Young Football Player

When Li Chenglong was preparing for the Olympics with the team, he also got a piece of news by accident.

Some time ago, Old John and Hodgson got into a fight with each other.

To put it simply, Hodgson publicly announced his team roster, but there was no Jackie Lee in it. This made Old John very upset, so he publicly criticized Hodgson.

Hodgson, the new official, also has three fires. He also publicly stated that how to choose players is his own right.

Anyway, once they came and went, the two hit it off.

This kind of mutual quarrel is the topic that the British media like to report, especially during the competition, the British media are even more hyped.

Under the reports of the media, Old John's fame began to spread from Scotland to the whole of the UK.

As for the England team led by Hodgson, they played well in the group stage of the European Cup, beating France to become the first in the group, but as soon as they entered the knockout round, they were immediately eliminated by the Italian penalty shootout in the quarterfinals.

For a head coach who officially took over the team one month before the start of the main game, although Hodgson's report card is not outstanding, it can barely be considered a pass.

However, the England team, which has been hyped by the British media as the favorite to win the championship in every major competition, is now once again disappointingly out of the game, which still attracted another wave of criticism from the media.

According to the review report, among the English players who went to participate in this European Cup, the defenders generally performed well. Their biggest problem is that they cannot attack.

Especially Rooney, the core of the team's offense, was rated as the worst player in the English team in this European Cup.

England was knocked out by Italy in a penalty shootout, and the British commentator directly claimed that Hodgson should not have taken Wayne Rooney to the European Cup.

Wayne Rooney's performance in the group stage was very ordinary. With him or without him, England ranked first in the group. When it came to the strong battle against Italy, he was guarded to death and he couldn't find where anyone was. .

This is not the first time that Rooney has been elected as the worst player in England. In the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, Rooney was rated as the worst player in the England team, but now he only scored twice.

The offensive core performed poorly, and the young players brought in by Hodgson did not have a surprise effect.

The young players under Hodgson this time include Welbeck and Phil Jones from Manchester United, Henderson from Liverpool, and Chamberlain from Arsenal, all of them from famous teams.

Welbeck was the starter, Henderson and Chamberlain were substitutes, but the effect was mediocre, and Phil Jones never got a chance to play.

After England was out, some people also began to discuss whether they should bring Lee Chenglong in the first place.

Perhaps when selecting young players, Hodgson shouldn't just focus on the giants. Players like Bruce Lee might also have a miraculous effect. This is what the British media said.

Old John was an afterthought.

That's for sure, as long as he brings Bruce, facing the steel defense of the Italians, Bruce's sharp breakthrough, superb free kick or powerful long-range shot, these can help England open the situation.

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In late July, Jackie Lee returned to London with his teammates.

The 2012 London Olympics is about to begin.

In fact, July 27th is the opening ceremony of the London Olympics, but on July 26th, some Olympic games with a longer schedule will officially start, including Olympic football.

At 9:00 pm on July 26, the first round of the British Olympic group stage officially kicked off at Old Trafford in Manchester.

In this Olympic football match, the host of the British Olympic Games is a group with Senegal, Uruguay and the United Arab Emirates.

In the first game of the group stage, the opponent of the British Olympic Games was Senegal, which was considered a weak team.

This game, probably to prove his coaching level, Pierce did not arrange the strongest team to play.

Not only did Jackie Lee sit on the bench, but even Ramsey, the core chosen by Pierce himself, did not start.

The game went smoothly at the beginning. The British Olympic had a big advantage in the first half, and finally took the lead with Bellamy's goal.

Pierce, who was sitting on the sidelines, was also very happy. He used up three substitutions in less than 80 minutes in the second half. He may feel that he has successfully demonstrated a high level of coaching.

But in the 84th minute, Senegal created opportunities after consecutive breakthroughs by Mane, and the opposing midfielder Konate scored to equalize the score.

Now it's all right, it's flattened.

Pierce, who had used up his three substitutions early on, had no chance to make amends and could only accept the game ending in a draw.

