It's cheating, but Hazard

Chapter 193 191 France VS Spain Warm-up Match
On March 2st, after Barcelona defeated Malaga 1:, Charles flew to France.

After the draw with Stuttgart in the Champions League, Charles could clearly feel that something was not right in the atmosphere at Barcelona, ​​but as he was still sitting in a wheelchair, he had no good solution.

The warm-up match between France and Spain on March 4th attracted worldwide attention.

As soon as Charles boarded the plane in a wheelchair, this scene was spread to the whole world through various media in the next second.

Marca: "On March 3, Spain will visit the Stade de France to challenge the Gallic Roosters."

"The last time Spain beat France away from home was 42 years ago in 1968."

"In these 42 years, the Spanish national team has never defeated France away from home."

"Unfortunately, Domenegue's sharpest sword still has to be confined to a wheelchair until now."

"Based on Charles' current injury recovery, he will most likely not play in this game."

"Before Charles joined the French team, under the leadership of Domenegue, the French team continued to struggle in the World Cup qualifiers and had no image of a great power football."

“After losing Charles, can Domenegue continue his winning streak?”

《队报》：“1998年7月12日，在巴黎圣丹尼斯球场，面对拥有3R组合的卫冕冠军巴西，法国队3比0大获全胜登上世界之巅。”

"In this game, Zidane scored twice and successfully joined the ranks of superstars."

"It has been 12 years since France won the World Cup."

"In these twelve years, we have been constantly searching for the new 'Zidane'. Countless talented players and superstars have been dubbed the 'new Zidane' by the media and fans for a short period of time."

"But no 'new Zidane' has really become Zidane, and there are even a number of players who are just average."

"The last 'new Zidane' was Gourcuff, who is still as spiritual and charismatic as ever, until we discovered Charles."

“Like Zidane, Charr now has his left corridor.”

"Although Charles' physical fitness can only be considered below average, his unparalleled skills and overall vision make him the absolute core of the club and national team."

"Looking at Charles' performance in the national team, we can now say that we can do without the new Zidane, but we can't do without Charles."

"The match on January 1 is important, but no match is worth damaging the future of France."

"Domenegue should stay awake. His most important task is not to win this game, but to ensure Charles' health."

The Guardian: "The Guardian reporter recently interviewed Alan Shearer and asked him about the World Cup."

"Alan Shearer, England's greatest ever goalscorer, says the favourites for this year's World Cup are Spain and France, which has a fully fit Charles."

"Spain has very good players and they have been very successful in recent years. Especially the way they play football is refreshing."

"Spain is very good, but they haven't beaten France in an away game for 42 years."

"Especially in the 1984 European Cup final, Spain still lost 0-1 to France in Paris."

"It wasn't until 24 years later, in 2008, that Spain won the Delaunay Cup again."

"So historically, France still has a psychological advantage over Spain, especially when they have Charles, a player who fits their system perfectly."

"Rio Daily": "During this international match day, the match between France and Spain attracted everyone's attention."

"Charles was among the players recruited at the recent press conference held by Domenegue."

"This list quickly caused an uproar, and the president of the French Football Federation had to come out and make it clear that Charles would not play until he was fully recovered from his injury."

"This tournament will also be the best way to observe the favorites to win the World Cup before the tournament."

"Spain is very good at organizing attacks from the midfield and backcourt, and there are a lot of combinations in the penalty area."

"The Spanish Football Association has offered a World Cup winning bonus of 60 euros per person, which is even more than the 57.5 euros offered by Real Madrid for the Champions League this season."

"But the French team is also full of superstars, and what's more terrifying is that they are now united."

"The only pity is that this French team is not the strongest yet. When Charles returns, they will become the biggest obstacle for the Spanish players to collect the championship bonus."

AS: "Charles has a soleus muscle strain, but he has been reluctant to get out of his wheelchair. It is very likely that the injury is more serious than expected."

"The prince of Real Madrid who is stranded away from home may be stranded away from home forever because of this injury."

