Chapter 134 First release

Fans and the media are concerned about the stars with offensive talents in France. Their goals and assists can bring sensory pleasure to the fans. But those who truly understand football know that the French team can always win like this. The biggest contributor is not Benzema or Gurkuf, but the small black man who is the most inconspicuous in the midfield - Racenadiala.

The 31-year-old Diyala is in his year of playing. For him, this European Cup is also his best chance to win the honors of the World Championship. But if he wants to realize his wish, he can't avoid it.

George Wood is one year younger than him and is recognized as the No. 1 midfielder in the world football world today. Although the club's poor performance in the past two years has affected his performance, he is a well-deserved core in the England national team. He has not started this European Cup, and only played in the first two games, and the combined time is no more than 45 minutes. But that short playing time is enough to prove how excellent George Wood is.

The media were not interested in the dialogue between the midfielders. Diyala knew very well that this opponent was very important.

He doesn't know whether George Wood will start or play as a substitute in tonight's game. If Wood wants to play, he must pay close attention to him, because George Wood is no longer the blue-collar worker who only knows how to defend, and he still shoulders the responsibility of organizing offense. Otherwise, what if he is the core of England? A reckless man who only knows how to defend can't be the core.

With eight hours left before the start of the game, the media paid special attention to England's starting list. Don En still has no intention of releasing it. It seems that he will have to wait until the team enters the locker room before the starting list will be announced.

Media from all over the world gathered outside the hotel where the England team stayed, hoping to dig out valuable news from the players. Unfortunately, the players themselves don’t know the starting list.

There is only one reason why the media are so concerned about the starting list - can George Wood start in today's game?

When Don En insisted on bringing Wood to Spain, he said that Wood's foot injury would heal after entering the knockout round. It would not affect the game. So the eighth-final should be the day when Wood returns. As a result, Wood's first appearance occurred in the last round of the group stage, in the match against Germany. It was considered a early comeback, but this delayed his official comeback. He continued to sit on the bench in the match against Sweden and did not get a chance to play until the second half.

Will he start in the game against France?

The players in England shook their heads and said they didn't know.

Actually, Mitcher knew it, but Wood had reminded him not to mention this to others, it was the boss's request. Mitcher, who admired his boss, naturally closed his mouth tightly.

The media knew that he and Wood lived in the same room. So they all came to ask him. He just smiled and shook his head: "I don't know, I haven't heard of similar rumors... Of course I hope George can play, but I'm not a team doctor or a head coach... That's all I can say."

Tang En has been drinking coffee in the hotel lobby, but none of the media came forward to interview him. They all knew that if they could not find news from the players, they would not want to ask any valuable news from the coach's mouth. This person always has great prejudice against the news media. If he doesn't want to say that you can't scare him even if you move out of "freedom of the press", and the news that the media can get is basically what he wants to say. Thinking of this, the news media is really a tragedy. It's like a dog he has in his home. He has to wag his tail happily when he is in a good mood. If he is in a bad mood, you can't complain for ten days and half a month, otherwise you will be closed for a longer time.

Unlike England, the starting lineup of France was announced when they set out to the stadium. It was no different from the lineup of the previous games, and Puel did not change it alone.

The French team played 451, and the forward at the front was Benzema. Behind him were three attacking forwards lined up. Gurkuf in the middle, Nasri on the right, Ben Alpha on the left. Behind the three attacking forwards are two central defenders, Flamini on the left, and Rasenadiara on the right. The left back is Krish from Arsenal, and the right back is Sarnia from Arsenal. One of the two central defenders is Mamadusako who plays for Serie A giant Juventus, and the other is Mexses who plays for Roma. The goalkeeper is Loris.

Even if it is just an announcement of the starting lineup, the French can find a sense of superiority. Their claim that the announcement of the starting lineup in advance shows that Puel's team is confident and not afraid of any team's challenges. This is the mentality that a champion-level team should have. Tony Donn has always been hiding the starting lineup, and this behavior just shows his panic and helplessness. Until now, he has never dared to disclose the starting lineup. Does it just mean that George Wood's foot injury has not healed yet?

A group of Frenchmen began to get ready to move, and they eliminated the English to enter the semi-finals, then defeated the host Spain and finally met with Italy in the final. They defeated Italy 3-0 in the final. They avenged the dream of losing the championship in the World Cup final ten years ago.

"The starting list of England's team has not been announced for a long time. I think George Wood's injury is the only reason. According to the analysis, we can conclude that Wood's foot injury has not recovered. "In the special program of the French TV station before the game, two experts invited were analyzing the game for French audiences. Overall, they are saying good things about the French team, and the unfavorable factors are all in England.

"If George Wood's foot injury is really healed, I believe Tony Donne will be announced as soon as possible to fight the enemy's psychology." Another expert who claims to be quite familiar with Tony Donne also analyzed. "But there is no news yet, which only shows that Wood's foot injury is not well enough to start the game. I think that Donne's plan in this game is the same as the first two games, and only sends Wood in the second half, so we must establish a lead in the first half. It is crucial for us to score as soon as possible..."

On the large-screen TV wall behind the studio, the scene of teams from both sides coming to the stadium was broadcasting live. The French team's buses naturally appeared frequently, while England only gave a few shots when they arrived at the stadium.

