The day after the game, the front page of FIFA's official website showed a picture of Maradona holding his head with both hands, his eyes full of pain, confusion, loss and unwillingness. The article quoted Argentina's "El Nacional" "Diego holds his head in his hands, like a wounded child. He loves Argentina, loves Argentina deeply. No one desires the Hercules Cup more than him But at this moment , Diego and his team have walked to the camera, and we can even feel the pain in Diego's heart is so strong. As if he realized something, after a brief absence, Diego walked to the players, as if walking Just like when he is around his children, at this moment, he is no longer the head coach of Argentina, but more like a loving father who is ready to comfort the injured children. At this moment, I burst into tears"
"Argentina was eliminated. My players are good. I will bear all the responsibilities. I will no longer be the head coach of Argentina. This is a decision and cannot be changed. Thank you and goodbye!" This is after the game. At the press conference, Maradona spoke categorically. He was also the first head coach in South American football to resign after Dunga.
There are always wins and losses on the football field. It is impossible to refute whether every tactical arrangement of the head coach, every selection of players, and every adjustment of substitutions are correct, but Maradona is such a person of temperament, no matter what happened in the past No matter what, he will always carry it on his shoulders alone in the end. No wonder countless fans are fascinated by him.
Qin Tian learned about Maradona¡¯s resignation while having dinner in the hotel. When Michel told him the news, Qin Tian felt briefly absent-minded and confused. If any star occupies a sacred place in Qin Tian's heart, then it must be Maradona. He has become an immortal legend.
Whether in Argentina or Naples, Diego is always a player who is completely above the team. This does not mean that he has an arrogant character, but that the level of his teammates is not at the same level as him, and at the time There are only two such players in world football, one is Maradona and the other is Platini.
In any case, Argentina has become the second world power team to leave after Brazil. As analyzed by FIFA¡¯s official website, this Argentine team does not lack superstars, but what it lacks is an effective organization and a complete team. formation and the most important unyielding fighting spirit, which is resilience.
When playing downwind, they are not afraid of any opponent, but when facing an overall football team like Germany, the Argentines were completely defeated. This is the "team" power of football, so the German team, which was not optimistic, calmly entered the top four seats.
After dinner, Qin Tian talked with Messi on the phone and comforted his good friend. It could be heard that Messi was in a very low mood at the moment. This was already Messi's second World Cup. He lost in the quarter-finals. Being eliminated, his mentor and childhood idol Maradona resigned, which was somewhat unacceptable to the king of Barcelona.
¡°Take my share to the end, Qin,¡± Messi said firmly before hanging up the phone.
"good!"
(On October (0), there is still the last game of the quarter-finals. At this moment, the local temperature in South Africa is still very low. People outside always feel the cold. When walking into the training ground, Michelle said While counting the heads, I didn't forget to say, "Keep warm and don't catch a cold."
The training intensity in these two days was not very high. After all, a lot of physical energy was consumed in the battle with Brazil. Olson was also very considerate and arranged some restorative training methods. In addition, several physical therapists of the team also Provide effective massage methods to players continuously.
Only players with the consent of the physical therapist are allowed to go back to their rooms to rest. This is a necessary means to maintain the players' sufficient physical fitness to recover, and it can also relieve some psychological fatigue. After all, the World Cup schedule is relatively compact.
For the teams that have entered the top four, FIFA will arrange some small press conferences for them to meet with fans and media every day. This is also to consolidate the atmosphere of the World Cup. After all, as some teams are eliminated one after another, you can't expect fans who are only here for certain teams or certain players to be interested in all teams.
"Qin!"
"Qin Tian!!"
There is no doubt that Qin Tian has become the most popular star among fans in South Africa. Whenever the Danish team bus appears, it will always attract loud cheers from the fans. If the organizing committee had not arranged it on the scene, Without sufficient police force, it is difficult to guarantee that Qin Tian¡¯s clothes will still be intact when he enters the press conference or public training ground.
And at every press conference, many reporters asked questions that went far beyond the scope of football, making Qin Tian, ??who has experienced hundreds of battles, unable to resist. For example:
 "Aguero is about to transfer to Inter Milan. Are you confident that you can beat them in the Champions League next season?" Well, this question has something to do with football, but what does the transfer from other clubs have to do with Qin Tian? relation.
"Qin Tian, ??are you in love now? Many people say you are gay. Is that true?" Brother, he is a sports reporter. When did he become an entertainment reporter? If you weren't a man, Qin Tian would definitely Will tease him.
¡°Maradona and Dunga resigned one after another, what do you think?¡± He refused to answer.
"I heard that Messi is your good friend. He has left South Africa now. So do you think Iniesta's Spain will be eliminated in today's game?" Is there any inevitable connection between the two?
Seeing such a mess at the scene, Olson, who has been tested for a long time, was also numb. Where did these reporters, who were seriously surrounded by curiosity and gossip, come from In the end, it was naturally Olson who brought them with him. Qin Tian ran away amid the reporters' protests.
