Chapter 165 European Cup 2008

Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes. Since Italy and the Netherlands have come together, how can they lack a France? As a representative of art football, France has always been comparing with the Netherlands, and France and Italy are full of grudges in history. If you don't put them together, Platini will probably feel sorry for herself.

Harvesting grapes, determ, peeling, alcohol fermentation, separation of free flowing wine, juice, lactic fermentation, blending, this series of processes are the steps to make wine.

People love French wine and are also keen to discuss Bordeaux wine, not only because it symbolizes the romantic atmosphere of France, but more importantly, it has a unique historical and cultural heritage. All this is due to the French winemakers, who are like winemakers on the court, performing "how wine is made" for fans from time to time.

This summer's French team has a particularly obvious advantage. Due to the fixed main lineup and the tacit cooperation between players, the team is more integrated and is more likely to play a wonderful and deadly group cooperation.

A proven defensive line, coupled with Europe's top defensive midfielders such as Vieira, Maclele and Flamini, the French team's defensive ability is one of the best in Europe. In the positional battle, the French team, because of the tacit cooperation with each other and the outstanding technical ability of the front-court attackers Henry and Ribery, will consider controlling the rhythm under their feet and tearing the opponent's defense line through fast and slow tempo changes.

In the main lineup of French stars, no matter which star is famous, it will not be the focus of attention. On the contrary, the performance of the three young people Ribery, Nasri and Benzema will directly determine what kind of wine the French team will make for everyone.

In the previous qualifiers, the French team finally advanced to the finals as the second in the group, and Domenek became the first French head coach to lead the team through two consecutive competition qualifiers. Yakai is great? But he only led the French team to play a World Cup.

After N years of suffering, the French team, the former World Cup and European Cup champion team, was divided into the most difficult and complex Group B in the European Cup qualifiers. In addition to France, this group also has the World Cup champion Italy and the strong Scotland and Ukraine. It can be said that if only Grouping, France's luck is really terrible.

However, in the process of group competition, France's luck was surprisingly good. First, when the team's atmosphere was the most chaotic and the personnel were the most irregular after the change of coach in Italy, France took advantage of the chaos to grab the precious three points from the old opponent at home. In the following six rounds of qualifiers, the French team had 5 wins and 1 loss, ranking first in the group, the 8th round. France shook hands with Italy away from home, and the prospect of qualifying with 19 points in 8 games is already bright.

Surprisingly, in the 9th round of the qualifiers, France lost 0:1 at home to Scotland. In this way, although France still held the initiative in its own hands in the remaining three rounds, Scotland and Italy still have the possibility to join hands to qualify, so French midfielder Ribery launched the wolf exorcism. Encourage Scotland: "I believe that Scotland can defeat Italy, and the qualifying team will be us and Scotland."

Ribery's idea is very good. However, what is more unexpected than France's home and away defeats Scotland is that Scotland lost 02 against the hopeless Georgia at home. Ribery's winked eyes to a group of native dogs, so that France only needs the last round from Ukraine If Cran gets one point, he can ensure promotion.

You can qualify in a draw. This is really common and memorable in Chinese football, because the Chinese team has never got the expected draw. Similarly, England fell into such a favorable situation in this European Cup group stage, but Li removed the obstacles to France's promotion ahead of schedule. In the penultimate round of the qualifiers, Italy defeated Scotland 2:1 away, which means that the Italian and French powers will advance to advance to the 2008 European Cup two rounds.

In addition to the smooth promotion, France uses Nasri, Benzema and Ben. The younger generation represented by Alfa and other players have very eye-catching performances in the qualifiers, and they will also be the hope of the French European Cup.

The rise of the new generation also means that the Old Power Award has withdrawn from the historical stage. In the 23-man list of the European Cup announced by the head coach Domenek of the French national team, David, the striker who plays for Juventus. Trezeguet was not selected.

Although Trezeguet's performance in Juventus this season was very arrogant, it is strange that Domenek finally gave up the old scorer.

