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"The players from both sides are already standing in their respective halfs, waiting for the referee's whistle. I will take this opportunity to introduce the starting lineups of the two sides. The lineup of the Czech Republic is the lineup of the 02 World Cup champions, and there is almost no change. The goalkeeper is Peter Cech who just moved to Chelsea, the defense is Jankulovski, Ujfalusi, Rozenal, Grigera, and the midfielder is Nedved, Rosicky, Gilber Tor Silva, Senna, Poborski, Jan Koller up front."

"Look at the starting lineup of the Greek team. The Greek national team in this European Cup is based on the members who won the runner-up in the 98 European Youth Championship (0:1 Spain in the final). It is the golden generation of Greek football. The goalkeeper is Nico Polidis, the defense is Setaridis, Delas, Capsis, Fissas, and the midfield is Zagorski, Basinas, Karagunis, Yannake Pross, Charisteas, Friezas up front."

"Dududu-"

"The referee blew the whistle to start the game. The game has officially started. This is the semi-final of the European Cup held at the Fire Dragon Stadium. The winning team will enter the final of the European Cup and meet the host Portugal national team that has already entered the final. "

Semi-finals, which is the last point to enter the finals.Another semi-final was over yesterday. The host Portugal defeated the uncrowned king Netherlands [-]-[-] and entered the final first.Both Bruckner and Rehhagel were standing on the sidelines and couldn't do it.Speaking of which, the two have their own strengths, and no one is better than the other in terms of fame.

Bruckner is a coach who has won the World Cup, but his performance in the club is flawed.Although he is well-known in the Czech Republic, he has never proved himself in other clubs in European football, so he has always been unable to enter the ranks of top coaches in European football.Although World Cup champions and European Cup champions are top honors for players, the coaching industry is not as good as those coaches who have won the Champions League in their clubs.The status of club coaches is higher than that of national team coaches, which is a common trend now.

And Rehagel did not have such good results as Bruckner in the national team, but he also completed the Kaiserslautern miracle at the club, and also created an era of his own in Bremen.Rehhagel is a veritable top coach in German football.

"Pobowski, Poborski wades past Fessas. Cross...Draas headed the ball!"

"Rosicky, the pass... Capsis broke the ball."

"Rosicky, crosses Senna, shoots... and hits the defending Zagorakis."

Dark horses, all dark horses have the same characteristics.Their defense is very good.It's like the dark horse that performed well in the 04 Champions League.Basically no club has a bad defense.It is difficult for a team with poor defense to become a dark horse.The same is true for Greece. Greece was able to eliminate Spain and France one after another because of his strong defensive ability.

You have to admire Greece's defense.The two central defenders of Greece are Delas and Kapusis, among which Delas is a high center defender with a height of more than 1.9 meters.The high-altitude ball is his advantage.Kapusis is a very flexible central defender with strong interference ability and filling ability.The partnership of the two is perfect. When defending Jan Koller, Dellas defends against high altitude and Kapusis fills in.

"The game lasted for 10 minutes, and the Czech Republic had an overall advantage. The Czech Republic's possession rate reached 60.00% and the number of shots was also six times. Unfortunately, none of the six shots was able to threaten the Greek team's goal. Except on the scene advantage, the Czech Republic did not get any real chances."

The Czech Republic's current midfield control is very strong.Don't say that compared with Greece, even compared with the world's top teams, it is not inferior.The three-man midfield consisting of Gilberto Silva, Senna and Rosicky is excellent in controlling the midfield.After the start of the game, Greece retreated fully in the midfield, giving up a large area of ​​the midfield to the Czech Republic.

Unfortunately, as the narrator said.No matter how powerful the midfield control is, it is of no use.Because the Czech Republic couldn't create a good chance, the Greek defense was too good.

"This Rehhagel really has a way."

Rist shook his head, no wonder Greece was able to win the European Cup in history.Looking at the current defense, it can be said to be watertight.Especially defending Jan Koller, Greece did a great job.Delas and then Kapusis cooperated tacitly, and Jan Koller's header advantage could not be used, let alone the ball at his feet.

Jan Koller is definitely a very important weapon for the Czech Republic.Putting it in the front field is a gun mount.It's a pity that Rehhagel studied it thoroughly, and let Jan Koller do nothing in the frontcourt.

There are also wings, because Greece recovers the defense, so there is no gap in the defense of the front of the penalty area.The powerful long-range shooting ability of Nedved, Rosicky, and Senna cannot be brought into play.

"kindness."

Carvajal also nodded.In terms of the strength of both sides, Greece can't keep up with the Czech Republic.The Czech Republic is at its peak right now.Veterans like Nedved, Poborski, and Jan Koller are still strong, Gilberto Silva, Senna, Ujfalusi, and Jankulovski are all at their peak, Rosicky, Rozena Young players such as Paul, Grigera, and Cech have all experienced strong winds and waves.

If it were not so strong, the Czech Republic would not face Germany and the Netherlands in the group stage.But in the face of Greece, a weak opponent, it was still impossible to turn the advantage into a goal.

"Nedved, Setaridis followed Nedved. Nedved couldn't get rid of Setaridis. Setaridis tackled the ball and it was very precise."

