Chapter 564 Big Victory 1

England's next opponent is Trinidad and Tobago.

The name of this team is really strange to ordinary fans, and even many people in this country have never heard of it. In fact, they are from Latin America, an island country located in the southern Caribbean Sea of Central America, close to the coast of Venezuela. The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago consists of two major islands - Trinidad and Tobago, and 21 other smaller islands, of which most of the country's population is concentrated on Trinidad.

The whole Republic of Trinidad and Tobago has only one million people. It is really strange that the football team of such a small country has reached the World Cup finals. After all, football players are rare everywhere. If the population is too small, there will be few football players.

Like Ukraine, Trinidad and Tobago is also a newcomer to the World Cup. This year is the first time in their history to reach the World Cup finals.

Trinidad and Tobago's promotion is not smooth.

In the top six in the third stage of the North American and Caribbean qualifiers, they scored 4 wins, 1 draw, 5 losses, 10 goals, lost 15 goals and 13 points. In the final stage, they defeated Guatemala to enter the play-offs and won the only qualification to compete in the finals with Bahrain, the fifth place in Asia. In the end, Trinidad and Tobago defeated Bahrain by a total score of 2-1 in the two-round play-offs and successfully advanced to the World Cup.

However, the media is not optimistic about the prospects of Trinidad and Tobago. They are not even as good as Ukraine led by the nuclear warhead Sheva.

Although Trinidad and Tobago is a last-class team, there are still world-famous stars in the team, that is, former Manchester United player York.

York is undoubtedly the soul of Trinidad and Tobago. He is a natural terminator. The most glorious period of his career was undoubtedly in the Premier League Red Devils Manchester United. His "Black Wind Double" with Andy Cole frightened his opponents. They are one of the most deterrent front-line combinations in the history of the Premier League. .

In the 96-97 season, after York moved from Villa to Manchester United, he spent his golden age at Manchester United and began to decline gradually. Now he is in the A-League. But in any case, York is still the pride of Trinidad. Although he once left the national team, he returned to the country at the critical moment of the qualifiers and helped his country enter the World Cup for the first time in his country's history.

In 2006, York was still the soul of the team.

But you can imagine the strength of Trinidad and Tobago with York in such a competitive state as the soul core of the team.

Before the World Cup, the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association also accurately judged the bottleneck of the development of the country's football, that is, the lack of tactical awareness. The arrival of Dutch coach Ben Hack has found a direction for the talented Tennyda and Tobago internationals who lack tactical discipline.

Ben Haq, the coach of Trinidad and Tobago, is very good. He once led the Netherlands to the top 16 in the 1990 World Cup, and he also had the illustrious experience of holding the papal Madrid.

When the World Cup qualifiers in Trinidad and Tobago did not go well, Ben Hack decisively took over the national team. After taking office, he reused veterans such as York and Hislop, and eliminated Bahrain to enter the 2006 World Cup finals at the last moment. Ben Hack, who has the experience of coaching the Mexican Jaguar, is the whole world. Recognized as a master of tactics.

Interestingly, before taking office as the head coach of Trinidad and Tobago, Ben Hack was interested in the Chinese team in the East. He wanted to be the technical consultant of the Chinese Olympic team, but was rejected by the Chinese Football Association. As a result, the famous coach could only go far away from the Americas on a Caribbean island. Achieved my own glory.

There are no famous stars in Trinidad and Tobago, and the glory of veteran York can only be recalled from history, but this does not mean that the team does not have enough combat effectiveness.

After Ben Hack joined the home team, he used a large number of veteran players with rich game experience, such as York and Heathrop, with the mesozoic generation and young players who played in the lower leagues of England and the major U.S. In addition, the advanced tactical concepts that Ben Hack brought to the ball, the team's tactical literacy and overall cooperation. It has reached a higher level.

This makes a group of relatively mediocre-looking players more combative. With European tactics and discipline and the dexterity of American players, Trinidad and Tobago still has some strength as a whole.

But this is much worse than other strong teams. For example, in this game against England, Trinidad and Tobago's winning odds are as high as one to eleven!

This is already very apprehing!

In football games, any accident can happen. No matter how big the gap between the two teams is, it is possible for weak teams to turn over. After all, the game still depends on the performance of the players. In general, if the strong team and the weak team plays against each other, the odds of the weak team reach one for seven and one for eight, but the odds of this game have reached one. Eleven compensation.

Perta, executive manager of European Gaming, said about this issue: "Our odds are based on the strength of both sides, the lineup and the reaction of the fans. Originally, the odds were higher, but the England team didn't play very well in the last game..."

Perta obviously means that the performance of the England team in the last game affected the odds of this game, but despite this, the odds still reach this number, which shows that in the eyes of the media and fans, there is no suspense in the game!

In fact, when FIFA was in the group, Trinidad and Tobago was the fourth team and the weakest team.

Obviously, except for the English media, other media do not pay attention to this game. They feel that there is no suspense about the result of the game. After all, the strength gap between the two teams is too big.

Perhaps more people are only concerned about who will score in the game, or what will happen to stars such as Jack and Beckham.

The British newspaper The Guardian used the poetic title of the England team's "walking in the good times" to illustrate England's qualifying form. After defeating Paraguay, as long as it wins Trinidad and Tobago, England is likely to qualify without even having to play against Sweden.

The Sun also predicted the situation after England's qualifying. They believe that England's first opponent in the group's first post-elimination match is most likely to be the Polish team in Group A.

