Chapter 39 Sadly Europe's Strongest

Chapter 39 Sadly Europe's Strongest

Brits are arrogant!

Their arrogance touches all areas!

And of course football too!

The British often proudly say that Britain is the birthplace of modern football, okay! No one will compete with them in this birthplace, so the British swelled up. Since they are the birthplace of modern football, the result of analysis based on their uniquely structured mind is that British football is the most powerful in the world.

The ideal is full, but the reality is the backbone.

The British, who think they are invincible in the world, have achieved a lot in football compared to other continental powerhouses. Except for winning a championship in the World Cup held in their homeland decades ago, other previous international level In the big competition, the England team, which represents the highest level of the UK, really has nothing to show for it.

But the British don't care, they still tenaciously gather all the world-class superstars who can be recognized by them, and form what is known as the strongest lineup of each era to participate in every World Series.

But now, it seems that their wish is also a little dangerous.

Since Mr. McLaren, who is known as the best local head coach, was hired as the head coach of the England team, the performance of English football is that Wang Xiaoer's Chinese New Year is not as good as every year.

Even breaking through the group stage of the European Cup qualifiers has become a big problem now. In the group they are in, Croatia has already qualified for the qualifying, and the remaining spot will be between England and Russia.

When did the mighty English football become so embarrassing?

But it doesn't matter, the situation of England's qualifying team is still good now. The Russian team, which led them by a few points before, was won by Israel in the last round of the game. England regained the initiative. As long as this game can win Croatia at home, They will successfully qualify for next year's European Cup.

But still the same sentence, the ideal is very full, but the reality is very skinny!

When the game ended, looking at the dazzling 2:3, all the English people wanted to cry but had no tears.

The pain of the defeat fueled anger and pointed the finger at McLaren, England's best home-grown coach, who refused to resign despite a post-match press conference.

"I have to take responsibility for the team's loss, but I haven't discussed the next step with the FA yet. We should not have lost in today's game. I am not trying to shirk responsibility here, but everyone knows that England's Difficult, the crisis of our striker, defense and goalkeeper did not just erupt today."

But it is clear that the FA has run out of patience. Chairman Thompson said in an official statement: "Like every England fan, we are also frustrated by our failure to qualify for Euro 2008. I know McLaren more than anyone. It's all painful and I would like to thank McLaren for his work since taking over last summer and I wish him the best of luck for the future. The selection of a new England manager has already begun and we will do everything possible to choose the best fit."

From the first day of taking office, McLaren was not recognized. After all, he was an emergency candidate that the FA had no way to launch after Hiddink and Scolari refused.

Before England was drawn by Israel and the team situation was in jeopardy, McLaren's name was also changed to "mcclown" by the media.

When they defeated Andorra 3-0 at home, which the media called "a London bar team could easily beat", it was also regarded as a major crime. Former England captain Butcher once said: "Look at the game he coaches." , is more painful than pulling a tooth."

After five consecutive 3-0 performances, the criticism of McLaren's dismissal was temporarily suspended, but the Eastern Expedition to Moscow wiped out the Crusaders. The "Sun" once again reminded McLaren: "Forget the golden carriage celebrating the victory and start preparing the black one. coffin."

Rumors about a coaching change have come back again and again, and McLaren is facing a strong crisis of confidence for the second time in a year.

But in the future, the situation in England still looks good. The overly professional Israelis once pretended to be the savior of the English. With no chance of qualifying, they made everyone take down Russia and almost sent England back. home base. However, McLaren, who was in a good mood, forgot to step on the home plate, and was banned from the game as a result. He really didn't sit in the golden carriage, but went to lie in the black coffin.

After the game against Croatia, the British media has already begun to hype McLaren's successor. In addition to the former captain Shearer, Capello also "self-recommendation". Capello, who has led teams to win league titles in AC Milan, Rome, Juventus and Real Madrid, said in an interview with Gazzetta dello Sport: It's a fantastic challenge, I'm my age, it's a battle."

One year and three months later, McClaren was forced to abdicate from his golden role as England manager, becoming one of the shortest-lived managers in Three Lions history. The culprit is of course poor performance. Eriksson only lost 11 points in three major qualifying matches, while his successor lost 13 points in a row in one year, suffocating the originator of modern football in the qualifiers.

McLaren is finally relieved now, because as we all know, the England coach is probably the most difficult job in the UK, and the work background is as complicated as the prime minister.

Hiddink, Scolari and others rejected this hot potato, and the FA could only make up for it with McLaren. Doomed his rough fate.

Removing Beckham was his prestige move. After taking Andorra's flag in the first match of the qualifiers, Macedonia, the two underdogs, only scored a goal, and they were tied by Macedonia at Old Trafford.

Against Croatia, the strongest opponent in the group, Robinson also did not help, putting a return pass into the goal. At this time, Mai Shuai moved the idea of ​​reactivating Beckham.

Then in Estonia, Beckham, who has returned from the king, stabilized Mai Shuai's black cap with two assists, which also gave the latter the leisure to rectify the team.

Returning to Wembley for the battle against Israel and Russia, McLaren started Husky. The return of the latter activated Owen, who had been in the dark for a long time, and Mai Shuai started a short honeymoon.

However, everyone knows that the last two battles in the group are the key to testing the quality of Mai's British army. Sure enough, Pavlyuchenko's brace made the English almost desperate for qualifying. The Eastern Expedition to Moscow wiped out the Crusaders. The "Sun" pressed McLaren's head on a football and wanted to kick him away!

God gave McLaren a second chance to "be a man", but Mai Shuai, who was ridiculed by the British media as "Mickey Mouse", messed up again.

I thought that the cloud had been cleared, but the guests did not give face so much, and the arrogant mentality caused trouble. The England team and McLaren took a bite out of Huanglian, thinking that "victory is like a dish on the table".

England is out, and maybe McLaren should also sigh: "The European Cup without England, the strongest team in Europe, is not perfect!"

However, I believe many people will retort: ​​You are so strong!