It's cheating, but Hazard

Chapter 262: It is our duty to restore the glory of French football! (Daily transition)
German team training base.

The players dressed very warmly and sat in the conference room listening to the coach's tactical analysis class.

Their match against Spain comes after France and the Netherlands.

Löw had just picked up a piece of snack when he heard hurried footsteps.

The teaching assistant flew in like a little rocket. "Good news, very good news!"

Lev didn't even have time to eat his snacks. He wiped his fingers and asked, "What's the good news?"

The players also looked at the assistant coach.

The assistant coach grabbed the water on the table, gulped it down in a few gulps, and rested for a while before excitedly saying, "There's an internal conflict in the Spanish team!"

Love was stunned.

The snacks all fell to the ground.

"Are you sure it's not France or Holland?"

The assistant coach nodded. "Yes, it was Spain. They had an internal conflict. The Sun even reported it."

All the German players were delighted.

Needless to say, The Sun is an authority on this type of news, so the infighting must be true.

The players also joined the discussion.

"Did the Real Madrid and Barcelona players quarrel?"

"Did Puyol and Casillas fight because of a disagreement?"

"I thought, is it Raul's old problem, and then the Real Madrid players and the coach quarreled?"

"I think they are fighting among themselves because they are afraid of us."

Love rubbed his forehead.

"What exactly is going on?"

The assistant coach said quickly, "Busquets' jersey was missing, and he thought Fabregas took it. Fabregas denied it, and the two started arguing again."

"Casillas heard Fabregas keep cursing 'Sergio' and thought Ramos had hit him, so he rushed to stop the fight."

"and then?"

Love asked curiously.

The assistant coach went on to say, “Then it was originally an internal conflict within Barcelona, ​​and Casillas got involved and magnified the situation.”

"Doesn't he have a girlfriend who's a journalist? That's how the internal strife was leaked."

"Now many players, not just Busquets, are blaming Casillas."

The players in the audience couldn't help but ask, "So why do you care about the jerseys? Aren't they all the same?"

The assistant coach scratched his head. He wasn't very clear because The Sun didn't write about it.

"The Sun speculated that Busquets lost something other than a jersey, but in the end used the jersey instead of the title."

Loew couldn't help but ask, "Who took the jersey?"

"I don't know. Later, Fabregas took out all his luggage to show Busquets to prove his innocence, and there was indeed no jersey he lost."

"Then Busquets apologized to Fabregas and their coach, staff and other players all tried to find the jersey but couldn't find it."

"After checking the surveillance, it was most likely taken by a thief."

As soon as the assistant coach finished speaking, Love couldn't help laughing.

"It's my destiny! They're fighting among themselves! I knew that players from Barcelona and Real Madrid would easily fight among themselves, and they even slept in the same bed. I knew it was useless."

……

Just as Löw and others were excited about the "internal strife" in Spain, Bosque laughed uncontrollably at the report in The Sun.

The mantis catches the cicada, and the oriole is behind.

Little Love, you have been fooled by me!
"Igor, Sergio, you did a good job, but I wronged you, and of course Cesc, but don't worry, I will clarify this matter after the game."

Bosque said with a smile.

Busquets shook his head. “As long as we can reach the World Cup final, anything is fine.”

Only if he reaches the World Cup final will he have a chance to meet the French team.

Casillas and Fabregas also nodded.

They have not won the World Cup yet, and their best result is the quarterfinals. It would be best if they could reach the top in one go.

Casillas is willing to bear the stigma of being a big mouth.

……

Time flies by in the blink of an eye.

On July 7, the first round of the World Cup semi-finals officially kicked off.

The Dutch and French teams arrived at the Green Point Stadium one after another.

The head coaches of both teams took their players to the pre-match press conference.

Not long after walking out of the locker room, Charles and Domenegge met Van Marwijk and Robben in the corridor.

The game hasn't started yet and everyone is in a good mood.

