champion godfather

Chapter 967 The Magical Fate of the Heart of the Seven Lion Kings

Tang En found that since the team lost to Wales, good luck basically stayed away from his team.In the face of Sweden, the team's injury list has been increased to three people, Bentley, George Wood and Walcott, all three will not be able to play against Sweden.

Walcott is a sprained ankle, and he will definitely miss the quarter-finals and quarter-finals.

Fortunately, he brought three right midfielders, which was criticized by the media before, but now it has saved England-they don't have to worry about who can play the right midfielder.

Adriano Mock will definitely start the game against Sweden, and the quarter-finals don't know... In case he performs well against the Sweden team, it is likely to continue to start, if No, it depends on Bentley's recovery.

If Bentley doesn't recover to the point where he can play... Twain will have a headache.

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The Swedes are now paying special attention to George Wood's injury. Walcott has determined that he will not be able to play against them in England. This threat can be ruled out. George Wood is the core of England. His role has already played a role in the last ten against Germany. It was vividly reflected in the few minutes of the game.

The head coach of the Swedish team, Larys Lagerbeck, paid close attention to the situation in England, because he always suspected that Tony Twain was deliberately setting off smoke bombs.He asked Wood to go to the hospital for an examination, but during the afternoon training, the reporters photographed Wood training with the team and touching the ball without being affected at all.

Judging from the research, Tony Twain is a cunning person, and he cannot simply judge what he wants to do next from the surface.

If Wood can start the game, the Swedish team needs to prepare a set of tactics.If Wood can't start the game, or even can't play at all, the Swedish team needs to prepare a set of tactics.If you can't keep going, it's not good.He can't let the team practice both tactics, right?How can you do this when you are pressed for time?
Of course, Twain would not let Lagerbeck know his real plan. Every day, the pictures that the reporters could capture were that the England team was still warming up.

Lagerbeck ultimately decided to prepare for the game on the premise that George Wood would not start.He believed that there was absolutely a reason why George Wood went to the hospital that time, and his foot injury should not be completely healed.Lagerbeck analyzed it over and over again, and felt that Tony Twain should not let Wood start in this game.The reason is simple, purely from the analysis of strength, the Swedish team is not the opponent of the England team.In a game with a high chance of winning, Twain would not let his subordinates take risks.

Sweden can maintain a 48-year unbeaten record against England. Lagerbeck once told the media the secret: "Our team is too familiar with the England team. England-style football is easy to be seen through. Their biggest enemy is themselves, The haughty attitude makes them never study their opponents."

Lagerbeck thinks he knows England well, ten years ago and ten years from now.Tony Twain would definitely not let George Wood start, and England's tactics would not be any different from before.As long as I deal with it carefully, I will be able to continue my undefeated record.

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Lagerbeck's guess was right. Twain did not plan to let Wood start in this game, but the reason was not that he thought he could easily defeat Sweden.

After learning the lesson from Wales, Twain can be regarded as very cautious now.

What's more, Sweden can also be regarded as England's nemesis.

England may not be afraid of France, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Portugal and other European teams, but Sweden, which is far from being a top European team, is indeed a heart problem for the English.

The pain for Sweden is purely on the football level, unlike the hatred of the German team-England has been without England and Sweden for 48 years...

For a team that claims to be world-class and always aims to be a world champion or a European champion, it is very depressing that they have not won a second-tier European team for 48 consecutive years.Every time I think I will win, but the result is always not as expected.

The last time England and Sweden played against each other in a World Series was in the final round of Group B in the 2006 World Cup in Germany.In that game, both sides played a good half of the game, and the final score was 2:2.At that time, Lagerbeck, who led the team to a draw with England, is still coaching Sweden. England's head coach has changed four people, from Eriksson to McLaren, from McLaren to Capello, and then again. From Capello to Tony Twain.

The last time the English beat Sweden was in 1968, when they had just won the 1966 World Cup.

