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Chapter 103: The Enemy

How many people still remember what Don En made in the newspaper after the World Cup in South Africa six years ago?

When the Argentinian won the world championship and the major media and football celebrities congratulated them, Tang En made a dissonance.

"I admit to the three championships Messi won, but it is too early to call him the 'new football king'. Argentina can win the World Cup because they have not met England. Barcelona can win the European Cup because Nottingham Forest is not there..."

He questioned Messi's identity as the "new king of football", even though Maradona himself had given the king of football to Messi. In Don En's view, those who can be called the king of football must have absolute dominance in his era. His light will make everyone else pale and make it a benchmark for an era.

Messi still cannot reach that position.

Because of George Wood, the Nottingham Forest with George Wood can end the Barcelona dynasty early, and the England with George Wood can do the same.

It's just a pity that Donn proved his words at the club level that makes sense, but the England national team has never had the chance to play against the Argentina national team.

But don't worry, now the opportunity is here!

On April 4, England will welcome their friendly match opponent - Argentina at the Crimson Stadium in Nottingham!

When choosing a warm-up opponent for the European Cup, the FA of England listened to Don En. So Don Entrepreneured Argentina's name.

Maybe others have forgotten all the things he said in the past, but he still remembers them himself.

"I want them to see if I'm talking big."

This game attracted the keen interest of fans from both countries and attracted the attention of fans all over the world. Because the grudges between them are well known to everyone.

Originally, there was no connection between England and Argentina football. But in the 1986 World Cup, a man created a grudge and hatred that lasted for decades.

And this man is now the head coach of Argentina - Diego Maradona.

Due to the 1982 British-Ama War, the two countries formed a feud. The passionate young people who play football are always patriotic. So they also want to defeat their arch rivals on the football field. The Mexico World Cup gave the two teams such a chance - in the quarter-finals, Argentina against England.

It was a game that was permanently recorded in the history of the World Cup, and there were too many classic moments.

Argentina scored their first goal. Maradona, a small man who was only 1.68 meters tall, actually successfully fought for the top in front of the tall England goal Hilton and pushed the ball in... Unfortunately, it was a handball. The referee did not see Maradona's hidden move, and the goal was valid. Although the English players argued hard, it was useless. They had to accept the result.

Then Maradona hit the most exciting goal in World Cup history - five consecutive players. Other fans talked about this goal, only the English people were indignant - they believed that without the previous handball, the English players would not have been disturbed, and naturally the "five consecutive players" would not have happened.

Unfortunately, there is never any if on the football field.

Because the War of the Falklands intensified the opposition between the two countries, Maradona did not admit his handball. In the end, he was forced to do so and simply said, "That is God's punishment for the English, half of which is God's hand. Half is Diego's head." His refusal to admit his mistake made the English very upset, and the two football teams became enemies.

Although the Falklands War has ended for a long time, the grudges on the football field have been inherited.

People like to say "football is a war in the peace era", which is absolutely true. For England and Argentina fans, every time their team meets, it is a life-and-death war.

In the 1998 World Cup in France, England and Argentina met again. Beckham's red card, Simeone's cunning eyes and exaggerated performance, and Irving's emergence. Argentina's exquisite free kick cooperation.

In the 2002 World Cup in Japan and South Korea, England and Argentina were assigned to the death group. As a result, Argentina, who was regarded as a favorite to win the championship before the game, did not even qualify for the group. Many people saw Batistuta's live broadcast live broadcast on the TV screen, and Beckham's self-salvation after scoring a penalty kick.

Every time England and Argentina meet, they can always create such sparks.

They are a well-known couple in the world football world.

When Donn was an ordinary Chinese fan, he was very interested in such games between enemies. For example, England and Argentina, England and Germany, Brazil and Argentina... Not to mention the old rivals at the club level, just giving examples can be said to last a day and a night.

He felt that what best reflects the essence of football matches is this kind of fierce confrontation and full of countless stories. So when the FA gave him a list of waiting, he didn't even look at the other teams and directly drew the name of Argentina.

Some teams want to meet them in international competitions, the probability is not high, it depends too much on luck. Since it is a warm-up match, you can choose the opponent at will. Tang En naturally chooses the team that can arouse his interest.

The English-Argentina battle. Even if it is just a friendly match, the media in England and Argentina are also paying attention.

As the game gets closer, the English media has taken the "Hand of God" to talk about it again, and the intensity is far beyond the past.

In the past, Argentina's head coach was not Maradona, and that past was just a topic of conversation after dinner. Now it is different. The coach who led Argentina to England was the Argentine national hero Diego Maradona who humiliated England with "God's Hand" and "five people in a row" thirty years ago.

