Football King Bale

Chapter 523: Wading into the Knockout

Bell hopes that Pogba can stay. Although this kid's brain often has problems, his talent is absolutely nothing to say. As long as he carves it well, he will definitely be a super beautiful jade.

But with Manchester United's current lineup, it is really difficult for Pogba to get the main position. Bell is very clear that in the new season, Manchester United will play in a 433 formation. The three midfielders must be Sneijder, Modric and Kanter. .

Now Manchester United's lineup, the midfield competition is too strong, there are a total of eleven players, in addition to the three players who can lock the main force in Bell's mind, there are Nani, Ashley Young, Valencia, Fry Che, Scholes, Giggs, Pogba and Gibson, this is still in the case that Manchester United did not operate Shinji Kagawa's transfer in this time and space.

Among the remaining eight players, Nani can fight for a rotation position in the front line, Ashley Young and Valencia are even better, the front, middle and back of the two wings can be competent, Scholes and Giger Si is old and strong, and Pogba is not at an advantage in competing with them. The ones who can really win steadily are Fletcher, who is recovering from a serious illness, and Gibson, who is also a teenager.

Bell knew that Pogba called himself to show that he still wanted to stay at Manchester United, but he hoped that he could speak well for him in front of Ferguson and get more chances to play.

However, Bale couldn't give him any guarantees. His status in the team is indeed a bit detached, but Bell doesn't want to be special and leave a bad impression on people.

What's more, as the second captain of the team, he is already the captain of Manchester United when Vidic's condition is getting worse and the chances of playing are getting fewer and fewer. He must do more for the team. Interest considerations. If he uses his influence to seek more playing opportunities for Pogba, such as causing dissatisfaction with other players, it will not be a good thing for the team atmosphere.

In the end, after thinking twice, Bell told Pogba that he still hopes that he will stay at Manchester United for another year to see how the situation develops. If the situation is not good, it is not too late to seek a transfer next summer. At that time, he was just 20 years old, and he had accumulated a lot of experience at Manchester United, so he was more competitive to go to the new team.

After Pogba thought about it, he accepted Bell's suggestion.

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At 2:30 pm on August 1, British local time, the third round of the Olympic group stage began one after another.

Because this last round of competition is very critical for 6 teams to qualify, so the two games of each group start at the same time.

At 2:30 p.m., the two games in Group C took the lead. As a result, Brazil beat New Zealand 3:0 and secured the first place in the group; Egypt also defeated Belarus 3:1.

Obtained another qualifying spot.

At four o'clock in the afternoon, that is, when the two games of Group C have not yet ended, the four games of Groups B and D will start at the same time.

In the end, Mexico defeated Switzerland 1:0, leaving the opponent invincible, and at the same time locked in the first place in the group; while South Korea played Gabon 0:0 and won the second place in the group.

In the two games of Group D, Honduras and Japan scored 0:0 in 90 minutes, and they also advanced to the knockout round together after a goalless draw. Spain and Morocco also scored 0:0. During this Olympic trip, they handed over an embarrassing report card of 0 wins and 0 goals, creating the worst result for Spanish football to participate in an international competition.

With the U21 European Youth Championship champion as the team, this team is equipped with three first-tier European stars, De Gea, Romeu and Munia, but it unexpectedly became the worst performing team among the 16 participating teams. The Matadors, who are good at technology and organization, are almost brutal in the London arena, and the number of red and yellow cards is far more than the other three opponents in the group.

In the first two games, the Spanish team lost a bit unjustly. Against Japan, Spain lost control of the game early on due to Iniego Martinez's red card. Against Honduras, the Matador Corps had three more must-have goals blocked by the goal frame, and the penalties created by Rodrigo and Adrian were also ignored by Venezuelan referee Soto, which made the Matadors collectively turn black after the game Judge Yi fired.

In the battle with Morocco, Adrian had another shot that was rejected by the post. But luck is no longer a fig leaf for Spain, and the Matador Legion needs to dig deep into its roots. Spain's 12 shots were only 1 more than Morocco's, which can't reflect the strength gap between the two teams.

Before the European Cup in 2008, the Spanish national team was the king of the famous qualifiers. Before each major competition, the Spanish team is often regarded as the favorite to win the championship. But after the competition officially kicked off, once the start is unfavorable, the Spanish team will soon "go all out and then fail and exhaust three times".

