Messi was so scared that he cried when he maxed out his header talent at the start of the game

Chapter 442

The first match of the group stage ended in a draw. Kranjcar, who is still the head coach of the Croatian men's football team, attaches great importance to the team's next qualifiers.

Su Fei and Modric met all the main players of Croatia during the German World Cup at the temporary training base of the men's football team.

Captain Nick Kovac, goalkeeper Pledikosa, ponytail Pulso...

Of course, there is also a familiar new face... their teammate in the 2005 World Youth Championship, Mario Mandzukic!

This kid.

Originally in the 05 Croatian youth team, he served as the starting center forward, but as soon as Su Fei joined the national youth team, he pushed this kid to the bench.

In this year's German World Cup, due to position and age reasons, Kranjcar did not recruit him to join the national team.

However, in this European Cup qualifier, he successfully entered the Croatian first team roster.

Su Fei enthusiastically greeted Mandzukic and patted his shoulder hard.

"Mario, long time no see!"

"Haha! Su! You haven't seen me for a long time, but I can always see you on TV."

Mandzukic was very excited.

When Su Fei replaced him in the starting lineup of the youth team last year, the young man still had some resentment in his heart.

But when Su Fei led the Croatian men's football team to win the World Cup with his god-level performance, that bit of resentment had long disappeared.

Instead, there was admiration for Su Fei.

In fact.

Manzukic is 20 years old this year, 2 years older than Su Fei, but in front of Su Fei, he is like a little brother.

But this kid is really tall and strong, 1.9 meters tall and 84 kilograms in weight.

Judging from his appearance alone, he is not inferior to the demon Su standing together.

After all, he is the man who will grow into the Bundesliga air overlord and Bayern's main center in the future!

While Su Fei was greeting Mandzukic, the rest of his old teammates from the national team came up.

"Su! I haven't seen you for two months, you seem to be stronger again!"

"Su! I watched all your Champions League games live, you played really well, you are worthy of being the king of Croatia!"

"Come on, Su! Let's have a drink tonight!"

"Su! Let me touch your muscles and see if they are still so hard!"

Everyone was talking at once, very enthusiastic.

This also brought Su Fei back to the memory of the World Cup in Germany not long ago, when he and his teammates laughed and held up the World Cup, as if it was yesterday.

Kranjcar waited until the players' greetings to Su Fei gradually stopped, then he stepped forward to shake hands with Su Fei and greeted him.

The old man knew that Su Fei didn't like too much courtesy.

After a simple greeting, he directly talked about the training plan and game arrangements for the next period of time.

"We will play Andorra on the 8th. They are very weak. They were just beaten 5:0 by England and 4:1 by Israel."

"I will arrange for you to come on as a substitute to warm up and get a feel for the game."

"The match against England on the 12th is the main reason why I called you here. According to my pre-match investigation, England will basically send out the starting players in the World Cup this time."

Kranjcar's expression gradually became serious.

Su Fei nodded seriously.

He understood what Kranjcar meant. In 2006, England, which had all the main players, was very strong, at least on paper.

In this World Cup in Germany, they also made it to the quarterfinals, but were unfortunately eliminated by Argentina.

This means.

This European qualifier against England will be a difficult match in the quarterfinals of the World Cup.

"Okay, that's the basic situation."

"I'll have Kovacs send you the information about the England men's football team later."

"You and Luka should have a good rest for half a day."

After Kranjcar gave a few more instructions, he began to organize the men's football players to return to training.

And Su Fei and Modric, led by Davor Suker, went to the dormitory to put their luggage.

But the two did not rest for half a day.

Half an hour later.

They appeared next to the green field.

Time was running out.

Neither of them could stay idle in the dormitory.

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The scene changed to London, England.

A press conference for the England men's football European qualifiers was being held.

Sitting on the podium, the old man with sparse blond short hair was the current England men's football coach Steve McLaren.

Yes.

It was the coach of Middlesbrough who played against Manchester City last season.The one who fainted when his own player scored an own goal during the match.

This summer.

After the old man ended his coaching career at Middlesbrough, he suddenly replaced the England coach Eriksson during the World Cup and became the new boss of the Three Lions.

Middlesbrough's final ranking in the Premier League last season was 15th, barely avoiding relegation. Such a club's performance...

When the English Football Association announced that he would be the England coach this summer, he was of course questioned by a large number of fans and the English media.

Fortunately, in the European qualifiers in September.

The England men's football team won two consecutive victories, 5:0 Andorra and 1:0 North Macedonia, which barely helped the old man stabilize public opinion.

But the media are still very worried about the match between England and Croatia on the 12th.

That's the winner of this year's World Cup!

The key is!

Croatia has the devil Su!

In the eyes of the English football media, the devil Su has already become the number one active football player in the English league.

So.

At today's press conference, the first question the media asked was about "Su Fei".

"Mr. McLaren, in the two games you led Middlesbrough against Manchester City last season, Su scored 2 goals and assisted 2 goals, and performed extremely well. May I ask if you have come up with a tactical arrangement to limit Su in this match against Croatia?"

"Ahem."

McLaren is actually only 45 years old this year, but he not only looks like a 65-year-old man, but also speaks and reacts a little slower.

"Yes, yes, we have a lot of excellent defensive players, and we will definitely be able to limit Su's performance."

The old man's expression was very confident and his tone was very firm.

But he gave the English media an unreliable expression.

After all, this guy's club team performance is there, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he is relying on it.

But McLaren said so, and the English media had to give up and change to the next question.

It is also the most controversial part since McLaren took office.

"Mr. McLaren, in the two European qualifiers in September, you put Beckham on the bench and he didn't play. What was your consideration?"

"Ahem."

McLaren continued to react slowly before choosing his words.

"I have been an assistant coach for the England first team since 2000, and I know the team's achievements and performances over the years."

"We have many world-class players, but they have not been able to show the corresponding results. This is why I put Beckham on the bench."

"I think the men's football needs to be younger, and we need to give more energetic and motivated young people opportunities. As for David, his current age and physical strength can no longer support him to start as a men's football player."

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