It's cheating, but Hazard

Chapter 74 Lithuania World Cup Qualifiers (Daily Transition)
Charles had just taken off his shoes and was leaning back on his small bed (90 cm * 190 cm) to rest when Benzema came in soon.

"Karim, what are you holding in your hand?" Charles adjusted the pillow on the backrest.

"This?" Benzema raised the bag in his hand. "This is the pillow I brought from home."

As soon as he finished speaking, Benzema took off his shoes and went to bed to rest.

The two people's feet were against the bed board, half leaning on the pillows.

Benzema hadn't been sitting on the mattress for long when he supported himself with his hands and sat up. "Charles, do you think the mattress is too soft?"

After listening to this, Charles did not move. "It's already good enough for us to sleep on a 90cm wide bed. This is not a luxury anymore."

"It would be fine if you didn't mention it. As soon as you mentioned it, I remembered the 75cm wide bed I slept in Marseille last time," Benzema stood up directly, "It was just a little bigger than a child's bed."

Ciel continued to lie there, "I can't sleep in a double bed. A single bed at least provides 90 centimeters of width for one person, but a double bed only provides 60 centimeters of width for one person."

But Benzema is much more mobile than Charles, "Charles, come and help me."

Charles finally opened his eyes and saw Benzema lifting the bed sheet. "What are you doing?"

"The mattress is too soft. I feel like I'll have back pain the next day after sleeping here for one night."

Benzema is still struggling with the mattress.

Charles got out of bed reluctantly and started to help Benzema put the three hotel pillows on his bed and the pillow and quilt he brought with him on his own bed.

Just as the two of them were working together to move the hotel's mattress, there was a sudden knock on the door.

"Char, Karim, the boss wants to have a meeting, come here quickly."

……

Now in the World Cup qualifiers, France has one game less, one draw, one win and one loss, accumulating four points and ranking fourth.

It can be said that the French team’s performance is not very good. If you are not optimistic, you can say that it will be difficult for them to qualify.

The situation of the French team is complicated to begin with. If there are no good results to cover up the contradictions, this active volcano will erupt sooner or later.

Moreover, Domenech's coaching ability has been questioned since the disastrous defeat at last year's European Championships.

In the group stage of the World Cup qualifiers, the French team has been performing mediocrely.

If France had not drawn 2-2 with Romania last October, retaining a glimmer of hope of qualifying, this active volcano would have erupted long ago.

It was also after that game that the French Football Association voted by secret ballot to allow Domenegue to coach the national team until 2010.

After the tactics were arranged, the team went out to have dinner together.

Whenever this happened, Charles would feel extremely fortunate.

Yes, the French national team’s breakfast, lunch and dinner all follow one principle – simplicity.

Logically speaking, as a European country, France would not experience such a situation.

However, many people on the French team are "French" who are outside the traditional mainstream culture of France, so this strange phenomenon occurs.

"Charles, aren't you going to eat?"

Benzema looked at Charles, who had quietly left the team, with a puzzled look on his face.

"Karim, my cook prepared dinner for me."

Benzema looked at Charles with sympathy, "Yeah, it would be bad if he had an allergic reaction."

Charles kept his face tight and didn't dare to laugh. He pretended to be sad and quickly slipped out.

……

"Station, stage, you are watching the fifth round of European qualifiers for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, where Lithuania plays against France." "The national anthem is now playing at the Zalgiris Stadium."

"Normally, there won't be any surprises in this session, but today's guests are the French team, so this makes the president of the Lithuanian Football Association very nervous."

"Because in September 2007, there was an accident during the playing of the French national anthem before the UEFA European Championship qualifier between Italy and France."

"At the San Siro Stadium, a group of Italian fans whistled together, making it difficult for the audience to concentrate on listening to the band playing the French national anthem."

"Later, because of this incident, Italian Football Association President Abete had to formally send an apology letter to the French Football Association."

“And this is not an isolated case.”

"It was last October, during a friendly match between France and Tunisia."

"Before the game, when the French national anthem La Marseillaise was played as usual, some fans booed discordantly, which angered the French government."

"This incident also alarmed the Tunisian ambassador to France, who expressed anger."

"The two teams have met twice in history, both in 2007, with France winning both games."

"However, the grass at the Zalgiris Stadium caused the French team to suffer a lot, and in the end they only won by a narrow margin thanks to a goal from Anelka."

"Two years later, France visited Lithuania again. Only Gallas, Toulalan and L. Diarra were among the players who had experienced the fierce battle two years ago."

“So the rest of the players seemed a little uncomfortable with the Lithuanian turf and weather.”

"It rained for a few days in Kaunas before the game, so there was more sand than grass on the court, and there were quite a few potholes."

"It can't be said to be a vegetable field that has been watered, but it can also be said to be a beach that has just been hit by waves."

"With a bad pitch like this, we estimate that it will be difficult for the French team to pass the ball continuously, and we even have to worry about the players slipping on the field from time to time."

“而且，在目前小组的积分榜中，立陶宛队4战3胜1负积9分排名小组第2位。”

“而法国队则是3战1胜1平1负积4分排名小组第4，高卢雄鸡的形势显然不是太好。”

"In addition to the poor turf at home, Lithuania also used this to set another 'trap' for France."

"Before the game, their Portuguese coach, Coussero, said he would make good use of the five-point advantage over France in the standings."

"When it came to the field, it was shown that Lithuania had a strong presence in the backfield."

"In this game, the French team cannot afford a draw, let alone a loss."

"To make matters worse, Anelka was out injured and Domenech placed his hopes on Henry."

"The French team is currently short of players in the forward line. Even substitute striker Briand has withdrawn due to injury. Domenech can only find Gignac and Varo who play in Ligue 1 as substitutes."

"Even Domenegre, who is always a safe player, had to let Charles play as a striker."

"In terms of lineup, Domenech sent out a combination of Charles and Henry on the front line, with Benzema sitting on the bench."

"In addition, Ribery, Charles and Lassana Diarra all started, and the goalkeeper was still Marseille player Mandanda."

"Here are the lineups for both teams:"

“法国队阵容（4-4-2）：1-曼丹达/2-萨尼亚、5-加拉斯、17-斯奎拉奇、13-埃弗拉/6-拉桑纳·迪亚拉、8-古尔库夫、14-图拉朗、7-里贝里/10-夏尔、12-亨利。”

"Lithuania's lineup..."

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