Li Chenglong also probably knew that Pierce felt that Senegal was very weak and should be easily taken down without any effort, so he could send a few people up.

Indeed, according to the analysis of the British media, only Uruguay can compete with the United Kingdom in the group where the British Olympic Games is located, and the rest of Senegal and the United Arab Emirates are cannon fodder.

Li Chenglong fully agrees with saying that the United Arab Emirates is cannon fodder, but he disagrees with Senegal being cannon fodder.

Most of the Senegalese National Olympic team play in the European League, and there are talented players like Sadio Mane and Idrissa Gueye as the core. It would never be called a cannon fodder team.

It can even be boldly said that Senegal has every chance to compete for a place in the knockout round.

Just kick them as cannon fodder, and you're lucky if you don't lose.

The first game of the British National Olympics was unbeaten, and now the pressure on Pierce is a bit high.

Many British media have criticized him for using up all three substitutions in less than 80 minutes when he was only one goal ahead.

Either way, he is not qualified as a head coach.

The media can talk about who is strong and who is weak, and who is cannon fodder.

But as the head coach of the team, he should maintain enough respect and attention to every opponent, which is the basic professionalism of a football coach.

Moreover, Pierce's abandonment of Beckham has always been remembered by the media. Now many media are hyping it up. This is the price of not bringing Beckham.

So three days later, at 7:45 pm on July 29, in the second group match of the British Olympic Games, Pierce sent the strongest lineup at Wembley Stadium.

The opponent in this game is the real cannon fodder UAE, but Pierce dare not be careless.

If there is another accident in this game, it will be difficult for the British Olympic Games to advance.

The British Olympic lineup is England's regular 442,

Goalkeeper: Jack Butland, from the Birmingham club, the only player in the Olympic team who is younger than Jackie Lee. He is the same age as Jackie Lee in 1993, but he is 2 months younger than Jackie Lee.

Defenders: Neil Taylor, Steven Caulker, James Tomkins, Micah Richards;

Midfielders: Ryan Giggs, Joe Allen, Ramsey, Jackie Lee;

Forwards: Bellamy, Marvin Soder.

Seeing this starting lineup, Li Chenglong is still a little confused.

At left-back, Danny Rose from Tottenham is flying fast, Pierce is not needed, and Neil Taylor from Swansea is going to be used.

Is it because Neil Taylor is Welsh and has a good relationship with the captain of the Olympic team Giggs, so he should be allowed to start?

In addition, it is more suitable to have Sturridge on the front line, and he doesn't need it. Instead, he uses Soder from Bolton. I really don't understand.

Fortunately, the United Arab Emirates is really cannon fodder. There is only one bay, Messi Omar, who has some strength, but his physical confrontation is too weak to stand up to it at all.

In the 18th minute of the first half, Li Chenglong easily crossed the opponent's Gulf Messi in the middle, and then sent a diagonal pass to the left front.

Wang Laoji inserted from the left side of the ribs and pushed the ball with his left foot to help the team take the lead.

The goal from Giggs, the pass from the youngster Bruce Lee, we took the lead in the first ten minutes or so.

I hope they don't end up with a draw when they took the lead early like in the last game.

Then in the 31st minute, Li Chenglong passed the opponent's defender Hussein on the right and entered the penalty area. He volleyed from a small angle in advance. The opponent's goalkeeper couldn't react in time, and the ball flew into the UAE's gate for the second time.

In fact, this kind of game is quite easy to play. The overall strength of the British Olympic Games completely crushes the opponent, and there is no pressure at all.

Seeing that the game was easy, Pierce's substitutions started again at the beginning of the second half.

He may think that the best way to prove a coach's level is to make substitutions.

However, his substitutions did have some effect in this game. Both Sturridge and Sinclair who replaced him scored goals in the second half.

As a result, the British Olympic Games defeated the UAE National Olympic Games 4-0 at Wembley Stadium.

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