1968 was really a fantastic year.The England team, which won the local World Cup championship, seemed to have used up their luck accumulated over more than 100 years. They won Sweden for the last time and lost to Germany for the first time.Every time it is considered to be "the strongest national team in history" and has high hopes, but it always makes people go away in good spirits and return in disappointment.

Since then, he has met the Swedish team twelve times, with eight draws and four losses, without a win.

Since 2006, England has never met Sweden again, and that period of the past has gradually been forgotten.It wasn't until England and Sweden met in the knockout round of this European Cup that people counted the history and thought again: Oh, it turns out that England has not won against Sweden in the past 48 years!
Moreover, Sweden’s damage to English football is not only the shame of 48 years of invincibility. Another reason sounds superstitious, but it is true-as long as England loses to Sweden, they must be very unlucky in the current competition: in 1990 In the European qualifiers for the World Cup in 1990, the England team was in the same group as Sweden. Although the England team did not beat the Sweden team, they were able to advance to the final stage and finally stopped in the semi-finals of the 1995 World Cup. In 2000, the England team, which was preparing for the next year's European Cup, approached the Swedish team to warm up. As a result, they stopped in the semi-finals of that European Cup. In the 2000 European Cup qualifiers, the British and Swedish teams were in the same group. As a result, the Swedish team beat England to win the group first. Although the latter advanced through the play-offs, they did not even qualify for the group in the 2004 European Cup finals .Before the 2006 European Cup, the England team continued to try to break the "violent circle" of "everything wins", but they not only lost to the Swedish team, but also stopped in the quarterfinals of that European Cup final stage. In the [-] World Cup, England and Sweden were divided into the same group, and the two teams drew in the final round. Although England relied on this draw to get the first place in the group and avoided the world enemy Germany, they were finally eliminated by Portugal on penalties. Rui bad luck" record.

So much so that in that decade, the English stubbornly believed that as long as the England team could beat the Swedish team, their dream of world championships would definitely come true.

It's embarrassing to say it.It turns out that it is not only China that has a black history of "every X wins".

Even if England just defeated Germany and sent their biggest enemy back to their hometown, England fans dare not say that they will definitely end their fate this time. Many people are still worried about the future of the team psychologically.Those England fans who booked their hotel rooms ahead of the final day are now wondering if their money might have been wasted.

Unlike the unforgettable hatred with the German team, the encounter between England and Sweden is destined to be less gunpowder.Neither the English players nor the Swedish players talked about this kind of thing in an interview, and the fans' reaction was not as intense as before the match with the German team.

Because whether it is a Swede or an Englishman, the emotion shown towards this "record" is more of doubts.

Yes, the Swedish players laughed when asked by reporters that they hadn't lost to England in 48 years: "It's really a confusing question. We don't know why."

The 34-year-old Ibrahimovic is an old player in the Swedish team who participated in the 2006 World Cup. Although he did not participate in the game against England, he could see clearly from the bench.In the No.90 minute of that game, the Swedish team was still behind England 1:2. The Englishman just scored the second goal in the No.805 minute, which made people think that Sweden’s defeat this time was set, but La Ersen's weird header finally fixed the score at 2:2.This is indeed unbelievable.

When the reporter asked about that game, Ibrahimovic, who was still smiling, frowned: "It's really strange for you to say that, and I can't explain why. In the second half, we seemed to be full of excitement all of a sudden. Power. That shot at the end was incredible, I don't know how Larson got it in, maybe God?" The grin reappeared on his face.

Swedish journalists were also curious and puzzled by this phenomenon.In terms of strength, they are definitely not as good as England. In international competitions, England's results are much better than the Swedish team, but why can't England beat them for 48 years?This is the most unbalanced confrontation in international football, and the imbalance is unbelievable.

The England players also felt strange when faced with the question that the reporters ran out.

For them, the consecutive victories against Germany can only arouse their strong hatred and fighting spirit, but the consecutive victories against Sweden can only confuse them.Facing such an opponent who was not at the same level as themselves, they really couldn't bring up any hatred.