An English reporter ran to ask Diego, how did he evaluate his handball in thirty years later?

Maradona pretended to be surprised: "Have it been thirty years? Ah, that's a really wonderful memory when you think about it now..."

“Don’t you feel guilty about scoring in a deceptive way?”

Maradona shook her head and said, "No. We are enemies with you on the football field, and defeating the enemy by any means is the ultimate goal. I still feel that what I did back then was the right thing to do. "

Even though this former football king is fifty-five years old, his temper and personality are still a headache.

"If my handball was seen by the referee and the goal was cancelled, I wouldn't have any objections. But he didn't see it. So the goal was valid. It was that simple." Maradona shrugged and spread his hands out in the face of many English reporters.

An English reporter could not stand Maradona's "shameless" attitude, and he asked a very sharp question: "Mr. Maradona, have you ever thought that you have made a bad head for many Argentine players? So we can often see those well-known Argentine stars using their hands to replace their feet and heads on the court to help their team score. For example, your son-in-law Aguero, and your favorite Messi..."

Maradona was a little unhappy, but fortunately he didn't have a shotgun at his hand. He just lowered his face and said, "'Hand of God' is very common in South America, and this is not a patent for Argentine players. I also don't think it's common for Argentine players to play handball..."

He refused to answer other questions. He pushed the reporters away, turned around and entered the room, and closed the door harder.

Donn held the newspaper, which contained reports that reporters "siege" Maradona. English reporters were happy to describe Maradona as a bastard who was hated by all England. For example, he refused to admit that scoring goals with his hands was contrary to the spirit of sports competition, and repeatedly claimed that if he did it again, he would still choose.

Is it an Englishman who will grit his teeth when he sees these remarks?

But Tang En was laughing.

"I like him, ha!" Tang En didn't care at all about what the expression of Shania next to him was. This sounded very ambiguous.

"Then you can go and hug him. Show love in person." Xianya curled her lips.

"But I won't be friends with him." Tang En shook his head, "Two mavericks and unruly people can only suffer both losses. Such people can only be seen from a distance." He looked at Dixianya next to him, "You won't be jealous of a man, right?"

"I even ate football jealousy. What can I not eat when men's jealousy?" Shania pouted.

Tang En smiled. She hugged her in her arms.

The English media even went to Argentina to force Maradona to ask what happened thirty years ago, which made the Argentine media feel that "it's too much to deceive" and "outrageous".

So they also "happily" recalled the despicable things of Tony Donn. For example, they made the city stadium look like a rotten vegetable field, trying to plot against their core, the new football king Messi. They used despicable means to eliminate Barcelona, ​​and they were still good at getting the bargain.

He also claimed that "Messi can get out of the game with a broken leg in five minutes." Of course, this is what has been purified by Argentine media. His original words are actually "If I really want to use that method to deal with Messi, I can guarantee that he can't stay on the court for five minutes."

Look, even the Dutch can't stand it anymore. Cruyff once publicly criticized Donn for his actions to kill football and art. He also called on FIFA to pay attention to protecting fewer and fewer football artists today. "Why are there fewer and fewer players who can bring us pleasure now? This is obviously related to everyone imitating Nottingham Forest..."

After the Champions League final, he publicly supported Pepe, who was sent off for being madly beaten, claiming that "if there is a reason for the fight, I think it's okay to hit someone. If it were me, I might have to do it."

Argentina media talked about Tony Don't's "bad deeds". In fact, they usually don't pay attention to Tony Don't. If it weren't for this game, they wouldn't care what Don't have said and done.

Just as Argentine media were slandering Donndi, a new advertising poster appeared in the city center of Buenos Aires.

This is a poster for advertising Ray-Ban sunglasses. The man in the picture is not unfamiliar with Argentines, because his photos have often appeared in street newspapers during this period - Tony Donn is dressed in black. He is holding a pair of Ray-Ban sunglasses in his hand. He leans on the railing of the iron bridge and looks into the distance. He looks cool. He is like a gangster godfather.

Next to him is the advertising slogan: Ray-Ban, the choice of a real man.

A few days later, a new poster was also erected in the center of the city, not far from this billboard. The brand that appeared on it this time was Gillette Razor. The spokesperson was still Tony Donn, holding a Gillette Razor with a cold blue light and putting it on his lips, while he himself looked at the bustling crowds and traffic below the advertisement. The black and white poster felt very "cool".

The advertising slogan is: show your sharpness.

