The biggest fanatic in football

Chapter 540 The strongest warm-up match opponent!

"Yo, man!"

Sure enough, just one day later, Lee Polo met Maguire, who had just been beaten by him, at St. George's Park, the training base of the England national team.

Not only were the two not embarrassed at all, Maguire instead enthusiastically hugged Lee Polo.

Li Polo didn't waste any time and asked him directly:

"Harry, after the training is over, would you like to stay and practice with me for more?"

Maguire was stunned for a moment, his mind running rapidly:

【Does this mean...you want me to work overtime for free?】

[No capitalist factory exploits labor in this way!]

Then he nodded seriously:

"I was just about to ask you, can you practice more with me?"

Li Polo narrowed his eyes:

[This big-headed defender, although he agreed to my request, is still unwilling to lose to me in terms of momentum?]

-

"Before the official start of the World Cup, we have a total of 4 warm-up matches, and our opponents are the Netherlands, Italy, China, and South Korea."

Before the training session started, head coach Southgate first gave the players a lecture:

"But I have to be honest with you, our squad will be officially announced after Italy, so... everyone needs to keep working hard."

His meaning is very obvious. If he wants to impress himself and eventually go to the World Cup with the team, he must give his best in these two games!

Of course, there is another way to get into the big list:

That is to hold Li Polo's thigh and let him take him in! -

After four days of training, the entire England team left homeland and headed to Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands, to challenge the Tulips.

As soon as Lee Polo arrived at the hotel where he was staying, he was personally driven out by his old teammate, Dutch defender Van Dijk.

As the host, Van Dyke will of course have to entertain the good comrades who have led him to the top of his career.

Also attending the party was Van Dijk's former center back partner, Phil Jones.

Although the three of them only played together in Valencia for just one season, it was in this 2016-2017 season that they ushered in the peak moment of their careers.

Li Poluo directly became a god by virtue of his super performance.

Van Dijk has gone from being an unknown in a mid-tier Premier League team (Southampton) to becoming a top defensive superstar who can rival Ramos.

Jones, who has long been a marginalized figure at Manchester United due to injuries, has returned to Manchester United's starting lineup this season because of the hardships he has endured this season.

Because of their experiences this season, the comradeship between them was particularly deep. Even though the game was about to start one day later, the three of them toasted to celebrate without delay.

"By the way, in the next round of the Champions League, you will have a head-to-head confrontation, right?"

As a relatively neutral third party, Jones raised a topic.

He glanced at Van Dyke, and a smile appeared on his face that was not too big a deal:

"I'm looking forward to being the best central defender in La Liga and freezing the World Footballer on the Champions League stage!"

Van Dyke didn't feel embarrassed at all, but laughed loudly:

"Phil, I have answered this question countless times in La Liga!"

He turned to look at Li Polo:

"I will use all my strength to prevent you from scoring in a packed Mestalla!"

Li Polo drank the beer in his glass and showed a confident smile:

"I'm looking forward to that day.

But before that, let me beat you up in Amsterdam!"

-

In addition to looking forward to the confrontation in the near future, the three old teammates can't help but talk about the teams they once played for together.

This season, Valencia has started high and gone low.

At the beginning of the season, Gary Neville led the team to win the Spanish Super Cup and the European Super Cup consecutively, and won the Club World Cup before Christmas. In addition to winning the La Liga, King's Cup, and Champions League in May,

Throughout 2017, Valencia won a total of 6 championship trophies.

But in other competitions in the new season, Valencia is obviously unable to maintain the peak state of last season's multi-pronged performance.

Sold the main players such as Lipolo, De Paul, Cancelo, Perez, Gaya, Alves, etc., as well as Jones, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Llorente, Munir, Torrea, etc.

After the loan, the club did not make many strong signings. Several Premier League players that Neville recommended to buy showed obvious acclimatization after joining the team and did not help the team much. This also made Neville feel uncomfortable in the team.

Support among local fans has plummeted.

In the league, they are 16 points behind the leader Barcelona, ​​and one point less than the third-place Real Madrid. It is only theoretically possible to achieve three consecutive league championships - that is, the top three Barcelona.

Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid all experienced a losing streak, while the Bat Legion maintained a complete victory in the remaining nine rounds of the league...

In the Copa del Rey, they were defeated by Atletico Madrid and unfortunately ended in the top 8.

On the Champions League stage, they finally eliminated Mourinho's Manchester United, but then met Lee Polo's Chelsea, and their elimination was almost a foregone conclusion.

Valencia in 2018 fell directly from the altar to the mortal world!

Their only goal now is to maintain fourth place in the league and get tickets for next season's Champions League! -

After a warm dinner, on August 24, the Three Lions, who were ready to go, and the Tulips, who were waiting for work, ushered in a real fierce battle.

Before stepping out of the team bus and about to enter the stadium, the England team was blocked by a Dutch reporter guarding the door:

"In the past 22 years, England has never been able to defeat the Netherlands. Will this shameful record bring pressure to you?"

Neither coach Southgate nor captain Henderson answered this question, while Lee Polo took the microphone without hesitation:

"Of course, the Dutch team is very strong and we are under great pressure."

The Dutch reporter was obviously a little surprised. After all, Lee Polo's reputation for being arrogant and unruly was well-known as far away as the Netherlands.

I saw Li Polo explaining seriously:

"The Dutch team is the strongest team we can find that does not have a World Cup mission. The game with them will definitely become a valuable asset for us in the World Cup!"

The Dutch reporter’s face turned green!

"There is no World Cup mission", this sentence directly shattered all his little thoughts!

The Netherlands can't even compete in the World Cup, so why do you want to put pressure on me?!

[Negative sentiment from Dutch journalists, +555!]

【Netherlands fans, +427742!】

-

Perhaps because he looked down on opponents of England's level, or because his enthusiasm for football had waned after missing the World Cup, when the game was about to start, the Amsterdam Arena, which could accommodate 51,000 people, only sold more than 30,000.

tickets.

Even standing in the players' tunnel, Lee Polo could see a large area of ​​empty seats in the stands through his limited perspective.

【What a pity!】

[I did not attend the pre-match press conference yesterday because I was afraid that my overconfident speech would cause the small number of Dutch people to give up watching the match.]

[I didn’t expect... Dutch fans’ support for their national team is not as strong as that of the Chinese team!]

[Even though the Chinese team has not been to the World Cup in 16 years, their tickets have always been sold well!]

[Yes, after the game is over, I will use this to humiliate the Netherlands!]

(End of chapter)