If Germany is a "feud" to the English, then it is "fate" to Sweden, with a sense of mysticism in it.

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"I don't know why I couldn't beat them, maybe it was bad luck..." Rooney, who participated in the last Anglo-Swiss war and was upset because Eriksson was replaced midway, can only think of it now. Scratch the back of your head.

A group of reporters from England, Sweden, and other countries blocked the entrance of the hotel where the England team stayed. They could not get in and could only wait outside.When they saw English players coming out, they swarmed over and threw the questions and microphones over.

"I didn't participate in the last Anglo-Swiss battle. I didn't participate in the previous twelve games. I don't know why this happened." Aaron Mitchell also had to answer this question under the press of reporters .

Tony Twain walked out of the hotel and frowned when he saw the reporters surrounding his players asking questions.

Even he himself has been asked this question repeatedly in the past two days-"Why has the mighty England never defeated Sweden in 48 years?"

He could tell it as a joke at first, but when everyone asks that, he wakes up.

Because he saw the danger in the frenzied eyes of those reporters.

Before that, he was also thankful that England hadn't met Sweden in ten years after 2006. That embarrassing record has faded, which helped him prepare for the game.Unexpectedly, it was mentioned by the media now, as if these players were afraid that these players would not know that England and Sweden had a 48-year grievance.

This made him, a "former Chinese", think of the "Koreaphobia" of Chinese football. Losing to the same opponent was not a big deal, but the media's irresponsible advocacy and hype gimmicks created a "Koreaphobia" for Chinese football. "Koreaphobia" came out, and they personally set up a "super powerful opponent" for Chinese football.Chinese football, whose psychological quality is not very good, has since fallen into the vicious circle of "invincible against South Korea"...

The media can be described as "responsible for the greatest contribution."

Now, Dunn didn't want the tragic scene to repeat itself on the England team.Don't say that English football and Chinese football are not on the same level. In Tang En's view, England is simply the "European Chinese team". There are too many similarities between the two.The psychological quality of England's big-name stars accustomed to the local media may be the most vulnerable among the European powers.

After letting this group of reporters keep pestering them like this, the new players who didn't feel much about Yingrui's grievances may have psychological barriers... This is not possible.

The media can't do other things well, adding chaos is definitely the best in the world.

Tang En turned around and walked back to the hotel lobby, and found their security chief.He pointed to the "enthusiastic" reporters outside the door and said to the security chief: "My players need the best rest, and I don't want them to be disturbed by the media. In addition, the group of media blocked the door, which also hindered your guests. normal access."

The head of security obviously learned enough experience and lessons from the previous colleagues who hosted England, and nodded quickly: "Okay, sir. I will let them leave."

Tang En nodded approvingly, found a place at the door and sat down, watching the hotel security guards drive away the unwilling reporters.

During the tactical meeting at night, Twain first announced a new rule - no player is allowed to answer questions about the 48-year grievances between Britain and Switzerland when interviewed by reporters.

"That's nothing to talk about, don't be fooled by some people." He reminded with deep meaning.

He wants to prevent the players from thinking about this matter. Although he doesn't know how effective his prevention will be, it is better than doing nothing and letting it develop.

Originally everything was under his control, but now the group of all-pervasive media stirred up the evil fire in the hearts of the players. He was afraid that the evil fire would ignite blazingly during the game, and the pressure would be overwhelming. If you can't help it, it will lead to irreversible consequences...

If he has the power to decide the life and death of others, the first person he wants to get rid of must be a reporter, especially a tabloid reporter.Now he likes news control very much, and he is not allowed to ask any questions that make me uncomfortable!I didn't answer even if I asked!Any news that makes me feel uncomfortable is not allowed to be posted!If you log on, you have to take it down!

Tsk tsk... It's a pity that it can only be a dream.

(End of this chapter)