Reborn Almighty Life

The 2008 European Championships co-hosted by Austria and Switzerland was the second time in the history of the European Championships that two countries co-hosted it. The last time was the Netherlands and Belgium in 2000. For European countries, joint hosting

is the best way, because their land area is small. Except for France, England, Germany and other countries, it is even difficult for some countries to find 8 European Championship venues that meet UEFA requirements.

Time has reached the end of 2007, and the European Championship qualifiers have also entered the final stage. Starting from this weekend, in just one week, each team will conduct the final two rounds of qualifiers. The fate-determining moment is coming!

At this time, the focus of the European media naturally focused on the national team that was about to participate in the qualifiers, and club news took a back seat.

Even for a superstar like Gu Fei, the news that he was photographing Armani's autumn and winter series of clothing on the streets of London was suppressed on the second page by the news about the England national team's preparations.

At this moment, all the eyes of England fans are focused on the England national team, because the current England national team has not yet guaranteed qualification. McClaren's team's performance in the qualifying rounds was unsatisfactory, and there is no sign of strong momentum.

On October 7, England lost to Russia 1:2 in the cold wind of Moscow, which undoubtedly left its fate in the hands of others. England had a bye in the thirteenth round of Group E on November 17, and the entire England

All eyes are focused on the game between Israel and Russia, because once Russia wins, England's fate will be completely out of their control, because Russia's points will surpass England by 1 point, and they will ultimately have the initiative to qualify.

When the final whistle sounded for the match between Israel and Russia at Tel Aviv's Bloomfield Stadium, the whole of England was in a state of excitement. Israel's 2:1 defeat of the Russian Legion caused a minor upset!

In this way, with the last round of games left for each country, England has two points more than Russia. Moreover, England has a slight advantage in the comparison of mutual records, with a greater goal difference than Russia. As long as there is a tie in the last round, England will win.

Can appear!

"We are on the right path!" McLaren, who was defeated in Moscow in the last round, swept away the embarrassment of the day, appeared in front of the media in high spirits, and accepted interviews with the media proudly!

For McClaren, although the England national team coaching position is highly anticipated, it is also extremely painful because he has hardly had any comfortable days since he took office.

In the summer of 2006, Swedish Eriksson left the England national team coaching position after much controversy, leaving behind the experience of two World Cup quarter-finals and one European Championship quarter-finals. To be fair, such results are not too great.

Poor, but in the context of the Premier League's boom, England's stars are boasted by the media as the best in the world. Such results are undoubtedly considered to be incompetent by the English media, fans and the Football Association.

Therefore, under the magnifying glass report of the critical media, Eriksen was dismissed after losing to Portugal on penalty kicks in the quarter-finals of the 2006 World Cup, leaving a mess!

The vacancy of the coaching position has caused chaos in England. Many world-class coaches have been included in the scope of inspection by the Football Association. The English people always naively believe that the Three Lions have the best players in the world. The English national team

The position of team coach should be the honor that all football coaches dream of.

Unfortunately, the paparazzi in Fleet Street scared away Scolari, and the FA's bureaucracy made Hiddink retreat. In the end, the FA let a suspicious McLaren become the helmsman of the Three Lions.

!You know, when the English Football Association announced McLaren as the team's head coach, it was only 3 months since he led Middlesbrough to be swept by Sevilla with four goals in the UEFA Cup final!

The England coach is probably the most difficult job in the UK, and the job background is as complicated as the Prime Minister. Hiddink, Scolari and others rejected this hot potato, and the head of the Football Association, Barwick, could only use McClaren.

The latter's qualifications were hard to convince. Apart from being lucky enough to take the mediocre Middlesbrough to the UEFA Cup final, he had no successful experience, dooming him to a bumpy fate.

Before becoming the head coach of the England national team, McLaren's greatest achievement was to lead Middlesbrough into the UEFA Cup final and win the League Cup once. In his coaching career, he served as the head coach of Sir Alex Ferguson and Emirates.

