Vol 4 Chapter 89: Croatia and the Magic Flute

In last year's World Cup, two football upstarts were born - the runner-up Croatia and the third runner-up China.
In fact, it is said that Croatia is an upstart, and it is a bit of a waste of time. It was the first time I participated in the competition after I moved my hukou from the former South China, and won the third place in the 1998 World Cup in France. The Grid is a traditional strong team, okay?
After 20 years of white horses, Croatia finally turned the bronze medal into a silver medal. Fatefully, they were both beheaded by gold medal France.
In the middle of these two times, Croatia had a rough time, having missed the qualifiers three times in four World Cups and died in the group three times. The five European Cups are not much better.
Three generations of poverty without a hand holding the bowl, a bronze medal has declined for ten years. As the so-called 'World Cup runner-up curse', Croatia has been declining for 20 years. Zhuo Yang said: The Chinese team is the end of the curse, because we are not a European team.
The day after the technical lecture, the world's second-ranked Croatian arrived in Hannover. In the second round of the European preliminaries, the grid army had a bye, and the Chinese team made an appointment with them.
Although they didn't meet in the World Cup, the two teams had a tacit disobedience to each other, which originated from the words of the former French captain Scar.
After winning the championship, Scar Saint Ribery, who remembered eating but not playing, said to the media: The game with the Chinese team is the most difficult.
Those who are about to retire have good words. The sentence "Haha" is quite expressive, making Croatia feel aggrieved and the Chinese team unwilling to lose.
The Chinese team squinted at Croatia: Did you not meet me, or will you enter the final? You get an eggplant.
Croatia stared at the Chinese team: you fight to get rid of France in the semi-finals, we are the champions, believe it?
What are you looking at? Look how you are!
At the time of the World Cup, Croatia was a relatively aging team. After winning the runner-up, life will go on, and proper replacement is necessary. Veterans such as Subasic, Mandzukic, and Joel Luka have faded out. This time, coach Dalic has not called up Lovren and Strinic, and replaced them with some young people under the age of 25.
Of course, it is impossible for Modric, who is the same age as Zhuo Yang, to fade out, not in this life.
"Old Zhuo, I'm really looking forward to your return next season. To be honest, I can't wait."
Magic Flute's words are sincere, because since the rumor of Zhuo Yang's return to Real Madrid, he has publicly expressed his joy in the media more than once.
In the past, when he was at Real Madrid, Zhuo Yang had a good relationship with the magic flute. Because of the attacking attributes of the midfield, the magic flute was actually squeezed by Zhuo Yang, which made him have to go to the attacking midfield more to make a living. But he was not dissatisfied because of this, after all, the status of the two was very different at that time.
There is still a gap, but the magic flute is qualified enough to wait for a table with Zhuo Yang. After Zhuo Yang returned to Real Madrid, he didn't have to worry about being squeezed again, because this guy is now a front-end attacker, and the two belong to feeding and eating cakes that complement each other.
Moreover, Real Madrid has been a bit decadent in the past two years. Whether it is La Liga or the King's Cup in China, Barcelona has been pinched to death. He lost twice in the Champions League final to Manchester City, and was eliminated by Jia Fu in 1/8 this year. As the core of Real Madrid, the magic flute is one word—tired. year thighs.
"It's not decided yet." Zhuo Yang said, "I will make a decision in the summer."
The magic flute crow's feet were straightened: "What else is there to hesitate? Think about how happy we were together in the past two years, it was really a good time. Who didn't want you, the old brothers? Now the brothers are old, If you don't come back, you won't have the chance to play with you in the future."
Talk a little more about love, and take a look at me if you want. The magic flute recalls the deep affection of the prosperous years, as if recalling adolescence. Zhuo Yang was a little touched by Lao Shibu's true feelings.
"Magic Flute, we are just old, not dead. Of course, the future of Real Madrid still depends on young players."
"Yes, yes, hahaha~" Magic Flute said with a smile: "Real Madrid's future belongs to young people, Li Zimo and the others. Hahaha... Zimo, this kid, doesn't worry at all."
Saying that the king is a turtle, Li Zimo, the little boy in the Real Madrid echelon, saw the real Madrid boss and his uncle chatting, and hurried over.
"Brother Magic Flute, have you eaten?"
"It doesn't matter if I eat or not. You play well in the game the day after tomorrow. I'm happier than eating anything."
Zimo blushed and said angrily, "The day after tomorrow... I won't play... I'm suspended."
"Hahahaha..." The magic flute smiled and leaned back and forth. He watched the video of the Sino-German battle the day before yesterday, and of course he knew that Zimo had received a red card for his petty bullying against Porcelain Jingduoan.
It's very normal. Li Zimo is a famous troublemaker in Real Madrid's B team. He can stop five or six games in a season. But even so, he is still far ahead in the West Division 1 scorer list, belonging to the existence that Castilla coach Manuel Dias loves and hates.
The red card in the friendly match is nothing but the extension of the match. Zimo was suspended for one match by the national football team, and it was Zhuo Yang's suggestion.
Uncle Zhuo said: "I won't change your fault, but the national team can't get used to you alone. As long as it gets a red card for non-technical reasons in the future, the national team will add an internal suspension on the original basis, depending on the situation. Zimo, when you enter the national team, you are an adult, you can grow your own snacks."
"Oh…"
In this world, it is not the laws and rules that can control Li Zimo, but his father Ke Zi and his uncle Zhuo Yang. The difference is that Ke Zi pursues a filial son from the stick, beating his son like a hooligan, while Zhuo Yang is a gentleman and doesn't do anything.
"Brother Magic Flute, I'd better treat you to something to eat. You and my Uncle Zhuo haven't seen each other for a long time. You two have a good drink in the evening."
A night without a word, a day without a word.
At the AWD Arena in Hannover, the battle between China and Croatia kicked off as scheduled.
A few days ago, in the first round of Group E of the European preliminaries, Croatia, with a new lineup, was a bit surprising. They reversed a 2-1 home win over Azerbaijan, a famous European underdog.
What team is Azerbaijan? No one in the team played in the five major leagues. Basically, except for the native dogs who played in their own leagues, there were only a few players who were naturalized from the Western Second Division, the German Second Division, and the Czech Republic.
In the UEFA Nations League D level (the lowest level), Azerbaijan could never win a single victory except for a small victory over the Faroe Islands. Kosovo played against them just like Germany played Kosovo.
The dignified Magic Flute, Rakitic, and Kovacic, who were calling for wind and rain in the five major leagues, were so exhausted at their own door that they almost failed to win Azerbaijan, and Croatia lost their face.
In today's game with the Chinese team, they have to be embarrassed.
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