Robben smiled and said, "I thought it would be Ribery who came. I sent him a text message specially."

"What message?" Charles asked.

The two coaches did not interrupt, but walked side by side and listened quietly.

"I told him that this game is a duel between him and me, to see who scores more goals. I will definitely not let him feel as comfortable as he does in the club."

Robben continued, "It's a pity that we don't have a defensive player who is familiar with you, otherwise it would be more fun."

Ciel didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "Well, I hope what you said won't come true. This is my true wish."

"No, no, no, this will definitely work," Robben pointed at his own look, "What do you think of my new look? This was specially made by our entire team before the game with you."

Charles glanced at him and said, "I almost didn't recognize you. Why did you shave? You are indeed quite handsome."

The Dutch team's previous tradition was to learn from the Dutch ice hockey team and keep beards in major competitions.

Robben was very happy after hearing this. He felt that Charles had an extraordinary vision in appreciating appearance.

"Would you like me to recommend a stylist to you? I see that your hairstyle is all messed up, and your new hair growth is very obvious."

"We made an appointment with this stylist before the game started. He just flew over from the Netherlands. He did a really good job. Van der Vaart even took out his favorite styling gel." "The coach also wanted to change his hairstyle, but when he found out about it, it was too late. All the players were already queuing up."

Van Marwijk turned around and smiled, "That's because when it was your turn, your hair fell on your face and you couldn't blow it away. You couldn't help laughing and almost inhaled the hair."

Robben's face turned red.

"I was just careless."

The corridor of Green Point Stadium was quite long. The two chatted slowly and had not yet reached the press conference hall.

Charles smiled and shook his head. "We have already prepared a barber, but he is still going through customs. He should be here soon."

"Well, it seems that you will not be able to enjoy the services of our barber."

Robben felt a little regretful.

Soon, Domenegue pushed open the door of the press conference hall.

The media reporters who were originally bored and dazed in the stadium all became alert, and the flash lights in the audience were flashing continuously.

The four of them sat down separately.

"Van Marwijk, the last time the Netherlands reached the World Cup semi-finals was in 1998, but you lost to Brazil at that time. Now the Netherlands has not entered the World Cup finals for 32 consecutive years. Do you have confidence in reaching the finals again?"

Charles and Domenegue listened quietly to the Dutch coach's speech.

"Let alone reaching the final, just reaching the semi-finals is already very difficult. It has not been easy for the French team and us along the way. They are a tough opponent and we have no reason to brag in front of them."

"Two years ago at the European Championship, we swept the World Cup champions Italy and the World Cup runners-up France in the group stage. At that time, everyone thought we would become the European champions, but in the end we couldn't even get past the quarter-finals."

For a moment, Domenegue didn't know whether Van Marwijk was saying something good or bad.

Well, he was telling the truth, but it was a bit sarcastic.

Reporters in the audience continued to ask questions.

"So the Netherlands is afraid before the battle?"

Van Marwijk quickly shook his head.

These damn journalists are always trying to make big news.

"No, that's not what I meant. In fact, I told the Football Association two years ago that we are not just here to participate in the World Cup, I want to win the game."

"We have been able to beat a team like Brazil, and even in the face of a bad start, with our resilience, we were able to reverse the result in the end. Of course, I don't mean the reversal in the post-match press conference."

"We have been aiming for the championship. We don't want to be the 'uncrowned king' anymore. Of course, the prerequisite is to get through the semi-finals."

The press conference continues.

"Charles, what do you think of this game? This is your first World Cup. How do you feel about reaching the semi-finals?"

Charles moved the microphone closer and looked seriously at the reporter who was asking questions off the court.

"Like the Dutch coach said, none of this is easy."

"So far, we have only won one World Cup, and that was 12 years ago."

"I will never forget the moment I watched Zidane miss the 2006 World Cup in front of the TV."

"At that time, I was thinking, if I have the opportunity to step onto the green field of the World Cup final, I must win it all."