Then the third billboard was up again. This time it was Dr. Martens, a famous British shoe brand, and the spokesperson was Tony Tangen. Wearing the personalized shoes involved in Dr. Martin, Tangen didn't want to be a football coach, but he looked more like an explorer. He was not wearing a black suit for the first two advertisements. The gangster boss looked very far away from him. He was wearing a casual jacket and jeans, which was very suitable for Dr. Martin's men's shoes. This outfit made him look much younger than his actual age. Tangen liked to wear this kind of young dress.

The advertising slogan is very consistent with Tang En's work style and personality. No wonder Dr. Martin asked Tang En to sign a contract as an endorsement:

Confidence. Stubborn. Never compromise.

Advertisers are not worried at all that Tony Don't's bad reputation will damage these two world-wide brands. Because the sales strategies of these two brands are to highlight their unique personality in this mediocre society, such as Don't have a very good spokesperson for the recent popular topic in Argentina. Just as the villains in the movie often have many fans who like it, Tony Don't can definitely find a soulmate here.

In fact, Maradona's personality is also very consistent with the requirements. If his body shape and appearance are better...

After the Argentine media discovered those advertisements, they must have been very depressed because their efforts to hype have brought more advertising endorsement revenue to Don En...

Even the English media used the large advertisement of Donn in Buenos Aires to play repeatedly as social news as their counterattack.

This incident really makes bystanders funny, but not everyone finds this kind of thing interesting.

When Don Eun was the club's head coach, this situation was relatively rare. It only happened to those players who left Nottingham Forest and transferred to his team.

That is: When Tang En had a big battle of words with the opponent's team, how could the former Forest players behave...

For example, before the Forest team and Barcelona match, Pique was embarrassed when both sides attacked each other.

Nowadays, most Nottingham Forest players have the opportunity to "enjoy" such treatment.

As long as they are not England's internationals, they have the opportunity to fight against England on behalf of their own national team. If Don't know what's wrong with the slander and provokes the verbal words, then as a player who used to be the same trench as Don't feel embarrassed.

This time it was the unlucky turn of Gago.

There are very few Argentine players in the Nottingham Forest, only Gago. This time in the war initiated by the media on both sides. As the only Argentine who has received the teachings of Don En, how could he be forgotten?

Fortunately, he didn't have to continue experiencing such suffering, because he was not summoned to the national team by Maradona, and he didn't have to play in this friendly match. Since he didn't have to play, he didn't have to accept the questions that made him feel embarrassed. He refused to comment on this game because he would not participate in this game.

Let his national teammates face those headaches...

Argentina did not fly to England together. Maradona arrived in Nottingham with his players in the Argentina domestic league. Then, after the internationals who played in European leagues finished their respective leagues, they flew to Nottingham to gather with the team.

As an Argentine player who also played football in Spain, Messi, Higuain and Aguero arrived in London together. Then he was immediately surrounded by "enthusiastic" reporters.

"Messi! Messi! Can you answer a question?"

"What do you think of Tony Donn, Messi?"

"It is said that he once wanted to break your leg during the game. Is this really the case?" The rumors are so scary...

"Messi, will you play in the game against England? Is it true that Barcelona only hopes you play the half-time game?"

If people who don’t understand the inside story will think that those who surround Messi are crazy fans.

Messi didn't want to answer such questions. He lowered his head, covered his face with his hands, and quickly pushed out. The two teammates who arrived on the same plane as him were like bodyguards, clamping him in the middle.

After finally getting rid of the crazy reporters with the help of the airport security guards, Messi was still a little scared.

"It's just a friendly match, not a World Cup game, why are those people..."

"You forgot who our opponent is? England and Tony Donne." Aguero complained from the side. Messi was so popular that he affected the fish. He was originally a celebrity with starlight, but when he squeezed out, he almost squeezed his sunglasses to pieces when he squeezed out. Now he can't wear them properly. It looks so embarrassing. After adjusting for a long time, he was still crooked and stuffed his sunglasses into his backpack.

Higuain also said from the side: "This game cannot be regarded as an ordinary friendly match no matter how you say it... At the home court in England, you must be prepared to be booed all the games."

They hurriedly fled to the Argentine team's car sent to pick them up before breathing a sigh of relief.

"I'll only play half anyway..." Messi didn't care about the boos.

"Hey, are the rumors in the media true? " Higuain was a little envious. Being able to be asked by the head coach like this means that he is very, very important and is the core that must be missing in the team. He obviously does not belong to that kind of player.

"Mr. Guardiola is afraid I will be injured."

Aguero laughed beside him: "That might as well make you not get on for a minute. Have you forgotten who is your opponent?"

A name appeared in the minds of two other people instantly, and along with the name was his lifeless face, just like carved from wood, lifeless, but you must not take it lightly. There are many people lying at his feet. If you don't want to be injured in such a friendly match, you have to be careful.

Messi was excited instead.
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