Godfather of national football

Chapter 169 France vs Côte d'Ivoire
0 is better than 0!

This is the result of another group match in the same group, between France and Côte d'Ivoire. Under the cold weather in South Africa, the European stars of the two teams seem to have lost themselves.

In the second half, the French head coach Domenech was stunned and did not even make substitutions in the face of the unfavorable situation. After the game, the media described Domenech as frozen.

In Côte d'Ivoire, Eriksson may be satisfied with the draw against France in the first game. He did not make any substitutions in the second half. He just replaced Drogba with Dandane in the last 5 minutes of the game. Li Guo knew that this was for the Chinese team.

France drew with Côte d'Ivoire, which is a good result for the Chinese team, because neither team has left the Chinese team behind.

After the first round, the situation in Group D is that Argentina ranks first, France ranks second, Côte d'Ivoire ranks third, and China ranks fourth.

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At dinner that day, the Chinese players couldn't help talking about the just-concluded match between France and Côte d'Ivoire.

It should be said that the two teams did not show their strength in the game, especially the French team, which had Cisse, Ribery, Malouda, Anelka and Henry, did not score in the first game.

You must know that the French attack group is proud of the five major leagues, and any one of them is like a thunderbolt.

"Is it really too cold?" Mu Fei said to himself.

"It should be the game time. There is almost no time difference between South Africa and Europe. Players are not used to playing in the afternoon. For example, I am more excited to play in the evening," Yin Di said.

"I don't think it's as complicated as you think. It may be the first match of the World Cup. Everyone is cautious," Zhou Dun said.

"Yeah, I remember that time in 2002 when I was so nervous that my legs went weak," Li Weifeng said.

In the past 8 years, Li Weifeng has also changed from a young player back then to a veteran player now, thinking about it makes me feel a lot of emotion.

Everyone was talking about it, but only Li Guo knew that things were not that simple. Perhaps Domenech had fallen out with the big-name players in France no matter in the previous life or now, but the "hot" content in the locker room has not yet been revealed.

Li Guo remembered that in his previous life, the scandal of the French team’s infighting was finally exposed because of a photo in L’Equipe, Evra and Domenech had a quarrel on the training ground, and after that, the French team was defeated in the World Cup in South Africa and was disastrously eliminated.

I remember later that Evra blamed the media for nonsense. Almost every team had conflicts in the locker room, but these conflicts could have been resolved and could not be made public.

This is like the "flying boot door" of Manchester United back then. If Ferguson's flying boot hadn't kicked Beckham's forehead, the master-student relationship might have been restored.

Thinking of this, Li Guo suddenly became excited, and couldn't help saying, "Perhaps there is internal strife in France."

As soon as this remark came out, the others were stunned, and the bread in Mu Fei's hands dropped. Li Guo looked at the big guy, and suddenly realized that he had said something wrong, so he could only cover it up: "I guessed wildly, I don't know anything."

But everyone did not let Li Guo go so easily. After getting along for three years, the players admired Li Guo more and more. He seemed to know a little more than others.

"Boss, why did you say that?" Li Weifeng asked.

Li Guo's mind was running fast, hoping to quickly think of a reasonable explanation, Li Guo pointed to Anelka in the newspaper.

"Wherever this guy goes, he will not stop there. I am guessing based on history."

Everyone looked at Anelka, indeed, Anelka's strength is beyond doubt, but this person does not stay in any club for a long time, always for various reasons, maybe Anelka's character is indeed problematic.

Seeing that everyone seems to believe his lies, Li Guo continued: "There is a saying in China that a rat droppings ruins a pot of porridge. I think Anelka has such potential."

The players chuckled, "The metaphor of the head is too poisonous."

But the character of the French is well known. The international description of the French is that they are on vacation for half a year and on strike for half a year.

The French are indeed a nation that puts more emphasis on personal interests, so when French football has a strong leader, then French football will be very strong.

Jacquet in 98 and Zidane in 2006 were all giants who could overwhelm the field, but now, there is no such giant in French football. Domenech is really nothing in front of these superstars.

Li Guo felt that the topic about France was almost finished, and changed the subject: "Let's not worry about France for now. Our second opponent is Côte d'Ivoire. In this game, we need at least a draw. Then it makes sense for us to talk about the match against France. If we are defeated by Côte d'Ivoire, then we will say goodbye to the World Cup in advance."

As soon as this statement came out, the atmosphere in the restaurant suddenly fell silent. Yes, for the Chinese team, the second group match is a life-and-death battle. If they lose, everything will be over for the Chinese team.

"The niggers in Côte d'Ivoire are black and hard," Mu Fei said to himself again.

The big guy chuckled, "Mu Fei, is it because you lived abroad when you were young? There is something wrong with your language."

Mu Fei blushed. Everyone present was older than him, so he couldn't talk back.

Li Guo said, "This is not a fight, what's the use of being tough."

Geng Chong couldn't hold back, he burst out laughing, and laughed loudly, as if Li Guo slapped the back of his head, "What's on your mind all day long, no one is serious."

The others couldn't help it anymore, they all laughed, and there was a lot of joy in the restaurant for a while.

After laughing, everyone became serious again.

"The last time I played soy sauce in the World Cup, this time I don't want to be like this. I don't want my child to grow up and I tell her that Dad played soy sauce twice in the World Cup," Li Weifeng said.

"Never," said Sun Jihai.

At this point, everyone looked at Li Guo. It was trust and pressure. Li Guo knew that everyone was counting on him. This is also the job of the national football coach.

So Li Guo smiled slightly: "In fact, Côte d'Ivoire is a paper tiger."

Everyone is looking forward to what Li Guo can say. Li Guo said: "African players are very important in Europe, but African football has not made any breakthroughs in the World Cup in the past 20 years. In the final analysis, African players are not united. They value their own interests more."

Everyone knows this, otherwise it would be impossible to explain the abnormal performance of African players in the World Cup.

Li Guo continued: "African teams have problems every World Cup, so let's just wait, maybe this time the good luck will be China's turn."

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