For Trezeguet's decline, the French head coach gave an indirect explanation: "This is the result of a collective selection. There are already many strikers on the list, and you have to make a choice."

Unexpectedly, Gomis was selected. The young player under the age of 23 replaced Trezeguet, which was also the first time he was selected to the French national team. Gomis has scored 14 goals in 30 times for the veteran team Saint-Étienne this season, and is the second local scorer tied with Cisé after Benzema.

What is the future of the French team in the European Cup?

Although he is a traditional hero of European football, everything is still unknown on the stage of the European Cup, especially in the group of death.

Compared with the brutality of Group C, Group D is much more harmonious. The defending champion Greece, the Nordic pirates Sweden, the red bullfighting Spain, which has returned to the world stage, and Russia, which has emerged a large number of talented players.

The road to qualifying champion can be said to be flat. After losing only one of the twelve qualifiers, Rehagel's magic is still playing a great role. For many years, one story and one hero in "Greek Mythology" have been deeply rooted in children around the world with various words. In my heart, although I am sometimes dressed in the cloak of Saint Seiya.

In the summer of 2004, Greece won the championship trophy in the European Cup, creating a myth of the new century. You know, Greece has never won any game in the international competition before.

In this European Cup qualifiers, the Greek team made another miracle. Under the leadership of the meritorious coach Rehagel, 10 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss in 12 games, with 31 points in the qualifier score is the highest in Europe.

In the 2004 European Cup, Greece was in the same group with Russia, Spain and Portugal. In this European Cup, the only change in the group stage opponent was that Sweden replaced Portugal.

Four years ago, the Greek team advanced as the second in the group, and Spain and Russia were both eliminated. This time, neither Aragones nor Hiddink wanted to repeat the defeat four years ago, and today's "mythical Legion" is no longer that "mysterious team". Whether the Greek team can replicate the myth depends on how many panacea is left in Rehagel.

The Greek team is also determined to defend its title in this European Cup. Greece went to Austria and Switzerland, with the aura of the last European Cup champion above its head, but the team's strength is not at the top. If you want to win the championship, Rehagel's scheduling is the key factor.

This time, he recruited many young players, to a greater extent, in order to dig deep into the team's potential, and to make new faces thoroughly studied by coaches from various countries, so that Rehagel can have more freedom in platooning.

The other team in Group D is Sweden, a pirate from Northern Europe. Sweden began in the era of pirates. More than 1,000 years ago, the Swedish ancestors, the Vikings, sailed all over Europe, from the Red Sea in the south, to North America in the west, and Baghdad in the east. They wore horrible helmets and held steel knives to rob and plunder people everywhere.

In the qualifiers of the 2008 European Championship, the Swedish team almost reached the "robbery level" of their predecessors, and laid the foundation for advancing to the finals with four consecutive wins at the beginning.

In order to play the European Cup between Switzerland and Austria, Inter Milan striker Ibrahimovic chose to operate early to save enough fighting and physical strength for the European Cup. Larson, another "pirate leader" on the front line, also changed after receiving an invitation from the Swedish Prime Minister and the signatures of 140,000 fans. The decision.

Their performance will directly determine how far the Swedish team can go in Switzerland and Austria. In this European Cup qualifier, although Sweden finally ranked second in the group after Spain, the trend of the Vikings in this group is the most stable, and the four-game winning streak at the beginning laid a solid foundation for their qualifying.

However, judging from the process of the qualifiers, the two absolute cores, Ibrahim and Yonberry, did not play a corresponding role. Ibrahimovic did not score a goal in the whole qualifier, and even was once excluded from the national team, which was completely different from his performance in Inter.

And Yongberg only scored the only goal against a fish team like Liechtenstein. The former Arsenal's fast knife has become passivated with age and injuries.

