Chapter 307 The beginning of victory [1]
June 12th.
0:00 Yanjing time, 18:00 local time in Austria.
The mountain city of Salzburg is bathed in the golden sunset, and the sultry temperature is gradually decreasing. The distant wind of Alpis Mountain is slowly blowing from the foothills of the mountain. The whole Salzburg looks golden and brilliant under the golden sunset, like the solemn palace of the Alpys gods.
Although three hours later, the first game of the Three Lions in the 2008 European Cup will officially start at the Sz-Sizenheim Stadium, the football atmosphere before the game has made every Salzburg aborigines feel the fanaticism of the European Cup.
The smoke has begun to fill!
The war is on the verge of breaking out!
According to the statistics of the Salzburg Tourism Management Department, as of the early morning of the 12th local time, as many as 100,000 crazy English fans have poured into this beautiful tourist mountain city. This terrible number is two-thirds of Salzburg's total population, plus a large number of Greek fans from afar, Salzburg The population of the castle doubled on this day.
All this is because of football!
This is the charm of football. Even the huge earth seems to choose to stop rotating at this moment because of the existence of this small football!
Since the afternoon of the 12th, the avid English fans on the streets have turned this beautiful small town at the foothills of Alpis into an active volcano that can erupt at any time - the St. George's Cross Flag that can be seen everywhere in the streets and alleys... The melodious tune of "God Save the Queen" floating over the city... Oil on the face The big man who painted the British flag and shouted "Long live Her Majesty"... Wearing the pure white robe of the national team No. 7 or No. 10, holding David Beckham and Michael Owen's heads in his hand, the blonde and blue-eyed beauty who showed crazy love... All of this is venting the English fans without concealment. ** and confidence in Euro 2008!
Although major European betting companies have not made the England queue the top seed of this competition, although David Villa, the front-line killer of the Spanish team, surpassed Michael Owen in the odds of the scorer list, although England, which claims to be the originator of football, has not won the international competition for many years. Persuasive achievements, but... The past has long been history, and this pale history has become meaningless in front of a person - this person is the madman Li!
England's bandage god of war!
A man called [God on the side of the football field]!
Because of the existence of this man who came from the myth with mysterious brilliance, the British Three Islands had more hopes for the 2008 European Cup than ever before, so there were fans everywhere in Britain and Salzburg holding the portrait of Li Tongfan's middle finger, like the emperor's most loyal bodyguard. Shake your arms and shout... Salzburg, Austria on June 12, has become the home of England!
God's home court!
... 12th is 16:00.
The sunset on the edge of the sky has fallen again, and the golden light has turned into a fiery red halo.
The famous Duke of Semonsis Manor on the outskirts of Salzburg!
The bus with the cross flag of St. George is already parked in front of the lobby of the Manor Hotel.
The staff of the England team are busy packing the players' luggage into the bottom of the bus. In less than half an hour, the team will leave for the Russ-Sitenheim Stadium to show the strength and invincibility of the Three Lions to fans around the world.
In the lobby of the hotel!
The English media, which was lucky enough to be qualified to interview with the team, is surrounding Li Tongfan and assistant coach Wienerables for the last interview before the first game.
The players of the team sat on the soft sofa in the lobby in twos and threes, or listened to music with headphones, or leisurely looked through the magazines in their hands. Except for a few inexperienced players such as Sturidge sitting there at a loss, other players who have had many national team competitions are deliberately adjusting their pre-war mood and state in the way they are best at.
... "Don't be nervous... Relax!"
Team captain David Beckham appeared behind Sturidge, patting the little guy on the shoulder with a smile of the logo of the popular girls, pointing to the back of Li Tongfan, who was salivating and interviewing reporters in the distance: "With the boss, everything will become very simple!"
Storidge cracked his dry mouth with an ugly smile. For the first time, he represented England in the national team. It was false to say that he was not nervous.
"Hey, Daniel, you really don't have to be nervous..." Joe Hart, who sat next to him, stretched out his fist and punched Stewridge in the chest: "Because you don't have a chance to play today!"