"Rosicky, Rosicky can't turn around... Zagorakis has been following Rosicky."

Rehhagel is too familiar with the Czech Republic, and several attacks have been resolved by Greece.These Greek players are not well-known, but they are indeed capable players.

Just like their right back Saitaridis, who was only 23 years old, was unknown before this European Cup.But this European Cup has become the most eye-catching right back.The defense against Figo, Cristiano Ronaldo, Henry, Pires, Vicente, Reyes, including the defense against Nedved in this game is very good.It can be said that with these few European Cup games, his worth has reached tens of millions of euros.

And Zagorakis, who is 33 years old, is really nothing in European football.He once traveled to England, but returned to Greece in despair three years later.But it is such a veteran who rejuvenated in the European Cup and performed better and better in the midfielder position.

"The first half of the game is over. The Czech Republic has never found a way to break through the Greek defense. Greece's defensive system is very good. Coach Rehhagel is too familiar with the Czech Republic. How will Brückner adjust."

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"Sandro. Why don't you pay attention to this semi-final."

During the intermission, Rist originally planned to have a cup of coffee with Carvajal to relax.Unexpectedly, he received a call from Russell. It turned out that Russell was also watching the game.Call Rist to meet Rist.

Roselle is quite familiar with Rist and Carvajal.Although Carvajal is Real Madrid's agent, he has a good relationship with Barcelona, ​​just like Valdez is a player of Carvajal.Now he has become the main goalkeeper of Barcelona.

"Me? I actually came here to look for you. But I don't want to disturb you watching the game, so I only looked for you during the intermission."

"Looking for me? What is it?"

Riester and Barcelona have had nothing to do this summer.The biggest thing is the transfer of Villa, but that transfer had already been negotiated with Barcelona two months ago.

Of course, Villa's transfer has some complications.The transfer is done, but many other issues need to be resolved.The biggest problem is the issue of sponsors. Villa's previous sponsor was Homa.Homa is a sports brand in Spain and has a great influence in Spanish football.It has been a sponsor of Deportivo since 01, so it has also become a sponsor of Villa.

But with Villa's transfer to Barcelona, ​​Nike couldn't help it.After all, Villa was the Spanish native striker who performed the best last season, and he is even the number one striker in European football.Therefore, Nike hopes that Villa will switch to Nike and give up Homa's sponsorship.Even Homa's contract Nike is willing to help with it.

Therefore, Rist also dealt with this matter before.The talks haven't been fully finished yet, but Rist and Nike already have a preliminary cooperation.Villa and Homa have a three-year contract.That's just over a year left now.Nike is willing to help buy this contract, and then sign a new sponsorship contract with Villa. The sponsorship fee has also changed from Houma's 30 euros a year to Nike's 140 million euros a year.

Apart from that, Rist and Barcelona have nothing else to do.Jankulovski has not reached the point of improving the contract, and Barcelona's signings this summer do not need Rist.

"Yaya Toure from PSV is your player."

"Yes."

"Rist, what do you think about letting him go to Barcelona?"

Rist froze for a moment.Riester clearly remembered that in history Barcelona was interested in Van Bommel from PSV, but now it has become Yaya Toure.

But soon relieved.What Barcelona lacks now is the midfielder.Van Bommel said it was a defensive midfielder but more of a central midfielder.Because of the existence of Yaya Toure, a full-time midfielder, Van Bommel's position in PSV has always been forward.Davis failed to transfer to Barcelona, ​​so Barcelona lacked a midfielder.

Eindhoven has performed very well this season, so Barcelona has taken a fancy to Yaya Toure, who has an excellent defense in the midfielder position.Yaya Toure is only 21 years old and is more in line with Barcelona's appetite.That's why Russell found Rist.

"Sandro. Let me think about it."

Rist was originally unwilling to let Yaya Toure leave PSV too early, and it would be good to accept Hiddink's teaching for a year or two.At that time, he will only be 22 or three years old, not very old at all.But now that Barcelona is interested in him, Rist will consider it.

What kind of defensive midfielder does Barcelona have now, such as Keita and Marquez who is a cameo.And Deco, who just transferred this season, can also play as a midfielder.However, the characteristics of these people are different from Yaya Toure, and Keita is no match for Yaya Toure.Yaya Toure went to Barcelona to learn their skills, their cooperation, and their passing.

But Rist was worried about Yaya Toure's age. 21 years old, not very old.But after thinking about it, Rist nodded slowly.How can you see a rainbow without experiencing wind and rain? Flowers in the greenhouse cannot experience the wind and rain outside.Yaya Toure started playing football from Belgium to PSV Eindhoven. He not only played in the Ligue [-] and Eredivisie, but also played in the Champions League.Experience is actually enough.Rist couldn't always treat him like a kid.If Yaya Toure wants to become the top midfielder in Europe, he still needs to make his own way.

"Okay, Sandro. Yaya can talk about it."

"That's great."

"Sandro, I will always watch the game in Portugal. You can talk to PSV during this time, and I will go to Barcelona after the final. Let's talk about his contract in detail."

"Okay. I'll wait for you in Barcelona."