Soon, the plane arrived in Paris.

But this time Charles' destination was not the city center of Paris, but the small town of Saint-Denis in the north of Paris.

This small town has a great history.

It is said that in the 2nd century BC, Saint Denis came to Paris to preach.

The Romans then felt threatened and cut off the head of Saint Denis.

Legend has it that the day after Saint Denis was beheaded, he did not die but miraculously stood up.

He held up his head, as if he were still alive, walked to a stream, and washed his head with the stream water.

After washing, he did not stop, just like he did when he was alive, and continued to move forward.

He walked on for five miles before he collapsed and died.

The place where he fell is today's town.

So, although the town of Saint-Denis is not big, it can be regarded as a holy place in the hearts of the French.

However, the stadium built here is not called "Stadion Saint-Denis", but has a very modern name - Stade de France.

"Charles, you're here."

Domenegue waited eagerly at the door, looking forward to Charles' arrival at last.

This warm-up match was prepared long ago and all the players knew about it beforehand.

But what no one expected was that Charles was injured.

You should know that in the previous national team games, Charles played in full attendance.

This also disrupted Domeneg's original tactical arrangement.

Now that Charles is gone, France is missing a midfield brain, and the ball may not even be delivered to the striker's feet.

How can we play against Spain without a strong midfield?
Spain's midfield masters can make you touch the ball only a few times throughout the entire game.

Even one ball is not enough for them to kick.

The decline in strength is one thing, the key is that now the French players have become accustomed to Charles, and their brains are externalized, all stored here with Charles.

Without him, I don’t know how to play football.

All of a sudden, morale was greatly affected.

Moreover, he just wanted to call Charles over to calm down the locker room, but this action directly caused dissatisfaction from many parties.

Fortunately, Charles came over.

Otherwise, Domenegue wouldn’t know how many days he could control this locker room.

After chatting with Domenegue for a while, Benzema pushed Charles back to his room.

"Your injury shouldn't be serious, right? Why are you still sitting in a wheelchair? I heard from the team doctor that previous Real Madrid players who injured their soleus muscles can now use crutches."

Benzema asked worriedly.

Charles shook his head and motioned for Benzema to push him to the window. "A wheelchair is more convenient. I'll use crutches in a few days. Why didn't you go shopping with Lori today?"

Benzema sat on his bed and slowly packed his things.

"What's the point of going? We are in no mood to go there right now. I don't know what the media are barking about."

"what happened?"

Benzema threw the things into the cabinet unhappily, "Nothing, you won't be in a good mood if you know it."

Seeing that Benzema refused to speak, Charles did not continue asking.

"Charles, what do you think of the Lawrence Award?"

Benzema turned on the TV and saw the track and field competition was on. He immediately turned around and asked.

"Lawrence Award? The award ceremony will be held in ten days. I don't plan to go because there's no chance of winning. It's too tiring to run around."

Ciel said nonchalantly.

The Laureus Award for Best Male Athlete is an individual award, and players in team sports are at a disadvantage here. Individual events such as tennis and track and field are more likely to win the award.

Benzema took the remote control and changed the TV channel. "Indeed, it seems that no football player has won the Laureus Award yet."

Just as Benzema was recalling past Laureus Award winners, Bosque was talking on the TV show.

"The match against France will be a good test for us and I really hope to show our Spanish football in France."

"The French team is still very strong, but they are currently in a period of temporary weakness."

"Just like plants, every team will encounter winter. This is an inevitable law."

"We can't underestimate the French team because of this."

"Just like before the 2008 European Championship, Spain's situation was not good, but the team finally won the championship."

"This year's French team is still capable of delivering an excellent World Cup."

Charles looked at Bosc on TV and couldn't help but marvel at it.

This is the art of speaking, and he still needs to continue learning.

"I hope he's not saying that for Anelka's sake."

Anelka once played for Real Madrid, and the head coach of Real Madrid at that time happened to be Bosque.