Storidge: "...your uncle's!"
But when Joe Hart was made such a fuss by the thick line, Storidge was really not so nervous.
... not far away.
Michael Owen sat quietly on the purple-gold velvet sofa, looking through the huge French window of the hotel and staying on the snow white and wisp of golden light of Alpis Mountain in the distance.
Since he was seriously injured and left the stage in the 2006 World Cup in Germany, it will be Michael Owen, a young man who used to be on the stage of the national competition again after two years... Thinking about the game that will start in less than three hours, Owen sighed in his heart: two years, he thought he had said goodbye to the pick. A chance to get honors, but... in the European Cup, Michael Owen is finally back!
I will make everyone intoxicated by my performance!
... And out of the 23 English players, only one is the most leisurely - Wayne Rooney!
Because the little fat man punched the Russian players for his teammates in the away game against Russia in the qualifiers, Rooney was suspended for five additional games by UEFA, so at least the little fat man could not play in the group stage of the Three Lions.
In fact, there were many people in England who insisted on bringing such a striker who might not be able to play at all, but Li Tongfan still resolutely put on Rooney. A player with the surname of the competition like Rooney needs him in the knockout match!
What's more, Rooney punched to protect his teammates. This is doomed that even if Rooney is banned for 100 games, Lao Li will waste a place to bring the little fat man to Austria.
And Lao Li's decision obviously made the little fat man regard Lao Li as a reborn parent and be grateful.
At this time, Manchester United's ace is helping the staff carry their luggage to the bus!
... "Okay, guys, let's go!"
After being interviewed by the reporter, Li Tongfan turned around and waved his hand and walked out of the hotel lobby first.
Three minutes later.
When the bus started and slowly drove to the gate of the Duke of Mencise Manor, bursts of cheers exploded like thunder. The white sea of tens of thousands of English fans waiting here instantly set off a wave of anger. For these fans who didn't buy tickets, this will be their farewell. The hero in his eyes embarked on the last battle of the battlefield.
Semons Manor is less than 8 kilometers away from the Rus-Sistzenheim Stadium. The bus runs steadily along the soothing road. Along the way, both sides of the street are surrounded by English fans waving cross flags. The Three Lions drive to the "battlefield" to pick up honors with endless cheers!
...Sers-Sitenheim Stadium!
This stadium, which looks like a silver-white square matchbox, has long fallen into a frenetic atmosphere. The white England fan camp and the sky-blue Greek fan camp on the stands that can accommodate 30,000 people are clearly distinguished, and the noisy atmosphere like waves has been unveiled in advance. **!
...The game is still more than an hour away, but the stadium is full. England will play against the Greek national team, the winner of the 2004 European Cup!" Sester, a famous mouthpiece of British National Television, undoubtedly came to the scene to explain, and his partner was Gary Reinkel.
"This game will be the last game of the first round of this European Cup group stage, and it will also be the first appearance of the Three Lions of Crazy Lee in this competition... At this time, the other two teams in Group D with England, Spain and Norway have been competing at the New Tivoli Stadium in Innsbruck. Take... Hey, Gary, let me introduce the score to you!"
Leinkel naturally smiled and took Sester's words:
"It's not unreasonable for the Spanish team to be listed as the champion of this competition. Insbruck's game lasted until the 75th minute of the second half. David Villa, the striker of the Matator Legion, has staged the first hat-trick of the game... There is no doubt that Spain will be the biggest madman Lee in the group stage. The opponent!"
The two commentators seemed extremely relaxed and obviously had no doubt about the victory of this game.
At this time, the cheers on the court suddenly soared!
It turns out that the players of England and Greece have begun to warm up on the field.
... "The first appearance of the players of the two teams detonated the atmosphere of the Rus-Sitsenheim Stadium. Unfortunately, we haven't found Li Tongfan for the time being..."
