The most low-key superstar

Chapter 415 Who is more tragic!
Before the start of the game, the issue of referees became the focus of media attention again because of the remarks made by the chairman of the Italian Palermo team.

After repeated misjudgments and misjudgments at the World Cup in South Africa, the call for the introduction of high technology is very strong.However, for this appeal from the outside world, FIFA's attitude is relatively ambiguous.

In fact, FIFA is a staunch opponent of video penalties that are truly decisive for the controversial ball.This time, under the almost unanimous strong criticism from the outside world, and under the strong pressure of international public opinion, Blatter relaxed a bit."I support the introduction of goal-line cameras to assist referees, but only if the camera technology is accurate enough and only for more complex situations," he told CNN.

In fact, not only in this World Cup, there have also been major misjudgments by referees in past games.Why does FIFA not reform and introduce high-tech in the referee's law enforcement when the problems appear again and again?Some people think that FIFA just wants to rely on the referee's human factors to influence the outcome of the game.

UEFA President Michel Platini once said, 'Add electronic referees?That would be the end of football games! '

Zamparini, the chairman of the Serie A Palermo team, made it clear, "If electronic referees are introduced, the group of officials will be hit the hardest, because these people can no longer control the results as they like!"

Immediately afterwards, the words of the former FIFA president and old Brazilian man Havelange-England won the World Cup in 1966 and the Federal Republic of Germany won the World Cup in 1974 are all default.Havelange said, "In 1966, England's biggest opponent to win the championship was Brazil, so the referees from England teamed up to get rid of Brazil."

"And as part of the deal, in the game between Germany and Uruguay, an English referee was arranged to enforce the law, and in the corresponding England-Argentina game, it was a German referee to enforce the law. As long as it is the match of the Brazilian team, Germany or England must be sent. Is it any wonder that the referees are there? In the 1974 World Cup, the same story happened again."

These remarks made FIFA very passive, and Blatter had to stand up again and said, "Nonsense, this is a denial of countless people who have worked hard for the development of football in the world, and this is the greatest unfairness. "

In order to prove the inaccuracy of the default statement, Blatter even used the experience of the England team to explain, "In the game between Uruguay and England, it was actually the England team that was more affected by the referee's misjudgment. There was no foul in the tackle, and even if the foul was committed, it was not in the penalty area, so the penalty kick was a very big misjudgment. According to the default statement, it seems that the England team should benefit more.”

Finally, the official gave Nicole an assessment that the penalty was wrong, but the more he explained, the more he explained the guilty conscience of FIFA.

The storm seemed to be getting worse, but it did not hinder the preparations of the players on both sides.

England are preparing intensely, as are the Dutch, as the semi-final starts ahead of Spain and Germany, with both sides announcing their starting XIs a day before the match.

The game will be held at the Green Point Stadium in Cape Town. The England team changed the goalkeeper. James sprained his thigh muscle during training. The 39-year-old James had no choice but to sit in the stands. He played in this World Cup The possibility of re-playing is already very low. Even so, Capello still did not arrange for Green to play, but let the young goalkeeper Hart start. There is still no change in the back line, and there is a big change in the midfield. Lennon , Carrick, Gerrard, Lampard, and Wright Jr. became the starters of the five midfielders. According to the new tactics, Carrick and Gerrard became double midfielders, while Lampard, Wright Jr., Lennon has become the three attacking players, the single striker Nickell.

"It's a strange lineup. The Italian always makes you unable to guess. You don't know whether he won the glory in the end or countless verbal criticisms."

"Overall, both teams are tragic teams in the history of the World Cup."

There is nothing wrong with this sentence, especially the Dutch team seems to be even more unlucky. England still held the Hercules Cup for a while at home anyway.

The Dutch team has participated in 8 World Cup finals in history. In 1974 and 1978, the Dutch team fell short for two consecutive cups and finished second.

In 1934 and 1938, the Dutch team also played in the World Cup twice.However, they all returned home after only one game, failing to leave a clear mark on the World Cup.

After 36 years, the Dutch team went to the World Cup for the third time.In hindsight, the 1974 World Cup belonged to the Dutch - except for the winner.The Dutch team won two wins and one draw in the group stage and advanced to the rematch. In the rematch, they won three games and three games: they swept the South American powerhouse Argentina 4-0, beat the former East Germany 2-0, and defeated the king Brazil 2-0.In the final, the opponent of the Dutch team, the host former West Germany, only 1 minute into the game. Cruyff dribbled the ball into the goal and was tackled. Neeskens hit a penalty kick for the Dutch team to lead 1-0. So far, the Germans have not even scored No touch... This is also one of the most classic goals in the World Cup in history.

Unfortunately, the Dutch's good luck did not last long. The German team overtook the score in the first half with Breitner's penalty kick and the goal of 'Bomber' Muller. In the end, the Dutch team failed to score again. They lost 1-2 to Germany in their first World Cup final and finished second.