"Now that I have the opportunity to reach the World Cup final, I have to think about whether this is the only chance I have in my life."

"I believe that what my predecessors could do, I can do as well. It is our responsibility to revive the glory of French football!"

Inside the French team's locker room.

Henry was the first to stand up.

"This is my last World Cup, there won't be another one, and I've been very lucky to have one trophy after all these years."

"Everyone has to think that this is our only chance in a lifetime to get to a World Cup final."

Gradually, all the players stood up and formed a circle.

"It is our duty to restore the glory of French football!"

……

"Zhuangdianertai, Zhuangdianertai, you are now watching the 2010 South Africa World Cup semi-final, France VS Netherlands."

"These two teams are very special. They are the teams that have won all the games in this World Cup."

"The Dutch team is still full of talent, with Sneijder, Van Persie... the Orange Army is absolutely star-studded."

"The Dutch team's confidence is at an all-time high. They have gone 24 games unbeaten in international competitions. If they want to make history, all they need is to continue their current momentum in the next two games."

"The most important thing for them now is not to be disturbed by the outside world. As long as they play well, with their excellent front attack group, excellent midfield and defense and a very reliable goalkeeper, they can definitely make it to the World Cup final."

"The French team had a short period of lows after Zidane retired, but now they have completely come out of it and are still as capable as they were in the last World Cup."

"So far, Charles has scored nine goals, leading the scorer list by a wide margin and is likely to break Fontaine's World Cup goal record."

"Not long ago I saw this doggerel: 'Jiangchengzi: Hunting in South Africa'."

"Charles is full of youthful enthusiasm. He left France and crossed the ocean, full of vigor and energy, and has become the champion of La Liga. To repay the kindness, he followed the country to fight, and played nearly 20 games, shining by himself."

"Three years of journey have passed. Although I am still young, what's the harm? I have returned with honors and have been busy fighting in the north and south. Let's repay our lofty ambitions. In the World Cup, look at Li Lang."

"Now many people are very optimistic about Charles."

"However, judging from the current progress of the World Cup, Sneijder, who defeated Brazil with one assist and one goal, is the most qualified candidate to challenge Charles. If he can beat Charles in this game, then he is likely to win this year's Golden Ball."

"Actually, a month ago, when the Champions League had just ended, many media were discussing who would be the winner of this year's Ballon d'Or."

"Charles was the top choice, followed by his Barcelona teammates and Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaka and others. Sneijder was not ranked high at the time."

"If the Netherlands wins the tournament, or if they eliminate France, Sneijder will have the chance to compete with Charles for the Ballon d'Or."

"After all, Charlton's strongest competitors, except Iniesta and Xavi, were eliminated in the World Cup."

"From this perspective, it will be very difficult for Charles to win the Ballon d'Or this year."

"In non-World Cup years, the results of the Champions League are the most convincing; in the World Cup, the most important thing is the performance and results in the World Cup. It is impossible for you to win the Golden Ball by crushing the World Cup champion without performing well in the World Cup."

"So apart from eliminating the Netherlands in this match, if Spain also reaches the final, or even wins the championship, then the final result will be hanging in the balance, because Iniesta and Xavi have also won the treble, and it seems reasonable for this year's Ballon d'Or to be awarded to whomever it is given to."

"Now I will introduce the lineups of both teams:"

“法国（4-2-3-1）：1-洛里/2-萨尼亚、5-加拉、3-阿比达尔、13-埃弗拉/19-迪亚比、14-图拉朗/10-夏尔、7-里贝里、15-马卢达/9-本泽马。”

“荷兰队（4-2-3-1）：1-斯特克伦伯格/12-布拉鲁兹、3-海廷加、4-马泰森、5-范布隆克霍斯特/6-范博梅尔、14-德泽乌/11-罗本、10-斯内德、7-库伊特/9-范佩西。”

A few years have passed, but I still remember how exciting it was the night when EDG won the championship.

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(End of this chapter)