It's cheating, but Hazard

27 Busquets' jersey

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……

In the strong dialogue in the quarter-finals, Germany defeated Argentina 1-4 and met Spain in the semi-finals.

France's opponent is the Netherlands, which escaped a life-and-death battle with Brazil.

The game hasn't started yet, and compared to the semi-final between Spain and Germany, the match between France and the Netherlands is more attractive.

Walking in the streets and alleys, you can see various elements related to the World Cup everywhere.

All the bars in South Africa have changed into the latest decorations, whether it is the roll-up banners or the posters on the windows and walls, they have all been replaced with the latest match posters of France VS Netherlands.

The most popular one is a match poster of the French team: in the overall dark blue picture, Benzema and Ribery, wearing full jerseys, sit on either side of the locker room, smiling at the center.

Following their gaze, in the very center of the poster, we see Charles with his back to the camera, looking down to his left: he is putting on the captain’s armband.

At the top of the poster, which is on the wall exposed by the locker room cabinet, the flags of France and the Netherlands are posted in the most conspicuous position. At the same time, the time and place of the game are written in white English and French below the flags.

Game posters and major TV stations have also begun to warm up for this game, inviting famous players from major teams to analyze this game.

Canal+ studio in France.

"Comparing this World Cup with the last one, it is not difficult to find that all the top four teams in both tournaments are European teams."

"This World Cup is also special in that it is held outside Europe. In history, no European team has ever won a World Cup held outside Europe."

"Didier, which team do you think will be able to accomplish this feat this time?"

the host asked with a smile.

Deschamps nodded after listening, "I think the most likely, whether from a personal point of view or from a completely objective point of view, I prefer France and Spain."

The host agreed, but did not forget to ask about another contributor to France's 1998 championship.

"Marcel, what do you think?"

Desailly naturally agreed with Deschamps' point of view, "I think he is right, I think so too."

"But the Netherlands is not a pushover. Their strength is obvious to all. They, like us, came through the group stage and won all their games."

"Compared to our quarter-final opponent Ghana, their opponent was a stronger Brazil. They were able to turn the tables on Brazil at the last moment and advance to the semi-finals. No matter from which aspect, they should not be underestimated."

Deschamps went on to say, "As for Germany and Spain, two years ago in the European Cup, the two countries met and it was Torres who scored the winning goal against Germany."

"Although Spain's road to promotion is not smooth compared to Germany, which looks very strong and beat Argentina 4-0, one thing is that Spain's midfield is very strong. Even if Torres is not in good shape, with the strong midfield, they can still keep the game firmly under their control."

Dutch Sports Channel studio.

"Koeman, what do you think of the semi-final between France and us?"

Koeman, with a head full of blond hair, smiled and said, "No one wants to win the championship more than the French. They were the runner-up in the last World Cup. You know, the runner-up is the biggest loser."

"Moreover, their core player, Charles, is a rookie who is participating in the World Cup for the first time. The desire to surpass their predecessors and prove themselves makes them carry a heavy burden during the competition."

"They are also like us, the only two teams that have not lost a single game since the group stage. No one knows better than us how difficult it is to play the game with such a burden on their shoulders."

"The point is, he is their core player and captain, and he is still a rookie. With this status, he is destined to carry a much heavier burden than others, and no one can help him share the burden."

"We have continued our unbeaten streak for 24 games in all international A-level matches, but in the match against Spain in March this year, Charles was absent and France's thinking was confused."

"In many ways, we lack talent but we are united. France does lack talent but they lack unity. Their unity now is just around the core player Charles. If Charles can't handle the burden, the French team will definitely lose!"

Domenegue turned off the TV with a snap.

"Why hasn't the Dutch team had any internal strife yet? Unity? We are the same, but he is still laughing at us. How shameless..."

The assistant coach couldn't help but say, "Why hasn't the Dutch troublemaker quarreled with the head coach yet? I want to see who is more united among us."

Domenegue turned on the TV again. "But there is one thing the old man said is quite right. We are more talented than them."

But he didn't want to listen to Koeman's chatter anymore, so he immediately changed the channel.

Sky Sports studios.

"David, France and the Netherlands are both very special right now. Which of these two teams do you think will quarrel first?"

Domenegue couldn't hold back when he saw this.

But Beckham on TV didn't look embarrassed at all.

"Dutch players are very smart and have their own understanding of football. For example, Cruyff and his teacher created a set of all-out attack and defense football concepts."

"So it is the same with Dutch players. The coach must completely convince them with his theory, otherwise they will not easily obey the coach's arrangements, because they think the coach is wrong and their theory is right."

"From this point of view, as far as I know, the Dutch team holds national team meetings more frequently than the Chinese team."

"Because of these frequent meetings and arguments when there are different opinions, the Dutch team has always been infighting."

"The French team is a little different. Although they share many of the same problems as the Netherlands, at this point, it is more about the conflicts between the coach and the players, and between the players themselves."

The host asked curiously, "Why do you say that?"

Beckham explained, "I think every team that wins a championship has this template for winning the championship."

"Brazil's template is a group of stars, because South American football is more about individuality than the collective. When the Brazilian players are very star-studded and a level higher than other teams, that's when they will win the championship. Of course, if they follow the European football route, that's another story;"

"Germany is a fierce battle chariot. The key is to steadily bully weak opponents and not be timid in the face of strong opponents. Just like the saying goes, if you are below me, I am invincible. If you are above me, you can trade one for one. The battle between the two strong opponents is to see who can hold out in the exchange of blood between Germany and the opponent. "

"Argentina has a super core. There must be a super core who can suppress everyone in the team and let other players cooperate with him and unite, just like Maradona."

