Nine Hundred and Seventy-One, the Uncrowned King that Cannot Be Ignored

971 The Uncrowned King That Can't Be Ignored

When Gao Bo got up from the bed the next day.

He still remembers the celebration of the England players in the dressing room last night.

For this group of England players, before the start of this World Cup, they were dubbed "the weakest England in recent years" and "England without stars" by the English media.

In short, not many people are optimistic about their prospects in the World Cup.

However, their performance was unexpected.

The first place in the group qualified, eliminated Greece and reached the quarter-finals. ,

This is already the best result for England in these World Cups.

And their beautiful performance in several consecutive games has also begun to make people more optimistic about their World Cup prospects.

Of course, at the point of the quarter-finals, there are no weak teams anymore.

There are currently four teams in the quarterfinals.

Brazil, Colombia, Netherlands, England.

England's opponent is the Netherlands.

This is a formidable opponent.

despite this.

Gao Bo still gave the team a day off.

Because after this game is over, the quarter-finals will be played in six days.

They still have nearly a week to prepare for the game.

After continuous training and games, Gao Bo also let the players relax a little bit.

After all, what awaits them is a fierce battle.

He turns on the phone.

Lots of information.

The top of WeChat is Haruko's information.

Looking at the photos sent, and the more and more rounded belly.

Gao Bo couldn't help showing a smile on the corner of his mouth.

He opened the curtains.

It is already eight in the morning.

These days, the members of the coaching staff are also quite tired.

Continuous high-intensity work, everyone is working hard around a goal.

Today is a complete holiday.

What everyone loves to do.

But one thing....No drinking, no going out and messing around.

Gao Bo knows that England's players will be exposed to some alcohol.

This is in the national team, not the club.

His discipline can only be enforced during national team games, not when players are not in the national team.

Therefore, the national team coach sometimes has some limitations.

Gao Bo replied one by one to the messages that he couldn't reply in time last night.

Then take a shower and go downstairs for breakfast.

Not many people in the restaurant.

A lot of players probably went out.

Not many players remained in the entire training base.

Gao Bo had breakfast and was ready to go out for a walk.

On the way to the hotel, I passed by the gym.

He found that Gerald was sweating on the treadmill early in the morning.

It is not for nothing that some people succeed.

Many players start to decline as soon as they reach the age of 30, but there are also quite a few players who become more demonic as they get older.

The difference, to a large extent, is the degree of self-discipline of each individual.

Gerrard's self-discipline cannot be ignored to get to where he is today.

Without a doubt, Gerrard, this is a banner player.

England football flag.

At the same time, it is also the banner of Liverpool.

Gao Bo glanced at it and didn't bother.

...

day off.

Many players had a good day on the beaches of Brazil.

From the second day, the intense training began again.

The next opponent is the Netherlands, which is an opponent that has to be faced with a hundred spirits.

This is the last World Cup, South Africa World Cup champion team.

In fact, the Netherlands is a team called the "uncrowned king" by media fans.

Although they have not won the World Cup, their strength is not inferior to any World Cup winning team.

The Netherlands is rich in football talents, from Cruyff to the Three Musketeers to Bergkamp. In 1996, the golden generation of Ajax is now Ruud van Nistelrooy, Robben... A long list of superstars has not won one with them. Match the honorary World Cup champion, so it is called the uncrowned king.

In the 1974 World Cup in Germany, the Netherlands defeated Uruguay and Bulgaria in the first round of the group stage respectively, and drew with Sweden, and advanced with a record of 2 wins and 1 draw.

In the second round of the group stage, the Netherlands won all three games, beating Argentina, Germany, and Brazil respectively.

In the final against the German team, they were reversed by Germany with 2 goals and finished runner-up.

Cruyff was named the best player.

In the 1978 World Cup in Argentina, the Netherlands lost to Argentina 1:3 in the final, and finished runner-up again.

In the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, Japan, Denmark and Cameroon were in the same group in the group stage, and they advanced with a record of three wins and five goals and one goal. In the 1/8 final against Slovakia, they defeated their opponents 2:1, and Robben and Sneijder made contributions to the Netherlands respectively. In the quarter-finals against Brazil, they also defeated the opponent 2:1. With Brazil scoring a goal from Robinho, Melo's own goal and Sneijder's lore reversed Brazil to advance.

In the semifinals, against the Uruguay team with Diego Forlan and Suarez, they played intractably and finally defeated the Uruguay team 3:2 to advance to the final. Van Bronckhorst, Sneijder and Robben made contributions respectively.

In the final against the Spanish team, they played very anxiously and finally entered extra time. In the extra time, with Iniesta's goal, Spain defeated the Netherlands 1-0 and won the championship, and the Netherlands was the runner-up again.

The runner-up of the three World Cups has achieved the very tragic title of the "uncrowned king" of the Netherlands team.

But at the same time, it also shows the strength of this team.

In the World Cup, England and the Netherlands have met only once, and that was in the 1990 World Cup twenty-four years ago.

In that Apennine summer.

The Dutch team and the England team met on a narrow road, and the two teams eventually became a 0-0 tie.

In fact, the first few meetings between the two sides were also draws, although they were all played in friendly matches.

History does not represent the past.

Now, under the leadership of Van Gaal.

The Dutch team once again launched a shock to the World Cup champion.

Under the kneading of the Dutch coach, the Dutch team performed well in this World Cup.

Especially in the group stage.

The Netherlands and Spain meet by narrow paths.

The Netherlands successfully defeated Spain 5-1, giving the previous champion a humiliating defeat, and at the same time avenging the loss of the opponent in the last World Cup final.

In the round of 16, the Netherlands defeated Mexico 2-1.

"Netherlands, what this name means, I believe everyone is very clear."

Before the start of training the next day.

Gao Bo said to his players.

really.

The player who originally had a relaxed expression turned serious when he heard the name.

No one can ignore the uncrowned king.