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"Luka! Congratulations!"

"The Champions League champions! You both have it!"

"Mario, doesn't Bayern want to poach you too?"

"They just want to bring me over as a substitute and indirectly weaken Dortmund. I'm not that stupid!"

Everyone chatted around Suk.

When Suker returned, he naturally became the center of the team.

In the past, this feeling was not so strong.

But as Suker won the Ballon d'Or and World Footballer of the Year, his fame and influence have become Croatia's biggest player, and the players naturally accepted this.

Of course, some people are not convinced.

For example, Perisic.

Perisic stood alone in the corner. Since he joined the national team, his integration into the national team has been slow.

The current Croatian national team is, to put it bluntly, the second team of Dinamo Zagreb.

The starting lineup and key players are all from Dinamo Zagreb.

For this reason, Perisic, a player born in Hajduk, seems a bit lonely.

Of course, he didn't take the initiative to contact or harmonize.

Perisic's eyes were fixed on Suker.

Four years passed quickly.

When he saw Su Ke for the first time, the situation was that Su Ke held down his old captain and beat him wildly.

At that time, Perisic also vowed that he would definitely surpass Suker.

It can be said that Perisic regarded Suker as a stage goal at that time.

But four years passed.

The gap has not shortened at all, and has even widened.

He is still playing in Hajduk, and Suker has become the core of AC Milan's offense. He is also a historic player who has won the Champions League consecutively, bathing in the aura of the Ballon d'Or and World Footballer.

This stage goal seems to have become a lifelong goal, and may even be something that you will never catch up with in your lifetime.

But. If you don’t accept it, you just don’t accept it.

Suker turned his head and looked over, and he also saw Perisic.

The latter turned his head away and pretended to be training.

"What's going on with that guy?"

Suk looked at Perisic and asked.

Although the Croatian national team is all from Dinamo Salegb, it does not mean to exclude players from other backgrounds.

Once you join the national team, you are the national team. They are all teammates and will not engage in cliques or anything like that.

Perhaps the circle headed by Su Ke is closer, but it will not affect the coaching staff's decisions or even put pressure on other players.

For this reason, although it cannot be said that everyone is of the same mind, it is not to the extent of being isolated.

But now Perisic feels a little isolated.

"That guy is too stubborn!" Mandzukic pouted; "We invited him to a party, but the guy refused. The second time we invited him to train together, he refused."

Duimovich; "It was too pretentious. It's better now. Let him pretend to be pretentious and we will ignore him."

Even Modric frowned and said: "He is not easy to contact."

Suk looked at Modric in surprise.

That's it for everyone else. If Modric says this, then Perisic really has a problem.

However, if there is a problem, there is a problem.

Individuals take the initiative to work together based on the needs of the team, and they will not coddle Perisic.

Soon, training began again.

Suker and others trained together, but Perisic was still alone.

Simunic also played for Hajduk, and Perisic was his little brother. He also tried to persuade Perisic, but it didn't work at all.

This guy is so stubborn!

It's good to have character, but it's not good to be stubborn.

In the team training match, Perisic was very confused. No one passed the ball to him and no one cooperated with him.

After playing for a while, he didn't know what to do.

On the other hand, Su Ke was on full fire.

From the start of the training match, Suker kicked the starting goalkeeper Pletikosa's mentality into pieces.

After Su Ke entered the fourth, Pletikosa simply gave up the game.

"If I don't play any more, my condition will be gone."

Pletikosa looked melancholy.

How hungry is Su Ke for scoring goals!

This is just a training match, and Suker plays like a game.

In fact, Su Ke really played hard.

In the league, in order to cater to Milan's rhythm and the physical fitness of the veteran players, Suker often needs to pressure himself.

Obviously you can press, but you can only stand in position.

He obviously wanted to counterattack directly, but he was afraid that his teammates wouldn't be able to keep up, so he could only pause for a moment.

This happened too often, and Su Ke felt uncomfortable.

For this reason, after returning to the national team, Su Ke began to release.

Here, he doesn't need to slow down the pace in order to cooperate with his teammates, he can run and press at will.

The most important thing is that teammates can keep up.

Croatia's teammates are all young and they can all run well.

For this reason, Suk kicked hard and kicked Pletikosa to the ground.

"Cool!"

After the fifth goal, Su Ke took a long breath.

He turned to Modric and gave a thumbs up, praising the last assist.

Modric smiled and nodded in response.

On the other side, Perisic stood dazed in the middle of the court.

He had absolutely no idea what to do.

He even calmed down after the training match. At this time, his teammates walked to the cafeteria in groups, preparing to finish their meals.

And he also lowered his head and left the court alone.

"In the group stage, as long as we defeat Germany, the qualifying form will be clear."

"The stereotypical Germans are still very solid in defense!"

"What are you afraid of! Where is I?"

Mandzukic said with an air of pride: "I can score two goals for Bayern Munich every season. It will be up to me then!"

Everyone showed contempt.

"Forget it." Duimovich complained; "We didn't even say anything on the 9th."

Mandzukic: "He is a dead substitute and has no right to interrupt!"

"It's better than you, a 'kangaroo' who only knows how to header the ball."

Mandzukic's nickname in the Bundesliga is Kangaroo because he is always jumping for the top.

"You are still the king of shooting, and your long-range shot is aimed at the stands!"

"I scored five long-range goals this season!"

"That's right! Five long shots! And only five goals!"

"You really fucking watch the Russian league!"

"Nonsense, I only watch the game, waiting to humiliate you! Rubbish!"

Mandzukic and Duimovic kept bickering.

This is also their way of fighting.

In other words, almost the entire Croatian team likes to 'quarrel' with Duimovic.

This guy has a bad mouth and is also stupid.

Even Mandzukic can't do it, let alone Suker and others.

Modric watched the two arguing and turned to Suker: "I'm not worried about the group stage."

Suk also nodded.

Although Germany is very powerful, the remaining two Austrias and Poland are obviously out of step.

His performance in the qualifiers was not that strong either.

Of course, this is also aimed at the performance of Croatia and Germany.

It can be said that the strength of Group B of the European Cup is showing a gap.

Croatia and Germany are definitely strong teams in the first tier.

Poland and Austria are more of the third and fourth tiers.

Suker and Modric have the same ideas.

“But you need to be careful, after all, it’s a single-game final!”

The European Cup is not like the Champions League, with a double round-robin of home and away games.

There are a total of four groups in the European Cup, which are played in a single round-robin. After three games, the top two teams in points will advance directly to the quarter-finals for the knockout rounds.

The knockout round also determines the outcome.

The European Cup will last only one month in total.

The schedule is intensive and thrilling.

It can be said that any small influence will cause huge variables.

For this reason, while Croatia maintains its form, they also need to be careful, careful and careful again.

On June 2, the Croatian team assembled at the center of the training base. After getting dressed, they took the bus to the venue of the European Cup.

Along the way, it can be said that the whole country is paying attention.

The main road was blocked, cavalry opened the way, and police cars surrounded the escort.

On the necessary road, a large number of fans gathered on both sides. When the bus appeared, the cheers were deafening.

Even the stretch of road, which is more than ten minutes' drive from the airport, is already lined with fans from all over Croatia.

They turned their faces into the colors of the Croatian flag, wore fancy clothes and looked fanatical.

Along the way, there were constant cheers and applause.

These fans were still cheering loudly until the Croatian national team players entered the airport.

They cheered for the Croatian warriors.

These are the warriors who are about to fight for the small country of Croatia.

Carrying the expectations of 4 million Croatian people, they embarked on the battlefield that belonged to them.

European Cup! The countdown has officially begun!