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In terms of personality, Li Tongfan is a very bachelor and boring man!

Therefore, although he was frightened by the two bloody skeleton reminder boxes, but now that he had gritted his teeth and accepted the powerful system mission [Glory on the Top of Europe], Lao Li simply stopped thinking about what would happen if he failed to complete the mission. No matter how miserable it was, he quickly calmed down and thought about solutions to the problem.

Li Tongfan obviously no longer has the time and energy to manage the affairs of Newcastle, so he can only temporarily hand over the full power to assistant coach Alan Shearer, and then devote all his thoughts to the Three Lions' preparations for the European Cup.

The first thing is of course to select the members of the national team.

As the saying goes, if you want to do your job well, you must first sharpen your tools! If you want to win under such harsh restrictions in [Glory on Top of Europe], you must go all out and be fully prepared from the first second of the matter. According to UEFA rules, all teams that advance to the 2008 European Cup must submit their respective 23-man rosters before June 8.

Today, June 2, is almost the time to submit the final list.

Previously, because Li Tongfan was focused on the national team, all player inspections were basically handled by assistant coach Venables. The conscientious old lunatic had already carefully compiled and handed over to Li Tongfan three days ago the inspection reports he had obtained from observing more than 20 Premier League games this season.

This is a collection of more than 200 pages of picture materials, and it even comes with ten videos that have been edited and explained in detail. It is no exaggeration to say that this set of information named "Detailed Explanation of the England Team Candidate List" by the old madman slowly instilled Venables' love for English football.

However, this is not the basis for Li Tongfan to select players for this national team.

Because, for Li Laoli, who has accepted the master-level system task [Glory on the Top of Europe], only the FM2008 system is the most reliable. Therefore, the 23 lucky people from England who are finally selected for the Three Lions will be selected from the candidate list listed by the system.

After FM2008 enters the national team mode, the computer screen will display a national team candidate list of hundreds of people, and relevant evaluations will be given for each person. At the same time, a function of comparing data between players will be added, allowing Li Tongfan to When selecting the main players, we can achieve the greatest degree of "merit-based admission".

After more than two hours of careful comparison of data and each player's performance in the just-concluded 07-08 season, Li Tongfan finally determined the 30-man roster.

The reason why there are 7 more players is because there are still more than ten days before England's first game, and the players' status may fluctuate greatly.

Since the system data query function is closed, Lao Li can no longer obtain cheating methods that can predict the status of players at a certain time in the future through query, so a certain number of extra players must be considered as reserves. In this way, if someone does not perform well in the warm-up match after the Three Lions travel to Austria, Li Tongfan will have a chance to readjust the roster.

This method of gradually streamlining is actually a common method used by every coach of a team participating in the European Cup to select players, and it is not Lao Li's original creation.

The new 30-man England squad is as follows:

goalkeeper--

Manchester City youngster Joe Hart.

Xiao Qiao is a newcomer supported by Li Tongfan when he takes charge of the Three Lions. He has also performed very well in the previous national team games, and his selection is undisputed;

Liverpool youngster Carson.

The 23-year-old national team rookie performed very well during Joe Hart's absence due to injury. Lee Tong-bum once again gave Carson a vote of confidence;

Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper Paul Robinson.

He has a humble personality and his competition experience is worthy of Lao Li’s trust;

Wigan Athletic goalkeeper Jock Crane.

The 26-year-old is considered a young man among goalkeepers. He has played once with Lee's Three Lions before. He has performed well at the club this season and is worth looking forward to;

Manchester United reserve goalkeeper Ben Foster.

Compared with his performance in Manchester United's reserve team this season, Lao Li is more optimistic about his potential;

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Defender -

John Terry.

The soul of the Chelsea defense of the Blues, ranked among the top five center backs in the world, there is no natural reason why he is not selected;

Rio Ferdinand.

Also ranked among the top five centre-backs in the world;

Steven Tyler.

Newcastle's defense line contributed to England's star of hope, a direct descendant of Lao Li;

Manzianni.

