Chapter 550 Unfortunate News

The second round of the World Cup group match finally ended, and the whole process seemed to be designed to highlight the strength of the England team. Trinidad and Tobago had no power to fight back. England won 8:0, two hat tricks, leaving the opponent powerless to resist. After the game, Trinidad and Tobago's old coach Bendtner was full of anger. He didn't even shake hands with McLaren and walked out of the stadium.

The final score really left the old coach speechless, he simply had no face to do such things. However, FIFA officials and various media did not blame Bendtner, after all, the old coach is nearly 70 years old, and Trinidad and Tobago lost this game too badly, 8:0, which is likely to be the biggest score difference in this World Cup.

Faced with Bendtner's behavior, McLaren just smiled and said nothing. He was very satisfied with the game.

Throughout the game, two England players scored hat tricks, and Beckham, Owen, Wang Li, Harrison and Beckham all scored in the frontcourt. Such a game fully demonstrated England's strength, and there were no injuries to players like in the previous game. After winning this game, England has qualified for the group stage and became the first team to qualify among the eight groups.

For the England team, the final group match against Sweden had become a completely unimportant game.

In the press conference after the game, McLaren was smiling happily. His expression was completely opposite to that of Bendtner who was being ignored on the other side. However, McLaren was also very low-key. Having won so many games, he did not continue to "stimulate" Bendtner.

When the reporter asked McLaren about the strength of the opponent, McLaren just smiled and praised the team's performance. He also praised the sportsmanship of Trinidad and Tobago, saying that although they lost, they persisted to the end, which is the spirit that should be shown in the World Cup. Finally, he also praised the performance of several opposing players.

This kind of official praise made the reporters lose interest in the interview.

At this time, their biggest focus was the strength of the England team, expected goals and news about Wang Li.

Before the game, the bet between Wang Li and Maradona had spread throughout the world, and Wang Li scored three goals in this game, which means that Maradona lost. So would the king of football admit that his skills were not as good as Wang Li's according to the bet?

This is the most important thing.

In addition, now that Wang Li has won the bet, how does he feel?

These are issues that reporters are very concerned about. Unfortunately, Wang Li did not appear at the press conference, which disappointed the media reporters. After Bendtner left the scene, many reporters also filed out. They wanted to find an opportunity to interview the players from both sides.

The best result would be if we could interview Wang Li himself.

The reporters were unable to fulfill their wish because after the England team's victory, the players returned to the hotel together to celebrate the victory. However, they did not gain nothing.

The players from Trinidad and Tobago are very easy to interview. These players who play in lower leagues are eager to have reporters interview them so that they can appear in media reports.

"That black-haired boy is very strong. My impression of him is that he can run very fast."

In an interview, Trinidad and Tobago's main central defender Sanqiao said: "He has great physical fitness. Before the game, the coach told us to focus on defending him. I didn't take it seriously, but the facts proved that my idea was wrong. I even felt that the coach's arrangement was a bit negligent. We should gather the strength of the whole team to defend him."

Western Australia's Boulder believes that the final score cannot prove the difference in strength between the two teams, but he also admits that his team is not as good as England: "They are all big stars. In the past, we could only look up to them, but we didn't think the gap was so big. 8:0, I think it's more because we were careless."

"...If we could have a rematch, I think the score would be at least halved," said Boulder, Western Australia.

The reporters don't care about these words. They are more concerned about what the Trinidad and Tobago players think of Wang Li.

"That black-haired kid is too strong. I have no way to deal with his attack. He is very fast, has excellent skills and accurate shooting. I don't know how to describe it. Facing Allen, I feel completely helpless."

"If you ask me, Mr. Maradona's skills are just like this. Even if he is a football king, I don't think he can be better than Alan."

Former Manchester United superstar Yorke also thinks so. He thinks Wang Li's level is far superior to Maradona's: "Even if he didn't win the bet, I don't think Maradona is more skilled than him. This black-haired kid is at least one level above the level of top stars. With him, the England team always has 2 or 3 more players than the opponent. Such a game is unfair."

"The reason we lost is not because we are too weak, but because our opponents are too strong. In the last game against Paraguay, I think we still have a chance to advance as long as we can win," York said finally.

