Chapter 492 Warm-up Match 1

On January 4, Don Jack stepped into the Wembley Stadium in London.

The quaint is Don Jack's first feeling after entering the court. Under the leadership of the staff, he walked around the court. Almost every England player has to carry out such a project when he starts to join the England team. It is said that this is the way the England team inherits.

Wembley Stadium is the pride of English football, which is full of the history of English football. Wembley Stadium was first built in 1923 and is recognized as one of the greatest stadiums in the world. The 1966 World Cup and the 1996 European Championship witnessed the glorious moments of England and Germany respectively.

Once, King George V personally cut the first inch of lawn for the court.

At that time, the name of the stadium was not Wembley, but the official name was Imperial Stadium. It was built for the British Empire Expo in 1924. It was called Wembley Stadium because it was located in Wembley District, northwest London. The designer of the stadium is John. Sir Simpson and Maxwell. Elton, the chief engineer is Owen. Sir Williams. With their great cooperation, Wembley completed it in 300 days with only 750,000 pounds.

From the interior of the stadium, Wembley Stadium looks like a very traditional sports building, showing the characteristics of the designer's work. The outer wall is covered with reinforced concrete, which is a pioneer of structural architectural style. This ancient reinforced concrete surface gives Don Jack the feeling that it is built with ordinary building materials or coated with plaster.

A pair of white towers in front of the main gate is very elegant. This is the representative of Wembley Stadium. The staff said, "This is the Wembley Twin Towers. The idea comes from the Governor's Mansion in New Delhi, British India."

After strolling around, Jack Don feels dazzled. Every time he sees a place, the guy next to him can say fifteen or sixteen. Every building has its own special features. In short, Jack Don's first feeling is that this guy has a good language talent...

However, after a tour of Wembley, Jack Don was in a good mood. He asked about the training ground of the first team. It's important to report to the team.

Don Jack came to the court early, and few players came to report so early. After he walked around, there were more players coming to the court. Most of them were very familiar to him. Gerard, Rooney, Lampard and others greeted him one after another.

"Jack, welcome to join us!" Lampard said so.

Gerrard directly hugged Don Jack's waist and lifted him up. "Haha, it seems to be heavier, Jack, you're doing well in Newcastle!"

Everyone was fighting in the locker room. Under the leadership of the old coach of the coaching staff, they put on their training uniforms and went to the training ground.

Because the Wembley Stadium has been under renovation, the official venue is temporarily unavailable. Every time the England team gathers in a small stadium on the right side of the stadium. This small stadium has been fully built, and the facilities inside are very complete. It is not open to the public for the time being. It is only for the training of the English team.

At 10 a.m., head coach Eriksson came to the training ground.

Swedes have been coaching the England team for several years. Most of the players are very familiar with him. Only a few people have seen Eriksson for the first time. Don Jack is one of them. On TV and radio, the Swedes frowned and looked very serious, but in real life, Erickson's smile seems very Kindness.

"Let's get together!"

Erickson blew the whistle to let everyone gather, and then pulled Don Jack out alone to introduce to the players.

"This is Jack, your new teammate..."

Erickson introduced that he pulled Don Jack over and naturally proved that he was positive about Don Jack joining the England team. However, in fact, all the players here know Jack Don. On the contrary, Jack Don also knows almost everyone. Only one or two people have incomplete names, and the English football circle is not big. As a famous professional player, he has paid attention to it even if he doesn't know him.

"Jack is an excellent shooter. I think everyone is familiar with him..." Erickson continued.

But some players have begun to interrupt. "This guy just shot through my goal..." Paul underneath. Robinson complained that Newcastle United had just finished the game with Tottenham Hotspur, and Robinson's door had made Don Jack shoot in two. He couldn't be more impressed with Don Jack.

Hearing Robinson's words, everyone laughed, and it was estimated that half of them were gloating.

In the Premier League, the most complaining about Don Jack is probably the goalkeeper of each team. The goalkeeper is right against Don Jack, and Jack Don scores goals in almost every game. Any goalkeeper who plays against Jack Don's team will be very impressed by a few goals.

However, Robinson just joked that in fact, he was in a good mood, because Eriksson recruited national team players this time, and he became the team's number one goalkeeper.

There are not many excellent goalkeepers in England, but Paul Robinson is definitely one. In 1997, Robinson began his career in Leeds and made his debut against Chelsea in 1998. He conceded zero goals. At Leeds United, Robinson made 119 appearances and completed the process from rookie to mature experience. In the 00-01 season, the youth team made a whirlwind in the Champions League and entered the quarterfinals, and Robinson was one of the protagonists.

Robinson became famous and was regarded as one of England's most potential goalkeepers when he was young.

In the summer of 2004, Leeds was relegated and Tottenham brought in Robinson for 1.5 million pounds. Until now, he has been playing for Tottenham Hotspur.

Robinson's most amazing performance is that in last season's League Cup, Leeds United played against Swinden. He rushed into the opponent's penalty area when the score was behind, scored a goal, and dragged the game into overtime. In the later penalty shootout, Robinson magically saved two penalty kicks to help the team win, which was like a soul.

Now, Robinson's goal is even rated as one of the 100 greatest goals in Leeds' history.

Last summer, former England's legendary goalkeeper Hilton said when commenting on Robinson: "At any time, Robinson seems to be calm. His position selection and reaction are the key to a wonderful save."

