There is a belief called football

Chapter 277 The Plan of Two People
Tomorrow is the pre-match press conference, and the day after tomorrow is the match day. The schedule of the World Cup is only a short month, and the group stage takes up about half of the schedule, so the later matches are more difficult.

Stan was alone in the hotel room thinking about the game the day after tomorrow, and the laptop in front of him was playing repeatedly the picture of the German team's 4-1 victory over England in the last World Cup.

The England team is very strange. They have the best league in the world - the Premier League, but their national team can never be called a strong team.

What's even more strange is that this team's performance in the qualifiers is often better than after reaching the finals. Whether it is the European Cup or the World Cup, many people even call England and the Netherlands the kings of the qualifiers.

So facing such a team, Stan was eager to move. If the last opponent was a team like Argentina or Germany, then Stan would not dare to have any "unreasonable thoughts", but England?Stan felt there was hope, though not particularly great.

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Stan has watched the game in front of him three times, once during the live broadcast four years ago, and twice today.

Although the England lineup is star-studded, they have a few problems that have not been solved for so many years-the first is the goalkeeper problem. England has been killed by cheating goalkeepers in many major competitions.

For example, in the 2002 World Cup, Ronaldinho's free kick lob shot was actually very far away, and Ronaldinho kicked the ball with a large arc. As long as a slightly better goalkeeper can hold the ball out of the baseline, but at that time England's national goal "Sieman" could only watch the ball fly into the goal.

Of course, in the first match of the last World Cup against the United States, England's goalkeeper "Green" became the laughing stock of the world for his inexplicable buttery hands.

Many English football experts optimistically predict that with "Joe Hart", the goalkeeper problem that has plagued the England team for more than ten years can be easily solved.

But Stan doesn't think so. He thinks that "Joe Hart" just looks better, but in fact he is also an unreliable goalkeeper in essence.

"Strengthen long shots and expect surprises," Stein wrote in his notebook.

Stan turned his phone while thinking, and suddenly he thought of something, "Maybe it's time to use up that consultation opportunity now"!
*****
"Hey, Stan, I finally got your call," Milu said on the other end of the phone.

"What? You know I'm going to call you"?
"Of course, your chance to consult should expire if you don't use it any more," Milu said with a chuckle.

"Why? Can't I use it before the quarter-finals"?
"Come on, the Chinese team just defeated a team with a dispirited army. It is not so easy to beat England",
How did Milu know that the Nigerian army was demoralized?It's very simple. After the game, "Mikel" left Brazil without delay and left Brazil early. This incident has caused a lot of trouble in the city.

"Borah, you have led different teams to the top 4 of the World Cup 16 times, so this time you must help me reach the top 16 too",
"Hey, I said Stan, it's kind of me to help you, I don't owe you anything"?
"No, you owe me, because you pushed me to be the head coach of the Chinese national team",
"My God, Stan, were you a gangster when you were young",
Stan laughed, and after laughing, Stan said, "Okay, Borah, since you know I'm going to call you, help me."

Milu chuckled, "This is the attitude you should have when asking for help."

"Have you identified any weaknesses in England", Milou asked.

"From my point of view, their most obvious weakness should be the goalkeeper,"
"The vision is good, and Joe Hart is embarrassing. If such a goalkeeper is placed in Italy or Germany, he may not be ranked in the top 10, but he is a treasure in England."

"I will let the Chinese team's midfielder strengthen the long-range shot," Stein said.

Milu also approved of Stan's approach, and then asked: "What else?"
"What else"?
"Is it possible that you can see such a problem when you look around?"
Stan chuckled, "Let me make an analogy. England is like a sick person. Everyone knows this, but the problem is that people just don't know what disease it has? Capello can't, Redknapp can't, and Hodgson is not OK now. Do you think I am smarter than them all?"
"It can't blame you, your level is just like this",
"Fuck you, Borah, you can say something useful if you have the ability",
Milu chuckled and said a word - "two virtues".

"Gerrard and Lampard"?
Milu gave a "hmm" to express his affirmation.

Stan thought for a while, "The problem that they can't coexist has been going on for a long time, but the previous England coaches couldn't solve it. Not only that, but they couldn't even find the reason."

Stan laughed for a while, "Borah, I don't believe it, you can see the problems that Capello can't solve"?
"Yeah, I can't see it," Milou said.