The words of the Trinidad and Tobago players made the reporters very satisfied. At least they were not afraid of having no news to report after the game.

............ The next day, England's victory became the focus of many media reports. Although there was almost no suspense in the game, such a big victory still surprised many fans. At least judging from the traffic of the game video, a large number of fans re-watched this one-sided goal battle by England. Germany's Kicker newspaper spoke highly of the England team, saying that "the England team played with great momentum and displayed extraordinary offensive capabilities" --- "... From the field of view, this game was a one-sided massacre by England. In previous World Cups, England's performance in the group stage was not very good and they just barely qualified. But this time, England showed the strength of a world-class team, and their all-star lineup played an unstoppable offensive ability. Facing the onslaught of the England team, Trinidad and Tobago, a rookie in the World Cup, had no ability to resist at all." Regarding the situation of this game, Kicker newspaper still focused on the hat tricks of Wang Li and Owen, and praised Beckham highly, saying in the report: "Allen once again continued his magical performance. A hat trick won the bet between him and Maradona. So far, Allen has scored 5 goals. Such performance is really surprising. Just like the public comments before the game, the World Cup top scorer seems to be a foregone conclusion. If nothing unexpected happens, the shooters of other teams will have no competitiveness in front of Allen."

"Michael Owen, the golden boy of England who was suspected of having a goal drought, also performed amazingly. He also performed a hat trick, and his goal count in this World Cup has directly increased to 3. It is also worth mentioning that the performance of England captain David Beckham is worthy of the title of top star. His one goal and three assists all highlight his strong strength. As the captain of England, he deserves it." The German media commented in this way, and the English media is even more so. The Sun, which has always supported Wang Li, said that "we need such a complete victory." In the report, they hope that the England team can continue this performance, so that they have a chance to win the supreme World Cup. "In this game, England won cleanly, with eight goals, each of which was very exciting. We saw an England team with great momentum. We hope that the England team can continue this performance, so that they can defeat opponents one by one and become the only winner in the end."

"Before the World Cup, Mr. Phil, the financial officer of the English Football Association, claimed that England's goal this time was to advance to the semi-finals. But we have seen the strength of the England team, so we should set our sights further. Just like Alan said, England's goal should only be to win the championship. As long as there are more England VS Trinidad and Tobago, we can win the World Cup."

Amid this praise, The Times, The Daily Telegraph, Sport Weekly and other influential football newspapers in England were all filled with joy and excitement, while other countries, such as Italy's Gazzetta dello Sport, France's France Football and some famous European media, also praised the England team.

In comparison, the matches in other groups seemed a bit overshadowed, as there were neither upsets nor big wins in these matches, and such events were also completely suspenseful.

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The scores of the two games were 6:0 and 8:0 respectively. The terrifying number of 7 goals per game on average made all the strong teams in the World Cup tremble with fear.

At this time, more strong teams have begun to study the England team.

They are all thinking about how the team should play if they meet England. The media of various countries are also giving advice to the team and constantly analyzing the weaknesses and shortcomings of England, just because the strength shown by England is too strong.

If they want to compete for the World Cup, England is likely to be every team's biggest competitor.

For the stars from various countries, their participation in this World Cup may be a tragedy, because these shooters have no competitiveness at all facing Wang Li.

Not to mention Wang Li, even the number of goals scored by other English players is not comparable to that of ordinary players.

Owen scored three goals, Beckham scored two goals, Rooney scored one goal, Joe Cole scored one goal, Harrison scored one goal, and Wang Li scored five goals. Almost everyone in England's frontcourt scored a goal. After two rounds of competition, Wang Li, Owen and Beckham occupied the top three positions in the scorer list. The so-called shooters of other teams did not seem to be competitive at all.

This kind of group stage situation made the English media and more importantly the English Football Association very happy, because they saw a strong England team and they found confidence as the country where football originated.

However, these external news and praise seem to have no impact on the England team at all.

On the night after the game, all the team members celebrated together in the hotel, and almost everyone except Wang Li was drunk.

This is not an act of arrogance; England have reason to do so as they have already qualified from the group stage.