Psychologically, the Spanish team was once fragile. The pre-match positioning is too high, and once encountering difficulties, you will be restrained, and eventually lead to a collapse due to psychological factors. The Spanish national team has cured this chronic disease for many years, but the Spanish Olympic team is now infected with this old problem again. From being the favorite to win the championship before the game, to being overwhelmed by losing to Japan, to having no fighting spirit when losing to Honduras, until today's shameful farewell. The Matadors, the favorites to win the championship, have not had any performances worthy of their name and strength.

"We were frustrated, especially the day we were knocked out. Our only problem was that we couldn't score. We created space and chances, but when the ball didn't want to go into the net, there was nothing we could do. In fact, we always thought we Should have scored at least 6 points. I think the boys performed well, maybe we lost a little training time, maybe we lost a little warm-up match." Coach Miglia was still looking for excuses after the game. But after the defeat in London, whether Miglia can continue to serve as the coach of the Spanish U21 national youth team has become a big question mark.

Judging from Spain's player lineup, the young Matadors should do a deep self-examination in Group D, which is not very strong.

The combination of Manchester United's goalkeeper, Barcelona's two-sided defender, Chelsea's midfielder and Atletico Madrid's striker can't get even a victory or a goal, which is really unbelievable.

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At 7:45 pm local time, the final two games of the Olympic group stage also blew the whistle. The hosts, England, face Uruguay, the group's biggest rival, in Cardiff City.

Before this round, the British team had 1 win and 1 tie and took the top spot in the group with the advantage of the number of goals. Uruguay, which was upset to Senegal in the second round, ranked third with 3 points. This means that as long as the British team is undefeated in the final match of the group stage, the British team can advance, and the Uruguay team will definitely be out if they lose. Of course, as long as the South American team wins, they can also enter the quarterfinals.

In this game, Ryan Giggs, the first captain, and Bell, the second captain, both sat on the bench at the beginning of the game, and the captain's armband was worn on Bellamy's arm; Uruguay was still led by Suarez.

Hodgson, head coach of the England national team, came to watch the match in person.

In the first half, the British team had an obvious advantage in possession, but they did not form any absolutely threatening shots. It was not until the first minute of stoppage time in the first half that Joe Allen passed the ball after a brilliant breakthrough from the left, and Sturridge pushed the ball from close range in front of the goal and sent the ball into the net, breaking the deadlock on the field.

For the British team's goal, Uruguay signaled that Sturridge was offside first, but there is no doubt about the ball from the replay. The Chelsea striker has scored two consecutive games.

In the first half of the game, the British team led Uruguay 1-0 and entered the half-time break.

In the second half of the game, although Uruguay stepped up their offense, they only scored a few shots and did not pose any threat to the British team's goal.

In stoppage time, Ramsey was yellow for unnecessary delay.

In the end, the British team beat Uruguay 1-0 and advanced to the quarter-finals as the group leader.

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In the case of holding the initiative to advance, the British team beat Uruguay by one goal in the final round of the group stage, thus advancing to the quarter-finals with an unbeaten record of 2 wins and 1 tie, leading Group A. The last time the British team won two victories in a single Olympic final was in 1948. Coincidentally, that time they also fought at home, but the head coach at that time was the famous Sir Busby. I only hope to "surpass" Busby, and even hope to be on par with Davis and Birch, who led the team to win the championship in 1908 and 1912.

Judging from the three games in the group stage, this British team has distinctive characteristics and can hardly hit any beautiful goals, but it can score goals when there are few real scoring opportunities.

But Bell, who the fans want to see most, sat on the bench for 270 minutes and didn't even play a minute. So some sunspots ridiculed Bell on the Internet after winning a European Cup, and now he is wading into the Olympic knockout rounds. His luck is really good.

Bell was not the only one who was hacked. The experience of coach Pierce was even worse. Some British fans summed up the team led by Pierce in this way: "I can fall asleep just by looking at it, and I will wake up after having a good dream." The team result will definitely not spoil my mood."

Former Liverpool legend Alan Hansen and the fans were of the same opinion, writing on his Twitter: "Not a great game, but a lot of positives to be found: unbeaten in the group stage, a A clean sheet and they got the job done. I think the last half hour has shown that this team is far from there, but anything can happen."

But in any case, the British team advanced to the quarterfinals with a good record, which reduced the fans' complaints about Pierce by more than half.

Since the opponent in the 14 finals is the South Korean team, an East Asian team that has participated in the Olympic Games many times but has the best record in history is the 14 finals. Naturally, it will not be regarded as a huge threat by the host team.

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