And in that year, they won the Champions League at the Stade de France.

Benzema continued to change channels. "Anyway, I'm not saying this for the sake of this guy Domeneg."

Benzema, who is almost a Capricorn, is not very popular with Domeneg.

Under Domenegge, Benzema is more of a substitute.

Benzema also doesn't like coach Domenegue.

It just so happens that no one in the entire locker room likes this coach very much.

……

Time flies.

In the days when Charles was the metronome in the locker room, Domenegue successfully spent the time before the game.

On March 4th, at the Stade de France, the French team faced the Spanish team and the game officially kicked off.

Spain rotated two players, with Albero and Fabregas entering the starting lineup.

France rotated three players, Bordeaux center back Ziani made his national team debut, and Toulalan and Ribery returned to the starting lineup.

Both teams used a 4-2-3-1 formation.

法国(4-2-3-1)：1-洛里/2-萨尼亚、4-埃斯库德、3-齐亚尼、13-埃弗拉/14-图拉朗、6-拉萨纳·迪亚拉/22-里贝里、7-古尔库夫、12-亨利/39-阿内尔卡。

西班牙(4-2-3-1)：1-卡西利亚斯/15-拉莫斯、3-皮克、5-普约尔、2-阿尔韦罗阿/14-哈维·阿隆索、16-布斯克茨/21-席尔瓦、10-法布雷加斯、6-伊涅斯塔/7-比利亚。

Charles sat quietly on the bench, acting as a bench regulator.

In this game, the Spanish midfield has changed. Iniesta and Silva often move forward to the front line, making it look like there are three forwards, but his essence has not changed.

As soon as the game started, Spain took firm control of the situation.

Although the French team resisted, it was of no avail.

In the 9th minute, Evra intercepted Ramos in the frontcourt and shot with his left foot, but Pique blocked the ball directly out of the sideline.

Eleven minutes later, Spain quickly broke the deadlock.

Iniesta made a straight pass from the midfield, Silva missed the ball when he stopped it, and Villa scored with his right foot from the edge of the penalty area and Lori pushed the ball into the goal.

1-0, Spain leads away from home.

In the 45th minute, when the first half was about to end, Spain dealt another heavy blow to the French team.

Xabi Alonso made a lob pass from the left side of the midfield, Ramos turned into a striker, dribbled past Escudé on the right side of the penalty area and made a low shot with his left foot. The ball hit Escudé's foot and deflected into the goal.

2-0, Spain secured the victory.

Ciel frowned as he looked at it.

But it's no use.

Spain made some substitutions in the second half and lacked depth, but they still took control of the game very quickly.

During this period, the French team did have opportunities to threaten the Spanish goal, but ultimately failed to convert the opportunities into goals.

In the 68th minute, Gourcuff made a straight pass, and after Arnhem successfully got rid of Alberoa, he fired a high shot with his right foot from a small angle.

Subsequently, Domenegge replaced Ribery and Anelka with Malouda and Cisse.

The effect of the substitution was seen quickly.

Malouda passed the ball directly to Cisse in the midfield, and Cisse swung his arm and kicked the ball above the goal.

The ball drew an arc in the air and finally turned into an anti-aircraft gun.

One minute later, Gourcuff attacked again, but Casillas managed to keep the goal safe.

In the 78th minute, Gourcuff made a 45-degree cross from the right, and Cisse headed the ball high from the right side of the penalty spot.

Just a minute later, France found their chance again.

Cisse made a cross from the right, Malouda headed the ball near the penalty spot, and the ball hit the left post.

As the referee blew the final whistle, Spain finally defeated France 2-0.

This is the first time in 42 years that France has lost to Spain at home.

The reason for writing this chapter in detail is that the 2010 World Cup champion is the Spanish team, the most important opponent, so the treatment must be different.

There are rumors that in March this year, Messi will play against a Chinese team and a European team in Hangzhou, Zhejiang and BJ. I don’t know whether it is true or not.

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