Chapter 128: The Magical Destiny

Donn found that since the team lost to Wales, his good luck has basically stayed away from his team. When facing Sweden, the team's injury list has increased to three, Bentley, George Wood and Walcott, who will not be able to play in the game against Sweden.

Walcott had an ankle sprain and would definitely not catch up in the quarterfinals and quarterfinals.

Fortunately, he brought three right forwards to the beginning, which was criticized by the media before, but now it saves England - they don't have to worry about who can play the right forward.

Adriano Mok will definitely start in the game against Sweden, but I don't know the quarter-finals... If he performs well in the game against Sweden, he is likely to continue starting. If not, it depends on Bentley's recovery.

If Bentley didn't return to the point where he could play...Donn had a headache.

The Swedes are now paying special attention to George Wood's injury. Walcott has been confirmed to be unable to play in England and their game. This threat can be ruled out. George Wood is the core of England, and his role has been fully reflected in the last ten minutes of the game against Germany.

Sweden's head coach Larrys Ragbeck is very concerned about the situation in England because he always suspects that Tony Donn was deliberately shooting smoke bombs. He asked Wood to go to the hospital for examination, but in the afternoon's training, the reporters photographed Wood training with the team, and also touching the ball, and was not affected at all.

From research, Tony Tangen is a cunning person and cannot simply judge what he wants to do from the surface.

If Wood can start, Sweden needs to prepare a set of tactics. If Wood cannot start, he can't even play at all. Sweden needs to prepare another set of tactics. If he can't make it, it's not good. He can't let the team practice both tactics, right? How can this be done when it's tight?

Of course, Donn would not know his real plans for Ragbeck. The scenes that reporters can take every day are warming up except for the whole team in England.

Lagerbeck finally decided to prepare for this game on the premise that George Wood would not start. He believed that George Wood would definitely have a reason for going to the hospital that time, and his foot injury should not be completely cured. Lagerbeck repeatedly analyzed and felt that Tony Donn should not let Wood start in this game. The reason is very simple. purely from the perspective of strength, Sweden is not the opponent of England. In the game with a relatively large chance of winning, Donn will not let his favorites take risks.

Sweden can maintain its unbeaten record against England for 48 years. Ragbeck once told the media the secret: "Our team, England is too familiar with. English-style football is easy to see through. Their biggest enemy is themselves, and their arrogant attitude makes them never study their opponents."

Ragbeck believes that he knows England very well, ten years ago, but still the same ten years later. Tony Donn will definitely not let George Wood start, and England's tactical style will not be different from before. As long as he deals with it carefully, he will definitely be able to continue his unbeaten record.

Ragbeck guessed well, and Donn really didn't plan to let Wood start in this game, but the reason was not that he felt that he could easily defeat Sweden.

After learning from Welsh, Don is now very cautious.

What's more, Sweden can be regarded as the nemesis of England.

England can be afraid of France, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Portugal and other European teams, but Sweden, which is far from being the first-class European team, is indeed a heart-wrenching problem for the English.

The pain for Sweden is purely at the football level, and it is different from the hatred of the German team - England has not had England for 48 years...

For a team that claims to be world-class, always has the world champion and European champion. It is very depressed that they have not won a second-rate European team for 48 consecutive years. They feel that they will win every time, but the results are always unsatisfactory.

England and Sweden's last match in the World Championship dates back to the 2006 World Cup in Germany. The last round of the group stage b. Both sides played good goals in the half-time game, and the final score was 2:2. Ragbeck, who led the team to tie England at the time, is still coaching Sweden. The English land coach has changed four people, from Erikson to McLaren, from McLaren to Capello, and from Capello to Tony Donne.

The Englishmen's last victory over Sweden was in 1968, when they had just won the 1966 World Cup.

1968 was such a wonderful year. The English team, which won the local World Cup championship, seemed to have used up their luck for more than a hundred years, and won Sweden for the last time. The first loss to Germany was inseparable from the World Championships since then, and they have never even participated in the finals. Every time, they are considered to be the "strongest national team in history" and are highly expected, but they always make people go away and lose.

Since then, he has met Sweden twelve times, with eight draws and four losses, and no wins.

Since 2006, England has never encountered Sweden again, and that past is gradually forgotten. Until this European Cup, England and Sweden met in the knockout round, people counted the history before they thought: Oh, it turns out that England has not beat Sweden in these forty-eight years!

Moreover, Sweden's injury to English football is not only a shame of being unable to win for 48 years. Another reason sounds a bit superstitious. It is true that as long as England loses to Sweden, they must be very unlucky in that competition: in the 1990 World Cup European qualifiers, England was in the same group as Sweden. Although England did not defeat Sweden, they were able to advance to the final stage and eventually ended in the semi-finals of the 1990 World Cup. In 1995, the English team, who was preparing for the following European Cup, warmed up with Sweden, but they stopped in the semi-finals of that European Cup. In the 2000 European Cup qualifiers, the two English and Swedish teams

In the same group, Sweden beat England to win the first place in the group. Although the latter advanced through the playoffs, he did not even qualify in the group in the 2000 European Cup final circle. Before the 2004 European Cup, England continued to try to break the "vicious circle" of "Feng Rui is not victorious", but they not only lost to Sweden, but also stopped in the quarterfinals in that European Cup final stage. In the 2006 World Cup, England and Sweden were divided into the same group. In the last round, the two teams tied. Although England relied on this draw, they won the first place in the group. They avoided the feud Germany, but were eventually eliminated by Portugal's penalty kick, continuing the record of "Feng Rui is unlucky".

So much so that during that decade, the Englishmen stubbornly believed that as long as the England team could defeat Sweden, their dream of world championship would be realized.