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The arrival of Steve McLaren has received mixed reactions from the outside world. Some say that his resume is not enough to convince the public to take over the national team, but others hold opposite views, including Ferguson Steer, who promoted McLaren.

After taking office, husband McLaren did the first thing that surprised the outside world, which was to abandon the national team captain David Beckham. The reason was that Beckham was old and did not conform to the principle of rejuvenation of the team.

.This decision immediately attracted repercussions from the outside world.

Back then, Beckham tried to complete his 100th game with the national team, but was coldly rejected by McLaren. This also caused McLaren to have a heated argument with the English media when he took office. Ousting Beckham was a way for him to establish his prestige.

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You know, Beckham is the darling of the English media. Before his competitive level has declined, the English media and fans cannot bear the sight of Beckham's absence, especially under the leadership of McLaren, the England national team

The performance in the 2008 European Championship qualifiers was like a roller coaster.

From October 2006 when they were tied 0-0 by Macedonia at home to their 0-0 away draw with Israel in March 2007, England has been winless in 5 games and only scored one goal, which is the worst record in 26 years!

McLaren's primary goal when he took office was the 2008 European Football Championship qualifying rounds. However, after many games, England's performance was repeatedly criticized. Among them was a 0:2 away defeat to Croatia; and then a goalless draw with the home team in Israel. Mike

For this reason, Lahren was questioned by the domestic media, who believed that Steve McLaren was not qualified to be England's national head coach due to his coaching qualifications.

Ferguson, the top executive of the Football Association, publicly spoke favorably for McLaren and believed that the national team's defeat was due to the media's "mog culture".

After taking the flag of Andorra in the first match of the qualifiers after taking up the new job, the underdog Macedonia only scored one goal in two games. They were tied with Macedonia at Old Trafford, and the shouts and curses were endless. Against Croatia, the strongest opponent in the group, Robinson

He also did a disservice and put a back pass into the door. The bookmaker quickly listed O'Neal and other replacement candidates. At this time, McMaster had the idea of ​​​​reactivating Beckham.

Then in Estonia, the return of the king Beckham stabilized McMaster's hat-trick with two assists, and also gave the latter some time to reorganize the team. Returning to Wembley to play against Israel and Russia, McLaren cleverly activated Heskey.

, the latter's return activated Irving, who had been gloomy for a long time, and McMaster began a short honeymoon.

After the game against Israel, Richard Williams published an article in the Guardian: McLaren lacks tactical wisdom! There is no other reason. The chaotic order of the England team on the field makes it difficult to see that they are a so-called team.

A strong team. Before the media could get anxious, McLaren said, "You media can write whatever you want." Two underdogs, Andorra and Estonia, tried to save the day, but it could not cover up the Three Lions' loss to Brazil.

Germany's embarrassment.

Perhaps knowing that there is a general strike among Hollywood screenwriters, "McClown" has simply switched to filming suspense dramas in the past month. First, they won three consecutive victories to revive the hope of the Three Lions, and then lost the initiative in an away game to Russia.

With the help of the Israeli assistant, Zhou changed the keyword directly to "Lifeline".

However, everyone knows that the last two games in the group are the key to testing the quality of the British army. Sure enough, Pavlyuchenko's two goals made the English almost desperate to qualify. The Eastern Expedition to Moscow wiped out the Crusaders, and "The Sun"

The newspaper put a football on McLaren's head and said, "Kick him away!"

Now, England only needs to draw with Croatia at home in the last round to advance to the finals of the 2008 European Championship. McLaren's tail can't help but be raised.

At this time, it is not easy for the English media to sing the opposite tune. After all, the whole of England is now looking forward to the national team entering the European Championships, and these trivial details are insignificant.

After all, if you pour cold water on it at this time, it will be considered by England fans and senior management as being ignorant of the overall situation and having no overall view of the situation.

Although the European and American media have always promoted "freedom of speech," in fact, the control of public opinion in Europe and the United States is even worse than in other countries. They only want ordinary people to see what the ruling class wants them to see.

