The biggest fanatic in football

Chapter 583 What’s the point of letting you score three goals?

"No more pretending! Lee Polo is aiming for the World Cup!"

"Confidence is a good thing, but Lee Polo, you have to calm down!"

"How can England, the weakest team in history, win the second World Cup?"

"Kane retired from injury, two happy boys at the front, a bunch of rough guys in the midfield, and the defense is old, weak and sick. Lee Polo, you are thinking nonsense!"

…

Not surprisingly, even in England, Lee Polo encountered a wave of cynicism.

Some even questioned:

"Portugal, led by Cristiano Ronaldo, looks more like a champion than England!"

What they say is not unreasonable. After all, Portugal in 2018, in addition to Ronaldo, also has the old and strong "Holy Monk" Pepe, Quaresma, Moutinho, and Fonte.

There are Patricio and Cedric Suarez in their playing years, and the new generation includes A seat, B seat, B fee, Guerrero, Joao Mario, Ruben Dias and a large number of 20-year-olds.

The young talents who are coming up are not lacking in experience and energy.

What's more, this Portugal team just won the 2016 European Cup two years ago and is at the pinnacle of historical glory!

There was no response from Lee Polo.

On the contrary, he was a little unhappy.

Because of his strong presence, England's odds of winning the championship were only 1:4.5. He lost a good opportunity to make big money...

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Although it was called "the weakest class in history", the Football Association still provided this team with meticulous logistical support.

As early as a year ago, they set up their training base in the northwest port city of St. Petersburg.

This second largest city in Russia, with a population of more than 5 million, is known as the "Northern Capital" of Russia. It is the most Western city in Russia and a window to Western European countries. It is a highly developed modern city.

In this hot summer, St. Petersburg is as cool as winter. England players can conduct daily training in extremely comfortable temperatures.

Before arriving at the training base, Southgate had an unpleasant confrontation with the players.

Except for a few singles, most players requested to be able to move in with their families or partners. However, considering the poor results of the last World Cup, Nandaemun rejected this proposal from the beginning.

Although Henderson, as the captain, wanted to support the coach's decision, he could not withstand the strong demands of his teammates, so he still negotiated with the coach for a long time, but did not achieve the desired results, so he could only push Lee Polo to the front.

Lisanna finally finished the confinement period, and Li Polo was already on the verge of exploding from the confinement. If he was kept abstinent for another month, it would be a murderous act!

So Lee Polo had to show up in Southgate's office:

"Gareth, give me some face and I'll give you a guarantee."

Gareth Southgate looked at him and finally nodded with difficulty:

"Since it's your request, I have nothing to say."

Li Polo patted the head coach on the shoulder:

"Believe me, you will be the number one coach in England's history from now on!"

Southgate grinned, his heart full of complex emotions:

[The first coach in England’s history?]

【That is also the famous handsome man you ignored!】

[But...as long as you can gain both fame and fortune, it seems pretty good!]

[Who wouldn’t be jealous of being able to make money while lying down? 】

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After solving the problem of "wives traveling with the team", Li Polo's prestige in the team suddenly increased a lot. Even individual players who were not happy with him before asked him to do it during the next day's training.

He released kindness.

In order to keep the tactics secret from the outside world, the Football Association originally wanted to raise the guardrail outside the base from 2.1 meters to 4.5 meters, but Lee Polo said there was no need to waste this effort!

"Do we still need to keep our tactics secret?"

"Isn't it just to launch an attack around me?"

Southgate slapped his thigh:

"You're right!"

"Scouts from the other 31 teams, as well as media from various countries, you can climb trees and take secret photos!"

"Our Three Lions have the confidence!"

"If you can find a way to freeze Li Poluo, I, Nanmen Gate, will raise our hands and surrender!"

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June 14, 2018 has finally arrived.

After a day of training, the England team watched the opening game of this World Cup together during dinner.

The host Russia faced the West Asian Green Eagles-Saudi Arabia at the Luzhniki Stadium.