In the European Cup finals, the central axis of Ibrahimovic, Jonberry and Melberg will directly affect the performance of the Swedish team. For coach Lagerbeck, if the Swedish team wants to make a difference in the European Cup, it must exert its team strength and rely on several core players to compete with their opponents.

Now, Sweden's offensive strength in the midfield is not bad, but the hidden danger lies in the defense of the backcourt. The state of Melberg, the core of the back defense, has gradually declined in recent years, and no new strength has emerged in Sweden's defense line.

They were easily defeated by Germany in the 2006 World Cup. If the problem of defense cannot be solved, I'm afraid Sweden will stop at most when it reaches the top eight.

The strongest team in Group D is undoubtedly Spain, which was kicked out of the German World Cup by Degan. Bullfighting is the national essence of Spain, and excellent bullfighting is a hero respected by the whole country. As a bullfighting on the green field, Spanish football is also enthusiastic and aggressive, which is hard to say that it is influenced by the hearts of the people. Football, or football, has affected the hearts of the people.

This is a star-studded Spanish national team. The middle-aged players led by Pujol and Harvey play the lead role. A large number of young people have emerged in the league. Whether it is experience, competitive status, or a thirst for honor, the Spanish teams in Switzerland and Austria have With all the necessary factors needed to win the championship, the Spanish team has also shown a good competitive state in recent warm-up matches. Italy, the champion of the 2006 World Cup, and France, the runner-up, has been killed by the matadors.

Although the results of the Spanish national team have not been satisfactory for more than 40 years, the Spanish team will always be the favorite to win the championship in previous competitions. In the 2008 European Cup, Spain ranked second only behind Germany in the championship odds list. In the eyes of many famous players, the bullfighting from the Iberian Peninsula are the same. The best hope is to win the gold cup.

In the qualifiers, Spain also created the myth of being undefeated in 2007 while qualifying in the early round. The German World Cup qualifiers were brutalized by Belgium in advance and missed the stage of the World Cup. This time the Spaniards do not want to repeat it.

After missing the World Cup in Germany, Aragones thoroughly reflected on the team's tactical system. After abandoning flag figures such as Raul and Molentes, the Spanish national team suddenly accelerated, and many small players with good skills, speed and team consciousness accumulated in the front court of the Matador Legion. With the initial viability of 442 to now 4231, the success of Aragones' tactical innovation is indispensable.

The drastic reform, this time the old coach seems to be serious. In the 23-man list of the Spanish team recently announced by Aragones, there is no Raul's name.

Raul scored 23 goals for Real Madrid this season, the highest in five years and was one of the team's contributors consecutive La Liga championship, but Aragones was unmoved.

Sergio. Garcia, Cazorra, Palup, De La Red and Fernando. Navarro, five people in this 23-man list have not played for the national team for even a minute.

Only 8 of 23 people participated in the 2004 European Cup, 13 had experience in the 2006 World Cup qualifiers, and only 6 were born before 1980. While people were gratified by the old coach's implementation of the renewal policy of the national team, they also had to admire Aragones' pre-war exhibition. Show the courage.

Aragones also said confidently: "We must believe that this list can make Spain win."

Aragones is very confident, but Spanish fans said they were very injured because their prince Raul had to stay at home and watch TV this summer. For Spanish football, Raul is a name that can never be ignored. Unfortunately, the departure of the golden boy has become a booster for Spain.

From a tactical point of view, Raul, who is gradually losing speed, is indeed not the first choice for the front line. In the game with Aragones, Raul was also completely defeated. The Lord of the Rings formed a gang in the German World Cup qualifiers, which completely angered Aragones. After being kicked out of the World Cup by Belgium, he completely kicked Raul out of the national team.

Raul's departure has caused many fans to pass through Spain, but it is undeniable that the disappearance of the Lord of the Rings has led to the rapid growth of a large number of young players.