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“If you tie in the last round, you can qualify!”

Such reports have spread to China. Fans and media people who are familiar with the history of Chinese football will feel that this sentence is very familiar, as if they have heard it somewhere before?

When Gu Fei was filming a commercial on the streets of London, some reporters from England's media asked him what he thought of England's prospects for qualifying?

"Perhaps, fans in England will get a huge surprise next week?" Gu Fei, who is familiar with the development of the incident, knows very well that he has not yet affected the pattern of world football, and what should happen will still happen.

In the qualifying matches of this European Championship, England's performance was exactly the same as in the previous one. Gu Fei had no reason to believe that England's big-name players could defeat Croatia at home. England fans would probably have to go through another sad European Championship!

"Mr. Gu, are you optimistic about the prospects of the England national team in the European Championships?" Sky Sports reporters were not familiar with the Chinese language and did not hear the irony between the lines of Gu Fei's words. Instead, they thought that Gu Fei was interested in the England national team.

The team is full of confidence. After all, many players in this England national team are Gu Fei’s teammates at Manchester United!

"I didn't say that!" Gu Fei couldn't help but laugh, and said: "My teammates and opponents are all among the best players in the world, but they can't beat them under the leadership of a useless coach.

What a great game!" Gu Fei was not willing to do Tai Chi with the media reporters. He originally didn't want to express his opinion on the England national team issues, but unfortunately the English reporters pressed harder and harder, so Gu Fei had no choice but to tell the truth.

Compared to Eriksen, McLaren's team played like shit. Even if a third-rate coach were to lead England, they probably wouldn't have to worry until the final round.

In this current England national team, the Gary Neville brothers, Brown, Ferdinand, Carrick and Hargreaves are all members of the England national team. Manchester United is the largest player in the English Premier League.

However, when Manchester United players enter the national team, except for Carrick and Hargreaves who may play in the game, the other players will sit on the bench for 90 minutes at most.

Sir Alex Ferguson once criticized McClaren in the media, believing that he was wasting the physical fitness and rest time of Manchester United players and making them waste time.

Gu Fei's views attracted widespread attention from the European media, but at this time, England was scolding Gu Fei, thinking that Gu Fei was shaking the morale of the military. In fact, many professionals could see that what Gu Fei was saying was true.

To be honest, it’s a pity that no one is willing to tell the truth at this time!

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Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, on November 18, the England national team will welcome visiting Croatia at the newly built Wembley Stadium.

An hour before the game started, it started to rain at Wembley. It was a typical British autumn night.

Before the start of the game, the British media and English fans were generally optimistic. Wembley is England's home court. Although the visiting team Croatia is strong, England's past record is clearly superior. The most important thing is that the opponent has qualified. No matter from which point of view,

There is no way the England team will lose, as even a draw is enough to guarantee England's place in the finals.

Unexpectedly, Croatian fans occupied more than 10,000 seats in the stadium. Judging from the momentum of the opponent's fans, Croatia was obviously not just a tourist in London as the English media expected.

The match information distributed before the game showed that the England team arranged a Christmas tree formation similar to 4321 for this game, with Chelsea players occupying four seats. However, Scott Carson's starting position still worried the fans present. In such an important game,

The fact that Carson, who is young and lacks experience in international competitions, was played in the game shows that England's goalkeeping problem is already very serious.

Looking at the midfield combination, the two players plus Barry are equivalent to three players with similar styles. The two players are difficult to be compatible with each other. Now that the three of them are working together for the first time, problems will inevitably arise.

With many doubts, the game started in the rain. Prince William's presence was more like putting pressure on the England team. This made Gu Fei, who is familiar with the history of Chinese football, watch with relish. But no matter what, England's nightmare first half was definitely

What everyone did not expect before the game was that Croatia not only showed no signs of letting go, but instead played against the visitors from the beginning and fought hard. As a result, Croatia penetrated Zheng Zhi's former teammate Scott Carson twice in the first 13 minutes.

In the cold stands, England fans were silent!