inspire-indiana Chapter 558 Injury and parting [4]
Chapter 558 Injury and parting [4]
Chapter 558 Hurt and Parting
The top 32 are ready for the World Cup and are actively preparing for the World Cup battlefield. The world's major sports betting companies are also unwilling to lag behind, keeping pace with the times and offering the latest World Cup odds——
The Argentine team, with an unbeatable coach like Madman Li, naturally ranked first without any surprises!
However, the Argentine team did not dominate, because the Spanish team of the old coach Bosque, with the same odds, tied for the first place in the odds list with the Blue and White Army!
Ranked second is the Three Lions England team!
Since England won the European Cup in 2008, its international influence has soared, and its own strength is also growing crazily. Recently emerging rookies such as Newcastle's Nicholas Gigi and Andy Carroll, Manchester City's Richards, Adam Johnson and Aston Villa's James Milner have all been called by Capello!
Regardless of winning the championship in 2008, the strength of the Three Lions has risen instead of falling!
The civilian five-star Samba Corps built by Dunga over the course of four years ranked third, while the German team "German Chariot" ranked fourth, Van Marwijk's "Paradigm Dutch team" ranked fifth, and the French team sixth. It is worth mentioning that among all the old giants, only [Silver Fox] Lippi's Italian team is the least recognized by many gaming companies. It only ranks 32th in the top 10, not even as good as Portugal and Côte d'Ivoire!
The host South Africa ranks 18th in the odds list!
It seems that despite the host's geographical advantage, this team, which is not considered a strong team in Africa, is also not optimistic about the gaming company!
Interestingly, in addition to the team odds of the gaming company, a brochure titled "201032 Top 32 Tour" compiled by Reuters also attracted the attention of media from various countries, because Reuters ingeniously ranked the strength of a top [-] coaches!
According to the four major standards of coaching performance, tactical layout, on-the-spot command, and motivational ability, the head coaches of the 32 princes were graded one by one, and the level of ability was judged. To the surprise of many people, Madman Li actually only ranked fourth in this coach ranking list. The three people before Madman Li were [Silver Fox] Lippi, [Gold Medal Coach] Capello and [Otto the Great] Rehhagel!
And the last two are two Asian coaches-the head coach of the Japanese team, Takeshi Okada and the head coach of the Korean team, Huo Jung-moo!
The ranking by Reuters caused great dissatisfaction among Argentine fans, and the Argentine domestic media was full of criticism. The "Independent" unabashedly mocked: "A head coach like Crazy Li who never loses is only ranked fourth? Don't forget that in the 2008 European Cup, Crazy Li personally defeated the old [Otto the Great] Rehhagel..."
The game has not yet started, the fans and the media have set off the first wave of confrontation!
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As the opening of the World Cup every four years is approaching, this country located at the southernmost tip of the African continent has gradually become lively. After just half a month, a large number of foreign populations continue to pour into South Africa in terrifying numbers every day!
According to special statistics from Reuters, ten days before the start of the World Cup, more than 70 reporters from more than 4 media outlets from more than [-] countries have come here, and the number of fans is even greater!
The South African tourism department has given authoritative data on this——
According to the latest data released on June 6, as of June 3, at least more than one million foreign tourists have poured into major cities in South Africa, especially the cities where the competition venues are located. The opportunities for accommodation in hotels and hotels are even tighter than the tickets for the competition!
In addition to fans, the arrival of the World Cup has brought huge business opportunities to South Africa!
At least one little joke can explain the problem——
According to the British "Sun" survey and statistics, within a month, the number of prostitutes in South Africa has rapidly expanded tenfold. At least more than 1 Dutch and German prostitutes have seen the huge business opportunities brought by the World Cup.
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The media and fans are busy, and the 32 teams are not idle.
On the second day after the Argentine team came to South Africa, they ushered in a warm-up match against the African powerhouse Ghana!
The Ghana team four years ago was once the youngest team in the World Cup in Germany. After four years of accumulation, many superstars have emerged from this team, such as Muntari who played for Inter Milan, Mensah and Pandshiel who played for the Premier League and others!
The biggest loss of the Ghana team in this World Cup is that their top midfielder [Buffalo] Essien is absent due to injury, so his strength is greatly reduced!
The reason why Lao Li chose the Ghana team is very simple. This is an African team that has always advocated strength. From the perspective of the style of play, it will be more restrained from the performance of a technical team like Argentina.
In addition, the Ghanaian team is also located in Pretoria, so it is easy to contact!
The game started at 6:6 pm local time on June 10th. This was a fully closed friendly match. The HPC Sports Center was completely closed. Neither reporters nor fans had the opportunity to enter the stadium to watch. People only knew that after 2 minutes, according to the staff, the Argentine team did not win the Ghana team as they wished, and the two sides drew 2:[-]!
This news made it hard for many people to believe that the favorite of the World Cup actually lost to the mid-range team Ghana?Crazy Li didn't win?Did he deliberately preserve his strength?
Faced with many questions, Li Tongfan responded with a simple sentence "Ghana's team is very strong" at the regular press conference the next day. It seems that not winning the game did not hinder his good mood...
But, actually...