In the 1978 World Cup in Argentina, just as no one thought of the Dutchman's outbreak four years ago, no one would have thought that the Dutchman, who lacked the core Cruyff, would still be able to reach the final four years later.

Despite the poor performance in the group stage, the Dutch team, which only achieved 1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss, was lucky to qualify from the group stage and enter the semi-finals.In the semi-finals, the Dutch team beat Austria and drew with Germany. In the crucial final battle, they defeated the Italian team with Tie Menzoff and golden boy Rossi by virtue of Ali Han, the former coach of the Chinese national team. , into the finals again.The Dutch team met the host again in the final. The Argentines led the Dutch team 1-0 in the first half with the goal of their core Kempes. The Oranje did not equalize the score until the 82nd minute of the game. The Dutch team had a chance to kill their opponents. Midfielder Rensenbrink's shot made the opponent's goalkeeper give up, but the goal post finally saved the Argentine. It can be said that the Dutch team is only 5 centimeters away from the world championship!Kempes and Bertoni of the Argentine team scored two goals in extra time, and the Dutch team had to fall short for two consecutive cup matches.

After the Argentina World Cup, as some meritorious veterans withdrew from the national team one after another, the overall strength of the Dutch team plummeted. They missed the two World Cups in 1982 and 1986 until 1990. to return to the World Cup.However, in the summer of Italy in 1990, the Dutch team, which had just won the European Cup two years ago, was completely out of shape, and the main forward Basten could not find the feeling of two years ago. The legendary striker failed to score a single goal.The Dutch team barely qualified in the group stage after three games and three draws. In the 1/8 finals, they lost to the German team that later won the championship and were eliminated.

In the 1994 World Cup in the United States, Rijkaard was the only one left among the Three Musketeers who was still fighting.The Dutch team qualified with 2 wins and 1 loss in the group stage. In the 1/8 finals, the goals of Bergkamp and Jonker helped them beat the Irish team 2-0 to advance to the top 8. In the quarter-finals, the Dutch team staged a classic battle with Brazil. The goals of Romagno and Bebeto gave Brazil a 1-4 lead.The Brazilian team subsequently also won the championship of that cup.

In the 1998 World Cup in France, the Dutch team further advanced to the semi-finals.They eliminated the Argentine team in the quarter-finals with Bergkamp's classic lore. In the semi-finals, the Dutch team lost to the bitter Brazil team again in a penalty shootout and missed the final.In the third and fourth finals, the Dutch team had no intention of fighting. They lost to Croatia 1-4 and won No.1.

The Dutch team, whose World Cup performance was soaring, overturned in the gutter in the 2002 qualifiers. They lost to the Irish team in a key game and eventually missed Korea and Japan. In 2006, the former striker Basten became the head coach of the national team. He led the Dutch team to qualify for the group stage, but they lost 1 to 8 to the Portuguese team in the 0/1 finals and missed the top 8.

After the 2008 European Cup, the Eredivisie Feyenoord team coach Van - Marwijk (Bert van Marwijk) replaced Basten as the new coach of the Dutch team.

Van Marwijk's coaching career began with the small club Fortour. In 1999, he led this little-known team to the Dutch Cup final and became famous in one fell swoop; Yenoord team, he led the team to win the UEFA Cup in 2000. After that, Malvik briefly coached the Bundesliga Dortmund team, but the results were mediocre; in 2002, Malvik returned to Feyenoord, and he led the team to win the UEFA Cup in 2007. Dutch Cup Champion.

After taking over the Dutch team, Van Marwijk quickly entered the role. He successfully resolved the conflict between white and black players in the team. The midfielder Van Bommel, who left the national team due to Basten's failure, also returned to the team. , The uniform Oranje team won 8 of 8 matches in the qualifiers, scored 17 goals and conceded only 2 goals, easily qualifying.

However, the smoothness of the Dutch team's qualifiers is also due to the fact that their opponents are not strong. Their opponents in the same group are Macedonia, Iceland, Norway and Scotland. Famous 'underdogs' when only one goal wins.

The withdrawal of forward Ruud van Nistelrooy and goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar had a great impact on the Dutch team. The Dutch team scored the most goals in the qualifiers for Liverpool's center Dider and the current AC Milan forward Huntra. However, they only scored 8 goals in 3 games, and they can't fully fill the gap left by Ruud van Nistelrooy.In terms of offense, the Dutch team needs to rely more on midfielders and wingers. Robben, Van Persie, Sneijder and van der Vaart are all excellent attacking weapons.

On the defense line, the Dutch team did not experience any tests in the qualifiers, but the goals scored by the Macedonia and Iceland teams showed that the team's defense still had a lot of problems.In the goalkeeper position, Van der Sar's withdrawal also had a considerable impact on the team's defense.

In this World Cup, the Dutch have won five consecutive victories. Denmark, Japan, Cameroon, Slovakia, and Brazil have fallen at their feet one after another. Especially the defeat of the five-star Brazil team is a way for people to finally realize that the Oranje has a lot of plans .

