It's cheating, but Hazard

Chapter 267 The Most Special Golden Globe Award (Daily Transition)
"The fight has started, the fight has started!" Lori rushed into the locker room excitedly, not forgetting to close the door.

Evra was a little confused for a moment.

"What's the fight? Who's fighting with whom?"

"Domeneg was grabbed by the collar and beaten by Van Marwijk. I saw it with my own eyes. The water bottle was even deformed."

As soon as Lowry finished speaking, the entire locker room was in an uproar.

"That's too much! Why didn't you inform us before you beat our head coach?"

Henry stood up directly.

At the same time, other people in the locker room also stood up one after another.

"Domenegger didn't call me. Let's go. Who's going to turn off the switch?"

Anelka is ready to go.

The current French team can be roughly divided into six major factions.

The first is the Arsenal gang that has been suppressed by Domeneg. Sagna, Gallas, Diaby, Clichy and Henry have always wanted to gain more respect, but they have never been able to do so.
Next is the captain's group consisting of the original captain Evra, but Domenegue doesn't like Evra who is a Taurus, so Ribery, Las Diarra and others are also in an average situation.

Their rival gangs were the Arsenal and Chelsea gangs.

The Chelsea team originally consisted of Malouda and Anelka, both of whom had bad tempers and were not sociable;

Next is the local gang.

The local gangs are composed of two gangs, namely the Marseille Gang and the Lyon Gang.

The Marseille gang of Valbuena, Mandanda, Cisse, Ben Arfa is in opposition to the Lyon and Arsenal gangs;
The Lyon gang, which consists of Toulalan, Govou, Abidal, Réveillère, Benzema and others, is not happy with the Marseille gang;
In addition, there are the old gang and the new gang. The new gang is mainly composed of Lori, Gourcuff and others.

What they asked for was not the status in the team, but they hoped that old Deng would stop giving orders and that it was time for them to take the position.

The relationships involved are so complex that they cannot be described in a few words.

These factions sometimes unite to fight each other, and sometimes fight among themselves.

But these six gangs have one thing in common: they want to beat up Domenegue.

Lori shook his head, "No, Domenegue called the captain over, we can't beat him."

"Damn it, he's so lucky!"

Anelka said angrily.

After two consecutive draws in the 2006 World Cup group stage, the tactical arrangements for the French players were handed over to Zidane, the then No. 10.

Otherwise, with Domeneg's tactical level, how could he lead the team smoothly to the World Cup final.

Benzema sat in his seat and watched the show with relish.

"Just bear with it. The World Cup will be over in a few days anyway, and we won't be able to meet him again."

Hearing this, most of the team members returned to their seats again.

I've endured it for so many years, I don't mind enduring it for a few more days.

On the other side, the dispute between Domenegue and Fulmar finally ended. Under Charles' escort, Domenegue returned to the locker room safely.

Domenegue touched his messy silver hair, feeling lucky that Van Marwijk did not hit him too hard, otherwise he would have suffered a concussion.

"Ahem, as everyone knows, our hotel lease has expired. FIFA previously promised to help us contact a hotel, but so far, they still haven't found a hotel for us to stay in."

"So until we find a hotel, we either live in the team bus, where we can sleep and it's very warm;

"Another option is for us to live in the locker room in Johannesburg in advance to adapt to the environment and prepare for the final."

Charles was speechless.

Not only is the head coach unreliable, but even the Football Association that prepared all this is unreliable.

Sure enough, this world is just a huge makeshift team.

After giving some more instructions, Charles and his team members returned to the original luxury hotel, ready to pack up and leave.

While Charles was still struggling over whether to live on the bus or sleep in the locker room, the news of France's victory over the Netherlands in the World Cup semi-finals had already made headlines in major newspapers.

L'Equipe posted a photo of Charles being held high after the game.

"The French team is even more terrifying after completing a gorgeous turn and a thrilling jump to advance to the final."

"The early 20s saw the rise of French football, after losing to West Germany in the epic semi-final of the 80 World Cup."

"France hosted the European Championship in 1984 and won the championship with a skilled midfield and outstanding performances from the players. In the 1986 World Cup, France defeated Brazil, but lost again to West Germany in the semi-finals."