David in the energy. Silva has become one of Aragones' most trusted players, and a world wave against England gave Xiaobai a stable starting position. Although Torres and Villa are not newcomers, Raul's departure has made them shoulder more responsibilities, which also accelerates the maturity of the two new generation of shooters. In this sense, Raul has made quite outstanding contributions to the matador.

Spain is the strongest in Group D, but the most unpredictable thing is Russia. Vodka is Russia's national wine, which has a long history and originated in the 14th century and means "water of life" in Russian. Drinking good wine requires slow work and light deliberation to taste the true taste, but the Russians drink vodka, as if a Shandong man drank old white dry, a mouthful of stuffy, and then clenched his fists and exhaled the wine. Russians believe that this kind of drinking method can be called courage.

In recent years, teams from the Russian Super League have performed well in Europe. CSKA Moscow has dedicated a classic match with Inter Milan and Arsenal in the Champions League, and Zenit St. Petersburg has won this season's Confederate Cup under the leadership of Edvocat and defeated Glasgow Rangers in the final. In the semi-final victory over Bayern Munich, Zenit represents the current strength of Russian football, and the greater reason why the Russian team has the opportunity to create miracles comes from their first foreign coach, the magical Hiddink.

Hiddink led the Netherlands and South Korea to break into the top four of the World Cup, led Australia to the World Cup finals, and almost blocked the champion Italy. The magical Dutch old man always seems to have endless tricks. For the Russians, Hiddink is their European Cup "water of life".

Thanks to Croatia's help to make it to the final stage of the European Cup, otherwise, there will be no former Soviet republics in this European Cup. The 90 minutes of the race against Andorra condensed Russia's roller coaster track of the whole qualifiers, from great joy to great sadness, and then the final dream come true.

In the last round of the qualifiers, after Sechev scored a goal, the Russians were no longer interested in bullying the "regional team" Andorra, and everyone was in inquired about Wembley's situation.

The news of Croatia's two-ball edge change stimulated everyone's nerve endings, but after Crouch equalized the score, almost everyone thought it was "that way". Who knew that Petrich's magical foot reversed the world. Hiddink, who had been nervous for a year, finally survived the midfield whistle and was finally able to enjoy the happiness of being thrown into the air by the players.

Russia didn't get off to a good start in the qualifiers. It drew with Croatia and Israel at home. After killing Estonia and Macedonia in a row, they had a match with Croatia. The two teams did not score a goal in 180 minutes, which was indeed a great friendship. Then the west into London was dismembered by England's three goals, and the qualifying situation was once critical. Local media also questioned Hiddink's carelessness and was ready to go to Stanford Bridge to receive the Chelsea whip.

Hiddink has been teaching Russia for more than a year, and Russian is only at the word level, but he knows Pushkin's fairy tale "The Story of the Fisherman and the Goldfish". Before the Battle of Tianwang Mountain in England, the local reporter asked him what he had. The Dutch responded that he would make three wishes to the goldfish: first, win England; second, frustration Israel; III. Defeat Andorra.

The plot of the last three rounds of the qualifiers is full of ups and downs, which can be called a classic case in football history. The three rounds of the popular three rounds of qualifying are particularly strong than Liverpool's reversal of AC Milan in the 2005 UEFA Champions League final, which also explains why football is a people's sport. It can last for a hundred years, and its suspense is strange and unmatched by other sports.

Pavlyuchenko's second opening made all Russians feel happy. No one blames Hiddink for defeating the originator of modern football for the first time in 49 years.

However, happiness comes too fast and often doesn't know how to cherish it. The Israelis washed the Dragon King Temple, making Abu and other Russians full of bitterness.

However, just when the Russians themselves almost gave up hope, the Eastern European brother Croatia timely extended a helping hand. If possible, the Russian Football Association is expected to be willing to put the busts of Petriki and Bilic in the Football Museum.

Since the collapse of the former Soviet Union, Russia has never reached the first round of the finals from the 1994 World Cup to the 2006 World Cup. This time, they will hope that Hiddink can play his magic as always.