For the final match against Sweden, McLaren arranged a full substitute lineup. He read out the starting roster that night. Just as the players thought, main players such as Wang Li, Beckham, Owen were not on the list, while Harrison, Crouch, Scholes and others all got chances.

It seems that McLaren wants to use the last game to train his troops.

This is certainly a good thing for Sweden. When hearing that England had defeated Trinidad and Tobago, Swedish head coach Lagerback was very happy. Although they only drew with Paraguay in the same match and did not win, now that England has won, it proves that England has qualified. So in the third round of the group stage, England will definitely not play at its best, and the pressure on the Swedish team will be much less.

In Group B, Sweden is still in second place with two points.

Apart from England which ranked first with 6 points, Trinidad and Tobago and Paraguay each had only one point. This situation made Sweden's two draws a good situation.

However, many media are not optimistic about them now because their final opponent is Ingla.

In the final match, Trinidad and Tobago's opponent is Paraguay. If Sweden cannot beat England, whichever of the two teams wins will qualify for the group stage.

However, the Swedish head coach seemed to be in a good mood when he was interviewed after the game, because he felt that the England team would not send out the main lineup.

Of course, these are his own thoughts. He would not say these when facing the media. Whether the England team is doing their best is tacitly known. If he says it out loud, it would force England to do their best, which is certainly not what the Swedish team wants to see.

The other two teams obviously understand the current situation as well.

"I hope the World Cup group stage will be fair and just"

In an interview, Trinidad and Tobago coach Bendtner said: "Every team that enters the world's top 32 should go all out in every game. I think this will make the world's highest level competition more attractive and make the World Cup better and better."

Bendtner did not mention the name of the team, but everyone understood that he was talking about England, and the Paraguayan head coach expressed a similar meaning. They all hoped that England could play at its strongest level, so that Sweden would lose, and the two teams would have a chance to compete for another qualifying spot.

Otherwise, their game will become meaningless.

Unfortunately, their argument is meaningless. It has no impact on McLaren's ranking and lineup at all, because there is no clause stipulating that the England team cannot field a substitute lineup. FIFA has no way to do anything about this.

For the England team, preservation is the most important thing at the moment. In the World Cup, is there a better choice than letting the substitute players feel the atmosphere of the competition and giving the team training?

This will play a very important role in future knockout rounds.

On the second day, the English players didn't care about the arguments of other media at all because they were given a direct holiday.

I'm afraid that from this point of view, no team can compare with England. McClaren is too lax and these stars are too free.

Having two days off is certainly good, as all the England wives have come to Germany, so the players don't have to worry about having nowhere to go. They can get together with their girlfriends, wives and children. For Wang Li, it's a get-together with his 'lover', which is very relaxing. At least that's what the players felt at the moment of holiday.

However, looking at his teammates' expressions, performances, and the plans they made when they got together, Wang Li became a little worried.

Because Joe Cole actually suggested going hiking, he asked Rooney to be his supporter, and Ferdinand and his wife also planned to go together. During the World Cup, such an activity would be too dangerous for the players.

"I think you'd better not go. It's very dangerous and it won't be good if you get hurt." Wang Li suggested when he saw his teammates discussing the matter.

Traveling and hiking with women is indeed very attractive, especially in Germany rather than England, but these teammates are all ordinary people. They do not have Wang Li's internal abilities. If there are some bumps and bruises, it will inevitably affect the World Cup game.

Wang Li still thinks that the World Cup should be given priority.

"Alan, don't worry, we will pay attention." In the end, Wang Li only got this answer.

Several people insisted on going, but Wang Li shook his head helplessly and went on a date with Rita. Perhaps from this point of view, Wang Li really did not have the confidence to preach to his teammates, because their behavior was similar.

The holiday time is wonderful, at least for Wang Li, because he can be with Rita.

Although they had just met a few days ago, they seemed to have not seen each other for a long time. They had sex in the room as soon as they met. Facts have proved that mature women have very strong desires. During the two days of vacation, the two stayed in the hotel almost all the time and did not leave the house at all.

Two days later, Rita finally walked out of the hotel with a satisfied look, and at this time the England players also returned one by one.

Rooney and Joe Cole brought some unfortunate news.

The team's main central defender Ferdinand sprained his ankle while climbing, which may prevent him from playing in the game for at least half a month.

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