“Although the blue symphony during this period had a climax, it was not the main theme after all.”

"Later, under Jacquet's new coaching approach, diverse music blended perfectly to create a world symphony, and successfully won the world championship in 1998."

"But with Jacquet leaving the head coaching post and Zidane and others gradually retiring, French football began to make a difficult turn."

"For a long time, French football has been a typical representative of the European Latin school, focusing on the balance between physical and technical skills, implementing offense through strong midfield control, and using a variety of offensive tactics to create huge threats."

"However, this style of play requires extremely high technical and physical skills from the players, and for quite a long time it was difficult to find suitable replacements."

"But with the emergence of Charles, the core of the French team has been re-established. After completing a thrilling leap, he will surely lead the team to a new height."

Mundo Deportivo: "France beat the Netherlands to advance to the World Cup final, but the players are now homeless."

"Compared to French fans, the French Football Association is slightly more confident in the French team, but not much better."

"The hotel they booked for the French team only lasted until the semi-finals, and all the rooms in the luxury hotel they had originally booked were fully booked, and it is estimated that Julien only provided each team with one night's accommodation per game."

"That is to say, the French team that created a miracle and reached the World Cup final is facing the situation of being homeless."

"However, before a hotel is found, the players can at least stay in the bus or the locker room. At worst, they can sleep under the overpass with the Dutch team. But in this case, the only problem they need to worry about may not be keeping warm, but the Dutch team."

Bild: "After the match between France and the Netherlands, the match between Germany and Spain will begin soon."

"Germany coach Loew said in an interview that his biggest concern right now is injuries."

"He said that a lot of medical work was done after the match with Argentina, which enabled all injured players to recover to their best condition in the semi-final. Now only Cacau has some minor problems, and Khedira has started training."

"At the same time, the rumors about the internal strife in the German team due to the captain's armband are pure rumors. Now, all the players are united and there is absolutely no possibility of internal strife like in Spain."

"Loew also said that Spain has a large number of technical players. They don't have one Charles, but several."

“They’ve been the best team for the last two or three years, but he’s found a way to deal with them.”

The Guardian: "The French star player was once again named man of the match and is likely to break Fontaine's World Cup goal record."

"After winning the group stage and the knockout stage, France once again made it to the World Cup final under Charles' leadership."

"In the six games he played, he made 6 passes, 527 of which were successful, with a pass success rate of 422%."

"In all kinds of statistics, Charles ranks among the top among all the contestants. Not only in passing statistics, but also in the World Cup scorer list, he leads all players with 11 goals, a cliff-like lead."

"Even the second and third place scorers combined can't match Charles's goal tally."

"The match against the Netherlands did cause trouble for Charles to a certain extent. Facing the Netherlands' all-out defense, France, under Charles' control, launched wave after wave of gorgeous offensives, and finally France won the ticket to the World Cup final 3:0." "Throughout this game, Charles completed as many as 107 passes, 93 of which were successful, with a success rate of 87%, once again breaking Charles' pass success record."

"In this run, his running distance was an incredible 12321 meters."

"Previously, the media often said that Charles was not active enough and his stamina was average, but in this 90-minute match, Charles hardly had any rest."

"He is always running to catch the ball, passing the ball, and attacking when the team is unable to open the situation."

"It's not the French Football Association's fault for not booking the hotel long enough. It can only be said that it was Charles's extraordinary performance in the semi-finals that made Les Bleus' victory reasonable."

the next day.

Domenegue gave the team a day off today.

Because according to the prediction, today is not suitable for training.

Benzema has never believed this.

But as long as it was a holiday, he would still like to see Domenegue believe in this stuff.

But before he could sleep in a little longer, Benzema was woken up.

I saw Charles sitting in front of the window, holding an English dictionary in his hand and muttering to himself.

"Abandon, abandon, abandon..."

Benzema looked over with a confused look on his face, "Charles, what are you doing?"

"Huh?" Charles snapped the dictionary shut. "I'm learning English, but I only know how to say abandon. My God, it's been two months and I'm still learning the first word."

Benzema was a little amused and helpless for a moment.

