.

The two teams were evenly divided in the first half, but the situation changed suddenly in the second half.

The Czech team scored three goals in a row within 20 minutes of the second half, not only kicking the Danish team off the cliff, but also burying the Danish team's body with their own hands.

England's semi-final opponents revealed: Czech Republic!

The Czech team is not a dark horse, absolutely not, not to mention that the Czech team has played exceptionally eye-catching national team matches in the past period of time. Just eight years ago, the Czech team was the runner-up in the European Cup. Coincidentally, the place where they won the runner-up was exactly It is in England, and the runner-up is an honor that the England team has never had. (to be continued..) ()