It's cheating, but Hazard

Chapter 268: The great scholar's endorsement before the final game (daily transition)
"Thank you, Abbas, this is the best award I have ever received."

Charles was moved and hugged Abbas.

Whether it is the Champions League Golden Boot, the Champions League medal, the League championship, the King's Cup championship, the Golden Boy Award and a series of other team awards or individual awards, none of them can compare to the Golden Ball Award made up of matches.

Whether it is the King of Football or any other honorary title, it was initially the fans' praise and recognition of an outstanding player.

The title of football king is never bestowed by a certain organization or official, but is accumulated bit by bit through the word of mouth of fans.

"Really?" Abbas was very happy.

Ciel nodded, "Really."

Abbas laughed when he heard this, "Actually, I have another good news to tell you."

"What good news?"

Ciel inquired, sitting patiently on the couch.

"Do you know the 2012 London Olympics? My coach told me that I have a good chance of being selected. If I am selected, can you come to watch me compete?"

"Although the players from Brazil and France are very strong, I will try my best to reach the final. I am here to watch you play now. How about you come and watch me play in two years?"

Blind football not only has the Paralympics, but also various championships such as the World Cup to participate in.

All in all, this is also a very mature sport, similar to 11-a-side football, but the number of players and the format of the game are more special.

Similarly, traditional football powerhouses such as Argentina, England and Spain still maintain their dominance in this event.

Although the Chinese national football team is relatively weak, China's blind football is still very powerful.

Two years after its establishment, the team became a world powerhouse and won fourth place in the 2014 Tokyo Blind Football World Cup.

"Okay, I promise you, I will definitely be there to watch your game."

……

That evening, the semi-final between Spain and Germany officially started.

The two sides have met 20 times before, with Germany having the upper hand with 8 wins, 6 draws and 6 losses.

In the World Cup, Germany is currently unbeaten with 2 wins and draw.

However, in this game, Germany's Muller was suspended due to accumulated yellow cards, and Pedro replaced Torres who was in poor form in Spain.

So now there are a terrifying number of 7 Barcelona players in Spain's starting lineup.

Beckenbauer sat in the VIP seat and Löw wore his blue lucky sweater that had never been washed, but this time, luck did not favor Germany.

At the start of the first half, the German team retreated and played extremely cautiously, while the Spanish team patiently controlled the ball and looked for opportunities.

In short, there is nothing particularly exciting about it.

Ciel silently put the apple in his hand away, looking at it and analyzing it.

Benzema became more and more frightened the more he watched.

"No other national team can cooperate better than them."

Charles sighed, "Seven of their starting players are from Barcelona, ​​how can they not have tacit understanding?"

Soon, as time passed, both sides were no longer satisfied with testing each other.

In the sixth minute, Pedro, Charles' substitute at Barcelona, ​​passed the ball directly to Villa, who seized the opportunity, shook off Friedrich and forced a shot.

Neuer acted decisively and blocked the ball in the first time.

At this time, all discerning people could see that the game was completely controlled by Spain.

Spain, which was in good form, dazzled the German team with their gorgeous passing and control. Although the German team frequently fouled and knocked them down, they still couldn't stop the Spanish team's gorgeous coordination.

Ramos and Puyol frequently headed the ball in the German team's penalty area.

Spain's extremely high ball possession meant that Germany had few attacks and throughout the first half, the German team was busy defending.

In the end, the two sides were tied 0:0 after the first half.

"Spain's midfield control is so strong that I can't even imagine how terrifying it would be if they really had someone like you in their team."

Benzema exclaimed.

He felt that the reason why Spain had such a high possession rate in the first half but still failed to score a goal was, in addition to Germany's strong defense, another very important point, that is, they did not have a super explosive point like Charles could tear through the defense.

Not all excellent forwards have the ability to fight one against many in a narrow space.

"Let's think about what to do in the finals."

Ciel silently picked up the apple he had just put down and started to eat it.

Soon, the halftime break was over and the game resumed.

Löw made several adjustments after the opening, and Germany's situation was finally not so passive, but it still could not change the situation of the entire game.

Time passes minute by minute.

In the 73rd minute, Iniesta broke through Lahm on the left and passed the ball, but it was blocked by Schweinsteiger who came in to replace him and went out of the baseline.

Then, Xavi took a corner kick from the left side and Puyol headed the ball into the goal with a powerful header.

This time Neuer had no way to keep the goal safe and could only watch the ball fly into the net.

Spain 1:0 Germany.

In extreme excitement and extreme sadness, both teams began to make substitutions.

Among them, Spain almost expanded the score.

In the 82nd minute, Spain counterattacked. Pedro received a long pass from Xavi and broke into the penalty area. Suddenly his vision became smaller. He did not pass the ball to Torres who was in a better position, but chose to break through. As a result, he was blocked by Friedrich and Cruz.

But the German team had no time to lament that it was fortunate that it was only the substitute version of Charles, and they were still seizing every possible opportunity to counterattack.

However, after 3 minutes and 22 seconds of stoppage time, referee Kasser blew the final whistle and Germany had to accept the fact that they had finally lost to Spain 0:1.

Finally, the two teams for the South Africa World Cup final were officially born: France VS Spain.

The reporters who were waiting outside the stadium and unable to squeeze in immediately began street interviews after receiving the results of the game.

Looking at the reporters holding microphones and the photographers behind them, a fan wearing the Italian national team jersey forcefully pushed through everyone and squeezed to the front.

"Excuse me, are you an Italian fan? What's your name?"

The fans grabbed the microphone directly and saw that his face was flushed and he looked like he had drunk a lot of alcohol.

