Red Rebels

546 A biting dog does not bark

With the three rounds of league games over, Europe has ushered in the national team competition. Each national team has regrouped its forces in preparation for the 2008 European Cup. Many players from the Red Rebels have also been selected for their respective national teams, including Beckham. Tom, Michael Johnson, Ismail, Terry, Curtis and Walcott also continued to be selected for the England national team.

It was originally rumored that McLaren planned to abolish Beckham's captain's armband, which was denied by the Football Association. They specially held a press conference for this purpose and attended it with McLaren. The latter made it clear at the press conference. , Beckham is an important member of the national team, and he is also the captain of the England national team.

With the first call-up of the national team after the World Cup and the new round of national team personnel adjustments, the Red Rebels have once again become the focus of all media attention. This time the reason is not from competition, but also from Not from business, but from the captain's armband.

England's captain's armband is Beckham, and his vice-captain is Terry. This is also understood to be a reflection of the excessive power of the Red Rebels in the England national team. However, with the call for a new round of national teams, everyone is It was discovered that the number of Red Rebel captain armbands increased unknowingly.

The Czech Republic was the first to change its captain. Nedvěd has made it clear that he will retire from the national team, and the old captain Garacek has also reached the end of his career. The Czech national team decided to re-select a qualified captain.

There are actually only two popular candidates for the Czech captaincy, one is Arsenal midfielder Rosicky, and the other is Red Rebels main goalkeeper Cech. These two players from the Premier League are worthy of this captaincy in terms of qualifications and strength. armband.

After the training session of the Czech national team, the team held repeated discussions and finally decided to hand over the captain's armband to goalkeeper Petr Cech, while Rosicky served as the team's vice-captain for the period of the 2008 European Cup qualifiers and will be considered again later. It depends.

In the past few years, Cech has performed better and better with the rise of the Red Rebels. Before the World Cup, he once surpassed Buffon and became the world's number one goalkeeper. Even after the World Cup, countless fans They are still dissatisfied with Cech's inferiority to Buffon, and believe that the reason why Cech failed to perform in the World Cup was because he was dragged down by the Czech national team.

"Look at Cech's performance in the Red Rebels, Buffon can't hold him down at all!"

Even Czech Football Association officials had to admit when announcing Cech as captain, "Cech is one of the most important players in the Czech national team today. He knows very well that after the failure of the World Cup, the Czech national team and fans "What do you want to get?"

Cech said at the press conference that he was proud to be the captain of the Czech national team and that he was eager to lead the Czech Republic to the European Cup and achieve excellent results.

Coincidentally, in the new Serbian national team, Vidic, the main defender of the Red Rebels, wore the captain's armband of the Czech team for the first time. This is also a recognition of his outstanding performance.

Since many players such as Vieira and Henry were unable to start in the first national team game, Evra was entrusted with the captain's armband; Brazil's captain's armband was worn by Kaká for the first time. This was also due to Lu Players such as Theo did not enter the new Brazilian national team due to injuries, and Zambrotta also wore the captain's armband of the Italian national team for the same reason.

The captain's armband of the Portuguese national team will be shared by Ronaldinho and Andrade. When the former plays, the captain's armband will be given to the Red Rebels star. Once Ronaldinho is absent, Andrade will wear the captain's armband. , Scolari’s criteria for selecting captain are,

Whoever is more famous will be in charge!

In addition, the captain of the Ghana national team is Essien; the captain of Cote d'Ivoire is Didier Drogba; the American captain's armband is worn on Casey Keller's arm this time!

It is precisely because after the national team was assembled, news continued to spread that Red Rebel players became captains one after another. The Times calculated that in the new national team, the Red Rebels have a total of 9 players serving as the team's captain. The first captain and the deputy captain were not included, which suddenly made the Red Rebels a concentration camp for captains.

Some media even jokingly said that if the Red Rebels continue to develop according to the current trend, I am afraid they will be able to create a national team captain training class in the future just like they held a coaching training class!

While the media was generally paying attention to the Red Rebel captain Ruyun, the club's official website immediately announced a piece of news.

