Godfather of national football

Chapter 199 Battle against the Netherlands ([-])

Durban Stadium.

From a distance, the biggest feature of this stadium is the steel arch that spans the entire stadium, a bit like Wembley Stadium. Steel cables extending from the steel arch pull the roof of the stadium, like an open umbrella.

This stadium built for the World Cup is like a new artwork in the beautiful city of Durban, adding a new artistic atmosphere to the beautiful and quiet Durban.

In fact, apart from poor public security, South Africa has a lot to offer. For example, their cities are very European-style (due to colonial history), and South Africa has unique geographical advantages. In recent years, many European teams have also arranged winter training in South Africa.

When the players of the Chinese team ran out of the player tunnel, at first glance they thought they had gone to the wrong court, and everywhere they looked was orange. Those who didn’t know thought this was not South Africa, but the home court of the Dutch team.

Because of colonial history, South Africa and the Netherlands have a very close relationship, so most of the fans in the Durban Stadium today are supporters of the Dutch team.

Redondo was leading the team to warm up. Li Guo and Chen An stood on the sidelines, "Li Guo, there are a lot of Dutch people here."

Li Guo pointed to the stands in the distance, "Look, there are all Dutch girls there, go and strike up a conversation with one, it is said that Dutch girls are the most unrestrained in the world."

Chen An knew that Li Guo liked to make jokes when he was nervous, so he didn't care about it. Instead, he hit the snake with the stick, "I don't have your charm. When it comes to picking up girls, I, Chen An, are willing to bow down."

Li Guo chuckled, "Okay, stop talking nonsense, has the Dutch team's starting lineup come out yet?"

"Um,"

"Read it again,"

Goalkeeper - Stekelumberburg

Defenders - Blarouz, Heitinga, Mattison, Van Bronckhorst
Midfielders - Van Bommel, De Jong

Avant-garde line - Robben, Sneijder, Dirk
Forward - Van Persie
"Well, I see," Li Guo said after listening, "The Dutch team showed their skills in this game."

Li Guo remembers that in his previous life, when he played against Spain in the final, the Dutch team also had this starting lineup. It seems that Van Marwijk did not underestimate the enemy at all.

When Li Guo and Chen An were discussing, there was a burst of cheers at the scene. You don't need to look to know which Dutch star has appeared.

Van Persie ran out.

Then there is Robben, and after Robben is Sneijder, these three are the current big men in the Dutch team, and they are also the ones who get the most cheers. The players who played after that will not have this treatment.

Seeing the Dutch team, Chen An was a little excited, he pushed Li Guo lightly, "Do you still remember the World Cup in 98?"

"do not remember."

"How is it possible? We went to France to see it together."

Li Guo's forehead was sweating, and he thought: "I hadn't time-traveled yet," so he could only perfunctoryly say: "I'm getting older, so many years have passed."

Chen An was taken aback for a moment. Although he felt that Li Guo was talking nonsense, he didn't bother. "That year when the Netherlands reached the semi-finals, Ice Prince Bergkamp's kick to kill Argentina was so graceful that I was drunk at the time."

"Graceful? Doesn't this word describe girls?"

"Don't interrupt,"

Li Guo laughed again.

In fact, in China, there are many Dutch fans, mainly cultivated in the 98 World Cup. At that time, the Dutch team played gorgeously and looked very cool, and conquered a large number of fans born in the 80s.

*****
All the players from the Chinese team and the Dutch team came out and were warming up. The starting rosters of both teams appeared on the big screen.

This person is the famous stadium villain-De Jong.

De Jong became famous in the Bundesliga's Hamburg team. Hamburg used to be the team that produced the most villains in the Bundesliga, such as Ujfalusi, Jarolim and others. They were all players who received at least four or five red cards in a season.

The main reason is that Hamburg used to play too rough. After all the villains left, when the Dutchman van der Vaart came, Hamburg suddenly became gentle.

In the World Cup in South Africa, De Jong also had a lot of bad deeds. The most famous thing was that he stepped on Alonso's chest in the final. After the game, he was diagnosed with Alonso's rib fractures. De Jong's black feet are worthy of the name.

"It's a pity that Fang Suo is suspended, otherwise the Chinese bully and the Dutch bully can compete with each other," Li Guo thought.

The reason why Li Guo pays attention to De Jong is because Li Guo actually appreciates such players, because in modern football that emphasizes more and more technology, there are fewer and fewer midfield sweepers like Denmark's Paulson.

"head!"

Li Guo turned around and saw that it was Sun Jihai, Fang Suo and Zhou Dun. All three of them were wearing jackets and trousers. The three of them would be watching from the sidelines.

"What's the matter, are you not used to it?" Li Guo asked with a smile.

"Yeah, watching them warm up, I feel itchy," Fonso said.

Sun Jihai smiled and said, "I'm fine. I was injured in the first World Cup last time. At least I can watch the fourth game this time."

Zhou Dun was as cold as ever, Li Guo was going to tease him, "Smile, what are you doing with a mournful face?"

Fang Suo was booing, "Yes, give us a laugh."

"I won't, I'm not kidding."

The three of them laughed. It's no wonder that Zhou Dun is called Shifo this time. His personality is really stable. Li Guo knows that he will be the Chinese team's defense line for a long time to come.

*****
After the warm-up, players from both sides lined up in the player tunnel, and Li Guo walked over to give everyone a hug.

"Da Lei, it's up to you,"

"Geng Chong, don't lose the chain,"

"Mu Fei, don't fall asleep,"

"Big head, oh, you don't need me to tell you,"

Everyone laughed, and the tense atmosphere eased a lot. On the Dutch team, Li Guo had no friendship. The only one who had a relationship with him was Robben. The two smiled at each other and shook hands.

The national anthem playing ceremony before the game was solemn and solemn. Li Guo, the coaching staff and the substitute players stood shoulder to shoulder, arm in arm, and sang the national anthem loudly (Chinese members).

At this moment, Li Guo remembered the first match of the 2002 World Cup. He watched it with his classmates. At the moment when the national anthem was sung, Li Guo was inexplicably excited, "No wonder Zheng Dashi was crying."

In this world, perhaps only football can make people so excited. After the national anthems of both sides are played, the players disperse to their positions, and the game is about to begin.

(End of this chapter)