Football Modifier

The top 32 teams are ready to fight, and are eager to prepare for the World Cup. The major sports betting companies in the world are not willing to lag behind, and have opened the latest World Cup odds in line with the times.

With a coach like Crazy Lee who has won all the games, Argentina is naturally ranked first without any surprise!

However, Argentina is not the only team to lead the way, because the Spanish team led by the old coach Bosque ranks first in the odds list with the Blue and White Army with the same odds!

Ranked second is the Three Lions England team!

Since England won the 2008 European Cup, its international influence has greatly increased, and its own strength is also growing wildly. Recently, newcomers such as Newcastle's Nicholas Gigi and Andy Carroll, Manchester City's Richards, Adam Johnson and Aston Villa's James Milner have all been summoned by Capello!

If you don't count the 2008 championship, the strength of the Three Lions has not decreased but increased!

Dunga's civilian five-star Samba Army, which took four years to build, ranked third, while the fourth place was the German team, Van Marwijk's "Paradigm Dutch Team" ranked fifth, and the French team ranked sixth. It is worth mentioning that among all the old giants, only Lippi's Italian team was the least favored by many bookmakers, ranking only 10th among the top 32 teams, even worse than Portugal and Ivory Coast!

The host South Africa ranked 18th in the odds list!

It seems that despite the geographical advantage of the host, this team, which is not considered a strong team in Africa, is also not favored by bookmakers!

Interestingly, in addition to the team odds of bookmakers, a brochure entitled "2010 Top 32 Tour" compiled by Reuters also attracted the attention of media from various countries, because Reuters uniquely evaluated the strength ranking of the top 32 coaches!

According to the four major criteria of coaching performance, tactical arrangement, on-the-spot command, and motivational ability, the head coaches of the 32 lords were scored one by one, and their abilities were evaluated. What was unexpected to many people was that Crazy Lee was only ranked fourth in this head coach ranking list. The three people before Crazy Lee were [Silver Fox] Lippi, [Gold Medal Coach] Capello and [Otto the Great] Rehhagel!

The last two were two Asian coaches - Japanese head coach Okada Takeshi and South Korean head coach Heo Jung-moo!

Reuters' ranking caused great dissatisfaction among Argentine fans, and the domestic media in Argentina was full of criticism. The Independent mocked without concealing: "A head coach like Crazy Lee who never loses a game is only ranked fourth? Don't forget that in the 2008 European Cup, Crazy Lee personally defeated the old [Otto the Great] Rehhagel..."

Before the game started, fans and media had already started the first wave of confrontation!

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As the opening of the quadrennial World Cup approaches, 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 have been pouring into South Africa every day in terrifying numbers!

According to Reuters special statistics, ten days before the start of the World Cup, more than 40,000 journalists from more than 2,000 media outlets from more than 70 countries have come here, and the number of fans is even greater!

The South African Tourism Department has given authoritative data on this-

The latest data released on June 3rd shows that as of June 2nd, at least more than one million foreign tourists have poured into major cities in South Africa, especially in the cities where various competition venues are located. Accommodation opportunities in hotels and hostels are even more tight than tickets for the game!

In addition to fans, the arrival of the World Cup has brought huge business opportunities to South Africa!

At least one little joke can illustrate the problem-

According to the British "Sun" survey, within a month, the number of prostitutes in South Africa has rapidly expanded tenfold. At least about 10,000 Dutch and German prostitutes have seen the huge business opportunities brought by the World Cup and have come to South Africa in a disciplined and organized group to use the large number of mobile population flows during the World Cup to earn foreign exchange!

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The media and fans were busy with their own things, and the 32 teams were not idle either.

The day after the Argentine team arrived in South Africa, they had a warm-up match against the African powerhouse Ghana!

Four years ago, the Ghana team was the team with the youngest average age in the German World Cup. After four years of accumulation, many superstars have emerged in this team, such as Muntari who plays for Inter Milan, Mensah and Penderhill who play for the Premier League!

The biggest loss of the Ghana team in this World Cup is that their top midfielder [Buffalo] Essien is absent due to injury, and their 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. In terms of style of play, it will be more restrained against the performance of technical teams like Argentina. Lao Li needs to use the Ghana team as a whetstone to sharpen the confident and a little floating Argentine hammers!

In addition, the Ghana team is also located in Pretoria, which is convenient for contact!

The match started at 4 pm local time on June 6th. It was a fully closed friendly match. The HPC Sports Center was completely closed. Reporters and fans did not get the opportunity to enter and watch. People only knew that after ninety minutes, according to staff, the Argentine team did not beat the Ghana team as they wished, and the two sides tied 2:2!

This news makes it difficult for many people to believe that the favorites of the World Cup actually lost to the mid-range team Ghana? Crazy Li didn’t win? Could it be that he was deliberately conserving his strength?

Faced with numerous questions, Lee Tong-bum responded with a simple sentence at the regular press conference the next day: "The Ghanaian team is very strong." It seemed that not winning the game did not hinder his good mood...

But, actually...