There was a huge disparity in strength between the two sides. Saudi Arabia only lasted 11 minutes before the other side broke through.

Golovin, who has been a substitute at Chelsea for a season, passed and shot in the first half, helping Russia take a 3:0 lead, making the game lose suspense early on.

"I didn't expect that the first person to become famous in this World Cup would be this kid!"

Lee Polo and Cahill looked at each other and smiled, sending blessings and ridicule to the club's young teammates.

They didn't watch the second half of the game because Li Polo had to accompany Lisanna for postpartum recovery training.

This restorative training is a systematic knowledge, involving dozens of postures, and it may take several months to fully master it, so Li Polo had to hurry up.

As the old saying goes, hard work pays off, and sharpening one's skills in the face of battle will lead to failure.

By June 18, before England's first group match, Lee Polo successfully improved his ball control and passing, reaching 83 and 60 respectively!

"Whoosh!"

"Whoosh~ Whoosh!"

This is his last sprint training before the World Cup! -

Since England's first round of group matches was scheduled at a relatively late date, most games had already been decided before they started.

Among these games, there are many powerful duels that attract attention.

For example, the "Iberian Peninsula Civil War" between Portugal and Spain.

This "Double Teeth Battle" is undoubtedly the ultimate display of Ronaldo's personal abilities.

Cristiano Ronaldo, who was not even ranked among the top five candidates for the Golden Boot due to minor injuries before the game, performed a hat trick in this game!

Also relying on his explosive power, Portugal, which was relatively weak, finally tied with 3:3, making Ronaldo the most shining star in the first round!

In contrast to Argentina led by Messi, the Pampas Eagles were tied 1:1 by Iceland, which entered the World Cup finals for the first time in history...

You know, Iceland has a total population of 300,000, and their national team has even been dubbed by the public as an amateur football team composed of film directors, chefs, drivers, dentists, and carpenters (of course, these players are not amateurs)!

What's even more special is that Ronaldo completed a hat trick of penalty kicks, free kicks, and goals in sports games, while Messi walked the whole game and missed Argentina's penalty kick...

Suddenly, the club champion became the biggest culprit for Argentina's loss of points. The pressure he faced from public opinion was almost one-sided. Even in Argentina, he almost lost the right to breathe!

In addition to the distance between Ronaldo and Messi, there are other duels worthy of attention in the first round.

Many teams that were favorites to win the championship failed to enter the state, resulting in being overturned by the underdogs.

For example, five-star Brazil was tied 1:1 by Switzerland, Colombia unexpectedly lost to Japan 1:2, Costa Rica lost to Serbia 0:1, and... defending champion Germany was defeated by Mexico 1:0!

Against this background, England couldn't help but remind the coaches and players again and again:

“Don’t underestimate the enemy, we reject upsets and dark horses!”

Li Polo looked at today's opponents and couldn't help but laugh:

"Tunisia...what kind of upset can he cause?"

"If possible, I'll let him have three goals first to see if he can hold on!"

Hearing that the superstar and the top player in the team were so lax, Southgate couldn't help but want to scare the monkeys:

"If you dare to do this, I don't mind taking the identity of the head coach... and die with you!"

"Are you worthy of 56 million people in England?"

The corner of Li Poluo's mouth twitched. He didn't expect that today's South Gate would stick to its principles so much and would rather die than retreat.

He could only shrug his shoulders:

"I just want to make this World Cup a little more exciting and suspenseful!"

"What the audience in front of the TV longs for is a back-and-forth goal battle. If it's just a one-sided massacre, what's the point?"

Southgate doesn’t do this:

"That's not what you said when you slaughtered two Asian teams in a row a few days ago!"

"Where's your professionalism and sportsmanship?"

"You have too many double standards!"

Lee Polo was defeated by a set of three consecutive attacks from Nandaemun:

【Negative emotions from Li Polo, +666!】

(End of chapter)