The host was chatting with the experts for a while and the game was about to start, with a smile on his face, and there was no tension or anxiety as before the war. Maybe they were all experienced veterans, maybe they thought from the bottom of their hearts that their team was stronger than England, and it would be no problem to defeat England.

However, their smiles were all frozen after they got the England starting list from the stadium by the reporters in front.

As a live show, the unwind is very fatal. But now the host is just a disheartening...

He was stunned with the list of places in his hand, while the two experts around him didn't understand what was going on, and were still giggling.

The host, who soon realized that he had lost his composure, quickly made up for it, and he coughed: "We...we just got the starting list of England..." He looked at the two experts, and the other party immediately made an expression of "I am very interested".

"George Wood starts." After the host said it, the expressions of the two experts changed instantly. It was as if someone had just stuffed a bunch of living flies.

"This..." One stood there on the spot, and the other responded quickly. He immediately continued: "It seems that Tony Tangen planned to give it his best..."

England's starting lineup was played on the big screen, with George Wood taking the middle of the midfield and partnering with Gerald.

Like the hosts and experts in this French program, media from all over the world were also surprised. English reporters couldn't even believe it when they saw this list, and after they reacted, they didn't dare to think about it well. They thought that Don was taking a risk, and Wood's injury was not healed at all, but Don't had to choose to defeat the French team.

"Even if we win France, Wood's injury will worsen. How to play Spain in the semi-finals?"

"Tang En is too careless to do this!"

"Is Wood voluntarily asking for battle or Tang En forced it? This needs to be investigated..."

While the reporters were talking, the English players in the locker room were also surprised.

They looked at Donn standing in front of the tactical board, and then at Wood sitting on the side. Just now, the boss announced that George Wood was among the four starting midfielders in this game.

"Have your feet been done? George?" Rooney stood up and asked. This is also a question that everyone is concerned about.

"No problem." Wood replied.

In fact, this morning, team doctor White also conducted a special examination for Wood, thinking that Wood's foot injury recovered very well and was able to start the game. Tang En's heart could finally be completely let go.

Wood's return was originally a very happy thing. But when I think about the unusual words and deeds of Tou's past few days, everyone's hearts fell to the bottom again - was it because the leader was worried that his current lineup would not be able to beat France, so that Wood forced to start the game?

These people looked at Wooddi with a little doubt. They didn't believe that Wooddi's big toe is really okay now.

Of course, Don En knew what the players were thinking now, but he just pretended that they didn't see it and did not explain it. Now the players are quite dissatisfied with the French team, and of course they are not satisfied with him himself, but this dissatisfaction can be transformed into motivation. It's boring to say it out loud.

After introducing the starting list, he repeated yesterday's tactical arrangements, and Tang En clapped his hands: "Good luck to you."

He did not make a long speech on giving passionate speeches. He ended the final preparations before the game.

But no one cared about his strange behavior. Anyway, they were all angry with their boss now, so it would be fine if he talked less.

Done did not continue to stay in the locker room. Now there are still a few minutes left before he plays. Done and assistant coach Deswook walked out together, leaving the space for the players.

As soon as the boss left, the players immediately became active and surrounded Wood: "Is it really okay, George?"

Wood nodded with certainty: "It's okay."

"I'm very upset about the performance of the boss these days..." Someone also looked at the door of the locker room and frowned and said, "He clearly looked down on us. Don't you be angry, George?"

Wood shook his head: "If you think he is wrong, you can win the French team and prove it to him."

Wood is the one who knows what Don Eun is thinking. As the captain, he has an obligation to help the head coach successfully implement tactical arrangements, including lying.

When England players surrounded Wood and asked this and that, in the French locker room, they also received news that George Wood would start.

Puel was a little surprised. He didn't expect Wood to start. However, this also cited his previous analysis from another aspect - Tony Donn's fear of the French team is real, not made up by him. Otherwise, he wouldn't let Wood take the risk of starting. George Wood is the only ace in Donn's hand. In order to win the French team, he had to send Wood, who has not yet fully recovered, to the field.

Thinking of this, Puel's heart quickly settled down. A George Wood couldn't make a comeback. There was nothing to worry about with a powerful French team.

He continued to tell the players what to pay attention to during the game for a while. But he didn't notice that someone below was absent-minded...

There are probably not many Frenchmen who are happy about Wood's starting lineup, but Lassenadiara must belong to this few.

The person sitting next to Diyala was midfielder Feiguli, who did not start. He soon discovered something strange about Diyala.

Diyala's body, who was lowering her head, was shaking slightly, and her knuckles were clenched with whiteness.

"Hey, Ras. What's wrong with you?" Feiguli gently touched Diyala beside him and asked with concern.

Diyala stopped shaking slightly, raised her head and grinned at Feiguli, revealing her white teeth: "It's nothing, I'm a little excited when I think of winning England, I can reach the semi-finals..."

Feiguli thought Diyala's answer was a bit funny. He was no longer a newcomer. He was a thirty-one-year-old veteran. Is he so excited to reach the semi-finals?

Diyala ignored Feguly's eyes. Not everyone can understand the desire for an opponent, and it's useless to explain more. Anyway, he's very happy now that George Wood starts, and this game has become more meaningful.
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