The legendary superstar Roy Keane, who is very concerned by Red Rebel fans, will officially join the Black Cats Sunderland.

This English Championship team, which was relegated with a record-breaking record last season, is determined to return to the Premier League this season, so they did everything possible to invite Roy Keane to be their head coach, and the latter does not even have a coaching certificate. .

"I once jokingly told my good friend Xiao Yu that I would leave football for a year or two. He also extended an invitation to me, hoping that I could take up a coaching position with the Red Rebels and accumulate some coaching experience, but now I see Come on, I had to decline his offer because Sunderland were really sincere and they even came to Portugal to contact me in person."

"Yes, Sunderland's Premier League record last season was not ideal, but we all believe it was an accident. Sunderland's current 'chairman' Quinn is a good friend of mine and he told me that Sunderland has a beautiful team. The stadium, the passionate fans, and he hopes that I can bring them the results they dream of."

"I have to seize this opportunity. Maybe the result may not be ideal, but I at least prove that I have worked hard. Xiao Yu and many of my friends also support my decision. I have a rich playing career and I have been praised by many great people. With the coaches’ guidance, I think I can learn from their successful experiences.”

The official website of the Red Rebels immediately sent a congratulatory message to Keane and wished him a bright future in Sunderland. But then, the Red Rebels had to focus all their attention on the Champions League group draw. .

As the team that has won the Champions League again, the Red Rebels have become the seed team of this Champions League. This also allows the Red Rebels to avoid the tragedy of being unfortunately drawn into a group with strong teams such as Barcelona as last season.

The first eight teams in the Champions League this season are the Red Rebels, Barcelona, ​​AC Milan, Real Madrid, Inter Milan, Bayern, Manchester United and Liverpool. There are three Premier League teams ranked among the seeded teams. Although Manchester United was eliminated in the group stage last season, they are still ranked as the seed team based on their previous points.

However, this is also due to the relegation of Juventus. The latter was deprived of the league championship qualification and was relegated to Serie B. It was logical that they also left the Champions League. This allowed Manchester United to take over. Otherwise, Manchester United would Become a second-tier team.

After arranging the 8 first-tier teams into 8 groups, the Red Rebels were not very lucky and were placed in the last group H. However, some people said that the strength of this group was always not strong. Regarding this, Wo Ershi can only hope to draw lots.

The second team drawn in the same pot as Barcelona is Chelsea. This is the second consecutive year that Barcelona has encountered a Premier League team, and it was Chelsea. Everyone was in an uproar, obviously in response to the Champions League this season. I was happy when I signed, but Laporta looked distressed.

Chelsea was able to reach the Champions League thanks to UEFA's liberal approach. Although Chelsea ultimately failed to win the Champions League last season, UEFA finally decided to let Chelsea participate after discussion. Champions League, but they have to start from the first round of qualifying.

With Chelsea's strength, those opponents in the qualifiers are really like chopping vegetables for them, so this Premier League team wielded a kitchen knife studded with precious gems along the way and reached the group stage. At the same time, it also won because of points. Was rated as a seed team, but the existence of Chelsea has also become a landmine for the English team.

According to UEFA regulations, Chelsea will start playing in the qualifiers. After entering the group stage, they will not have the principle of avoiding the same country. This makes Liverpool, Manchester United and the Red Rebels in the first pot, and Manchester City in the fourth pot all likely to encounter. Chelsea, especially in the knockout rounds, is even more terrible.

Some media even believe that Chelsea is allowed to participate in the Champions League as an exception. This seems to be a ridiculous decision, but in fact it has become a major unpredictable factor in this season's Champions League. Everyone is looking forward to the alternative Chelsea will lead What kind of lottery combination will come.

Everyone originally expected it to be a Premier League derby, but no one expected that Ronaldinho would turn against his old club. This undoubtedly brought huge suspense to this group, especially the two games between Chelsea and Barcelona. , which is even more eye-catching.

But judging from Laporta's expression, he seemed dissatisfied with the draw.

Selling Ronaldinho put him under tremendous pressure. Although the team repaid part of its debt, the fans were more willing to see the performances of superstars, but now Ronaldinho has gone to the Premier League. , and even had to face off against Barcelona, ​​which has to be said to be a very embarrassing encounter.

