The Era of Emerald

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So far, the group stage of the European Cup in 2000 has come to an end.After a fierce battle with a total of [-] teams in four groups, the eight teams that finally successfully qualified for the quarter-finals were Portugal and Romania from Group A, Italy and Turkey from Group B, and Spain from Group C. And Yugoslavia, and the Netherlands and France in Group D!

According to the previously announced match rules, these eight teams that stand out from the group stage will face each other in the next quarter-finals! (That is, the first in group a is the second in group b, the second in group a is the first in group b, and so on)

Italy, the top player in Group B, will face the opponent in the quarter-finals. Naturally, the Romanian national team has completed a soul-stirring reversal on the Englishman and qualified as the second place in Group A!

For the opponent of Romania, the old Maldini, who has always been cautious, has no intention of underestimating the enemy.After all, Romania has proven their ability with practical actions. If Italy is as careless as England, then it is only a matter of time before they are taught by the Romania with Haji as the core.

After a three-day truce, the European Cup that entered the knockout stage was rekindled. All the princes from all over Europe are gearing up, preparing to show their skills in the next knockout stage and compete for the final championship trophy!

At 6:24 pm on June 8th, Amsterdam Arena, where Italy will play a European Cup quarter-final with Romania!

However, this match between Italy and Romania is not the first performance between the European Cup quarter-finals.Prior to this, Portugal and Turkey took the lead in a fierce competition for the semi-finals of the European Cup.Although the Turks did their best in the game, in the end, the Portuguese with the golden generation was even better. Nuno Gomez, who performed bravely in this European Cup, continued his highlight performance in the group stage. The 24-year-old young forward sent the Xingyue Legion back to his hometown with two goals in the game, and at the same time helped Portugal become the first team to advance to the semi-finals in the European Cup!

Nuno Gomez's highlight performance in the European Cup not only made the Portuguese fans who have always been troubled by the national team's weakness smile, but also made him and his teammate Conceicao one of the major players in Europe. The key target that clubs are chasing after in the transfer market!

After all, the Benfica club that Nuno Gomez is currently playing for cannot compare with these strong teams in the four major leagues in terms of overall strength or popularity. Therefore, the Portuguese giants lost this reputation this summer. The front line killer is basically a certainty.

You know, no matter when, a good young striker is always quite popular.Therefore, regardless of teams like Manchester United and Arsenal who plan to update their forward line, or Inter Milan, a giant with a collection of forwards, they will not refuse to introduce a striker who has performed well in international competitions such as the European Cup. !

By the way, with the brace against Turkey, Nuno Gomez has raised his tally to three goals in this tournament, with Consicao, Zakhovic and Inzaghi and the other three tied for second place in the scorer list with a slight disadvantage of one goal behind Yugoslav striker Slobodan Milosevic.

Seeing that even a little-known player like Gomez is neck and neck with him in the scorer list, Milosevic also overwhelmed him with his goal in the last group match. Complain about something to old Maldini, but I still feel a little depressed in my heart.

As a head coach with extremely rich coaching experience, the old Maldini will certainly not ignore Inzaghi's desire for goals in his heart.The old man knew clearly that Inzaghi's character could be used as a sharp weapon to attack the city, but if not handled properly, it would in turn hurt his own people.

In the previous life, Da Inzaghi and Piero, the striker partners who used to work together, turned against each other in the end. Of course there was something wrong with the Zebra Prince, but Da Inzaghi was not at fault?Forget about everything the moment he sees a scoring opportunity, Inzaghi's tireless zeal for chasing goals can certainly be shocking and aesthetically pleasing, but it often makes him look like Some "independence" will invisibly cause damage to teammates who occupy better shooting positions, which will cause disharmony in the team atmosphere.

Therefore, in this quarter-final match against Romania, the old coach decisively put Inzaghi, who has a very strong desire for goals, into the starting list, so that he can put away the resentment accumulated these days and his love for goals. The desire to vent all on the opponent, so as not to burn the people on his side.

In the selection of Inzaghi's striker partner, the old Maldini chose Vieri, who has the same strong desire to fight.After all, they have been partners in Florence for many years and are also close friends. They are very familiar with each other's personality, so the chance of conflicts on the court is naturally greatly reduced.

Behind Vieri and Inzaghi was Totti, Albertini, Antonio Conte and Stefano Fiore in midfield.Although the reputation and overall strength of this combination are much worse than those in the World Cup in France two years ago, they are superior in both offense and defense. None of the four players have obvious weaknesses, and they all have excellent midfield coverage. With a good long-range shot, he can become a necessary boost for the team on both ends of the offense and defense.

On the defense line, Paolo Maldini is on the left, Zambrotta is on the right, Nesta and Cannavaro are partnered in the middle, and Toldo continues to start and is responsible for guarding the goal, leaving his rival Peruzzi behind. Pressed on the bench.

It can be seen from this starting lineup of Italy that with the decline and aging of a group of key players such as Dino Baggio and Roberto Baggio, the quality of Italy's midfield personnel has declined to a certain extent. .Whether it is Di Biagio and Tacchinardi in the Mesozoic generation, or Gattuso and Zanetti in the new generation, they are a little bit worse than their predecessors in terms of ability and comprehensiveness.Pierrot, who has shown signs of shooting stars, doesn't think about it. Although Totti and Pirlo have outstanding talents and talents, they still need time to hone at their young age.

It can be said that although the current Italian football is not like the tofu waist with copper heads and iron feet as the Chinese fans joked, it has indeed become the weakest link of the Apennines in the midfield.And this will also become the Achilles heel of the World Cup champion!