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"Victory! Victory! Let us win together~~~"

In the Croatian bus, Rakitic, Duimovic and Mandzukic were together. They were jumping and cheering in the aisles. It was so lively.

Winning the first battle and winning in an almost crushing manner was a huge boost to Croatia's overall morale.

Suker and Modric were sitting in their seats, applauding from time to time, watching this scene with smiles, they also felt the same way.

"Oh~~Denmark equalized!"

Vukojevich suddenly exclaimed.

Everyone looked over, and Vukojevic said in surprise: "In the 28th minute, only ten minutes after the German team scored, Denmark equalized the score!"

After saying that, the entire bus burst into cheers again.

"Let us praise Cologne Deli!"

Cologne Deli, Danish forward.

Players I have never heard of probably play in local leagues or small clubs, but this does not prevent Croatian players from praising him.

It would be really fun if Denmark beat Germany.

Of course, they also cheered appropriately, but they were still not optimistic that Denmark could defeat Germany.

No matter how bad Germany's condition is, they still have enough room for substitutes and will not fail in the first round.

But don’t say too much, there is a contingency for everything.

It’s just that the probability is not high!

Take the bus and drive all the way to your hotel.

When the Croatian players arrived at the hotel, officials from the Croatian Football Association headed by Davor Suker greeted them personally.

"Well done!"

Davor Suker and Besic hugged hard.

"I told you that you are the most suitable for this position!"

Besic smiled and said; "Van Steyak's analysis of this game is very crucial!"

He is not greedy for credit, but the victory of the game is ultimately inseparable from him as the head coach.

Davor Suker shook hands with Van Steyak again before facing the players.

"Well done boys!"

Dawo Suk was really pleased with it.

In the past, Croatia, even the golden generation, could not play like Suker and others.

Effortless, suffocating rhythm!

It can be said that Croatia fully demonstrated the gap in lineup and strength in this game.

One game kicked off the reputation of Croatia's defending champion!

Portugal is not weak!

However, Croatia is strong in all aspects, which leaves Portugal with no target, and in terms of tactical games, the Croatian coaching bench has the advantage.

The combination of the two makes it natural for Portugal to feel frustrated.

Davor Suker even hugged Rakitic tightly.

Rakitic was the best player of the game, scoring two goals to help Croatia win their first victory.

After letting go of Rakitic, Davor Suker walked towards Suker.

"It's not time for you to exert your strength yet!"

Dawo Suk said with relief.

Suk couldn't help grinning: "You are all comforting me, what? I think you are the one who makes trouble?"

Dawo Suk asked, "You don't look like that?"

Su Ke curled his lips, and the former laughed, hugged Su Ke into his arms, and rubbed his head vigorously.

It was so refreshing to see this game!

Although Portugal is not the top team in Europe, it is definitely a strong team.

Croatia defeated Portugal so easily, which made Davor Suker full of confidence in this European Cup.

Of course, the most critical thing is that Croatia did not even use Suker, the ultimate weapon, in this game!

Su Ke's quietness will put great psychological pressure on future opponents to a certain extent.

They know very well that if Suker fails to perform, Croatia will always retain a huge stamina.

Only by forcing Suker out can they truly compete with this powerful Croatia.

All matches in Group B are over.

Denmark still failed to get over the hurdle of Germany and eventually lost to the German team 1:2.

Klose, who came on as a substitute in the 65th minute, helped the German team score the second goal and established the foundation for victory.

There are few teams that can enter the European Cup like Croatia and immediately enter the state.

Whether it's Germany, Portugal or Spain, they all need some time and games.

As for the German team, they are lucky to not play Croatia until the third round.

Use these two games to find your form.

Croatia's group matches were all held in Poland. In order to face the second game, they immediately went to Poznan, a city in central and western Poland, after the game.

Here they will face the second round.

Poznan is the capital of Wielkopolska Voivodeship, a city with a population of 500,000.

As the Croatian team arrived in the city, the city became popular.

Unlike other European cities with a single color, Poznan gives people a more youthful appearance.

This is true both for city building and color selection.

When you take a bus and drive on the street, the buildings on both sides are like city walls, with balanced heights but different colors.

Red, blue, green, yellow, etc. These bright colors imprinted on the buildings make the entire city look younger.

There were many local Polish fans on both sides of the road to welcome him.

Croatia is not Poland's teammate in the same group, but there are many stars in the team such as Suker, Modric, Mandzukic, Srna, etc., so they can chase stars with confidence.

Banners of the European Cup were hung on the streets, as well as a series of colorful flags representing the 16 countries.

Elements of the European Cup can be seen everywhere. On the outdoor tables on both sides of the street, fans drinking beer will raise their glasses to the bus from a distance to celebrate the European Cup.

After the arrival of the Croatian national team, Croatian fans also poured into the city with high spirits.

After winning the first battle, their confidence was skyrocketing!