"... I think France's championship template should be a combination of Brazil and Argentina. In addition to a stellar team, it also needs a super core like Zidane. If the core is not clear, the French team will be in chaos, because everyone thinks they are the core. This is part of Domeneg's problem."

"The Netherlands needs a tougher head coach, maybe."

In the 1990 World Cup, the three musketeers of the Netherlands joined forces and forced the Football Association to dismiss Libregts from his position as head coach.

But his replacement, Beenhakker, was not as good as Michels, who could convince the Dutch players and then quarrel among themselves, and the players performed like sleepwalking on the field;
In the 1994 World Cup, Gullit had a personal grudge with coach Edvocat and refused to play for the country, which led to a significant decline in the team's strength and the Netherlands was eliminated in the quarterfinals.
In the 1996 European Cup, Davis cursed coach Hiddink and was eventually fired. The Netherlands was eliminated by France in the quarter-finals.

Take the recent example of France, where Griezmann and Mbappe both thought they were the core, and then Griezmann started to cause internal strife in the team and 80 his teammates in the locker room. Mbappe is more mature and will not do these things.

How did the French Football Federation resolve this matter?

It's very simple, recruit Benzema into the national team and take the blame...

"French Football Association: Xiao Ma, look at this pot, it's so black and shiny, carry it on your back."

"Benzema: Why not let Mbappe carry it?"

"French Football Federation: He already has a bump on his back..."

However, the French Football Association did not expect that Benzema, who was willing to take any blame, was unwilling to do so this time. He turned into Benzema Godzilla and became the best performing player.

and after?
Later, not only Griezmann felt that he was the core, goalkeeper Lori also felt that he was...

It can be seen that France has too many core players, and the coach and the Football Association began to hesitate whether to ask Benzema to come back to take the blame.

Griezmann and Lori feel that Benzema will not honestly take the blame when he returns, just like in previous years. As core players, they disagree with this.

This time Benzema finally doesn't have to take the blame.

He also retired from the national team.

Benzema: "I have been walking on thin ice all my life. Can I ever reach the shore?"

French Football Association: "Go away, take the blame."

"So David, do you think there is still a possibility of internal strife between the French and Dutch teams this time?"

Beckham shook his head. "This term's Dutch head coach, Van Marwijk, is tough and has excellent crisis management skills."

"Van Persie was the most likely person to start a quarrel. He first belittled Kuyt and then argued with the coach when he was substituted off the field. It was all set to be a traditional Dutch quarrel, but Van Marwijk handled it very well. Coupled with the victory against Brazil, the Netherlands is now very united. Sneijder said Van Persie is the best in the world, and Van Persie also started to say Sneijder's team is first."

"All in all, it is unlikely that the Dutch team will fight among themselves."

"What about the French team?"

The host then asked.

Beckham smiled and continued, "Charles, like Zidane, has become the real core of the French team, the kind that can convince everyone. As long as he is there, Domenegue doesn't go crazy and the French team won't have internal strife."

……

Spanish training base.

locker room.

"Sergio, hurry up, what are you still dawdling about in there for?"

Iniesta shouted as he walked towards the pitch.

"I know, I'll be right there!"

Busquets looked back again and made sure that there was no one in the locker room and that the people outside had gone far away. Like a guilty thief, he quickly and quietly took out the bag he had hidden in his closet.

After unzipping the bag, Busquets carefully looked back again. After making sure that there was really no one there, he grabbed a small corner of the bag and examined it carefully in the light.

Fabregas, who had just returned and was about to call Busquets, hid behind the door with his eyes wide open and covered his mouth in disbelief.

"Who?!"

Hearing the noise, Busquets quickly zipped up his pants and looked around vigilantly.

Fabregas, who had been hiding behind the door, finally came out.

"Sergio, this is not right."

Seeing that it was Fabregas, Busquets breathed a sigh of relief.

Half of my own.

"What's wrong? What did you see?"

Busquets put his bag back with some disdain and closed the cabinet door.

Fabregas hesitated and finally said, "I will not leave Arsenal, forget it."

"What was I thinking?"

"Don't play dumb, I've seen the Barcelona jersey in your bag, I won't wear it."

Busquets was speechless.

There are three major illusions in the world.

The phone is vibrating.

Someone called me.

He likes me.

“This is not your jersey.”

Fabregas doesn't believe it. Barcelona has been pestering him for the past two years.

"I don't believe it. Whose is that? Don't tell me it's yours. You want to wear it during the game to give you strength. Then you won't be able to sneak around like this."

Busquets finally couldn't bear it anymore and pushed Fabregas' back to leave, but Fabregas didn't move at all.

"I give up. Isn't it okay for me to tell you? This is our Barcelona home jersey for the next season. It belongs to Charles. He wasn't really leaving at the time, so I cut the network cable of Barcelona's fax machine, and then ran to the equipment management room and used the number printing machine to print a copy for myself, ready for him to wear in the World Cup! Are you annoying?"

Busquets collapsed.

Fabregas was also angry. "Damn, it's you. I was thinking about being his teammate. Do you know how long I've been waiting? Damn you, who told you to cut the network cable?!"

After a heart-to-heart talk, the two almost got into a fight in the locker room.

Casillas and Iniesta, realizing something was wrong, rushed in and separated the two.

"What's going on? Do you want to start a fight?"

Busquets turned his head away and said, "No, I saw a mosquito on Cesc Fabregas and wanted to help him kill it."

"Is that so? Cesc?"

Fabregas nodded reluctantly. "Yes, I saw a mosquito on his head when I came in, so I helped him kill it."

(End of this chapter)