Not far from the British commentary seat is the commentary team from the five sets of China's CCTV. The big-brained Duan Xuan's melancholy magnetic baritone was broadcast through satellite. Now it is 9.6 million square kilometers in China's ears of every fan who stays up late to watch the game.
At this time, it was more than one o'clock in the middle of the night in China, and the dark night enveloped the vast state of China. However, the three words "Li Tongfan" in Duan Xuan's words were like magic spells, which shocked every sleepy fan waiting in front of the TV or computer.
In addition to the live commentary, CCTV will host a four-hour European talk show "Chinese European Cup" after midnight in the domestic studio hall every night. Of course, the focus is on the English team led by Li Tongfan. The game.
Before that, Sohu.com held a fan survey called "The team I support most in the European Cup". As a result, because of Li Tongfan's existence, the Three Lions defeated Spain, Germany and other popular teams without any suspense and topped the list with 19% of the votes.
"... Although I am an avid Torres fan, I hope England can win the championship in this European Cup... Why? Of course, it's because of Li Tongfan!"
This netizen's message best represents the voice of all Chinese fans. When the domestic rough league has become a stinky black quagmire, the existence of the madman Li is more like a sweet spring, like a muddy pink lotus, moistening and fragrant the true love of Chinese fans for football!
... "In less than half an hour, this concern of hundreds of millions of Chinese compatriots is about to begin. Li Tongfan's first opponent was [Otto the Great] Rehagel, who created the dark horse miracle in the last European Cup and Kaiserslautern's miracle in the Bundesliga..."
In the broadcast hall of CCTV's European Cup of China, Zhang Bing, a fat host, said: "In the face of the most outstanding head coach in German history who has also created incredible miracles, as a senior rice bucket, I wish the rice bucket good luck!"
...Sers-Sitenheim Stadium!
England's locker room.
"...In the next 90 minutes, our only goal is to win and show our strength in front of fans all over the world, so that any next opponent will tremble, fear, soft legs, and beg for mercy when facing us..."
"No problem, boss!"
In the face of Li Tongfan's request, more than 20 mouths gave a firm answer with one voice.
...The Greek team's locker room!
"... The tactics of the madman Li are better than the strange and strange soldiers, just like the mysterious military soldiers in ancient China... However, as long as the right way is found, the madman Li is not invincible... There is an idiom in China called [Ji Zheng Keqi], so what we have to do is to respond to everything with the same. Change..."
Miracle coach Rehagel is arranging the tactics of the Greek team.
The 70-year-old man, who created Kaiserslau Shenhua and the 2004 European miracle, will always have a calm expression on his face. Although the skin on his face has been wrinkled and old because of the ruthless carvings of the years, the shining lights in the sky-blue eyes from time to time are still clearly telling. Tell everyone - Otto the Great, who is not old yet!
Although the crazy Li's myth of victory is popular in Europe, in the football world in Greece, in this mythical country where the Olympic spirit was born, Rehagel is the god Zeus, who lives high in the Holy Mountain of Olympia and overlooks human beings, and is the only true god of the Greek team.
"... Compared with the creativity and offensive strength of the midfield offensive players, England is not as good as Spain... and defensive ability... It is even not as good as us! So as long as you are not led by the strange tactics of the Chinese, there is a great hope of winning three points. Let's go, the game is about to begin!"
Rehagel doesn't even need to use any slogans or hot-blooded words to inspire his disciples, because in the eyes of the Greek team player, any word of the old man is a golden words to defeat the enemy, and any word is enough to make their fighting spirit bear. The bear is burning!
...Ten minutes later!
Pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa!
More than 20 huge lights on the roof of the Rus-Sizenheim Stadium turned on at the same time in an instant, and the slightly dim stadium suddenly became as bright as day!
The cheers that broke out in the stands were like thunder in nine days!
Force~~~ The whistle sounded!
The middle circle of the court!
Under the gaze of hundreds of millions of eyes eager for victory, Michael Owen, the starting striker of the Three Lions, gently hit the football under his feet to Frank Lampard behind him... The game officially began!
(to be continued)