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On the training ground of the HPC Sports Center.
The big-name stars of the Argentine team, who had just finished intense physical training, lay on the ground like dead dogs panting heavily. Everyone had complicated expressions on their faces, including fear, shame, perseverance, and fear...
At the gate of the main building not far away, two players were carrying their luggage, leaving the HPC Sports Center, Pretoria, and South Africa sadly and tearfully.
It is the young goalkeeper Ustari from Getafe and the veteran Villarreal Gonzalo Rodriguez!
The two of them performed poorly in the game against Ghana, especially the young goalkeeper Ustari from the Getafe team. He sometimes distracted and slacked off during training, and even publicly violated the ban of the head coach Crazy Li, sneaking out of the HPC Sports Center at night to date his girlfriend...
Li Tongfan absolutely cannot tolerate such a phenomenon!
"Coming to South Africa does not mean that you will be able to appear in the World Cup a week later, and it does not mean that you will be the owner of the Hercules Cup in a month. The odds list of the bookmaker is not shit. If you continue to indulge in the praise of the outside world, then you can get out early. I can recruit new players from China to replace you at any time. Remember, in this team, no one is irreplaceable!"
Li Tongfan stood on the sidelines of the training field with an angry expression on his face, blaming the superstars without any face.
Don't look at the calm and indifferent performance in front of the reporters at the press conference, but in fact, the result of the friendly match with the Ghana team almost blew up Lao Li. He led twice and was equalized twice by his opponent. The state of the players in the game made Li Tongfan clearly feel that the current blue and white team is slowly filled with arrogance and arrogance!
Representatives Ustari and Gonzalo Rodriguez were expelled from the team without hesitation by Lao Li, and became "chicken" who were killed for the "monkey". The rest of the players were scolded in today's training.
So far, the number of Argentine players staying at the HPC Sports Center at the University of Pretoria has dropped from 32 to 28, and although four have left the team, five more must leave before June 6!
Today, the departure of Ustari and Gonzalo Rodriguez gave a lesson to the big-name players who felt relieved after coming to South Africa. Only then did everyone realize that the competition is not over, on the contrary, it has just begun!
Everyone once again summoned up their energy to face the brutal competition!
The boss, Crazy Li, has already made it very clear that in this team, no one is irreplaceable. Crazy Li's long-standing iron-blooded skills let everyone understand that the boss is not just joking!
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Finding a team in a nearby area for a personal match is not the original creation of the Argentine family. In fact, all the princes of the 32nd Route are doing this. The media and fans stop paying attention to the latest developments of their team all the time!
Soon, there was another bad news——
6 month 6 day.
In the internal training session, the England team of the Three Lions lost a general - Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand left knee ligament on the bed. As a last resort, he had to withdraw from the World Cup in South Africa!
6 month 7 day.
Côte d’Ivoire center [Warcraft] Didier Drogba was hit by Japanese defender Tanaka Kazuo on his arm during the warm-up match with the Japanese team, which caused Drogba to fracture his elbow. He is likely to bid farewell to the World Cup...
August 6 afternoon.
Dutch team coach Van Marwijk announced at the press conference that [Peter Pan] Robben tore his ligament in the warm-up match against Hungary, and it is likely to suspend the road to the World Cup!
The consecutive injuries of superstars made the atmosphere before the World Cup suddenly tense. The supporters of the team are afraid that one day they will find that their favorite star has to bid farewell to the World Cup...
Japanese central defender Tanaka and Jerome Boateng of the Ghana team became the most unpopular players among the fans because of serious injuries to Drogba and Ballack.
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As the opening match of the World Cup draws closer, the atmosphere in the streets and alleys of South Africa is full of excitement. Fans wearing various football uniforms can be seen everywhere. Adidas and Nike have launched a new round of fighting in South Africa...
During this period, the Argentine team played another warm-up match against the Slovak team also stationed in Pretoria. The Nerazzurri performed well this time, relying on the goals of Messi and Aguero to beat their opponents 2:0!
On June 6, the Argentine team submitted the final 9-man squad to FIFA!
Bundesliga upstart Hoffenheim's defensive midfielder Zuculini, Ligue [-] overlord Lyon's leading striker Alessandro Lopez, Genoa forward Palacio, [Madman] Palermo and [Wizard] Veron became the last unnamed Argentine players to bid farewell to the World Cup in South Africa!
On the official website of the Argentine Football Association, Li Tongfan expressed his gratitude to the five people for their contributions to the Argentine team during this period and wished them good luck!
6 month 11 day.
The much-anticipated opening ceremony of the World Cup in South Africa has finally kicked off!
The 2010 World Cup in South Africa has really begun!
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Halfway through this chapter, there was no electricity at home, so I had to go to the Internet cafe to code, and all the previous 1500 words were lost, vomiting blood...
Fortunately, all the 4 chapters promised to everyone before twelve o'clock have been coded out. One chapter is 4000 words, and the third chapter is more than 3400 words. It is definitely overfulfilling the task!
Brothers, tomorrow is the first match in Argentina. Please look at Daozi's integrity and character, and give Xiaodao the motivation to fly!
Ask for a monthly pass!
(End of this chapter)