The Young Lion

The dust between the British and Arab wars settled.

A game that was not passionate from start to finish, but without a doubt became the most sensational classic battle since the World Cup.

Compared with the defending champion France team's unprecedented defeat, the strength of England and Argentina, the attention they have received, and the shock of the game process and ending have made the World Cup a small climax since the opening.

Interested people, especially the coaches of the World Cup, can see that the England team has destroyed the ardent romance of the Argentina team with absolute reason.

Simply put, it is a counterattack.

But this counterattack effect is not simple. Compared with the traditional anti-counterfeiting, only a few fixed attacking players rely on sporadic fixed players to attack the city.

The England team's counterattack played a magical color, as well as the fascinating change of power. Ashley Cole became the MVP of the game with his one pass and one shot.

This counterattack power directly hit Argentina in the second half and dared not to attack, and he did not dare to give England any counterattack space. Aldridge won Bielsa, won impeccable, and no one was unconvinced.

At the same time, the teams that may meet England are also thinking about how to limit the England team's counterattack.

Group A is directly affected.

In the Round of 16, the 12 in Group A cross against the 12 in Group E.

And Group A is still confused.

Denmark has 4 points and Senegal has 4 points, with a goal difference of +1.

France 1 point, Uruguay 1 point, goal difference -1.

The first two of the group are hard to say, because the team with the same point will face the team with 4 points in the last round. If France and Uruguay both win, this group will be chaotic to the point of madness: 4 teams All 4 points.

In the face of football games, there are always a large number of people who will predict, and this prediction will make the public chase, crazy.

Before the World Cup, Fleet Street previewed the advancement of the England team. The best situation is that both England and France qualify first, and then each team is second to the other team. After all, the French team is a strong team in the A group. Yes, so Fleet Street's requirement for the England team is to strive to get the group first, otherwise it will be dangerous!

No one wants to run into the winners of the past two competitions.

However, after the two rounds of Group A and Group E, the French team dilute, but the French team released a voice, the soul Zidane will come back with injuries in the last game!

Although the French team still has the hope of promotion, but if they advance, they are likely to be second in the group!

The reporters at Fleet Street who are writing the World Cup report to prepare for the rehearsal of the knockout are crazy.

World champion, European champion, how come you have such a script that no one can think of?

If the French team wants to advance to the top 16 in the group, it is too difficult, not only to win in Denmark, but also to expect Senegal to lose, and the goal difference is more than Uruguay!

After the end of the Great Britain-Arab War, Audridge attended the post-match interview. The reporter first congratulated him.

"The England team scored 6 goals in two games and lost 1 goal in the death group. With 5 goal difference, it became the first team to advance to the top 16 in this World Cup, although it is theoretically possible to win the group second. , But the probability is minimal. Are you surprised by England’s performance?"

"Okay, we carefully prepared for the game and paid great attention to this competition. The players are in good shape and fighting spirit. The two games won and deserved. This is our strength and the return of our hard work."

"The England team has advanced to the top 16. There are no teams in Group A that are sure to advance. If you are allowed to choose, which team will you choose as the top 16 opponent?"

"In the World Cup, we will not pick opponents, whoever we meet, I will not think about it, no matter who the opponent is, I will not be surprised, not worried, and in the end, it will be the best performing team Instead of relying on luck, I think my players will also think this way. Now, we have to rest, recover, and prepare for the next game. When the knockout round of the top 16 comes, we will prepare for battle and strive to enter Top 8. Thank you."

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Aldrich walked back to the dressing room after the interview. The dressing room was already full of joy. The ground was scattered with jerseys, food, drinks, some players were taking a shower, some were dancing, some were taking photos, and some were chatting. .

When Aldridge came in, the players stood up all at once, bathing in towels and standing in front of him. Everyone had a happy face on their faces, and there was a kind of self-confidence that they were proud of.

Aldridge smiled: "First of all, in the last game against Nigeria, the two consecutive starters all rested. Eleven of the other 12 players played. Paul, I will give you 30 minutes to feel the atmosphere."

Paul Robinson was very pleased. As the third goalkeeper, he was the spare tire in the spare tire. Not many teams will play for the goalkeeper. Not to mention the third goalkeeper, he can make the debut when the team has already advanced. In any case, in On the stage of the World Cup, it is a glory, and his appearance is a milestone. Needless to say, the main goal will be James.

"Secondly, the restorative training will continue for three hours tomorrow morning, and then the 11 main players who will debut today will give you a day and a half to reunite with your family. You may not come back tomorrow night, but you will have to return to the hotel to report before 10 o’clock the night after tomorrow. The other players will have a half-day vacation after tomorrow morning, and you will be officially preparing for the final group match starting the next morning."

The players cheered in the locker room. Aldrich turned back and said before he left: "We are only in the group now. The real test has not begun yet. I hope you can stay sane."

"Relax, coach!"

...

The game of Sweden vs Nigeria almost made Argentina a little better.