In this England goalkeeper's competition, Robinson was in a weak position, but Manchester City goalkeeper James's several low-level mistakes changed the situation. This time, Eriksson trusted Robinson, and James did not enter the national team list.

In this way, Robinson was promoted to the No. 1 goalkeeper in one fell swoop, and he had reason to be happy.

However, Don Jack doesn't think Robinson's ability to keep the goal. This guy is like a rookie in the face of his shooting. He can't keep it, but also scolds his teammates for not defending well and pushes the goal to others. He thinks that Jiwen is better than Robinson. Many, but Newcastle United's backcourt is too weak, resulting in Geven conceding too many goals.

But anyway, Erickson still believes in Robinson.

After getting to know everyone, Jack Don and Robinson also chatted a little. Robinson looked dull but funny. Although he did not comment on his ability to keep the door, Jack Don thought it was good for this guy to be a friend.

The team did not train in the morning. After lunch, they gathered to start regular training.

The national team is naturally different from the club.

In a club, the first team and the youth team feel completely different. The youth team is a training method for the purpose of training young players and assisted by technology and tactics. In the youth team, they train more in personal skills, but rarely learn tactics.

When you get to the first team of a club, everything is naturally aimed at the team's performance, so the focus of daily training is to restore physical fitness and practice tactics. If you want to train personal skills, you can only do it in free time outside collective training.

When it comes to the national team, it is different.

The national team is a combination of the star players of various clubs. The purpose is naturally to make the national team perform better. The training of the national team has no personal state training such as physical recovery. Almost all of the training is that Eriksson is instilling his tactical ideas and requiring players to match each other. Combined training.

Here, you are in a bad state, so other English players are eager to replace you!

It is impossible for the club to change players frequently, but the national team can. In the England team, except for star core players such as Beckham, Don Jack and Lampard, other players can be replaced at will, so the training does not restore personal state training in terms of physical fitness.

Practical!

This is how Don Jack felt on his first day of training in England, and the next day, the team will have a warm-up match at Craven Farm in London and Trinidad and Tobago. This tense time makes Don Jack feel a little uncomfortable, but it seems that others have adapted to it, unless it is before the big game. Otherwise, we won't have much time to train together in the national team.

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Trinidad and Tobago national football team has reached the World Cup finals for the first time!

In the World Cup qualifiers play-offs, the second competition at the beginning of the second round will determine the qualification of Trinidad and Tobago and Bahrain. In the end, Bahrain lost 0-1 at home to Trinidad and Tobago and was eliminated with a total score of 1-2. Trinidad and Tobago advanced to the finals.

This has created the history of Trinidad and Tobago!

As a Central and North American player, it is a miracle that he can stand out among many giants and compete for qualification with Asian teams. Therefore, this time, the whole country in Trinidad and Tobago attaches great importance to the football team. The team's head coach, the famous Dutch coach Ben Hack specially brought the team to Europe for training. Their first stop was London, the capital of the United Kingdom, where they played a warm-up match with the England team.

In Trinidad and Tobago's lineup, it is difficult to find a familiar name. In fact, most of the team play in small leagues in South American countries. Some famous players are only former Manchester United's top striker York, and most of the names of the other players are unknown. .

York began to be known to the world when he played for Aston Villa, but at first his position was not fixed, and it was coach Brian Jr. who discovered his offensive instinct.

After that, York became the first player in Aston Villa history to be elected as the best player of the Premier League.

In the 96-97 season, York scored 27 goals in the Premier League and was named Villa's Player of the Year. Subsequently, York's skilled skills and scoring ability quickly won Manchester United coach Alex. Ferguson's appreciation, in 1998, he came to Old Trafford for 2.6 million pounds. In the first three seasons of Manchester United, York and Andy. Cole constitutes the most powerful offensive combination in English football in recent years. He not only played an important role in Manchester United's three consecutive league championships, but also helped the team win the Champions League and the FA Cup in 1999, becoming the amazing triple champion in that season.

During his time playing for Manchester United, York participated in a total of 96 league games and scored 47 goals, regaining the feeling of scoring.

After Manchester United spent its golden age, York's state began to decline gradually as he grew older. But in any case, he is still the soul of the national team of Trinidad and Tobago.

Although he once left the national team, at the critical moment of the qualifiers, he played for the country again and helped the motherland enter the World Cup for the first time in history.

Although the number one star in Trinidad and Tobago is no longer at its peak, Trinidad and Tobago's football level has advanced rapidly in recent years, and international media believe that they still have a certain strength.

Before playing against England, Eriksson only asked the players to practice the tactics of cooperation. As for the score or something, it doesn't matter. For the England team, a warm-up match only requires victory to explain to the fans. Obviously, Trinidad and Tobago will not play too fiercely. They It is also for practicing tactics.

In fact, such a warm-up match is still stressful for head coach Erickson.

The warm-up match was originally to practice tactics and check the status of each player. It is a game that is beneficial to both sides, but England is a strong team, and Trinidad and Tobago are weak teams. The two games will also attract the attention of many English fans. If they lose the game, Eriksson will definitely be England. The media and fans are spitting, but in fact it's just a warm-up match.

Erickson must achieve a balance between victory and defeat and drill tactics to achieve the best effect.