It’s a bit embarrassing to say it out loud. It turns out that it’s not just China that has a history of “unbeatable”.

Even if England just beat Germany and sent their biggest enemy back to their hometown, England fans dared not be careless that they would definitely end their fate this time. Many people are still worried about the team's future. English fans who booked hotel rooms in advance for the final day are now beginning to consider whether their money will be wasted.

Unlike the unforgettable hatred with the German team, the encounter between England and Sweden is destined to be less gunpowder. Both English and Swedish players will not talk about such things in large quantities when interviewed, and the fans' reactions are not as intense as before the match with the German team.

Because whether it is a Swedish or an Englishman, the emotions expressed by this "record" are more of a doubt.

That's right. Swedish players laughed when asked by reporters that they had not lost to England for 48 years: "This is indeed a confusing question. We don't know why."

Ibrahimovic, who is already 34 years old, is an old player in Sweden who participated in the 2006 World Cup. Although he did not participate in the match against England, he saw it clearly on the bench. In the 90th minute of that game, Sweden was still behind England 1:2. The Englishman just scored the second goal in the 85th minute, which made people think that Sweden had just lost this time, but Larson's strange header finally frozen the score at 2:2. This is indeed incredible.

When asked by reporters about that game, Ibrahimovic, who was originally smiling, frowned: "It's really strange that you say this, and I can't tell why. In the second half, we seemed to be full of strength. The last ball was indeed incredible. I don't know how Larson scored the ball into the ground, maybe it was God?" A smile appeared on his face.

Swedish journalists were also curious and puzzled about this phenomenon. They are definitely not as good as England in terms of strength, and look at it in international competitions. England's performance is much better than Swedish team, but why can't England win them for 48 years? This is the most unbalanced confrontation in international football, and the imbalance is incredible.

The English players also found it strange when facing the question that reporters ran out.

For them, their continuous victory against Germany can only arouse their strong hatred and fighting spirit, but their continuous victory against Sweden can only confuse them. Faced with such an opponent who is not on the same level as them, they really can't raise any hatred.

If for the English, Germany is a "feudal"; then for Sweden, it is a "destiny". There is a mystical smell in it.

"I don't know why I can't defeat them. Maybe it's because I'm not lucky..." Rooney, who participated in the last England-Swiss battle and was very upset about being replaced in the middle of the process, could only scratch the back of his head when he thought about it.

A group of journalists from England, Sweden, and other countries blocked the entrance of the hotel where the England team was staying. They couldn't get in and could only wait outside. Seeing that an English player came out, they rushed over and threw the problem and the microphone over.

"I have never participated in the last Battle of England and Switzerland, and I have not participated in the previous twelve games. I don't know why this happened." Aaron Mitcher had to answer this question under the reporter's question.

Tony Donn walked out of the hotel and frowned when he saw the reporters surrounding his players asking questions.

Even he himself has been repeatedly asked the question these two days - "Why did the powerful England never defeat Sweden in forty-eight years?"

At first he could talk about it as a joke, but when everyone asked this, he became alert.

Because he saw danger in the fanatical eyes of those reporters.

He was previously glad that England had never met Sweden in the past ten years after 2006, and the awkward record had faded, which helped him prepare for the game. Unexpectedly, he was mentioned by the media again, as if he was afraid that these players would not know that England and Sweden had a grudge for 48 years.

This made him, a "former Chinese", think of the "HK fear" of Chinese football. It was not a big deal to lose to the same opponent, but the media irresponsibly promoted the hype gimmick, creating a "HK fear" for Chinese football. They personally established a "super powerful opponent" for Chinese football with a high and unterrible appearance. Chinese football, which was originally not very psychologically qualities, has since fallen into the vicious circle of "not winning against Korea"...

The media here can be said to have made great contributions.

Now, Don Eun doesn't want the tragic scene to repeat itself in England. Not to mention that English football and Chinese football are not on the same level, in Don Eun's opinion, England is simply a "Chinese team in Europe". There are too many similarities between the two. The psychological qualities of these big-name stars in England who are popular with local media may be the most vulnerable among the European powers.

If this group of reporters continues to get entangled, new players who have no feelings for the grudges of Yingrui may have psychological disorders... This is not possible.

If the media can't do anything else well, it's definitely the best in the world if it causes trouble.

Tang En turned around and walked back to the hotel lobby and found their security officer. He pointed to the "enthusiastic" reporters outside the door and said to the security officer: "My players need the best rest, and I don't want them to be disturbed by the media. In addition, the group of media blocked the door, which also hindered the normal entry and exit of your guests."

The security officer obviously learned enough lessons from the previous few colleagues who were receiving England, and nodded quickly: "Okay, sir. I will let them leave."

Tang En nodded approvingly, found a place at the door and sat down, watching the hotel's security guards drove away the unwilling reporters.

When the tactical meeting was held in the evening, Tang En first announced a new rule - no player is allowed to answer questions about the 48-year grudge between England and Switzerland in an interview with reporters.

"There is nothing to talk about about that issue. Don't be fooled by some people." He reminded with a meaningful meaning.

He wants to stop the players from thinking about this matter. Although he doesn't know how much his stop can play now, it is much better than doing nothing and letting it develop.

It was originally under his control, but now the omnipresent media has stirred up the evil fire in the hearts of the players. I am afraid that the evil fire will suddenly burn during the game, and it will not be suppressed, resulting in irreparable consequences...

If he has the power to decide the life and death of others, the first person he wants to get rid of must be a journalist, especially tabloid reporters. Now he likes news controls especially, and he is not allowed to ask questions that make me unhappy! I don’t answer any questions that make me uncomfortable! No news that makes me feel uncomfortable is allowed to be logged in! If I logged in, I have to remove them!
Chapter completed!