What's more, they showed unparalleled suppression in the first game.

Germany captain Lahm and Spain captain Casillas also mentioned Croatia in interviews after the game.

Lahm: "The first victory is certainly worthy of joy, but now is not the time to relax. Portugal in the next game and Croatia in the third round are both more powerful opponents, especially Croatia. I think they are the best opponents at the moment. The strongest team in the European Cup!”

Casillas: "A wary opponent? I think it's Croatia. I think after watching the first round, many people will have the same idea as me. This Croatia is completely different from what they have been in history. We must Be careful, even though we beat them in the World Cup, that game showed us how difficult Croatia can be, so we have to be ready."

The two seeded teams that are the favorites to win the championship have expressed their attention to Croatia.

At the same time, Italy captain Buffon also said in the interview:

"It's a pity that we couldn't win Spain, but we will try to qualify for the group stage. Which team do we least want to meet in the knockout stage? I think we are the same as everyone else, Croatia is the first choice!"

A lot of strong teams are pushing Croatia, and for a while Croatia became the target of public criticism.

Various information about them entered the head coach's desk. Although there were data sheets before, this time it was obviously more detailed.

Any national team that wants to compete in the European Cup knows that Croatia is the biggest obstacle standing in front of them.

And they tacitly believe that any team that encounters Croatia will grind it to death.

Even if they can't be beaten down in one go, their fighting ability still has to be worn down.

"Are you sick? Are they all fucking targeting us?" Looking at these reports, Mandzukic couldn't help but complain.

In the group stage, they just wanted to be a little transparent.

Not to mention Germany, Spain, France, England, Italy, etc., these Western European teams are the traditional powers of the European Cup.

Why are you always staring at this 'newcomer' who just showed up!

"I played too well in the first game, and this is the consequence." Srna couldn't help but grin.

"Don't stop kicking!" Duimovic also glared at Rakitic.

You just scored two fucking goals.

"I can't help but score!" Rakitic looked aggrieved. Where has his condition gone? Is there any reason not to score?

Modric raised his head and said calmly: "Why do you care so much? No matter how the outside world targets us, as long as we are strong enough, there is nothing they can do!"

Hearing this, everyone turned their heads and looked over.

Su Ke couldn't help but said funnyly:

"Oh~~Luka is very confident~~~"

"Oh~~Luka is great!"

"Luka is so domineering!"

Modric grinned with disgust and said, "Are you a repeater?"

After that, he stretched out his left and right hands and touched the heads of Mandzukic and Rakitic.

The two of them hugged their heads.

Mandzukic: "Why not beat Suker?"

"Just beat us?" Rakitic was also dissatisfied.

Suk turned his head and kicked Rakitic out.

"You've learned all of Mario's bitchy energy!" Suk said angrily.

After saying that, he looked at Mandzukic.

When did this once dull guy become what he is now?

"But France's football is a bit stinky!"

Rakitic suddenly said: "In the past, when I watched France play, they either pushed forward steadily in the midfield and in the frontcourt, or counterattacked sharply, but now France feels a little bit like they are not up or down!"

Suk turned his head; "Why do you care about France?"

"It's just a bit emotional!" Rakitic sighed; "After all, I like Zidane!"

"There is something wrong with France's defense, it is not stable enough!"

"The midfielder is not strong enough and lacks stable operation ability!"

"The front line is very sharp, but there is a feeling that they are fighting separately. Nasri, Benzema and Ribery, these three people play their own roles, and they can't get together at all!"

The Croatian players expressed their opinions.

Suker also thought about France's frontcourt lineup. As they said, they are strong, but not all the same.

Benzema is unwilling to play support in the national team like he does in the club.

In other words, he doesn't think Nasri and Ribery are capable of sacrificing resources.

If it was Su Ke, Benzema still wouldn't say anything. After all, he was convinced by Su Ke's strength.

But now Ribery and Nasri cannot let Benzema give up resources.

Benzema was unwilling to serve as the fulcrum, Ribery was unwilling to sacrifice scoring opportunities, and Nasri suddenly failed.

Isn’t this just fighting on their own!

When France plays the England team, it is said to be a battle between England and France, but it gives people the feeling of novices pecking each other.

There is no stable passing control like Spain!

There is no sharp offensive and defensive transition like Germany!

Not to mention Croatia’s strong pressing ability!

After a game, the perception becomes much worse.

Today's England has changed from three lions to three cats!

But today's France, after Zidane retires and Henry gets old, the overall situation is still the same.

It’s normal to give people this feeling!

But unlike England, France still has plenty of potential.

After all, they are nurturing the next generation in every position.

For example, Griezmann is preparing to join Atletico Madrid this season!

For example, Pogba is playing with Pirlo at Juventus!

For example, in a certain low-level league, a super defensive gate named Kanter was wasted!

For example, the French supercar is waiting to shine all over the world!

2018 is the stage in France!