Shortlisted for outstanding performance in previous national team games;

Philips Neville.

Although his strength is not top-notch, he can play both the left and right full-back positions at the same time. In Li Tongfan's mind, he is an all-purpose patch player;

Ashley Cole.

There is no doubt that before the age of 33, the Chelsea Magic Wing can firmly occupy the main position of the England team's left back, and no one can shake his main position.

Richards.

Manchester City’s first rising star at the back;

Wayne Bridge.

Bridge's reputation at Stamford Bridge was overshadowed by Ashley Cole, but his real strength is indeed very strong

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Midfield——

David Beckham.

Unmentioned, Li Tongfa chose to coach the Three Lions just because of Beckham;

Gareth Barry.

After Li Tongfan took charge of the Three Lions, he became a regular player in the national team. Although the number one defensive midfielder of the Three Lions is none other than David Beckham, the Aston Villa player can also play the left back position and has a tenacious fighting spirit;

Owen Hargreaves.

Although he has just returned from injury some time ago, and there are already two strong players in Beckham and Barry in the defensive midfielder position of the Three Lions, the various data values ​​given for Hargreaves in FM2008 are really too high. It is so dazzling that Lao Li is reluctant to give up and can enrich his tactics when necessary;

Gerrard, leader of the Premier League BIG4 Reds;

Lampard, leader of the Premier League BIG4 Blues;

Joe Cole.

Known as the first technical and creative player in England;

Aaron Lennon.

[Speed], [Explosive Power] Double 19, a madman on the wing,

James Milner.

You can maintain the [Superman State] without consuming additional character points. It is an inevitable choice for Li Tongfan who has worked hard to accumulate character points;

Downing.

The hope of England's future winger, the technical and passing attributes given in FM2008 are even more gorgeous than Joe Cole;

Walcott.

[Speed], [Explosive Power] Double 20, another wing breakthrough madman, Arsenal's long-known little tiger, and very handsome, is the favorite of boring men;

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forward--

Ashley Young.

The speedy forward whom Lee Tong-bum likes has performed well in previous national team games;

Michael Owen.

The top local scorer in the Premier League in the 2007-08 season, Crazy Li’s confidant;

Peter Crouch.

With a height of 2.01 meters, any coach will bring a Liverpool tall guy with him in case of emergencies;

Alan Smith.

It is also out of consideration of maintaining the [superhuman state];

Wayne Rooney.

The Red Devils and Manchester United’s frontline tank is the future hope of the British Isles;

Daniel Sturridge.

After being discovered by Lao Li, the little guy performed well in the Manchester City first team this season.

Darren Bent.

The Tottenham Hotspur forward has scored 18 goals at White Hart Lane this season. He is an important striker of Dutch coach Martin Joel, so he was selected over the same type of striker Defoe.

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The release of this 27-man list did not cause controversy in the British media. Almost every player selected was expected by the media. Even the selection of rookies with shallow foundations such as Manzianni and Sturridge was due to Li Tongfan has called them into the national team many times before, and public opinion has become accustomed to it.

June 3rd.

The lucky ones who were selected into the England team's 2008 European Cup squad gathered in London and then flew directly to Salzburg, Austria without stopping.

Nine days later, on June 11, the Three Lions' first match against the Greek team led by Otto the Great Rehagel will be held in this mountain city filled with Baroque-style buildings.

June 4th.

In the morning, the sky is as blue as blue.

After a four-hour adaption training at the Sitzenheim Stadium, the official venue of the European Cup Group D, Li Tongfan creatively led 27 players and coaching staff to visit the mountain city of Salzburg. The largest Baroque fountain in Europe at the Bishop's Palace and the Jewish concentration camps and air-raid shelters left over from the German army during World War II...

This is of course done to relax the tight nerves of the players.

There are mostly young players in the Three Lions this time. Although the young players are hungry and motivated when facing competitions, they are prone to nervousness, anxiety, uneasiness and other negative emotions due to lack of experience. Therefore, in addition to training, they must also be guided psychological adjustment.