After dinner, all members of the Danish team gathered in the hotel conference room to watch the last quarter-final between Spain and Paraguay. At this time, Qin Tian also received a call from Chelsea Club Kenyon. It turned out that the team was planning to recruit Montenegrin midfielder Jovetic from Florence this summer. Before South Africa, the club had already contacted Qin God has announced it.
But it is a pity that Jovetic chose the Red Devils and Manchester United in the end, which shattered Chelsea's dream of building Qin Tian, ??Ozil, and Jovetic as a frontcourt trident. Qin Tian still approves of Jovetic. At this time, he is a young and very good player. It is a regret for the club to miss him.
At 20:30, at the Ellis Park Stadium in Johannesburg, the match between Spain and Paraguay started on time
In recent World Cups, the "Matador" Spain has always played a tragic role. In France in 1998, Zubizarreta's mistake contributed to the reversal of the African Eagles led by Milou, and the young Raul's left-footed pass was blocked by his own right foot, foreshadowing the Spaniard's sad fate. . The 2002 World Cup in South Korea and Japan was Camacho's always wet armpit, and the two controversial penalties in the quarter-finals with South Korea that could change the outcome of the game, as well as Helguera's anger and Joaquin's tears after the game It's all very sad. By 2006, Spain, which was going smoothly in the group stage, was eliminated in the knockout round by France, which had stumbled before. In the end, it could only become a supporting role witnessing the birth of the new Gallic superstar Franck Ribery.
However, all this changed at the 2008 European Cup. The Spanish team, led by Aragones, made it all the way to the final and finally won the championship, which seemed to indicate that Spain had lost its "tragic" hat.
After the crazy summer of 2008, Spain, Europe's "new top pick", welcomed coach Vicente del Bosque and began its journey to the European qualifiers for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. Although they only defeated Bosnia and Herzegovina by 1 goal at home in the first game, for Spain, which has just said goodbye to the old and welcomed the new, the meaning of a "good start" should go far beyond a big victory.
Sure enough, in the next game, the "Matador" began to get out of hand. They defeated Armenia and Estonia successively, and then defeated their archrival Belgium 2-1 in an away game, which brought their 2008 to a perfect end. It is worth mentioning that Villa scored a total of 5 goals in these 4 games, thus raising his total number of national team goals in 2008 to 12, which also broke the annual record set by Raul in 1999. A record in Spanish team history of scoring 10 goals on behalf of the national team. On February 11 of the following year, "Batman" broke another national team record. In the warm-up match against England, Villa scored a goal in the 36th minute, which not only helped his team win, but also made him the first player in the history of the national team to score in 6 consecutive games.
With such a sharpshooter, Spain will naturally go more smoothly in the qualifying rounds. They then double-killed Turkey, another strong rival in the group, at home and away, establishing a good situation for their group to qualify. Although they experienced unexpected setbacks in the Confederations Cup in the summer of 2009, the "Matadors" then went on a killing spree against Belgium, completely overcoming the pain they suffered in South Africa.
The forwards scored goals one after another, but Spain¡¯s biggest gain in these games was Barcelona defender Pique. Due to the successive injuries of Puyol, Marchena, Albiol and others, "Master Pi" who performed well in the club finally waited for the day to come forward in the national team. Not only is he defensively sound, he also cooperates well with Barcelona teammate Puyol, and he has repeatedly scored in set pieces, establishing himself as the main force in the national team in one fell swoop. And Pique's emergence has also completely solved the problem of insufficient defense height that Spain has always had. The biggest shortcoming has been made up for, and the "Matador" lineup is becoming more and more perfect.
On September 9, 2009, Spain suffered a bloodless defeat at home.Beat Estonia 3-0, locking in the top spot in the group and getting tickets to the World Cup in South Africa in advance. In the last two "going through the motions" games, Spain, which was designed to train newcomers, relied on the outstanding performance of Mata, Negredo and other rookies to win Armenia and Bosnia and Herzegovina one after another, thus winning all ten qualifying games and scoring 28 goals. , making a strong move into South Africa.
From the perspective of the lineup, this time the Spanish team is still star-studded. Bosque has basically maintained the main team that Aragones used to win the European Cup in 2008. It has a stable defense, a luxurious midfielder, and an unsolvable forward. It runs very smoothly in any position. This is exactly what Spain is currently doing. Stronger than all other teams.
After coming to South Africa, the low-key Spanish team seemed not to care that everyone praised "you are the favorite" in unison. Low-key, humble, even everyone keeps silent. But what makes fans and fans who love him happy all the way from the group stage is that the Spanish team has indeed shown its championship appearance.
Mature tactical coordination, equal emphasis on technology and body, and the best midfield configuration in the world, all factors indicate that Spain¡¯s World Cup trip this time will not be a ¡°seed that cannot bloom¡± like before.
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