"Then...", Stan didn't continue, because he seemed to feel that there was something in Milu's words.

"The old fox Milu is actually no worse than any top coach," Stein thought.

"But I can guess," Milou said.

"Speak",
"Go ahead, Stan, and I want to hear what you think about the two of them," Milou said.

"The ability is very strong, playing a double midfielder should be world-class, but why is it incompatible?"

"Based on my rich football experience, there is only one possibility for such a situation to occur. It is not a question of level, but that the two may have a knot."

Stan immediately thought of the "Terry" friend-wife affair that had been rumored by the British media for a long time. Could it be that the two of them also had this kind of knot that they couldn't express, but they couldn't solve in their hearts forever.

"You mean that the two have unspeakable contradictions"?Stan asked.

"It's just my guess. Apart from that, I really can't think of why such two good midfielders can't coexist for more than 10 years."

"Great," Stan blurted out excitedly.

"Stan, your heart is too dark," Milou said.

"Fuck you, you're the one who reminded me, but I'm still pretending to be a good person."
Milu laughed.

"By the way, you come over tomorrow, I want to talk to you in detail, come to Sao Paulo",
"Sorry, I only provide telephone consultation",
"Nowadays, express deliveries have to be delivered to home, and a famous coach like you doesn't provide door-to-door service"?
"Stan, don't tease me, I can't bear it anymore",
"Borah, please, as long as the Chinese team enters the top 16, you can ask me to be your son-in-law."

"Bah," said Milou.

"Please, you are the best coach in the former Yugoslavia, help me."

"Okay, why did I promise you to provide a consultation, but let's say it first, after this time, never call me again."

"It's a deal."

The next day, Milu and Stan discussed a set of tactics, and this set of tactics started from the pre-match press conference.

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The protagonist at the beginning of the press conference was the England coach "Hodgson". Hodgson maintained a British gentleman's demeanor. When the reporter asked questions about the Chinese team, the old coach always answered very gently.

"The Chinese team performed very well, and the third game should not be easy,"
"I don't think it's easy to break through the Chinese team's defense,"
All in all, such answers are very official and appropriate. Maybe Hodgson doesn't feel the need to confront the Chinese team.

After Hodgson answered the question, the reporter turned his attention to Stan.

The British Sky Sports reporter first asked: "Stan, what do you think of the current England team".

As soon as the words fell, Stan stood up with a "swipe", and then he applauded the captain Gerrard next to Hodgson.

This scene confused the reporters at the scene, and no one knew which play Stan was going to sing.

"I heard that Steven Gerrard will quit the national team after the World Cup. Let's give him a round of applause. He is the best England midfielder I have ever seen."

Stan's "brainwashing" words really worked, and many reporters actually followed Stan's proposal and began to applaud.

The second question was asked by a Chinese reporter, "Coach Stan, do you have any plans for the game against England, or who do you think is the biggest threat in England?"

Stan stood up once again with a "huo", then pointed to Gerrard respectfully with both hands, and said: "Of course it is Gerrard, how I wish Gerrard could not play in the last game, then we can be more relaxed."

The "Sky Sports Reporter" who had asked the question just now interjected: "Gerrard is not here, we still have Lampard".

Stan deliberately sneered, and Stan's smile made the scene so embarrassing that even Gerrard had to come out and say, "Frank (Lampard) is still very good."

After Gerald finished speaking, Stan sneered again appropriately, this time Gerald didn't speak, and he seemed to feel that whatever he said now was a charity to "Frank".

*****
While the press conference was going on, the entire England team was also watching the live broadcast at the hotel, and one person's face was livid during the meeting.

"It's been 10 years, why do you overwhelm me every time, why are you the protagonist every time, you have won the Champions League, I have won it too, besides, I have also won the Premier League title, have you won it, is it because my playing style is too honest?"
Seeing that Lampard's complexion was not very good, Cahill patted the "magic lamp" on the shoulder and said, "Aren't you unhappy because of the other party's provocation?"
Lampard squeezed out a smile and said: "I don't care about the nonsense, I'm thinking about tomorrow's game."

"That's good," Cahill turned his head to "Luke Shaw" and continued chatting.

　Writing about the World Cup feels more exciting to me

　　
　
(End of this chapter)