"I am an Italian fan, I am Mario Ferri, I will always support Italy! But Italy was eliminated in the group stage, I am very dissatisfied." "Damn Lippi, why didn't he bring Cassano? If he brought Cassano, we wouldn't be eliminated so early."

The reporter was a little confused when he heard this.

He is not interested in Italy or not, because today's focus is on the semi-finals between Spain and Germany, and the future World Cup finals between France and Spain.

"Okay, then can you tell me who you think will be the World Cup champion this year?"

Mario Ferri stretched his neck and looked at the reporter. "It's France. Pedri is just a pirated copy of Charles. He is totally not as good as Charles. If it was Charles who scored today, Spain would definitely have widened the score. With the friendly help from Italy, France will definitely win the World Cup."

"Okay, thank you, Mario."

After saying that, the reporter turned around and went directly to interview other fans.

"Are you the fans who came all the way from Germany to watch the game?"

"No, we came from the UK. Fortunately, we booked the hotel, tickets and air tickets in advance, otherwise the extra expenses of more than 6000 euros would be unbearable."

The fans who were not wearing jerseys said with a smile.

"So who do you think will be the champion of this World Cup, France or Spain?"

"Spain, their midfield control is too terrifying. I don't think any team can compete with them."

Afterwards, the reporter interviewed many people.

But basically, the number of people who are optimistic about the French team and the Spanish team is 1:1.
That evening, less than three hours after the game ended, famous players from France and Spain had already begun to endorse their respective national teams.

Emmanuel Petit, who was the main midfielder of the French team during its heyday when it won the World Cup and the European Cup, published the written manuscript on his personal media overnight.

Although he has been active in major French media and has his own column in L'Equipe, at this moment, he can no longer wait for the newspaper to print his articles.

"I'm not surprised that it's France and Spain that are in the World Cup finals. Spain has only lost two of its last 54 games, while we in France have won all the games we've played in."

"Comparing the playing styles of both sides, one side is known for its overall football with individual skills, while the other side plays the pocket-sized overall football with Spanish characteristics."

"The key to this game is more about Spain's defensive right and our offensive left."

"Ramos makes a lot of assists and leaves space behind him, which is very beneficial for our attack."

"At the same time, Spain likes to pass the ball and control the tempo of the game. We might as well learn Mourinho's tactics and implement collective pressing on the players with the ball instead of fighting alone."

"Although Inter Milan lost the Champions League semi-final against Barcelona, ​​it was not a failure in a tactical sense, because the current Spanish team does not have a top-level wing explosive point like Charr."

"Just like in the first half of the game against Germany, Spain had a firm control of the ball and passed it frequently in the midfield, but there were not enough offensive players in the penalty area, so they had fewer chances to score."

"A lot of people say Xavi is the best player in the world, but I don't think so. Charles is the top player because they can score winning goals at crucial moments."

"I can only say that Xavi is the best midfielder in the world right now, there is no doubt about that. All of Spain's attack is closely related to him, plus he has the help of Alonso and Iniesta, their presence ensures Spain's bottom line."

"Although they are very similar to us who won the 1998 European Cup after the 2000 World Cup, don't forget that there are still two such laws that have not been broken in the World Cup:"

"1. If a European club wins the trophy the year before the World Cup, their national team will not be able to win the championship either."

"2. Any team that wins the European Cup will miss out on the World Cup."

The Spanish legends have not come out yet, they are still busy celebrating, but Alan Shearer from Britain has already helped them complete their game outlook in The Sun.

"... In many ways, Spain and Arsenal are very similar. They both emphasize 'beautiful football' in many ways. Not only is the process of the game beautiful, but the result will also be beautiful."

"And the Spanish players looked very comfortable and relaxed on the pitch, with every player working very hard and putting pressure on the opponent to win possession of the ball."

"The fact that Bosque put Fabregas on the bench doesn't mean that he is average, but because Spain's overall strength is too strong."

"France has a great player in this World Cup. Charles's skills, speed and terrifying running distance make them basically invincible."

"But this is also their fatal weakness: they rely too much on the performance of their core players, which may cost them dearly in the final."

"So, all in all, it will be a great match, but in the end Spain will have the last laugh."

……

The next day, Charles got up early.

But this time, of course, the purpose is not to learn English, but to prepare for training.

The pressure of the World Cup final is still too great.

An inadvertent mistake can cause a player to fall into deep regret for four years or even a lifetime.

Not only him, basically all the players got up early.

Charles walked to the table with his breakfast, and Ribery, Benzema and Henry also came over with their breakfast.

"Did you see that? Spain is already preparing to celebrate its victory."

Ribery stuck a straw into his yogurt and exclaimed.

"How are they going to celebrate?"

Ciel asked curiously.

"I know that," Henry said with a smile, "I saw it last night too. Spain is planning to use F16 fighter jets, and they're planning to paint one of them red, to escort them back home after the game."

"Wow," Benzema couldn't help but be surprised, "What if they don't win the championship in the end?"

Ribery said calmly, "It doesn't matter if we don't win the championship, they will still send their fighter jets to pick them up and bring them back home."

"So what are we going to celebrate? You can't just book a few more hotels in South Africa for us, right?"

Benzema is still upset about almost having to live on the street.

Henry shook his head, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

"We also have a celebration plan, and it seems that we are going to use space balloon technology to send our jerseys to an altitude of 33 kilometers above the earth."

"It seems that this is the only way to commemorate the heights our team has reached."

Charles couldn't help but click his tongue when he heard this.

Sure enough, when it comes to celebrating something like this, the French are the ones who know how to have fun.

Henry continued, "But if we do win the championship, they said they will send our jerseys to a higher place."

"So that means the place where the jerseys are delivered now is not the final destination?"

"Is such that."

Henry nodded and said.

(End of this chapter)