The most low-key superstar

Chapter 121
England national team coach Steve McLaren has announced the 26-man national team squad for the friendly match with Austria and the European Cup qualifier with Croatia. David Beckham returns to the Three Lions.

Last weekend, McLaren flew to the United States to visit handsome boy Bei in order to understand his physical condition. Fortunately, he got a positive answer. Beckham can play for his country. He has played 97 times for England so far.

Even if England beat Croatia at Wembley on November 11, they may not be able to qualify from the group stage, but it has another meaning for Beckham. By then, Beckham will play 22 games, which is only short of 99 games. one game.If England finally qualify, it may not be a problem for Beckham to exceed [-], but if he fails to make it to the finals, things will be more complicated. At that time, Beckham may really become a dispensable role for the national team , the friendly match with Switzerland in February next year may be his last chance.

Beckham, McLaren and the rest of England's internationals certainly don't want tragedy, but next Saturday they have to hope that Israel can stop the Russians in Tel Aviv, and if Israel can beat Russia, England will see it again Hope to qualify.

For McLaren, he doesn't know whether the warm-up match against Austria is meaningful for next year's finals. The only meaning that can be determined at present may be to feel the host's home atmosphere.McLaren, the former Middlesbrough boss, has picked the best squad currently available.

Manchester United central defender Ferdinand will be suspended due to the match with Croatia, so don't consider it. Manchester City's defensive rookie Richards is selected again, but his health is worrying due to injuries.

Chelsea full-back Ashley Cole, who has not played since last month's win over Estonia due to an ankle injury, was called up to the team this time, but another Blues defender, John Terry did not appear on the list.

Ferdinand is absent, Carragher refuses to play for the national team, Wes Brown has been playing right-back at Manchester United, although he has been difficult to secure a place but is still selected, Ledley King is still recovering from injury, and Jonathan Woodgate and Michael Dow Sen's state is surprisingly poor, and Lescott seems to have not yet reached the level of playing for the national team. In the last game against Russia, he seemed very hesitant to defend at the left back position. Now McLaren is almost useless in the center back position. people are available.

England squad: (the number of appearances and goals scored by the national team in brackets)
门将：保罗－罗宾逊（热刺41/0），大卫－詹姆斯（朴茨茅斯35/0），斯科特－卡森（阿斯顿维拉0/0）

后卫：菲尔－内维尔（埃弗顿59/0），迈卡－理查兹（曼城9/1），索尔－坎贝尔（朴茨茅斯71/1），阿什利－科尔（切尔西61/0），尼基－肖利（雷丁2/0），韦斯－布朗（曼联13/0），约恩－莱斯科特（埃弗顿2/0），维恩－布里奇（切尔西25/1）

中场：斯蒂夫－杰拉德（利物浦61/12），加雷特－巴里（阿斯顿维拉14/0），肖恩－赖特－菲利普斯（切尔西17/3），乔－科尔（切尔西45/7），欧文－哈格里夫斯（曼联39/0），弗兰克－兰帕德（切尔西58/13），大卫－贝克汉姆（洛杉矶银河97/17），斯图尔特－唐宁（米德尔斯堡16/0），阿什利－扬（阿斯顿维拉0/0），大卫－本特利（布莱克本1/0）

前锋：迈克尔－欧文（纽卡斯尔87/40），维恩－鲁尼（曼联40/14），皮特－克劳奇（利物浦22/12），杰梅因－迪福（托特纳姆热刺24/3），阿兰－史密斯（纽卡斯尔18/1）

Now no one cares about the warm-up between England and Austria. Many fans are gathered together, especially in the fans bar to watch Israel’s home game against Russia. They are all praying for God’s favor, to save England and let Israel stop Russia. Because no one would expect Andorra to perform miracles.

But a miracle really happened.

The penultimate round of the 2008 UEFA Euro 2 qualifiers is fully underway. In the most critical battle for England, Israel is at home against Russia, which is currently ranked third.

After 90 minutes of fierce fighting, the Israeli team defeated Russia 2-1 at home, which indirectly helped the Croatian team qualify early and helped the England team take the initiative of the promotion into their own hands. In the last round, England only needs to draw with Croatia at home to qualify for the group stage right.

In the 10th minute of the first half, Barda took the lead for the Israeli team, and in the second half, Lialanov equalized the score for the Russian team.

At the last moment of the game, the Russian team's Sechev hit the post first, and then the Israeli team relied on a counterattack and Golan sealed the victory.

There were scenes of fans reveling all night in most cities in England that night. The Jews have never received so much praise in this empire where the sun never sets.

"God bless! "This is the headline of The Times. The report is full of praise for Israel, and the degree of nausea is disgusting.

This is completely different from before the game. Just when England hoped that Israel could stop Russia in the game and help England qualify for the European Championship in Group E, Israel's goalkeeper coach Ubanov made the above answer, especially: "We Would love to see Russia qualify!".This is undoubtedly pouring a bucket of cold water on the heads of the English people who are full of expectations.But now, everything has passed, and a happy ending is beckoning to England.

After this game, the situation of qualifying for this group has become relatively clear. Guus Hiddink did not seize the opportunity to knock England out. In the game against Israel, the Russians did not score a single point. This means that the England team only needs to In the last match against Croatia, one point will be enough to qualify, and if Hiddink wants to create a miracle, he must count on Croatia to score three points against England.

Nicole looked at all this excitement with cold eyes, and he extended his middle finger to the rejuvenated McLaren, 'Fool, you have no hope.It's almost time for you to die. '

Now Nicole no longer has any hope that he can be selected. He has thoroughly experienced the stubbornness of the British. This will be an unforgettable memory for Nicole in his life. As a Chinese, but his love for football and yearning for a bigger stage made Nicole look forward to joining the national team, but this abominable McLaren ruined everything.

However, fate always plays jokes with everyone, including Nicole. Originally, he had planned a private meeting with Ji Li. On the day of the game, a phone call sent him away plans were completely disrupted.

Nickle, like the England national team, turned around and survived a desperate situation.

(End of this chapter)