As one of the favorites to win the European Cup, there are countless media paying attention to Crazy Lee and the England team. Naturally, this tour was frequently reported and was even compared to the Spanish team, another favorite in Group D. ——

"Madman Li has the winning ticket, England is easily preparing for the war"

"Crazy Li makes another surprising move, visiting German military ruins to improve players' discipline and sense of honor"

"The Spanish team's hard preparation puts the English to shame"

"The Three Lions are too relaxed, and the law of death may reappear after a hit"

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There were good and bad comments, but Li Tongfan scorned them all.

June 5th at 14:00 pm.

Sunny to cloudy with cooler temperatures.

The England team played its first warm-up match after coming to Austria. The opponent was the Greek team in Group D of the group stage.

Crazy Lee used his best 4-1-2-1-2 two-wing formation in the game, with David Beckham as the Three Lions' starting midfielder, Michael Owen and Rooney. The short striker joins the front line.

After ninety minutes, the score was 3:2.

Peter Crouch, who came on as a substitute in the second half for Rooney and Irving, each scored a goal. Beckham, the single midfielder, provided an assist from a corner kick. However, Beckham did not complete the defensive task well in the midfielder position and was defeated by the Greek team. Taking advantage of Rehagel's team, which once created Greek mythology, they scored two goals in a defensive counterattack...

After the game, Wayne Bridge, who started but made constant mistakes in defense, bid farewell to the Three Lions in tears. Li Tongfan gave the 26-year-old Blues left back a chance, but it was a pity that Bridge did not seize it.

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On the afternoon of June 7th.

The Three Lions' second and final warm-up match was against the Norwegian team led by Liverpool hunk Riise and Aston Villa high center John Carew.

After ninety minutes, the score was fixed at 3:0, and England won by three goals.

The difference from the last warm-up match is that this time Irving's starting partner was replaced by Peter Crouch.

The former scored a hat trick, while the latter dished out three assists.

In addition, team captain Beckham, who made many defensive mistakes in the last game, unexpectedly did not get a chance to play. Gareth Barry and Owen Hargreaves each got a chance to play in the defensive midfielder position. In the 45-minute performance opportunity, the defensive performance of the two was much better than that of Beckham, who played the entire game against the Greek team.

After this game, a total of three players packed their bags and left Salzburg.

After Tottenham forward Darren Bent replaced Owen, who played a hat-trick, in the second half, he did not bring his excellent form in the club to the national team. He missed the sure-shot opportunity at least three times, making the Three Lions' attack weak. Being eliminated is reasonable. Darren Bent was accompanied by Wigan Athletic goalkeeper Jock Clane and Manchester United young goalkeeper Ben Foster who had not been given a chance to play.

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As a result, there are still 26 people left on the roster, and 3 people are still facing the fate of being eliminated.

The media from various countries who have been paying close attention to the England team began to eagerly make their own predictions, and most football experts unanimously targeted three people for elimination——

First of all, one of Gareth Barry and Owen Hargreaves, who overlap with David Beckham, the maniac's favorite, is likely to be eliminated. Now it seems that he is likely to be sacrificed. It's Gareth Barry who doesn't play for a wealthy club.

Secondly, despite the departure of Darren Bent, the Three Lions' forward line is still bloated. Although Manchester City youngster Daniel Sturridge has always been favored by Crazy Li, the inexperienced youngster is still very likely to become a spectator in the face of the competition.

Finally, center back Manzianni faced the same dilemma as Sturlic. Although the Chelsea youngster scored a wonderful goal in the European Cup qualifiers, he also lacked experience in top league games. The trustworthiness has dropped a lot.

There is still one day left until the deadline to submit the final 23-man squad to UEFA. Everyone is waiting to see which three unlucky men Crazy Li will finally chop his ruthless butcher knife on.

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Because the national team roster is a bit watery, I will give you 998 words for free as compensation.