The biggest fanatic in football

In the afternoon of the next day, Li Polo saw the members of the National Youth Team who came to report one after another.

Not to mention, after the so-called "golden era" of Beckham, Scholes, Neville, Lampard, Gerrard, Ferdinand and Rooney, England only experienced a brief period of pain before facing another crisis.

Here comes an era of talent explosion.

This U21 team gathered young talents from England between 1994 and 1997, including some familiar names.

For example, Rashford, the crown prince of Manchester United, Chelsea's luxurious youth training team-Abraham, Zeke, Chalobah, Solanke, Swift, etc., Arsenal Chambers, Niles, Akpon, Tottenham Hotspur

Winks, Onoma, Southampton's Ward-Prowse, Leicester City's Chilwell, Everton's Holgate, Sunderland's Pickford, Bolton's

Holding.

And... Dele Alli, the talented midfielder who joined Tottenham from Milton Keynes last year.

As soon as the two people met, Ali gave Li Polo a meeting gift:

[Negative sentiment from Dele Alli, 50!]

Regarding his small belly, Li Poluo curled his lips disdainfully and said hello generously:

"hello?"

Ali's eyes were even more unkind. Not only did he not respond, he turned around and left!

——In the first meeting between Wimbledon and Milton Keynes, Lee Polo tackled Ali's leg, leaving the future star in the hospital for half a season!

So when Tottenham made an offer later, it was directly reduced from the original 5 million pounds to 3.5 million pounds!

How could Ali become good friends with a murderer like him?

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Since the other party was unwilling to resolve the grudges, Li Poluo could only treat him as nothing.

After living for two lifetimes, Li Poluo has long understood that no matter how good he is, he cannot be friends with everyone.

On the contrary, the youth training players of Chelsea and Arsenal were particularly friendly to him. Is it because of his outstanding performance in the FA Cup and League Cup that he conquered them?

Or is it because he rested the main players of the two teams due to injuries, so he gave them more opportunities to play?

There is also Rashford, the prince of Manchester United, who at a young age started killing his teammates for charity:

"While we are eating Australian lobster here, there are tens of thousands of poor people still suffering from hunger in London, Manchester, Liverpool and Birmingham. Don't you feel heartbroken?"

Looking at his expression of concern for the country and the people, Li Polo thought for a while and finally restrained his urge to pay for sponsorship:

"The British Empire has its own complete social relief system! You'd better play football!"

Rashford blushed:

"Why are you so unloving!"

[Negative sentiment from Rashford, 20!]

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After getting to know his teammates, Li Polo started the first intensive training of the U21 national team.

The training of the national team basically does not involve basic skills. After all, the national team is different from the club. The coaches do not have time to instruct the players one by one on how to pass the ball, how to mark people, and how to shoot. They have to put this temporary team into the shortest possible time.

The put together team kneaded into a whole and played the tactics they wanted.

Everyone knows England's traditional tactics, which are 442 and long passes.

Although Southgate is only 46 years old and has just started as a head coach, his tactical concepts are not advanced at all. Instead, he adheres to conservative traditions, insisting on flying on both wings, breaking through from the wing, and passing 45 degrees.

The old tactics in...

Although it is also a defensive counterattack, compared with Valencia's "full-court pressure, combination of side and center" tactics, his concept is definitely simple and crude!

However, this also has its advantages. Lee Polo, who has played in the lower leagues for 4 years, has almost no time to adapt and has integrated into this set of tactics.

But...what's the use of this?

On the day of the competition, Li Polo was shocked to find:

"I didn't make the starting lineup?"

The central defender combination sent by Southgate is Chambers and Holding!

In Lee Polo's impression, Chambers' most common position at Arsenal...is full-back!

How can he play as a centre-back?

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On the afternoon of March 26, the fourth round of Group I of the European Youth Championship qualifiers started as scheduled.

Lee Polo sat on the bench and enjoyed the performance of Rashford and others.

Although the England team's future stars are well-known and many have gained a place in the Premier League first team, when they finished the first half, the score was still 0:0.

Southgate gave a fierce criticism during the halftime break. He only played 2 minutes in the second half and made an immediate impact. Ali passed through the middle and sent through balls. Akpon easily scored with a single push shot, 1:0.

With the ball in hand, England did not play more smoothly, nor did they take advantage of the situation to expand their lead. Instead, they were forced to a bit embarrassed by Switzerland, who played at home, and the ball possession ratio between the two sides was almost 50-50.

The stalemate lasted for nearly 20 minutes. Southgate finally couldn't sit still. He first replaced Chalobah with Zeke, and then replaced Rashford with Abraham. He didn't know what he wanted to strengthen.

Offensive or stable defense.

It wasn't until the 74th minute that he remembered that there seemed to be one more substitution available, so he glanced at the bench and landed on Lee Polo.

A few seconds later, assistant coach Steve Holland came to Lee Polo:

"Hey, boy, go warm up, it's your turn to perform!"

But he found that the young man whose name was called had no intention of getting up.

Holander frowned:

"Do you need me to say it a second time?"

Li Polo shrugged his shoulders:

"I don't think I should appear at this rubbish time."