In the qualifiers, England beat Poland twice, and they are familiar with this opponent.

Of course, this is what most people hope. Even the German team in Group A is no exception. According to the rules of the World Cup, the first team in Group A will play against the second place in Group B. No team does not want to meet a strong team in the top 16. It is better for the two teams to stagger each other. The current form is still very likely, Inge Lan and Germany both won the first match.

And in the second group match, there is also a world-class battle with England, that is, Argentina vs. the Netherlands, which is a classic battle worth looking forward to.

The collision between Argentina and the Netherlands will definitely be a confrontation between Mars and Earth!

Few people will care about the rest of England's group matches except the English media.

This situation is definitely what Don Jack is happy to see.

Without the harassment of a large number of media reporters, his life was much easier. A few days ago, he didn't even answer the questions of the media reporters. When he saw the reporter running away directly, now when training, he occasionally asks the reporter to take a few photos at the camera. The difference between the two is the number of reporters. There are more reporters next to the training ground than fans. That feeling is not very good, and most of them are fans. Only a small number of reporters, this is a normal life.

The day before the game, the England team took a bus to Nuremberg to prepare for the match with Trinidad and Tobago.

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Nuremberg is located in the small basin on the Pegnitz River in the northwest of Munich in the southeast of Germany. It is the central city of the Franken Administrative Region of Bavaria. It forms a double city with Fulda-sur-Main. It is the industrial and commercial center in the northern state of the Federal State of Beierne, Germany, and is a metropolis with a population of 500,000.

In Bavaria, Nuremberg is the second largest city, only in the capital Munich, which is the birthplace of Siemens, a world-renowned large enterprise group.

Nuremberg is very close to its two sister cities, Fürth and Erlangen, and is connected to the city. It is often called the "Greater Nuremberg Region". After the end of World War II, the Nuremberg trial was held here against Nazi German war criminals.

The remnants of history always remind people of bad things. In fact, Nuremberg is a very modern and romantic city. There are Gothic churches, romantic half-timbered houses and comfortable squares in the old city. The embellishment of urban planning creates an unforgettable atmosphere.

The Frankish Stadium is located next to the Zeppelin assembly hall in Nuremberg. It was opened in 1928. The Nazi Party has used the stadium as a walking ground for the Hitler Youth League since 1933.

The stadium, formerly known as the "City Stadium", was renamed the Franks Stadium in 1991, which is adjacent to the newly built Nuremberg Insurance Arena. Because Germany is going to hold the World Cup, the stadium was greatly renovated in 2002, at a cost of 57.2 million euros to expand the southwest and northwest stands respectively, with audience capacity. With an additional 48,000 players, the competition lawn is lowered by 1.30 meters so that all seats can watch the game clearly.

In this World Cup, the Franks Stadium will hold four group stage and one top 16 matches in the World Cup. The match between England and Trinidad and Tobago is the first group stage held here.

This stadium has always been used by the Bundesliga club Nuremberg. Nuremberg has a very high prestige in the city. Most of the local fans here like this team, and they are also very crazy!

When it comes to the madness of fans, most people will think of English football hooligans, which can be said to be world 'famous', but when you come to Germany for a while, you will know that German fans are not inferior to English fans at all. Perhaps the German tradition makes them more rational, so they have a greater influence on the club.

Three years ago, in 2003, something interesting happened to the Nuremberg Club.

In that season, the Nuremberg team's performance was very bad. Club president Rott said publicly that if he could not beat Hertha Berlin at home, then the team's head coach Ogentale would have to go. But after Nuremberg lost to Hertha Berlin at home, the Nuremberg fans at home put up a slogan to support Augentaler.

Not only that, after the game, more fans gathered in front of the club to protest, which lasted for three days.

As a result, for a period of time, reports about Nuremberg fans have occupied an important position in the news reports of major German newspapers and TV stations. In this case, the club president Rott also changed his original idea. After the club held an emergency meeting, he said: "Even if the team is unfortunately relegated, I believe Ogentale has the absolute ability to bring Nuremberg back to the first division next season. I can't think of a coach who is more suitable for Nuremberg than him.

Rott also deliberately flattered the fans and said, "Our fans have made us realize that even if we fall into the second division, Nuremberg and coach Ogentale will not lose their support. This is an important message for our decision to change the coach. We can't rush to oust a coach that fans love from the stage. In response, Der Spiegel commented that it was the fans who saved Ogentale.

It can be seen how crazy Nuremberg fans are. Compared with English fans, they are more rational and naturally have a greater impact on their favorite clubs.

In this World Cup match, the local Nuremberg fans who come to the scene will reach about two-thirds. These crazy and rational fans will become the leaders of the atmosphere on the field.

In an interview before the game, many Nuremberg fans expressed their views. In the match between England and Trinidad and Tobago, most of them remained neutral---

"I like Jack. He just started playing football in Germany. I hope he can perform well!"

"I only support Germany. I come to watch the game because this is the World Cup. I hope to see a wonderful game!"

"Trynida and Tobago is also good. It's a good game to beat the strong with the weak..."

Local fans in Nuremberg have different views, but in general, they all want to watch a wonderful game. However, when commenting on these, many media are not optimistic about the excitement of the game. First of all, the gap between the two sides is too big, and then England did not play well in the last game against Paraguay. Many media believe that Eriksson is likely to make the fans stable, and it is almost impossible to make the game a goal battle.