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The training ground at the HPC Sports Center.

The big-name stars of the Argentine team, who had just finished intense physical training, were lying on the ground like dead dogs, gasping for breath. Everyone had complicated expressions on their faces, including fear, shame, and... Perseverance, but also fear...

At the gate of the main building not far away, two players were carrying their luggage, leaving the HPC Sports Center sadly and in tears, leaving the city of Pretoria and leaving South Africa...

It's the young goalkeeper Ustari from Getafe and the veteran Villarreal Gonzalo Rodriguez!

The two of them performed poorly against Ghana, especially Ustari, the young goalkeeper from Getafe. He was distracted and lazy from time to time in training, and even openly violated the ban of coach Crazy Lee. Sneaking out of the HPC Sports Center at night to have a date with my girlfriend...

Li Tongfan will never tolerate such a phenomenon!

"Coming to South Africa does not mean that you will be able to appear in the World Cup in a week, nor does it mean that you will own the Hercules Cup in a month. The betting company's odds list is bullshit. If you still If you continue to immerse yourself in the praise from the outside world, you can get out as soon as possible. I can recruit new players from the country to replace your positions at any time. Remember, no one in this team is irreplaceable!"

Li Tongfan stood on the sidelines of the training ground with an angry look on his face. He did not give the superstars any face and cursed loudly.

Although he appeared to be calm and indifferent when facing reporters at the press conference, in fact, the result of the friendly match with Ghana almost made Lao Li furious. He took the lead twice. They were actually equalized twice by their opponents. The state shown by the players in the game made Li Tongfan clearly feel that the current blue and white army is slowly beginning to be filled with arrogance and arrogance!

Among them, Ustari and Gonzalo Rodriguez, the representative figures, were expelled from the team by Lao Li without hesitation and became the 'chickens' who were killed to show the 'monkeys'. The remaining players, in today's world I was scolded as a bitch during training!

The number of Argentinian players remaining at the HPC Sports Center at the University of Pretoria has dropped from 32 to 28 so far, and although four have already left the team, there are still five more to go before June 9. I have to get out of here!

Today, the departure of Ustari and Gonzalo Rodriguez taught the big-name stars who were very relaxed after coming to South Africa a hard lesson. Only then did everyone realize that the competition is not over. On the contrary, it has just begun!

Everyone is once again working hard to face the cruel competition!

The leader, Crazy Li, has made it very clear that no one in this team is irreplaceable. Crazy Li's long-standing iron-blooded tactics have made everyone understand that the leader is not just joking!

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Finding teams to play personal matches in nearby areas is not unique to Argentina. In fact, all 32 princes are doing this. The media and fans are no longer paying attention to the latest developments of their own teams!

Soon, another bad news came out——

June 6th.

In an internal training session, the Three Lions England team lost one of its generals - Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand's left knee ligament bed. He had no choice but to withdraw from the World Cup in South Africa!

June 7th.

Ivory Coast center [Warcraft] Drogba was hit hard on the arm with his knee by Japanese defender Tanaka Kazuo in a warm-up match with the Japanese team. As a result, Drogba fractured his elbow and is likely to bid farewell to the World Cup...

On the afternoon of June 7th.

Netherlands coach Van Marwijk announced at a press conference that [Peter Pan] Robben tore his ligament in the warm-up match against Hungary and is likely to stop his journey to the World Cup!

The continuous injuries of superstars have made the atmosphere before the World Cup suddenly tense. The team's supporters are afraid that one day in the blink of an eye, they will sadly find that their favorite stars have to say goodbye to the World Cup...

Japan's central defender Tanaka Kazuo and Ghana's Boateng suddenly became the most unpopular players among fans because of serious injuries to Drogba and Ballack, and they were reviled everywhere!

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As the date of the opening game of the World Cup approaches day by day, the atmosphere in the streets of South Africa is becoming heated. 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 Argentina team played another warm-up match against the Slovak team, which was also stationed in Pretoria. The blue and white team performed well this time, relying on the goals of Messi and Aguero, 2 :0 Defeat your opponent!

On June 9, the Argentina team submitted its final 23-man roster to World Football Federation!

Bundesliga upstart Hoffenheim's defensive midfielder Zucculini, French Ligue 1 hegemon Lyon's leading striker Alexandro Lopez, Genoa forward Palacio, [Madman] Palermo and [Wizard] Bey Long became the last Argentine player to bid farewell to the World Cup in South Africa without a name!

Li Tongfan expressed his gratitude to the five players for their contributions to the Argentine team during this period on the official website of the Argentine Football Association, and wished them good luck!

June 11.

The much-anticipated opening ceremony of the South Africa World Cup finally kicked off!

The 2010 South Africa World Cup has really begun!

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When I was halfway through coding this chapter, there was no electricity at home, so I had to go to the Internet cafe to code. The previous 1,500 words were all lost. I was so upset...

Fortunately, the 4 chapters promised to everyone before 12 o'clock were all coded. One chapter is 4,000 words, and three chapters are more than 3,400 words. It is definitely considered to have exceeded the task!

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