Rashford, who had just been substituted, looked at the two people in surprise, and Holland's face suddenly cast a shadow.

[Holland’s negative emotions, 10!]

He glared hard:

"Young man, don't be too conceited! I've seen many players who are more talented than you..."

Before he finished speaking, the situation on the field suddenly changed!

The Swiss team's tall center Florian Kamberi, who is 1.9 meters tall, defeated the 182cm Chambers and completed a header!

1:1!

"f**k!"

Seeing the score change, Holland couldn't help but curse.

Before he turned around, he saw Li Poluo unzipping his coat, rushing to the sidelines and jumping up and down...

"Are you riding a horse to tease me?"

Holander looked confused, but somewhat annoyed.

I saw Li Polo stretching the muscles of his legs while impatiently taking off the substitute's yellow vest:

"Why are you standing there in a daze! Let me appear immediately!"

Holland glanced at Southgate, who was frowning, and ignored other things. He immediately opened the tactical board in his hand and prepared to explain the key points of the tactics to him:

"You replace Chambers and first stabilize the defense..."

As soon as he started, he was interrupted by Li Polo:

"ok, I get it."

【Holland,20!】

The veins on the assistant's forehead were exposed and he wanted to tell the fourth official immediately:

"We won't replace anyone!"

But he still didn't dare to make news at this time, so he could only swallow his breath and watch Li Polo appear on the stage...

This is the 77th minute of the game.

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It had only been two days of training, and Li Poluo still had a vague understanding of the characteristics of most of his teammates.

But he is 100% convinced that Chambers is playing as a central defender. Does he have the ability?

He can't kick!

He doesn't have that ability, you know?

After losing to Switzerland, Iceland, and then North Macedonia, no one will lose next!

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Camberi was very enthusiastic after equalizing the score. He glanced at the new opponent who had just appeared on the opposite side and was a lot shorter than him. He didn't feel any trouble in his heart, but he wanted to laugh a little.

[Chambers, who is 1.82 meters tall, can't guard me, but this unknown person who is 1.83 meters tall can guard me? 】

It’s not to blame for his ignorance. He only played in the Swiss League since he was a child, and he didn’t even know that there was such a big figure as Lee Polo in the world!

Even if Li Polo successfully defeated Real Madrid, Barcelona, ​​Manchester City and other powerful players, his reputation still cannot reach the Grasshopper team in Zurich...

Just 3 minutes later, Campbell came to the door. Switzerland sent a cross from the left, and Campbell flew in place like a heavy bomber!

But as soon as he left the ground, he felt tremendous pressure from behind!

His bomber only soared 20 centimeters before it was crushed by another rocket!

Li Polo completed his first header clearance in the National Youth Team from above his head with ease!

【Campbell’s negative emotions, 6!】

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Campbell, who failed in the fight, spat and raised his hand to his teammates for the ball with a determined look on his face.

[I just took off from the same place and didn’t exert enough force. I will definitely be able to do it next time!]

The Swiss players also had great hopes for him, and within a few minutes of playing, he sent another cross.

This time they passed the ball with a bit of technical content, giving a forward advance, which is most suitable for scoring with a header after taking a few steps.

Campbell made a prediction in his mind and started to accelerate.

But before his right foot stepped into the penalty area, he saw that figure appear in front of him a second earlier, and then used a more relaxed and freehand posture to top the cross ball!

The light in Li Polo's eyes flashed away. He glanced at the frustrated Campbell and showed a friendly smile:

"You're too slow, brother. I was afraid that you wouldn't be able to catch it, so I grabbed it for you first!"

Campbell gritted his teeth!

【Campbell,10!】

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The main striker's header was completely blocked, and the Swiss team's offensive was greatly curbed, but England took the opportunity to carve out a bloody path.

In the 87th minute, Abraham got a chance to counter offside, but he lacked a detail in the handling of the final kick. He was bravely saved by the opponent's goalkeeper, giving England a corner kick opportunity.

Li Polo smiled.

He looked at Campbell and tilted his head towards the home team's goal:

"Come on, compete with me for another header?"

Campbell's eyes were torn apart, but there was nothing he could do!

【Campbell, 20!】

In the previous two battles, he was 100% convinced that he was no match for that man in the field of headers!

But he couldn't give in because neither of Switzerland's two central defenders had his own height and physique.

The important task of defending Li Polo can only be left to yourself!

So... when Dele Alli took the corner kick, Campbell was pinned down by Lee Polo for the third time!

Lee Polo shook his head slightly as he soared into the air, and the ball, like a missile equipped with a tracker, jumped into the Swiss team's gate accurately!

2:1!

When the game was about to enter stoppage time, England completed the victory!

"Pfft~"

Lee Polo returned to the ground. He patted Campbell's thick shoulder and sent encouragement from a top star:

"Young man, you should keep your eyes open when choosing your opponents in the future!"

"Cristiano Ronaldo doesn't even dare to fight for a header like this in front of me, who are you?"

Campbell shivered all over:

"Do you want to be shameless when riding a horse?"

"You can head-butt Cristiano Ronaldo and kick Messi, how can you still have the nerve to come to the youth team to bully children!"

[Negative sentiment from Campbell, 55!]