The European Cup is about to begin, and 16 teams will fight for the European football leaders again. In the last European Cup, the Greek team was "black" to the end, which caused countless giants' feelings and regrets. Now four years later, the European giants have made a comeback, and other "dark horses" like the Greek team are also ready to go and must be staged. A strong dispute, a good drama of "dark horse" assault.

In this European Cup, except for England and Portugal, other big teams are not absent. Among them, Germany, Italy, France, the Netherlands, etc. are regarded as popular teams to win the championship. Of course, Belgium, which has Degan, has also attracted a lot of support votes.

The most favored team is the German team, which not only has strength, but also has good signing. There is basically no big difficulty in qualifying the group. After entering the knockout stage, they also face Portugal or Switzerland. For a strong German team, they will never pay attention to Portugal or Switzerland. Road to the final is their firm goal.

Now this German team has not only maintained the advantage of strong body and possession of air control, but also has good skills such as Neuville and Kuai Ma Dongke, which will make their tactics richer and their attack power further improve.

The defense line of the German team can be said to be the most experienced combination of competitions. It is basically the lineup of the World Cup in Germany two years ago. Medsack and Metzelde are becoming more and more mature, and Lehmann is not old, trying to keep Germany's goal solid.

Italy, France and the Netherlands also have the strength to win the championship. However, they were divided into a group, making the road to the finals more cruel.

The Italian team belongs to the slow-heat team, and the group qualifying is their biggest threshold. If the team can qualify, the stable Italian team will definitely go further.

The French team has become younger after a blood change. If young people can withstand the pressure and play a good level, they may also succeed in this European Cup.

As for the Netherlands, if the defense can be better, Basten will not bring the team to the finals.

As for the last favorite Belgium to win the championship, it is actually full of variables, because he fought with Pepe on the court in the previous qualifiers, and Degan was banned from three games by UEFA, that is to say, if he wants to participate in the game, he only needs to wait until the team is qualified.

But the current situation in Belgium, it is really unknown how much other players can play in combat without the leadership of Degan.

In addition, like the last European Cup, there will definitely be a "dark horse" like the Greek team in this European Cup. This time, it is difficult for the host to become a "dark horse" to the end. After all, everyone has a new understanding and guard against the host. This "dark horse" is expected to be in Russia and Romania. It is born in teams such as the team and Croatia.

First of all, the "double-headed eagle" Russian team, regardless of history or reputation, has no reason to be favored. But under Hiddink's **, the Russian team already has a perfect central axis composed of Arshavin, Kirianov, Anyukov, and goalkeeper Malafiev of the UEFA Cup champion team Zenit St. Petersburg. None of them are superstars, but they are very practical and powerful.

In Group D, where the Russian team is located, only Spain is strong, and the strength of Greece and Sweden is similar to theirs. Therefore, it is not difficult for the Russian team to qualify in the group. After entering the knockout stage, the Russian team, as a cloth, can definitely throw pressure on its opponents, and it can let it go.

Many people think that it is difficult for Romania to qualify from the group because they are in the same group as Italy, France and the Netherlands. However, don't forget that when Italy, France and the Netherlands fight, they must also give Romania a chance.

As long as they play with the mentality of the weak in the group stage, there will definitely be unexpected gains. If the group is qualified, morale and confidence are very high, it is not impossible to "one black to the end".

The Croatian team is also very good. In addition to the German team, the Austrian team and the Polish team are not strong. Moreover, the Croatian team also has a strong striker like Petrich, the core of quasi-stars such as Modric, and some players who are not well-known but play a lot of role. Therefore, people have reasons. I believe that this team will suddenly break out without everyone's attention.

The curtain is about to open. Sixteen powerful soldiers are waiting for a whistle to fight. After taking care of the things in Italy, Digan also flew directly to Geneva, Switzerland, where he concentrated with the team. However, before that, he had another job, that is, with head coach Antieni. Together, the 23-man list of the national team was determined in this competition.