"I remember you were learning English with Gala or someone else before? And weren't you making rapid progress?"

Ciel sighed and put the English dictionary away, "Gala didn't teach me anything else."

"He didn't even teach you abandon? Then what did he teach you?"

Benzema asked curiously.

Mainly it was during that period in June when Sagna, Gallas, Diaby and Henry all surrounded Charles and taught him English. It was impossible that he couldn't even remember the word "abandon" by now.

"They only taught me arsenal. Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. I'm going to get my hair cut. Do you want to come?"

Ciel sighed.

He felt that he really had no talent for speaking English.

Benzema quickly changed his clothes and said, "Wait a minute, I'll go with you after I brush my teeth and wash my face."

"Okay, then hurry up, I'll go downstairs to have breakfast first."

Just as the two were about to go out, the FIFA contact said that they had already contacted a hotel for the French team, which was the Hilton next door.

Finally, the French players no longer have to choose between the bus, the locker room, or under the overpass as their living quarters during the final.

It took several hours for the French team to finally move all their luggage next door.

And Charles' original individual hairdressing activity has become a team-building project.

The Johannesburg Airport not far away is crowded with tourists.

After waiting in front of the luggage carousel for several minutes, the Abbas family finally got their luggage.

"Fortunately, our suitcases were not transported violently," Abbas's father finally breathed a sigh of relief, picked up his suitcase and prepared to leave.

"Look again to see if it's ours. Don't take the wrong one," said Abbas' mother, holding her child's hand tightly.

After checking again and making sure there were no mistakes, the man nodded and said, "This is ours. Let's go."

Abbas held a bag in his hand and excitedly swung his mother's hand, "Let's go!"

The mother smiled helplessly and said, "Slow down, put on a coat first, it's cold here."

They received the invitation a month ago and had originally planned to come right away, but Abbas's father was currently busy, so they had to wait until now.

Fortunately, this time the French team successfully advanced to the World Cup final, otherwise, this would be destined to become an eternal regret for their family.

They had already booked the hotel.

It is located in a scenic resort area.

"Mom, when are we going to see Ciel?"

Abbas asked excitedly.

He has been looking forward to this day for a long time.

The father ruffled Abbas's hair and said, "Put your things away when I get there. I'll take you to see Ciel."

"Great!"

Abbas restrained himself from dropping the bag in his hand and began to imagine this moment coming.

He thought he would be the happiest kid in the world.

Soon, the family of three took a taxi to the hotel. After putting their things away, Abbas' mother opened the text message on her mobile phone again, confirmed it once, and then said, "They are staying in this hotel. I will send him a text message later."

On the other side, Abbas sat on the bed and carefully fumbled to take the box out of his pocket. "Dad, can you help me check it out?"

The father opened the box and checked it carefully. "Everything is fine, just like at home."

"Mom, can we go now?"

Abbas asked anxiously.

The mother put the phone in her pocket and said, "You can go now, but they just moved to the hotel next door. Charles is getting a haircut now and is not in the hotel right now, so we can go there later."

But Abbas couldn't sit still. He hugged his box and begged, "Mom, can I go now?"

Hearing this, the mother couldn't refuse and could only agree to go to the Hilton next door to meet others.

Worried that the fans would have to wait for a long time, Charles, who had already had his hair cut, did not stay in the barber shop but quickly returned to the hotel.

Just as he walked into the hotel lobby, the Abbas family who were sitting on the sofa came over excitedly.

"Ciel——"

"Hello, have you been waiting for a long time?"

Abbas instantly realized that Charles had returned, walked over in the direction of the voice, and happily handed over the box in his hand, "Charles - this is for you."

Charles took Abbas's gift with both hands, "What is this? Can I open it and take a look now?"

Abbas grabbed Charles's clothes and slowly walked towards the sofa. "Sure, this is the Ballon d'Or I built this month with matches. Of course, my mother helped me build the frame first, and then I glued the matches on one by one. My father said that this Ballon d'Or I built looks like a football and is very round. I touched it and it is the same size as the 'Celebration' you gave me. It's a pity that I have never won a Ballon d'Or, otherwise I would definitely be able to build you an identical Ballon d'Or."

(End of this chapter)