AC Milan drew Porto, Real Madrid drew Roma, Inter Milan drew PSV, Bayern drew Lyon, Manchester United drew Celtic, Liverpool drew Valencia, and the Red Rebels drew Hit Lille.

It can be said that looking at the second draw, AC Milan, Manchester United and the Red Rebels all drew well. Not only did they avoid strong teams, but they also drew a relatively weak team, which also made it difficult for them to win. Many people felt secretly happy.

However, as an experienced person, Walsh was very happy to get Lille in his heart, but on the surface he seemed very calm, with a look of honor and disgrace on his face, showing the calmness of a superior person.

The teams in the third draw were not very strong, but Barcelona in Group A once again drew the strongest Werder Bremen, AC Milan in Group B drew Bordeaux, and Real Madrid in Group C drew Steaua Bucharest. Inter Milan in Group D was drawn by Sporting Lisbon, Bayern in Group E was drawn by CSKA Moscow, Manchester United in Group F was drawn by Benfica, Liverpool in Group G was drawn by Olympiacos, and the Red Rebels in Group H were drawn by Athens. AEK.

The eight teams in the fourth tier from Group A to H are Dynamo Kyiv, Ajax, Galatasaray, Manchester City, Hamburg, Shakhtar Donetsk, Genk and Solya Le. Vski.

Looking at the 8 groups, the group in which the Red Rebels are located is the weakest, while Group A in which Barcelona is located is the strongest, known as the group of death. Even Dynamo Kiev in the fourth tier, although Shevchenko is no longer there Coe, Rebrov and others were at their peak, but today's Dynamo Kyiv is still not a soft persimmon.

However, after the draw, Laporta said in an interview with the media that Barcelona was not worried about the so-called group of death. He believed that there would be no problem with Barcelona's appearance. This was completely different from his worries during the draw.

However, Laporta's view has also been affirmed by professionals. Barcelona and Chelsea are better than other teams in this group. I believe that there will be no big problems when these two teams work together. As long as they are careful to prevent Bremen from disrupting the situation, and Dynamo Kiev is fine with bad weather.

On the other hand, the Red Rebels seem to be relaxed, but in fact there is a strong undercurrent. Teams such as AEK Athens, Lille, and Levski Sofia have little reputation and can easily make their opponents relax, but in fact they all have it. Very strong, such as Sofia Levski, this team can be said to be the weakest among the top 32, but do you know who their opponents are in the second and third rounds of qualifying?

Copenhagen of Denmark and Chievo of Serie A. As a result, these two teams are now selling sweet potatoes, but Levski Sofia has entered the Champions League group stage, and what is even more surprising is that both teams have Still being beaten twice at home and away, it can be seen that Sofia Levski's strength is not as weak as his reputation shows.

As for Lille, a team that can win the French Ligue 1 runner-up and almost threaten Lyon's championship, no matter how weak its reputation is, will its strength be weak?

Many professionals even believe that if the Red Rebels thought they had drawn a lottery ticket, they would be totally wrong.

Unlike other groups where the teams are familiar with each other, the other three teams in this group where the Red Rebels are located are all newcomers to the Champions League, or teams with little reputation. Such teams are often the most likely to suffer upsets.

Of course, no matter what, from all aspects, the Red Rebels are the favorite team to win the first place in Group H.

AC Milan's group is the most even in terms of strength. Although Porto has long since fallen and even handed over the Portuguese Super League championship to Benfica last season, they still have a certain level of strength. Bordeaux has been away from the Champions League for many years, but their strength cannot be underestimated. Third place in Ligue 1 this season.

Isn’t there a saying that a dog that bites can’t bark!

In addition, Ajax is relatively weak. After leaving many powerful stars, the team has further become younger. The Red Rebels have four young players on loan at Ajax, Annan, Pato, Ganso and Hamsi. Ke took advantage of the trend and became the main force of the Star Factory, but it is currently unknown how much strength these players can produce.

However, when the Red Rebel players went to the national team to participate in the game, and when all the media began to pay attention to the national team game, the Premier League once again broke a big news.

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