Nigeria advanced a goal, but the Swedish team completed the reversal twice with Larson's score.

In the end, the Swedish team won Nigeria 2-1, and the Swedish team scored the same as Argentina. However, the ranking jumped from the bottom of the group to the second in the group. With their advantage of a goal difference than Argentina!

And Argentina fell from the second group to the third group, the final battle, the situation is very unfavorable, will be eliminated if it is invincible.

On the same day, in the South Korean division, after defeating Slovenia 3-1 in the first round, Spain defeated Paraguay with the same score. Slovenia in the same group also returned home early after losing to South Africa. Spain became the second branch to advance. The top 16 teams.

Aldridge returned to the hotel and was reunited with his family again in the future.

The next day, the headlines of major media reports were the Great Britain-Arab War.

"England jumped to the top of the championship!"

"Three Lions crush the Pampas Eagle!"

"Belsa put Argentina on a dead end!"

From the pre-match popular England, miraculously became the first team to advance to the top 16 in this World Cup, and in the death group, the two strongest opponents in the group have been devastated one after another. At once, England became In order to win the championship, because they evened the Nordic iron ride and conquered the South American Eagles.

Even if Spain were equally gorgeous in their two-game victory, the strength of their opponents made the gold content of the victory remains to be seen.

Aldridge ignored the hype outside, supervised the team training in the morning, and began the vacation at noon. The coaching staff also took a vacation. One day and a half of the main players were reunited with their families, left the hotel, or went shopping, or in a foreign country Play and relax.

Aldrich had originally planned to accompany his family to go shopping, and traveled around tourist attractions in Japan. However, the two sons seemed to be disappointed. They went around all around recently, and Japan itself is not big, especially Earl. He wanted to go to the game and watch the performance of his idol Ronaldinho.

As it happens, that night, Brazil will have a World Cup group stage.

Aldrich agreed to Earl, and Arthur and Amelia stayed in Japan. The two elderly people over half a hundred needed a good rest. They did not have the energy of young people.

Aldrich took his two sons, and through some relationship with the FA, the father and son flew to South Korea by plane at noon, preparing to watch the game of Brazil vs China.

When he first got off the plane, Aldridge's phone rang. He picked it up and was surprised.

"I rely on, Rafael, not at this time, do you want to buy players from me again?"

"Cough, no, are you going to watch the Brazilian game?"

"Eh? How do you know?"

"A lot of people know that fans from South Korea have already come out of the stadium to meet you."

"WTF, who leaked the wind?"

"I don't know, I happen to be here, and I'm going to watch the Brazil game, together?"

"Are you interested in Brazil?"

"Well, that's right, their tactical system is worth studying. Watching videos or live broadcasts, naturally, it's not as good as the audience."

"That's right, well, half an hour before the game, I met outside the court. I watched the ball in the VIP seat."

"Oh, okay, it's your light."

"Well, see you then."

Aldridge hung up the phone and rang out again, looking for the FA's network and getting a VIP ticket.

After Benitez returned to Spain, he was very proud. He took over the first season of the Bat Army and won the La Liga title. Aldridge saw him call and thought the other party wanted to dig out some knockouts from Millwall. It seems No.

After all, Benitez and he still have the friendship to work with. At this time, Aldridge led the team to the World Cup. If he called to harass Aldridge with things like club transfers, he would not be respected enough.

Aldrich took his two sons to and fro to Jeju Island, South Korea. The father and son three dressed casually, and they all wore frog mirrors. The two children looked quite happy, but the father and son trio were very warm together.

Going around in Jeju Island, visiting, and when the appointed time is approaching, the father and son will go to the Jeju World Cup Stadium.

When meeting Benitez outside the stadium, Aldridge has seen a large number of Brazilian and Chinese fans, as well as a large number of fans around the world and local fans.

To his surprise, a lot of fans recognized him and created a lot of confusion, especially Chinese fans, who also particularly sought after him.

Why?

The Chinese team has Millwall players.

Although Qu Bo was hired as a commercial aid to Belgium, but Qu Bo really stood against the aura of Millwall players, and these two seasons have grown steadily in Belgium. Torop coached St. Tourden, Has led the team to the top of the league, although Qu Bo did not stand in the main position in the team, but in the limited bench appearance, the performance is okay, especially his speed characteristics, focused on training by Tolop, often as It’s good to use the soldiers or counterattacks. Aldridge will follow his performance regularly. However, judging from the age of Qu Bo and his growth, this age is still unable to gain a foothold in the second-tier European league. Wall became a member of the first team, it is really not optimistic, the bench is not qualified.

However, regardless of the Chinese fans, Millwall originally had a large number of fans. In addition, with the relationship of Qu Bo, the Chinese love of the mad lion made Aldridge's popularity soar again in Asia.

Benitez was a little bit uninterested, watching Aldridge surrounded by crowds, had to dispatch the stadium security to maintain order, while Aldridge protected two calm sons, they struggled to enter the stadium .