And now, they are still giving birth to the next generation.

After a day of training, the Croatian players returned to the hotel, had a simple dinner and then gathered in the conference room.

Besic broadcast Denmark's game against Germany for them.

In particular, the focus is on the goal scored by Danish forward Colon Deli.

"This goal came very suddenly, a very distinct change of rhythm attack!" As soon as Besic finished speaking, Modric spoke up below.

"Instead of saying that Cologne Deli played well, it would be better to say that the Danish midfielder No. 8 played well!"

It's not just a matter of stuffing the ball, but also making several passes and pulls for this stuffing, spreading the German team's defense to both sides and creating space for stuffing the ball.

Stuffing the ball doesn't just mean stuffing it, there must be enough space before stuffing the ball.

Otherwise, it will be easy for the opponent to intercept and launch a quick counterattack.

Therefore, the Danish No. 8 played really well.

"That's right!" Besic nodded; "This player's name is Christian Eriksen. He currently plays for Ajax, but it can be seen from his playing style that this is a somewhat strong offensive attack. A very talented player, many of his passes are forward, constantly pressing the opponent's defense and creating a space for his teammates to pass, and his penetrating passes are very threatening!"

Su Ke also looked at the players on the big screen.

Eriksen, the future world-class midfielder.

Speaking of Alex, one can never avoid Tottenham Hotspur's most glorious years.

With the support of Eriksen and many other Tottenham players, that Tottenham team made it all the way to the Champions League final.

Although they failed to defeat Liverpool, they won the championship!

But this is also in the original time and space, it has become another glorious era after the Tottenham Trident of Modric, Bale, and Crouch.

And Erikson is a very key element.

The current Eriksen is not yet world-class, but when he lands on the Tottenham stage, he will grow rapidly under the guidance of Pochettino.

This is a player to watch.

At this moment, Besic crossed his arms across his chest and said nothing more. Van Steyak looked at the notebook in his hand and said:

"For this player, our analysts have also done some data analysis, combined with his performance in the Eredivisie, to summarize his advantages and disadvantages!"

"The advantages have already been mentioned, and then there are the disadvantages!"

"After combining the data of 50 games, we found a problem. In the games where Eriksson did not perform well enough, there was a common shadow, that is, high-post pressing! Or the opponent specifically found someone to restrict Eriksen. Sen!”

"To put it bluntly, this Danish midfielder is not good at resisting pressure and confrontation!"

Modric nodded, as many midfielders do.

Versatile midfielders are not a cabbage, they are very few.

Some midfielders are just not good at confrontation and can easily lose themselves when facing difficult offensive and defensive tasks.

The most typical example is Pogba!

Without arranging bodyguards, Pogba needs to balance offense and defense, and in the end he will only become more chaotic.

Once the midfield is in chaos, the whole team will also be in chaos!

For this reason, when Pogba plays football, he will always have a bodyguard!

For example, in the future French national team, there will be a covering super midfielder Kante next to Pogba!

Rakitic: "So, do we have to press high?"

Everyone looked up.

Besic looked at Rakitic and Modric and said slowly, "No need!"

Everyone was stunned for a moment.

Besic continued: "I plan to play mainly with the midfield as the core in the next game, which means competing with Denmark for rhythm in the midfield!"

High pressing is certainly effective.

But at the beginning of the European Cup, Besic didn't want to reveal too much tactical information.

On the other hand, combined with Rakitic's outstanding performance in the last game, he is confident that the midfield combination of Rakitic + Modric + Vukojevic can suppress the Danish midfielder.

Moreover, Suker and Mandzukic can also retreat appropriately, which can increase the control rate of the midfielder.

The most important thing is that it can further mobilize the status of the midfielder.

For Croatia, there is not much left they can adjust their game.

In other words, this is the only game left.

Play against Germany in the third round!

After playing against Germany, it’s time to play in the knockout rounds.

At this stage, we need to mobilize the status of each position so as not to become passive after entering the knockout stage.

Although Croatia has quickly entered the state of the European Cup, in Besic's view, it has not yet reached the most perfect state.

There are still some problems in the connection.

Therefore, he plans to use this game to further integrate the team.

At the same time, he is also preparing for the match against Germany.

After playing against Germany, the quarterfinals, semifinals and finals will not give Croatia any adjustment time.

"Kovacic and Brozovic, get ready! If you can quickly get the lead in the next game, you will get a chance to play!"

Besic's words immediately excited Kovacic and Brozovic.

The two looked at each other and almost jumped up.

Finally, there is a chance to play in the European Cup.

Suk also looked over with a smile. The growth of the next generation is very important.

After all, by the 2018 World Cup, these people are also the backbone.

And this European Cup itself has the meaning of training.

Thinking of this, Suk suddenly raised his hand.

Others looked over, and Besic nodded to Suk.

Suk said loudly, "I should find my form in the next game!"

Besic nodded with a smile.

"Of course!"