"The Dutch used an attacking formation of 4231, goalkeeper Stekelenberg, defenders Blaluz, Heitinga, Mattison, Van Bronckhorst, defensive midfielders Van Bommel, De Zeuu, attacking. A field of Dirk, Sneijder, Robben, lone striker Van Persie. Exactly the same formation design as the England team."

"Oh-oh, oh!! Nickle became England's only striker, an incredible adjustment, the England team is self-defeating martial arts."

"Could it be that Capello is crazy? Nickle's most important role is the organization and interception of the midfield, as well as his attack from the back. My God! I really can't think of how Capello would make such a mistake."

"The Dutch team can already declare that they have advanced to the final. The stupid England team has ruined the only hope."

When the broadcasting stations got the starting list, most of them were not optimistic about England's formation. In their impression, Nicole had been restricted by Capello's tactics. It was difficult for the England team without organization. The Dutch are a threat.

However, when England fans were watching the live broadcast, they saw reporters interviewing Rooney who was still in the hospital. After Rooney returned to Manchester, he went through repeated examinations. The result is still optimistic. He will be able to recover before the start of the new season, "haha , Nicole is my buddy, no one knows how good he is than me, fans don't have to worry about Nicole, the Dutch can't guard against him."

"Nicole is a strong presence in any position. Opponents must be careful. Of course, I will not be surprised if Nicole becomes a goalkeeper. I think that Nichols will be much stronger than me at least in the goalkeeper position."

If Nicole heard Rooney's statement, he would also smile knowingly. This was a small episode in their training. Rooney and Nicole shot penalty kicks at each other when they were betting, and Rooney lost a lot because of it. Less supper for Nicole.

Just like Rooney said, the change of Nicole's position really caused a headache for the Dutch coach Malvik. Who is the biggest threat to England? He knows very well that in Malvik's heart, he looks down on the England team very much. He believes that the so-called football superstars in England are definitely overrated and grew up in a greenhouse and cannot withstand wind and rain, but there is one exception, and that is Nicole.

He specially set up two defensive midfielders, Van Bommel and De Zeuu, which are specially prepared for Nicole. The core of his entire tactic is to learn Mourinho's full-court squeeze and full participation in defense. , Constantly exerting maximum pressure on the England team, causing the England team to collapse by itself.

However, England's change made all his designs come to naught, and it is impossible to adjust now, otherwise it will do more damage to the team.

'Nickel up front?Why is this? Marvik was really puzzled, but he still had to look at it first.

The Netherlands is the only team to win the tournament without a complete loss.The defensive midfielder De Jong and right back Van der Veer were suspended, and De Zeu and Blaluz filled the vacancies.Defender Matheson returned from a knee injury.Other positions remained unchanged. Van Persie's elbow injury was fine and he still played. Dirk Dirk made his 34th consecutive appearance on behalf of the Netherlands, second only to Edwin van der Sar (38 games) and Welshma (35 games).

For the opponent of England, the Dutch seem to have a lot of confidence, and Dirk is proud of their football beliefs, "Dutch football has always been very strong, and we have shown strength in every game. But in this World Cup In the game, we showed not only skills, but also faith. We believed that we could beat any opponent. We believed that we could win against Brazil, and we won in the end. We faced England in the semi-finals, maybe we will play It was tough, but we never let up, we believed in ourselves and we were the only team that deserved to win."

Regarding the confidence of Dirk, Nicole did not say anything bold, but said in a joking tone, "I want to give my daughter a championship medal. She likes this shape very much, just like the Champions League medal." , that is Angela's favorite toy."

There is also good news for Nicole, that is, he is currently leading the selection of the World Cup Golden Globe Awards, with 32.4% of the votes, ahead of Forlan and Sneijder of the Netherlands.

Although Nicole is not yet the one with the most goals, his aura is getting brighter and brighter. He has successfully become the leader of the England team. In an era when world football pays more and more attention to overall football and individual roles are increasingly restricted, Nickell is often able to help the team continue to move forward with one person's role.

"Without Nicole, the England team is at the level of the top [-]." This is Tabarez's evaluation of his opponent after the match with England.

The Green Point Stadium has been completely packed with fans from both sides. It can be clearly distinguished from the color. The orange one is the Dutch fans, and the white one is of course the supporters of the Thirty Legion. The two camps are surrounded by neutral fans. The stands were separated from the police.The Dutch prince and queen both came to Cape Town to cheer for the team. Of course, it was not easy for England. The two princes both appeared in the stands of fans. This time they did not wear any formal clothes, but wore England White jerseys came among the fans.

Although the players have not yet entered the field, the atmosphere on the field has reached a feverish level. The referees are checking the facilities on the field. This is a routine inspection, which means that the game is about to start, and the fans who have just started to rest are starting to talk again She sang with a loud voice, and her hands that were red from clapping were powerfully joined together again.

(End of this chapter)