Soccer Card System

Chapter 957 The Uncrowned King That Cannot Be Ignored

Chapter 957 The Uncrowned King That Cannot Be Ignored

971 The Uncrowned King That Cannot Be Ignored

When Gao Bo got up from the bed the next day.

He still remembers the England players celebrating in the dressing room last night.

For this group of England players, before the start of this World Cup, they were dubbed "the weakest England in recent years" and "England without stars" by the English media.

In short, not many people are optimistic about their prospects in the World Cup.

However, their performance was unexpected.

The top of the group qualified, eliminated Greece and reached the quarterfinals. ,

This is already England's best result in these World Cups.

And their beautiful performance in several consecutive games has begun to make people more optimistic about their World Cup prospects.

Of course, at the point of the top eight, there are no weak teams anymore.

Four teams are currently in the quarterfinals.

Brazil, Colombia, Netherlands, England.

England's opponent is the Netherlands.

This is a formidable opponent.

despite this.

Gao Bo still gave the team a day off.

Because after this game is over, the quarter-finals will be held six days later.

They still have close to a week to prepare for this game.

After continuous training and competitions, Gao Bo also let the players relax a bit.

After all, what awaited them was a vicious battle.

He turns on the phone.

There is a lot of information.

Haruko's message was on the top of WeChat.

Looking at the photos sent over, and my belly getting rounder and rounder.

Gao Bo couldn't help showing a smile on the corner of his mouth.

He opens the curtains.

It is already eight o'clock in the morning.

These days, the members of the coaching staff are also quite tired.

Continuous high-intensity work, everyone is working hard around a goal.

This day is totally a holiday.

Do what everyone loves to do.

But there is one thing. No drinking, no going out and messing around.

Gao Bo knew that England's players would more or less touch alcohol.

This is with the national team, not the club.

His discipline can only be enforced during the national team game, not when the player is not in the national team.

Therefore, national team coaches sometimes have some limitations.

Gao Bo replied one by one the messages that he hadn't had time to reply last night.

Then I washed up and went downstairs for breakfast.

There were not many people in the restaurant.

Many players are probably out.

There are not many players left in the entire training base.

Gao Bo had breakfast and was ready to go out for a stroll.

On the way to the hotel, I passed the gym.

He found that Gerald had been sweating profusely on the treadmill early in the morning.

Some people can be successful, not without reason.

Many players begin to decline in physical condition once they pass the age of 30, but there are also many players who become more and more demonic as they get older.

The difference, to a large extent, is the degree of self-discipline of each individual.

Gerrard was able to achieve what he is today, and his self-discipline cannot be ignored.

There is no doubt that Gerrard, this is a banner player.

Flag of England football.

At the same time, it is also the flag of Liverpool.

Gao Bo took a look and didn't bother.

A day off.

Many players had a good day on the beach in Brazil.

From the second day on, intense training began again.

The next opponent is the Dutch team, which is an opponent that has to be faced with [-]% energy.

This is the last World Cup, the champion team of the World Cup in South Africa.

In fact, the Netherlands is a team called the "uncrowned king" by fans in the media.

Although they have not won the World Cup, their strength is not inferior to any World Cup champion team.

The Netherlands is rich in football geniuses, from Cruyff to the Three Musketeers to Bergkamp, ​​the golden generation of Ajax in 96 to Ruud van Nistelrooy and Robben...a long list of superstars have not won a matching honor-the World Cup champion, so they are called uncrowned kings.

In the 1974 World Cup in Germany, in the first round of the group stage, the Netherlands defeated Uruguay and Bulgaria respectively, drew with Sweden, and advanced with a record of 2 wins and 1 tie.

In the second round of the group stage, the Dutch team won all three games, beating Argentina, Germany, and Brazil respectively.

In the final against the German team, they were reversed by Germany with 2 goals and finished second.

Cruyff won the best player title.

In the 1978 World Cup in Argentina, the Netherlands lost 1:3 to Argentina in the final, and once again finished second.

In the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, he was in the same group as Japan, Denmark, and Cameroon in the group stage, and advanced with a record of scoring 5 goals and conceding 1 goal in all three games. In the 1/8 finals against Slovakia, they defeated their opponents 2:1, and Robben and Sneijder contributed to the Dutch team respectively. In the quarter-finals against Brazil, they also defeated their opponents 1:4. In the case of Brazil's first goal by Robinho, Melo's own goal and Sneijder's lore reversed Brazil's promotion.

In the semi-finals, against the Uruguayan team with Diego Forlan and Suarez, they played inextricably, and finally defeated the Uruguayan team 3:2 to advance to the final.Van Bronckhorst, Sneijder and Robben made contributions respectively.

In the final match against Spain, they played very anxiously and finally entered overtime. With Iniesta's goal in overtime, Spain defeated the Netherlands 1:0 and won the championship. The Netherlands once again came second.

The runner-up of the three World Cups has achieved the very sad title of the "Uncrowned King" of the Dutch team.

But at the same time, it also shows the strength of this team.

In the World Cup, England and the Netherlands have only played against each other once, and that was in the 24 World Cup 1990 years ago.

In that summer of the Apennine Peninsula.

The Dutch team and the England team met on narrow roads, and in the end the two teams fought to a 0-0 draw.

In fact, the previous few meetings between the two sides were all draws - even though they were all played in friendly matches.

History does not represent the past.

Now, under the leadership of Van Gaal.

The Dutch team once again launched an impact on the World Cup champion.

Under the kneading of the Dutch coach, the Dutch team performed well in this World Cup.

Especially in the group stage.

The Dutch team and the Spanish team met on a narrow road.

The Dutch team successfully defeated Spain [-]-[-], giving the previous champion a humiliating defeat, and at the same time avenging the regretful defeat of the opponent in the last World Cup final.

In the round of [-], the Netherlands beat Mexico [-]-[-].

"Holland, I believe everyone is very clear about what this name means."

before training the next day.

Gao Bo said to his players.

really.

The player with a relaxed expression turned serious when he heard the name.

No matter who it is, it is impossible to ignore the uncrowned king.

(End of this chapter)